Tag Archives: war

Christianity, Current events, doctrine, faith, politics, Theology, Uncategorized

The Watcher on the Wall

Then whosoever heareth the sound of the trumpet, and taketh not warning; if the sword come, and take him away, his blood shall be upon his own head.   He heard the sound of the trumpet, and took not warning; his blood shall be upon him. But he that taketh warning shall deliver his soul.   But if the watchman see the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, and the people be not warned; if the sword come, and take any person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at the watchman’s hand. (Ezek 33:4-6)

Through the ages, armies have always kept a watch. From the watchtowers of old to walk watches today. Ask a historian about the watcher on the wall and you will be told that he had the most important job. It was the watchman’s duty look for any sign of the coming enemy. Once something was seen or heard, the watchman would sound the alarm for the rest of the troops. If he failed to do his duty, the fort fell and the men died.

As a watchman for Christ, it is duty to sound the alarm. In Israel, the shofar (ram’s horn) was the sound heard when the enemies of the Israelite nation approached. Today, we Christians (in the sense of bowing to Christ as King and Savior) are to blow the shofar. The enemy has not only approached, but has entered the gates of even the church.

Charles Spurgeon said that Satan is most effective in the pulpit. And when you look at mainline churches, of all denominations, this Satanic enemy is dressed as a pastor. And the pews are full of those that seek not Jesus as our Lord and God, but seek a false and weak Jesus that has nothing to do with the Jesus of Holy Scripture.

Churches have replaced doctrine with a watery feeling of acceptance. They have replaced hymns with songs that have no solid foundation in Christ. Hillsong has a worship song that sounds like a good song for the church. The tag line in it tells a different story. The tag is ‘ your fire fall down on us’. If you read scripture, fire falling from God is judgment.

Then the Lord rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven;   And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground. (Genesis 19:24-25)

And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, If I be a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And there came down fire from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.   Again also he sent unto him another captain of fifty with his fifty. And he answered and said unto him, O man of God, thus hath the king said, Come down quickly.   And Elijah answered and said unto them, If I be a man of God, let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And the fire of God came down from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty. And he sent again a captain of the third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and besought him, and said unto him, O man of God, I pray thee, let my life, and the life of these fifty thy servants, be precious in thy sight.   Behold, there came fire down from heaven, and burnt up the two captains of the former fifties with their fifties: therefore let my life now be precious in thy sight. (2 Kings 1:10-14)

And when the Lord Jesus returns upon this earth, His judgment will come the same way as it came in the days of the patriarchs and prophets.

And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,   And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.   And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them. (Rev 20:7-9)

However, don’t be fooled. Satan, through his earthly representative, will also look to perform this to deceive those who don’t have a solid faith in Christ.

And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.   And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.   And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,   And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live. (Rev 13:11-14)

As one sees, they have replaced worship with worldly concerts. Churches look like party venues. And the worst, men calling themselves preachers, apostles, prophets, and women who think they have the ability to preach and produce prophecy, lead people to hell not heaven. They preach acceptance of sin in the name of love. We are to bring the sinner to hear the Word of God. When the Holy Spirit convicts them to a point that they have to to turn to Christ, that person is not left living in a sinful state.

We want revival like the days of Wesley and Edwards. But they allow sin, false teaching, false teachers, and worldly songs into the house that belongs to God alone. You can’t pray for revival and sing like the world. You can’t preach revival and accept what God calls sin. You can’t love the person and say living in sin is okay (pre-martial relations, lgtbq, the idea that all paths lead to heaven, that all faiths are acceptable, etc).

You can’t have revival while preaching that you have the power to speak things into being (only one is the creator of all things). You can’t have revival when you preach life will be all wine and roses (Christ and the Apostles tell us that tribulation, trial, and even death is coming for those who truly believe).

Where is true revival? Look at Africa, the Middle East, the Far East. These places see true revival. These places see true conversion. These places see true worship in Christ. What brought that kind of revival? Was it worldly music in the church? Was it acceptance and love of sin? Was it belief in the word of faith movement or life/health/wealth? No. It is tribulation. Its is hardship that is building the muscle of faith. And it is still having faith in Christ when they are called to be martyrs. It is sing praises and evangelizing to a captive audience when they are thrown into prisons.

All of this weak and powerless type of western church is condemned in scripture.

I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:   Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.   But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.   As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed. (Gal 1:6-9)

Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man’s sake.   Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers unto the prophets. (Luke 6:22-23)

We are watchmen of the wall. It is our duty to sound the alarm. We do that knowing that we will not be liked. We do that knowing that we will be ‘canceled’. And eventually, we will do that as we face the ultimate testament of our faith. The ability to praise God alone while facing death.

One can hate or like me. I quit caring about those opinions. I would rather be judged by man than by God. Yes, I mess up and need to repent. Yes, I fail and need to seek God’s mercy and grace. You can call me a hypocrite. Join me, the church can use you too.

I am blowing the Shofar from the walls. The time of Christ’s coming is at hand. The day and time are not known by any but God alone. The signs of His approach are being seen.

Turn to Christ and from sin as if He is coming today. I’d rather you be upset with me all the way to Heaven (only through the blood of Jesus the Christ) than be happy with me as you enter the gates of hell.

Standard
Current events, Human Right, war

Trump 45 Actions Lead to Trump 47 War with Iran

On July 13, 2015, Iran’s nuclear material was at 20% purity. That means it was higher than needed for simple power production and closer to weapons grade. They had a large stockpile within the country. Estimated at 19,000 centrifuges installed at Natanz and 9,000 of those were enriched. They also had approximately 8-10,000 low-enriched. The estimated time to have what would be needed for weapons, at that time was estimated at 2-3 months.

On July 14 of that year, the JCPOA was signed by the US, other nations, and Iran. Under this agreement, enrichment levels would be held to 3.67%. Production wold be cut and the Fordow facility would be moved from production to research. As well as a few other changes within the system. It also allowed unfettered access by IAEA inspections.

Within the next few months, Iran shipped over 11 tons of enriched Uranium out of country due to the restrictions of the agreement. So started the nation of Iran to hold up to the agreement established by the global community.

On May 7, 2018, the nation of Iran was well below the limits set by the agreement. Approximately, as determined by IAEA inspections, Iran had 123.9 kg of 3.67% enriched uranium (U-235). This was below the agreement standards. This remained under the 300kg UF6 cap. They had retained only 5,060 IR-1 centrifuges at Natanz. Also less than the agreed upon amount. The 3067% enrichment was only 10% of the level required for weapons grade material. Here is the point when things drastically change.

On May 8, 2018, under the first Trump administration, the US was removed from the JCPOA agreement. Ending three years of Iranian nuclear compliance. Trump’s belief was that the initial time-frames within the agreement were not satisfactory. So instead of renegotiating for longer time-frames, President Trump removed the US from the agreement, opening the door for the agreement to fail and for Iran to restart their pursuit of weapons grade material.

By August of 2018, inspectors found that Iran had increased their stockpile from 1239.9kg to 139.4kg. The percentage had not changed and remained at 3.67% Both within the set agreement. But by the same time the next year (2019), that changed.

The July 1, 2019 inspection report showed an increase of plutonium (U-235) to the level of 205.0kg, 2.2kg over the required cap of 202.8kg. Also noted was that the enrichment held at 3.67%. But, just one week later, the inspectors found that within that week, Iran had increased enrichment to 4.5%. This exceeded the cap of enrichment of 3.67%. Now the world started to see the ramifications of the US removal from the treaty and renewed sanctions on Iran by the first Trump administration.

By the September 2021 reporting date, Iran has increased enrichment from the required 20% to 60%, This is only 30% from weapons grade enrichment. Their stockpile had gone from 2.4kg to 10kg in a span of a few moths, showing a huge uptick in production. The November report that year, showed that production of the 20% enrichment at 113.8kg while the 60% enrichment grew to 17.7kg. By the 2024 election cycle, the stockpiles in Iran had grown to 6,200kg. This included over 140kg enriched at the 60% level.

At the time of the start of the war with Iran by the US and Israel, IAEA reports showed that Iran had approximately 440-441kg of its uranium stockpile at 60% enrichment. An estimated total of 6,000kg covered all levels of percentages in the stockpile. According to the  IAEA Director, General Rafael Grossi, the amount of material listed at 60% purity, if purified to the 90% required for weapons grade, it would arm an estimated 10 nuclear warheads.

Iran was now producing at three facilities: Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan.  The stockpile was kept in underground areas to prevent destruction if attacks occurred. IAEA inspectors were also being limited in inspection ability. The 60% enrichment purity is, understandably, concerning.  Civilian nuclear purity is only 5%. Nuclear reactors for electricity are only 20%. The increase to 60% is 40% over what is needed for electricity generation and closer to weapons grade by 10% in distance.

So the summary reads this way. The Obama administration initiated and agreement with Iran, which Iran followed and therefore was not to be seen as a nuclear threat. Donald Trump, in his first term, removed the US from the agreement and placed more sanctions on Iran. This opened the door for a massive increase of production and enrichment that sets at almost weapons grade level.

Because of this increase by Iran, the Trump administration (Operation Epic Fury) and the Israeli government (Operation Roaring Lion) launched the first attacks on Iran on February of this year. So the need to attack Iran for possible future nuclear attacks was the fault of the first Trump administration. By removing the US from the agreement, which Iran was following (at levels below required by the agreement), Donald Trump had opened the needed space and reason for Iran to grow its nuclear program. This nation is now in a war, initiated by the Current Trump administration for an issue that the first Trump administration caused.

Standard