Christians And Climate Change

Christians are often accused by the environmentalists and others of not caring for  or about our

planet. They think that since we believe in eternal life, this life and this world does not matter to us. And there might be some Christians who think that way, but the vast majority of us want clean air , water, and healthy food for ourselves and everyone else.

Furthermore, the Bible which we revere as inspired by the Holy Spirit, teaches us that this world is a gift that we are responsible to God for as one day he will call humanity to give an account for it. There is one very little known Scripture verse that is rather harsh :

"And the nations were enraged, and Your wrath came, and the time came for the dead to be judged, and the time to reward Your bond-servants the prophets and the saints and those who fear Your name, the small and the great, and to destroy those who destroy the earth." ( Revelation 11:28)

Notice the last phrase, "...destroy those who destroy the earth." That is very severe. As Christians we do not worship the earth, and we do not view humanity as "cancer on the earth", but  nevertheless we believe that we must be responsible for it.

To say that our faith causes us not to care reveals profound lack of knowledge regarding that faith. There is one more puzzle to that story though. We all know that climate is changing due to both our own actions as well as the natural forces that are beyond our control.  Many Christians do not have the problem with nations cooperating in doing something about, but they do have the problem with globalists using climate change as an excuse to consolidate power by  forcing many nations to give up parts of their sovereignty and allowing unelected bureaucrats to wield disproportionate amounts of power. This is the recipe for global dictatorship that Christians as well as many other people who value their freedom oppose. To discredit them, global elitists along with the main stream media have taken to accusing us of being "climate change deniers." This is a ploy aimed at avoiding talking about the real issues at stake.

Individual people taking responsibility for their own carbon footprint, can do more for the environment than carbon taxes and other ridiculous ploys. We would be living far greener lives long time ago if mega corporations were taken to account for their environmental pollution, and individual governments had given incentives for people to become greener by for example buying greener cars, or better yet, fewer cars. I wager that my carbon footprint is much smaller than that of some of the most stringent environmentalists, as I have never driven my own car. Our family uses just one car and I use the public transit or walk for my personal transit needs. The energy we use in our apartment is solar as we have solar panels on our roof for many years now, as well as hydro-power from Niagara Falls. We consume less and recycle... There is more that could be done on an individual and national levels without sacrificing the economy or giving up of our national sovereignty, if the elites and the media were more open to talk honestly about real issues instead of pushing their own agendas.

Is It Fair to Link Recent Hate Crimes In U.S. Exclusively to President Trump?

As everyone else, I am very disturbed by an increasing political division in the United States and

rhetoric of hate that comes along with it. But is it fair or right to place all the hate and violence solely at President Trump's feet?

Now, before you label me as Trump supporter, know that I am not an American, so I cannot be Trump supporter. I could never have voted for or against him and I am looking at this literally as an outsider.

I never liked President Trump's style and the petty Twitter arguments that he engages in, but to be fair, I have never read or heard him advocating for violence against any particular race, religion, or any other group identity.

Majority of his supporters do not look to me like far right extremists either, though no doubt there are a few of those among them too. But political division and hate have been going on in the United States long before Trump came to office. There was a lot of gun violence during the time that Obama was in the office too.

I find linking the latest hate crime in Pittsburgh, especially ironic because Trump is probably the most pro Jewish President in the history of United States. In addition to that, President Trump's Jewish son in law and daughter are quite hated on by the online anti-Semitic conspiracy theorists that the man who carried out the mass shooting in that Synagogue represented. Trump is seen by them as part of the conspiracy, so blaming Trump for that attack is bordering on insanity.

It also confirms the one-sideddness of the mainstream media that contributes to the feelings of isolation of all conservatives, and especially the mentally unstable individuals on the far right, such as the man who sent those pipe bombs to the prominent democrats.

While self righteously crying against hate, the left fails to take responsibility for their own contributions to it. I was totally shocked by the comments of Madonna who publicly was fantasizing about "blowing up " the White House. I don't care who is the President, but threat like that constitutes treason in my opinion, and the fact that there were no consequences for her rhetoric just confirms the belief that the public political discourse is indeed one sided and that it marginalizes anyone on the right as if there was no room for different political views. It must stop or the divide will continue to grow and worse things will happen on both right and left, as leftists are not immune from violence. Just see how ANTFA protesters act and you will see for yourself how they continually provoke violence at any rally they attend.  Someone did an experiment once, where they read parts of Hitler's speech at the leftist rally without telling those present that it were Hitler's words. They were all cheering! You can find it on You Tube and see for yourself.

Sadly, it is not much different in  my country of Canada where media routinely mischaracterize all who they perceive as politically incorrect for whatever reason, such as a distinguished Psychologist and leading intellectual mind of our time, Dr. Jordan Peterson, who was described by the media (CBC) as some right wing nut while in reality he is a classic liberal who spoke and warned against right wing extremism for over 30 years! How does that work? Did they even do any research on him? No, they were just pushing their own ideology why they are getting paid by Canadian tax money. This must change. And it starts with every single one of us. We must make sure that we listen to those around us, really listen to what they are really saying, especially those whop we disagree with. Let us quit sitting in echo chambers and start having some real conversations even if they are uncomfortable.

The Antidote to Racism

Today, I watched a very interesting film made in 1989 about the problem of racism in America. The

moral of the film was that racism exists in ALL people groups, but not all people in those groups are racist, now having shown this truth, them movie did not really offer any solutions to the problem.

Sadly, nearly 30 years later nothing has changed, in fact, things might be getting even worse because instead of acknowledging that racism exists in all groups, and condemning it no matter which group engages in it, predominantly leftist politicians and media, are blaming only one group for racism, the white people, so according to them it is o.k. to be racist against white person, but not against a person of any other ethnic group.

Don't believe me? Then pay more attention. Recently on Twitter someone posted a racist rant against "white people",  nothing happened. Then a person of Afro-American heritage posted the same thing, but  replaced the word "white" with "black." The post was promptly removed.

My point is not to say that ethnic minorities did not suffer more as a result of racism in America than the white people, but that we cannot fight racism by being racist. We all have to stop thinking of ourselves as part of racial group first. Placing group identity above any other type of identity leads to hate, racism, and violence that never stops.

The antidote to racism is thinking of ourselves as human first and treat all other people as such. We need to begin to listen to one another, and to respect one another's heritage. The Bible gave us a path to follow nearly 2000 years ago, when Jesus came to this earth to die for us all. God made all of us in His own image and because of that, we have to treat one another as equals.

It is time to stop playing the identity politics once and for all. Canadian psychologist, Jordan B Peterson, got it right, and we better all clean up our room. Next time you get to any heated debate about anything with anyone, remember that this person is human and worthy of the same respect as you are. Stop generalizing. Stop playing victim. Life is unfair, we all have our share of troubles, but Love does conquer all in the end. Focus on what matters. Let us work one person at a time to end racism. Racism is evil, no matter who engages in it, and evil can only be overcome by good. That is the end of my own rant for today. God bless Everyone.

Why Social Media Ban of Alex Jones Helps To Prove His Conspiracy Theory

  Alex Jones is one of the most controversial figures in American alternative media, but he rose to the

greatest heights of popularity during the last 18 years, following the 9/11 Terrorist attacks on New York Twin Towers. His official You Tube channel had more than 2 million subscribers.

 At first, he had been dismissed as a crazy conspiracy theorist by the main stream media and regularly laughed at, but since the last Presidential Elections in the United States, the personal attacks on him and his message increased.

Jones believes that there is underlying hidden globalist agenda that  aims at creating one world government and a global dictatorship, and that there is an information war going on right now for our future, hence the name of his website: Infowars. He sees himself as a patriot fighting for free speech, and preserving the sovereignty and the democratic constitutional form of government in the United States of America, which he believes is currently under attack from the mentioned above globalists.

He had been also saying for years that one day he is going to be banned from social media and perhaps even the entire Internet for speaking out against this globalist agenda. Recently it happened. Jones' content, both video and audio, was removed from all major social media platforms for "hate speech" without any specific examples of it being provided to the public. Thereby proving Alex Jones right in the eyes of his listeners and viewers, millions of them. That was the most stupid thing the social media giants could ever do. They just made him a winner by proving him right. In the best case scenario he will find or fund a new, independent platform, and he will be even more popular than ever before.

In the worse case scenario, as other people including those who did not agree with his views, but who worry about their own freedom of speech begin to criticize the ill advised move, which by the way is already happening with  Dr. Jordan B Peterson, Ben Shapiro,  Stefan Molyneux , and many others, each one of whom has more than or nearly a million subscribers on You Tube alone, they will begin to try to silence them as well. This is the worst case scenario because they would isolate millions of people who will feel that their freedoms are indeed slipping away, and will indeed then for sure begin to be convinced that we are slipping into some form of global dictatorship. Unstable people could begin to riot, which could lead to great unrest and possibly even violence, as the anarchist types would exploit it for their own ideological gains.

We are  then at potentially dangerous crossroads, and we really need to have a completely free and respectful public debate about this before things degenerate further. From a biblical point of view, that global dictatorship is indeed coming someday and it will take Jesus Himself to free humanity from its oppression, but I also believe that we  still have a moral and spiritual obligation to stand up against it, and by doing so to delay its coming for as long as possible. We are still living in the time of grace, and while we still have the freedom, we should continue to speak the Truth and shine the light in the darkness.

Author's Note: Photo courtesy of Infowars

Why God Will Not Solve All Your Problems

Recently, I came across a very well meaning person trying to encourage others by telling them that God will solve all their problems. While it is true that God enables us to first see that we have  problems and gives us grace to face them, it is untrue that He solves them for us.

In my nearly 20 years of relationship with God through the faith in His Son Jesus, I found that He did just the opposite. He never solved any problems for me, but He always had given me wisdom to solve them myself.

But that does not mean that I do not depend on Him at all. As I mentioned above, it is He who is giving me the wisdom and grace to do it. Some Christians go into the extreme of trying to do everything in their own power alone and that leads to legalism, pride,  and failure. Others go into another extreme of waiting for God to solve all their problems and their lives are a mess as a result because they never get solved.

The best way is a narrow straight balanced way of trusting in God to help us, but at the same time using the wisdom He has given us to do all we can do ourselves and taking responsibility for our decisions. This is how we grow and mature.

Teaching people to expect God to solve all their problems is very harmful even though it is well meaning because it will keep them immature and always struggling with the same problems. It can even lead some to abandon their faith in God altogether when they see that God is not solving their problems for them as they were taught to expect.

If you are in the situation where you have the same types of problems over and over again, instead of asking God to solve them for you, ask Him to give you wisdom and ability to solve them yourself and your life, and the life of those around you will improve dramatically as you begin to face and solve them.

Jerusalem 2018 Is Here: The Opening of the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem And Clashes With Hamas

Today marks the 70th anniversary of Israel's rebirth and U.S. President Donald Trump chose this

symbolic day to open new embassy of that country in Jerusalem after recognizing it as the capital of Israel to the dismay of Palestinians, U.N. and the European Union.

Hamas staged wider than ever "protests" along the security fence separating Gaza from Israel. There are also demonstrations happening in the Palestinian controlled West Bank as well as in Jerusalem itself, and it could get very violent as Hamas is a terrorist organization that does not accept Israel's right to existence  as stated in their own charter: "There shall be no recognition of the legitimacy of the Zionist entity. Whatever has befallen the land of Palestine in terms of occupation, settlement building, Judaization or changes to its features or falsification of facts is illegitimate. Rights never lapse. Hamas believes that no part of the land of Palestine shall be compromised or conceded (that includes entire Israel, not just so called occupied territories), irrespective of the causes, the circumstances and the pressures and no matter how long the occupation lasts. Hamas rejects any alternative to the full and complete liberation of Palestine, from the river to the sea. However, without compromising its rejection of the Zionist entity and without relinquishing any Palestinian rights, Hamas considers the establishment of a fully sovereign and independent Palestinian state, with Jerusalem as its capital along the lines of the 4th of June 1967, with the return of the refugees and the displaced to their homes from which they were expelled, to be a formula of national consensus."

To the Palestinians all lands belonging to Israel right now are "Palestine"( not just the occupied territories) and need to be "liberated", it further states that armed struggle against Israel, which it calls a "Zionist Entity" is a duty of  not only every Palestinian, but every Muslim: "The liberation of Palestine is the duty of the Palestinian people in particular and the duty of the Arab and Islamic Ummah in general. ( Ummah is  a worldwide Islamic community)Resisting the occupation with all means and methods is a legitimate right guaranteed by divine laws and by international norms and laws. At the heart of these lies armed resistance, which is regarded as the strategic choice for protecting the principles and the rights of the Palestinian people.
 Hamas rejects any attempt to undermine the resistance and its arms. It also affirms the right of our people to develop the means and mechanisms of resistance. Managing resistance, in terms of escalation or de-escalation, or in terms of diversifying the means and methods, is an integral part of the process of managing the conflict and should not be at the expense of the principle of resistance."

The above statement means that Palestinians and all Muslims are encouraged to attack Israel with any means and methods they choose, including the attacks on civilian population as in the wave of knife attacks and bombings in the past, not just Israeli soldiers. Anyone  watching or discussing this conflict must be aware of these facts and see both Palestinian and Israeli actions in its context. Below is the link to Hamas' website where  you all can read it for yourselves.

http://hamas.ps/en/post/678/a-document-of-general-principles-and-policies

Could it be the very historic event  that we have been anticipating since May 2008 when I first published The Countdown to Jerusalem 2018? I very much think so. I think that what happened today sets in motion a chain of events leading to fulfillment of all prophecies regarding Israel and Jerusalem. In addition to rising violence from the Palestinians against Israel, we have rising tensions between Iran and Israel over Iran's involvement in Syria and its establishment of military bases there from which it can attack Israel.  Iranian Islamic regime is crumbling from within and it might want to provoke war with Israel in order to distract the Iranian people from their resistance. It might even use the pretext of wanting to defend Palestinians for their attack. We must watch and pray for all parties involved.

One thing is sure. The prophetic Biblical pattern of 70 holds.

The Looming Global Financial disaster:We Have Four Years To Set Financial House In Order

Normally, I write about different global events and issue warnings from biblical and prophetic

perspective. This warning, however, comes based simply on demographic facts and common sense.

For number of years now, my husband and I have had a conviction to set our financial house in order. We began to live not only within, but also way below our financial means. We also paid off all our debts and have been living debt free for the past four years. We have no mortgage or credit card debt and as a matter of fact, credit card company that we use is paying us for using their card, and we have no other types of loans, while our savings have been growing.

Due to the current housing bubble in our country, we decided not to buy a house at this time, and now we fully understand why. Last summer, we read a very interesting book about geopolitics where author, Peter Zeihan, mentioned a very simple demographic fact that will have a huge impact on global economy. This impact will be of such magnitude that there will not be a single person untouched by what is coming.

 According to Peter Zeihan, beginning in the year 2022, the largest portion of the biggest demographic boom in history is going to retire. They are called "the baby boomers."  They are the generation born shortly after the horrors of the Second World War. As they have gone through various stages of their lives, because of their sheer numbers, they have driven the global economy for decades. They are behind the latest and the longest economical boom in the world history. Most of that generation is residing in developed well to do countries and is very well off too. As they began nearing the retirement age, they started pouring trillions of dollars into world economy in the form of high interest retirement investments, thus creating a tsunami wave of money flooding the  economy, making cheap credit available for everyone, and keeping the normal economical busts mostly at bay.

But as majority of them retire between 2022 and 2026, and  not only stop contributing all these money, but begin withdrawing it, it will create a reverse effect.  This receding tsunami wave will begin to cause the collapse of that artificial  global financial bubble. Interest rates will begin to rise and financially ruin those who have unsustainably high levels of debts, so if you don't want to be one of those people, you must do anything possible to pay off your debts and stop living above your means. Life is about to get hard for those who did not prepare. There will be chaos.

 According to Statistics Canada,  as of 2017 only 19,663,000 were employed and thus paying taxes for healthcare and other services that the Canadian government provides for Canadians. That is roughly 54% of Canadians working and supporting the other 46% of Canadian population. As the boomers retire on mass over the next few years, there will be fewer Canadians working and paying taxes than those who do not because they are children, unemployed, retired, or on a disability. That means many of those government services that we take for granted today will be cut, and we will have to either pay for them from our own pockets or go without...

Most of the other developed countries face the same problem. Things will only get progressively more and more difficult. We will need a lot of wisdom to navigate those times.We need to use what we have now to prepare for that.

Iran Protests: Powerful Symbolism of The White Scarf And Its Connection to Legendary Hero Kaveh

When the anti-government protests erupted in Iran in late December of 2017, one image really resonated with  Iranians at home and abroad. A woman standing tall and proud with her jet black hair flowing on her shoulders waving a white scarf on a long stick. 

The photo of her quickly made rounds around the Internet and became a symbol of what many are now calling the White Revolution, but many do not talk about why it resonated so much with Iranian people and why it became such a powerful symbol.

One reason  for it is the very courage of this woman who dared to remove from her head the symbol of the oppression, a scarf that Iranian women are being forced to wear since 1979 at the pain of harassment, imprisonment, and beatings from the religious police. One woman who was  taken to the police station and beaten for her husband's alleged anti-government comments told me that she saw a pregnant woman beaten as well because she wore "too much make-up." The women of Iran carry a disproportionate burden of oppression under the current Islamic Republic. Therefore it is the women of Iran who find the most courage to stand up for their rights.

But it wasn't only her courage that lent such deep meaning to her act. it was also because it evoked an image of a very well known Persian hero of pre-Islamic history named Kaveh. His story can be found in "Shahnameh" , the longest epic poem in the world describing the history of Persia, its Kings and heroes both historical and legendary.

Kaveh was a blacksmith who led a revolution against a foreign King who became a tyrant over Persia. He put his apron on a lance, which became a symbol of his revolution, of common people rising up against foreign oppression and marching together as one to the palace. The parallels are unmistakable. I don't know if this woman consciously evoked the imagery of Kaveh when she chose to visually represent the resistance of common people, especially the women, who are the most oppressed in Iran against Islamic rule, which is foreign, to the people of Iran most of whom hold on to their long 5000 years old Persian history and culture that predates Islam.

That is why the white scarf on a stick became such powerful symbol and will continue to be. The woman who created this symbol, a young mother, was found out by the government and arrested, but other women carry on that same symbol. Each Wednesday they pose  for a picture or video with a white scarf on a stick.

So, the White Revolution continues and will continue until the yoke of Islam is broken off the Iranians' shoulders. Let us continue to support the Iranian people, especially the women of Iran in their struggle for freedom and for a better future.

2018 : The Year of Hope And Anticipation

At the end of each year, we usually have a foretaste of what the New Year will bring. Last year, I felt

that the year will be filled with many changes and challenges. It was so, both in my personal life and in the world affairs.

What I sense for this New Year 2018 is hope and anticipation of what the Lord will bring about. It looks like the new wave of protests taking place in Iran right now will eventually finally bring down the oppressive regime that is holding Iranian people hostage for nearly four decades now, which will also bring an end to many terrorist activities around the world that this regime is funding, including Hamas.

I look forward to see if the biblical pattern of 70s for Israel will hold and what type of restoration will take place there as well. In the Church also there is a sense of renewed energy and joyful expectation as the movement of prayer and cooperation between different churches continues, there will be pouring out of God's blessings upon His people worldwide.

Last year, we saw how the materialist and postmodern philosophy that pushed people towards increased ungodliness began to crumble and an interest in the Bible began to grow in unexpected places. It does not cease to amaze me how a secular liberal Canadian psychologist, Jordan Peterson, is able to draw hundreds of thousands into listening of his series of lectures on the Bible stories and they cannot get enough of it. The spiritual hunger among the people, especially the young people is growing. There are therefore many reasons to hope.

It is often easy to focus on all the bad that is happening in the world, but we have to remember that God is always on the move and way ahead of the enemy and that where the darkness gets deeper, His light can shine the brighter. So, determine to notice all those good things and understand what The Lord is doing, and be encouraged by it. God bless everyone and have a blessed New Year 2018!