Military Censors Christian Chaplain Atheists Call for Punishment
[Military Censors
Christian Chaplain Atheists Call for
Punishment by Ken Klukowski] "A Christian
chaplain in the military is being officially
censored for engaging in free speech, and
anti-Christian activists are demanding he be
punished.
Lt. Col. Kenneth Reyes is a Christian
chaplain currently serving in the U.S. Air
Force. He is stationed at Joint Base
Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska. As an
ordained clergyman whose duties are to
provide religious instruction and spiritual
counseling, he has a page on the base’s
website called “Chaplain’s Corner.”
Reyes recently wrote an essay entitled, “No
Atheists in Foxholes: Chaplains Gave All in
World War II.” This common saying is
attributed to a Catholic priest in World War
II, made famous when President Dwight D.
Eisenhower said during a 1954 speech: "I am
delighted that our veterans are sponsoring a
movement to increase our awareness of God in
our daily lives. In battle, they
learned
a great truth that there are no atheists in
the foxholes..." Full text:
Military Censors Christian Chaplain Atheists
Call for Punishment
Josh 24:15
Response to comment [from an atheist]: "He should be punished."
Where's the tolerance
from the beautiful people (Enyart)?
"He's in an official capacity."
Should Christianity be illegal? Re 13:17
Response to comment [from a "Christian"]: "War and Christianity are mutually exclusive."
"Believers in Christ don't serve in the military. We are not of this world. Is that not clear to you from scripture? Swords into plowshares."
And he shall
judge among the nations, and shall rebuke
many people: and they shall beat their
swords into plowshares, and their spears
into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up
sword against nation, neither shall they
learn war any more [Isa.
2:4].
"“He shall judge among the nations, and
shall rebuke many people.” The period of the
reign of Christ on the earth during the
Millennium is another trial period for
mankind. And there will be a great many
judged during that period; and, of course,
multitudes will be saved during that time
also.
“They shall beat their swords into
plowshares, and their spears into
pruninghooks”—the rule of the Lord upon
earth at this time will be righteous, and He
will compel the nations to practice justice
and fairness with each other. For the first
time all countries will dwell together in
peace. Only during the Kingdom Age will the
people be able to beat their swords into
plowshares.
Joel 3:10
tells us that during the Tribulation just
the opposite will be true: the people will
beat their plowshares into swords. In fact,
we are living in times like that right now.
The idea of disarming nations and disarming
individuals is, in my judgment, contrary to
the Word of God. In the New Testament the
Lord Jesus said, “When a strong man armed
keepeth his palace …” (Luke
11:21). If
you are going to have peace and safety, you
must have law and order. The prophecy of
beating swords into plowshares will be
fulfilled during the Millennium, when the
Lord Jesus is reigning. Then you will be
able to take the locks off of your doors,
and you will be able to walk the streets at
night in safety. You will not be drafted,
because there will be no more war. There
will be no more need for weapons for
defense. The Kingdom that the Lord is going
to establish upon earth will be one of
peace. He is the Prince of Peace.
It is futile, nonsensical, and asinine for
any man or nation to promise to bring peace
upon the earth today. The United Nations,
which was founded to help bring peace on
earth, is one of the greatest places to
carry on battles. It has proven how impotent
it is. It cannot bring peace on earth. It
has only increased dictatorship on the
earth. We do not have peace in the world. If
you are a child of God with your thinking
cap on and begin to think God’s thoughts
after Him, you will find that you are living
in a big, bad, evil world. If you expect to
see a brotherhood of all men, you are doomed
to disappointment, because man is not
capable of bringing peace to this earth.
There will be no peace as long as there is
sin in the hearts of men and an overweening
ambition to rule over other people." McGee,
J. V. (1991). Thru the Bible commentary: The
Prophets (Isaiah 1-35) (electronic ed., Vol.
22, pp. 34–35). Nashville: Thomas Nelson.
Response to comment [from a Catholic]: "I wouldn't punish him..."
We know.
Jn 15:18, 2 Ti 3:12, 1 Jn 3:13, Ro 8:35, Heb
12:3, Ac 8:1, Re 13:17
Response to comment [from a "Christian"]: "Your commentary is overlooking something important. Isaiah 34:2..."
For the
indignation of the LORD is upon all nations,
and his fury upon all their armies: he hath
utterly destroyed them, he hath delivered
them to the slaughter [Isa.
34:2].
"Observe carefully the words chosen to
depict this judgment: indignation, fury,
utterly destroyed, and delivered to the
slaughter. They are the strongest possible
expressions that could be used. The judgment
is universal, and it is severe. It is not
only the “… time of Jacob’s trouble” (Jer.
30:7), but
it is the time of the earth’s travail. Our
Lord spoke of this as a time of suffering
that will be unparalleled in the history of
the world. The seals, trumpets, and vials in
the Book of Revelation all intensify and
confirm this. Whether you believe it or not,
the earth is moving toward the judgment of
God. Instead of a wonderful day coming for
sinful man, a time of judgment is coming. As
we look around us at our contemporary
civilization, everything we see is going to
come under the judgment of our almighty
God." McGee, J. V. (1991). Thru the Bible
commentary: The Prophets (Isaiah 1-35)
(electronic ed., Vol. 22, pp. 218–219).
Nashville: Thomas Nelson.
Military
Censors Christian Chaplain Atheists Call for
Punishment