Sunday, July 26, 2015

The darkest headlines I have read in years - Joel Rosenberg

Joel Rosenberg


The darkest headlines I have read in years.

by joelcrosenberg
"The Satanic Temple is set to unveil its...monument in Detroit." (AP/CBS Detroit)
"The Satanic Temple is set to unveil its...monument in Detroit." (AP/CBS Detroit)
Earlier this week, I flew back to the U.S. from Israel for several speaking engagements.
In the coming days, I will continue to write about the crumbling U.S.-Israel alliance, the Iran nuclear alliance, the horrific advance of the Islamic State across Syria and Iraq, and what happens to America, Israel and the nations of the Middle East according to Bible prophecy.
But I need to draw your attention to some of the most troubling headlines I have seen in years. The news in the Middle East is dark and getting darker, to be sure. But the headlines here in America are getting very dark as well -- mass shootings around the nation (see here and here); Planned Parenthood executives caught discussing how best to sell hearts, lungs and brains from aborted babies; and now the unveiling of a sculpture of Satan in Detroit in what is being promoted as the largest public Satanic ceremony in American history.
No, this is not fiction. These are not plots of my future novels. This is all happening across America this month.
Consider the following:
I am absolutely sickened by these videos in which Planned Parenthood executives discuss -- so coldly, so cruelly -- the selling of human body parts over a lunch of salad and wine.
Captured on tape by the undercover video sting operation of a pro-life organization, these two executives discuss without shame or remorse how they would be happy to ask doctors who perform abortions on human babies to be extra careful to kill the babies in such a way that their livers, lungs, brains and other body parts can be extracted intact and sold. One Planned Parenthood leader says the babies can be killed in a "less crunchy" way. The other casually jokes that she'd like to make enough money from the sales of these body parts to buy "a Lamborghini."
Have you watched the videos? Please do, and please share them with others. People need to know the truth. The mainstream media is giving some coverage to the story, but not nearly enough. This is sick. This is barbaric. This is the stuff of Dr. Mengele and the Nazis, and it isn't happening on the other side of the world in Auschwitz; it is happening right in America every day.
Planned Parenthood is an organization that kills more than 300,000 babies in the womb every year. It also receives more than a half-billion dollars a year of federal money -- that's right, your taxpayer dollars and mine. Congress should immediately cut off all taxpayer funds to the group. PP should be investigated for criminal activity (it is illegal to sell body parts for profit). Congress should also immediately pass pending legislation to ban abortion after 20 weeks. And pro-life legislators and activists in Washington, D.C. and the States need to make a new push to end abortion once and for all in this nation.
Since 1973, more than 57 million babies have been aborted in this country. Their innocent blood is crying from the ground for justice, and God is listening. If we do not plead for His forgiveness and turn this thing around, judgment is coming.
These headlines alone would be horrific enough. But it gets worse. Consider this headline just published today:
Here are excerpts from this story, published by the Associated Press and CBS News in Detroit:
  • A group is planning to unveil an 8-foot-tall bronze statue featuring a goat-headed Satan in Detroit during a gathering that’s being billed as the “largest public satanic ceremony in history.”
  • The Satanic Temple has said Saturday’s private event will be open only to people with tickets, $25 each.
  • Invitations to “The Unveiling” summoned guests to prepare for “a night of chaos, noise, and debauchery… Come dance with the Devil and experience history in the making.” The event location is not being announced publicly and is known only to those with tickets.
  • The group said the bronze Baphomet monument, which weighs about one ton and has never been seen before in public, “is not only an unparalleled artistic triumph, but stands as a testament to plurality and the power of collective action.” The statue, which backed by an inverted pentagram and flanked by statues of two young children gazing up at the creature, shows Satan with horns, hooves, wings and a beard.
  • The group went on to say the unveiling event “will serve as a call-to-arms from which we’ll kick off our largest fight to date in the name of individual rights to free exercise against self-serving theocrats.”
  • Photography is strictly prohibited at the 18-and-older event unless, of course, you’re a $75 VIP ticket holder. Those partygoers will have an exclusive opportunity to be photographed seated on the Baphomet monument.....
  • The statue had been planned for the state Capitol in Oklahoma City until Oklahoma’s Supreme Court banned a monument of the Ten Commandments on Capitol grounds.
  • Detroit was ultimately selected for the unveiling because The Satanic Temple in the city has a “strong congregation,” with more than 200 registered members....
It is sobering how rapidly evil is rising in this country, how brazen, how public. We need to humble ourselves. We need to get on our knees. We need to seek Christ's forgiveness and His mercy on this country. We need to do it now, or we will face the consequences foretold in the Bible thousands of years ago.
Consider just one passage of many:
"At one moment I might speak concerning a nation or concerning a kingdom to uproot, to pull down, or to destroy itif that nation against which I have spoken turns from its evil, I will relent concerning the calamity I planned to bring on it. Or at another moment I might speak concerning a nation or concerning a kingdom to build up or to plant it10 if it does evil in My sight by not obeying My voice, then I will think better of the good with which I had promised to bless it." (Jeremiah 18:7-10)
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Saturday, July 25, 2015

The Aaronic Blessing - expanded Hebrew and English versions, including rabbi's singing - Warren Marcus


The Aaronic Blessing - expanded Hebrew and English version - Warren Marcus



Published on Jul 25, 2015

The Aaronic Blessing - expanded Hebrew and English version - Warren Marcus

Warren Marcus, Founder of One New Man, give a study on the expanded full Hebrew meaning of the Aaronic Prayer, line by line.

Spoken at the annual Evening To Honor Israel, July 24, 2015 at Beit Yeshua (Curtis Loftin and Doug Williams Co-Founders) in Lincolnton, NC. Joined by Highway To Zion (Cathy Hargett) and Love For His People (Steve Martin) ministries. Warren then plays a recording of a Rabbi singing the blessing in Hebrew.

Videos filmed and shared by Steve Martin - to give appreciation to and love for those we support, through Love For His People, Inc.




The Regathering of Israel & the One New Man - Warren Marcus (Part 2 of 2)


Warren Marcus, One New Man founder, speaking at the Evening To Honor Israel


Published on Jul 25, 2015
The Regathering of Israel & the One New Man - Warren Marcus (Part 2 of 2)

At the annual Evening To Honor Israel, Messianic Jewish leader Warren Marcus speaks on the regathering of the Jews to Israel and the One New Man.

It is the Lord God of Israel who is the One gathering them, to bring them back to the land promised to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

Beit Yeshua, Highway To Zion and Love For His People ministries hosted the event on July 25, 2015 in Lincolnton, NC.

Videos filmed and shared by Steve Martin - to give appreciation to and love for those we support, through Love For His People, Inc.

The Regathering of Israel & the One New Man - Warren Marcus (Part 1 of 2)

Warren Marcus, One New Man Founder - speaking at Evening To Honor Israel


Published on Jul 25, 2015

The Regathering of Israel & the One New Man - Part 1 of 2

Warren Marcus, Messianic believer in Yeshua, Executive Producer of Sid Roth's It's Supernatural, and One New Man founder, speaks at the annual Evening To Honor Israel gathering July 24, 2015 in Lincolnton, NC. (Beit Yeshua, Highway To Zion and Love For His People ministries)

Warren shares extensive Scripture on how the Lord God created and moved on the people of Israel. In our day He has brought them back to the land of Israel, promised to them through Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

Videos filmed and shared by Steve Martin - to give appreciation to and love for those we support, through Love For His People, Inc.




Shabbat Blessing of the Candles, Bread & Wine - video

Paul & Susan Miles of Beit Yeshua
Lincolnton, NC


Published on Jul 25, 2015

Shabbat Blessing of the Candles, Bread & Wine - Paul & Susan Miles of Lincolnton, NC

July 24, 2015 - Evening To Honor Israel

Videos filmed and shared by Steve Martin - to give appreciation to and love for those we support, through Love For His People, Inc.

Evening To Honor Israel

 The shofars being blown to start the meeting.
(Left to right - Paul Miles, Wane Daroux, Pastor Bill)

An Evening To Honor Israel
Beit Yeshua, Highway To Zion and Love For His People
Lincolnton, NC July 24, 2015

Gathering together to stand in support of Israel and the Jewish people, the annual event "An Evening To Honor Israel" was hosted by Beit Yeshua (Curtis Loftin and Doug Williams, Founders) in Lincolnton, NC. Together with the ministries of Highway To Zion (Cathy Hargett) and Love For His People (Steve Martin), we gave thanks to the Lord Yeshua (Jesus) for what He has done in regathering the Jews back to the land of Israel.

With song, dance, and a message by Messianic leader Warren Marcus, the evening was an encouragement for all to share unwavering love and appreciation to those who have brought us the Messiah and His Word to the nations. We are a blessed people because of Yeshua HaMashiach (Jesus Christ).




 Wane Daroux of Hickory, NC

 Paul & Susan Miles begin the Shabbat with the candle lighting, 
and the bread and wine blessing.


Curtis Loftin, Beit Yeshua Co-Founder, greets the guests.





 Messianic dance to the music of Joshua Aaron.

Cathy Hargett, Highway To Zion Founder


 Warren Marcus begins his message on the regathering of Israel and One New Man.

 Doug Williams, Beit Yeshua Co-Founder


Together with these ministries and those of the same heart, we continually stand for the Lord's purposes to be fulfilled, as He regathers His people to the land of Israel, as promised from the time of Abraham. Blessings on their heads!

Steve Martin
Love For His People, Inc.


Friday, July 24, 2015

WATCH: John Kilpatrick Offers Prophetic Insight Into Natural Disasters

WATCH: John Kilpatrick Offers Prophetic Insight Into Natural Disasters






Could the consequences of turning against God be literally rumbling through the nation?
Just look to California, which is simultaneously experiencing flooding, fire, drought and earthquakes.  
"So what I'm saying is: The more filthiness and perversion, and the more God's cup of wrath is filled, where it's ready to overflow, the earth will manifest like crazy. There is a connection, definite connection, between sin and the land," pastor John Kilpatrick says.

What does it mean? Watch the video to see. 
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WATCH: Isaiah 19 Prophecy Unfolding Before Our Eyes

WATCH: Isaiah 19 Prophecy Unfolding Before Our Eyes




From the Muslim Brotherhood to attacks from the Islamic State to church raids to militant leaders declaring a "Holy War" against the president, Egypt has seen nothing but turmoil in the last few years.
These headlines are the fulfillment of prophesies from Isaiah 19, Joel Richardson tells Jim Bakker. 
"See, the Lord is riding on a swift cloud and shall come into Egypt; and the idols of Egypt shall tremble at His presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in its midst. I will set the Egyptians against the Egyptians, and they shall fight every one against his brother, and every one against his neighbor, city against city, and kingdom against kingdom. The spirit of Egypt shall be discouraged in their midst, and I will destroy their counsel," part of the prophecy reads. 
So what does that mean for us? Watch the video to see. 
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Send a Greeting from the Holy Land ✡ "The Blossoms Have Appeared"

The blossoms have appeared in the Land, the time of singing has arrived, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our Land.

SONG OF SONGS (2:12)

הַנִּצָּנִים נִרְאוּ בָאָרֶץ עֵת הַזָּמִיר הִגִּיעַ וְקוֹל הַתּוֹר נִשְׁמַע בְּאַרְצֵנוּ

שִׁיר הַשִּׁירִים ב:יב

ha-ni-tza-neem nir-u ba-a-retz ayt ha-za-meer hi-gee-a v'-kol ha-tor nish-ma b'-ar-tzay-nu

Shabbat Inspiration

Nitzanit, from the word in our verse for “blossom,” was a beautiful Jewish community in northern Gaza. The people of this flourishing town transformed the desert sand into luscious gardens, advanced greenhouses, and agricultural miracles. Nitzanit was tragically uprooted ten years ago this summer, in Israel's tremendous quest for peace. Tina Nagar commemorates her lost garden in Nitzanit with a stunning set of Biblical greeting cards. The images represent her greatest hope to replant roots and make the Holy Land blossom anew.

Glorious Orchards of Northern Israel

Ten years after the Jewish farming communities in the Gaza Strip were uprooted, the Land is miraculously blossoming once again, this time in northern Israel.

From Gaza to the Galilee

Go behind the scenes to meet today's photographer, Tina Nagar, who rebuilt her life from the ashes and rubble of the 2005 Israeli disengagement from the Gaza Strip.

Personalized Name Scroll

This personalized name scroll is extremely special and one-of-a-kind. A professional scribe will custom-make a beautiful scroll for you by writing your name in Hebrew in authentic, Biblical Hebrew calligraphy- the same calligraphy which is used to write holy Torah (Bible) scrolls. The scroll also includes the value of your Hebrew name in gematria, the spiritual Kabbalistic method of numerology.The name is written to order with a quill pen and scribe’s ink on a vellum sheet of goatskin or calfskin parchment. Don’t know your Hebrew name? No problem! Many English names derive from Hebrew names in the Bible, and the rest have etymological or spiritual cousins in Biblical sources. Just tell us your English name and we’ll find the Hebrew name in the Bible that’s most closely connected to yours.

Today's Israel Photo

Tina Nagar's photo of a gorgeous flower in bloom. Complete with inspiring biblical verses, her greeting cards capture the spirit of the Land of Israel.

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Today's Scenes and Inspiration is sponsored by Kevin O'Driscoll of South Africa. Todah Rabah!

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Hi Rabbi Tuly, Thanks for the many photos of Jerusalem/Israel sent to me by email. They are awesome and  beautiful to look at. God is always with Israel so Israel will always be a powerful Nation on earth. I will continue to pray for Israel and also hoping to come there some day. God bless Israel and as a nation stand for evermore. Regards and God bless. David Maefunu, Malaita Province - Solomon Islands
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Why Would a Christian Reject Jesus for Radical Islam?

Why Would a Christian Reject Jesus for Radical Islam?




A woman prays at a memorial for the Chattanooga shooting victims.
A woman prays at a memorial for the Chattanooga shooting victims. The shooting prompts Dr. Denison to ask how someone can leave Christianity for Islam. (Reuters)
The day after Mohammad Abdulazeez killed five servicemen in Chattanooga, a woman posted this on Twitter: "Gifted this morning . . . w/ the news of a brother puttin fear n in the heart of kufar [non-believers] n the city of my birth. Alhamdullilah [thanks be to God]." The woman's name is Ariel Bradley. She grew up in the Chattanooga suburb where Abdulazeez lived. How did she become an ISIS supporter?

According to BuzzFeed's just-published profile of her, Ariel was homeschooled by a fundamentalist Christian mother. She ran away from home when she was 15 or 16 and eventually converted to Islam. She is now married to an ISIS fighter in Syria. When an ISIS supporter promised to pray for her safety, she replied, "Not death I should fear but the state I meet it in. May Allah guide us & give us shaheed [martyrdom]."

We now know that the Chattanooga shooter conducted Internet searches on martyrdom as recently as a day before he killed five servicemen. Why is martyrdom so appealing for jihadists?

"Martyr" in Arabic is shahada, which means "to witness, to become a model." A shahid witnesses the truth of Islam and is willing to die for it, becoming an example for others. He or she is guaranteed an exalted place in Paradise. According to Muslim doctrine, "a crown of honor will be placed on his head, one jewel of which is better than the whole world and what it contains." It is no surprise that jihadists are so willing to die for their cause.

How can we defend ourselves against such people?

John F. Kennedy noted, "If anyone is crazy enough to want to kill a president of the United States, he can do it. All he must be prepared to do is to give his life for the president's." If the president cannot be protected from such a person, who of us is safe?

The answer: no one. How hard would it be for someone to kill you right now? Our lives are frail and our times are dangerous. Therefore, we must live each day for the greatest cause, remembering with Thomas Merton that "the biggest human temptation is to settle for too little." What is this cause?

In Paul's letter to Philemon, he describes a man named Archippus as "our fellow soldier" (v. 2). The apostle's metaphor is pregnant with meaning. Christians are soldiers in a spiritual army, waging war against the "spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places" (Ephesians 6:12). As soldiers, we obey the orders of our General. We serve in a war that is much larger than we can see or understand. So we go where our General sends us and do what he orders us to do.

And we are willing to fight and even to die for our cause. ISIS fighters and other jihadists are willing to die for the lies they believe. Are we willing to die for the truth?

Just as there are no part-time soldiers in battle, there are no part-time soldiers for the kingdom. Thomas Merton said, "A life is either all spiritual or not spiritual at all. No man can serve two masters. Your life is shaped by the end you live for. You are made in the image of what you desire."
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You Are Holy (As for Me and My House) Official Lyric Video 2015 - Joshua Aaron


You Are Holy (As for Me and My House) Official Lyric Video 2015 - Joshua Aaron


Published on Mar 4, 2015
The 2015 radio release of Joshua Aaron's award winning song (2014 Independent Music Award) "You Are Holy". He's joined with his wife and children (lyrics & credits below). Available at: http://www.Joshua-Aaron.com or on iTunes at https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/you...
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Song Lyrics
As for me and my house we will serve You Lord
Lifting holy hands in worship
We will not bow down to the gods of men
We will worship the God of Israel

You are Holy, Holy
There is no one else like You
You are Holy, Holy
There is no one else like You

Choose this day whom you will serve
But as for me and my house...
We will serve You, Lord
We will serve You, Lord

We will not bow to the gods of men
We will not bow to the gods of men
We'll worship the god of Israel

Kadosh, kadosh Ata ein kamocha Adonai
Kadosh, kadosh Ata ein kamocha Adonai

You are Holy, Holy
There is no one else like You
You are Holy, Holy
There is no one else like You

Lyric video by Daniel Berry at American Icon Studios
Produced by Cody Norris
Executive producer Ed Cash
Engineered by Cody Norris
Recorded at The Manor and The Knob
Mixed by Ben West @ http://www.PooleyWestMusic.com
Mastered by Bob Boyd @ http://www.AmbientDigital.com
Jacob Schrodt ­ drums
Matt Pierson ­ bass
Hank Bentley ­ electric guitars
Cody Norris ­ acoustic guitars, charango
Ryan McAdoo ­ keys, synth
Background Vocals ­ Jeannie, Emma, Shuki & Max Aaron (Joshua's family), Franni Cash, Martin Cash, Cara Anderson, Ryan McAdoo, and Cody Norris
Written by: Joshua Aaron Copyright: © 2012 WorshipinIsrael.com songs