Joel Osteen criticised

Biggest Megachurches USA

The Poorest Town of USA

                   POOREST  TOWN  of  USA   

Beattyville sits at the northern tip of a belt of the most 

enduring rural poverty in America. The belt runs from 

eastern Kentucky through the Mississippi delta to the Texas 

border with Mexico, taking in two of the other towns – one 

overwhelmingly African American and the other exclusively 

Latino – at the bottom of the low income scale. The town at 

the very bottom of that census list is an outlier far to the west 

on an Indian reservation in Arizona.

Beattyville’s median household income is just $12,361 (about £8,000) a year, placing it as the third lowest income town in the US, according to that Census Bureau 2008-12 survey.

Nationally, the median household income was $53,915 in 2012. In real terms, the income of people in Beattyville is lower than it was in 1980.

The town’s poverty rate is 44% above the national average. Half of its families live below the poverty line. That includes three-quarters of those with children, with the attendant consequences. More than one-third of teenagers drop out of high school or leave without graduating. Just 5% of residents have college degrees.

Surrounding communities are little better. Beattyville is the capital of Lee County, named after the commander of the Confederate army of Northern Virginia in the civil war, General Robert E Lee.

Five of the 10 poorest counties in the US run in a line through eastern Kentucky and they include Lee County. Life expectancy in the county is among the worst in the US, which is not unconnected to the fact that more than half the population is obese. Men lived an average of just 68.3 years in 2013, a little more than eight years short of the national average. Women lived 76.4 years on average, about five years short of national life expectancy.

Doolittle's bombing raid on Tokyo 2nd WW

Pilot Doolittle bombed Tokyo after Pearl Harbour

Following the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor and the US entry into World War II, Doolittle was promoted to lieutenant colonel and transferred to Headquarters Army Air Force to aid in planning an attack against the Japanese home islands. Volunteering to lead the raid, Doolittle planned to fly sixteen B-25 Mitchell medium bombers off the deck the aircraft carrier USS Hornet, bomb targets in Japan, then fly through to bases in China. Approved by General Henry Arnold, Doolittle relentlessly trained his volunteer crews in Florida before embarking aboard Hornet.

Sailing under a veil of secrecy, Hornet's task force was spotted by Japanese picket on April 18, 1942. Though 170 miles short of their intended launch point, Doolittle decided to immediately commence the operation. Taking off, the raiders successfully hit their targets and proceeded on to China where most were forced to bail out short of their intended landing sites. Though the raid inflicted little material damage, it provided a massive boost to Allied morale and forced the Japanese to redeploy their forces to protect the home islands. For leading the strike, Doolittle received the Congressional Medal of Honor.

US Politician speaks on Second Coming

Michele Bachmann on the Coming of Jesus

In 2012 Michele Bachmann was a Republican candidate for 

the US Presidential Election. She is a fervent Evangelical

 Christian.

Former Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) has an urgent message for Christians everywhere: convert as many people as possible, especially Jews, because Jesus is "coming soon."

“We recognize the shortness of the hour," she said in an interview with right-wing radio host Tony Perkins last week. "That’s why we as a remnant want to be faithful in these days and do what it is that the Holy Spirit is speaking to each one of us, to be faithful in the Kingdom and to help bring in as many as we can -- even among the Jews -- share Jesus Christ with everyone that we possibly can because, again, he’s coming soon."

Bachmann and Perkins, president of the conservative group Family Research Council, taped the interview during their tour of Israel. She shared what she learned from the trip, including her belief that increasing violence in the region suggests that the second coming of Christ is imminent.

"This week really was about biblical prophecy in many ways," she said. "And we’re seeing as events are speeding up, events are speeding up so quickly right now, and we see how relevant the Bible is, and we’re reading our newspaper, at the same time we’re learning about these biblical events, and it’s literally day by day by day, we’re seeing the fulfillment of scripture right in front of our eyes, even while we’re on the ground."

Bachmann, who unsuccessfully ran for the GOP presidential nomination in 2012, frequently prophesies about biblical matters. Earlier this year, she warned that President Barack Obama's foreign policy would bring about the rapture.

"We need to realize how close this clock is getting to the midnight hour," she said in April. "We are literally watching, month by month, the speed move up to a level we’ve never seen before with these events."

Australia's Size

       

            Australia's land mass

Australia comprises 7.692 million square kilometres.

Although this is just five per cent of the world's land

 mass (149.45 million square kilometres), Australia is

 the planet's 6th largest country after Russia, Canada, 

China, the United States of America and Brazil. It is

also the only one of the largest six nations that is

 completely surrounded by water.

Australia's land mass is:

• almost as great as that of the USA
• about 50 per cent greater than Europe, and
• 32 times greater than the United Kingdom.

Australia is the smallest of the world's continents. It is

 also the lowest, flattest & apart from Antarctica the 

driest. 

The highest point on the Australian mainland is Mount

 Kosciuszko, New South Wales, at 2228 metres above 

sea level. The lowest point is the dry bed of Lake Eyre,

 South Australia, which is 15 metres below sea level.

The mainland and Tasmania are surrounded by many 

thousands of small islands and numerous larger ones.

 Nearly 40 per cent of the total coastline length

comprises island coastlines. As an island nation,

 coastlines play an important role in defining national, 

state and territory boundaries.

Nearly 20 per cent of Australia's land mass is 

classified as desert. As well as having a low average 

annual rainfall, rainfall across Australia is also variable.

 The rainfall pattern is concentric around the extensive

 arid core of the continent, with rainfall intensity high 

in the tropics and some coastal areas.

7 Names of the Coming Child

                            7  NAMES  OF  JESUS

Five of our Saviour’s names are disclosed in the magnificent and majestic words of Isaiah 9.6, 

“For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given: and the government shall be upon His shoulder: and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counseller, The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace“ 

1. Wonderful: 

“His Name shall be called Wonderful.” When Christ was born the shepherds marveled at the glorious circumstances. During His earthly ministry all were astounded at the miracles He wrought, and in Luke 11.14 it is recorded, “… and the people wondered.”

This very same name, or title, was used when the Angel of the Lord appeared to Manoah, the father of Samson. When Manoah inquired of the Angel of the Lord what His name was, He answered, “Why asketh thou thus after My name, seeing it is secret (‘pil'iy’ :‘wonderful’ )” (Jud 13. 18 -19) This account is just one of many OT ‘theophanies’, the Angel of the Lord being none other than a pre-incarnate appearance of Christ Himself.

2.“Counsellor.” 

To all who would hear and heed He gave divine counsel. He who was “full of grace and truth” (John 1.14) spoke with authority, “And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at His doctrine: For He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes……And they were astonished at His doctrine: for He taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes” (Matt 7.28-29; Mark 1.22). Even the unbelieving officers, returning to the Pharisees who had sent them to arrest Christ, answered their superiors, saying, “Never man spake like this Man” (John 7.46)

In the Hebrew this same word is used in Isaiah 11.2, “And the Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon Him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD”; while the two words, “wonderful” and “counsels” are found together in Isaiah 25.1,“O LORD, Thou art my God; I will exalt Thee, I will praise Thy Name; for Thou hast done wonderful things; Thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth”

3.“The Mighty God.” 

Christ is God! He was in the bosom of the Father from eternity, “No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, He hath declared Him” (John 1.18) and He is revealed as the Jehovah of the Old Testament, for He and the Father are One (10.30).

In the Hebrew text, “El” is God, the last syllable of “Immanuel.” “El” is contrasted with man in Hosea 11.9, “I will not execute the fierceness of mine anger, I will not return to destroy Ephraim: for I am God, and not man; the Holy One in the midst of thee: and I will not enter into the city”, while “mighty” is used of God in Deuteronomy 10.17, “For the LORD your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward” and elsewhere in the Scriptures.

4.“The Everlasting Father.” 

A better translation of this would, be, “the Father of the Ages.” Our Lord Jesus Christ is eternal and before His incarnation all things were created by Him and for Him, “All things were made by Him; and without Him was not anything made that was made….. For by Him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by Him, and for Him” (John 1.3; Col 1.16) and by Him the ages were fitted together. He is the Architect of the Ages, the Designer of all created things.

There is a twofold revelation in this name, “For thus saith the High and Lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose Name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones” (Isa 57.15)He inhabits and possesses eternity and He is loving, tender and compassionate, the all-wise Instructor, Trainer and Provider.

All things find their coherence and continuity in Him! “And He is before all things, and by Him all things consist” (Col 1.17)

5.“The Prince of Peace.” 

A just and lasting peace which so many sincere men seek today will never be realized until “the Prince of Peace” comes to the earth a second time. In that day He will not come as a Child, but in power and great glory, “When the Son of man shall come in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then shall He sit upon the throne of His glory…….Which in His times He shall shew, who is the Blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords….” (Matt 25.31; 1 Tim 6.15); not as the Lamb to die, but as the Lion of the tribe of Judah to reign in righteousness, “And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof…..” (Rev 5.5). 

Our Lord Jesus Christ is “the Prince of Peace” for no one can have “peace with God” except through genuine faith in the Son of God who died on the cross for our sins and rose again, thereby freely providing salvation and peace for the believing sinner, “Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:…..And, having made peace through the blood of His cross, by Him to reconcile all things unto Himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven” (Rom 5.1; Col 1.20)

6. The sixth name of our Saviour is disclosed in the familiar words of Isaiah 7.14, “Therefore the Lord Himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call His Name Immanuel”

“Immanuel.” This Hebrew name means “God with us.” To those who witnessed Christ’s miracles and heard His gracious words, it was evident that God was indeed among men!

  7. This seventh name of our Saviour is revealed in Matthew 1.21, “And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call His Name JESUS: for He shall save His people from their sins” 

The First of Things

China bans Islam

China Makes Major Moves To Ban Islam.

If there’s one thing that can be said about the Chinese government,
it’s this: They don’t care one whit about being politically correct.
And apparently, they’re willing to address something that the West will
not: the fact that Islam is inherently dangerous.

Isn't it ironic that an oppressive, communist country sees what free
nations don't : that, ultimately, Islam always turns nasty? History proved that!
Its presence in a society always ends badly for everyone -except for its
radical adherents. This is what “tolerance” will get you.

Everywhere Islam has been welcomed by a free people, it has grown from a quiet snake in the grass into an uncontrollable dragon.

Islamists are patient; they believe Allah is on their side,
and they will wait. They bide their time, infiltrating a culture, until they have
gained all of the strength they need to strike at the heart of the people
who have accepted them into their midst.
There is a very simple reason for this; Islam is not just a religion, it is
a political ideology and a cult of death, and no behaviour is tolerated outside of its murderous directives.

So what is China doing?
It’s declaring an all-out war to make sure Islam doesn’t take over, and
never gains the strength to attack them. Here are China’s directives:

– Female head-coverings are banned.
-- Men are discouraged from growing long beards.
– Islamic restaurants must sell cigarettes and drinks AND they must display
them prominently.  Any business owner who does not follow this order…will lose their business.
Done.

China sees what’s happening to the West.

It sees what happened in France, throughout the European Union, in Boston, in California, and even in Texas.
So they have taken a stand. Islam will not be tolerated in China.

The country has decided to eradicate the plague before it can gain a foothold and turn into the dragon.
Unlike our inept government, with it’s Muslim sympathizers - the foremost
being our President and his administration- China understands the reality behind Islam.

Communism is a horrible form of government, but it also unshackles China
from tolerating the idiotic delusions of those who continue to preach that Islam is a  “religion of Peace.”

It is no such thing.  America/Australia should take heed.
{Western Europe and all the small generous countries: isn’t it time to wake up  ???}