To my three Sons:
I'm happy you are reading A.W. Tozier, Rex. He is one of my all time favorites. A real man of God. There were few like him. He truly walked with God, loved His Word and lived it. Tozier and a very few other such men of God spoke with such spiritual depth as to be almost voicing the mind of God, as in the Biblical days of the prophets. Not only were they chosen for such purpose but their calling was saturated with Bible study, prayer and the love of God. I believe there will always be a remnant of true believers as well as a rare prophet who sees the future simply because he knows God's Word and God's "Spirit of truth... shall guide you into all thuth..." as Jesus said in Jn.16:13. Being "guided into all truth", and knowing Bible, end-time prophecy, Tozier was simply applying it where it belonged. But, as you pointed out, Ron, the words of Jeremiah, "Thus says the LORD: "Stand in the ways and see, And ask for the old paths, where the good way [is], And walk in it; Then you will find rest for your souls. But they said, 'We will not walk [in it].' "Also, I set watchmen over you, [saying], 'Listen to the sound of the trumpet!' But they said, 'We will not listen.'" Jer.16-17. The majority of people simply will not listen.
In almost every reference, in the Bible, the word "prophet" means "one who speaks forth" the Word of God, the Scripture.... and that is sufficient. In a few places, the word means "foretells" the future. But upon what is that foretelling based? I think it is primarily based upon, thoroughly knowing God's Word and, therefore, knowing God. Add to that the Spirit of God living in the Christian, "guiding us into all truth". He who knows God well, by studying His Word consistently, and "praying always", can pretty much predict what God will do in a given situation. He will simply do what He has always done in recorded Scripture and in history. He is absolutely consistent and does not change. "For I am the Lord, I change not...." Mal.3:6. Also, "Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever." Heb.13:8. Everything changes except God and His Word.
So the best we, as Christians, can do is what all great Christians and men of God have done throughout time, "Study to show thyself approved unto God...rightly dividing the word of truth". 2Tim.2:15. Enduring this wicked world also requires, "Praying always..." Eph.6:18. As Bob says and quotes often, the words of Jesus, "In your patience (endurance) possess ye your souls." Lk.21:19. Our responsibility to, "possess our souls" in self control is repeated by the Apostle Paul in 1 Cor.14:32 "The spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets." We alone are responsible to God for what we say and do in this life. "So then everyone of us shall give account of himself to God." Rom.14:12. I am proud of you and love you dearly. Psm.115:1, Your Dad.
--- On Tue, 11/8/11, Rex Blair <rexblair@rocketmail.com> wrote:
From: Rex Blair <rexblair@rocketmail.com>
Subject: Re: First Real Audit of Federal Reserve = 16 Trillion Rip Off.
To: "Rayburn Blair" <rayburnblair@att.net>
Date: Tuesday, November 8, 2011, 5:57 AM
Dad, In A.W. Tozer's book..."Man, The Dwelling Place of God"....A.W. Tozer made this statement. " I am among those who believe that our Western civilization is on its way to perishing. It has many commendable qualities, most of which it has borrowed from the Christian ethic, but it lacks the element of moral wisdom that would give it permanence. Future historians will record that we of the twentieth century had intelligence enough to create a great civilization but not the moral wisdom to preserve it."How true how true ...Rex
From Ron:Jeremiah says it well
Jer 6:15-19
15 Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? No! They were not at all ashamed; Nor did they know how to blush. Therefore they shall fall among those who fall; At the time I punish them, They shall be cast down," says the LORD.
16 Thus says the LORD: "Stand in the ways and see, And ask for the old paths, where the good way [is], And walk in it; Then you will find rest for your souls. But they said, 'We will not walk [in it].'
17 Also, I set watchmen over you, [saying], 'Listen to the sound of the trumpet!' But they said, 'We will not listen.'
18 Therefore hear, you nations, And know, O congregation, what [is] among them.
19 Hear, O earth! Behold, I will certainly bring calamity on this people--The fruit of their thoughts, Because they have not heeded My words Nor My law, but rejected it. Ron
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From: Rayburn Blair <rayburnblair@att.net>
To:
Sent: Monday, November 7, 2011 5:41 PM
Subject: First Real Audit of Federal Reserve = 16 Trillion Rip Off.
First Real Audit Of The Federal Reserve
Audit of the Federal Reserve has revealed that the Fed has ripped us off to the tune of $16 trillion $16,000,000,000,000
The just completed audit of the Federal Reserve has revealed that the Fed has ripped us off to the tune of $16 trillion. This could to be a death blow to our economy.
http://sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/news/?id=9e2a4ea8-6e73-4be2-a753-62060dcbb3c3
The news below of the Fed audit comes from the website of Sen. Bernie Sanders. The above link will take you to this site where you will find a link to the the complete GAO (Government Accounting Office) Report.(Snippet)
"The first top-to-bottom audit of the Federal Reserve uncovered eye-popping new details about how the U.S. provided a whopping $16 trillion in secret loans to bail out American and foreign banks and businesses during the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. An amendment by Sen. Bernie Sanders to the Wall Street reform law passed one year ago this week directed the Government Accountability Office to conduct the study. "As a result of this audit, we now know that the Federal Reserve provided more than $16 trillion in total financial assistance to some of the largest financial institutions and corporations in the United States and throughout the world," said Sanders. "This is a clear case of socialism for the rich and rugged, you're-on-your-own individualism for everyone else."
Okay, folks, here’s what this means to you and me. It means that the Fed has run it’s electronic printing press and created 16 trillion dollars worth of new currency. This has the effect of diluting the value of the currency we are already holding.
They gave this money away to banks and corporations in the form of zero interest loans, taking as collaterral worthless toxic assets that include bad loans and financial derivitives that have lost all or most of their value.. They did this without Congressional oversight or approval. To put this bluntly, they ripped us off. As you watch the price of food and other things go up even though your income stays the same or goes down, you are witnessing the results of this ripoff.
How badly have we been ripped off?
The magnitude of this ripoff is mind boggling! To try to get a perspective on this, consider the following:
--The federal government’s annual budget is 3 1/3 trillion dollars. Yes, this is the same annual budget that has the 1 ½ trillion deficit we are all so concerned about.
--Our annual GDP (Gross Domestic Product – the total value of all the goods and services produced in our country) is 14 trillion dollars.
--Our National Debt (the total debt accumulated by the federal government over our 200 year existance) is 14 ½ trillion dollars.--Prior to 2008, the Fed was printing about 9 cents of every dollar spent by the federal government. This resulted in anywhere from 3 to 8 percent inflation depending on whose numbers you believe. Since 2008, the Fed has been printing 30 cents for every dollar spent by the federal government. Now, with this 16 trillion, the Fed has printed more that $7 for every dollar spend this year by the government! How much price inflation will this cause? I really don’t want to think about it. And when prices skyrocket, especially the prices of food, the result will be that most Americans will have to eliminate the purchase of almost everything else in order to put gas in their car to go to work and to put food on the table. This, my friends, is called POVERTY. And, this is the magnitude of the ripoff by the Fed.
To add insult to injury, the Fed not only ripped us off, but they gave a very large chunk of our money, that they printed, to foreign banks and corporations.
This wholesale creation of currency by the Fed is no different that any other crook using his computer to print counterfiet money. If people were allowed to do this, it would trash the value of our currency. And, this is exactly what the Fed has done. The owners of the Federal Reserve should be stripped of their assets and put in prison like any other white collar crook.
For any of you who still do not understand that the Fed is a private corporation,
owned by private individuals dedicated to their own enrichment at the expense of the American people, I have attached my essay; The Federal Reserve: How it operates and why it must be abolished. This essay will provide you with a summary. After you read it, I urge you to watch the video called The Money Masters. This video is very interesting and will give you a detailed account. Here is a link to this video;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXt1cayx0hs
Here is a partial list of institutions that received the most money from the Federal Reserve. This list can be found on page 131 of the GAO Audit.
Citigroup: $2.5 trillion ($2,500,000,000,000)
Morgan Stanley: $2.04 trillion ($2,040,000,000,000)
Merrill Lynch: $1.949 trillion ($1,949,000,000,000)
Bank of America: $1.344 trillion ($1,344,000,000,000)
Barclays PLC (United Kingdom): $868 billion ($868,000,000,000)
Bear Sterns: $853 billion ($853,000,000,000)
Goldman Sachs: $814 billion ($814,000,000,000)
Royal Bank of Scotland (UK): $541 billion ($541,000,000,000)
JP Morgan Chase: $391 billion ($391,000,000,000)
Deutsche Bank (Germany): $354 billion ($354,000,000,000)
UBS (Switzerland): $287 billion ($287,000,000,000)
Credit Suisse (Switzerland): $262 billion ($262,000,000,000)
Lehman Brothers: $183 billion ($183,000,000,000)
Bank of Scotland (United Kingdom): $181 billion ($181,000,000,000)
BNP Paribas (France): $175 billion ($175,000,000,000)
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