All Dressed Up and No Place to Go! Celebration Year 2000 Are you Invited to the Party ? Donna Meier We are nearing the end of the 1990's. So, what is the big deal about the end of a Millennium? Isn't it all a lot of hype? As we enter the new Millennium, there will be many changes that you may have to deal with as a Global citizen. Are you prepared? Goals are starting to sound amazingly alike, from both the "cutting edge" Christians and official World organizations. There are some who are reluctant to accept the sudden weaving together of events which reveal that the "time clock" is winding down quickly! There are events that could greatly affect your future and change the way that you now live. There is a careful and deliberate design being planned even for your future without consulting you. These plans are quickly falling into place. No, this not the speech of an Alarmist or a Doomsayer. This is an honest look at the facts as they are now emerging. Shepherds (Pastors) who may not have had time to be "discerning" will now find themselves ~fanatically trying to comprehend what is happening. They will suddenly realize that they are not equipped to lead the flock that has been entrusted to their care by the Good Shepherd who gave His life for His sheep. Let us pray that His sheep know His voice and will not follow man, but will be equipped to hear the voice of the Great Shepherd. Hostilities are surprising and unexpectedly being manifested by the socalled Christian as well as the secular world. Those who believe and stand for the pure Word of God are being marginalized. Church, you must be willing to make a commitment to stand for Jesus Christ and for His Truth as never before. Unless He returns very soon, the outlook is persecution. The year 2000 plays an important role. This is not about stockpiling food, taking your money out of the bank, hiding in shelters. Unfortunately, too many are leading the innocent astray with their fear tactics and in the meanwhile reaping a harvest from all the "survival kits" they are selling. It is important to realize that truly "born again" Christians who walk by the Word of God and are anxiously awaiting His Appearance are looked upon as: dangerous and a hindrance to the coming plans for world peace and prosperity. There are many who will not be able to "take the heat". When every area of your life here on earth starts to crumble and shake, where will you find your strength? There is going to be a WORLD WIDE Celebration ushering in the Year 2000 which many are trusting will be a time of Global Peace and Prosperity. You will be confronted with important decisions in the months ahead. You are being faced with serious decisions. Are You Willing to Unite? Today the buzz word is Unity. To dwP11 together in unity is of great value. It is desired of the Lord for His people. But compromise today has taken on the robes of Unity. We are being told to overlook traditional doctrine (teaching from the Word), as it is only a hindrance to unity. Christians are being told that if they do not unite with other Christians they will be guilty of hindering the prayer of Jesus in John 17:21: ': ... that they all may be one; as thou Father, art in me and I in thee, that they also may be one in us. .. This scripture is misinterpreted and taken out of context. What is overlooked is that the "one" Jesus was speaking about was us measuring up to His standards, not "peace keeping" at any cost and regardless of truth. We can not bow to anything less than what God's Word teaches, yet this is what we are being strongly advised to do compromise for the sake of unity. Compromise is being required by World Organizations as well as a mounting number of Christians and parachurch organizations. There is an urgency! The earth must be "purged" of all who will not cooperate with the Global way of thinking. On the "religious" side, the agenda is to "forfeit" those who will not cooperate with "acceptable" and "politically correct" religions. The uncooperative are thought to "hinder" the preparation of the earth for the coming of Christ. The "coming" that many in organized religion believe today is not the glorious appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is rather a "spiritual" coming which will "manifest the Sons of God"; or, the Church will finally rise up and take the earth for Christ! Characteristic of global organizations is the striving for unity. Those who hold to the "old ways" are thought to be hindrances to the "prophet" ordained mandate to "bring us all into unity" and taking over the world's material wealth, political positions in government, business, etc, in the new millennium. Resistance to being united will result in a necessary "purging" or "removal" from the earth... thus the teaching on Joel's Army (taken from Joel 2 &3) which many believed is being raised up. The Dominion/Kingdom Now beliefs include helping God, through judging the earth and ridding it of what they deem to be evil (which could include those who hinder unity). Those in this belief system believe that they will unite the churches so that there is a One City Church in every City united to stand and "reconstruct" society and dominate every area of the World. Prayer networks have also hooked into this thinking. They are taking strategic positions in the heavenlies to bring down named principalities so that today's Intercessors are the ones putting Satan under their feet. This Global Dominionist church fits very expediently into the World Church System that has been in the formation throughout this Century. Global Organizations will not Tolerate Bible Believing Christians. Politically incorrect churches and individuals who do not "fit in" are considered a hindrance to progress and a smooth entrance into the Year 2000. World Religion. A world religion is being set up to worship "Gaia" a feminine deity. A document entitled, "Global 2000 Revisited: What Shall We do?" there is an invitation for heads of state and religious leaders to convene in Thingvelier, Iceland on January 1, 2000. At this meeting they are to meet before a stone altar and present handwritten covenants pledging loyalty to GAIA. (Gaia is considered to be the breathing Earth and must be honored and worshiped or Mother Earth). Parliament of World Religions. In a keynote address at the last Parliament of World Religions, Gerald Barney said that, "Religion must die. It is the fundamental cause of virtually all social, economic and ecological problems and much of the violence of the world... As soon as we humans learn to think like Earth, we together will see a new future for Earth. Then we can die in peace, all five billion of us, to our old ways of thinking. We can cross the waters together and we can celebrate Earth's safe arrival in a new era in a way that will be remembered together. The Declaration of a Global Ethics 1993 was unveiled and signed by scores of religious leaders. The third of the Global Ethic's 'irrevocable directives' a'commitment to a culture of tolerance', suggested that religious leaders who preach 'intolerance' (perhaps by condemning sin) should be punished by the loss of their congregations. "When they stir up prejudice, hatred, and enmity towards those of different beliefs, or legitimate religious wars, they deserve the condemnation of human kind and the loss of their adherents." At the Monday evening session, August 30, 1993, two speakers both announced to the vast audience that "There must be a World Congress of Religion by 2,000 A.D. UNESCO. Father Hans Kung, Globalist theologian and Swiss born Catholic Theologian was commissioned by UNESCO to create a "Declaration of a Global Religious Ethic" which would impose a set of binding commitments upon religious leaders and institutions. From Kung's perspective, traditional religions have an ethical obligation to cease to exist. "Any form of church conservatism is to be rejected., to put it bluntly no regressive or repressive religion..has a long term future." It is agreed that for this to work properly, all the faiths of the world would have to be respected. All who would not agree to agree would have to be forfeited. The belief, that forgiveness of sins is obtained only through Jesus' name, would constitute religious exclusiveness, and therefore would be viewed as an enemy. Bishop of Verdun, France on the Subject of World Government. Pierre Bouillon, "The entire world must become aware that, if this institution is to become effective, every nation must renounce its ultimate sovereignty to this universal authority. United Religion Organization. This is to be formed. Dr. Norman Myers (former advisor to the UN, the World Bank and the State Department) sets forth the basic tenets of the Gaian religion, declaring that "there is no longer any "we" and "they". For the first time and for all time, there is only "us" and all of us humans, together with all our fellow species and other members of the Gaian community. Ultimately this would require a UN ministry of religion. The Futurist magazine reported, "Religions are now headed toward what may eventually form a United Religions Organization (URO) structured much the same way as the United Nations Organization (URO) and sharing the same goals", Religious Leadership in Secular Society Conference. This conference was held February, 1994. There were 500 Christian and Jewish Clergymen from 90 countries gathered in Jerusalem for the "religious. Leadership in Secular Society" conference. It was reported in the Washington TIMES that, "the conference sought to indict 'fundamentalism' as a global menace." One prominent religious official told the conference that "authentic religious leadership has to deal with religious extremism". The Archbishop of Canterbury, George Carey, urged leaders of the three monotheistic religions to "weed out the extremes" from their respective faiths in the interest of "moderating, whenever possible, unstable and pathological faith expressions" . Persecution From Within? The following information is unsettling as it reveals the condemnation of Christians and churches who believe in the veracity of Scripture. They are held in contempt by those who are hoping to establish a Kingdom here on the earth. "According to John Whitehead, belief in the rapture is like having a death wish and is the type ofescapism similar to the escapism nonChristians seek in drugs, sex and entertainment. Whitehead is president of the Rutherford Institute, an organization of conservative attorneys who primarily defend the First Amendment rights and religious liberties of Christians. Whitehead believes that the same despair experienced by the vain pursuits of secularists is experienced by those who believe in the rapture. He says, "With the evangelicals escapism centers on fantasizing about such things as the rapture. When it becomes clear that these do not provide fulJillment, despair sets in. Suicide and the like increase. Meanwhile many pastors prophesy doom while misguided souls sit entombed in churches waiting for the tide to roll over them. A general pessimism (or death wish) permeates every aspect of culture. Who wants to live in a world that has no future?" Whitehead then expresses hope in the fact that some Christians are not succumbing to the gloom and doom mind set of the rapture and are becoming politically active. (GIB Bulletin). Being without Discernment in 1999 is like being without a boat in the middle of the ocean. Test everything by God's Word. You will discover that there are some well known and prestigious personalities involved in planning a different Agenda than that laid out in Scripture. Sooner or later people will disappoint us. We are learning that we can not put our trust in man, but wholly depend upon God, who is forever faithful. Why so Hard on Dissenters? Unfortunately, there seems to be agreement concerning the need to "cleanse" the earth of "dissenters" (those who oppose the Global thinking). UNITY is of utmost importance. However, we cannot compromise what is essential in order to unite with all other beliefs. It is important to get along, but we can not deny the very belief and teachings that are the foundation of our faith. Compromise will cost you your soul. In the eyes of the "globalist", be it in the church or the world, "controversial doctrine" poses a threat to peace and unity in the Third Millennium and will not be allowed. The new millennium is thought to be humanity's final chance to start over. For the misled Christian, it is the chance to help cleanse the earth in order to bring about the Restoration of a new millennial earth. They will strive to perfect it in order that they can then invite Christ to return and set up His Kingdom. So, it is up to humanity to accomplish this Utopia. Scripture takes a second place today to the private and privileged revelations given by the "prophets" roaming the land. Many of the "New Breed of Prophets" say that Jesus will return in quite a different way than believed in traditional Christianity. He will "incarnate" Himself in humanity rather than come as a physical King of Kings and Lord of Lords. So, Let the Party Begin! Massive worldwide celebrations are planned to begin New Years Eve 1999 to continue through January 1, 2000. This is to be the biggest blowout party since the world began. It will be a planetary bash to be equaled by nothing else. Party Pooper Special. It has been made clear that those who refuse to blend in with the "approved" new oneworld religion will not be allowed to put a damper on the festive activities. It is understood that the World and religious organizations have every "emergency" covered. The dissenters will not allowed to "rain on their parade". Sadly, the "new Christianity" has very little problem going in the same "global" direction. Many will arrive at the same party. New Agers and church leaders have agreed that the giant global celebration will be the biggest party the world has ever seen. Some are even calling it a "birthday party for Jesus" It does seem as if Biblebased Christians are "going against the tide". It is important that we realize that we are in a time as never faced before by Godly and ungodly alike. True Christians need to be informed so as to be able to make personal and knowledgeable decisions. To stick one's head in the sand now is to leave the rest exposed to the "fiery darts of the Devil". Many say, "I do not want to hear anything negative." By choosing not to be informed, even to a "skeletal" knowledge, is the same as being deaf and choosing to stroll between the rails as the puffing locomotive bears down on you or on the ones that you love. As bornagain, Biblebelieving Christians, we are facing possible lifechanging decisions. Our comfort is hat God will guide each one as we see the "Day approaching". Pray for Discernment so that you will not be misled by what sounds or feels good. Jesus said that in the last days there would be deceivers. He said there would be false prophets. He told us that there would be those that would say, "Christ is in the desert, go there." Jesus said, "no, do not go". The Son of Man is coming in the clouds with great glory! It is sad to see many wellgrounded Christians being led into false doctrine because they are a~aid of "missing the move of God". Soon we will wake up to the fact that we are "all dressed up with no place to go!" There appears to be no provision for us to exist according to the rest of the world as they plan for the Year 2000. If we are truly following Jesus, we will not be invited to the Party. (Donna Meier and her husband, Ron were Assemblies of God pastors for 38 years in the Pacific Northwest).