Satire that hits a little too close to home

The Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary defines “satire” as;
1 : a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn
2 : trenchant wit, irony, or sarcasm used to expose and discredit vice or folly

This piece by Gerard Baker, US Editor and an Assistant Editor for “The Times” (the one in London, not New York) fits this definition “to a T.” Mike and Lori find this particular piece to be effective satire because it builds on a perception that some people have about Barack Obama and takes it to its logical conclusion. And that’s where the sarcasm comes in, because there is no way that Obama – or any human – can “save” the world.

The sad part is that many people do believe that the salvation of mankind will come through the work of human beings, that we can save the world if we all just work together. The reality is that nothing can save the world from its ultimate fate. But that’s not bad news (as we’ll explain later).

What we are seeing now (and have seen for the past several decades) is the continuing move toward a “one world” system prophesied in the Bible. Suffice it to say that the establishment of this final one world system – headed by a world leader that will speak of world peace and broker a 7-year treaty that will allow the re-construction of the Jewish Temple on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem – marks the beginning of the end (read about it here).

In his recent comments in Berlin, Obama said “Partnership and cooperation among nations is not a choice; it is the one way, the only way, to protect our common security and advance our common humanity… This is the moment we must help answer the call for a new dawn in the Middle East. My country must stand with yours and with Europe in sending a direct message to Iran that it must abandon its nuclear ambitions. We must support the Lebanese who have marched and bled for democracy, and the Israelis and Palestinians who seek a secure and lasting peace.”

Wow.

Now Mike and Lori aren't saying that Obama is the Antichrist, or that any of this is going to happen tomorrow or the next day. The "who and when" aren't for mankind to know. But it's crucial that we all be ready now.

Fortunately, you don’t have to worry about it. If you’re a Christian you won’t be here to see the worst of it (read about it here.) Of course, that requires that you accept the gift of salvation that God makes available to each and every one of us. It’s easy (read about it here.)