God, Aliens, and Other Stuff

  Dictator Ferdinand Marcos, Sr. Getty Images A California woman led Ferdinand Marcos to Christ on his deathbed. Kaitee Lusk used to live in Citrus Heights, California, my former city of residence. I found out about her through Rick Defer, a Sacramento man who got my attention with his own miraculous story. You can read about his astonishing story here . Kaitee’s daughter accepted Christ at the age of 2 1/2. Heather attended the same High School as my two boys, and like my eldest, she was valedictorian of her class. I never met Kaitee in person, but I have spoken to her by phone and corresponded with her. The story below can be found in her book , Eternal Makeovers , (Redemption Press, 2014). Her adventure may seem hard to believe at first, but Kaitee sent me newsletters with photos of her and staff and members of the Marcos family. She’s the real deal. This miraculous journey began in July, 1989, with a coveted invitation to a Christian conference (Lausanne II) in Manila. Flig...

  All Bible verses are NKJV taken from biblegateway.com. This is a 3/2026 update and edit of an earlier post. Setting the parameters of discussion First, the term antichrist is a biblical construct, so only the Bible can define it. It’s actually a Judeo-Christian meme, rooted deeply in Old Testament prophecy and history as well as in New Testament theology. The fact that the title of Christ is in the word Antichrist does not prevent us from searching out similar historical themes in the Hebrew Bible where spiritual and cultural forces are horrifically anti-God. The OT/HB deity established a theocracy in Israel, so the prophets were very political. Jesus unmoored His kingdom from earthly politics by declaring that the kingdom of God is within you and His kingdom is not of this world (Luke 17:21; John 18:36). Nevertheless, the Antichrist, if there is one individual called that, will be both religious and political, and that is part of the blasphemy of the antichristal system, the mar...