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Pamphlet 355

The Stones Are Crying Out
By Chuck Baldwin
October 21, 2005

As Jesus entered Jerusalem in what many Bible teachers refer to as
The Triumphal Entry, his disciples rejoiced "with a loud voice."

Hearing this, the Pharisees demanded that Christ rebuke and quiet
His followers.

Instead, the Lord responded saying, "I tell you that,
if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry
out." (Luke 19:40 KJV)

I was reminded of that episode in our Lord's earthly life as I read a
recent news item on the Drudge Report.

According to Drudge, the
entertainer known globally as "Material Girl" now believes "the
beast is the modern world that we live in."

Drudge quotes Madonna as saying, "The material world.

The
physical world.

The world of illusion that we think is real.

We live
for it, we're enslaved by it.

And it will ultimately be our undoing."

Madonna was explaining her new documentary film, "I'm Going
To Tell You A Secret," which premiered at the Ziegfeld Theater in
New York City this week.

In the movie, Madonna warns that
people "are going to go to hell, if they don't turn from their wicked
behavior."

Imagine that. While Material Girl Madonna publicly and boldly
sounds the clarion call for repentance, many, if not most, Christian
ministers preach a gospel of materialism.

What in the world is going on?

I believe what is going on is, the stones are crying out!

Because
ministers, pastors, and televangelists refuse to address the
fundamental ills of society, because they seem caught up with
prosperity theology, entertainment evangelism, pandering to
politicians, and delivering ear-tickling sermonettes, God is using
"stones" to cry out truth!

I believe the stones were crying out when Mel Gibson produced
"The Passion."

I believe the stones are crying out again with
Madonna's warning.

Whether Madonna has had a religious experience, or whether she
feels personal guilt for the part she once played in helping to push
the nation's culture further down the slippery slope, or something
else altogether, it seems apparent that she is now proclaiming truth
(at least as quoted above) in a way many preachers seem too timid
to do.

For those of us who are students of Scripture, this should come as
no surprise.

After all, if God could use Balaam's ass to do what the
old prophet was unwilling to do, God could use whatever
instrument He chooses to proclaim His truth today.

However, the overall message of this story is that prophets and
preachers should be the ones who faithfully and loquaciously
preach God's truth to the nation.

Because they are not doing their
jobs, the stones are crying out!

© Chuck Baldwin

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