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SEVEN MYTHS
OF ESCHATOLOGY
Dr. Chuck Missler
THE FUTURE
OF WARFARE
Dr. Steve Elwart
THE TRUTH
OF TAQIYYA
Mary Gehl
WHAT IS A
TRUE DISCIPLE?
AUGUST 2012
Nancy Missler
IN THE YEAR 1492:
SAILING AWAY
Dr. Gordon McDonald
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In The Year 1492:
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Dr. Gordon McDonald
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p.6 The Seven Myths
of Eschatology: Dr.
Chuck Missler
Many good scholars have
different viewpoints on each
of these issues, but hopefully
this summary glimpse will be
useful as a point of departure
in formulating your own perspectives.
p.21 The Future Of
Warfare: Dr. Steve
Elwart
Military analysts have often
stated that the next war would
be in space. In that regard, they
were half right. Recent events
are proving that the next war will
actually be held in cyberspace.
p.29 The Truth of
Taqiyya: Mary Gehl
In direct opposition to the concept of Biblical truth is the concept of Islamic taqiyya, which,
in Islam, is generally known as
“lying for the faith.”
p.14 ALTHOUGH the story of his ac-
complishments as told by history teachers
to young students is simple, his real life
story is anything but simple.
p.35 What Is A True
D i s c i p l e ? : N a n cy
Missler
What exactly is a true disciple
of Christ? The answer is: a
true disciple has “a lifestyle
alongside His belief.”
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A SERIOUS SEASON
Dr. Gordon McDonald, Exec. Editor
W
E ARE MOVING INTO A PIVOTAL SEASON. Regardless of the outcome, it will be a Fall
of historic proportions. Most have come to grips with the consequences of the
Mayan Calendar and its “reboot,” but even the most alert have still not quite come
to a firm grasp of the gravity of the coming national elections. We have seen and
heard reports that have a tendency to overwhelm. That could
be what they were meant to do. Nothing so inspires one to
The outcome of
inactivity than a feeling of being without hope or power. This
this struggle is
is not a time to be inactive. Too much is at stake.
not our concern.
So beginning early, it is our intent to remind you of the mirIt’s God’s.
acles of God through history that have inspired the basic core
beliefs and spiritual principles we are charged before Him to
protect. The outcome of this struggle is not our concern. It is God’s. But we are not called
to inactivity. For our children and our God we contend to protect what He has given us.
Much has been said of Christopher Columbus, good and bad, but there are details important to understand. Whether he followed perfectly or not, it is clear that God led the way.
Understanding the real explorer and his motivations give clarity to the many ways God
works behind the scenes to accomplish His promises in
the most difficult of times.
This is a serious season approaching. Let us treat it
as such. Many will be seeking answers to the basic
questions of life and liberty. We must be prepared and
diligent to represent the One we serve. May God give
you the gift of focus and perseverance.
Dr. Gordon McDonald
Executive Editor
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IN THE NEWS
EACH MONTH WE SELECT NEWS THAT WE FEEL WILL HELP KEEP YOU INFORMED.
MANY OF OUR NEWS SELECTIONS ARE NOT GIVEN ADEQUATE ATTENTION BY THE
MAINLINE MEDIA.
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SCIENCE
PARTICLE PHYSICISTS REWRITE NATURE OF UNIVERSE
An experiment led at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory suggests that the Standard
Model of subatomic particles may be flawed. The researchers were looking for a particular
decay process and found that this process apparently happens more often than the Standard
Model predicts. For more info: Read More
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ASIA
WEST WORRIED BY CHINA-PAKISTAN NUCLEAR TIES
Western states pressured China at closed-door talks to address concerns about its plans to
expand a nuclear power plant in Pakistan and provide more information, but were rebuffed,
two diplomatic sources said. Beijing’s atomic relations with Islamabad have caused unease in
Washington, Delhi and other capitals. For more info: Read More
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AMERICA
U.S. APPEALS COURT RULES FOR EPA ON GLOBAL WARMING
A federal appeals court upheld the first-ever U.S. regulations aimed at reducing the gases blamed
for global warming, handing down perhaps the most significant decision on the issue since a
2007 Supreme Court ruling that greenhouse gases could be controlled as air pollutants. The
rules, which had been challenged by industry groups and several states, will reduce emissions
of six heat-trapping gases from large industrial facilities such as factories, power plants and cars.
For more info: Read More
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MIDEAST
AHMADINEJAD CALLS FOR NEW WORLD ORDER
Iran’s president defended his nation’s right to develop nuclear energy during a visit to Brazil. In
order to tackle the social and economic inequalities and the injustice currently undermining
human dignity world-wide, there is a great need for a “new world order,” he said through a
Portuguese-speaking translator. For more info: Read More
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EUROPE
GREEK AND SPAIN’S YOUTH JOB CRISIS
Official figures showed eurozone youth unemployment worsened in May, with 3.4 million
under-25s looking for jobs, an increase of 214,000 from the previous month. Employers are
creating fewer entry-level jobs and young people are increasingly shut out of the labor market.
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THE END TIMES
Dr. Chuck Missler - Founder
THE SEVEN MYTHS OF
ESCHATOLOGY
MANY GOOD SCHOLARS HAVE DIFFERENT VIEWPOINTS ON EACH OF THE ISSUES
MENTIONED BELOW, BUT HOPEFULLY THIS SUMMARY GLIMPSE WILL BE USEFUL AS A POINT OF DEPARTURE IN FORMULATING YOUR OWN PERSPECTIVES.
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schatology is the “Study of the Last Things.” [Or, for many, it is “the Last Thing Studied.”] It is the nemesis of many pastors since it also requires a comprehensive grasp of
the “whole counsel of God.” And, as a result, our “myths of eschatology” might as
well be labeled “pitfalls in eschatology.”
The Epistemological Cycle
Epistemology is the study of knowledge, its scope and its limits. We discover that if we
know one’s hermeneutics (theory of interpretation), we will be able to predict the eschatology that will result. If one is willing to allegorize the Biblical text, he will tend towards the
left side of
the chart
below. If
one tends
to take the
text literally
(precisely),
he will tend
towards
the right
side of the
chart. Furthermore,
one’s escha-
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tology will also
sharpen one’s
ecclesiology
(the Church,
in its mystical
sense). It is interesting to also
note that ones
ecclesiology will,
of course, also
impact one’s
hermeneutics—
thus, closing a
loop which tends to drive the diligent toward an increasingly literal view as one gains perception into the linguistics (see chart, above).
At the center, of course, is the Messiah, the One who is on every
page. “The volume of the book is written of Me.”1
BIO
Seven Pitfalls in Eschatology
We’ll use precision (specificity) as a discriminator among some of
the alternative viewpoints. There are many good scholars who disagree
with these viewpoints, but these may still prove useful to both the novice as well as the diligent student. (We don’t insist on these views, but
we are prepared to explain why we hold them.)
1) The Rapture?
This, of course, is the most preposterous doctrine in Christianity.
(We are amiss if we don’t acknowledge the strangeness of this peculiar
belief.) The only thing it has going for it is that it is very clearly described in the Scriptures.2 (Yes, the term “rapture” does appear in your
Bible if you are using a Latin Bible.3 )
Expanding on this particular controversy in this brief summary
would be out of place; however, we can’t resist suggesting a review of
Dr. Chuck Missler
President/Founder,
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After a distinguished
military career and more
than 30 very successful
years in the corporate
business environment,
Chuck was led to pursue
a life-long endeavor of
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founded Koinonia House,
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to encouraging people
to study the Bible. He
also founded Koinonia
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several Old Testament references also,
and you be the judge.4
2) Does the Church Go
Through the Tribulation?
This, too, is a militantly held
perspective by many. For a number
of reasons, this requires some architectural gymnastics to support. We
lean to the view that there is a sense in
which God’s dealing with Israel and
the Church appears to be mutually
exclusive. When four disciples solicited a confidential insider’s briefing
on Jesus’ return,5 He pointed them to
Daniel’s “Seventy Week” Prophecy as
the key to it all.6
Galaxy M51
The Seventieth Week of Daniel is the most documented segment of
time in both the Old Testament and the New Testament. (And the “Great Tribulation” is
3½ years (not 7) and is labeled as such by the Lord Himself.7
The Harpazo is a prerequisite to the revealing of the Coming World Leader.8 And this
leader is the preamble to the event that triggers the Great Tribulation.9
3) Is There a Literal Millennium?
This is a major watershed in any eschatological perspective. Most denominational
views—which trace back to the Reformation—are “Amillennial,” from Origen’s influence
on Augustine and the resulting eschatological posture encouraged by the politics of the 3rd
century. However, this viewpoint denies the literal application of over 1800 allusions in the
Old Testament and over 300 in the New, and for which one must rely heavily on allegorical
gymnastics. (There is a proverb in the data processing industry: “If you torture the data long
enough, it will confess to anything!”) This also sets the stage for the tragic heresy of Pitfall #4.
4) Does the Church Replace Israel?
“Replacement Theology” is among the most injurious and hateful of the list. Israel
and the Church have different origins and distinctive
destinies. The rise of anti-Semitism in the early church
is a real shock to anyone who has studied it. It leads to
unending tragedies for the Jews, and it is also tragic for
the Church, as it lost the insights from its Jewish roots.
Furthermore, one can not only trace the abuses of
anti-Semitism from Augustine to Auschwitz, it is on
the rise again today. (And this will be a major determinant toward the final climax known as Armageddon.10)
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I frequently engage
in mischief by
declaring that I, too,
have become a
“Replacement
Theologian”: I believe that Israel will
replace the Church!
5) What Ever Happened to the Davidic
Covenant?
Another by-product of Pitfalls #3 and #4 is the virtual ignoring of the Davidic
Covenant. There are four unconditional covenants in the Scriptures: a) the Abrahamic
Covenant,11 b) the Land Covenant,12 c) the Davidic Covenant,13 and d) the Everlasting
Covenant,14 from which the New Testament gets its name.
Each of these is under attack: the Abrahamic Covenant is under attack by the whole
world. All anti-Semitism is an attack on this foundational covenant.
The Annunciation
The Land Covenant
is under attack by Islam.
This is a deep, irrational
hatred that occupies most
of global intelligence reports today.
(And the truth about
this sinister agenda is
continually, and skillfully,
hidden from the uninformed.)
The Davidic Covenant is, surprisingly,
also under attack: by the
denominational church! A
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by-product of Amillennialism (and “Replacement
Theology”), this is a total disregard of the promises
God declared regarding David and the Messianic
promises.
This is not just an “Old Testament issue”:
it was reconfirmed at the Annunciation,15 at the
Ascension,16 and during the pivotal confrontation
at the Council of Jerusalem.17 (Jesus even exploits
Psalm 110:1 to put His adversaries into confusion
in Matthew 22:41-46!18)
6) Is Everyone in
Heaven Equal?
This is a surprising,
and widely held, presumption that is contrary
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bilitating to our personal
walk, and has even given rise to some of the most vicious slander and
libel among certain self-appointed critics. It is symptomatic of a lack
of basic teaching on rewards and inheritances. All of this simply underscores the most pragmatic Pitfall of all, #7:
7) (Under “Grace”), Does Behavior Matter?
This, along with #6, highlights the foundational value of a
“Kingdom Perspective.” (Most Christians have no idea what they
are praying for in the “Lord’s Prayer”: “Thy Kingdom Come.”
Nothing is more certain. And yet, what does this mean?)
The Christians in China espouse a remarkable perspective.
They believe they are presently in what they call “the Kingdom
of Preparation.” What we call “the Millennium,” they call “the
Kingdom of Inheritance.” They believe their responsibilities and
authorities there (then) will derive from their faithfulness and obedi-
NOTES
1. Ps 40:7; Heb 10:7.
2. Jn 14:1-3; 1 Thess 4:1318; 1 Cor 15:50-56.
3. Rapiemur is the proper
tense of rapio in the
Latin Vulgate. Our English words “rapt” and
“rapture” come from the
past participle of rapio.
4. Isa 26:19-21; Zeph 2:3;
Ps 27:5.
5. Mt 24 & Mk 13. (Not
Lk 21, which was a different occasion and a
different audience.)
6. Dan 9:24-27, regarded
by most conservative
scholars as the key to
end time prophecy.
7. Mt 24:15-22.
8. 2 Thess 2:3-8. (He has
33 labels in the Old Testament, 13 in the New.
The term “Antichrist is
myopic.)
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ence here (now). Devoutly to be wished! We, too, infer a distinction between justification
(past tense, completed 100% on the Cross by our Lord Himself ), and sanctification (present tense, continuing, as a work-in-progress). We believe our diligence in the present will
significantly impact our post-resurrection realities. We believe that
our “fruit bearing” will be the primary issue before the “Bema Seat
NOTES
of Christ.”20
9. Mt 24:15.
I frequently engage in mischief by declaring that I, too, have
10.H o s e a 5 : 1 5 ; Ze c h
become a “Replacement Theologian:” I believe that Israel will replace
13:8,9; Mt 25:31-46.
11.Gen 12:2,3.
the Church! (References to the Church disappear in Revelation at
12.Gen 15 & 17. (ErroneChapter 4, verse 1; Israel reemerges distinctively and is conspicuously called “the Palestinian Covenant” in
ous in subsequent references.)
some study Bibles, but
that uses the labels of
Again, many good scholars have different viewpoints on each
Israel’s enemies.)
of these issues, but hopefully this summary glimpse may be useful
13.2 Sam 7, Isa 9:6,7, et al.
14.Jer 31:31ff.
as a point of departure in formulating your own perspectives.
15.Lk 1:32.
Be diligent and recognize that each element needs to fit into
16.Acts 1:6,7. Jesus confirmed its certainty;
the entire tapestry and should evidence a consistency with “the
yet He deferred dealing
whole counsel of God.”21
with the timing.
New Foundational Study
Adopting the convenience of an intensely literal viewpoint, we
have attempted to assemble a composite sequence of this basic template to explore the interrelationships suggested by various textual
references involved—see our new six-hour foundational study, The
End Times Scenario, featured on page 12.
Also, some related practical insights to accompany this perspective will be found in The Death of Discernment by Ron Matsen, which is featured on page 26.
Good hunting! May your prayerful explorations prove to be
fruitful and nourishing in your personal walk with our Coming
King!
Maranatha, indeed!
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17. Acts 15:15-18. James
quotes Amos 9:11 to
confirm the reestablishment of the “Tabernacle of David” (not
to be confused with the
Temple of Solomon.)
18. It all depemded on a
yot on the word Adonai
in Psalm 110:1, making
it a possessive. Jesus
is thus demonstrating
Matthew 5:18, which is
an intense call to taking
the text very literally!
19.Mt 25:14-30; Lk 19:1226.
20.2 Cor5:10; 1 Cor 3:1115.
21.Acts 20:27.
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IN THE YEAR 1492:
SAILING AWAY
by Dr. Gordon McDonald
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T HAS BEEN COMMONLY TAUGHT THAT COLUMBUS WAS AN ITALIAN EXPLORER WHOSE
PURPOSE WAS TO ENRICH THE SPANISH MONARCHS WITH GOLD AND SPICES FROM THE
ORIENT. BUT MOST SCHOLARS HAVE IGNORED FOR CENTURIES HIS BURNING DESIRE TO FREE
JERUSALEM FROM MUSLIM CONTROL
It seems everyone claims him. In Spain he is Cristóbal Colón, the son of Domingo
Colón, a wool trader. As an Italian son he is known as Cristoforo Colombo, born to Domenico Colombo, a tower sentinel in Genoa. To us here in America he is Christopher Columbus, explorer/founder and this month marks 520 years since he set sail into history.
Although the story of his accomplishments as told by history teachers to young students
is simple, his real life story is anything but simple. Everything is in question—the location
of his birth, his motives, and even who financed his efforts. Only recently has research presented more clarity on the historical context of these pivotal events.
Whether Christopher was Spanish or whether he was born in Spain, moved to Italy, and
then returned back to Spain once again, it is clear that he had access to King Ferdinand II of
Aragon and Queen Isabella of Castile, whose marriage had reunited Spain after the Muslim
invasions.
It has been commonly taught that Columbus was an Italian explorer whose purpose was
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to enrich the Spanish monarchs with gold and spices from the Orient.
But most scholars have ignored for centuries his burning desire to free
Jerusalem from Muslim control.
A Second Homeland
Although their immigration into Europe technically started with
the destruction of Jerusalem in a.d. 70 and the Diaspora it initiated,
Jews had already begun to settle on the Iberian (Spanish-Portuguese)
Peninsula centuries before Christ. From about the first century a.d.
Spanish Jews, called Sephardim (from the Hebrew for the Iberian peninsula “Sepharad”), were making pilgrimage to Jerusalem. Paul even
spoke of the need for missionary work among the Jews of Spain.
After about a.d. 200, Spain became and remained a second Jewish
homeland for well over a millennia. So deeply woven into the fabric
of Spain are the Jews that neither history can be fully studied without
considering the influence of the other.
Conversos and Marranos
The Jews in Spain became the target of pogroms and religious
persecution. Many were forced to renounce Judaism and embrace
Catholicism. These were known as Conversos, or converts. Others,
Marranos, feigned conversion, practicing Catholicism outwardly while
remaining Jews inwardly. Marranos has two meanings in Spanish: “the
Dr. Gordon McDonald
Ex. Dir. of Research, KI
Ex. Edit. of PUNJ, KH
BIO
After serving in the U.S.
Navy and receiving his
undergraduate degree
in Behavioral Psychology, Gordon was led to
come on staff with Koinonia House. In his 19
years with the ministry
he has served in many
positions, most prominently as Chuck’s research
assistant and traveling
companion. Receiving
his Masters (Biblical
Studies) and Doctorate
(Communications) from
Louisiana Baptist University, he was appointed
to Executive Director of
Research and Analysis
with Koinonia Institute
and Executive Editor of
Personal UPDATE News
Journal with Koinonia
House, Inc. He has been
married to Tracy for 29
amazing years with two
happily married children,
Erika and Garrett.
damned” and “swine.”
In response to a petition to Rome to introduce the Inquisition and
find a final solution to their Jewish Problem, in 1487 Spain obtained a
Papal Bull. The introduction of the Inquisition was motivated by the
greed of King Ferdinand in his attempt to seize all the power and wealth
in Spain. It was an instrument of avarice and political absolutism. Four
years later, tens of thousands of Jews, Marranos, and even Conversos were suffering under the
Spanish Inquisition.
Many thousands of Marranos, and also Conversos, were tortured to obtain the names
of friends and family members, who were paraded and then tied to stakes and burned alive.
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All their land and possessions were
taken and split between the Church
and the Crown.
Historical Evidence
Recently, a number of Spanish
scholars have concluded that Columbus was a Marrano, whose survival depended upon the secrecy of
his faith. Columbus, who couldn’t
speak Italian, while signing his last
will and testament made several curious provisions.
Among them were:
1) To tithe one-tenth of his income to the poor;
2) To provide a dowry for poor girls (both Jewish customs);
3) To give a certain amount of money to a Jew who lived at the entrance of the Lisbon
Jewish Quarter;
Columbus
4) Also, Columbus, on those documents, used a triwas originally
angular signature of dots and letters that resembles inscripscheduled to leave tions found on gravestones in Jewish cemeteries in Spain.
He ordered his heirs to use the signature in perpetuity (the
on August 2,
1492, but because anagram was a cryptic substitute for the Kaddish, a prayer
recited in the synagogue by mourners after the death of a
that day happened close relative);
to coincide with
5) To leave money to support the crusade he hoped
the Jewish holiday would free the Holy Land.
of Tisha B’Av...
Estelle Irizarry, a linguistics professor at Georgetown
University, has analyzed hundreds of handwritten letters and concluded Columbus spoke and
wrote in Castilian Spanish, the preferred dialect of Spanish Jewry, known as “Ladino.” At the
top left corner of all but one of his letters to his son were two handwritten Jewish letters, bet-
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hei, meaning b’zrat Hashem or “with God’s help.” These characters were not included in any
of his other letters.
Columbus employed peculiar dates and phrases unique to the Hebrew people also.
Instead of referring to the “destruction” or “fall of Jerusa...it was postponed
lem,” he used the phrase “the destruction of the second
one day to not leave
house.” He also employed the Hebrew reckoning of a.d.
68 instead of a.d. 70. A marginal note dated 1481 is
on an “unlucky”
immediately given its Hebrew equivalent of 5241, etc.
day. So he set sail
He boasted that he was related to King David, and some
just before midnight
of his letters were described as written in an “unknown
on August 3, the
script” (Hebrew?).
Inquisition’s deadCarol Delaney, a cultural anthropologist at Stanline.
ford University, concludes that Columbus was a deeply
religious man whose purpose was to sail to Asia to obtain gold with which to finance a
crusade to take back Jerusalem and rebuild the Jew’s Holy Temple. It was believed that the
Messiah would not come back until the Temple was re-established.
Time to Get Out
While all this was occurring, the persecution of the Jews through the Inquisition was
coming to a head. The last remaining territory in Spain that had not been reunited fell on
January 2, 1492. Columbus had been promised by the Crown that once this took place he
would be free to make his voyage to find a new route to the Orient. On March 31, 1492,
the Inquisitor General, Tomas de
Torquemada, issued the Edit of Expulsion. The deadline for Jews
to leave Spain (or else!)
was set at midnight
of August 3, 1492.
To gain approval for
the voyage and get
Columbus out of town,
three men—Don Isaac
Abrabanel, Luis de Santangel,
The “Columbus Map,” 1490
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and Gabriel Sanchez—approached the
King and offered to finance Columbus.
The King was delighted. [Since Santangel and Sanchez (both Conversos) and
Abrabanel (a Jew) actually financed the
voyage it adds one more suspicion that
Columbus could have been a Converso
also.]
Columbus was originally scheduled
to leave on August 2, 1492, but because
that day happened to coincide with the
Jewish holiday of Tisha B’Av, it was
postponed one day to not leave on an
King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella
“unlucky” day. Coincidently, this is the
day that, contrary to regular procedures, Christopher Columbus set sail just before midnight,
the Inquisition’s deadline. Regular routine would have dictated waiting for the morning tide.
Was Columbus a Gentile or a Jew? Was he a Marrano or a Converso? Was he Cristoforo
Colombo the Italian Catholic or Cristóbal Colón the Spanish Jew?
SOURCES
Because of the pressures of the Inquisition and the secrecy it reG a r c i a , C h a r l e s , quired, we have to rely on circumstantial evidence.
“Was Columbus
What is clear is that Columbus had an overwhelming love for Israel
Secretly a Jew?
h t t p : / / u s . c n n . and God’s people and longed to see the coming of the Messiah. He is a
com/2012/05/20/
shining example of risking all for God’s Will and not fearing to attempt
o p i n i o n /ga rc i a columbus-jewish/ things greater than himself. Columbus wrote:
index.html
Marshall, Peter, and
Manuel, David, The
Light and the Glory,
Revell, Old Tappan,
NJ, 1977.
Missler, Chuck, “Was
Columbus Jewish?”
Personal Update,
August 1996.
No one should fear to undertake any task in the name of our Saviour, if it
is just and if the intention is purely for His service.
Just as a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of the things
he possesses, so Columbus’ greatness does not come from his discovery
of America, but because of his relationship with God through the Lord
Jesus Christ. How are you doing in this regard? Where do you stand?
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TECHNOLOGY
Dr. Steve Elwart, Senior Analyst, KI
THE FUTURE OF WARFARE
MILITARY ANALYSTS HAVE OFTEN STATED THAT THE NEXT WAR WOULD BE IN
SPACE. IN THAT REGARD, THEY WERE HALF RIGHT. RECENT EVENTS ARE PROVING THAT THE NEXT WAR WILL ACTUALLY BE HELD IN CYBERSPACE.
T
BIO
he complexion of warfare has changed considerably since the United
b y St e v e El w a r t
States’ invasion of Iraq. Where soldiers, tanks, guns and planes
Senior Analyst
once wreaked havoc on a country, hackers, computers, and USB Koinonia Institute
drives carry the fight to the enemy in today’s wars.
Steve Elwart is a Senior
Analyst for the Koinonia
The CIA’s top intelligence agent Charlie Allen had been in the
Institute and has been a
intelligence business starting from overseeing the secret CIA tunnel
member of the Institute
since 2006. He has
under East Berlin to using Twitter to monitor the Mumbai terrorspent 40 years in the Oil
ist attacks in India. Before he retired in 2009, I asked him what he
Industry. In those 40
years, Steve has had the
thought about the state of the world today. He said, “It is a darker
opportunity to work not
place now than it was a year ago.”
only in private industry,
Now, three years later, Allen’s comment still holds true. Today is a but also as a consultant
with numerous
darker place than it was last year (and the year before that). The only
government agencies. As
difference is that cyberwarfare has become the principal weapon in to- a Subject Matter Expert
on energy, automation,
day’s military, industrial and private arsenals.
a n d c y b e r s e c u r i t y,
Steve has worked
Five years ago, the term “Facebook” was not in the dictionary
with two presidential
(much less used as a verb), Twitter was a sound, the Cloud was still in administrations, several
cabinet level departments,
the sky, 4G was a parking place, and Skype was a typo. Where it had
as well as numerous
once been said that we were living in a connected world, we are now
congressional staffs and
state commissions. Steve
living in a hyper-connected world. It has been the pervasiveness of
has also served as interim
computers and mobile devices that have made us so codependent. We pastor of his church.
have become so reliant on these devices that if they would ever fail, the
fabric of society would begin to unravel.
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Cyberterrorism
While the physical terrorist threat is still as dangerous a presence in the world as it was
on September 11, the cyber terrorist threat has become a favorite weapon of nation-states.
Just how important cyberweapons are became apparent last June when President Obama
revealed that the United States had started a cyber program during the Bush Administration
that was responsible for releasing the Stuxnet virus on Iran.1
While this was not news in cyberwarfare circles, the
Cyberwarfare
announcement sent shockwaves through the media and
has become the
general public. In essence, the Obama Administration, in
principal weapon
a seeming attempt to gain a domestic political advantage,
admitted to committing an act that just one month earlier
in today’s military,
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta classified as an “Act of
industrial and
War.”2
private arsenals.
The first inkling analysts had that a cyber-attack was
imminent came in the months leading up to the commissioning of Iran’s Bushehr nuclear
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power plant. In early 2010, the prevailing wisdom was that either Israel, the United States,
or both countries would launch a conventional attack on the plant.
Iran has a history of making grandiose claims of “wiping Israel off the map” and lying
to investigators about their intentions regarding acquirMany thought
ing nuclear weapons. There was a pervasive fear that Iran
that there would
would use the product from the Bushehr plant and their
be conventional
nuclear enrichment centrifuges to generate enough atomattacks on both the ic material to build a weapon to use against that country.
Many thought that there would be conventional atnuclear plant and
tacks on both the nuclear plant and the centrifuges to halt
the centrifuges to
production of nuclear material.
halt production of
There was a critical window in which to do this. In
nuclear material.
the power plant’s construction timeline there could be
considerable damage done to the plant with little nuclear fallout in the days just prior to the
loading of the fuel rods into the reactor. A virtual countdown began on when such an attack would come. As we got close to the date the Russians would load the nuclear fuel rods
into the reactor, people prepared for war.
Bushehr Nuclear Reactor
Then a remarkable thing
happened. The announcement came
that the Russians
were starting to put
the fuel rods into
the reactor and no
attack came. Conventional wisdom
in the media was
that the United
States was showing
weakness by not
attacking and had
also pressured Israel to do nothing.
Releasing Stuxnet
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There was a critical
window in which to
do this...as we got
closer to the date
the Russians would
load the fuel rods
into the reactor,
people prepared for
war.
In the following days, while people were waiting to
see if possible covert attacks on the plants were coming,
all communications between the plant’s computers and
the outside world were cut. A week later, Iran announced
that the computers running the power plant were infected
with a virus. (One month later, Iran halted the production
of enriched uranium from its centrifuges citing “technical
problems” after 1,000 centrifuges were damaged.)
Subject Matter Experts (SME) in the area of computer controls believed that the
nuclear plant had been infected with a virus called “Stuxnet,” a computer program that was
created to attack only industrial computers in Iran.
The SMEs were proved to be correct. Israel, working in concert with defense laboratories in the United States, had created Stuxnet. As Israel is prone to do, they even left their
calling card. Hidden deep within the code are two directory file names, “myrtus” and “guava,”3 which could be construed to be an allusion to Queen Esther, who intervened to save
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the Jewish people from destruction at the hands of a Persian king. (Persia is now known as
Iran.) There was also a marker hidden in the code “19790509” which is a possible reference
to the date May 9, 1979, when Iran executed Persian Jew
With the
Habib Elghanian, prompting the mass exodus of Iranian
proverbial genie
Jews from the new Islamic state.
out of the bottle,
it will never be
contained. A new
arms race has
started, but at the
nanoscopic level.
Cyberwar Game Changer
Stuxnet was a game changer in cyberwarfare. For the
first time, a computer virus was targeted not only for a specific type of computer, but a type of computer that was in
a particular region of the world running specific software.
Even after the computers were disconnected from the
Internet, they were still vulnerable. The virus was transmitted by a USB or “jump” drive.
(These drives are commonly used to back up data and install updates on industrial computers.)
The Virus Spreads
By summer 2010, it became clear
that Stuxnet had inadvertently
jumped from Iran’s
Bushehr
nuclear
and Natanz
uraniumenrichment plants
to industrial computers
worldwide. Even more alarming,
the
source code for the virus was soon stolen
from a cybersecurity website and reprogrammed into a common computer language called C++ and then released out onto the Internet (this is called
“going out into the wild.”)
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The power of this virus to bring
down a nation’s critical infrastructure could now be harnessed by any
relatively skilled hacker which a rudimentary knowledge on how a process
plant operated.
With the
NOTES
proverbial genie
out of the bottle, 1. The Israeli officials
actually tell a difit will never be
ferent story. They
say it was Mossad,
contained. A
Israel’s intelligence
new arms race
Agency, that began
a cyberspace camhas started, but
paign to damage
at the nanoscopthe facilities and
slow down Iran’s
ic level. Nations (and individuals) will be able to attack one another at
nuclear ambitions.
will with little fear of being caught. No country is safe from attack and
And only later they
managed to conthe United States is the most vulnerable since no other country’s infravince the U.S. to
structure is more dependent on computer controls.
consider a joint operation.
A cyberwar would have the power of taking the world back to the
2. http://abcnews.
1800s, to a world before the Computer Age. If the world’s industrial
go.com/blogs/
politics/2012/05/
computers would shut down in a cyberwar, there would be no devices
l e o n - p a n etta - a to take their place, those machines being retired years ago. It would be
crippling-cyberattack-would-belike an EMP attack, only a little slower but far more pervasive.
act-of-war/
Before the advent of nuclear weapons, passages of Ezekiel 39
3. Esther was also
known as Hadasseemed quaint and thought only to be understood if viewed as an alsah, a name which
legory. With the unleashing of the atom’s terrible power, these passages
means “myrtle” in
Hebrew. Guavas are
now seem very clear.
in the myrtle family
It now falls to the Berean in each of us to search the Scriptures to see
of fruit.
if these new weapons of cyberwarfare and their destructive power fit into
an end time scenario for our time.
To learn more of the nature of cyberwarfare, please see the July
2011 issue of Personal Update titled “Cyber Warfare: Today’s Nukes.”
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Are we currently living in
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Of all the end-time themes discussed in the Bible—
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global super-state, the identity of the Antichrist, the
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RISE OF ISLAM
Mary Gehl, Executive Analyst
THE TRUTH OF TAQIYYA
IN DIRECT OPPOSITION TO THE CONCEPT OF BIBLICAL TRUTH IS THE CONCEPT
OF ISLAMIC TAQIYYA, WHICH, IN ISLAM, IS GENERALLY KNOWN AS “LYING FOR
THE FAITH.”
O
n the eve of Jesus’ crucifixion, He and Pontius Pilate engaged in a
conversation that begged the question still being asked today—
What is truth? John 18:37-38 describes the scene:
Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou
sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I
into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that
is of the truth heareth my voice. Pilate saith unto him, What is truth?...
In direct opposition to the concept of Biblical truth is the concept
of Islamic taqiyya.
A March 2012 public relations campaign to teach America about
Shari’a law ignited a new round of dialogue regarding the truth of Islamic
taqiyya. The Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA), a New York-based
group, is planning to spend $3 million on its “Defending Religious Freedom” campaign. The effort includes billboards, TV, and radio ads in 25
major cities—including New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago. Additionally, Muslim academics and activists are holding town hall meetings and
seminars on university campuses in an effort to slow the two-year progress
of state legislation banning Shari’a law in the U.S.
Taqiyya
Taqiyya, in Islam, is generally known as “lying for the faith.” There
BIO
by Mary Gehl
Executive Analyst
Koinonia Institute
Following a 23-year
executive career that
spanned the banking,
aerospace, education,
and agri-chemical sectors,
widowhood changed
Ma r y’s l i f e f o re ve r.
Answering the call from
the Lord, she moved to
Idaho and completed a
one-year internship with
Koinonia Institute and
was the first member to
earn a Silver Medallion.
She now works for the
Institute in a variety
of capacities, including
projects, research,
analysis, and writing – a
watchman on the wall
– while continuing her
studies and enjoying a
new life with husband,
Drew Gehl.
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are two basic uses of taqiyya: 1) disavowing one’s religious identity during fear of persecution
(Shi’a Muslims vs. Sunni Muslims), and 2) active deceit during jihad against the realm of
unbelief (Dar al-Islam vs. Dar al-Harb). This form of deceit is grounded in Islamic doctrine and is often depicted as being equal to, or superior to, other military virtues such as
courage, fortitude, or self-sacrifice.
Former Islamic studies professor at the American University of Beirut, Sami Makarem,
wrote in his book, At-Taqiyya fi’l-Islam (Dissimulation in Islam):
Taqiyya is of fundamental importance in Islam. Practically every Islamic sect agrees to it and
practices it. We can go so far as to say that the practice of taqiyya is mainstream in Islam, and
that those few sects not practicing it diverge from the mainstream. Taqiyya is very prevalent
in Islamic politics, especially in the modern era.
His book clearly reveals the ubiquity and broad applicability of taqiyya within Islam.
Within Shari’a—the body of legal rulings that defines the appropriate behavior of Muslims
in all circumstances—deception is not only permitted in
Taqiyya, in Islam, certain situations, it is often deemed obligatory. Muslims
is generally known who were forced to choose between recanting Islam or suffering persecution were permitted to lie and feign apostasy.
as “lying for
Other jurists have decreed that Muslims are obligated to
the faith.”
lie in order to preserve themselves because of verses in the
Qur’an that forbid Muslims from being instrumental in their own deaths.
The writings of Qur’anic scholars detail the history of the authorization and use of
Taqiyya. Sura 3:28 is used most often as the verse that sanctions deception towards nonMuslims:
Let believers [Muslims] not take infidels [non-Muslims] for friends and allies instead of
believers. Whoever does this shall have no relationship left with God—unless you but guard
yourselves against them, taking precautions.
In his Qur’an commentary, Muhammad ibn jarir al-Tabari clarifies verse 3:28 as follows:
If you [Muslims] are under their [non-Muslims’] authority, fearing for yourselves, behave
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loyally to them with your tongue while harboring inner animosity for them… [know that]
God has forbidden believers from being friendly or on intimate terms
with the infidels rather than other believers—except when infidels This form of
are above them [in authority]. Should that be the case, let them act deceit is often
friendly towards them while preserving their religion.
Some Qur’anic scholars extended taqiyya to cover deeds.
Abu ‘Abdullah al-Qurtubi (1214-73) and Muhyi ‘d-Din ibn alArabi (1165-1240) supported bowing down and worshiping idols
and crosses, offering false testimony, and exposing the weaknesses
of fellow Muslims to the infidel enemy. Anything short of actually killing a Muslim is deemed acceptable: “Taqiyya, even if committed without duress, does not lead to a state of infidelity, even if
it leads to sin deserving of hellfire.”
depicted as
being equal to,
or superior to,
other military
virtues such as
courage, fortitude, or selfsacrifice.
Taqiyya and Islamic Public Relations
As this article is being written, two U.S. states have banned the practice of Shari’a law,
twelve are in the process of drafting and approving legislation, and three have proposed legislation that failed to pass. For Islamic proponents of Shari’a in America, the battleground has
been taken to a new level—the American billboard.
The slogan created by the Defending Religious Freedom campaign: Shariah: Got Questions? Get Answers
hopes to catch
the attention of
the American
voter with hopes
of educating us
to stop the bans.
For many analysts, the issue is
not one of creating a backlash of
Islamophobia,
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but the reality of the use
of taqiyya in
the education
process and the
reality of Shari’a
in America.
Shari’a
literally means
“the path to a
watering hole.”
Shari’a is the
law of the Qur’an that is comprised of five main branches: adab (behavior, morals and manners), ibadah (ritual worship), I’tiqadat (beliefs), mu’amalat (transactions and contracts), and
‘uqubat (punishments).
According to its proponents, these branches of Shari’a combine to create a society based
on “justice, pluralism and equity for every member of society.” They would like for us to
believe that Shari’a forbids that it be imposed on any unwilling person. In fact, they propose that the Prophet Muhammad himself demonstrated that Shari’a may only be applied if
people willingly apply it to themselves—never through forced government implementation.
Shari’a
One of the primary reasons for the backlash against the practice of Shari’a in America
is the growing public awareness of honor killings. Human Rights Watch defines honor killings:
Honor killings are acts of vengeance, usually death, committed by male family members
against female family members, who are held to have brought dishonor upon the family. A
woman can be targeted by individuals within her family for a variety of reasons, including:
refusing to enter into an arranged marriage, being the victim of a sexual assault, seeking a
divorce—even from an abusive husband—or (allegedly) committing adultery. The mere
perception that a woman has behaved in a way that “dishonors” her family is sufficient to
trigger an attack on her life.
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In her 2009 Middle East Quarterly article, Phyllis Chesler argues that the U.S. is far behind Europe in acknowledging that honor killings are a special form of domestic violence—
a form of violence in which the perpetrators are protected by Shari’a law. While the 8th
Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states there shall be no “cruel and unusual punishments inflicted,” the Qur’an states:
• Sura 5:38 – Cut off the hands of thieves, whether they are male
or female, as punishment for what they have done—a deterrent from
Allah.
• Sura 24:2 – A raped woman is punished with the man: The
woman and the man guilty of adultery or fornication, flog each of them
with 100 stripes.
The complexities and the deceit of the Islamic Circle of North
America’s Defending Religious Freedom campaign are meant to assuage
fears of Islam and Shari’a. However, even the name of the campaign
denies the truth. The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states
that “Congress shall make no law prohibiting the free exercise of religion,” yet Mohammed said, “Whoever changes his Islamic religion, kill
him.” (Hadith Sahih al-Bukhari, Vol. 9, Book 84, No. 57)
In his book, What Every American Needs to Know About the
Qur’an: A History of Islam & the United States, William J. Federer
presents an exhaustive study of the truth of taqiyya in U.S.-Islam relations. In contrast to the First Amendment Federer states, “Islamic law
(Shari’a) relegates non-Muslims to ‘dhimmi’ status, where they are not
to propagate their customs amongst Muslims and cannot display a
Cross or Star of David.”
Truth
Sadly, in America, it does not matter if the “public relations campaign” is for the Islamic implementation of Shari’a law or the demoralizing implementation of humanism in every aspect of daily life, the result
is the same—a life without the God-given freedoms and foundations
established on our shores over two centuries ago.
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Phyllis Chesler, “Are
Honor Killings
Simply Domestic
Violence?,” Middle
Ea st Q u a r te r l y,
Spring 2009, pp. 6169; Meforum.org.
Retrieved on 201203-22. http://www.
meforum.org/2067/
are-honor-killingssimply-domesticviolence
Federer, William J.
What Every American Needs to Know
About the Qur’an:
A History of Islam
& the United States,
Library of Congress
History / Education,
2007
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org/p18957.xml
http://www.politicalislam.com/blog/thedoctrine-of-deceit/ 34 / UPDATE / AUGUST 2012
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WHAT IS A TRUE DISCIPLE?
Nancy Missler, Founder, KHW
WHAT EXACTLY IS A TRUE DISCIPLE OF CHRIST? THE ANSWER IS: A TRUE DISCIPLE HAS “A LIFESTYLE ALONGSIDE HIS BELIEF.”
C
ontinuing our study of the supernatural power of God, we said last month that in
order for God’s power to become apparent, “all self-confidence and self-dependence
must be exposed, repented of and put at the Cross.” If we are
BIO
clean and open vessels, then God can pour His power through
Nancy Missler
us in His plan of redemption. What, then, is the difference between a
Director/Founder
believer who lives for himself, follows his own will and depends upon
of King’s High Way
his own strength and a Christian who has laid everything down at the
Na n c y M i s s l e r h a s
published four studies:
Cross, lives only for Christ and depends only upon His power?
The Way of Agape, Be
How can we tell them apart? What exactly is a true disciple of
Ye Transformed, Faith
in the Night Seasons,
Christ? The answer is: A true disciple has “a lifestyle alongside his beand her latest, The
lief.”
Kingdom, Power &
Glory. In addition to
A true disciple of Christ is one who not only has “partaken in
these popular studies she
Christ,” meaning he has received God’s Spirit, but one who has also
also has published six
Plain and Simple Series
“partaken of Christ,” meaning he is living Christ’s Life, His Love, and
books, as well as two
His power. In other words, he is not only following Christ around and In His Likeness Series
books.
listening to His sermons, he is also obeying and doing what he hears.
Nancy has been married
Just because we are followers of Christ does not necessarily mean we are for over 50 years to Chuck
They are the
“true disciples.” Remember Judas? He was a follower of Christ, but not Missler.
parents of four grown
a true disciple (John 12:4). Being a true disciple indicates that a life ac- children, one of whom has
to be with the Lord,
tion is accompanying our belief. A true disciple not only proclaims the gone
and seven grandchildren.
message of Christ with his words, he also shows forth Christ’s Life in
his actions (Galatians 5:25).
A true disciple is one who does the will of God. He is one who denies himself, picks up his cross, and follows Christ (Mark 8:34). He is one who has forsaken
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all in order to follow Him (Luke 14:33).
Everything that Paul taught in his epistles, he actually lived out daily. He daily walked
by faith and not by sight (2 Corinthians 5:7). He preached the gospel and taught all the
counsel of God, “not in the letter that kills” but in the power
A true disciple
of the “Spirit who gives life” (Romans 1:16; 2 Corinthians
of Christ is one
3:6). He suffered every sort of persecution there is for his
who not only
Lord’s sake (2 Corinthians 11:23–27; Romans 8:17–18). Evhas “partaken
erything he did, he did so that he might share Christ’s glory.
His life was, in every sense, a pattern for all to follow. Paul
in Christ,”
also told us that if we need to boast, we are to do so only in our
meaning he has
infirmities. That way the Lord will be glorified, not us.
received God’s
Paul saw weakness not as a liability, but rather as a way
spirit...
of being totally surrendered to
the Lord. “I take
pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in
distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I
strong” (2
Corinthians 12:10).
A true disciple of Christ, therefore, is one who has done
a complete reordering of his life. He constantly relinquishes
his self-life to the Lord and in exchange, Christ gives him His.
He is one who not only spends time in
the Word,
but he also lives what he preaches.
Power
seems to be the
mark of a
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Christ (2 Corinthians 12:9). Weakness (or yielding to Him) is the prerequisite for this kind of divine
power.
A real disciple is always concerned with the personal application of truth first. Then he
becomes willing to share what he has learned. “For I will not dare to speak of any of those
things which Christ hath not wrought by me [first], to make the Gentiles obedient, by word
and deed” (Romans 15:18). God’s truth must first be personalized in a disciple’s life, before it
can be shared.
It’s one thing to know God’s principles in your head, but it’s
...but one
something totally different to walk out those principles in your
who has also
everyday life.
Christ told us that our mission is to go out and make disciples “partaken of
Christ,” meanof all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, Son, and
ing he is living
Holy Spirit and teaching them to observe all that the Lord has
told us in His Word (Matthew 28:18–20). Not just talking to them Christ’s Life,
about the gospel, but actually showing them how to live it.
His Love, and
Characteristics of a True Disciple
His power.
Let’s contrast the characteristics of a true disciple or a faithful Christian with a nominal
or unfaithful Christian. See if you can identify yourself as we describe these two types of believers.
A spiritual or a faithful Christian is, as we said, a person who not only has been born
again, but who is also abiding in and walking by the power of the Holy Spirit, thereby producing fruit (Galatians 5:22; John 15:2, 5, 8). He has allowed God to rein in his own emotions and his own will, so that his works are done through God’s empowering, not the flesh
(1 Peter 1:2; 1 Thessalonians 5:23). His motive for speaking, his strength for working, and
his reason for living is simply the Love of God (1 Timothy 1:5). He is more concerned about
what Christ thinks of him, than what others think. Christ’s presence in this believer brings
about “a peace that passes all understanding” (John 16:33; 2 Corinthians 2:14).
Some of the main characteristics that this spiritual Christian should display are presented in Galatians 5:22. He should be filled with “the fruit of the Spirit” as evidenced by Love
(Agape), joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance. These
characteristics all manifest themselves in humility (Luke 14:11).
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Love suffereth long, and is kind; Love envieth not;
it vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, doth not
behave itself unseemly, seeketh not [its] own, is not
easily provoked, thinketh no evil; rejoiceth not in
iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; beareth all
things, believeth all things, hopeth all things,
endureth all things. Love never fails.
1 Corinthians 13:4–8
And beside this . . . add to your faith virtue;
and to virtue knowledge; and to knowledge
temperance; and to temperance patience; and
to patience godliness; and to godliness brotherly
kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.
2 Peter 1:5–7
BUY NOW
Do any of these characteristics describe you?
If they do, then 2 Peter 1:11 says, “...ye shall never fall. For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior, Jesus
Christ.”
Characteristics of a Carnal (or Secular or Nominal) Christian
Conversely, a “carnal, unfaithful or nominal Christian” is one in whom the flesh is in
control, not the Spirit of God (Hebrews 5:12–13). He is a saved believer, but he loves the
world and himself more than he loves Christ. And, thus, he operates out of his own desires
rather than God’s will. He simply does not let God rein in his own thoughts and emotions.
He can’t, because the Spirit of God is quenched in Him. Thus there is no life transformation
in his soul (Romans 12:1–2), no Agape Love, no resurrection power, and no fruit (Romans
7:22–24; Galatians 5:17).
This type of carnal Christian professes to be born-again, and yet has not allowed the
Cross to slay his self-life ( 2 Timothy 3:5). He claims to know God, but in truth he actually
denies Him by the way he lives. Galatians 5:19-21 tells us that those who live by the flesh
will not inherit the coming kingdom.
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Instead of overcoming the flesh, the world, and the enemy by the power of God, unfaithful Christians have been overtaken by them. The flesh rules over them, the world has a
hold on them, and the enemy has acquired an entrance in them.
Some of the characteristics that a carnal and unfaithful Christian might display are a
bad temper, anger, fretting, murmuring, pride, selfishness, malice, worldliness, evil speaking,
bitterness, jealousy, envy, quarrelling and hatred. They also portray self-confidence, selfcenteredness, self-exultation, self-reliance, self-importance, self-love, self-ambition and pride.
On the other end of the spectrum, they can also be totally consumed with themselves through
self-pity, self-condemnation, and self-doubt. Either way, they are pridefully consumed with
themselves and not God (Romans 7:18; 1 John 2:16).
A carnal Christian often makes himself the center of attention and values his own will
above God’s. He is a “soulish” Christian, which means his self-life rules. He can do righteous
deeds and do them well. But, Scripture tells us that any good deed that the flesh does is an
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abomination in the sight of God.
Carnal Christians say one thing, but often do another. They are also often talkative and
flippant, making themselves the center of attention. They tend to use many words and have
the attitude that they are more advanced than others. As a result they are often fault ﬁnders
and judgmental. Working for the Lord is of the utmost importance to them; however, they
feel that everything must be done in a hurry and all must be done to attain the glory for
themselves. They do not wait on the Lord for His direction and His answers. Thus, they walk by sight not by
Conversely, a “carnal,
faith. They are often uncommonly gifted, have great
unfaithful or nominal
talent and magnetic personalities, but at the same time
Christian” is one in
are worldly, ambitious, and self-pleasing (1 Corinthians
whom the flesh is in
3:1–3). In the Old Testament, Saul, Solomon, Lot, and
control, not the Spirit
Uzziah have similar profiles (Ezekiel 18:24).
of God.
Many carnal believers try to satisfy their curiosity by studying. They believe that knowing something
mentally is the same thing as possessing it experientially. Thus, they are often double-minded, living two lives. They have an abundance of acquired knowledge, but very little Spiritrevealed knowledge. They don’t realize that increased spiritual head knowledge can often become
a trap. Head knowledge can strengthen our carnality and deceive us into thinking we are
spiritual. The danger is that because God’s Spirit is suppressed, the soulish and bodily realm
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will rule. God designed the sanctification process to remove all hindrances such as these, so
that the Holy Spirit can control and direct us.
So much of what a carnal Christian does, he does
Our lives will either
for show and to gain something for himself, even if it’s
show forth the
just the praise of men (Isaiah 29:13). He does these
fruit of the Spirit
things for the love of self, not for the glory of God.
manifested by God’s
Remember, a lack of Love for others shows a denial of
Love or we will
Christ’s character (1 Corinthians 13:1–4).
Some works of the flesh of a carnal Christian are
display rotten fruit
“adultery,
fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
showing forth our
idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations,
carnality.
wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, envyings, murders,
drunkenness, revelings, and the like.” (Galatians 5:19–21) Obviously they do not display
the fruit of the Spirit (Hebrews 5:12–13). They “deny” Christ through their actions (Matthew 10:33). There’s no Agape Love coming from their lives, no supernatural power being
displayed, and no godly wisdom being shared. “Whoever shall deny Me before men, him
will I also deny before my Father” (Matthew 10:33).
Dangers of Being Carnal or Lukewarm
It is impossible for us to really know who is carnal and who is spiritual. Only God
knows the truth. Only He knows our hearts. We are not to judge! That’s God’s business at
the Bema Seat. But, we are told to be “fruit pickers.” Our lives will either show forth the
fruit of the Spirit manifested by God’s Love or we will display rotten fruit showing forth
our carnality. (Luke 8:14)
The danger of being carnal is that we can be born-again by God’s Spirit (justified) and
yet spend 90 percent of our time in the soulish or fleshly realm. If this is the case, our ministry, our teaching, and our preaching will not produce any real godly fruit. “It is the Spirit
that quickeneth; the ﬂesh profiteth nothing.” (John 6:63)
Carnal Christians not only quench the power of God from coming forth through them,
thereby hindering their own sanctification, they also hinder salvation in others. They give a
false impression of what a true Christian is really like. They can actually become stumbling
blocks to passing along the true gospel because nonbelievers look at them and say, “Hey! If
that’s a Christian, I want no part of it.”
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Unfortunately we were stumbling blocks for our children years ago when we were going
through our own marital trials. We were all smiles when we were out in public, but behind
closed doors we argued, screamed, and yelled at each other. Sadly, our children experienced
this and said to us, “Why would we want what you
If we want the gospel
have? You’re no different from the people down the
to be passed on,
street who don’t even know God.”
especially to our
This broke our hearts, but we knew it was true.
families, our friends,
If we want the gospel to be passed on, especially to
our families, our friends, and our associates, we must
and our associates, we
become spiritual Christians. There’s no longer such a
must become spiritual
thing as a “fence-sitter Christian.” As we get closer to
Christians.
Christ’s coming, we’ll be pushed one way or the other.
If a carnal Christian persists in doing things his own way, he will never grow to full
maturity. This results in spiritual dullness, with no possibility of sparking a revival in himself, much less in anyone else. By living this way he discredits Christ in all his actions. The
sobering part of this is that Scripture says: “If we deny Christ [in our actions], He will deny
us before the Father.” “Denying Christ” in this Scripture not only refers to our words about
Christ, it also refers to our not reflecting Him with our lives. If there is no “fruit of the Spirit” in our lives, it doesn’t matter how many verses of Scripture we know, we still will be denying Christ. The Lord told us that if we deny Him here, He will be forced to deny us there
before the Father. (God’s will is that we deny ourselves—totally surrender and relinquish
our own thoughts, emotions and desires—pick up our crosses, and follow Him. (Matthew
16:24))
What is also scary is that carnal and unfaithful Christians are no longer moved by a
sense of urgency or watchfulness for Christ’s soon coming. They have been lulled to sleep by
a sense of complacency and they are not concerned about being prepared or ready or qualified to inherit the kingdom. This is a grave mistake! Listen to what Hebrews 4:1 says: “Let
us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into His rest, any of [us] should
seem to come short of it.”
* * *
To be continued next month: “Faithful and Wise Servants.” This article has been excerpted, in part, from Chuck and Nan’s book The Kingdom, Power and Glory. See page 46
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August, 2012 - Koinonia House

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