Posted on 09/20/2001 9:48:26 PM PDT by hope
Yeah, how could New York City possibly be confused with what Jesus revealed to be, "that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth (Rev 17:18) And how could the twin towers possibly be related to this passage: "And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning, Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come. And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more. (Rev 18:11). And if the destruction of the World Trade Center was (or was the symbol of) 'Babylon The Great', then one would expect these words of the next chapter to have some significance:
And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron (Rev 19:11-15).
Yea, many shall run to and fro . . .
If people have not read "The Cross and The Switchblade" - about Pastor Wilkerson - and his honest, one on one, life-turning upside down ministries to New York City Gang members of the most violent and drug addicted types - including one Nicki Cruz - they should check it out.
Nicki Cruz lived and ministered for awhile here in the Raleigh Durham area. He had been a murderous, raping thug would just as soon slit your throat as look at you. Through David Wilkerson, Nicki Cruz - and hundreds if not thousands of others like him - have met Jesus Christ, the REAL Jesus Christ, and his life was transformed!
David Wilkerson has since then been a prophet to this nation - warning our beloved America of God's judgement to come if we did not repent of our sins, both individually, and as a nation, and turn back to God. So, his comments posted here are not unexpected nor are they out of whack with David Wilkerson's role as a prophet warning America.
Having said that, I have not before nor do I now take any human being as the one who interprets God's scripture to me. That role is only for the Holy Spirit who has been given by our Resurrected Lord to all who have come to Him in faith, receiving the gift of salvation found in Him. Some of God's men - and women - on this earth are privileged to carry God's Word to others. Each follower of Jesus Christ should be spending time on bended knee in fervent prayer and in quiet meditative times reading His Word and asking God to bring His truths to our consciousness. "Praying the Bible" is a tremendous thing to do at any time, but especially at a time like this. God will lead us through His Word which is a light unto our Path.....especially in the dark days in which we find ourselves right now.
David Wilkerson is responsible to the God he serves - as is each one of us. God will either confirm him as a true prophet of God or he won't.
In the meantime - a man of God who speaks with authority and truth is Pastor Adrian Rogers, of "Love Worth Finding" ministries. A link to his site website where he has put a special audio and written statement about the recent events is Over here.
On Dr. Rogers Biographical page I found these endorsements of Dr. Rogers:
"Billy Graham: "We need for ministers of the Gospel to defend the Bible as the infallible Word of God…I believe in my heart that Adrian Rogers is such a man. I know him personally. I have walked with him and prayed with him…I know God's hand is upon Adrian Rogers as he proclaims the Bread of Life from his church and through radio and television…I praise God for his ministry."
Chuck Colson: "In my opinion, Adrian Rogers is one of the truly great preachers in America today - and a beloved friend. This is God's man with God's message."
George Bush: "Here is a man whom the Southern Baptists have kept coming back to. He served them earlier as president of the Convention and now again. On top of everything else, he pastors one of the largest churches in the world…There are many who presume to speak for the evangelical movement, but surely Dr. Rogers is one of the handful who truly represents them. He is a great man with a lot of influence and a lot of wisdom…"
Adrian Rogers pastors a church of 28,000 members. I have heard him preach many times. Every time I hear him, it is a joy and a benefit to me. I heard him speaking today about the attack on America.
As much as I love and revere Dr. Rogers, and Billy Graham, (and I do), I will listen and ask the Holy Spirit to bless to my hearing their words spoken as inspired by Him. But they are no substitute for my spending time in reading the Bible daily and asking God's Spirit to teach me there Himself.
You belong to a religous sect that most here do not. To try to claim that YOU know it all and no one else does, is the height of hubris. This is NOT a theocracy, and while you are free to believe as you like, you are NOT free to impose your beliefs on others .
You beed to read Jim's directive .
LOL! You posted that Babylon is NYC. Stop making thigs worse... . It isn't "ironic". It's called wrong interpretion of the Bible. It isn't a wake-up call with Christians. They repent and reflect everyday. Maybe you should look into this too!
Loving the "law" which Christians are not under, doesn't offer you a refuge. Do you realize how you have managed to also misapply this verse? Do me a favor and don't reply. Must you resort to more Scripture twist to save face for a foolish post. It appears so... .
Recall:
Prov.16:18
[18] Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
I'm not a Catholic. Complain to them ;)
Read through what you wrote. Slowly. Also read through Revelation and look at the sequence of events that are to occur. You will find no correlation.
The scriptural penalty for false prophesy ensured it never happened twice. How many modern prophets would be willing to take the test?
October 11, 2001 . . .
For later reading.
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