ARE THE FIRES, FLOODS, SCHOOL SHOOTINGS, TERROR ATTACKS, PERVERSION AND WAR WITH ITAN PROPHETIC WARNINGS TO AMERICA? By Paul McGuire Like ancient Israel it appears that the American Church is asleep to God’s prophetic warnings about impending judgment on the land. Are the fires, floods, terror attacks, school shootings, and a looming war with Iran prophetic warnings?
Unless there is something short of a miraculous intervention, a war with Iran seems to be inevitable. Either America will attack Iran, or the greater possibility is that Israel will attack Iran. US Vice President Dick Cheney warned from the hangar deck of a US aircraft carrier in the Gulf that the United States will not let Iran get nuclear weapons.
Vice President Cheney said “We’ll stand with others to prevent Iran from gaining nuclear weapons and dominating this region,” he told thousands of sailors on the nuclear-powered USS John C. Stennis as it cruised roughly 240 kilometers (150 miles) from Iran. Interestingly, Russian President Vladmir Putin communicated to President Bush that he could not account for all of Moscow’s nuclear weapons. Former CIA director George Tenet said that in 2003 al Qaeda leaders were seeking to purchase three Russian suitcase nukes.
In my book’s “Are You Ready?” and my novel “The Warning”, I outline scenario’s where the United States is hit by a nuclear detonation in an major American city. There should be intercession on a national scale, and a an appropriate sense of sobriety. One would have thought 911 would have awakened us as a nation. However, it appears that America still did not learn the listen of 911. In addition, our television screens blare with images of school shootings, floods, terror, fires, and sexual perversion.
What should our response as Christians be to this information? First of all, not to passively wait, and do nothing. We are to mobilize an army of intercessory prayer warriors, and there must be fasting and prayer by God’s people on an unprecedented level. Although, we have mobilized tens of thousands of people to pray on the Paul McGuire Show, the reality is that most Christians are asleep to the danger. First of all there must be a sense of spiritual urgency among Christian leaders. The Prophet Joel said, “Gird yourselves and lament, you priests; Wail you who minister before the altar; Come lie all night in sackcloth, You who minister to my God…Consecrate a fast, Call a sacred assembly; Gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land into the house of the Lord your God.” Joel 1:13-14
As prayer warriors and intercessors we can stand in the gap for our nation and avert disaster through repentance, prayer and fasting. However, there is a general sense of “giddiness” in the American Church. It is as if we did not heed the wake-up call after 911. II Chronicles 7:12 say’s, “If My people who are called by my name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.” Clearly there is a direct correlation concerning the disasters happening in America and our willingness to repent. The endless stream of hurricanes, floods, terrorist attacks, school shootings and perversion are prophetic signs of worse things to come. God is looking for men, women, and churches to stand in the Gap. Are you willing to stand in the gap, and join me and many others in prayer and repentance for our nation? It is not too late to see revival sweep our nation.
HOW TO PUT THE FULL ARMOR OF GOD ON DAILY IN PRAYER
I believe it is important to actually put on the Full Armor of God daily in prayer for ourselves, spouses, children, and the people God puts on your heart. Go to God in prayer with child like faith and name specifically the people you are putting the Full Armor of God on. IN Ephesians 6:10-18 the Apostle Paul writes the following:
Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, And having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; Above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints—
In simple obedience pray a prayer where you say something like, We gird our waist with truth. We put on the breastplate of righteousness. We shod our feet with the preparation of the Gospel of peace. We take up the shield of faith with which we will able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked on. We put on the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit which is the Word of God. Every morning put on the Full Armor of God for yourself and loved ones by name in prayer. It is not a magic formula. You are simply coming to God in prayer and placing yourself, and others under God’s covering. In addition, you are coming boldly to the Throne of Grace and naming people by name before the Lord. I believe the Lord honors such a prayer, and supernaturally protects us.
Remember every single day we are in a spiritual war. Every day! This is not paranoia, but a scriptural reality. As such, just like you would never leave your house without your clothes on. You should never begin the day without putting on the Full Armor of God.
Please remember to place me, my family, the staff of this station in your prayers. We are on the front lines in the spiritual battle. We only advance to the degree you pray for us and support our advertisers. Praise the Lord! God is using “Are You Ready?” and the novel “The Warning” to reach many people for Christ with a prophetic message. Pray that people’s hearts would be open to receive the Good News!
WHAT WOULD THE OLD TESTAMENT PROPHETS SAY ABOUT THE FIRES, FLOODS, SCHOOL SHOOTINGS & THE LOOMING WAR WITH IRAN?
According to Paul McGuire, a professor at the King’s College and Seminary in Van Nuys, California, and a nationally syndicated radio talk show host, “If the ancient Hebrew prophets saw fires, floods, the murder of their school children, and a war with Iran, or ancient Persia, they would have told Israel to “repent.” However, according to McGuire, “Spiritual leaders in America teach that these tragedies are simply sociological or natural in nature, because they do not believe in the supernatural. Yet, the God of the Old Testament issued prophetic warnings to the nation of Israel through things likes war, freak weather, and social unrest. The Old Testament prophets would have warned their nation about the impending judgment of the Hebrew God on the land. Are the fires, floods, terror attacks, school shootings, and a looming war with Iran prophetic warnings to our nation?”
McGuire who is the author of 23 books contends, “Religious leaders of our time build religious empires by building self-esteem, and only using positive messages. But, this is in distinct contrast to the prophets of the Old Testament like Zechariah, Joel, Daniel, Ezekiel, and Amos.”
Political analysts suggest that a war with Iran seems to be inevitable. Either America will attack Iran, or the greater possibility is that Israel will attack Iran. US Vice President Dick Cheney warned from the hangar deck of a US aircraft carrier in the Gulf that the United States will not let Iran get nuclear weapons.
Vice President Cheney said “We’ll stand with others to prevent Iran from gaining nuclear weapons and dominating this region,” he told thousands of sailors on the nuclear-powered USS John C. Stennis as it cruised roughly 240 kilometers (150 miles) from Iran. Interestingly, Russian President Vladmir Putin communicated to President Bush that he could not account for all of Moscow’s nuclear weapons. Former CIA director George Tenet said that in 2003 al Qaeda leaders were seeking to purchase three Russian suitcase nukes.
Paul McGuire makes the point that modern Iran is what is called Persia in the Old Testament. McGuire states, “The Old Testament prophet Ezekiel warned of a future invasion of Israel by nations like Iran, Russia, and Syria in Ezekiel Chapter 38 in what is referred to as the “War of Gog and Magog.”
Paul McGuire’s book’s "Are You Ready?" and his novel "The Warning" are taken quite seriously by people at the Department of Defense, and the military. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert read McGuire’s book, “Are You Ready?” immediately before the Israeli-Lebanon conflict. In addition, many people Hollywood read his books, and he has heard that some of the writers and producers of the television series “24” are fans of the Paul McGuire Show. In Are You Ready? a scenario is outlined where the United States is hit by a nuclear detonation in an major American city. Paul McGuire commented that when Israel faced catastrophes the Prophet Joel said, “Gird yourselves and lament, you priests; Wail you who minister before the altar; Come lie all night in sackcloth, You who minister to my God…Consecrate a fast, Call a sacred assembly; Gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land into the house of the Lord your God.” Today American preachers talk about success motivation, and prosperity instead. Given things like the prospect of nuclear war, global warming, millions of AID’s orphans, and poverty, it might be nice to hear some spiritual messages that sound more like the ancient Hebrew prophets rather than some success motivation seminar.” |
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