TURKEY: ALLEGED INSTIGATORS NAMED IN MALATYA MURDERS
Christians called to fast, pray ahead of trial; European parliamentarians demand justice.
Summary:
ISTANBUL, September 28 (Compass Direct News) – An e-mail message to Turkish Protestant leaders in June surfaced in the Turkish press last week, revealing the names of Malatya officials alleged to have plotted the murder of three Christians there last April. The Firat News Agency (ANF) reported on September 18 that an anonymous e-mail message signed simply “A.A.” had named a colonel in the Malatya gendarmerie along with an Islamic faculty member as the instigators of the plot to kill the three Christians. The ANF article identified the officer as Mehmet Ulger but gave only the initials of several others. A September 19 article in Birgun newspaper, however, listed the name of the faculty member as Ruhi Babat. It also identified a member of parliament from Malatya, one military commander and another suspect, claiming that the murder conspiracy had been planned for four or five months. The Alliance of Protestant Churches in Turkey is calling on Turkish congregations to designate each Thursday for prayer and fasting for the upcoming murder trial.
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This story reeks of corruption at the highest levels, but that really should not surprise us. The plotting and scheming of our real enemy, Satan, has been refined into an art. Christians everywhere are being subjected to one form of persecution or another that vary in degrees, but all have the same spiritual source. We do need to pray for this trial, but let's do so with a full understanding as is given in the following portion of scripture;
Romans 8:26-28 In the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words; and He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He intercedes for the saints according to the will of God. And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.
I believe we need to ask ourselves; What are my weaknesses in regard to praying correctly in Christ? Do I pray hard enough to experience the "groanings too deep for words"? Is my heart and mind searchable? Do I fully understand the depth of "knowing" when it comes to God causing all things to work together for good? Am I called to His purpose...........or my own?
Let's Pray!
Friday, September 28, 2007
Monday, September 24, 2007
Olmert & The APPLE of His Eye
Abu Mazen: Olmert Agreed to Make Jerusalem Arab Capital
This is a "must read" people..................it is almost unbelievable if we didn't know and understand that this has to take place before Jesus can return and clean up this stinkin mess. I am so grieved that our own government is playing into this whole scenario, but even that was foretold many centuries ago.
Rev 16:12-14 The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river, the Euphrates; and its water was dried up, so that the way would be prepared for the kings from the east. And I saw coming out of the mouth of the dragon and out of the mouth of the beast and out of the mouth of the false prophet, three unclean spirits like frogs; for they are spirits of demons, performing signs, which go out to the kings of the whole world, to gather them together for the war of the great day of God, the Almighty.
This is a "must read" people..................it is almost unbelievable if we didn't know and understand that this has to take place before Jesus can return and clean up this stinkin mess. I am so grieved that our own government is playing into this whole scenario, but even that was foretold many centuries ago.
Rev 16:12-14 The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river, the Euphrates; and its water was dried up, so that the way would be prepared for the kings from the east. And I saw coming out of the mouth of the dragon and out of the mouth of the beast and out of the mouth of the false prophet, three unclean spirits like frogs; for they are spirits of demons, performing signs, which go out to the kings of the whole world, to gather them together for the war of the great day of God, the Almighty.
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Global Warming.....to the MAX
As I was flying home Monday morning, I was looking out over the Atlantic Ocean and thinking about how the lack of hurricanes over the past couple of years has been attributed to Global Warming. Come to think of it, almost everything is being attributed to Global Warming now days. The hype over a half of a degree in the global temperature is almost unbelievable. Scientists debating.............political candidates going bonkers.................world economics being effected..............panic over ice caps melting and polar bears drowning. All of this fear, and fear mongering going on..............do you ever wonder if the whole world has gone mad. Well, I suppose that's true.........Jesus said it was going to be like this, and I guess He should know.
What really amazes me though is that so-called Christian people can get all worked up over Global Warming and not even give a thought of the "GLOBAL WARMING" God has promised in His word;
Rev 8:5 Then the angel took the censer and filled it with the fire of the altar, and threw it to the earth; and there followed peals of thunder and sounds and flashes of lightning and an earthquake.
Rev 8:7 The first sounded, and there came hail and fire, mixed with blood, and they were thrown to the earth; and a third of the earth was burned up, and a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up.
Now that's Global Warming to be concerned about. Instead of putting all sorts of time and money into "saving the planet".............we should be more concerned about "introducing the planet to Jesus" and letting Him "save the souls" before He "smokes the planet".
Just my opinion.
What really amazes me though is that so-called Christian people can get all worked up over Global Warming and not even give a thought of the "GLOBAL WARMING" God has promised in His word;
Rev 8:5 Then the angel took the censer and filled it with the fire of the altar, and threw it to the earth; and there followed peals of thunder and sounds and flashes of lightning and an earthquake.
Rev 8:7 The first sounded, and there came hail and fire, mixed with blood, and they were thrown to the earth; and a third of the earth was burned up, and a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up.
Now that's Global Warming to be concerned about. Instead of putting all sorts of time and money into "saving the planet".............we should be more concerned about "introducing the planet to Jesus" and letting Him "save the souls" before He "smokes the planet".
Just my opinion.
Saturday, September 8, 2007
Gloom, Despair & Agony on me............
Here comes another trip back in time........
"Gloom, despair and agony on me
Deep dark depression, excessive misery
If it weren't for bad luck I'd have no luck at all.
Gloom, despair and agony on me."
This is the now infamous song from Buck Owens and the gang on Hew Haw, a primitive TV show of the 60's. Even though it was quite primitive, by today's standards, it spoke of a deep & dark truth. Today, some 40 years later, ANXIETY & STRESS are major killers of the body. Our enemy likes that for a number of reasons, the biggest being a life cut short before it could accomplish what God had destined it to be & do. Our brother Paul spiritually understood this and was reminding the saints in Phillipi of this danger;
Phil 4:6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
This word "anxious" has a root word in the Greek that let's us see why this is so dangerous;
merimna mer'-im-nah
From G3307 (through the idea of distraction); solicitude: - care.
Paul uses this strong word with them because he knows in his own life how the enemy of our souls wants to distract each of us and prevent us from being "all we can be in Jesus Christ". The anxiety & stress he was warning them about was going to be a direct result of the persecution that was going to come as they took their STAND in Him. The cure for this ANXIETY & STRESS was "in EVERYTHING with prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
And then comes the promise that we can "take to the bank";
Phil 4:7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
You notice it says "WILL guard", not might guard, or maybe guard.............it's He Will guard.
So the question you have to ask yourself is this;
What song are you gonna sing when the enemy comes in like a flood and your soul's gotta sing somethin? Are you going to join Buck Owens and the gang.............or would you like to sing a "new song".
"Gloom, despair and agony on me
Deep dark depression, excessive misery
If it weren't for bad luck I'd have no luck at all.
Gloom, despair and agony on me."
This is the now infamous song from Buck Owens and the gang on Hew Haw, a primitive TV show of the 60's. Even though it was quite primitive, by today's standards, it spoke of a deep & dark truth. Today, some 40 years later, ANXIETY & STRESS are major killers of the body. Our enemy likes that for a number of reasons, the biggest being a life cut short before it could accomplish what God had destined it to be & do. Our brother Paul spiritually understood this and was reminding the saints in Phillipi of this danger;
Phil 4:6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
This word "anxious" has a root word in the Greek that let's us see why this is so dangerous;
merimna mer'-im-nah
From G3307 (through the idea of distraction); solicitude: - care.
Paul uses this strong word with them because he knows in his own life how the enemy of our souls wants to distract each of us and prevent us from being "all we can be in Jesus Christ". The anxiety & stress he was warning them about was going to be a direct result of the persecution that was going to come as they took their STAND in Him. The cure for this ANXIETY & STRESS was "in EVERYTHING with prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
And then comes the promise that we can "take to the bank";
Phil 4:7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
You notice it says "WILL guard", not might guard, or maybe guard.............it's He Will guard.
So the question you have to ask yourself is this;
What song are you gonna sing when the enemy comes in like a flood and your soul's gotta sing somethin? Are you going to join Buck Owens and the gang.............or would you like to sing a "new song".
Monday, September 3, 2007
Important post on Undergrounded News
There is an important post on the Undergrounded News Blog that should be considered
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