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JUNE 2021 4 42 14 Unbridled JoyTest imony uuu FULL STORY ON -03 CHRISTIAN DOCTOR IN INDIA SUSPENDED AFTER PRAYING FOR COVID-19 PATIENTS part of the Madhya Pradesh State’s “Kill Corona” Program is facing criminal TOP NEWS uuuu India – A Christian charges after offering prayers of healing doctor in India has to her patients affected by the virus. NEW JESUS FILM TOLD THROUGH THE been suspended After a local man took offense to Dr. LENS OF MARY MAGDALENE from working with Tiwari’s actions, a criminal case was filed, REACHES HUNDREDS OF COVID-19 and police officials confiscated her mobile THOUSANDS GLOBALLY patients due to phone and Christian pamphlets. In a short allegations of video, currently making rounds on social attempted forced media, Dr. Tiwari defended her actions, conversion. Dr. saying, “What is wrong in telling them that Sandhya Tiwari God heals? I did not tell anybody to convert who was hired as or forced anybody to pray to Jesus, I am uuu FULL STORY ON - 05 uuu FULL STORY ON - 08 The new animated film told through the ISAAC HERZOG WAS ELECTED THE NEW perspective of Mary Magdalene is reaching hundreds of thousands worldwide.“Chosen PRESIDENT OF ISRAEL a last-ditch agreement on a new coalition Witness” was released in April by Jesus Film Project, an evangelical outreach created government. by Campus Crusade for Christ that has produced content in over 1,800 MPs voted for the former leader of the languages.Executive Producer Elizabeth Schenkel says the new video tells the story Labour Party and chairman of the Jewish of Jesus’ ministry, betrayal, death and resurrection “through the eyes of Mary Agency as the new president, making Magdalene.” “It is significant that this woman was the first of Jesus’ followers to Herzog, 60, the eleventh president of the encounter Jesus after he rose from the dead,” state. FULL STORY ON -08 The son of former president Chaim Herzog, replaces Reuven Rivlin in what is a largely Isaac Herzog has been elected as the new honorary function. President of Israel, as opponents of Prime He was elected with 87 votes against 26 Minister Benjamin Netanyahu try to reach for his opponent Miriam Peretz. FULL STORY ON - 10

2Editorial CARING FOR THE BROKEN! Rev. Manuel Joseph Th.M. Sub-editor, End-Time News IN THIS PANDEMIC SEASON, EVERY PEOPLE. WE MUST TELL THEM: HE SAW MARY'S TEARS, \"HE WAS DEEPLY 1. THE LORD IS CLOSE TO THE BROKEN- MOVED IN HIS SPIRIT AND GREATLY CHRISTIAN MUST HAVE WILLINGNESS AND HEARTED AND SAVES THOSE WHO ARE TROUBLED\" (JOHN 11:33). WHEN HE AP- RESOURCES TO CARE FOR THE PEOPLE CRUSHED IN SPIRIT. -PSALM 34:18 PROACHED LAZARUS'S TOMB, HE WEPT WITH A BROKEN HEART. IN THE MONTHS IN THIS VERSE DAVID WRITES HOW GOD (JOHN 11:35) AND WAS \"DEEPLY MOVED PASSED BY, SO MANY PEOPLE PASSED AWAY UNDERSTANDS OUR FEELINGS AND HELPS US AGAIN\" (JOHN 11:38). JESUS EXPERIENCED (EVEN BEFORE THEIR AGE), SO MANY HAVE BEAR THE BURDEN OF SORROW. IN CON- ALL OF THIS, THOUGH HE KNEW ALL ALONG BECOME ORPHANS AND MANY LOST THEIR TRAST TO OTHER, OR THE UNFEELING UNI- HE WOULD RAISE HIS FRIEND FROM DEATH ONLY JOBS. THE CONSEQUENCES ARE INNU- VERSE OF ATHEISM, THE BIBLICAL GOD (JOHN 11:11). MERABLE. MANY HAVE BECOME UPSET DEEPLY CARES FOR OUR PAIN. WHEN JESUS HEBREWS 4:15 ASSURES US THAT JESUS, OUR ABOUT THEIR LIFE EVEN! AS A CHRISTIAN IT KNEW HIS FRIEND LAZARUS HAD DIED, HE GREAT HIGH PRIEST, SYMPATHIZES WITH IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO CARE FOR SUCH WENT TO THE HOME OF LAZARUS'S GRIEV- OUR WEAKNESSES. THAT INCLUDES BOTH ING SISTERS AND COMFORTED THEM. WHEN THE MEANING OF HUMAN SUFFERING AND THE STRUGGLE AGAINST SIN. HE WAS TEMPTED LIKE ANY OTHER MAN BUT RE- uuu FULL STORY ON - 04 EDITORIAL BOARD MANAGER ADVISORY BOARD CHIEF EDITOR Bovas Sreekaryam Pastor Shibu Thomas USA Pastor Asokan Eranakulam Baiju Yacob Edavila USA CO-ORDINATORS M.Jacob Trivandrum SUB EDITORS John Francis (Dallas) Br.Syam USA Manuel Joseph PO.box 125 Daniel Jacob Sis.Saritha Wheat land,6920.S. manin st Sis.Simi Oklahoma EDITORS box zip code-73097 Sis.Lesley Yacob PH-(405) 745-786(H) Pastor A Anilkumar Mob-001(405)778-4341(Whats app) Rev. Joseph Chacko REPORTERS Sis.Sherly Miniesh Kumar(Baharin) Pastor Stephen Disclaimer The views expressed in this online newspaper are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the position of HSM End Time News. The online newspaper will not bear any responsibility whatsoever for them. The images used in the newspaper have been downloaded from the Internet and we acknowledge that the copyright of those images remain with the original owners. HSM End Time News does not claim any copyright for them and does not intend to use them for commercial purposes.

3DEVOTION Those are the kinds of verses your friends are most likely to quote in a well-meaning but futile attempt to cheer you up. MARCIA FORD He will yet fill your mouth with Unbridled laughter and your lips with shouts of joy. Job 8:21 Joy HAVE you ever felt as if someone passed seems to think you should. Instead, hewants you by when handingout the gift of joy? to place within you the kind of joy that cir- • I have told you this so that my joy Sometimes you're simply mired in a joyless cumstances can ever touch, the kind that may be in you and that yourjoy may be com- disposition. You slog through days or weeks flows from an intimate relationship with. plete. John 15:11) when you just can'tseem to surface from a serious funk. You know the Bible tells But you have to open your heart to As you read, your words will become a youtobe joyful, but when you're down in him and believe he will refill the joy of your prayer to God.Once you've broken the bar- the dumps, verses such asPhilippians 4:4 salvation (Ps. 51:12), just as David asked rier that keeps you from experiencing genu- (NKJV)-\"Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I himTake a step of faith by reading out loud ine joy, your capacity for delight will begin will say,rejoice!\" fall on your deaf ears. the Scripture verses thatpromise joy, like to expand-andyou'll start to wonder how these: you can possibly contain it all. You Those are the kinds of verses your can't,which is exactly what God intended. friends are most likely to quote in a well- • You have made known to me the path You'll find yourself giving awaythe excess, meaning but futile attempt to cheer you up. of life; you will fill mewith joy in your pres- and the overflow will prove irresistible to It’s all well and good for others to tell you ence, with eternal pleasures at your right- those aroundyou. Not bad for someone who to rejoice, but just once, wouldn't it be hand. (Psalm 16:11) just yesterday, it seems, couldn’t great if someone would tell you how? even\"Rejoice!\" • The precepts of the Lord are right, Fortunately, God not only wants you giving joy to the heart. Thecommands of the Lord, I ask for the grace to trust you to re- to rejoice in him, but he also promises to LORD are radiant, giving light to the store to me the kind of joyno one can take enable you to rejoice in him. Jesus-who, eyes.(Psalm 19:8) away and no circumstance can touch. I by the way, cannot be separated from joy- thank youJoy the unbridled, overflowing joy said God will give you the kind of joy that • When anxiety was great within me, that comes from knowing you. no one can ever take away from you (John your consolation broughtjoy to my soul. 16:22). And just look at the way God makes (Psalm 94:19) that promise throughout the Bible. Some verses use such vivid imagery that it's clear • Those who sow in tears will reap with he's talking about a wild and holy and un- songs of joy. (Psalm 126:5) bridled joy: you'll dance your way out of sorrow and sadness (Jer. 31:13) as the mountains and hills break into song, to hand-clapping beat of the trees strutting their stuff in the fields. 55:12). If nothing else, it would be worth climbing out of the just to catch a glimpse of that picture. God knows when and why you're feeling low, and he doesn't want to com- pound your misery with guilty feelings be- cause you can’t keep up the way everyone

4DEVOTION uuu FULL STORY ON - 02 What is in swearing? MAINED SINLESS. KNOWING THAT HE UN- DERSTANDS AND CARES, WE CAN \"DRAW Saju John Mathew will not hold him guiltless who takes his NEAR TO THE THRONE OF GRACE, THAT WE name in vain (Ex 20:7- RSV). MAY RECEIVE MERCY AND FIND GRACE TO HELP IN TIME OF NEED\" (HEBREWS 4:16). Why is God so wrathful when somebody 2. HE HEALS THE BROKENHEARTED AND BINDS UP THEIR WOUNDS. -PSALM 147:3 breaks this particular law? May GOD CARES FOR EACH ONE OF US, AND Tom was badly in need of a thousand bucks be it is because this is something directly KNOWS THE UNIQUE WAYS OUR HEARTS and requested his church HAVE BEEN WOUNDED BY A PAINFUL EXPE- against God himself. Look at the RIENCE. JUST AS A PHYSICIAN TREATS EACH friend Johnny to spare the money f he PATIENT DIFFERENTLY ACCORDING TO other laws... Remember the Sabbath day, THEIR NEEDS, GOD WILL HELP YOU HEAL could. Johnny didn’t have the FROM YOUR HEARTBREAK IN EXACTLY THE honor your parents, shall not WAY YOU NEED.GOD NOT ONLY CARES FOR money, so, together they went to Jacob, kill, shall not commit adultery, shall not COMMUNITIES, BUT ALSO FOR INDIVIDU- another member of their church. ALS. THOSE WHO HURT – THE BROKEN- steal, shall not bear false witness, HEARTED AND THE WOUNDED – ARE SPE- Jacob offered the money, but insisted on CIAL OBJECTS OF HIS CARE. CHARLES SPURGEON SAID, “HEARTS ARE BROKEN getting it back the next day. THROUGH DISAPPOINTMENT. HEARTS ARE BROKEN THROUGH BEREAVEMENT. HEARTS Tom said, yes! “I swear, my friend, in ARE BROKEN IN TEN THOUSAND WAYS, FOR THIS IS A HEART-BREAKING WORLD; AND the name of our God... that if there CHRIST IS GOOD AT HEALING ALL MANNER OF HEARTBREAKS” is a morrow, I will return the money!” THE LORD IS ALWAYS HEALING AND BIND- ING: THIS IS NO NEW WORK TO HIM, HE HAS Johnny was a bit upset to hear DONE IT OF OLD; AND IT IS NOT A THING OF THE PAST OF WHICH HE IS NOW WEARY, FOR Tom swearing. “Hey Tom, you return HE IS STILL HEALING AND STILL BINDING, AS THE ORIGINAL HATH IT. COME, BROKEN the money tomorrow, but don’t HEARTS, COME TO THE PHYSICIAN WHO NEVER FAILS TO HEAL: UNCOVER YOUR swear in the name of God...” Johnny WOUNDS TO HIM WHO SO TENDERLY BINDS THEM UP! said, “For the Bible prohibits You are cordially invited swearing. It says, “Thou shalt not take to send submissions to the name of the LORD thy God in The End Time News magazine, including vain” Ex 20:7 shall not covet... God is not directly articles, short stories, Normally we mention the third involved in any of these laws. Even in poems, cartoons, etc. If commandment of the Decalogue only in the case of the first two laws, where relation with swearing. So we attribute serving other gods and making of you would like to lesser importance to it than the molten images are forbidden, God’s name contribute, please contact first and the second commandments. The is not directly defamed, even us at our email address : Decalogue, or Ten Words (Deut though it is a grave rejection of the eternal 4:13) was given directly to all Israel by an truth about God! However, [email protected] audible and terrible voice, the here, the defiler takes up the name of the voice of Yahweh, sounding like a trumpet Lord directly. It is something over the multitude (Ex 19:16; like a culprit tarnishing the name of the 20:18). The Israelites trembled before the magistrate himself. A severe voice of the Lord and they penalty is pronounced for those who break begged that God would speak no more this law. God himself will be directly, but through Moses. The the avenger for the defilers. So, the LORD rest of the Law was then given through will not hold him guiltless who Moses, but the heart of the Law takes his name in vain. had already been given in the Decalogue. All the other laws were a Godly The Jewish Rabbis strictly warned the explanation of the Decalogue. So, it is people of Israel not to break an necessary to see the Decalogue as oath if they made a swearing in the name a single unit. All commands have equal of the Lord. False swearing is importance. Nevertheless, the condemned in Lev 19:12 as a profanation consequence of breaking this law is given of the name of Yahweh. The more emphasis than the others. word prohibits all employment of the name “You shall not take the name of the LORD of God in ‘vain’. your God in vain; for the LORD FULL STORY ON - 10

5Fullstory FULL STORY ON - 07 Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of white or black. Simply let your ‘Yes’ be your fathers has sent me to you,’ ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No’; Why is God Yahweh called “I am who I and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ Then anything beyond this comes from the evil am?” It is because He cannot be what shall I tell them?” (Ex one.” Matt 5:33-37. compared with some body, or something 3:13) The word ‘take’ does not mean just “to else. When Moses was God looked at Moses... He had pity on him! utter” here. A different meaning is commissioned by God to reach his people “That means you want to attached to these words by Hengstenberg, with the message of compare me with somebody, Moses? That who explains them thus: redemption, to tell them that the “God of is impossible! If you want to ‘Thou shalt not attribute (carry) their fathers” has sent him to be compare, you can do it only with me... I am nothingness to the name of Yahweh thy an agent of the mighty redemption work, who I am!” God said. God is God. Yahweh, the I AM, who had revealed he was somewhat skeptic. How always “I AM”. His being is described Himself as such to Israel, must would the Israelites respond to the phrase always in present tense... All the not be confounded with nothingness.’ The the “God of their fathers”? ages were and will be present tense to commandment, in his view, is They were in captivity for more than four Him! directed against hypocrisy in general, of centuries. There is no reason to God had made known the glory of His which the essence is falsehood. believe that the Israelites as a whole were nature in His name. God said to When a hypocrite uses the name of the zealous in their faith. Moses; “This is what you are to say to the Lord to show his false piety, he is (Remember, the fourth or fifth generation Israelites: `I AM has sent me putting God to ‘nothingness,’ where no real Pentecostals who have all the to you. (Ex 3:14) The name, the great I AM, piety exists! He is a opportunities for living the faith of their was not to be abused by His pretender. He is not real. He is using the forefathers failed in their race). name of the Lord ‘in vain’. How then, can we expect this of Jacob’s people. When we use it in ‘vain’, that is, The hypocrite makes a profession of God’s sons, who had never been using it without much reverence name, but doesn’t live up to serious about handing their religion and and fear; you break the commandment of that profession. Those that name the name faith over to the fifteenth or the Lord! of God, hail the name of Jesus sixteenth generation? May be a minority The Jewish people took the law literally. and say big “praise the Lord”, but do not was holding the faith close to They feared to “take the name of depart from iniquity, as that their heart, but the majority was ignorant the Lord” lightly. However, at a later stage, name binds them to do, name it in vain. about the faith of their fathers. the Rabbis limited the What they say with their mouth I am sure many of the Israelites were idol application of the law only to the use of doesn’t mean anything to them. Their worshippers, who worshipped the name “Yahweh”. Hence, they worship is worthless. Jesus is the bull god of Egypt. That must be the not only tolerated, but also sanctioned the scolding them for their vain talking. “You reason Aaron could easily make a practice of swearing in hypocrites! Isaiah was right “golden calf” when the mischievous common conversation as quite harmless, when he prophesied about you: “`these Israelites wanted a god to walk before provided the reference to God people honor me with their lips, them. Remember what Joshua said to the was not directly expressed. So, instead of but their hearts are far from me. They people of Israel when they taking the name Yahweh, they worship me in vain; their teachings were about to settle in Canaan: “Now fear used other words like heaven, glory and the are but rules taught by men.’” (Matt. 15:7- the LORD and serve him with like. Remember, the prodigal 9) So the third commandment all faithfulness. Throw away the gods your son comes back to his father, saying that asks you to mean what you speak! forefathers worshiped beyond he has sinned against ‘heaven,’ When we pray, more often than not, we the River and in Egypt, and serve the LORD not ‘God’! (Also remember our phrases like pray without even thinking what (Josh 24:14). “good heavens!” and “O’ my we pray. We just ‘heap up empty words’ as If Moses goes to the Israelites in the name goodness!”). Jesus, however, was not for a the gentiles do (Matthew 6.7). of the “God of their fathers,” compromise. He said, “Again, The words we utter do not come to our they would ask: “God of our fathers? Who you have heard that it was said to the mind, or in our heart. We utter is he? What is he like? Is he people long ago, ‘Do not break many words which are meaningless to us. like the sun god? Moon god? Or, like the your oath, but keep the oaths you have It doesn’t arouse our bull god that we worship in made to the Lord.’ But I tell you, emotions. We call Jesus ‘Lord’ ‘Lord’, but Egypt?” Then it would be the responsibility do not swear at all: either by heaven, for it we do not know what the word of Moses to explain the “God is God’s throne; or by the of their fathers”. So Moses asked God: earth, for it is his footstool; or by ‘Lord’ means! Lord is somebody who rules please Lord, I know you are the Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great over! Even though we call God of my fathers. But when I go to the King. And do not swear by your head, for Jesus Lord, we seldom obey Him. If you call Israelites who are ignorant about you cannot make even one hair him Lord, you are His slave. their ancestor’s God, how can I reveal you to them? “Suppose I go to the FULL STORY ON - 07

6Meditation Pastor Shibu Thomas Oklahoma, USA This is what the Lord says: “Let not the wise boast of their wisdom or the strong boast of their strength or the rich boast of their riches (Jeremiah 9: 23). Some depend upon the horses and others NEVER BOAST OF depend on chariots. But we trust in the WISDOM, STRENGTH AND RICHES Lord our God, Jehovah. All what I have today gifts from the Lord and this thought keeps us grateful to Him. It is the Lord who helps us triumph in everything that we go through. The blessings we have such as intelligence, strength, riches, goodwill, fame, healing and so on must be resources that brings glory to the Lord. The wise should never boast in their wisdom, but Presence of God is far they ought to boast in God, the source of given us everything for our faith and life. greater than any all wisdom. A rich person should never All the goodness and the blessings that boast in his riches, but rather he or she we have received from God must be used greatness this would should boast in God who blesses His for His glory and honor. Be an instrument offers. When you go people with all sorts of riches. “Unless the that attracts many to Christ. You had ahead believing it, the Lord builds the house,the builders labor better realize that lowliness in the Lord Himself will open in vain.Unless the Lord watches over the presence of God is far greater than any before you doors of city,the guards stand watch in vain” greatness this would offers. When you go opportunities and (Psalm 127: 1).”No king is saved by the ahead believing it, the Lord Himself will size of his army;no warrior escapes by his open before you doors of opportunities success great strength.A horse is a vain hope for and success. deliverance;despite all its great strength Prayer:Lord, give me understanding that it cannot save” (Psalm 33: 16-17). I may boast in you than anything in the Dear child of God, if we have to boast in world. anything under the Sun, it is in our Lord who saved us, adopted us and who has

7FULL STORY uuu FULL STORY ON - 05 Israelites? He gives the reason: “When you So, when you call Jesus ‘Lord’, ‘Lord’ without “settling the matter” with Then how can you disobey him. So, if a spread out your hands in Him, you are taking the name of the Lord in vain. If you take the name of disobeying man takes the name prayer... Your hands are full of blood” the Lord in vain, your worship is in vain, your prayers are in vain and of the Lord, even in his prayers, he is (Isaiah 1:15). even your fasting is in vain! So, when some one pretends to be profaning the name of the Lord! When you stretch your hands towards spiritual, where in reality he is worldly, he is taking the name of the Lord in vain. Many people think they can manipulate God heavens, it should be clean; or, Even without uttering, you can you are taking the name of the Lord in vain. profane the name of the Lord! Your life may through their oblations. That be a profanation to the name is an Eastern thinking, not a Biblical one. Your prayers would be of the Lord, if you are living it in an unheard! Isaiah again tells about the unworthy manner. We are supposed Religious observances are to live a life that is worthy of our calling. people who thought they could Paul is pleading with us to “live a worthless, if we fail to observe the life worthy of the calling you have manipulate God through fasting: ‘Why have received. Be completely humble and commandments of the Lord. A sinful gentle; be patient, bearing with one man cannot manipulate God, even with long we fasted,’ they say, ‘and another in love. Make every effort to you have not seen it? Why have we keep the unity of the Spirit through the fasting and prayers. bond of peace.” Eph 4:1-3. When The Israelites always came to the temple of humbled ourselves, and you have not we fail to live a life that is “worthy of the noticed?’ “Yet on the day of your fasting, call” that we received, either by God with many sacrifices. rebellion or by carelessness, we are you do as you please and exploit profaning the name of the Lord! However, God was displeased with their Do not be deceived, thinking that the third all your workers. Your fasting ends in command speaks only on offerings: “The multitude of your uttering the name of the Lord in swearing. sacrifices— what are they to me?” says the quarreling and strife, and in striking It is calling Him Lord, Lord, each other with wicked fists. You cannot when your heart is empty. When a believer LORD. “I have more than finds no yes in his yes, he is enough of burnt offerings, of rams and the fast as you do today and expect profaning the name of the Lord. It is also your voice to be heard on high. (Isaiah offering oblations without fat of fattened animals; I have purity in life! If you do that, your sacrifice no pleasure in the blood of bulls and lambs 58:3-5). would be like Cain’s sacrifice! So God asks Israel to “wash and make God hates pretenders. When you act and goats. When you come to religious where in reality your piety yourselves clean. Take your evil is void, you put God’s name in nothingness. appear before me, who has asked this of Remember, our God is a deeds out of my sight! Stop doing wrong, zealous God. “You shall not take the name you, this trampling of my of the LORD your God in vain; courts? Stop bringing meaningless offerings! learn to do right! Seek justice, for the LORD will not hold him guiltless encourage the oppressed. Defend the who takes his name in vain. Your incense is detestable cause of the fatherless, plead the to me....(Isaiah 1. 11-13) case of the widow. (Isaiah 1:16, 17). He God says He cannot bear their evil also asks people to go to Him assemblies. “They have become a burden to me; I am weary of bearing them. for ‘reasoning!’ The verse can be better translated like this- “Come now, When you spread out your let us settle the matter,” says the LORD. hands in prayer, I will hide my eyes from “Though your sins are like you; even if you offer many scarlet, they shall be white as snow; prayers, I will not listen.” He said. though they are red as crimson, they Why was God reluctant to receive the shall be like wool” v. 18. sacrifices and offerings of the Property for IMMEDIATE sale at Kozhuvalloor, Chengannur! House plot (30 cents) for sale in Kozhuvalloor, 10 minutes’ drive (7 Submissions Invited kilometers) from Chengannurtown. Original land with well water, that never runs dry even in summer. Frontage (30 ft.) Panchayath You are cordially invited to send Road. No flood area. 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8News AMAZON’S TOP-SELLING CHRISTIAN ROMANCE FILM ‘THE FARMER AND THE BELLE’ ANNOUNCES SEQUEL Orlando — Actress Jenn Gotzon and her As 2020 saw the end of many marriages The terms for love come from the Old actor-producer husband, Jim E. Chandler, among nonbelievers and Christians alike, Testament Scriptures and are primarily announced that their Christian rom-com Gotzon said it’s important for couples to used in the Hebrew language. Each word “The Farmer and The Belle” will have a have three loves for each other when in a expressed different types of love. second installment following its success on relationship.”When we first started dating, “When you have all three of those loves Amazon. this pastor, Pastor David, explained you burning together under God’s flame, that’s “The Farmer and The Belle: Saving have three loves from the Bible. Raya, the composition of what makes true love Santaland” was released on DVD in Ahava and Dod. Raya is friendship. Ahava within a marriage,” Gotzon concluded in her November 2020 and spent six weeks on is that forever loyalty, and Dod is the interview with CP. “So that’s what we have Amazon under “Best Sellers in Romance” passion which is ‘ooh la la,’” she explained. to strive for in a marriage.” for new releases. The faith-based film stayed in the top 10 for six weeks. Part one FAKE BLASPHEMY CASE: PAK CHRISTIAN featured Gotzon , Chandler (“Drop Dead COUPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH RELEASED Diva”), John Schneider (“The Dukes of AFTER 7 YEARS Hazzard”) and others. The husband-wife duo first announced the ShaguftaKausar and her husband Shafqat very happy that we were able to get the sequel of their hit movie while on a panel Emmanuel were convicted in 2014 for release of this couple who are some of the for marketing and distribution at the insulting the Prophet Muhammad. most helpless people in our society,” International Christian Film and Music Festival (ICFF) last month. Later, they But on Thursday, the couple’s lawyer MrMalook told the AFP news shared a few more details regarding the SaifulMalook said the Lahore High Court agency.He said he expected film. had acquitted them. the pair to be freed next week “After being, by God’s grace, a bestseller A prosecution lawyer told the Reuters news after the court orders are in romance on Amazon for six weeks, we agency that the latest ruling would be published. saw the ministry hit, so we’re going to do challenged. Human rights groups have a sequel, the ‘Farmer and the Belle 2,’” Blasphemy is punishable by death in welcomed the ruling.”Today’s Gotzon told during a red carpet interview. Pakistan, and though no-one has ever decision puts an end to the Chandler noted that the film is already in been executed for it, dozens have been seven-year long ordeal of a development. killed by mobs after being accused.”I am couple who should not have Part one of “The Farmer and The Belle” been convicted nor faced a was inspired by a true story that illustrates death sentence in the first place,” Amnesty the beauty of embracing one’s identity in International’s South Asia Deputy Director God and how that leads to the true pathway DinushikaDissanayake said in a to love. The sequel will venture into how to statement. have a fruitful marriage. What were the couple accused of? “It’s about having a fulfilling marriage based The married couple were convicted in 2014 on psychological and biblical values,” of sending blasphemous text messages Gotzon told. insulting the Prophet Muhammad to a local The Christian romance film is targeting imam from a phone number registered in women ages 34 to 54 and up. According MsKausar’s name. FULL STORY ON - 09 to prlog.org, the second installment follows “newlyweds, fashion model Belle (Gotzon) and the small-town farmer (Chandler) from the first movie.” “The Farmer and the Belle” will be a Christmas movie that will “take place on a snowy ski mountain and a southern farm where the two discover that sometimes it takes a cow, a pig and a farmer’s daughter to find love and respect in marriage.” The end credits will feature a surprise visitor, the Chandlers’ newborn son, baby James.

Sparkling Wisdom! 9 FULL STORY ON - 08 Sparkling Wisdom! But her brother told the BBC last year that the couple were innocent, and he doubted v.“The Christian does not think God will love us because we are good, they were literate enough even to have written the abusive messages. but that God will make us good because He loves us.”C.S. Lewis MsKausar worked as a caretaker in a Christian school, whilst her husband is v. “The Christian ideal has not been tried and found partially paralysed. Human rights groups say blasphemy wanting. It has been found difficult; and left allegations are frequently used to settle untried.”G.K. Chesterton personal scores or target religious minorities v. “We are saved by faith alone, but the faith that saves is The couple’s lawyer told the BBC last year that in their trial they suggested a Christian never alone.”Martin Luther neighbour they had argued with might have purchased a SIM card in v. “God never hurries. There are no deadlines against ShaguftaKausar’s name and sent the messages in order to frame them. which he must work. Only to know this is to quiet our In April, the European Parliament passed spirits and relax our nerves.”A.W. Tozer a motion condemning Pakistan for failing to protect religious minorities, focusing on v. “The glory of Christianity is to conquer by the case of MsKausar and Mr Emmanuel. Blasphemy convictions are often eventually forgiveness.”William Blake overturned on appeal in Pakistan. Last year, Asia Bibi left the country after more v. “Jesus promised his disciples three things—that they than a decade in prison, having been acquitted by the Supreme Court. The would be completely fearless, absurdly happy, and in verdict led to violent protests by hardline constant trouble.”William Barclay religious groups. v. “We may speak about a place where there are no tears, You are cordially invited to send submissions to The no death, no fear, no night; but those are just the End Time News magazine, benefits of heaven. The beauty of heaven is seeing including articles, short God.”Max Lucado stories, poems, cartoons, etc. If you would like to v. “You will never glory in God till first of all God has killed contribute, please contact us at our email address : your glorying in yourself.”Charles H. Spurgeon [email protected] v. “The wisdom of God devised a way for the love of God to deliver sinners from the wrath of God while not compromising the righteousness of God.”John Piper v. “I have one desire now - to live a life of reckless abandon for the Lord, putting all my energy and strength into it.”Elisabeth Elliot Abigail Thyvilayil John

10News FULL STORY ON - 01 NIGERIAN BISHOPS’ COUNCIL SUBMITS The election comes amid political turmoil in MEMORANDUM TO REMOVE REFERENCES the country, with opposition politicians facing a midnight deadline to put forward TO SHARIA LAW IN CONSTITUTION their proposal for a coalition government, which would oust longtime Prime Minister disadvantage in any place with Netanyahu. a Muslim majority. Netanyahu, facing trial for corruption, has “Complaints abound about the been at the helm of Israeli politics for 12 lack of adequate compliance years, but his grip on power has loosened in with the provisions of the 1999 the face of four inconclusive general Constitution of the Federal elections in the space of two years. Republic of Nigeria against the Herzog, who hails from a prominent Israeli establishment of any state family, ran unsuccessfully against Netanyahu religion, respect for the freedom in the 2013 parliamentary elections. of religion, including the right to His father, Chaim Herzog, was Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations before The Catholic Bishops Conference of freely change one’s religion, and equality being elected president. Nigeria (CBCN) has asked the National of all religions before the law. In particular, His uncle, Abba Eban, was Israel’s first Assembly to remove from the 1999 there have been complaints about the foreign minister and ambassador to the Constitution all references to Sharia special bias, recognition and prominence United Nations and United States. His Islamic Law. accorded to Islam in the Constitution of this grandfather was the country’s first chief This is just as the bishops urged the nation, Nigeria. rabbi. lawmakers to project the secularity of “The framers of the 1999 Constitution Herzog has served as head of the Jewish Nigeria pursuant to Sections 10 and 38 of created Sharia Courts for Muslims. This Agency, a nonprofit that works closely with the Constitution as no other religion is explains why a Christian cannot be the government to promote immigration to recognised by the supreme law of the appointed as Khadi under the laws of the Israel, for the past three years since resigning country except Islam. states or Grand Kadi of the Sharia Court from parliament. In memorandum presented to the Senate of Appeal. Given his deep ties to the political Committee on Constitution Review “Thus, we conclude that while Muslims establishment, he was seen as the favourite (SCCR) noted that there must be an end exclusively have a court that regulates their to win the presidency. to the established status that Islam enjoys affairs and to which they can exclusively The president, while largely a ceremonial in the constitution before Nigeria can have be appointed as judges, the same cannot head of state, is tasked with picking a lasting peace and unity. be said for the Christians, or people of political party leader to form governing The memorandum, which was signed by other religions. This shows a coalitions after parliamentary elections. the CBCN President, Archbishop constitutionally backed gap of inequality They also have the power to grant pardons Augustine Akubeze, and the Secretary of and under-representation in the Nigerian — creating a potentially sensitive situation CBCN, Bishop Camillus Umoh, said the judiciary as Netanyahu stands trial for a series of 1999 constitution was an imposition of the “The establishment of Sharia Courts of corruption charges. military, adding that it has put Christians Appeal in our Constitution is therefore and adherents of other religions at a inconsistent with Sections 10 and 38 of the disadvantage in any place with a Muslim 1999 Constitution. It amounts to the majority. adoption of a state religion which Section “Regarding the 1999 Constitution of the 10 of the 1999 Constitution forbids and Federal Republic of Nigeria, we state in prohibits. the first place that there was no time “It translates to the adoption of Islam as a Nigerians convened as individual state religion. Of course, the enforcement stakeholders or as represented citizens to of Sharia Laws with public funds amounts decide on or give it to them as a binding to those states adopting Islam as a religion. law or constitution. The 1999 Constitution We submit that adopting sharia law(s) as of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is a a state law (s) amounts to adopting the product of and an imposition of the military. religion founding those laws as the state “Bearing this in mind, therefore, the religion; and this violates Section 10 of the particular aspect we want to address for 1999 Constitution. this review of the 1999 Constitution has to “To ensure peace and unity of the nation, do with the place Islam as a religion has there must be an end to the practically assumed in our constitution vis-à-vis our established status that Islam enjoys in our national life, to the extent that the 1999 Constitution. We note in this regard that Constitution has put Christians and while Islam is mentioned very many times adherents of other religions at a FULL STORY ON - 11

11News FULL STORY ON - 10 PULITZER PRIZE FOR THE SEVENTEEN-YEAR- in the Constitution, there is not a single OLD WHO FILMED THE MURDER OF GEORGE mention of Christianity or any other religion in the Constitution. This should be FLOYD redressed. “For the sustenance unity and fairness in murdered by police. Floyd this country, the Senate has to take was caught after police seriously this stand of the Catholic Bishops received a tip that he was Conference of Nigeria in response to its buying smokes with call for memoranda on the review of the counterfeit cash. According 1999 Constitution; and has to see this to reports, Derek Chauvin, a Constitution review exercise as an police officer, held his knee opportunity to give a sincere listening ear on Floyd’s neck and back for to Nigerians to whom the 1999 more than nine minutes, Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) later referred to as Darnella Frazier was 17 years old when resulting in his death. Despite Floyd’s ‘The 1999 Constitution’ remains an she observed something that would repeated claims that he couldn’t breathe, imposition. change her life forever on the evening of he didn’t pay attention. Floyd had not “Consequently, we, the Catholic Bishops May 25 in Minneapolis, US. A black man reacted aggressively to the police action, of Nigeria, speaking in the name of the called George Floyd was slain by cops indicating that there was no justification for Catholic community in Nigeria, hereby three storefronts away from her. She the police abuse. The cops were charged submits that Nigerians do not have one law captured the footage of Floyd’s murder, with a number of offences. As per reports, as one people in one nation. which became crucial evidence in Chauvin was convicted guilty of murder in “To correct this, all references to Sharia revealing America’s ugly face to the rest the third degree and manslaughter in the and any other discriminatory or divisive of the world – a society that professes to second degree. law(s) should be expunged from the 1999 be a land of freedom and equality yet Frazer, on the other hand, was extremely Constitution of the Federal Republic of stinks of endemic institutionalized racism. disturbed by the incident, and she Nigeria (as amended),” the Memorandum expressed sadness throughout her reads. The Pulitzer Prizes’ official Twitter testimony that she was unable to save account announced Frazer’s 2021 Pulitzer Floyd. Floyd’s assassination sparked Submissions Invited Prize Special Citation award on Friday, nationwide protests, resulting in a slew of June 11. The Pulitzer Board announced in policy changes at the federal level. www.theendtimenews.com a statement that Frazer was honoured for According to a report, Joe Biden, who recording Floyd’s murder. According to became president of the United States in Floyd’s relatives, Frazier’s footage was January 2021, said that the protests forced vital in the police officers’ trial and America to confront racism. conviction stated reports. Floyd, a 47-year-old black man from www.theendtimenews.com Minneapolis, United States, was shot and You are cordially invited to send submissions to The End Time News magazine, including articles, short stories, poems, cartoons, etc. If you would like to contribute, please contact us at our email address : [email protected]

12News ‘FRESH WAVE OF VIOLENCE’ IN MOZAMBIQUE DRIVEN BY RADICAL JIHADIST EXTREMISTS; CHILDREN BEHEADED Conditions in Cabo Delgado, Boko Haram, al Qaeda,” Lamb Lamb agrees that the northern Mozambique, have explained. “It’s just organizing together in situation requires the “seriously deteriorated” order to expand their territories throughout international community’s over the past year, affecting the African continent, and their goal is really attention and said the Islamic children to eradicate Christianity from this territory State is struggling to gain a “disproportionately” as and, unfortunately, in some ways, it’s hold of the entire region in nearly 3,000 people have working,” she continued. “Even specifically what she believes is “the been killed and over 800,000 from this northern part of Mozambique, an greatest wave of Islamic displaced since the violent estimated 800,000 people have fled the violence” in the modern era. insurgency that began in region, and those who remain, including October 2017, according to women, children, families, are facing “It should be a matter of grave a report.Violent attacks by starvation even if they’re spared from … concern for the international Islamic rebels in the Cabo violence.” Lamb said Christians in community because it is an Delgado province have led Mozambique are especially targeted with indication that there is an violence and believes the government emerging caliphate throughout the sub- to the deaths of more than 2,838 people, contributes to this. Saharan African region,” she said. “So what including over 1,400 civilians, though the we saw in the devastation … that’s all actual number is expected to be “There is a great deal of instability, and there caliphate activity.” higher. A report released this month by Save can even be some anti-Christian antipathy the Children, Plan International and World at the government level,” Lamb said. “So as “And what’s so concerning is these groups Vision showed how the extent of the conflict far as the government of Mozambique, in are organizing together to create what’s in Cabo Delgado has worsened in the last 12 some ways, it’s not helping because there essentially a new Islamic State throughout months and how children are suffering are some of those antipathies even at the the entire region,” Lamb continued. “So that disproportionately. The last 12 months of highest level, so when it’s pervasive at the is deeply concerning, not just from a religious Mozambique’s Islamic insurgency has lower level, it’s combining into a perfect freedom standpoint, but also from a escalated due to increased armed conflict on storm.” democracy standpoint. Also from just the villages and district capital towns, leading overall human rights condition of we have to casualties and “grave violations” against The report also offers recommendations and this one group of incredibly violent extremists children. Amy Lamb, director of said the U.N. and international community who are saying … ‘we’re going to take over.” communications for Open Doors, told The “must, without delay,” support the It should be a matter of concern for the Christian Post that the “fresh wave of establishment of peace and address international community because this is violence” in Mozambique has had a underlying causes of the conflict. probably the greatest wave of Islamic “devastating” toll. violence that the modern era has seen.” In March, the U.S. Army Green Berets Lamb said that for the first time, Mozambique were deployed to Mozambique to train Lamb called on the American Church to pray was added to the World Watch List as being Mozambican marines to counter the violent for Christians in Mozambique and for those among the most persecuted countries insurgency that has led to children as young who have been displaced. “because of the fresh wave of violence as 12 years old being beheaded. coming into Mozambique primarily driven by “Pray for God’s intervention in the violent radical jihadist extremists.” A March attack attacks, and as rapidly as we have seen this on Palma, a town in the northeast of wave of violence rise, that we would see it Mozambique, led to an estimated 67,848 decline just as fast,” Lamb added. displaced people as of June 4. Many children affected by this attack were orphaned or were www.theendtimenews.com separated from their parents as they fled. The southeastern African country is home to about 17 million Christians, which is over 50% of the population. Lamb said it’s also home to one of the fastest-growing evangelical populations in the world. “Because of [the rise in Christianity], we’re seeing jihadist groups including those who are affiliated with the Islamic state, with al Shabab, with

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