Wednesday, June 29, 2011

WHERE IS THE PIT LOCATED?

WHERE IS THE PIT LOCATED?

By Pit, I mean the Pit of Satan from which all of the evil philosophies are coming from. And I would say, the Pit (or Pits) happens to be our state secular universities. It is from these hollow halls that we are getting communism, socialism, secularism, and all the other anti-biblical philosophies that are destroying our nation and warping the minds of our younger generation.

No conservative or Christian can be hired in these schools as faculty. No one who holds different opinions can teach the next generation in these schools. They are pumping forth great doses of lies, and secular views that go against the values and morals of Scripture.

The thing that makes us furious is the fact that we, the average citizen, is paying the freight for these institutions. And we have no say in what they propagate and teach. The minds of the next generation is filled with gross liberalism. The graduates then in turn take degrees in law, socialism, education, and go forth to our institutions and brainwash those coming up behind them. They go to work in Washington, in education, take positions in politics, and then continue to bend the direction of our nation away from its Christian roots.

Our older, more wise citizens need to get angry! We need to get furious and tell the government what we think. Right now we are standing silent and impotent. We are like sheep led to the slaughter! And the liberals know this. They see our passivity and believe they can continue in the direction they are now headed without any consequences.

Somehow, and in some way, we need to get united. We need to close ranks and speak with one forceful voice. For some reason, the good men in Congress are silent. They do not seem to know what to do. Here are the issues that are killing us:

* The free ride given to the immoral illegals who are flooding into this country.
* The free education extended to their children.
* The free medical care they receive without any contribution on their part.
* The pushing and shoving down our throats homosexuality (we cannot even talk about this without being arrested!)
* The abortion agenda.
* The feminist movement where we put our young married (or not married) women on the front lines (Women are now exposed to danger on our warships in which they are virtually prostituted for the men who are the sailors on board.)
* The omission of anything spiritual or religious in the cultural setting. (At school, in the military, etc.)

Americans, let us pray and band together before the evening hours of darkness overshadow us! The night is upon us!

The apostle writes: "Hold fast to that which is good" (1 Thess. 5:21).

He adds: "Seek that which is good" (1 Thess. 5:15).

Too: "Fight the good fight" (1 Tim. 6:12).

"Love what is good" (Titus 1:8).

"Be ready for every good work" (Titus 3:1).

"Engage in good deeds" (Titus 3:14).

—Dr. Mal Couch (6/11)

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

A Letter of Thanks

Dr. Couch, my sister sent me your last book on "Evolution and the Constitution," and on "Those Who Deny Christ's Second Coming." As usual it was great. The words and thoughts just seem to pour out of your mind. You have written many thoughts and provoking books. But I think this is one of the best. However when you write another one I then say "He's done it again!" I read "Denying Christ's Second Coming" as soon as I got the book. It was really great! What is the next one you have going?

Anyway, thanks for thinking of me and having the book sent my way! I appreciate all that you do for Christ's sake. --BJ (6/11)

Thursday, June 16, 2011

THE RICHES OF BLESSINGS IN THE OLD TESTAMENT : The Short Psalms of David

Sometimes we forget how spiritual the Old Testament is with its many blessings. We think only the New Testament has spiritual truth. But this is not so. Some of the shortest chapters in the Bible give us strong spiritual words of encouragement. Take a look at Psalm 131, 133, and 134.

Psalm 131 reminds us of humility. Psalm 133 speaks about brotherly kindness and fellowship. And Psalm 134 reminds us of the blessings of the coming kingdom of the Messiah. All three Psalms are just three verses long!

These Psalms are called "Songs of Ascent" or "The Psalms of Going Up," that is, going up to Jerusalem. The Rabbis write about them: "They are literary gems of exquisite beauty and surpassing spirituality." We are not told why these verses are written. They are the compositions of King David! When David began to write he said: "I will be more lightly esteemed than this and will be humble in my own eyes. … I will celebrate before the Lord" (2 Sam. 6:21-22).

David did not want his heart and his eyes to be haughty and lofty (131:1). He did not want to "exercise himself in things too great, or in things too wonderful for himself" (v. 1b). He wanted to write about basic and simple things, things that were spiritual in nature but not too complicated!

David wanted his soul to be quieted and still (v. 2). He wanted his soul to be like a weaned child. When he said he did not want to exercise himself in things too great, he meant that he did not want to "walk about" in high and mighty ideas (v. 1b).

"Forever," David wants to continually "hope in the Lord" (v. 3). The Rabbis add that he wanted to be "waiting continually and submissively for God to guide his destiny" (v. 3b). The Rabbis go on: David the poet "avows that ambitious thoughts had entered his mind, but he had damped down their fire so that he enjoys an inner serenity and content. … David must have written this Psalm in his early life when he was a shepherd."

David says that it is good "and pleasant for brothers to dwell together in unity" (133:1). It is like pouring precious olive oil over the head. It drips down from the top of the head, down upon the beard, "Even Aaron's head" (the High Priest), down upon the collar of his garments (v. 2). The hot sun blistered the top of the head, the face, and the shoulders. Thus, olive oil was used like a sun-tan oil that soothed the skin. Olive oil was a blessing. It was used for cooking and for healing the skin when it is burned! It was also used, as the Rabbis note, for anointing and consecrating the High Pries (Exod. 29:7). The word "consecrating" means to treat as holy. The High Priest represented God to the people, and represented the people to God.

The effects of relating to each other, being like-minded, was like living together where the fellowship "spread throughout the nation" (v. 2). The pouring of the oil was like the dew of Mount Hermon, that watered the mountains of Zion down the river Jordan. The dew and the rain blessed the valley below. The snows and rains on Hermon gushed down the Jordan and watered the fields down-river (v. 3). The Rabbis say: "The dew of Hermon is a phrase denoting exceedingly heavy dew; and as such moisture proves beneficial to the vegetation on the slopes of these hills, so will the dwelling together of the Jews be of great benefit to them in the land."

The Rabbis add: "Hermon is noted for the abundance of the dew that falls on it slopes. This dew gives fertility to the soil; and similarly the ideal which the Psalm extols will invigorate the whole people" of the Jews.

The Jews, who are God's servants, are to "bless the Lord that stand in the house of the Lord in the night seasons" (134:1). The Rabbis note that the Levites were to minister to the Lord in their work "day and night" (v. 1b). "They are exhorted to fill the night with prayer as well as watchfulness, and to let their hearts go up in blessing to God." "Their voice of praise should echo through the silent night and float over the sleeping city."

The Jews were expressive in their praise. They were "to lift up their hands to the sanctuary (the temple), and bless the Lord" (v. 2). The "lifting of the hands" is an expression of holding up the hands waiting for the Lord to bestow His goodness to His servants. The "Sanctuary" is more than the temple, it refers to lifting up the hands towards the Holy of Holies.

The Lord in turn "blesses them out of Zion; even He that made heaven and earth" (v. 3). This will not fully come until the Kingdom arrives. The messianic Kingdom rule goes beyond the land of Israel. It is also about the fact that the God who will reign someday is the One who created the entire universe! The Lord God is no small God! He is the One who owns it all. He made the world and all that is in it. We cannot speak of the God of the Scriptures without thinking of His greatness and of all that He has done!

"Praise God from whom all blessings flow!"
—Dr. Mal Couch (6/11)

Thursday, June 2, 2011

OLD JERUSALEM OPENED

They are just now opening up part of the old city of Jerusalem underground near the Wailing Wall. Thousands of visitors will be visiting what can be seen by those who take the time to go underneath the city. Part of the tunnel comes under Arab homes. The Arabs and Muslims have been denying that the Jews ever were in the holy city. But of course they do this in order to get rid of the Jewish presence in the Holy Land.

Back in 1970 I went underground with the archaeologist who was working on the project at the time. His name was Zvi Hoffman, a German Jew from Austria. We became good friends and met every time I went to Israel (23 times). He showed me the digs in the Sanhedrin Room where Christ was tried by the Jewish leadership. He showed me the entrance to the corridor that led into the Holy of Holies. At the time I was to keep what I had seen as a secret. Now visitors can emerge near the entrance to an ancient quarry called Zedekiah's Cave that descends under the Muslim Quarter.

It is no accident that the Jews at this time are finding New Testament evidence of Israel's existence in the digs. God is showing to the world that the land belongs to Israel. However, the hatred is increasing! Especially among the Arabs. The hatred goes back to the early chapters of the Bible. "Pray for the peace of Israel!" —Dr. Mal Couch (6/11)