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size=1><A href="mailto:terry@av1611.org">Dr. Terry Watkins</A> </FONT></TD>
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<P>The destruction from hurricane Katrina unleashed a disaster like our
nation has never encountered. Like a guided missile, Katrina executed a
mission of utmost devastation. Despite our advancements in technology,
computers, satellites, healthcare and tons of mind-boggling innovations –
the nation stood speechless and helpless. </P>
<P>It seemed everything that could go wrong – <I>went wrong</I>. The
breaking of the New Orleans levees; the thousands of trapped victims; the
incessant looting; the perverse crime; the escalating gas prices; the
complete collapse of the nation’s infrastructure for disaster aid – each
day after Katrina brought new nightmares – each day after Katrina
whispered something terrible went wrong. The aftermath from Katrina plowed
deeper and deadlier. Our nation and the entire world watched in disbelief
as the nightmare from Katrina grew and held the world’s most powerful
nation hostage in her devastating grip. Many are asking, <I>"Why? . . .
Why did God permit this tragedy?" </P></I><B>
<P><FONT size=+1>This commentary attempts to answer that question. . .
</FONT></P></B>
<P>Let me first say, my remarks are not without sympathy for Katrina’s
thousands of victims, nor is it rooted in any political agenda. The author
is neither Republican nor Democrat. I’m reminded of the young boy’s
answer, when asked, "Are you a Republican or a Democrat?" His simple, but
sincere reply was, "I’m a Christian." </P>
<P>This article is a Bible Believer’s interpretation of Katrina. Our Lord
commands to ". . . discern the signs of the times." (Matt. 16:3) Yes, we
could easily stick our head in the sand while pretending God knew nothing
of the wrath of Katrina. Yes, we could just as easily claim a mindless
Mother Nature caused Katrina. <I>Yes, we could, but we would be wrong.</I>
</P><B>
<P><FONT size=+1>Is God sending America a warning? </FONT></P></B>
<P>God’s presence and power should never be overlooked in tragedy. As
Bible Believing Christians, we should always be faithful to "examine
ourselves" – <I>and our nation</I>. We should never foolishly close our
eyes and ears to a possible message from our Lord. </P>
<BLOCKQUOTE><B>
<P>The LORD is known by the judgment which he executeth</B>:. . .
<BR>Psalm 9:16</P><B>
<P>That they may know that this is thy hand; that thou, LORD, hast done
it.<BR></B>Psalm 109:27</P></BLOCKQUOTE>
<P>One dazed and shaken victim of Katrina standing in the ruined and
ravaged streets of battered New Orleans shocked a reporter with, "This is
the hand of God. Did you watch Katrina change course? Did you see how
Katrina headed for New Orleans?" She then adds, "America needs to
repent!"</P><B>
<P><FONT size=+1>Was Katrina the wrath and judgment of God?</FONT></B>
</P>
<P>Any Bible Believing Christian knows nothing happens without the
knowledge and foreknowledge of God. The Lord Jesus says in Matthew 10:29,
if a small sparrow falls to the ground, God knows. The Lord goes on to
say, ". . . the very hairs of your head are all numbered." (Matt. 10:30)
Nothing takes the Lord by surprise. The smallest event does not escape His
Omnipresent eye. Zechariah 4:10 says, "<B>For who hath despised the day of
small things</B>? for they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the
hand of Zerubbabel with those seven; <B>they are the eyes of the LORD,
which run to and fro through the whole earth."</P>
<P><FONT size=+1>Certainly, the Lord knew the coming devastation and death
from Katrina.</FONT> </P></B>
<P>The scriptures reveal many "natural" disasters as instruments of wrath
from the hand of God. The fire and brimstone raining down and destroying
Sodom and Gomorrah promptly comes to mind. Let us not forget that the
wrath of God once exterminated every breath on the whole earth, save Noah
and his family. The Old Testament testifies over and over of the judgment
of God. King David bows to the temptation of Satan to number Israel and an
angry God kills 70,000 men (1 Chron. 21:14). We read of God’s hand in the
Divine destruction of Jericho (Joshua 6:20), the termination of the
kingdoms of Babylon, Assyria , Egypt, Amalekites (1 Samuel 15:8) among
many others. </P>
<P>The scriptures establish that God creates, controls and even commands
the weather. Amos 4:13, say, "For, lo, he that formeth the mountains, and
<B>createth the wind</B> . . ." Many times, God specifically employs the
wind to preach His message. Just ask a backslidden prophet named Jonah.
Jonah 1:4 says, "<B>But the LORD sent out a great wind into the sea</B>,
and there was a <B>mighty tempest</B> in the sea, so that the ship was
like to be broken." Ask the fearful apostles after watching the Lord Jesus
calmly rebuke ". . . <B>a great storm of wind</B>. . . and said unto the
sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm."
The Bible records the amazed apostles, "And they feared exceedingly, and
said one to another, What manner of man is this, <B>that even the wind and
the sea obey him</B>?" (Mark 4:41)</P>
<P>The scriptures many times reveal the Lord God utilizes the wind as His
instrument of action. In fact, of all the environmental resources at His
Omnipotent disposal, the wind emerges as His first choice. The following
scriptures, among scores of others, provide our proof:</P>
<BLOCKQUOTE>13 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; <B>I will even rend it
with a stormy wind in my fury; and there shall be an overflowing shower
in mine anger,</B> and great hailstones in my fury to consume it.<BR>14
So will I break down the wall that ye have daubed with untempered
mortar, and bring it down to the ground, so that the foundation thereof
shall be discovered, and it shall fall, and ye shall be consumed in the
midst thereof: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.<BR>Ezekiel 13:13-14
<P></P>
<P>And Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of Egypt, <B>and the
LORD brought an east wind</B> upon the land all that day, and all that
night; and when it was morning, the east wind brought the
locusts.<BR>Exodus 10:13</P>
<P>And <B>the LORD turned a mighty strong west wind</B>, which took away
the locusts, and cast them into the Red sea; there remained not one
locust in all the coasts of Egypt.<BR>Exodus 10:19</P>
<P>And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused
the sea to go back <B>by a strong east wind all that night,</B> and made
the sea dry land, and the waters were divided.<BR>Exodus
14:21</P></BLOCKQUOTE>
<P>And the scriptures <I>clearly</I> reveal God employs the mighty wind to
judge and destroy nations. The Old Testament pulls back the curtain of
history and tragedy to reveal the judgment of God. The scriptures inform
us that many disasters we label as natural disasters or accidents, are not
natural and are not accidents. </P>
<BLOCKQUOTE>And the LORD shall utterly destroy the tongue of the
Egyptian sea; <B>and with his mighty wind shall he shake his hand
</B>over the river, and shall smite it in the seven streams, and make
men go over dryshod.<BR>Isaiah 11:15
<P></P>
<P>Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will raise up against Babylon, and
against them that dwell in the midst of them that rise up against me,
<B>a destroying wind</B>;<BR>Jeremiah 51:1</P></BLOCKQUOTE>
<P>Katrina was no accident. Katrina was no haphazard natural disaster.
Katrina was no climatic coincident of Mother Nature. <B>Katrina was a
warning from the Lord.</B> </P><B>
<P>Remember, Katrina <I>had to come</I> with the foreknowledge and
provision of God. </B>To reason otherwise rejects the scriptures, and
denies the sovereign presence of a Holy, Almighty God. </P>
<P>With that as our solid foundation we can now ask, "Why did God allow
Katrina to shatter America?" And more important, "What message from the
Lord was wrapped in Katrina?" </P><B>
<P><FONT size=+1>Can we dare attempt to answer such a question?
</FONT></P></B><B>
<P><FONT color=red size=+1>Not only can we – we MUST!</FONT></B>
<P>If the Lord is sending America a message – it is critical . . . it is
essential for us to "find the message." </P><B>
<P>If Katrina was indeed a severe warning from the Lord, the answer should
not be difficult to find. I believe the answer clearly and precisely
exists in the scriptures. . . </P></B>
<P>Some Christians have aimed God’s wrath of Katrina toward the gambling
casinos of Mississippi or the cesspool of sin and sodomy raging in New
Orleans. It’s been noted that Katrina destroyed New Orleans just days
before the depraved homosexual festive appropriately called "Southern
Decadence" was scheduled there. While a Holy God fiercely condemns and
judges such sins, I don’t believe that was Katrina’s mission. Katrina did
not merely destroy the casinos, or the hell-holes and homosexual parade of
New Orleans. No. Katrina was a warning for an entire nation. Katrina
bruised and battered the soul of America. </P>
<P>Without question – for so many years, much like God’s servant Job (Job
1:10), God placed a protective hedge around America. And like Job (Job
1:12), it appears God is removing His hedge. </P>
<P>On September 11, 2001 God removed His hedge around America. On
September 11, 2001 God blinded the protective eyes of America. On that
horrific day, America stood in "shock and awe" as over 2700 people were
brutally murdered by terrorists. Every precaution and prevention fell on
deaf ears and blind eyes. Several reporters and commentators remarked it
appeared as if "America was wearing blinders." Congress has appropriated
hearing after hearing asking, "How did we miss the warning signals?" We
didn’t miss it. <I>We just couldn’t see it.</I> Something unusual and
something terrible happened in America on September 11. The catastrophe
was much worse than the tragedy of September 11. . . God removed His
protective hedge.</P><B>
<P><FONT size=+1>What really occurred on September 11? </FONT></P></B>
<P>Several days prior to September 11, 2001, violent terrorists rocked
Israel. I remember watching the weeping Jewish mothers and fathers
carrying the bodies of their children on the news. Innocent children were
literally blown apart simply because they were Jews. During this time the
American administration forbid and threatened Israel with financial
bribery if they retaliated. That Sunday on September 9, 2001, I remarked
to the church, if America keeps this hostile attitude toward Israel,
America will suffer a major terrorist attack. Little did I realize, in two
days America would suffer the greatest single terrorist attack in history.
. . </P>
<P>Make no mistake about it – God has chosen the nation of Israel as His
people. Whether you like it or not and whether you believe it or not –
God’s hand, both for His pleasure and His purpose, rests on the small
nation of Israel. </P>
<BLOCKQUOTE><B>For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God: the
LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above
all people that are upon the face of the earth.<BR></B>Deuteronomy 7:6
<P></P><B>For the LORD hath chosen Jacob unto himself, and Israel for
his peculiar treasure.<BR></B>Psalm 135:4
<P></P><B>But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have
chosen</B>, the seed of Abraham my friend.<BR>Isaiah 41:8
<P></P>And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; <B>In the day when I
chose Israel</B>, and lifted up mine hand unto the seed of the house of
Jacob, and made myself known unto them in the land of Egypt, when I
lifted up mine hand unto them, <B>saying, I am the LORD your
God;<BR></B>Ezekiel 20:5
<P></P>
<P>Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou
mayest bring forth <B>my people the children of Israel out of
Egypt.<BR></B>Exodus 3:10</P>
<P>Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee, to set thee on
the throne of Israel: <B>because the LORD loved Israel for ever</B>,
therefore made he thee king, to do judgment and justice.<BR>1 King
10:9</P>
<P>Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee to set thee on
his throne, to be king for the LORD thy God: <B>because thy God loved
Israel, to establish them for ever</B>, therefore made he thee king over
them, to do judgment and justice.<BR>2 Chronicles 9:8</P><B>
<P>When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of
Egypt.<BR></B>Hosea 11:1</P><B>And I will dwell among the children of
Israel, and will be their God.<BR></B>Exodus 29:45
<P></P><B>
<P>For thou hast confirmed to thyself thy people Israel to be a people
unto thee for ever: and thou, LORD, art become their God.<BR></B>2
Samuel 7:24</P><B>
<P>For thy people Israel didst thou make thine own people for ever; and
thou, LORD, becamest their God.<BR></B>1 Chronicles 17:22</P>
<P>Thus shall they know that I the LORD their God am with them, <B>and
that they, even the house of Israel, are my people,</B> saith the Lord
GOD.<BR>Ezekiel 34:30</P><B>
<P>O ye seed of Israel his servant, ye children of Jacob, his chosen
ones</B>.<BR>1 Chronicle 16:13</P></BLOCKQUOTE>
<P>When God called, separated and renamed Jacob as Israel, He proclaimed
to Israel ". . . as a prince <B>hast thou power with God and with men</B>.
. ." (Genesis 32:28) The name Israel literally means <B>"he will rule as
God."</B> </P>
<P>When God destined His Son to this wicked world to die for the sins of
mankind, He chose a Jewish girl named Mary to birth and bear His Beloved
Son. God committed the "oracles of God" [His Word] unto the Jewish people
(Romans 3:2). </P>
<P>In 606 B.C., during the time of Daniel, Nebuchadnezzar destroyed the
tiny nation of Israel. Over 2,000 years the nation of Israel did not
exist. In 606 B.C., Israel was literally wiped off the map.</P>
<P>In 1917, after World War I, the famous<I> Balfour Declaration</I> set
aside some land in Palestine for a homeland for the wandering Jews. But
the Jews did not return. After the holocaust of Hitler resulting in the
madness and murder of over 6 million Jews, they returned home. For
hundreds of years, many Christians and Bible students discounted the
promises from the Lord to rebuild and return Israel to their land. It just
did not seem possible. But, "God is not a man, that he should lie; neither
the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and <B>shall he not
do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?"</B> (Numbers
23:19). In Isaiah 43, the Lord promised He would one day bring Israel back
home. He would call them from the east, from the west, from the north and
from the south. </P>
<BLOCKQUOTE>
<P>Isaiah 43:1-6<BR>1 But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O
Jacob, and he that formed thee, <B>O Israel, Fear not: for I have
redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.<BR></B>2
When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through
the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the
fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon
thee.<BR>3 <B>For I am the LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy
Saviour:</B> I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for
thee.<BR>4 Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been
honourable, and I have loved thee: therefore will I give men for thee,
and people for thy life.<BR>5 Fear not: for I am with thee: <B>I will
bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west;<BR>6 I will
say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back: bring my
sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the
earth;<BR></B></P></BLOCKQUOTE>
<P>After World War II, against all odds and against all obstacles – and
there were many. Exactly as the Lord prophesied, <I>from the east</I> came
Jews from Shanghai and Hong Kong; <I>from the west</I> came thousands of
Jews from Egypt, Morocco, Tunis, Algeria, Europe, the United States and
Latin America; <I>from the north</I> came over 20,000 Jews from
Czechoslovakia, over 30,000 from Turkey, 36,000 from Bulgaria; and <I>from
the south</I> came over 800,000 Jews from the land of the Arabs. The
largest and most spectacular migration of a group of people occurred. As
He promised, God was calling His people home.</P><B>
<P>And in 1948, the greatest fulfillment of prophecy and the greatest
miracle of the scriptures since the resurrection of the Lord Jesus
occurred – the "resurrection" of the nation of Israel.</B> It’s been said
World War I prepared the land of Israel for the Jews, and World War II
prepared the Jews for the land. </P>
<P>When the Lord God called out Abram and foretold the coming of Israel,
God issued a severe warning concerning the treatment of the Jewish people
– ". . . I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth
thee. . ." No other nation, no other people gets such protection from the
Lord. </P>
<BLOCKQUOTE>2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless
thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:<BR>3 <B>And
I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee</B>:
and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.<BR>Genesis
12:2-3
<P></P><B>
<P>And the LORD thy God will put all these curses upon thine enemies,
and on them that hate thee, which persecuted thee.<BR></B>Deuteronomy
30:7</P></BLOCKQUOTE><B>
<P>Make no mistake about it – nations fall and nations rise on account of
their relationship to Israel.</P></B>
<P>William Blackstone writes of Israel in his classic <I>Jesus Is
Coming</I>:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE>Their wonderful preservation as a distinct people, through
all the persecutions, vicissitudes and wanderings of the past 18
centuries down to the present moment, <B>is a standing miracle,
attesting the truth of God’s Word,</B> and assuring us of His purposes
in their future history, Frederick the Great said to his chaplain:
"Doctor, if your religion is a true one, it ought to be capable of very
brief and simple proof. Will you give me an evidence of its truth in one
word? <B>The good man answered, "Israel.<BR></B>(Blackstone, William,
<I>Jesus is Coming</I>, Kregel Publications, Grand Rapids, MI, 1989
(1908) p. 160)
<P></P></BLOCKQUOTE>
<P>God will judge His chosen people of Israel, as history testifies. But
woe be that nation or people that judges and deals hostile to the Jewish
people. The highways of history are littered with the remains of nations
hostile to the Jews. </P><B></B>
<P>In Matthew 25, the Lord Jesus forewarns the "judgment of the nations"
that will take place after the Great Tribulation. The nations are judged
(verse 40) according to their treatment of "my brethren" of the Lord Jesus
– <B>the Jews.</B> </P>
<BLOCKQUOTE>Matthew 25:32-40 <BR>31 When the Son of man shall come in
his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the
throne of his glory:<BR>32 <B>And before him shall be gathered all
nations</B>: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd
divideth his sheep from the goats:<BR>33 And he shall set the sheep on
his right hand, but the goats on the left.<BR>34 Then shall the King say
unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the
kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:<BR>35 For I
was an hungered, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me
drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:<BR>36 Naked, and ye clothed
me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto
me.<BR>37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we
thee an hungered, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?<BR>38
When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed
thee?<BR>39 Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto
thee?<BR>40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say
unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these
<B>my brethren</B>, ye have done it unto me.</BLOCKQUOTE>
<P>If you doubt the identification of the Jews and Israel in Matthew 25,
Joel chapter three describes that same event. Only this time there’s no
mistaking the role of Israel. </P>
<BLOCKQUOTE>Joel 3:1-2<BR>1 For, behold, in those days, and in that
time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and
Jerusalem,<BR>2 I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down
into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my
people <B>and for my heritage Israel</B>, whom they have scattered among
the nations, <B>and parted my land</B> </BLOCKQUOTE>
<P>Specifically notice the last four words of verse two: <B>". . . and
parted my land." God is going "to plead" with the nations for MY HERITAGE
Israel and for parting (dividing) MY LAND. </P></B>
<P>For over 5400 hundred years the kingdoms of this world rose and fell.
During this time, millions upon millions of people lived and died. Wars,
atrocities, tears, fears, heartbreak, joy, inventions of man, houses
built, pioneers paved paths and life slowly rolled along. And setting off
to the side sitting quietly and insignificantly was a patch of land,
virtually unbeknownst to the world. A land yet undiscovered by men. In
that obscure land God would raise up a nation greater and more powerful
than any in the history of the world. "America, America God shed his grace
on thee. . ." </P>
<P>The history of America is unique. The history of America is God. Dr.
William Grady penned a magnificent 650 page history of America
appropriately titled <I>What Hath God Wrought!</P></I>
<P>Despite the petty, silly whining of the humanist and atheist, America
was indeed a land that God wrought. <I>The Mayflower Compact </I>marks the
creation of America. It<I> </I>begins with these inspiring words, <I>"In
ye name of God, Amen. . ."</I> Only 204 words long, <I>The Mayflower
Compact</I> was the greatest declaration of the Christian God by any
nation. </P>
<P>America has tremendously lived up to her God given heritage. America
has sent more missionaries with the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ than
any nation. Despite her sins, and despite her failings, America has stood
for the God of the Bible. America has been a beacon for other nations
searching for "One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice
for all." </P>
<P>And America has been the protective friend to God’s Heritage – Israel.
As a student of history, it amazes me that despite the politics, despite
Republican or Democrat, despite conservative or liberal sitting in the
powerful White House, or walking the halls of Congress – until recently,
America has consistently been Israel’s best friend. </P>
<P>The United States of America was the first nation to recognize the
nation of Israel. President Truman was the first to sign the credentials
recognizing the State of Israel in 1948. From then on, an uncanny
relationship occurred. America became Israel’s best friend. </P>
<BLOCKQUOTE>
<P>President Nixon firmly stated America would stand by its friends, and
"Israel is one of its friends." </P>
<P>President Gerald Ford declared the United States, "commitment to the
security and future of Israel is based upon basic morality as well as
enlightened self-interest. <B>Our role in supporting Israel honors our
own heritage." </P></B>
<P>President Carter stated, "The United States has a warm and a unique
relationship of friendship with Israel that is morally right. <B>It is
compatible with our deepest religious convictions</B> and it is right in
terms of America's own strategic interests. We are committed to Israel's
security, prosperity, and future as a land that has so much to offer the
world." </P>
<P>President Reagan realized this God-given relationship with Israel, as
he stated, "Since the rebirth of the State of Israel, <B>there has been
an ironclad bond between that democracy and this one</B>." </P>
<P>But President Lyndon Johnson put it best. When Soviet Premier Aleksei
Kosygin asked President Johnson why the United States so strongly
supports Israel against 80 million Arabs when there's only three million
Israelis, the President replied, <B>"Because it is right."</B>
</P></BLOCKQUOTE>
<P>When the former Soviet Union, the violent Middle East or other
malicious countries would wink with violence against the tiny nation of
Israel, a warning frown from mighty America would silently say, "Don’t
even think about it!" America has provided billions and billions of
American dollars to build and strengthen Israel. America’s most guarded
and valuable military secrets have been at Israel’s disposal. </P>
<P>Until recently, America has always been the best friend of Israel. It
is no stretch to say, if it wasn’t for the protection and provision of
America, Israel would not exist today. I have no doubt God wrought this
great nation for the propagation of the glorious gospel of the Lord Jesus
Christ and the protector and provider of His Heritage, Israel. </P>
<P>The early 1990s marked a surprising and sickening departure from
previous U.S. policy towards Israel. Beginning with President George H.
Bush, more and more political pressure was placed upon Israel to surrender
their land to the Palestinian terrorists. </P><IMG height=240 hspace=5
src="Katrina Mother Nature or the Wrath of God_files/koenig_bk.jpg"
width=152 align=right vspace=5 border=0>The incredible book <I>Eye to Eye:
Facing the Consequences of Dividing Israel</I> by White House
Correspondent, William R. Koenig, proves many disasters befalling America
come in direct and immediate response to George H. Bush, Bill Clinton and
George W. Bush's devotion to robbing Israel of their God-given land.
Koenig documents the following incredible facts occur because of the
U.S.'s pressure to evacuate Israel from their land:
<UL>
<LI>Nine of the ten costliest insurance events in U.S. history
<LI>Six of the seven costliest hurricanes in U.S. history
<LI>Three of the four largest tornado outbreaks in U.S. history
<LI>Nine of the top ten natural disasters in U.S. history ranked by FEMA
relief costs
<LI>The two largest terrorism events in U.S. history </LI></UL>Amazon.com
says, "<B>All of these major catastrophes transpired on the very same day
or within 24-hours of U.S. presidents Bush, Clinton and Bush applying
pressure on Israel to trade her land</B> for promises of "peace and
security," sponsoring major "land for peace" meetings, making major public
statements pertaining to Israel’s covenant land and /or calling for a
Palestinian state . . . <B>In this book, Bill Koenig provides undeniable
facts and conclusive evidence showing that indeed the leaders of the
United States and the world are on a collision course with God over
Israel’s covenant land." </B>
<P>Koenig's book was published in 2004. In a bit of prophetic irony on the
cover of his book, <I>Eye to Eye: Facing the Consequences of Dividing
Israel</I>, shows a grim-faced President Bush twisting his eyes as a
massive hurricane appears.
<P>The following events paint a picture of hypocrisy and hostility against
Israel and defiance against the Word of God, beginning with President
George H. Bush in 1991. Immediately following these political assaults
against Israel occur some of the most catastrophic disasters in the
history of the United States. To ascribe the disasters at these precise
hours as coincident or random chance breaks the sound barrier of
statistical probability. The possibility of these many major catastrophes
happening by haphazard chance at these precise times is simply
impossible.</P>
<P><B>You want proof the Bible is the Word of God — here's your proof. You
want proof Israel is God's Heritage — here's your proof.</B></P>
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<P>1991 30 October - The Oslo Accord</P></B>
<P>President George H. Bush promoted and proudly signed the infamous Oslo
Accord at the Madrid Peace Conference on October 30, 1991. The Oslo Accord
was labeled a "Land for Peace" accord that demanded Israel award their
land to the Palestinian murderers and terrorists in exchange for peace.
The perverse Oslo proposition was simple: give us your land and we’ll stop
killing you. </P><B>
<P>1991 31 October - The Next Day – The Perfect Storm hits</P></B>
<P>A very rare huge storm starting in the north Atlantic, moving east to
west (wrong direction for storms to move - although in the Bible, the Holy
Spirit and history move east to west). This storm was so unusual and
contrary to "mother nature" it was immortalized by the book <I>The Perfect
Storm </I>by Sebastian Junger and later a popular movie. Amazon says of
the book <I>The Perfect Storm</I>, "Meteorologists called the storm that
hit North America's eastern seaboard in October 1991 a "perfect storm"
<B>because of the rare combination of factors that created it.</B> <B>For
everyone else, it was perfect hell.</B> In <I>The Perfect Storm</I>,
author Sebastian Junger conjures for the reader the meteorological
conditions that created the "storm of the century" and the impact the
storm had on many of the people caught in it."</P>
<P>Interesting, one of the first places <I>The Perfect Storm</I> hit was
Kennebunkport, Maine. <B>Waves over 30 foot demolished the home of guess
who – President George H. Bush, the instigator of the Oslo Accord.</B>
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<P>1992 23 August</P></B>
<P>A year later, President Bush literally picked up the pieces from Oslo
attempting to rob Israel again. Meeting in Washington D.C. Bush and crew
again attempted to "sell" the fictitious Madrid "Land for Peace"
agreement. </P><B>
<P>1992 23 August – Same Day - Hurricane Andrew visits Florida </P></B>
<P>Hurricane Andrew smashes and crashes into Florida. Andrew causes over
$30 billion in damage while destroying over 180,000 homes. At that time,
Andrew was the worst natural disaster ever to hit America. </P>
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<P>1994 16 January </P></B>
<P>President Bill Clinton meets with terrorist and Israel hater Syria's
President Hafez el-Assad in Geneva. They talk about a peace agreement with
Israel that includes Israel giving up the Golan Heights. </P><B>
<P>1994 17 January – less than 24 hours - 6.9 Earthquake rocks
California</P></B>
<P>In less than 24 hours, a powerful 6.9 earthquake rocks Southern
California. <B>This mysterious quake, centered in Northridge, is the
second most destructive natural disaster to hit the United States, behind
Hurricane Andrew.</P></B>
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<P>1998 21 January </P></B>
<P>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with President Clinton
at the White House and is coldly received. Clinton and Secretary of State
Madeleine Albright refuse to have lunch with him. </P><B>
<P>1998 21 January – the same day - Monica Lewinsky scandal erupts</P></B>
<P>After Clinton’s rejection of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,
later the very same day, the Monica Lewinsky scandal breaks out,
destroying the Clinton presidency and resulting in his impeachment. </P>
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<P>Before proceeding let us clarify who truthfully owns the Gaza Strip and
West Bank. God does. He calls it "my land." Joel 3 deals EXACTLY with this
issue. The Lord clearly states in no uncertain terms, He will "plead" with
the nations such as the United States that "scatters" Israel and "parts
His land." <B>That is as much the Word of God as John 3:16.</B> And the
Untied States is not exempt – "all nations" means "all nations." </P>
<BLOCKQUOTE>Joel 3:1-2<BR>1 For, behold, in those days, and in that
time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and
Jerusalem,<BR>2 I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down
into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my
people and <B>for my heritage Israel</B>, whom they have scattered among
the nations, and <B>parted my land</B>.
<P></P></BLOCKQUOTE>
<P>In case you think "the land of Israel" became unimportant since the New
Testament – think again. Galatians 4 deals with "the land." And the Lord
says clearly and plainly, the land belongs to Isaac – not the Arabs. </P>
<BLOCKQUOTE>
<P>Galatians 4:22-30<BR>22 For it is written, that Abraham had two sons,
the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman.<BR>23 But he who was of
the bondwoman was born after the flesh; but he of the freewoman was by
promise.<BR>24 Which things are an allegory: for these are the two
covenants; the one from the mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage,
which is Agar.<BR>25 For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and
answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her
children.<BR>26 But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the
mother of us all.<BR>27 For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that
bearest not; break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: for the
desolate hath many more children than she which hath an husband.<BR>28
Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of promise.<BR>29 But
as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born
after the Spirit, even so it is now.<BR>30 Nevertheless what saith the
scripture? <B>Cast out the bondwoman and her son <FONT
color=blue>(Arabs)</FONT></B>: <B>for the son of the bondwoman shall not
be heir with the son <FONT color=blue>(Jews)</FONT> of the
freewoman.</P></BLOCKQUOTE>
<P>With that settled, let us continue. . . </P>
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<P>1998 28 September </P></B>
<P>Secretary of State Madeleine Albright finishes the final details of an
agreement which requires Israel to surrender 13 percent of Yesha (Judah
and Samaria). President Bill Clinton meets with Yasser Arafat and
Netanyahu at the White House to finalize another Israel "land for peace"
hoodwink. Later, Arafat addresses the United Nations and declares an
independent Palestinian state by May 1999.</P><B>
<P>1998 28 September – Same Day - Hurricane George hits Gulf Coast</P></B>
<P>Hurricane George blasts the Gulf Coast with 110 mph winds and gusts up
to 175 mph. The hurricane hit the coast and stalled until the agreement
was finalized and Arafat addressed the UN. Then it hit and caused $1
billion in damage. At the exact time that Arafat departs the U.S., the
storm begins to dissipate.</P>
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<P>1998 15 October</P></B>
<P>Arafat and Netanyahu meet at the Wye River Plantation in Maryland. The
talks are scheduled to last five days with the focus on Israel giving up
13 percent of Yesha. The talks are extended and conclude on October 23.
</P><B>
<P>1998 17 October – Two days later - Tornadoes hit Texas</P></B>
<P>On October 17, heavy storms and tornadoes hit southern Texas. The San
Antonio area is deluged with rain. The rain and flooding in Texas continue
until October 22 and then subside. The floods ravage 25 percent of Texas
and leave over one billion dollars in damage. On October 21, Clinton
declares this section of Texas a major disaster area.</P>
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<P>1998 30 November </P></B>
<P>Arafat arrives in Washington again to meet with President Clinton to
raise money for a Palestinian state with Jerusalem as the capital. A total
of 42 other nations were represented in Washington. All the nations agreed
to give Arafat $3 billion in aid. Clinton promised $400 million, and the
European nations $1.7 billion. </P><B>
<P>1998 30 November – Same Day - Financial Disaster</P></B>
<P>The Dow Jones average drops 216 points, and on December 1, the European
Market had its third worst day in history. Hundreds of billions of market
capitalization were wiped out in the U.S. and Europe.</P>
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<P>1998 12 December </P></B>
<P>President Clinton arrives in the Palestinian-controlled section of
Israel to discuss another "land for peace" fiasco.</P><B>
<P>1998 12 December – Same Day - Clinton impeached</P></B>
<P>The U.S. House of Representatives vote four articles of impeachment
against President Clinton.</P>
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<P>1999 3 May </P></B>
<P>Yasser Arafat schedules a press conference to announce a Palestinian
state with Jerusalem as the capital.</P><B>
<P>1999 3 May - Same Day - Powerful Storms in Oklahoma and Kansas</P></B>
<P>The most powerful tornado storm system ever to hit the United States
whips through Oklahoma and Kansas. The winds are clocked at 316 mph, the
fastest wind speed ever recorded. Arafat postpones his announcement to
December 1999 at the request of buddy President Clinton. In his letter to
Arafat, Clinton praises and encourages Arafat for his "aspirations for his
own land." </P>
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<P>2001 8 June</P></B>
<P>President George W. Bush sends Secretary Tenet to Jerusalem to promote
his "Roadmap to Peace," the continuation of the failed Oslo Accord.</P><B>
<P>2001 8 June – Same Day - Tropical Storm Allison hits Texas</P></B>
<P>Tropical storm Allison hits Texas the home state of President George
.W. Bush. Allison causes over $7 billion in damage and closes George Bush
Airport for two days. Allison continues for five long days. When Tenet
leaves Jerusalem, Allison settles down.</P>
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<P>The following series of events during August – September of 2001
preceded history’s deadliest terrorist attack. </P><B>
<P>2001 23 August </P></B>
<P>President George W. Bush rips Yasser Arafat on <I>CNN</I>. Bush
suggests that Arafat "put 100% effort into stopping terrorism" if he wants
Israel to negotiate. Saudi leader Abdullah is incensed. He tells
Ambassador Bandar to immediately leave the U.S. because Bush supports
Israel.</P><B>
<P>2001 27 August </P></B>
<P>On his way out, Bandar meets with Condi Rice while Bush is on vacation.
Bandar tells Rice how unacceptable Bush's comments were, threatens to
withhold oil, and says that he's leaving in disgust. Condi reports to
President Bush, who immediately issues a written letter to Bandar stating
that "Palestinian people have the right to live in their own state in
their own homeland." </P><B>
<P>2001 7 September </P></B>
<P>Eleven days later, a jubilant Bandar returns to America and meets with
Bush, Cheney, Rice, and Powell to hammer out the details and announce to
the world the creation of the Palestinian State. The negotiations and
details continue until September 9 2001. </P><B>
<P>2001 10 September </P></B>
<P>Bandar and crew <B>finish President Bush's plans to create a
Palestinian nation in Israel in 2005</B>. Bandar calls his offices to
inform them the agreement is finally finished. </P><B>
<P>2001 11 September – Next Day - Terrorists Explode into the World Trade
Center</P></B>
<P>8:45 a.m. (EDT) American Airlines Flight 11 out of Boston,
Massachusetts, crashes and explodes into the north tower of the World
Trade Center. </P>
<P>9:03 a.m. (EDT) United Airlines Flight 175 from Boston, crashes and
explodes into the south tower of the World Trade Center. Both Towers come
crashing down. Flashed across televisions around the globe, the world
witnessed the greatest terrorist act in history. Over 2700 people die in a
few short minutes. </P>
<P>9:43 a.m. (EDT) American Airlines Flight 77 crashes into the
Pentagon.</P>
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<P>The great preacher, Charles Spurgeon preached a message on "The
Judgment of the Nations" on July 12, 1885. Excerpts of Spurgeon’s message
follows: </P>
<BLOCKQUOTE>There is a judgment also passing upon nations, for as
nations will not exist as nations in another world, <B>they have to be
judged and punished in this present state.</B> The thoughtful reader of
history will not fail to observe, how sternly this justice had dealt
with empire after empire, when they have become corrupt. Colossal
dominions have withered to the ground, when sentenced by the King of
kings. Go and ask to-day, "Where is the empire of Assyria? Where are the
mighty cities of Babylon? Where are the glories of the Medes and
Persians? What has become of the Macedonian power? Where are the Caesars
and their palaces?" . . . <BR>The omnipotent, Judge has not ceased from
his sovereign rule over kingdoms, and our own country may yet have to
feel his chastisements.
<P></P>What is there about London [or the United States] that it should
be more enduring than Rome? . . . What are we? What is there about our
boastful race, whether on this side of the Atlantic or the other, that
we should monopolize the favour of God? <B>If we rebel, and sin against
Him, he will not hold us guiltless, but will deal out impartial justice
to an ungrateful race.</B> <BR>(Charles Spurgeon, <I>Judgment of the
Nations</I>, July 12, 1885)
<P></P></BLOCKQUOTE>
<P>Middle East scholar, Robert Horenstein spoke on Israel's disengagement
from Gaza Sept. 21 at the meeting of the Golda Meir/Mitzvah group of
Hadassah.</P>
<P>Horenstein stated, "If Israel does carry out this withdrawal, you will
see the violence stepped up, because Hamas, Islamic Jihad, the Al-Aksa
Martyrs Brigade will want to show their people that Israel is leaving as a
result of their terrorist actions. They have already claimed Sharon's
proposal is a result of their armed struggle.<B>I believe that Israel is
under a lot of pressure from the Bush administration. . ."<BR></B>A Haifa
University demographer, Arnon Soffer, has projected that by 2015 all of
Israel, the Gaza Strip and the West Bank will be 60 percent Arab, <B>and
this would make it impossible for Israel to retain both its democratic and
Jewish character."</B><BR>(Jewish Review, "Disengagement could spawn
civil, external violence")<BR>
<P>At the Mideast summit in Jordan on June 4, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel
Sharon and Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas took the first
tentative verbal steps toward a peaceful resolution of their longstanding
and bloody conflict. <B>Under pressure from President Bush</B>, Mr. Sharon
pledged to begin dismantling some "unauthorized outposts" of Israeli
settlements in the West Bank, and Mr. Abbas declared for the first time
that "the armed intifada must
end."<BR>(http://www.wcpeace.org/israel-palestine.htm)
<P>Over the last week, emotional scenes of Jewish settlers being forcibly
removed have dominated the television headlines. Israeli Prime Minister
Ariel Sharon has talked of how these have been <B>the "saddest days" of
his life</B>, and the words "pogrom" and "dispossessed" have slowly
slipped into the language of many newspaper reports. . .<BR><B>The
Palestinian Authority and the United States want the pullout to be the
beginning of the "road map" peace process, meant to bring about an
independent Palestinian state alongside Israel.<BR></B>(Fox News, "Israeli
Troops Pull Resisters Out of Synagogue", Friday, August 19, 2005)</P>
<P>The Gaza withdrawal was backed by the U.S. government. <B><FONT
color=red>Some Middle East analysts and senior Israeli politicians
entirely attributed the evacuation plan to pressure coming from the
American establishment</FONT></B>. . . <B>"I welcome the disengagement
plan,"</B> stated Bush immediately following the announcement of the Gaza
evacuation. "These steps will mark real progress toward realizing <B>the
vision I set forth</B> in June 2002 of two states living side by side in
peace and security."<BR>(Worldnetdaily, "Did God send Katrina as judgment
for Gaza?", September 7, 2005
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=46178)
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<P>2005 August - Under U.S. pressure, the Jews are forceably removed from
their land.</P></B>
<P>During the month of August 2005, with unparalleled pressure from the
United States – dreaded D-Day came. Over 8500 begging Jewish settlers were
forcibly removed from the Gaza Strip. I watched in unbelief as the Jewish
people were crying and pleading to remain in their houses and land. The
Israeli soldiers came and literally dragged them from their houses. At the
orders of the United States and against the protests of the Israeli
government, bulldozers came and demolished their homes. The land was then
given to terrorists who celebrated and shouted, "Death to Israel!" </P>
<P>US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told BBC News, <B>"Jewish homes
in the Gaza Strip will be destroyed </B>when Israel pulls out its troops
and settlers. . . The view is that there are <B>better land uses for the
Palestinians </B>to better address their housing needs," adding that the
parties would <B>"work towards a plan for destruction and
clean-up."</P></B>
<P>After the Gaza Strip debacle, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
immediately began urging Israel to vacate the West Bank, "Everyone has
compassion for what the Israelis are going through right now, <B>but it
can't stop with the Gaza Strip."</B> </P>
<P>The hypocrisy and hostility towards the nation of Israel by the Bush
administration is unparalleled in U.S. history. Violently removing the
Jewish settlers from the Gaza Strip, then giving the land to the
terrorists and murderers of Israeli children equates to Bush giving
Florida to Bin Laden and Al-Qaeda. Why didn’t President Bush give Saddam
Hussein the land of Texas instead of bombing Iraq? That would be more
logical than demanding Israel to forfeit a strategic defense area of the
Gaza Strip and West Bank to vicious killers that hate and kill the
Jews.</P><B>
<P>2005 23 August</P></B>
<P>Israel completed the evacuation of the Gaza Strip and gave it to the
Palestinians. The Gaza Strip evacuation came directly from President
Bush's "Roadmap to Peace." </P>
<P>As my wife and I watched the pleading Jews dragged from their homes and
land, I said, "God is not pleased with this. Somebody’s gonna pay big-time
for this. God might start destroying some homes and running some people
out of their land."</P><B>
<P>And somebody did. . . And boy did they.</P>
<P>2005 23 August – the Same Day - Tropical Storm Katrina appears</P></B>
<P>August 23, a small insignificant tropical storm slowly appeared in the
Atlantic below the Bahamas named Katrina. From her beginning
meteorologists stated the U.S. had nothing to fear. Katrina packed little
punch, plus the computer forecasts kept Katrina calmly corralled in the
Atlantic. Defying the computer models, Katrina turned south-east, scraped
the south tip of Florida and then with the vengeance of a runaway freight
train Katrina took an unexpected turn into the warm Gulf Coast.
Meteorologists tracking Katrina’s unusual path labeled Katrina one of
history's most bizarre hurricanes. </P><B>
<P>2005 29 August - Hurricane Katrina hits New Orleans</P></B>
<P><IMG height=200 hspace=5
src="Katrina Mother Nature or the Wrath of God_files/katrina_track1.jpg"
width=304 align=right vspace=5 border=0>Katrina raced directly toward New
Orleans, harnessing deadly strength every moment. Literally recording wind
strength "off the scale" On Monday, August 29, the nation watched in
horror as deadly Katrina slammed and slaughtered the fragile Gulf Coast.
Destructive Katrina left beautiful homes as piles of worthless rubbish.
Deadly Katrina tossed bodies like litter along the highway. When Katrina
ended her deadly mission America suffered the worst disaster in her
storied history. As I saw the thousands of homes destroyed, my mind kept
going back to those U.S. ordered bulldozers destroying the Jewish homes in
the Gaza Strip. As I saw the thousands and thousands of United States
citizens being evacuated from their land, my mind could not keep from
remembering the Jewish people crying and literally begging to stay in
their land. <B>America found no mercy for the Jewish people. . . </B></P>
<P>With no mercy. . . Katrina completely "bulldozed" tens of thousands of
homes. Katrina completely "evacuated" the celebrated city of New Orleans.
Hundreds of thousands are homeless, helpless and hopeless. The greatest
displacement of U.S. citizens in history occurred. Over 10,000 people are
estimated dead. Over 400,000 jobs were wiped out. President Bush has
requested $50 billion from Congress for the first round of Katrina’s
expensive bill. Estimates put Katrina’s final bill – over $150
billion.</P>
<P><B>Most reporters described the aftermath of New Orleans worse than
anything they’ve ever seen.</B>
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<P><B><FONT color=#990033 size=+1>If America continues to blatantly defy
the Word of God<BR>with their hostility and hypocrisy toward God’s
Heritage, Israel,<BR>buckle up. . . you ain’t seen nothing yet.
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<P><B>"Everyone has compassion for what the Israelis are going
through right now, but it can't stop with the Gaza
Strip."</B><BR><FONT size=1>US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
after the Gaza Strip evacuation</FONT> </P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<P><FONT size=3>They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a
nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance. . .
<BR><B>So persecute them with thy tempest, and make them afraid with thy
storm.<BR><FONT size=2></B>Psalms 83:4, 15</P><FONT size=3><B>
<P>And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth
thee:. . . <BR><FONT size=2></B>Genesis 12:3</P><FONT size=3>
<P>Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: <B>they shall prosper that love
thee.<BR><FONT size=2></B>Psalm 122:6</FONT>
<P><FONT color=#990033 size=+2><B>God open the eyes of the United
States.</B></FONT>
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