Give Us A King!

As we speedily approach the return of Jesus for His bride, as well as the start of the tribulation period which will last seven years, things just seem to get crazier and more wild.  It doesn’t help that in the midst of everything else we have a presidential election coming up within the next several months.  The campaigning of candidates seeking to become the next President of the United States of America has been fierce. The campaign trail started off with several candidates, but in recent months those numbers have been significantly reduced to just a few while it’s been getting more and more wild.  What is going on?

 

It has been said for the past number of years that America is racing towards judgment, and that many of the different things we have experienced in recent years have been warnings from God of what is coming our way if we as a country don’t repent, turn from our wickedness and return back to Him.  America has been at a crossroads these past several years, having to decide if we are going to ignore God’s warnings and stay the course we are currently on, or if we will repent and return back to Him.  Nobody knows at what point our course will be determined, or as some would say we have reached the point of no return.  Many of you have heard of and read the book by Jonathon Cahn called, The Harbingers, a great book that identifies where we as a country are at this time.  If you haven’t read the book, I encourage you to do so as it will, with facts and a Biblical foundation, clearly lay out the path America is currently on.

 

As I look at the political climate of our country, and the craziness of the campaigning that’s been going on, I am seeing something that concerns me.  The biggest concern I have as we approach this election isn’t in who gets voted in, but more importantly who gets ignored and put in a back room somewhere to be forgotten.  It’s not just an issue of political agendas and what we feel are best for this country, though they can make or break it, but it’s an issue of whose country this is.  Are we wanting to welcome God back into the affairs of this country, or it is more an issue of promoting any one or more of the many views, opinions, or rights that we hold dear?

 

When Israel complained to God, wanting a king to rule over them as other countries did, God gave them what they wanted in a man called Saul.  Saul didn’t really have a heart for God, but he did fit the mold of what the Israelites wanted in a king.  And even though he was willing to offer sacrifices to God, it was his rebellion towards God that caused God to take the kingdom of Israel from him and to give it to someone that had a heart for Him.  As we see the direction things are going in with this election process develop, it is clear that people are flocking towards an individual that is saying all the things they are wanting to hear, someone who doesn’t really have a heart for God.  Just as the Israelites got excited about getting a king, especially one that fit the mold of what they thought a king should be like, thinking that God was approving of such when it wasn’t what God wanted for them, even so we have Christians flocking towards this individual as a God-send to restore America to its former glory.  Just as the Israelites had the choice to let God continue to lead them or to have a king, even so we are having the choice to vote for someone who seems to have a heart for God, or to vote for someone that we feel is best qualified to represent us in restoring the prestige and status this Country once held globally for centuries.

 

I’m also reminded of a time in Israel’s history, specifically when they came under the bondage of Babylon and King Nebuchadnezzar.  The reason they became captive to King Nebuchadnezzar was because they had been rebelling against God and had been involved in idolatry worshipping gods other than the only true God.  God had said they would be in bondage for a period of time, but after two years a prophet stood up and proclaimed it was time to break free of King Nebuchadnezzar.  This prophet was not speaking on behalf of God, and it took another prophet who knew the will of God to take action against the first prophet, and Israel remained in bondage for more than an additional 60 years.  It was hard for the people to grasp the idea that God was wanting them to remain in bondage, ignoring the very reasons they were there in the first place, but what probably messed with their thinking was a statement that the prophet Jeremiah said not once, but three times.  In Jeremiah 27:6, 25:9, and 43:10 the prophet indicated that God said Nebuchadnezzar was “God’s servant”.  America has been in rebellion against God for years, perhaps even decades, and has been committing idolatry worshipping other gods instead of God.  So, if the heart of America doesn’t repent and return to God quickly, it is very possible that whoever becomes the next President, Republican or Democrat, no matter how bad they are or the policies they promote, may actually be the servant of God to help bring judgment upon this country for its rebellion and idolatry against God.

 

So, the question is this.  What will be the most important criteria that will be the basis for the vote you cast come November?  Will it be to have someone who has a heart for God and desires to lead the country as God leads them, or to have someone that you deem is most qualified to ensure the policies and views you hold dear will become or remain as a reality?  It saddens me when I hear of Christians, and Christian leaders, who are willing to compromise their Godly convictions in the pursuit of policies and agendas, finding creative ways to explain why they support a person who doesn’t share or live by those same Godly convictions.  Are they more afraid of the opponents from the other political party and what can happen if they got elected?  Do they trust man more than they do God, the one who established this country from the beginning?

 

I can’t say that I have decided who I will be casting my vote for at this time, but one thing I can say is that I will seek to honor God more than my political views when I cast my vote.  Oh, it doesn’t mean that the person I vote for will win the election, but it will mean that I didn’t forsake God and my Godly convictions by voting for someone that doesn’t have the mind or heart of God.  Where the Israelites wanted a king to lead them more than God, I don’t want that to be said of me, wanting someone that would lead politically in line with my views and opinions more than God.  What about you?????

 

John Johansson

To automatically receive notifications of future blog postings, subscribe at http://johnejo.com/rshophar/blogcentral/subscriptions/

 

 

Mr. C Doesn’t Know Jesse

Have you ever been to a pro sporting event?  I have.  To be specific, I’ve been to two NFL games in my life, and I have to say that both of them were an experience to remember.  Let’s take a tour of a fictional stadium for a fictional team we will call the Ambassadors on game day.  Are you ready?

Well, it’s game day.  The Ambassadors are at home today facing off against the Giants, one of their fiercest rivals.  Mr. C, as we know him, the owner of the Ambassadors team, has offered us an once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to join him in the owner’s booth to watch the game.  This is going to be so much fun that I’ve decided to journal my experience to remember, and to bring you along to enjoy this experience with me.

It’s 9:32 in the morning and there is a stretch limousine waiting for us outside.  When Mr. C told us that he would give us a ride to the game we never guessed it would be a limo.  This is awesome!  Getting inside the limo was an experience all its own.  As long as it is you would think that there are several rows of seats in it, but that is not the case.  There is actually just two bench seats facing each other from different ends of the limo.  It had multiple led monitors in it all playing different channels, a couple refrigerators with filled with different beverages and snack foods.  It even had a microwave in it.  Wow.

I’m watching people as we go along and it’s rather funny seeing their reactions to this super long limousine.  They can’t see me through the very dark windows, but I can see them and sometimes it is just flat out hilarious.  One person, one who must have never seen a limo before, nearly tripped off the curb into the path of a moving vehicle before their friend yanked them back to safety.  Another person saw us coming down the road and posed in time to have someone take a picture of them standing in front of this moving vehicle.  They looked like a tourist with cameras hanging from their neck and multiple bags in their hands.

We took a short trip on the freeway before taking the off-ramp leading to the stadium.  The game doesn’t even start for a couple hours and the traffic of cars, pickup trucks and minivans is thick and very slow moving.  As we get closer to the stadium the driver suddenly takes a turn to the left and scoots past the parking lot located on the stadiums south side.  I can’t believe what I’m seeing.  It’s almost as if people camped out overnight waiting for the game to start.  People have lawn chairs set up all over the place, barbeques ablaze cooking hot dogs, hamburgers and other choice meats, and some playing catch among the cars.  If I hadn’t known better I would think some of these people are visiting from another planet, with all the body paint and costume like clothing with accessories.  There are grown men, at least physically speaking, who are acting like little kids, as well as grown women revisiting the high school years as flirtatious cheerleaders vying for the attention of these overgrown kids.  And in the middle of all of this activity are people arriving who are just coming to enjoy the game.  There is such a mix of people here that fall within the two extremes in this one place.

We pull up to a back entrance door that is clearly marked for VIP visitors only.  As our driver comes to open the door Mr. C comes out with a big smile to welcome us here.  He is clearly excited about seeing us and quickly escorts us to an elevator that takes us to level reserved for team owners and other VIP visitors.  The media is located on a lower level.  When we exit the elevator I am awestruck with the plushness and elegance only seen at this level.  Wow.  I still can’t believe I am here with Mr. C and experiencing all this stuff first hand.  I am just so overwhelmed by all of this, and just when it seems like it can’t get any better it does.  This is literally an unforgettable experience, and I’m glad that I’m writing about this to remember.

We enter into the owner’s booth and it is totally awesome.  Talk about a plush hallway, it is nothing compared to this owner’s booth.  All of a person’s needs are sufficiently provided for here and a person could literally camp out here for days and wouldn’t even know what was happening in the outside world.  After showing us around he then tells us that he’s going to take us down to the locker room where we can meet the coaching staff and some of the players.

As we enter the locker room I am suddenly aware of being in the presence of some of the greatest football players to have ever played the game, and I feel like running where I don’t know.  As we walk through the locker room I notice Bobby Ray Jacobs standing by his locker.  This towering 6’4”, 270lb, 7-time all-pro outside linebacker is just standing there talking to another player and I have flashbacks of that infamous TV commercial for Coca Cola.  You know the one I’m talking about, where that awesome defensive player tosses a jersey to the kid that offered him his Coca Cola.  That’s how I’m feeling right now, but of course he doesn’t know I’m there, I don’t have a soda to offer him, and he needs his jersey for the game that is starting in just an hour or so.

While walking through the locker room, Mr. C is talking to each of the players and the coaching staff, and as he does he introduces us to them and gives us some information about them that no one else would know.  Yes, he throws in some of the stats they are known by, but he goes more personal than that telling us a bit about their families and personal life.  Stuff like who their wives are, how many kids they have and how old they are, hobbies they enjoy when not entrenched in the game and its preparations, and some of the personal achievements and struggles they are going through.  He’s doing more than just introducing us to these people; he’s bringing us into their very lives.  When you think about it, there is so much more to these people than what we see and hear of them in the news and tabloids.  These are people no different than the rest of us, except that they are on display for all to see when the game gets started.

After meeting with the players and coaching staff Mr. C leads us back to the owner’s booth.  Once we get there he instructs the attendants to make sure we are taken care of with food and beverages.  As we wait for the game we sit near the edge of the enclosed booth and talk about the game and the players, all while watching people as they prepare for the game.  We could see some of the team out on the field doing stretches and getting warmed and the coaches finishing up some game preparations.  We could see people walking up and down the bleachers trying to sell a variety of foods and trinkets, people coming and going getting last minute items from the concession stands and using the facilities in time for the game.

Well, it’s time for the game and all of us are now standing for the singing of the National Anthem.  Boy, can Sherry Collins blast that song with passion and feeling, even those last high notes of the song.  The players are now coming out onto the field as the announcer calls their names and the excitement in the place goes off the charts.  They have the coin flip and the Ambassadors will be receiving.  This is so flat out exciting I can hardly contain it.

The Giants place kicker sends the ball to the Ambassadors 15-yard line where they return it 20 yards to the 35-yard line.  As the game progresses I notice that in different parts of the stadium there are some very expressive fans out there.  Remember the ones I described to you earlier in the parking lot?  Well, they don’t hold a candle to some of the ones I’m now seeing.  They have tons of body paint on, various clothing of an Ambassador theme with accessories, and the over-the-top attention grabbing personalities that demands people more than notice them.  These guys are something else.  They have so much energy and passion that you almost wonder why they are not on the field themselves.  You can tell that they love their team, and that they know a lot about them.  Their holding signs with players names on them, stats, and whatever else they could put on them to show their extreme devotion to the team.

After watching some of these very passionate and expressive fans for some time, I decided to ask Mr. C about them.  He said that they are there for every game, and that they even show up at all the practices they are allowed to attend.  He indicated that he understands they are extremely devoted to the team, memorizing all the players names and stats and willing to fight anyone that doesn’t share their same enthusiasm for it.  Mr. C then made an interesting statement.  He indicated that even though he sees them there for every game, and even though they are very passionate and strongly devoted fans of the team, he doesn’t know them.  He couldn’t even tell us their names, much less anything else about them.  I found it very interesting that as committed and devoted as these people were for his team, he still didn’t know them.  He said someone once said that one of their names was Jesse, but he didn’t even know which one that was or anything about him.

You know, there are many who know all they can about this man named Jesus and His word.  Jesus referred to them in Matthew 7:21-23.  The issue isn’t so much how much you know about Him, or even what you do for Him, but the real issue is whether or not He knows you.  Many have countless scripture passages memorized, can champion a game of Bible trivia, and even participate in all the events they can for Him, but if Jesus doesn’t know them then all is lost.

I want to finish this by simply asking one question for you to ask yourself.  “Does Jesus know me?”  It might seem like this question is a no-brainer, but since your eternity hinges on it then would it not be wise to spend some time to honestly answer this question.

“Does Jesus Know Me?”

Is that Heaven bound?

Yesterday I was talking with some co-workers and one of them began to share some things regarding his son and daughter-in-law, but more specifically his granddaughter.  He was telling us that his granddaughter, five years old, participated in her first triathalon in Lake Tahoe, which she took first place in.  He also talked about how her family is very active and health conscious in their eating habits.  As he shared these things a thought crossed my mind, a thought that has crossed my mind several times over recent years.  When it’s all said and done, how much of this health consciousness will they be able to take with them into eternity?  In other words, “is that heaven bound?”  Over the years I’ve thought of people that have been very successful in this life according to the worlds standards.  I think about how they invested so much of their time, energy and resources to accomplish different things and are known to be the best at them, whether it is in being physically fit and healthy like the five year old I mentioned above, or being the best on Wall Street, being the most successful football coach of all time, or being recognized as the most renowned scientist of all time.  When I think of these people I find myself asking where Jesus was in their lives.  I wonder if Jesus was the center of their life in all they said and did, or was He merely an after-thought, if even that, or someone that was routinely put on the back-burner or pushed into the background as they pursued their success in whatever endeavor they were striving for.

It’s interesting to see that people seem to live life as if there is nothing on the other side of death, or that they are not concerned about their eternal destination.  Most everything they seem to do is either centered around themselves and what they can accomplish in this life, not realizing that the greatest majority if not all of these things will stay here when the die.  We need to be asking ourselves, is what we are doing and focusing and striving to obtain in this life “heaven bound”?  Is it stuff that have eternal value?  If you find that the majority of what you are pursuing or striving to attain is not “heaven bound” or of any eternal value, then you need to ask yourself which eternal destination are you heading in?  It’s time that we take the time to do some self-evaluation against the standards laid out in the Bible and see if we are even heading in the right direction.  The trumpet sounding the return of Jesus hasn’t happened yet, so you have time to re-evaluate some things and make the necessary changes to ensure your eternal destination in Heaven, but don’t wait too long because that trumpet is about to sound at any time.

Again, are the things your are pursuing and striving to attain, whether materialistically, physically, relationally, or in the area of status and reputation, “heaven bound”?

John Johansson

Wedding Guest Gets The Boot.

For the longest time I have wondered about the meaning or significance of the parable of the wedding feast found in Matthew 22:1-14.  More specifically, what is Jesus trying to tell us with the wedding guest that was given the boot?  At face value we can merely see the significance of having the proper wedding garment on at the wedding, but there seems to be something more to this than just that.  Think about it, why would Jesus be telling us about the wedding guest who didn’t have the wedding garment when we’re the bride, and more importantly how did the wedding guest even make it to the wedding to begin with?  Well, I have some thoughts on this.  I realize that this may be controversial to say the least, but I ask that you will take it to prayer and ask God about this before making any quick judgments on it.

To begin with, let’s establish who the Bride of Christ is.  In 1 Corinthians 12:12-26 Paul tells us about the body of Christ and how it is made up of many different types of members, and then in verse 27 he plainly tells us that we are the body of Christ and members individually.  Furthermore, Paul also tells us in Ephesians 5:22-33 that the relationship between Christ and the church is like that between a husband and a wife.  In 2 Corinthians 11:2, Paul also tells us that we are betrothed to one husband so he can present us as a pure virgin to Christ.  We, the children of God, saved by grace through faith in Jesus, are not only a part of the body of Christ, but we are also the Bride of Christ.

This is further established when we understand the marriage customs of ancient Jews during the time Jesus was here, and when we see how our relationship and future with Jesus parallels those very customs.  When we accept Christ as both savior and Lord of our life, we enter into a marriage contract with Jesus.  In our western culture, entering into marriage starts and is completed with the “I do’s” that both the bride and groom indicate during the marriage ceremony, leaving only the consummation later that day.  This is not the process in the marriage customs of ancient Jews.  When the bride and groom agree to enter marriage they enter into a marriage contract.  After they’ve entered into this marriage contract with each other, the groom then leaves to go prepare a place for him and his new bride without even consummating the marriage.  The bride does not know when her groom will return for her, but it is her responsibility as she waits to both prepare herself for him and to keep watching for his return.  If the groom returns to find that his bride had not prepared herself for him, or that she was not watching for him or if she had her attention or affections towards another, he could return to his father’s house without her even knowing he was there and will give her a letter of divorcement.  This would be final.  However, if he did return and found she had prepared herself for him, and that her affections and attention was still towards him and watching for his return, she would return to his father’s house with him where they would consummate the marriage and have a wedding party that would last on an average of seven days.  Can you see the parallels between these ancient marriage customs and our relationship and future with Jesus?  I hope you see them.

So, who are the wedding guests at the wedding party?  There are some who believe that we, the church, are the wedding guests Jesus refers to, but that doesn’t match up with scripture.  We’ve already established that the church is the bride of Christ, and so it wouldn’t make sense that we are the wedding guests.  Would it?  I don’t think so.  Based on the relationship we have with Christ, and the return we are waiting and watching for called the rapture, I think it is safe to say that the wedding guests are all who lived and died prior to Jesus that were Gods, as well as those who surrender and give their lives to Jesus after the rapture event takes place.  The church is the bride of Christ and did not exist prior to Jesus’ death and resurrection, and the church will be caught up to be with Christ at the rapture.

In Matthew 25:1-13, we have Jesus telling us the parable of the ten virgins.  Some people would like to say that the virgins represented in this parable are the wedding guests, but that doesn’t make sense.  For one thing, the bridegroom doesn’t come to get the wedding guests, and if the virgins represented the wedding guests how come they were not allowed to enter the wedding party after the bridegroom took the wise virgins back?  Based on the marriage customs of the ancient Jews, during the wedding party that would take place over several days, some of the guests would come to the party after the marriage was consummated, so it wouldn’t make sense that in this parable the guests would not be allowed to enter in.  There may be some who think these are the guests because there are more than one virgin represented in this parable, but we have to remember that Paul tells us in one of the scriptures I referred to earlier that we are all a part of one body, but many members.  Just as we all make up the body of Christ, even so we all make up the Bride of Christ.

So, referring back to the scripture in Matthew 22 that talks about the wedding feast and the wedding guest that gets the boot, is there any reasonable explanation as to who this guest is and how they made it to the wedding feast without the wedding garment?  I believe there is an explanation, but it will be a tough one for many to swallow as it cuts against the grain of what we may have been taught in the past.  Do you want to hear of one explanation of this?  Are you ready to hear it even though it is controversial?

Okay, here we go.  When we accept Christ as our savior and Lord, we exchange our rags of filthiness for His robes of righteousness.  That’s a pretty good deal if I may say so.  We briefly touched on how many who have started a relationship with Christ will not make it into heaven.  In Matthew 7:13-14 we are told that there are two gates to go through, one that is broad and leads to destruction, and one that is narrow and leads to life.  Jesus tells us that many will go the way of the broad gate while just a few will go the way of the narrow gate.  Later in that same chapter, in verses 21-23, Jesus makes it clear that there will be many who refer to Him as Lord, citing all that they did and accomplished in His name that will not be allowed to enter heaven.  There are other scriptures that seem to indicate not only that there will be many who think that they are saved that will not enter into heaven, but also that there will be some who once walked with Jesus that will not be numbered among those in Heaven.  Among these other scriptures there seems to be one that just doesn’t get much attention for some reason.

In Revelation 16:15, in the midst of the different judgments the Apostle John tells us about, Jesus makes an interesting comment.  Jesus says, “Behold, I am coming as a thief.  Blessed is he who watches, and keeps his garments, lest he walk naked and they see his shame.”  In both Luke 21:34-36 and in Matthew 24:42-44, Jesus tells us to watch for His return.  Many think that it isn’t important to be watching for His return, but that is in contradiction to what Jesus tells us to do.  There must be a reason why Jesus made a point to tell His followers to be watching.  Jesus doesn’t stop with blessing those who are watching for His return, but He continues on by narrowing things down to those who not only watch for Him but also keep their garments.  This is an indication that even though someone may have entered a saving relationship with Jesus, at which time they received His robe of righteousness that it is possible to be without it.  Furthermore, apparently those who were not watching or did not keep their garments will be found naked and others will see their shame.  I believe it is safe to say that those who took on the name of Jesus but were not ready and prepared for His return lost their robes of righteousness when His bride was caught up to be with Him.  Can you imagine the shame those who were not ready will experience when others recognize them as those who called themselves Christians yet did not go up in the rapture?  I imagine it will be very overwhelming and humbling.

I know that growing up I found myself thinking if a Christian was not ready to go up in the rapture, that there was still a chance for them during the tribulation period though the price to be paid would be much higher.  I also knew that there would be some during the tribulation period that would find their eternal destination in Heaven only if they were martyred for Christ.  This has changed for me over the past several years.  While I still believe that there will be many who will receive salvation during the tribulation period by way of giving their lives for Christ, I am no longer convinced that unprepared Christians, or ‘foolish virgins’, will have another opportunity if they miss the rapture.  I think as the unprepared bride who was not watching for the grooms return missed out and was then given in finality a letter of divorce, even so the ‘foolish virgins’ and unprepared Christians will find out that they squandered any opportunity of eternity in heaven when they missed the rapture.  I think this is where the wedding guest gets the boot.

You see, this particular wedding guest did not have a wedding garment on, and when questioned they were speechless, possibly thinking that they did have the proper attire on.  I can’t help but wonder if this is one of the ‘foolish virgins’ or unprepared Christians who attempted to enter heaven as a wedding guest by dying a martyrs death during the tribulation, but because they already had the robe of righteousness at one time but lost it, they did not have the proper attire when they arrived at the wedding.

Now at this time I must clarify something.  Not everyone who claimed to be a Christian actually entered into a saving relationship with Christ at any time, and so it is impossible for anyone to say that anyone who called themselves a Christian that missed the rapture has no hope for salvation.  This can only be decided by God, Himself, and if anyone is left behind I strongly encourage them to still give themselves and their lives over to Christ.

Time is very, very short for the imminent return of Jesus for His bride.  The pieces of Biblical prophecy regarding the return of Jesus for His bride and the tribulation period are rapidly coming into place.  I’ve already highlighted some of these in a previous article, but to add to that list is the fact that Syria is speedily entering into a position that almost guarantees their destruction as described in Isaiah 17, an event that most scholars and prophecy ‘experts’ believe will take place either just before or just after the rapture of the church.  This could possibly be the very event that brings the anti-Christ on the stage.  People, this is not the time to be gambling with your eternity, but instead take all the steps you can with determination to make sure you are right with Jesus, ready and prepared for His return.  This involves getting sin out of your life, which will probably require some pretty tough decisions and actions on your part.  This is also the time to let go of any hurts, wounds or offenses you’ve picked up over the years, as well as any unforgiveness, resentments or bitterness.  Time is short!  Don’t delay!  Your eternity hinges on it.

If this article ministered to you, I ask that you will consider sharing it with others to help them prepare for Christ’s soon return.  While I appreciate the Facebook ‘Like’ buttons, I believe sharing it will reach many more people and have an opportunity to help others.  If you’re also on Twitter, I ask that you will be sure to ‘re-tweet’ this to others as well.  The more people that see this the better.

The Harbingers

One of the many uses of the shofar was to sound an alarm of something coming.  While we at The Resounding Shophar focus on sounding the shophar to prepare for the return of Christ, it would be wrong to not sound it in regards to a judgment to come.  I realize that many believe that God doesn’t judge people because He is so full of grace and love, but is that consistent with scripture?  No, it is not.  We can read from Genesis through the book of The Revelation how that the loving God of all creation executed judgments on people, families and nations.  When God brings judgments it is a result of disobedience to or rejection of God and His ways.  To only focus on God’s grace and love and to say that God won’t bring judgment to people is to be naïve of who He is and what He is all about, not taking into account all the different facets of who He is.

Some people believe that God will never judge this awesome country called, The United States of America.  They say that since we are the one country the world looks up to, or at least used to, and that we are the most Christian of all countries who even sends the most missionaries to other lands, surely God wouldn’t judge us, but that is pride which provides a false sense of security.  While this country was founded on Christian principles and the Word of God, the Bible, in the past fifty years it has turned its back on God, His ways, and even now His people the Jews.  How can we be so bold as to think that He won’t judge us?  That is a scary place to be in, thinking that we are exempted and protected from Gods judgments simply because of who we are.  We as a country have strayed far from God, and if we don’t repent of our ways, turn from our wickedness and seek His face, God will judge us.  Is there any reason to believe that an impending judgment is on its way for our country if we don’t repent and return to the God of our fathers?  Yes there is.  I am including a link to a couple videos of a rabbi, Jonathan Cahn, teaching on harbingers, what they are, and how they apply to the United States, all based on scripture.  One is a shorter video that briefly touches on this, and the other one is a full video that goes into much more detail that is sure to grab your attention as he goes through nine (9) harbingers.  I hope you will take the time to view these as he “sounds the shophar” of warning to this country of a judgment soon to come.

 

Shorter clip

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xnmtce_jonathan-cahn-the-harbinger_webcam

Full version

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXei0Zb3dxM

 

John Johansson

www.resoundingshophar.com

Verified by ExactMetrics