Scholars Crossing 1978 -- 1980 Liberty University School Newspaper Spring 1-11-1980 01-11-1980 (The Journal Champion Volume 2, Issue 12) Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/paper_78_80 Recommended Citation "01-11-1980 (The Journal Champion Volume 2, Issue 12)" (1980). 1978 -- 1980. 2. https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/paper_78_80/2 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Liberty University School Newspaper at Scholars Crossing. It has been accepted for inclusion in 1978 -- 1980 by an authorized administrator of Scholars Crossing. For more information, please contact [email protected]. •$* f.»,*,•.*'*.-.• •.'. .*. ».» A Chronicle For The Preservation Of The American Heritage VOL. 2 NO.12 JANUARY 11.1980 25 CENTS MANY SCHOLARS AGREE Middle East: Bible Prophecy Unfolding? By Harry Covert Is godless Russia fulfilling Bible prophecy? The opinion of most Christians and Bible scholars is that the advancing hordes from Soviet Russia that recently invaded Afghanistan are simply validating traditional teachings directly from the Old Testament. The Russians startled the world by their immediate and swift takeover of Kabul, the capitol of Afghanistan, the murder of the nations's president and the installation of a Russian-backed leader. More than 100,000 Soviet troops are billeted in the Middle Eastern nation. And, the world is apparently waiting for the second foot to drop from the Soviets into neighboring Pakistan, further evidence. Biblical scholars agree, of the unfolding of Bible prophecy in the beginning of the 1980s, the period of the 20th Century where Christian leaders across the world have acclaimed as the Decade of Destiny. While the world is shocked by the Russian intervention and the United States has threatened economic sanc­ tions in obviously vain efforts to dissuade the Russians, Christians the world over have become increasingly aware of the perilous times and the threats to world peace that are ap­ parent. A look at a map of the Middle East inside © Editorial Research Reports 1980 Map Shows the Middle East and Anas of International Unrest. Have Americans confused goodness with firmness? Do the nations of the can show the marching of the Russians Middle East, where the world receives been considered buffer zones to world believe America is weak? Read, and how this communistic nation well the bulk of its oil. As a result of the prevent the advance from Russian "And Now, the Marching Bear Moves intends to takeover the oil fields of the Russian threat of the oil fields, the troops. On." Page 2. Middle East and, in effect, hold the entire world finds itself in a difficult While no one would dare say world hostage with economic black­ position. exactly if the Russian Middle East mail. Since the United States could not invasion is on the Bible's predicted Anti-Family meeting gets a new How does the United States stand in stop the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, schedule, no Christian believer is look from conservative pro-family view of the Russian advance? What can world-watchers and Bible scholars have shocked at the signs of the events. Virginians during White House Con­ the U.S. do to prevent the continued now turned their attention to Pakistan. "Even if our own interpretation of ference on Family meeting. See Russian threat in the Middle East? Simply said, religious leaders believe, the signs are wrong, we can see what Tommy Thomason's report on Page 4. Apparently, the United States was Russia could put the hammerlock on Russia is doing and this simply is caught off guard with the quiet but the Persian Gulf and thus prevent the validating traditional pre-millenial determined capture of Afghanistan and free world from obtaining access to the teachings," Dr. Kroll said. Israel is striving with God and man, was unable to thwart the illegal in­ oil in Iran and the Arab emirates. Scholars are also pointing to the according to Cal Thomas' report on his vasion of a foreign power by the giant Evangelical/Fundamental Christi­ developing closer relationship between tour of the Holy Land. Read how God's communist nation. ans believe the Old Testament prophet the United States and China. The 'Chosen People' survive daily life in Christian leaders were quick to Ezekial spoke of the events in the Chinese are looking out to the rest of constant fear and turmoil. Pages 8 and assess the difficulties of the 1980s when Middle East in 586 B.C. Scholars agree the world for modern technology and 9. Iran became a nation of turmoil in 1979 that Ezekial was speaking of Russia in more trade as it attempts to meet the and then in November captured the the 38th chapter of Ezekial when food and educational needs of its billion American Embassy in Tehran. talking of the invading armies. people. Who is competent to judge? A It would appear that the Iranian Prophetically, according to Dr. The Chinese are even siding today report from veteran Washington leaders, whoever they may be, are Woodrow M. Kroll, chairman of the with the United States against the correspondent Forrest J. Boyd on the playing directly into the hands of the Liberty Baptist College Division of Russians in decrying the Soviet members of the U.S. Supreme Court. Soviets who have seized upon the Religion and a noted Bible scholar, Page 15. opportunity to threaten the entire Afghanistan and Pakistan have always Please Turn to Page 4 JOURNAL CHAMPION JANUARY 11.1980 dlfitoffflfflB And Now, The Marching Bear Moves On By Harry Covert nation is receiving around the world? right in their own eyes. If anything, most Americans have Of course, the response will be we "Be ye kind one to another... * absolutely become irritated and sick of must not take any action to threaten the "Patience is a virtue..." waiting around for diplomatic and world lives-of the American hostages. We must "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, action to obtain release of the hostages. not take any action that will make the peace, long-suffering, gentleness, Americans have watched and been Russians mad and will cause them to goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: shocked and stunned at the swiftness and advance their forces around the world. against such there is no law." deliberate invasion of Afghanistan by the Friends, the very reason the United "In those days there was no king . Russians. States finds itself in a mess today is every man did that which was right in his Russia has ignored and has not been because it has dealt from a position of own eyes." worried one iota about what the United weakness. In our efforts to be everyone's States, the United Nations or any other friend, everyone's buddy, the very And, the Americans have turned the nation of the world would say concerning people we want to help accept the fact other cheek, again and again and those takeover of the middle east country. that America is a bumbling giant afraid foolish Iranian students — or alleged And, the world shouldn't be surprised to take affirmative action. students — have held 50 Americans another iota if the USSR decides to Events since November in the Middle captive in The American Embassy for "assist" the governments of some other East have proven one thing — America's almost three months. Middle Eastern nation. course must be changed and altered. The And, "our friends" the Russians have The restraint of the President and this United States must resume its place of invaded Afghanistan. nation over the Iranian crisis has been leadership by dealing totally from And, America is indeed being held more than admirable. It is to the strength. hostage, and for what our leaders say, everlasting praise of America that this is Leadership in the United States must America is helpless — to take any action a nation of forgiveness and un­ now take the hardline approach with the to free the American hostages in Tehran, derstanding. But, it will be to the Iranian republic, with the Russians and Iran, or to marshal other nations of the everlasting damnation of the pride and with any other nation which dares world to aid us in economic blockades. respect of the United States if immediate threaten our people, culture or our lives. And, America's leaders have so retaliatory action isn't taken to release The will to accept world leadership must naively thought the Russians would agree the hostages and to thwart the marching be restored in the United States. to go along with us to maintain peace in of the Russians. And to protect our oil It seems at times that the nation has the world. interests. become so bogged down with debate — And, now that this space is being America has been kind and patient and I'm for open debate always — that filled in what grammarians would the release of the Americans in Iran and with those Iranians. we don't know when to stop talking and probably say is ungrammatical and un- to warn the Russians, in non-diplomatic America has displayed a love for the to take action. literary-like, the time has come to stop language, to back-off, withdraw and people of Iran and for those who have I believe Americans have confused using words, et al. keep their bearish hands off the Middle been held bound. goodness with firmness. And, as a result, The time has come for decisive, East — or else! America has displayed its goodness, the world sees and believes America's significant, definitive, demanding, Has America gone soft? its faith, its meekness and its tem­ goodness as weakness.