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January/February 2016
Plan of Salvation:

John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his
only begotten Son, that whosoever shall believe
in him should not perish, but have everlasting
life.
Romans 10:9
That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the
Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that
God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt
be saved.

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Top Bible Prophecy Stories of 2015

signs for today. I was called on the carpet by a
seminary professor --a Baptist, no less -- for herIt's been an amazing year. If you follow any of the alding signs. He says there are no signs until the
Tribulation. Nothing that is happening today is relBible prophecy sites, blogs, and media programs,
evant. How tragic. What a disservice he is doing to
you know they have been overwhelmed with stories that are foreshadowing the time the Bible calls his seminary students who will be ill equipped to
deal with very dark headlines.
the Time of Jacob's Trouble, also known as the
Tribulation.
So after sifting through hundreds, in fact, thousands of headlines in the last year, I have come up
I know there are those who believe there are no
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By Jan Markell www.olivetreeviews.org

2015 Top 10 Religion Stories of the Year

Legalization of same-sex marriage voted No. 1 in
Religion Newswriters 2015 Top 10 Religion Stories of the Year Poll
1) The U.S. Supreme Court legalizes same-sex marriage in a historic 5-4 decision in June.

2) Thousands of migrants, many from war torn Syria,

pour into Europe by sea and land, stirring right-wing
resistance in some countries and compassion fatigue
even from countries that welcomed them.
3) ISIS expands its reign of horror in Syria and Iraq. It
Continued on Page 3

The Christian message is often referred to as the "Gospel," which

means "good news." Specifically, it
is the good news about Jesuswho
He is, what He has done, and what
He offers. Essentially, the message
is that Jesus was God in the flesh,
that He came into the world to reconcile humanity to Himself, and
that his salvation is freely offered to
each person who will respond in
faith. The Gospel message explains
that salvation is only possible
through the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus. Through his sacrifice, Jesus paid the price for our sinfulness (rebellion against God), thus
offering us forgiveness. Then
through his Resurrection He conquered death, removing it as the
penalty for our sin and replacing it
with the offer of eternal life that is
only available from Him to all those
that place their faith in Him.

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Obama. America will blend into global
that I feel most represent the herald of government.

His coming:

1) Israel's worsening isolation.

(Zechariah 12:3) The Left in America
under Barack Obama abandoned her
some years ago. With the defeat of
Canada's Stephen Harper, Israel was
left only with some evangelical Christians spread around the world. She
has no superpower backing.

2) The "days of Noah" are

back. (Matthew 24:37) Everyone is doing what is right in their own eyes.
(Judges 17:6) Lawlessness is the order
of the day. Evil is glorified. The White
House was adorned with the colors of
the homosexual rainbow and Hillary
Clinton has a campaign ad with homosexuals engaged in debauchery as she
celebrates their actions.

America is being given over to paganism. A few months ago the Hindu
6)

goddess Kali appeared on the Empire

State Building in New York City. Twenty years ago this was unthinkable. It is
now cool.

7) Israel is being prepared for the Antichrist. She is surrounded by enemies.

She has Hezbollah, ISIS, Russia and Syria to the north and East and Hamas to
the south in Gaza. Iran boasts daily that
she will dump nukes on Israel. At some
point she will cave to these threats and
call on the Antichrist to make a peace
treaty -- particularly in light of the loss
of American support.

8) Gog is now on the move. If Magog

is Russia, Vladimir Putin has re-built
3) The disillusionment with today's
her from the days when Ronald Reagan
politician is setting the stage for a "man reined her in. Russia is advancing in
with a plan" who will not be a politician many places. All the Gog-Magog nabut who will have the answer to all the tions are aligning and are in the news:
world's problems. We don't know his
Iran, Russia, Turkey, Libya, and more.
name. We know his title is AntiProminent Bible-players are moving
christ. He may be the only one who can around as though they were on a chess
stabilize the ISIS crisis being planned
board.
for a naive Western world.
See Ezekiel 38-39.
4) The rise of strong delusion. (II
Thessalonians 2:10-12). Simply put, God
sends a strong delusion to those who
choose not to believe the gospel of Jesus Christ. Those who take delight in
mocking and rejecting Him, He will
condemn, confuse their thinking, and
cause them to believe fables. And they
do! Islam is good and peaceful; guns
are evil; climate change is more dangerous than jihadists; Israel is the bad
guy and the Palestinians are the new
heroes in the church today; ISIS isn't
Islam; Muslim refugees are peaceful and
will help the Western world. This is an
"Alice-in-Wonderland" world. Christians don't fit. The Mad Hatter rules.

5) The further decline of America. She

is not in the Bible in the end-times. Russia and Iran are the primary players in
the Mideast now. America's influence
for good is vanishing under Barack

Israel has been bombing the suburbs of Damascus taking out concealed
9)

weapons. The Bible foretells a time

when Damascus will become a ruinous
heap. (Isaiah 35:1)
10) Christians are mocked as never

before and Jews are fleeing to Israel at

a pace not seen since post
WW2. (Matthew 10:22) Only Islam is

glorified, honored, and protected. In

the Iraq/Syria region, a Christian is
slaughtered every 5 minutes, yet few
show any concern. Christianity is being
erased from the region of its birth. All
of this intensified in 2015.
11) The technology giants want to sup-

press the truth and marginalize Christians. From YouTube, to Google, to

Facebook, to Twitter, and more, the

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2015 Top 10 Religion Stories of the Year
Continued from Front Page
It claims responsibility for beheadings
of 21 Coptic Christians, the burning
alive of a Jordanian pilot, the deaths
of hundreds on a Russian airliner, and
deadly bombings in Beirut and Paris.

In the wake of the tragedy, many

Southern institutions remove displays
of Confederate symbols.

9) The #BlackLivesMatter movement

draws support from faith-based
groups, including Christians, Jews,
4) Anti-Muslim rhetoric flares in the Muslims and Unitarian Universalists,
U.S. and Europe as some politicians
amid increased scrutiny of police killcall for surveillance of Muslims and a ings of black suspects and racial isban on Muslim refugees, citing terror- sues in public universities.
ism fears.
10) Pope Francis continues his re5) Pope Francis makes a historic visit formist agenda ending a three-year
to the United States where he greets
supervision of U.S. nuns, speaking out
crowds in Washington, New York and for the needy, streamlining the annulPhiladelphia, and speaks before Con- ment process and recommending a
gress and the United Nations.
more pastoral tone while upholding
church laws on divorce and remar6) Paris reels from its second major
riage.
terrorist assault in 2015 on Nov. 13 as
attackers linked to the so-called Islam- Other stories in this years poll,
ic State kill at least 130 and wound
listed by final ranking:
many others at a concert hall, restaurants and other sites.
11) Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik kill 14 and injure 21 in
7) Pope Francis issues encyclical
San Bernardino, Calif. Fears of vioLaudato Si on the environment, a call lence in the name of Islam also arise
for replacing fossil fuels linked to
as Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez is
global warming and lamenting a
charged in the deaths of five U.S. serthrowaway culture. Meanwhile, reli- vicemen in Chattanooga, Tenn.
gious leaders call for similar goals at
the November Paris climate summit. 12) Rowan County, Ky., Clerk Kim
Davis becomes a conservative Chris8) A white-supremacist gunman is
tian hero for choosing jail over signcharged in the shooting deaths of nine ing licenses for gay couples, citing
black worshipers in Charleston, S.C. Gods authority.

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Brightpeak Financial Lists Top 10
Money Mistakes to Avoid in 2016
spiritual nature of money, helping them
live with more generosity, while still
meeting other financial obligations.
The Top 10 list from brightpeak focuses
on several key areas, asking:
Are you filing to take maximum advantage of company benefits? Are you
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steps not to take this year.

chases like furniture and new vehicles,

and ancillary, minor costs like car tuneups, title renewals and tires?
Are you avoiding the temptation to
drift into increased credit-card debt, hoping to pay it off with future raises that
may or may not materialize?
Are you effectively utilizing the gifts God
gave you and making sure your budget
agrees with your generosity?

"The Top 10 list includes common mistakes many of us make," said Steffes.
"They might seem like minor mistakes,
but their cumulative impact can weigh
down personal and family budgets. We
hope the list helps families realize how
changing a few behaviors can help them
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ing common pitfalls can help individuals mission is to help families and communities thrive and become more resiliand families build a more sustainable,
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it can be tempting to reach for credit
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pulling them out too early and too often is
a mistake that can affect financial health
all year long.

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On Martin Luther King Day:
Give someone the gift of
forgiveness
Martin Luther King Day, January 18, is
the only federal holiday that marks the
contributions of a private American
citizen.

To honor the man and his

philosophy of peace, many
cities, and private businesses, honor the man whose
philosophy of nonviolent,
but pointed demonstrations,
created civil rights laws
and changed hearts.
Just two examples: Philadelphia's MLK Day of Service
has grown to over 125,000
volunteers since their first
annual event in 1995. The
MGM Resorts International
holds training program
teaching the value of respect, inclusion and the embracing of individual differences. They have invested
over $3 billion in minority
and women -owned businesses.

worst of us and some evil in

the best of us."
"The old law of 'an
eye for an eye' leaves everybody blind."
"Life's most persistent and urgent question is,
what are you doing for others?"

"Hate cannot drive out

hate; only love can do
You don't need to have that."
billions or a business to
honor Dr. King. You can ap"Forgiveness is not an
ply some of his philosophy
occasional act. It is a permanent attitude."
in your life today.
Dr. King said:
"We must develop and
maintain the capacity to
forgive. He who is devoid of
the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love.
There is some good in the

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There was no clearly defined
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"I will lose 10 pounds
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surprised that many people
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claim to have kept their res- restaurant tables and during
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According to a Marist
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going into 2014 kept it but
only for part of the year.
That leaves about 40 percent
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Behavior therapy experts say it's resolutions
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Top Bible Prophecy Stories of 2015
Continued from Page 2

From YouTube, to Google, to Facebook, to Twitter, and more, the

gospel message is censored and evil
is glorified. They are preparing the
way for "Mark of the Beast" technology. This was on overdrive in
2015. This ministry came under the
gun and was censored more than
once. Stories reveal that Windows
10 actually spies on emails, credit
cards, and more.
12) There was a cry for a global
religion from Pope Francis to
the Parliament of World Religions in Utah in late 2015. If the
world is ever to be one, religions
also must be united. Pope Francis
revealed himself to be an apocalyptic figure in 2015. We cannot "pin
the tail of the False Prophet" on
him quite yet, but even conservative Catholics are troubled by this
Jesuit Pope. In fact, this Pope represents Marxism, environmentalism,
the new world order, global government, sustainable development, the
Jesuit agenda, unity of faiths, a global constitution, a global court, and a
departure from Catholic traditions.
He is surely a harbinger of a global
religion.

year. With stage-setting for fulfill-

ment of Bible prophecy during this

Church Age winding up, it should
be of no surprise that there has
been tension on Mount Moriah.
That may be the most contested 35
acres on the planet.

16) This was the year Bible proph-

ecy was mocked and attacked more

than ever! Believers in our "blessed

hope" were called "End-time Eddies

and Esthers." While this has always
existed, now more and more prominent teachers are telling us not to
waste our time on doom and
gloom.

Liberal, Godless Europe imploded. Leaders like Germany's An17)

gela Merkel lost their minds, put

their people at huge risk as terrorists took advantage of the "refugee"
situation, and have made Europe a
time bomb. The Antichrist will take
advantage of this as well.

18) This was the year evangelicals

began accepting the gay agenda and

some asserted that Allah and Jehovah are the same. The voices from

the religious Left encouraged this.

The great end-time falling away
has much of the church going over
a cliff with results that cannot be
13) Globalism went on overrectified. Finding a solid church
drive thanks to Barack Obama, the became a believer's biggest chalUnited Nations, Pope Francis, and a lenge in 2015.
consortium of worldwide Leftists. John Lennon, who "imagined" Things are not falling apart -- they
are falling into place. Can you hear
all of this decades ago, would be
the hoof beats of the four horsemen
proud!
of the apocalypse in the distance?
14) The push to make cash illegal
intensified in 2015. The move to a
cashless society won't happen over- I won't be silent about the signs of
the times. If Jesus chastised the
night. Instead, it is being implemented very slowly and systemati- Pharisees for not knowing the signs
of His first coming, why would we
cally in a series of incremental
steps. All over the planet, govern- not be expected to be aware of today's apocalyptic signs?
ments are starting to place restrictions on the use of cash for security reasons.
15) Israel's Temple Mount has

been a focal point for turmoil this

Wake up, look up, and rise up.

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A New Christian Search Engine

A New Christian Search
Engine Hopes to Encourage the Christian
Community to Actively
Search for and Support
Christian Websites and
Businesses

Romans Road To
Salvation

Man was not deserving of God, we

were not righteous but we all were
sinners. But God loved us so much
that while we were yet doing our
Romans 3:23 "For all have sinned, and things, going our own ways, deep in
come short of the glory of God."
sin, Christ died for us. He bore the
Every person who has ever lived on
penalty for all of our sins.
Earth has sinned and fell short of
Gods expectations, except for the
Romans 10:9,10 "That if thou shalt
Lord Jesus Christ.
confess with thy mouth the Lord Je-

sus, and shalt believe in thine heart

Romans 6:23a "For the wages of sin is that God hath raised him from the
dead, thou shalt be saved. For with
death..."
the heart man believeth unto rightWe were all on our way to Hell beeousness; and with the mouth confescause there is a price to be paid for
sin. It is a physical and spiritual death sion is made unto salvation."

Confess the Lord Jesus and believe in

your heart that God raised him from
the dead, so that God can save you.
He doesnt care about what sins you
have done in the past. He loves you
Romans 6:23b "...but the gift of God is and wants to save you. Jesus Christ
paid the complete price, taking all of
eternal life through Jesus Christ our
mankinds sins unto himself on the
Lord."
cross. We have to no longer be slaves
The good news is we can be saved
to sin and death.
from this death and separation from
God. Eternal life is a gift from God
Romans 10:13 "For whosoever shall
but only available through the Lord
call upon the name of the Lord shall
Jesus Christ. He is the only way.
and eternal separation from God.
This eternal separation also includes
sinners being eternally lost and cast
into the Lake of fire.

be saved."

Romans 5:8, "But God commendeth

his love toward us, in that, while we
were yet sinners, Christ died for us."

Call on the Lord and ask him to save

you. God wants to. He loves you!

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