This week on ‘The Hal Lindsey Report’

The Hal Lindsey Report

The last twelve months have been rather remarkable for Mr. Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia.

He further solidified his control over the country since returning for his third term in May of 2012. He accepted Edward Snowden, the American NSA whistleblower and/or traitor. And he allows Snowden to continue releasing information both embarrassing and damaging to the United States.   

Putin bamboozled President Obama into making a deal with Syria over its chemical weapons — a deal it clearly never intended to keep. And he brokered another deal to remove the West’s sanctions against Iran while allowing the Iranians to keep their nuclear program and continue pursuing nuclear weapons.

He also appears to have succeeded in turning the new Egyptian government away from the West and rebuilding old alliances between Egypt and Russia. He hosted the 2014 Winter Olympic Games which ran their course without any major failures or terrorist incidents. And, for good measure, the Russians won the most medals at the Games.

For Mr. Putin, it was icing on the cake that last October, Forbes named him as “the most powerful person in the world.” Putin beat out the usual winner, the President of the United States.

All in all, a pretty good year for a lowly, lifelong Russian civil servant, wouldn’t you say? And I’m sure that the man who once publicly described himself as “a galley slave” for the Russian people is grateful for the opportunities afforded to him and the success he’s enjoyed.

And he should be, because there’s a lot more to Mr. Putin’s success than meets the eye. Last year, he was required by new Russian laws to disclose his personal income. He dutifully reported that he earns a salary of $187,000 per year and has about $180,000 in the bank.

However, Mr. Putin failed to fully disclose all of his assets and earnings, as politicians are sometimes wont. Don’t be too hard on him, though. He only neglected to mention his other assets totaling a mere $74.7 billion. You read that right — Billion. Vladimir Putin, the humble “galley slave” to the Russian people, has managed to parley his civil servant’s paycheck into a fortune of $75 billion, making him the third richest person in the world. However, since so much secrecy surrounds the Russian president, many observers think his fortune may be even greater, making him the world’s richest person.

Vlad’s year just keeps getting better, doesn’t it?

Of course, his twenty mansions around the world, luxury yachts, and various jets and automobiles are probably redundant. The Russian government provides him 15 presidential helicopters, 40 private jets (some with gold-plated interiors), even more luxury yachts, and a couple of palaces to shelter him during those harsh Russian winters.

So Vladimir Putin is not only a global peace broker, as NBC sports anchor Bob Costas implied during the Olympics, but he must be a financial genius, too, to amass this kind of fortune.

Sadly, though, Mr. Putin is still not a happy man. You see, deep down what he really wants is for Russia to rule as the world’s only superpower — while he rules Russia. In fact, he seems to have made it his life’s goal to see Russia restored to its past glory. The former KGB colonel longs for the days when the Soviet Union was feared throughout the world.

How do we know this? In 2005, Putin said that the collapse of the old Soviet empire was “the greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the century.” Remember, he was referring to the century that saw World Wars I and II, the Holocaust, the Russian genocides, the Chinese Cultural Revolution, the fall of the Ottoman Empire, the revolts of the British colonies, Vietnam, Korea, and other geopolitical catastrophes. All of which were apparently trifling compared to the collapse of the USSR and the supposed end of the Cold War.

So imagine how the world’s most powerful person and, perhaps, its richest, too, must have felt when upstart Ukraine had the temerity to overthrow his loyal puppet president, Viktor Yanukovych, and send him packing back to Russia! The European Union had offered to improve its business ties with Ukraine. Russia made a counter-offer to keep the former Soviet satellite in its orbit and under its supervision. The Ukrainians wanted to move closer to the European Union with its liberty and prosperity rather than Russia with its suffocating control. So when Yanukovych picked Russia, the Ukrainians rebelled, kicked the bum out, replaced him with an evangelical Christian, and scheduled new elections for May.

Obviously, Putin was pretty upset because he invaded Ukraine.

To be accurate, President Putin didn’t actually invade Ukraine, his Russian forces did. And they tried to fool everyone by removing all of the insignia on their uniforms and arriving in unmarked transport trucks, tanks, armored personnel carriers, helicopters, and airplanes. Another hint as to their identity was that they landed at the Russian naval base and airport in Sevastopol.

Some Russian ships also showed up to block the way of escape for the Ukrainian warships docked at their own naval headquarters in Sevastopol.

The Russians defended their actions by reminding the world that it wasn’t Ukraine proper (the mainland), it was only the southern Crimean peninsula where a lot of Russians already live and Russia has a long-term lease on a naval base at Sevastopol. And they were only there to protect their fellow Russians.

But Crimea is still part of the sovereign nation of Ukraine, and now it is being occupied by the Russian military. So I guess that constitutes an invasion, doesn’t it?

In 1991, after the Soviet Union fell, Ukraine declared its independence. In 1994, it agreed to surrender its nuclear arsenal (the third largest in the world) if the sanctity of its borders were guaranteed by the West. Ironically, that treaty was signed by the United States, the United Kingdom, and Russia. Now, Russia has broken that treaty and the U.S. and U.K. are too weak to enforce it. I’ll bet the Ukrainians wish they had kept a few of those nukes and Putin is glad they didn’t!

Of course, President Obama has made a few veiled, obscure threats on Ukraine’s behalf. He’s basically said that we’re going to get together with some of our friends in the West and do something, maybe. But we didn’t do anything when Russia invaded Georgia in 2008; we didn’t do anything about Syria; we’ve not done anything to stop Iran; North Korea takes delight in yanking our chain regularly; Egypt and Saudi Arabia have concluded we can’t be trusted; al-Qaeda ridicules us in their magazine and online; and Palestinian Authority officials openly mock us while cashing our welfare checks.

So I’m sure President Putin isn’t worried about our ability or desire to stop him. How un-worried is he? German Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke with Putin after the invasion. She described him as out of touch with reality. She told President Obama that Putin was “in another world.” That’s a pretty scary description for the leader of the nation the Bible refers to as “Magog.”

I think I know why, though. He’s relaxed because he knows the U.S. is focused on more important things like promoting homosexual rights around the world, specifying where Israelis can and cannot build apartments, and stripping our military down to its pre-World War II strength levels.

You get where I’m headed with this, don’t you? The ancient prophets predicted that in the last of the last days, Russia (Magog) would come roaring back under its visionary leader (Gog). They would eventually lead a coalition of nations headed by Iran (Persia) in an attack on Israel. Though the prophets predicted that a form of the revived Roman Empire (the EU?) would strike back, nowhere does it mention any nation or power that resembles the United States of America.

That’s why I’ve said for 55 years that America must fade from prominence on the world stage. The Bible indicates that we will either not exist or will be too weak to make any difference in the events of the last days.

The implication of the prophets’ predictions when viewed in the light of this week’s headlines can lead to only one conclusion: we are in the closing days of this Age of Grace.

Folks, please make certain you are ready to meet Jesus Christ when He returns to catch away His true Church. Make sure your family, your friends, your neighbors, and your co-workers have heard the Good News of the Gospel so that they, too, can be ready to meet Him when He returns.

Confess that you are a sinner. Ask God for forgiveness. Believe that Jesus Christ took upon Himself the punishment you deserved and died in your place. Accept that sacrifice. Understand that your sins have been forgiven and washed away forever and that you are now a new creature in Him. Then turn from your sin, follow Him, and trust His Holy Spirit to give you the power to do so. Read your Bible regularly to mature in your faith. And find a Bible-believing church where you can benefit from good teaching and fellowship with fellow believers.

Then hang on! It’s going to be a thrilling ride from here on out!

Don’t miss this week’s Report here Sunday.

God Bless,

Hal Lindsey

http://www.hallindsey.com/the-hal-lindsey-report-372014/

16 thoughts on “This week on ‘The Hal Lindsey Report’

  1. If I’m not mistaken! Jesus had this to say, in the gospels…something to: After john the Baptist (meaning after his birth) the prophets (of the old testement and the law, of the old testament) are no more and he christ came to say that now it’s “the kingdom of God”….and he explains that in detail….
    Quite some years back I tuned in to this guy..Hal..and he is nothing but the statis quo …..for sure no see-er of the future….

  2. “nowhere does it (the Bible) mention any nation or power that resembles the United States of America. That’s why I’ve said for 55 years that America must fade from prominence on the world stage.”

    My dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ:

    America is mentioned in the Bible, but not outright. To make a long story short, America, actually the corporation known as The UNITED STATES is an off spring of the Roman Empire. Rome through Treaties with Great Britain, America is the child of Rome. Rome owns and controls the U.S. lock, stock and barrel via the Crown. For example, if you own (or run) a corporation, everything you buy for the corporation belongs to the corporation. With that said, the English Colonies were an out reach of the British East India Company, which was granted a charter from the Throne (King). Therefore, the Colonies of America were Corporations controlled by the King via the B.E.I. Co. whose flag had the colors of red, white and blue. If you look at who Gog and Magog are on a map, you will see who Rome comes under and was part of, as well as Britain. On a side note, the pilgrims were on there way to one of the Corporations in America known as “Virginia.” I wish I had more time to delve into this, but I will leave this with you, Washington D.C. as in District of Colombia. Colombia is a Babylonian Goddess of Commerce (no man can buy or sell). Recall in the book of Revelations “Babylon is fallen, is fallen.” The Statue of Liberty is nothing more than the Statue of Colombia. The Seat of the Federal Government is between the two States of VIRGIN-ia and MARY-land, do you see it now? Virgin Marys’ Land with the big Phallic erection between the legs, the Washington Monument. Babylon was the origin of “queen of heaven” worship, the thread the ties Rome and all of her nations together.
    Some of you may think the the Revolutionary War ended England’s grip on America. Yes, but only until the War of 1812 in which the Crown regained its political and economic grip on the united States. Notice how the MSM doesn’t talk too much about the War of 1812? So the sheep don’t start to dig and find something that they are not told!!

    And one more “bad news.” If you delve deep enough into the writings of the high ranking Freemasons, a very long time ago (as in before Christ), the Land of America was designated to be the land in which the New World Order was to be built from. All other Mason around the world, no matter what country they lived in, knew this. For even the streets are laid out in Mason symbolism from day one. It was a sign for all other masons around the world. Then get this, it would be necessary to destroy this new country in order to bring about the New Order of the ages, the Phoenix rising out of the ashes. Then they want combine this World Government, the Economic (the Crown), the Religious (Rome) and the Strength (USA) and put it smack dab in Jerusalem.

    1. i want to tell you about long times ago
      Things change
      look out…cause…you may not recognize yourself…
      ck out…listverse.com/2013/04/12/10-mysteries
      10Mysteries that hint at forgotten advanced civilizations
      this info….says….

    2. Rota Wolfman,
      Well stated (mho) & kept it much shorter than I could have lol! and touched on many high points, specially the last part, maybe would have added a bit about the Ley Lines but that would be another chapter for me. I couldn’t have shortend the points you touched or even adding a bit more without writing a book.
      Oh just have to add regarding corporations, why they want us to be citizens………
      My best

        1. RT Hawk has been around here for a while. She just hasn`t been able to post much lately.
          She is a good friend of the trenches rbeason. Seems to me that RT Hawk was replying to Rota Wolfman and not to you rbeason. Just sayin rbeason.
          Have you got some thing to say to RT there?

          1. no digger and thank you for this…cause im not so much in the know as you…
            always liked you digger,,,still do…my whole take of you is ……at least you do the best to be honest…..that says more than 5000 others who might post…bless you…rbeason

          2. Not a problem rbeason 😉 . RT is a good friend here.
            I just get real protective of us long term posters here ya know.
            Say rbeason I gotta get some shut eye. I am really tired tonight.
            Good nite, see ya tomorrow I hope rbeason, try not to let me get to ya eh 😉 Be safe .

          1. got to say this to digger…
            the two of us, are not much mateched! we are different ages..we are different educational back grounds…different earnings also….don’t know about specific family ties but to say, his and mine are tied. we just are not aware of it.,…..meaning…love abounds…
            as a basis….for being..
            his and my persona are right there…
            together…and the aurora…give off belongs to all…rbeason

          2. @ rbeason 10:37 pm.
            Your statement shows that you are based on assumptions as to how someone chose to live . I will make this short and sweet for ya.
            You may be impressed by my education, my employment history and my salery, and the people that I have known personally as well as the people that really wanted to know me and I told to F off.
            So on that you should listen to your self.
            I have been around the best of the best and I saw what I saw at a age younger than most and I didn`t go for it and I told them to stuff their education their fancy paychecks, ect. ect. Yes I am talking ages from about 6 yr.s old up to about 19 yr.s old and I could have been just lke those over educated book learned elitists. Thing is like I said I was way ahead of my time compared to most my friend.
            On that note I hope you tqke no offence to my reply back to ya about your comment to me @ 10:37 as it could be interpreted as a insult by many people but not to me as I understand why you seem to think as you do. It does – however – seem to be a bit arrogant assumeing things about people as you do though.
            See ya in The Trenches rbeason, Be safe.

  3. Why do these propaganda agents skip over the fact that a group of foreign mercs and local useful idiots for hire forced the democratically elected president of the Ukraine to flee for his life, while the militant group appointed a new president widthout the public’s approval?

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