Clemency Report

Today’s world is torn by war, famine, pestilence, nuclear threats, tornados, hurricanes, floods, food poisoning, soaring gas prices, falling real estate markets, broken homes, confused society, child abuse, school shootings, political scandals, white collar crime, record high unemployment. . . . . . collapse of societies, threat of war, disease, mass depression, economic turmoil, food shortages, earthquakes, killing fields, global climate changes, world terrorism, and more!

WAR! FAMINE! DISEASE! PAIN! SORROW! DEATH! The earth is mourning under the weight of these oppressions! The earth is mourning under these horrific conditions! The earth is being torn and people are crying out in deep sorrow and pain!The world is being destroyed! What’s Missing? Peace is Missing! There is no Peace on the Earth!

God Offers Clemency to the Nations

Who Holds the Promise for World Peace?

Today’s world is torn by war, famine, pestilence, nuclear threats, tornados, hurricanes, floods, food poisoning, soaring gas prices, falling real estate markets, broken homes, confused society, child abuse, school shootings, political scandals, white collar crime, record high unemployment. . . collapse of societies, threat of war, disease, mass depression, economic turmoil, food shortages, earthquakes, killing fields, global climate changes, world terrorism, and more!

What’s Missing? Peace is Missing! There is no Peace on the Earth!

WAR! FAMINE! DISEASE! PAIN! SORROW! DEATH! The earth is mourning under the weight of these oppressions!The earth is mourning under these horrific conditions!The earth is being torn and people are crying out in deep sorrow and pain!

The world is being destroyed! Who holds the promise for world peace?
Do Politicians Hold the Promise for World Peace?
Do World Leaders Hold the Promise for World Peace?
Do Scientists Hold the Promise for World Peace?
Do Philanthropists Hold the Promise for World Peace?
Do Pharmaceutical Companies Hold the Promise for World Peace?
Does Technology Hold the Promise for World Peace?
Does Weather Forecasters Hold the Promise for World Peace?
Does the Stock Markets Hold the Promise for World Peace?
Does Health Market Hold the Promise for World Peace?Does Education Hold the Promise for World Peace?
Does Technology Hold the Promise for World Peace?
Does Education Hold the Promise for World Peace?
Do Religious Prophets Hold the Promise for World Peace?

Each daily prophesy to you peace by their means:

• Political prophets: "We can save you. We offer change and peace agreements."


• Scientific prophets: "We can save you. We offer scientific advancements."


• Philanthropists prophesy: "We can save you. We will inject funds into the system to find answers.


• Pharmaceutical prophets: "We can save you. We offer drugs."


• Technological prophets: "We can save you. We offer technology."


• Weather prophets: "We can save you. We will alert you before a disaster strikes."


• Economic prophets: "We can save you. We will show you how to invest securely for your future."


• Health gurus prophesy: "We can save you. We will teach you how to eat healthier so you can live well and live longer.


• Self Help gurus prophesy: "We can save you. We will teach you to tap into your inner power to change the world and create the life you desire."


• Education prophets: "We will save you. We will give you a better education."


• Religious prophets: "We will save you. We will help you find a scripture in the Bible you can stand on."

Yet with all the promise, each has also prophesied about the doom of the human race saying that society cannot endure another hundred years under the current chaos. So then, despite every endeavor of mankind to advance, God has continued to frustrate their efforts to save themselves. Can President Bush, or presidential hopefuls Obama or McClain resolve world problems? Can these world leaders resolve our problems: President Shimon Peres of Israel, Prime Minister Gordon Brown of United Kingdom, or President Nicolas Sarkozy of France?

NO! Politicians and world leaders do not hold the key to world peace.

• World peace is by God’s favor not by man’s laws.

War, famine, and pestilence is not a result of bad politics, lack of technology, bad investments, poor funding. War, famine, and pestilence is a result of man ignoring God’s covenant. Covenant joins us to God for His oversight and care. If we are removed from His covenant we are removed from His care.

WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS

God has the power to take away peace!

2 Chronicles 15:5-6: And in those times there was NO PEACE to him that went out, nor to him that came in, but great vexations were upon all the inhabitants of the countries. And nation was destroyed of nation, and city of city: for God did vex them with all adversity.

God Has the Power to Give Peace!

Leviticus 26:5 And I will give peace in the land, and ye shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid: and I will rid evil beasts out of the land, neither shall the sword go through your land.

NOAH’S FLOOD

Genesis 6:17:“And, behold, I, even I, [the Lord] do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.”

It is no secret that God flooded the earth in the days of Noah killing every man, woman, child, and animal except those whom He preserved alive in the ark. Satan didn’t do that—God did that.

SODOM AND GOMORRAH

Genesis 19:24-25: “Then the Lord rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven. And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.”

God rained fire and brimstone down from heaven upon Sodom and Gomorrah again killing every living thing, saving only Lot, his wife and two daughters. Satan didn’t do that—God did that.

PLAGUES OF EGYPT

Exodus 8:1-2: “And the Lord spake unto Moses, Go unto Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Let my people go, that they may serve me. And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs.”

It is no secret that it was God who smote Egypt with plagues and death as a message to Pharaoh and all Egypt and people in generations to come that He has the power to give peace and take it away.

We should heed this admonition:

Deut.7:9,10: “Know therefore that the Lord thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations; [10] And repayeth them that hate him to their face, to destroy them: he will not be slack to him that hateth him, he will repay him to his face.”

God has always identified Himself as a God of compassion to those who keep covenant with Him and a God of wrath against those who changed His testimonies and despise His judgments. This is not a new message but the same message God preached to mankind from the beginning of time.

What does God mean when He says, “I will repay him to his face.” God means to say, “I will show you your sins.” God will not allow man to justify himself and pass off God’s judgments as mere acts of “nature.” When God repays faithlessness to the face of any many or nation it is an act of God, not an act of nature. When God blesses a man or nation for keeping covenant with Him it is an act of God, not an act of nature.

We should heed this admonition:

“I call heaven and earth to record (testify) this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both you and your seed may live” (Deut.30:19).

God is again “calling upon heaven and earth to record this day against humanity, that He has set before each the choice of life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both you and your seed may live.”

How do the heavens and earth testify against man?

Deut.32:1-2: “Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass:

The heavens and earth were created for man’s good; is that the case today?
The answer is self evident as the daily news reports of war, famine, plagues, pestilence, earthquakes, tornadoes, fires, tsunami, hail, black-outs, and the seasons out of time. These are signs of the times.”

When man walks contrary to God, God has pledged to walk contrary to man. When they look for good then He will send evil. When they look to solve their own problems through their own resources God frustrates their efforts to make them stop and think.

God promised fruitful seasons, yet the daily news testifies of man’s sins. Indeed man continues to testify of his own plight of judgment under the hand of God, yet fails to testify of God. This is because humanity has forgotten their Creator and no longer acknowledges His signs to them.

In the days of the prophet Samuel the children of Israel abandoned God’s care and asked for a king to rule over them so that they could be just like the nations around them. God gave them their request, but also sent leanness into their hearts and gave them a sign that they had sinned in abandoning His care.

What was the sign of their sin and of God’s judgment against them? Samuel said, “Is it not wheat harvest to day? I will call unto the Lord, and he shall send thunder and rain; that ye may perceive and see that your wickedness is great, which ye have done in the sight of the Lord, in asking you a king. [18] So Samuel called unto the Lord; and the Lord sent thunder and rain that day: and all the people greatly feared the Lord and Samuel” (1Sam.12:17,18).

How would people respond today to the words of the prophet? Most would respond to the thunder and rain by waiting out the storm and finding a way around their problems.

That would be seen by God as “wicked” because they are exercising their aspirations with their principle around His judgments. But the children of Israel knew the sign of God’s judgment in the thunder and rain and feared not because of the rain, but because God was withdrawing His favor from them and setting a judgment against all their endeavors. He sent evil angels to afflict all aspects of their lifestyle including touching and afflicting their children.

Only by the power of God did Pharaoh ever come to the conclusion, “I and my people are wicked” (Ex.9:27). He was navigating his kingdom by his counselors and by the traditions of his fathers. All philosophies of the world will set challenges for new ideas in order to rectify life’s problems and justify their form of education to continue to navigate around God’s judgments.

So then, whatever people idolize God frustrates by setting a judgment upon their efforts. We clearly see God’s judgment upon nature, upon technology, and upon politics. Upon every nation, every tongue, and every people God has brought forth His judgments of war, famine, and pestilence. After billions of dollars spent in years of research, technological advancements have provided no hope to reform and redeem. The future is bleak. God has set a frustration upon all of man’s endeavors because they seek to advance themselves apart from Him.

Most choose to see God only in the light of His compassion and refuse to see God in the light of His wrath. Yes, God’s compassionate care has always existed—He sends the rain and fruitful seasons—however, God identified Himself as the one who kills and makes alive.

Ex.32:39, “See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand.”

Ex.34:14, “For thou shalt worship no other god: for the Lord, whose name is jealous, is a jealous God.”

Some disassociate God from His judgments by saying:

1. "That was just a fluke of nature."


2. "Mother Nature is acting up."


3. "That was just fate."


4. "That was just bad business or bad politics."

Plans are then set in place to “fix” the bad business or bad politics and to try to predict the next “fluke of nature” to keep one step ahead of the next outbreak. Is that how God planned for the human race to exist? from catastrophe to catastrophe? No. God’s plan was that humanity live in harmony with Him. And this is why He is offering healing to the nations. God is offering clemency to all who will come into covenant with Him.

Clemency to Rahab

God has offered clemency many times in the past. Take for example Rehab, who found peace and security in the walls of Jericho. In order for her to escape God’s pending judgment against Jericho she had to transition from the peace and security of a fortified city to the peace and security of the covenant faith of Israel. The transition that she made was called a choice of “faith” (Heb.11:31), which brought God’s clemency to and her and her family.
Notice that Rahab did not initiate this clemency on her own, but responded to the contact point sent out from Joshua (government) through whom God had issued His word.

God’s clemency for Rahab

• By His government


• By covenant truth


• By His Spirit

Lot, whom we mentioned earlier, also sought for temporal peace and security inside the walls of Sodom for he saw that those lands were “well watered every where, before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar” (Gen.13:10). The whole region was as the garden of God, but now it is mostly desert. Before God destroyed Sodom he communed with His friend Abraham and said:

Gen.18: 26, “And the Lord said, ‘If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.’”

God offered clemency to the people of Sodom and Gomorrah if He could find fifty righteous within the city. Abraham continued to speak to God and intercede for the people of the city, asking God to spare them for the sake of the righteous. God agreed to sparing the city if He could find but 10 righteous in the city.

The cities of Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed because God found only righteous Lot who spared his own household by his choice of faith. Lot too had to transition from the peace and security that brought comfort to his flesh to the peace and security that brought comfort to his soul. God offered this man and his family clemency from His judgment against Sodom and Gomorrah.

We gain another example of clemency from the book of Jonah. Upon the preaching of Jonah the people of Nineveh believed the word of the Lord and repented in prayers and fasting. Because of their choice of faith, God changed His mind and did not bring a judgment, rather gave them clemency. “And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did it not” (Jonah 3:10).

Throughout the Bible clemency always came through contact with God’s chosen judges, prophets, priests, and kings. All who come under the shadow of His wings, on His terms, brought upon themselves, their family, and city a great blessing.

The judgment of God’s wrath upon the earth during the time of the Tribulation is near and irreversible. Humanity can do nothing to repeal this course and this coming horrific time. No political negotiations will stop this terrible conclusion of history. Even now we are seeing the beginning of that time of sorrow, small glimpses of destruction that foreshadow things to come as each week in the news we hear of floods, hurricanes, fires, tsumanis, earthquakes, tornados, heat waves, diseases, epidemics, droughts, terrorism, bombings, brutalities, wars and economic collapses. No country is spared and no community is untouched. God is sending a message.

Again, God is now offering clemency to the nations of the world, that He may bring a healing to them. The Church has been lulled to sleep, having found refuge in a false hope of a better life. The world has sought a better tomorrow by human invention. The greatest minds of today understand that a better life and a better tomorrow is an illusion and that humanity is on a course of disaster. Where is true hope?

Most would ask “Why do I need clemency, I’ve done nothing wrong; I have a decent life and a decent moral value system.” It has always been difficult for humanity to reconcile between what they see and feel against what God spoke. When Jesus was bound standing before Pilate He was asked of Pilate, “Are you a king?” Jesus affirmed that He was indeed a king.

But, what Pilate saw before him was a contradiction and he must have thought to himself, “You stand before my throne bound and by my word you live or die. I don’t see a king, I see a Jewish peasant.” Yet Jesus’ perspective was from the throne of heaven and He said, “Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin” (Jn.19:11). Pilate was so moved by Jesus’ words that he sought to release him, yet as Jesus said, he had no power over Him in the first place.

Under the guise of personal principles, aspirations, and freedom of sovereignty mankind feels his imagination is empowered and he is a ruler over life and destiny. Although man has a play of the imagination, he does not have power of the imagination. Just as Pilate observed, the feeling of power over life is an illusion. It is God who gives life and God who takes life.

The comfort zones of humanity make it difficult to reconcile the need for God’s clemency. All is well when there is food on the table, a roof over the head and a steady paycheck. We are seeing how God can shift in a moment these seeming constants and reveal the false refuges man has put his trust in.

From the beginning God had set humanity apart for Himself and although He granted their sovereignty of choice to either serve Him or not serve Him, He clearly judges those choices accordingly. When the human race chose to serve themselves with other gods and forget their Creator God nevertheless continued to provide a testimony to Himself.

Ex.32:39, “See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand.”

Ex.34:14, “For thou shalt worship no other god: for the Lord, whose name is jealous, is a jealous God.”

What is clemency?

Clemency is God’s conditions of peace.

God’s conditions of peace is through the covenant of Jesus Christ. Isaiah 9:6, “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The PRINCE of Peace.”

If you would like to experience God’s peace and come under the shadow of His care we invite you to come into covenant with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.

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