Jeremiah 33:10-11

​6-30-10, Weekly prophecy update from John Haller in Ohio USA; He explains straight from the archive of the Babylon Bee [Satire site (1)]:

1. In the end times people will believe fables; the Apostle Paul - in last chapter - penned before his death: 2 Timothy 4:3-5 "For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires, and will turn away their ears from the truth and will turn aside to myths. But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry."
2. Joel and Victoria Osteen attended a Lady Gaga event on being "Born this Way." Apparently the race to the bottom for "Shepherds" of Osteen's ilk have reached a fevered pace.
3. There will be a time when "Peace and Safety" will be in the news and that time may be here, as Jarod Kushner continues to work behind the scenes, formulating a Mid-East Peace Plan. We are to be watchman, observing, analyzing and warning those who are susceptible to the sleight of hand that may bring about the "Covenant" with the many.
4. Some in New York seeking to legalize prostitution ... More ...

​One hour fifteen minute message video here

Matthew 24:12
Increase of wickedness and sin: "And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold."

The return of the Lord Jesus Christ = KING OF KINGS says to WATCH!
Mark 13:33 Jesus said: "Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is. 34 For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch. 35 Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning: 36 Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping. 37 And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch."
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6-29-19, The law has caught up with a 31 year old Nigerian national, Ayoola Adisa Ajayi was a discharged member of the Utah Army National Guard. The Salt Lake City Police arrested and charged him with kidnapping, aggravated murder and desecration of a body in the case of missing Utah student, Mackenzie Lueck.

Lueck, a 23-year-old University of Utah student, arrived in Salt Lake City from California after attending her grandmother’s funeral. She texted her parents when her flight landed before getting a Lyft to Hatch Park, which is about eight miles from her home. She met a person at around 3 a.m. and left in another car. Three days later, her parents reported her missing.

Trail of evidence:

1. Ajayi sold a mattress - an apparent attempt to get rid of the evidence.
2. Neighbors saw Ajayi burning something with gasoline in his backyard on June 17 & 18, 2019 - MacKenzie's body  parts now been forensically examined.
3. Cell phone activity: MacKenzie Lueck’s last communications were with Ajayi. Both their phones pinged at a park within less than a minute of each other, at which time her phone stopped receiving data around 3 a.m. on June 17. More here

Five Reasons to Stop Relying on Your Smartphone's GPS [Global Positioning System]
7-28-16, Do you constantly rely on your phone's GPS to get around? ... People who rely too much on GPS seem to forget common sense and relying on GPS can ruin your navigational abilities. How to break free of your dependence on your 'smartphone' ... suggestions here.

Isaiah 59:1-2

6-29-19, Henry Morris, PhD -- People often complain that God doesn’t hear their prayers, especially when God does not respond in the way they would like. But He can hear, all right! “He that planted the ear, shall He not hear?” He even hears our thoughts. “Thou knowest . . . my thought afar off.” (Psalm 94:9; 139:2)

It's not that God can't hear, but it just may be that we have not met the conditions for answered prayer so that He will hear. Probably the most important of these conditions is obedience to His Word. “If ye abide in Me, and My words abide in you,” said Jesus, “ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you” (John 15:7).

But, “if I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me.” (Psalm 66:18) “Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.” (James 4:3)

There are other conditions, of course. “Let him ask in faith, nothing wavering” (James 1:6). “Whatsoever ye shall ask in My name, that will I do,” said Jesus (John 14:13). “If we ask any thing according to His will . . . we know that we have the petitions that we desired of Him” (1 John 5:14-15).

Even if we do meet all the conditions, however, He may not answer immediately or in the way we prefer, and He might even answer no. After all, He knows better than we just what is best for us, and He will see that “all things work together for good” for us if we truly “love God” (Romans 8:28).

First we need to check our lives in relation to His Word. Then, “if our heart condemn us not . . . whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments” (1 John 3:21-22). Source

In the Old Testament scriptures we see two examples of when God told Moses and Jeremiah not to pray (Deuteronomy 3:25-26; Jeremiah 7:16, 11:14, 14:11)... disobedience was the reason. Does it still apply in the New Testament? There are no examples in the New Testament of God telling anyone not to pray. It does report that God will discipline His disobedient people (Heb. 12:6; Rev. 3:19; 1 Cor. 11:32), even to the point of death (Acts 5:1-11; 1 Cor. 11:27-30, 1 John 5:16-17). We are commanded to be “devoted to prayer” (Rom. 12:12; cf. Col. 4:2). The born again believer in Christ Jesus is to look to God always for wisdom and strength to do His will, lifting others before His throne of grace, requesting He will intervene as we ask, for His glory and their benefit.
 
[1] Verses not pray here  https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/topics/Not-Praying
 
*Excerpted and adapted full original message from Steven R. Cook here https://thinkingonscripture.com/2017/12/20/when-god-said-do-not-pray/
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6-28-19, Michelle Malkin  - Following up on "The Unraveling of the Trump-hating founders of knitting and crocheting website Ravelry.com, I have received several tips from conservative crafters who have been censored or banned from the site for the peaceful expression of their political views.

The purge has been taking place over 10 years. One user, who goes by the handle “Deplorable Knitter,” sent me copies of the pieces that earned her the wrath of Ravelry since the November 2018 midterms:
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The tipster saved screenshots of liberal knitters’ comments and Ravelry moderators’ messages to her smearing her as hate-monger for spreading God’s love, defending unborn life, supporting American sovereignty, and advocating American greatness.

Apparently to the unhinged and unraveled SJWs:
“DESTROY LIFE,” “SHOUT YOUR ABORTION,” “GOD IS DEAD,” “ABOLISH ICE,” “KEEP AMERICA MEDIOCRE” and “MAKE AMERICA VENEZUELA” would all have been acceptable.

However, “God is love” and “Keep America Great?” Heaven forfend!

There you have it:
“God is Love,” “Build the Wall,” MAGA, and KAG
All equal = Violence
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2019 now  = 1984

G20 Summit: Pres Trump and China Leader, Xi agree to restart Trade Talks
​6-28-19, Osaka Japan G20 Summit: On the sidelines with China, after the meeting of the main G20 summit, US President Donald Trump confirmed that the US would not be adding tariffs on $300 bn worth of Chinese imports as the two nations agree to get back to the negotiation table on trade....

Deuteronomy 5:32; Philippians 3:12, 4:13
 
6-26-19, * -- We are not here to work for God because we have chosen to do so, but because God has “laid hold of” us [John 15:16], but once God has placed His call on us, woe be to us if we fail to perform.  Once the Lord has ‘called’ [2 Timothy 1:9] us, may we never have this thought, “Well, I’m really not suited for this.”
 
What duty we are to perform is determined by God, not by our own natural leanings or desires. Think of Moses and Paul; Moses said he wasn’t a good speaker and couldn't speak to Pharaoh yet he did [Exodus 6:28, 7:7] and Paul was a persecutor of the Church [1 Corinthians 15:9] yet became the greatest winner of souls for the Church.
 
We must remember to keep our focus steadfastly on God’s will and that IF we have been ‘called’ according to His purpose [Romans 8:28] we will do our duty. Every Christian's mandate is to give an accounting [2 Thessalonians 2:14] even if a simple testimony of how you came to repentance and were born again in Jesus. [Mark 16:15]
 
God's good news Gospel must never be watered down; but shared in its undiluted sternness. The depravity of the times doesn’t change God’s commands for the pure life. There must be unflinching faithfulness to the Word of God, but when we come to personal dealings with others, we must always remember who we are—also a sinner saved by the grace of Jesus; cleansed of our own sin.
 
“Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do…I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 3:13-14
 
*Excerpted and adapted original message from archives of Oswald Chambers here

President Donald J. Trump Will Promote Worldwide Economics
6-27-19, Osaka, Japan --  President Donald J. Trump will encourage others to follow the United States’ pro-growth, pro-jobs, and pro-innovation example. Pres Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin were speaking to reporters in Osaka, Japan, ahead of their first formal face-to-face meeting since a controversial high-profile summit in Helsinki July 2018 when Trump didn't meet with Putin over a disputed report of Russian ships firing on three Ukrainian vessels. 
Trump was asked by reporters whether he would raise the issue of election meddling by Russia during their meeting, held on the sidelines of a Group of 20 (G20) summit, Trump said: “Yes, of course I will,” drawing a laugh from Putin. Trump then turned to Putin to give the directive twice, as he pointed a finger at the Russian leader.

“Don’t meddle in the election."
​[see video here ] (fake news added word 'please' ... he did not say please.)

G20 Osaka Japan Summit 2019 
The G20 is an international forum for the governments and central bank governors from 19 countries and the European Union (EU). Founded in 1999 with the aim to discuss policy pertaining to the promotion of international financial stability. Its leaders announced in 2009 that the group would replace the G8 as the main economic council of wealthy nations. Since its inception, the G20's membership policies have been criticized by numerous intellectuals and its summits have been a focus for major protests by left-wing groups and anarchists

6-9-19, OpenDoors -- In West Africa’s Sahel region (which includes Mali, Burkina Faso, Chad and Niger). An attack in Mali by Islamic terrorists has killed an estimated 95 people, including men, women and children. While there are conflicting reports on the death toll, major news outlets reported “officials say 95 people have been found dead.” A contact on the ground in Mali confirmed that all those who died were Christians. Many of the bodies were found burned. A survivor of the attacks who called himself Amadou Togo told the AFP news agency: “About 50 heavily armed men arrived on motorbikes and pickups. They first surrounded the village and then attacked–anyone who tried to escape was killed. No one was spared–women, children, elderly people.”

According to a government statement, the attackers also killed animals and burned down houses.  Malian security source at the site of the massacre said: “A Dogon village has been virtually wiped out.” More here

Mali: Muslims murder 95 Christians, “no one was spared .."
6-9-19, JihadWatch.com -- A third of a village in Mali Africa were killed by Islamic jihadists. An estimated 95 people, including men, women and children. 

6-26-19, CBN.com -- Graham Allen is an 11-year Army combat veteran turned podcaster and vlogger. His Blaze TV program "Rant Nation" addresses a number of today's issues from a veteran's perspective. Recently he issued a call to pray for President Trump and then something unusual happened with Facebook.  Allen explained:

"I'm known for being kind of blunt in my videos. It's interesting that this video caught so much attention, because it was a very low-key video. And it was in response to some heat a pastor got for praying for President Trump when he attended a church in Virgina.
"And so, I just felt the need to address the hypocrisy of Christians being upset for praying for our leader in America, whether you agree with President Trump or not. The video was pretty much just if you believe that Donald Trump is this horrible, racist, bigoted person, isn't that the type of person that you should want to pray for? 
"And so I made a video and basically captioned it, saying "Real Christians Pray For Everyone." And a couple of days later, I got a notification from Facebook that I had violated their community standards for hate speech. So they took the video down. They removed it. I got no appeal process...no anything. And I just found it incredibily sad that calling for pray for the President of the United States was considered hate speech.
"So that means people reported it as hate speech. Facebook investigated it and they deemed it hate speech."
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When Allen was asked if he thought if the big tech giants were targeting conservatives, he responded affirmatively. ​See three minute video here

Prayer:
Psalm 34:15: “The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous and his ears are attentive to their cry.”
Daniel 9:18: “We do not make requests of you because we are righteous, but because of your great mercy.”
1 John 5:14: “This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.” 
​James 5:16: “The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.”

Isaiah 28:5

6-27-19, * -- There is wonderful news for every Christian who's discouraged by the apathy and godlessness in the United States of America. Regardless of how wicked and corrupt this society becomes and how many Christians compromise and fall into sin, God still has a mighty remnant of holy, separated followers. [James 1:12]

Christians may be deceived into thinking that Satan is winning the battle for the saints, and that the predicted “falling away” has touched all of God’s people. The Bible does predict that in the last days many will be turned aside; men will love pleasure more than God; the love of many shall grow cold; evil men and seducers will grow worse and worse; and Satan will declare war on the saints of the Most High. [2 Timothy 3:2]

It is also true that Satan is now going about as a roaring lion, with great wrath, seeking victims to devour. [1 Peter 5:8] The enemies of God are going all-out in an attempt to deceive and seduce every true follower of Christ. However, the truth is not all of God’s people are falling away! Not at all [Galatians 6:9]— and the Holy Spirit has a glorious and encouraging word for His Church. Currently God is raising up a multitude of sanctified saints who are standing against the idolatry of this age. [2 Thessalonians 3:13] They are so filled with love for Christ; they are ready and willing to be persecuted [Hebrews 10:36; 2 Timothy 3:12-13; John 15:18] for their faith and devotion.  [Currently many being persecuted**]

The call of Jesus is to be thoughtful and clear-headed. Paul told Titus, “Exhort the young men to be sober-minded” (Titus 2:6). And Peter admonished the Christians, “Therefore, prepare your minds for action, keep sober in spirit” (1 Peter 1:13, NASB). As materialism eats away at our spiritual life and compromise erodes our standards, Christians are called to get deadly serious about the things of Jesus. Peter further said, “Be serious and watchful in your prayers” (1 Peter 4:7).

Jesus does not want you to go around with a long face or a lack of humor. But he wants you to live like people who are soon to leave this earth — to be with him!
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** Persecution: ​Alarming Rise of Christian Persecution - Gatestone Institute
6-26-19,  According to a recent interim report published in the U.K., "it is estimated that one third of the world's population suffers from religious persecution in some form, with Christians being the most persecuted group." More here from Gatestone

Joel 2:32; Romans 11:1-5
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*Excerpted and adapted full original message from Archives of David Wilkerson here: 
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"Arthur" season premiere on tax payer funded TV force feeding children about homosexuality - story reveals Mr. Ratburn is gay

5-13-19, On the the tax payer funded TV network 'Public Broadcasting Service' [PBS] premiere of the children's cartoon, 'Arthur,' [May 13, 2019] the character Mr. Ratburn got married and was revealed as a homosexual man. ... "Arthur" has long been a cornerstone of PBS’ lineup of educational children’s shows ... More here

Facts About NPR - PBS TV Funding - Columbia JournalismWhat percentage of NPR/PBS is funded by the US taxpayer/government?
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) contributed another 10.1 percent,
Annual funding for the CPB has been level at $445 million for several years.
Approximately 16 percent of the stations' funding coming directly or indirectly from government sources. 

The U.S. Can Afford to Stay Calm with Iran

6-27-19, Victor Davis Hanson -- President Trump recently ordered and then called off a retaliatory strike against Iran for destroying a U.S. surveillance drone. The United States asserts that the drone was operating in international space. Iran claims it was in Iranian airspace.

Antiwar critics of Trump's Jacksonian rhetoric turned on a dime to blast him as a weak, vacillating leader afraid to call Iran to account. However, Trump supporters countered that the president had shown Iran a final gesture of patience — and cleared the way for a stronger retaliation should Iran foolishly interpret his one-time forbearance as a weakness to be exploited rather than as magnanimity to be reciprocated.

The charge of Trump being an appeaser was strange coming from leftist critics, especially given Trump's past readiness to bomb Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for allegedly using chemical weapons, his willingness to destroy ISIS through enhanced air strikes, and his liberation of American forces in Afghanistan from confining rules of engagement.

The truth is that Iran and the United States are now engaged in a great chess match. But the stakes are not those of intellectual gymnastics. The game is no game, for it involves the lives, and possible deaths, of thousands.

The latest American-Iranian standoff is not like that of 1979-1981, when theocratic revolutionaries removed the Shah, stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, and took American hostages for 444 days — and humiliated America. Iran fears there are now no such American liabilities. Forty years later, America has no presence in Iran. It has long since given up on bringing Tehran back into the Western fold.

There are no Americans in Iran to be kidnapped and no Iranian allies inside Iran to be saved. Iran has no leverage over the United States, at least not as it did in 1979. [..snip]

Israel has forged new ties with China, Russia, and the European Union, and renewed its traditionally close relationship with the United States. Iran's neighbors in the Arab world are either in a mess or clandestinely allied with Israel. The Palestinian Authority and Hamas have never been weaker vis-a-vis Israel.
Time is on the American side. Each day Iran grows weaker and poorer, and the U.S. stronger and richer. [..]

If Tehran preemptively attacks an American ship or plane, it will be met by a disproportionate response, preferably one aimed not at civilian infrastructure, but at the Iranian military hierarchy, the Revolutionary Guard and the theocratic elite.
Otherwise, the Trump administration can sit back and monitor Iran's international ostracism and economic isolation while remaining unpredictable and enigmatic, ready to hit back hard at any attack on Americans but without being suckered into an optional war with Iran in the perennial Middle East quagmire. More here

Pets in Heaven? Three Views: All say "Yes!" - The Christ in Prophecy Journal
​Mar 27, 2009 - ... "Jack Van Impe Presents"-- "Your pets will definitely be waiting for you in Heaven" ... God cares for the animals He created:

• Revelation 4:11 tells us that all things were created for God's pleasure.
• Matthew 10:29 says that even when a little sparrow falls to the ground, God notices.
• Luke 12:6 says that God never forgets about the animals.
• Psalm 104:21-30 and Matthew 6:26 describe how God Himself feeds the animals.
• Proverbs 12:10 declares that a righteous man cares for the needs of his animals.
• Job 12:10 assures us that "In His hand is the life of every creature."

​Follow-up 6-27-19 Israel Not Invited
The US White House released the plan to be workshopped—“Peace to Prosperity—the Economic Plan: A New Vision for the Palestinian People” -  While the guest list for the workshop includes top diplomats, officials and business people from a host of nations—including Arab states such as Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Qatar, Jordan and Morocco—there will be no government representation from the two entities under discussion: Israel and the Palestinians.The reason for the conspicuous absence? Ever since Pres Trump recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, the Palestinians have vowed to shun all Trump’s future efforts for peace, including rejecting the “Deal of the Century” outright before knowing what it entails and boycotting attendance of the Bahrain economic workshop.

Therefore, Bahrain subsequently decided to exclude Israel from the list of invitees in a bid to level the playing field. More here
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​Bahrain Conference Palestinians Object and Violence Ensues As Usual
6-26-19, Palestinians riot ... On the surface, this conference looks exclusively economic but it goes beyond this. The danger of this conference does not only manifest in boosting normalization between Arab countries, especially the Gulf, with Israel but also minimize the Palestinian struggle into an economic crisis. Meaning, it depoliticizes the Palestinian cause and portrays it as a humanitarian issue in the first place...

6-4-19, Front Page --   It is apparent what the Gulf states cozying up to Israel and Jews has do with existential interests. Iran is clearly seen as a major threat to the Gulf kingdoms and to Saudi Arabia in particular. The close relations between Israel's Prime Minister Netanyahu and the US President Trump render Israel an asset. However, we shouldn't overlook the Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammad bin Salman’s efforts to modernize his kingdom and loosen the social strictures imposed by the Wahhabi religious establishment. [..snip]
The bottom line is that the Islamic Gulf states have a lot to gain from warm relations with the Jewish state of Israel and an open and formal relationship. They could invest in Israel’s innovative industries and take advantage of Israel’s renowned high-tech sector. Israel’s environmental innovations could address the challenges of their water shortages. Similarly, the Gulf states student population could benefit from Israel’s world-class universities. Tourism is an area that could benefit both parties. The U.S. is in a strong position to make the existing détente into a full fledge relationship between the Gulf states and Israel. More here

Bahrain: Economic conference will help Palestinians | more here
5-22-19, Bahrain said the workshop summit its co-hosting June 25-26, 2019 with the US is aimed at helping the Arabs/Muslims [aka Palestinians] in Israel who have criticized the Islamic Gulf kingdom for failing to consult them and they are boycotting the conference. It will not address the most contentious parts of the conflict: borders, the status of Jerusalem, Muslim/Arabs and Israel's security. It will be held in the capital of Manama and is aimed at offering a vision for investment in Judea/Samaria, Israel [aka West Bank], Gaza and neighboring countries by focusing on the following components:

1. infrastructure
2. industry
3. empowering
4. investing in people
5. governance reforms to “develop the foundation for a prosperous future”

More here

Dementia Risk Increased With Prescribed Drugs
6-25-19, (CNN) – Scientists have found a link between certain drugs and increased dementia risk. A study published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine reports the link is strongest with certain classes of anticholinergic drugs: antidepressants such as paroxetine or amitriptyline, bladder antimuscarinics such as oxybutynin or tolterodine, antipsychotics such as chlorpromazine or olanzapine and antiepileptic drugs such as oxcarbazepine or carbamazepine. Researchers wrote that “there was nearly a 50% increased odds of dementia.” More here from JAMA

​Storms: Hail, Snow, Tornadoes, Floods, Putting 42 Million Americans at Risk
6-25-19, (CBN) – After almost 500 reports of wind damage and hail over the weekend, 42 million Americans were in the path of a storm Monday, 6-24-19. A front stretching from Colorado and Texas to the northeast unleashed heavy rain, damaging winds, tornadoes and flooding. An EF-2 tornado with speeds up to 125 miles per hour ripped through South Bend, Indiana. Roof ripped off children's learning center; no children were present. Meanwhile, Europe is in the grips a major heat wave. In Paris, authorities have issued an orange alert for intense heat, as high as 104 degrees Fahrenheit.

Obama $1.7 billion cash delivered to Iran
3-1-19, WashPost -- On Jan. 17, 2016, the day after five American hostages were released from Iran: 

1. Rezaian, reporter for WashPost
2. Former U.S. Marine Amir Hekmati
3. Christian pastor Saeed Abedini
4. Nosratollah Khosravi-Roodsari
5. Student Matthew Trevithick

A jumbo jet carrying $400 million in euros, Swiss francs and other currencies landed in Tehran. Reportedly, that money - claimed by Iran - was partial payment of an outstanding refund for U.S. military equipment that was never delivered. Soon after Obama sent pallets of $1.3 billion in cash; the transactions was looking like a ransom payment. 

​Obama-era cash traced to Iran-backed terrorists
2-7-18, WashTimes - The U.S. govt traced some of the $1.7 billion released to Iran by the Obama admin to Iranian-backed terrorists in the two years since the cash was transferred. According to knowledgeable sources, Iran has used the funds to pay its main proxy, the Lebanon-based terrorist group Hezbollah, along with the Quds Force, Iran’s main foreign intelligence and covert action arm and element of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps. The U.S. money supplied to Iran as part of an arms settlement dating back to the 1970s also has been traced to Iran’s backing of Houthi rebels seeking to take power in Yemen.

Mueller to testify before Congress on July 17, 2019 
6-25-19, Former special counsel Robert Mueller will testify in front of an open session of Congress on July 17, 2019. Democrats Jerry Nadler and Adam Schiff have subpoenaed the reluctant Mueller forcing him ...

Not Gonna Do it! [Whew!]
3-19-19, Michelle Obama said she would not run for president because she was "not interested in politics and no longer lived a normal life, which distanced her from the experiences of everyday Americans." Michelle Obama, 55, was first lady from 2009 to 2017, when her husband, Barack Obama, was president. A popular figure among Democrats, she was often touted by fans and pundits as a potential presidential candidate.

​Matthew 10:24; John 17:17; Deuteronomy 5:33; Proverbs 3:5-6

6-18-19, Henry Morris, PhD -- Note the twofold relation of the believer to the Lord Jesus Christ; we are His disciples and servants. He is our Master and Lord. Each of the two relationships is vital. The word for “disciple” means “pupil.”

The word “master” is the same as “teacher.” The Lord Jesus, therefore, is our teacher and He teaches us through His Word—the Holy Scriptures. It is our function and responsibility to learn His teachings and, of course, to believe and obey them. No Christian (one under the authority of Christ) has the right to reject or even to question one of the teachings of His Word (Matthew 5:18-19).

The lord-servant relationship goes even further. The word for “servant” is actually “bond slave” [1 Corinthians 7:22]. The “lord” of a slave was his owner; the word itself means “supreme ruler” and is the title commonly assigned to God Himself in the New Testament. Thus, a disciple is to believe the word of his master Jesus without question or hesitation.

We are to go into the world with His teachings. “As my Father hath sent Me, even so send I you” (John 20:21). “As thou hast sent Me into the world,” He prayed, “even so have I also sent them into the world” (John 17:18).

He does warn us: “Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted Me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept My saying, they will keep yours also.” (John 15:20) Source

Ekrem Imamoglu Won TWICE!
6-24-19, Gatestone -- In the first Istanbul Turkey mayor's election of March 31, 2019, Imamoglu beat his rival Binali Yıldırım who was endorsed by Turkey's President Erdogan finishing by a margin of appx 13,000 votes in a city where there are 10 million registered voters.

Upon appeal from Erdogan's ruling AKP Party over alleged irregularities, the Supreme Electoral Board, consisting of judges apparently under government pressure, canceled the election result for Istanbul, thereby suspending Imamoğlu's mandate scheduling a re-run on June 23, 2019 -

Imamoglu won again by a larger margin! More here
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11-21-16, Israel Breaking News --  In years past, the Israeli media reported several important donations made by both the late Fred Trump and his son, Donald John Trump. [Many speculated that the Trump family was Jewish*]

As reported by the recipient, in 1956 real estate developer Fredrick Trump donated the land for the Talmud Torah of the Beach Haven Jewish Center at 723 Ave. Z in Flatbush, New York [1]. The center is currently open offering programs for Jewish youth and the elderly, as well as an active synagogue.

​Effie Stenzler, former chairman of the Jewish National Fund [JNF] told Yediot Ahronot [2], that JNF approached Trump, among other wealthy supporters of Israel, for funds to build an infrastructure for new communities for the Jews who had been expelled from their homes - by their own government - that Fred’s son, Donald John Trump donated heavily:

1.in the 1980s Donald donated to help build new infrastructure for the Israelis removed from the northern Sinai by the Begin government, who returned the peninsula to Egypt as part of the peace agreement.

2.in 2005, Trump gave to help resettle the Jews of Gush Katif in the Gaza Strip, exiled by the Ariel Sharon government.
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3. According to Yedioth Ahronoth, Trump’s name appears on a plaque honoring the donors in the Hevel Shalom region, that absorbed evacuees from the Sinai and Gaza. While the exact figure of Trump’s donation for settlement evacuees is not cited, it is estimated to amount to millions of Israeli shekels. [6-25-19 Conversion: one million shekels = $278,280.00 USD]

*The Odd Reason Why Many Believed that Donald Trump's Father Was Jewish...
6-25-19, Donald Trump is not Jewish nor does he have Jewish ancestry. His father, Fred, was a Lutheran and his Scottish-born mother a Presbyterian. However, their affinity for Jews was also espoused by Fred Trump Jr., Donald Trump's older brother, who joined a Jewish fraternity. [..] Though Fred Jr.’s claim to be Jewish has never been taken seriously, the president does have a family connection to Judaism. His daughter, Ivanka converted to Judaism in 2009 before marrying Jared Kushner, an Orthodox Jew. Ivanka (her Hebrew name is Yael) has said that her father supported her decision to convert “from day one”, adding that he has “tremendous respect” for the Jewish religion. 

"These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God [Jesus Christ]; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God." 1 John 5:13

God's word condemns the shedding of innocent blood:
 
 1. Exodus 20:13 Thou shalt not kill.” 23:7 “Have nothing to do with a false charge and do not put an innocent or honest person to death, for I will not acquit the guilty.”
2. Deuteronomy 19:13 “Thine eye shall not pity him, but thou shalt put away the guilt of innocent blood from Israel, that it may go well with thee.  27:25 “Cursed is anyone who accepts a bribe to kill an innocent person.”
3. Proverbs 6:16-17These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:  A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood. 17:15  “He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous are both alike an abomination to the LORD.”
4. Psalm 94:21 The wicked band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.
5. Leviticus 24:19-22 Whoever injures a neighbor must receive the same injury in return a broken bone for a broken bone, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. Whoever injures another person must receive the same injury in return [Pharaoh was drowned]. Whoever kills an animal must replace it. Whoever kills a person must be put to death. The same rule applies to every one of you.
6. Matthew 5:21-22 “You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not murder; and whoever murders will be liable to judgment.’ But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment; whoever insults his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be liable to the hell of fire.
7. Romans 1:28-29 Furthermore, just as they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, so God gave them over to a depraved mind, so that they do what ought not to be done. They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice.

*Excerpted from video from Perry Stone on Cable TV – I couldn’t find it on the Internet

​​6-24-19, Pew Research Center report that fewer young men are seeking marriage, while the desire to get married among young women is rising.  Since 1997, aspirations for wedded bliss has risen from 28 to 37 percent among young women while young men's has lowered to 29 percent from 35 percent. Apparently, the cause of the switch is the strengthening of feminism and the feeling that a man's place in the world is being diminished. Proverbs 21:9

The increased independence of modern day women and some of the older laws that were put in place to protect women in the event of divorce as they generally not the breadwinners (such as alimony) has created a shift in the balance between male and female partners in favor of the female. Men are often required to pay child support yet are not permitted to see their children.
 
As for sex, there are multiple ideas with some opting to never have sex again. Marriage and parenthood don't necessarily go hand in hand for Millenials, and this could be partially explained by the high divorce rates their parents suffered.
 
Women are achieving without their male counterparts, it spells doom for the future of marriage, as men are not allowed to fulfill what is in their nature - heading a household by providing for, and protecting, wives and children. Marriage rates are soon expected to dip below the halfway mark.  Clearly with the increase of women desiring marriage shows that their worldly achievements have left them unfulfilled. Sad. More here