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PROPHECY CENTRAL UPDATEVolume 1 - Number 8 (Issue #8)
__Copyright ©, 1997 Ron Graff__
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Ray Gano, publisher of PropheZine will be the host and Master of Ceremonies.
Those who are going to speak will be:
Tim LaHaye: Tim is co-author of the number one best-selling Christian novel, "Left Behind," AND its sequel, the number three best-selling novel, "Tribulation Force." He will kick the conference off on Friday evening, and will be with us the entire three days!
Gary Kah: Gary is the best selling author of "En Route To Global Occupation" and "The Demonic Roots of Globalism." He shows that the movement towards a one world government is nothing more than a policy of deceit and disaster, especially for the Christian community.
David Hocking: David is the speaker for "Hope For Today" radio broadcast, heard on 34 stations plus satellite, he has authored more than 20 books, including "The Coming World Leader." He is the narrator and host of a CD-ROM Multimedia product on the Book of Revelation which will be available this Fall. He teaches weekly at Calvary Chapel of Santa Ana and in their Bible College at Murrieta Hot Springs. He will just be returning from his latest trip to Israel!
Lambert Dolphin: In 1987 Lambert retired from his position as Senior Research Physicist at Stanford Research Institute to pursue his interest in Bible teaching, writing and Christian counseling. He is the author of many books and articles in various fields, including science, theology, prophecy, archaeology, and Israel. He is a regular contributor to Chuck Missler's "Personal Update." He maintains a huge collection of on-line books and articles by various Christian writers. His website is called Lamber Dolphin's Resource Library
Berit Kjos: Berit is the author of Brave New Schools and Your Child In The New Age. She is a concerned parent and a widely respected researcher, columnist, and conference speaker. She is considered "the" expert regarding the UN Global Education System and Goals 2000.
Steven Wright: Steven is the author of Weather Modifications and UFO's and Superpowers in Prophecy plus several other books. He is also the host of "The Prophetic Perspective," a syndicated radio weekly call-in talk show on the Amerinet Broadcasting system.
Ron Graff: Ron is the author of "The Prophecy Puzzle" book and computer program. He also the webmaster/publisher of PROPHECY CENTRAL, a monthly newsletter that is broadcast via email. Prophecy Central deals with Bible Prophecy on the Internet.
John Kinsella: John is the author of The Eternal Generation. John has contributed many excellent articles and television scripts for both Hal Lindsey's "World Intelligence Briefing" and Peter Lalonde's "This Week In Bible Prophecy." His extensive experience in the military and as a police detective prepared him to be one of the best researchers in the field.
Scott Pearson: Scott is an up-and-coming conference speaker. He has spoken for the last three years at the very well known prophecy conference that is held every year in Tampa Florida hosted by Ray Brubaker of "God's News Behind The News" TV show. Scott is blessed with a gift for scripture memorization. He is known in the prophecy circles as the next Jack Van Impe.
Special hotel rates are available for our visitors from outside southern California. The cost for the conference is a nominal $5 for Friday evening, $10 for all day Saturday, and $5 for Sunday afternoon and evening. Reserved seating in the front section is available at $30 for the entire conference for those who wish to help sponsor the event. So far the response to the conference has been outstanding and we are expecting standing room only with this lineup of speakers.
Save These Dates! Friday, September 19 through Sunday, September 21!
Bill Gates, who is the richest man in the world, is also the most powerful person in the world of computers. Steve Jobs is also an incredibly potent influence in this industry which affects all of us. Neither of them appear to have an interest in Christianity. Jobs, who has sought for spiritual enlightenment in India, set the price of his original computer, the Apple I, at the symbolic price of $666.66. Today Jobs jugles various hi-tech interests, including Apple, and his latest creation: Pixar Inc., the computer animation studio that produced the film "Toy Story." Together, Gates and Jobs are a force that bears watching.
The Microsoft infusion of cash into Apple Computer is a typically brilliant strategy by Gates. Experts say that, technically, it thwarts Justice Department anti-trust action against Microsoft by preserving its the existence of its chief competitor, while, actually, buying a large measure of unofficial control in Apple. One of the agreements between Apple and Microsoft is to use Microsoft's Internet browser, giving them a considerable advantage over Netscape, their advancing competitor.
Recent strategic activities by Bill Gates have had the result of expanding his technological empire beyond the scope of the average person's imagination. Here are some of the recent acquisitions and alliances he has pursued:
MSNBC
July 15, 1996
This massive joint venture by the NBC television network and Microsoft Corporation is the only service of its kind, combining Television, Cable, and the Internet. This news empire claims an immediate reach of 22 million households.
TELEDESIC CORPORATION
March 17, 1997
Bill Gates and Craig McCaw form a company which plans to launch 840 satellites by the end of the year 2000, at a cost of $9 billion. The purpose of the satellites is to provide a high speed internet service which will literally link the entire earth.
WEBTV
May 20, 1997
Microsoft, which already owns $5 million of WebTV stock hopes to buy control of the company, but may be blocked by Federal antitrust regulators. WebTV integrates television and the internet.
COMCAST
June 11, 1997 -
Gates bought 11.5% of Comcast Corp., the fourth largest American cable company for $1.38 billion, setting the scene for development of a set-top unit that will deliver affordable broadband Internet service and digital television in the near future.
MICROSOFT RESEARCH LTD.
June 18, 1997
This represents an $80 million investment in a new organization which will work with Cambridge University to produce a stimulating environment for world-class computer researchers based in Europe.
All of this is of great interest to prophecy students who are expecting a world-wide computer network to be in place in the possibly near future to make Antichrist's economic dictatorship possible. NOTE: The focus is on the information system, not on the person. Antichrist will not be revealed until after the church is taken away, and the Holy Spirit, "The Restrainer" is removed. (2 Thessalonians 2:1-11).
Sources:
The Apple I
http://www.dragonfire.net/~petenet/apple2/index.html
Bill Gates - CEO, Microsoft Corp
http://www.thesite.com/1296w5/iview/iview41_123096.html
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AOL News 8/7/97
This page was created with the HotDog 32 Web Page EditorCyber Tech Archive
http://canoe2.canoe.ca/CyberTechArchive/home.html
M.S.N.B.C.: Bill Gates' Big Adventure
http://nytsyn.com/live/Web/198_071696_114116_17193.html
MSNBC Interactive . Launching The World's Most Advanced Online News Service
http://www.csidigital.com/cases/msnbci.htm
840 Satellites Will Bring Internet To World Beginning 2000
http://patriot.net/~premil/we/wn/9703/17.html#858622354
http://www.teledesic.com/visualizations/inetsky.html
U.S. eyeing Microsoft bid for WebTV
http://canoe2.canoe.ca/CyberTechArchive/may20_microsoft.html
Rogers Lauds Microsoft-Comcast Deal As Historic
http://canoe2.canoe.ca/CyberTechArchive/jun11_rogers.html
Microsoft Announces $80 Million British Investment
http://canoe2.canoe.ca/CyberTechArchive/jun18_microsoft.html
U.S. News Online
Why Bill Gates and Steve Jobs Made Up
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/issue/970818/18appl.htm
Other links of intetrest::
Microsoft
http://www.microsoft.com/
Apple Computer
http://www.apple.com/
Teledesic Corporation
http://www.teledesic.com
Bill Gates' The Road Ahead
http://www.bri-dge.com/reviews/review2.html
The Prophecy Puzzle http://www.Bible-prophecy.com/ppzl.htm or:
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