February 13, 2010 LOS ANGELES – Before a crowd of about 1200 faithful, two prominent evangelical Christian leaders invoked Romans Chapter 13 at the 37th Annual Los Angeles Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast held today at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles, California.
Dr. Keith Phillips, Founder and President of World Impact, Inc., a Christian missionary organization which ministers to under-privileged children in 11 American cities, managed to work the following propaganda into his introductory remarks:
"Romans Chapter 13 commands Christians to pray for those in authority over them." [note: for the record; no it does not. ed.]
Moments later, Dr. Jack Hayford, who is best known as the Founding Pastor of The Church On The Way mega-church in Van Nuys, California, echoed Dr. Phillips’ earlier propaganda as he prayed for Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa:
"Let the comfort and care of your spirit attend him, as we together – on not only this day – obey your command to pray for those in authority and to commit ourselves to on-goingly doing the same."
Which sounds innocuous enough at first blush, and yet the 13th Chapter in the book (or letter) of Romans in the Christian Bible is notorious for having been used by pastors in Nazi Germany during World War II at the behest of then-Chancellor Adolf Hitler to pre-empt opposition to, and overthrow of, his government. Under Hitler’s regime, Christian congregations were taught by their pastors the official, state-sanctioned interpretation of Romans 13, which was: To unquestioningly submit to the “governing authorities” who were alleged to be “chosen” and “placed” in their positions by God Himself. (A doctrine which, as history has shown, makes it astonishingly easy for a tyrannical psychopath to run a country – and everyone in it – into the ground.)
[see/read full article, 3 videos here]
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Just as the Devil tempted the Lord Jesus Christ in the wilderness for forty days by twisting and misquoting scripture, so today his strategy is unchanged i.e. the misuse of scripture to gain his own objective. In today's world it is very often the utterly false doctrine of Dominionism [here]. This grotesquely distorted scriptural fantasy is used to deceive the masses of ignorant professing 'Christians' with the grand illusion of the so-called 'kingdom of God', so as to then gain their allegiance in the deluded plan to bring it forth. Romans 13 is one of the favorite passages used to promote 'unquestioning obedience' among the broadway-goers to this dead-end Satanic doctrine.
Long before the Serpent unsuccessfully attempted to ply his wares in the desert to the Son of God in exchange for worship, three Old Testament figures, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, facing a similar situation, resisted a 'global order' from the then king, Nebuchadnezzar, directing them to bow down to a golden image he had made of himself, as if he were himself God:
Daniel 3:4-5 Then a herald cried aloud, To you it is commanded, O people, nations, and languages, That at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of music, ye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up:
Fall down and worship...? These three would have none of it:
vs. 12 There are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the affairs of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego; these men, O king, have not regarded thee: they serve not thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.
History is repeating itself "O people, nations, and languages". Behind all the conniving strategies of the NWO builders is a far greater than any Nebuchadnezzar or any Hitler (as referenced in the above article). It is Satan himself, and the global system now being erected is for the sole purpose of acquiring the very thing that Nebuchadnezzar desired, and that the devil requested of the Lord Jesus - worship as God. [cf. Rev. 13:4; 2Thes. 2:4 - bible search on right]
In using Romans 13 as a proof-text to push the various 'kingdom now' schemes, lying dominionist preachers today are helping the Devil's cause, whether they know it or not. It is not the kingdom of God they are building but the kingdom of Antichrist. If blinded to this truth, they remain without excuse because, if anyone should be able to discern the blatant deception, these self-professed teachers of the Word of God should be at the top of the list.
At any rate, the 'Beast' would like you to begin learning compliance now. To do this, just believe everything you are told, and do not think for yourselves. Go green to save the earth, and the financial collapse is real, the swine flu is real, the terrorists are real, the president is real, etc. etc. Submit to everything, take a flu shot, take the mark too while you're at it, and do not forget, when you hear the sound of the instruments...fall down and worship. Rev. 18:4
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'Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar...be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.' Daniel 3:16,18