Tony Blair Gives His Life to Religion

Just read this news article here called "Blair gives his life to religion"

The article says Tony Blair is hoping to make his Faith Foundation into a global foundation. The article quotes Tony Blair saying, "I see this over time as the rest of my life's work."

Blair claims that his Tony Blair Faith Foundation is not meant to meld all religions into a world religion, but I think it's quite possible that his Faith Foundation will be just one more step toward making a world religion a reality some day.

The Dalai Lama, Doug Pagittt, and Rob Bell

This is strange.

Rob Bell-author of the ever-so-popular Nooma videos shown in church youth groups

and

Doug Pagitt-emergent, self-proclaiming Christian leader

and

the Dalai Lama-Buddhist Tibetan monk

will all be together at the Seeds of Compassion event, whose purpose is to discuss how to bring awareness of spirituality and compassion to children in early life.

Read a bit more about it here.

I wonder..what is the purpose of Bell and Pagitt participating in this? Will they be declaring the truth to all the leaders of false religions such as Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Sikhism that salvation is found in no other name but the Lord Jesus Christ? I hope so, but unfortunately I very much doubt it.

There is a spiritual battle going on, and we are in it.

Let's remember to come to our Heavenly Father in prayer.

*** Update- Just thought I should clarify that I do not think Pagitt and Bell will be declaring the true Gospel since they sympathize with Eastern religious techniques and promote them in their own churches. And when I said we are in a spiritual battle, I mean that the Christian faith is under attack not just from the outside but also from the inside since true Christianity can be, and often has been, misrepresented by people like Pagitt and Bell. Furthermore, we need to continue to contend for the faith that seems to be compromised by so many of the mega- pastors***

Different Religions to Meet with Pope to Foster "Peace"

Here we go again.

From this article here.

"Jewish, Islamic, Buddhist, Jain, Hindu Leaders to Meet with Pope Benedict XVI in Washington"
"This meeting denotes the Holy Father's belief in the need for religious bodies to stress the goal for peace which lies at the heart of all religions. It "exemplifies what must happen all over the world." The gifts symbolize the path to peace in the deepest teachings of each group.

Umm...by the way, there is only one who is worthy of the title Holy Father, and it is NOT the Pope!

And here's what the Bible says about peace.


34 “Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace but a sword. 35 For I have come to ‘set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law’; Matthew 10:34-35

27 Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. .John 14:27

33 These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will^[a] have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” John 16:33

For it pleased the Father that in Him all the fullness should dwell, 20 and by Him to reconcile all things to Himself, by Him, whether things on earth or things in heaven, having made peace through the blood of His cross. Colossians 1:19-20

As should be evident by these Bible verses, peace with God is only possible through the blood of Jesus shed on the cross. And, true peace can only come from Jesus. In Him, we may have peace. Apart from Lord Jesus Christ, there is no peace.

By the way, interestingly, the Bible does talk about a FALSE PEACE that will occur during the last days...hmm....

1Now, brothers, about times and dates we do not need to write to you, 2for you know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. 3While people are saying, "Peace and safety," destruction will come on them suddenly, as labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape. 4But you, brothers, are not in darkness so that this day should surprise you like a thief.1 Thessalonians 5:1-4


I don't know about you, but I seem to be hearing a lot of global "peace and safety" talk lately.

Pope Prays Toward Mecca with Imam

oh what is surprise----The Pope tries to make amends for his 2006 lecture that upset Muslims when he implied that Islam was a violent and rational religion.

So, to make amends, he visited a mosque in Turkey and prayed toward Mecca with its imam.

Just one more thing to add to the list of "101 Ways to Unite all Religions".

United Nations...then 'United Religions'?

I just read a couple of interesting news articles that Carla from more books and things has discovered and posted about.

The Italian Democratic Party leader has suggested that a place be built in Rome for all religions to come together-similar to the UN. He calls it "United Religions".

Read an Italian news article about it here

Prophecy News Watch also reports this here.

So many things seem to be happening all at once, don't they? With the direction everything seems to be heading, there's no doubt in my mind that we are living in the last days. I truly wonder sometimes how long it will be until the Bridegroom returns. And I pray that when He does return, He will find me and you both ready for Him.

Rick Warren, Tony Blair, Global Religion & World Economic Forum

I recently watched the 75 minute Davos world economic forum clip from the "faith and modernization" discussion chaired by Tony Blair. This was a panel of Muslim, Jewish, "Christian", and Catholic leaders discussing faith in a modern world. Rick Warren was the representative for "Christianity". This was, indeed, a preview to the coming global religion.
Most of the talk was about "tolerance", "peace" (in the global sense), common ground, and interfaith dialogue.

Rick Warren took the opportunity to talk about how "successful" his "network" has been. He also stated that the future of the world was "religious pluralism" and that all faiths were needed to contribute to fighting the "5 Global Giants". RW also mentioned that he has met with Secretary General of the UN (Ban Ki-Moon), and in the clip RW admitted that he is a member of the USA's Council on Foreign Relations. Until watching this forum in its entirety I did not realize how politically and economically influential this guy is!

For anyone willing to take the time, it is definitely worth it to watch this forum. If you don't want to watch the entire thing, I would highly recommend watching the first 10 minutes of the video to get a good idea of what this forum is all about. And then, watch RW's speech which is from about the 40-50 minute mark. And, lastly if you have time, watch the last 15 minutes of the video with questions and comments.

You can watch the video of the forum here.

By the way, I found it very interesting that Tony Blair was the "host" of this forum. Here are some things about Tony Blair:

*Recently appointed Senior Advisor at JP Morgan Bank in the USA (paid $5 million/year)

*Is a Middle East peace envoy and represents Russia, USA, UN, and the EU

*And, is working hard at achieving a peace agreement

*Recently converted to Roman Catholicism

*Is a potential candidate for the EU Presidency (if the position comes with "real power")

*Is launching his own interfaith group (this is mentioned by Rick Warren in the Davos video clip also, but I can't remember at which part-maybe at the end of the clip when RW responds to questions)

Read a commentary about this Davos video clip here. It explains where this is all heading-------to a global religion.

***Just a side note---I'm not saying Tony Blair is the Antichrist. I just see how the many things going on politically and religiously are preparing people to receive the Antichrist, whenever and whoever that will be.****

Here are a few passages describing the Antichrist, who will be the king of the "north", will confirm a covenant, end daily sacrifices, and then eventually declare himself to be god. Let's remember that we may very well be closer to these prophecies being fulfilled than we realize. Of course, the fulfillment of prophecy is often only recognized after it has been fulfilled, but we still need to study prophecy and ask the Lord God to help us understand. By the way, I am not saying that Tony Blair is the Antichrist; I'm just saying that the world stage is being prepared for the Antichrist. Who he is, and when he will be revealed, I do not know.

27 Then he shall confirm a covenant with many for one week;
But in the middle of the week
He shall bring an end to sacrifice and offering.
And on the wing of abominations shall be one who makes desolate,
Even until the consummation, which is determined,
Is poured out on the desolate.” (Daniel 9:27)


21 And in his place shall arise a vile person, to whom they will not give the honor of royalty; but he shall come in peaceably, and seize the kingdom by intrigue. 22 With the force^[h] of a flood they shall be swept away from before him and be broken, and also the prince of the covenant. 23 And after the league is made with him he shall act deceitfully, for he shall come up and become strong with a small number of people. 24 He shall enter peaceably, even into the richest places of the province; and he shall do what his fathers have not done, nor his forefathers: he shall disperse among them the plunder, spoil, and riches; and he shall devise his plans against the strongholds, but only for a time.
25 “He shall stir up his power and his courage against the king of the South with a great army. And the king of the South shall be stirred up to battle with a very great and mighty army; but he shall not stand, for they shall devise plans against him. 26 Yes, those who eat of the portion of his delicacies shall destroy him; his army shall be swept away, and many shall fall down slain. 27 Both these kings’ hearts shall be bent on evil, and they shall speak lies at the same table; but it shall not prosper, for the end will still be at the appointed time. 28 While returning to his land with great riches, his heart shall be moved against the holy covenant; so he shall do damage and return to his own land.

The Northern King’s Blasphemies

29 “At the appointed time he shall return and go toward the south; but it shall not be like the former or the latter. 30 For ships from Cyprus^[i] shall come against him; therefore he shall be grieved, and return in rage against the holy covenant, and do damage.
“So he shall return and show regard for those who forsake the holy covenant. 31 And forces^[j] shall be mustered by him, and they shall defile the sanctuary fortress; then they shall take away the daily sacrifices, and place there the abomination of desolation. 32 Those who do wickedly against the covenant he shall corrupt with flattery; but the people who know their God shall be strong, and carry out great exploits. 33 And those of the people who understand shall instruct many; yet for many days they shall fall by sword and flame, by captivity and plundering. 34 Now when they fall, they shall be aided with a little help; but many shall join with them by intrigue. 35 And some of those of understanding shall fall, to refine them, purify them, and make them white, until the time of the end; because it is still for the appointed time.
36 “Then the king shall do according to his own will: he shall exalt and magnify himself above every god, shall speak blasphemies against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the wrath has been accomplished; for what has been determined shall be done. 37 He shall regard neither the God^[k] of his fathers nor the desire of women, nor regard any god; for he shall exalt himself above them all. 38 But in their place he shall honor a god of fortresses; and a god which his fathers did not know he shall honor with gold and silver, with precious stones and pleasant things. 39 Thus he shall act against the strongest fortresses with a foreign god, which he shall acknowledge, and advance its glory; and he shall cause them to rule over many, and divide the land for gain. (Daniel 11:21-39)

Well Worth Reading

I regularly scan my favourite blogs to see what other people are posting about. I have found some really interesting articles lately that I highly recommend reading.

End Times Watch-The Noahide Laws-"Every Knee Shall Bend" at For the Author
**talks about the 7 Noahide laws that could potentially bridge Jews and Muslims....and get this...the punishment of breaking these laws is said to be decapitation**

The Golden Rule Twisted-Part 1 at For the Author
**talks about an interfaith group, global peace, United Nations, mantra meditation, Roman Catholicism and links all these things together to show a trend toward a global world peace plan and interfaith***

The Golden Rule Twisted-Part 2 at For the Author

More Books and Things Blog about Jacob Prasch Seminar
***Some topics covered are Rick Warren, Replacement Theology, End Times Signs***

From Lighthouse Trails Research-Article on Rick Warren
***exposes RW's attempt to bridge Christianity with Roman Catholicism and Anglican Church and also discusses how RW wants to have "right-wing" Christians meet in the middle with liberal "Chrisitians"

Mystical Health and Wellness Taught at University

To all those out there who have been wondering whether or not I fell off the bloggerland map, well I'm back and plan to continue blogging every now and then. I took a blogging break to focus on final exams for university and also for the holidays when access to computers was limited due to travels. So, now I'm back to a regular routine and also back to school and taking some new classes.

One of these classes is a health class, which is required for my program. My professor for this class is a young female, likely in her late 20s. She is a yoga instructor and her ideal of perfect wellness is the Buddhist monks.....mysticism here we go again...She is a very nice lady and a great teacher, but the new-age spiritual/mystical spin is very very evident. This will prove to be a very interesting class I think.

But if you don't believe that mysticism/universalism/new-age spirituality is going to be coming to a school near you....you are in for a nasty surprise in the near future.

In another class I took last term, my professor turned off the lights and led us (or at least those willing, myself NOT included) through a mental and physical relaxation technique which included a lot of visualization. He warned us that if we did this exercise correctly, we would experience wave-like sensations going through our body that would likely be a sensation we had never felt before. So, throughout this, I sat in my chair and observed through the dim light what was going on. Now, this is a class of about 150 people, so try to picture this if you can---the lights were off, it was dead silent except for the professor going through the exercise, people were sprawled out on the floor in the aisles. The guy two seats beside me started snoring. I prayed against this the whole time because the goal was obviously to reach a different state of consciousness and experience weird sensations. This was for a sports sociology/psychology class.

Now, here I am in a health class learning, once again, about yoga, meditation, and monks (they call is being "spiritually well"). New age religion and eastern mysticism is very prevalent at university. If you don't think this is coming to a school near you, well it already has if you attend my university. And, I've mentioned these two classes so far that are teaching this... does anyone want to guess what program and field I'm in....??

Religious Studies? nope, not that program. I can imagine how frustrating that program would be though.

Psychology? nope

Nursing? ....nope, try again. (Although this stuff is all over the place in the health field too)

The Answer......

Education.

yep. elementary/middle years education. This is what we future teachers are being equipped with, people. Teach future teachers these methods to pass on and use in their classroom--teach them this mystical RELIGION (of course they would never call it religion...but that's what it is.)

So, let's add it all up together, shall we?

Meditation/yoga taught and promoted to future teachers at university in health classes
+ meditation and yoga taught at the National Pastor's Conference in the States
+universalism, new age, and interfaith at the United Nations
+professor at university ensuring students "understand" that Catholic and Christian are one and the same (which they are not)
+"evangelical" leaders such as Rick Warren, pastor of Saddleback, and Bill Hybels, pastor or Willow Creek Church signing a letter that Christians and Muslims should work to "reflect our common love for God" (Jesus Christ and Allah are NOT the same God!!)
+meditation and labyrinth prayers taught at MB Seminary in Fresno

=a world ready for the anti-christ and his eventual one world religion

Reading my school newspaper sickens me so much I barely ever read it because each time it is filled with mockery of true Bible-believing Christians. Some of you may also remember the offensive cartoon published a year or two ago that mocked Jesus. At university, I am forced to pay for this newspaper in my tuition. Isn't that sickening?

It is definitely time to prepare for persecution. In fact, it has already arrived, but it will only get worse. Pray for the Christians at university that we would be a light in a very very dark place.

Yale Confirms High-Profile Names

I hope everyone in my neck of the woods is staying warm! And now that my face has finally thawed out, I can begin my post. As I mentioned in my last post, I emailed both Yale and Willow Creek to try to confirm whether, indeed, Bill Hybels and Rick Warren indefinitely signed this letter. I am pleased to let you know that I have received confirmation from Yale. While I appreciate their response, I am somewhat disturbed to find out that, without a doubt, Bill Hybels and Rick Warren, along with all the other high-profile names DID sign this letter.

I know I shouldn't be surprised at this, but I have a hard time believing everything seems to be moving so fast. Believing Jesus Christ is God is "essential" (to steal a term from the emerging church "unity push") to our faith. To say we can love God together with Muslims is absolutely offensive, when the Islam religion rejects Jesus Christ as God.

Here is an excerpt from the email Yale's Associate Director of the Reconciliation Program sent me, addressing my questions of how they monitored the names on the letter, particularly Bill Hybels and Rick Warren, which was published as an advertisement in the New York Times on November 18. Here is part of their personal email response to my email:

"In answer to your inquiry, all of the high-profile signatories listed in the Nov. 18 New York Times advertisement, including Rick Warren and Bill Hybels, were added in response to a direct invitation from someone here at Yale Divinity School, or through invitation by a direct Yale Divinity School contact. This was verified through written and/or telephone confirmation in all cases. With few exceptions, all of the approximately 300 signatures presently listed on the Yale Divinity School website were similarly obtained...."We very much appreciate your concern for accuracy and integrity in these matters of such significance, and are working hard to ensure that nobody is publicly misrepresented in any way."

So, according to Yale, Bill Hybels and Rick Warren were directly contacted by Yale and they definitely signed this letter. I am going to pass this information on to some people in leadership in, which very recently became my "former home", church. We no longer attend there after meeting with the pastor to discuss these emerging church issues and his confirmation that they would not be withdrawing from Willow Creek Association and saw no reason to do so.

When the world's major religions (Christianity and Islam) start believing and agreeing that we all worship the same God, there will no longer be a need to evangelize. And, eventually, it is likely that those who do try to "convert" people to Christianity will be shunned and intensely persecuted even in the western world. It's already started to happen. And then, when the antichrist does come (and he will), he will be widely welcomed by a world who already believes we all worship the same God.

"Watch yourself that you make no covenant with the inhabitants of the land into which you are going, or it will become a snare in your midst. But rather, you are to tear down their altars and smash their sacred pillars and cut down theirAsherim
--for you shall not worship any other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God--otherwise you might make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land and they would play the harlot with their gods and sacrifice to their gods, and someone might invite you to eat of his sacrifice," Exodus 34:12-15

I wouldn't dare even think of signing this letter that dances with this idea that the God of the Bible and the God of the Koran are the same, so we can share "a common love for God".

I fear God, not men.

Our God is a jealous God.

Are those who signed this letter trying to arouse the Lord's anger?

"Common" Love For God Between Christians and Muslims?

Dear Friends,

I recently left my home church that I had been attending for just over a year due to a few things. One of them being its membership in the Willow Creek Association and its support for WC's Leadership Summit. Today, I came across an article from the Christian Post that reported that Bill Hybels and Rick Warren, along with many other Christian leaders, have signed a letter as a response to a Muslim open letter. This letter calls "on the two Abrahamic faiths to love God and neighbors together." Now, as Christians we are to love others and even our enemies, definitely; no doubt about it. But to "love God together" is not possible because we do not serve the same God. Read the article from Christian Post here.

The entire letter and the list of all those who it claims have signed this letter can be found here at the official Yale website.

I have emailed both Willow Creek and Yale to try to determine if these men did, indeed, sign this letter, and if it is possible, someone had added their names without their approval. We shall see if I receive a response.


Here is an excerpt from the article:

"Christian leaders urged for an interfaith dialogue that moves beyond “polite” ecumenical talks between selected leaders. Instead, leaders of both faiths should hold dialogues to build relations that will “reshape” the two communities to “genuinely reflect our common love for God and for one another,” the Christian letter stated."..."The letter’s main emphasis is the “absolutely central” commonality between both religions: love of God and love of neighbor. "

The Koran is clear that Muslims are to believe Jesus was ONLY a prophet. They deny that Jesus was God in the flesh. How can we possibly say that we share a "common love for God" when Muslims reject Jesus as God and Savior?? WE CAN'T!! We do not serve the same God. Allah and Jesus Christ are not the same!!

Jesus came to bring peace between men and God. If you read Matthew 10, Jesus is clear that the world WILL HATE us because of Him. In fact, Jesus said he will bring division and that he did NOT come to bring peace on earth. This is what Jesus said:

"Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against parents and cause them to be put to death. You will be hated by all because of My name, but it is the one who has endured to the end who will be saved. But whenever they persecute you in one city, flee to the next; for truly I say to you, you will not finish going through the cities of Israel until the Son of Man comes." (Matthew 10:21-23)

"But whoever denies Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father who is in heaven.Do not think that I came to bring peace on the earth; I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. (Matthew 10:33-34)

These are the words of Jesus, folks, not me. The Bible is clear about this issue. Case closed.