THE OLYMPIC DREAM
A Renaissance of Unholy Oneness
by Berit Kjos

The spirit behind Zeus, the ancient god of the Olympics, would have
been
pleased. Never has so large a flock sung his hymn and cheered his
sacred
flame. Never have so many people celebrated a timeless ritual involving
earth-centered spirits and the "tribes" they inspire. And never have so
many international heroes been idolized for their physical prowess,
regardless of moral character.

THE OLYMPIC DREAM
A Renaissance of Unholy Oneness
by Berit Kjos

The spirit behind Zeus, the ancient god of the Olympics, would have
been
pleased. Never has so large a flock sung his hymn and cheered his
sacred
flame. Never have so many people celebrated a timeless ritual involving
earth-centered spirits and the "tribes" they inspire. And never have so
many international heroes been idolized for their physical prowess,
regardless of moral character.

THE OLYMPIC DREAM
A Renaissance of Unholy Oneness
by Berit Kjos

THE OLYMPIC DREAM
A Renaissance of Unholy Oneness

THE OLYMPIC DREAM
A Renaissance of Unholy Oneness
by Berit Kjos

The spirit behind Zeus, the ancient god of the Olympics, would have
been
pleased. Never has so large a flock sung his hymn and cheered his
sacred
flame. Never have so many people celebrated a timeless ritual involving
earth-centered spirits and the "tribes" they inspire. And never have so
many international heroes been idolized for their physical prowess,
regardless of moral character.

THE OLYMPIC DREAM
A Renaissance of Unholy Oneness
by Berit Kjos

The spirit behind Zeus, the ancient god of the Olympics, would have
been
pleased. Never has so large a flock sung his hymn and cheered his
sacred
flame. Never have so many people celebrated a timeless ritual involving
earth-centered spirits and the "tribes" they inspire. And never have so
many international heroes been idolized for their physical prowess,
regardless of moral character.

Never have so many nations cheered the dream of global oneness.
Awaiting a
spiritual and physical renaissance "powerful enough to unite the
world,"1
the Olympic dream was born in 1896 when Frenchman Pierre deCoubertin
revived the ancient Olympic games. Now, on its 100th birthday, the
dream
burns stronger than ever, fueled by wishful thinking, globalist
propaganda,
and the utopian ambitions of the United Nations.

Few dare burst the politically correct bubble by telling the truth:
that
oneness without God contradicts all of history's warnings about the
cruelties of human nature and the tyrannies of godless rulers. That
truth
had no place in the opening ceremony on July 19, 1996. Instead, the
crowd
of 83,000 in Atlanta cheered as five "Olympic spirits" wrapped in
silvery
cloth and masked as sun gods rose out of the earth. Representing the
five
regions and colors of the world, they writhed like serpents while
chanting
mystical invocations to "summon the tribes" of the world.

The five tribes came. Costumed in the Olympic colors-blue for Europe,
green
for Australia, yellow for Asia, red for the Americas, and black for
Africa-the five hundred tribes people streamed into the arena. After a
frenzied dance to the beat of a percussion arrangement by Mickey Hart,
a
"Grateful Dead" drummer, the color-coded groups formed the five
interlocking rings of the Olympic symbol, welcoming the "the global
family"
to celebrate the renewal of the Olympic dream.

Human butterflies and chrome pick-up trucks were part of a strange
medley
of Southern impressions. As a token reminder that Christians, too,
belong
to the global family and Georgia's history, the medley included a
parade of
"churchgoers"-stiff, lifeless 28 foot tall puppets in elegant white
dress
and top hats. "O when the saints come marching in..." played the band.

A giant thunderbird, a Navajo symbol of divine power and fire-and-rain
from
heaven, brought an obscure reminder of "the heartache and travail of
the
South, including the Civil War." But healing was on its way: a
white-winged
goddess-like "Southern Spirit" came to "reawaken the landscape."
"Hallelujah! Hallelujah...." sang the Hallelujah Choir.

In a "tribute to the ancient Greek Olympians and...the unifying power
of
these ancient games," the arena was transformed into the old Olympia.
There, back in 776BC-when Nike was the Goddess of Victory, not a
trademark
for shoes-the original games began. The walls of a fifty-foot-high
temple
to Zeus showed silhouettes of Greek athletes in action and of victory
goddesses crowning the winners with olive wreaths.

Suddenly the lights dimmed, celebrations ceased, and the world turned
dark.
"The darkness represents the 1500 years when the games were forgotten,"
explained the commentator. He omitted the reason for those dark ages:
that
the games were banned in AD 394 by Roman Emperor Theodosius who became
a
Christian and could no longer condone the pagan celebrations.

But contemporary Americans, well-trained in multicultural tolerance,
have
learned to ignore God's warnings concerning "other gods" and pagan
rituals.
"A new voice was heard," continued the commentator. "Pierre de
Coubertin's.
He said, 'We shall light the Olympic flame once more, and this time
keep it
burning-an everlasting tribute to all that is great and noble in
mankind.'"

All that is great and noble? From whose perspective? Sports and
physical
exercise is good, but it takes more than athletic prowess to make
anyone
great and noble. "Exercise yourself toward godliness," said the apostle
Paul. "For bodily exercise profits a little, but godliness is
profitable
for all things...." (1 Timothy 4:7-8)

Forgotten in the flurry of the festivities were the hurt and angry
people
whose homes had been razed and whose businesses were destroyed to
create
parking space and more presentable surroundings for Olympic fans. "The
Olympics have devastate this neighborhood,"2 said J. Davis, a
hairdresser
in what was a thriving black-owned business area.

But such conflict of interests should come as no surprise. To globalist
leaders, the ends justify the means. Personal interests must be
sacrificed
on the altar of a higher good. Since global celebrations are needed to
raise consciousness and spread the dream of unity, individuals must
learn
to serve a greater whole.

This need for public rituals was stressed at the recent United Nations
conference in Istanbul. As Dr. Benjamin Ladner, President of American
University, said during a day long panel discussion on Solidarity: "We
must
commit ourselves to the work of imagining our common humanity....and of
enacting civic rituals that resonate with the music of our ancestors."3

"What's needed is ...something analogous to the ancient acropolis,"
added
James Morton, dean of the Episcopal Cathedral of St. John the Divine in
New
York, "where today's diversity of national and ethnic customs and
religious
traditions can be celebrated and upheld for the enrichment of
everybody....The new acropolises will... provide opportunity for sacred
expression needed to bind the people of the planet into a viable,
meaningful, and sustainable solidarity."

This global oneness sounds good to those who reject biblical truth and
have
forgotten the lessons of history. Global peace sounds good to those who
want security and have never known political oppression. And global
controls sound good to those who fear terrorism more than
totalitarianism
and are prepared to sacrifice American freedoms to fulfill utopian
dreams.
Small wonder then, that over 3 billion viewers around the world approve
these pagan rites and the "power of the dream." It costs nothing to
dream,
but the unified world it envisions would be costly beyond measure.

The Bible tells us so. God withdrew His protection and blessings when
ancient Israel turned from its Creator and Shepherd to "other gods" and
pagan rituals. Famine, wars, plagues and oppression followed. Yet,
America-built on Biblical truth and blessed by its Creator-has opened
its
arms to all the pagan seductions that deceived God's people long ago.

God has an answer to our problem: repentance-confessing our sin and
turning
back to the Shepherd who loves us. But even these guidelines have been
turned upside-down by those who seek a planetary utopia rather than
biblical truth. Millard Fuller, president of Habitat for Humanity, who
shared both the globalist vision and the UN platform with James Morton
and
Dr. Ladner, said: "We must repent for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand
...
What Jesus really said was to ...change your whole way of thinking,
because
the new order of the spirit is confronting and challenging you." His
call
was to a renewing of minds with the new globalist, inter-faith
perspective,
not with biblical truth.

False teaching, twisted interpretations, and occult deceptions would
multiply in end times. "Christians" would deceive and betray each
other.
Those who follow Christ "will be hated by all nations.... And because
lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold." (Matthew
24:9,
12) Yet, throughout history, opposition has strengthened, not stopped,
the
Christian message.

Mingling silently with Olympic fans and idolized athletes were two
massive
armies: (1) the 30,000 soldiers, undercover agents, and security
officers
who offered physical protection during the games; and (2) countless
Christian soldiers offering God's spiritual protection for all
eternity.
They knew that, for a moment in time, the world's mission fields have
come
to Atlanta, and they would use every opportunity to show the only Way
to
fulfill the dream of transcultural oneness and everlasting peace.

THE OLYMPIC DREAM
A Renaissance of Unholy Oneness

THE OLYMPIC DREAM
A Renaissance of Unholy Oneness
by Berit Kjos

The spirit behind Zeus, the ancient god of the Olympics, would have
been pleased.

After a frenzied dance to the beat of a percussion arrangement by Mickey Hart,
a "Grateful Dead" drummer