1. Did you know that Franklin Graham is following his Father's steps in cooperating with the Roman Catholic 'spiritual harlot'?

NEWS BRIEF: "FRANKLIN GRAHAM: Promoting Unification With Roman Catholicism" , Lighthouse Trails, August 25, 2014

"As Lighthouse Trails has been reporting on over the past number of months, evangelical church leaders are coming out of the woodwork like never before in showing their willingness to unite with and give credibility to the Catholic Church."

Sadly, evangelist Franklin Graham is following in his father's footsteps in cooperating with Rome!

"... at the August 15-17 2014 gathering called 'Three Rivers Festival of Hope' in Pittsburgh, PA, Franklin Graham (who led and organized the event) brought in Catholic Bishop David Zubik to give the opening prayer on stage with the large audience. During the bishop's prayer, he acknowledged his belief that Protestants and Catholics are all part of the same church." (Emphasis added)

This rank heresy is sin and sin has a way of germinating from a small seed into a gigantic disaster over a period of time. Listen:

"Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished (fully matured), bringeth forth death." (James 1:15, KJV)

This verse clearly teaches that sin matures and grows far beyond its original form, just as a tiny seed germinates and grows and grows and grows until it is fully grown, manifesting its true ugliness. Likewise, when Billy Graham began sending Catholic converts at his Crusades back to the Roman Church, he planted a seed which is now growing and will one day produce a monstrous tree which will serve Antichrist and the False Prophet greatly.

Now, let us return to our Lighthouse Trails newsletter:

"While Graham's public stand against homosexual marriage and his work to help the poor and needy is commendable, his giving a thumbs up to Roman Catholicism is moving the church closer and closer to complete apostasy. While we know that Graham's father, Billy Graham, allowed Catholic counselors at his own crusade meetings (which sadly set a precedent), it's a big jump to give a Catholic priest the platform at an evangelical event to lead in an ecumenical prayer that puts Catholicism on par with Protestant Christianity."

One of the most lamentable results of Evangelical Protestants joining forces with Roman Catholicism is that they are saying, in effect, that the terrible physical pain and martyrdom suffered by early Protestant leaders as they battled Rome was a mistake.

And, that Protestants should immediately return to Rome!

Do you know how many Protestants were put to death by Rome during its 300 year Holocaust Inquisition?

75,000,000 - that is 75 million (NEWS1679, "Celibacy In Catholicism Is Not The Issue: Forced Celibacy Is The Issue")

How dare any Protestant leader now take any action which will seek to roll back the early Protestant father's incredibly brave stance against this reincarnation of the Ancient Mysteries Religion of Babylon, a bloody Satanic religion featuring Semiramis - the Virgin Mother -- and Nimrod - who was transformed after his death to a Divine Child who 'died to save mankind'.

Roman Catholicism drank heavily from the polluted waters of Ancient Babylon to create its false doctrine of the Virgin Mary and the Divine Child, who died to save mankind.

We highly recommend this insightful DVD pictured above. "A Lamp In The Dark: Bold Expose' of Roman Catholicism As The Bloodthirsty Religious Harlot of Revelation 17".

"A Lamp In The Dark" DVD is an exciting documentary showing the intriguing history of the Bible, the most blood-stained book in history! You enter into a world of saints and martyrs batting against spies, assassins and wolves in sheep's clothing.

During the Middle Ages, Catholic Popes and the Inquisition forbade Biblical translation, threatening imprisonment and death to those who disobeyed this edict. Learn about the sacrifice of men like John Wyclife, Martin Luther, William Tyndale, Myles Coverdale and others, who hazarded their lives to communicate the Bible in languages which the common people could understand.

But what few people have ever heard, is that Rome launched a Counter Reformation, fully intending that they would destroy all the works of the Reformers. This is the key to the 'untold history' of the Bible. It is possible, even probable, that this ancient war on the Word of God continues to this day!

The "Counter Reformation" exposed in this DVD is what is occurring today, as Evangelical Protestant leaders are gradually but steadily joining hands with the bloody descendents of the Roman Catholic leaders from 1550-1850, who brazenly murdered 75 million Protestants.

In early 1991, the Illuminati announced to their Secret Society followers that the Roman Catholic Pope -- whomever he was at the time -- would be the top religious leaders of the new global New World Order Religion (NEWS1052)

As the New England Director of the House of Theosophy was explaining their decision to appoint the Pope as the False Prophet, he made a startling statement. Listen:

" 'At the proper moment in history, the Pope will visit the combined Jewish/Christian/Moslem sector of Jerusalem to announce that all religions should be combined into one' ... I then tried again to get Bill to state that one of the leaders of the world's religion would step forward to play the role of the Biblical False Prophet. I said, 'Back to the Pope for a moment, Bill. You stated that, at the right moment, the Pope would go to Jerusalem. Surely the Pope is a proper receptor to the Christ'."

At this point, Bill nodded his head affirmatively that the Pope was a proper receptor to the Christ (Antichrist)."

This point is devastatingly true: the Roman Catholic Pope is a "proper receptor" to the coming Antichrist.

This truth even further damns current Protestant leaders who are leading their flocks into the fold of Roman Catholicism!

Now, listen to some excerpts from Billy Graham, as quoted by Dr. Cathy Burns, "Billy Graham and His Friends", shown above.

* "The ecumenical movement has broadened my viewpoint and I recognize now that God has his people in all churches." (Graham, Page 19)

* Well, Christianity and being a true believer you know, I think there's the body of Christ. This comes from all the Christian groups around the world. Outside the Christian groups, I think everybody who knows Christ, whether they are conscious of it or not, they're members of the Body of Christ ... whether they come from the Muslim world, or the Buddhist world, or the Christian world, they are members of the Body of Christ ... They may not even know the name of Jesus .. and I think they are saved and that they are going to be in heaven with us." [Graham, Ibid.]

"In an interview on Good Morning America, Graham told host Charles Gibson that Muslims and Jews can be saved by finding God in their own worship systems." (Graham, Page 18)

"Jesse Jackson is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations as well as a 33° Mason ... In spite of Jackson's obviously blasphemous remarks about Jesus Christ, the Campus Crusade's 'Jesus Film Project', had a 'Millennial Tribute To Jesus', and used celebrities to record a 'tribute to Jesus'. Who were some of these celebrities? Jesse Jackson, Jimmy Carter -- Illuminist former President -- Gerald Ford (Freemason and Bilderberger member), Andrew Young, Pope John Paul II and Billy Graham". ["Billy Graham and Friends", Dr. Cathy Burns, p. 85]

Dr. Cathy Burns wrote her 788-page book, "Billy Graham and His Friends", to illustrate Dr. Graham's exceedingly numerous ties to the Illuminati. To single out the most infamous ties would be a most daunting task; however, Dr. Burns feels that Billy Graham was selected by the Illuminati as far back as 1942 to become the foremost "holy man" in America! Listen:

"At that time (1946) no one in the Christian community knew that the World Government had begun to build 'AN ICON' that later would be accepted by large masses of people, 'A HOLY MAN', speaking for God." [Burns, p. 54; Emphasis was in original]

Billy Graham was that "Icon", that deliberately created "Holy Man", offered to the masses of undiscerning people. But, why should we be surprised, for Dr. Graham himself admitted he was an Ecumenicist, not a Fundamental Christian.

"Dr. Graham financially plugged into the Illuminati ... He received much support from the Rockefeller groups, who is, in turn, owned by Phillippe Rothschild! [Burns, op.cit., p. 388] Graham also has received support from: Vanderbilts, Whitneys, Goulds, Dodges, and Phelps, and even Standard Oil Company (another Rockefeller connection)." [Burns, op. cit., p. 31]

In 1982, Billy Graham received the Illuminist Templeton Award. Even though Templeton is a pantheist and Illuminist through and through -- a man who does not believe in either the Bible or Jesus Christ as God -- Graham praised him greatly.

John Templeton then tells us exactly what he considers a 'variety of sources' upon which he has built his life: 'The basic principles for leading a 'sublime life' ... may be derived from any religious training -- Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, and others, as well as Christian." [Ibid.]

These Protestant leaders will likely face Jesus Christ at the White Throne Judgment Seat!

Finally, I accidentally came upon two official Freemason websites in 1997, both of whom listed Dr. Billy Graham as a "Famous Mason"!

These Masonic websites were:

* Louisiana Masonic Family - P. 16/20

* Genesee Lodge No. 174, Free & Accepted Masons, Flint, Michigan, p. 5/9

2. Globally, over 41,000,000 innocent babies were slaughtered in 2018.

NEWS BRIEF: "Abortion Leading Cause of Death in 2018: Over 41 Million Babies Murdered", Explain Life News, January 1, 2019

"Abortion was the number one cause of death worldwide in 2018, with over 41 million babies killed before birth, according to official statistics. As of December 31, 2018, around 41.9 million abortions were performed in the course of just one year, Worldometers revealed."

"Globally, just under a quarter of all pregnancies (23 percent) were ended by abortion in 2018, and for every 33 live births, ten infants were aborted. There were more deaths from abortion in 2018 than all deaths from cancer, malaria, HIV/AIDS, smoking, alcohol, and traffic accidents combined."

The entire world seems to be coming closer to being a "proper receptor" to the New Age Christ (Antichrist), as these staggering "love of death" statistics imply.

One Feminist pro-abortion advocate tells children that Abortion "sucks out the pregnancy"!

NEWS BRIEF: "Feminist Promotes Abortion to Children: 'Sucks out the pregnancy' ", Breitbart News, 1 Jan 2019

"A leader of a movement that urges women to brag about having an abortion promoted the procedure to children in a video from Cut's HiHo on the YouTube channel. In the segment titled, 'Kids Meet Someone Who's Had an Abortion', Amelia Bonow – who created the 'Shout Your Abortion' movement that recently published a coffee table book celebrating abortion – boasts about having an abortion to the children."

She uses an incredible euphemism in describing Abortion.

"Bonow describes abortion to the children as a procedure that 'sucks out the pregnancy', and compares it to going to the dentist."

And, then, she tops even this mild manner of describing a murderous abortion by saying, "abortion is part of 'God's plan'."

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3. Has NY Governor Cuomo set in place another "Willie Horton" scenario when he pardoned four illegal immigrant murderers?

NEWS BRIEF: "Governor Cuomo Pardons 4 Illegals Jailed for Murder to Teach Trump a Lesson", Explain Life, January 1, 2019

"New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has pardoned four illegal immigrants imprisoned for murder, in retaliation against President Trump's border security feud with the Democrats. In a New Year's Eve statement, Cuomo slammed Trump for the partial government shutdown and boasted that he had granted clemency to 29 people, including dangerous immigrants who were facing deportation."

"Twenty-two of the individuals who received pardons were immigrants who, because of convictions mainly related to drug crimes, could have been deported. Among the seven others who had their sentences commuted are four convicted murderers and three others behind bars for armed robbery."

Governor Cuomo released four convicted murderers?

New York citizens had better arm themselves, because the chances are more significant than you might think that one of these killers will kill again. Just like Willie Horton in Massachusetts, a killer whom Liberal Leftist Governor Michael Dukakis temporarily released for a weekend furlough.

"William R. Horton (born August 12, 1951) is a black American and convicted felon who, while serving a life sentence for murder (without the possibility of parole), was the beneficiary of a Massachusetts weekend furlough program. He did not return from his furlough, and ultimately committed assault, armed robbery, and rape before being captured and sentenced in Maryland where he remains incarcerated. The controversy over Horton's furlough became a major issue in the 1988 presidential campaign." (Wikipedia)

Indeed, one of the campaign managers of George H.W. Bush decided to create a TV spot in which they graphically told this story. After polls showed that Willie Horton had become a millstone around Governor Dukakis neck, one Bush operative said, "we intended to make Willie Horton the running mate of Governor Dukakis "!

Here is the TV spot as it ran in September-October, 1988.

My point is that Governor Cuomo is placing the Leftist Democrats in a terribly exposed position. They are arguing that America should not limit whom we allow in this country, because we have nothing to fear from them.

If one of these Cuomo pardoned illegal immigrants now commits murder, the entire Democrat anti-Wall campaign could cause a tremendous backlash against the entire party.

Governor Cuomo stated that he was pardoning these convicted criminals on "humanitarian grounds".

What was God's original purpose for decreeing the death penalty?

Notice that God gives His reasoning for decreeing the death penalty for this sin. "... so shalt thou put away evil from Israel". (Deuteronomy 22:23). By putting the guilty parties to death, God ensures that they will never again commit the same sin again,. thus sparing the nation from witnessing their behavior, following after them, and protecting the innocent from further crime.

Therefore, do not allow anyone to say to you that they oppose the Death Penalty because no study has shown that it "deters" crime. God never intended for the Death Penalty to "deter" crime; He meant for it to physically remove the guilty from this Earth, through his death, so that he would never kill again!!!

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4. Mexico's new President is devoting resources to create a 15-mile buffer zone for economic development.

NEWS BRIEF: "Mexico's New President Unveils 'Free Zones' Plan To Stop Illegal Immigration To U.S.", Daily Wire News, Jan 2, 2019

"Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has unveiled a new plan to curtail illegal immigration to the United States by focusing on creating economic 'free zones' along the U.S.-Mexico border."

"López Obrador ... announced the Tax Incentive Decree for the Northern Border Region which will create free zones near the border that are over 15 miles wide and will reportedly encompass approximately 2,000 miles ... the free zones will:

* reduce income taxes from 30 percent to 20 percent
* slash the Value Added Tax for goods coming into the country from 16 percent to 8 percent
* boost the minimum wage 100 percent to 176 pesos ($8.80), and
* make fuel prices the same as those in the the U.S.

" 'It's going to be the biggest free zone in the world', Lopez Obrador said. 'It is very important to project for winning investment, creating jobs and taking advantage of the economic strength of the United States'."

This plan sounds a lot like a Donald Trump plan, does it not? President Trump stated several months ago that the only reasonable solution to solving the immigrant crisis in Central America is to greatly increase the standard of living for everyone so that there is no longer any incentive to try to move to the United States.

How should President Trump make Mexico pay for the wall?

NEWS BRIEF: "El Chapo trial shows that Mexico's corruption is worse than you think", Star Tribune, Dec 29, 2018

"It is no secret that Mexico's drug cartels have, for decades, corrupted the authorities with dirty money. But as bad as the graft has been, the New York trial of Joaquín Guzmán Loera, the drug lord known as El Chapo, has suggested the swamp of bribery runs even deeper than thought."

"In two months of testimony, nearly every level of the Mexican government has been depicted as being on the take: Prison guards, airport officials, police officers, prosecutors, tax assessors and military personnel are all said to have been compromised."

El Chapo's net worth is hard to determine, but he is believed to be worth at least $1 billion and maybe as much as $14.5 billion. Could America and Mexico seize all Mexican drug cartel monies and use those funds to pay for the border wall?

Is there any example in the world where building a wall stopped illegal immigration!

NEWS BRIEF: "This Is The Wall That Stopped The Flow Of 55,000 Immigrants", Tea Party News, January 2, 2019

"President Trump has recently reminded the world that, while Democrats in Congress dig in their heels, refusing to agree to funding for a border wall, Obama has his very own wall.

"The Democrats' main arguments against the wall are that a) 'walls don't work' and b) 'the wall is immoral' because they keep out desperate, huddling masses yearning to breathe free ... Of course, the 'walls don't work' narrative is wrong in more than one way, and Fox host Tucker Carlson recently brought on a guest who busted that premise wide open."

"David Rubin, former mayor of Shiloh, Israel, joined Carlson to explain how his city was able to eliminate illegal immigration across Israel's border entirely completely."

"They built a wall."

How effective has this anti-immigration wall been?

"Between 2010 and 2012, roughly 55,000 illegal immigrants from Africa crossed Israel's border with Egypt ... It took just a few years to build, and in 2016, a mere 11 illegal immigrants managed to enter the country through that route."

"The wall was added to, and, stunning, 2017 saw that number eliminated entirely. There was not an illegal immigrant that made it through the southern border', Rubin said."

"It works," he added.

Remember this fact when Democrats scream their lungs out trying to convince us all that walls do not work.

5. A new Israeli law is being implemented which restricts the use of cash in economic transactions.

NEWS BRIEF: "Israeli Law restricting use of cash goes into effect", Israel National News, Jan 2, 2019

"A new Israeli law restricting the use of cash for either wages or payments for transactions has taken effect. Officially titled the Law to Reduce the Use of Cash, the measure was passed in the Knesset in March, but only went into effect on Tuesday with the start of the new year."

Upon what basis was this law passed? Economics and taxation, of course.

"The Locker report, which was adopted by the Finance Ministry, urged the government to ban the use of cash for purchases, payment of wages, or other transactions over a certain limit, in the hope that the restrictions would reduce the amount of unreported transactions which evade tax authorities. Based on Israel Tax Authority estimates, about one-fifth of economic activity in Israel is unreported - that is, the 'shadow economy' the 2014 report claims.

"The implication of the shadow economy in Israel is loss of tax revenues of about NIS 40–50 billion [$11.5 - $14.4 billion] per year, an amount equal to nearly the entire shekel budget of Israel's Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Health, or Ministry of Education."

Of course, this law is a shadow of events to come, when Antichrist and his False Prophet shall outlaw all cash transactions!