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Gog Loosed from the Abyss - By Terry James - https://www.raptureready.com/2023/07/05/gog-loosed-from-the-abyss-by-terry-james/
Much angst was generated from the matter of the Wagner Group’s movement toward Moscow. Everyone within the media and diplomatic circles was thoroughly exercised. But, strangely, the populous–here in America at least—seemed to pay minimum attention. Nuclear war was almost a certainty, according to some sources, if the assaulting force leader Yevgeny Prigozhin had knocked Dictator Vladimir Putin off his throne. It was one big rumor of war, in the vernacular of Bible prophecy. But all seems to have fizzled, with Prigozhin, Putin’s former “best friend,” as some would have it, stopped the assault and was” exiled” to Belarus. The experts at every level are still trying to do the calculus on the things involved. And I certainly have no idea of what the strange turn of events meant –or means even yet. I do believe, however, that it is not just political maneuvering and/or diplomatic high jinks at the heart of it all. We are, by every metric that prophecy watchers can employ, getting near the very last moments of the final days of the age. Of this, I am confident with all that is within the spiritual prompts that continue to insinuate into my deep desire to comprehend exactly where things stand on God’s Prophetic Timeline. Next to all of the many stage-setting machinations taking place surrounding the prophetic nation of Israel, those involving the forming of the Gog-Magog force of Ezekiel chapters 38 and 39 are currently front and center. Of course, the two prophetic issues are inextricably intertwined. Dynamics stirring the volatility of the Middle East are powerfully in agitation at present. That turbulence surrounding Israel and Russia –and all other entities— makes the student of Bible prophecy from the preTrib view strongly suspect the source from whence comes the burgeoning tempest. The tumult taking place in the geographical area that Ezekiel foretold will bring about one of mankind’s final and most horrific battles. We know that, at this late hour of the age, this present stage-setting for that future war is demonically driven. While we can’t slice and dice into precise details how the dynamics are shaping –are stage-setting— for the Gog-Magog war, we can be assured the devil is in the details, as it is said. Author Jonathan Cahn has taken considerable flak in criticism of his latest book, Return of the gods. He gets no such criticism from this quarter. Anyone who is observing these insane times, whether they acknowledge it or not, must sense something akin to invasion from a culturally-darkening force taking place. Cahn questions in an article: “Is it possible that behind what is happening to America and the world lies a mystery hidden in inscriptions of ancient Mesopotamia? Could the ancient entities known to the nations as the “gods” be more than just fiction and myth – but actually possess an independent reality? “Is it possible that they have returned to our world? Could these entities lie behind what we see on our television screens and computer monitors, what our children are being taught in their classrooms, current events, news, and the movements of our times – behind what is even now influencing our lives without our realizing it? Could this mystery be the explanation behind all the strange transformations happening to our culture in our own day? I believe that the answer is yes. And I believe that one such entity termed Gog in God’s prophetic Word is one who has been loosed to enter into the world at this time. The entity is from the abyss and will, at some point, indwell the leader of the Gog-Magog force. From this demon from the abyss will come the evil thought, which God will use to put hooks in the jaws of this demonically-inspired leader of the Israel-hating military juggernaut. It seems to me that all the things we see stirring within the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and all we have witnessed develop with regard to the conflict between Vladimir Putin and Yevgeny Prigozhin involves the possibility of that entity called Gog now being freed to do his devilish worst. Even though things are stirring in ways that create that angst I mention in the beginning of this commentary, it is obvious that God’s Restraining Hand is Firmly in Control. Just as it looked as if Putin might do something unthinkable, like unleash a nuke or two on the force threatening to dethrone him, there was a simmering down. Diplomats and media pundits will say almost in unison that cooler heads prevailed and the situation was chilled by internal negotiations, etc. But we who hold to the belief in that Restrainer of 2 Thessalonians chapter 2 know better. There can, at this moment in time, be no nuclear war –in the sense of a world-rendering holocaust—because it just doesn’t fit the Bible’s prophetic scenario. Gog’s defeat is yet future, and that defeat is now in the stage-setting phase, as we have been witnessing. That demonic entity could well have been loosed as part of the Return of the gods, as our friend Jonathan Cahn proposes. This all means that stage-setting for the wrap-up of this Age of Grace (Church Age) is almost complete. The next Event on God’s Prophetic Timeline, as we of the preTrib viewpoint believe, is the Rapture. You don’t want to remain on this planet when the Gog spirit and all other evil from the abyss take over when the Restrainer removes His Heavenly Handcuffs for the 7 years of Tribulation. Here again is what you must do to make sure you go to be with the Lord Jesus and to safety during that terrible time to come. “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation” (Romans 10:9-10). *Note: Some years ago, my late friend Dr. Tim LaHaye wrote a chapter for one of my books. The subject involved the Gog-Magog War of Ezekiel, chapters 38-39. The chapter particularly dealt with the nation Russia. Dr. LaHaye’s in-depth work in this chapter remains one of the very best and most thorough I’ve read. I recommend you read it for your study regarding the fate of end times Russia and all attendant to that nation. The chapter was called: “Will God Destroy Russia?” Here is the link to “Will God Destroy Russia” by Tim LaHaye on the Rapture Ready website: https://www.raptureready.com/2023/07/01/will-god-destroy-russia-by-tim-lahaye/ The UN Has Come Up With A Shockingly Insidious Plan For Global Domination - by Michael Snyder - http://endoftheamericandream.com/the-un-has-come-up-with-a-shockingly-insidious-plan-for-global-domination/ Under a shocking new plan that is scheduled to be adopted two months before the U.S. presidential election in 2024, all it would take is some sort of a major “global shock” for the United Nations to literally take authority over the entire planet. I realize that this may sound like the plot to a really bad science fiction movie, but this is actually what is being proposed, and the Biden administration is fully behind this insidious plan. Unfortunately, the mainstream media in the United States is not covering this at all, and so most people have absolutely no idea that this is going on. An article that was posted by The Federalist first broke this story, and it should be making headline news all over the nation. But it isn’t. Next September, global leaders will gather for “the Summit of the Future”, and during that conference UN member states are scheduled to “adopt a Pact for the Future”… In September 2024, less than two months before the next U.S. presidential election, the United Nations will host a landmark “Summit of the Future,” where member nations will adopt a Pact for the Future. The agreement will solidify numerous policy reforms offered by the U.N. over the past two years as part of its sweeping Our Common Agenda platform. Although there are numerous radical proposals included in the agenda, perhaps none are more important than the U.N. plan for a new “emergency platform,” a stunning proposal to give the U.N. significant powers in the event of future “global shocks,” such as another worldwide pandemic. You can read all about “the Summit of the Future” and the “Pact for the Future” on the official UN website right here. As usual, the UN disguises the most alarming portions of their agenda by surrounding it with language that speaks of the need for “peace”, “education” and economic growth. But right there on the official UN website they admit that one of the purposes of “the Summit of the Future” is to “put in place a stronger international response playbook for complex global shocks, maximizing the use of the Secretary-General’s convening power in the form of an Emergency Platform”. So what in the world is this “Emergency Platform” that they are talking about? Well, a UN policy paper that was published a few months ago contains some very disturbing details… Many of the details of the U.N. emergency platform were laid out in a March 2023 policy paper titled “Strengthening the International Response to Complex Global Shocks — An Emergency Platform.” In the paper, the U.N. secretary-general writes, “I propose that the General Assembly provide the Secretary-General and the United Nations system with a standing authority to convene and operationalize automatically an Emergency Platform in the event of a future complex global shock of sufficient scale, severity and reach.” Once triggered, the emergency platform would give the U.N. the ability to “actively promote and drive an international response that places the principles of equity and solidarity at the centre of its work.” The U.N. would bring together the “stakeholders” of the world, including academics, governments, private sector actors, and “international financial institutions” to ensure there is a unified, global response to the crisis. Umm, no thank you. If there is some sort of a major “global shock”, the last thing that we should want is for the UN to have the authority “to ensure there is a unified, global response to the crisis”. So what sort of a “global shock” would activate these emergency powers? Well, the policy paper tells us that a future pandemic, a “major event in outer space” or even “unforeseen risks” would all qualify… The paper gives several examples of what could trigger the emergency authority, including “major climatic event,” “future pandemic risks,” a “global digital connectivity disruption,” “major event in outer space,” and generic “unforeseen risks, (‘black swan’ events).” In other words, whether or not these emergency powers could be used would be open to interpretation. And it turns out that once these emergency powers have been activated, the UN would have authority to keep extending them indefinitely… The UN would also reserve the right to extend the emergency as they see fit: Although the duration of the emergency platform would initially be set for a “finite period,” at “the end of that period, the Secretary-General could extend the work of an Emergency Platform if required,” according to the United Nations’ own policy proposal. So, once enacted, the U.N. could continue to seize control as long as they want, i.e. indefinitely. This is precisely how Emperor Palpatine took power in the Star Wars movies. He was granted “emergency powers” by the Senate, and then he never gave them up. Of course the Biden administration thinks that all of this is just great. In fact, the administration has already publicly backed this new proposal “on multiple occasions”… The Federalist report notes that the Biden Administration has backed the proposal on multiple occasions, prompting reporter Justin Haskins to warn that “If the emergency platform is approved, the United States as we know it could cease to exist.” Please share this information far and wide, because the American people need to understand that this is really happening. Thankfully, “the Summit of the Future” is not until September 2024, but in September 2023 the “2023 SDG Summit” will be held in New York City. The following comes from the official UN webpage about this summit… The 2023 SDG Summit will take place on 18-19 September 2023 in New York. It will mark the beginning of a new phase of accelerated progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals with high-level political guidance on transformative and accelerated actions leading up to 2030. Convened by the President of the General Assembly, the Summit will mark the half-way point to the deadline set for achieving the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals. It will be the centerpiece of the High-level Week of the General Assembly. It will respond to the impact of multiple and interlocking crises facing the world and is expected to reignite a sense of hope, optimism, and enthusiasm for the 2030 Agenda. We are less than 7 years from 2030, and the UN wants to remind global leaders to keep implementing the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals. On the surface, the goals that the UN wants to achieve sound rather harmless, but if you dig into the details you will find that the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals are a blueprint for creating a far-left globalist utopia. And the centerpiece of that blueprint is a draconian global effort to fight climate change. As I discussed the other day, thousands of farms in Europe are being purchased and shut down right in the middle of a global food crisis in order to meet climate change goals. It is madness. The globalists are already doing so much damage, and now they want us to give the UN unprecedented emergency powers? Needless to say, giving the globalists even more power won’t lead anywhere good. If we plan to object to what they are doing, the time to stand up and speak out is now. Unfortunately, most Americans don’t even realize that any of this is happening, and that is because hardly anyone is even talking about it. Prophecy Update Videos Must Watch Videos! Videos You Can Trust
Digital Currency Social Engineering - Expiry Dates and Purchase Restrictions? – Andrew Moran - https://www.prophecynewswatch.com/article.cfm?recent_news_id=6195 Expiry dates and restrictions on "less desirable" purchases are some of the key advantages behind central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), according to an economist at a World Economic Forum (WEF) event. The WEF hosted the 14th annual Meeting of the New Champions in Tianjin, China, also known as Summer Davos. During one of the 30-minute panel discussions on June 28, Cornell University professor Eswar Prasad explained that the global economy is "at the cusp of physical currency essentially disappearing" and that programmable CBDCs and the technology behind these new forms of money could take the international economic landscape toward a dark path or a better place. Prasad contended that one of the "huge potential gains" for the digitization of money is the programmability of CBDC units and attaching expiry dates. Governments can also utilize central bank money to socially engineer society. "You could have ... a potentially better--or some people might say a darker world--where the government decides that units of central bank money can be used to purchase some things, but not other things that it deems less desirable like, say ammunition, or drugs, or pornography, or something of the sort," he said. "And that is very powerful in terms of the use of a CBDC, and I think also extremely dangerous to central banks." The author of "Gaining Currency" and "The Dollar Trap" purported that CBDCs possess unique characteristics and could be employed "as a conduit for economic policies in a very targeted way, or more broadly for social policies." "That could really affect the integrity of central bank money and the integrity and independence of central banks," Prasad stated. "So, there are wonderful notions of things that can be done with digital money, but again I fear the technology could take us to a better place, but equally has the potential to take us to a pretty dark place." CBDC Expiry Dates Integrating expiry dates with CBDCs has already been discussed by various central banks worldwide. The Bank of Canada (BoC) published a paper in 2021 entitled "Best Before? Expiring Central Bank Digital Currency and Loss Recovery." The institution weighed the pros and cons of expiration dates, asserting that an expiry date would "automate personal loss recovery." "With this feature enabled, digital cash could not be spent after its expiry date. Consumers whose digital cash expired would automatically receive the funds back into their online account without having to file a claim," the Canadian central bank wrote. "We show that offering the option of personal loss recovery could substantially increase consumer demand for digital cash. However, the length of time to expiry plays a key role. An expiry date that is too soon is inconvenient, but a date too far in the future slows down the reimbursement of lost digital cash." China has been exploring expiration dates for the digital yuan, suggesting that it would no longer be usable if not spent in a specific timeframe. The World Bank studied the effects of expiring money and argued that this could be a "potential monetary policy tool" to stimulate consumption during recessions or pandemics. "Expiring money would increase both the velocity of money and overall economic activity, similar to applying a negative rate to digital cash," the organization wrote. "In practice, a carrying fee on money would encourage people to spend it and thus prevent it from being hoarded." Indeed, CBDC advocates say digital money can be a flexible instrument to micro-target sectors, regions, interest rates, and socio-economic demographics with real-time feedback. Several countries including Japan and Russia will be launching their pilot projects for digital currency later this year. At this week's European Central Bank (ECB) forum in Portugal, ECB chief Christine Lagarde confirmed that the governors in the governing council would decide when a digital euro will happen at the end of October. A Topsy Turvey World - Nathele Graham - [email protected] We live in a topsy turvey world. Right is wrong and wrong is right. Many Christians try very hard to follow Scripture, but are fed by false teachers who don’t teach God’s truth. Thus, the false teacher is followed instead of God’s word. In trying to be good, non-judgmental Christians, God’s truth is compromised. We are often deceived by things that sound Biblical, but aren’t. Many believe that under no circumstance are we to judge. “Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.” Matthew 7:1-2. The judging named here is a condemning type of judgement. For instance, if you say “That person is a snob”, you’ve judged that person and shown no mercy. Also, by judging that way, you’ve just proven yourself a snob. We aren’t to judge, but we are to discern. “Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.” John 7:24. What is a righteous judgment? Only God is the righteous judge, so we follow His directives. Scripture is our guide. When you see a brother or sister participating in a sin, it’s good to point out the sin. Perhaps you fellow Christian didn’t realize they were sinning. Really? How can you not know you’re sinning? For the answer to that, let’s look back to King David. He committed a great sin that was punishable by death, but didn’t see his actions as sin. He had a sexual encounter with Bathsheba, the wife of one of his most faithful soldiers. Bathsheba became pregnant and David decided to bring her husband home so it would look as if the child was his. Uriah wouldn’t cooperate, so David sent him back to the frontline of battle and stationed where he was certain to be killed. How could David have thought any of this was not sin? David had a prophet named Nathan, who bravely came to David with a story about two men and a sheep. One man was rich and had everything he could possibly want, but the other was poor and had only one little lamb. This lamb was the family pet. One day the rich man had a visitor and instead of taking a sheep from his own flock for dinner, he took the poor man’s lamb. “And David’s anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, As the LORD liveth, the man that hath done this thing shall surely die: and he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.” 2 Samuel 12:5-6. It was easy for David to see the fault and judge a judgment of condemnation against the rich man. “And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul; and I gave thee thy master’s house, and thy master’s wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah: and if that had been too little, I would moreover have given unto thee such and such things.” 2 Samuel 12:7-8. David was blind to his sin, but when Nathan saw the sin and brought it to his attention, David was heartbroken. “And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. And Nathan said unto David, The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.” 2 Samuel 12:13. David wasn’t perfect, but he was repentant. None of us are perfect. “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:” Romans 3:23-24. Christians have something King David didn’t have. Grace. David was deeply repentant, and from this great sin, came Psalm 51, where David poured out his heart to God. David cried out to God for mercy. He didn’t make excuses for his sin, but asked for mercy. “For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me. Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightiest be justified when thou speakest and be clear when thou judgest.” Psalm 51:3-4. David knew he wasn’t above the Law, and like any other person he was subject to the penalty of his sin. “Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.” Psalm 51:10. David truly repented and turned away from his sin. As Christians, we can have this same blessing from God. He will forgive, but we have to repent. “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” 1 John 1:9. Thank You, Jesus, for forgiving a sinner like me. When the Pharisees brought a woman to Jesus for condemnation, He turned the tables on them. “So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.” John 8:7. Of course, the Pharisees knew they had sin and couldn’t condemn her. Jesus forgave her. When we choose one verse and build doctrine around it, we make a big mistake. The entirety of Scripture must be studied. Most pastors don’t teach verse by verse through Scripture, so they can pick and choose easy topics and teach easy-listening sermons. This is very wrong. The pastor of the last church I attended, had many degrees in theology, but little knowledge of Scripture. He leaned to New Age teaching and admired the purpose driven lies. I couldn’t listen to his teaching, so I chose to leave. If Scripture isn’t the authority, then there’s big problems within the congregation. “Whom shall he teach knowledge? And whom shall he make to understand doctrine? Them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts. For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little:” Isaiah 28:9-10. If you’re being taught by a man who won’t preach God’s word from Scripture, then you’re probably being taught a different Gospel than the one found in Scripture. The congregation in Corinth was very far from following God’s truth. Paul had a lot to say to them. Was he being judgmental? He was judging by a righteous judgment. “For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him.” 2 Corinthians 11:4. It’s easy to be deceived if you’re still drinking milk instead of eating the meat of Scripture. Corinth was a congregation that would fit will into today’s topsy turvy world. They were proud of accepting sin into their midst. They took pride in being open minded and non-judgmental, and pride is something God doesn’t accept. “It is reported commonly that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not so much as named among the Gentiles, that one should have his father’s wife.” 1 Corinthians 5:1. God is very clear that this is a very serious sin. “And the man that lieth with his father’s wife hath uncovered his father’s nakedness: both of them shall surely be put to death: their blood shall be upon them.” Leviticus 20:11. Perhaps the congregation in Corinth didn’t know Levitical Law, but common decency should be clear that this behavior is unacceptable. The city of Corinth was pagan, and paganism was very ungodly in their practices. Christians must stand against sin even though we live in a time when sin has been legalized and we are called haters if we oppose it. The Corinthians not only accepted this heinous sin, but they were proud of their wokeness. “And ye are puffed up and have not rather mourned, that he that hath done this deed might be taken away from among you.” 1 Corinthians 5:2. Pride is a terrible thing when it is the pride of sin. Paul was very judgmental, but judged with a righteous judgment, “To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus. Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump”” 1 Corinthians 5:5-6. Leaven symbolizes sin. If a little sin enters a congregation, it will grow until the entire congregation is affected. Paul advised them to remove the sinner from the congregation until he repented. Paul didn’t stop with that one sin. “I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators: yet not altogether with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or with idolaters: for then must ye needs go out of the world.” 1 Corinthians 5:9-10. We are to be in the world, but participate in the sin of the world. We would have to live in total isolation, not sharing the Gospel, if we didn’t rub elbows with sinners on occasion. Paul explains that we aren’t to socialize with fellow Christians who embrace sin. “But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner, with such an one not to eat. For what have I to do to judge them also that are without? Do not ye judge them that are within? But them that are without God judgeth. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person.” 1 Corinthians 5:11-13. God will judge those who have rejected Him, but sin cannot be tolerated within a congregation. I’m sickened when I see transsexual and other perversion being embraced by Christians. They are not to be a part of a congregation. We are to judge, not condemn, sinners, and we are to share God’s love and mercy with them. Jesus warns us not to follow the well-worn, broad way that leads to destruction, but to follow the narrow way. “Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.’ Matthew 7:13-14. Jesus is that narrow gate. The New Agers would have us believe that there are many paths that lead to eternal life, but they are wrong. They push yoga, and spirituality, and many false teachings. “Beware of false prothets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly they are ravening wolves. Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?” Matthew 7:15-16. The way to not to be deceived by these false prophets is to know God’s truth only found in Scripture. If someone tries to convince you to read The Shack, or The Purpose Driven Church, or use The Message as your Bible, don’t fall victim to these false prophets. New Age is full of error. They would have us believe that God is in all things. The Holy Spirit indwells born again Christians, but He doesn’t live in rocks, trees, or unbelievers. Name it and claim it? False prophets push this lie. We live in a topsy turvy world where God’s truth is perverted and a “new” truth, which is Satan’s lies, is being pushed on us. Brothers and sisters, stand firm on Christ the solid Rock. Don’t be deceived. Judge with a righteous judgment and share the pure Gospel as found in Scripture. There is only one way to salvation, and that is a true faith in Jesus Christ. “Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” John 14:6. There is no other path. Jesus is the narrow gate that leads to life eternal. Paul had good advice when he wrote letters to the men he left in charge of the various congregations he planted. Pastors today should heed this advice. “Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of devils: speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;” 1 Timothy 4:1-2. If you are being deceived by false teachers, then find a Christian group that stands on God’s word. In this topsy turvy world, it may be hard to find solid Bible teaching. Perhaps God is calling you to start a home Bible study. Don’t allow fear to stop you from serving God. In this topsy turvy world, we need Christian men to take their place as leaders in Christian fellowships and in their homes. God bless you all, Nathele Graham [email protected] [email protected] Recommended prophecy sites: www.raptureready.com www.prophecyupdate.com www.raptureforums.com All original scripture is “theopneustos” God breathed. If you’d like to be on my mailing list to receive the commentaries just drop me an email and let me know. Daily Jot: Lashon hara and the talebearers—not a rock band! - Bill Wilson – www.dailyjot.com Christians and conservatives get riled up pretty easy over the deliberate weaponization of the news, the falsehoods, half-truths, lies, insinuations, agenda pushing and just plain political intolerance and ideological bigotry by the news media and the liberals. We are living in a nation where the meanest, most outrageous, and inaccurate things can be said about people and there is little to no accountability. Willful ignorance amongst the population then spreads this terrible misinformation throughout the internet, and the stories get bigger and lore grows greater and soon the lie becomes the fact as it is repeated. But it is not only the liberal media, Democrats and leftist Hollywood elites who are guilty of this. My mother always told me, “If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all.” I didn’t realize it at the time, but Mom was being very biblical. Leviticus discusses a leprosy-like condition called tzara’at. Further study reveals that those who spoke evil of another would break out in tzara’at. They had to go to the priest for repentance and healing. Called lashon hara, meaning “evil tongue,” speaking evil of someone, slandering them, libeling them, passing gossip, were all forbidden by the Lord God. Moses, when he told God that the people wouldn’t believe that God had sent him, turned white with tzara’at for speaking evil about God’s people. Miriam was also stricken with tzara’at when she spoke critically of Moses. This is very serious. Proverbs 18:21 says, “Death and life are in the power of the tongue.” James compared the tongue among the members that defile the whole body and in James 3:2 said, “But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.” Jesus said in Matthew 12:36-37, “But I say unto you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. For by your words you shall be justified, and by your words you shall be condemned.” It is from this perspective that we as Christians should view the current visceral national rhetoric. Words mean things and mean words have legs that, as James said, set the course of nature on fire—a fire of hell. Gossip is also a sin. There are a number of verses that discuss the talebearer. Proverbs 18:8 says “The words of a talebearer are as wounds.” Leviticus 19:16 says, “Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people.” So here is the point of today’s Daily Jot: Christians and conservatives should not partake in spreading gossip, false reports and fake news, similarly to the very criticism we lay on the news media, politicians or actors. When anonymous sources, whose track records on facts and the truth are unreliable, and in fact abysmal, are used just because they support a conservative narrative or belief, they are no better than the lies of the left and ungodly. We should always verify our sources. We have to be careful not to participate in lashon hara. Daily Devotion: Ingrained and Engraved - by Greg Laurie – www.harvest.org Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives. Teach and counsel each other with all the wisdom he gives. Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to God with thankful hearts. —Colossians 3:16 https://harvest.org/resources/devotion/ingrained-and-engraved/ - Listen For seven years, American pilot Howard Rutledge was a prisoner of war in North Vietnam. In his memoir, he wrote that on his first New Year’s Day of captivity, he made three resolutions that he repeated each year. First, he would try never to be cold again. Second, he would try never to be hungry again. And third, he would never be without the Bible again. He wanted the Bible ingrained in his mind and engraved on his heart. It’s interesting how our priorities can change. That’s why Bible memorization is so important. We have only so much room in our minds. Just as computers have a specific amount of memory to hold information, we have only so much memory in the minds that God has given us. So many of us know the latest gossip about Hollywood celebrities, or we can recite sports statistics or other interesting facts. But are we taking the time to fill our minds with the Word of God? When we get God’s Word into our minds, it will stay with us forever. And when we’re tempted, we’ll have it to recall and use. For instance, when the devil temped Jesus in the wilderness, Jesus defended Himself again and again with the Scriptures. And the apostle Paul referred to God’s Word as “the sword of the Spirit” (Ephesians 6:17). The psalmist wrote, “I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you” (Psalm 119:11 NLT). This is essentially saying that our hearts will be kept by God’s Word because we keep God’s Word in our hearts. Let’s not waste our memory banks. Let’s fill them with important information. It’s great to carry the Bible in your pocket, backpack, or purse. It’s also great to have it on your phone. But the best place to carry the Bible is in your heart. 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