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Don't Fall for the Illusion of Peace in Our Time – Jonathan Brentner - https://www.jonathanbrentner.com/https/jonathan-brentner-g8fgsquarespacecom/config/2022/12/16/the-illusion-of-peace
I can’t imagine living at a time when deception is greater than it is now, but the Bible says that just such a day will exist during the time of the antichrist. Those who reject the words of Scripture become easy prey for the wiles of the devil; they believe many things are not true. We see the words of 2 Timothy 2:13 lived out all around us as never before; there Paul says that “evil people and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.” Sadly, the lie that “all is well” has invaded many churches, even those that claim to be Bible-believing. Despite the multitude of signs that tell us the wrath of the Day of Lord is ever so close, a majority of Christians remain unaware that they live in the last days. As I reflect on 2022, the illusion of peace that’s become the hope of many saints saddens me. This deception has come about through false teaching concerning the end times, which prevents them from recognizing the signs of the rapidly approaching Tribulation period. VIEWPOINTS THAT OBSCURE THE VISION OF THE SAINTS Let’s begin by looking at some of the various teachings regarding the end times that give believers a false illusion of peace in our time. 1. THE REBRANDING OF PREMILLENNIALISM During the past several years, I have become aware of several churches that hold to a type of premillennialism that’s far different from what Bible-believing ones taught during the twentieth century. Whereas the Bible teaches the restoration of a glorious kingdom to Israel, today’s updated version denies this while still maintaining a belief in Jesus’ future reign, which may or may not include a literal belief in the words Revelation 20:1-10. Most often it does not. In churches that rebrand premillennialism, you will not hear sermons that reflect the signs of the times in which we live. Instead, the messages frequently deny the reality of Jesus’ soon appearing as well as the reality of the seven-year Tribulation. The new premillennialism might include a “role” for Israel, but it’s not the reign of Jesus over the nations seated upon the “throne of David” in Jerusalem, which God’s Word promises the descendants of Jacob in passages such as Jeremiah 33:23-26, Zechariah 14:9-21, Isaiah 9:6-7, and Luke 1:30-33. 2. REPLACEMENT THEOLOGY Many churches adhere to the more traditional form of amillennialism, replacement theology, which teaches that there’s no thousand-year reign of Jesus because the church has replaced Israel and thus inherited all its physical promises, albeit in a spiritual sense. Similar to the rebranded form of premillennialism, they see the church as God’s physical kingdom and regard the book of Revelation as something far different than a book of prophecy, which it claims to be (Revelation 22:6-10). Replacement theology lies at the heart of all other errant viewpoints on the end times. If one combines the church age with the kingdom promises God made to Israel, it always leads to further errant teaching, always. 3. KINGDOM THEOLOGY Replacement theology emphasizes that the church is now God’s kingdom. Those who adhere to Dominion Theology, or what many refer to as the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR), take this a step further. The proponents of NAR teach that since the church is God’s kingdom, it will eventually defeat all the evil in the world and usher in the peaceful conditions of the Millennium before Jesus returns to earth. They rely on “new revelation” to the church. However, what they teach contradicts what the Bible reveals about the Lord’s defeat of wickedness during the seven-year Tribulation and Jesus’ glorious return to earth before the Millennium. 4. PRETERISM Many of those who hold to the preceding viewpoints claim that the words of Jesus in Matthew 24:4-28 have already happened; they are past history. Preterism extends this faulty interpretation by teaching that Jesus’ has already returned to earth in AD 70 as He promised to do in Matthew 24:29-31. Rather than regard most of Matthew 24:4-31 as already fulfilled, preterists regard the entire passage in this way. I include this blatant false teaching to show how the failure to distinguish between the church and God’s promises regarding his future kingdom on the earth, the Millennium, cascades into many errant teachings that lead to the denial of the “blessed hope” of the Gospel (Titus 2:11-14) and sometimes even to the subversion of the Gospel itself. “PEACE, PEACE; WHEN THERE IS NO PEACE” In Jeremiah 6:14, the prophet records the Lord’s complaint regarding the spiritual leaders of the people in Judah. He wrote that they “have healed the wound of my people lightly, saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ when there is no peace.” The sense is that of applying a superficial salve that not only failed to address the hurts the people, but also promoted a false sense of security despite the threat posed by Nebuchadnezzar and the Babylonians. I believe the words of this passage apply to church leaders and writers that promote doctrines that close the eyes of the saints to the dangers posed by the Satanic globalists. They do not proclaim “peace, peace” as did the false prophets in ancient Judah, but by their silence they fail to warn those that they lead of the great dangers that exist in our time. They repeat the errors of the false prophets and priests of Jeremiah’s day. I know that the majority of those who read my posts are fully aware of all the signs that tell us the seven-year Tribulation is ever so near, which means the Rapture could happen at any moment (the sooner the better). I go to this place of warning again, however, because of my sadness for believers who never hear about their joyous hope in Jesus’ soon appearing. As a result, many Christians do not recognize the great evil that masquerades behind the mask of good intentions of the globalists and most government leaders. Beneath the many benevolent-sounding words lies the spirit of the antichrist taking people down paths that lead to lawlessness, chaos, destruction, and certain death. The prevailing message of peace in our time prevents them from seeing behind the veil of deception to the working of our dreadful enemy. They fail to recognize the extensive stage-setting for the kingdom of the antichrist that’s so rampant throughout the world. THE WAY OF WISDOM I love the contrast between the way of wisdom and that of folly in Proverbs 9. I’m not saying this chapter speaks directly to the end times, it does not. However, it’s something I believe we can apply to it. In the book of Proverbs, wisdom reveals the person of Christ. We trust the words of wisdom because they come from Him (2:6), are righteous (8:8-9), and bring blessing and “life” to us (8:34-35). In Proverbs 9:13-18, the “woman Folly” sits in front of a nondescript house offering “stolen water” and “bread.” Her seductive ways appeal to a great many, but in the end her ways lead to death. Compare that to what Wisdom offers (9:1-5). Her magnificent house has “seven pillars” and she provides so much more than a meager meal. Those who accept her invitation feast on meat from a freshly butchered animal and wine. She offers “insight” or “understanding,” which signifies greater discernment in all things pertaining to the wisdom of God’s Word. I believe we can apply the fabulous feast offered by Wisdom, aka Jesus, to our hope of eternity beginning with the Rapture and the receipt of our immortal and imperishable bodies. In 1 Corinthians 15:51-58, the Apostle Paul says that not all believers will die, but many will be alive at the time of Jesus’ appearing. After that, our experience in eternity will far exceed the happiness of our very best day here below. On the other hand, teachings that see the church as God’s physical kingdom have great appeal. Many Christians don’t want to hear that that the Rapture might interrupt their cherished aspirations. Perhaps this is why so many flock to churches that assure them “all is well” and avoid any suggestion that the Lord’s appearing might suddenly interrupt their future plans. However, in reality they settle for a meager meal that fails to satisfy. The “full preterists” believe we are already in the eternal state. Many of the other viewpoints postulate a continued existence on this earth devoid of the glories of the New Jerusalem or a new earth. It’s rare to hear any mention of the glorious, immortal bodies that the Lord will give us at the time of the Rapture. The way of wisdom revealed in the Proverbs leads to a belief in what the words of Scripture tell us about our imminent hope and our reign with Jesus when He rules the world from a gloriously restored Israel. It’s not bread and water, but rather a fabulous feast that we will enjoy forever. If you do not yet know Him as your Savior, click here for how you can know for sure that you possess eternal life. The Tribulation period is on our doorstep and that means His appearing to take us home is ever so close. Now is the time to make sure you belong to the Savior. Please don’t delay! My book, The Triumph of the Redeemed-An eternal Perspective that Calms Our Fears in Perilous Times, is available on Amazon. If you desire assurance regarding the validity of the pre-Tribulation Rapture and the restoration of a kingdom for Israel, this book is for you. Note: Please consider signing up for my newsletter on the home page of my website at https://www.jonathanbrentner.com/ . Thanks! Nearing Midnight: First Coming – Terry James - https://www.raptureready.com/category/nearing-midnight/ One solitary birth is the basis upon which the future hangs for every person ever to enter this mortal realm we call planet earth. How each man, woman, and child who is old enough to understand the salvation issue views the First Coming determines where their home will be for eternity. Many believe Jesus was sent by God to show us how to live a good life. Some believe He was a great prophet and teacher. Others believe He was a philosopher, right up there with Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, and the rest. A few among the billions who have lived since His birth have believed Jesus is the Son of God, but perhaps one of many others in a created angelic order assigned to influence the affairs of humankind. Still fewer believe He was who He claimed to be–the only begotten Son of God; the way, the truth, and the life (John 14: 6). No birth of anyone else has ever caused the excitement and controversy Jesus’ birth has engendered. Was this baby a stranger of an otherworldly order, sent to earth to provide moral guidance? Was Jesus sent to philosophize on the ups and downs of the human existence? Or, was this visitation something more? Jesus came into the world through the Jewish race. Only those inalterably antagonistic to the truth of history will argue against that. So, we should examine this birth—this First Coming—through the prism of Israel and its dealings with the one called Jesus. Although there are other histories about the era, the Bible’s account has, through archaeological unveilings, proven time after time to be accurate in details concerning matters surrounding Jesus, the Jews, and Israel. (One example is the relatively recent discovery of evidence that someone called “Pontius Pilate” ruled the area of Judea during the times attributed to Jesus’ crucifixion. Until the discovery, Pilate’s existence as an historical figure was seriously doubted, even denied, by many historians.) We know the accuracy of how Israel–the religious Jews in particular—dealt with Jesus. We know with assurance that He performed miracles and claimed to be God, Himself, by using the Bible’s documented veracity as proof that Jesus was born exactly as foretold in detail by Old Testament prophets. These Jewish religious leaders’ treatment of Christ’s First Coming as a baby lays the groundwork for understanding what that first visitation means to the souls of all mankind. Understanding that First Coming also will help frame the vital importance of how each of us views Christ’s prophesied Second Advent. Tragically, the pious Jewish leaders refused to accept that Jesus was the Christ, the Messiah sent from Jehovah to be their King and their Savior. They rejected Him despite the precise prophecies He fulfilled in His coming and His ministry. They chose to have Rome rather than Jesus rule over them. The results of their rejection continue to reverberate—not only in the Holy Land, but throughout the entire world. Armageddon is building, its nucleus grounded in satanic rage against God’s chosen people. Jesus wept over God’s people of Israel and the city, Jerusalem. He saw times ahead that would eventuate in calamity for them. And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it, Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes. For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side, And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation. (Luke 19: 41–44) Christ’s First Coming was ignored and scoffed at by the religious leaders of the time. Their choice was their own way, rather than God’s. They preferred to do what was right in their own eyes. True to Jesus’ prophecy, Jerusalem was laid waste, the Temple was destroyed, and the Jews were scattered to every part of the world. Genocide was committed against them to the point that their very existence as a race was threatened. Israel continues to pay the price. Anti-Semitism is growing in Europe and around the world. The nation is becoming marginalized, just as the prophet Zechariah forewarned in Zechariah chapters 12 and 14. But there is a bright day coming for that people–those who accept the Messiah’s second visitation. Paul the apostle warned believers not to feel superior to Jews. He forecast a coming time when Israel would shine among the nations. For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles be come in. (Romans 11:25) God said, again through the prophet Zechariah, that believing Israel will yet recognize the Lord Jesus–upon His Second Coming to the earth. And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for [his] only [son], and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for [his] firstborn. (Zechariah 12:10) The Apostle Paul said: And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob. (Romans 11:26) A parallel can be drawn between the ecclesiastical Jewish leaders of the time of Jesus’ first visitation and many among mainstream evangelical clergy today. Neither group has considered prophecies of Christ’s coming as relevant to their times. Their attitude is much akin to the one described by the Apostle Peter: Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? For since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation. (2 Peter 3:3–4) This sin-darkened sphere is on the brink of another visitation. Unlike the first, when He came as a humble baby, who was the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world, He will come the next time as the King of all kings, and the Lord of all lords. Let us who claim Christ as Savior heed His words about His coming again. The first phase of that Second Coming will be unannounced, and in the twinkling of an eye—the Rapture! Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning: Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping. And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch. (Mark 13:35–37) Prophecy Update Videos Must Watch Videos!
The EU Plans To Impose Direct Carbon Taxes On Individuals - by Michael Snyder - http://endoftheamericandream.com/the-eu-plans-to-impose-direct-carbon-taxes-on-individuals/ Would you like to pay a carbon tax every time that you turn your heater on? What about every time that you fill up your vehicle with gasoline? Incredibly, this will soon be what life is like in Europe. When I first heard that the EU plans to impose direct carbon taxes on individuals, I thought that it must be just another false Internet rumor. But it isn’t a false rumor. News sources in Europe are reporting on it, and you can find information about this plan on the official website of the European Parliament. I don’t know why the corporate media in the United States is not talking about this, because this is an enormous story. As I write this article, I am still in shock. This is actually happening, and if this plan is successfully implemented in Europe it will be just a matter of time before a similar plan is pushed through in the United States. The following comes from a Dutch article that has been translated into English… Last night, after long negotiations, the bullet went through the church: residents of the European Union must pay for the greenhouse gases they emit. This means that every time you refuel and if the heating is switched on, you have to pay because of the harmful substances that are released as a result. Of course they are starting small in an attempt to minimize opposition. Once this plan goes into effect, the cost of a liter of gasoline will only go up by about 10 cents… The new scheme will entail higher prices at the pump: up to 10.5 cents for a litre of petrol and 12 cents for diesel, according to a study by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Research. But as we have seen so many other times, once people become accustomed to new taxes rates tend to go up significantly. According to one prominent member of the European Parliament, the new direct carbon taxes on individuals are part of “the largest climate legislation package in the EU ever”… “I am pleased that a balanced agreement has been reached on the largest climate legislation package in the EU ever,” says Esther de Lange (CDA) MEP. She was one of the negotiators and responsible for the coordination of the Green Deal and chief negotiator on the Social Climate Fund. We are being told that there is broad support for this climate legislation package across the political spectrum. Europe is scheduled to reduce carbon emissions dramatically by the year 2030, and this new legislation will be a central pillar of that effort… The measures are part of a package of climate laws. Before 2030, CO2 emissions must be reduced by 55 percent. European industry, which already partly has to do this, will have to deal with higher emission costs, and companies from outside Europe will pay for their emissions at the border. The money raised with this can be spent on climate plans. If you do not like this new legislation, now is the time to make your voice heard. Personally, I pledge to make efforts to increase my carbon emissions in protest to this plan. In fact, I am thinking about firing up my wood stove even now. The good news, if you want to call it that, is that the new carbon taxes are not scheduled to be implemented until 2027. So there is still time for the EU to reverse course. Unfortunately, other draconian measures that are designed to reduce carbon emissions are going full speed ahead right now. For example, countless farms are currently being permanently shut down all over Europe. In the Netherlands alone, thousands of farmers are facing forced buyouts whether they like it or not… The government in the Netherlands is planning to conduct forced buyouts of 3,000 Dutch farms with the intention of closing them down to cut nitrogen emissions in half to meet the country’s climate goals. As many as 11,200 farms will have to close, and another 17,600 farmers will have to significantly downsize their livestock operations to meet these draconian targets. The plan could not come at a worse time because grocery prices are skyrocketing, and world leaders are warning about an oncoming food crisis caused by supply disruptions caused by the war in Ukraine and rising input costs resulting from the energy crisis. This is literally insane. For years, I have been warning that a global food crisis would be coming, and now it is here. 2022 was the worst year for global hunger in decades, and now the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross is warning that we will see “an enormous level of suffering” in 2023… The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross warned Wednesday “an enormous level of suffering” awaits the world in 2023 with famine spreading. Mirjana Spoljaric, who took over at the ICRC in October, told a Geneva press conference: “We expect an enormous level of suffering. “As the world is trending at the moment we don’t see any easing of the humanitarian pressures, they will be immense potentially,” she said. “There is a possibility that we will see very high levels of hunger in many parts of the world and insecurity in general.” Shutting down farms and paying farmers not to grow food in such an environment is absolutely crazy. But our politicians are doing it anyway. The global food crisis is going to get substantially worse in 2023, and our leaders seem intent on imposing measures that will greatly accelerate that process. The Salt And Light Must Not Check Out, Tune Out, Or Recoil Into Silence When The World Needs Us Most – By Joseph Kerr - https://harbingersdaily.com/the-salt-and-light-must-not-check-out-tune-out-or-recoil-into-silence-when-the-world-needs-us-most/ Recently, I’ve heard more statements of distrust. It concerns me. Have you heard it too? “I don’t know who to believe or trust. I just tune it all out. I’ve stopped listening to the Left or Right. I don’t read any news because I don’t know who’s telling the truth. I turned off the media altogether.” It’s a reflection of our ability to trust. Why is that a problem? Because we are supposed to be discerning salt-pourers and light-bearers. God is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart, and we must be as well. We are not given a choice to check out, tune out, or recoil into silence. How Does A Nation Lose The Truth? Tony Perkins at Family Research Council said it extremely well in his article about truth: “When there’s hostility towards faith, it seems easier to just give up on the public square. ‘I’ll just focus on my family, my job, and go about my day,’ some think. Yet when you take that seemingly safer path, it means you’re neglecting the Lord’s instructions to be salt and light. Political and cultural engagement are part of fulfilling Jesus’s command to love our neighbors. By supporting policies like the rule of law, limited government, human dignity, parental rights, and religious freedom, we can establish the kind of conditions that allow all people to flourish. However, the Left opposes such policies and instead wants our tax dollars to pay for abortion-on-demand and public schools to teach gender identity ideology to children as young as kindergarten behind parents’ backs.” Don’t Check Out — Speak Out Think about it – when salt and light are most needed is when chaos, confusion, decay, and barbarity are most conspicuous. In ancient times, people used salt to preserve food more than to season it, but both applied. Believers reflect the Holy Spirit, the preserving force in the world. He is the divine power holding back absolute bedlam. Paul refers to Him as the Restrainer (2 Thessalonians 2:7). We are also ministers of restraint as we live Godly lives, vote, protest evil, and stand for life in the public square. In the same way, we shine the holy light of life into the world. Jesus is the light of the world (John 8:12; 9:5). Light In The Darkness We are called to reflect His light. We have enjoyed almost 250 years of light and blessing in America. On many occasions, we have seen the hand of God bring us through wars, famines, floods, and financial collapse. In its darkest hours, we have often been the light to the rest of the world. Light is most pronounced in the darkness. Jesus said: John 3:19-21 KJV – “And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.” Salt preserves what is most susceptible to rot and decay. When we check out, tune out, or stay silent, we stop being the active ingredient that preserves freedom, hope, sanity, and peace. We allow the rot to begin or the decay to spread. When we pull back from the battle and stop speaking, participating, or standing against the tide of evil, we cease to dispel the darkness. The world hates the Light. Jesus promised us nothing less, “If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you. If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.” (John 15:18-19; 17:14; 1 John 3:13). Those who do evil want darkness to prevail. The Light exposes their plans and reveals the wickedness of their hearts. People ask me why I write expose’ pieces and investigative journalism columns: “Why are you always so negative? Why are you constantly calling someone out or exposing things people don’t want to see?” It’s not that I enjoy being the target of hate groups. I don’t seek out disdain. I don’t secretly long for people to call me names or be canceled, blocked, or shadow banned from Twitter or Facebook. I’m obeying the command to be salt and light. We dare not disregard those problematic aspects of being a watchman at the very moment in history when they apply most. Spiritual Dark Ages As we face these last days, the devil wants to revive ‘the Dark Ages,’ so to speak. He wants a spiritual dark age. Don’t let the darkness win! Refuse to allow the world to rot and waste away. Don’t be safe, be salient. Don’t go dark at the precise moment the world is agonizing for Light. Don’t go silent just when the world is desperate for the “Word of Life” (1 John 1:1). These are the last days (2 Timothy 3:1-12). The most recent Pew Research Poll shows that 55% of Americans believe we live in the End Times. Not 55% of Christians, church-goers, or Bible-readers; 55% of all Americans. The fields are truly ripe for harvesting (John 4:35). What will the End Times be like? Dark. Lonely. Desperate. Filled with rage, war, pestilence (disease), and societal upheaval. We see Jesus’ words in Matthew 24 happening as if the pages of the Bible were being written before our eyes. Religious persecution, famine, natural disasters, a spirit of antichrist, and financial crises are here and multiplying. Could there be a better description of our time? Church, this is our moment! Be His voice in the silence. Be His light in the darkness. Be His salt in the time of decay and tastelessness. Have you ever had the lights come on at a time you wished for darkness? If you have, you know the world’s reaction won’t be positive when we point the light into their evil deeds or shine God’s Word into their darkened hearts. Speak the Unwelcome Truth Don’t expect hugs and kisses when you speak the truth to people who want to hear lies, soothing words, and calming babble (2 Timothy 4:3). Truth won’t be popular when cleverly devised fables are in vogue (2 Peter 1:16). The world has become accustomed to hearing lies. This is like Ezekiel’s account when God said His people were being led astray by leaders saying soothingly, “Peace, peace…’ when there is no peace…” (Ezekiel 13:10). The Bidens Administration, like others before them, has made a career out of deception. But this time around, they stare right into the camera and tell you they are telling you the truth when they said the opposite two days earlier, and yet, people swallow it as if it’s the truth. The mainstream media regurgitates it as if they’ve never heard anything better. The time has come when the world not only accepts lies, they prefer lies. The world doesn’t realize that the people who lie to them actually hate them. They aren’t lying to protect or persuade them; they’re lying because they hate their subjects, their loyal followers. Proverbs 26:28 says, “The lying tongue hates those it hurts, and a flattering mouth works ruin.” If there were ever an apt description of our time, it is the one found in Jeremiah 8:10-11: Jeremiah 8:10-11 KJV – “…for every one from the least even unto the greatest is given to covetousness, from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely. For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.” We are called to expose the deeds of darkness (Ephesians 5:11). Salt in an Unsavory World If you’ve ever fallen or scraped your knee or had a cut and got sweat in it, you know the reaction to salt in an open wound. You didn’t respond, “Oh, I’m so glad that salt is doing a great work of healing in my open sore! Hallelujah!” The world won’t like it when you pour the salt of God’s word into the open wounds of sin, rebellion, hate, greed, lies, immorality, and deception. You will stand in stark contrast to the willing accomplices and the silent. They will not welcome the light and won’t like the sting of the salt, but we cannot stop being light and salt at precisely the moment they most need antiseptics and illumination. “Behold, I am sending you out like lambs among wolves; therefore, be shrewd as snakes but innocent as doves” (Matthew 10:16; Luke 10:3). Translation: Don’t look for love, respect, approval, or acceptance. You will not be liked; you will likely be hated. Speak the truth. Be salt. Be light. Be bold in Jesus’ name. Draw your sword (Ephesians 6:17, Hebrews 4:12) and be ready, watchmen (Ezekiel 33:2-7). This is the hour the world needs us the most! Believers, this is our moment. We’re surrounded by darkness. Lies, deceit, and moral depravity are everywhere. Some Christians bemoan the darkness and lament the decay, but that is the wrong response. It’s not time for depression, anxiety, and timidity. It’s time for offense! Daily Jot: The beast within - Bill Wilson – www.dailyjot.com Since when does the FBI have the authority to censor free speech? It is the same time it has the authority to influence elections. According to the Constitution, it doesn’t. Yet government has become so large and so unaccountable, the FBI and other unelected administrative actors (can you say IRS, DHS, EPA, CDC, CMS, just to name a few?) can act like dictators in their own little kingdoms and get away with it. When the FBI comes to a company and implies that the information for which that company is responsible, is misinformation, disinformation or malinformation and it has to be suppressed, that company will cave rather than face the consequences of investigations or fines. That’s jack-boot power. When there is a company like Twitter or Facebook that is already accepting of leftist political agendas and wants to censor MDM (yes, they now have an acronym for misinformation, disinformation or malinformation; it’s a thing), and the FBI implies it needs censoring, that information is going to get censored. If the CDC says to a hospital that it must use a health protocol or not get paid, that hospital is going to use the protocol even if it is killing people. These unelected agencies have too much power and they are all too eager to use it. Just like the January 6 Committee preferring charges against Donald Trump. Cannot people see this is so politically motivated to prevent Trump from running again? What happened to free elections? If you look at the FBI behavior over the past two elections, you would see that the FBI is keeping its own coup. From the time the Obama Administration in league with the Hillary Clinton campaign and the Democratic National Committee used FBI falsified information to get the secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to allow the FBI to spy on Trump’s presidential campaign, elections were no longer free, let alone fair. These underhanded and unconstitutional actions are not those of just individuals, but of political agendas, of principalities within the organization. The same is true for other agencies within the Federal government. Someday, it may well be understood or revealed that the entire COVID 19 pandemic was even worse than manipulating elections because it was doing so with life and death. As Christians, we are called by our faith, our Messiah, to be law abiding. That is, unless the law is unjust. The apostles in Acts 5 defying the Sadducees strict orders against teaching Christ, saying in verse 29, “We ought to obey God rather than men,” is one such example. Daniel refusing to bow down and worship Nebuchadnezzar and Obadiah protecting God’s prophets from Jezebel’s death decree are other examples. These are illustrations of being coerced to do something unjust. While your vote is supposed to be made freely, what of you being misled to vote a certain way? Not really coercion, rather lack of discernment. But the government coercing people or entities to do unjust acts for fear of reprisal is a different beast. And this is what we wrestle against—the principalities, rulers of darkness, and spiritual wickedness in high places. A beast. Daily Devotion: Too Busy for Jesus? - by Greg Laurie – www.harvest.org Seek the LORD while He may be found, call upon Him while He is near —Isaiah 55:6 https://harvest.org/resources/devotion/too-busy-for-jesus/ - Listen A number of years ago, I read a story about a man who set up a nativity scene on his front lawn, but some vandals came along and stole the baby Jesus. The man was quoted as saying, “They’ve taken my Jesus, and I don’t know where he is.” I thought, “Sir, those people did not take your Jesus. They took a plastic figure, probably with a light bulb inside, that’s a representation of Jesus. But that wasn’t Jesus.” We can’t lose Jesus, but sometimes people lose sight of the real Jesus, especially during the Christmas season. Of course, we have responsibilities, families, and things we need to do, but let’s find ways to share the real message of Christmas. It’s easy to transition a conversation to what the Christmas season is really about: the birth of Jesus Christ. Let’s not allow the busyness of the season to crowd Jesus out of our lives. We need to slow down, listen to the Lord, and stay in close fellowship with Him. Even if you’ve been so busy that you haven’t paid as much attention to Him as you should, He’s patiently waiting for you to return. Jesus walked in our shoes, breathed our air, died our death, and rose from the dead. Is Jesus Christ living inside you? If not, I hope you’ll soon believe in Him. He wants to forgive all your sins. He wants to be the Lord of your life, not just at Christmastime but every day of the year. He’s an everyday Jesus, and He’s here for you right now. Jesus, who was born in Bethlehem, died on the cross, and rose from the dead, is standing at the door of your life and knocking. If you’re not sure that he’s living inside you, will you open the door and ask Him to come in? FROM THE HEART Let Us Make the Short Time We have Left, Count for ALL of Eternity! IF YOU HAVE BEEN BLESSED THROUGH THIS MINISTRY, THEN WE ASK THAT YOU WOULD PLEASE REMEMBER PROPHECY UPDATE IN YOUR GIVING - WE ARE TRULY, TRULY, THANKFUL FOR YOUR SUPPORT WORTHY OF YOUR SUPPORT? One of the most reliable ways to determine if a ministry is worthy of your financial support is to examine its fruits. 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