George O. Wood, former general superintendent of the Assemblies of God, passed away Wednesday at the age of 80 after a short battle with stage 4 cancer of the esophagus. Some leaders of the faith community sent their condolences for Wood’s passing via social media:

Current general superintendent of the Assemblies of God Doug Clay paid personal tribute to Wood.

“George O. Wood’s legacy is that of being a man of the Word,” Clay said. “He had tremendous intellect, but never depended on that at the expense of being led by the Spirit. A bridge-builder and Pentecostal statesman, he was well-respected by Christian leaders of many denominations, as well as the Assemblies of God leadership throughout the world. He had a unique ability to open doors for young people, women, and ethnic minorities by providing them a meaningful seat at the table.

“That has been a major force behind our growth in each of those areas. His mentorship in my life was invaluable. Each leadership decision he made was always processed through Scripture. He made my love for the Bible even richer. His legal credentials gave him a unique perspective to address cultural issues with biblical clarity. I love you, Chief.”

Samuel Rodriguez, president of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference, wrote in an email to the Assemblies of God: “My heart is broken over the passing of my dear friend, George O. Wood. His impact on the @AG_USA community, the kingdom of God and my own personal life is immeasurable. My thoughts and prayers are with his loved ones and our Assemblies of God family that he loved and led so well.”

Kent Ingle (president of Southeastern University) said on Twitter, “George spoke at my inauguration and encouraged me during my first job in ministry. So grateful for his friendship and the impact he had on my life. George was a legend and will be dearly missed.”

Billy Wilson of Empowered 21 said: “I am saddened to share that our Empowered21 Global Co-Chair, Dr. George Wood, went home to be with Jesus today. Dr. Wood was a spiritual father to thousands, an ingenious leader and a close personal friend. This is a very significant loss for the Kingdom of God, the Assemblies of God around the world and for Empowered21. On a personal level, I will forever treasure a visit I had with Dr. Wood last month. We shared about the EveryONE initiative and the big vision of Empowered21. George was sharp and crisp as always—immediately sharing ideas, inspirations and insights with me. His faith and spirit were strong as God’s presence filled the room. Our prayer time together that day will remain a lifetime memory. All of us will miss the sweet fellowship of this amazing leader and his wise counsel.

“Our friend has now joined the grandstand of heaven to cheer on this movement he loved so much. May all of us run our race with like-minded clarity and focus so we too may finish with joy and hear the Lord say, ‘Well done!’ Our prayers are now with Dr. Wood’s wife, Jewell, his two children, George and Evangeline, and his entire family during this time of loss. We also join them in celebrating a life so well lived.

Dr. Paula Price, founder of Paula Price Ministries, said: “George O. Wood was educated to be both a minister and a lawyer. As a pastor, he ministered to people personally. As a denominational leader, he led massive groups of people and churches corporately. I deeply admire Dr. Wood’s quest for higher education, his humility to minister one on one, and his proficiency in serving a global body of believers. Scripture states, “Your care for others is the measure of your greatness” (Luke 9:48 TLB). Scripturally, George O. Wood achieved greatness. May we all aspire to do the same.”

Evangel University Twitter: “Thank you, George O. Wood, for your incredible impact on the global Assemblies of God fellowship and on our university. We are forever grateful.”

Glenn Burris, president of the Foursquare denomination, shared: “What an outstanding leader. He will be missed!”

Doug Beacham, leader of the International Pentecostal Holiness Church, shared: “The IPHC global family joins with PCCNA and many others in prayer at the passing of Dr. George O. Wood.”

Justin Lathrop, president and CEO of The Lathrop Group and former local AG pastor for several years, tweeted: “So sad to learn of the passing of @georgeowood. I will always be grateful for my five years working at the @ag_usa office and getting a front row seat to his leadership.”

“He has finished his race and receiving his reward. A great leader! Prayers for his family and everyone that this great man of God blessed with his leadership.” – Manai Fou AG Church in Alaska. {eoa}

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At “The Renewal” crusade in Plant City, Florida last Saturday, Kent Christmas, founding co-pastor of Regeneration Nashville, released a prophetic word unto our nation that this year, 2022, will be the beginning of the final harvest for God. Christmas says the pain that the wicked has inflicted on his people in past years come back on the evil who perpetrated it, and this movement of the Lord will shine forth His glory in all the earth.

Christmas prophesied the Lord said:

“God says I feel the pain of my people, the Lord said I never created you to suffer, but I created you to triumph. In the year 2021, I began to uncover the hearts of men, not only in this nation but around the world. I began to divide, says the Lord, who is on whose side. But this year, sayeth the Lord, is not a year of dividing but this is a year of conquering for the church for the most high.

“For what the world has said is a political battle, even many in the church says it’s a political fight. I say unto these that this is not a political fight, but it is a battle in the heavens for the souls of men. For this year, sayeth the Lord, is the beginning of the final harvest. This is not revival; it is a movement to bring in the souls of men from every country. For America is not the only country that I am reaching for. I will renew my covenant with her first, says the Lord, but it will be the beginning of the release of the glory of God.

“For did I not say to thee that I would give you the nations for your inheritance? This is no longer a move about politics, this is no longer a move about doctrine, but this is a move of the glory of the Lord that is to be released, sayeth God. And the heaviness and the despair that has been upon my people this day, sayeth the Lord, not next month, not the coming month, but I declare unto you sayeth the Lord, it has already started. There is a shout that is being put into the spirit of my people, sayeth the Lord.

“The strongholds that have ruled over this nation for decades and have said we will not bow down, I thy God will tell you that I’m going to bring every demon to their knees and every tongue is going to begin to confess that Jesus Christ is Lord. For I am not a man that I should lie, and I am not a man that would bow down. The earth does not belong to the devil, but the earth belongs to the Lord Jesus Christ. Did I not say heaven is my throne and the earth is my footstool?

“I loose an anointing, sayeth the Lord, that is going to break the yokes over this nation. For I am going to bring back on the wicked what they have tried to release on the righteous. This year, sayeth the Lord, there’s going to be another sickness and plague hit this nation, but it is going to be retribution on the wicked, And for a moment, it will look bad, sayeth God, but even as Hamon hung on the gallows he built, I am going to begin to cause death to come to the wicked, not only in this nation but in the earth for what they have done to my people.

“For I did not come to bring you death and despair, but I came bring you life, sayeth the Lord. The spirit of Jezebel that has reared its head in this nation and has said that we shall not bow down to the God, for the next three years I am going to loose this nation from her lockdown. I am going to reverse, says the Lord, what the enemy said is perfect. I will not allow this harvest to go forth in bondage and in prison. Although the enemy has said we have triumphed, I say unto thee the timeline is wrong. For as long as the church is in the earth, the spirit of the Antichrist will not triumph. I have raised you up for this hour, sayeth the Lord. I loose the anointing of the power of the Holy Ghost for what I am getting ready to do …

“I allowed this nation to come to this place because of the arrogance and the pride; the thought that they took take my blessings but withhold their worship. This move, says the Lord, will never a cause a man’s name to be remembered. But this move is a move of the glory of the Lord.” {eoa}

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One of the most ongoing and heated debates in our culture today is that of sexuality and gender. It has infiltrated our society in how our laws are made and interpreted; it has caused lawsuits and criminal behavior; and it has even caused dissension within the body of Christ. But John Lindell, lead pastor of James River Church in Ozark, Missouri, says the Bible is very specific on the issue and uncompromising.

“The purpose of this message is not to lament the condition of society; it’s not to denigrate people; it’s not to juxtaposition us against anyone who may not agree with a biblical view of sexuality and gender,” Lindell said in a sermon last Sunday at James River Church. “My desire is to offer hope and clarity in the midst of what is a very confusing season in our culture and in our country. Specifically, I want to offer hope to those who are in the transgender community. I want you to know that you’re welcome here and we love you.

“But I also want to offer clarity to some young people who are struggling with issues of gender identity. They are struggling with issues about their own sexuality and how to process feelings they are having. I want to encourage parents and educators who are unsure about how to process this subject with children.”

Our present-day culture has moved from the presumption of two genders—male and female—to an acceptance of 72 gender combinations. Lindell says a person’s sex and gender were formerly considered to be synonymous but in the past 20 years, that has radically changed.

Medical News Today says this about sex and gender: “Gender is different than sex. Although genetic factors typically define a person’s sex, gender refers to how they identify inside. Only the person themselves can determine what their gender identity is.”

“Is that true? Lindell asks. “That’s what our society says. What does the Bible say about sexual and gender identity? To start, what makes a person inherently or biologically male or female?

Lindell says there are three criteria for this:

• External sexual anatomy
• Internal reproductive organs
• Endocrine systems that produce sex characteristics by way of hormones

“Sex itself is not the result of cultural constructs, it is a matter of physical biology,” Lindell says. “Today in secular society, the preferred view is that a person’s gender identity is based on their own personal sense of self. They may be male, female, both or neither. Transgender in many respects is a catch-all for the ways people experience conflict and their biological sex and their belief in their gender role. They say sex and gender are two totally different things. A person’s gender is the basis from which a person’s identity is built.”

Lindell says there are approximately 70 children’s television programs featuring 259 characters that are not the typical gender, but have a variety of gender identities. Those include “Blues Clues,” “My Little Pony,” “DC Superhero Girls,” “Clifford the Big Red Dog” and “Star Wars Resistance.”

“In the media and popular culture, there is a promotion of a transgender agenda,” Lindell says. “Teachers are encouraged to take kids on a gender-exploration journey without parental consent. In Scotland, all 4-year-olds can identify as the opposite sex without parental consent. In Oregon, 15-year-olds can transition from female to male or male to female without parental consent. It’s incredible.”

So, what does the Bible say about sexuality and gender?

Genesis 1:26 (NLT) reads, “Then God said, ‘Let us make human beings in our own image, to be like ourselves. They will reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, the livestock and all the wild animals on earth, and the small animals that scurry along the ground. So, God created human beings in his own image. In the image of God he created them; male and female he created them’.”

“This passage tells us that God made two genders, male and female,” Lindell says. “It further tells us that human beings are made in the image of God. Aspects of God’s image that are reflected in the female gender, and aspects reflected in the male gender, too. And these aspects reflect God.

“Jesus affirmed this in Matthew 19:4 (NLT): ‘Haven’t you read the scriptures? They record that from the beginning, “God made them male and female.”‘

“All of which tells us that our sexuality and gender is not based on how we feel about it,” Lindell says. “God has intentionally designed our body and our identity that we might demonstrate His will for our good and His glory. What the enemy wants to do is confuse and destroy a human being’s identity so they won’t understand who they are, so they won’t fulfill God’s purpose and they won’t know who God has created them to be.

“In Genesis 1:28 it reads, ‘Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth and govern it.'”

“That’s reproduction and rulership,” Lindell says. “It needs to be reiterated in a day where children are viewed as an inconvenience or viewed as an option that in God’s design, male and female were created for the sake of reproduction. One of the best things you can give God is a baby. One of the best things you can give society is a child who is raised to know God.”

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In the Bible, Daniel lived an uncompromised life. He wouldn’t eat the things offered to him by the king, and he wouldn’t bow down and worship the king, despite a threat of being sent to the lion’s den.

That, Evangelist Kenneth Copeland says, is the key to discovering God’s favor in your life as a believer.

Daniel was told not to pray but he did it anyway because he knew that’s what God wanted him to do. No matter how he was threatened, Daniel would not give in.

“In the first chapter of Daniel,” Copeland says, “it reads, ‘Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s meat nor with the wine which he drank. Therefore, he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself. He purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself.’

“An excellent spirit was in him, and that excellent spirit was a never compromise spirit. Whatever God said, that was it; he wouldn’t compromise. He would change before God but he wouldn’t change before men. You may need to purpose in your heart right now that you’re not going to touch alcohol anymore … you may need to purpose in your heart that you’re not going to look at pornography, or that you’re not going to do this or that.

“The big thing here is that Daniel purposed in his heart that I’m not going to compromise this. I know from what my God has already taught, and that’s what I will do.” {eoa}

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Note: Watch this video from “The Renewal.” Rabbi Cahn’s portion begins at 2:.

America, Rabbi Jonathan Cahn says, once stood out in God’s kingdom as a “city on a hill.” But that light that once shone bright has darkened, and it is time, Cahn said at “The Renewal” in Plant City, Florida, for us to return to the consecration for which we once were called to spark a transformation for Jesus in America.

“In ancient Israel the generation that fell way needed an Elijah. More than ever, you have a prophetic calling to take up the mantle Elijah,” Cahn says in video of the event. “Elijah knew he had to be separate, that he could not be defiled by his culture. You must more and more be separate and draw a line in the sand and take no part in the defilement of the age.

“You must do the same as Elijah and stand out,” he continues. “Only those who dare to be different can make a different in the world. You must stand up and say, ‘This is the moment I was born for.'”

In a prophetic, compelling message, Cahn says that we, as believers in Yeshua, must not only pray for revival, but we also must live in revival.

“You can choose for it to come into your life right now,” Cahn says. “Don’t only pray for revival, commit to revival. You will be a fire to light revival. You are the light of the world. If a culture has darkened, you must shine your light all the more boldly and courageously. If the darkness is threatening to stamp out the light, the worst thing you can do is be silent or be intimidated. If America has forgotten God, we must all the more remember Him. If America has abandoned the ways of God, we must be the ones who will all the more uphold them. If America has fallen away from its consecration and calling, we must all the more be consecrated to the calling in our lives for a time such as this.”

At least 10 million people worldwide in 64 countries watched the live presentation of The Renewal from Plant City on Saturday.

For the rest of Cahn’s message, watch this video, which begins at the 2:14 mark. {eoa}

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Nationalism caused World War I and World War II. World War II happened because Hitler could not stand losing the first great war to France.

It’s been said history repeats itself. World War III could happen because Russian President Vladmir Putin can’t stand the reality of a broken-up Soviet Union. He’s got his eyes set on Ukraine for takeover by war, which could cause a cascading effect through Europe.

What is nationalism, really? Nationalism is “a feeling that people have of being loyal to and proud of their country often with the belief that it is better and more important than other countries.”

There’s nothing inherently wrong with loyalty to your nation, but not over the kingdom of God.

reports, “Nationalism not only induces wars but, through the severity of its influence, makes compromise and acceptance of defeat more difficult. It thus tends to prolong the duration and increase the severity of wars.”

I heard the Lord say, “Nationalism is going to hit an all-time high as resources become more scarce. Many nations with resources to trade will try to take pole positions and power positions but will demand more than what can be paid.”

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Jennifer LeClaire is an internationally recognized author, apostolic-prophetic voice to her generation, and conference speaker. She carries a reforming voice that inspires and challenges believers to pursue intimacy with God, cultivate their spiritual gifts and walk in the fullness of what God has called them to do. Jennifer is contending for awakening in the nations through intercession and spiritual warfare, strong apostolic preaching and practical prophetic teaching that equips the saints for the work of the ministry. Jennifer is senior leader of Awakening House of Prayer in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, founder of the Ignite Network and founder of the Awakening Prayer Hubs prayer movement.

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There is constant debate among believers in the church about whether or not we are living in the end times, as described by the Bible. Judging by what is happening in our world, Lion of Judah Ministries says, biblical end-times prophecy is indeed happening, whether many choose to see it as truth or not.

The falling away of the church from the truth of God’s Word and from their faithfulness to Him, the ministry says, is a sure sign that Jesus will be coming soon. Judging from what is happening within the church right now, and our country, it is confirmation of what the Bible teaches.

Second Thessalonians 2:3-4 says that before Christ comes, there must be a falling away and a great rebellion against God. It is apparent that is happening not only in secular society, but also within the church.

“Do not let anyone deceive you in any way. For that Day will not come unless a falling away comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of destruction, who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or is worshipped …” (MEV).

Hosea 4:6 says, “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will reject you from being My priest.”

“One of the reasons some believers have fallen from the faith is that they do not know what the scripture says about the time we are in,” Lion of Judah Ministries says. “God does not celebrate or encourage ignorance. That is the reason that he lamented that his very own people are destroyed from a lack of knowledge.”

All end-time events that we need to know have been prophesied and record in Scripture for our knowledge and understanding.

“It is our duty to know and discern what these scriptures actually say and mean,” Lion of Judah says. “Do not run away from the prophetic nature of the Word of God. If we are watchful, we can follow the trend of events recorded in the Bible that are unfolding before our very eyes.

“Paul wrote to Timothy about the falling away of the church in 1 Timothy 4:1-2. Here, Paul was referring to the church, not the world. Some shall depart from the faith. They will speak lies and be hypocritical. But most of all conscience will seared. They will not have any sense of guilt for doing evil. They will begin to act in opposition to the faith they once received. And, they will be drawn to the things they left behind.”

Sound familiar?

“Accepting false doctrines is to make a shipwreck of the Christian faith,” the video narrator says. “2 Timothy 4:3-4 says that it is within the church that false prophets will arise and deceive many. Certain sermons are not being preached because the church is concerned to preach only what the people want to hear and not what God wants them to hear. Only a few preachers give sermons in the reality of hell .. there are preachers who exalt themselves on the pulpit rather than God Almighty. It is visible in the church.”

For more of this teaching, watch this video and surrender yourself to God and His Word. {eoa}

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Tesla co-founder and CEO Elon Musk recently shared his thoughts about Jesus Christ and religion during an interview with the satire website, The Babylon Bee.

While most of what the Bee does is for comedy, their interview with Musk took a turn into a serious subject of eternal significance—salvation through Jesus Christ.

Throughout the interview, the SpaceX entrepreneur had answered questions about multiple topics with the Christian website’s CEO Seth Dillon, Editor-in-Chief Kyle Mann and Creative Director Ethan Nicolle.

Their discussion included politics, wokeness and the rich. Near the end, Musk made a joke about the interview taking place on Sunday, telling the Bee’s editors they were all going to hell for not being in church. That’s when the interview turned toward a real question about salvation.

Nicolle said, slightly tongue-in-cheek, but his overall tone indicated he wasn’t joking, “Babylon Bee is a Christian organization and we’re a ministry. …To make this church, we’re wondering if you could do us a quick solid and accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior? … Personal Lord and Savior. It’s a quick prayer.”

Musk sat stunned for a few seconds. Then he responded, “I agree with the principles that Jesus advocated. There’s some great wisdom in the teachings of Jesus, and I agree with those teachings.”

He continued, “Things like ‘turn the other cheek’ are very important, as opposed to ‘an eye for an eye’. An eye for an eye leaves everyone blind,” Musk said. “Forgiveness is important and treating people as you would wish to be treated. ‘Love thy neighbor as thyself.'”

“But hey, if Jesus is saving people, I mean, I won’t stand in His way,” Musk added. “Sure, I’ll be saved. Why not?”

The Babylon Bee hosts celebrated Musk’s response. “I think he just said yes,” Nicolle asserted.

When asked if he wanted to be baptized, Musk said that he was as a child. He also indicated he still has plenty of questions about God, faith and biblical accounts of Jesus.

EDITOR’S NOTE: In reporting about steps that high-profile individuals may be taking to seek God or start a relationship with Him, CBN does not endorse past or current behavior that may not line up with the Word of God. As we report positive developments in celebrities’ spiritual journeys, we encourage our readers to pray for anyone and everyone in the news, that the fruit of God would grow in all of our lives.

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An employment tribunal in the United Kingdom ruled Wednesday that the NHS Trust harassed and directly discriminated against a Christian nurse for wearing a cross necklace at work.

Represented by attorneys with the Christian Legal Centre, a legal ministry of the watchdog group Christian Concern, Mary Onuoha, was told by the tribunal that she had been victimized by Croydon Health Services NHS Trust.

As CBN News reported, Onuoha sued her former employer in October, alleging she was intimidated and forced out of her job because she wore a cross necklace.

‘Treated Like a Criminal’

Onuoha, 61, had been a member of the hospital’s staff for 18 years. She said she wore the cross for 40 years to represent her deep Christian faith.

Six years ago, Onuoha said she was told by her managers to remove the cross or face disciplinary action. She was told it was a health and safety risk and “must not be visible.” Yet other clinical staff members at the hospital were permitted to wear jewelry, saris, turbans, and hijabs without being asked to remove them.

Only the cross and its owner were subject to being penalized, she claimed.

The issue escalated in August 2018 when her bosses at the hospital ordered her to remove the cross, saying it was a breach of the Trust’s Dress Code and Uniform Policy and, therefore, a health risk to her and to patients.

After her refusal to comply, she was investigated, suspended from clinical duties and demoted to working as a receptionist.

Until her resignation in August 2020, Onuoha was constantly moved from one administrative role to the next, which she found deeply humiliating. She was also put under pressure and ordered not to tell anyone about what was happening to her. As she was unable to explain to any colleagues why this was happening, it took a lasting emotional toll on her.

“This has always been an attack on my faith,” Onuoha said. “My cross has been with me for 40 years. It is part of me, and my faith, and it has never caused anyone any harm. All I have ever wanted is to be a nurse and to be true to my faith.”

“I am a strong woman, but I have been treated like a criminal,” she continued. “I love my job, but I am not prepared to compromise my faith for it, and neither should other Christian NHS staff in this country.”

Humiliating, Hostile and Threatening Environment

In Wednesday’s ruling, the tribunal agreed with Onuoha, ruling the NHS Trust breached Onuoha’s human rights and created a “humiliating, hostile and threatening environment” for her.

Answering the Trust’s infection risk argument made during a hearing in October, the tribunal judge and two other members ruled, “Applying common sense, it is clear to us that the infection risk posed by a necklace of the sorts the Claimant used to wear when worn by a responsible clinician such as the Claimant, who complied with handwashing protocol, was very low.”

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Note: Nathaniel* joined the military in order to protect the country and freedom he loves. He never dreamed that the same military would try to force him to choose between God and country, but that is exactly what is happening. Read on to hear Nathaniel’s moving Christian testimony, and learn more about how Liberty Counsel is fighting to regain religious freedom for Nathaniel and every American. —Mat Staver

Nathaniel joined the military in order to serve the country that has blessed his family so richly. Those blessings, says Nathaniel, are a direct result of our Constitution and the freedom it was written to preserve, especially religious freedom.

Nathaniel has spent nearly 10 years being deployed around the world, uprooting and moving his family three times in the last three years alone, as he worked in some of the United States Marine Corps’ most critical positions. His service has earned him many honors and his skills have helped bring much needed efficiency to some of the Corps’ most critical missions.

“Despite my willingness to sacrifice,” wrote Nathaniel in his sworn affidavit for Liberty Counsel’s landmark lawsuit against Joe Biden and many members of his administration, “I never thought I would be placed in the position of conflict between my faith and a military order.”

Nathaniel says he loves “both God and the Marine Corps” and he wants to “be able to remain true to his beliefs and continue to serve honorably.” After all, protecting religious freedom was one of the key reasons Nathaniel joined the Marines in the first place.

But now, Biden’s Department of Defense is forcing Nathaniel to choose “whether to remain true to what God wants me to do, or be kicked out of the service.”

Nathaniel chose not to take the COVID shots because of his deep faith and obedience to Scripture. His religious exemption request cited multiple Scripture references defending his decision, including 1 Corinthians 3:16-17; 6:19-20 (my body is the temple of the Holy Spirit); Psalm 139:13-14 (God “formed my inward parts” and “knitted me together in my mother’s womb”; life is sacred, etc.).

Nathaniel also wrote that he believes in placing his trust in God rather than in “flawed human beings, flawed science and mistruths.” Where there is a conflict between the wisdom of men and the wisdom of God, Nathaniel believes one should trust God alone.

This Marine’s affidavit for our case quotes yet more Scripture: Psalm 118:8-9 states, “It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man. It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in princes.” Psalm 91:1-2 says, “He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God, in him will I trust.” And Proverbs 14:5 states, “An honest witness does not deceive, but a false witness pours out lies.”

Nathaniel’s affidavit also points out that unlike conventional vaccinations, the mRNA and viral vector vaccinations give instructions to one’s DNA and proteins to produce something that is unnatural to the body (spike proteins) instead of allowing God’s natural immune response.

Nathaniel believes that such DNA tampering is “playing God” and, as a result, likely has unforeseen long-term consequences. “The Bible is full of examples where man tried to play God, or accomplish good ends in the wrong way,” writes Nathaniel, “and God viewed it as sinful and allowed the unforeseen long-term consequences to follow man’s sin, as part of God’s judgment.”

Despite Nathaniel’s well-documented and obvious commitment to the Christian faith, Biden’s DOD unlawfully denied Nathaniel’s religious exemption request, just like they have with every one of the other religious exemption requests submitted by faithful service members.

Friday, before a federal judge, the DOD will be forced to admit its unlawful denial of each of these religious exemption requests and this unlawful activity will not bode well for Biden or his outrageous mandates.

As you know, our massive class action case, Navy SEAL 1 v. Biden, seeks to preserve the religious freedom and bodily autonomy of ALL armed forces members, federal employees and civilian contractors.

Already, in a separate case, a Texas judge has issued a temporary injunction prohibiting the U.S. Navy from forcing Joe’s jabs on 35 sailors. Liberty Counsel will renew our request for the judge in our case to issue an injunction to protect all our clients as well.

The tide appears to be turning against Biden and his unlawful mandates but he continues to resist, fighting against the very freedoms our Constitution protects.

Please help us fight for the men and women who fight for OUR freedom every day and, in doing so, you will be fighting to preserve YOUR own freedom as well.

“Liberty, once lost, is lost forever,” wrote President John Adams in 1775. Help Liberty Counsel fight for our precious religious liberty now before Joe Biden erases it all with the forced jab of a COVID needle. {eoa}

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