| September 11, 2001 defined and changed the course of modern world history! |
| September 11, 2001 and the Church in America Part 1 |
"In the wake of 9/11 many congregations had standing room only crowds. After the Twin Towers fell, a dazed,
fearful, heartbroken and desperate nation flocked into the Churches of America, hoping that someone could explain
the Why of such a horrific act. Was it an act of God's judgment? Maybe the Preachers could explain WHY?"
They packed the Houses of Worship in record numbers looking for THE TRUTH. But instead, what they found was
confused, unprepared Preachers and Christians, who had no real answers to the questions the masses were
begging for. An unprepared Church failed to provide the answers they craved, and with every catastrophe and crisis
that has followed as a consequence of 9/11, from Katrina to the economic crisis of today, the Church in America has
repeated the same treachery.
In the aftermath of that horrific and infamous day, as the vivid memory of falling buildings and death faded into
cleanup and recovery. The first segment of American society that quickly got back to business as usual was the
Churches in America.
What 9/11 graphically exposed was the true condition of the Church in America. How far it had strayed from THE
TRUTH and the heart of God. How sidetracked and totally out-of-sync with the true purpose of God in this world, it
had become. And as a consequence, how pointless and irrelevant it has become. Instead of influencing society, the
Church has allowed itself to be influenced by society. The vast majority of the Church in America has lost Christ's
savor, and has become good for nothing except to be cast out and trodden under the feet of men (which means to
be scorned, rejected, ignored, and treated as worthless and irrelevant).
In America, the absolute truth of the Gospel of Christ has been smothered by the sudden wave of religious pluralism
that is now controlling American society. Giving way to a new pick and choose form of religion, "Where the beliefs
from all the world's religions have been married into one of tolerance, love, and the acceptance of others".
Tragically, large segments of American Christianity espouse these new views. The absolute and exclusive claims
that Christ made, to be the ONLY WAY, THE ONLY TRUTH, THE ONLY LIFE, AND THE ONLY WAY TO THE
FATHER are rejected, and have been nearly outlawed in American society viewed as hateful, intolerant, extremist,
ignorant and insensitive to other faith's.
Judgment begins at the house of God (1 Peter 4:17).
"A careful study of the book of the Revelation clearly confirms the truth of this. Before God pours out His wrath on
the unbelieving, Christ rejecting world during the tribulation, and the great tribulation in Chapters 6-18. He first
confronts the Churches in Chapters 2-3, calling them to repentance. Why? If the Churches are not the proper
expression of His truth and righteousness, how can they influence the world for Christ?" God's Perfect Justice will
not permit Him to allow falsehood, idolatry, immorality and greed in the Church, while condemning the world for the
same wickedness.
The Lord Jesus Christ is coming back to complete (bring to a whole, entire, unbroken conclusion) what He finished
at His first coming (1 John 3:8; 5:19; Revelation 19:11-16; 20:1-3). He is coming back to reclaim the throne of His
earth (Psalm 2:7-8). The earth right now is being prepared to that end. But I declare to you this day, that before He
reclaims the throne of His earth, He must first reclaim the throne of His Church! The glory of man has become the
issue and the focus of many ministries in America. And if man is the issue and focus of a ministry, Jesus becomes
merely a figurehead in that church, and not the true Head of that Church. God and man cannot be glorified in the
same place, at the same time! It is un-natural for Church leaders to allow themselves to be glorified (Mark 10:35-45;
John 5:41, 44; 7:18; 8:50, 54; 13:1-17). When that happens, these leaders cause the people to sin by engaging in
idolatrous personality worship (Psalm 146:3-4; Isaiah 2:22).
The fine line between being honored (valued highly with respect). And being glorified (exalted, magnified, promoted
and renowned), has been crossed by some Church leaders today (1 Corinthians 1:11-13; 3:1-9; 4:1, 2, 6, 9-13;
Galatians 5:19-24; 1 Thessalonians 5:12, 13; 1 Timothy 5:17-20; Hebrews 13:7, 17).
9/11 was without a doubt a wakeup call for America and the nations of this world. A demand for repentance! But first
and foremost it was a demand for repentance from the Church in America. A signal to WAKE UP and examine
ourselves that we be not condemned with the world. To DISENGAGE from this world less we become a partaker of
its sins, and an invitation to DRAW NEAR to God. Tragically the vast majority of the professing Church failed to
recognize the hand of God in the events of 9/11, and still today does not recognize and accept that His hand of
loving judgment is upon His Church, in order to purge, purify, cleanse, polish, and prepare us to be with Him!
(Ephesians 5:1-17, 25-27)
Is it not tragic to be irrelevant and not realize it?
fearful, heartbroken and desperate nation flocked into the Churches of America, hoping that someone could explain
the Why of such a horrific act. Was it an act of God's judgment? Maybe the Preachers could explain WHY?"
They packed the Houses of Worship in record numbers looking for THE TRUTH. But instead, what they found was
confused, unprepared Preachers and Christians, who had no real answers to the questions the masses were
begging for. An unprepared Church failed to provide the answers they craved, and with every catastrophe and crisis
that has followed as a consequence of 9/11, from Katrina to the economic crisis of today, the Church in America has
repeated the same treachery.
In the aftermath of that horrific and infamous day, as the vivid memory of falling buildings and death faded into
cleanup and recovery. The first segment of American society that quickly got back to business as usual was the
Churches in America.
What 9/11 graphically exposed was the true condition of the Church in America. How far it had strayed from THE
TRUTH and the heart of God. How sidetracked and totally out-of-sync with the true purpose of God in this world, it
had become. And as a consequence, how pointless and irrelevant it has become. Instead of influencing society, the
Church has allowed itself to be influenced by society. The vast majority of the Church in America has lost Christ's
savor, and has become good for nothing except to be cast out and trodden under the feet of men (which means to
be scorned, rejected, ignored, and treated as worthless and irrelevant).
In America, the absolute truth of the Gospel of Christ has been smothered by the sudden wave of religious pluralism
that is now controlling American society. Giving way to a new pick and choose form of religion, "Where the beliefs
from all the world's religions have been married into one of tolerance, love, and the acceptance of others".
Tragically, large segments of American Christianity espouse these new views. The absolute and exclusive claims
that Christ made, to be the ONLY WAY, THE ONLY TRUTH, THE ONLY LIFE, AND THE ONLY WAY TO THE
FATHER are rejected, and have been nearly outlawed in American society viewed as hateful, intolerant, extremist,
ignorant and insensitive to other faith's.
Judgment begins at the house of God (1 Peter 4:17).
"A careful study of the book of the Revelation clearly confirms the truth of this. Before God pours out His wrath on
the unbelieving, Christ rejecting world during the tribulation, and the great tribulation in Chapters 6-18. He first
confronts the Churches in Chapters 2-3, calling them to repentance. Why? If the Churches are not the proper
expression of His truth and righteousness, how can they influence the world for Christ?" God's Perfect Justice will
not permit Him to allow falsehood, idolatry, immorality and greed in the Church, while condemning the world for the
same wickedness.
The Lord Jesus Christ is coming back to complete (bring to a whole, entire, unbroken conclusion) what He finished
at His first coming (1 John 3:8; 5:19; Revelation 19:11-16; 20:1-3). He is coming back to reclaim the throne of His
earth (Psalm 2:7-8). The earth right now is being prepared to that end. But I declare to you this day, that before He
reclaims the throne of His earth, He must first reclaim the throne of His Church! The glory of man has become the
issue and the focus of many ministries in America. And if man is the issue and focus of a ministry, Jesus becomes
merely a figurehead in that church, and not the true Head of that Church. God and man cannot be glorified in the
same place, at the same time! It is un-natural for Church leaders to allow themselves to be glorified (Mark 10:35-45;
John 5:41, 44; 7:18; 8:50, 54; 13:1-17). When that happens, these leaders cause the people to sin by engaging in
idolatrous personality worship (Psalm 146:3-4; Isaiah 2:22).
The fine line between being honored (valued highly with respect). And being glorified (exalted, magnified, promoted
and renowned), has been crossed by some Church leaders today (1 Corinthians 1:11-13; 3:1-9; 4:1, 2, 6, 9-13;
Galatians 5:19-24; 1 Thessalonians 5:12, 13; 1 Timothy 5:17-20; Hebrews 13:7, 17).
9/11 was without a doubt a wakeup call for America and the nations of this world. A demand for repentance! But first
and foremost it was a demand for repentance from the Church in America. A signal to WAKE UP and examine
ourselves that we be not condemned with the world. To DISENGAGE from this world less we become a partaker of
its sins, and an invitation to DRAW NEAR to God. Tragically the vast majority of the professing Church failed to
recognize the hand of God in the events of 9/11, and still today does not recognize and accept that His hand of
loving judgment is upon His Church, in order to purge, purify, cleanse, polish, and prepare us to be with Him!
(Ephesians 5:1-17, 25-27)
Is it not tragic to be irrelevant and not realize it?
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