INTRODUCTION
In 1938, the Martians 'landed' in New Jersey!
Orson Welles and his Mercury Theater ensemble put on one of the world's
great hoaxes when they broadcast a radio adaptation of H. G. Wells' War
of the Worlds the night before Halloween, October 30th. Twelve million
people heard the fake 'live news' broadcast, and many were convinced an
attack from Mars was underway. The Martian landings were centered around
the little-known, but real, town of Grovers Mill near Princeton, New
Jersey.
In today's world, where science fiction is a part
of everyday life through movies, TV, and the internet, it's hard to
imagine what could drive a nation to mass hysteria so easily. However,
back in the thirties, an invasion from outer space was still a relatively
new concept. But presently there is a very real invasion going on from
another world, which is not a hoax!
ALL THE 'HELLMARKS' OF A SCIFI PLOT
This invasion has all the 'hellmarks' of a science
fiction plot, such as invaders coming from another dimension! In this
case, from the spiritual to the natural. American founding father, Samuel
Adams put it this way, “A general dissolution of principles and manners
will more surely overthrow the liberties of America than the whole force
of the common enemy. While the people are virtuous, they cannot be
subdued; but when once they lose their virtue, they will then be ready to
surrender their liberties to the first external or internal invader.”
Over the last forty years, 'virtue' has been steadily eroding in this
country. Sixties radicalism has become mainstream today and, in some
cases, policy in Washington, D.C.
EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL INVADERS
America is presently under attack from within and
without! Abroad, the war on terrorism is not against a particular nation,
but against a belief system inspired by a spiritual power that glorifies
force and death. At home, a portion of our own people believe that the
reason for Jihadist extremism is inequality of resources between western
and middle eastern nations. This is
a socialist idea that misguidedly thinks if
everyone had equal resources, terrorism would go away. This
appeasement-like policy plays right into the hands of those who would
like to replace western democracy
with a new 'dark age' of sharia law, where any choice will be removed from
your belief system.
HOLDING THE LINE!
On this Fourth of July weekend, celebrating the
231st birthday of the Untied States, America stands as one of the last
bastions of sovereignty in the world. Even so, there are tremendous pressures to
dismantle the US's southern and northern borders. At the same time,
patriotism has been eroded and is being replaced by globalism for the rest of the
world.
While America stands pretty much
alone in the global war against terror, and is even divided on this
issue at home, the bottom line is, the future of democracy and the
western way of life depends upon a strong United States. However, the
strength of this nation does not depend on its military forces, powerful
as they may be, or on its economy, as great as that may still be.
America's greatness cannot be separated from the goodness of its people,
and that goodness depends upon the strength of the Church.
CHRIST-LIKE REVOLUTIONARIES
Independence Day marks the extraordinary courage
of a handful of revolutionaries who stood against the most powerful
empire on the earth at that time. My prayer is that we may see some of
that revolutionary courage rise up in the Church of this nation, to stand
against the invasion of the antichrist spirit that would strip us of our
future. Jesus was a revolutionary! Becoming Christ-like should mean we
take on some of that revolutionary character. The war of the worlds will
be won more from the pulpit than the war room!
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