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The Falwellian View of an Orwellian World |
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Written by Rev Michael Bresciani
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Saturday, 19 May 2007 |
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Word Count: 849 One of America’s sharpest and most skillful writers and raconteurs Ms. Ann
Coulter said in an article on The World Net Daily, May 16, 2007 “From the news
coverage of Falwell's death, I began to suspect his first name was "Whether You
Agree With Him or Not." Without reservation Ms. Coulter added that she is one
that did agree with him.
I along with millions of others also agree with him. I don’t agree with him
because the millions joined with me, or I with them. I believe what he said
because I trust his source.
The Bible is far more than a book of dandy moralisms that we can randomly sift
through at our leisure. It is history, revelation, presentation (of the Savior)
and an outline of things to come. For over 40 years now I have taught that
prophecy is merely pre-written history. Its ancient prophecies pre or post
exilic were never wrong. That is a promise that prophecies having to do with the
modern era will not be wrong either.
Yes, there is no apology required when we say that the Bible says there is an
ongoing “judgment of sin.” Apart from the final judgment of every individual at
the close of their lives the Bible promises that the harder we sin as a nation
or as an entire world civilization the tougher the consequences. No, God does
not follow behind each and every one of us so he can cause us to stub our toes
each time we say a harsh word. He is not that insignificant.
Perhaps Rev. Falwell did not know for sure if 9/11 or other calamities were a
direct result of our nations backsliding. He could have only known that by
direct revelation from God, but even with that, would we have believed him? The
answer here is “not likely.”
While his specific knowledge of why the events took place may come into question
it does not change the promise that more sin produces more judgment even if God
likes to retain the specifics to him self.
In the twenty eighth chapter of Deuteronomy fourteen verses of scripture are
utilized to pronounce blessings on people who heed God’s directions. Contrarily,
fifty four verses cite what will happen if God is ignored. Those calamities or
judgments include crop failure, sickness, failure in war, invasions, mental
disorders etc. Many of the judgments promised in answer to collective sinning
are no more or less than those things Rev. Jerry Falwell said were the result of
our own national penchant for sin.
Should we manage to relegate the warnings of Deuteronomy to the ancient past to
neutralize them then we must still face similar warnings of future judgments.
When asked about the conditions that would prevail just before he was to return
to earth Jesus spoke of a faithless generation that would have to endure the
worst calamities ever imagined. He spoke of wars, earthquakes, disease,
pestilence and a flow of ever changing events that men would find so difficult
to assimilate that many would suffer heart failure trying to do so.
The portents Christ described are so far in excess of anything Rev. Falwell ever
said that it would seem that his apology was proof only of the Reverend’s
benevolence rather than an error in his judgment.
Most of the criticism laid on Rev. Falwell was because of who he blamed for the
events of 9/11. With some liberals now willing to say it was the President or
the government and with a few Hollywood celebrities offering to help the
furtherance of that notion, Rev. Falwell’s assessment doesn’t seem all that
extravagant by comparison. No apology was demanded nor offered by the few that
have put forth this latest contrivance adding credence to the character and care
for people’s feelings that Rev. Falwell was graced with.
There is somewhat of a parallel in the Bible to the destruction of the Twin
Towers on 9/11. It too was a tower and it fell on eighteen people in the town of
Siloam. When Christ’s disciples asked him about it he gave them an answer that
could very well apply to the events of 9/11.
Jesus carefully and skillfully steered their attention away from who caused the
collapse of the Tower of Siloam and drove it right back to the questioners. His
answer may have seemed a bit harsh but it is nevertheless timeless. Yes, that
does mean that it applies to this time as well. Take a look?
Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye
that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem? I tell you, Nay:
but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. Luke 13: 4-5
Rev Bresciani is the author of two books. He also is a columnist for several
online sites and magazines. His articles are read throughout the world. For more
articles and news from around the globe visit "The Website for Insight"
http://www.americanprophet.org
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