Volume XXXIV Issue VIII August 2015
Last Trumpet Ministries, PO Box 806, Beaver Dam, WI 53916
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A World Oversaturated With Evil!
“Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a
seed of evildoers, children that are corrupters: they have forsaken the
Lord, they have provoked the Holy One of Israel unto anger, they are
gone away backward. Why should ye be stricken any more? Ye will revolt
more and more: the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint.”
Isaiah 1:4-9
“The shew of their countenance doth witness
against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe
unto their soul! For they have rewarded evil unto themselves.”
Isaiah 3:9
“I call heaven and earth to record this day
against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and
cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live.”
Deuteronomy 30:19
“Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.”
Exodus 23:7
“Cursed be he that taketh reward to slay an innocent person. And all the people shall say, Amen.”
Deuteronomy 27:25
In this issue of the Last Trumpet Newsletter, we will
once again shine a light on the current events of our day, which show
quite plainly that our world is becoming oversaturated with evil. This
is especially true in the United States of America where reprehensible
acts have become normalized and sin is openly embraced. It has become a
land where the most heinous sin of all occurs on a day-to-day basis as
more than one million unborn babies are brutally slaughtered each year.
(1) According to a report published by the National Right to Life
Committee in February 2014, more than 56 million abortions have been
performed in the United States since 1973 when abortion became legal.
(2)
The most well-known provider of abortions in the
country is an organization known as Planned Parenthood, which has
murdered an estimated 6.8 million babies since 1970. (3) This filthy
group has been the subject of intensifying scrutiny in recent days as
undercover videos reveal that Planned Parenthood has been actively
involved in the sale of body parts taken from aborted babies. One of the
videos, which was captured by a group known as the Center for Medical
Progress, features a woman by the name of Dr. Deborah Nucatola, the
senior director of medical services at the Planned Parenthood Federation
of America. In the video, Dr. Nucatola nonchalantly speaks to
undercover operatives while dining, and describes their procedures to
preserve specific body parts. “I’d say most people want liver. And for
that reason, most providers will do this case under ultrasound guidance,
so they’ll know where they’re putting the forceps,” Nucatola said. She
later went on to say, “We’ve been very good at getting heart, lung,
liver, because we know that, so I’m not gonna crush that part, I’m gonna
basically crush below, I’m gonna crush above, and I’m gonna see if I
can get it all intact.” (4) In the second video, which was published by
the aforementioned Center for Medical Progress on May 21, 2015,
undercover actors again asked a Planned Parenthood official about the
purchase of fetal body parts. In this case, the official is Planned
Parenthood’s Medical Directors’ Council President Dr. Mary Gatter. In
the video, an actor asks Dr. Gatter what they could expect to pay for
intact fetal tissue taken from aborted babies. She responds with, “
Well, why don’t you start by telling me what you’re used to paying!” (5)
The revelation that Planned Parenthood has been
engaged in the illegal sale of body parts taken from aborted babies has
sparked outrage among numerous notable men and women. This includes
former neurosurgeon and current Republican presidential candidate Dr.
Benjamin Carson. “That video was like taking a cold fish and slapping
you in the face to help you realize the depravity to which we have
sunken as a society. Little babies that can move, that can react, and we
take them and we tear them apart, and we take their organs and sell
them.” He then went on to say, “The same people who say, well, it’s not
really a baby, it’s just a mass of cells, then say; ‘Can I have the
liver? Can I have the heart? They don’t even recognize the hypocrisy of
what they are doing.” (6) Senator Jeff Sessions, a Republican from
Alabama, has also denounced Planned Parenthood, and is one of numerous
United States senators that have signed a letter addressed to the U.S.
Health and Human Services Secretary, Sylvia Burwell, which demands the
agency’s assistance as the senators investigate Planned Parenthood. “We
are deeply disturbed by recent footage released by the Center for
Medical Progress depicting senior Planned Parenthood Federation of
America executives discussing in graphic detail the organization’s
practice of harvesting the organs of unborn babies,” the letter states.
It further goes on to say, “The footage raises a number of questions
about the practices of the organization, including whether they are in
compliance with federal laws regulating both the use of fetal tissue and
partial birth abortions.” (7) Republican presidential candidate Carly
Fiorina has also voiced her dismay regarding Planned Parenthood’s
practices. “It doesn’t matter whether you think you’re pro-choice or
pro-life. Every woman, every man has to look at these videos and think,
‘what has gone wrong in our nation,’ Fiorina declared. (8)
In response to the heavy criticism, officials at
Planned Parenthood have attempted to paint their group as being
victimized by so-called “extremists” seeking to destroy them. “A group
of extremists who have intimidated women and doctors for years – in
their agenda to ban abortion completely – are not ‘documenting’
misdeeds; they are trying to create them, quite unsuccessfully,” Planned
Parenthood said in a letter addressed to the U.S. Congress. (9) It
should be obvious that there is something terribly wrong in this country
when those who want to stop the slaughter of unborn children are
referred to as “extremists.” As it stands, Planned Parenthood is a
highly favored organization which receives vast amounts of funding from
the United States government and has been publically praised by current
American President, Barack Obama. It was in April 2013 when Obama
addressed Planned Parenthood and told the group: “As long as we’ve got
to make sure women have access to quality, affordable health care, and
as long as we’ve got to fight to protect a woman’s right to make her own
choices about her own health, I want you to know that you’ve also got a
president who’s going to be right there with you, fighting every step
of the way. Thank you, Planned Parenthood. God bless you.” (10)
Regarding federal funding, reports indicate that Planned Parenthood was
given 528.4 million dollars in the one year period from July 1, 2013,
and June 30, 2014. This breaks down to an average of 1,447, 671 dollars
per day or 60,320 dollars per hour! (11)
In order to fully comprehend the evil that is Planned
Parenthood, we must consider the organization’s roots. According to
Planned Parenthood’s own documentation, their beginnings can be traced
back to 1916 when a woman by the name of Margaret Sanger founded the
country’s first birth control clinic in Brooklyn, New York. (12)
Although Sanger is presented as a hero today by the “pro-choice” crowd
(it would be far more accurate to call them pro-murder), her own
writings, of which there are numerous, reveal that she was a profoundly
wicked woman, who despised big families and held deeply racist views.
One of her biggest goals was to prevent black people from procreating in
the United States. This fact is clearly evident in a letter that was
written by Sanger and addressed to Dr. C. J. Gamble on December 10,
1939. In this letter Sanger wrote the following: “The ministers [sic]
work is also important and also he should be trained, perhaps by the
Federation as to our ideals and the goal that we hope to reach. We do
not want word to go out that we want to exterminate the Negro population
and the minister is the man who can straighten out that idea if it ever
occurs to any of their more rebellious members.” (13) Margaret Sanger
also once wrote, “[We should] apply a stern and rigid policy of
sterilization and segregation in that grade of population whose progeny
is tainted, or whose inheritance is such that objectionable traits may
be transmitted to offspring.” (14) Shockingly, Sanger’s desire to
prevent the birth of as many black people as possible has actually
partially come to fruition. In fact, a report from the Department of
Health and Mental Hygiene in New York City indicates that in the year
2013, 24,108 black babies were born, while 29,007 were aborted. Thus, in
2013, more black babies were murdered in the womb than those who were
born alive. (15) In any case, it should be obvious by now that Planned
Parenthood is a truly barbaric organization which should be shut down. I
cannot even fathom how folks, some of which even claim to be Christian,
can support this organization. I believe a strikingly appropriate Bible
verse can be applied to Planned Parenthood. In Deuteronomy 27:25 we
read, “Cursed be he that taketh reward to slay an innocent person. And
all the people shall say, Amen.”
The Legalization Of Same-sex Sin!
On June 26, 2015, the United States of America changed
forever. On this day, the Supreme Court of the United States announced
its decision that same-sex marriage would be legal in all fifty states.
This decision, which affects millions of people nationwide, was made by
just five individuals who decided they have the authority to change the
traditional institution of marriage. The members of the Supreme Court
who voted in favor of same-sex marriage are Anthony Kennedy, Ruth Bader
Ginsburg, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Stephen Breyer. (16) It is
interesting to note that two of these justices, Sotomayor and Kagan,
were both appointed by Barack Obama, which is what paved the way for
same-sex marriage to become legalized nationwide.
As the decision was announced, Justice Kennedy read
the majority opinion wherein he declared, “No union is more profound
than marriage, for it embodies the highest ideals of love, fidelity,
devotion, sacrifice, and family. In forming a marital union, two people
become something greater than they once were.” (17) The dissenting
justices, John Roberts, Samuel Alito, Antonin Scalia, and Clarence
Thomas were not pleased with the ruling, however. “Today’s decree says
that my Ruler, and the Ruler of 320 million Americans coast-to-coast, is
a majority of the nine lawyers on the Supreme Court. The opinion in
these cases is the furthest extension in fact – and the furthest
extension one can even imagine – of the Court’s claimed power to create
‘liberties’ that the Constitution and its Amendments neglect to
mention,” Justice Scalia wrote. (18) Justice Alito warned that this
decision will have ramifications for those who believe in traditional
marriage. “Today’s decision usurps the constitutional right of the
people to decide whether to keep or alter the traditional understanding
of marriage. The decision will also have other important consequences.
It will be used to vilify Americans who are unwilling to assent to the
new orthodoxy.” Justice Alito later went on to write, “I assume that
those who cling to old beliefs will be able to whisper their thoughts in
the recesses of their homes, but if they repeat those views in public,
they will risk being labeled as bigots and treated as such by
governments, employers, and schools.” (19)
The Obama Administration was so excited about the
Supreme Court decision that they decided to illuminate the White House
in rainbow colored lights to celebrate. “The White House was lit to
demonstrate our unwavering commitment to progress and equality, here in
America and around the world. The pride colors reflect the diversity of
the LGBT community, and tonight, these colors celebrate a new chapter in
the history of American civil rights,” a White House official said.
(20) Meanwhile, President Obama was so overjoyed by the ruling that he
felt compelled to give a speech. “This ruling is a victory for America.
This decision affirms what millions of Americans already believe in
their hearts. When all Americans are treated equal, we are all more
free,” Obama declared in his speech. (21)
Is Obama correct in his assertion that we are all
“more free” since same-sex marriage has been legalized? In reality, the
opposite is true, and those who disapprove of same-sex unions can find
themselves facing extreme hardships for adhering to the Bible’s teaching
on the matter. Such is the case for an Oregon couple who owned a bakery
formerly known as Sweet Cakes by Melissa. After Aaron and Melissa Klein
refused to bake a wedding cake for a lesbian couple, they found
themselves the subject of a lawsuit, which led to a judgment against
them totaling $135,000. (22) To further complicate matters, the
fundraising website known as GoFundMe, shut down the fundraising
campaign which was being used by the couple to cover the costs of the
lawsuit against them in April 2015. “After careful review by our team,
we have found the ‘Support Sweet Cakes by Melissa’ campaign to be in
violation of our terms and conditions,” GoFundMe said in a statement.
They later went on to say, “The subjects of the ‘Support Sweet Cakes by
Melissa’ campaign have been formally charged by local authorities and
found to be in violation of Oregon state law concerning discriminatory
acts. Accordingly, the campaign has been disabled.” (23) Additionally, a
newspaper in Pennsylvania known as the Patriot-News has announced that
it will limit the publication of editorials and opinion pieces that
oppose same-sex marriage. “As a result of Friday’s ruling, PennLive/The
Patriot-News will very strictly limit op-eds and letters to the editor
in opposition to same-sex marriage. These unions are now the law of the
land. And we will not publish such letters and op-eds any more than we
would publish those that are racist, sexist, or anti-Semitic,” the
newspaper board announced in an article. (24) Will other newspapers soon
follow suit? It seems likely that Bible-believing Christians will be
increasingly subjected to bullying and censorship.
For a growing majority in the United States, however,
the homosexual lifestyle has become a way of life that is celebrated and
embraced. In fact, a recent headline from the Huffington Post declares
that, “Americans Become More Accepting of Gays Every Day, Study
Suggests.” (25) This support even extends to those who purport to be
ministers. This includes a minister by the name of Adam Phillips who
attended his first gay pride parade in June 2015. Not only did this
so-called faith leader attend the event, but he carried a sign with him
that declared, “As a Christian I AM SORRY for the narrow-minded,
judgmental, deceptive, manipulative actions of those who denied rights
& equality to so many in the name of God.” (26) Sadly, the Bible
verse we find in Isaiah 3:9 has become a very accurate description of
the United States of America. In this verse we read, “The shew of their
countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as
Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! For they have rewarded
evil unto themselves.”
A Satanic Presence In America!
As we read the news in this modern age, it has become
abundantly clear that we live in very troubling times. There is much
evil happening each and every day and it only seems to be getting worse.
Of course, Satan has been exerting his influence on the world for
thousands of years, but in most cases he will at least try to obscure
his workings and operate in secrecy. Yet, in this increasingly evil time
we live in, we are now seeing people blatantly operating under the
influence of the devil. In fact, on July 25, 2015, an event that was
billed as the “largest public satanic ceremony in history” took place in
Detroit, Michigan. (27) The event featured the unveiling of an eight
foot tall bronze idol of a goat-headed entity known as Baphomet, which
is commonly known as a representation of Satan. The idol also features
an inverted pentagram and two little children gazing up at the satanic
image. (28) In the days leading up to the celebration, the Satanic
Temple of New York City invited people to “come dance with the devil and
experience history in the making.” (29)
According to reports, when the event began on the
night of July 25, participants were heard to be chanting “Hail Satan”
while male Satanists kissed each other. (30) To make matters worse,
participants not only had to pay either twenty-five or seventy-five
dollars as the price of admission, but they were also required to sign a
contract which transferred their souls to Satan. The text of the
contract is as follows, “I agree that by signing this document under any
name, given or adopted, actual or pseudonymous, I am hereby avowing my
soul to Satan, (aka Abbadon, aka Lucifer, aka Beelzebub, aka the
antichrist.) I do so knowing that he (aka The Fallen One, aka The Father
of Lies) or any of his representatives may choose to collect my eternal
soul at any time, with or without notice. I understand that my
signature or mark representing any name, real or made up, upon these
papers constitutes a lasting and eternal contract, and that there will
be no further negotiations on the matter of my eternal soul.” (31)
Sadly, this contract was signed by about 100 individuals. (32)
The original plan for the idol was to erect it on the
grounds of the state capitol in Oklahoma where a monument featuring the
Ten Commandments had previously been placed. However, after the state’s
Supreme Court banned all religious displays on capitol grounds, the
Satanic Temple opted instead to unveil their new idol in the city of
Detroit. “It was always our intention to take this wherever it was
relevant, wherever it was necessary, and wherever that dialogue needed
to take place, said Satanic Temple representative, Lucien Greaves. The
group has discussed the possibility of placing their monument on the
Statehouse grounds in Little Rock, Arkansas, now that Oklahoma is no
longer a possibility. (33)
Obama’s Dangerous New Trade Agreement!
In recent decades, many steps have been taken to
establish a one world government. From the establishment of the United
Nations to the founding of the European Union, powerful men and women
have sought to bring about a globalist society piece by piece. This
includes American President Barack Obama who has been negotiating a new
trade deal known as the Trans Pacific Partnership, or TPP. This deal
which involves the nations of Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan,
Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, the United States, and
Vietnam, is so expansive that it would encompass 40 percent of the
world’s gross domestic product. (34) Negotiations for this deal have
been conducted in extreme secrecy, to the point that not even members of
the United States Congress have been permitted to read the text of the
agreement in its entirety. What is known about the deal, however,
indicates that it could have a serious impact on jobs in the United
States, while also forcing changes to copyright law, control of the
Internet, and even the cost of prescription drugs. Consequently, there
has been heavy criticism from Democrats and Republicans alike regarding
this agreement. “This agreement would force Americans to compete against
workers from nations such as Vietnam, where the minimum wage is $2.75 a
day. It threatens to roll back financial regulation, environmental
standards, and U.S. laws that protect the safety of drugs we take, food
we eat, and toys we give our children,” wrote Democratic Representatives
George Miller, Rose DeLauro, and Louise Slaughter in an article that
was published last year. (35)
Perhaps the most vocal opponent of the Transpacific
Partnership is Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama. In May 2015, the
Republican wrote a letter to President Obama asking him to make details
of the agreement public. Predictably, the letter was ignored by Obama
and prompted Senator Sessions to write a follow-up letter. “The letter,
which received no reply, asked several fundamental questions Congress
ought to have answered before even considering whether to grant the
executive such broad new powers. Among those, I asked that you make
public the section of the TPP that creates a new transnational
governance structure known as the Trans Pacific Partnership Commission.
The details of this new governance commission are extremely broad and
have the earmarks of a nascent European Union with many similarities,”
the Senator wrote in his follow-up. He further went on to write,
“Reviewing the secret text, plus the secret guidance document that
accompanies it, reveals that this new transnational commission –
chartered with a ‘living agreement’ clause – would have the authority to
amend the agreement after its adoption, to add new members, and to
issue regulations impacting labor, immigration, environmental, and
commercial policy. Under this new commission, the Sultan of Brunei would
have an equal vote to that of the United States.” (36)
We must remember that when things are done under the
veil of secrecy, it is usually to hide evil. In contrast, we read of our
Saviour in John 18:20, “Jesus answered him, I spake openly to the
world; I ever taught in the synagogue, and in the temple, whither the
Jews always resort; and in secret have I said nothing.” Nevertheless,
the devil has always operated in secrecy, which is why we have seen the
formation of secret societies and secret organizations in the past. All
of these secrets will be revealed in due time. In Luke 12:2 we are told
by Jesus, “For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed;
neither hid, that shall not be known.”
In closing, it is clearly evident that Satan’s
footprints are all over this world in our present day. Yet, we can
overcome the evil in this world through the strength of our Lord and
Saviour, Jesus Christ. In Romans 12:21 we are admonished by the Apostle
Paul, “Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.” If you
have not yet fully dedicated your life to God, I urge you to do so now.
Thank you to all our supporters for your kindness. We
appreciate each and every one of you and will continue to work as hard
as we can for the cause of Christ in these perilous times. Please
remember that we are here to pray for you and whatever your needs may
be. We always give every prayer request individual attention. Grace and
peace be unto you in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Samuel David Meyer Acknowledgements
01. US Abortion Clock, July 23, 2014, http://numberofabortions.com.
02. Ibid.
03. Ibid.
04. The Blaze, July 14, 2015, By Billy Hallowell, http://theblaze.com.
05. The Center for Medical Progress, July 21, 2015, By David Daleiden, http://centerformedicalprogress.org.
06. The Blaze, July 21, 2015, By Fred Lucas, http://theblaze.com.
07. Official Press Release – Jeff Sessions, July 22, 2015, http://sessions.senate.gov.
08. Washington Free Beacon, July 21, 2015, By Morgan Chalfant, http://freebeacon.com.
09. Associated Press, July 20, 2015, By Alan Fram, Washington, D.C.
10. The Weekly Standard, April 26, 2013, By Daniel Halper, http://weeklystandard.com.
11. CNS News, July 21, 2015, By Melanie Hunter, http://cnsnews.com.
12. Planned Parenthood Official Website, http://plannedparenthood.org.
13. Personal letter to Dr. C. J. Gamble, December 10, 1939, By Margaret Sanger.
14. Life News, March 11, 2015, By Lauren Enriquez, http://lifenews.com.
15. The American Mirror, July 21, 2015, By Kyle Olson, http://theamericanmirror.com.
16. CBS Local News, June 26, 2015, By CBS Local News, http://washington.cbslocal.com.
17. The New York Times, June 26, 2015, By Adam Liptak, http://nytimes.com.
18. CBS Local News, June 26, 2015, By CBS Local News, http://washington.cbslocal.com.
19. Supreme Court of the United States, June 26, 2015, By Justice Samuel Alito, http://supremecourt.gov.
20. ABC News, June 26, 2015, By Arlette Saenz, http://abcnews.go.com.
21. The Washington Post, June 26, 2015, By The Washington Post, http://washingtonpost.com.
22. Huffington Post, July 2, 2015, By Michael McLaughlin, http://huffingtonpost.com.
23. Christian Post, April 26, 2015, By Anugrah Kumar, http://christianpost.com.
24. The Blaze, June 26, 2015, By Jason Howeth, http://theblaze.com.
25. Huffington Post, July 24, 2015, By Rebecca Adams, http://huffingtonpost.com.
26. Huffington Post, June 24, 2015, By Adam Phillips, http://huffingtonpost.com.
27. CBS Local News, July 25, 2015, By CBS Local News, http://detroit.cbslocal.com.
28. Ibid.
29. Christian News Network, July 27, 2015, By Heather Clark, http://christiannews.net.
30. Ibid.
31. Patheos, July 26, 2015, By Hemant Mehta, http://patheos.com.
32. Christian News Network, July 27, 2015, By Heather Clark, http://christiannews.net.
33. Detroit Free Press, July 24, 2015, By Christina Hall, Detroit, MI.
34. AFP, July 25, 2015, By Paul Handley, Washington, D.C.
35. CNN, July 23, 2015, By Sophia Yan, http://cnn.com.
36. Breitbart, June 5, 2015, By Matthew Boyle, http://breitbart.com.
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