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To order call 1-800-288-8350 U.S. Catalog price: $30 or 1-866-269-0109 CN YOUR PRICE: $20 To order online go to www.shopjsm.org Plus Shipping & Handling All prices in The Evangelist valid through 06/30/21 Contents JUNE 2021 | Vol. 55 | No. 6 FEATURES Hebraic Roots Movement, Part V .....................40 Rape Of A Nation: By John Rosenstern Childhood Lost, Part II ..............4 By Jimmy Swaggart The Double Headed ON THE COVER Serpent, Part I ...........................42 Every child of God should have a heart for Q&A With By Mike Muzzerall spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ to those around them. See article on page 20. Sister Swaggart ........................10 By Frances Swaggart Discouragement ......................44 By Dave Smith Grapes, Great Cities, Giants And Grasshoppers ...................16 From Me To You ......................46 By Donnie Swaggart By Jimmy Swaggart Preach The Gospel ..................20 DEPARTMENTS By Gabriel Swaggart SonLife Radio Stations 7 Who Is Jesus, Really? ...............36 By Dr. Don Paul Gray SonLife Radio & SBN Network Programming & TV Stations 24 Bitterness And Letters From The Audience 34 COVER PHOTO BY ADELE BERTONI Unforgiveness ..........................38 By Loren Larson JSM Ministers’ Schedule 50 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Jimmy Swaggart EDITOR Donnie Swaggart Happy Father’s Day! GRAPHIC DESIGN Ben Renda PHOTOGRAPHY Jaime Tracy, Adele Bertoni, Brooke Simon ART DIRECTOR Liz Smith CREATIVE DIRECTOR Christian Daigle PRODUCT WARRANTY Jimmy Swaggart Ministries warrants all products for 60 days after the product is received. As well, all CDs, DVDs, and other recorded media must be in the original plastic wrap in order to receive a refund. Opened items may only be returned if defective, and then only exchanged for the same product. Jimmy Swaggart Ministries strives to provide the highest quality products and service to our customers. Visit our website at: www.jsm.org or email us, our U.S. office address is:[email protected] , our Canada office address is: [email protected]. Jimmy Swaggart Ministries: P.O. Box 262550, Baton Rouge, LA 70826-2550 | PRAYER 225.768.7000 | MAIN 225.768.8300 | ORDERS & DONATIONS 1.800.288.8350 www.jsm.org THE EVANGELIST JUNE 2021 3 THE MESSAGE OF THE CROSS think that we now have similar personal- ities being formed in the witch’s cauldron of child abuse. This very day young lives are being molded into distorted personalities, al- coholics, drug addicts, prostitutes, crim- inals, and mental retardates (through brain damage from physical abuse). Childhood These same individuals will in the not- too-distant future become parents them- selves and be responsible for shaping the future of their offspring. Tragically, the PART II majority of abused children later inflict Lost, the same type of indignities on their chil- FROM RAPE OF A NATION / BY JIMMY SWAGGART dren. Hence, we’re constantly building a reservoir of warped individuals to rein- fect our society. They perpetuate the tra- dition and tragedy of child abuse to the hild abuse and child ne- detriment of an entire society. glect are almost an Amer- If we were truly concerned about to- ican tradition, or as one day’s social ills and the moral and spir- public service organization itual decay of our nation, perhaps we C expresses it: “Child abuse could persuade ourselves to take a few is as American as cherry pie.” While an moments to look at today’s child. While eye-catcher, the slogan does little to focus we’re shocked at the heathenistic prac- on the fact that child abuse is a tragedy so tices common to earlier civilizations, we hideous and complex that it staggers the tend to ignore the tidal wave of promis- imagination. It is, nevertheless, part of the cuity, violence, and selfish concern for warp and woof of our American culture. personal gratification that dominatesour Child abuse is a nightmare that is only civilization. It should prove more than a beginning to be exposed. The depth and little discomforting to realize that some breadth of the problem goes beyond any- future generations may look at us with the thing imagined by the average person. same disapproval and shock with which Literally thousands, perhaps millions, we view former permissive societies. of American children will be scarred for life as a result of early exposure to The Mobile Society the pain and frustration of abuse and The eruption of the industrial revolution neglect. Whether the scarring is from of the mid-eighteenth century produced a This article is reprinted physical, emotional, or sexual abuse, the force that shattered all previous concepts from Rape of a Nation consequences are far-reaching and may and institutions. It allowed parents, for by Jimmy Swaggart. manifest themselves as they did in the the first time in history, to live out their cases of Lee Harvey Oswald, Jack Ruby, dreams through the lives of their children. or Charles Manson. It is frightening to For the first time, enough goods were 4 JUNE 2021 THE EVANGELIST available at all levels of society; therefore, parents held aspirations of “something bet- ter” for their children than they had had. Their “American dream” persisted throughout the succeeding genera- tions — up until now. Now, we are beginning to see the children moving down from the levels attained by parents. Why is this happening? For one thing, it’s a conscious choice on the part of many young people. While some are still driven by the will to suc- ceed and improve their status, many have become disillusioned with the complex- ities and pressures that society imposes as the price of success. Many, having seen how their parents have reacted to success (and seeing the actual degree of lifestyle enhancement delivered by success), have chosen to drop out. In the 1960s, young people began to follow this path, with the tradition of doing better than their parents taking a backseat to the new philosophy of doing their own thing. They often rejected even- tual rewards for early la- bor, opting for the im- mediate (albeit smaller) reward for the easier life now. While something can be said for the more realistic perspective of some young people today, their atti- tude does little to im- prove the general quality of society. 5 The Priceless Corner We have set aside this corner of The Evangelist to show God’s plan of salvation. If you are unsure where you will go when you die, please listen to what God has said in His Word: 1. GOD LOVES YOU! “For God so loved the world, that he gave His only begotten Son, During the post-World War II years, society was preoccupied with (perhaps that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life” (John 3:16). obsessed with) the needs, wants, psychological development, and constant 2. MAN IS A SINNER, AND SIN HAS SEPARATED HIM gratification of its children. Its attitude was largely fostered by statements FROM GOD “For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and of child psychologists and social planners who drummed into parents’ ears sinneth not” (Eccl. 7:20). (and hearts) the insidious message that if you don’t instantly and constantly “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God” (Rom. 3:23). gratify your children, they won’t love you. Well, they did gratify them — and 3. JESUS CHRIST IS THE ONLY REMEDY FOR SIN their children still don’t love them. Score another one for the great god of “For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, modern science. that He might bring us to God ...” (I Peter 3:18). As a result, we are now seeing a withdrawal from the concept of the child as “Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved” the center of the parents’ universe. Women who once found fulfillment in the (Acts 4:12). rearing of the young now often pursue jobs or careers, thereby, diminishing 4. YOU MUST RECEIVE JESUS CHRIST AS YOUR PERSONAL LORD AND SAVIOR their traditional need to channel all of their energies into motherhood. We Jesus calls this experience the new birth. He told Nicodemus: can only guess what tomorrow’s child will face. “Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God” (John 3:3). What we really need is balance. Children shouldn’t be placed on pedestals We invite you now to receive the Lord Jesus Christ as your per- as though they possessed the wisdom of the ages and the beauty of gods. They sonal Savior. “But as many as received Him, to them gave He pow- should, however, be treated as human beings and given room and opportu- er to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His Name” (John 1:12). nity to grow and develop into mature, useful adults. WE BELIEVE: We’ve created many excesses over the last few years, and these excesses • The Bible is the inspired and only infallible and authoritative writ- have, no doubt, contributed to the irresponsibility of many of today’s young ten Word of God (Ps.