tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29964825.post3384851201558439258..comments2023-07-18T08:20:22.355-07:00Comments on The James Hartline Report: Schwarzenegger, The Fire-Bug of California by Elinor MontgomeryJames Hartlinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15958648389620982326noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29964825.post-9561632019952320462007-10-28T21:44:00.000-07:002007-10-28T21:44:00.000-07:00So what you're saying is that when some bad happen...So what you're saying is that when some bad happens you can name the reason and that it's Gods retribution. Yet when calamity doesn't befall someone else who is sinning or turning their back on God it's just that God is taking his time in his retribution<BR/><BR/> How is it that you can figure out which disasters are divine retalitary strikes and which are not?<BR/><BR/>And I guess all those Christians who lost homes but were praying that they would be spared were really out of luck if this was indeed Gods plan that their homes burn.<BR/><BR/>I also didn't realize God is using arsonists to set fires that destroy innocent peoples homes because he doesn't like the way Schwarzenegger is running the state. I thought God gave all that vengeful activity in the New Testament.<BR/><BR/>Wow, I'm now completely convinced that it must be Schwarzenegger who's responsible for the fires.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29964825.post-40908253919552989042007-10-28T10:30:00.000-07:002007-10-28T10:30:00.000-07:00Elinor Montgomery is correct, or better said, what...Elinor Montgomery is correct, or better said, what she wrote is correct. Solomons words are correct too, but you have to take a look at the BIG picture to see that in the end, all sin is judged harshly and in righteousness. Norway like all nations, will have their turn.<BR/>In His Word, we know judgement first falls upon His own people, then the nation, then the world. <BR/>Sodom and Gomorrah existed for a very long time before the Lord finally destroyed those cities, but not after first getting those who were of Him, out of the cities just prior to judgement being allotted.<BR/>As wise as Solomon may have been, by the end of his reign as King of Israel, he had done exactly opposite to what the Lord desired of him and was eventually destroyed himself.<BR/>Solomon allowed pagan idols in the land, he married pagan worshipping women and brought them into Israel, turning a blind eye to their rebellion to the Lord, a nation for which Solomon was King.<BR/>Solomon introduced temple worship to the land and even went against the Lords own directions on how it should be done.<BR/>To paraphrase His word, the Lord said to Solomon in regards to building a religious temple, "Heaven is my throne and the Earth is my foot stool, what can you build for me that I have not already created?"<BR/>Indeed, what can man do or make that isn't already the Lords.<BR/>Before temple worship began, we had the tabernacle. It is by the example of the tabernacle, that we see in the natural, His Kingdom of the spiritual.<BR/>All has been prophesied in His word and all has, is and will come into fruition. Why? 'The testimony of Jesus, IS the Spirit of prophecy' Rev 19:10. <BR/>We know the end result of sinners and that of believers. We know the Lord reigns Supreme and in righteousness when this thing called 'life' is completed as we know it to be, but in the meantime and until His Kingdom comes, satan is the ruler of this world and before the inevitable end, satans kingdom will stand over the earth. Thankfully, for a very short period of time. <BR/><BR/>Stephen<BR/>prguy@alltel.net<BR/>Lexington, SCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29964825.post-11962485639321738222007-10-28T10:14:00.000-07:002007-10-28T10:14:00.000-07:00Schwarzenegger, was described as the firebug. He d...Schwarzenegger, was described as the firebug. He did not necessarily lay the fire, but God most certainly released His hand of control on California to let it get started. <BR/><BR/>The weight of the Bible shows God gives time for evil doers to repent, and no one can say how long that will be. Speediness in each situation is a variable, so man is not able to judge what is and what isn't speedy in God's eyes. <BR/><BR/>Compare the judgment on Korah in the wilderness with that which fell on the nation Israel, itself. Relatively speaking Korah may have been judged more slowly by God's standards than Israel even though it would seem to be the reverse. <BR/><BR/>Likewise, the judgment on California could have been simmering longer than either the judgment to come on Vegas or Norway. Everything is judged in the fullness of God's time, not as and when man thinks it should be judged.<BR/><BR/>Solomon had his own little problem with wisdom and behavior. The degree to which he introduced idolatry into the nation, angered God to the point he was judged in his lifetime, by having the nation Israel ripped from his throne, with only the two tribes being saved for the benefit of his father King David. How speedy was God's retribution, in relation to the crime?. No one is able to say. Only God can answer that, at which point speediness, as man interprets it, is no longer a possibility. <BR/><BR/>Hence, both Solomon and Elinor Montgomery can be right at the same time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29964825.post-18601695100837541682007-10-27T13:41:00.000-07:002007-10-27T13:41:00.000-07:00How can it be said on one hand that the fires are ...How can it be said on one hand that the fires are a direct result of the Governors recent actions while on the other hand places like godless Norway and Las Vegas are spared because according to Solomon, "the sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily".<BR/><BR/>So who's right: Solomon or Elinor Montgomery?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29964825.post-84043614017329225122007-10-27T11:07:00.000-07:002007-10-27T11:07:00.000-07:00Interesting question about Norway and excellent re...Interesting question about Norway and excellent response by the last comment on sin and its coming destruction.<BR/>Norway, like most Scandinavian nations, all bear a cross in their flags which reflect their Heritage. They, like we in America, have conveniently forgotten our heritages in the Lord, and will receive judgement accordingly. <BR/>America however (Canada and USA), is even more interesting because our two nations were founded upon the TRUTH of Gods Word, and not upon any religion; albeit many try to utilize christianity as the religion of America. His Word isn't religious at all, but just the plain truth. :)<BR/>America is where the continued purification process spiritually, of coming out of our spiritual bonds from religion has taken and is taking place, and where LIBERTY, which can only be found in His Word, was founded. <BR/>France can argueably be said to be a nation that espouses Liberte, but it's only here in America that it grew successfully.<BR/>Like leaven however, a little can spoil the whole loaf. <BR/>Many of the American forefathers warned that if the people were to give up a little Liberty for a little security (how true that is today huh?), then we would lose our Liberty altogether; it is that precious and that easy to lose. <BR/>Only returning our hearts to the Lord, with a true repentance nationally to Him, will heal our land and gain His favor once again with His mighty hand of protection over us.<BR/>Darkness has spread across the lands of America, a spiritual darkness where compromise with sin and hiding ones light under the bed so to speak, is prevelant. <BR/>I choose to be a light of truth for Him in the growing darkness, and to witness to His Truth wherever He leads me. It will make many 'christians' uncomfortable, but indeed, His truth is offensives isn't it, yet it is always there and empowering, true freedom. <BR/>Truth may be hidden, lied about, twisted or even denied, but in the end, Truth will always be seen.<BR/>I just pray it isn't too late and people will feed only upon His truth, before the time comes where He gives them over to believe the lie, and time is certainly running out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29964825.post-38116598415591904222007-10-26T17:29:00.000-07:002007-10-26T17:29:00.000-07:00In response to the comment left about Norway, I wo...In response to the comment left about Norway, I would like to say this.<BR/><BR/>In the book of Ecclesiastes,<BR/>Chapter 8, verses 11-13 Solomon wrote the following:<BR/><BR/>"Because the sentenece against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil. Though a sinner does evil a hundred times, and his days are prolonged, yet I surely know that it will be well with those who fear God, who fear before Him. But it will not be well with the wicked; nor will He prolong his days, which are as a shadow, because he does not fear before God."<BR/><BR/>Meaning that just because an evil person, city or nation does not experience judgement right away, that does not mean that they will escape. In the end, the person who loves and obeys God will have eternal life and the people who choose to mock and reject God will get exactly what they want - eternal separation from Him and His people.<BR/><BR/>Las Vegas is known as "Sin City" here in Amercia and it's whole existence is built upon people going there to sin (gambling, drunkenness, fornication, nudity, etc.) Yet God has largely spared that city from any major disasters.<BR/>In fact it continues to prosper monetarily.<BR/><BR/>Does that mean God doesn't care what takes place there or doesn't<BR/>exist because we have seen retribution against Las Vegas? Many will say "yes" but God's people know the truth. <BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, their time is coming and so is Norway's and so it is for the rest of the world.<BR/><BR/>God said the disasters in the end of days will be like "birth pangs upon a women". Meaning the disasters will getting larger and more destructive as we near the end just like a woman experiences larger and more painful<BR/>contractions as the baby approaches.<BR/><BR/>A New Earth will soon be born and the Lord Jesus Christ will reign over it. He will remove from His Kingdom all who reject His Lordship<BR/>and those who love Him will be with Him forever. <BR/><BR/>Make a wise choice as to who you will follow. Your eternal destiny depends on it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29964825.post-31341025513960715172007-10-26T00:45:00.000-07:002007-10-26T00:45:00.000-07:00So if you think god is really smiting us because w...So if you think god is really smiting us because we're turning out backs on him, why do you suppose he hasn't visited some horrendous catastrophe on Norway?<BR/><BR/>Here's some interesting information I recently came across...<BR/><BR/><I>Norway has embraced secularism at the expense of its Christian roots. A 2005 survey conducted by Gallup International rated Norway the least religious country in Western Europe. In Norway, 82.9 percent of the population are members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church (they are automatically registered at birth and few bother to be unregistered). However, only approximately 10 percent regularly attend church services and identify themselves as being personally Christian. A 2006 survey found: 29 percent believe in a god or deity; 23 percent believe in a higher power without being certain of what; 26 percent don't believe in God or higher powers; 22 percent have doubts. Depending on the definition of atheism, Norway thus has between 26 percent and 71 percent atheists. The Norwegian Humanist Association is the world's largest humanist association per capita. And what has secularism done to Norway? The Global Peace Index rates Norway the most peaceful country in the world. The Human Development Index, a comparative measure of life expectancy, literacy, education and standard of living, has ranked Norway No. 1 every year for the last five years. Norway has the second highest GDP per capita in the world, an unemployment rate below 2 percent, and average hourly wages among the world's highest.</I>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29964825.post-14299554679416582672007-10-25T13:31:00.000-07:002007-10-25T13:31:00.000-07:00The main stream media have been trying to suggest ...The main stream media have been trying to suggest that the fires may be something that terrorists were behind. Riiiiight. Just like all the candidates for President are the clever result of terrorist networks too. <BR/>I receive NewsnBlues twice a week and today's Commentary by Elinor Montgomery is bang on.<BR/>Anyone who knows His word, also knows the prophetic significance of what the commentary states as being the truth. <BR/>How about the drought here in the South where this region of the country has been known as the bible belt? The drought in the natural, reflects perfectly the spiritual drought in the spiritual.<BR/>How about those floods? Sea water is not life giving water for man, but we saw sea water inundate New Orleans driving almost half of the people in that region out. <BR/>Inland floods? Water is no longer used by the Lord as a covering for sin as He clearly demonstrated with Noah and stated factually with His promise of not destroying the earth again by flood.<BR/>The floods clearly demonstrate once again, how sin in this nation and our turning our backs on the Lord, as a result in the natural for our pathetic situation in the spiritual. <BR/>What else does one have to do in order to see this truth for what it is?<BR/><BR/>Stephen R. Leach<BR/>Lexington, South Carolina<BR/>prguy@alltel.net<BR/>Canuck in the Deep SouthAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com