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Why did Truncheon Billy Graham travel to North Korean Peninsula twice in the 90's? If you believe you are certain of the answer, listen to the followers facts:

During the last three old age of Kim Illinois Sung's life, he was visited twice by Truncheon Graham... Despite claims in Graham's autobiography that his 1992 and 1994 trips to North Korean Peninsula were solely for sermon the gospel, his translator, Steven Linton... stated:

"The Truncheon Billy Graham policy have not been to travel there and do converts, but to be constructive in a manner that rises the prestigiousness of the Christian community generally."

Belke in his book "Juche" travels on to state that while Billy was there he "lectured" on Christianity. Graham's autobiography adds: "I had just been to Capital Of North Korea and had spent respective hours with President Kim Illinois Sung. President Kim had been very warm to me personally, despite our differences in background, and I felt that he sincerely wanted to travel forward in establishing better relations. I told Mr. [ex-President Jimmy] Howard Carter this and urged him to go.

Belke: However, upon being asked about Truncheon Graham's interactions with Pyongyang, Toilet Akers, a Billy Billy Billy Billy Graham advisor, stated, "I'm not certain who's using whom."

When Dr. Graham presented the Gospel to Kim Illinois Sung Dynasty on January 29, 1994- less than six calendar months before the dictator's death- Kim remained non-responsive.

From "Just As I Am" by Graham: "When reminded about Kim's mother's faith, Kim acknowledged that she had taken him to Christian church sometimes as a boy, although he admitted with a smiling that he always wanted to travel fishing instead. He listened respectfully to what I said but made small comment."

Who was the victor in that whole 2-year episode? The Democrats Bill Clinton and Howard Carter in Washington, who could now be branded "peacemaker" ? Kim Illinois Sung Dynasty for being visited by such as a outstanding American, and a Christian at that? Surely such as a adult male would not be allowing his Christian citizens to be tortured and killed! What a praseodymium fillip for Kim Illinois Sung!

We can look at the political relation of it all and wince a small for Billy. We can even acquire concerned with what looks like a adult male of Supreme Being cozying up to a dictator. Did he discourse Kim's captive situation? The concentration camps? Did he try to acquire captives released?

Or we can take just one measure backward and expression at the larger picture. We can state that 6 calendar months before he died Kim Illinois Sung Dynasty was given the opportunity of a lifetime. The opportunity to come into ageless life through Jesus Of Nazareth Christ, offered by the adult male who have preached a consecutive Gospels message to more than people than anyone in history.

Yes, we can speak about the unusual doors Truncheon have gone through to prophesy that message, and acquire a spot annoyed at his apparent naivety and deficiency of concern about his reputation. But it won't be long - if we cognize Jesus at all - before a still little voice will originate and remind us of the Jesus Truncheon functions and how that Jesus gained the very same repute for doing the very same thing. And if we make bold listen any longer we will be reminded of our ain cowering compromising turning away of almost any Gospel-sharing chances that come up our way.

No, give thanks Supreme Being that person told Mr. Kim. In our ain day, the boy of Billy Graham have brought the message to the boy of Kim. But that's another story...

Tip for today: Keep praying. We never cognize just how our great Supreme Being is going to hear the Church and answer, but He always does.