Coincidental Correlations?

Correlations

As British society continues to spiral down into insanity, any empirical commentator cannot ignore some stark positive correlations.


As teenage pregnancy, STDs, abortion, gang violence, truancy, violent crime, divorce etc has risen at an alarming rate since the 1960s, so marriage, discipline in schools and the home, academic ambition, community cohesion and safety on the streets has taken a dive for the worse - there was a time when you knew every neighbour on your street by their first name and you could leave your door unlocked. You were married and so were most other couples, and your children were born into a family unit. As those children grew they didn't start talking rap slang and being disrespectful to you; they neither went to school with that attitude. They weren't sexually active until they were married, and AIDS and STDs were unheard of.


In truth, we would have to rewind to before the second world war to see all that on a regular basis, but the real crux was from 1957 onwards, when prime minister Harold Macmillan told a Conservative rally "Most of our people have never had it so good." People have it even better now, with a benefit society that invites leeches from not only its own nation, but from around the world to live at the convenience of the tax payer. Pupils have no fear of teachers whose hands have been tied behind their back, neither do they of parents who could be reported to social services in a breath. Or should I say worse...


Three correlations that cannot be denied are these: the flooding of millions into the teaching of the theory of evolution, declining church attendance and the attempted extermination of any sign of Christianity. Extreme left-wing advocates, many of whom held and hold positions of power and influence, have conspired against the godly heritage of the nation, in what the former archbishop of Canterbury called 'cultural vandalism'. David Cameron's insane campaign against the sanctity of marriage is just the latest.


The generations growing up since the 1960s have been pumped full of materialism, naturalism, relativism and hedonism. From being taught they are amongst the animals in biology class, to going home and being told by the idiot-box that new laws mean neither a teacher or a parent can physically discipline them, to continuing in front of that idiot-box as it feeds them with the desires of the leftists and liberals at the helm of the media corporations that fill them with lust and covetousness. 


'Old-fashioned', 'out-dated', 'right-wing' and 'narrow-minded' have become synonyms for righteousness in this antichrist generation. If only people would remember that those 'old-fashioned' days didn't suffer from half the plagues of our modern society. If Winston Churchill tried to rise up today he would be called a bigot, a war-monger and a racist before he even got into public office. Perhaps our country's greatest leader, he famously said that slavery would not cease in the world as long as Muslims treated their wives as commodities. Meanwhile in modern Britain, Labour opened the door to shed loads of Muslims to gain their votes, ignoring how cursed their own countries were by their religion. But then again, if you want to destroy the Christian faith there is few better ways than to import the single most destructive religion on the face of the earth.


David Cameron hypocritically stood up in a church and said that the country needs to return to biblical values, simply to contradict himself completely with his drive to marry homosexuals. Maybe if he had the cojones to identify the broken society with a fractured heritage then he may have some validity. 

A Prediction for the Coming Months and Years

Some very interesting events are happening on the world stage which are all pointing towards the fulfilment of ancient prophecy. But no matter how old those prophecies may be, up until the present day, every prediction has proved flawless.

We are on the brink of a war in the Middle East that will make the War of Independence, the Six-Day war, Yom Kippur and the two gulf wars pail in comparison. To ostensibly prop up the failing economies of the West, military action will be proposed against a nuclear Iran, but this will be vetoed in every available forum by a Russia led by the newly re-elected Putin, who will speak strong words against any military intervention.

While Western powers mull over what to do with an obstinate Russia, Iran will attack Israel with North African support from the 'liberated' victors of the Arab Spring. Russia will be far from spectators, but at the forefront of the military initiative and supplying weapons and strategic support to Iran, Libya and the other Arab allies. Turkey will also surprise the West by joining the attack, letting its anti-Semitic sentiments boil over into dreams of an Ottoman resurrection.

While the West looks on, God will deliver Israel supernaturally. If Israel getting within 60 miles of Cairo and 25 miles of Damascus at the end of the fourth Arab-Israeli war was miracle, then the whole world will be shaken at the deliverance displayed by the fulfilment of Ezekiel chapters 38 and 39. This is a war that has never happened, but is lining up right now. The amazing thing is that it seems from the recorded words of Ezekiel 2600 years ago, that Israel will launch a nuclear attack.

As more events unfold, I will add further comments framing those events in the context of biblical prophecy.

Being Scripturally Frank

I was passing through the Camden Road area yesterday and thought I might pay a visit to Amy Winehouse's former home out of interest.

It was fairly easy to spot in Camden Square, as the house with a large black privacy fence. Just across the road from it was a tree that had become a makeshift memorial to the late singer. Having identified it, I determined to come back and have a look at what had been left in tribute. The idea then struck me to post a scripture there. It saddened me when she passed away, at the same age as myself at the time, just 27 years old. I thought that the words of Jesus from Matthew 11:28 - "Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest" - would be particularly poignant, knowing that if I prayed over this gesture that someone reading it could find hope to escape the burdens that plagued Amy.

I was saddened to find out later that day that she had been trying to get off the drugs and alcohol, going cold turkey with her alcoholism. I had been told by a former alcoholic a few weeks ago that you simply cannot do that with alcohol. Reading a newspaper report on-line, I read her father relaying the fact that she ignored the doctor's orders to wean herself slowly off and had gone all out, leading to her death. There was something, or rather someone, missing in that equation: her burden had no where to go. If you are heavy laden then you need to come to Jesus, as the Pilgrim did, and find your rest from sin as He takes your burdens away and gives you His rest of forgiveness.

Bringing the Lord to a Lord

I attended a book launch last night at the Hilton hotel in Euston. I don't live the 'high life' in a worldly sense - this was a first for me - so I was very interested to see how things would go.

I was there by association rather than merit, as my wife works for the author's son. The book itself seems interesting, and I was happy to receive a signed copy prior to the event. It is called The Economics of Killing by Vijay Mehta, and it links globalization with the pursuit of military conflict, indicting the West as an entity fuelled by neo-colonialist ambition. But, I am not a literary critic, so I was purely there by invitation and to observe all the goings on to fuel my reserves of information as a minister.

I was interested to see Lord Frank Judd present, taking time out of his busy schedule to stamp his approval. I was waiting in the lobby as he entered, and was completely oblivious to the hunched-over old man that trundled in with suitcase in tow. He had to leave early to catch a train back to his home in the North, and I thought I might take the opportunity to share Christ with him. I gave him some time to reach the exit and then sprang out of my seat, hot in pursuit of an interesting witness.

I caught him on the stairs and offered help to carry his suitcase down, asking if I could walk with him. As we walked he turned to me and said "...and who are you?" I mentioned my tenuous connection, and then asked him if when he passed away he thought Heaven would be his home. He seemed shocked by the proposition and asked me to repeat myself; I repeated again, did he think he would make Heaven? He told me that he was hard of hearing, and asked me to write to him at the House of Lords with whatever I was proposing. I asked him if the letter would reach him and he assured me it would. He said that I had better get back to the event as that is what I had come for, and since he was rushing for a train I thought it best not to harass him any further but to take him up on his offer.

Amazing how he had heard everything I had said - up until I challenged him on eternity. It was as if he simply couldn't hear what I was saying. I have witnessed that when deaf ears are prayed for. Everything can be heard except 'the blood of Jesus' - it is as if there is some spiritual force shutting the person off to the words that have the power to deliver them - and by the Bible's description of spirits of infirmity, we know that to be true.

I will be writing that letter to Lord Judd today, praying over it and sending it post-haste. It will be as clear as day and no train to catch or selective hearing will stop him from enjoying the full blessing of the Good News.

Powerful Healing Testimony (Holy Ghost Appointments Part 2)

As I mentioned in a previous post, on Monday I was led of God to an elderly man suffering from prostate problems.


I called this dear gentleman up yesterday on the number he gave me, and he testified to me that for the first time in two years he was able to be out the whole day without needing the toilet constantly! He said he did not know if it was God or something physical, but I said "Mr Rahman, that was a miracle!" He invited me around for breakfast the next morning.

This morning I had breakfast with Mr Rahman, and got to hear his life story and answer his questions regarding religion and Christ. He questioned how Christianity continues on from Judaism and I explained the prophecies concerning the Messiah and the promise that in Abraham all the nations of the world would be blessed. When he said he didn't know which really was God, out of the world religions, I mentioned the fact that in Mark 16 it says that the Lord worked with the Apostles, confirming the word with signs following and that his healing was confirmation of the reality of Christ.

I had to leave, but I promised Mr Rahman I would return and left my contact details if he wanted to ask any more questions or know how to receive salvation in Jesus. I felt that seeds were sown which will be reaped later and I will be praying for him earnestly until my next visit by the grace of God.

What a joy to be walking in the footsteps of great men of God such as Smith Wigglesworth and laying a hold of the power we have to see the sick healed and a witness for Christ established!

Putin in Power Points to Prophecy

The world is well aware that a tearful Vladimir Putin recently announced that he had won the Russian presidential election 'to the glory of Russia', but what the world is not aware of is what this means to biblical prophecy and the timeline of last days events.

Ezekiel chapter 38-39 gives us a picture of an attack against Israel that has never happened. This was given to the prophet as a vision of a last days war that would lead to God pouring out His delivering power, and it is thus conjectured that this could lead to a last days revival as the miracle of God's deliverance is plainly manifest to the nations.

A chief player in this scenario is referred to as Gog of Magog. Magog has historically been identified as referring to Russia, and the fact that Gog is named as the chief prince of Meshech (Moscow) and Tubal (Tobolsk) lends weight to this. The Gog is a tsar-like figure that leads a confederate of nations, including Iran, Turkey and the North African nations against Israel. Vladimir Putin has emerged as such a figure, with accusations of vote rigging adding to his dictator-in-the-making credentials.

He has stated in interviews that the fall of the Soviet Union was the greatest tragedy of the 20th century and his intent to form a confederation he calls the EU - the Eastern Union. This is little more than a rehashed plan to resurrect the USSR under the auspices of modern pan-European politics. With a six year reign ahead of him, it is a high possibility that the events leading to the fulfilment of Ezekiel 38/39 are about to kick off, and you can bet a newly 'liberated' Libya, a diplomatically-severed Turkey and a nuclear Iran are not going to be far from the action.

If you aren't right with God now is really the time to be as you begin to witness a world-wide crisis that the West will do little more than stand back and throw verbal condemnation at.

A Day of Holy Ghost Appointments

Tomorrow is my birthday, but I felt like it was today. God just gifted me a wonderful day with not just one, but two Holy Ghost appointments.

First I was at a train station several miles from where I live and fellowship, when I saw a lady struggling to carry a buggy down the stairs with a small child. I asked if she needed help, and she gladly received it. As I was carrying it down the stairs for her I noticed her speaking Swahili on the phone. It is not a usual language to hear in London, so I asked where she was from in Swahili and she replied Tanzania. That is when a sense of recognition hit both of us - she asked if I went to church in Walthamstow and I said yes.

It turned out this was a lady I knew that visits the UK rarely, who is the sister of a lady who used to attend our church. I met her once, but she returned to Tanzania shortly before her sister also returned to live there. We both knew this was much more than a coincidence, since God has called me to preach the gospel over in that beautiful land. She asked me when me and my wife would be coming, and by the grace of God that will be within the next few years.

The second event happened just after I had left a coffee shop where I was reading Apostle of Faith (Smith Wigglesworth's biography). Stirred by one of the best reads outside of the Word of God, I said "Lord, give me a sick person". Now that is a fair enough prayer, but I was in the middle of the richest place in the country at the time, Hampstead. Woe unto the rich because nothing kills faith like being able to depend on your own resources. Yet immediately to my left was an elderly Asian man unsteady on his feet. I asked him if there was any pain in his body, but he said he had none and even had all his own teeth! For 82 he did look quite well, but then he said that he was suffering from problems with his prostate.

Cancer was a possibility and as tears began to roll he said that he just wanted to be like a normal person. I asked if he believed in Jesus and he said he did, so as he put his hand out I took it and started to pray for that dear old gentleman. Mr Rahman gave me his number and I promised to give him a call to see how he was doing. I went off down the road lifting my hands in praise to the Lord that had given my such grace this day.

As an addition, I walked up onto the Heath to find a place to pray and eat my lunch. After praying I saw out the corner of the eye some little dogs walking towards me. Now me and my wife find little dogs very amusing with their personality, expressions and looks, so when one of the little fellows got his lead caught around the bench I was sitting on and ended up at my feet looking up at me, with almost a smile on his face, I had to laugh.

I felt the victory that he seemed to have as I patted him on the head! What a fantastic day in the Lord!