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CHRISTIAN NEWS APRIL 2019 Reg no :TVM/TC/1717/2014, Established :USA, Published from :India, Kerala, TVM Volume 02 Issue No: 16 Pages:12 Explosions in Sri Lanka target churches, at least 290 dead on Easter Sunday Three churches were attacked in Sri Lanka, injured worshipers and extensive damage to ported that there were 500 people attending with explosions killing dozens of Christians the building. Officials from the church re- Mass at the time of the explosion. as they celebrated Easter Sunday morning. Local media reports say at least 27 people Three hotels — Shangri-La Colombo, died at Zion Church in Batticaloa in Eastern Kingsbury Hotel in Colombo and the Cinna- Province; 24 people were killed at St. mon Grand Colombo — that were holding Anthony's Church in Kochchikade. Easter breakfast buffets were also targeted The first of the explosions was reported to in the attacks. Two additional explosions have occurred around 8:30 a.m. were confirmed by media in Dehiwela and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe con- Dematagoda areas. demned the violence and has ordered the Police and hospital sources say at least 185 military and police to launch an urgent in- people, including children, have been killed vestigation into the attacks. and 469 have been injured in the attacks. At least 81 people are reported to have died \"I strongly condemn the cowardly attacks on at St. Sebastian's church in Negombo. St. our people today. I call upon all Sri Lankans Sebastian's posted photos of the carnage to during this tragic time to remain united and its Facebook page showing distressed and strong,\" he said in a tweet. \"Please avoid propagating unveri- 1,000-MEMBER SHOUWANG CHURCH IN fied reports and FULL STORY ON - 10 speculation. The BEIJING, CHINA CLOSED DOWN government is taking immediate steps to con- congregants vow never to EXPLOSIONS IN SRI LANKAN worship as a congregation CHURCHES AND HOTELS ON EASTER again. China’s crackdown SUNDAY KILLS OVER 200. against underground house churches continued last Sat- urday with the forced clo- sure of Beijing’s Shouwang Church. Shouwang Church is one of the most prominent among thousands of unregistered An influential house church in Beijing was house churches in the city and is said to shut down Saturday (24 March) after 20 be attended by over 1,000 people. As the government and police officials raided congregation has suffered through years Bible classes at two different locations, of challenges and persecution at the hands changed the locks and demanded FULL STORY ON -05 PEACE IN JESUS UNIQUENESS OF THE CHRIST SPIRITUAL LEADERS P.04 P.07 P.11

2Editorial Rev. Manuel Joseph HE IS RISEN AND SO WE WILL BE!! Th.M. In Rudyard K ipling ’s, The Jungle Book: feared thing in the jungle is DEATH. Sub-editor, End-Time News Mowgli, the man cub, asks the animals It steps aside for no one.” This state- what’s the most feared thing in the jungle. ment is to be very true! It doesn’t This statement is He’s told that when two animals meet on a matter how physically strong, finan- to be very true! narrow path that one must step aside and cially rich, fantastically popular or It doesn’t matter let the other pass. The animal that steps overwhelmingly powerful a person is, how physically aside for no one would then be the most the death will never step aside for strong, finan- feared. Mowgli wants to know what kind of him. Death is an absolute truth for cially rich, fan- animal would that be? One tells him it ’s an all of us! No one is exempt from tastically popu- elephant. Another tells him it ’s a lion. Fi- death. It is appointed to all men once nally, the wise old owl exclaims, “The most lar or over- FULL STORY ON - 11 whelmingly pow- erful a person is, the death will never step aside for him. EDITORIAL BOARD CHIEF EDITOR MANAGER ADVISORY BOARD Baiju Yacob Edavila USA Bovas Sreekaryam Pastor Shibu Thomas USA Pastor Asokan Eranakulam SUB EDITORS CO-ORDINATORS M.Jacob Trivandrum Manuel Joseph John Francis (Dallas) Daniel Jacob Br.Syam USA PO.box 125 EDITORS Sis.Saritha Wheat land,6920.S. manin st Sis.Simi Oklahoma Pastor A Anilkumar box zip code-73097 Rev. Joseph Chacko Sis.Lesley Yacob PH-(405) 745-786(H) Mob-001(405)778-4341(Whats app) Sis.Sherly REPORTERS 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.

3Meditation A GIANT FISH MOVING TO NINEVEH Gospel is the goodness of Jesus travel to Nineveh, but he boards a ship to PASTOR ANIL KURICHIMUTTOM Tarshish. Caught in a storm, he orders the Christ, the son of God, and it should be ship crew to cast him overboard, where- and it is Jonah’s duty to preach the power- preached in all continents. It has the light upon he is swallowed by a giant fish. Three ful message there. He had a message and to transform the lives of the people. When days later, it vomits him out onto the shore. he is not in the right place. Are we really we discuss about the soldiers of certain God’s purpose is entirely different from the following the plan of God? We have the countries, it is a fact that they are ready to strategies of human beings. A creature in message, but we often fail to take the die for their country. They are willing to the sea obeys the order of God, but Jonah message to the places where we should deny their selfish motives. In such a way, fails to recognize God’s will for him. take them. Do not go away from God as it an evangelist is an urgent messenger who Here is an important thing to remember. It is very dangerous. Nineveh is a symbol of must be willing to do the same! He repre- is the ship to Tarshish. They are always impending punishment and a city con- sents the unchanging word of God. It’s a ready to set off. Tarshish symbolizes the trolled by the power of darkness. privilege to hold the torch of the truth of pleasure and the joy of our selfish desires. We have seen that Nineveh was ready to the gospel. Here, from the instance of Repentance of the people of Nineveh is the listen to the voice of God. It is a lesson of Jonah, the great prophet, we must realize most important plan of God. Humans have positivity. They cried unto the Lord and He the significance of the gospel, repentance their own ways and likes. But God’s plan is heard their prayers. There was a change and redemption. perfect. Evangelists should have the everywhere, the people got transformed Nineveh was s a city that has been read burning light in themselves and it should and there was a renewal of understanding with Jonah, prophet. The city and the giant be applied to change the mind and the of the love of God. The light of the gospel fish tell us some important things. God desire of the ungodly behavior of sinners. is significant in today’s context of sinful uses a fish to carry out the history of the Nineveh’s experience has relevance even life and evil ways. So let’s take up the torch divine plan. A fish becomes prophet’s now. The city is taken as a symbolic form of of truth and be witnesses of the love of vehicle! Jonah was called upon by God to sin and death. People are about to perish Christ.

4Bible Study Pastor Anil John Nilambur Nowadays, we mostly live in unsafe PEACE IN JESUS circumstances anywhere we are! Safety is an issue and the absence of peace all CHRIST across the world is attested by the news we read every day. Most people in our family, a society or a country is struggling on him and receive eternal life. world today do not understand peace as a to find peace in life. They are angry, frus- positive concept. All they know is the trated and have a disbelieving attitude “Jesus said, Peace I leave with you; my normalfeature of peace, which is merely towards life. They believe this life is the absence of trouble. pointless and hence need a reason, a point peace I give you. I do not give to you as the In the beginning, when God created man, to being here. there was peace and Adam and Eve were How do we find the peace God promised- world gives. Do not let your hearts be at peace. Even the wild animals were their the peace that overcomes our natural friends in Eden. When Adam fell into sin, frustrations and troubling anxieties? This is troubled and do not be afraid” (John the result was every one of his descen- possible only through the love of Jesus dants also being “infected” with sin. Christ. Jesus loves you. He wants to give 14:27). “There is no peace” says God, “for Adam’s elder son Cain killed his brother you and your family divine peace. Christ Abel proving enmity in the world because Jesus came in to the world to save sinners- the wicked” (Isaiah 48:22). Prophecy about of sin. Everyone inherited sin from Adam. of whom I and you are the worst. But for Sin is described as the transgression that very reason we were shown mercy so Jesus says, He is our prince of peace. In a against the law of God a rebellion against that in us, the worst of sinners, Jesus Him. Through Adam sin entered the world Christ might display His unlimited patience world filled with war and violence, Jesus is and death was passed on to all men as all as an example for those who would believe have sinned in Adam. This passed-on sin is the powerful God who acts in human known as “inherited sin”. Just as we inherit physical characteristics from our parents, history and is the embodiment of peace. we have inherited our sinful nature from Adam. But physical safety and political harmony Mankind now whether it be an individual, a do not necessarily reflect the kind of peace He is talking about. The Hebrew word for peace “shalom”, is often used in reference to an appearance of calm and tranquility of individuals, groups, nations. The FULL STORY ON - 06

5News TURKISH PRESIDENT’S PLANS TO TURN FAMOUS CA- THEDRAL INTO GIANT MOSQUE: CHRISTIANS OPPOSE Last year, President Erdogan recited an Is- lamic prayer in the Hagia Sophia, dedicating the “souls of all who left us this work as in- heritance, especially Istanbul’s conqueror,” referring to Mehmed, who is historically noted as being an extremely violent and bru- tal leader with a penchant for having sex with underage boys. Skimming over these indiscretions, on Sun- day, Erdogan explicitly said that the building may well be converted into a functioning mosque, just as Mehmed himself would have wanted. “As you know, the mosque was con- verted to a museum in 1935, as a reflection of the CHP mentality. We may as well take a step and change that,” Erdogan was quoted Turkish President Recep Erdogan announced Ottomans, Mehmed the Conqueror immedi- . he may turn a former Byzantine cathedral into ately ordered that the building be converted Greek Foreign Minister George Katrougalos an enormous mosque, prompting widespread into a mosque. Tragically, the bells, altar, immediately snapped back at the president’s outrage from the Orthodox Christian commu- iconostasis and other precious relics were controversial statement. “It is not only a great nity. destroyed and beautiful mosaics depicting temple of Christendom — the largest for After construction was completed in the year Jesus and other central biblical characters many centuries — it also belongs to human- 537, the Hagia Sophia (Greek for “Holy Wis- were destroyed or plastered over. ity,” Katrougalos implored. “It has been rec- dom”) functioned as an Eastern Orthodox The ancient place of worship, located in ognized by UNESCO , as part of our global cathedral and the seat of the Ecumenical Turkey’s capital of Istanbul, was converted cultural heritage.” “So any questioning of this Patriarch of Constantinople for almost a into a museum back in 1935, but still remains status is not just an insult to the sentiments thousand years. Then, in 1453, following the a uniquely special place to many of the Greek of Christians, it is an insult to the interna- fall of Constantinople at the hands of the Orthodox tradition. tional community and international law,” he said. ‘DEEPLY REGRET’ JALLIANWALA BAGH MASSACRE, THERESA MAY TELLS BRITISH PARLIAMENT had removed her shoes. Former British Prime Minister David Cameron position Labour Party, asked May has also called the JallianwalaBagh massa- cre a \"deeply shameful\" incident during his for a full, clear and unequivocal visit to India in 2013.However, even Cameron did not offer an absolute apology. apology.During the debate on Whatever be the side of the debate, the inci- dent has not made its way to the text books April 9 on the matter in the Brit- in the UK. Along with an apology, this is an- other demand that people of Indian diaspora ish Parliament, Bob Blackman in- have been asking the UK government to formalise. sisted this to be the right time for Along with an apology, Bob Blackman has also proposed for the planned museum on the sight an apology to be issued. to be funded by the British government. The JallianwalaBagh massacre on April 13, At the time expressing deep re- 1919, where British troops fired mercilessly on innocent protestors, is a reminder of the gret over the massacre, Mark oppression of Indian people during the Brit- ish colonial era. Field, Foreign Office Minister of While official Colonial-era records show that about 400 people died in the massacre in the Britain said, We perhaps need to northern city of Amritsar, the Indian count pegged the death toll closer to 1,000 people, go little more than even the deep including men, women, and children. regrets that I have set out today. This was in response to the mo- British Prime Minister Theresa May on tion moved in the parliament by Bob Blackman, Wednesday expressed \"deep regret\" for the Tory MP for Harrow East, London. On the floors 1919 JallianwalaBagh massacre, carried out of the parliament, this debate was attended by British colonial troops in India.While May by over 20 MP’s from across the party who did not offer an absolute apology, she told the passionately supported the need for an apol- British parliament: \"We deeply regret what ogy on the centenary of the tragedy this year. happened and the suffering caused by the Demands like this have been made not only massacre.\"May's comment come at a time by the diaspora, but also members of parlia- when India prepares to mark the 100th anni- ment. However, every time the narrative ends versary of the massacre on Saturday. just short of an apology.On her visit to the site Meanwhile, Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the op- of JallianwalaBagh eight years ago, the Queen

6 News BENJAMIN NETANYAHU WINS RE-ELECTION, ISRAEL FINDS WORLD’S LONGEST SALT CAVE UNDER BECOMES ISRAEL'S LONGEST-SERVING MOUNT SODOM, NEAR WHERE BIBLE SAYS LOT’S PRIME MINISTER term, which comes as a surprise WIFE FROZE to some, given than opinion polls Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Likud trailed the Zionist Cave explorers in Israel believe they have won re-election on Wednesday with his rul- Union in the run-up to the election. discovered the world’s longest salt cave, ing Likud Party, and promised to promptly \"In the end Israeli opinion polls larger than the previous record-holding cave form a new government to address the told the wrong story, yet again. in Iran.The Malham cave, first partially challenges facing his nation. Benjamin Netanyahu scored a mapped in the 1980s, is now known to stretch \"Our country's everyday reality doesn't give much bigger victory than the exit for over 10 kilometres (6.25 miles), through us the luxury for delay,\" Netanyahu said in polls had suggested,\" BBC's Mount Sodom, Israel’s largest mountain. a statement. Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen The cave is adorned with glittering stalac- \"The citizens of Israel rightfully expect that said. \"In the last few days of the campaign tites and stalagmites formed from salt crys- we will act quickly and responsibly to es- he demonstrated yet again why he is such tals, and it is close to where the Bible claims tablish a leadership that will work for them a formidable politician. The prime minis- Lot’s wife was turned into a pillar of salt upon in areas of defense, the economy and so- ter narrowed the gap with Herzog's Zion- the “sight of God”, who had descended to ciety just as we promised in this campaign ist Union, and then overhauled it, by turn- Earth to bring destruction upon Sodom and — and just like we will now set ourselves ing sharply toward the ultra-nationalist Is- Gomorrah.Indeed, the cave’s main outlet is toward doing,\" he added. raeli right.\" close to a salt pillar nicknamed “Lot’s wife,” A news agency noted that although exit Zionist Union leader Yitzhak Herzog con- after the biblical character. polls had predicted a close contest be- gratulated Netanyahu on his victory, but Amos Frumkin, the founder and director of tween Likud and the center-left Zionist said that his party will not be giving up. the Hebrew University’s Cave Research Cen- Union, the former established a clear lead \"Nothing has changed, we will keep fight- tre, mapped the first five kilometres in the over its rivals with almost all the votes ing for a just society,\" Herzog said. 80s, but two years ago, Israeli spelunker Yoav counted. Likud is expected to receive 30 Despite facing the possibility of being in- Negev, the founder of the Israeli Cave seats in the 120-seat Knesset, or parlia- dicted on charges of corruption, fraud and Explorer’s club, decided he wanted to com- ment, allowing a coalition to take a major- breach of trust in three cases, Netanyahu plete the exploration. ity of 67 seats, while the Zionist Union is is now set to embark on a record fifth term Last year a team of eiFgUhtLLEuSrToOpReYaOnNa-n0d8 20 projected to get 24 seats. in office and will also become Israel's long- local spelunkers spent 10 days mapping the Netanyahu now looks set to become Israel's est-serving prime minister. cave, and then a second 10-day expedition longest-serving prime minister in his fourth His previous terms have been marked by a rightward shift in Israeli policy towards the occupied Palestinian territories, as peace talks with the Palestinians have collapsed and the expansion of illegal Israeli settle- ments in the West Bank had accelerated. In the run-up to the election, he said he would annex Israeli settlements if he won a fifth term. FULL STORY ON - 04 we might have peace with God. True peace FULL STORY ON - 07 is having a personal relationship with Jesus Greekword “irene” means “unity and Christ. Accept Jesus as your personal 8. He sacrifices for the development of the accord”; but the deeper, more foundational savior by placing your own personal faith flock: He is willing to sacrifice and suffer meaning of peace is “the spiritual harmony and trust in him. No one is saved by the for the sake of the salvation brought about by and individuals’ restora- faith of others. No one is forgiven by doing anddevelopment of the people (John tions with God”. The biblical concept of certain good deeds. The only way to be 10:11). peace does not focus on the absence of saved is to personally accept Jesus as your 9. They have a message from God: They do trouble. Biblical peace is unrelated to savior, trusting His death as the payment not have any message of theirown.Their circumstances. You may be in the midst of for your sins and His resurrection as your message is drawn from God. They boldly great trials, and still have the peace of God guarantee of eternal life. Is Jesus person- speak it. in your heart. ally your savior? Will you accept him today 10. They are with a mission:Their mission God, the giver of peace, is knocking at your for your peace? is making people as disciples and make door for you to receive His unconditional them good citizens in the kingdom of peace. He was crucified on the cross for Godand the good citizens intheir own our transgression; he was punished so that country.

7 Bible Study UNIQUENESS OF THE SPIRITUAL REV. JOSEPH CHACKO LEADERS A Christian is a person who is a herd. The shepherd in Jesus' culture was a 2. Burdened with care of people: They have follower of Jesus Christ. A leader is a person who cared for the sheep, met their God’s heart for the souls in the world person who has influence over others. The needs, and protected them from harm. The without Jesus and hissalvation. question is what is unique about a person sheep \"knew the voice\" of the good shep- 3. They always communicate with God in who is a Christian who serves in leader- herd, indicating a personal relationship personal prayer: A spiritual leader cannot ship? How is Christian leadership different that made followers desire to respond to survive without talking to God and hearing from leadership in general? the shepherd. from Godon a daily basis. They become The teachings and life of Jesus offer an The apostle Paul also provides important men of prayer. important answer to this question. He instructions for Christian leaders. Most of 4. They follow the constitution of the came to seek and to save the lost, to serve his letters begin with reference to himself kingdom of God: His decisions are always others rather than to be served. Further, as a servant or slave of Christ Jesus. on the basis of the oracles of GOD, the Jesus left heaven to live among sinful Today's leaders are also called to identify divine word of God. humanity and minister to the needs of themselves first as servants of Jesus. The 5. They are visionaries:They always have a people. These traits of service, love, and service of the Christian leader is to be as a vision from God to fulfill the holistic devel- compassion are to likewise mark those who person under Christ's authority, genuinely opment of the people. seek to be effective Christian leaders. concerned with living a life that reflects 6. They have a mind of Jesus Christ: They In addition, Jesus presented Himself as a the values of Jesus, a life of integrity that know that they are the representative of shepherd of sheep, even noting that the leads by example. the kingdom of God on earth. God will good shepherd lays down his life for the The following are the unique givethem his character and mind to do the sheep (John 10:11). A Christian leader can characteristicsof the spiritual leaders. work. Theydemonstrate the character learn much from this analogy of a shep- 1. They are chosen by God: They are ofChrist in his practical life. chosen by God to build God’s kingdom on 7. They are servants: He is a servant to win this earth by evangelism, church planting the people and tomake them as Jesus and makingdisciples according to the word disciple (I Corinthian 9: 19-13. Luke 22: 27). of God. FULL STORY ON -06

Sparkling Wisdom! 8 FULL STORY ON - 06 Sparkling Wisdom! this year with 80 local and international spe- lunkers finished measuring and mapping the v.“The essential vice, the utmost evil, is Pride. Unchastity, anger, greed, drunkenness, cave with lasers. and all that, are mere fleabites in comparison: it was through Pride that the devil Boaz Langford, a researcher at the became the devil: Pride leads to every other vice: it is the complete anti-God state university’s Caves Research Centre, and of mind.”C.S. Lewis AntoniyaVlaykova, a Bulgarian cave explorer from the European Speleological Federation, v.“He who lays up treasures on earth spends his life backing away from his treasures. led the expedition.“What’s unique about this cave, as opposed to other salt caves in the To him, death is loss. He who lays up treasures in heaven looks forward to eternity; world, is that it’s the longest in the world,” he’s moving daily toward his treasures. To him, death is gain.”RandyAlcorn Mr Langford said.They plan to publish the v “God never said that the journey would be easy, but He did say that the arrival complete map of the cave in a professional would be worthwhile.”Max Lucado publication in the coming months.One of the v “Outside of Christ, I am weak; in Christ, I am strong.”Watchmen Nee chambers of the cave has been named the “Wedding Hall” due to its spectacular salt v “The gospel declares that no matter how dutiful or prayerful we are, we can’t save stalactites.There is no official record for the ourselves. What Jesus did was sufficient.”Brennan Manning longest salt cave, and such designations are generally decided by consensus among cave v “The Christian shoemaker does his duty not by putting little crosses on the shoes, researchers after an underground chamber but by making good shoes, because God is interested in good is mapped and published. craftsmanship.”Martin Luther Iran’s Namakdan cave, which is about 6 kilometres in length, was identified as the v“The Bible is the greatest of all books; to study it is the noblest of all pursuits; to longest salt cave after a study by Czech and understand it, the highest of all goals.”Charles C. Ryrie Iranian scientists in 2006. The relationship between the Malham cave v “Is prayer your steering wheel or your spare tire?”Corrie ten Boom and Mount Sodom is closely linked, as the mountain is essentially a large salt block, v “If you obey God with your whole heart, you’ll usually scare off formed by the shifting of the Earth’s plates the folks who want you to obey them.”Meg Moseley at the northern end of the 4,000-mile Afro- Arabian Rift Valley. v “Good work is giving to the poor and the helpless, but divine Radiocarbon dating of wood fragments found work is showing them their worth to the inside the cave have helped date its forma- One who matters.”Criss Jami tion to around 7,000 years ago, making it extremely young by speleological Abigail Thyvilayil John standards.“The reason why it’s so young is because it’s made of salt,” Frumkin http://theendtimenews.com/ said.“Limestone caves are much slower to form. They are usually much older. But this one is developing very fast so it’s one of the youngest caves in the world.” http://theendtimenews.com/ http:// www.harvestingsouls missioninc.org

9NEWS NOTRE DAME CATHEDRAL FIRE, CHINESE CITY GUANGZHOU OFFERS BURNING AND COLLAPSE IN PARIS CASH PRIZES TO PEOPLE WHO BETRAY THEIR CHRISTIAN NEIGHBOURS Parisians raised their voices in song Mon- of smoke billowed from the cathedral, includ- Guangzhou is the first major city in China to day night outside Notre Dame Cathedral as ing the bell tower and the spire. Rescue work- offer money to anyone who informs on church a massive blaze engulfed one of the city's ers rushed to evacuate artworks. activity in their neighbourhood that hasn’t got most revered historic sites.The fire burned It was not immediately known what caused the government stamp of approval.Gossipy for several hours Monday, causing the col- the fire. The cathedral is surrounded by scaf- neighbours could pocket up to 10,000 yuan lapse of the cathedral's iconic spire and the folding amid construction work. Paris Fire for whispered tip-offs about “illegal religious destruction of its roof structure, which dated Brigade Commander General Jean-Claude activities”. back to the 13th century.Consumed by Gallet said the initial call to emergency ser- “This will compress the survival space of flames, the spire leaned to one side and fell vices notified authorities of a fire in the attic house churches. Not only will they have to onto the burning roof as horrified onlookers of the cathedral. deal with the official crackdown but now also watched. About 400 firefighters were mobilized to deal the threat from their neighbours,” said Ying By early Tuesday morning, officials said the with the blaze, the French Interior Ministry Fuk Tsang, director of the Divinity School at fire was under control and several invaluable said. Firetrucks had difficulty accessing the the Chinese University of Hong Kong. artefacts had been rescued from the burn- scene, located on an island in Paris, amid The biggest reward of between 5,000 and ing cathedral.French President Emmanuel the daily afternoon rush hour. Police urged 10,000 yuan is offered if a foreign pastor is Macron praised firefighters for saving the the public to avoid the area.Firefighters atop snared. Between 3,000 and 5,000 yuan will cathedral's iconic facade and towers, say- cherry-picker cranes sprayed water onto the be paid if information leads to an unregis- ing \"the worst has been avoided.\"Yet he la- church in an attempt to calm the flames. tered foreign religious group being shut mented the damage already done to \"the The cathedral also houses the grand organ, down, and from 100 to 3,000 yuan will be cathedral of all French people.\" He pledged one of the world's most famous musical in- paid to tongue-waggers who inform on local to launch an international fundraising cam- struments, as well as the Crown of Thorns, a church gatherings and pastors. paign to rebuild the cathedral.\"Notre Dame relic of the passion of Christ.Cardinal Daniel is our history, it's our literature, it's our im- DiNardo, the president of the US Conference agery. It's the place where we live our great- of Catholic Bishops, said Notre Dame \"is not est moments, from wars to pandemics to lib- only a majestic church, it is also a world trea- erations,\" he said.\"This history is ours. And sure,\" he said.\"Noble in architecture and art, it burns. It burns and I know the sadness so it has long been a symbol of the transcen- many of our fellow French feel.\" dent human spirit as well as our longing for For much of the day, flames and thick plumes God,\" he said. Submissions Invited You are cordially invited to send submissions to The End Time News magazine, including articles, short stories, poems,Sucabmrtiossoionnss, Ientvci.teIdf you would like to contribute, please contact us at our email address : [email protected]

10FULL STORY FULL STORY ON - 01 church were detained from another loca- Submissions Invited tion and also taken to the school. Officials tain this situation.\" reportedly switched out the locks at both You are cordially invited to No group has come forward yet to claim re- locations of the raids. send submissions to The sponsibility. Police found a suspicious pack- The number of Christians detained by po- End Time News magazine, age in Colombo as well as explosive materi- lice for hours before being released is be- including articles, short als in a house near the Dematagoda blast lieved to be between 20 and 30, reports. stories, poems, cartoons, site. According to ICC, officials read out a docu- etc. If you would like to \"Heartfelt condolences from the people of ment formally banning Shouwang Church contribute, please contact the United States to the people of Sri Lanka and demanded that those in attendance us at our email address : on the horrible terrorist attacks on churches sign a letter vowing that they will no longer and hotels that have killed at least 138 attend the church. However, the detainees [email protected] people and badly injured 600 more,\" said reportedly refused. President Donald Trump in a tweet. \"We Additionally, authorities were said to have http://www.harvestingsouls stand ready to help!\" demanded that Pastor Zhang Xiaofeng sign missioninc.org \"POTUS and I are monitoring the horrific at- a document admitting that the church con- tacks on those celebrating Easter in Sri Lanka. ducted activities as an organization with- FULL STORY ON - 11 Our hearts & prayers are with the victims & out registering with the government. their families,\" said Vice President Mike The closing of Shouwang Church comes af- ernment is taking immediate steps to con- Pence in a tweet. \"This atrocity is an attack ter authorities made headlines last Sep- tain this situation.\" on Christianity & religious freedom every- tember for banning Beijing’s largest house No group has come forward yet to claim re- where. No one should ever be in fear in a church, Zion Church, and confiscating “il- sponsibility. Police found a suspicious pack- house of worship.\" legal promotional materials.” Zion Church age in Colombo as well as explosive materi- Christians in Sri Lanka have experienced a had previously rejected requests from gov- als in a house near the Dematagoda blast sharp increase in attacks since last year, with ernment authorities to install closed-cir- site. 67 reported cases between January and Sep- cuit cameras. Officials in Beijing argued \"Heartfelt condolences from the people of tember, according to the National Christian that the church had held events without the United States to the people of Sri Lanka Evangelical Alliance of Sri Lanka. registering. on the horrible terrorist attacks on churches Shouwang Church in the past has been and hotels that have killed at least 138 The NCEASL said it \"deplores\" the forced to meet in outdoor locations as gov- people and badly injured 600 more,\" said attacks and is urging the government to find ernment pressure made it difficult for the President Donald Trump in a tweet. \"We the perpetrators and bring them to justice. It congregation to secure rented or pur- stand ready to help!\"\"POTUS and I are moni- has also called on the global Church to pray chased space. As previously reported, the toring the horrific attacks on those celebrat- for the victims. church’s founding pastor was placed un- ing Easter in Sri Lanka. Our hearts & prayers Evening services in Catholic churches in the der house arrest in 2011 and many church are with the victims & their families,\" said Colombo district have been canceled. All members were arrested after the church Vice President Mike Pence in a tweet. \"This government schools will be closed for the began worshiping outdoors after its evic- atrocity is an attack on Christianity & reli- next two days, the Ministry of Education an- tion from a building. gious freedom everywhere. No one should nounced. Last July, at least 34 house churches in ever be in fear in a house of worship.\" Beijing signed a joint statement to China’s Christians in Sri Lanka have experienced a FULL STORY ON - 01 Communist Party officials decrying what sharp increase in attacks since last year, with they called an ongoing and worsening 67 reported cases between January and Sep- of the government for refusing to join the crackdown against believers. tember, according to the National Christian state-sanctioned church, it was accused of Evangelical Alliance of Sri Lanka. refusing to register with the government \"The normal religious lives of believers Evening services in Catholic churches in the as a “social organization.” have been violated and obstructed, caus- Colombo district have been canceled. All But according to the Chinese human rights ing serious emotional harm and damage government schools will be closed for the leader Bob Fu, the church had previously to their sense of patriotism, as well as next two days, the Ministry of Education an- submitted an application to the Haidian causing social conflict,\" the statement nounced. District Ethnic and Religious Affairs Bureau read. in 2006 but was rejected because found- China ranks as the 27th worst nation in the ing Pastor JinTianming was not officially world when it comes to Christian persecu- ordained by the state. tion, according to Open Doors USA’s World Christians attending the Bible classes had Watch List. This ranking reflects the in- planned to meet around 1 p.m. but instead creasing implementation of regulations on were taken by policy to a nearby school religion in China that are now “much where they were held for hours, questioned harsher across the country.” and told that the church had been shut down. The nonprofit NGO International Christian Concern reports that another group of Christians affiliated with the

11NEWS FULL STORY ON - 02S EXPLOSIONS IN SRI LANKAN CHURCHES AND HOTELS ON EASTER SUNDAY KILLS OVER 200. to die and after that the judgment (Hebrews. 9:27; Ecclesiastes 7:2). Three churches were attacked in Sri Lanka, injured in the attacks. The first of the explo- But death was not the destiny of with explosions killing dozens of Christians sions was reported to have occurred around Jesus Christ. Since He was God in the as they celebrated Easter Sunday morning. 8:30 a.m. flesh, death had to step aside for Three hotels — Shangri-La Colombo, At least 81 people are reported to have died him. Jesus died and rose again on the Kingsbury Hotel in Colombo and the Cinna- at St. Sebastian's church in Negombo. St. third day! Like a coward who steps mon Grand Colombo — that were holding Sebastian's posted photos of the carnage to aside for the brave, death stepped Easter breakfast buffets were also targeted its Facebook page showing distressed and aside for Christ. in the attacks. Two additional explosions injured worshipers and extensive damage to Luke. 24:1-8 – On the first day of the were confirmed by media in Dehiwela and the building. Officials from the church re- week, very early in the morning, the Dematagoda areas. Police and hospital ported that there were 500 people attending women sources say at least 209 people, including Mass at the time of the explosion. Local took the spices they had prepared children, have been killed and 469 have been media reports say at least 27 people died at and went to the tomb. They found the Zion Church in Batticaloa in Eastern Province; stone the resurrection of human beings, 24 people were killed at St. Anthony's Church rolled away from the tomb, but when which is a basic tenet of the Chris- in Kochchikade. they entered, they did not find the tian faith. Unlike all other religions, Prime Minister RanilWickremesinghe con- body of the Christianity alone possesses a demned the violence and has ordered the Lord Jesus. While they were wonder- founder who transcends death and military and police to launch an urgent in- ing about this, suddenly two men in who promises that His followers will vestigation into the attacks. \"I strongly con- clothes do the same. demn the cowardly attacks on our people that gleamed like lightning stood be- The resurrection is the triumphant today. I call upon all Sri Lankans during this side them. In their fright the women and glorious victory for every be- tragic time to remain united and strong,\" he bowed liever. Jesus Christ died, was buried, said in a tweet. \"Please avoid propagating down with their faces to the ground, and rose the third day according to unverified reports and speculation. The gov- but the men said to them, “Why do the Scripture. And, He is coming you look again! The dead in Christ will be FULL STORY ON - 10 for the living among the dead? He is raised up, and those who remain and not here; he has risen! Remember are alive at His coming will be how he changed and receive new, glorified told you, while he was still with you bodies (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18). in Galilee: ‘The Son of Man must be Celebrate his resurrection!! Happy delivered into the hands of sinful Easter! men, be crucified and on the third day be raised http://www.harvestingsoulsmissioninc.org again.’ ” Then they remembered his words. Why Jesus’ resurrection is the most important and crucial part of our faith? First of all, 1 Corinthians 15:17 says, If Christ has not been raised, then your faith is useless, and you are still under condemnation for you sins. The resurrection validates our faith.Secondly, it witnesses to the immense power of God Himself. To believe in the resurrection is to be- lieve in God. Only He who created life can resurrect it after death, only He can reverse the hideousness that is death itself, and only He can remove the sting that is death and the vic- tory that is the grave’s (1 Corinthians 15:54-55).Lastly, the res- urrection of Jesus is a testimony to

USA PO.box 125 Wheat land,6920.5.m manin st Wheat land Oklahoma box zip code-73097 PH-(405) 745-786(H) Mob-001(405)778-4341(Wats App) AMERICAN MISSIONARY IN PARAGUAY SHOT DEAD BY SUSPECTED ROBBERS. An American Christian missionary in Para- reads. “Please join us in prayer for his fam- An investigation on Goddard’s death was guay was killed in his own home last week ily and the people he served and loved in opened and a search was put on for the killer. by a suspected robber after serving as a mis- Paraguay.” Officer Sergio Servian told the agency that sionary for over 25 years, according to his According to Goddard’s family, he was killed Goddard’s house was located thousands of sponsoring agency. last Tuesday. Ethnos360 didn’t make the an- meters away from the last available dirt road Ethnos360, founded in 1942 as New Tribes nouncement until days later to give his fam- in a location that was hidden and dark.The Mission, announced on Friday that it lost one ily days to grieve in silence.In a family blog Paraguay-based newspaper Ultima Hora re- of its own, 50-year-old Wayne Goddard. post, Goddard’s cousin, Mike Goddard, ex- ports that police have taken one suspect, Goddard served the people in Paraguay for plained that Goddard grew up in Paraguay who is believed to be the man who killed over two decades before he was gunned and was a third-generation missionary. Goddard, into custody. The suspect is 42- down during an apparent robbery attempt. Goddard’s memorial was on Sunday in year-old Atanacio Godoy Fernández. The According to Ethnos360, Goddard was as- Asunciòn.“He was a faithful man of God and newspaper also notes that it is believed that saulted by armed men while serving the Ava will be dearly missed,” the blog post reads. as many as five people entered Goddard’s Guaraní and PaiTavyterã tribes. “We are very thankful for the precious memo- home Tuesday night with the express pur- Goddard served as a cross-cultural worker for ries that we have with him as well as the pose of robbery. Ethnos360, which operates in various coun- time this past Christmas holiday, where tries around the world to help local churches Wayne participated and we could also cel- train and send missionaries to reach the ebrate his 50th birthday. We know that he is unreached people groups in their with our Savior, which has strengthened our regions.Goddard worked hands-on with the hearts and has given us courage to continue mission agency’s partner Misión a moving forward.” NuevasTribusen el Paraguay since 1994. He As reported by a news agency, Goddard was is survived by his brother and father. wounded by gunshots in his home in the in- “As news of his death has reached the world, digenous colony of Mboijagua, which is about it’s our desire to recognize the sacrifice 12 miles from the Paraguayan Villa Ygatimi Wayne made as he followed our Lord in will- district. He was taken to a nearby hospital ing service,” an Ethnos360 Facebook post where he died.