CSE Blogs

From: Kent Hovind
Sent: September 2, 2008
To: Sniper
Subject: Certification to Serve

KH: Lord…

GOD: Hold it, Son. I know what you are thinking and what you want to ask. Let’s go for a walk. I’d like you to meet a few people. Then you can ask your question…Go talk to the man hiding behind that bush.

KH: OK, Lord.

KH: Excuse me, sir. Why on earth are you covered in weeds, hiding behind a bush and with your face all painted funny?

Sniper: Shhh! Get down and keep quiet! You will give away my position!

KH: OK! OK! I’m down. I’ll whisper. What is going on here?

SN: I’m sneaking up on the jeep on the hill over there.

KH: The one with the soldiers and machine gun?

SN: Yes, but those aren’t regular soldiers. They are my teachers in sniper school along with the colonel who will determine if I pass or fail. I can’t be a certified sniper if they see me coming.

KH: How long have you been crawling on your belly in the weeds and mud like this?

SN: About seven hours now. I started by that big oak tree back there at five this morning.

KH: It took you seven hours to crawl one hundred yards?!

SN: Shhh! Yes. It took seven hours. There is not much cover out here. I camouflaged myself with the local plants for the first hour, then started crawling.

I’ve got about fifty yards to go before 6:00 p.m. If I can get within fifty yards of that jeep without being seen, then they will sign off and I will be a certified sniper. I’ve already passed all the other tests.

KH: What are all the red bumps on your hands and face?

SN: I crawled over a nest of yellow jackets a few hours ago. They stung me about thirty times.

KH: Didn’t that make you yell?

SN: Oh, I wanted to—that’s for sure—but that would have given away my position. I would have failed the test. So, I bit down on a stick and kept crawling.

KH: Wow! You must really want to get sniper certified. Why?

SN: Well, I love my country. I want to be prepared to serve my country any way that I can. I’ve worked toward this goal for two years now. When they call on me—I’ll be ready.

KH: Two year of training for what might be a one-time, one-shot job?

SN: Have you read about Noah’s working for years to build a boat he only used one time?

KH: Good point.

SN: Hey, I’ve got to get moving now.

KH: OK. I’ll see you later. I hope you make it.

GOD: Let’s go, Son…

KH: Where are we, Lord?

GOD: New Guinea, Son. Go talk to that man in the hut.

KH: OK, Lord…

KH: Excuse me, sir. What are you doing way out here in the jungle?

Missionary Johnson: Oh, hi. Wow! You speak English! That sounds like music to my ears. I’ve been here for three years now trying to learn this tribe’s language and culture. It’s been a while since I heard English spoken.

KH: What language do they speak?

MJ: There is no name for it yet. As far as anyone can tell no one has ever tried to learn it or reach these people for Christ. It is only a spoken dialect. They don’t have an alphabet even. I’m trying to learn to speak it so I can create an alphabet and written language for them. Then I will work to translate the Bible into their language.

KH: But they can’t read!

MJ: I know. That will be another major project. It is going to take years. These people have fifteen different words for wind and at least twenty-five different words for water that I’ve identified so far. Water in a river that moves is different than water in a pot that is still. Water on your skin has yet another name. They have no word for—or even concept of—book, paper, pen, and a thousand other simple things like that. It’s a challenge!

KH: Wow! Are you here alone?

MJ: I am now. My wife and son both died of a jungle fever the first year that we were here.

KH: I’m so sorry to hear that. Did you go back to the states?

MJ: No. We don’t have any family left. I buried them over there by that big tree. I sold my business to fund this mission effort. I did well in business and I’ve got enough to supply my needs for about twelve more years. I should have a written language, a New Testament, and some converts by then. Maybe even a church started.

KH: It sounds like it will take years of preparation to reach these people.

MJ: Yes, sir. It has already cost me a lot. It might even take a lifetime.

KH: Why are you doing this?

MJ: Oh now, Kent, you know the answer to that question. I love the Lord. He saved my soul years ago. These people have never heard the Gospel story. God has called me to tell them. He prepared me for years first. I loved studying languages as a child. I grew up bilingual with English and Swedish in Minnesota. I took French in high school. God gave me the gift of languages for this task today. I had to be prepared to be used. It’s a great honor to serve my Lord in this jungle. God will reward me in Heaven (1 Corinthians 15:58).

These natives have watched me closely for three years now. They are learning to trust me. If I hadn’t gone through the testing and trials here I wouldn’t be qualified to reach them (2 Corinthians 1:3-11).

These people face disease and death every day. Losing my wife and son here and having God comfort me through this time prepared me to comfort them. Job knew about losing everything and being sick. That experience qualified him to reach hurting people for many years after that.

KH: It sure did. I hope you can figure out this language and reach these people.

MJ: Thanks.

GOD: Let’s go, Son. Two more stops…Go talk to that short man at the table. That’s Paul the Apostle.

KH: Hey, Paul. What are you doing?

PA: I’m writing another letter to the believers in the church I started at Corinth. Those poor people grew up in a really wicked city and have a lot of problems in their church.

KH: What problem are you dealing with now?

PA: One that has plagued mankind for centuries. Why does a good God allow bad things to happen?

KH: What are you telling them? I need to hear this!

PA: Ever since Adam and Eve plunged the human race into sin and suffering, God has used His children to comfort others as they suffer. I’ve had a lot of problems as I sought to serve the Lord (1 Corinthians 4:9-13; 2 Corinthians 11:23-27). Some people think that if problems or suffering come your way, that proves God is judging you for some sin. Job, Joseph, and Jesus all suffered yet did no wrong. That ought to put this unjust theory to rest. Our sufferings qualify us to reach more people (2 Corinthians 5:18-19). This is all just “light affliction” (Romans 8:18-39). It will pass.

KH: Thanks, Paul. I love your books!

GOD: One more stop, Son. Do you see that young man in there with all those prisoners?

KH: Yes, Lord. Who is that?

GOD: That’s Ezekiel, Son. Go talk with him (Ezekiel 1:1; 3:15).

KH: Hey, Zeke! What is going on?

Zeke: Oh, about ten thousand of us were taken captive by King Nebuchadnezzar (2 Kings 24:8-17) a few months ago. Our King Jehoiachin is over by that tree crying. He was only eighteen when he became king and he was wicked (2 Kings 24:9). His granddad Josiah was a good king, but his sons and grandsons didn’t learn. Now we all have to suffer. It’s awful to watch a whole nation suffer because of wicked leaders. We have been walking for weeks to get to this river. The people are very discouraged. It’s demoralizing to be taken captive and ripped away from home and family and security.

KH: Boy, I know what you mean!

Zeke: I’m only twenty-five and my life is all torn up. I had plans of marriage and family like every young man my age. Now, I don’t know what the future holds. I’ll sure be able to understand and sympathize with people who are captives now. I’ve been through it! Do you realize how many people around the world have had this same thing happen to them?

KH: Probably millions.

Zeke: That’s right! It’s awful to go through, but now I’m better qualified to reach them for the Lord. I know God is calling me to be a prophet. His word comes to me all the time (Ezekiel 1:3 and sixty times in the book of Ezekiel). This captivity must be part of His training for me to prepare me to minister to hurting people.

KH: Thanks, Zeke. God bless you.

GOD: Let’s go home, Son…How many people have you preached to, Son?

KH: I have no idea, Lord. I don’t keep count, but the last seven or eight years, the average crowds were about a thousand each week. Probably less than a million in nineteen years. We’ve made over a million tapes and DVDs as well.

GOD: There are thirty million people just in America who have done time in prison, Son. Now you understand not only how prisoners feel, but you also see the suffering of the wives, children, and grandchildren. They number in the millions as well. You are certified to minister to them in a whole new way. Have I comforted and provided for you throughout this ordeal (2 Corinthians 1:3-11)?

KH: Yes, Lord, You have. The pain, loneliness, and depression still come in waves, Lord. Can You still calm the waves?

GOD: That’s my specialty, Son (Matthew 8:23; Mark 4:39; Luke 8:24). Did you still have a question from earlier?

KH: Well…no, Lord. Those guys answered it for me.

GOD: Go get supper, Son. Relax. It will all work out fine (Romans 8:28). I’ve got your back.
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From:    Kent Hovind
Sent:    December 2, 2008
To:    Pedro
Subject:    Burdens

kh:    Lord, I missed my daughter’s wedding and Thanksgiving with my family. I haven’t seen my wife in over a year. The prosecution is trying to seize the ministry property. The 11th Circuit denied my motion for release pending appeal. My back hurts every day from the two inch foam pads we sleep on here, and I’m tired of hearing all the loud cursing every day. Why have you put such a heavy burden on me? I’ve tried to serve You for forty years now.

GOD:    Let’s go for a walk, Son. Pedro will explain it to you…

kh:    Where are we, Lord? This is beautiful!

GOD:    We are in Central America, Son. Do you see that family walking down the jungle trail toward that small river?

kh:    Yes, Lord.

GOD:    Just watch them for a minute as they come across the river and then talk to the dad. That’s Pedro. He’ll explain.

Pedro:    OK, kids. Line up by the river to get ready to cross over. Maria, put as many rocks in the kids’ backpacks as they can carry. OK, now Jose, give everyone a big rock to carry in their arms, too.

    OK, I think we are ready. Let’s go, everyone. Don’t get too close together as you cross. Go slow. Watch your step. Very good everyone! Drop all your rocks in a pile so that we can carry them back when we come back later.

KH:    Excuse me, Pedro. I watched your family cross that river. Why did you make all your children carry those heavy rocks?

Pedro:    Oh, Señor, I love my children very much. We must cross that river every time we go to town. We will also cross it later when we return. I don’t want any of my children to be swept away by the river. It is not too deep here, but the river runs very fast.

KH:    I know rivers can be dangerous to cross, especially for children. I saw you load them down with rocks until they could hardly walk. Why did you put such a heavy burden on each one?

Pedro:    On, Señor! The heavier the burden they carry, the more it pushes their feet down to the bottom. The heavier the burden they carry, the less likely they are to be swept away by the current. This even works if they do step into a really deep place—as long as they hold tight to their burden—they can walk right out (Galatians 6:5).

KH:    Why did you tell them not to get too close together?

Pedro:    Each one must bear his own burden across the river. If they get too close, they may stop too much water. The water pressure could be too much and sweep them away together.

KH:    I see. Thanks, Pedro. Enjoy your time in town.

Pedro:    Si, Señor. Hasta luego.

GOD:    Let’s go home, Son. Now do you understand?

KH:    Yes, Lord. I still don’t like it, and the burden seems like way too much to carry, but you know what lies ahead and I trust You.

GOD:    Good. Hold on to your load for a few more steps. I’ll tell you when to drop it. I’ve got your back (Matthew 11:30).

God: Good morning, Son.

KH: Good morning, Lord.

God: You have been using knee-mail for quite a while now.

KH: Yes, Lord, and I love it! I’ve learned so much about Your Word, Your world, and my small part in Your Kingdom. Thanks for letting me use it.

God: You are welcome, Son. Your simple email system on earth is only two-dimensional. It only reaches people on earth at current times, and only if they have access. My knee-mail is 4D. You can talk with anyone, anywhere, and at anytime – past, present, or future. You can talk with people in Heaven or Hell as well. Today, I’d like you to knee-mail Charles Darwin. He’d love to hear from you.

KH: Ok, Lord…Excuse me, Mr. Darwin. Do you have a minute?

Charles Darwin (CD): Do I have a minute? Do I have a minute?! I have billions of years! I’ve been in hell for 127 years, and my sentence hasn’t even started yet. I was a fool. What do you want with me?

KH: Well, the 200th anniversary of your birthday is coming up soon (Feb. 12, 2009), and I thought I’d wish you a happy birthday.

CD: Oh, it will not be a happy birthday. I wish I had never been born (Job 3:3-13; Mat. 26:24). My life on earth was filled with heartache and misery, and now I’m in Hell, waiting for God’s judgment (II Cor. 5:10-11; Heb. 9:27; 10:27, 31; Rev. 20:14). I’m terrified of facing Him! I have a long list of sins to answer for. I wish I had never been born! I’m sure it will not be a happy day for me.

KH: But I read a story that you had repented on your deathbed and been saved.

CD: Lady Hope started that story after I died. She travelled around for years telling that story. Oh, how I wish it were true!

KH: I’m sorry. I’m also writing to ask you a few questions about your book, “On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection or the Preservation of Favored Races in the Struggle for Life.” This year is the 150th anniversary of its publication.

CD: Yes it is, and that’s one book I really dread facing God over! I wish I had never written it.

KH: Why?

CD: Well, I didn’t start the evolution idea, but my book sure made it spread like wildfire! I never dreamed that my book would cause so much trouble! Karl Marx used it to justify his theories of Communism. Since I’ve been down here, I’ve seen hundreds of millions of souls come to hell because of that evil system. My book plays a great part in that godless philosophy. I’m in serious trouble when I face God!

KH: The world has seen unbelievable suffering because of Communism, and it is about to get worse, I think (www.persecution.com).

CD: My book was also a very big factor in the thinking of Adolph Hitler. He believed the Aryan race had evolved further than the rest. He thought he could speed up the evolution process by eliminating the races he thought were inferior. What a slaughter that stupid idea brought on! Thousands came down here every day – for years! And I share in the blame!

KH: Hitler did what was right in his own eyes like everyone else (Judges 17:6; 21:25; Prov. 14:12). He thought he was doing God a service (John 16:2). Why did you write a book that would enflame racism in the world?

CD: I was such a fool! All nations are of one blood (Acts 17:26). I know that now, but then, I was a racist, myself. I convinced myself of my own theory. I wanted so badly for evolution to be true that I lied and made up evidence. I deceived myself (II Tim. 3:13)! Woe is me! I’m in trouble! Millions of students are still being taught my stupid theory, and most believe it! They are dropped into Hell by the thousands every day, largely because of me! My life’s work keeps them from going to Jesus for forgiveness. What a fool I was! Hey Kent, can you help me?

KH: If I’m allowed. What can I do?

CD: Go warn people not to fall for my dumb ideas. Tell them not to come to this place of torment (Luke 16:27-28).

KH: I’ve been doing that for years, Mr. Darwin. Some listen, and some don’t. I think that many like your theory because it gives them freedom from God and His rules.

CD: That’s what I liked about it too, but it’s all based on a lie. There is a God! Everyone will face Him one day! That will be a fearful thing – to fall into the hands of the living God (Heb. 10:31)!

KH: I know. It is the terror of the Lord that motivates me to tell others about Jesus (II Cor. 5:11). I read the story of the rich man in Hell (Luke 16:19-31). I knew that the only thing that could bring him any comfort was the idea that someone could warn his brothers not to go to Hell (Luke 16:27-28). So, if it’s any comfort to you, February 9th, just three days before your birthday, God saved my soul, 40 years ago. And I’ve given most of those 40 years to winning souls for Jesus (Prov. 11:30; Dan. 12:3), and most of the last 20 years have been focused on rescuing people fooled by your theory. I’ve only been able to undo a tiny fraction of the damage, but there are many others spreading the creation message as well.

CD: Please tell them to hurry! It’s much more urgent than they know!

KH: I’ll do my best. Happy Birthday, Mr. Darwin.

CD: Mine won’t be for me, but I hope yours is for you. Please keep spreading the creation message! Happy Birthday, Kent.

KH: Thanks…Hey God? It looks like we are really close to the end of this time, and that You will come and set up Your Kingdom soon (Dan. 2:44).

God: Closer than you know, Son.

KH: Would You please work in my case to get my wife and me released so we can finish our race as free people? The 11th Circuit judges can fix all this in two seconds.

God: People are watching your videos and getting saved while you are locked up. I know what I’m doing. Your case is under control. I’ve got your back, Son. Go to the Bible study.

KH: Ok, Lord. I love You!

God: I love you too, Son.

From: Kent Hovind
Sent: January 15, 2009
Subject: Burdens
First read Ezekiel 24:15-27

God: Good morning, Son! Happy Birthday!

KH: Good morning, Lord. Thanks, but it’s not all that happy for me. I’ve been in prison for 26 months now. The 11th Circuit denied our appeal and didn’t even address the main issues. While we wait to see if they will hear the case en banc or go to the Supreme Court, my wife of over 35 years must report to prison in five days. I gave my life to You 40 years ago next month (Feb. 9). I’ve tried to preach Your Word to all who would listen. I don’t understand or like what has happened, and this idea of my sweet, innocent wife going to prison is more than I can take. What are You doing, Lord?

God: Let’s go for a walk, Son. I’d like for you to talk with Mrs. Ezekiel. She’s pretty sick and going to die later tonight. But maybe she can help you understand.

Mrs. Ezekiel (MZ): Hey Kent, I’ve been expecting you. Have a seat.

KH: Thanks, you’re looking pretty sick. Can I help you?

MZ: No, it’s too late. It looks like I will die tonight. But it’s ok. God knows what He is doing. I trust Him to always do right (Gen. 18:25).

KH: Where are we?

MZ: We are in Babylon. God sent judgment on His people, Israel, for their sins (II Kings 24:8-17) by letting us be taken captive by King Nebuchadnezzar.

KH: Where is your husband?

MZ: He’s preaching to the people (Ezekiel 24:18) this morning. He’s been a priest of the Lord, and is one of God’s prophets to Israel. I knew this when I married him years ago. God’s calling is first in his life. God has been speaking to him and through him for years to try to bring our people back to serving God, but they are not listening. It is so sad.

KH: Is anyone else preaching to the people?

MZ: Jeremiah has also tried for years to call them back to God. He is so tenderhearted. He cries as he preaches, and still the people don’t repent (Jer. 9:1; 14:17). He could have gone home, but he went to Egypt with some of the Jews to minister to them. He told us we would be taken to Babylon for 70 years (II Kings 25), and here we are.

KH: How does your sickness fit into all this?

MZ: God has spoken to my husband over 60 times. He has told him to do some pretty strange things.

KH: Like what?

MZ: He told him to eat a roll (Ezekiel 3:1-3) before he preached. Another time God carried him away, and he sat quietly for seven days (Ezekiel 3:14-15). Later he shut himself in the house for a sign to these people (Ezekiel 3:24), and his tongue stuck to the roof of his mouth. Another time he painted a picture of Jerusalem on a tile (Ezekiel 4:1), and laid siege to it. Then he had to lie on his left side for 390 days and then on his right side for 40 days. God wouldn’t let him turn over (4:8)! He ate defiled bread (Ezekiel 4:9-17), and shaved his head (Ezekiel 5:1-4), and God told him to burn one third of the hair, chop up one third, and scatter the last third.

KH: Wow! Those were all signs to the people?

MZ: Yes, but they didn’t work. The people still rebelled against God. He told them parables and explained his visions, but it only made them angry at him for telling them the truth. Wicked people hate truth!

KH: That hasn’t changed in 2,500 years! Besides losing friends over his preaching, has this cost you anything else?

MZ: Oh yes! One time God told my husband to dig a hole through the wall of our house and move all our stuff out through the hole (Ezekiel 12:1-7)! Boy, did that make a mess and cost a lot to fix!

KH: Why does he do these things?

MZ: Well, he knew that God was looking for someone to “stand in the gap” (Ezekiel 22:30) for Israel, and he volunteered. Sometimes it costs us worldly things to gain heavenly treasures (Rev. 20). Take this illness I have now, for example. I did no wrong to deserve this. Sometimes the innocent suffer for God’s glory, to advance His kingdom, or to be a sign to warn others. Naboth did no wrong (I Kings 21), yet died because of a greedy, wicked queen. Joseph did no wrong, yet spent years in prison (Genesis 39-40) because a wicked woman lied about him. My husband loves me more than his own life, but God told him to not even cry when I die tonight (Ezekiel 24:16).

KH: Wow! I could never do that!

MZ: Oh, this life is just a short trial compared to what God has planned for His children (Rom. 8:18; I Cor. 2:9). Zeke and I have talked about it often. We both gave our lives to God years ago. If He needs to use us as a sign to warn His rebellious people to repent, well, we will love Him and obey Him through it all.

KH: Thanks, Mrs. Zeke. God, is this what is happening with us? Are people watching our case and our suffering?

God: Yes, Son – more people than you can imagine.

KH: It looks like serious persecution is coming to our country, Lord. Most believers in America believe that You will come rapture Your children out before they have to suffer. I think many people in countries like China, Russia, and Iran would disagree. And lots of American believers would “fall away” (II Thess. 2:3) if they had to suffer at all. Are my wife and I getting a little taste of what’s to come so that others will draw close to You? Is that why You sent me to Mrs. Zeke?

God: Just be faithful, Son (Rev. 2:10). I’ve got your back.