The Emerging Deception

by Donna Martin and Kathy Niehaus

 "If they speak not according to this Word, it is because there is no truth in them."  Isaiah 8:20

There is danger afoot in the Evangelical church, and it is happening right under our noses. The Emergent/Emerging Church movement is heading towards a collision with the New Age movement. False doctrines, a different gospel and even doctrines of demons have been introduced into many churches through books, music, videos, teachers and movements, that all claim to be of God. Some say the "Emergent Church" is the next step beyond the "seeker movement." Leaders of the movement say they have answers for our generation, even though it focuses on experience much more than the Bible. But leaders of the movement insist that in our fast-changing culture, something is happening. What was once a Christian nation with a Judeo-Christian worldview is becoming a post-Christian, un-churched, un-reached nation.

Jan Markell of Olive Tree Ministries said in an article, “Defining the Emerging Church (EC) is a little bit like nailing Jell-O to the wall.” And she was right about that. The more websites I have looked at on the movement, the more confused I got about their beliefs. Jan says, “It relies heavily on mysticism, which is a great danger to believers of all denominations. Some leaders will tell you that you cannot know truth. An EC service will often meet in homes and will rely on extra-biblical paraphernalia, extra-sensory images, sounds, smells of candles and incense, silence, mystical meditation, making the sign of the cross, touching icons, statues of saints, rosary beads for Protestants, liturgy, yoga-like deep breathing, contemplative prayer and sacraments--all for a full sensory immersion with the divine. In other words, they are looking for an encounter with the Lord using all their senses. Worship is stressed, but some would say more than the Word.”[1]
 
The most visible leader is Brian McLaren. He has been recognized as one of Time magazine's "25 Most Influential Evangelicals in America." McLaren calls the movement a “post-protestant, pro-catholic, contemplative-mystical form of Christianity.” His book, "A Generous Orthodox," states, "The Christian faith should become a welcome friend to other religions of the world, and not a threat.” That sounds cozy, until he was a speaker at the Kentucky Baptist Convention when leaders learned McLaren suggested that people could be saved without being Christians.
 
Well, that’s not the only dirty little secret. According to Linda Harvey, a speaker and the owner of the website missionamerica.com, McLaren has a bag full of goodies he’s not telling his followers. He and his supporters also believe that heaven and hell aren't real places, sin is disharmony with others and with creation, there is no absolute truth, and they reject the wrath of God in the end time eschatology. They also believe that the Bible is not divine - rather manmade, and there is no final return of Jesus Christ.
 
Who are these followers of the Emerging/Emergent Church? 
They can be identified as the evangelical left, who are against the evangelical right, and they endorse abortion and homosexuality.
 
Supporters of the Emerging/Emergent Church include Robert Schuller, Richard Foster, Brennan Manning, Dan Kimball, Dallas Willard, Bruce Wilkinson, Rob Bell, Eugene Peterson, John Ortberg, John Eldredge,  Tony Campolo, and dozens of lesser-known people. Others such as Rick Warren and Bill Hybels give credibility to the EC movement, although their churches cannot be classified as “Emergent.”

Rick Warren and others say that we need to pay attention to the Emergent Church.  Things are changing, they say, and the Emergent Church has the answers for our generation.  But what will the Emergent Church emerge into?
 
It should be apparent by now that the Emergent Church is more experience-based, rather than Bible-based.  Further, the Word of God takes a secondary position to the worship of God.
 
While promoters of the church may be sincere in their efforts to evangelize the postmodern generation and believe they are genuinely representing the Scriptures, there are some real concerns that need to be addressed.  Deviating from the Word of God for extra-biblical experience can open the door to deception.  While worshiping God is a very important part of the Christian faith, there are problems that can occur if worship supersedes the Word.

Supporters of the Emergent Church write and speak passionately about evangelism.  They are committed to reaching the postmodern generation.  They say their goal is to communicate the truths of Christianity in a way that can be understood by this generation.  They are willing to adapt or change whatever needs to be changed in order to be relevant evangelists.
 
While purpose-driven evangelists removed crosses and other Christian symbols from Church services to be seeker friendly, the post modern generation is attracted to crosses, candles, stained glass, liturgy and sacraments. Does this sound familiar? Their goal is to re-introduce an "Ancient-Future" faith, based on the ideas, dogmas, traditions and views of the Roman Catholic Church fathers. Many of their ideas come from Ignatius Loyola, a founder of the Jesuit order. Tony Campolo practices many of Loyola’s mystical practices that he developed to get closer to God. The mystical New Age practices he promotes are more closely tied to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Catholicism, than to biblical Christianity.

The Bible makes it clear the only way to be born again is to repent of your sins and acknowledge Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior. The doctrines of demons that Paul warned Timothy would be promoted in the name of Christianity in the last days are underway.

How can you recognize if this purpose-driven emergent global utopia?
     Here are some of the characteristics:

1. Sound biblical doctrine is considered as dangerous and divisive, and the experiential (i.e., mystical) is given a greater role than doctrine.
2. Bible prophecy is no longer taught and is considered a waste of time.
3. Israel becomes less and less important and has no biblical significance.
4. Eventually the promises for Israel are applied to the Church and not Israel (Replacement Theology).  
5. Bible study is replaced by studying someone’s book and his methods.
6. Church health is evaluated on the quantity of people who attend.
7. The truth of God’s Word becomes less and less important.
8.  God’s Word, especially concepts like hell, sin and repentance, is eventually downplayed so the unbeliever is not offended. 

The Emergent Church supporters tell us that we are out-of-touch with the times, the culture and the consciousness of change. All these sentiments are echoed by Mystic Universalist Matthew Fox who has said, "Christianity has been out-of-touch with its "core," its center, its sense of mystical practice and cosmic awareness."
 
Rick Warren participated in a National Pastors Conference where yoga, labyrinths, and contemplative prayer were promoted.  These are the same practices found in the Emergent Church. Their focus is marginalizing those who hold fundamental or traditional religious beliefs for the greater good of the faith community, and to break down theological boundaries to build community and harmony with all groups of people.

Conclusion 
While Brian McLaren and Rick Warren may be excited about the Emergent Church and the direction it is presently headed, the goal of the movement is to unify the Christian Church - into one single church. But this is only the first step to their agenda. Their unification plans sinks its roots of involvement with the interfaith movement being headed by former Prime Minister Tony Blair.             
 
The Church is presently going through a transition, which will eventually result in a single government-approved church. It will cut across denominational and world religion boundaries. What we are presently seeing in the Emergent Church is a precursor for the one-world religion.

You may ask, how can the Church go along with this when so many know we’re living in the last days? They are taking the interfaith movement by hook, line, and sinker! Some of the top Christian universities and Christian publications are endorsing the interfaith movement and giving credence to what McLaren and Warren say. I believe it is, because they don’t believe we’re living in the last days, and naively make no connection with the one-world religion.

Please be cautious if you are a part of a church that is teaching the Emergent Church or the Purpose Driven Church ideas. If you aren't certain, stop by your church library. If you are, then do your own study on the subject, and decide then if it’s worth the risk of staying. Maranatha

~This article was originally written for the 

Kindred Spirits Journal, Issue #44, October 2009.

Update
One of the popular pastors of an Emergent church movement has gained much popularity over the past couple of weeks. There has been some controversy over Rob Bell's recent book, Love Wins. It hit the book store shelves and bloggers haven't been able to stop talking about him. His critics call him an Universalist, which he denies. 

As you listen to these recent clips, you will find that he clearly is. You will also gain some perspective on why young people are so attracted to a church like this, even though it teaches false doctrine.

 

(CNN link)

(YouTube link)

An excellent recent interview with Martin Bashir, where he nails Rob Bell's feet to the floor for answers. What's with those black clothes?
 

(NBC News link)

"Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ." Colossians 2:8

 "For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears..." 2 Timothy 4:3

The President’s Interfaith and Community Service Campus Challenge

(White House blog)

The President has issued a call to college presidents, faculty, staff -- and especially students -- to lead interfaith service initiatives on their campuses. It involves committing to a year of interfaith service initiatives in a spirit of interfaith and inter-cultural cooperation.[1]

To reflect back onto President Obama's inaugural address, he said:

"For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness. We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus, and non-believers. We are shaped by every language and culture, drawn from every end of this Earth; and because we have tasted the bitter swill of civil war and segregation, and emerged from that dark chapter stronger and more united, we cannot help but believe that the old hatreds shall someday pass; that the lines of tribe shall soon dissolve; that as the world grows smaller, our common humanity shall reveal itself; and that America must play its role in ushering in a new era of peace."

What is really going on here with this campus challenge? In order for President Obama to reach the UN Millennial Goals, he is using the American college campuses and students to get the job done. By using religious pluralism and promoting Interfaith dialogue, the globalists hope to reduce conflicts between the religions and achieve mutually agreed upon goals.

In order to achieve an new era of peace, exclusivity will have to be brought to an end, such as Biblical Christianity. It teaches that the Lord Jesus Christ is the only way to salvation and truth. The true Church argues that it is necessary to suppress the falsehoods taught by other religions. The Globalist planner believe that this will never do!

Religious pluralism believes that it can stop all competition between religions and foster religious cooperation. It is summarized as an attitude which rejects focus on irrelevant differences, and instead gives respect to those beliefs held in common.This is a suitable plan for the unbelieving globalists, but it doesn't jive with born again believer; this is because all differences are relevant.

According to Eboo Patel, "This movement [the campus challenge] has been growing in significant ways on campuses across the country, at new places like University of South Carolina, Berea College and University of Tampa.

Everyone who professes to be a Christian would consider it very seriously, for separation from the world has always been one of the evidences of God's work of grace in our heart. Those who have really been born of God's Spirit have always been separated from the world, whereas those who are Christians only in name - always refuse to "Come out and be separate." In conclusion, being part of an Interfaith program like this is compromising.

New NIV Bible to Debut - the NIV 2011

(Christian Post) Say good-bye to the NIV Bible as we know it and say hello to the updated, gender-inclusive NIV Bible which debuts in stores this month.

Mega-publisher Zondervan printed 1.9 million copies of the updated NIV Bible in this first run, up from the original 1.4 million.

"This laydown of the NIV update is bigger than we imagined," said Chip Brown, senior vice president of Bibles for Zondervan, to The Christian Post. "A couple of retailers came in a little higher after seeing the marketing and products."

This spring and summer, the company is releasing 33 titles and 177 product SKUs featuring the updated NIV text. A second batch of 188 SKUs, including the updated edition of the NIV Study Bible, will join the new line this fall.

The updated NIV Bible is being promoted as the first update to the NIV in 25 years. In reality, the 2005 TNIV was the first attempt to update the 1984 NIV, but fallout from the evangelical community over its overt "gender inclusive" language led to its demise in 2009.

With the updated NIV Bible now in print form, it is expected that more evangelical scholars and pastors will fully weigh in on the revised translation in the coming weeks. (Read more)

With 2011 being the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible, another new age Bible version officially comes on the scene - the NIV 2011. The gender-inclusive, or gender neutral, version of the Bible aims to cater to the feminists. It will eliminate (or neutralize) reference to gender in terms that describe people. For example, the words chairman, fireman and stewardess are gender-specific. The corresponding gender-neutral terms are chairperson (or chair), firefighter and flight attendant.  Feminists argue that previously the practice of assigning masculine gender stemmed from language reflecting a male-centered, patriarchal society. [1]

The Today's NIV (TNIV) already has gender inclusive text, but it has some alterations to it to make it more palatable to evangelicals. The publisher says the NIV 2011 will replace both the 1984 and 2005 versions. So basically, the old one will no longer be in print. Since the TNIV has gender inclusive language in it, what does John MacArthur have to say about the TNIV?


(YouTube link)

This version has already been in the making for years. The NIV is primarily a translation used by Evangelicals, so it was one of the last to be changed. All the following versions are "gender-inclusive" versions:

• 1983 An Inclusive Language Lectionary [ILL]
• 1985 New Jerusalem Bible [NJB]
• 1987 New Century Version [NCV]
• 1986 International Children’s Bible [ICB] (aka The Odyssey Bible)
• 1986 New American Bible, [NAB]
• 1989 Revised English Bible [REB]
• 1990 New Revised Standard Version [NRSV]
• 1992 Good News Bible [1992 Revision] [GNB]
• 1992 Today’s English Version [TEV]
• 1993 The Message
• 1994 The Inclusive New Testament [INT]
• 1995 Contemporary English Version [CEV]
• 1995 New American Standard Bible Update [NASBU]
• 1995 God's Word [GW]
• 1996 New International Reader's Version [Nirv] (Note. After negative reaction to the "gender-inclusive" 1995 version of the NirV, in 1998 the NIV crew updated the NirV removing much of the "gender-inclusive" readings.)
• 1996 New International Version, Inclusive Language Edition [NIVI] published ONLY in Great Britain by Hodder & Stoughton, London
• 1995 New Testament and Psalms, An Inclusive Version [NTPI]
• 1996 New Living Translation [NLT]
• 2002 Today's New International Version [TNIV] [2]

It is interesting to note that the King James Bible is the only version that is not copywritten. All other translations in print are owned by individuals.

"Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD,
that I will send a famine in the land,
not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water,
but of hearing the words of the LORD:" Amos 8:11

Charlotte Iserbyt: The Miseducation of America

(YouTube link)

Charlotte Iserbyt breaks down how Communist conditioning has replaced traditional education, leading to a deliberate dumbing down of Americans.  

Charlotte Iserbyt served as Senior Policy Advisor in the Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI), U.S. Department of Education, during the first Reagan Administration, where she first blew the whistle on a major technology initiative which would control curriculum in America's classrooms.

(YouTube link)

Related posts on this blog.

Rick Joyner: The Spiritual Significance of the Japanese Earthquake

(YouTube link)

Rick Joyner spoke at a recent Sunday morning service about the earthquake in Japan, which Bob Jones prophesied over twenty years ago. Joyner shares about the demonic principalities that ruled Nazi Germany and how they will attempt to enter the United States. He said: 

"He [Lt.Col. Eugene Byrd] believed that the same demonic evil principalities that had taken over Germany, are going to attempt to take over the United States. He wanted to understand what opened this gate of hell - into Germany so it wouldn't have to happen here. Now, myself and Bob Jones, Paul Cain, and a number of other people, have all gotten this same thing from the Lord. We really need to understand what happened in Nazi Germany, because the very same demonic principalities are going to seek inroads into America. Their purpose is to do something as bad or worse here, that was done there, but on a much larger scale... I feel that we're going to face the same strongholds here. It's all unfolding now... The real beginning would start with an earthquake in Japan. Part of that revelation, too, was an atomic mushroom cloud. I don't know what's going on with those reactors over there. Things are unfolding right now."

Joyner goes onto to say that according to the prophetic voices, given the devastation caused by this earthquake, Japan will need to call in the American debt to rebuild their nation, unleashing an economic catastrophe in the US. This will weaken the US to the point where this demonic hold can occur.

This catastrophe will only be a beginning. Apparently Bob Jones and others have prophetically seen an earthquake in California, stronger than that of Japan, but it would not occur until the quake in Japan had occurred. Full service

Rick Joyner and Bob Jones

These prophetic voices are all old news for those who routinely gaze into the future, such as occultists who have been predicting it for years. These false prophets can never get the date down, but geologists know it will  happen.

Joyner's conclusions that the demonic principalities that drove the Nazi movement will make inroads into our country, is also something that has been occurring for years. The Nazi Germany War Machine was stopped, but not Nazism. He's part of the Knights of Malta, so he is privy to this information. They are only waiting for the right opportunity and sequence of events, to bring their plan together. When this becomes more apparent, they will hail Joyner and his prophets as genuine.

Religious Trojan Horse: Fabian Socialism, Tony Blair, and Rick Warren

(WorldviewWeekend link) (Sorry about the auto-start)

This is the stained-glass window from the Beatrice Webb House in Surrey, England, former headquarters of the Fabian Society. It was designed by George Bernard Shaw and depicts Sidney Webb and Shaw striking the Earth with hammers to "REMOULD IT NEARER TO THE HEART'S DESIRE," a line from Omar Khayyam. Note the wolf in sheep's clothing in the Fabian crest above the globe. The window is now on display at the London School of Economics (LSE), which was founded by Sydney and Beatrice Webb.

    

The window was officially unveiled by a ceremony attended by British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who is a member of the Fabian Society. [1]

Rick Warren sits on the International Religious Advisory Council, made up of members of the major religions. Its role is to advise Tony Blair on the work of the Faith Foundation. [2] This would explain why Blair decided to speak at the special forum at Saddleback.

The above video is an excerpt from a 4 1/2 hour series, which can be found here.

2011 SBC Pastors’ Conference Features Rick Warren

The June 12-13 conference in Phoenix, Ariz., will be held under the theme, "Aspire: Yearning to join God's Kingdom Activity," taken from Romans 15:20. The 2011 SBC Pastors' Conference is held prior to the Southern Baptist Convention’s annual meeting, and features renowned speakers including John Piper, senior pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, and Rick Warren of Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Calif.

Those who are less known, but many have problems with are Darrin Patrick. He is Vice President for Acts 29 Church Planting Network, and he is scheduled to speak.  Acts 29 is the network run by Mark Driscoll, the controversial pastor in Seattle, WA, who is associated with the Emerging Church movement. He is no longer associated with the liberal branch of the Emerging Church, which is the branch of the movement that Brian McLaren is involved with, but Driscoll still believes the gifts are for today.

Second, is Jamar Jones, who serves as the Executive Director of Music and Fine Arts at the Potter’s House Church, Dallas Texas. Those familiar with T.D. Jakes and his non-trinitarian understanding of Holy Deity should immediately understand the problem.  Theological modalism is hardly a belief which may be called orthodox, much less within the sphere of Southern Baptists' confession of faith. [1]

I know that many of you have been holding on by your fingernails and continuing to attend the Southern Baptist Churches. I believe there will come a day that you will no longer put up with the compromise of the SBC.

Related links - Christian Post

Conference Sponsors

Radiation From Fukushima Would Take 7 Days To Reach U.S.

(YouTube link)

"The worst case scenario is that the fuel rods fuse together, the temperatures get so hot that they melt together in a radioactive molten mass that bursts through the containment mechanisms and is exposed to the outside. So they spew radioactivity in the ground, into the air, into the water. Some of the radioactivity could carry in the atmosphere to the West Coast of the United States." ~ Joe Cirincione, Ploughshares Fund

According to a report posted on PrisonPlanet.com, the radiation could take 7 days to reach the US from Fukushima. The following is the typical wind trajectory. The whole story is not being disclosed in the media, because the information is changing, and they don't want to cause unnecessary panic.

Monitoring stations in Alaska will not know if there is a threat from such radiation until Saturday at the earliest. It would take roughly eight days until it reached Honolulu, ten days for Seattle and eleven days before it hit Los Angeles, according to figures calculated by Expert Senior Global Meteorologist Jim Andrews.

Who would have known that this country would suffer two major disasters in less than 70 years.

New American Bible Changes Some Words

 
CHICAGO, March 2 (Reuters Life!) - A new edition of one the most popular English-language Bibles will offer substitutes for words such as "booty" and "holocaust" to better reflect modern understanding, a Catholic group said on Wednesday.

Nearly 50 scholars from all faiths and a committee of Roman Catholic bishops have labored since 1994 over the first fresh edition of the New American Bible since 1970, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said.

The annual best-seller to be issued by a dozen publishers beginning next week on Ash Wednesday "is a beautiful translation -- it's a new way to look at an old love," said Mary Sperry, who oversees Bible licensing for the bishops.

The changes go beyond a few words being altered, and include freshly-written notes that should help readers better understand the Catholic church's interpretation of biblical concepts, Sperry said. The Book of Psalms contains over 70,000 words, both text and notes, she said.

The revisions more accurately reflect translations of ancient Hebrew and Greek versions of the Old Testament and the constant evolution of modern-day language, Sperry said.

For example, the word "holocaust," which for most people refers to the World War Two genocide of Jews, was changed to "burnt offerings," which clarifies the original, positive idea of making offerings to God.

"Booty," which has come to have a sexual connotation, was changed to "spoils of war;" and "cereal," which many think of as breakfast food, became "grain" to reference loads of wheat.

In a change in a passage in Isaiah 7:14 that foretells the coming of Jesus and his birth to a virgin mother, the 1970 edition's reference to "the virgin" will become "the young woman," to better translate the Hebrew word "almah." 

"The bishops and the Bible are not signaling any sort of change in the doctrine of the virgin birth of Jesus. None whatsoever," Sperry added.

The new edition will revert to more poetic versions of Psalm 23 to have it read, "I walk through the valley of the shadow of death," instead of "dark valley." And "I will dwell in the house of the Lord for years to come" was changed to "for endless days," which Sperry said carried a more profound and hopeful meaning.

(Read more)

Related article

Bill Schnoebelen and the Mormon's Temple of Doom

Mormonisms Temple of Doom is a DVD released in January 2011. It features Bill Schnoebelen, a Christian with a dreadfully dark testimony, and possibly part of the controlled opposition. His ministry is to expose the Illuminati plan, the Catholic church, and the Mormon church. I have found his testimony a bit unbelievable, and that he's packed a lot into such a short lifetime. He has a close association with Chris Pinto (Adullam Films) and David Bay (Cutting Edge Ministries), so this association may make his research credible.

In documented testimonies, Schnoebelen says that he:

      1. He became a Witch in 1968
      2. Witch High Priest 1973
      3. Joined Church of Satan 1975
      4. Master Mason 1976
      5. Gnostic Catholic Bishop 1978
      6. Palladium Masonry 1979
      7. Master's Degree in Theology 1980
      8. Joined LDS Church 1980
      9. Went to LDS Temple 1st time 1981
      10. LDS Elders' Quorum President 1982
      11. LDS Institute Teacher 1983
      12. GOT SAVED JUNE 22, 1984

His claims about the Mormon church being a front organization for witchcraft and occultism is believable. Much of the temple architecture are deeply rooted in Freemasonry, witchcraft and occultism.

 

(YouTube link)

Mormons, such as Mitt Romney and Glenn Beck, have achieved amazing followings. Glenn Beck, a Freemason, has a good knowledge of Mormon doctrine, and has been caught using key Mormon phraseology on camera that only other Mormons would understand. Based on research by Brannon Howse, perhaps a part of the controlled opposition, Beck is clearly a New Ager - which is routed in the occult. After viewing this clip and listening to Bill's testimony, you gotta wonder about Glenn.

The sad part is that many Americans have come to believe that Mormons are just another Christian denomination with conservative, family-based values. This could be what it is on the exterior, but the interior has some deep problems - all the way back to its founder, Joseph Smith.

Bill takes you through the highly secret Temple rites which only a few faithful Mormons ever get to experience. He also discusses the Washington DC LDS Temple, mentioned in the trailer. Look at the roof of the Temple and you'll spot the dome.

Related Post
Mitt Romney and the Royal Bloodline

More on Harold Camping

Chris McCann helps with internet ministry and works in conjunction with Family Radio, the radio broadcasting network founded by Harold Camping and airs his call-in show. George Noory and Chris McCann discuss Camping's predictions on the rapture taking place on May 21, 2011, and subsequent judgment of unbelievers. (starts at 06:55 on counter)
 

The sequence of events are as follows:

• Camping teaches that there will be no salvation after May 21st, the rapture will occur, and there will be a huge earthquake.
• This will be followed by 5 months of torment.

(YouTube link) (Part 2 3)

There were some good call-in questions. I can't wait until May 22nd! 

Road Trip to the End of the World

(CNN link)

I'm sure this recent earthquake in Japan has only added to their fervor.

The date-setting ministry is that of Harold Camping. He says that the rapture will be on May 21, 2011, and for unbelievers, judgment will occur. According to cult researcher David Stewart, he writes that:

"The most damning of Mr. Camping's listed teachings is that 'Michael is the Lord Jesus Christ' (The End of the Church Age … and After, p. 56).  Harold Camping is a Jehovah's Witness in doctrine."

Stewart, who I've found to be a reliable source of information, also says:

1. Harold Camping proclaimed the Lord's return would be in 1994!
2. Harold Camping now proclaims the world will come to an end on October 20, 2011!
3. Harold Camping (Family Radio) has aired Mormon advertisements!
4. Harold Camping taught that NO ONE was saved between 1988 through 1994!
5. Harold Camping teaches that the church age ended in 1994!
6. Harold Camping teaches that the Holy Spirit is NO LONGER working in the church!
7. Harold Camping teaches that EVERY church in the world is apostate!

A sample of his teaching.

(YouTube link)

Because of people like Harold Camping, many will be turned off to the truth about biblical prophecy (2 Peter 2:1-3). Harold Camping gives scoffers something to point to, just like other false prophets have throughout the ages.

Other info about Camping - Wikipedia

Lindsey Williams: Update

(YouTube link)

This is an excerpt from Lindsey's recent interview with Alex Jones. The caller's information may be questionable, so take it for what it is worth. There is also an interesting comment at the end concerning the funding of the environmental movement.

Let your women keep silence...

A female Quaker preaches at a meeting in London

Attitudes towards gender roles have rapidly changed over the past one hundred years. The doctrine of male headship and female submission had been held by the Church for hundreds of years, as we saw in excerpts from sermons by John Calvin and John Knox in the last issue. This is certainly unlike what you would find in some Christian circles today. The Reformers of the sixteenth century did not adhere to the radical egalitarianism [equality] views that have become the rage of our day.
  
Christian Egalitarianism is a moral doctrine which holds that people should be treated as equals. They believe the exercise of spiritual authority is deemed as much a female believer’s privilege and responsibility as it is for a male believer. In Christ there is no longer any distinction in spiritual privilege or status between Jew and Gentile, slave and free, male and female. They also believe that women and men share equally in spiritual rights and privileges. They believe that biblical equality is not founded on feminist ideology, which is derived from cultural and political philosophies.  

Many traditionalists hold fast to the view called complementarianism. It is a term used to describe a conservative theological view that says that men and women have different roles and responsibilities, as manifested in marriage, religious leadership, and elsewhere. This viewpoint acknowledges that men and women are of equal worth and are both equally created in the image of God, but have distinct roles in church, home and society as a whole. Complementarianism recognizes that God has given women a sphere of responsibility and authority in their home, and a limited role within the body of Christ, which is what I believe the Bible teaches.

The Bible & Authority 
The Institute of Basic Life Principles teaches that there are four basic structures of authority: family, government, church, and business. In each of these areas of our life, God has provided a hierarchy of authority for our protection, for purposes of building character and wisdom, and to assist us in making good decisions. Within the context of the home, our authority and protection falls under the umbrella of our husband (1 Cor. 11:3). If we step away from our God-given role, we at the same time step out from the umbrella of our husband’s protective authority. To do anything other than being a helpmeet, keeper at home and mother, God is not obliged to completely protect us, because we have compromised the Divine plan. If we choose to transgress these boundaries, it will naturally result is not receiving God’s best.
 
This is what has occurred when the Christian Egalitarian has given its approval for women to serve in the capacity of a pastor in their churches. The women who say they are called by God to be leaders in the Church, have stepped out from under God’s protective umbrella. When this occurs, they will be tempted in areas of their life where most women are not equipped to handle. They are tempted by relationships with the opposite sex, she can neglect the needs of her children, she gains an independent spirit that will hurt her marriage, she will transfer her affections from her home to the job, her softness of spirit will harden because she finds herself in competing worlds with destructive pressures, she sets a bad example for other women by giving an appearance of being able to do it all, and she makes financially unwise decisions. So, although God gives us the freedom to walk into an arena not designed for a woman, they will still suffer the consequences in the long run.
 
God teaches in His Word that He gives spiritual leadership in the Church to qualified male elders, and thus restricts the teaching office of the Church to men who meet the range of qualifications He has established in Scripture: “Let the women keep silent” and “women learn in silence”  (1 Cor. 14:34,35); “I suffer not a woman to teach, nor usurp authority over a man”(1 Timothy 2:12); “The husband of one wife” (1 Tim. 3:2 and 12); “‘he’ being the holder of sound doctrine.” (Titus 1:9). Nevertheless, evangelicals and fundamentalists need to subordinate their personal feelings and desires to the Word of God.

The First Women Preachers 
By the late 1660’s, there was a constant undercurrent of uncertainty among Quakers concerning women’s participation in Christian ministry.  Quaker views toward women have always been considered progressive in their time. In the late 19th century this tendency bore fruit in the American women's rights movement.
 
Elizabeth Hooton (1600 – 1672) was one of the earliest preachers in the Religious Society of Friends, which was another name for the Quakers. She was beaten and imprisoned for teaching her beliefs. Elizabeth first heard George Fox preach in England, and she was one of the first to be convinced by his teachings.

George Fox, the founder of the Quaker church and influenced by Theosophy (occult teaching), first started to teach in England, in 1647. He rejected the doctrine of the Trinity, he denied the deity of Christ, he rejected baptism by water, and disavowed the concept of the original sin. Fox had formed his radical religious society that has lasted for 350 years. His journal makes it clear that the Quakers were firmly rooted in a radical interpretation of Christianity, and the Church of England and the Puritans considered it heresy.
 
William Penn became sympathetic to the Quakers. He began to follow Quaker teaching, and was thrown in jail for preaching Quakerism to an unlawful assembly. In 1681, William Penn, who was a Freemason, accepted the grant of land, which became Pennsylvania, as the payment of a debt that King Charles II owed his father. He pronounced religious tolerance for all and opened Pennsylvania up to the Quakers and 250 other faiths seeking religious freedom.

Quaker ideals were considered left-wing, egalitarian, and anti-authoritarian. They were viewed as social reformers, and it becomes obvious that equality of roles in the Church was one of their objectives. During the 20th century, they have been advocates for homosexual rights, and more recently have formally approved gay marriage in the UK. Many Quakers have continued to have far-left leanings, and adhere to Socialists ideology. 

Although the Quakers were the first to recognize female ministers, the Unitarians (who advocate New Age beliefs), followed shortly after during the late 1800s. But the Quakers have fought long and hard for religious tolerance, and presently have a position in the United Nations promoting world peace.
 
Conclusion 
Although the Evangelical and mainline Egalitarian Christian denies that their concept of equality is founded in feminism, I believe they have never sought after the origin of the practice. The egalitarian took the Biblical belief that we are all spiritually equal before God, and extended equality into every realm of life. Using the illustration given earlier with the umbrella, the Egalitarian places the wife side-by-side with her husband. It revokes the spiritual hierarchy taught by Paul in 1 Cor.11:3. There is only the protection God provides over the life of the wife, and none is provided by her husband, since they are equals. Their viewpoint completely takes his authority and protection away – sort of emasculating him – in the spiritual realm.       
 
Once the feminist/equal-rights advocates started down this road toting their new teaching to the Church, it seems as though the Enemy kept challenging them to see how far they could take it. Although there may be a possibility that early women pastors would never have intended it to go this far, now the sin of homosexuality has crept into the Church and has made it acceptable for ministers to be both women and gay. In our modern society, it seems impossible to turn this around to make it right without being called “sexist” and “homophobic” by the world, and practically destroying the Church of Jesus Christ. But it should not be our objective to change their views. It is our goal to obey the Word and not compromise in this area.
 
The modern feminist wants a woman in charge. Within ancient pagan witchcraft, women ruled over men. In Judah, the male leadership began to fail, and it was instinctive (because of the curse) that the female take over. Their overbearing nature led them to eventual doom. Their oppressive attitude of female dominance was in light of male weakness (Isa. 3:12-26). Now I ask you, how is this different than what is happening today?
 
When you consider the influence many of the early churches, such as the Quakers and Unitarians, had when they began to improperly appoint women ministers, it created great pressure on the other denominations to follow accordingly. But you must consider the source of change. The most significant work was started by two groups who would not be considered Christian. Heretics got the ball rolling, and the true Church picked up the ball and ran with the feminist teaching. 

Women have a valued place within the body of Christ, and there are plenty of opportunities for them to serve. I’m sure these women are doing a wonderful job in their positions as pastors and preachers, but Scripture still says, “Let your women keep silence.”

~This article was originally written for the 

Kindred Spirits Journal, Issue #46, Dec. 2009

Lindsey Williams Track Record and Globalist Information Timeline

This compilation of videos has been strung together to reflect Lindsey Williams track record. It shows the predictions and truthfulness in his forecasts. It begins with an interesting 2006 conference presentation and ends with interviews with Alex Jones. Some of the key topics revealed in the video are:

• The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank are making the in-between profits from from fuel oil. Whenever the US gives to other countries, it gets paid for by Americans from the gas pumps.
• The oil producing countries of the world have helped to pay for our national debt through oil profits. If oil stopped flowing to us from the Arab countries, our economy would collapse. If oil would begin to flow from Alaska, the same profits would not be made, so they retrain from using them.
• Based on 2008 information, if John McCain won the presidency, there would be war. If Obama won, the economy would collapse.
• We're going to bankrupt the Arabs.
• The price of food will skyrocket from the price of fuel oil prices.
• In Oct. 2010, war with Iran was at least 5 months away. 
• There would be a crisis in the Middle East, with Egypt being the beginning of the problem. Quadaffi will destroy the oil fields before he leaves.
• The civil unrest is going to get worse in the Middle East. By the end of 2012, the economy collapses, thus double-crossing the Arabs with worthless T-bills. The oil will be cut off. This will cause us to open our own oil fields, when the oil is up to $200 a barrel.
• Russia will support China with oil, thus causing them both to rise up in power.
• When it's all over with, globalists will own all real estate in our country. The goal is total control. After the globalists restore the country after the collapse, it will be their American dream - [the New Atlantis]. We will prosper again.
• The US has plans for a new blend of oil. We have more than 2 trillion barrels of oil untapped, more than the Middle East ever had. We will also open the protected lands for oil.

(YouTube link)

News Mentioned by Lindsey

All 2,000 Providence Teachers Told They Could Be Fired here
Lindsey said that schools closing will become a trend.

There's more after that.

The Oak Initiative Update

(YouTube link)

The battle-cry of the Oak Initiative doesn't quite match what is stated in their mild-mannered mission statement, but it does match that of Dominion Theology. Dominion theology has taken on many names, but it is a distortion of the Great Commission. We have all heard the saying that "Christians want to take the world for Jesus Christ," but these guys really mean it. They want to impose God’s laws carried out by the Church on the world, which is the overt manifestation of His kingdom on Earth. It is a theocracy, and essentially prepares the world for the Antichrist.

The Oak Initiative's purpose statement says that they are a grassroots movement to unite, mobilize, equip, and activate Christians to be the salt and light by engaging in the great issues of our time from a sound biblical worldview. Although it isn't mentioned in the above clip, Dr. Lance Wallnau is on the Board of Oak Initiative. He's the same guy who has the Seven Mountains Mandate plan. The plan is a belief that this world can, and must, be conquered for Christ by militant action undertaken by the Christian Church.

The problem with this plan is that the folks who support the idea of a Second Reformation are the only ones who are in on it. They are the part of the Church with Gnostic tendencies and inflated elitist egos. Inflated, because many of the leadership have declared themselves as prophets.

The other dirty little secret is that Rick Joyner, one of the leaders in the Oak Initiative, is a Knights of Malta, which is a branch of Freemasonry. As you know, Freemasonry worships Lucifer, so this is what would lead one to believe that this is all being done in preparation for the Antichrist.

Their next big event:

By the way it sounds, they must be ready to launch their plan of attack. It is hard to tell if the rest of the Church is ready for it.

Rick Warren, Tony Blair Talk about Faith, Mideast, 9/11

(ChristianPost) Pastor Rick Warren and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair shared an evening conversation Sunday in front of more than 2,600 people about faith, the Middle East, globalization, and 9/11.

Speaking at the seventh Saddleback Civil Forum, Blair told Warren that he believes the most important issue in the long term is centered on faith. As diverse people are forced to live together, he said at Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Calif., the key question is, “How do we find common understanding?”

“Faith teaches you to understand there is something more important than yourself, which is an important principle in working toward a better world. If individuals can see people of faith in action, helping in support of others, it makes this process of globalization easier,” Blair said.

The former prime minister also said, “If faith doesn’t have a major role, then the risk is a process of globalization without values, without beliefs, without conviction.” (Read more)

Dumb quote of the night

“Interfaith dialogue doesn’t mean compromising your faith or finding the lowest common denominator, but explaining each other’s faith for better understanding.” Rick Warren

Nobel Scientist has New Spin on 'Original Sin'

Just when you thought you heard it all, here is another take on original sin.

(WorldNetDaily) A Nobel Prize winner is warning that the forces of natural selection in evolution instilled mankind with an innate "original sin" that – if not overcome – may lead to humanity's extinction.

His ideas, he says, are not new, but as old as the Bible's Book of Genesis. Biochemist Christian de Duve, a professor emeritus at New York City's Rockefeller University and 1974 winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, said in an interview with NewScientist that the essential problem … is selfishness.

"Natural selection has resulted in traits such as group selfishness being coded in our genes," de Duve explains. "These were useful to our ancestors under the conditions in which they lived, but have become noxious to us today."


Unfortunately, de Duve says, that while evolution favored the survival of early tribes with a me-first nature, there are dire consequences to the success of a selfish race.

Put more simply, he says, natural selection "doesn't care about your grandchildren."

"The cost of our success is the exhaustion of natural resources, leading to energy crises, climate change, pollution and the destruction of our habitat," he continues. "If we continue in the same direction, humankind is headed for some frightful ordeals, if not extinction." (Read more)

Later in the same interview, his solution to our self-destruction is population control. Seems like Jesus Christ would have been the likely solution to man's selfishness, but Christian de Duve explains:

"It is a simple matter of figures. If you want this planet to continue being habitable for everyone that lives here, you have to limit the number of inhabitants. Hunters do it by killing off the old or sick animals in a herd, but I don't think that's a very ethical way of limiting the population. So what remains? Birth control. We have access to practical, ethical and scientifically established methods of birth control. So I think that is the most ethical way to reduce our population."

It is interesting to note that de Duve is doing research on chemistry and natural selection as it relates to the possibility of extraterrestrial life.

NASA Scientist Claims Evidence of Alien Life on Meteorite

As the alien agenda begins to unfold, these statements were made by FoxNews concerning organisms found on a meteorite resembling an organism found on Earth:

(FoxNews) We are not alone in the universe -- and alien life forms may have a lot more in common with life on Earth than we had previously thought.

That's the stunning conclusion one NASA scientist has come to, releasing his groundbreaking revelations in a new study in the March edition of the Journal of Cosmology.

Dr. Richard B. Hoover, an astrobiologist with NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, has traveled to remote areas in Antarctica, Siberia, and Alaska, amongst others, for over ten years now, collecting and studying meteorites. He gave FoxNews.com early access to the out-of-this-world research, published late Friday evening in the March edition of the Journal of Cosmology. In it, Hoover describes the latest findings in his study of an extremely rare class of meteorites, called CI1 carbonaceous chondrites -- only nine such meteorites are known to exist on Earth.

Though it may be hard to swallow, Hoover is convinced that his findings reveal fossil evidence of bacterial life within such meteorites, the remains of living organisms from their parent bodies -- comets, moons and other astral bodies. By extension, the findings suggest we are not alone in the universe, he said.

“I interpret it as indicating that life is more broadly distributed than restricted strictly to the planet earth,” Hoover told FoxNews.com. “This field of study has just barely been touched -- because quite frankly, a great many scientist would say that this is impossible.” (Read more)

Does The Truth Matter Anymore? Parts 3-5

The remaining segments of this presentation are all on one video.


(Vimeo link)

George Soros: Supporting Democracy in the Middle East

"It's very important that Europe and the US should be in front of the revolution rather than behind it. If they are behind it, they are going to lose the allegiance of the new regimes that are emerging. If they are properly supported, they will be democratic regimes and it will be a tremendous improvement."

~George Soros, BBC News

What does "properly supported" mean? I wonder if it means that the US will send warships over to their country if it doesn't go their way. What he also neglected to mention is that the US was founded as a republic!

Louis Farrakhan: The Conspiracy of the International Bankers

(YouTube link)

Here are some little known facts about the International Bankers, presented by Louis Farrakhan. Deceived men can speak the truth. When you consider the deception of the bankers, you no longer have to wonder why he hates whites and Jews. Warning: he does have some bad language.

Worldview Weekend Radio: Chris Pinto

On Worldview Weekend Radio, Brannon Howe's guest is Chris Pinto. Chris has produced the documentary The Hidden Faith of the Founding Fathers, explaining that not all of the founding fathers were Christians. While some of the founders were Christians, men like Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and George Washington were actually hostile to the Gospel while friendly to Christian ideals. 

This message has been hard to swallow, especially since homeschool curriculum, Christian books, and speakers promote the idea that they were all solid Christians. This is an excellent DVD and seen by every Christian.

Listen to the broadcast.
 

Lutherans Seek Full Communion with Catholic Church

In an interview with The Portal,  a new publication devoted to the ordinariate of Anglican communities received into the Catholic Church, reported that the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has begun to receive requests from Lutherans to establish a similar canonical structure that would allow them to enter the Catholic Church while retaining aspects of the Lutheran heritage. “The Holy Father will do all he can to bring other Christians into unity” Father Hermann Geissler [1] 

The publication also states:

Pursuing the question of Unity, we were reminded that unity is not just an option, it is a duty. Jesus prayed “That they may be one.” Unity is the express will of Our Lord. When Christians are divided, they are unfaithful. Christians must be united so that “the world may believe.” The two go together, Mission and Unity. Fr Hermann said, “The Ordinariate promotes unity and is a powerful instrument for unity, it will help Christians to be evangelists.” [2]

I think Martin Luther would roll over in his grave!

Luther taught that salvation was a free gift of God's grace in Jesus as redeemer from sin. The Catholic Church teaches that salvation comes through membership in the Catholic church. Luther's theology challenged the authority of the Pope by teaching that the Bible is the only source of divinely revealed knowledge. Luther opposed sacerdotalism by considering all baptized Christians to be a holy priesthood. [3]

UN Women: A Powerful New Agency for Women and Girls

(YouTube link)

For those who are faithful to Biblical Christianity, many realize it has been on a misdirected sleigh ride to the wrong destination for years. With the influence of New Age and Cultural Marxist philosophies, the Church, the family, and the role of the husband and wife have been blurred. Much of the fault lies in the lap of feminism. In his book Grave Influence, Brannon Howse explains,

"Feminism is not about equal rights for women but about the destruction of a patriarchal society in favor of a matriarchal society. The goal of feminism is the destruction of the family by eliminating the husband and father as provider, protector, and principled leader of his home...

Feminism has accomplished its goals—the destruction of the American family through the destruction of the father and the resulting rise of the welfare state. Political correctness is all about creating chaos by destroying the American family, replacing the role of the father with the role of the State, normalizing sexual perversion, and ridiculing traditional morals and virtues that stem from Christianity."

Why is This Agency Needed?
In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. In doing so, UN member states took a step toward accelerating the organization’s goals on gender equality and the empowerment of women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact.[1]

The new agency consolidated four separate entities: the UN Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), the Division for the Advancement of Women (DAW), the International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW), and the Office of the Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women (OSAGI).

Goals of UN Women
The goals of UN Women, as stated through their organizational mission statement, is as follows:

• To support inter-governmental bodies, such as the Commission on the Status of Women, in their formulation of policies, global standards and norms.
• To help UN member states implement the above standards, ready to provide suitable technical and financial support to those countries that request it, and to forge effective partnerships with civil society.
• To enable member states to hold the UN system accountable for its own commitments on gender equality, including regular monitoring of system-wide progress.[2]

What they meant to say is that through their gender equality strategy, the U.N. will achieve gender equality globally by implementing these goals:

• Change in social attitudes where women will no longer be required to take her husband's surname on marriage.
• The UN will prohibit making distinctions between the roles of mother and father, and teaching a traditional understanding of the family.
• All women will be free to pursue a career after marriage. 
• Enforced gender equality in the role of women in Christian churches.
• Changes to equality in education opportunities for boys and girls.
• Equal work for equal pay.
• Equal opportunity in politics and to occupy high positions in business.
• Men will increasingly work in occupations considered as female occupations. This will include men staying at home to do child rearing.
• Elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls [3] [4] 

The United Nations Population Fund, an agency with a strategy for birth control, has declared that women have a right to equality. "Gender equity" is one of the goals of the United Nations Millennium Project, to end world poverty by 2015; the project claims, "Every single Goal is directly related to women's rights, and societies where women are not afforded equal rights as men can never achieve development in a sustainable manner. [5]   

Leadership of UN Women
On September 14, 2010, it was announced that former President of Chile Michelle Bachelet was appointed as head of UN Women. During General Debate at the opening of the 65th General Assembly of the United Nations, world leaders approved the creation of the body, and welcomed Bachelet's as the inaugural head. Their goal was to be operating by January 2011.

A Closer Look at Michelle Bachelet

• Bachelet was the first woman president of Chile and is considered as a moderate Socialist.
• While President of Chile, she has been viewed as a feminist. She was formerly a physician who practiced pediatric medicine at public clinics in poor neighborhoods. While in office, her government liberalized contraception policy by making the morning-after pill available free at state-run hospitals for girls over the age of 14 years old.[6] 
• She was President of Chile when the massive 8.8 quake hit Chile in February 2010. She finished her term and left office less than one month later.
• Other major gains for women under her government include the large number of free day care centers and nursery schools established throughout the country. This gave women more freedom to enter the labor market. There was also a law aimed at bridging the gender wage gap, which also grants labor benefits to domestic workers.  
• Bachelet plans to encourage member states who have not ratified the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), so they can reach their goal of 100% participation. [7]

Conclusion
The United Nations has made it their goal to change the life of every woman and girl in the world. As you will begin to notice, in the coming months, more agencies will be created within the U.N. to assist in ushering in of the world government. Women in the Arab countries, a patriarchal society, will be most affected by these laws.

The UN's goal is to eliminate the traditional biblical roles of the family. The system of beliefs will reflect that of Universalism/Theosophy. As Alex Jones has said, their end game model is China.

As for the ratification of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) in the United States, President Obama has not signed this treaty. The UN legislation for international women's rights is something he desires to see signed before he leaves office.