Trouble is Brewing Ahead
The Flaming Sword Newsletter
By John Torell
September 1998
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
As I wrote in my August newsletter the battle over the control of the White House was going to be settled. On August 17, Clinton was backed into a corner from which he was not able to extricate himself as he testified before the Grand Jury in Washington D.C. The evidence against Clinton was overwhelming, and he was forced to acknowledge to the Grand Jury that he had been sexually involved with Monica Lewinsky for a period of some 17 months. The Secret Service records and agents with others testified to the fact that Clinton and Lewinsky had met often and alone for long periods of time.
That evening Clinton went on national television and told the American people and the world that he had lied, although his speech writers had carefully crafted a speech that made him say he had misled the American people and his own staff. Instead of saying that he was asking for forgiveness, he used the word “regret.”
August 17,1998 was the beginning of the removal of Bill Clinton as President of the United States. He is now fighting his own staff, including his cabinet, to whom he lied and asked them to speak publicly for seven months declaring that Bill Clinton never had a sexual relationship with Lewinsky. Even if these people are not publicly saying so, they are hurt and humiliated to have been used in the cover up of Clinton. Their trust and loyalty is no longer with the President, and it will show in the governing of the nation.
The U.S. District Judge, Susan Weber Wright, of Little Rock, Arkansas who dismissed the Paula Jones lawsuit is now between a rock and a hard place, since it is now obvious that the President lied under oath in his deposition for that lawsuit. Unless Clinton’s lawyers file a complaint in a higher court first, the judge is now going to release the transcript of that deposition to the public. The judge is also considering filing charges against Clinton for perjury. Once the deposition is made public, the judge will be forced to file charges, since it will be common knowledge how Clinton lied under oath.
But the most damning blow against Clinton will be the report that Kenneth Starr is going to send to Congress. It is going to give evidence to an accumulation of lies, obstruction of justice and abuse of power that Bill Clinton has done over the years. Even the most skilled “spin doctor” that Clinton can find and his battery of lawyers will not be able to white wash Clinton’s behavior.
Already a number of Democratic senators and congressmen are backing away from the President, and once the report is out, I predict that there will be a massive abandonment of Clinton, and he will have only one of two choices; face an impeachment or resign as President Nixon was forced to do.
Attorney General Janet Reno has now been forced to open investigations on two more Democrats, Vice President Al Gore and Harold Ickes, concerning illegal campaign fund raising and its distribution. Add to this the beginning of the collapse of the stock market. The people in the White House now know that their time in the White House is shortly coming to an end.
During the month of August the Lord moved upon me to deliver a special message to the church, Resurrection Life of Jesus, where I am the pastor. In this message I shared with the people how the coming crisis on January 1, 2000 is going to affect us. Never before have I been so blunt in my assessment.
With the power struggle over the White House, nothing will be done to address this problem until there is a new president installed, which can take some time. With less than 16 months left to go, it is not boding well for the nation. To all the people who supported us financially during the month of August, we sent an audiocassette of this message. It was also sent out to scores of people, who responded to my special teaching on this subject over the radio. If you, for some reason, have not received this audiocassette (RLJ-626), contact us as soon as possible and ask for a copy. We will greatly appreciate it if you can send us a love gift to cover our cost in sending this out to you. I believe that this message is a must for all Christians at this time, since we are heading in for some very difficult times.
I followed up this message the following Sunday, when I outlined in detail what the believers in Christ must do in order to prepare themselves. I do not believe that we must buy special “survival foods,” but that we can purchase what is now available in our stores and make do with it. If you want to have a copy of this audiocassette, you may order it from us (RLJ-627). God has shown me that we can survive if we seek Him first and then prepare with items available to us now. And the best news of it all is this; you do not have to buy anything from us, all that you need is already in the community where you live.
There are many other trouble spots in the world. Russia is boiling and it is just a matter of time before there will be a coup in Russia and a military nationalistic group will take power, being led by a dictator who will promise the Russian people food, safety and financial stability. The only way this group will be able to govern is to do what Adolf Hitler did in the 1930’s, prepare the Nation for a war and when ready, plunge the world into a New World War. God told us some 2,500 years ago that this would happen. You may read about it in Ezekiel, chapters 38 and 39.
As we look upon all of the negative news, the question comes, is there any joy left? Absolutely! We are living in a time of great change, but God is in total control and there is no crisis in heaven. You and I were created to live at this time, to tell the world about the glorious Gospel of Jesus Christ. Jesus is still saving people, people are still being healed by the power of God, and our joy is in the Lord, not in worldly possessions.
Since I know about all of these bad events coming up, what am I doing? I am using every moment that I have to walk with Jesus and be his servant. I am asking God to use me as he sees fit, not what I think I should do. Knowing that the JOY OF THE LORD IS OUR STRENGTH, I want his joy to be in me. I might never be able to finish all the things that are in front of me, but I will do my best and that is all that I can do. It is better to have a smile on the face, then a frown and being constantly on edge. If I constantly become offended and am always in a negative mood, my witness for Jesus is not very good. If Jesus cannot make me smile in rough times, but I am grumpy and moody, it will be hard for me to tell people to come to Jesus and leave their burdens at the cross. My face should line up with my heart!
So until Jesus comes back, or we are all out camping due to the Millennium Bug, let us smile and have a good time, because God will never leave us or forsake us. Some day all our troubles will be over, and we will gather on the other side, getting ready for the great event of the ages, THE MARRIAGE SUPPER OF THE LAMB!
May God richly bless you, keep you and put a smile on your lovely face is my prayer.
1998 - Another New Year | Here it is, another new year which is called 1998. If we are going to be truthful to the birth of Jesus Christ, it is really between year 2005 to 2007... |
Exposing the Counterfeit Anointing | There is no doubt in my mind that as we race toward the end times there is going to be a great failing away among Christians but they will not know that they are failing away... |
The Battle for Control within the Jewish Community | We are seeing a battle within the Jewish community which they call "Zipper Gate." Since the election of Netanyahu as the Israeli prime minister, a war has broken out in the Jewish world community... |
The Spirit of Offense | During the last ten months, the United States has experienced two tragic incidents in public schools, wherein children brought guns to their schools and murdered a number of their fellow students... |
The American Financial System | As we edge closer and closer to the year 2000, with some 600 days left to go, it has become more and more clear to me that there will be drastic changes in the United States and also in the rest of the world... |
The Impending Computer Problem | During the month of May the World Government was very busy making new plans for the rest of the people living on this planet... |
Persecution Upon Christians is Growing | Anyone opposing the forces of the Antichrist will experience the wrath of the Devil as outlined in Revelation, Chapter 12... |
The Coming Judgment of God | For the last year I have been studying, thinking about and praying an what is going to happen at Year 2000 concerning the computer problems facing us on this earth... |
Trouble is Brewing Ahead | As I wrote in my August newsletter the battle over the control of the White House was going to be settled... |
Financial Concerns in the World | There is a conspiracy between President Clinton and the Congress to fool the American people into thinking that the American economy is in an unstoppable growth pattern... |
The Decline of America | America can currently be compared to life on a farm, where the rooster stands proud on the dung hill, crowing about how great he is and that his accomplishments are fabulous... |
How the World Government is Set Up | God spoke some 550 years before Christ through the prophet Daniel, that in the last days in the history of the earth, there would be a world dictator ruling a world federation... |
Flaming Sword Newsletter January 1998
Here it is, another new year which is called 1998. If we are going to be truthful to the birth of Jesus Christ, it is really between year 2005 to 2007. The reason behind this is that the calendars have been changed a number of times, and when changes were made, a mathematical error of 7 to 9 years occurred. It is also important to understand that, at the time of the birth of Jesus, the Roman Empire had its own calendar and that this calendar was not officially changed until around 325 after the birth of Jesus, when the State of Rome and Christianity were merged, Christianity became a state religion and the emperor Constantine also became the first pope.Flaming Sword Newsletter February 1998
This is the month that we are going to print another issue of The Dove. We have been working on this issue since August 1997 and I believe that the information we are going to print is of vital interest to all believers in Christ.There is no doubt in my mind that as we race toward the end times there is going to be a great failing away among Christians but they will not know that they are failing away. They will believe with all of their hearts they are really hearing from God and following men of God, when in reality they have been seduced by demons and led to the slaughter. We are warned about these times in II Thessalonians 2; I Timothy 4:1-3; II Timothy 3:1-13 and II Peter 2:1-3.
Flaming Sword Newsletter March 1998
We are seeing a battle within the Jewish community which they call "Zipper Gate." Since the election of Netanyahu as the Israeli prime minister, a war has broken out in the Jewish world community. The Jewish rabbis in Israel, who control Judaism or who can be converted to Judaism, have been working to pass laws in Israel which would invalidate American Jews as being Jewish unless they convert and adhere to the strict laws of the fundamental rabbis in Israel. This has the American Jewish community in an uproar. American Jewish leaders like Edgar Bronfman and others have cut off funds going to Israel and are threatening to put a total squeeze on funds from the United States. President Clinton sided with the American Jews and when Netanyahu came to the United States for a visit in 1997, Clinton snubbed the prime minister and would not see him despite that both men were in Los Angeles at the same time.Flaming Sword Newsletter April 1998
During the last ten months, the United States has experienced two tragic incidents in public schools, wherein children brought guns to their schools and murdered a number of their fellow students. This last killing in Jonesboro, Arkansas, has brought agony to people everywhere. How could two boys, 13 and 11 years old, commit such heinous crimes? And this did not take place in some large city, but in a small rural town where we thought things like this could not happen. As I have followed the news and heard the questions raised by news commentators, from parents and from children, I also began to think about it. How can this be explained? A few days ago I heard the Holy Spirit speaking to me and the answer He gave me was a chilling answer: "These people who are murdering in this fashion are all driven by the spirit of offense."Flaming Sword Newsletter May 1998
As we edge closer and closer to the year 2000, with some 600 days left to go, it has become more and more clear to me that there will be drastic changes in the United States and also in the rest of the world. At first I did not take the computer date problem too seriously, I simply believed that with the tremendous technology that we have today, someone could write a program that would fix the problem. Then our Bible teacher and computer expert Michael Blair, educated me and showed me why it was impossible to write such a program and that it would take years to bring all major computer systems to the level where they would be able to accept four digits to correctly indicate a designated year. Currently, the old programs are designed to take only two digits, which will make a difference when we roll over from year 1999 to 2000.Flaming Sword Newsletter June 1998
During the month of May the World Government was very busy making new plans for the rest of the people living on this planet. On May 14-18, The Bilderbergers had their annual meeting held in the luxury resort Tumberry, Scotland, which is located some 55 miles from the city of Glasgow. As always, security was very tight, and despite the fact that this is supposed to be a very "private" meeting of "private" people, the British government furnished full security using British taxpayer's money. Attention this year was focused on globalization, which is the process of accelerating economic, technological, cultural and political integration of all nations into one global political giant, which translates to a World Government. Samuel (Sandy) Berger, White House National Security Adviser, and a regular at the Bilderberger meetings, who is also an American Jew, spoke to the Brooking Institute a few days prior to the meetings in Scotland, wherein he emphasized the need for a speedy globalization, and for the need to eliminate all opposition to this process.Flaming Sword Newsletter July 1998
Anyone opposing the forces of the Antichrist will experience the wrath of the Devil as outlined in Revelation, Chapter 12. What American would have thought that the United States Post Office would be used as a weapon to destroy a Christian ministry which is opposing a decadent and sinful President of the United States? My only comment is, PREPARE FOR A WILD RIDE BEFORE IT IS ALL OVER! The good news is, Satan is going to lose this round, but we have a whole lot of [spiritual] fighting left before we are going to see Jesus.Flaming Sword Newsletter January 2001
For the last year I have been studying, thinking about and praying an what is going to happen at Year 2000 concerning the computer problems facing us on this earth. We had one seminar and I spoke on the subject one, Wednesday night in the church where I am the pastor, but this week it has become clear to me that I have to address the entire congregation of the Resurrection Life of Jesus Church. After reading a number of reports, discussing the subject with people working inside the computer industry and also receiving information from sources within government circles, it is now clear to me that the world is facing a crisis unlike anything since World War II. The crisis that we are facing is going to be two-faced, it will affect our financial institutions and our daily living conditions. In my message (RLJ-626 Transcript) I am going to look at these situations and investigate how it will affect our Christian lives and our daily living. What can we do to prepare for it? Is it possible to prepare?Flaming Sword Newsletter September 1998
As I wrote in my August newsletter the battle over the control of the White House was going to be settled. On August 17, Clinton was backed into a corner from which he was not able to extricate himself as he testified before the Grand Jury in Washington D.C. The evidence against Clinton was overwhelming, and he was forced to acknowledge to the Grand Jury that he had been sexually involved with Monica Lewinsky for a period of some 17 months. The Secret Service records and agents with others testified to the fact that Clinton and Lewinsky had met often and alone for long periods of time. That evening Clinton went on national television and told the American people and the world that he had lied, although his speech writers had carefully crafted a speech that made him say he had misled the American people and his own staff. Instead of saying that he was asking for forgiveness, he used the word "regret."Flaming Sword Newsletter October 1998
There is a conspiracy between President Clinton and the Congress to fool the American people into thinking that the American economy is in an unstoppable growth pattern, despite the fact that the economy is in shambles in Asia and Russia has no economy at all. On September 30,1998, President Clinton went on public TV and gloated over the $70 billion budget surplus for which he was taking credit. Just a few days earlier, the Republicans legislated new tax cuts to spend the budget surplus. My question is this, Is there a budget surplus? The answer is no! If I ran my personal finances the way the American Government runs the nation, I would eventually end up in total bankruptcy. If I, as an individual, would neglect my debts and simply stop paying them, while continuing to borrow more money without paying it off, I would also show a surplus at the end of each month.Flaming Sword Newsletter November 1998
America can currently be compared to life on a farm, where the rooster stands proud on the dung hill, crowing about how great he is and that his accomplishments are fabulous. America is the dung hill, the rooster is Bill Clinton who is now gloating over the results of the national election. He does not understand that in the eyes of God he is a lying, cheating adulterer living a perverted life. The American people knew all this about Clinton, but they love this man because perverted people do not want to have righteous men to rule over them; they want rulers with reprobate minds who are as vile and filthy as they are themselves. I do not imply that God is a Republican; he does not take on any role like that; God is a righteous God who demands holiness from people. But men who are not saved and washed in the blood of Jesus cannot be holy. The Bible tells us that man’s righteousness is as filthy rags. (Isaiah 64:6) But that does not give man the license to sin and mock God.Flaming Sword Newsletter December 1998
God spoke some 550 years before Christ through the prophet Daniel, that in the last days in the history of the earth, there would be a world dictator ruling a world federation. (Daniel 11:31-39). This was confirmed by Jesus who spoke about "the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel," and the great tribulation. (Matthew 24:15-22) The apostle Paul gave us more detailed information about this world ruler, and how this "Wicked Man, the Son of Perdition," shall not only rule the world, but deceive people on a scale that the world has never seen before. (II Thessalonians 2:1-12) It is the risen Christ who in 90 AD took the apostle John in the spirit into heaven itself and showed him the great revelation of Jesus Christ, which was written down and became the last book in the Bible. In Chapter 13 of the book of Revelation, we are given chilling details of this kingdom of darkness and how it will control all buying and selling on the earth by introducing the "MARK OF THE BEAST." (Revelation 13:1-18).You can use PayPal to make a donation or send a check in the mail. One time donations help temporarily but we need friends who will commit to giving regularly. Would you prayerfully consider doing so?
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