“In this manner therefore, pray: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your Name. Your Kingdom Come,” (Matthew 6:9).

Dear Brethren,                     

Though God's prophets have long since been dead, what God used them to write to His people continues to CRY OUT to us where we now are in time and plead with each of us to be VIGILANT AND KEENLY OBSERVANT of what is taking place here in this nation, the nations in which you live, and of the world around us.  They make KNOWN that time has almost run out on this evil world (Galatians 1:4).

"Also, I set WATCHMEN (prophets of old, and Mr. Herbert W. Armstrong here in the end-time) over you, saying,

'LISTEN TO THE SOUND OF THE TRUMPET!'            

But they said, 'We WILL NOT LISTEN!'  Therefore HEAR, you nations, AND KNOW O CONGREGATION, WHAT IS AMONG THEM. HEAR, O EARTH! Behold, I will certainly BRING CALAMITY  ON THIS PEOPLE, even the FRUITS of their thoughts, BECAUSE they have NOT HEEDED MY WORDS, NOR MY LAW, BUT REJECTED IT (Jeremiah 6:17-19). 

The trumpet was used to sound the ALARM OF IMPENDING WAR!  And this is the manner in which it is used here in this warning of impending calamity coming first on Israel, martyrdom on many of the members of God's Church at the same time, and then a little later the world at Armageddon.

God's Law Before Solomon -- 

King Solomon was the wisest man who ever lived (outside of Jesus Christ Himself), yet he FORSOOK God, worshipped Molech, Ashtoreth, and other gods, with his pagan wives when all the time he had in his view on a daily basis the very TEMPLE OF GOD that represented His holy presence!

God’s Temple, which he himself had been used by God to build, and had been dedicated it to Him.  The Temple that represented not only God's presence, but also His holy righteous laws!  The laws of God that forbad the idolatrous worship of idols— and also the sacrificing of little children to Molech, and sodomy (I Kings 11:1-8).

God then became angry with Solomon because his heart had turned away from Him though He had appeared to him twice and had commanded him not to go after other gods.  Therefore God took away the kingdom from him and gave it to his servant (verses 9-12).  But before God finalized this, He raised up adversaries against Solomon as corrective punishment. Scripture does not make known whether Solomon ever repented before his died (verses 14-26).

An Obvious Parallel of Today

God's Law Before the Lawmakers Daily --

Note the obvious parallel: As it was with Solomon, so it is today with the lawmakers of government in Washington, D.C. Though there is NO TEMPLE that represents His holy presence, His laws are engraved on many of the buildings that are before the Congressmen, and the Judiciary on a daily basis. What is engraved there is A WITNESS against them, just as it was with Solomon. Consider the following:

As you walk up the steps to the building which houses the U.S. Supreme Court you can see near the top of the building a row of the world's law givers and each one is facing one in the middle who is facing forward with a full frontal view  ... it is Moses and he is holding the Ten Commandments!

DID YOU KNOW?

As you enter the Supreme Court courtroom, the two huge oak doors have the Ten Commandments engraved on each lower portion of each door.

DID YOU KNOW?

As you sit inside the courtroom, you can see the wall, right above where the Supreme Court judges sit, a display of the Ten Commandments!

DID YOU KNOW?

There are Bible verses etched in stone all over the Federal Buildings and Monuments in Washington, D.C.

DID YOU KNOW?

James Madison, the fourth president, known as "The Father of Our Constitution" made the following statement:

"We have staked the whole of all our political institutions upon the capacity of mankind for self-government, upon the capacity of each and all of us to govern ourselves, to control ourselves, to sustain ourselves according to the Ten Commandments of God." 

DID YOU KNOW?

Patrick Henry, that patriot and Founding Father of our country said:

"It cannot be emphasized too strongly or too often that this great nation was founded not by religionists but by Christians, not on religions but on the Gospel of Jesus Christ".

DID YOU KNOW?

Every session of Congress begins with a prayer by a paid preacher, whose salary has been paid by the taxpayer since 1777.

DID YOU KNOW?

Fifty-two of the 55 founders of the Constitution were members of the established orthodox churches in the colonies.

DID YOU KNOW?

Thomas Jefferson worried that the Courts would overstep their authority and instead of interpreting the law would begin making law, an

oligarchy ... the rule of few over many.

DID YOU KNOW?

The very first Supreme Court Justice, John Jay, said:

"Americans should select and prefer Christians as their rulers."

The question is then asked:

"How, then, have we gotten to the point that everything we have done for 220 years in this 

country is now suddenly wrong and unconstitutional?"

The answer: The leaders of today are no different than was Solomon in his time.  They see, if they see at all, without seeing! As the result this nation and the other nations of Israel are under a curse from God and will soon face desolation!

The REJECTION of God and His Laws ---

"Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever" (Hebrews 13:8).  God further says, "I do not change!" (Malachi 3:6)  God is NO respecter of persons or of leaders of the governments of the nations of Israel today anymore than He was during the reign of Solomon over Israel at that time. 

Because of Solomon rejecting God and His laws, God brought adversaries against Solomon and Israel with the hope that Solomon would see his sin and repent!  God did this before He took away the kingdom from him.

 Please consider the adversaries that have risen up against us in the past few years and only getting worse. This nation is bogged down in war with Iraq and Afghanistan, as we were in Korea, and after that in Viet Nam.  

There are also the threatening nations with nuclear capability and others are developing it.  We have been living with the threat of terrorists striking at anytime and anywhere since 9-11-01! It only gets worse! It is now said our greatest danger from terrorists is their use of Bio-Chemicals, such as Anthrax.  

OUR ECONOMY -- is very fragile to say the least! With the added money that is being borrowed by the government our national debt has been increased to a record level; 13 Trillion dollars and growing! Homes are lost and unemployment id reaching epic levels.

 DIVISION IN AMERICA --- This nation is very much divided due to what is taking place in Congress and with the New President. Many are looking forward to future elections with the thought of trying to change their course back to where it once was.

Realizing where we are in time, the New 19-Year Time Cycle, 2010, please do not be locked into the belief that we will have four more years!  Anything can happen sooner than that -- depending on God's time-table; and it could begin this very year!

Destruction Coming From Within --- 

Please note the very sobering, and yet very truthful, statement by one of the greatest presidents this country has ever had.  A WARNING that would be well for all of our leaders to read and soberly and seriously think about before it comes to be too late: 

"Shall we expect some transatlantic military giant, to step over the ocean, and crush us at a blow? Never! -- All the armies of Europe, 

Asia and Africa combined, with all the treasure of the earth (our own excepted) in their military chest; with a Bonaparte 

for a commander, could not by force, take a drink from the Ohio, or make a track on the Blue Ridge, in a trial of 

a Thousand years. At what point, then, is the approach of danger to be expected? I answer, if it ever reach us, it must 

spring up amongst us. It cannot come from abroad. If destruction be our lot, we must 

ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen, we must live through all time, or die 

by suicide."

-- Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) 16th US President, 1838

The Listing of Problems ---

The listing of our internal problems are barely touched on here in these comments, but should be enough to make known we are in serious trouble as the leading nation in Israel and the world.

Hearing the Sound of the Trumpet ---

The TRUMPET for the end-time began sounding in the early 1930s, and has since been intensifying in sound, growing louder, and louder! 

 The end-time is now virtually on top of us and the sound of the trumpet is almost deafening for those who have the ears to hear the sound of it.

"Also, I set WATCHMEN (prophets of old, and Mr. Herbert W. Armstrong here in the end-time) over you, saying,

'LISTEN TO THE SOUND OF THE TRUMPET!'

But they said, 'We WILL NOT LISTEN!'  Therefore HEAR, you nations, AND KNOW O CONGREGATION, WHAT IS AMONG THEM. HEAR, O EARTH! Behold, I will certainly BRING CALAMITY  ON THIS PEOPLE, even the FRUITS of their thoughts, BECAUSE they have NOT HEEDED MY WORDS, NOR MY LAW, BUT REJECTED IT (Jeremiah 6:17-19). 

The Church of God ---

Brethren, if you will notice God is also speaking to the CONGREGATION!  We must remain awake, vigilant, and keenly observing what continues to unfold before us here in this nation, especially in Jerusalem and in Europe!  There is not much time left for Israel, the world, the members of God's Church, those who are sleeping, and for us as His faithful people.

Let us pray for and continue to encourage one another to faithfully endure unto the soon to come end of this present evil age and our deliverance and our change. The end is virtually in sight!

“In this manner therefore, pray: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your Name. Your Kingdom Come,” (Matthew 6:9).

Your brother and servant in Christ,                                          
Don Billingsley

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