Powerful, Poignant, Prophetic

“What you are about to read is presented in the form of a story, but what is contained within the story is real”. Jonathan Cahn. These were the opening words of Cahn’s 2012 book, The Harbinger: The Ancient Mystery That Holds the Secret of America’s Future.

As either a companion or stand alone DVD, The Harbinger Decoded is a must watch for every person in the United States. Jonathan Cahn, a Messianic Rabbi, was led to write the book and “gave it to God” to get it published. It has stayed at the top of many “Best Sellers” lists since it was released. This DVD is powerful, poignant, and prophetic.

The premise of the book and documentary is based on Isaiah 9:10, “The bricks have fallen down, but we will rebuild with dressed stone; the fig trees have been felled, but we will replace them with cedars.” Cahn draws a parallel between a prophecy originally intended for Israel, and the events of 9/11 on the United States of America.

The DVD documentary follows the book and explains each of the harbingers (a person or thing that announces the coming of another) of Isaiah 9:10 and how each of them happened starting with the terrorist’s attack of 9/11. The harbingers are warnings from God to this country—America—to repent from our sinful ways. We have forgotten and even turned away from our spiritual foundations. Instead of repenting, we continue to rebel, which, I believe will lead to our (America’s) ultimate downfall.

While the book is a work of “fiction”, it is based on fact. Cahn provides supporting, evidentiary material for each of his points. The book can be a bit hard to follow at times, but the DVD makes it easy. Cahn explains each of the harbingers in an easy to understand manner. I actually wanted more from the DVD, but I understand why he chose not to make it a “bible study”. The DVD does a great job of bringing the pages of the book to “life” with actual images of the events and places detailed in the book.

Whether you are a Christian and want to see tangible examples of God’s inerrant word, or an atheist or even agnostic, this DVD is one you should take the time to watch. If you are not a believer, view this through the perspective of the writings of Nostradamus or some other futurists. Someone nearly 3,000 years ago “foretold” of these events, and now they have “come true”.

The DVD lists and explains each of the Nine Harbingers (1. The Breach 2. The Terrorist 3. The Bricks 4. The Tower 5. The Gazit Stone 6. The Sycamore Tree 7. The Erez Tree 8. The Utterance 9. The Prophecy). It also explains the importance of the Sabbatical year—Shemita (this is an economic judgment of a nation that happens on Elul 29 in Jewish or Hebrew Calendar. This is a significant event. On 17 SEP 01, just six days after 9/11, stocks fell nearly 700 points (681.81) or 7%. On the very next Elul 29, which occurred on 29 SEP 08, the NYSE exchange bell did not ring (watch video); stocks fell 777.7 points or 7%. That’s a lot of 7’s showing up. Incidentally, the next Elul 29 is 13 SEP 15; wonder what will happen then? There are several other extras included in the documentary plus a Bonus Section. This is an excellent DVD and well worth the price.

As I said earlier, every American needs to watch this DVD. I recommend buying the book as well. You might also buy a few copies of each for those on your Christmas list.

God Helps Those That Help Themselves

Without timely, accurate data making the best decision is nearly impossible. Without knowing where we have come, we cannot find where we are going. Back in our days of middle and high school, we lugged huge textbooks home—without the aid of a backpack—to study. These books had information on Mathematics (Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, and Calculus), English (grammar and literature), Science (biology, chemistry, physics) and Social Studies (Psychology, Sociology, Geography, and History). As a kid I loved the books. I enjoyed the pictures, graphs, and reading about the world. I and other students had to read/study the material provided by the teacher and information contained within the textbooks. We were graded on how well our answers matched the teacher’s notes and textbook. With my limited knowledge, I trusted what my teacher taught and what I read in the textbooks. But what if the teacher taught the wrong information? What if the information contained within the textbooks was wrong? As a society, we could make poor decisions.

Israel is not listed on map. Instead listed as Occupied Palestine.

I am sure you have heard how “some” are rewriting history from Muslims discovering America to Jerusalem being an Arab city. One has even removed Israel and renamed it “Occupied Palestine” from a map of the Middle East. They have rewritten (distanced) the close ties of the Democratic Party with the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) and have portrayed the Democratic Party as the party that championed Civil Rights. They fail to mention that it was a Democrat Commissioner of Public Safety (Eugene “Bull” Connor”) that turned the fire hoses and dogs on blacks in Birmingham, AL. They fail to mention it was a Democratic Alabama Governor (George C. Wallace, Jr.) that stood in the doorway to prevent black students from registering at the University of Alabama. They exclude the work the Republican Party, which was the party of Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglas, and Susan B. Anthony. It was the Republican Party that passed the Civil Rights Acts of 1875, 1957, 1960, and 1964. This is a blatant attempt to rewrite and cast the Republican Party as anti-black and by extension anti-minority.

Guyer High School Revised Ten Amendments

More recently we have this example from Guyer High School in Denton, TX. Take a look at both the First and Second Amendments in United States History: Preparing for the Advanced Placement Exam[i]. The first is the textbook (red) and the second is the original (blue).

First Amendment: Congress may make no laws that infringe a citizen’s right to freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition. Congress may not favor one religion over another (separation of church and state). Emphasis added.

First Amendment: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

The phrase “separation of church and state” does not appear in the Constitution. The First Amendment contains the “Establishment Clause”. The Establishment Clause prohibits government—either Federal or State—from making any laws “respecting an establishment of religion.” The government cannot establish an official religion—remember Church of England—and cannot unduly favor one religion for another. Finally, it prohibits government from giving preference for religion to non-religion, or more importantly, giving preference for non-religion to religion. It does NOT mean you cannot pray in public schools, or opening Congress and Senate sessions with an invocation. Sadly, the Chief Justice of Alabama was ordered by a U. S. District Judge to remove a monument of the Ten Commandments from the Alabama Judicial Building opining the monument “crossed the line”. The decision indicated the monument in the Judicial Building gave preference to one religion over another. However, the same Ten Commandments hang on the walls of the Supreme Court of the United States. No consistency.

Second Amendment: The people have the right to keep and bear arms in a state militia. Emphasis added.

Second Amendment: A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a Free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

Based on the wording of this text, a citizen only has the right to bear arms while serving in a “state militia”. Several decisions handed down from the SCOTUS have reaffirmed citizens the right to bear arms in McDonald v. Chicago (2010)  and is not dependent on serving in a “state militia” in District of Columbia v. Heller (2008). In Presser v. Illinois (1886), it provided further clarification that any restriction of Second Amendment is on Government not "the people".

In a response, the school system stated this was a supplemental textbook but the primary text contained the correct information. Furthermore, all of the Amendments were “simplified” but the others did not contain any major errors or editorials.

Other Examples

Prentice Hall in their textbook World History[ii] devotes an entire chapter to Islam including sections on the rise of Islam and the building of the Muslim empire. There are NO chapters for either Christianity or Judaism, but are referenced in embedded paragraphs. The editors describe Jesus is a “self-proclaimed” Messiah, but definitively declares Muhammad a prophet.

Texas Education Service Center Curriculum (TESCCC) made a major change in “World History Unit

Remembering 9/11--Remix style.

12 Lesson 07” optional lesson on terrorism, when it compared the Boston Tea Party to “an act of terrorism”. They also answered the question "why might the US be a target for terrorism?" with "decisions we made in the US have had negative effects on people elsewhere". In other words, we brought this on ourselves. This is like blaming the woman that was raped because she wore a low-cut blouse a was "asking for it".

To be more politically correct and in an attempt to not alienate females and transgenders, Teachers Curriculum Institute (TCI) in History Alive! America’s Past[iii] changed the Declaration of Independence. Jefferson wrote, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal…” The TCI version reads: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all people are created equal…”

Do not misunderstand my motives. I am a firm believer in both education and continuous improvement. We should expect our students have the most correct information and minimize the number of errors in the textbooks. I also understand the purpose and use of “nationalization” in which different countries view world events through national lenses. A textbook written and published in USA differs from one from United Kingdom recounting the American Revolution. Textbooks in Germany, Japan, and Italy have a different “slant” to World War II than USA, UK, France, Australia, and Russia. We expect this. But, we should not play favorites. We should not try to rewrite history so it is more palatable. History is bloody. History is violent. We must make sure we know our past. If we are not careful, left to those with an agenda, History is a weapon. The wrong information either found in a textbook or taught in a classroom does not provide a well-rounded education. If you say the wrong or inaccurate thing long enough, people start believing it. Don’t believe me? Find in the Bible the phrase, “God helps those that help themselves”. It is not in any of the canonized works of the Christian Bible.

According to a 2002 Columbia Law School Study, nearly two-thirds of respondents polled thought the phrase “From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs” came from the Constitution, or at least written by the Framers of the Constitution. Sadly, it was not written by any of the Framers, it was not even written by an American. Instead it was written by a German. Karl Marx wrote the phrase in his 1875 The Critique of the Gotha Program. Essentially, it is the Executive Summary of the principles of Communism.

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[i] John J. Newman, John M. Schmalbach United States History: Preparing for the Advanced Placement Exam 2dn Revised Edition, (Amsco School Publications: New York 2010).

[ii] Elisabeth Gaynor Ellis, World History[ii] (Prentice Hall: New York, 2007).

[iii] Bert Bower, History Alive! America’s Past (Teachers Curriculum Institute: Rancho Cordova, CA 2003).

ALLAHU AKBAR!

Avenge December 7 (Pearl Harbor)

Never Forget 9/11 (NYC, DC, Shanksville, PA)

???? 9/11 2012 (Benghazi)

WWII Battle Cry Poster.

For every major battle or attack on our sovereign ground, where American soil ran red from the blood of killed Americans, we have had a rallying or “Battle Cry” such as “Remember the Alamo”. When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor and the blue-green water was stained blood red, the Nation pulled together in a shared spirit of Espirit de Corps to “Avenge December 7”. From recruiting offices, to train stations and even on factory floors, posters were hung to remind us what we were fighting for.

A Battle Cry said either in unison or simply as an individual mantra solidifies ones resolve. It provides energy when you cannot take another step. It can be a word, a phrase or even an inarticulate word such as the Marine Corps’ OORAHHHH! A battle cry serves to rally those in battle and remind them why they are fighting. It also extends to those that support the troops and a nation as a whole. The etymology of the words “battle cry” is common to both “motto” and “slogan”. Such as, “Don’t Tread on Me” (used by Continental Marines and others during American Revolution), “Be Prepared” (Boy Scouts of America) “In God We Trust” (United States of America), “We Dare to Defend Our Rights” (Alabama State Motto). They are also important in the business world, but known as slogans. We all recognize slogans such as “I’m Lovin’ It” (McDonalds), “Just Do It” (Nike), and “Where Dreams Come True” (Walt Disney World). They also extend to political campaigns, like “Forward”.

On September 11, 2001 a group of men hijacked four jets and flew them into each of the Twin Towers, the Pentagon and if not for the brave men and women aboard Flight 93 crashing the plane into the countryside of Shanksville, PA either the US Capital or even the White House would have been destroyed. Since then we have vowed to “Never Forget”. I and many like me will never forget the cowardice act that these men and the religion they represent, perpetrated upon innocent human beings. They believe that everyone must profess Islam as the true religion, and if you do not you should die. No other religion requires such acts. They continue to attack the world in general and the USA and Israel specifically.

One year ago today 9/11 2012, Muslim men attacked our consulate in Benghazi, Libya on the 11^th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. As yet we do not have an official battle cry for Benghazi, because we are a divided nation. Many (not all) on the Left have no idea what happened; those that do have no burning desire to pursue the issue. You know why? This administration, with assistance from the mainstream media has not led the charge to bring these attackers to justice. Between outright lies about a video, to differing and

Bloody handprint at US Consulate.

changing stories, to slow rolling FBI investigation, to hiding witnesses, this Administration has not done much to right this wrong. Once again, US soil ran red with American blood—the blood of Ambassador Chris Stevens, Sean Smith (Information Management Officer), Glen Doherty and Tyrone Woods. Both Doherty and Woods were former USN SEALs. We need to find, apprehend, try, and prosecute the killers to the fullest extent of miltary law. We need a battle cry for Benghazi; I believe “Remember Benghazi” is fitting. We need something done. We need in the words of Nike "JUST DO IT". We need to change the only battle cry that was heard during the eight hour Battle in Benghazi—the Battle Cry of our enemy as they rallied to kill Americans—they cried

ALLAHU AKBAR!

Allahu Akbar in Arabic script.