U.S. Vice Presidential Candidate John Edwards Quoted Bible Prophecy Verse Isaiah 9:10 in Speech on September 11 Anniversary

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This week we've looked at the words American leaders spoke in response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. (Tweet that!) Tuesday we saw another comment by then-Senator John Kerry. (Tweet that!) Thursday we witnessed Senate Majority leader Tom Daschle quote Isaiah 9:10 in his speech. (Tweet that!)

Fast forward three years to the third anniversary of the attacks. Again, I'm quoting from The Harbinger Companion with Study Guide by Jonathan Cahn, pages 54-56 (emphasis added):

The date was September 11, 2004. The event was the third anniversary of the 9/11 breach. The speaker was the senator and vice president candidate John Edwards. The place was America's capital city of Washington.

Speaking at a gathering of congressional caucus, Edwards uttered these words:

"Good morning. Today, on this day of remembrance and mourning, we have the Lord's Word to get us through:

The bricks have fallen
But we will rebuild with dressed stones
The sycamores have been cut down
But we will put cedars in their place..."

By quoting Isaiah 9:10, a major American candidate for high office had precisely uttered Israel's ancient vow. He had meant it to be a positive inspiration to the audience. He or presumably his speechwriter didn't read the context. No one realized that in quoting the text, he was unwittingly highlighting America's defiance in response to calamity, following the exact pattern set by Israel’s original defiance revealed in the text. In other words, the utterance joined the Assyrian invasion to 9/11 and America’s post-9/11 defiance to Israel’s defiance in the face of God’s judgment.

Even more amazing, the entire speech delivered that day was built around that same ancient vow. Edwards took the objects of Isaiah 9:10, the sycamore, the cedar or erez tree, and the hewn stone, and used them as figures or symbols of 9/11, America's response to 9/11, and what he believed to be national resurgence…

Intending to deliver an inspiring address, he was unwittingly pronouncing judgment on America.

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There is so much more going on here…about the sycamore and cedar (erez) trees, and the hewn stone. If you haven't read one or both books by Jonathan Cahn, I strongly suggest you do so: The Harbinger (presents this material in fiction) and The Harbinger Companion with Study Guide (nonfiction).

Since then…

John Edwards served one six-year term as a Senator from North Carolina. In 2004 he became the Democratic candidate for vice president of the United States with running mate for president Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts. In 2011 Edwards was indicted by a grand jury on six felony charges of violating federal campaign contribution laws to cover up an extramarital affair to which he admitted after his 2008 campaign. He was found not guilty on one count and a mistrial was declared on the remaining charges. Currently John Edwards works at his law firm he started in 2011 with his former partner, David Kirby, and his daughter Cate. 

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• April 28, 2015: Then-Senator John Kerry's Biblical Prophetic Statement the Day After September 11, 2001 
• April 30, 2015: U.S. Senator Tom Daschle Quotes Bible Verse Isaiah 9:10 in Speech on September 12, 2001

Then-Senator John Kerry's Biblical Prophetic Statement the Day After September 11, 2001

2005: "John Kerry senator from MA-2" by Kenneth C. Zirkel
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In last week's posts we explored the important spiritual connections between the words of our leaders and the impact these words have in real ways on our nation.

If John Kerry's words, "If Allah wills it," surprised you, there are many more examples of similar statements by leaders in America that you need to know about. These include incredible spiritual statements made by America's leaders after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. (Tweet that!) We will look at three of these this week, beginning with another statement by John Kerry the day after the 9/11 attacks.

In the hours and days following the terrorists attacks and the fall of the twin World Trade Center towers, many (if not most) Americans held a spirit of defiance – we would not allow this attack to go unanswered. We would respond. For me, that reaction is completely understandable and I was right there among everyone else.

It is important for me to say that I do not blame any U.S. leader for the words they said or in any way think they did anything wrong. They did not even know they were being used by God in those moments. (Tweet that!)  But God was and is using these leaders to communicate, in His often-quite ways, to all who will listen. (Tweet that!)  Here's what happened…

At the time, John Kerry was a senior Senator from Massachusetts. On September 12, 2001, the day after the 9/11 attacks, John Kerry delivered a speech on the floor of the United States Senate in response to the 9/11 attacks. John Kerry said:

"I believe one of the first things we should commit to -- with federal help that underscores our nation's purpose -- is to rebuild the towers of the World Trade Center and show the world we are not afraid. We are defiant!"  

(The Harbinger, page 63, 256; also The Harbinger Companion with Study Guide page 40, both by Jonathan Cahn.)

But who, really, are we defying?

I, John Kerry, and certainly everyone else meant our defiance against the terrorists. But is that what really is taking place?

In the years since, an amazing network of facts have emerged, detailed by the work of Jonathan Cahn in his book The Harbinger (presents this material in fiction) and The Harbinger Companion with Study Guide (nonfiction). If you're not familiar with Jonathan Cahn's work, this is fascinating material. I’m sharing from his work and I highly recommend you read his books if you haven’t yet. If you are familiar, you may, as I am, appreciate a review of these facts and details in history.

Let's suppose for now that this terrorist attack of 9/11/2001 were, in fact, allowed by God in order to get the attention of America, a nation that was founded on His principals and that is straying away from Him. (Tweet that!) Just suppose.

Now, if that were true, then our defiance would not be defiance against terrorists, but rather defiance against God. (Tweet that!)

I don't know how that strikes you. You may react with skepticism, anger, or curiosity. But let's just explore the possibility. Because Jonathan Cahn has uncovered some amazing parallels that support that possibility. I'll be detailing these in future posts.

This possibility is based on a Scripture verse: Isaiah 9:10.

The setting is ancient Israel. Dateline: 732 B.C. At that time in history, the nation of Israel is divided into two kingdoms: Israel in the north and Judah in the south. The brutal Assyrian empire (modern day Iraq), led by Assyrian king Tiglath-Pileser III, attacked and sacked the northern kingdom of Israel. This could only happen if there was a breach in the "wall" of God's promised protection of Israel…which occurred because Israel was straying away from its foundation on the One True God.

After this breach, the leaders of Israel refused to see this as a warning from God. Instead, this is what the Bible records Israel's leaders as saying:

"Who say in pride and arrogance of heart: 

"The bricks have fallen down, but we will rebuild with hewn [quarried] stones. The sycamores have been cut down, but we will plant cedars in their place." 

(Jonathan Cahn's translation of Isaiah 9:9b-10 found on page 49 of The Harbinger Companion with Study Guide.)

Fast forward to the day after al Qaeda, based in Iraq which is ancient Assyria, attacked the United States. (Tweet that!) A senior leader in the United States Senate firmly announces:

"[We] should…rebuild the towers of the World Trade Center and show the world we are not afraid. We are defiant!"

Not convinced 9/11 was a parallel warning from God? Then please come back on Thursday for the next post and some amazing evidence of this parallel.

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• April 25, 2015: John Kerry's Jewish Ancestry, Catholic Profession, and Islamic Pronouncement = Spiritual Confusion

John Kerry's Jewish Ancestry, Catholic Profession, and Islamic Pronouncement = Spiritual Confusion

 John Kerry told reporter Laura Rozen this weekend 

that a nuclear deal with Iran is possible, "Inshallah."

www.thegatewaypundit.com 

Did you know U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has Jewish ancestry? (Tweet that!) His ancestors changed the family name and converted to be Catholic.

Here are two articles about John Kerry's ancestry:

NBC News.com Feb 14, 2014: Kerry's Brother: John's Not Anti-Semitic,We're Jewish 

Boston Globe, Oct. 13, 2013: A long obscured branch on John Kerry's family tree 

One thing that caught my attention is the seemingly "easy" conversion the Kerry ancestors made from Jews to Catholics. But according to the article, it seems this conversion was because they were experiencing some level of persecution for being Jewish, at least in their business dealings if not more.

My intention is not to criticize, but to just point it out so we can discuss what true conversion is and means.

A person cannot or does not change between religions by the swipe of a pen. A true conversion does not take place simply so they will find it easier to do business.  A true religion is a set of beliefs that a person honestly believes to be true. If a person truly believes in the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, then you don't suddenly give all that up just so business will be better or easier.

On the other hand, it's easy to change religions if there is no true belief there. (Tweet that!)

In the case of Jewish people, this is not only a religion but also a race. So that means that there can be religions Jews, who truly believe the Torah (what Christians call the Old Testament). But then there can also be non-religious Jews, which means they are Jewish by race but there is no real belief in anything religious. I've heard these called "secular Jews."

For Christians – and I mean true Christians – there must be an understanding of who Jesus is and what he did and a conscious decision to become a Christian. (Tweet that!) No one is born a Christian. However in some countries the term "christian" is understood to be anyone who is not Muslim. (Tweet that!)

My point in all this is to say that for true religion, and for an honestly religions person, there are beliefs that are truly held and, in that case, are not easily scrapped and left behind. For someone to believe any person can jump from one religion to another means none of these beliefs really matter, or perhaps they are all in essence the same and there is no difference.

This is massive spiritual confusion. We're seeing a lot of spiritual confusion in the world today. (Tweet that!)

In the case of John Kerry, we have a U.S. leader with Jewish blood who is Catholic proclaiming, "If Allah wills it." (Tweet that!)

Is that not spiritual confusion?

But it is fascinating that this representative of the United States, the U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry now seems to be connected to Jews by blood, to Christians by the faith he claims, and now, through his pronouncement on March 27, 2015, to Islam. (Tweet that!)

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American Secretary of State John Kerry Says "If Allah Wills It"

 John Kerry told reporter Laura Rozen this weekend 
that a nuclear deal with Iran is possible, "Inshallah."
www.thegatewaypundit.com 

In the previous post we looked at U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry answering a question about if there will be a nuclear deal with Iran with the phrase "Inshallah," which means, "If Allah wills it."

Isn't what John Kerry said offensive to the One True God (who is not Allah)? Some say Christians and Jews worship the same God as the Muslims but this is not true. The God of the Bible is not the same as Allah. The God of the Bible is about love and life and protecting the truth in the revelation of who He is. (Tweet that!) In contrast, Allah apparently instructs the hatred and death, beheading, drowning, bombing, terrorist's acts and other forms of killing Christians and Jews. 

Christians know and believe the One True God came in human flesh as Jesus the Nazarene. Jesus IS God. Ask any Muslim if they worship Jesus as God. They do not, proving we do not worship the same God. (Tweet that!)

Muslims will say Jesus is a "prophet," an equal to Muhammad. Jesus was not "just a prophet." Jesus is God, come in human flesh, who died and is alive again. (Tweet that!) In contrast, Muhammad is dead.

When John Kerry, the Secretary of State of the United States, says "if Allah wills it," what is he doing?!

He could be trying to connect with the people he is in company with at those negotiations: Muslims. (Tweet that!)

He could be ignorant of the important differences between Allah, the god of Muslims who chant "Death to America," and the One True God of Heaven and all the earth, but I doubt it. As a Catholic* he should know better. (Tweet that!)

Does he think and believe his praise to Allah has power? Or that it has no power? (Tweet that!)

It is "praise," because his use of this phrase puts Allah in the position of God Almighty – instead of relying on the One True God, the God of the Bible in whom belief in the United States of America was founded on.  

So what do you think? Is it really that important what a leader of the United States says about God? (Tweet that!) Does a pronouncement like this make a difference to anyone or in anything having to do with our nation?

Yes, it matters. Big time. It matters more than most people can even imagine.

There is power in words. The Bible is God's Word. And Jesus, who embodies everything the Bible says, is The Word personified.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning... The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. (John 1:1-2, 14)

This is talking about the Man, Jesus.

A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of. (Luke 6:45)

We can see what is truly in a person's heart, what he believes by what comes out his or her mouth.

It's not the first time John Kerry, or others in the highest leadership positions in the United States of America, has spoken out in defiance of the One True God of the Bible. (Tweet that!) It is so important for you to be aware of these statements that we're going to look at these spiritual pronouncements in a series of posts starting next Tuesday. (Tweet that!) (New articles here on the blog are posted Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.)

*But first, my next post on Saturday will give some background on John Kerry himself. Did you know the Catholic John Kerry has Jewish blood? Come back on Thursday to learn more. And please bring a friend. 

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• The Spiritual Importance of Secretary of State John Kerry Saying "If Allah Wills It"

The Spiritual Importance of Secretary of State John Kerry Saying "If Allah Wills It"

 John Kerry told reporter Laura Rozen this weekend
that a nuclear deal with Iran is possible, "Inshallah."
www.thegatewaypundit.com 

On March 27, 2015, while negotiating a deal with Iran concerning nuclear weapons on behalf of the United States of America, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry was asked if there would be a deal. His response: "Inshallah." This phrase means, "If Allah wills it." (Tweet that!)

World Net Daily discusses this more in its March 30, 2015, article "Iran Nuke Deal Close? Kerry Says 'Inshallah.'"

So are United States Secretary of State John Kerry's words spiritually or prophetically important? (Tweet that!)

Do John Kerry's words hold any real power over the United States of America? (Tweet that!) Are these just words? Or is there a spiritual power activated by these words and others words like these that can and will have real ramifications in our nation?

The answer is yes, Secretary of State John Kerry's words hold great meaning and great power spiritually and prophetically. (Tweet that!) If you don't know it, this means real happenings in the real world that affects us.

Spiritual words spoken by national leaders hold more power, I would say, than most Americans dare to imagine. I base that on looking out my window. I'm watching most Americans this very day going about their daily business apparently completely oblivious to what is happening in our nation and in the world. (Tweet that!) Yes, I know some of you are very tuned in and aware of so much that is happening of spiritual and prophetic importance. And honestly we're all going about our daily business and it's impossible to tell who is aware and who is not. But still, it seems so many people are completely oblivious.

I'm writing this blog to encourage you, to keep you informed on happenings that you may not be aware of, as well as to have a place to discuss what you are aware of.

I'm also writing this blog to inform those who, until now reading this post, are or have been oblivious. (Tweet that!)

Still other people may have a sense that something is going on, something is happening, but haven't yet figured out how to sift through all the noise to find what's true. (Tweet that!)

In addition to that, I think most people think words don't really have an impact other than on those who hear them. In other words, most people don't realize, or don't believe, that words can have a spiritual and prophetic impact that translates into real consequences in our world and our lives.  (Tweet that!)

The spiritual importance of what John Kerry said is vastly important and powerful. It will have implications in the United States of America (though I'm not wise enough to be able to tell you exactly what consequences at this point). John Kerry was literally praising the "God" of the Muslims in defiance of the One True God of Christians and Jews. (Tweet that!) His words will have a profound effect on our "Christian" nation (that is, Christian-founded and Christian-based). 

What we say matters. What our leaders say matters more. It matters to God – that is, the One True God. We'll talk more about the implications of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry saying "If Allah wills it" in the next post on Thursday. Please stop back by then.