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By Jim Towers

Jesus said, “I am the Way, the Truth and the Life and no man comes to the Father but by me.”

Christianity is defined as a relationship with Jesus Christ. All other faiths are man-made religions, including Islam.

Every day of Ramadan (the holy month for Islam) is marked by violence somewhere in the world, with Western Civilization and Christians being the main target. Not only do they kill and harm others, but devout Muslims are into self flagellation, where groups of men inflict punishment on themselves to the point where blood puddles in the street. It reminds me of the times of the prophet Elijah, when the worshipers of Baal tried to get their god’s attention by mutilating themselves. It didn’t work then, and they paid the ultimate price – death. Although many Muslims claim Islam is a peaceful religion, they killed over 1,639 men, women and children during Ramadan in order to appease their god Allah. Surprisingly, we and other Christian countries still don’t understand this fact, and no amount of evangelizing is going to change that anytime soon, as timid and fearful as we Americans are of them. And even if it did work, it is already too little too late. God himself, in the form of Jesus Christ, has to appear to them in visions to get their crazed attention. We as a Judeo- Christian nation should have given each and every immigrant a copy of the Bible and an invitation to Christianity. After all, it is because of the Christian faith that these people were welcomed into our benevolent country. Even so, they want nothing to do with Christianity and want to dominate our country by Sharia, in spite of not having contributed anything to our way of life. And to further complicate things, some of them refuse to work for others because it’s against their religion! Thank God our president refused to host the yearly Ramadan dinner at the White House this year.

There are other religions and cults in our country, but they don’t go about killing others as a way of worship (at least not yet). Just to name a few, Mormonism was begun by a delusional man named John Smith, to whom an angel named Moroni appeared, telling him to dig up some golden plates in his back yard that would explain more fully the word of god. Remember, Satan can appear as an angel of light. With a name like Moroni (that John Smith gave the angel) Satan almost gave himself away.

The Jehovah Witnesses believe that a certain hermit named Charles Taze Russell was inspired to write a new bible (all by himself) which he called the New World Translation. I can assure you that just because you know God’s name (Jehovah), it will not guarantee you a place in heaven. The Bible clearly says that Jesus is the Way, the Truth and the Life. The original Word of God also says, “There is no other name under heaven, given among men whereby you must be saved.” And consider this other verse, “This is the record, that God has given us His only Son, He that has the Son has life; he that has not the Son, has not life, but the wrath of God abides on him.”

The many Indian gods, including the blue faced Shiva, are a confounding array of rat and cow worshipers. We can see the devastating results by the way they live in their third world country.

Voodoo reigns on the island of Haiti. Is it any wonder they too are such a backward society?

Catholicism began with wealthy landowners paying for the privilege to become priests in order to minister to the surfs who worked their lands. Talk about bribery and corruption. Many, being human, are corrupt pedophiles to this very day. Still they continue to thrive.

That isn’t to say that Protestants are exempt from corruption. Indeed, apostasy is permeating the church more and more as the end approaches. Snake handlers, laughing ministries, and phony money grubbing TV preachers have so-called “Christian ministries.” All you need is charisma and/or a crazy hairdo. I could go on and on, but there should be enough said here for you to mull over.

Indeed, this must be the terminal generation since Biblical prophecy is being played out before our eyes on a daily basis. It’s becoming obvious that we are the generation of believers who will be transported out of here in the rapture before all hell hits the fan.

I often get videos at the library for the week, and especially like true stories and documentaries. The librarian who had been reading a book about witches the week before was at the counter again today. I wondered how I might approach her with the gospel, but I needn’t have been concerned since the Bible says the Holy Spirit will give us the right words to say at the right time if we let Him. Indeed, God had arranged for me to find a video I was looking for about a man who claimed to have had conversations with God. This man’s book was a huge hit with the reading public and had been made into a movie a while back. I had seen it a few years ago and wanted to see it again to see what it was that interested people so much. He never mentioned Jesus or salvation throughout the entire movie. Although I had been looking for it for a number of weeks I couldn’t find it – that is until today. When the librarian saw that I had it to check out she recommended it highly since she had just viewed it herself. It seems the librarian likes to read about and explore the supernatural. She is obviously a seeker of spiritual things and hopefully truth. You see she’s a tree hugging Unitarian, as is the author of the book “Conversations with God.”

I know spiritual warfare when I see it, and I am determined to share the Word of God with her the next time I see her. I know His Word won’t come back to Him void and perhaps another lost soul will be saved.

YBIC

Jim Towers

I can be reached at jt.filmmaker@yahoo.com and at www.thepropheciesmovie.com and book.

I will add the that “rules for radicals” book Alinsky states “Lest we forget at least an over-the-shoulder acknowledgment to the very first radical: from all our legends, mythology, and history… the first radical known to man who rebelled against the establishment and did it so effectively that he at least won his own kingdom — Lucifer.”  Let that sink in 

 

 

By Jim Towers

Radical: very different from the usual or traditional. (Merriam Webster)

We should all have heard by now of the liberals’ playbook “Rules for Radicals.” In it liberals are taught how to fight dirty with lies, deceit and subversive action. The author of the book, Saul Alinsky, was a Chicago thug and atheist who espoused a quasi communist doctrine. He wrote about how to achieve the goal of supplanting existing civil order with the Godless liberal agenda of “whatever makes you happy is right and good.” Life is fifty shades of gray.

This evil Godless man was Hillary Clinton’s idol and also one of Barack Obama’s heroes. These two people were so well indoctrinated by the book that they abide by these “rules” to this very day. One of the things that they were taught is to have tenacity enough to wear the opposition down with relentless falsehoods. Months after Trump won the election they continue to harangue him. This book had to be devised by Satan himself since it is self serving and oblivious to the concerns of others.

Radical liberals are demanding that we succumb to their will. Screaming and hollering invectives at all who oppose them, they are going the way of the French Revolution and will soon even begin turning on one another, even as Muslims are doing – Sunni against Shiite. Soon “The Lord will have them in derision,” as stated in scripture.

Those of us who are trying to live honest, law abiding lives are being assaulted on all sides by lesbians, gays, pedophiles, communists, Muslim extremists, and plain all out crazy people. They hate our ideals of righteous living and minding our own business. They want to destroy our way of life and impose their twisted God hating will on us. They’ve even gone so far as to exploit our children by teaching transgenderism as a new way of thinking and living. Their demon inspired premise of tolerance is ugly and deceptive.

Last night I read about transgender men dressed in drag reading stories to little children in libraries and public schools. In the accompanying video I viewed they asked the little children if they wanted to be a transgender when they grow up! Naturally, some of the impressionable children said “yes” while others looked on in confusion. We have become a very sick society, thanks to the liberal agenda of tolerance, no matter how obscene.

Meanwhile, Muslim extremists are now going so far as to eat the arms and legs of their victims. I saw the actual photos, photos of severed arms and legs lying on a table ready to be carved up for stew. Truly the gates of hell have been opened and they will never again close until Christ Jesus returns to rule.

 

Ironically, the New Testament could also be named “Rules for Radicals.” The huge difference is that it is diametrically opposed to thuggery, lies and deceit. The New Testament instructs us to be radical with our message of love and concern for others. It tells us that we ought to love God with all our heart, soul and strength and our fellow man as much as we love ourselves. The healthy mature Christian does so.

We can’t pretend to not know what is going on in the world anymore and ignore it. Life is in our face making demands of us, demands that we can’t ignore. We must determine to rise up against corruption at all costs. We can’t afford to be apathetic or politically correct anymore, nor can we compromise with those who would destroy us with apathy. The very existence of the Christian faith is in jeopardy, and in order to stop it we must be well armed with the sword of the spirit through words and action. Sadly though, like the bible says, “My people perish for lack of knowledge” and are ineffective in their witness to others because of it. Knowing and practicing the Word of God is imperative in being a soldier of the cross – and of love and compassion – with conviction. If a person really believes in something he will go out of his way to tell others, even if it means stepping into hell to snatch them out of the flames.

Speaking of hell, I went to a concert at a cultural center featuring instruments such as violins, flutes, cello, French horn and oboe over the weekend. It began with two percussionists (drummers), a young one in his twenties and an older man in his fifties. With no background accompaniment it was all simply erratic noise, especially since there was no rhythm involved either. It was called 42nd Street and was supposed to invoke the sounds of New York. It was pure confusion and repetition. It seems that people have forgotten about rhythm, timing and melody. This noise called music is a reflection of the confusion and lack of direction in the majority of people’s lives today.

During intermission we went into the art gallery to view what was being passed off as art. It was like the paintings on display were done in rebellion to God’s idea of beauty and symmetry. What a mess it was. My five year old grandson could have done better.

The concert continued with violinists playing discombobulated and out of tune cords, and the sounds made my nerves tighten with tension. As we listened and watched the opening movements, one of the violinists began playing with a pencil, of all things, and after a couple of short notes, he threw it dramatically over his shoulder. This action excited some and they responded with guffaws and stifled laughter. At the end of this tribute to hell the lead violinist began to use a pencil as well! This so-called concert could have been staged in an insane asylum. Confusion reigned and I nearly got up and left, feeling sorry for all the pretentious people I encountered there. Although there has always been pretentiousness among patrons of the arts, it has simply gotten out of hand and confusion reigns supreme. We live in a world of confusion since kicking God to the curb.

YBIC

Jim Towers       jt.filmmaker@yahoo.com and www.thepropheciesmovie and book

Study on the encounter of Christ with the Pharisees, the Herodians and the Sadducees-  When reading the Bible there is so much depth to every passage and every word even.   As a believer I would glance over these passages and not understand their full meaning, and this is the easy stuff!  I understand why so many unbelievers harden their hearts when just reading one verse on the internet and dismiss the rest, one verse theology is a license to invent.  You must take the whole Bible into account, it is an integrated message.

13)”And they send unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, to catch him in his words.”

—-The common threat had forced two traditional enemies to unite: The Pharisees, the nationalistic legalists; and, The Herodians, the sold-out liberals. The former were unalterably opposed to any foreign overlordship, while the latter were supporters of the foreign government of the Herods. The Herodians supported the family of Herod as well as the Romans who gave them the power to rule. The Pharisees considered the Herod clan to be evil usurpers of the throne of David: Herod was an Edomite, not even a Jew. The Pharisees opposed the poll tax that the Romans had inflicted on Judea and they resented the very presence of Rome in their land.

14)”And when they were come, they say unto him, Master, we know that thou art true, and carest for no man: for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth: Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?”

Their words dripped with insincere flattery, but were aimed at setting a subtle trap: He was ostensibly snared to offend either: the Jewish population or the Roman leadership

15) Shall we give, or shall we not give? But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said unto them, why tempt ye me? Bring me a penny, that I may see it.

“…penny”: a denarius: a small silver coin of 3.8 grams. One side bore the head of Caesar and the abbreviated inscription:

 

1. CAESAR DIVI AVG. G. AVGVSTVS

“Tiberius Caesar, son of the divine Augustus, Augustus”

 

The reverse was inscribed:

PONTIFEX MAXIMUS

“Chief Priest”

 

[This still remains a title of the Pope, in contrast to 1 Tim 2:5; Heb 4:14, 15; et al.]

16) And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Caesar’s.

17) And Jesus answering said unto them, Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s. And they marveled at him.

“…Render to Caesar the things that are Caesars”…: Astonishing reply! Some have regarded it as the single most influential political statement ever made in the history of the world. “…render” = avpodi,dwmi apodidomito : pay a debt; to pay back (Cf. Rom 13; 1 Tim 2:1-6; 1 Pet 2:13-17).

 Coinage was regarded the property of the government that minted it. They were already accepting Caesar’s authority or they would not be using his money. The state is a valid institution (even when it is controlled by a man who thinks he is god!) Being created in the image of God, we are under God’s Authority as well! He has total ownership of us all!

Next up come the Sadducees

18) Then come unto him the Sadducees, which say there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying

The Sadducees did not believe in the existence of the soul, life after death, resurrection, final judgment, angels or demons. They did, however, accept the Torah, the books of Moses. Most of them were wealthy; the religious aristocrats. This is the only place in Mark where the Sadducees are mentioned. Nowhere is it recorded (that I am aware of) did any of these “liberals” come to faith. Many of the Pharisees and priests did.

19) Master, Moses wrote unto us, if a man’s brother die, and leave his wife behind him and leave no children that his brother should take his wife and raise up seed unto his brother.

 This hypothetical question was based on the law of levirate marriage (Deut 25:5-10). From Latin levir “husband’s brother;” the practice or requirement of marriage of a widow to the brother of her deceased husband. This custom was practiced in ancient Jewish society and is common in parts of Africa today.

20) Now there were seven brethren; and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed.

21) And the second took her, and died, neither left he any seed; and the third likewise.

22) And the seven had her, and left no seed: Last of all the woman died also.

23) In the resurrection therefore, when they shall rise, whose wife shall she be of them? For the seven had her to wife.

 You can imagine them plotting for days for this opportunity to show all around that this was no Prophet much less the Messiah. We will fool him in front of everyone, regardless of miracles, which we have seen in our own eyes. This was pride that they had- the Pharisees and Herodians had their chance now let us set a trap. Jesus responds the same way he responded to Satan during the temptations- thru the Scripture, the Bible (Old Testament)-

 24) And Jesus answering said unto them, Do ye not therefore err, because ye know not the Scriptures, neither the power of God?

 Jesus pointed out their ignorance of two things; 1) the truth of Scripture, and 2) the Power of God.

 25) For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels which are in heaven.

 26) And as touching the dead, that they rise: have ye not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spake unto him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?

 “Have ye not read”: The question expects an affirmative answer, for Christ knew well that these Sadducees were thoroughly familiar with the Pentateuch. He referred them specifically to Ex 3:6, quoting the LXX (the Septuagint). The Sadducees accepted only the Torah: so Jesus nails this one from Exodus 3:6! The Torah- God didn’t use the Past tense: He States “I am the God of Abraham, et al.”

 He is pointing out the patriarchs were alive when those words were spoken: the Torah does, thus, teach that there is life after death! The covenant promises were eternal

 Origen pointed out in the second century that is ridiculous for God to say that he is the God of men who have no existence!

 27) He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living: ye therefore do greatly err.

 Ouch- The Sadducees—the liberals of that day—did not know Scripture or the power of God. What about us? Resurrection is the signature of my soul.

 

Excerpts from Chuck Missler exposition on the Book of Mark

 

 

 

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By Jim Towers

You don’t have to be a preacher, pastor or Jehovah’s Witness to be an evangelist. As a matter of fact it may be an asset for you to just be yourself. Today, God needs all the help He can muster to reach out to a hurting humanity with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

I admit that this was an unusually active day, but being a “people” person I enjoy such a day as this.

Today before going to the gym I checked my e-mail. A loyal reader whom I’ve come to know mailed me from her cell phone. She desperately needed my advice on how to handle a potential suicide. It seems her husband’s friend was suicidal because of the trauma he had recently gone through with the death of his mother. As if that wasn’t enough, his girlfriend broke up with him on his birthday. Now he was teetering on suicide, feeling he didn’t have a friend in the world. I told her what steps I would take.  She wrote back later saying she had followed my advice, which was to get him to repent for not making God a part of his life, receive Jesus Christ into his heart, get baptized, begin studying the Bible and join a Bible-believing church.

That is my approach, since most unbelievers are either atheists, agnostics or know nothing about the things of God.  If a person is sincerely seeking God’s face for one reason or another they must admit that they have ignored Him in their lives. Of every person I’ve led to Christ in this way no one has ever denied doing so.

Today I look for every opportunity to share Christ with a hurting humanity.

While pedaling the stationary bike and watching the news about Trump’s visit to Jerusalem, it dawned on me that this could be the lead up to the war of Gog and Magog. The night before, I had read that Trump had bombed Syria once again and I was reminded that Damascus would be completely destroyed in the last days. Trump is intent on destroying Isis, and Damascus is their gathering place. In that same news clip the word “peace” came up again and again. We all know that the Bible says, “They shall say peace, peace, and all of a sudden destruction.”  Folks, it’s all happening right before our very eyes.

I thought about how the Lord had prompted me to talk to Frank for the past two weeks. Now after seeing that news report at the gym I was determined to stop and warn him. After working out I had to pass by Frank’s house on my way home. I had met Frank a couple of years ago. He is a big burly mechanic with big rough hands. I needed my lawn mower fixed and I had neglected to share Christ with him. We hit it off immediately and I found him to be a gentlemanly and intelligent person in spite of his rough appearance. Lately he had been on my mind and I felt compelled to stop by and share the gospel with him. Upon my arrival I told him that the Lord had laid it on my heart to stop and share the gospel with him. Out of curiosity I asked if he had been praying and seeking God’s face.

It was the wrong question – to which he gave the right answer. “You can’t see God’s face, God is a spirit and you can only see his reflection in the face of His Son Jesus Christ.” It was not at all what I expected to hear. Then he explained himself, saying, “I was raised a Jehovah’s Witness and I don’t want anything to do with no church.”

I met all of his rebuttals with sensible answers, since I had heard all of the resistant blather before.

Then out of the blue he said, “If I were to go I would go to such and such a church.” I knew that church to be a Bible believing one and I agreed that it would be a good choice. What that response told me was that he wasn’t about to go back to the Jehovah’s Witness Kingdom Hall and had been thinking about attending a Bible believing one instead.

A young friend of his who had been listening piped up, “I ain’t going to no church either.”

I let them both give off steam, and then reminded them that things were getting hairy out there in the world and that they should both seek the Lord. I left my card and a tract with the name of my church on it. I had fulfilled my mission with no hard feelings on either side. I felt confident that God would take it from there.

After lunch I had to make another run downtown and on the way I stopped to get coffee at the donut shop.  While there I met a lady who confessed that she was terribly afraid of all that was going on in the world, but couldn’t understand it. I told her she could find verification for the end time chaos in the Bible and gave her my card. She said she was Episcopalian and dreaded that Trump was now our president. Although I will discuss politics, I didn’t go there. This wasn’t the time to get into that and it won’t matter one way or another if prophecy is being fulfilled.  Only Jesus can bring peace to this fallen world.

When I got home our Catholic neighbor lady came to the car and excitedly told us of an abduction attempt of a child from the mother’s arms at a local mall. “The world’s gone mad, she cried.  “I worry for my grandchild.”  We invited her into the house and I read II Timothy 3:1-5 to her.  She read along with me. “Oh my God,” she said, “it’s all happening just that way.”

The day ended with a call from my lawyer friend in Pensacola. Although he knows I’m a radical Christian he likes me anyway. We had a good conversation with laughter and bantering, but in the midst of it I touched on scripture, something he never refutes, being a Catholic. We talked for a good half hour and finally said our goodbyes. It occurred to me that he had called to see what I had to say about the world situation; one in which he has to wear a bullet proof jacket to court. God had put it in his mind to call me. Realizing that, I sat down at the computer again, even though it was getting late, and wrote to him. I told him how much I appreciated his friendship and that I felt compelled to share the Gospel with him, which I did. It was short and to the point.

It was a very eventful day, and I thank God he could use me in this way.  Still I wondered, “Lord, don’t you have any other evangelists in my area?”  I didn’t need an answer; it was only a rhetorical question. Then I remembered the verse in the book of Daniel that says, “Those who know their God shall have a wide ministry in those days.”

YBIC

Jim Towers           jt.filmmaker@yahoo.com and www.thepropheciesmovie.com and book.

 

By Jim Towers

I’ve written about apostasy before, but things are increasingly getting worse. The Pope has been praying to Allah along with Muslims, thinking he is doing a good thing by building bridges with this evil, erroneous and insidious religion.

Now it is reported that certain other “Christian” people are also following suit.

A certain reader who lives in North Carolina sent me an e-mail to inform me of some Christian church leaders who were “reaching out” to Muslims by letting them take over a Pentecostal church in her home town, turning it into a Mosque. Pastor Jim Melnyk of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church took part in the ceremonies, as did other clergy from Baptist and Methodist congregations. He talked about building bridges of understanding with these mislead people.

Bible prophecy continues to be fulfilled about the “falling away” and apostasy.

Something we have to realize is that these are only sinful men like the Pharisees and Scribes who condemned Christ Jesus to death.  Such people lean on their own understanding.

As things continue to get hairy and we get a sinking feeling that things aren’t going to turn out well, we are reminded that Jesus said, “When I return, will I find any faith?”  But we who are resisting being sucked into this politically correct fallacy can rise above it all.

We all know the Bible story about how Peter saw Jesus walking on water and got out of the boat to greet him. He even began walking on the surface of the water, but when he realized he was doing something extraordinary he began sinking.

All too often we find ourselves in the same boat (pun intended).  When the storms of life surround us we too begin to panic, even though Jesus is right there with us in the form of the comforter. The amount of fear and/or panic is related directly to the amount of faith we’ve acquired through scripture. Repeatedly Jesus says, “Fear not” about every instance of adversity in life. We should not lean on our own understanding but trust our Creator in every circumstance.

The Bible says, “The just shall live by faith.”  “Without faith it is impossible to please God.”  But where do we get faith? Again the Bible has the answer, “Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God.” If you aren’t growing in faith it is because you aren’t reading the Bible. The more you read it the stronger you become. “The Word of God is swift and powerful, and sharper than any two edged sword, piercing to the asunder of bone and marrow and the soul and spirit and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.”

The Bible leads us into all truth. “Although all men are liars, God is not.” “Thy Word is Truth.”

I’ve never known God to go back on His word, even during times when He seems to be out of reach. Perhaps this is a test to see where you are in faith. I’ve noticed that all too often God waits until the very last minute to answer our prayer, resulting in stretching you and refining you to become more like His son Christ Jesus, who himself cried out in agony to be spared the brutal fate that awaited Him.  But three days later Jesus ascended to the Father of Lights for His inheritance, gloriously and radiantly alive. Today He sits at the right hand of God, interceding for us who are going through difficult times.

Just when we think we are about to drown Jesus reaches out to us when we cry out in desperation, and we are saved from our doubts and delivered from the evil one.

After a time with the faith you’ve garnered from Scripture you will begin to walk on water fearlessly, knowing that God is your mainstay and anchor in times of trouble, and that He delights in your efforts to know Him better and better.  The Bible says, “Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God.”  That is why it is imperative to study to show ourselves approved, rightly discerning the Word of God.

We should have no fear of tomorrow.  Jesus said, “Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.” Learn to live by faith in God’s Word and many promises.

With no movie to report on this time around I will recommend a book.

I love nonfiction books and movies based on true stories. I always had trouble in believing that we should turn the other cheek when someone threatens us or our loved ones, but after reading “A Time to Kill” (The Myth of Christian Pacifism) written by Greg Hopkins, I now know that scripture permits defending ourselves and our loved ones as well as our neighbors and country.

Greg, a Sunday school teacher from the age of eighteen, a former magistrate and lawyer, has taken it upon himself to research this often misunderstood topic. I strongly recommend this book to all who would like to give justification to the act of self defense.  Greg deals with PTSD and ATTK as well. The title of the book comes from the saying of Solomon in Ecclesiastes 3:1-8, one of the wisest men who ever lived.

This informative book can be found at your local book store, Amazon and Kindle and can be ordered on eBook on the Barnes and Noble website.

YBIC

Jim Towers       jt.filmmaker@yahoo.com and www.theprophesiesmovie.com and book.

By Jim Towers

I’ve come to believe that there are really very few patriots left in government. President Trump seems to be the exception. With all the money he’ll ever need, he has no reason to appease anyone or to be bribed with filthy lucre. He’s just the right person to be in charge of the government and it’s my understanding that he is only accepting one dollar a year for his services.

I have a distinct feeling that Obama walked away with millions stashed away in secret overseas bank accounts. Millions have disappeared from various governmental agencies with the collapse of the DNC. All too many politicians are only in it for all the money and power they can muster, not to mention the other benefits and perks.

Like Jesus said, “The love of money is the root of all evil.”

As prophetic events increase in volume and intensity I can’t help but feel a sense of urgency in getting the word out. Jesus is coming back soon, first to take His bride away, then to return seven years later to bring judgment. People are becoming fearful, even if they have plenty of money.

I met Nancy at the Verizon store. She was seated within a circle of a half dozen easy chairs. I signed on the clipboard in the center of the circle and sat down next to Nancy to await my turn. Nancy was an older lady. A conversation ensued. She handed me her cell phone and asked me if I knew how to turn on the sound. It was one of the best Verizon has to offer. Mine is just a working man’s model. After looking at it and trying a couple of things I had to give it back and say I was sorry, but it was a mystery to me. Then she began to tell me how she had to figure everything out on her own since her husband had become bedridden with an illness. Then she went on to say that all her friends had abandoned her because of it. Now she couldn’t go golfing with them anymore or even go out to lunch as they had so often done. Although she is very wealthy, she is afraid, alone and can’t sleep. She told me how she and her husband had owned several businesses and houses and had a thriving portfolio. “With all that’s going on in the world today we might end up losing it all,” she whimpered.

I looked her straight in the eye and said, “This appears to me to be a divine appointment.”

“Divine appointment?” she asked.

“God had me be here at this very hour to minister to you,” I replied. Then I began to explain how she needed the Prince of Peace (Christ Jesus) in her life to give her the much needed rest she so desperately needed. Her eyes lit up with hope as I told her about my relationship with Him and how after receiving Christ I had been able to sleep like a baby. I asked what church she went to and she replied, “I haven’t gone to church since I was a teen. Today I go to a support group that only makes me all the more despondent.” I could sense her despair. I invited her to my church and took her hand which she readily offered. It was as if she was reaching out to anything that offered hope. Then, after asking her name, I began to pray for her – oblivious to the activity surrounding us. The prayer was short and to the point, that God would give her rest and that she would seek His face. She sighed as I finished and just then her name was called.

I came to realize that all the money in the world can’t buy happiness or contentment. If anything, it only makes losing it all a scary prospect, just like Jesus said in the following parable. “And the rich man said to himself, ‘this is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones and there I will store up my grains and goods. Then I will say to myself, “You have many good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat drink and be merry.’” And the Lord said, “You fool, tonight you will die, then who will inherit your wealth?”

The amazing thing is that so many preachers and televangelists are living that very parable! And they of all people should know better. Many are millionaires or even multimillionaires living extravagantly, while many in their flock are barely getting by. Yet these crooked people who should be fearful about the signs of the times, along with the rest, live lives of luxury and eat high on the hog, while never showing any signs of fearing the accountability and retribution of Almighty God. What do you think they will have to say to God about their accumulated wealth and gluttony?…. I wouldn’t want to be in their shoes. We all know what He has to say to them in return, “Depart from me for I never knew you.”

 

Nothing much to say about movies except that you should know that movies, like anything else, are made for monetary gain. Most of the time the story line doesn’t matter, be it redemptive, artsy or a thriller. The bottom line is – will it make money?

Pure Flix keeps churning out Christian movies, but nothing about the signs of the times. Maybe they expect to be churning movies out for the next millennium or two. They certainly don’t seem to believe in prophecy and the nearness of the rapture.

Could making money be their motive? I don’t think so, since the last one of their movies I saw had only about fifty people in attendance. Seems no one is interested in syrupy and unpertinent Christian movies – except Christians.

YBIC

Jim Towers             www.thepropheciesmovie and book Write me at jt.filmmaker@yahoo.com

 

 

By Jim Towers

Dateline: 4/12/ and 4/13 / 2017

Christians know that Daniel prophesied that war was going to happen in the Last Days. Jesus also said that there would be wars and rumors of war. To the skeptic I would say these prophecies coupled with many other prophesied events happening everywhere and increasing in intensity is convincing enough for me.

Today, our president called out president Assad of Syria, for using chemical weaponry on his own people, including children. Russia and Iran (Gog and Magog?) who are friends of Assad are angered. North Korea continues building ballistic missiles and testing them. We’ve sent warships to North Korea and negotiated with China to keep Kim Jong Un from inciting war through nuclear arms production. War ships are on the way there and China is threatening to bomb their nuclear bunkers as well. War and rumors of war abound.

The U.S. Embassy is being moved to Jerusalem. Isis, with help from Iran, is advancing on Israel, while some in Israel are intent on building the third and final temple. They have trained all the temple priests, made the sacrificial implements and are breeding the red heifers for sacrifice. All systems are go.

All around the world people are using their smart phones to videotape strange sightings and sounds in the skies. Witches and would be witches are springing up everywhere, some trying to put a hex/curse on our president. Homosexuals and transvestites rule the day, with other weirdoes backing them up. Black lives matter – cops lives don’t.

Isis is terrifying the world and seems to be unstoppable. Outside the church walls unbelievers are going mad, becoming paranoid and committing suicide because of fear of what’s coming upon the world.

I recently had to deal with a new Facebook “friend” who is showing signs of paranoia. Her post began with the big block words, “PEOPLE ARE EVIL.” I didn’t know what she was referring to with that extreme statement. So I wrote back, “Yes Peggy, we are all sinners, but ‘There is none righteous, no not one, for all have sinned and come short of the glory of God….But God has laid upon Him (Jesus) the iniquity of us all.’” She responded with incoherent blather, finishing with, “Who are you to judge, Mr. Towers?!” Needless to say, I was astonished and I wrote back saying, “I was only agreeing with you, Peggy.” Instantly she wrote back. “Well I’m staying inside and locking the door!” My final comment was, “I’ll be praying for you, Peggy.” Her words were words indicative of paranoia.

Pedophilia is on the rise. Is pizzagate real or just some tall tale? Anthony Weiner’s laptop may reveal more than we want to know. He will soon have to appear in court, and chances are he will spill the beans on many others high up in government. That is if he isn’t assassinated first. The Democrats are suffering many casualties as the new administration continues to probe evidence of extreme misbehavior.

Divorce is prevailing even in Christian circles and is on par with the rest of the country’s divorce rate. All the while, well respected church leaders are falling because of adulterous affairs. Televangelists with the prosperity gospel continue to rob millions from their gullible followers.

In the meantime, the falling away from the church is happening, especially in England, Canada and the U.S.

Mosques are popping up where churches once stood. Sharia is being propagated in various parts of our country. Muslims are taking over everywhere they set foot. If your church feels sorry for these devil worshipers then please let them send missionaries to their home countries to convert them. The Muslims who are already here have no intention of assimilating into our Judeo Christian culture and many of their leaders are demanding Sharia in places like Dearborn Michigan while Lansing, my hometown continues to be a sanctuary city. Muslims are also making demands in Minnesota. Public schools in some places are teaching our young students how to worship Allah in class. In New York City the body of the first female Muslim judge was found floating in the Hudson river today. This may spark retaliation on the part of fellow Muslims. How will we respond?

Persecution of Christians in other lands continues rising, with Christian men, women and children being slaughtered wholesale; this while we here in the United States live a life of plenty without a care in the world. We need to wake up and smell the coffee. But from the look of things we may live to see these atrocities reach our shores – and it may already be here waiting to strike. It is said that there are over forty radical Islamic compounds in the United States and more on our north and south ready to pounce on us when the time is right.

As big and strong as our country is it appears to be crumbling from within; there are various reasons for this happening. First is the apostasy taking place within in various Christian denominations, and then come the apathy and /or complete spiritual blindness of many others. We have built our houses on sinking sand. We only desire the acquisition of money and things it will buy. Some may be anticipating the persecution of the Christian church and are getting out of dodge while they still can. But these are the ones who only came to play church and never took these spiritual things seriously anyway. On another front some church leaders are saying that everyone goes to heaven. But Jesus said, “I am the way the truth and the life, no man comes to the father but by me.” No shades of grey in those spoken words by the King of Kings – Jesus.

As for demons and demon possession; is there really demon possession out there? Are demons real or just a figment of our imagination? Is the paranoia many are experiencing drugs, or the extreme fear of what we are facing today, or due to demonic influence? Jesus used to cast out demons, which are proof enough for me that they exist and there is evidence of it everywhere you look. Today, the Catholic Church is in need of exorcists. Would you care to volunteer?

Seeing all these things happening we would have to be blind, deaf and dumb not to think that these are the last of the last days.

The one thing that hasn’t come to pass yet are the plagues and pestilences that are sure to come in the very near future if prophecy is to be fulfilled fully. However, Aids, Zika and sexually transmitted deceases are rampant around the world already with 42 percent of Americans infected with genital papilloma virus. Perhaps a deadly contagion is getting ready to make it’s appearance as promiscuity and infidelity get out of hand.

Now about movies; the documentary The Devils Miners was made several years ago with the intent of show the suffering of fatherless Bolivian boys, who beginning at the age of ten, work in the silver mines. While doing so they chew cocoa leaves throughout the workday for strength and stamina. They are taught to worship the devil upon entering the mines and making offerings to them. While in town others worship Christ!

Walt Disney must be rolling over in his grave with the new gay friendly animated fairy tale, Princes, featuring gays kissing and who knows what else. And this was made for children?

The movie The Stoning of Sorayam M. can be rented from your local library and is based on a true story that took place in the Muslim country of Iran. How the filmmakers were able to accomplish this is beyond me, since everything in it appears to be authentic and very well staged. The stoning was an actual event where the young woman was stoned because of trumped up charges by her husband who wanted to marry a younger woman for the dowry he would receive upon marrying her. Even Sorayam’s father and two sons participated in the stoning! I know this is not news to some of us, but it happens on a nearly daily basis around the world. What an evil “religion.” And to think that many liberal women want to see Sharia in this country! They must be suicidal or nuts – maybe both.

I went to see the movie The Case for Christ. There were at most forty people in the audience. What does that say about effectiveness of such “Christian Movies?” For me it was a good testimony, but it was as if a preacher were preaching to the choir.

YBIC

Jim Towers

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By Jim Towers

I recently attended the funeral of a beloved younger brother in Lansing, Michigan. The capitol of Michigan has become a depressing place with druggies and alcoholics everywhere, roaming the streets begging for a handout. While driving around and viewing the desolation I stopped in a gas station to buy coffee. While I was inside doing so I watched a downtrodden man picking up food items. As I was paying for my coffee he exited the place with a backpack full of goods without paying.

The night before my youngest brother K.C. and I were at a department store when an older decrepit looking woman and her pimp approached us asking for money to buy an inhaler, supposedly for her asthma. They were obvious druggies looking for a handout to buy drugs. My brother recognized them as such and he refused (which is not in my nature). I’m glad they didn’t ask me. The amazing thing is that so many people can’t or don’t want to see the moral decay, and may even be a part of it.

As I drove or walked the streets of Lansing I realized that they were a reflection of all the major cities in my America, with Washington D.C., our nation’s capitol, near the top of the list for violent crimes. How sad that our country has fallen victim to such demonic influence, all because God has been kicked to the curb. Is it any wonder we are in such a state of spiritual and moral decay?

I remember working on a movie in Flint, Michigan several years ago, and it was already a blighted area. Detroit, where I worked on my next film and a couple of commercials, was also on the skids. I was blessed by being able to stay in a then quiet neighborhood in the mansion that the actor Richard Kiley owned while he was on Broadway portraying Don Quixote in “Man of La Mancha.”

Hollywood has also become a haven for Godless weirdos and perverts, and you dare not walk the streets at night for fear of being attacked. In any major city these days you may even find yourself in the middle of a riot or criminal activity of some sort at any time day or night.

I stumbled on these words from Abraham Lincoln the other day and they appear to be prophetic.

“Shall we expect some transatlantic military giant to step the ocean and crush us a blow? Never! All the armies of Europe, Asia and Africa combined, with all the treasure of the earth (our own excepted) in their military chest, with a Bonaparte for a commander, could not by force take a drink from the Ohio or make a track on the Blue Ridge in a trial of a thousand years. At what point then is the approach of danger expected? I answer. If it ever reach us it must spring up from amongst us; it cannot come from abroad. If destruction be our lot we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen we must live through all time or die by suicide.” – Abraham Lincoln.

We are on a fast track to becoming a third world country. We are like a runaway train without brakes and in spite of the screeching and flying sparks we still haven’t slowed down. Every day now a new revelation of corruption in high places is being uncovered. Justice may or may not be served, but there seems to be no end in sight. Truly, the love of money and power has corrupted our system of government and the church as well. No one can be trusted anymore.

There was a time when the church was a beacon of hope, a voice crying in the wilderness, “Make straight the path of the Lord.” Today the church as a whole has lost her voice, concerned only with numbers of attendees and money.

Jesus said, “When you see these things begin to happen, look up, for your redemption draweth nigh.” He was referring to the rapture. Needless to say, it could happen at any time now. But the way things are shaping up we may have to endure some of the evil that will come with the tribulation period. It’s hard to believe that things could get worse, but according to scripture they will. Maybe as the noose of immorality tightens, people will have to finally cry out in pure desperation, “God help us!”

Those of us who know scripture can determine the signs of the times. With all the earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, signs and wonders we should be able to make the connection and eagerly await the rapture, while sitting on our hands in fear. If ever there was a time to get real, it is now.

God is being kind in delaying the judgment we Americans so fully deserve in disobeying and dishonoring Him.

While on my way to attend my brother’s funeral I had an epiphany that lead me to believe that God’s love for us is limitless. By the time I was approaching Lansing my youngest brother informed me that our brother had died. In my motel room I fell on my knees with tears in my eyes. I prayed a prayer of concern for the state of his soul. We were very close. He liked fishing and camping like I did and he was one of the best baseball players I had ever played with. We both were very artistic. I had witnessed to him for years, but he just wasn’t interested in what I had to say.

We had drifted apart and I hadn’t seen him in years. My brother was not a church-going person, but unknown to me, he had made a profession of faith in Christ years ago. While on my knees I had an “epiphany” (for lack of a better word) in my mind’s eye. There he was standing with Christ Jesus. Jesus said to him, “Say something to your brother.” My brother turned to me and spoke, saying “I’m happier than I’ve ever been,….This is a beautiful place.” He said a few other words and the epiphany ended. I never got to say a word, but I didn’t need to. I let out a sigh of relief, got in bed and fell asleep immediately with a peace that surpasses all understanding.

I saw the movie “Do you Believe” for the second time. It is one of the best written and acted independent Christian films I’ve seen. I especially liked “The Boz” Brian Bosworth.

YBIC

Jim T. Towers

The following is an excerpt from the book Jim will be releasing soon.  Details to follow on his twitter/FB pages.

 

 

(Excerpt from the manuscript)

VISION OF AN ANGEL

Until I talked to Mary, I wasn’t sure what to make of visions, signs and wonders but after my own recent spiritual experiences I was now sure that God could and would appear in a vision or to send His angels to do so. He can produce signs and wonders to wake people up and also make provision through miraculous means and more… much more.

This is her story.

Caroline and I hadn’t been attending our church in Hollywood very long, when a new couple about our age began attending too. Caroline and I extended a hand of friendship to the newcomers, and we invited them to a movie and coffee afterward that afternoon. By the time we got back to the church parking lot where they had parked their car it was about ten or eleven at night.

They were sitting in the back seat of our two door Mustang. Tom got out first and expected her to follow suit. Caroline held her seat forward but Mary just sat there undecidedly. Finally Tom said, “Mary, aren’t you going to get out!?”

Mary didn’t know how to answer and only squirmed as though bursting to say something. Caroline and I turned around to see what the matter was. Finally, she began to stammer. “Today as I was taking a nap and an angel appeared to me at the foot of the bed. He said that before the end of the day I would know how to be saved. I don’t know if I was dreaming or not but when I got up I couldn’t get the vision out of my mind and wondered what it meant.”

I was stunned, when I heard her say what she did, – but only for a moment.

She continued on by saying, “The day is almost over and I haven’t heard anything that the angel said would happen.”

Meanwhile, I began rummaging around in the glove box.

Tom was petrified as he continued to hold the car door open for her. But by now he had forgotten what he was doing and just stood there frozen on the spot. Such was the impact of what she was saying.

I found one of the little pocket bibles with the plan of salvation in it, knowing what I had to do.

I began reading the verses out of the book of Romans pertaining to salvation and after sharing the gospel with her I asked her if she would like to receive Christ to which she replied “yes!” I led her in a prayer. Afterward, Mary was relieved and after making more small talk of assurance we said our goodbyes.

As Mary exited the car Tom kept saying to me, “Man, you’re sanctified, you’re sanctified!” For me, it was just what anyone who claimed to know Christ would do. I didn’t know what he was talking about and didn’t know what the word sanctified meant.

Spiritual phenomenon began happening to me in earnest, after I had my encounters with Christ and God the Father….. I now began walking in another reality.

Now angels were becoming a reality too, just like it says in the Bible concerning Cornelius, “So Cornelius said, about four days ago I was fasting until this hour; and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house, and behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing, and said “Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your alms are remembered in the sight of God…”.Acts10:31.

Later, I had yet another encounter where an angel appeared to someone. Angels continue to appear to human beings to this very day.