VOICE OF ISRAEL-IDENTITY BELIEVERS IN ULSTER

THE FINAL DAYS OF THE 20^TH CENTURY - WHAT CAN WE EXPECT TO SEE?

 ECONOMIC COLLAPSE AND FINANCIAL MELT-DOWN - (James 5 v 1-8)

Will Russia and Latin America go the way of the Orient?

 WARS AND RUMOURS OF WARS - (Mark 13 v 7-8)

 FAMINE - PESTILENCE AND NATURAL DISASTERS - (Mark 13 v 8)

Drought - Famine - Flood follow in the wake of El Nino and El Nina.

 RISING POWER OF THE EUROPEAN UNION - (Daniel 2)

 A Common Currency

 A European Army - Euro-Corps

 A European Police Force - Euro-Pol

Will they add Malta in 1999?

 THE GROWING MENACE OF MILITANT ISLAM

Read of its rise and fall in Daniel 8 - Daniel 11 and Revelation 9.

 NO PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST - WATCH JERUSALEM - Zechariah 12 v 1-3

 DEEPENING RELIGIOUS APOSTACY - Mark 13 v 21-23

Pope proclaims 2000 - A Holy Year. The push is on for a One-World Super Church - leading to a One-World Religion.

 INCREASING WORLDWIDE PERSECUTION OF BIBLE-BELIEVING CHRISTIANS - Mark 13 v 9,12 &13

It's coming soon in Britain and Ulster. 'One Worlders' see Bible Christians as the greatest threat to their schemes.

 FINAL WORLDWIDE PROCLAMATION OF THE TRUE GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM - Mark 13 v 10, Matthew 24 v 14.

A) Before going to look at the Scriptures which will speak for themselves. We need to remember the basic principle that Redemption must be carried out by the nearest kinsman. Furthermore it was only possible to buy back, ransom or redeem, something that had been yours to begin with. Israel as a nation had been God's "peculiar treasure" from the very start (Exodus 19 v.5). With this in mind let us:-

B) Look at the Scriptures:-

'And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh. Thus saith the LORD, Israel is my son, even my firstborn ...' Exodus 4:22

'Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgements' ... Exodus 6:6

'But because the Lord loved you, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers, hath the LORD brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondmen, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt …' Deuteronomy 7:8

'... for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my first-born (who possesses the birthright). Hear the word of the LORD, 0 ye nations (of Israel), and declare it in the (British) isles afar off, and say, He that scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd doth his flock.'

'For the LORD hath redeemed Jacob, and ransomed him from the hand of him that was stronger than he.' -Jeremiah 31:9-11

'And it came to pass, when Pharaoh would hardly let us go, that the LORD slew all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man, and the firstborn of beast: therefore I sacrifice to the LORD all that openeth the matrix, being males, but all the firstborn of my children I redeem.' - Exodus 13:15

'And what one nation in the earth is like thy people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem for a people to himself, and to make him a name, and to do for you great things and terrible, for thy land, before thy people, which thou redeemedst to thee from Egypt, from the nations and their gods?' - II Samuel 7:23

'Remember thy congregation, which thou hast purchased of old; the rod of thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed, this mount Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt.' - Psalm 74:2

'Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy...' - Psalm 107:2

'I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto me; for I have redeemed thee.' - Isaiah 44:22

'And they shall call them, The holy people, The redeemed of the LORD...' - Isaiah 62:12

'For the day of vengeance is in mine heart, and the year of my redeemed is come.' - Isaiah 63:4

'Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus...' - Romans 3:24

'And not only they, but ourselves (Judahites and Gentiles of Israel stock) also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.' - Romans 8:23

'But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us (Israelites) wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption...' - I Corinthians 1:30

'Christ hath redeemed us (Israelites) from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree...' - Galatians 3:13

'In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace..'. - Ephesians 1:7

'And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.' - Hebrews 9:15

'Forasmuch as ye know that ye ("scattered" Israelites) were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; But with the precious blood of Christ (the Kinsman-Redeemer), as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.' - I Peter 1: 18-19

'And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us (Israelites) to God by thy blood out of every (Israelite) kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation...' - Revelation 5:9

MUST CHRISTIANS ALWAYS SUBMIT TO GOVERNMENT?

 How absurd would it be that in satisfying men you should incur the displeasure of him for whose sake you obey men themselves! The Lord, therefore, is the King of Kings, who, when he has opened his sacred mouth, must alone be heard, before all and above all men; next to him we are subject to those men who are in authority over us, but only in him. If they command anything against him, let it go un-esteemed. ... I know with what great and present peril this constancy is menaced, because kings bear defiance with the greatest displeasure, whose "wrath is a messenger of death" (Proverbs 16:14), says Solomon, but since this edict has been proclaimed by the heavenly herald, Peter - "We must obey God rather than men" (Acts 5:29) - let us comfort ourselves with the thought that we are rendering that obedience which the Lord requires when we suffer anything rather than turn aside from piety. And that our courage may not grow faint, Paul pricks at us with another goad: That we have been redeemed by Christ at so great a price as our redemption cost him so that we should not enslave ourselves to the wicked desires of men - much less be subject to their impiety (I Corinthians 7:23). GOD BE PRAISED.

THE PARABLE OF THE PRODIGAL SON 

PASTOR JAMES TEMPLETON

A better name for this parable is "The Loving Father" or "The Father and the Lost Son". It has been called "the crown and pearl of all parables". George Murray said it is "the most divinely tender and most humanly touching story ever written". Charles Dickens described it as "the finest story ever written". The parable is in three stages - the rejection of home, the return to home and the reception at home. Someone has summed up the parable as at home, away from home and back home. As we consider the rejection of home, the words of the prodigal need to be considered in Luke 15:11-12,

"And he said, A certain man had two sons: And the younger of them said to [his] father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth [to me]. And he divided unto them [his] living."

The young man knew the law and believed that he was rightfully claiming that which he was entitled to according to law of Deuteronomy 21:16-17,

"Then it shall be, when he maketh his sons to inherit [that] which he hath [that] he may not make the son of the beloved firstborn before the son of the hated,[which is indeed] the firstborn: But he shall acknowledge the son of the hated [for] the firstborn, by giving him a double portion of all that he hath: for he [is] the beginning of his strength; the right of the firstborn[is] his."

This law of inheritance entitled him to one third of the inheritance, his elder brother being entitled to two thirds. It was not unusual for a father to distribute his estate before he died, especially if he wanted to retire from the actual management of the estate. However the request of the younger son was callous and heartless, for he had no right to claim it during his father's life time, unless the father had already decided himself to give the inheritance to his heirs. The phrase used by the young man shows that he had never grown up, for "give me" is the first thing a baby learns when it wants something. Not content with obtaining his inheritance, the young man determined to leave home.

"And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living." - Luke 15:13

Augustine likens the far country to "forgetfulness of God". All the dissatisfied young man wanted to do was to fill his belly and live for the satisfaction of his sensual and sexual desires. This is a Kingdom Parable and therefore has its first fulfilment in the two brother kingdoms, Israel and Judah. When Jesus first told the parable He was showing that sinners were more ready to respond to His message than the Scribes and Pharisees. The identity of Judah and Israel was more clearly defined when Our Lord warned the Jews that the kingdom would be taken away from them.

"Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof." - Matthew 21:43

That nation was the so-called lost tribes of Israel. In "The Parables of the Kingdom", John J. Morey writes: "In keeping with the introductory parables of the lost sheep and the lost piece of silver our Lord is teaching the love of God towards the repentant sinner, but the great example of His love is seen in His treatment of His prodigal nation Israel. He is also showing the Jews that their brethren of Ephraim will obtain great blessing by returning in repentance to their Father, as compared with the self-righteous and unrepentant Jew." We can see how the attitude of the Prodigal Son was similar to that of Israel, who demanded his portion of the Kingdom and broke away from the Throne of David in about 931BC. True to the story not too many years later the younger brother symbolised by Ephraim fell into idolatry and journeyed to a far country, which was the Assyrian captivity in about 721BC. In Assyria he enjoyed idolatrous worship to the full, wasting his substance with riotous living, forsaking the true worship of Jehovah and all the laws and statutes including the health laws. In the Parable the young man not only lived in forgetfulness of God, but found himself in great difficulties when all his money was spent.

"And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want." - Luke 15:14

Instead of even considering home he joined himself to a citizen of that country. "And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him." - Luke 15:15-16

We will now consider the return to home.

"And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!" - Luke 15:17

He decided to return home, even as a hired servant.

"I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee, And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants." - Luke 15:18-19

Slaves remained with families for generations, and were regarded as part of the family. The younger ones had grown up with the family. The only outward difference in their status was that they never wore shoes or sandals. However, hired servants were the lowest rank of slaves. They were only day labourers and did not live in. Speaking of this return to home Morey writes: "Eventually Ephraim-Israel came under the influence of Christianity, and by the time he had founded a home in Britain, and had heard the gospel of salvation clearly preached, he began to come to himself and repent. He compared his own lot with that of the hired servants, who probably represent the nations of the four Gentile kingdoms carrying out the Divine purpose during Israel's punishment. He saw their prosperity, and compared their advantages with his own as a wanderer without a settled home; he witnessed their comfortable conditions even under the pagan, and later the Papal, religion, and longed for a return to the worship of the God of this fathers." Those of us who have been given understanding of the Scriptures know that God had a special plan for this wandering nation, for when David was king of all Israel in Palestine the prophet Nathan informed him of Israel's new land. 2 Samuel 7:10

"Moreover I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own, and move no more; neither shall the children of wickedness afflict them any more, as beforetime." - II Samuel 7:10

The Prophet Isaiah even tells us where this land is to be located.

"Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name." - Isaiah 49:1

"Behold, these shall come from far: and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim." - Isaiah 49:12

A line drawn directly north west of Jerusalem passes through the British Isles. This land was called "Ultima Thule" by the Romans and is mentioned in the commission of Acts 1:8

"But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth."

We will now examine very briefly the reception at home, because we intend to show the twofold fulfilment of this parable.

"And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him. And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son. But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put [it] on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on [his] feet: And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill [it]; and let us eat, and be merry: For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry." - Luke 15:20-24

This was perfectly true in 1933 when Morey wrote these words. Sadly things have changed, and the parable appears to have come unstuck. Does this mean the British Israel Students have been mistaken, and this parable can no longer be treated as a Kingdom Parable? Of course not! We intend to show that the parable has a twofold fulfilment. We must understand that we are living in a new era. This new era is called the time of Jacob's trouble.

"For, lo, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will bring again the captivity of my people Israel and Judah, saith the LORD: and I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it. And these [are] the words that the LORD spake concerning Israel and concerning Judah. For thus saith the LORD: We have heard a voice of trembling, of fear, and not of peace. Ask ye now, and see whether a man doth travail with child? Wherefore do I see every man with his hands on his loins, as a woman in travail, and all faces are turned into paleness? Alas! For that day [is] great, so that none [is] like it: it [is] even the time of Jacob's trouble; but he shall be saved out of it." - Jeremiah 30:3-7

It is important to understand that all twelve tribes have inherited their new land, for God turned the captivity of Judah and Israel. Remember only 5% of all Jews are Judahites. The History of this nation reveals that they are descendants of the Great Russian nation known as the Khazars, who became Jews in the eighth century AD. The Zionists and the Ashkenazim are in fact Amalekites, descendants of Esau. Ireland and Scotland and possibly Wales represent Judah, and England and America Ephraim and Manasseh. In the parable a new element has disrupted the homecoming. There is trembling, fear and no real peace. People are afraid. Britain has lost her greatness. Daniel also foretold this change.

"And I heard the man clothed in linen, which [was] upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever that [it shall be] for a time, times, and an half; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these [things] shall be finished." - Daniel 12:1 & 7

Today Great Britain is a poor and weak member of the Common Market; her empire is no more, and the Commonwealth is in almost total disarray. True, other empires have fallen more quickly, but only as the result of crushing military defeat. Great Britain was victorious in both World Wars which took place during the years in question, yet still her power was broken. Dr Bennett explains why? He says, "The real cause of our sudden an unprecedented loss of power never was, and still is not, external. It was, and remains an internal matter and concerns the relationship of the British people to their God and His law, Proverbs 29:18,

"Where [there is] no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy [is] he."

This is confirmed in Proverbs 14:34, "Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people."

Another reason for the nation's decline has been her determination to join with citizens of Babylon when God speaking through the lips of Balaam tells us plainly Israel is not to be reckoned amongst the nations and is to stand alone.

"For from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I behold him: lo, the people shall dwell alone, and shall not be reckoned among the nations. Who can count the dust of Jacob, and the number of the fourth [part] of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his!" - Numbers 23:9-10

How encouraging to read that Israel's latter end will fulfil this Scripture. The prophet Jeremiah tells us how God will do this great thing.

"Therefore fear thou not, O my servant Jacob, saith the LORD; neither be dismayed, O Israel: for, lo, I will save thee from afar, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and shall be in rest, and be quiet, and none shall make [him] afraid. For I am with thee, saith the LORD, to save thee: though I make a full end of all nations whither I have scattered thee, yet will I not make a full end of thee: but I will correct thee in measure, and will not leave thee altogether unpunished. For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the LORD; because they called thee an Outcast, [saying], This [is] Zion, whom no man seeketh after." - Jeremiah 30:10, 11 & 17

Since 1948 British people who had made their homes in British Colonies have been returning in mass. At the present time many British people who have jobs in Europe are leaving and returning home. The Europeans are treating them as second class citizens, and some of them are given jobs that Europeans regard as undignified. Before long we can expect all these people to return very rapidly, as they become more and more unpopular in Europe. This will fulfil Isaiah 26:20-21,

"Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast. For, behold, the LORD cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain."

These British people have been brought back for judgement followed by revival. This great revival will also take place in the desolate heritages. This includes nations belonging to the once great Commonwealth as well as other Israel lands in Europe and the United States. It will begin in Israel-Britain's homeland here called "the wilderness of the people." The Scriptures describe the fruits of this revival, for all idols will be removed.

"Wherefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Are ye polluted after the manner of your fathers? And commit ye whoredom after their abominations? For when ye offer your gifts, when ye make your sons to pass through the fire, ye pollute yourselves with all your idols, even unto this day: and shall I be enquired of by you, O house of Israel? [As] I live, saith the Lord GOD; I will not be enquired of by you. And that which cometh into your mind shall not be at all, that ye say, We will be as the heathen, as the families of the countries, to serve wood and stone." - Ezekiel 20:30-32

According to Cruden's Concordance wilderness is from the Hebrew "midbar". He writes: "The Hebrews gave this name to all places that are not cultivated, but are chiefly destined to the feeding of cattle, and on which trees grow wild. So when wilderness is mentioned in Scripture, we are not always to imagine it to be a place forsaken, abandoned, void of cities or inhabitants; as the word often represents the soil near a city or village which was appointed for pasture, and where the plough never came. Thus in Scripture, there are few cities which had not their wilderness, that is, uncultivated places for woods and pastures."

It is evident that the Lord will have to deal with them in judgement before they will be prepared to listen.

"[As] I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely with a mighty hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out, will I rule over you: And I will bring you out from the people, and will gather you out of the countries wherein ye are scattered, with a mighty hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out. And I will bring you into the wilderness of the people, and there will I plead with you face to face. Like as I pleaded with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so will I plead with you, saith the Lord GOD. And I will cause you to pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant: And I will purge out from among you the rebels, and them that transgress against me: I will bring them forth out of the country where they sojourn, and they shall not enter into the land of Israel: and ye shall know that I [am] the LORD." - Ezekiel 20:33-38

Now we will return to the parable. We see the situation has been reversed and in her new land Israel-Britain has again become the prodigal son, having joined herself to the citizens of Babylon. The nation is under judgement, and will not prosper while she remains joined to Babylon. There is every reason to suppose she will be put out of Europe, for she cannot see they no longer want her, having sucked her dry. Now they are even stealing our fish, but once they see that all has been plundered, Britain will be put out. By this time Britain will experience spiritual famine and dearth. At the moment there is a spiritual famine fulfilling Amos 8:11,

"Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD."

The revival will be the Elijah ministry. This does not require that Elijah must come, for Lord spoke of John the Baptist as Elijah.

"For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John. And if ye will receive [it], this is Elias, which was for to come." - Matthew 11:13-14

John fulfilled Isaiah's prophecy and not that of Malachi 4:4-6,

"Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, [with] the statutes and judgments. Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD: And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse."

The turning of the hearts of the fathers to the children is the reception of the Identity message, acknowledging that we are the descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. In preparation for the Lord's coming it will fulfil Acts 3:21, "Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began." At this time Isaiah 51:1-3 will also be fulfilled,

"Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the LORD: look unto the rock [whence] ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit [whence] ye are digged. Look unto Abraham your father and unto Sarah [that] bare you: for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him. For the LORD shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the LORD; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody."

So we can see how the rejection of home and the return to home has this twofold fulfilment. We will now consider Israel-Britain's repentance and the reception at home.

"And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger! I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee, and am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants. And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him. And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son." - Luke 15:17-21

From these verses we can see how low Israel-Britain must go before this great event can take place. How wonderful to know that Our Heavenly Father is patiently waiting for the prodigal nation to repent and return, now no longer a great nation, but reduced to the poor sick man of Europe. Consider this marvellous reception at home:

"But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put [it] on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on [his] feet: And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill [it]; and let us eat, and be merry: For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry." - Luke 15:22-24

The Father does not give his Son a chance to ask to be a servant, but provides him with shoes, for he cannot allow His Son to be like the slaves who were unshod. The robe stands for honour, and in this instance a nation clothed in righteousness. The ring stands for authority. It was a signet ring and therefore gave him the power of attorney. All these benefits will immediately restore Great Britain as God's special Royal Nation. Although the fatted calf typifies the death of Christ, it signifies much more, for it was killed to provide a feast described in Revelation 19:7-9,

"Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white, for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints. And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed [are] they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God."

Here we have the remarriage of Jehovah-Jesus to His divorced wife. There is another aspect of the reception at home which is quite sad. Luke 15:25-28,

"Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing. And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant. And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound. And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out, and intreated him." - Luke 15:25-28

Who is this elder brother? In the first instance it is the self-righteous Pharisees and the Jews who rejected Christ, and lost the kingdom. Then when the Jews had another opportunity to be part of the kingdom, and the throne of the Lord, they rejected Israel-Britain in 1948, fulfilling Ezekiel 11:15,

"Son of man, thy brethren, [even] thy brethren, the men of thy kindred, and all the house of Israel wholly, [are] they unto whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem have said, Get you far from the LORD: unto us is this land given in possession."

Why such hatred? YHWH says in Revelation 2:9

"I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and [I know] the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but [are] the synagogue of Satan."

Now we will answer this question. Who is this elder brother in the parable's final fulfilment? Ephraim's elder brother is Manasseh. When Jacob blessed the Sons of Joseph Manasseh was to become a great nation.

"And Israel beheld Joseph's sons, and said, Who [are] these? And Joseph said unto his father, They [are] my sons, whom God hath given me in this [place]. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I will bless them. And when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, it displeased him: and he held up his father's hand, to remove it from Ephraim's head unto Manasseh's head. And Joseph said unto his father, Not so, my father: for this [is] the firstborn; put thy right hand upon his head. And his father refused, and said, I know [it], my son, I know [it]: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations. And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee shall Israel bless, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim before Manasseh." - Genesis 48:8, 9 & 17-20

The Pilgrim Fathers who were nonconformists left for the New World in pursuit of religious freedom in 1620 in the Mayflower. They suffered desperate hardships, battered by storms after first sighting land, and finally arrived on 25th December 1620. They included both Puritans and less strict "Strangers". They called their new home Plymouth Bay, electing John Carver as their first governor. This small beginning became that "Great People" of the USA. After about 200 years of colonisation and dependency on Britain, these thirteen colonies rebelled and drew up the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Despite this loss of the thirteen American Colonies, Britain was still destined for expansion as the Company of Nations.

"For thy waste and thy desolate places, and the land of thy destruction, shall even now be too narrow by reason of the inhabitants, and they that swallowed thee up shall be far away. The children which thou shalt have, after thou last lost the other, shall say again in thine ears, The place [is] too strait for me: give place to me that I may dwell." - Isaiah 49:19-20

This having been fulfilled, the parable foretells that the "Elder Brother" who is still a great nation, will despise his younger brother. The Americans have many patriots who believe that they alone are the New Jerusalem. They feel that all the evidence points to this, for Britain now exerts no power and very little influence. They might even argue that they are having many revivals including the dubious "Toronto Blessing" in the land they believe to be re-gathered Judah. They sometimes speak disparagingly of the British Royal family, believing that another Davidic Royal family will be established in Canada, and that the Stone of Destiny will again be removed from Edinburgh Castle when Britain is punished for her wickedness. They certainly cannot see themselves as being the Elder Brother. Notice that the elder brother refused to go in, until he was re-assured by his Father. The "Stone of Destiny" is that stone from whence the waters flowed to supply well over a million Israelites with water for themselves and their flocks in the wilderness. It was moved to Edinburgh from Westminster Abbey, its resting-place for many centuries, possibly because the Abbey has been desecrated by the presence of Roman Catholic Cardinals, Hindus, Buddhists, Moslems and heretics of every creed and race. The Holy One of Israel could no longer look upon the stone anointed by Jacob so long ago. The Scripture makes plain that this stone belonged to the Tribe of Ephraim.

"But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty [God] of Jacob; (from thence [is] the shepherd, the stone of Israel:)" - Genesis 49:24

It was removed and taken out of the Kingdom, into Judah, the Sanctuary, Psalm 114:1-2,

"When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language; Judah was his sanctuary, [and] Israel his dominion."

However by this time in the events of the parable, the "mighty dollar" may well have failed. It is my view that this great nation called America will be forced by the "Illuminati" to grovel and even become a part of the now all powerful "Holy Roman Empire" or "New World Order" cemented together in the Pope's words by the Roman Catholic Church. Either they join, or the mighty dollar no longer has any value. This will be the judgement that the self-righteous "Elder Brother" will have to suffer. America will be brought down as low as Ephraim-Britain before she can be lifted up again. America like Britain will be forced to join "the club"

"Be in pain, and labour to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in travail: for now shalt thou go forth out of the city, and thou shalt dwell in the field, and thou shalt go [even] to Babylon; there shalt thou be delivered; there the LORD shall redeem thee from the hand of thine enemies." - Micah 4:10

They cannot be delivered unless they are already in Babylon. Both nations have been responsible for arming their national enemies to the hilt. Britain and France sold arms to Iraq, and America has sold them to China and Japan. Iran and Iraq once the great empires of Persia and Babylon, will also become joined to Europe. The former USSR will be combined with this vile Resurrected Babylonian Empire. Those who think the Russian Bear - the same creature that was once Persia - has lost its military teeth need to think again. Manasseh's judgmental attitude can be seen in the following verses of the parable.

"And he answering said to [his] father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends: But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf." - Luke 15:29-30

Although the things he said were true, we have shown that the rulers behind all governments are the "Illuminati" , responsible for the foretold ruin of Britain, and that these also rule in the United States, having at the moment permitted this nation to maintain a measure of her greatness as a world power - but this will not last. America too will be brought down as we have shown. Ephraim and Manasseh will soon be under judgement to fulfil Isaiah 26:9 "With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments [are] in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness."

During World War II, a righteous king occupied the Throne of David. Many times King George VI called the nation to prayer. Churches were filled and while His judgements were in the earth, this nation turned back to the God of their fathers. At the time the US President was a wicked member of the "Illuminati". There was no need for America to aid Britain as the Mighty God of Jacob wrought the deliverance. It is rather sad that these two nations will suffer from the sword of other nations, but only to bring them back to the Holy One of Israel. It may well be true that Manasseh has many churches filled to capacity, despite the scandals wrought by so many great and famous evangelists. The great scandal of a president who is a disgusting whoremonger will affect the nation. I remember at Bible College being taught that it was frequently true of the saying "like Pastor like Church". If this is true, can we also say "like President like Nation"? Solomon wrote in Proverbs 14:34

"Illuminati" plans for One World Government include America but these will collapse when God delivers both Britain and America who after being impoverished and ruined by this system, will both leave or possibly be forced out of the "New World Order" by circumstances - or when they refuse to toe the line any longer. Scripture will again be fulfilled and God will say of Jacob:

"Thou [art] my battle axe [and] weapons of war: for with thee will I break in pieces the nations, and with thee will I destroy kingdoms." - Jeremiah 51:20

It appears that the elder brother is finally reconciled to the prodigal son

"And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine. It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found." - Luke 15:31

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OBITUARY - MRS MINNIE HOLMES

 We were saddened to learn of the death of Mrs Minnie Holmes, wife of our Newtownards organiser Mr Thomas Holmes, after a long illness. Mrs Holmes had been saved as a teenage girl in Elim, and had maintained a consistent witness for the truth for over half a century. The funeral to Movilla Cemetery on 29th October was conducted by Pastor Campbell. We extend our deepest sympathy to her husband Tommy, her daughters and all the family circle.

WHAT TO DO WIH YOUR TROUBLES IN 1999

PRAY. "Call upon Me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shall glorify Me" - (Psalm 50:15)

SEEK THE DEEPER MEANING. "Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?" - (John 11:40)

LEAN UPON THE WORD. "Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; Who cornforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God" - (II Corinthians 1:3, 4).

TRUST IN THE LORD. "Trust in Him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before Him: God is a refuge for us" - (Psalm 62:8).

CONSIDER THE BENEFITS. "We glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; And patience, experience; and experience, hope; And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us" - (Romans 5:3-5).

PRAISE THE LORD. "Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the narne of our Lord Jesus Christ" - (Ephesians 5: 20).

PUSH ON. "This one thing 1 do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, 1 press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus" - (Philippians 3:13,14).

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