From jasnews at johnankerberg.org Tue Aug 15 14:07:56 2006
From: jasnews at johnankerberg.org (John Ankerberg Show Staff)
Date: Tue Aug 15 14:08:38 2006
Subject: JAS News - News from The John Ankerberg Show
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Dear Friend,
Last month was a wonderful month of answered prayer.
I praise the Lord for providing funds we needed to expand our outreach to an
additional 12 million homes here in the United States. I want to say thank
you to each one of you that gave a gift to our ministry. In my eyes you are
the most wonderful Christian friends a minister could have. Thank you from
the bottom of my heart.
Here is what your gifts have allowed us to do. All across
America, if you have Direct TV, you can watch the John Ankerberg Show on
Sunday nights at 9 p.m. Eastern time/6 p.m. Pacific time on channel 369.
Also on DirecTV you can see our program on a second channel -channel 378, on
Sunday nights at 8:30 p.m. Eastern time/5:30 p.m. Pacific time.
Many of you have the Dish Network. Because of your gifts we now
have been able to secure time on the Dish Network on Sunday nights on
channel 263 at 9 p.m. Eastern time/6 p.m. Pacific time. Also on the Dish
network you can see our program on a second channel - channel 262, on Sunday
nights at 11p.m. Eastern time/8 p.m. Pacific time, as well as 11 p.m.
Pacific time/1 a.m. Eastern time.
If you watch the Sky Angel Network we are on Angel One, channel
9701, Sunday nights at 8 p.m. Pacific time/11 p.m. Eastern time. Thank you
for making these times possible. I would only ask that you pray that God
will provide each month so we can continue on each of these channels that
crisscross the entire country.
This month on television we began with two programs based on
Romans 12:1, in which the Apostle Paul admonishes Christians to totally
surrender their lives to Jesus Christ. Why should we do it? How can we
start, and how does God say he will help us in areas of our life that we
think are impossible to surrender to Him?
Then I asked journalist Dr. Jimmy DeYoung and prophecy scholar
Dr. Renald Showers to return to our program and talk about world events and
the war taking place in the Middle East. I believe many people are open to
listening to what God's Word says about the amazing events that will take
place in the future, the nations that will be involved, and what it means to
each one of us.
Journalist Dr. Jimmy DeYoung has lived in Jerusalem since 1991.
He is one of the few men who knows and has personally interviewed many of
the international leaders in the Middle East former Israeli Prime Minister
Ariel Sharon, former Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Perez, Prime Minister
Ehud Olmert, former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the late King
Hussein, his son, King Abdullah II, and the late Palestinian leader Yasser
Arafat, just to name a few.
Dr. Renald Showers is a prolific prophecy scholar. He has served
as a member of the faculties of Lancaster School of the Bible, Moody Bible
Institute, and Philadelphia College of Bible. He is also the author of many
books and articles on prophecy. Here are the subjects we are covering:
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Program 1 - What does the Bible predict will take place between
Israel and the Arab nations in the future?
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Program 2 - Will North Korea's threats, Iran's nuclear capabilities,
and the continued support of Hezbollah and Hamas by Syria and Iran, bring
the world to the brink of war in the future?
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Program 3 - How does escalating Islamic terrorism around the world
fit into end time events?
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Program 4 - Are we approaching the time when the Bible predicts the
nations of the world will guarantee peace between Israel and those countries
that want to destroy her?
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Program 5 - Are the United Nations, Russia, the European Union, and
the United States, mentioned in Biblical Prophecy?
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Program 6 - Do the events taking place in the world now. Indicate
that Christ's return to earth is near?
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It is surprising to me how many people in the church do not believe prophecy
is important or applies to their lives. To these people I ask, do you
really believe the Bible is God's Word? Do you believe that Jesus Christ was
telling the truth when he said, "I will come again" (John 14:3)? Every time
we take communion the Apostle Paul tells us, "For as often as you eat this
bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death till he comes" (1
Corinthians 11:26).
Almost 27% of the entire Bible contains statements God has made about future
events. Of the Bible's 31,124 verses, 8,352 contain predictions about future
events. Half of the prophecies have already come true. Half remain to be
fulfilled. Over 1,800 verses deal with the topic of the Second Coming of
Jesus Christ. Of the 7,914 verses in the New Testament, on average, one out
of every 25 Bible verses refers to Jesus' return to earth.
God himself says Biblical prophecy is important in that it proves to people
that he exists.
Who foretold this long ago? Who declared it from the
distant past?
Was it not I, the Lord, and there is no God apart from me. Isaiah 45:
I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times what is still to
come. what I have said, that will I bring about; what I have planned, that I
will do. Isaiah 46:10,11.
Last month, I saw Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins at a conference. They are the
authors of the "Left Behind" series of books and are two of my good friends.
When we were in high school, Jerry was my chief counselor at a teen camp
where I was speaking. He reminded me that even though he was the chief
counselor, when I gave the invitation, he was the first to rededicate his
life to the Lord.
Tim asked me, when do you think the rapture will occur? I said it could
happen any second. Why? Because the rapture could happen at any moment, and
I believe the world events we are witnessing now are leading up to the time
after the rapture, during the terrible tribulation years in which Israel
will come under massive attacks. I hope that you will join me for this new
series of programs. You can also order this series on DVD this month.
Last month taught me once again the power of prayer. Without God's
miraculous provision through some of you, we would not have been able to
take these additional stations. Could I ask you to pray for two specific
areas?
First, that God will give us wisdom in what we present to you
and others each week on television, radio and the Internet.
Second, that God will provide for a young man we would like to bring on
staff to help in writing new books. Through the years I have written 75
books with Dr. John Weldon. Since his retirement we've been looking for
someone to take his place. Dillon Burroughs graduated with his TH.M. from
Dallas Theological Seminary and has already co-authored a number of books
with leading evangelicals. He worked with me on our latest book, The Da
Vinci Code Controversy. Dillon is married and the father of two children and
has accepted our invitation to come to Tennessee, but we must raise his
support. If God would lead you to help us bring Dillon on staff right away,
please let me know.
During these troubling times, the only real security in the world is Jesus
Christ. Thank you for standing with us in the proclamation of his truth, and
please remember your support of the ministry is crucial during the summer
months.
Sincerely,
Dr. John Ankerberg
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