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JACK<br />
VAN IMPE<br />
MINISTRIES<br />
MARCH/APRIL 2008<br />
True-life documentary<br />
video shows Drs. <strong>Jack</strong> and<br />
Rexella <strong>Van</strong> <strong>Impe</strong> in a<br />
whole new light<br />
Don’t miss what’s inside<br />
A revelation from Dr. <strong>Van</strong> <strong>Impe</strong>..........page 3<br />
From Rexella’s heart............................page 18<br />
Letters We Love .......................................page 26
New video from Drs. <strong>Jack</strong><br />
and Rexella <strong>Van</strong> <strong>Impe</strong><br />
<strong>The</strong> amazing story of their soulwinning<br />
ministry<br />
<strong>The</strong> fascinating saga of Drs. <strong>Jack</strong> and Rexella <strong>Van</strong> <strong>Impe</strong>’s<br />
journey to unprecedented ministry is also the story of the<br />
dynamic forces God uses to shape us all. It’s the story of<br />
Conflicts and Conquests.<br />
This unique video dramatically spotlights Dr. <strong>Jack</strong> <strong>Van</strong><br />
<strong>Impe</strong>’s early life, the influences which shaped him<br />
and the history of his and Rexella’s powerful<br />
ministry together.<br />
Discover how <strong>Jack</strong> <strong>Van</strong> <strong>Impe</strong><br />
<strong>Ministries</strong> has become the tireless<br />
tool of the Master, bringing millions<br />
to salvation at the foot of the cross.<br />
It’s the ideal inspirational and practical teaching<br />
for you, as a follower of Christ intensely interested<br />
in Bible prophecy … and God’s truth you need to<br />
thrive in these latter days!<br />
Conflicts and Conquests DVD (DCCV)<br />
Conflicts and Conquests VHS (VCCV)<br />
Send a gift of $24.95<br />
Running time: 100 minutes CC
Now available<br />
on DVD/VHS<br />
by Dr. <strong>Jack</strong> <strong>Van</strong> <strong>Impe</strong><br />
What does God have in store for you? What’s your future?<br />
What does He want to do in you, and through you?<br />
I want to share with you the journey that Rexella and I have been on<br />
together ... to reveal what God has taught us ... to share the astonishing<br />
miracles, and the phenomenal life-lessons ... and through this amazing true<br />
story, equip YOU for the most effective and rewarding life possible in these<br />
latter days!<br />
Our new video, Conflicts and Conquests, is literally unlike anything we<br />
have ever released down through the years — a once-in-a-lifetime presentation.<br />
It is an astonishing story — the real-life account of our actual experiences —<br />
including many inside details that we have never revealed before.<br />
You’re going to travel through time, and witness the birth of this<br />
worldwide soul-winning ministry. You’re going to experience hair-raising<br />
encounters with incredible characters. You’re going to see faith being<br />
born, and growing. And all along the way, you’re going to be able to<br />
relate personally — and glean valuable insights for your own spiritual<br />
journey and your prophetic future!<br />
Whatever God has done for us, He can do for you — because “God<br />
is no respecter of persons” (Acts 10:34). You and Rexella and I will go<br />
on this fascinating expedition together — and I believe you’re going<br />
to have a dynamic encounter with God en route!<br />
Miracles will explode all around us! Your faith will soar!<br />
But perhaps most importantly of all, on this amazing road you<br />
will discover the life-changing truth about the inevitable conflicts<br />
of life ... how God brings victory out of difficult situations — to
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empower and strengthen you!<br />
And there is no question in these times just<br />
before Christ returns; every child of God will need<br />
His strength in order to carry on!<br />
In Conflicts and Conquests, I’ll tell you the<br />
difficult truth about my youth — my humble<br />
beginnings as the son of an alcoholic nightclub<br />
entertainer. I’ll share the inside story about how<br />
God got a hold of my family. (This episode alone<br />
will give you renewed faith to believe God for the<br />
salvation of your own unsaved loved ones!) I’ll<br />
also take you with me as I support my family<br />
during hard times, as my father goes to college<br />
to prepare for the ministry after his conversion.<br />
You’ll “be there” as my parents leave for the<br />
mission field, leaving me behind, at seventeen<br />
years of age. (My father apologized as he<br />
departed saying: “Son, I can’t even give you a<br />
five-dollar bill.”) You’ll learn to lean on the<br />
promises of God just as I did!<br />
To help my parents financially overseas, I<br />
held just about every job one can imagine. From<br />
the age of 14, I used to stand on the street corners<br />
with the Detroit News, the Times, and the Free<br />
Press, shouting, “Extra! Extra! Read all about it!”<br />
Next I had 175 customers on multiple paper routes<br />
— I would ride my bicycle all over the area with<br />
an enormous, bulging load of newspapers. I also<br />
worked at a golf course, carrying bags for four<br />
golfers at a time on a cart. I worked at a fruit<br />
stand. I worked as an accordion teacher. With no<br />
car, I got around on a motor scooter! And I<br />
trusted God on the basis of Philippians 4:19: “But<br />
my God shall supply all your need according to<br />
his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” And He did!<br />
I’ll show you how God will also provide for you.<br />
You’ll also “be there” as I get my start in<br />
ministry, playing the accordion at Billy Graham<br />
services — and as God leads me to begin preaching.<br />
<strong>The</strong>re will be close calls — like when my finger<br />
was nearly cut off in an accident before a concert<br />
— and there will be opposition. (By preachers<br />
who said “Your sermons are too strong against<br />
sin!”) You’re going to see the good, the bad, and<br />
the ugly — Rexella and I “pull no punches” as we<br />
reveal the conflicts we have faced in life. None of<br />
us is exempt! Yet as Romans 8:28 declares, “And<br />
we know that all things work together for good<br />
to them that love God, to them who are the<br />
called according to his purpose.”<br />
I think you should know how other ministers<br />
arrayed themselves against my ministry, strongly<br />
urging me to “soften my message” And we show<br />
you, in this video, the supernatural results that<br />
God gave, as a result of my determination to say<br />
exactly what the Lord called me to say!<br />
Let me take you to the moment when we<br />
prayed and God stopped the rain on two<br />
miraculous occasions ... and when God spared<br />
Rexella from a brutal assassin during a crusade<br />
... and when God protected us from an influenza<br />
epidemic ...<br />
You’ll re-live the drama of numerous death<br />
threats as we ministered at home and overseas ...<br />
plus close calls on airplanes ... demonic attacks<br />
... vicious hecklers attempting to disrupt<br />
evangelistic crusades ...<br />
You’ll be there as Rexella almost dies after a<br />
horrific auto accident!<br />
And yet — you’ll also discover, as we have:<br />
Life is full of conflicts — but if you have the<br />
Lord in your life, He will give you the conquests<br />
as well!<br />
<strong>The</strong>re is plenty of<br />
laughter, too, in<br />
Conflicts and<br />
Conquests, because<br />
God has used humor<br />
to help Rexella and<br />
me to get through a<br />
number of tough<br />
situations: “A merry<br />
heart doeth good<br />
like a medicine”<br />
(Proverbs 17:22).<br />
Let me take you to that destiny-shaping<br />
crossroads where I first began memorizing<br />
Scriptures — and to our astounding encounter<br />
with President Marcos of the Philippines where<br />
thousands were saved — and to our ministry in<br />
communist countries — and to the leap from<br />
crusades to television!<br />
Your faith will deepen ... you will be inspired<br />
and strengthened spiritually ... through the lifetransforming<br />
principles expressed throughout<br />
Conflicts and Conquests. I hope you’ll request it<br />
as you support <strong>Jack</strong> <strong>Van</strong> <strong>Impe</strong> <strong>Ministries</strong> globally<br />
this month. As you witness the panorama of our<br />
own life experiences, I truly believe that your life<br />
will never be the same!
This astounding video teaching from Drs.<br />
<strong>Jack</strong> and Rexella <strong>Van</strong> <strong>Impe</strong> will shock you!<br />
Rampant addiction — it’s a sign of the times! Now you’ll<br />
understand how God’s Word previews the bondage of<br />
alcoholism and drugs, tobacco, pornography, gambling, and<br />
more that we see all around us today!<br />
Send for this powerful video<br />
teaching, and you will learn<br />
about the biblical perspective<br />
on substance abuse ... the roots<br />
of addiction ... how to<br />
overcome addictions as<br />
notorious as alcoholism or as<br />
overlooked as gossip, lying or<br />
cursing. Request this video and<br />
help the one you love find<br />
freedom in Jesus Christ!<br />
Addictions DVD (DDDV)<br />
Addictions VHS (VDDV)<br />
Send a gift a of $24.95<br />
Running time: 100 minutes CC<br />
Alcohol: <strong>The</strong> Beloved Enemy<br />
by Dr. <strong>Jack</strong> <strong>Van</strong> <strong>Impe</strong> and Roger F. Campbell<br />
Dr. <strong>Van</strong> <strong>Impe</strong> addresses liquor and the Bible. <strong>The</strong> personal<br />
and social implications of problem drinking are vividly<br />
described in this biblically relevant and practical analysis.<br />
Every verse concerning wine, from Genesis to Revelation<br />
(232 references), is defined as fermented or unfermented<br />
to show what God says about this controversial subject.<br />
Alcohol: <strong>The</strong> Beloved Enemy book (BAL)<br />
Send a gift a of $9.95
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Parts I and II<br />
Video teaching from Drs. <strong>Jack</strong> and Rexella <strong>Van</strong> <strong>Impe</strong> explains<br />
how close we could be to the return of the Lord Jesus!<br />
<strong>The</strong> signs of the times are so clear today, even non-Christians believe the end of the world<br />
could be at hand! Are these the final moments of history’s countdown to Armageddon? Drs.<br />
<strong>Jack</strong> and Rexella <strong>Van</strong> <strong>Impe</strong> have produced an extensive video teaching, and comprehensive<br />
companion book, which prove — with the foundation of the Scriptures — that the world is NOT<br />
about to end, and in fact, that the world will never end!<br />
Discover the amazing answers to critical questions like these:<br />
• What is the greatest error made by nearly every Christian denomination?<br />
• What was the “big mistake” of the doomsday clock<br />
developed by scientists?<br />
• What are the facts about the Rapture,<br />
Second Coming, Armageddon and<br />
supposed world’s end?<br />
• What takes place at the Bema Seat, when,<br />
where and why does it happen?<br />
• What does the Bible really mean in<br />
references to time of the end?<br />
• What happens to the old heavens and<br />
earth?<br />
• What signs point to Christ’s return today?<br />
• How can we be sure the world does not<br />
end?<br />
You can make sure your family, friends and<br />
church are clear about the prophetic future.<br />
Send for this terrific video teaching series<br />
and bonus book today.<br />
11:59 <strong>The</strong> Countdown with bonus book<br />
Parts I & II DVD (D159P)<br />
11:59 <strong>The</strong> Countdown with bonus book<br />
Parts I & II VHS (V159P)<br />
Send a gift of $34.95<br />
Running Time: Part I — 75 minutes CC<br />
Running Time: Part II — 65 Minutes CC
By Dr. Charles McVety<br />
Dr. <strong>Jack</strong> <strong>Van</strong> <strong>Impe</strong><br />
A Gospel Giant with 2 Million Souls in His Account<br />
Over the years I have grown to know Dr. <strong>Jack</strong> <strong>Van</strong> <strong>Impe</strong> as a<br />
personal friend and as one of the spiritual giants of the Gospel.<br />
For sixty years, he has stead-fastly preached the Gospel to<br />
millions. Today we know him as a television preacher,<br />
broadcasting to every nation on earth.<br />
But for forty years Dr. <strong>Van</strong><br />
<strong>Impe</strong> preached 240<br />
citywide crusades and<br />
800 church crusades with more<br />
than 10 million people attending.<br />
Through television and in<br />
crusade preaching nearly 2<br />
million people accepted Christ<br />
as their personal Savior while<br />
listening to Dr. <strong>Van</strong> <strong>Impe</strong>. <strong>The</strong><br />
reason Dr. <strong>Jack</strong> <strong>Van</strong> <strong>Impe</strong> is so<br />
successful at winning souls is<br />
that he adheres to the Bible<br />
and preaches the Blood, the<br />
Resurrection, the Power and<br />
anointing of the Holy Spirit and<br />
the Return of Jesus Christ.<br />
Many know Dr. <strong>Van</strong> <strong>Impe</strong> as<br />
the Walking Bible. Miraculously,<br />
he has memorized over 15,000<br />
verses of the 31,102 verses of<br />
the Bible. During every telecast,<br />
Dr. <strong>Van</strong> <strong>Impe</strong> quotes numerous<br />
scriptures as if he is reading a<br />
teleprompter. I have been in<br />
his studio and he uses no such<br />
device.<br />
At an early age, <strong>Jack</strong> heard<br />
the call to ministry and attended<br />
the Detroit Bible College. His<br />
professors encouraged him to<br />
memorize scripture. During his<br />
ordination service he recited<br />
500 scripture verses. I asked<br />
<strong>Jack</strong>, “why do you quote so<br />
many Scriptures”? He answered<br />
“the opinions of men are<br />
meaningless, it is the Word of<br />
God that wins every debate”.<br />
<strong>The</strong>n he quoted Hebrews 4:12,<br />
“For the word of God is quick,<br />
and powerful, and sharper than<br />
any two-edged sword, piercing<br />
even to the dividing asunder of<br />
soul and spirit, and of the joints<br />
and marrow, and is a discerner<br />
of the thoughts and intents of<br />
the heart.”<br />
One of <strong>Jack</strong>’s favorite<br />
passages is Hebrews 9:22<br />
“Without the shedding of blood<br />
there is no remission of sin.”<br />
<strong>The</strong> Blood of Christ has been<br />
the centre of every sermon Dr.<br />
<strong>Van</strong> <strong>Impe</strong> has delivered. Many<br />
preachers today are afraid to<br />
preach about sin and judgment;<br />
they fear such preaching may<br />
cause some to leave, a drop in<br />
popularity or even decreased<br />
collections. <strong>The</strong>y appear to<br />
pattern their ministry after Dr.<br />
Phil or Anthony Robbins rather<br />
than Jesus Christ, but not Dr.<br />
<strong>Van</strong> <strong>Impe</strong>. He recently pointed<br />
out to viewers that the Bible<br />
speaks of sin and judgment<br />
over 1,400 times, therefore we<br />
must preach the Blood in<br />
season or out as commanded<br />
by 2 Timothy 4:2-4 that says,<br />
“Preach the word; be instant in
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season, out of season; reprove,<br />
rebuke, exhort with all long<br />
suffering and doctrine. For the<br />
time will come when they will<br />
not endure sound doctrine; but<br />
after their own lusts shall they<br />
heap to themselves teachers,<br />
having itching ears; And they<br />
shall turn away their ears from<br />
the truth, and shall be turned<br />
unto fables.”<br />
His first public ministry<br />
was on the platform with Billy<br />
Graham at a Youth for Christ<br />
Rally in London, Ontario. At the<br />
age of 17, his parents moved to<br />
Belgium as missionaries and<br />
left young <strong>Jack</strong> alone to support<br />
himself and their missionary<br />
work. <strong>Jack</strong> worked hard as he<br />
sold newspapers on the corner,<br />
serviced paper routes, was a<br />
golf course caddy, fruit stand<br />
operator and accordion teacher.<br />
He learned that God’s Word<br />
was true when it says “My God<br />
shall supply all your needs”<br />
(Philippians 4:19).<br />
After working with Youth<br />
for Christ at many large events,<br />
God called <strong>Jack</strong> to step out<br />
and preach saying “woe is me<br />
if I preach not the Gospel” (1<br />
Corinthians 9:16). As he<br />
preached the resurrection of<br />
Jesus Christ many believed and<br />
gave their lives to the Lord.<br />
<strong>Jack</strong> proclaims Christ who said<br />
“And I, if I be lifted up from the<br />
earth, will draw all men unto<br />
me” (John 12:32). His church<br />
crusades began to grow in<br />
number and size filling some<br />
of the largest churches in the<br />
country,<br />
Hundreds of pastors called<br />
upon <strong>Jack</strong> to come and preach,<br />
so he started to gather churches<br />
together, city-by-city to hold<br />
larger events. God blessed his<br />
message as he remained faithful<br />
to the central focus of the<br />
Gospel, the shedding of the<br />
Blood and the Resurrection of<br />
Christ. For the next three<br />
decades, <strong>Jack</strong> and his wife<br />
Rexella ministered in 240 cities<br />
in every state filling arenas,<br />
coliseums and stadiums. In<br />
Hershey, Pennsylvania more<br />
than 10,000 people filled the<br />
stands every night and<br />
hundreds received Christ.<br />
His life changing message<br />
stirred many to protest as they<br />
did not like holiness preaching<br />
against alcohol, cigarettes,<br />
drugs and crime. Seven times<br />
the <strong>Van</strong> <strong>Impe</strong>’s endured serious<br />
death threats but they stood on<br />
Isaiah 54:17 that promises: “No<br />
weapon that is formed against<br />
thee shall prosper.”<br />
<strong>The</strong> Lord protected the <strong>Van</strong><br />
<strong>Impe</strong>’s not only from the known<br />
threats, but also the unknown.<br />
After the last evening meeting<br />
of a crusade in Wichita Kansas,<br />
Rexella told <strong>Jack</strong> that she was<br />
tired and was going to slip out<br />
of the back after the invitation<br />
and go to the hotel to rest. She<br />
walked the 2 blocks to the<br />
hotel all alone and went to<br />
their room on the 7 th floor. Not<br />
long after that, she heard Dr.<br />
<strong>Van</strong> <strong>Impe</strong> yelling out in the<br />
hallway. When he stepped out<br />
of the elevator on the 7 th floor<br />
he saw a man lying on the floor<br />
looking under the door where<br />
Rexella was. Dr. <strong>Van</strong> <strong>Impe</strong><br />
grabbed him, picked him up off<br />
the floor and asked him what<br />
he was doing. <strong>The</strong> man said<br />
that he had come out of his<br />
room across the hall and must<br />
have fainted and that was<br />
where Dr. <strong>Van</strong> <strong>Impe</strong> found him.<br />
After he left the <strong>Van</strong> <strong>Impe</strong>’s<br />
discovered that no one else<br />
was staying on the floor that<br />
night. <strong>The</strong>n in 2005 Dr. <strong>Van</strong><br />
<strong>Impe</strong> was reading the paper<br />
when he saw the picture of<br />
Dennis Rader, the BTK killer<br />
and he turned to Rexella and<br />
told her that he thought that this<br />
was the man who was looking<br />
under her door in Wichita.<br />
In Mark 16:15 Jesus said<br />
“Go ye into all the world, and<br />
preach the gospel to every<br />
creature.” Dr. <strong>Van</strong> <strong>Impe</strong><br />
expanded his ministry overseas<br />
and preached under the Power<br />
of the Holy Spirit in more than<br />
50 countries. In Panama, the<br />
communist revolutionaries<br />
took over the country and<br />
threatened Dr. <strong>Van</strong> <strong>Impe</strong>’s life.<br />
His meetings grew so large<br />
they had to move into the open<br />
air where Dr. <strong>Van</strong> <strong>Impe</strong> could<br />
have easily been shot. God<br />
protected them as they moved<br />
on to the Philippines where<br />
President Ferdinand Marcos<br />
gave approval for Dr. <strong>Van</strong> <strong>Impe</strong><br />
to go into the Universities and<br />
minister to the youth. In just<br />
one month 6,514 new converts<br />
met Christ. <strong>The</strong> <strong>Van</strong> <strong>Impe</strong>’s<br />
then moved on to Seoul, South
Korea and may other countries.<br />
Throughout his years as an<br />
Evangelist, Dr. <strong>Van</strong> <strong>Impe</strong> knew<br />
of the importance of preaching<br />
the Return of Christ. Jesus was<br />
a prophecy preacher therefore<br />
we must follow His example.<br />
Remember it was Christ that<br />
sent His angel to give the<br />
message of the book of<br />
Revelation to John (Revelation<br />
22:16). Jesus preached about<br />
His return in Matthew 24; Mark<br />
13, and in Luke 17 and 21. 1<br />
<strong>The</strong>ssalonians 4:18 tells us to<br />
comfort one another with the<br />
message of the Rapture. <strong>The</strong><br />
preaching of prophecy leads<br />
millions of souls to Christ<br />
every year therefore it must be<br />
proclaimed.<br />
After seeing over 1 million<br />
accept Christ, God spoke to Dr.<br />
<strong>Van</strong> <strong>Impe</strong> in the late 80’s. He<br />
showed him how he could<br />
reach more souls for Christ on<br />
television than in crusades. <strong>The</strong><br />
average cost of a live crusade<br />
was $10 per attendee. Through<br />
television Dr. <strong>Van</strong> <strong>Impe</strong> could<br />
reach souls with the same<br />
message for less than 3 cents<br />
per person. Drs. <strong>Jack</strong> and<br />
Rexella made the decision to<br />
go on TV and then traveled to<br />
Belgium to see his relatives<br />
where the Devil tried to stop<br />
them. A bus went out of control<br />
and landed on their car. Dr. <strong>Van</strong><br />
<strong>Impe</strong> was shaken up but was<br />
okay. Rexella however was<br />
thrown from the car and lay<br />
unconscious on the pavement.<br />
<strong>Jack</strong> prayed for her survival<br />
and she awakened, but with<br />
serious injuries and broken<br />
bones.<br />
Three weeks later with her<br />
arm in a cast, Dr. <strong>Jack</strong> and<br />
Rexella began their television<br />
ministry. Today they are seen in<br />
every nation on the globe and<br />
they still deliver the life changing<br />
message of the Gospel of Jesus<br />
Christ.<br />
Dr. <strong>Van</strong> <strong>Impe</strong> still loves the<br />
Bible and obeys the verse that<br />
says “Study to show thyself<br />
approved unto God, a workman<br />
that needeth not to be ashamed,<br />
rightly dividing the word of<br />
Truth” (2 Timothy 2:15). He has<br />
now studied God’s Word for<br />
over 100,000 hours and has read<br />
over 11,000 books. Dr. <strong>Van</strong> <strong>Impe</strong><br />
reads 100 periodicals a week<br />
and one book per day. He has<br />
earned 4 doctorates and has<br />
received 13 honorary doctorates,<br />
including one from Canada<br />
Christian College in 2005.<br />
To this day Dr. <strong>Van</strong> <strong>Impe</strong><br />
remains true to the Gospel.<br />
While other preachers focus<br />
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Dear Dr.<strong>Van</strong> <strong>Impe</strong><br />
You threw me an anchor<br />
over and over again in the<br />
wee hours of the early<br />
morning..<br />
Dear Dr.<strong>Van</strong> <strong>Impe</strong><br />
Thank you for being such<br />
a hard-working servant<br />
that is willing to spread the<br />
Word of God to those who<br />
may have never heard or<br />
understood it.<br />
on positive thinking, seeker<br />
sensitive felt needs or<br />
motivational encouragement,<br />
Dr. <strong>Van</strong> <strong>Impe</strong> continues to keep<br />
to the Word and preach the<br />
cleansing power of the Blood<br />
of Christ, the miracle of the<br />
Resurrection of our Lord, and<br />
the blessed hope of the Return<br />
of Christ. Dr. <strong>Van</strong> <strong>Impe</strong> lifts<br />
Jesus Christ up and God has<br />
drawn over 2 million souls to<br />
His Son. He is still running the<br />
race and fighting the good fight<br />
of faith sixty years since he<br />
began. If you do the math it<br />
appears he began his ministry<br />
when he was 7, however, it is<br />
possible that he is older than 67.<br />
One day we will all be judged<br />
and held accountable for the<br />
opportunities God has given us<br />
to win souls. Some preachers<br />
will hear the Lord say “why do<br />
you call me Lord but you don’t<br />
do what I say” (Luke 6:46).<br />
Dr. <strong>Van</strong> <strong>Impe</strong> will surely hear<br />
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• What entity is powerful enough to<br />
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March-April 2008 | Perhaps Today | 13<br />
“MIDEAST ATOMIC PROGRAMS<br />
APOCALYPTIC”<br />
<strong>The</strong> Jerusalem Post<br />
reports: “Egyptian and Saudi<br />
Arabian intentions to begin or<br />
revive their nuclear programs<br />
in the face of Iran’s continued<br />
race toward nuclear power<br />
present an ‘apocalyptic scenario’<br />
for Israel as well as for the rest<br />
of the world, Strategic Affairs<br />
Minister Avigdor Lieberman<br />
told <strong>The</strong> Jerusalem Post.<br />
Lieberman’s remarks came a<br />
week after Egyptian President<br />
Hosni Mubarak announced a<br />
decision to restart his country’s<br />
nuclear program… Iranian<br />
President Mahmoud<br />
Ahmadinejad announced that<br />
his country had begun<br />
operating 3,000 centrifuges for<br />
the enrichment of uranium.<br />
‘If Egypt and Saudi Arabia<br />
begin nuclear programs, this can<br />
bring an apocalyptic scenario<br />
upon us,’ Lieberman told the<br />
Post. ‘<strong>The</strong>ir intentions should<br />
be taken seriously and the<br />
declarations being made now<br />
are to prepare the world for<br />
when they decide to actually<br />
do it.’<br />
Lieberman also said Pakistan<br />
was a major threat to Israel<br />
due to the political instability<br />
there and the fact that the<br />
country had ‘missiles, nuclear<br />
weapons and a proven<br />
capability.’<br />
‘We hope there will be<br />
stability and the [Pakistani]<br />
nuclear weapons won’t fall into<br />
radical hands,’ he said. ‘If the<br />
Taliban or [al-Qaida leader<br />
Osama] bin Laden get control<br />
[of Pakistan] they will have<br />
nuclear weapons for terror use<br />
and they don’t hide their<br />
opinions about Israel.’<br />
Lieberman, whose office is<br />
in charge of coordinating Israel’s<br />
efforts against the Iranian<br />
threat, blasted International<br />
Atomic Energy Agency chief<br />
Mohamed ElBaradei as a major<br />
obstacle to the West’s efforts to<br />
impose further sanctions on<br />
Iran.<br />
‘He is part of the problem,<br />
not part of the solution,’<br />
Lieberman said. ‘ElBaradei’s<br />
behavior has not succeeded in<br />
solving anything like North<br />
Korea or Libya’s nuclear<br />
programs. And instead of<br />
criticizing Iran, he finds it right<br />
to criticize Israel.’<br />
Lieberman said ElBaradei<br />
was delaying the UN Security<br />
Council’s consideration of a<br />
new round of sanctions by not<br />
publishing the new IAEA<br />
report on the status of Iran’s<br />
nuclear program.<br />
‘<strong>The</strong>y [the IAEA and<br />
ElBaradei] are allowing Iran to<br />
stall for time and to launder its<br />
nuclear program,’ Lieberman<br />
said…” Warn the people<br />
(Ezekiel 3:17-19; Acts<br />
20:31).<br />
GEOLOGIST’S PROPHECY: HOLY<br />
LAND OVERDUE FOR A MAJOR<br />
EARTHQUAKE<br />
<strong>The</strong> World Tribune reports:<br />
“Based on 400-year historical<br />
cycles and the pattern of recent<br />
tremors, the Middle East should<br />
be expecting a major earthquake<br />
in the near future, a geologist<br />
said.<br />
A leading Israeli geologist<br />
has assessed that the Middle<br />
East, particularly, the Levant,<br />
was ripe for a major earthquake.<br />
<strong>The</strong> geologist based his forecast<br />
on seismological data as well<br />
as historical patterns.<br />
‘All of us in the region<br />
should be worried,’ Shmuel
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Marco, a geologist at Tel Aviv<br />
University, said.<br />
Seismologists have often<br />
warned of the prospect of a<br />
major earthquake in the Middle<br />
East. <strong>The</strong> Levant has undergone<br />
a series of serious tremors on<br />
the magnitude of five on the<br />
Richter Scale, but without<br />
causing significant damage.<br />
On Nov. 20, an earthquake<br />
measuring 5.1 on the Richter<br />
Scale shook Israel and Jordan.<br />
<strong>The</strong> earthquake, whose epicenter<br />
was in the area of the Dead Sea,<br />
did not cause major damage.<br />
Marcos, a member of Tel<br />
Aviv University’s Department<br />
of Geophysics and Planetary<br />
Sciences, has sought to predict<br />
the next major earthquake in<br />
the Levant through historical<br />
examination. <strong>The</strong> geologist has<br />
examined ancient records from<br />
the Vatican and other religious<br />
sources in his research.<br />
<strong>The</strong> major earthquakes in<br />
the Levant took place along the<br />
Jordan Valley. Earthquakes<br />
were reported in 31 BCE, 363<br />
CE, 749 CE and 1033 CE.<br />
‘So roughly, we are talking<br />
about an interval of every 400<br />
years,’ Marcos said. ‘If we follow<br />
the patterns of nature, a major<br />
quake should be expected any<br />
time because almost a whole<br />
millennium has passed since the<br />
last strong earthquake of 1033.’<br />
Based on history, Marcos<br />
predicts a major earthquake<br />
that would affect Israel, Jordan,<br />
Palestinian Authority and Syria.<br />
He said the sites important to<br />
Christianity, Islam and Judaism<br />
could be particularly<br />
vulnerable…” Revelation 16:18<br />
might be fulfilled at Christ’s<br />
return upon the Mount of<br />
Olives (Zechariah 14:4).<br />
AHMADINEJAD: ISRAEL WILL NOT LAST<br />
YnetNews.com reports: “Iranian President Mahmoud<br />
Ahmadinejad predicted that Israel would not survive, as<br />
he lashed out at the US-hosted conference seeking to<br />
relaunch the Middle East peace process.<br />
‘It is impossible that the Zionist regime can last,’ the<br />
government mouthpiece website of state broadcasting<br />
quoted Ahmadinejad as saying in a cabinet meeting.<br />
‘Deterioration is in the nature of this regime as it has<br />
been built on aggression, lying, crime and wrongdoing,’<br />
he added.<br />
He said the meeting uniting Israeli and Palestinian<br />
leaders in Annapolis, Maryland has ‘failed already and<br />
was stillborn. It lacked the cornerstones of effective<br />
political work’.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Islamic republic - which has made non-recognition<br />
of Israel one of its main ideological themes - has been<br />
left isolated by the attendance at the meeting of Saudi<br />
Arabia and its chief regional ally Syria…” Israel will<br />
last forever as the angel Gabriel informed the<br />
Virgin Mary (Luke 1:32,33) [Jacob]. Jacob changes<br />
his name to Israel “Jacob whom he named Israel”<br />
(II Kings 17:34).
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A<br />
By Dr. Rexella <strong>Van</strong> <strong>Impe</strong><br />
PEACE<br />
IN A<br />
TROUBLED<br />
WORLD<br />
In the light of all that is going<br />
on in our world today it may<br />
sound strange to hear that you<br />
can have peace in a troubled<br />
world. In our beloved country<br />
everyday we have:<br />
• 10 teens commit suicide<br />
• 135,000 teens bring a gun to school<br />
• 7,742 teens become sexually active<br />
• 2,705 teen girls get pregnant<br />
• 1,106 teen girls have abortions<br />
• 211 teens are arrested for drug abuse<br />
• 437 teens are arrested for drinking or<br />
drunk driving<br />
• 623 teens get a sexually transmitted<br />
disease<br />
• 1,512 teens drop out of school<br />
• 1,629 teens are in adult jails
As shocking as this is, it is<br />
not only a national dilemma, but<br />
also a global plague. Jesus knew<br />
this situation would engulf the<br />
entire world prior to His return<br />
by prophesying that “iniquity<br />
would abound” but He added<br />
“Let not your heart be troubled”.<br />
What did He mean by this<br />
reassuring statement of comfort?<br />
I want to let you in on the<br />
greatest truth I know. Everything<br />
I can say about real peace is<br />
centered in this fact. Without it,<br />
none of us can ever be genuinely<br />
at rest.<br />
This truth has transformed<br />
millions of people throughout<br />
the history of the world. It has<br />
made derelicts into saints,<br />
hypocrites into godly men and<br />
women, and sinners into children<br />
of God. It is the truth of salvation<br />
in Jesus Christ.<br />
<strong>The</strong> greatest spiritual truth<br />
of all is what God has done to<br />
redeem us from our sin. By giving<br />
His Son to die in our place, God<br />
has paid the price of our sin<br />
and is able to save us from the<br />
bondage and dissatisfaction<br />
that comes with it.<br />
Let me clearly say that I am<br />
not speaking of religion. Many<br />
people who are religious know<br />
nothing about salvation. Religion<br />
is of human origin, and it almost<br />
always requires that we do<br />
something. God’s salvation,<br />
however, is entirely His work<br />
You do not have to work<br />
to make yourself righteous.<br />
You do not have to become deserving of God’s<br />
grace. All the work has been done by God<br />
Himself, and He offers His grace freely to those<br />
who will receive it by faith!<br />
on our behalf. It requires<br />
absolutely nothing, since God<br />
has already accomplished all<br />
that is necessary. Our part is to<br />
simply accept it by faith.<br />
What sin does to us<br />
Some may have difficulty<br />
realizing the fact that all of us<br />
are sinners. Yes, we all know<br />
people who are good, moral,<br />
honest, generous, thoughtful<br />
human beings. Surely they are<br />
not sinners — are they?<br />
From God’s perspective, the<br />
answer is “yes.” Because His<br />
standard is absolute holiness —<br />
one hundred percent perfection<br />
— the issue is not how many<br />
sins we commit or what kind of<br />
sins we commit, but if we have<br />
sinned at all. And Scripture is<br />
clear that none of us can honestly<br />
say we have never chosen to do<br />
wrong: “For all have sinned,<br />
and come short of the glory of<br />
God” (Romans 3:23).<br />
In the presence of absolute<br />
holiness, even the smallest sin<br />
is as offensive and out of place<br />
as the darkest, most heinous<br />
act of evil one can imagine.<br />
Because God is so completely<br />
holy and uncompromisingly<br />
righteous, He cannot permit sin<br />
to exist in His presence. And<br />
the only just penalty for sin is<br />
death, “For the wages of sin is<br />
death” (Romans 6:23).<br />
But just as God is holy,<br />
righteous, and just, Scripture<br />
also informs us that He is a God<br />
of mercy and love. Because of<br />
His great love for us, He does not<br />
wish to condemn us without<br />
mercy. Since in His righteousness<br />
He cannot simply overlook sin,<br />
He found a way that He could<br />
make us righteous without<br />
compromising His own holiness.<br />
However, it cost Him the sacrifice<br />
of His Son!<br />
Perhaps the most familiar<br />
verse in all of Scripture is John<br />
3:16, “For God so loved the<br />
world, that he gave his only<br />
begotten Son, that whosoever<br />
believeth in him should not<br />
perish, but have everlasting<br />
life.” That verse, more than any<br />
other, has opened people’s eyes<br />
to the truth of God’s salvation<br />
and the way to real satisfaction.<br />
Salvation explained<br />
What this all means is that<br />
you do not have to earn God’s<br />
approval. You do not have to<br />
work to make yourself righteous.<br />
You do not have to become<br />
deserving of God’s grace. All<br />
the work has been done by God<br />
Himself, and He offers His<br />
grace freely to those who will<br />
receive it by faith!<br />
Nothing gives a greater
20 | Perhaps Today | March-April 2008<br />
<strong>The</strong> only thing any of us<br />
can point to that makes us<br />
acceptable to God<br />
is the work of Jesus Christ on our behalf. We<br />
must simply trust Him with childlike faith and<br />
receive His gift of eternal life.<br />
sense of personal worth than<br />
the truth that God loves us so<br />
much that He gave His Son to<br />
pay the price for our sins. And<br />
nothing on earth brings more<br />
complete satisfaction than the<br />
confidence of knowing you are<br />
secure in God’s salvation.<br />
May I ask you some important<br />
personal questions? What are<br />
you counting on to make<br />
yourself acceptable to God? If<br />
you were to stand before Him<br />
and give an account of your life,<br />
what could you point to that<br />
might make you acceptable to<br />
Him? Would it be your own<br />
works of righteousness? I hope<br />
not, because Isaiah 64:6 says,<br />
“all our righteousnesses are as<br />
filthy rags.” God cannot accept<br />
works of righteousness from<br />
unrighteous people. Would you<br />
point to your heritage?<br />
Scripture is clear that salvation<br />
is not anyone’s birthright. In<br />
fact, Jesus said, “Except a man<br />
be born again, he cannot see<br />
the kingdom of God” (John 3:3).<br />
<strong>The</strong> only thing any of us can<br />
point to that makes us acceptable<br />
to God is the work of Jesus<br />
Christ on our behalf. We must<br />
simply trust Him with childlike<br />
faith and receive His gift of<br />
eternal life (see Romans 6:23).<br />
Be sure<br />
How grateful I am that I was<br />
privileged to grow up in a<br />
Christian home. My parents,<br />
two brothers (Bob and Don),<br />
and I attended a fine church,<br />
and Christianity was our way of<br />
life. By age 5, I was singing in<br />
church and even introducing my<br />
own songs. I loved performing<br />
in church services and felt good
March-April 2008 | Perhaps Today | 21<br />
about almost everything in my<br />
life during those early years.<br />
As a little girl, I was impressed<br />
with the importance of telling<br />
others about Jesus. In grade<br />
school, I received permission to<br />
read a Bible story to my class<br />
each day. When I reached junior<br />
high, I witnessed to my<br />
classmates often and invited<br />
many of them to the services<br />
and activities of my church.<br />
Entering high school, I<br />
maintained a positive outward<br />
witness because I loved this<br />
way of life. Still, deep within, I<br />
began to sense that all was not<br />
well in my relationship with God.<br />
Sometimes during those years<br />
serious doubts about my<br />
salvation entered my mind and<br />
my soul. However, I simply<br />
brushed them aside as<br />
groundless. After all, I had<br />
known about the Lord all my<br />
life, and a great part of my time<br />
was occupied in church<br />
activities.<br />
<strong>The</strong> moment of truth came<br />
during a Sunday evening<br />
service at our church. I was<br />
almost 17, and I was asked to<br />
be the soloist for that very<br />
service. My pastor spoke with<br />
his usual Biblical soundness,<br />
enthusiasm and earnestness,<br />
and although following my solo<br />
I had taken a seat in the rear of<br />
the auditorium, I was well<br />
within reach of the convicting<br />
power of the Holy Spirit.<br />
Before the pastor had<br />
finished his message, I was<br />
aware of my need to trust Christ<br />
as my personal Savior. Unable<br />
to retain my composure, I left<br />
the auditorium and headed for<br />
my parents’ car to be alone.<br />
Seeing my abrupt exit and<br />
tears, my father followed me to<br />
his car and asked “Rexella what<br />
is wrong?”<br />
“Oh, Dad,” I sobbed, “I’ve<br />
deceived my own heart. I’ve<br />
deceived the pastor and you and<br />
our whole church. I have known<br />
about the Lord all my life, but I<br />
don’t really know Him.”<br />
It was a difficult and<br />
emotional moment for my<br />
father — but with wisdom and<br />
love he handled my moment of<br />
decision scripturally and with<br />
compassion. Resisting the<br />
temptation to sooth my<br />
feelings, he tenderly advised,<br />
“Be sure, Rexella.”<br />
A few weeks later, my older<br />
brother (whom I had always<br />
admired and respected for his<br />
consistent Christian life)<br />
learned of my soul’s distress<br />
when he heard me crying in my<br />
room. He knelt beside me and<br />
tenderly led me through God’s<br />
plan of salvation. Although I<br />
Since He has<br />
forgiven me<br />
and paid the price for<br />
my sins with the blood<br />
of His own Son, I know<br />
I have nothing to fear.<br />
Dear Dr. <strong>Van</strong> <strong>Impe</strong><br />
I really enjoyed the<br />
testimony by Rexella in<br />
your recent newsletter. It<br />
was very uplifting and<br />
encouraging to me.<br />
had known all these facts for<br />
years, I had never applied<br />
them. Now I knew I could not<br />
wait any longer. <strong>The</strong>re in my<br />
bedroom I lost all of my religion<br />
and took Jesus Christ as my<br />
personal Savior and Lord. At<br />
last I was sure of my salvation.<br />
What a tremendous sense of<br />
freedom and peace filled my<br />
soul! Joy and contentment<br />
became my daily experience,<br />
and since that day I have never<br />
been uncertain about my<br />
standing before God. Since He
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One of the most powerful<br />
promises of the Bible<br />
is that, once you have become God’s child,<br />
He will never leave you or forsake you.<br />
Dear Dr. <strong>Van</strong> <strong>Impe</strong><br />
I loved reading Rexella’s<br />
beautiful thoughts on taking<br />
the time to look and listen<br />
to the things that our Lord<br />
has forgiven me and paid the<br />
price for my sins with the blood<br />
of His own Son, I know I have<br />
nothing to fear. When I sing, or<br />
serve God in any way (on our<br />
TV program) it is for His glory<br />
and not for the praise of men.<br />
His grace and love to me are<br />
more satisfying than any amount<br />
of money, prestige, or human<br />
recognition could ever be.<br />
<strong>The</strong> great transition<br />
One of the most powerful<br />
promises of the Bible is that,<br />
once you have become God’s<br />
child, He will never leave you<br />
or forsake you (see Hebrews<br />
13:5). Jesus himself said in John<br />
6:37, “him that cometh to me I<br />
will in no wise [for any reason]<br />
cast out.” And at no time during<br />
one’s life will the knowledge<br />
and comfort of this blessed<br />
promise be more satisfying and<br />
assuring than at the hour though<br />
which each of us must one day<br />
pass — the hour of death.<br />
I know from personal<br />
experience what it is like to face<br />
death and then to be spared by<br />
the omnipotent hand of God. I<br />
have also seen, from a human<br />
perspective, the completion of<br />
this transition in the lives of<br />
children of God who were very<br />
near and dear to me — my<br />
father and mother. <strong>The</strong>refore, I<br />
can tell you truthfully and<br />
experientially that there is no<br />
greater peace — both for the<br />
one who is passing and those<br />
who are left behind — than to<br />
know that when a believer’s life<br />
on earth ends, he is immediately<br />
ushered into the presence of<br />
Jesus for all eternity.<br />
Our Blessed Hope<br />
I love this time of the year!<br />
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glorious Resurrection.<br />
It is because of His<br />
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where is thy sting? O grave,<br />
where is thy victory? <strong>The</strong> sting<br />
of death is sin; and the strength<br />
of sin is the law. But thanks be<br />
to God, which giveth us the<br />
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Christ.”<br />
created and how we only<br />
need to walk outside our<br />
doors because it’s all<br />
around us whether in the<br />
city or in the country. Every<br />
time I hear the birds chirp I<br />
know they’re praising the<br />
Lord and it makes me<br />
smile. Thank you for being<br />
such a blessing in my life. I<br />
see Jesus in you and that<br />
makes me smile too.<br />
In these days of turmoil,<br />
trouble, and seemingly no<br />
definitive answers to global<br />
problems we can most assuredly<br />
have an everlasting peace in<br />
knowing God is in control and a<br />
better time is coming. It is a<br />
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does not fall apart when leaders<br />
of the world forget their peace<br />
negotiations. But because of<br />
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sacrifice on Calvary and His<br />
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Thank you for your faithful<br />
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When I was in my darkest<br />
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