“Hugging Israel” - Thus was headlined the front page top story in one of the Hebrew-language dailies cluttering the counter of the Arcaffe coffee shop on Jerusalem’s Hillel Street Thursday morning.
The words were splashed in large print over a three-quarter-page color photograph of euphoric US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama embracing his wife in front of applauding crowds.
Nor can there be any doubt that the energetic, silver-tongued, ramrod-straight young man made inroads into Israeli public opinion when he addressed the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Convention in Washington DC Wednesday.
By comparison, his Republican rival, John McCain, was something of a damp squib when he spoke at the same event 48 hours before.
Obama wowed the six-thousand-plus-strong crowd – and Israelis who saw him on TV or the Net – as he hit button after button he just knew would resonate in the heart of the Jew.
On the Israel-US relationship and Israel’s security:
“I want you to know that today I’ll be speaking from my heart, and as a true friend of Israel. … Friends who share my strong commitment to make sure that the bond between the United States and Israel is unbreakable today, tomorrow, and forever. … the bond between Israel and the United States is rooted in more than our shared national interests – it’s rooted in the shared values and shared stories of our people. And as President, I will work with you to ensure that it this bond strengthened. … We know that the establishment of Israel was just and necessary, rooted in centuries of struggle, and decades of patient work. But 60 years later, we know that we cannot relent, we cannot yield, and as President I will never compromise when it comes to Israel’s security. Not when there are still voices that deny the Holocaust. Not when there are terrorist groups and political leaders committed to Israel’s destruction. Not when there are maps across the Middle East that don’t even acknowledge Israel’s existence, and government-funded textbooks filled with hatred toward Jews. Not when there are rockets raining down on Sderot, and Israeli children have to take a deep breath and summon uncommon courage every time they board a bus or walk to school. … Let me be clear: Israel’s security is sacrosanct. It is non-negotiable. … There are those who would lay all of the problems of the Middle East at the doorstep of Israel and its supporters, as if the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is the root of all trouble in the region. These voices blame the Middle East’s only democracy for the region’s extremism. They offer the false promise that abandoning a stalwart ally is somehow the path to strength. It is not, it never has been, and it never will be. Our alliance is based on shared interests and shared values. Those who threaten Israel threaten us. Israel has always faced these threats on the front lines. And I will bring to the White House an unshakeable commitment to Israel’s security. That starts with ensuring Israel’s qualitative military advantage. I will ensure that Israel can defend itself from any threat – from Gaza to Tehran. Defense cooperation between the United States and Israel is a model of success, and must be deepened. As President, I will implement a Memorandum of Understanding that provides $30 billion in assistance to Israel over the next decade – investments to Israel’s security that will not be tied to any other nation. First, we must approve the foreign aid request for 2009. Going forward, we can enhance our cooperation on missile defense. We should export military equipment to our ally Israel under the same guidelines as NATO. And I will always stand up for Israel’s right to defend itself in the United Nations and around the world.”
On the Holocaust:
“When the Americans marched in, they discovered huge piles of dead bodies and starving survivors. General Eisenhower ordered Germans from the nearby town to tour the camp, so they could see what was being done in their name. He ordered American troops to tour the camp, so they could see the evil they were fighting against. He invited Congressmen and journalists to bear witness. And he ordered that photographs and films be made. Explaining his actions, Eisenhower said that he wanted to produce ‘first-hand evidence of these things, if ever, in the future, there develops a tendency to charge these allegations merely to propaganda.’ I saw some of those very images at Yad Vashem, and they never leave you. And those images just hint at the stories that survivors of the Shoah carried with them. Like Eisenhower, each of us bears witness to anyone and everyone who would deny these unspeakable crimes, or ever speak of repeating them. We must mean what we say when we speak the words: ‘never again.’
On the “peace process:”
“The long road to peace requires Palestinian partners committed to making the journey. We must isolate Hamas unless and until they renounce terrorism, recognize Israel’s right to exist, and abide by past agreements. There is no room at the negotiating table for terrorist organizations… The Palestinian people must understand that progress will not come through the false prophets of extremism or the corrupt use of foreign aid.”
On Jerusalem:
“Any agreement with the Palestinian people must preserve Israel’s identity as a Jewish state, with secure, recognized and defensible borders. Jerusalem will remain the capital of Israel, and it must remain undivided.”
On the arming of Hamas:
“Egypt must cut off the smuggling of weapons into Gaza.”
On Syria:
“Syria continues its support for terror and meddling in Lebanon. And Syria has taken dangerous steps in pursuit of weapons of mass destruction, which is why Israeli action was justified to end that threat. … It is time for this reckless behavior to come to an end.”
On Israel’s prisoners of war, Gilad Schalit, Eldad Regev and Ehud Goldwasser:
“We will not forget them and we will bring them home.”
And on Iran, to which Obama devoted the largest section of his speech:
“There is no greater threat to Israel – or to the peace and stability of the region – than Iran. … The Iranian regime supports violent extremists and challenges us across the region. It pursues a nuclear capability that could spark a dangerous arms race, and raise the prospect of a transfer of nuclear know-how to terrorists. Its President denies the Holocaust and threatens to wipe Israel off the map. The danger from Iran is grave, it is real, and my goal will be to eliminate this threat. … We will also use all elements of American power to pressure Iran. I will do everything in my power to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. That starts with aggressive, principled diplomacy without self-defeating preconditions, but with a clear-eyed understanding of our interests. We have no time to waste. We cannot unconditionally rule out an approach that could prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. We have tried limited, piecemeal talks while we outsource the sustained work to our European allies. It is time for the United States to lead. … There will be careful preparation. We will open up lines of communication, build an agenda, coordinate closely with our allies, and evaluate the potential for progress. Contrary to the claims of some, I have no interest in sitting down with men like Ahmadinejad just for the sake of talking. But as President of the United States, I would be willing to lead tough and principled diplomacy with the appropriate Iranian leader at a time and place of my choosing – if, and only if – it can advance the interests of the United States. … Finally, let there be no doubt: I will always keep the threat of military action on the table to defend our security and our ally Israel. Sometimes there are no alternatives to confrontation. But that only makes diplomacy more important. If we must use military force, we are more likely to succeed, and will have far greater support at home and abroad, if we have exhausted our diplomatic efforts.”
It is worth noting that Obama’s address at AIPAC was his very first public appearance since clinching the nomination over his arch-rival Hillary Clinton. Clearly foreign policy is going to play a large part in an Obama administration.
By comparison, US President George W. Bush entered the White House eight years ago determined to eschew foreign issues in favor of focusing on the domestic front.
But 9-11 sucked the still untried Bush and his unsuspecting country right into the Middle East.
While Bush’s primary efforts were directed at Afghanistan and Iraq, he was pulled inexorably into dealing with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict until, in the last three years of his double term, he homed in on making healing this sore with his two-state solution the cherry he wanted to leave on top of his presidential record.
While Obama stressed that a US led by him would not pressure Israel – “We must never force Israel to the negotiating table…†- the hopeful Democrat emphasized that he is ready to dive right in:
“As President, I will work to help Israel achieve the goal of two states, a Jewish state of Israel and a Palestinian state, living side by side in peace and security. And I won’t wait until the waning days of my presidency. I will take an active role, and make a personal commitment to do all I can to advance the cause of peace from the start of my Administration.”
In an article that appeared in The Jerusalem Post Thursday, two Israelis from the Institute for National Security Studies analyzed the McCain and Obama speeches (available online here):
Research Fellow Roni Bart and Research Assistant Limor Simhoni concluded that “those who believe that Israel requires a US administration that does not pressure it into following a path that it does not want to take, and is committed to stopping the Iranian danger through military means, if necessary, will prefer McCain over Obama.”
Otherwise, “those who feel that Israel needs a US administration that will impose a direction on it that it might otherwise not pursue, and that the danger of a nuclear empowered Iran does not necessitate the use of military force will prefer Obama over McCain.”
Nevertheless, the analysts said, “there is a word of caution for members of the latter group. While Obama allows himself to express relatively balanced positions already at the election campaign stage, it is possible that after he is elected, his policy will reflect his original critical positions.”
Bart and Simhoni opined that what develops in the Israeli-”Palestinian” conflict “depends more on what happens between the sides than the extent and nature of the involvement of any US administration.
“On the other hand, the continued presence of the US in Iraq almost entirely depends on the next US administration.”
How the US will deal with the Iranian danger - through more effective diplomacy and/or implementing the military option – would mainly depend on Washington.
Concluded the writers: “It seems, then, perhaps more than in other elections, that the particular Democrat or Republican who will enter the White House will to a large extent shape the future of the Middle East.”
A personal note: In a Skype chat conversation yesterday I emotionally banged out the following:
“Well, I just listened to Obama - and I did not get sick, I got scared. Based on what I heard I would vote for him. He has an extra-ordinarily gilded tongue and a powerful, clear message. He was MUCH stronger than McCain on every level - and he will get the US Jews’ vote and Israel’s Jews will root for him. He will win the White House, and I fear he will bring a peace agreement into existence between Israel and the Arabs that will drag the US into the darkness of the valley of judgment. All of us who oppose him will be seen to be bigots, enemies of peace, enemies of America. This man, with Hillary at his right hand, is a leader whose time may have come. If so, God help America.”
For the record my interlocutor thought my “prediction” was “a bit thick.”
Time will tell.
Israel had better be careful of the silver tongued one…
silver tongued tipped with poison…beware beware my heart cries….
AMEN to your comment. America will need all the help it can get and so will Israel.
Obama researches what he thinks you want to hear and then spews it to you as his thoughts, but they are not his thoughts or his beliefs. His true beliefs, as he himself put it, in his own book — if pressed to choose a belief system, he would have to choose muslim. BEWARE BEWARE BEWARE. This man is not whom he would like us to believe he is. I have met him and looked in his eyes–He is not what he says he is.
I got chills as I read the speech…..this could very well be the Anti-Christ we read about in Revelation.
And I always thought he would come from the East.
My prayer for America (if not the world) is that we do not get the president we deserve… Pray for peace in Jeruselem…
My comment on Obams speech was, “I’m listening to an angel speak, I mean “an angel of light”, that is how satan always possitions himself, because he prides himself upon how well he puts out his lies!. Satan always dangels his lies smoothered with honey!.
Obama used the right word for Israels treatment on world security,” sacrosanct”. Yes because of Gods promises to Israel through out the bible, Israel is to be treated as if holy : immune from criticism or violation. Yes it is non-negotiable, those who threaten Israel, threaten the whole world!!..Obama promises, “As President, I will implement a “Memorandum of Understanding” that provides $30 billion in assistance to Israel over the next decade – investments to Israel’s security that will not be tied to any other nation.
And on Israel’s prisoners of war, Gilad Schalit, Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev, Obama states , ‘“We will not forget them and we will bring them home.†Regardless of the covered over plans Satan has for Israel , God has a message for the world in their names, ” they are (Gilad) Mondumental, outstanding, (Ehud) united, (Eldad) beloved friends of God”. Remember, if God is on our side, who can be against us?.
I am afraid for America and for Israel. May God help us all.
May The Lord Come Soon!
THIS BIG SPILL OF OBAMA’S IS SO OUT OF TOUCH WITH REALITY IT IS FRIGHTENING. ISRAEL PLEASE BELIEVE NOTHING THIS anti-crist SAYS. I HONESTLY BELIEVE HIM TO BE JUST WHAT I SAID THE anti-crist. WAKE UP AMERICA, AND WAKE UP ISRAEL.
IT IS A JOKE THAT ISRAEL CAN NOT TAKE CARE OF THEIR PEOPLE!!!!!
MAY GOD BLESS AND KEEP YOU AND YOUR SAFE STAN, AND THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THE TRUTH OUT THERE FOR ALL TO SEE.
Stan I happened to switch on CNN when I got home and see the live speech Obama gave. The holy Spirit in me bears witness with your impression completely. I looked at the man and he wa ssaying al the right things. But his speech was only seemingly passionate. It was loud, authoritative, charismatic. But his heart was not moved by what he was saying. His face was stony and at some times of his speech it almost seemed like the positions he brought forth caused him pain. We are most worried of this man’s deceiving seemingly-messianic charisma and the way he manages even to blindeye such a great Jewish congregation like Aipac. I was crying out to the L-RD. As to the antisemitic church backgorund he grew up under it is better to wait for the fruits of his actions and to stick with G-d’s clear directions : “Train up a child…” I cannot be deceived into believing that he made a U-turn from the teachings of the pro-palestinian,antisemitic Rev. Wright. Bad times going on now, much worse ahead if he wins…
Thorsten & Melo
I think “scared” is the right word, Stan. Your concluding remarks may be frighteningly accurate. When Obama speaks…to whom does that gilded tongue belong??
Whoa! What you said about being scared you might vote for him was exactly how I felt after hearing his speech! Obama is good at addressing whatever needs to be addressed with just the right words to say. One would forget his true colors. One may even overlook his true side upon being lulled into believing Obama is sincere in his presentation to AIPAC. The only speech I was able to listen to was Obama’s and I fear he has the Jewish vote. Israelis tend to do things politically based on hope- hope for peace with the faux-palis. Gaza shows that more than hope should be the basis of decisions. Wisdom is key. On another note, I have been hearing that there may be a confrontation with Iran before Bush leaves office. Obama, if elected as President, better know what to do if he inherits a war with Iran ’cause there won’t be any “talking it out “beforehand.
I walk by faith and not by sight. We are to not fear. This maybe good by for America but Jesus is still coming for us and God knows the plans He has for us. He will never leave us or forsake us. I say these are rejoicing times for Christians that truly know and love the one and only true God of Heaven and Earth. How lucky we are to be alive to see His word come to pass.
You are right about obama, he scrare;s the hell out of me
I think you are right Stan, words are cheap, what else would a person looking for votes do, but push every emotional button to get results. anything for votes, but in reality it is just a pack of lies. the fruit is in who is backing you, and they don’t agree with one word of his speech. All we can do is continue to have faith that our G-D is in control, and is using these people to complete HIS plan for Yeshua to arrive on time. Maranatha.
When Obama said he was for protecting and serving the 57 states was not a mistake in counting the number of states. There are 57 states or sheikdoms across the globe. This is why he will not salute the flag. Israel’s ally? So was Bush Sr., Bush Jr. Clinton, Carter, etc. All refused to move the US Embassy to Jerusalem. Why?
Back peddling already, not even a day passed
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/126429
I pray for our nation……….that God would give us mercy, not justice, for we deserve nothing but God’s wrath. I cannot trust Obama or go along with the things he stands for……..they say he is the most liberal senator in Washington. God have mercy on all of us.
Stan, I have been waiting for your comments on what is happening Here in the U.S.A. and welcomed your Editorial. I do not think you are
too “thick” on what you are expressing—seems to me that This Obama person is wooing the Jews so he can continue the “road map” of
dividing Israel. And I believe my Bible about what It says about those that would divide Israel. And as you say “God bless America” or in my words “Lord have Mercy on us.” In the meantime I am still Praying for Israel to see the Light. Let God be true. —from an Old Woman
While Obama says the right thing, I think you may want to look a little closer at his record and what he actually stands for. He is the most liberal person running. While he presents all this to the Jewish community, he is at the same time saying the nuclear option is off the table completely and we need to have state level negotiations with Iran. Based on his other rhetoric, I really doubt he would support Israel as strongly as he says. “Beware of wolves in sheep’s clothing”
Wait and see what unfolds, Stan. It now sounds as though all the candidates for president of America side with Israel. However, pursuing the Palestinian state thing is not to my liking. Who knows who will be the next president? Who knows what God’s plan will unfold next? I and my husband and son personally like Obama. But even he cannot make happen what God does not will to happen. No man can, except by God’s permission. In the end, it is all up to the Almighty.
We must have faith and not be afraid, no matter what happens.
“For God hath not given us the spirit of fear: but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.” 11 Timothy 1:7.
Dear Stan & Israel
I would start with Be Ware Of The Lion In Sheep’s Clothing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The day after the Iowa caucs I was sitting reading my devotion’s when the Father told me to shut up the Bible and listen. You see what has happened they have chosen Obama who is islam & Huchabee who is a Born Again lover of my Son Jesus Christ . As i sat their the Lord Said this election is going to be good verses evil if America choses the evil one this time I am going to lift My mantle of Protection off of the United State’s and all hell is going to break loose & if they don’t they will have four more year’s to spread the good news of Jesus Christ. If we think it is bad now we haven’t seen nothing yet!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is NOT to try and tell anyone how to vote for truly our God has spoken & as Born Again Christan’s we win either way if we Live we will get to tell more people about the Saving Grace of Our Lord & Saviour Jesus Christ……….. And if we die our last breath on this earth will be fallowed by Our first breath in Heaven…….. We all now know what is ahead my Prayer is that we chose Good over Evil but knowing alot about Bible prophecies and the hardness of the heart’s in America I truly believe we are about to see how the downfall of America is to lead to the place in the Bible where Israel is completly forsaken cause their will no longer be a power called America to come to anyone’s aid……… Israel will be standing all alone with all the wolves ready to strike the final blow when they will with no question’s asked finaly call on the God of Heaven & Earth & His Son Jesus Christ and only 1 out of six of that army will be left to go home & proclaim that the Mighty God Of Israel is the one & true God………………….. Praise You Father
How do I know that the Bible tells me so…………….
Praying For The Peace Of Jeruslam and may the Mighty God Of Israel cover you all with his mighty Word FEAR NOT FOR I AM WITH YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Psalm’s 91 Come Lord Jesus Come
Don
Yes, Stan, Obama is very scary! He has in the past supported the Palestinians and has been friends with terrorists. He says what he has to to get elected. He has the most liberal record in the Congress. He is very eloquent however, much more than McCain. I hope my fellow countrymen can see past the rhetoric, and vote for the one who has always been a staunch supporter of Israel.
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Obama is a politician and politicians say anything to get what they want. What’s to stop them from backtracking and insisting that what they said is not what they meant. The democrats have done it before, in fact it is what characterizes them - the ability to say something and mean something else. But no, I don’t believe he’s the Antichrist.
shalom, Israel, Now and forever !
“Nor can there be any doubt that the energetic, silver-tongued,….” Just yesterday I told my husband that Obama is a “silver-tongued devil.” Now here you use a similar phrase.
I also believe Obama embodies the spirit of the AC. Not necessarily the AC, but he will be easily swayed when the time comes to follow after the AC’s plan.
Shalom Stan,
Yes Obama is very scary indeed. For those of us here in the US ,Obama is an ominous threat. He has for 20 years attended a Chicago church where anti white ,anti American rhetoric and embracing of Louis Farrakhan style hate is routinely spewed from the pulpit. He has associated with quite an unsavory assortment of radical lefties and underworld slime balls. Obama will indeed say anything to get elected and yes his smooth talking manner makes “Slick Willie ” look like a stammering piker. Unfortunately the other side, John McCain is neither a righteous nor a trustworthy man either. I see both of them as bad news for both the US and Israel. Obama will probably lead the US to total European style nanny state socialism quicker and McCain will lead us into Armageddon on the wrong side quicker. Both I fear will accelerate the moral decay of this already lost and evil nation. We are ripe for judgment and I think we are already experiencing God’s anger for 2 reasons . First for our support of Arafat’s Abbas and the surrender of Israel to the enemies of God, and second for our steep slide into total worldly depravity. God help us. Oh Lord remember thy mercy in the midst of thy wrath!
Keeping you all in our Prayers at Bert’s Buck up Ranch
Please beware of the silver tongue of Barack Obama who is an eloquent speaker. Personally I do not feel his heart is true to the people of Israel. He speaks from both sides of his mouth depending on who he is speaking in front of. On 12 occasions he did not show up to vote on important issues. There are many facts in his background that are not of a true spirit. McCain may not speak as eloquently, however he is much more prepared to persevere and stand strong against convictions when things are wrong. He knows suffering, he would give his life to save another, he will not turn his back on his brothers when they are in need. Beware of a wolfe in sheep’s clothing.
I think your prediction might be ‘right on’! Look what I found at LFG:
The following from Mark Morford in the SF Chronicle:
Is Obama an enlightened being? / Spiritual wise ones say: This sure ain’t no ordinary politician. You buying it?
To them I say, all right, you want to know what it is? The appeal, the pull, the ethereal and magical thing that seems to enthrall millions of people from all over the world, that keeps opening up and firing into new channels of the culture normally completely unaffected by politics?
No, it’s not merely his youthful vigor, or handsomeness, or even inspiring rhetoric. It is not fresh ideas or cool charisma or the fact that a black president will be historic and revolutionary in about a thousand different ways. It is something more. Even Bill Clinton, with all his effortless, winking charm, didn’t have what Obama has, which is a sort of powerful luminosity, a unique high-vibration integrity.
Dismiss it all you like, but I’ve heard from far too many enormously smart, wise, spiritually attuned people who’ve been intuitively blown away by Obama’s presence - not speeches, not policies, but sheer presence - to say it’s just a clever marketing ploy, a slick gambit carefully orchestrated by hotshot campaign organizers who, once Obama gets into office, will suddenly turn from perky optimists to vile soul-sucking lobbyist whores, with Obama as their suddenly evil, cackling overlord.
Here’s where it gets gooey. Many spiritually advanced people I know (not coweringly religious, mind you, but deeply spiritual) identify Obama as a Lightworker, that rare kind of attuned being who has the ability to lead us not merely to new foreign policies or health care plans or whatnot, but who can actually help usher in a new way of being on the planet, of relating and connecting and engaging with this bizarre earthly experiment. These kinds of people actually help us evolve. They are philosophers and peacemakers of a very high order, and they speak not just to reason or emotion, but to the soul.
The unusual thing is, true Lightworkers almost never appear on such a brutal, spiritually demeaning stage as national politics. This is why Obama is so rare. And this why he is so often compared to Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr., to those leaders in our culture whose stirring vibrations still resonate throughout our short history.
Are you rolling your eyes and scoffing? Fine by me.
I read this article by Jonah Golberg in the Jewish World Review
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/jonah060608.php3?printer_friendly
and now yours. Sure makes on nervous!
btw. nice pic of you, Stan! And I sure miss Jerusalem which you’re standing in front of.
May the Sar Shalom protect her.
Psalm 122:6
I have watched this site with interest for four days. I have read the articles and comments on this site with gratitude for much longer than that. This is my first ever post, and I am intrigued enough by the current quietness of the response to this article to say that, even in faith, I’m afraid too. “It is unfolding,” Lord Jesus said quietly to me one day, without urgency. Please, Lord, however it unfolds, and from whichever direction, please use this cold hard knot of fear in me in a healthy way, to keep me alert., to keep me prayerful, to help me be still in you and to be useful while I wait. Amen.
Stan: this is especially scarey since the J Post has reported that Obama has since backtracked on his “united Jerusalem” statement.
Given the storms, horrible flooding, heat warnings, high fuel prices, high food prices, loss of jobs daily….I would think we would see that which is the result of not believing the scriptures.
To further press this peace plan would further press our downward spiral as a nation. Not just economically, but spiritually. I fear we do not fear G-d.
I meet Christians every day (including to my recent dismay my pastor) who have never before supported a liberal democrat but love and adore Obama. It is as if policies and politics no longer matter. Eloquence has outranked positions. When I dig for reasons why they will for the first time support a democrat (the senate’s most liberal), all I get is that he is “inspiring” and “brings hope.” The most common answer is “well, I just like him.” I don’t quite understand how he is the only candidate whose positions do not seem to matter to people on anything.
Under the heading of Holocaust: - Obama is quoted as saying: “I saw some of those very images AT Yad Vashem”. When was Obama ever AT Yad Vashem. I wasn’t aware that he had ever been to Israel. Or is that a misprint or misquote? Please set me straight on this one.
God help up if he becomes our president. And God help Israel.
Caroline Hall
Many of you don’t like Obama. Many of you are frightened. What kind of faith is that? Right now, I like Obama. If he is elected president, he will inherit George Bush’s mess. If McCain becomes president, he will inherit Bush’s mess. Any politician will say what he or she thinks the people want to hear. I like the idea of change cause things sure aren’t good for the good old USA now. Neither are things good for Israel or the rest of the world for that matter. However, as a Christain, I also know that no man can right all the wrongs in the world–that belongs to Jesus Christ and His coming reign.
We are not to be so involved in the rulers of this world anyway. “For our conversation (citizenship) is in heaven; from whence we also look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ”. Phil 3:20.
Also remember, “There is no power but of God, and the powers that be are ordained of God” Rom. 13:1,2. God is the One Who places rulers in positions of power and He is also the One Who removes rulers from these same positions of power. I reject a church that has become so involved in politics that they have forgotten their true mission. We are only pilgrims on this earth, sent to serve God and bring as many into glory as we can touch with the truth of salvation.
DO NOT TRUST OBAMA………THIS MAN IS SINISTER,EVIL
REMEMBER HIS TRUE FRIEND……….FARRAKHAN
One came in his father’s name and was rejected, another will come in his own name and be accepted; the question is;is it B.O.?
Watch carefully to see what happens next. If this is he who is spoken of, there will be the seven year peace treaty, the temple will be rebuilt, everything will be like a dream. But then in the middle of the seven years something will go wrong….. someone will try to assassinate the beast, he will recieve a head wound, but he will be reincarnated, by Satan……then pray that your flight be not on the sabbath or in the winter….Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem.
Obama should not be president since he’s a muslim…period. America should have made an amendment to require the president to be a confirmed christian. Now America is on the brink of destruction and we only have liberal, yellow-bellied, politically correct godless heathens to blame. And to think in a week California will start legalizing gay marriages. Just icing on the cake with a smack to God’s face! Wo! Wo! Wo! America has gone beyond the breaking point. May God forgive us.
America, we need to be fasting and in prayer…and seeking forgiveness for as a nation and as individuals we have sinned greatly, all of us.As apostasy grows all around us, we need to be crying out to G_d for His guidance and wisdom and discernment. An old saying goes, that a nation has the leader it deserves. We need to repent . G_d is merciful, but He is also a jealous G_d….we have put Him last in our nation, and now try even try to erase Him from our midst as a nation. What could result from this? Living overseas I have seen the deterioration of our country increasing at a rapid pace just in the last three years. United States of America, wake up and seek G_d…perhaps our time is already up. We must repent and seek Truth. Only G_d now can save us, but we must repent, repent, and repent, and seek Him with all our hearts.
Our only hope, our only requirement to avoid destruction. 2Chr. 7:14 If MY people, which are called by MY name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
Jeanette, remember Genesis 3:15…God pledged that He will crush the serpent’s head when the Judgment Day arrives (see the book of Jude). God is not the only one placing His elect officials in place, the Serpent is also doing it too! Job went thru with the ordeal; David did too, and now we are going to deal with the mess as well. Daniel 9:27 specifically mentions the serpent’s goals. So does Revelation 12 thru 17. Isaiah 53 too.
I’m not saying Obama is the “Devil or Apollyon”, but there will be a false peace between Israel & the world (Palestine) as we see the blinds draw open and exposes the beast and his co-partner (false prophet).
Blessings and peace to all of us. –AB