A MESSAGE TO THE WORLD LEADERS

 

The Gospel of Jesus Christ can become lost in a world saturated with information.  Here is a message you cannot afford to ignore or loose.

 

Two thousand years ago, John the Baptist, a prophet of God, delivered this message to the people of Israel: "Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!" (Mat.3:2). He was followed by Jesus Christ who told them that the Kingdom of God was already in their midst, meaning that He, Jesus Christ, represented that Kingdom  (Luke 17:21, margin).

Those who have repented and accepted this message, have received God’s unshakable promise that they will inherit eternal life and become priests and kings in the Kingdom of God.

 

Rev 1:4  John, to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from Him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven Spirits who are before His throne,

Rev 1:5  and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler over the kings of the earth. To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood,

Rev 1:6  and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.

 

Rev 5:9  And they sang a new song, saying: "You are worthy to take the scroll, And to open its seals; For You were slain, And have redeemed us to God by Your blood out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation,

Rev 5:10  And have made us kings and priests to our God; And we shall reign on the earth."

 

Rev 20:4  And I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was committed to them. Then I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their witness to Jesus and for the word of God, who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received his mark on their foreheads or on their hands. And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.

Rev 20:5  But the rest of the dead did not live again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.

Rev 20:6  Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection. Over such the second death has no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with Him a thousand years.

 

1 Cor 15:50  Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does corruption inherit incorruption.

1 Cor 15:51  Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed;

1 Cor 15:52  in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.

1 Cor 15:53  For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.

1 Cor 15:54  So when this corruptible has put on incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: "Death is swallowed up in victory."

1 Cor 15:55  "O Death, where is your sting? O Hades, where is your victory?"

1 Cor 15:56  The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law.

1 Cor 15:57  But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Cor 15:58  Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

 

1 Th 4:13  But I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep, lest you sorrow as others who have no hope.

1 Th 4:14  For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus.

1 Th 4:15  For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep.

1 Th 4:16  For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first.

1 Th 4:17  Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord.”

 

These passages, cited in their entirety for your convenience, express the basic message that Jesus Christ brought to this world: human beings have been placed on this planet for a transcendental purpose – eternal life in the Kingdom of God.

 

 

A call to repentance is a call to a life of righteousness.  Those who respond to this call have God's unshakable promise that they will receive eternal life in His Kingdom at the resurrection of the dead.

This promise will be fulfilled shortly.  The world is in the throes of the greatest revolutionary change ever: a change of leadership in every nation of the world.  New kings and priests will take over and install a rulership according to the law of God.  The current world difficulties and realignments are a prelude to that event.

This message concerns that change!  It is a call to repentance to every leader in the world.  God will not change the leadership of any nation before He gives them a chance to repent.  Jesus Christ is telling everyone that it is not too late to respond to His call.  He is giving you the chance to receive an inheritance far greater than the one you currently possess.  He said:

 

"The last will be first, and the first last.  For many are called, but few are chosen" (Mat.20:16).

 

“The last” meaning that you are among the last people to be called to repentance in this age, and “the first” that you will be among the leaders in His eternal Kingdom.  Make sure therefore that you are not only called, but also chosen.

 

This work is not being done in the name of any existing church or religion, but in the name of God and Jesus Christ.  Since all preach sectarian messages, which have torn the world apart for millennia, it was necessary to raise an independent work that carried the divine message unadulterated by current doctrines and ideologies. 

We expect no credit and no recompense for our work. We do not do this for profit, but because the Almighty has laid this burden upon us and shown us that this message must go out to the world while conditions still permit it.  The Scriptures are telling us that those who preach the true Gospel to the nations at this particular junction in world history will pay a high price for their efforts.  An unbelieving world brought up on a diet of cynicism and deception cannot bear to hear sound knowledge and will avenge itself on those who preach it. Be that as it may, we are privileged that the Almighty has called us to fulfill His purpose. 

The fact that we have no affiliation with any existing church or religion, that we rely solely on the Bible and the Holy Spirit for guidance, that we impose no burden on anyone, should give you an indication that this kind of work is not possible outside the guidelines of the Holy Spirit.

When talking about His servants, Jesus Christ said, "You will know them by their fruits" (Mat.7:16).   We say: know us by our fruits!

Your repentance and conversion are between you and God; we are merely the facilitators of this process. We keep no personal records and no files aside from our mailing lists and such as are required for legal purposes.  Those who wish to have their names removed from our mailing list, we will sadly oblige.

Having made our work and ourselves known to you, it is now up to you.  We declare, on the revelation of God Almighty, that there is no other work on earth that preaches the true Gospel of the Kingdom of God in this end of the age. It is not hard to find out if our claim is true.  All you need is open up your Bible and check that what we preach is according to the Scriptures.  Do the same with all who claim to be God’s ministers. 

It will cost you nothing if you take up this challenge, but it could cost you your inheritance if you ignore this call from Jesus Christ.

May God Almighty be your guide and help you take the right decision, for it is not only your salvation that is at stake, but that of your people too.

 

 

 

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                                       "Better a poor and wise youth

                                       Than an old and foolish king

                                       who will be admonished no more”  (Eccl-4:13).

 

 

 

 

 

 

                       ARE YOU IN THE RIGHT RELIGION?

 

Few things in the world are more important than being in the right religion.  The quality of your life and your future are determined by the answer to this question.  But how would you know if you are in the right religion?  And is one with no religion better off as so many people  carelessly  believe  and  foolishly  proclaim  these  days?

 

There are many ways of determining which is the right religion and which is not, some more reliable then others, but there is one simple test that is sure to always give you the right answer.  If you go through life and fail to see a higher purpose to it, and if the thought of death terrifies you, then you are not in the right religion.

Recently, a priest and a nun of a certain denomination were confessing in a televised interview that they refused to even contemplate death because, "death is a such a dreadful thing." The priest, a former high prelate in his church, now in retirement, went on to say how lonely he felt at times and how terrified he was that when his time came there may be no one to hold his hand.  He served in one of those religions that forbid their priests to have a family.

As I was watching and listening to them, I was struck by the emptiness in their lives.  After spending their lives at the altar, there was nothing positive that they could say about life, nothing that they could look forward to in the end.  Death hang as a foreboding calamity over their heads, something they would have avoided at all costs if they could.

Now if these people who served in a supposedly Christian denomination, who were spiritual beacons          to others, ended up with such a depressing view of life and death, what condition must their followers be in?

Religion is supposed to give people a transcendental purpose in life that cannot be grasped by the normal physical senses.  A purpose that becomes apparent only through the exercise of one’s innermost thoughts and meditation on the Word of God.  It is like a window being opened in your mind by the arrival of the Holy Spirit.

It is the thoughts that determine the quality of one’s life and the possibility of one’s salvation.  That is why the founders of Christianity placed so much emphasis on the need to purify and control one’s thoughts and set them on the right path. 

 

2 Cor 10:3  For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh.

2 Cor 10:4  For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling

2 Cor 10:5 down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,

2 Cor 10:6  and being ready to punish all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled.

 

Mat 15:17  "Do you not yet understand that whatever enters the mouth goes into the

Mat 15:18  stomach and is eliminated?  "But those things which proceed out of the mouth

Mat 15:19 come from the heart, and they defile a man.  "For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies. 

Mat 15:20 “These are the things which defile a man, but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile a man."

 

What these passages are telling us is that the feelings of our heart determine the quality of our thoughts and the manner of our speech.  They make us holy or they defile us; they set us on the road to salvation or on the road to perdition.  Apostle Paul amplified on these thoughts when he said:

 

Phil 4:8  Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy; meditate on these things.

Phil 4:9  The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you.”

 

 

In comparing the lives of Jesus Christ, of His Apostles, and other holy men down through the centuries, who have given their lives for the goal set before them, with the lives of the priest and nun who were terrified at the thought of death, one wonders what did they ever learn during their life in the convent?  What did they meditate upon in their solitude, in their prayer, when they walked in their garden that they ended up with such an uncertain state of mind?

What is even more puzzling is that their religion has turned death into an extraordinarily complicated and expensive affair, with almost bankrupting expenses for the survivors. Luxuriously polished coffins, expensive pomp and ceremonies, meals, drinks and other paraphernalia, which the dead may never have seen in their life, are lavishly expended in the name of the dead.  They spend more on dressing up and fare welling a corpse than they do on the living; nothing of the simplicity of the burial of Jesus Christ, in whose name they supposedly do these things.  And then they end up being terrified of even the thought of death.  Where is the logic in all of this? Is this not hypocrisy?

Compare that with the example of Jesus Christ. As He hung up on the cross, knowing that His time had come, He laid His soul into the hand of God and said: “"It is finished!" And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit” (John 19:30).  Luke added another little detail to this scenario:  ““And when Jesus had cried out with a loud voice, He said, "Father, 'into Your hands I commit My spirit.' " Having said this, He breathed His last.” (Luke 23:46).   

These are not the words of a desperate person who feared death. He did not lament the loss of His life, and was not terrified to lay His soul in the hand of God.  He behaved and spoke as One who knew what He was doing.

 

John 10:17  "Therefore My Father loves Me, because I lay down My life that I may take it

John 10:18  again.  "No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down of Myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This command I have received from My Father."

 

Apostle Paul had a refreshing attitude towards death too and did not panic when his end approached.

 

Phil 1:21  For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

Phil 1:22  But if I live on in the flesh, this will mean fruit from my labor; yet what I shall choose I

Phil 1:23  cannot tell.  For I am hard pressed between the two, having a desire to depart and be with

Phil 1:24  Christ, which is far better.  Nevertheless to remain in the flesh is more needful for you.

Phil 1:25  And being confident of this, I know that I shall remain and continue with you all for your progress and joy of faith,  that your rejoicing

Phil 1:26   for me may be more abundant in Jesus Christ by my coming to you again.

Phil 1:27  Only let your conduct be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your affairs, that you stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel, and not in any way terrified by your adversaries,

Phil 1:28   which is to them a proof of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that from God.

Phil 1:29  For to you it has been granted on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in Him, but also to

Phil 1:30  suffer for His sake, having the same conflict which you saw in me and now hear is in me.

Phil 2:1  Therefore if there is any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and mercy,  fulfill my joy by being like minded,

Phil 2:2  having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.

Phil 2:3  Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself.

Phil 2:4  Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.

Phil 2:5  Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, 

Phil 2:6  being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself

Phil 2:7  of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men.

Phil 2:8  And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross.

Phil 2:9  Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above

Phil 2:10 every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that

Phil 2:11 Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Phil 2:12  Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling;

Phil 2:13  for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure.

Phil 2:14  Do all things without complaining and disputing,

Phil 2:15  that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world,

Phil 2:16 holding fast the word of life, so that I may rejoice in the day of Christ that I have not

Phil 2:17 run in vain or labored in vain.  Yes, and if I am being poured out as a drink offering on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with you all.

Phil 2:18  For the same reason you also be glad and rejoice with me.”

 

We could have quoted only the first few verses to prove our point, but as you can see, the entire passage makes a powerful case that this life has a higher purpose, and that there is nothing to fear about death if one has the right relationship with God. Read this passage again and ponder on the wonderful message that it conveys and the great promises that lay in store for those who believe. For as you can see, the Apostles were not terrified of death either.  They saw it as a necessary step towards a more fulfilling life in the eternal Kingdom of God.  And if that was true of Jesus Christ and His Apostles, it is true of their followers, and it is true of you and me if we believe.      

 

1 Th 4:13  But I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep, lest you sorrow as others who have no hope.

1 Th 4:14  For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus.

1 Th 4:15  For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep.

1 Th 4:16  For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first.

1 Th 4:17  Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord.

 

Now can you see the difference between the right religion and the wrong one?  One offers hope and release from the fear of death; the other brings sorrow and terrors of death.

Jesus Christ made this unshakable promise to those who believe.

 

John 11:25  "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall

John 11:26  live.  "And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?"

 

Well, do you believe it?  You should, for it is true!  It is all a matter of belief!  When you die, your body perishes, but your soul retains your mind and your beliefs, and it is these that determine your destiny at the time of God’s judgment. The Almighty holds your soul in store until the day of resurrection (Rev. 6:9-11), then you are given a new body - a spiritual one – that shall never die, if, and only if, you believe.  Belief of course implies obedience to God’s laws, repentance of your sins, baptism, laying on of hands, and receiving of the Holy Spirit.

That is why you need to be in the right religion – one that implants the right thoughts in your mind, the right feelings in your heart, preaches the right path of salvation, and gives you the power to change your life through the Holy Spirit. That is the religion of Jesus Christ, the Man who said that if you believe in Him, even though you die, you shall be raised and live forever.  Not like the religions that leave their practitioners terrified of death, not knowing what life is all about?

The wisest man who lived before Jesus Christ, said this about life and death.

 

Eccl 7:1  A good name is better than precious ointment, And the day of death than the day of one's

Eccl 7:2   birth; Better to go to the house of mourning Than to go to the house of feasting, For that is the end of all men; And the living will take it to heart.

Eccl 7:3  Sorrow is better than laughter, For by a sad countenance the heart is made better.

Eccl 7:4  The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, But the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.

 

As you grow old you don’t need to be held in bondage by fear of the last act of your life. Look upon that event with joy, as the pinnacle of your life, when the crown of real and eternal life is being placed on your head.  But for that you need to be in the right religion! 

 

 

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                      Eccl 7:5  It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise than for a man to hear the song of fools.

                      Eccl 7:6  For like the crackling of thorns under a pot, So is the laughter of the fool. This also is vanity.

 

 

 

 

 

 

                         SIGNS OF THE TIMES

 

While the world leaders talk of a new era of peace, progress and prosperity, the signs of the times point to a different reality. 

You need to be informed and take the right decisions if  you  are  to  survive  the  trying  times  ahead.

 

When we began the work of witnessing the Gospel of the Kingdom of God to all nations a little while ago, we received a flood of revelations about biblical mysteries and prophecies, some of which have remained closed for thousands of years.   At the same time, we discovered that the forces of darkness were more prevalent, powerful and determined to prevent this work from achieving its goal than we imagined.  On the one hand, we were blessed with spiritual gifts and insights beyond our imagination, while on the other we experienced extreme difficulties and trials.  We lost one person!

We did not expect that a pioneering work of this nature would draw in such a swift and savage reaction from the ungodly forces of this world.  But now we realize that this is not a work for the fainthearted.  We are no different from those who have come in the name of Jesus Christ before us.   

The work of God has never been welcomed by this world, yet rather than discourage us it has given us        confidence that we are on the right path.  Indeed, we are happy to join the ranks of those who have suffered persecution for the Word of God and the witness of Jesus Christ.  After all, the prophets of old, our Lord, the Apostles, and many of their followers, have suffered severe persecutions and death, yet none lost their faith or heart.  As Jesus Christ said:

 

John 15:20  "Remember the word that I said to you, 'A servant is not greater than his master.' If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you. If they kept My word, they will keep yours also.”

 

Throughout history, this has been the fate of all true Christians.  Those who preach that Christianity is a religion of the privileged preach a false gospel.  The judgment of God is about to fall upon the world and upon those who have misrepresented His Gospel.  Our role is to warn the world that the great Day of the Lord is at hand. 

 

Isa 13:6  Wail, for the day of the LORD is at hand! It will come as destruction from the Almighty.

Isa 13:7  Therefore all hands will be limp, Every man's heart will melt,

Isa 13:8  And they will be afraid. Pangs and sorrows will take hold of them; They will be in pain as a woman in childbirth; They will be amazed at one another; Their faces will be like flames.

Isa 13:9  Behold, the day of the LORD comes, Cruel, with both wrath and fierce anger, To lay the land desolate; And He will destroy its sinners from it.

Isa 13:10  For the stars of heaven and their constellations Will not give their light; The sun will be darkened in its going forth, And the moon will not cause its light to shine.

Isa 13:11  "I will punish the world for its evil, And the wicked for their iniquity; I will halt the arrogance of the proud, And will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.

Isa 13:12  I will make a mortal more rare than fine gold, A man more than the golden wedge of Ophir.

Isa 13:13  Therefore I will shake the heavens, And the earth will move out of her place, In the wrath of the LORD of hosts And in the day of His fierce anger.

 

A need for change in world leadership is both required and unavoidable.  Leaders of nations have failed to bring peace and prosperity to this world, while leaders of religions have failed to provide moral leadership and spiritual enlightenment.  That is why after the day of the Lord, after the Great Tribulation, there will be a change in both kingship and priesthood.

 

Rev 5:8  Now when He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each having a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. 

Rev 5:9  And they sang a new song, saying: "You are worthy to take the scroll, And to open its seals; For You were slain, And have redeemed us to God by Your blood Out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation,

Rev 5:10  And have made us kings and priests to our God; And we shall reign on the earth."

 

The rewards for those who abandon their life of indulgence and dissipation for one of righteousness and holiness are such that cannot be compared with anything that we know at present. 

 

"As it is written: 'Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him"' (lCor.2:9).

 

Since the beginning of the world God has allowed human beings to experiment with every form of government, social organization and economic system that they could think of.  Now, as this age is drawing to a close, it is clear that this has been a lesson in disappointment and failure.  The world has learned that its ways lead to death and that only governments and social systems based on the laws of God can maintain proper living conditions and a dignified way of life for all people.

Humanity is now at the crossroads.  Since it cannot continue the way it has so far, it must choose between the way of God or the way of destruction.  The warning delivered by God to ancient Israel is now more urgent than ever and valid for the whole world:

 

“I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live." (Deut.30:19).

 

The lesson the world leaders should have learned, but which they seem incapable of learning, is that no matter how hard they try, without God they cannot achieve a harmonious, peaceful and prosperous society.  Much has been said about the so called “new world order” and its promise of peace, progress and prosperity, but its proponents have never mentioned God in their deliberations.  That is why you can be sure that this experiment will have the same ignominious end as all the previous ones. 

The prevailing anti-God philosophy and attitude in the world are fast bringing this world to the edge of the abyss.  The current world difficulties and realignments are a prelude to the most awesome event this world has ever witnessed – a world conflagration of such intensity that the survival of life on earth will be at stake.

 

Mat 24:21  "For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be.

Mat 24:22  "And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved; but for the elect's sake those days will be shortened.

 

A certain journalist wrote recently: "Terms like turmoil and chaos... lose effect through repetition.  And in a world beset with problems, there is a school, taking advantage of weariness with Armageddon forecasts, that argues along the lines of, 'let them sort out their own muddle, it won't affect us'.  But even setting aside issues like nuclear safety and common humanity, a plunge into the abyss in a part of Eurasia [or other parts of the world] could engulf us all." (A. Clark, “A Eurasian Breakdown Could Engulf Us All”, The Sun-Herald, Dec. 29, 1991).

 

The world cannot enter the new age in its present condition. Man's rule on earth will give way to the rule of God at the conclusion of six thousand years and the advent of the Millennial Kingdom.  God's overall plan for mankind is paralleled by the days of the week.  The first six days, representing six thousand years, are for man to work and rule, but the last day, the Sabbath, represents a sabbatical rest for the earth.  After the destruction and pollution that is has endured since man was placed on it, the earth certainly needs such a rest.  

The countdown to the Millennial Kingdom has already started.  A famous theologian named Usher, who lived some three centuries ago, calculated that the creation of the world took place in the year 4004 B.C.. Many biblical scholars believe that he was correct in his calculations.  Prophetic fulfillments that match those predicted for the end of this age attest to this fact too.  This means that in a few short years we will have the end of six thousand years and the dawn of a new civilization.  

It is not a mere coincidence that at this particular juncture in world history, life is being threatened from several directions.  People who know little about biblical prophecies talk about the precarious condition of life on this planet.  This correlates well with the prophecies of Jesus Christ who, two thousand years ago, foresaw a calamitous end for this world.  Are we not living in those days now?  How much worse must things get before humanity realizes that it is heading towards catastrophe?

The world has reached the saturation point as far as population is concerned.  The environment simply can no longer support the ever-increasing population.  It has been estimated that within a generation the world population will double, then in less than a century it will double again. It will then continue        to double within an ever-reducing cycle.

One scientist remarked that if the world survives to reach that level, life conditions would become so miserable that death would be preferable to life.  Well, for millions of people even now merciful death would be preferable to a hellish life.  For those dying of starvation and disease in Africa and elsewhere, the question of survival is no longer an option, but dying with dignity is.  A quicker death would be preferable to the slow, agonizing wasting they experience; all while watching their loved ones go through the same process.

About a decade ago, when images of starvation emerged from Africa, the world moved quickly to provide humanitarian aid.  Now many more millions are starving on a far wider scale, but few want to hear of it anymore.  Images of starvation on television screens draw only cursory looks these days.  Some television stations will not even broadcast such programs anymore.  They have become unpopular, they have lost their shocking value, and they no longer pull audiences. 

What would it be like when every country and every city in the world has doubled in size?  The environment is already dying.  Can the world support such an increase when many resources are already in short supply?  Can the world afford not to turn to God while He may still be found?  Perhaps it is already too late.

What were considered alarmist predictions a few decades ago, not only have been fulfilled, but exceeded many times over.  We are now learning about world problems that only a few years ago were unheard of.  A decade ago no one knew of AIDS.  Half a decade ago there was no talk of the thinning of the ozone layer.  These problems alone pose catastrophic dangers.  AIDS is threatening to destroy the regenerating power of many nations.  The thinning of the ozone layer is posing a threat to the vegetation and the microscopic marine organisms, the very support of life on earth, in addition to whatever harm they may do directly to human beings.

In February this year scientists raised the alarm when they discovered that the depletion of the ozone layer is much worse than previously thought:

 

"New finding of ozone depletion were so alarming, the scientists said, they decided to release them before completion of the data analysis in late March. "Everybody should be alarmed about this," said Michael Kurylo, a research manager at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).  "We're seeing conditions primed for ozone destruction.  It's in a far worse way than we thought." (SMH, Feb. 5, 1992).

 

Apocalyptic times are well and truly upon us, yet people do not repent so that God may spare the world of these cataclysms.  Can you see now why the sun is scorching the earth, and human beings suffer as a result? 

 

"And men were scorched with great heat, and they blasphemed the name of God who has power over these plagues; and they did not repent and give Him glory." (Rev.16:9).

 

Governments are unable to address these problems because they require painful solutions.  The people that elect them are more concerned with the pain of hunger than with restoring the ecological balance.  Difficult problems are often postponed and left for the next government to solve with the result that little is achieved.  Often they prefer not to raise such concerns in public at all.  Out of sight is out of mind.  No one realizes that these problems will get much worse and will not be solved unless and until people turn to God.

How many people remember the events of 1991?  Aside from the Gulf War and the ecological and social disasters that it created, how many know that in terms of natural disasters 1991 broke almost every record since record keeping began more than a century ago?

The US Congress allocates an annual percentage of its budget every year for emergency situations, to help those nations that suffer calamities and natural disasters. By May 1991, the sum allocated for the entire year was already exhausted.

There were droughts, famine, floods, earthquakes, volcanoes, tornadoes, mudslides, etc., too many to be listed.  Who remembers, for example, when approximately a third of China and nearly three quarters of Bangladesh were covered by floods?  Or the repeated volcanic eruptions in Japan and the Philippines that caused damage over huge areas?  Or the torrential rains in the heights of South America, where it seldom rains, that caused mudslides that covered entire communities?

 How many people know that large tracks of the USA and Australia, the breadbaskets of the world, suffered the worst droughts on record?

Preoccupation with the Gulf War and events in the former Soviet Union meant that most of these disasters passed unnoticed.  As Jesus Christ said: "For as in the days before the flood [of Noah] . . . when they did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be" (Mat.24:38,39).

To compound the misery caused by natural disasters, were those caused by human folly.  The year began with the madness of the Gulf War, and finished with the collapse of that bastion of atheism, the Soviet Union. 

People believe that communism failed.  Communism never failed, atheism did!  Communism never failed because it has never been tried.  What they practiced in the Soviet Union and its satellite nations was not communism but a parody of it. It is a satanic ploy to undermine every good idea that comes from the Bible.  True communism will work in the Kingdom of God.

Soviet communism failed, but so has American capitalism.  Such is the vulgarity of capitalism that at a time when a company like General Motors is closing down dozens of factories and laying off thousands of people, it grants its retiring Chairman an annual pension of $US 1.2 million.  The Chairman of Chrysler, who has an allocated salary of $4.5 millions, went to Japan with President Bush to lecture the Japanese on work ethics.  When it was pointed out to him that the Chairman of Toyota, a much more successful company, earns a fifth of his salary, he stormed out of the meeting and left Japan indignant.

No social conscience on the part of those who clamber their way to the top.  No Christian concern for one's fellow human beings from the leading citizens of the, supposedly, number one Christian nation on earth.  Has no one ever told these people that "it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom