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    ENDTIME MAGAZINE |MAY- JUNE 2007|VOL 17 / NO 3 / $3.00

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    DEPARTMENTS04 Are We Approaching Armageddon?05 Editorial

    06 Letters and Feedback

    08 World Review

    17 Politics and Religion Radio

    26 Endtime Prophecy Bible Studies

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    armageddon?

    are we approaching

    Are we approaching the Battle of Armageddon? Absolutely!

    How much time do we have left? Probably between seven and ten years. Could it be longer? Yes, but its not likely.

    1

    THE FINAL SEVEN YEARS WILL BEGIN WHEN THE ANTICHRIST

    AND THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY GIVE THEIR SUPPORTTO ISRAELS RIGHT TO EXIST IN THE LAND PROMISED TO ABRAHAM

    BY GOD. THIS IS CALLED THE CONFIRMATION OF THE COVENANT

    DANIEL 9:27 & GENESIS 15:18.

    Israeli Prime Minister has openly stated that the number one goal

    of his administration is to obtain the support of the international

    community forISRAELS FINAL BORDERS. He hopes to achieve this

    by the end of 2008.

    2A WAR WILL BEGIN FROM THE VICINITY OF THE EUPHRATES

    RIVER REVELATION 9:1316.

    Most of the Euphrates River is in Iraq. The United States has

    140,000 troopsSTATIONED ALONG THE EUPHRATES at this time.

    The conflict between the U.S. and Islamic Fundamentalism is notdiminishing, but increasing around the world.

    3THE WEST BANK JUDEA IN ISRAEL WILL BECOME A PLACE OF

    GREAT TRIBULATION MATTHEW 24:1521.

    Ehud Olmert has openly said that he will withdraw from the West

    Bank (Judea) by the end of 2008. Then, recently, he announced

    that his convergence-withdrawal plan is off NO LONGER

    RELEVANT.Whether or not Israel withdraws, the prophecy is clear

    that there will be slaughter in Judea.

    4THE TEMPLE MOUNT IN JERUSALEM WILL BE PLACED UNDER

    A SHARING ARRANGEMENT BETWEEN JEW AND GENTILE

    REVELATION 11:12.

    President Clinton suggested the SHARING OF THE TEMPLE MOUNTin July of 2000. It is generally believed this is the only possible

    solution to the Temple Mount dispute whenever the issue is finally

    resolved.

    5THE JEWISH TEMPLE WILL BE BUILT ON THE TEMPLE MOUNTREVELATION 11:12 & 2 THESSALONIANS 2:34.All the furniture for ISRAELS THIRD TEMPLE is now complete;

    Israel has her long-sought-for red heifer, which is needed before

    the re-establishment of temple worship; and in June of 2005, the

    newly re-born Sanhedrin announced they were proceeding with

    building the temple. They intend to pre-fabricate it off-site.

    6

    THE TEMPLE MOUNT WILL BE PLACED UNDER THE SUPERVISION

    OF THE WORLD COMMUNITY AND THE LEADER OF THE WORLDCOMMUNITY, THE ANTICHRIST, WILL STAND ON THE TEMPLE

    MOUNT, CLAIMING TO BE GOD 2 THESSALONIANS 2:34.

    The Temple Mount will be placed under the supervision of the

    world community and the leader of the world community, THE

    ANTICHRIST,will stand on the Temple Mount, claiming to be God

    (2 Thessalonians 2:3-4). Ehud Barak, Israeli Prime Minister in the year

    2000, suggested placing the Temple Mount UNDER UN CONTROL

    in order to make a sharing of the Temple Mount possible. When

    the UN takes control of the Temple Mount, the leader of the world

    government will feel justified in claiming ultimate authority there.

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    A WORLD GOVERNMENT WILL DOMINATE THE WORLD FOR

    THREE AND ONEHALF YEARS PRIOR TO ARMAGEDDONDANIEL 7:23 & REVELATION 13:7.

    The nations of the world are increasingly recognizing the authority

    of INTERNATIONAL LAW. We now have the World Bank, the World

    Trade Organization, the World Health Organization and the World

    Courtjust to name a few. We have a World Court to adjudicate

    the international laws of the emerging world government.

    8EACH PERSON ON EARTH WILL BE REQUIRED TO HAVE A

    MARK OR A NUMBER IN ORDER TO BUY OR SELL REVELATION

    13:1618.

    On May 11, 2005, President Bush signed the REAL ID ACT.The law

    requires that every American must have a national ID card by May

    11, 2008. Without this card, a person will not be able to hold a job oropen a bank account. Without a job or a bank account, how much

    buying and selling will an individual be able to do? Oh, by the way,

    you cant get your card without giving your numberyour social

    security number.

    9THE WORLD COMMUNITY, LED BY RUSSIA AND IRAN, WILLINVADE THE NATION OF ISRAEL ZECHARIAH 14:24 &EZEKIEL 38 & 39.

    Iran (Persia) and Russia (Meshechroot word for Moscovi or

    Moscow) are NOW IN ALLIANCE. Iran is the leading advocate of

    wiping Israel off the map.

    Nine specific prophecies in the Bible will occur within the final seven yearsprior to the Battle of Armageddon. By examining these prophecies, we canget a sense of how close we are to Armageddon.

    BY IRVIN BAXTER JR.

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    EDITORINCHIEF

    Irvin Baxter

    EDITORIAL ASSISTANTGinger Boerkircher

    RESEARCHCraig Treadwell

    PARTNER RELATIONS

    Jana Robbins

    CONFERENCE DIRECTOR

    Kara McPeak

    INTERNET

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    STATEMENT OF FAITH

    We believe that the Bible is the inspired

    Word of God, that Jesus Christ is the Savior

    of the world, and that He will come again

    to establish a kingdom that shall never be

    destroyed (Daniel 2:44). Those who are born

    again (John 3:35) will have eternal life and

    rule as kings and priests with Christ forever.

    WHAT IS ENDTIME?

    In 1968, Irvin Baxter Jr. discovered the United

    States and other modern nations in the Bible.

    He also found the Berlin Wall in the Bible

    and that one day it was to be torn down,

    re-uniting Germany, and that event would

    be the catalyst to spark an international

    movement called the New World Order.

    These things have now come to pass. Irvin

    Baxter Jr., a Pentecostal minister, began

    Endtime Ministries in 1986 when he wrote A

    Message For The President, a book explaining

    the major prophecies of the Bible which

    he had been teaching since 1968. After the

    fall of the Berlin Wall, prophetic fulfillment

    accelerated rapidly. The decision was made

    to launch Endtime magazine. The purpose

    of the magazine is to explain the prophecies

    of the Bible and to show that they are now

    being fulfilled in intricate detail. Articles

    focus on the soon return of Jesus Christ, the

    truth of the Bible, and the need for salvation.

    Endtime does not deal with doctrinal

    controversies, as valid as they may be. This

    will be left to other publications.

    Endtime is published bi-monthly by Endtime, Inc., 449 Kingsbridge

    Drive, Garland, TX 75040. Subscription price is $29 for 12 issues.

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    For subscriptions call 24 hrs/day, 7 days/week 1-800-Endtime. Other

    inquiries call 1-972-530-0100 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Central).

    end ime EditorialIrvin Baxter- Editor-in-Chief

    ARE YOU A WRITER?DO YOU WRITE ABOUT ENDTIME PROPHECY?

    Endtime magazine invites you to submit your article for consideration for

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    SUBMISSIONS BECOME THE PROPERTY OF ENDTIME AND CANNOT BE RETURNED.

    e winds of change are blowing around

    the world. Most major nations have either

    undergone a change of leadership recently, or

    they will in the near future.

    Tony Blair has announced he will be

    leaving Number 10 Downing Street by the

    end of June. Frances new president is Nicolas

    Sarkozy. He promises to be the new leader

    of the European right. Germanys Angela

    Merkel is providing strong leadership in a

    renewed drive toward adopting a European

    Constitution. She also is vigorously promoting

    the creation of a common European army.

    Does that frighten anyone?

    Ban Ki Moon just assumed the leadership

    of the United Nations on January 1 of this

    year, and it seems very likely that Ehud

    Olmerts government in Israel wont be ableto last much longer.

    Within the next year and a half, both George

    Bush and Vladimer Putin are scheduled to

    pass off the scene of world leadership.

    All of these leadership changes together

    constitute a massive change of leadership for

    the world as a whole. Will it bode for good

    or will this much inexperience at this critical

    time in human history spell disaster?

    At the same time, the global warming issue

    seems to have found new wings. Someone

    is obviously pumping huge dollars into the

    environmental movement. We are absolutely

    being bombarded continually and relentlessly

    with the global warming message.

    It doesnt seem to matter how

    many reputable scientist contend

    that global warming is a natural

    process of an ever-changing

    climate, and that it is not a man-

    made occurrence. Al Gore and his

    environmental faithful just keep onpreaching and believing.

    In the meantime, the Euphrates

    River War continues on in Iraq.

    How stubborn is George Bush? Will

    he slump out of Iraq in defeat, or

    will he decide to go for broke?

    It would all be so confusing if it

    were not for the prophecies of the

    Bible. Gods word remains the only light and

    the only road map in an increasingly dark

    and confusing world.

    In a wordJesus is still the worldsonly hope! n

    World Leadership is Changing

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    Due to Irvin Baxters limited schedule, Endtime is offering members ofits PROPHECY TEAM for local prophecy conferences. All team memberswork closely with Irvin Baxter and have studied his material for years. Eachminister is available for conferences throughout the year, presenting the

    very best and latest prophecy news and commentary from Irvin Baxter.

    LOOKING FOR ENDTIME MAGAZINE AR-

    TICLE

    I was looking for an article about the Ma-sons and the Presidents that were and I

    cannot find the article. I use to have the

    magazine but I have misplaced it. I dont

    remember the year or anything. Can you

    help me find this article?

    - Rebekah

    REPLY | This article appeared in the Novem-

    ber / December 2004 issue of Endtime Maga-

    zine, and was entitled Two Crowns, One Na-

    tion. Endtimes document library at www.

    endtime.com features full color archived arti-cles from Endtime Magazine as well as other

    literature. This article is availabe in the United

    States section of the document library. Please

    visit www.endtime.com and click on Docu-

    ment Library to download the article.

    Judea = West Bank?

    They that are in Judea flee. I have heard

    this referred to as the West Bank area. I may

    not understand the map, but it seemed

    to me that Judea was a large area that in-

    cluded Jerusalem, Bethlehem, and Jericho.How is this relating to the West Bank set-

    tlers only?

    - Jacob

    REPLY | According to Eastons Bible Diction-

    ary, Judea was the term used after the Babylo-

    nian captivity to denote the whole area west

    of the Jordan River. During the time of Christ,

    it was used to denote the southernmost of the

    three divisions of Palestine (Judea, Samaria,

    and Galilee). It included the cities you men-

    tion as well as additional territory in the sur-rounding areas. A modern map that includes

    the West Bank will show that the modern West

    Bank overlaps with the area known in ancient

    times as Judea. It also includes some of thearea of Samaria (e.g. Jenin and Nablus).

    THE FIRST RESURRECTION

    Could you please explain Matthew 27:52-

    53 what resurrection was this? I heard

    a sermon the other day that stated that

    this was the first resurrection that is spo-

    ken of in Rev. 20:5. I realize that this is not

    the first resurrection but how do you dis-

    cuss this with someone who believes this.

    - Edward

    REPLY | Revelation 20:5 follows Revelation

    20:4, which describes the people who are

    part of the first resurrection. It says that they

    were those who were beheaded for the wit-

    ness of Jesus and the word of God, and had

    not worshipped the beast or his image, and

    had not taken the mark. This is certainly not

    a description of those mentioned in Matthew

    27. At the time of Matthew 27, there had been

    no martyrdom for Jesus Christ, and the mark

    of the beast system was not in place. Also,

    Revelation 20:6 says that the partakers of thefirst resurrection are not affected by the sec-

    ond death and that they reigned with Christ

    for 1000 years. For this to apply to Matthew

    27, one would have to believe that the saints

    who arose, continued to live on for at least

    1000 years after the crucifixion. That s aid, the

    scriptures are filled with examples of people

    being raised from the dead, before the first

    resurrection spoken of in Revelation 20. You

    have the son in Nain (Luke 7), Lazarus (John

    11), the saints in Matthew 27, and the Lord

    Jesus himself who is the firstfruits of themwho slept 1 Cor 15:20. All of these involved

    resurrection, but none of them are the event

    known as the first resurrection. The one in

    Revelation 20:4-6 is called the first resurrec-tion and is an event yet to occur.

    THANKS

    I just wanted to take a moment to say thank

    you for all that youve done. I also wanted to

    thank you for allowing me (through dona-

    tions) to be a part of the great work which

    lies before us. There can be no doubt that

    we are living in the final hours of human

    history. I would also like to take a moment

    to offer prayer on your behalf.

    - Billy

    REPLY|On behalf of everyone at Endtime, let

    me say thank you for your warm expression of

    appreciation, as well as the encouragement it

    is to us. We are thankful for partners like you

    who through prayer and financial support

    make our efforts possible. Truly, we are living

    in the last days, and it is only through the help

    of God, and the faithful support of people like

    you that we can continue to get the message

    out that the endtime is now!

    THREE DAYS AND THREE NIGHTS IN THE

    TOMB

    I am very interested in obtaining the teach-

    ing of Irvin Baxter regarding the day that

    Christ was crucified and the issue of the

    three days and three nights in the belly of

    the earth. I am interested in sharing this

    with my Sunday school teacher. Thank you

    very much.

    - Valerie

    REPLY | Scripture tells us that Jesus was cru-

    cified the day before the Sabbath and rosefrom the grave on the day after the Sabbath.

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    CRAIG TREADWELL IS THECO-HOST OF POLITICS AND

    RELIGION RADIO.

    DAVE NOVICK IS A SENIORMANAGER OF OPERATIONS AT

    ENDTIME MINISTRIES.

    KEVIN RITZI IS THEDIRECTOR OF IT AT

    ENDTIME MINISTRIES.

    At first glance, this seems to indicate that Je-

    sus was crucified on Friday and rose again

    Sunday morning. Theres a problem with

    this however. As you pointed out, the Bible

    clearly states that Jesus was in the tomb for

    three days and three nights. There is no way

    that from Friday evening to Sunday morning

    is three days and three nights. So whats the

    answer?On special holy days, there were two Sab-

    baths in one week. The crucifixion week was

    Passover. These extra Sabbaths were called

    high days. Jesus was crucified on Wednes-

    day (preparation day) and was buried right

    before the Sabbath began that evening. (The

    Bible says concerning that Sabbath, For it

    was an high day.) Jewish days begin at sun-

    set in the evening. He was then in the tomb

    Thursday evening and Thursday day, Friday

    evening and Friday day, Saturday evening

    and Saturday day. The Bible says that He rosefrom the dead before daybreak the next day

    (Sunday morning). Thus He was in the tomb

    three days and three nights.

    SURVIVORS AT THE BATTLE OF ARMA-

    GEDDON?

    Is absolutely every living thing killed at the

    end of the battle of Armaggeddon or not?

    I have heard this taught both ways.

    - Jeff

    REPLY | Every living thing is definitely notkilled at the end of the Battle of Armageddon.

    We know this because scripture is clear that

    mankind will continue on earth for the next

    1,000 years. Revelation 5:9-10 tells us the re-

    deemed will reign on earth: And they sung a

    new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the

    book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou

    wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by

    thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue,

    and people, and nation; And hast made us

    unto our God kings and priests: and we shall

    reign on the earth.Furthermore, Daniel 7:11-12 states that,

    when the beast is destroyed, the other beasts

    (nations) have their dominion taken away,

    but their lives are prolonged. This depicts the

    Antichrist being destroyed at Armageddon

    and the inception of the millennium.

    ANTICHRIST AND FALSE PROPHET THE

    SAME OR DIFFERENT?

    False prophet is written three times in thebook of Revelation: Rev. 16:13, 19:20, and

    20:10. It seems to me that the false prophet

    and the antichrist are synonomous. I dont

    see the word antichrist anywhere in Rev-

    elation. References are made to a dragon

    and a beast I see that the beast in Rev.

    13:1 is described as a union of different

    empires, and in Rev. 13: 11, another beast is

    spoken of that seems to be the one that is

    empowered to force everyone to receive a

    mark or an image of the first beast. In Rev.

    19:20 the false prophet is the same as Rev.13:13. If the antichrist and the false prophet

    are different, then the antichrist would be

    called the beast in 19:20. Is the antichrist

    the beast?

    - David

    REPLY | The scriptures distinguish between

    2 different people the antichrist (the first

    beast) and the false prophet (the second

    beast). Heres how:

    - In Rev. 19:20, we read that both werecast alive into a lake of fire This verse

    distinguishes between two different people.

    - In Bible prophecy, there are a number of

    instances where a symbolic image like a

    beast is used to represent both the kingdom,

    as well as the ruler of that kingdom. For

    example, in Daniel 7, we read that the beasts

    represent kings (v17) as well as kingdoms

    (v23). The same applies to the reference to

    the first beast in Revelation 13. The chapter

    begins with a reference to the beast king-

    dom (one world government), but then goeson to describe this beast using terms that

    are used elsewhere in scripture to describe a

    single man, the antichrist (e.g. making war

    with the saints, etc. Dan 7, mouth speak-

    ing great things Dan 11) . This beast is dif-

    ferent than the 2nd one mentioned later in

    Revelation 13.

    - The 2nd beast in Revelation 13 is responsible

    for causing people to worship the first beast.

    It doesnt say that he accepts worship himself.

    2 Thessalonians 2 says that the antichrist willset himself up as God, and be worshipped

    as God. Therefore, the beast that the false

    prophet is causing people to worship must be

    the antichrist.

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    Every living thing

    is definitely not

    killed at the end

    of the Battle of

    Armageddon.

    DAVE ROBBINS IS A SENIORMANAGER OF OPERATIONS AT

    ENDTIME MINISTRIES.

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    World Review

    u6TH TRUMPET WATCH

    AHMADINEJAD: IRAN HAS JOINED

    CLUB OF NUCLEAR NATIONS

    Iran has announced that it has begun en-

    riching uranium, dramatically expanding a

    program that the United Nations had de-

    manded that it halt. Uranium enrichment

    can produce fuel for a nuclear reactor or

    material for a nuclear warhead, and the U.S.

    and its allies are accusing Iran of intending

    to produce weapons. Teheran denies these

    charges.

    U.S.IRAN ATTACK PLANS REVEALED

    The BBC has learned that the U.S. contin-

    gency plans for air strikes on Iran extend

    beyond nuclear sites. If ordered, the attack

    would target Iranian air bases, naval bases,

    missile facilities and command-and-con-

    trol centers. The United States is trying to

    persuade Teheran to stop uranium enrich-

    ment, but as a fallback plan, senior officials

    at Central Command in Florida have already

    selected their target sets inside Iran.

    EXCLUSIVE: EMBASSIES IN TEHERAN

    PREPARE ESCAPE PLANS

    According to foreign sources, foreign diplo-

    mats believe a possible attack by Western

    or Israeli forces could take place before the

    end of 2007. By then, Iran may have enough

    enriched uranium to cause a humanitarian

    and environmental catastrophe should its

    nuclear facilities be damaged or destroyed

    in such an attack. Foreign embassies in Te-

    heran are now in the process of updating

    their emergency evacuation plans.

    DEVASTATING RESPONSE IF IRAN

    NUKES ATTACKED

    Iran is anticipating a U.S. or Israeli military

    strike on its nuclear facilities. Attacks against

    the Jewish state and American regional in-

    terests are being planned for. The Zionists

    and the Americans are coordinated 100 per-

    cent. It doesnt matter who attacks Iran, we

    are planning to hit them both, said a Islamic

    Jihad leader.

    WAR OF WORDS AFTER CALL FOR

    INDEPENDENCE

    Chen Shui-bian, the President of Taiwan,

    has accelerated his drive to edge the is-

    land towards formal independence from

    China. Chen has said that Taiwan should

    be independent and is a country whose

    sovereignty lies outside the Peoples Repub-

    lic of China. His bold declarations enraged

    the Communist rulers of China, who have

    threatened to take back the island by force,

    if necessary. Beijing says whoever wants to

    split away will become a criminal in history.

    uEU WATCH

    MERKEL WANTS EU ARMY

    The European Union should have a common

    army, said Germanys Chancellor Angela

    Merkel in an interview with the mass-selling

    German daily Bild. Merkel also underlined

    her dream of a common EU constitution.

    Merkels Germany currently holds the rotat-

    ing six-month presidency of the EU.

    MERKEL URGES EU ON CONSTITUTION

    Germany unveiled proposals for reviving

    the main elements of the EU constitution.

    They have pledged to resurrect plans for afull-time president and separate EU foreign

    minister. Wolfgang Ischinger said the first

    step to make an enlarged Europe work bet-

    ter would be to replace the six-month presi-

    dencies of the EU with a permanent, profes-

    sional presidency.

    SOLANA TO DISCUSS IRAN WITH U.S.

    NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR

    Javier Solana, EU High Representative for

    the Common Foreign and Security Policy,

    met with Stephen Hadley, the US National

    Security Advisor, to discuss a number of in-ternational issues. Topics included Iran, the

    Middle East, Afghanistan, Western Balkans

    and Africa.

    uMARK OF THE BEAST WATCH

    DUALPURPOSE RFID LABEL REKIN

    DLES PRIVACY FEARS

    Evolve labels have been unveiled by Check-

    point Systems. The Evolve label carries an

    industry standard Generation 2 RFID tag

    for tracking and a separate radio frequencycircuit to enable in-store electronic article

    surveillance. Katherine Albrecht, an author

    and consumer privacy rights advocate, said

    RFID tags that offer both anti-theft and RFID

    tracking capabilities are dangerous. She says

    This is beyond a doubt the number one

    most important - and dangerous - develop-

    ment in the consumer privacy arena today.

    Dual-use tracking devices will quietly be

    embedded in a persons belongings, where

    [vendors] will be able to silently and secretly

    transmit information about you to market-

    ers, criminals and Big Brother. Retail analyst

    Evan Schuman said the new technology

    should not be worrisome, and argued thatits not going to make the consumers life

    materially less private. Privacy was lost years

    ago.

    AMERICAN EXPRESS ADDRESSES RFID

    PEOPLE TRACKING PLANS

    The top brass at American Express, annoyed

    at the discovery of its people tracking plans,

    has met with CASPIAN (Consumers Against

    Supermarket Privacy Invasion and Number-

    ing). One of the outcomes was a promise by

    American Express to review its patent port-

    folio and ensure that any people-tracking

    plans are accompanied by consumer notice

    and consent. The meeting had been called

    after CASPIAN called attention to a patent

    application, titled Method and System for

    Facilitating a Shopping Experience, which

    described a blueprint for monitoring con-

    sumers through RFID-enabled objects. RFID

    readers called consumer trackers would

    be placed in store shelving to pick up con-

    sumer identification signals. Dr. Katherine

    Albrecht, Founder and Director of CASPIAN,

    uncovered and revealed the patent pending

    plans through her and her Spychips co-au-

    thor Liz McIntyres ongoing RFID research.

    18 DIABETIC PATIENTS IMPLANTED

    WITH VERIMED RFID MICROCHIP AT

    ATLANTA DIABETES EXPO

    VeriChip Corporation has announced that

    it has added 18 diabetic patients to its

    VeriMed Patient Identification System. Phy-

    sicians implanted VeriMed RFID microchips

    in conference attendees who signed up for

    the voluntary procedure at the Atlanta Dia-

    betes EXPO. The chip provides immediateaccess to important health information for

    world events through the eyes of bible prophecy

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    patients who arrive at an emergency de-

    partment unable to communicate.

    SPEAKERS VOICE CONCERNS OVER

    NEW IDENTITY CARDS

    Lobbyists, private citizens and students

    voiced their concerns over the proposed

    REAL ID program at a town hall-style meet-

    ing in California in early May. Offi cials from

    the U.S. Department of Homeland Securityfielded questions. The town hall meeting

    was the only one of its kind in the nation.

    Support for the Real ID Act was sparse, and

    those present roundly criticized the act due

    to its cost, security and implementation.

    Richard Holober, a representative from the

    Consumer Federation of California, said the

    national database would be a one-stop

    shop for identity thieves. Walter Stanley, a

    geology major at Sacramento City College,

    dismissed the idea that the REAL ID pro-

    gram would fight terrorism. At one point,

    the meeting was interrupted for about 5minutes by a group of approximately 50

    protesters chanting, REAL ID sounds like a

    racist threat to me!

    MINNESOTA JOINS STATES BUCKING

    PLAN FOR A NATIONAL ID

    Minnesota and two-dozen other states are

    fighting against the Real ID Act of 2005. Min-

    nesota offi cials are estimating a $31 million

    price tag over five years for the new law. Ac-

    cording to state Senator Mee Moua, DFL-St.

    Paul, Its an irresponsible use of resources.

    Maine and Idaho already have passed lawsopposing participation, and Minnesota is

    among 25 states that have legislation in the

    works.

    WYOMING SENATE KILLS BILL

    AGAINST REAL ID

    The Wyoming House overwhelmingly

    passed a joint resolution calling for the re-

    peal of the Real ID Act; however U.S. Rep.

    Barbara Cubin, R-Wyoming who co-spon-

    sored the Real ID Act, sent a letter in support

    of the federal law. Congressional critics have

    been trying to delay the implementation ofthe Real ID Act. The resolution, which calls

    for Congress to repeal the act altogether,

    passed the state House 49-11, but died in

    the state Senate Mineral, Business and Eco-

    nomic Development Committee.

    uMIDDLE EAST WATCH

    LAWMAKERS WANT US TO HONOR 12

    YEAROLD JERUSALEM EMBASSY LAW

    Two U.S. lawmakers have submitted a reso-

    lution saying Jerusalem must remain an

    undivided city in which the rights of

    every ethnic and religious group

    are protected as they have been

    by Israel during the past 40

    years. The 1995 Jerusalem

    Embassy Act required the

    U.S. to move its embas-

    sy to Israels disputed

    capital by 1999, but

    former President

    Clinton and Presi-

    dent Bush have

    signed succes-

    sive six-month

    security waiv-

    ers. The new

    r e s o l u t i o n

    strongly urg-

    es President

    Bush to dis-

    c o n t i n u e

    the waiver.

    THE SAN

    HEDRINS

    PEACE

    INITIATIVE

    The Jewish

    group known

    as the Sanhe-

    drin has drafted

    a letter that will

    be translated into

    70 languages and

    sent to all govern-

    ment institutions inthe world. They have

    set out on a new track in

    their struggle for the Temple

    Mount, aimed at rebuilding the

    Temple in the Jewish capital. In

    the letter, the rabbis of the self-pro-

    claimed Sanhedrin warn that the world

    is nearing a catastrophe, and that the only

    way to bring peace among nations, states,

    and religions is by building a house for God,

    where Jews will worship, pray and offer up

    sacrifices.

    COURT PREVENTS GROUPS FROM

    SACRIFICING LIVE ANIMALS AT

    TEMPLE MOUNT

    The New Sanhedrin Council attempted to

    sacrifice a live animal at the Temple Mount

    recently. Rabbis Adin Steinsaltz, Israel Ariel,

    Yishai Baved and their associates secretly lo-

    cated a butcher, found a Cohen hailing from

    a lineage 1,000 years old and put together a

    plan to set up an altar on the Temple Mount.

    Their plan was to slaughter a sacrificial ani-

    mal across from the Western Wall. They peti-

    tioned the High Court of Justice for the right

    to

    p e r -

    form the

    ritual, but the

    court rejected their request, rul-

    ing the rights of the petitioners to practice

    their faith are outweighed by other consid-

    erations such as public order and safety.

    Despite the ruling, the decision was made

    to hold a colorful procession in Jerusalem,

    heading to the Western Wall along with two

    sheep.

    ARCHEOLOGIST: ANCIENT

    CISTERN PROVES LOCATION

    OF SECOND TEMPLE

    An Israeli archeologist says that he has pin-

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    Jewish Temple. Based on the study of a large

    underground cistern on the Temple Mount

    and passages from the Mishnah, Hebrew

    University archeologist Professor Joseph

    Patrich says the Temple and its correspond-

    ing courtyards, chambers and gates are

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    duties carried out by the priests. Patrich says

    this places the Dome of the Rock outside the

    confines of the Temple.

    OPPOSITION LEADER NETANYAHU

    CALLS FOR OLMERTS RESIGNATION

    AT KNESSET

    Opposition leader and Likud Chairman Ben-

    jamin Netanyahu led an emergency sessiondebate at the Knesset in early May. The de-

    bate was about the Winograd reports con-

    clusion that faults top government and mili-

    tary officials; namely, Prime Minister Ehud

    Olmert, Defense Minister Amir Peretz, and

    former army Chief of Staff Dan Halutz for

    their management of the second Lebanon

    war. Netanyahu slammed Prime Minister

    Ehud Olmert for his conduct during the war

    and called on him to resign.

    QUARTET GATHERS AFTER ISRAELI

    PALESTINIAN SUMMIT AMID MISGIV

    INGS

    U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice

    underlined international demands that any

    Palestinian government recognize Israel

    and renounce violence ahead of the recent

    meeting of Middle East peace negotiators.

    The representatives of the Quartet - the Eu-

    ropean Union, the U.S., the United Nations

    and Russia - gathered for the second time

    in one month in search of a way to advance

    stalled peace efforts. Rice held a three-way

    summit with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert

    and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas,

    which concluded with no new agreements

    but with a pledge to continue talks.

    uWORLD GOVERNMENT

    WORLD POWERS TO DISCUSS IRAN

    Senior officials of six world powers met in

    London to review Irans nuclear plans. For-

    eign ministries of the United States, Russia,

    China, Britain, France and Germany met

    along with EU officials. EU foreign policy

    chief Javier Solana urged the United Statesto speak directly to Iran to ease an interna-

    tional standoff over its nuclear program.

    UNITED NATIONS IMPOSES NEW SANC

    TIONS ON IRAN

    The Security Council has added new and

    tougher sanctions on Iran to those that

    were imposed in December. The Council has

    urged countries to exercise vigilance andrestraint in supplying, selling or transfer-

    ring directly or indirectly any battle tanks,

    armored combat vehicles, large caliber artil-

    lery systems, combat aircraft, attack helicop-

    ters, warships, missiles or missile systems.

    The council also recommended that gov-

    ernments and financial institutions refrain

    from providing financial assistance, grants

    and concessional loans to the Government

    of Iran.

    UN SECURITY COUNCIL DEBATES ON

    GLOBAL WARMING

    For the first time in its 60-year history, the

    UN Security Council discussed how climate

    change could trigger increasing conflicts

    and famine. The debate, requested by Brit-

    ain during its chairmanship of the council,

    was a milestone in UN history. Politics or

    government mismanagement is normally

    the blame for conflicts and human miseries.

    CLIMATE PANEL RECOMMENDS GLOB

    AL TEMPERATURE CEILING, CARBON

    TAX

    A panel of 18 scientists from 11 countries

    has presented the United Nations with a de-

    tailed plan for combating change in climate.

    The strategy involves reaching a global

    agreement on a temperature ceiling. The

    panels recommendations include a series of

    steps to cut the rate at which temperatures

    are rising, but very little will be achieved un-

    less they are accompanied by a global tax

    on greenhouse gas emissions.

    uWORLD RELIGIONRELIGIOUS LEADERS CAN TAKE LEAD

    ON INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE, SAYS

    BAN KIMOON

    Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told a con-

    ference in San Marino that the divide be-

    tween communities and countries has the

    potential to undermine global peace and

    stability. He said that religious and commu-

    nity leaders could play a leading role in pro-

    moting constructive intercultural dialogue,

    and that the San Marino conference would

    help the UNs Alliance of Civilizations.

    WICCAN PENTACLE ADDED TO EM

    BLEMS ALLOWED ON HEADSTONES

    The Wiccan pentacle is being added to a list

    of emblems allowed in national cemeteries

    and on government-issued headstones of

    fallen soldiers. A settlement between the

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and

    Wiccans adds the five-pointed star to the

    list. The settlement calls for the pentacle,whose five points represent earth, air, fire,

    water and spirit, to be put on grave markers

    within 2 weeks for those who have pending

    requests with the VA.

    PUTIN SAYS HE DISCUSSED INTER

    FAITH DIALOGUE WITH POPE

    According to Russian President Vladimir Pu-

    tin, Russia will promote a dialogue between

    creeds and use its potential to resolve mod-

    ern international problems. He said that in

    his meeting with Pope Benedict XVI, they

    agreed that globalization is putting forwardcomplex tasks and that an answer can be

    found only through dialogue.

    CHURCHES BACK PLAN TO UNITE

    UNDER POPE

    According to information leaked to The

    Times, radical proposals to reunite Anglicans

    with the Roman Catholic Church under the

    leadership of the Pope are to be published

    this year. These proposals were agreed upon

    by senior bishops of both churches. Some

    Anglicans are beginning to see the poten-

    tial value of a ministry of universal primacy,

    which would be exercised by the Bishop of

    Rome, as a sign and focus of unity within a

    reunited Church.

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    If the government of theUnited States passed a lawfor security purposes that every American had to have a personal ID number tattooed on his or her hand,

    without which that person would not be permitted to buy or sell, would you accept it?

    Im sure most of you are saying, No way! Not over my dead body!

    Yet, such a law has already been passed with one minor differencewhich really is no difference. You

    wont have the number tattooed on your hand. You only have to have the number on a card in your hand.

    The bottom line is you will have the number in your hand or you will not be able to buy or sell.

    The new law requires every American to have a national ID card without which you will be unable to

    hold a job, and you will not be able to have a bank account. With no job and no bank account, how much

    buying and selling will you be able to do? Obviously, none!

    Now allow me to ask the question once again. Will you accept a number in your hand in order to keep

    your job or have a bank account? Think about it very carefully. Each of us will have to answer thisquestion between now and May 11, 2008 when the Real ID Act is scheduled for implementation.

    On Your Hand?or In Your Hand?

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    Sowhats it matter anyway?e prophecy found in Revelation 13:15-18 foretells that a time

    will come when every person on earth will be forced to have a

    number in the hand or in the forehead, or else the individual will

    not be able to buy or sell.

    Has this sunk in yet? e prophecy is 2,000 years old, but it is

    happening now! Im not saying that it might happen. Im saying that

    the law is already passed by Congress and signed by our president.

    We are watching the implementation in process now!

    Whats behind this national ID?e rationale being given for the creation of a national ID is to

    guard against the threat of terrorism. However, the global government

    crowd wanted a national ID long before terrorism reared its ugly

    head. Twenty-seven years ago in its September 15, 1980 edition, the

    U.S. News & World Report carried an editorial entitled A National

    Identity Card by Editor Marvin Stone. In the editorial, Stone

    argued that a national ID was needed to thwart illegal immigration,

    protecting American jobs from illegal immigrants.

    In spite of what Homeland Security is saying, the national ID is

    not really a security issue. Its all about control. You cant control a

    population unless you issue each of them a number. en you must

    force them to use that number for employment, travel, and banking.

    is accomplished, you can force compliance to any mandate issued

    by the government since invalidation of the persons number renders

    the individual a non-person. Economic control means controlling a

    persons ability to exist.

    is is exactly what the prophecy says will happen during the time

    just ahead called the great tribulation. And this is exactly what will

    happen when the national ID is fully implemented.

    Deception,

    deception,

    deceptionDeception #1

    When is a national ID card not a national ID card? When

    Homeland Security says so! From the very beginning, the national ID

    card has been shrouded in deception. Wanting a national ID card, but

    knowing the American people would never stand for it, the decision

    was made to call the national ID the Real ID. Abracadabra! Now its

    not a national ID card!

    At the recent National Forum on the Real ID held in Sacramento,

    California on May 1, 2007, Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security

    Richard Barth emphatically stated, is is not a national ID! And he

    actually expected us to believe him! Of course, we didnt.

    eres actually a very simple way to rip the cover off of this blatant

    deception once and for all. Question #1: Is the Real ID an ID card?

    Yes, of course. Everyone, including Homeland Security agrees. is

    is an ID card.

    Now, question #2: Was this ID card created by a state law or by a

    national law? Whyit was created by a national law.

    en its a national ID card! Its really very simpleexcept when

    youre trying to deceive people into accepting something they

    dont want.

    Deception #2e promoters of the national ID claim repeatedly that the Real

    ID Act was a legitimately passed law of Congress. It is true that the

    House of Representative did pass the Real ID Act. However, it was

    suspected that much stiffer resistance would be met when the bill was

    sent to the Senate.

    In order to stave off the possibility of defeat of this key bill that

    was at the heart of governmental planners vision for dramatically

    increased control of the populace, the Real ID Act was stealthily

    hidden on the back of a must-pass funding bill for our troops in Iraq.

    e 1000-page bill passed 100-0. ink of it! A bill spelling the end of

    freedom for Americans being deceitfully slipped through the Senate

    on the back of funding for our troops. You have to admitthat is

    politics at its finest! Many of the senators didnt even realize until later

    that they had voted for the Real ID.

    Deception #3True or False? e terrorist attacks of 9/11 would not have happened

    if only we wouldve had a national ID card system.

    e proponents of a national ID card love to repeat this myth over

    and over. It is their number one selling point for the national ID.

    But is it true? No. It is blatantly false! Half of the 9/11 terrorists had

    legal IDs. e other half had IDs that satisfied airline standards at

    the time. We can be assured that if the Real ID had been in force on

    9/11, the hijackers would have made sure that each of them had the

    necessary documentation to clear security. ese were terrorists, butthey werent dumb!

    e endof freedomIf the Real ID Act is implemented, every

    American will be placed in a national database.

    Every time you swipe your national ID, it will be

    recorded creating

    a constant trailof every persons

    movements.

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    Deception #4

    e latest piece of ammunition in the pro-national ID arsenal is a

    Zogby poll supposedly showing that 70 percent of Americans support

    the introduction of national standards for drivers licenses under the

    Real ID Act.

    ey conveniently fail to disclose that, in the same poll, only 44

    percent favored a national ID card, and 51 percent opposed a national

    ID card. is huge discrepancy between what Homeland Security is

    implying and the reality simply illustrates that the governments

    disinformation campaign has been very effective. e fact is that

    the establishment of national standards for drivers licenses under

    the Real ID Act is the creation of a national ID cardthe very

    thing that 51 percent of the American people are against.

    One more timeIs the Real ID a national ID? Answer: It is

    an ID card, and it was created by a national law. Its a national ID

    no matter how much the Washington bureaucrats try to deceive

    and deny. Still, Homeland Security continues to claim a majorityof Americans are for something that they are, in fact, against!

    Againdeception, deception, deception!

    No person will buy or sell without thenational ID

    ose who promote the national ID would deny vehemently that

    people will be placed under economic boycott unless they accept

    the Real ID card. However, lets look at the facts.

    An employee verification program called Basic Pilot was started

    in 1996. It is presently being used voluntarily by 5,000 employers

    to check the legal status of job applicants. When a person appliesfor a job, his or her social security number is submitted to the Basic

    Pilot database. If the individual is not in the federal database, he or

    she will not be hired.

    President Bush has called on Congress to make Basic Pilot

    mandatory for every employer in America and to provide the

    Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with the funding and

    authority to make sure it is an effective tool to prevent the hiring of

    illegal workers. Both the House and Senate immigration bills would

    require employers to use Basic Pilot. e Presidents 2007 budget

    requests $111 million to expand Basic Pilot for more employers to

    make use of the program. Under this proposed new law, employerswill be fined $10,000 for employing anyone not in the federal

    database. If youre not in the federal database, you cannot have a

    jobanyplace in the U.S. No jobno ability to buy or sell.

    And how will an individual pass the test to be included in the

    Homeland Security database that will allow him to work? Never

    doubt that the acid test will soon be whether a person has been

    cleared for the Real ID and consequently placed in the database

    shared by all fiy states.

    Will a national ID work?

    Not only will a national ID not weed out illegal immigrants, itwill make matters worse. Heres why. For less than $300, an illegal

    alien can buy a social security card and a birth certificate. Under

    the Real ID program, these documents can then be used to obtain a

    legitimate ID card issued by the Bureau of Motor Vehicles. Suddenly,

    an illegal alien is supplied by the government with a certification of

    legitimacy. It will be an illegal immigrants dream!

    e Real ID wont prevent illegal immigration. It will facilitate it!

    The end of freedomIf the Real ID Act is implemented, every American will be placed in

    a national database. Every time you swipe your national ID, it will berecorded creating a constant trail of every persons movements.

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    e purpose of the Real ID is control. Many people think that is a

    good thingbut is it? Not if you believe in freedom!

    Control and freedom are opposites. e proposed National ID is

    nothing but the slapping of invisible electronic handcuffs on every

    person in America. It is the end of freedom for the land of the free and

    the home of the brave.

    But if a person has done nothing wrong, what difference does it

    make if the government knows where youve been, what you bought,

    what you read and which websites you visited? Hmmthat soundslike something Adolf Hitler would have said.

    Increasing security at the priceof freedom

    How far are Americans willing for our government to go in insuring

    our security? Total security requires total control. e safest place on

    earth is in a padded cell, but who wants to live there?

    Freedom requires bravery, not total security. Our national anthem

    concludes with Oer the land of the free and the home of the brave. If

    we ever cease to be brave, we will no longer be free.

    So what is the answer?If a national ID is a terrible idea, then what do we do to protect our

    country against terrorism? e answer is really very obvious.

    What has kept us safe for the last 230 years? Our borders. e

    problem we are facing today has been caused by our governments

    decision to not enforce our borders. Between 12 and 20 million

    illegal immigrants dont get into a country by accident. ey arrive by

    purposeful neglect.

    Some would make us believe that border enforcement is mission

    impossible. at is totally untrue. We can enforce our borders if wewant to. Our friend Israel certainly knows how to guard its borders.

    ey have an electronic fence with a dirt road running along side of it.

    Every four to six hours an army jeep with a sweeper attached sweeps

    the dirt road, at the same time looking for footprints indicating a

    border violation. If Israel, with a population of 6 million can defend

    a 450-mile border, surely a country with a population of 300 million

    can defend a 2,000-mile borderthat is if we want to.

    If our borders were properly defended, we wouldnt have to

    destroy the freedom of America by tracking everyone, everywhere.

    We could live within secure borders without being numbered,

    without being tracked.

    Has the time come for a country where the police can pull you over

    and demand Papers please? Will we, like the Jews in Nazi Germany,

    accept being numbered? God help us to have the courage to say no

    to the worst law ever passed in the history of the United States of

    America! Lets throw the Real ID Act on the trash heap of history

    once and for all!

    Have we Americans lost our backbone? Are we afraid to standup against a government that continues to become more and more

    intrusive? Will we stand silently still while our governmental masters

    snap the electronic handcuffs in place?

    Patrick Henry said it so eloquently 232 years ago: Is life so dear, or

    peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery?

    Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but

    as for me, give me liberty or give me death!

    Somebody needs to say it again!

    One more time...Is the Real ID a national ID? Answer: It is an ID card, and it was created by a national law. Its anational ID no matter how much the Washington bureaucrats try to deceive and deny. Still,Homeland Security continues to claim a majority of Americans are for something that they are, infact, against! Again

    ...deception, deception, deception!

    NoID-Nobuyingorselling.

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    Patrick Henry, March 23, 1775.

    Give Me LibertyOr Give Me DeathGive me liberty or give me death is a famous quotation from a speech made

    by Patrick Henry to the Virginia House of Burgesses. e speech was given

    March 23, 1775, at St. Johns Church in Richmond, Virginia, and is credited

    with having single-handedly convinced the Virginia House of Burgesses to

    pass a resolution delivering the Virginia troops to the Revolutionary War.In attendance were omas Jefferson and George Washington. Reportedly,

    the crowd, upon hearing the speech, jumped up and shouted, To Arms! To

    Arms!

    No man thinks more highly than I do of the patriotism, as well as abilities,

    of the very worthy gentlemen who have just addressed the House. But different

    men oen see the same subject in different lights; and, therefore, I hope it will

    not be thought disrespectful to those gentlemen if, entertaining as I do opinions

    of a character very opposite to theirs, I shall speak forth my sentiments freely

    and without reserve. is is no time for ceremony. e questing before the

    House is one of awful moment to this country. For my own part, I consider it

    as nothing less than a question of freedom or slavery; and in proportion to the

    magnitude of the subject ought to be the freedom of the debate. It is only in

    this way that we can hope to arrive at truth, and fulfill the great responsibility

    which we hold to God and our country. Should I keep back my opinions at

    such a time, through fear of giving offense, I should consider myself as guilty

    of treason towards my country, and of an act of disloyalty toward the Majesty

    of Heaven, which I revere above all earthly kings.

    Mr. President, it is natural to man to indulge in the illusions of hope. We

    are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of that

    siren till she transforms us into beasts. Is this the part of wise men, engaged in

    a great and arduous struggle for liberty? Are we disposed to be of the number

    of those who, having eyes, see not, and, having ears, hear not, the things which

    so nearly concern their temporal salvation? For my part, whatever anguish of

    spirit it may cost, I am willing to know the whole truth; to know the worst, and

    to provide for it.

    I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided, and that is the lamp ofexperience. I know of no way of judging of the future but by the past. And

    judging by the past, I wish to know what there has been in the conduct of

    the British ministry for the last ten years to justify those hopes with which

    gentlemen have been pleased to solace themselves and the House. Is it that

    insidious smile with which our petition has been lately received? Trust it not,

    sir; it will prove a snare to your feet. Suffer not yourselves to be betrayed with a

    kiss. Ask yourselves how this gracious reception of our petition comports with

    those warlike preparations which cover our waters and darken our land. Are

    fleets and armies necessary to a work of love and reconciliation? Have we shown

    ourselves so unwilling to be reconciled that force must be called in to win back

    our love? Let us not deceive ourselves, sir. ese are the implements of war

    and subjugation; the last arguments to which kings resort. I ask gentlemen, sir,

    what means this martial array, if its purpose be not to force us to submission?

    Can gentlemen assign any other possible motive for it? Has Great Britain anyenemy, in this quarter of the world, to call for all this accumulation of navies

    and armies? No, sir, she has none. ey are meant for us: they can be meant

    for no other. ey are sent over to bind and rivet upon us those chains which

    the British ministry have been so long forging. And what have we to oppose

    to them? Shall we try argument? Sir, we have been trying that for the last ten

    years. Have we anything new to offer upon the subject? Nothing. We have heldthe subject up in every light of which it is capable; but it has been all in vain.

    Shall we resort to entreaty and humble supplication? What terms shall we find

    which have not been already exhausted? Let us not, I beseech you, sir, deceive

    ourselves. Sir, we have done everything that could be done to avert the storm

    which is now coming on. We have petitioned; we have remonstrated; we have

    supplicated; we have prostrated ourselves before the throne, and have implored

    its interposition to arrest the tyrannical hands of the ministry and Parliament.

    Our petitions have been slighted; our remonstrances have produced additional

    violence and insult; our supplications have been disregarded; and we have been

    spurned, with contempt, from the foot of the throne! In vain, aer these things,

    may we indulge the fond hope of peace and reconciliation. ere is no longer

    any room for hope. If we wish to be free-- if we mean to preserve inviolate

    those inestimable privileges for which we have been so long contending--if

    we mean not basely to abandon the noble struggle in which we have been so

    long engaged, and which we have pledged ourselves never to abandon until the

    glorious object of our contest shall be obtained--we must fight! I repeat it, sir,

    we must fight! An appeal to arms and to the God of hosts is all that is le us!

    ey tell us, sir, that we are weak; unable to cope with so formidable an

    adversary. But when shall we be stronger? Will it be the next week, or the

    next year? Will it be when we are totally disarmed, and when a British guard

    shall be stationed in every house? Shall we gather strength by irresolution and

    inaction? Shall we acquire the means of effectual resistance by lying supinely

    on our backs and hugging the delusive phantom of hope, until our enemies

    shall have bound us hand and foot? Sir, we are not weak if we make a proper

    use of those means which the God of nature hath placed in our power. e

    millions of people, armed in the holy cause of liberty, and in such a country

    as that which we possess, are invincible by any force which our enemy cansend against us. Besides, sir, we shall not fight our battles alone. ere is a just

    God who presides over the destinies of nations, and who will raise up friends

    to fight our battles for us. e battle, sir, is not to the strong alone; it is to the

    vigilant, the active, the brave. Besides, sir, we have no election. If we were base

    enough to desire it, it is now too late to retire from the contest. ere is no

    retreat but in submission and slavery! Our chains are forged! eir clanking

    may be heard on the plains of Boston! e war is inevitable--and let it come! I

    repeat it, sir, let it come.

    It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry, Peace, Peace--

    but there is no peace. e war is actually begun! e next gale that sweeps from

    the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are

    already in the field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish?

    What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased

    at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not whatcourse others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!

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    Most people have probably

    heard at least one of thefollowing stories. Put a frog in a potof boiling water and he will save himself by

    jumping right out. Put him in a pan of cold

    water, and gradually increase the heat. You

    will soon boil him to death. Want to catch

    a wild hog that wont come anywhere near

    you? Put a little corn out for him in thewoods. Do that pretty regularly until he gets

    used to the smell of humans and gradually

    accustoms himself to eating corn. Get him to

    follow your trail of corn right into an enclosure

    and you capture him easily. What is the moral

    of these two stories? What has this got to do

    with government identification programs?

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    What has gradualism got to do with a national ID?

    We can begin answering these questions by noting that at

    the time of the American Revolution, there was little concern

    for the official, civil registration of births and deaths. Even in the

    Constitution there is no specific mention of vital statistics other

    than the commissioning of the federal government to conduct a

    census every ten years in order to determine the apportionment

    of congressmen among the states. At any time prior to 1900, it

    would probably have been impossible for a large portion of the

    American populace to prove that they had ever been born or that

    their parents were ever married, since they had no state-issued

    birth or marriage certificates. Before the advent of the automobile,

    there was certainly no such thing as a state-issued license to

    drive a horse and wagon. Nonetheless, today, nearly everyone

    has a state-issued birth certificate, and practically anyone who

    drives a motor vehicle has a state-issued license extending to

    them the privilege to do so. The constitutional directive for the

    decennial census has been expanded to such an extent that

    serious consideration is now being given to assigning a federal

    identification number to each and every citizen and resident alien

    in the United States. How did we in America move from the point

    where few of our ancestors were concerned about even having

    a record of their birth (much less having a public official make

    that record) to the point where we are ready to accept a unique

    government number to identify us? How were we convinced to

    accept government numbers when our forefathers would have

    bristled at the thought?

    Here were some of the steps:

    1639 - Massachusetts Bay Colony ordered that births and deaths

    should be reported to the town clerk by parents or household

    owners within one month of their occurrence. Connecticut and

    other colonies followed suit in the succeeding years.

    1790 - First national census conducted in accordance with Article I,

    Section 2 of the US Constitution.

    1842 - Massachusetts became the first state to require collection

    of vital statistics (births and deaths); followed by other states

    between 1850 and 1900.

    1903 - Massachusetts and Missouri became the first states

    to require drivers licenses, though Missouri had no driver

    examination law until 1952.

    1935 - The passage of the Social Security Act proved to be a great

    stimulus to birth certification. Many people had never considered

    a birth certificate to be of any importance until old age assistance,

    unemployment insurance, and other ramifications of the Social

    Security Act demonstrated to them that it was necessary to have

    this official proof of their existence in order to collect benefits.

    1961 - The IRS demanded that all taxpayers provide their Social

    Security number when paying federal taxes.

    1992 - Hospital enumeration-at-birth program (assigning

    newborns Social Security numbers) was begun.

    Looking at this historical overview, it is easy to see howgovernment gradualism has prevailed. Like the frog jumping out

    of boiling water, the American people would have completely

    rejected a national numbering system when the Constitution was

    adopted. When the first federal census was conducted in South

    Carolina, the enumeration was met with considerable resistance.

    Several heads of family in the Federal District for Charleston

    were indicted in 1791 for refusing to render an account of their

    respective families. George Washington, in a letter to Governor

    Morris, noted that many Americans held religious scruples against

    complying with the census officials, while others feared that the

    census was in some way connected with taxes, and hence refused

    to cooperate. However, now after nearly three hundred years of

    accepting some limited forms of government enumeration, a

    national ID system doesnt sound so strange.

    Clearly, people soon get used to government involvement in

    their lives. Our government has always used the carrot and stick

    approach to gain cooperation. It threatened punishment for not

    complying with its laws; and it promised handouts for obeying.

    This was the exact method used by the governments Social

    Security Administration. First it promised that a social security

    number would never be used for identification purposes. Then

    it promised practically free payouts to the retiring elderly if they

    would only apply for a number. Then years later, the SSA and the

    IRS threatened all sorts of penalties and loss of privileges if one

    refused a number. By 1973, it was required that a social security

    number be furnished if one were to open a personal checking

    account. Later, one could not claim dependent exemptions unless

    one provided their social security numbers on ones 1040 tax form.

    Today, in some states, one cannot obtain a drivers license without

    providing a social security number. What will come next?

    What comes next is a compulsory, national ID. Whether

    administered at the state or the federal level, each and every

    person in the United States would be issued a government

    identification, and would be required to use it in order to

    participate in numerous activities. A true national identification

    card would necessarily be universal (if not issued to every

    newborn it would be issued to all children upon their reaching

    a certain age) and compulsory (it would become a crime,

    punishable by fine or imprisonment, to refuse to accept or use

    such a document). It would also be a violation of the law to have

    more than one card, to use the card of another person, or to

    hold a card in the name of an alias. A national ID would act as a

    domestic passport. In many countries around the world, where

    such cards actually exist, they are needed to rent an apartment,

    buy a home, apply for a job, pay ones utility and telephone

    bills, withdraw books from the library, or to access health care

    services. They could act as a surrogate drivers license, passport,

    voter registration card, hunting/fishing license, and draft card.

    With micro-chip technology, such a card would act as a complete

    medical, financial, tax, and travel dossier, documenting where you

    have been, how you got there, and how you paid for the services

    you used. In conjunction with data reported to the Internal

    Revenue Service, it would enable the government to calculate

    how much you owed in taxes each year. National ID micro-chips

    could be accessed by all government agencies so the card could

    be used to verify that the holder had no delinquent taxes or child

    support, no overdue library books, no parking fines, no bounced

    checks, and no unpaid traffic violations. Micro-chips would also

    have the capability to be disabled from a central government

    office at the discretion of any government agency, instantly

    rendering its holder unable to travel or function in society. In

    short, government ID would be a license to live, issued by the

    government. No longer would life, liberty, and the pursuit ofhappiness be a natural, inalienable right.

    Continued on page 21

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    If one were a conspiracy theorist, one could claim that even

    before the passage of the Social Security Act, plans were being laid

    to enslave the American population by way of numbering them.

    While this might be true, a more reasonable explanation is found

    by examining the nature of government. Government, as George

    Washington, noted is force. It tolerates no competition within its

    domains: it is the sole monopolizer of police, courts, and defense

    services AND it collects its revenues by threatening confiscation of

    property or imprisonment of person if one refuses to pay its levies.

    As Lord Acton observed power corrupts. When government

    has the power to control us, it will use every strategy at its disposal

    to increase the amount of taxes assessed and the ease by which

    they are collected. What could make this process easier than a

    numbering scheme for all its citizens?

    Is it too late to resist? In one sense, yes. It is always easier to

    resist at the beginning. It is also easier to refuse to cooperate

    if one does not accept the basic premise adopted by ones

    opponent. In the case of the frog, the frog would have to reject

    being placed in the pot of water, whether it was hot or cold. (Why

    else would he be placed there - other than to cook him?) The hog

    would have to be smart enough to refuse the bait. By rejecting the

    free gift of corn, the hog would have prevented himself from being

    gradually led down the trail to capture. The American people, by

    accepting the principle that governments should be responsible

    for the census and vital statistics, have been easily led down the

    trail to national ID.

    Although it might be hard to

    imagine how this assumption

    of government enumeration

    power could have been averted,

    there have been at least two

    partially successful campaigns

    against national ID. In the early

    1900s, Mahatma Gandhi led a

    resistance movement against

    the registration of Indians in

    the South African Transvaal. An

    Englishman who lived there

    called the registration the

    fastening of the dogs collar

    around the neck of the Indians.

    At a meeting in late 1906, Gandhi called the governments

    bill a violation of basic civil r ights and urged the entire Indian

    community in the Transvaal to openly resist complying with

    such a law. Thus was born the idea of Satayagraha (nonviolent

    resistance to unjust governmental demands), which was

    successfully implemented in both the Transvaal and during the

    Indian movement for independence from Great Britain after World

    War II. Forty years later, a similar, massive public protest arose in

    Australia when the government proposed a national ID card for all

    Australians.

    Now that Americans are faced with a similar challenge, there

    are a few general observations that we ought to remember:

    In a society where the people have been issued a national ID

    card by their government, they - the people - are no longer free

    because their permission to live, work, and play comes from

    the government.

    The logical outcome of government involvement in enumeration

    is the type of population control described by the authors of

    such fictional disutopias as Brave New World and 1984. This is

    why national ID systems have been described as a trademark of

    totalitarianism.

    From the Biblical story of King David (who caused a plague

    by counting his people), to the Roman censors who counted

    Joseph and Mary in Bethlehem, to todays call for national ID, the

    essential purpose behind government data-gathering has always

    been the same: to enhance governments control over its subject

    population. Government identification programs - whether the

    censuses of antiquity, or based upon a birth certificate, a Social

    Security card, a drivers license, a smart card (the programmable

    micro-chip), or even an implanted micro-chip or some other form

    of biometric recognition - are all based upon the same principle:

    that government has the right and necessity to track, monitor,

    and control the people and property within its geographic

    jurisdiction. Thus the primary danger of implementing a national

    ID system in the United States is that it delivers totalitarian power

    to the federal government. As political scientist, Theodore Lowi,

    wrote in 1981,

    Every action and every agency of contemporary government ...

    contribute to the fulfillment of its fundamental purpose, which

    is to maintain conquest. Conquest manifests itself in various

    forms of control, but in all those forms it is the common factor

    tying together into one system the behavior of courts and cops,

    sanitation workers and senators,

    bureaucrats and technocrats,

    attorney generals, pressure

    groups and presidents.

    Although Lowi did not

    include them, we might

    add government health

    departments (that issue birth

    certificates), government motor

    vehicle administrations (that

    issue drivers licenses), the

    Immigration and Natural

    ization Service (which is

    responsible for keeping track of

    aliens within the United States),

    and the Offi ce of Homeland

    Security (which is responsible for protecting us from terrorists).

    If and when it comes, a national ID program will fit hand in

    glove with Lowis description of the fundamental purpose of

    government which is to maintain conquest.

    In making their ultimate decision whether to accept or reject a

    national ID, Americans need to remember two things:

    First, a national ID and enhanced governmental powers always go

    hand in hand.

    Second, for thousand of years, people have lived, died, and

    prospered without government ID. If they could do it, we certainly

    can. Sure, it is necessary that we have food, shelter, and clothing

    but that doesnt mean that our government must compulsorily

    supply us with these things any more than it needs to furnish

    each of us with a national ID number.

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    Ibrahim said: No, this statue, the biggest of them has done it.

    Ask them if they can speak.

    You know well that these idols dont speak! they said

    impatiently.

    Then how come you worship things that can neither speak

    nor see, nor even fend for themselves? Have you lost your minds?

    Ibrahim replied.

    They kept silent for a while, for he got a point there. Their minds

    and their senses were telling them that the Truth is with Ibrahim, but

    their pride prevented them from accepting it, and from rejecting the

    idols they were worshipping for generations. This they thought would

    be total defeat. They started yelling at him and shouting: Burn him!

    Burn him! Take revenge for your gods!

    The Miracle: Allah savesIbrahim from the fire.

    The decision to burn Ibrahim to death was affirmed by the

    priests and the king of Babylon, Nimrod. The news spread like a fire in

    the kingdom, and people were coming from all places to watch the

    execution. A huge pit was dug up and a large quantity of wood was

    piled up. Then the biggest fire people ever witnessed was lit. The fire

    flames were so high up in the sky that the birds could not fly over it for

    fear of being burned!

    Ibrahims hands and feet were chained, and he was put in a

    catapult to throw him into the fire. At that time, Angel Jibreel came to

    him and said: O Ibrahim! Is there anything you wish for?

    Ibrahim could have asked to be saved from the fire, to be taken away,but no, he said: I only wish that Allah be pleased with me.

    The catapult was released, and Ibrahim was thrown in the

    heart of the fire. But Allah would not allow His Prophet to be killed.

    He ordered the fire: O fire! Be coolness and safety for Ibrahim! And

    the miracle happened. The fire obeyed and burned only his chains.

    Ibrahim came out from it as if he was coming out from a garden,

    peaceful, his face illuminated, and not a trace of smoke on his clothes.

    People watched in shock and said: Amazing! Ibrahims God has

    saved him from the fire!

    Ibrahim debates theBabylonian king, Nimrod

    Ibrahims notoriety grew bigger after this event, and the king

    of Babylon felt that his throne was in danger, and that he was losing

    power because he was pretending that he was a god. He sent for

    Ibrahim. He wanted to debate with him and show his people that he,

    the king is indeed the god, and Ibrahim was a liar. He asked Ibrahim:

    What can your god do that I cannot?

    My Lord is He Who gives life and death. Ibrahim said.

    I give life and death. I can bring a person from the street and

    have him executed, and I can grant my pardon to a person who was

    sentenced to death and save his life, the king said proudly.

    Well, my Lord Allah makes the sun rise from the East. Can you

    make it rise from the West? Ibrahim countered.

    The king was confounded. He was beaten at his own game, on

    his own territory, in front of his own people! Ibrahim left him there

    speechless and went back to his important mission, calling people to

    worship the one and only God, Allah.

    Allah blesses Ibrahim witha son to become a prophet

    Only a woman named Sarah and a man named Lot believed

    in Allah, and followed Ibrahim. He realized that nobody else would

    listen to him, and decided to emigrate for the cause of Allah, and to

    spread His Message elsewhere. Before leaving, he tried once again to

    convert his father to Islam, but to no avail. Ibrahim said to his fatherand his people: We are free of you and of whatever you worship

    besides Allah. We have rejected you, and there has arisen between us

    and you enmity and hatred forever unless you believe in Allah and

    Him alone.

    Ibrahim, Lot and Sarah started their long travel. They crossed

    Babylon, went through Syria and Palestine calling people to Allah,

    helping the poor and doing good deeds. By that time Ibrahim

    married Sarah. Their hope was to have children who would spread

    the Message of Allah after their death. As for Lot, he emigrated to the

    land of Sodom and settled there.

    Time went by and no children were born to Sarah. She realized

    she was sterile. She accepted her fate and submitted to the will of

    Allah. Ibrahim and Sarah moved to Egypt where the king gave Sarah

    a woman to be her servant. The womans name was Hajar. Sarah

    was seeing Ibrahim s hair getting white, and it grieved her to see

    his chance of having a child slipping away. She offered Hajar her

    servant as a wife to her husband, and prayed Allah to bless Hajar and

    Ibrahim with a child. And so came Ismail, a baby boy born to Hajar.

    How unselfish Sarah was! For her, the need to have an offspring who

    would carry the Message after Ibrahim was greater than her pride.

    Fourteen years later, Allah rewarded Sarah with a son, Ishaq, in spite

    of her old age.

    Young Ismail and his motheralone in the desert of Makkah

    Ibrahim woke up one day and asked Hajar to prepare herself

    and baby Ismail for a long travel. Ibrahim and Hajar kept walking,

    crossed a fertile land followed by barren mountains till they arrived

    at the Arabian Desert. Ibrahim brought Hajar to a high hill called al-

    Marwa, made her and her baby sit under a tree, placed a bag of dates

    and some water near her, and set out homeward. Hajar ran after him

    and said: Are you going to leave us in this desert where there is

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