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The Mystery of Lawlessness in Western Culture-Part I, explores the roots and rise of lawlessness within the Christian church as it is defined and described by the biblical authors, i.e. J-sus, the apostles Paul and John. Part II follows their predictions through the book of Revelation by tracing the record of prediction and fulfillment from the 1st century A.D. to the present day with consequences reaching far into the distant future for society and culture.
It is Friday, August 1, 2008 at 3:37 P.M. when defense Attorney Joe González walks into a Eagle Pass courtroom and finds District Judge Galaviz lying on the floor, surrounded by his bailiff , attorneys, and others. Judge Galaviz is dead of a massive heart attack. When Kevin Helms, the head of a prestigious law firm, calls González into his office the next day, he reveals that a large briefcase filled with fifty bundles of five thousand dollars each had been left in Judge Galaviz's chambers a few days before his death in a botched attempt to bribe him. The FBI is now involved and Helms wants González to assume the duties of the now vacated bench in an effort to catch whoever wanted Judge Galaviz's attention. A reluctant González finally agrees and must endure the criticism of those who do not think he is qualified to take over the bench while simultaneously becoming embroiled in drug trafficking and other issues taking place on the Texas/Mexico border. America and Mexico must work together to prevent a disaster to both countries while González faces an epidemic of violence, political conflicts, and religious beliefs, all while focusing on just one goal to stay alive.
For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work. -- 2 Thessalonians 2:7 France, by the revolution of 1789, began to spread the principles of that anarchy out of which Antichrist will arise. -- G.H. Pember According to the Bible, human government upon the earth will consummate in the reign of the Antichrist, who will be "the man of lawlessness" (2 Thess. 2:3). Even today the way is being prepared for this evil leader, by means of "the mystery of lawlessness," which is "already at work" to corrupt society (2 Thess. 2:7). This book considers the root causes of this corruption, and God''s response. FROM THE PREFACE So much of the spiritual struggle today is being played out in the political realm. To summarize what we will cover in this volume, at the very beginning of the Bible, in Genesis 1-11, we see the principles God laid down for the existence of a healthy society on the earth. These include a belief in God and His word; recognizing that God created mankind in a special way; that He created him "male and female," and others as well. We shall refer to these principles as the "Basic Laws." Within Western Civilization these Basic Laws have, at Satan''s instigation, been under assault by the Left ever since the French Enlightenment and French Revolution of the 1800s. This truly is a rebellion against God. In fact, it is the "apostasy" the Apostle Paul warned us of almost 2,000 years ago, which is now creating the conditions of lawlessness and anarchy in society that will prepare the way for the coming of the Antichrist (2 Thess. 2:3). Again, no Christian should have anything to do with that. FROM THE INTRODUCTION The Left in America today traces its ideological origins, not to the American Revolution, but to the French Revolution, and to the French Enlightenment that was the catalyst for that epochal event. In particular, its worldview is based upon the rejection of the Bible as the revealed word of God, and of the biblical norms for guiding society, that was promulgated during the French Enlightenment. The result of such a rejection is, necessarily, lawlessness, and so the wide acceptance in America of such an ideology has produced much of the chaos we currently see erupting in our society. Furthermore, this same principle of lawlessness is now working throughout the world to prepare the way for the coming of the Antichrist. __________________________ CONTENTS * Preface * Introduction Part One: The Kings of the Earth Take their Stand 1 What Is Lawlessness? 2 The Law Within: Our God-Created Nature 3 The Law Without: Three Classes of People 4 The Basic Laws 5 The Mystery of Lawlessness 6 The Apostasy Begins: The Enlightenment 7 The Enlightenment View of Man 8 The Fall, All Over Again 9 The Apostasy Breaks Out: The French Revolution 10 A Different Revolution 11 A Different Witness 12 The Fulfillment of a Great Prophecy 13 Denying Christ, Replacing God 14 The One Who Will Change the Laws 15 The Spirit of Leftism 16 The Left and the Basic Laws Part Two: He Who Sits in the Heavens 17 Warnings from the Bible 18 Where Will America Be? 19 Where Will You Be? 20 God''s Response: Establishing His Kingdom Epilogue Part Three: Appendices * Giving Thanks to God * Three Levels of Ruling * The Days of Our Lives * Some Thoughts on the Bible * A Prayer for Our Time * "As Commander of the Army of the Lord I Have Now Come" End Matter * Scripture Index * Works Cited * End Notes * Note Pages
(Ecc. 1:9) The thing that has been it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be; and there is no new thing under the sun. History constantly repeats itself, thereby becoming the pathway into the future. The things that have passed shall pass by again. (Lk. 21:28) Prophecy is written as both a warning and as a preparation. Mankind does not learn the hard lessons from repetitive history. (Mt. 24:48) All these things that the world is currently witnessing are the beginning of birth pains, indicating that birth is imminent. (2 Thess. 2:78) The revelation of the Mystery of Iniquity is soon to come. The Greek word for iniquity is anomia, which can be translated as illegality, violation of the law, or lawlessness. Iniquity, or lawlessness, was already at work during Pauls day, is presently at work in our day, and will be manifested in its fullness, one future day. The Mystery of Iniquity is in reference to the wicked one yet to come, who will be empowered, controlled, and inhabited by Satan. (Rev. 13:2). This is the totality of evil expressed and revealed through the union of one man with one demonic spirit. (Mt. 24:12) Because iniquity abounds, the love of many will grow cold and calloused, as the end time draws near, causing a massive increase in violence, brutality, murder, and hatred.
Dark Freedom reveals the unseen forces behind the demoralization of western culture. Exploring three thousand years of Western World History, Christian philosopher C.W. Steinle exposes the destabilizing errors of philosophy and religion that have slowly but surely led the world into darkness. Chapter by chapter the strongholds of ancient and modern Humanism crumble beneath the weight of honest evidence and sound logic. Each area of history and philosophy is developed so the reader can easily grasp their contribution to the overall progress of lawlessness. Christians are obsessed with identifying the Son of Perdition instead of recognizing the real and present danger - the spiritual forces of darkness that are already working against the Church to prepare the way for the Lawless One.Dark Freedom answers the deepest questions of our day: How did the Judeo-Christian principles which have guided the western world for the last two millennia yield to an existential philosophy that mocks the God of the Bible, His laws, and His people? How should the Church respond to the Liberalism and Individualism of the Enlightenment? Are the principles of authority and submission antiquated and barbaric? How does God's law operate in the age of grace?Part I explores what the Apostle Paul meant by calling lawlessness a mystery. The second chapter introduces some of the devil's most effective spiritual programs for undermining the Christian faith. The third chapter exposes these strongholds of darkness with the light of the God's Word. Part I concludes with an introduction to the wisdom of man expressed by the Classical Greek philosophers.Part II looks into the Institutional Church and its failures, which were sufficient to open the door to honest criticism, spawning the Renaissance, Reformation, and Enlightenment.Each chapter of Part III increases the reader's insight producing stunning and unforgettable epiphanies.Part IV brings the knowledge gleaned from all the previous chapters to a laser-sharp focus. Part V entertains some of the more plausible conspiracy theories concerning the organizations which might be employed by Satan to prepare the way for the Man of Sin.
A highly insightful study of three major movements in Roman Catholic theology over the past thirty years. This fascinating work of theological scholarship offers an exceptionally broad scope and powerfully unifying theme. Gaspar Martinez first offers penetrating interpretations of three major contemporary theologians working on three continents, in quite dissimilar historical, cultural, social, and economic situations. Then he goes on to illustrate how Johannes Metz, Gustavo GutiTrrez, and David Tracy each had a tensive ongoing relationship to the mid-twentieth century theologians and movements that formed them-Karl Rahner, nouvelle theologie, and Bernard Lonergan, respectively. Martinez brilliantly contextualizes each of these thinkers. In broad strokes, he sketches postwar Germany, postcolonial Peru, and the American century and shows how each man was formed by his era. He also examines the lines of influence and relationship between these theologians and some of their nontheological contemporaries: Metz and Adorno, Bloch, and Benjamin; GutiTrrez and Paulo Freire, JosT Carlos Mariategui, and the novelist JosT Marfa Arguedas; and Tracy and thinkers from Eliade and Ricoeur to Gadamer and Derrida.Martinez convincingly illustrates how each of these theologians in recent years has focused more directly on the mystery of God, entailing greater emphasis on spirituality and mysticism, with the consequence that the more properly theological their theologies have become the more they have become negative theologies.
Old-Time Religion Embracing Modernist Culture focuses on the founding generation of American fundamentalism in the 1920s and 1930s and their interactions with modernity. While there were culture wars, there was also an embrace. Through a book culture, fostered by liberal Protestants, and thriving periodicals, they strengthened their place in American culture and their adaptation helps explain their resilience in the decades to come. The most significant adaptation to modernist culture was the embrace of the modern, secular university as a model for evangelical higher education. After political battles along sectarian lines in the twenties, fundamentalists learned to compete in a pluralist society. By the thirties they were among the strongest supporters of Jews and began working with Catholics to fight communism. In politics and higher education they encountered issues of race, gender, and class. While opposing higher critics of the Bible, their approaches to texts were in some cases similar: a focus on the original languages, commitment to scholarship, ambiguities about both the role of reason and the interpretation of key doctrines. Several had graduate training, some even in European universities. With their views of end times, they continued innovative approaches to prophetic texts from nineteenth-century dispensationalists. In response to evolution and prophetic texts, in a time-conscious age, they also had innovative ideas about biblical time. Fundamentalists engaged in debate with Freud and, while rejecting his ideas, absorbed elements of psychology. Some understood William James’ effort to accommodate religion and modern ideas. Although rejecting John Dewey’s pragmatism, fundamentalists found value in studying modern philosophy. They tapped a secular, Enlightenment philosophy to defend their supernatural Christianity. Between the wars they even participated in the interest in Nietzsche. Usually dismissed as fractious, they rose above core differences and cooperated among themselves across denominational lines in building organizations. In doing so, they reflected both the ecumenism of the liberal Protestants and the organizational impulse in modern urban, industrial society. This study, the first to focus on the founding generation, also covers a broad spectrum of fundamentalists, from the Northeast, Midwest, the South, and the West Coast, including some often overlooked by other historians
"It seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us," the apostles declared at the conclusion of their council described in Acts 15. This apostolic council was the first of many councils to come as Christians sought to discern the will of God in the midst of historic challenges. The faithful continued to struggle to express their new apostolic faith in new words, new languages, new places and new times. Many issues--the interaction of science and faith, divinity and humanity, Church and State--continue to be pertinent today. This book tells the story of these struggles from the days of the New Testament to the fall of the city of Constantinople in AD 1453. It focuses on the Christian community in the eastern Mediterranean which became known as the Byzantine Empire. Each chapter examines the personalities and theologies entwined at the heart of conflicts that shaped the medieval world as well as the modern cultures of Greece, the Middle East and Eastern Europe.
For two years, Philip Gambone traveled the length and breadth of the United States, talking candidly with LGBTQ people about their lives. In addition to interviews from David Sedaris, George Takei, Barney Frank, and Tammy Baldwin, Travels in a Gay Nation brings us lesser-known voices a retired Naval officer, a transgender scholar and drag king, a Princeton philosopher, two opera sopranos who happen to be lovers, an indie rock musician, the founder of a gay frat house, and a pair of Vermont garden designers. In this age when contemporary gay America is still coming under attack, Gambone captures the humanity of each individual. For some, their identity as a sexual minority is crucial to their life s work; for others, it has been less so, perhaps even irrelevant. But, whether splashy or quiet, center-stage or behind the scenes, Gambone s subjects have managed despite facing ignorance, fear, hatred, intolerance, injustice, violence, ridicule, or just plain indifference to construct passionate, inspiring lives. Finalist, Foreword Magazine s Anthology of the Year Outstanding Book in the High School Category, selected by the American Association of School Libraries Best Book in Special Interest Category, selected by the Public Library Association "
All my books can be read online free at wayneodonnell.com. “Freely you have received, freely give” (Mt. 10:8). God uniquely created women for special ministries to the Lord, their families, their churches, and society. These ministries include submission, modesty, quietness, affection, and chastity. Such services women render to the Lord are like the precious ointment Mary of Bethany poured on the head and feet of Jesus. Women have performed some of the greatest spiritual works of all time. Only a woman believed Jesus when he said he was going to die, and anointed him for his burial (Mt. 26:12-13). And only a woman was given the privilege, of not merely of being the first to see Jesus after his resurrection, but of seeing him even before he ascended to the Father (Jn. 20:16-18). The first section of this book covers the Headcovering of 1 Corinthians 11, a church meeting observance, like the Lord’s Supper in the same chapter, that God gave the church through the apostles to keep the church different from the world in regards to authority structures and gender roles, during this age of apostacy and rebellion when “the mystery of lawlessness is already at work,” 2 Thess. 2:7. The second section is about the the Song of Solomon, God’s engagement, marriage, and lovemaking manual, that he gave us in the Bible because marriage and love-making are so important to him, our creator. The Song of Solomon is the only book in the Bible written entirely from a woman’s perspective, including even her thoughts by inspiration of the Spirit of God, though it was written by her husband. I present her story in the form of a play, adding a few comments, but mostly just helping the reader understand each scene and who is speaking. The third section is about the one-flesh union and its implications for chastity, adultery, polygamy, divorce, and remarriage. Egalitarianism has made people misunderstand the one-flesh union, the Biblical definition of adultery, and polygamy; which has made people misinterpret Jesus’ statements about divorce and remarriage; which has resulted in untold amounts of suffering over the centuries. A recurring theme of this book is that modern, egalitarian Bible teachers will bear the responsibility for the harm they do by letting their culture determine their interpretation of the Bible, instead of letting the Bible determine their evaluation of their culture. This book covers some difficult topics. I recommend considering other interpretations of the passages I dealt with, as long as they’re based on the details of the text itself, and not imposed on the text by the interpreter because of his culture. This book is intended to be both practical and polemical; for women, laymen, and theologians; and as a contribution to the battle of loving patriarchy against the increasing egalitarianism in modern societies which does so much harm to women. I think you’ll see from these chapters, that I strongly believe in “giving HONOR unto [woman], as unto the weaker vessel,” 1 Pet. 3:7. I also try to interpret the Bible according to “the law of kindness,” Prov. 31:26.