Free Speech vs. Hate Speech

I'm a strong supporter of free speech, but some things should go unsaid. The Florida pastor who had planned to burn copies of the Koran in the name of free speech was dead wrong.

Certainly, the book of the Islamic religion is not a holy book and will lead to the damnation of those who follow it because Jesus is the only way to God. But, to antagonize, provoke, anger those who believe it is a holy book, and stoke the fire is wrong. What possible good can be accomplished by this tactic?

The pastor provoked the ire of many. There were protests across the country and rightfully so. Fortunately, this nutty preacher did not follow through with his plan to burn the Koran. But I wonder: Would there have been that kind of outrage if it had been a Bible? Or would it have been dismissed as an expression of free speech?

Many Christians today are afraid to stand up for God and defend His holy word.

One thing that really stood out to me in all of this is the message of the protesters. They carried signs calling for "Peace" and urging religions to "Co-exist." But the fact is that religions cannot co-exist nor should they.

The Bible instructs us to separate ourselves from the ways of the world. As Christians, we are "in the world but not of the world."

Protesters called for peace. The world is hungry for peace, especially in the Middle East. People are looking for someone who will bring peace and change. That's why voters embraced Obama's message during the 2008 election. He ran on a campaign of hope and change.

That's also the message the anti-Christ will bring when he is revealed in the world. He will promise to bring peace, and many people will be deceived into following him, just as they were deceived by Obama.

Obama is not the anti-Christ. He is in fact a forerunner of the anti-Christ. I do believe the anti-Christ is alive and that it won't be long before he is revealed. The world is ripe for the anti-Christ to come onto the world stage with his message of peace and hope.

I don't plan to be here when that happens. Thankfully, the saints of God will be raptured out just before the anti-Christ comes onto the scene. That alone should motivate us to stay prayed up and watching for Jesus to appear. It won't be long now. Stay alert and watching!