Bible Prophecy being fulfilled?
Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2004 7:37 am
Could this be a major leap towards bible prophecy being fulfilled? I HONESTLY believe so, Matthew Chapter 24, verses 23-24-25. Take SPECIAL note of verse 24......."For there shall arise false Christs and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders: insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect."
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Rev. Moon calls self Messiah
About a dozen lawmakers are at the ceremony
Charles Babington and Alan Cooperman
Washington Post
Jun. 26, 2004 12:00 AM
WASHINGTON - More than a dozen lawmakers attended a congressional reception this year honoring the Rev. Sun Myung Moon, during which Moon declared himself the Messiah and said his teachings have helped Adolf Hitler and Josef Stalin be "reborn as new persons."
At the March 23 ceremony in the Dirksen Senate Office Building, Rep. Danny Davis, D-Ill., wore white gloves and carried a pillow holding an ornate crown that was placed on Moon's head. The South Korean-born businessman and religious leader then delivered a speech saying he was "sent to Earth . . . to save the world's 6 billion people."
"Emperors, kings and presidents . . . have declared to all Heaven and Earth that Reverend Sun Myung Moon is none other than humanity's Savior, Messiah, Returning Lord and True Parent," he added.
Details of the ceremony, first reported by Salon.com writer John Gorenfeld, have prompted several lawmakers to say they were misled organizers. Their complaints prompted a Moon-affiliated Web site to remove a video of the "Crown of Peace" ceremony two days ago, but other Web sites have preserved details.
Moon, 85, has been controversial for years. Renowned for officiating at mass weddings, he received an 18-month prison sentence in 1982 for tax fraud and conspiracy to obstruct justice. Among the more than 300 people who attended the ceremony was Sen. Mark Dayton, D-Minn., who now says he simply was honoring a constituent receiving a peace award and did not know Moon would be there. "We fell victim to it, we were duped," Dayton spokeswoman Chris Lisi said Tuesday.
"Everyone I talked to was furious," Lisi said. With Minnesotans demanding to know whether Dayton is affiliated with Moon, she said, the senator persuaded the St. Paul Pioneer Press to write an article allowing him to reply.
The event's organizers flew in nearly 100 honorees from all 50 states to receive state and national peace awards. The only "International Crown of Peace awards" went to Moon and his wife.
Some Republicans who attended the event, including Rep. Roscoe Bartlett, R-Md., said they did so mainly to salute the Washington Times, a conservative-leaning paper owned by Moon's organization. "I had no idea what would happen (regarding Moon's coronation and speech)," Bartlett said earlier this week.
But a key organizer, Archbishop George A. Stallings Jr., pastor of the Imani Temple, an independent African-American Catholic congregation in Washington, D.C., said Moon's prominent role should have surprised no one. He said a March 8 invitation faxed to all lawmakers stated that the "primary program sponsor" would be the "Interreligious and International Federation for World Peace (IIFWP), founded by Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Sun Myung Moon, who will also be recognized that evening for their lifelong work to promote interfaith cooperation and reconciliation." The invitation was signed by Davis and the Rev. Michael Jenkins, as co-chairmen of the IIFWP (USA).
The event's co-sponsors were the Washington Times Foundation, the United Press International Foundation, the American Family Coalition, the American Clergy Leadership Conference and the Women's Federation for World Peace, according to the invitation. Stallings, a former Roman Catholic priest who was married in Moon's church, said Moon's association with those organizations is well-known.
"You'd have to be deaf, dumb and blind to not know that any event that is sponsored by the Washington Times ... could involve the influence, or the potential presence, of the Reverend Moon," he said.
Use of the Dirksen Building requires a senator's approval. Dayton said he gave no such permission, and Stallings said the question of who did so is "shrouded in mystery."
Moon has claimed to have spoken in "the spirit world" with all deceased U.S. presidents, Jesus, Moses, Mohammed and others. At the March 23 event he said, "The founders of five great religions and many other leaders in the spirit world, including even communist leaders such as Marx and Lenin . . . and dictators such as Hitler and Stalin, have found strength in my teachings, mended their ways and been reborn as new persons."
Several Web sites quoted Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., as praising Moon at the event for "always standing up for what is right." In an interview Tuesday, Cummings said, "I don't recall saying that. That may have been confused with what I was saying (about Bishop Joseph Showell, a constituent being honored)."
The Rev. Walter Fauntroy, a Democrat, was the event's master of ceremonies and recipient of a peace award. Rep. Curt Weldon, R-Pa., also spoke.
http://www.azcentral.com
Rev. Moon calls self Messiah
About a dozen lawmakers are at the ceremony
Charles Babington and Alan Cooperman
Washington Post
Jun. 26, 2004 12:00 AM
WASHINGTON - More than a dozen lawmakers attended a congressional reception this year honoring the Rev. Sun Myung Moon, during which Moon declared himself the Messiah and said his teachings have helped Adolf Hitler and Josef Stalin be "reborn as new persons."
At the March 23 ceremony in the Dirksen Senate Office Building, Rep. Danny Davis, D-Ill., wore white gloves and carried a pillow holding an ornate crown that was placed on Moon's head. The South Korean-born businessman and religious leader then delivered a speech saying he was "sent to Earth . . . to save the world's 6 billion people."
"Emperors, kings and presidents . . . have declared to all Heaven and Earth that Reverend Sun Myung Moon is none other than humanity's Savior, Messiah, Returning Lord and True Parent," he added.
Details of the ceremony, first reported by Salon.com writer John Gorenfeld, have prompted several lawmakers to say they were misled organizers. Their complaints prompted a Moon-affiliated Web site to remove a video of the "Crown of Peace" ceremony two days ago, but other Web sites have preserved details.
Moon, 85, has been controversial for years. Renowned for officiating at mass weddings, he received an 18-month prison sentence in 1982 for tax fraud and conspiracy to obstruct justice. Among the more than 300 people who attended the ceremony was Sen. Mark Dayton, D-Minn., who now says he simply was honoring a constituent receiving a peace award and did not know Moon would be there. "We fell victim to it, we were duped," Dayton spokeswoman Chris Lisi said Tuesday.
"Everyone I talked to was furious," Lisi said. With Minnesotans demanding to know whether Dayton is affiliated with Moon, she said, the senator persuaded the St. Paul Pioneer Press to write an article allowing him to reply.
The event's organizers flew in nearly 100 honorees from all 50 states to receive state and national peace awards. The only "International Crown of Peace awards" went to Moon and his wife.
Some Republicans who attended the event, including Rep. Roscoe Bartlett, R-Md., said they did so mainly to salute the Washington Times, a conservative-leaning paper owned by Moon's organization. "I had no idea what would happen (regarding Moon's coronation and speech)," Bartlett said earlier this week.
But a key organizer, Archbishop George A. Stallings Jr., pastor of the Imani Temple, an independent African-American Catholic congregation in Washington, D.C., said Moon's prominent role should have surprised no one. He said a March 8 invitation faxed to all lawmakers stated that the "primary program sponsor" would be the "Interreligious and International Federation for World Peace (IIFWP), founded by Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Sun Myung Moon, who will also be recognized that evening for their lifelong work to promote interfaith cooperation and reconciliation." The invitation was signed by Davis and the Rev. Michael Jenkins, as co-chairmen of the IIFWP (USA).
The event's co-sponsors were the Washington Times Foundation, the United Press International Foundation, the American Family Coalition, the American Clergy Leadership Conference and the Women's Federation for World Peace, according to the invitation. Stallings, a former Roman Catholic priest who was married in Moon's church, said Moon's association with those organizations is well-known.
"You'd have to be deaf, dumb and blind to not know that any event that is sponsored by the Washington Times ... could involve the influence, or the potential presence, of the Reverend Moon," he said.
Use of the Dirksen Building requires a senator's approval. Dayton said he gave no such permission, and Stallings said the question of who did so is "shrouded in mystery."
Moon has claimed to have spoken in "the spirit world" with all deceased U.S. presidents, Jesus, Moses, Mohammed and others. At the March 23 event he said, "The founders of five great religions and many other leaders in the spirit world, including even communist leaders such as Marx and Lenin . . . and dictators such as Hitler and Stalin, have found strength in my teachings, mended their ways and been reborn as new persons."
Several Web sites quoted Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., as praising Moon at the event for "always standing up for what is right." In an interview Tuesday, Cummings said, "I don't recall saying that. That may have been confused with what I was saying (about Bishop Joseph Showell, a constituent being honored)."
The Rev. Walter Fauntroy, a Democrat, was the event's master of ceremonies and recipient of a peace award. Rep. Curt Weldon, R-Pa., also spoke.
It's a crazy world out there.