Sunday, August 27, 2017

"Next Year in Jerusalem"

Europe is no longer safe for young women or Jews. 

Barcelona's chief rabbi told the Jewish population to move to Israel because "Europe is lost." He told them that it was better to get out earlier rather than later and not to make the same mistakes other populations of Jews had made in thinking that the hatred would blow over. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/barcelona-terror-attack-chief-rabbi-meir-bar-hen-jews-move-israel-europe-is-lost-a7903111.html 

Haaretz had an article that claimed a spike in immigrations from the U.S. after Trump was elected. I understand that many Jewish people have a liberal bent and would not appreciate living in a Trump America. But I also sadly watch the rise of Neo-Nazism and other hate groups who believe, as Hitler did, that Jews are ruining the world. Those people will succeed in making American Jews consider relocating to their ancestral home. http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-1.769037

After World War II, the U.S. used Operation Paperclip to import many of Germany's finest minds including Albert Einstein. Out of this program came multitudes of inventions and discoveries. The list is too long to reproduce here. We can start with the Sauk vaccine for polio which made a common illness a rarity. Here are a couple of lists:

And this list found on Yelp:
Here's a partial list of Jewish Inventions :
Jeans, Lipstick, the Ballpoint Pen, Contraceptives, Instant Coffee, Television Remote Control, Traffic Lights, Scotchguard, the Flexistraw, The Atomic Bomb, the Thermonuclear Bomb, Genetic Engineering, the Nuclear Chain Reactor, Virtual Reality, Hollywood, the Sit-Com, the Long Playing Record, Sound Movies, Videotape, Color Television, Instant Photography, Holography, Psychoanalysis (Freud), the Theory of Relativity (Einstein), Cafeterias, Discount Stores, Pawn Shops, the Shopping Cart, the Ready-to-Wear Clothing Industry, Prozac, Valium, The Polio Vaccine, Radiation, Chemotherapy, the Artificial Kidney Dialysis machine, the Defibrillator, the Cardiac Pacemaker, Vaccination against the deadly "Hepatitis B" virus, the Vaccinating Needle, Laser Technology, Google, the Wire Transmission Facsimilie (FAX) , the Microphone, the Gramophone, the Microprocessing Chip, Optical Fiber Cable,  Laser, Cellular Technology, the Videotape Recorder, Drip Irrigation, Scale Model Electric Trains, the Pager,  the Walkie-talkie,  Refrigerated Railroad Car, High-vacuum Electron Tubes, the Incandescent Lamp, Kodachrome Film, the Blimp, the Adding Machine,  Stainless Steel, Tapered Roller Bearings. 

If you think about it, just as the U.S. benefited from importing many German Jews, so too will Israel gain from bring their people home. And other nations will become poorer for it.

God's word says it will happen - and we watch it fall into place in the daily news. Maybe you have to look at sources from other countries since our news services are too busy bashing our sitting President, but the facts are apparent.

And as badly as the surrounding nations want Israel to disappear from the map, it will not happen. See the end of Amos chapter 9.

From Jeremiah 31

“Again I will build you and you will be rebuilt,
            O virgin of Israel!
            Again you will take up your tambourines,
            And go forth to the dances of the merrymakers.
      5“Again you will plant vineyards
            On the hills of Samaria;
            The planters will plant
            And will enjoy them.
“Behold, I am bringing them from the north country,
            And I will gather them from the remote parts of the earth,
            Among them the blind and the lame,
            The woman with child and she who is in labor with child, together;
            A great company, they will return here.
      9“With weeping they will come,
            And by supplication I will lead them;
            I will make them walk by streams of waters,
            On a straight path in which they will not stumble;
            For I am a father to Israel,
            And Ephraim is My firstborn.”
      10Hear the word of the LORD, O nations,
            And declare in the coastlands afar off,
            And say, “He who scattered Israel will gather him
            And keep him as a shepherd keeps his flock.”
“They will come and shout for joy on the height of Zion,
            And they will be radiant over the bounty of the LORD
            Over the grain and the new wine and the oil,
            And over the young of the flock and the herd;
            And their life will be like a watered garden,
            And they will never languish again.
New American Standard Bible

From Amos 9:

Israel’s Restoration

11 “In that day
“I will restore David’s fallen shelter
    I will repair its broken walls
    and restore its ruins
    and will rebuild it as it used to be,
12 so that they may possess the remnant of Edom
    and all the nations that bear my name,[e]
declares the Lord, who will do these things.
13 “The days are coming,” declares the Lord,
“when the reaper will be overtaken by the plowman
    and the planter by the one treading grapes.
New wine will drip from the mountains
    and flow from all the hills,
14     and I will bring my people Israel back from exile.[f]
“They will rebuild the ruined cities and live in them.
    They will plant vineyards and drink their wine;
    they will make gardens and eat their fruit.
15 I will plant Israel in their own land,
    never again to be uprooted
    from the land I have given them,”
says the Lord your God. (NKJ)

May God bless us all,
Kathi Linz














Saturday, August 26, 2017

Business as Usual

I listen to some of the prophecy teachers, and I have noticed a couple of things.

Many of them have books to sell. Others are pushing a kind of prepper mentality. They are affiliates for survival food and implements.

I find this annoying because I want my teachers to tell me something that will edify me and not line their own pockets. I understand that is becoming a rare thing in any school at any level. As a Christian with the gift of teaching, this makes me sad. It shouldn't be that people are deceived in the name of Jesus for the sake of money.

If you think that things are bad enough in the world that you need to stock up on food and water, you may be right. If North Korea starts flinging bombs around, it might be an excellent idea. If riots are coming to a town near you, by all means be ready to shelter in place.

If however, you think that you need to stock up to survive the Tribulation period - and if you believe Jesus will take us out of here and you are watching for Him - don't bother.

Here's what Jesus Himself said:

37As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be at thecoming of the Son of Man. 38For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. Matt 24: 37-38 Berean Study Bible

27People were eating and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all. 28It was the same in the days of Lot: People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building. 29But on the day Lot left Sodom, fire and brimstone rained down from heaven and destroyed them all.… 
Luke17:27-29 Berean Study Bible

Please note that it was business as usual up until the moment of the disaster. There was no warning like the collapse of the social structure or economic failure. The warnings came from the men speaking God's word - Noah and Lot both warned people that they needed to listen to God. None of the people did. Only those who were paying attention to God and were ready to move at God's word were saved. 

So take this to heart:


The Return of the Son of Man
(Matthew 24:26-31; Mark 13:24-27)
25There will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among the nations, bewildered by the roaring of the sea and the surging of the waves. 26Men will faint from fear and anxiety over what is coming upon the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 27At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. 28When these things begin to happen, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.” Luke 21 NIV

When they BEGIN to happen, watch.

God bless us all,

Kathi Linz

Friday, January 20, 2017

Pillar of Cloud Over the Golan Heights

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5I-QKuF9OM

Shooting began on the Golan Heights about a month ago when this happened. (See the video link)

Please notice that is an event unusual enough that all of the soldiers in the area are taking pictures and recording the cloud. The cloud came down between Israeli soldiers and the shooters on the other side of the hill. It hung over the Syrian side and never crossed the border onto the Israeli side.

Two things come to mind.

God said that when all the nations of the world turn against Israel, He will personally defend them,

When Cecil B. DeMille filmed "the Ten Commandments" he depicted the cloud as a thin finger of flame. Looking at this reminds me that God is so much bigger and more powerful than we ever imagine He is.

God bless your day,

Kathi 

Tuesday, December 20, 2016

A Letter from Jesus

My Aunt Barbara sent this to me in an email. It was so good that I had to repost it here.

A Letter From Jesus To You My Dear Child


My love, I love you. (John 15:9) I have called you by your name, you are
Mine. (Isaiah 43:1) Before I formed you, I knew you. And before you were
born, I consecrated you. (Jeremiah 1:5) You did not choose Me, I chose you.
(John 15:16) Beloved, I wish above all things that you prosper and be in
good health, even as your soul prospers.(3John 2) Because you are precious
to Me, and honored, I love you. (Isaiah 43:4) I have loved you with an
everlasting love and I will continue my constant love. (Jeremiah 31:3)

How can I abandon you? My love for you is too strong. (Hosea 11:8) I love
you so much that I hung on the cross at Calvary. I died for you, and if you
believe Me, you will have everlasting life. (John 3:16)

Can a woman forget her own baby and not love the child she bore? Yes, even
should she forget, I will never forget you. I cannot forget you. I will hold
you in the palm of My hands.(Isaiah 41:13) I AM WITH YOU ALWAYS UNTIL THE
END OF THE WORLD. (Matthew 28:20)

Do not let your heart be troubled, trust in Me. (John14:1) I will help you
(Isaiah 41:14) When you pass through the deep waters, I will be with you.
Your troubles will not overwhelm you.

The hard trials that will come will not hurt you. (Isaiah 43:2) When you
walk through the valley of the shadows of death, do not be afraid because I
am with you. My rod and My staff will comfort you. I will lead you in the
path of righteousness. (Psalm 23) I will give you peace in the midst of a
storm, not as the world giveth.

Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. (John 14:27) Peace
I give which will pass all understanding and shall keep your heart and mind
(Philippians 4:7)

When you lie down do not be afraid, your sleep shall be sweet. (Proverbs
3:24)
My love for you will keep your dwelling safe. (Psalm 4:8)

Beloved, My eyes are upon you and I will give you hope, for I Am merciful.
(Psalm 33:18) You will have access to My grace and rejoice in hope while
sharing in the glory of My Father. (Romans 5:2)

I will give you joy and peace. The mountains and hills will sing, and the
trees will clasp their hands before you. (Isaiah 55:12) You may have sorrow
now, but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice and no one will
take your joy from you. (John 16:22)

Do not worry.(Luke 12:9) Even the hairs on your head have all been counted,
so there is no need to be afraid of anything. (Matthew 10:30) The mountains
may depart and the hills will be shaken, but My steadfast love for you will
never end. (Isaiah 54:10)

Come unto me, all ye who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest
(Matthew 11:28) Come, my love come. I will lead you into solitude and there
I will speak tenderly to your heart. I will be true and faithful. I will
show you constant love and make you Mine forever.

I will keep my promise, and you will really know Me then as never before. I
Am who I Am. (Exodus 3:14)

I Am the LORD, your God. (Hosea 13:4)

Your Faithful Friend, Jesus

P.S. I AM the same Yesterday, Today and Forever. (Hebrews 13:8)

Friday, February 26, 2016

Temple Curtain Torn

The Death of Jesus
50And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and yielded up His spirit. 51And behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth shook and the rocks were split. Matthew 27

When Jesus died the curtain in the Temple was torn from top to bottom. It was six inches thick. How much effort would it have taken to tear something that thick? 

It was torn from top to bottom. The earthquake did not have that effect. Not unless the Temple walls fell outward in opposite directions in such a way that they pulled on each side of the curtain in a more or less equal way.

I was taught this about the torn curtain: 

Either God or and angel tore the curtain. Probably an angel.
The curtain was originally made to separate the people from their Holy God. If they looked directly at Him they would have died.
Only the high priest was allowed behind the curtain and only once a year - carrying smoking incense to prevent a direct look at God's glory.
After Jesus died, the curtain was torn to show that now all people were allowed to approach God.

I believe these are valid points.

But I also wonder. There was an ancient Jewish custom of tearing one's clothes from the neck down when one heard bad news or was in mourning.

Might it not have been that God tore His "clothes", His covering, when His only Son died?

Maybe it's some of each.

May God bless us all.

Kathi

Saturday, April 4, 2015

Open- or Closed-Minded

I recently got into a facebook discussion about a politically correct subject. I was not on the politically correct side since it disagrees with the Bible.

The discussion ended after about an hour and a half, but resurfaced the next day. It occurred to me that when people tried to trip up Jesus, He would use Scripture against the arguments. So I tried it.

After only two Bible quotes, I was called closed-minded. Only two verses sent my opponent into name-calling.

I would like to point out that Adam and Eve listened to the snake with an open mind. Look where THAT got us all.

Happy Resurrection Day,

Kathi Linz

Tuesday, March 24, 2015

The World Has Lost Its Mind

I ran across a saying that ended like this:
Truth - the supply always exceeds the demand.

Why? Why don't people want to hear the truth anymore? An even more pressing question is - why don't the people who know the truth want to let us know what it is? What are they hiding?

What I see, and I appear to be in rare company - is that the world is lining up in exactly the way Jesus said it would be at the end of the age. What I see is that demons are wreaking havoc on whole nations and no one seems to care. Instead they are cheering on the evil people and events.

"Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter.: Isaiah 5:20.

The occult is in full swing and the leadership is pulling for transhumanism - the "improvement of humans by crossing them with machines and/or animals". 

The world has lost its collective mind. I know it will happen. God said it would. I don't have to like it and I don't think I'm supposed to like it. It's my calling to fight the world/evil tooth and nail. It's my duty to snatch every soul I can from the teeth of the Destroyer. That includes prayer and being salt and light in a dark and rotting world.

May God preserve us in this time,

Kathi