SO. . . . . Who's Next?

Today is Martin Luther King Day. Tomorrow Barak Obama will be sworn in as our county's next president. It is a historical day just for the fact that America has elected her first African American president. Beyond that, my excitement has faded. I am not against Obama, neither am I for him. My stance is I will wait and see what he does in office. It's a shame that he is coming into a mess of a situation. The economy is bad, our nations moral standing has taken another turn, and if you are against anything that the populace says, then you are branded an outsider and you are not living up to the American way of life.

On the other side, I have found many believers in the Messiah who number one want Obama to step down from the presidency because it is their belief that he is ineligible to sit in the oval office. I read an article on worldnetdaily.com that states the writer is praying for Obama to fail as president. It is his belief that Obama is evil and his policies are agaisnt what the bible says. Therefore he is praying for Obama to fail. I am in agreement that Obama's policies very well may be against biblical standards. But I do not agree with praying for him to fail. I believe that all of us no matter what have an opportunity to repent. Obama is no different. none of us were born with a bible in our blankets and we do not have the right to condemn anyone which I believe the writer of the story on WND is doing.

I have said many times before, I do not trust most politicians. The higher you get in politics, the more compromises you have to make. I have seen good people become politicians with very good intentions, who want to change the status quo for their neighborhoods. I am all for those things. It is unfortunate that these rookie politicians become intorduced to the real world of politics by those who have been in it for awhile. they are forced to make decisians that they never would have made before. And it is the same with Obama. I have no doubt that he started off with very good intentions. And he probably still has very good intentions. But he is and has been in the position where he has had to compromise, lie, cheat, and what ever else to make it to the oval office.

Obama has already stated that he cannot make decisions based off of the bible. His reasoning is the same as a lot of people who say they know G-d and Know the bible but do not have a clear understanding of a lot of things in the, "Old Testament". Obama has said said we do not stone people do we? That is the answer most people would give. But that is because we do not understand that G-d just didn't have people going around stoning people for every little reason. Our thoughts are truly not His thoughts and our ways are truly not His ways.

Israel knew that in order to try a crime, there must be 2 or 3 unbiased witnesses to the crime. When I say unbiased, it is not unlike our justice system where we have a jury of people who are supposed to be unbiased and unopinionated of the person who is on trial. This was borrowed from the Torah (the first 5 books of the bible). This is why I am so very against condemning Obama's presidency before it has had a chance to begin. When we cast judgement, no matter how many facts we think we may have, we are acting in G-d's place. We have formed an opinion and have executed judgement long before we do our research to see if the so called facts that we do have are true or false.

It is my prayer that Obama is introduced to the true G-d of Abraham, Isaak, and Jacob. The G-d that sent His only Son to pay the price for us. When we are the ones who are guilty. None of us are righteous. Not one! We gave President Bush chance after chance after we the people elected him twice on the premise that he is a G-d fearing man. It was very disturbing to hear him say that he believes that the god of the Muslims is the same G-d we believe in.

If Obama's presidency is overturned somehow, I would like to know who would be next as our nations presient and how different would that person be? Would it be Sen. McCain by default? Does anyone truly believe that the policies for America would be that different to what they are going to be starting on Tuesday? Have those who are filing lawsuit and lawsuit thought of this yet? Or is everyone just hell bent on removing Obama from office and didn't think of these answers just yet?

I am not suggesting that we just do as we are told no matter what. We need to continue to fight for our beliefs. Our nation is steadily moving away from the biblical beliefs and no matter who is the president that would be so. Every candidate has promised to compromise in the name of a unified United States. So that is why I ask who's next. Who would be the next person to say they are, "Christian", but then say that we are all believing the same god? Can someone please tell me? Because so far, all I have seen is more of the same.

Shalom in Messiah, Yeshua.

Obama nation

Praise Yahweh for all who are reading this blog! I wanted to discuss the rumors concerning our nations next president, Barack Obama. I was listening to a Torah teacher last night (who will remain nameless) and he brought out a few very serious accusations concerning Obama's nationality. These things are not new. Ever since the presidential election, there had been a movement to have that election overturned due to questions concerning the president-elect's birth. One of my favorite websites, worldnetdaily.com, has been leading the charge in trying to have a petition signed by all believers to have the Supreme Court over turn the election. There are many pastors and bishops who have gotten on the bandwagon preaching to their congregations,"If you voted for Obama, you are not a Christian!". There is talk among pastors that i know who are now asking if Barack Obama is the anti Christ. Fear, due to the failing economy, is at the forefront of peoples mind. And everyone is looking for whom to blame. Unfortunately, the next president is inheiriting a mess. But it's a mess that has been in the works for a very long time.

We who are believers in Yeshua, the Messiah, and search the scriptures, know that these things have been prophesied by G-d years ago. So far most teachers are in agreement with this. What we don't know is when are these things that have been prophesied going to take place? And who is the person that will be the anti christ? With so many people looking for answers, we are also looking for some one to place blame. Which brings me to our soon-to-take-office president elect, Barack Obama.

One of the accusations concerning Mr. Obama is the absence of a birth certificate. According to Hawaii laws, only a family member can access his certificate of birth. Politifact.com did extensive research into Mr. Obama's history and found that he truly was born in Hawaii. Now pictures of the birth certificate have circulated across the internet and the next accusation was the document is false because there is no state seal on the front of it. An investigation was again done and it was found out that Hawaii places their seals on the BACK of birth certificates. One of the investigators is also from Hawaii and produced her birth certificate and it is identical to Mr. Obama's.

The next accusation is because his father was born in Kenya then Obama is Kenyan, not American. Well, since Mr. Obama was proven thus far to have been born in America, and his mother is an American, that gives Mr. Obama duel citizenship. Kenya in 1961 (the year Barack Obama was born) was under the United Kingdom. If Barack Obama wanted to claim that citizenship, he very well could have. He cannot do that now because that claim is now expired. It expired in August of 1982.

The torah teacher went on to say that his grandmother said he was born in Kenya, yet she lived and died in Hawaii. Politicact.com went into great detail concerning their investigation and came to this conclusion:

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"At PolitiFact.com, we’re all about original sources. We don’t take anyone at their word or take the reporting of other media organizations as proof. We go to the heart of the story, the source of the truth — original, corroborating documents.

When the official documents were questioned, we went looking for more answers. We circled back to the Department of Health, had a newsroom colleague bring in her own Hawaii birth certificate to see if it looks the same (it’s identical). But every answer triggered more questions.

And soon enough, after going to every length possible to confirm the birth certificate’s authenticity, you start asking, what is reasonable here?

Because if this document is forged, then they all are.

If this document is forged, a U.S. senator and his presidential campaign have perpetrated a vast, long-term fraud. They have done it with conspiring officials at the Hawaii Department of Health, the Cook County (Ill.) Bureau of Vital Statistics, the Illinois Secretary of State’s office, the Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission of the Supreme Court of Illinois and many other government agencies.

Sounds like a Vince Flynn novel."

Now I am not an Obama nation supporter, I am a believer in Yeshua the Messiah. With that being said, I believe that anyone who believes the bible being the Word of God, should therefore do as the scriptures say. Which in this case should be pray for our leaders. Not bash or make remarks to tear anyone down. I consider myself to be a reasonable person. And I have followed the arguments and have listened to both sides and after doing a little research, the above is the conclusion that I have come to agree with. I do realize that there are many who will not agree. They have their own reasons for believing the way they do but I stress to all that we do as the scriptures say and pray, not just for our own selves but all of us. Which includes of leadership. The one thing that I will continue to believe is this: Yahweh is in control no matter who is president of the U. S.

I have not mentioned this teacher by name because I have not presented this case to him as of yet. I will give him the same links that I have found and just as I tell everyone in our congregation, allow him to study for himself. Joseph was put into leadership to ensure Israel survived the famine. The famine was coming whether Joseph was 2nd in command or not. I do not know if our next president will do good or bad. Only time will tell. What I refuse to do is cast judgment upon him before he has even taken office.

I ask everyone who is reading this post to lay aside your every weight and fear, and remember that even though Israel went thru slavery long after Joseph, Yahweh brought our fathers out of the land of slavery with an outstretched arm and a mighty hand. If He did it for them, Yahweh will do the same for us.

Be blessed in Yeshua's name, amein.