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Implausible and Unaware - By Daymond Duck - https://www.raptureready.com/2024/09/21/implausible-and-unaware-by-daymond-duck/
On Sept. 9, 2024, one of my favorite Bible prophecy teachers, Hal Lindsey, pointed out that God’s promise to give Abraham and his descendants all the Promised Land (see Ezek. 19:7-8) seemed implausible (unreal, unbelievable, unlikely) for many centuries. Lindsey said, · With every century that the Jews remained dispersed around the world, the more implausible the promises seemed. · That is, they seemed implausible… until God started to miraculously fulfill those promises (by causing the dispersed Jews to start returning to the land). Lindsey asked a rhetorical question: How can today’s Israel be the renewed nation promised in prophecy? Lindsey pointed out that the Bible answers this question. >Israel would be brought back together and to the land. Then, at some point after being brought back, they would experience a national repentance. >God said, “For I will take you from among the heathen, and gather you out of all countries, and will bring you into your own land. Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you. A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh. And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them. And ye shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; and ye shall be my people, and I will be your God” (Lindsey quoted Ezek. 36:24-25, but I have quoted Ezek. 36:24-28). Lindsey added, “We don’t know the timing, but the order is clear — return, and then be cleansed.” Lindsey noted that God repeated this sequence in Ezek. 37 (return to the Promised Land from the heathen nations in unbelief first, repent and be saved later – Ezek. 36:24). >“Prophesy upon these bones (Israel; see verse 11 below), and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD. Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live: And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the LORD. >So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones (Israel) came together, bone to his bone. And when I beheld, lo, the sinews and the flesh came up upon them, and the skin covered them above: but there was no breath in them. >Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live. >So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army (Israel became a great army). >Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost: we are cut off for our parts (verse 11). >Therefore prophesy and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, O my people, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel. And ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves, O my people, and brought you up out of your graves, And shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I shall place you in your own land: then shall ye know that I the LORD have spoken it, and performed it, saith the LORD” (Ezek. 37:4-14). Lindsey pointed out that Israel is back in the Promised Land, that they have not gotten saved (received the breath of life) yet, but it is coming. The next day (Sept. 10, 2024), another one of my favorite Bible prophecy teachers, Jonathan Brentner, wrote, · If I were to select one word that sums up most people today, it would be “unaware.” · Most believers pursue their aspirations with little or no understanding of the times in which they live. Brentner turned to the Scriptures and something Jesus said about the signs of His coming (Note: Brentner quoted Matt. 24:37-39, but I have added Matt. 24:32-36). >“Now learn a parable of the fig tree (Israel; Hos. 9:10); When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh: So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors. Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled. Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away. But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only” (Matt. 24:32-36). >“But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, And knew not (were unaware) until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be” (Matt. 24:37-39). Brentner said, · Because the people in Noah’s day didn’t believe his warnings about God’s impending judgment, it was as if they didn’t know about it until it started raining. Brentner’s point is that most Christians are unaware (not paying attention to Bible prophecy and have little or no knowledge) of the significance of what is happening in Israel. Just as people were oblivious to the coming flood in Noah’s day until it started to rain, many will be oblivious to the coming Tribulation Period in our day until the Rapture happens. After almost 2,000 years of being off the Promised Land and scattered to other nations, the return of Israel was implausible, and most Christians (including their pastors) are unaware of the significance of Israel’s return. Here are some articles that seem to indicate that the end of the age is near: One, concerning the destruction of Damascus, Syria, in one night at the end of the age (Isa. 17): on Sept. 12, 2024, it was reported that elite Israeli forces helicoptered into Syria and attacked an underground, Iranian-backed Hezbollah facility that reportedly produced surface-to-air missiles and chemical weapons (poison gases). Israeli troops entered the facility, captured 2 to 4 Iranians who were taken back to Israel for questioning, captured critical equipment and documents, planted explosives, blew up the building, and safely returned to Israel. (More: On Sept. 15, 2024, it was reported that the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen are deploying forces to Syria in preparation for an attack on Israel.) (More: According to a U.S. State Dept. Report on Sept. 16, 2024, the Biden administration sidestepped sanctions on Iran in 2023 and increased trade with Iran by 43%. Iran is close to developing nuclear weapons that will be a threat to many nations and is funding several dangerous terrorist groups that are trying to destroy Israel; refers to the U.S. as the Great Satan; and the Biden-Harris State Dept. has increased their income.) Two, concerning all nations turning against Israel and the decline of America at the end of the age: on Sept. 13, 2024, legendary U.S. lawyer, Harvard Law professor, and author Alan Dershowitz said Kamala Harris won the presidential debate with former Pres. Trump and that Israel should prepare for the possibility of a Harris presidency. Dershowitz added that Israel may receive less support from the U.S. than it has in the past, and Israel may have to become more self-reliant. (My opinion: Israel must become more Jehovah-reliant.) (More: On Sept. 12, 2024, it was reported that Canada is blocking $60 million of arms sales to Israel.) Three, concerning Jerusalem being a cup of trembling and a burdensome stone for the world at the end of the age: on Sept. 13, 2024, it was reported that Yahya Sinwar said, · Hamas will stand firm against Israel and remain loyal to the blood of the martyrs. · Hamas will continue its resistance until the expulsion of the occupation (Israel) from our land and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital. Four, concerning an increase in wars and rumors of wars at the end of the age: on Sept. 12, 2024, Russia’s Pres. Vladimir Putin warned the West and NATO that they will be in a war with Russia if they provide Ukraine with missiles that are used against targets inside Russia. (More: On Sept. 13, 2024, Russia’s ambassador to the U.N. formally notified the U.N. Security Council that if the US/UK Approved Western Weapons Strikes Deep into Russia – a “State of War” would exist. Ten minutes later, China’s Defense Minister announced that “China will militarily support Russia if NATO attacks Russia.”) (More: On Sept. 16, 2024, Russia’s Pres. Putin issued a decree to increase the Russian military staffing level to a total of 2,389,130 personnel, including 1,500,000 military personnel. This is an increase of about 180,000 people and the third increase since Russia’s war with Ukraine started.) (More: On Sept. 17, 2024, it was reported that the death toll in the 2 ½ year Russia-Ukraine war has now reached about one million people.) Five, concerning wars and rumors of wars and the destruction of Lebanon at the end of the age: following Hezbollah’s barrage of about 40 rockets from Lebanon into Israel on Sept. 15, 2024, it was reported that Israel dropped leaflets on southern Lebanon that said: Hezbollah is firing from your area; you must leave your homes immediately, move north of the town of Al-Khiam by 4:00 P.M., and do not return until the end of the war. Anyone found in this area after this hour will be considered a terrorist element. Six, concerning a departure from the faith and a one-world religion at the end of the age: on Sept. 13, 2024, Pope Francis said every religion is a way to God. The Bible says there is only one way (accepting Jesus as one’s Lord and Saviour.). In 2019, Roman Catholic Bishop Athanasius Schneider accused the Vatican of betraying Jesus Christ as the only Saviour of mankind. It appears to me that he is right. Seven, concerning an increase in pestilence and deceit at the end of the age: on Sept. 13, 2024, it was reported that Florida’s Surgeon General advised those 65 and older with underlying health conditions to avoid taking mRNA vaccines because there is a lack of clinical trial data and the fact that the federal government is not requiring producers to demonstrate that the vaccines are effective. Eight, concerning a worthless peace treaty in the Middle East and the division of Israel: on Sept. 13, 2024, Spain hosted a meeting with E.U. and Muslim nations on ways to implement the two-state solution in the Middle East. Israel was not invited. Nine, concerning Jerusalem being a cup of Trembling and a burdensome stone for the entire world at the end of the age: on Sept. 27, 2024, Israeli Prime Min. Netanyahu will address the U.N. General Assembly to try to stave off a vote to adopt several proposed anti-Israel resolutions. Ten, concerning the possible corruption of the FBI and CIA, world government, and the effort to prevent the re-election of Trump at any cost: on Sept. 15, 2024, a long-time Democrat doner and known Trump hater who had a Biden-Harris sticker on his pick-up truck in Hawaii (Ryan Wesley Routh) is under investigation for possibly attempting to assassinate Trump in Florida. · How can Routh, who has been living in Hawaii with a girlfriend for several years, vote Democrat in N. Carolina if the elections are honest? · How can Routh, who doesn’t have a job, afford to travel to Ukraine, N. Carolina, Florida, etc.? · How can Routh legally buy a gun when court records show more than 100 criminal accounts have been filed against Routh in N. Carolina? · Why was Routh running around freely in the U.S. when he was convicted of possessing a weapon of mass destruction in 2002? On Sept. 16, 2024, Florida Gov. DeSantis announced that he will not rely on the U.S. government to investigate this incident. DeSantis posted this on X: Florida will take charge of looking into the matter, stating that the American people deserve the truth. (FYI: Some people are concerned that this may not be the last attempt on Trump’s life.) On Sept. 16, 2024, Trump said, “I will never surrender.” Here is my daily update on the Israel-Hamas war: Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024 (Day 341) The two-hundred eighty-sixth day of the resumed war. Day 128 of the attack on Rafah. · Israel released a document found on Sinwar’s computer showing that one of his now-deceased commanders reported a heavy loss of troops and weapons. · About 100 rockets were fired at Israel from Lebanon in one hour, and a little later, about 40 more were fired at Israel from Lebanon. · A retiring Israeli commander said defeating Hamas could take another year. · Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024 (Day 342) The two-hundred eighty-seventh day of the resumed war. Day 129 of the attack on Rafah. Israel declared that it has defeated the Hamas military brigade in Rafah. Friday, Sept. 13, 2024 (Day 343) The two-hundred eighty-eighth day of the resumed war. Day 130 of the attack on Rafah. · Netanyahu asked his cabinet to make returning the residents of northern Israel to their homes a goal of the war. He believes it will be a long and costly war. · A senior advisor to Pres. Biden will visit Israel on Monday to try to de-escalate the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. · Hamas has stolen so much of the humanitarian aid that has been sent to Gaza that it is struggling to find warehouse space to store it. Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024 (Day 344) The two-hundred eighty-ninth day of the resumed war. Day 131 of the attack on Rafah. · This morning, Hezbollah fired 55 rockets, missiles, and drones at Israel from Israel. · If Israel gets in an all-out war with Hezbollah, Israel may ultimately have to try to wipe out Hezbollah in Lebanon as it has done to Hamas in Gaza. Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024 (Day 345) The two-hundred ninetieth day of the resumed war. Day 132 of the attack on Rafah. · The Houthis claimed responsibility for launching a hypersonic missile at Tel Aviv (more than 1,200 miles away). The missile landed in an open area, but Israel said it will extract a heavy price for the attack. Monday, Sept. 16, 2024 (Day 346) The two-hundred ninety-first day of the resumed war. Day 133 of the attack on Rafah. · The number of U.S. officials who believe Israel’s war with Hezbollah in Lebanon will have to spread before there is a ceasefire is increasing. · Saudi Arabia said the Biden administration is not doing enough to halt the Houthi attacks on shipping in the Red Sea. Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024 (Day 347) The two-hundred ninety-second day of the resumed war. Day 134 of the attack on Rafah. · Hezbollah terrorists carry pagers that have lithium batteries that can smoke, melt, and catch fire if overheated. Today, 11 people were killed, and about 2,750 were injured (400 in critical condition; about 500 lost their eyesight) when pagers all over Lebanon suddenly exploded. Hezbollah blamed Israel and said they will retaliate. In Syria, 19 Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corp members were killed, and about 150 were injured. Russia and Jordan condemned the attack. · S. Sec. of State Blinken is back in Egypt to try to draft another ceasefire proposal and get all the hostages released. Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024 (Day 348) The two-hundred ninety-third day of the resumed war. Day 135 of the attack on Rafah. · There was a second wave of wireless communication devices (radios, walkie-talkies, cell phones, fingerprint devices, devices powered by solar energy and others) blowing up across Lebanon and especially in Beirut. At least 3 people were killed, and hundreds were injured. FYI: God does not send anyone to Hell (all of us are born with a sin nature and destined to go to Hell because we sin), but God has provided a way (Jesus) for everyone to go to Heaven (and He is the only way to get there; John 14:6). Finally, are you Rapture Ready? If you want to be rapture ready and go to heaven, you must be born again (John 3:3). God loves you, and if you have not done so, sincerely admit that you are a sinner; believe that Jesus is the virgin-born, sinless Son of God who died for the sins of the world, was buried, and raised from the dead; ask Him to forgive your sins, cleanse you, come into your heart and be your Saviour; then tell someone that you have done this. [email protected] Are They Trying to Start World War 3 Before the Election In November? - by Michael Snyder - https://endoftheamericandream.com/are-they-trying-to-start-world-war-3-before-the-election-in-november/ Events in the Middle East and in Ukraine are bringing us dangerously close to the unthinkable, but meanwhile most people in the western world are paying very little attention to what is going on. We literally have not been this close to an apocalyptic global war since the end of World War 2, and yet most of the population is partying. Unfortunately, it won’t be too long before they are shaken out of their slumber. On Sunday, it was being reported that a Ukrainian drone has hit a facility in Russia that houses one of the highly sophisticated nuclear missiles that Russia has started to produce… A Ukrainian kamikaze drone strike reportedly struck Vladimir Putin’s Satan-2 nuclear missile, prompting an apocalyptic explosion yesterday morning. A secret ammunition silo facility at Toropets in Tver region that housed one of the Russian President’s nuke missiles was hit by Ukrainian drone, it was claimed yesterday. It allegedly happened just ten miles from an ‘indestructible’ 30,000 ton munitions storage site that had been obliterated on Wednesday. It is literally insane to use kamikaze drones to attack nuclear missiles. But that is the entire point. The Ukrainians are losing the war, and so they are desperately trying to provoke an “over the top” reaction from the Russians that will force NATO to get directly involved in the fighting. And they need to do it before the U.S. presidential election in November, because if Trump wins he fully intends to try to end the war. So that is why the Ukrainians just attacked a nuclear missile. They are in a race against time. Of course Ukraine does not have the ability to identify strategic targets deep inside Russia. As far as these long-range drone attacks are concerned, we frequently pick the targets, and in many cases we actually guide weapons to their targets. But we aren’t really supposed to talk about that. Now Ukraine wants permission to use long-range missiles provided by us to strike targets all over Russia… Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged Joe Biden to allow Ukraine to carry out long-range strikes inside Russia with US-supplied weapons, and to earn “a place in history” by “strengthening Ukraine” before he leaves office. Speaking before a crucial trip next week to Washington, where he will meet Biden and the US vice-president and presidential nominee, Kamala Harris, and address the UN, Zelenskyy said he would present a “victory plan” to end the war. This could easily spark World War 3, because it would cross very important “red lines” that the Russians have established. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has once again stressed the importance of not crossing those “red lines”… “We talk about red lines, expecting that our assessments, statements will be heard by intelligent, decision-making people. It is not serious to say that if tomorrow you do not do what I demand of you, we will press the ‘red button,'” the Russian foreign minister said. “I am convinced that in such situations, decision makers have an idea of what we are talking about. Nobody wants a nuclear war.” When the Russians speak of “nuclear war”, they are being deadly serious. Why can’t our leaders seem to understand this? Meanwhile, the war in the Middle East appears to have reached a critical turning point. On Sunday, Hezbollah continued to pummel northern Israel with rockets. In fact, we are being told that some even landed near the city of Haifa… Israel and Hezbollah continued to trade hundreds of strikes on Sunday as the sides appear to be spiraling toward an all-out war following months of escalating tensions. The Iran-backed militant group launched more than 100 rockets across a wider and deeper area of northern Israel, with some landing near the city of Haifa. The barrage overnight set off air raid sirens across northern Israel, sending thousands of people scrambling into shelters. Israel’s military said the rockets were fired “toward civilian areas,” pointing to a possible escalation after previous barrages had mainly been aimed at military targets. One of the areas that has been getting hit the hardest is the little town of Nazareth. Needless to say, Nazareth is a town that has a tremendous amount of significance to Christians all over the globe… “Another barrage of Hezbollah rockets at Nazareth. The hometown of Jesus, a town which is 70% Muslim & 30% Christian and almost entirely Arab,” noted American Evangelical leader Johnnie Moore, president of the Congress of Christian Leaders, on social media. “For months Hezbollah has been targeting the Galilee, the geographic heart of Jesus’ ministry.” The IDF has been attempting to minimize the damage by taking out as many rocket launchers as it can. In fact, it was being reported on Sunday that Israeli aircraft hit about “400 militant sites” over a 24 hour period… The Israeli military said that it carried out a wave of strikes across southern Lebanon over the past 24 hours, hitting about 400 militant sites, including rocket launchers. Lt. Col. Nadav Shoshani, an Israeli military spokesman, said those strikes had thwarted an even larger attack. It also appears that Israel has started to use bigger bombs than we have seen in the past… BREAKING: Lebanon hit with massive bomb, one of the largest Israel has ever sent. Developing. Shockwave felt many many miles away.. Both sides just continue to escalate matters, and it is just a matter of time before an all-out war erupts. When an all-out war erupts, Hezbollah will be able to count on assistance from allies all over the region. Could this also include Turkey? This weekend, the president of Turkey once again had some very threatening words for Israel… Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan believes that Israel acts as a terrorist organization, its target being not only the Gaza Strip but the whole region. “I have been saying all along that Israel targets not only the Gaza Strip. The recent attacks on Lebanon have confirmed our suspicion that the Israeli leadership’s plan is to spread the war to the entire region. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his gang have been staging all kinds of provocations to implement their radical Zionist ideology. The pressure on Israel must be intensified further to prevent the region from being dragged into an even greater disaster,” Erdogan told the media before flying to the United States for the UN General Assembly session. He said he would address the UNGA on the first day to ask the participants to remember “the need for taking action against genocide in the Gaza Strip and Israel’s aggressive policies.” The Biden administration seems to think that a major regional war could be coming too. On Saturday, the U.S. State Department warned all Americans living in Lebanon that they should leave while they still can… The US State Department on Saturday urged Americans in Lebanon to leave the country while commercial options remain available, as the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah flares. “Due to the unpredictable nature of ongoing conflict between Hezbollah and Israel and recent explosions throughout Lebanon, including Beirut, the US Embassy urges US citizens to depart Lebanon while commercial options still remain available,” the State Department said in an updated advisory. “At this time, commercial flights are available, but at reduced capacity. If the security situation worsens, commercial options to depart may become unavailable,” it added. Personally, I think that this warning is not nearly strong enough. Once all-out war erupts, you will not want to be anywhere in the entire region. As I have repeatedly warned, my personal opinion is that this is going to be an “apocalyptic” war that far surpasses anything that we have ever witnessed in the Middle East before. Events have pushed both sides to the brink of a precipice, and what is going to happen over the next few months will change our world forever. PROPHECY UPDATE VIDEOS
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DONATE HERE Your can also mail your support to: Prophecy Update PO Box 40516 Bakersfield, CA 93384 UN Has Become A Propaganda Agent For Some Of The Worst Terror Groups In History – By Hal Lindsey - https://harbingersdaily.com/un-has-become-a-propaganda-agent-for-some-of-the-worst-terror-groups-in-history/ The weapons of war do not consist solely of missiles and guns. They also exist in the form of words and communication. A verbal assault can be more significant than a missile barrage. The United Nations has no standing army. But it still chooses sides and tries to direct the outcome of conflicts. In the conflict between Iran’s proxies and Israel, the UN has chosen to become a propaganda agent for some of the worst terror groups in history. Both Old and New Testament prophecies speak of all nations gathering against Israel. The UN is a gathering of the world’s nations. Its current attacks on Israel do not entirely fulfill these prophecies, but it comes remarkably close. A few months ago, Hezbollah leaders switched from cell phone-based communications to pagers and walkie-talkies. They believed it would be harder for Israel to keep track of them with these more primitive communications tools. Israel apparently intercepted the devices along the supply line, planted a small amount of explosive in each one, and then set them up to be remotely triggered. On September 17th, pagers all over Lebanon simultaneously exploded. Hezbollah says the explosions killed a dozen people and injured about 2,800, including Iran’s ambassador to Lebanon. The next day, the walkie-talkies exploded. Hezbollah says this second attack killed another 25 and injured about 700. The UN began its propaganda campaign by indicating that Israel had probably broken international law. Its high commissioner for human rights, Volker Turk, told the Security Council that using communications devices in an attack may constitute a war crime. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, a man who always finds it hard to hide his disdain for Israel, gave a briefing at UN headquarters. He said Israel should not “weaponize civilian objects.” Think about that. Civilian objects include microphones, pens, computers, paper clips, knives, guns, printing presses, and a million other things that are regularly weaponized. Let’s look at what really happened. Hezbollah has been amassing weapons and using them against Israeli civilians since Iran formed the terror group in 1982. When the war with Hamas began a year ago, Hezbollah began a series of missile strikes on northern Israel targeting civilian populations. Several of Israel’s towns now stand evacuated because of these attacks. Israel fought back. They fired their own missiles and successfully targeted key Hezbollah leaders. Then they executed one of the most precisely targeted missions in the history of warfare. They attacked Hezbollah militants who carried pagers and walkie-talkies. They did not attack “civilian devices,” but communications devices used as tools of war. Hezbollah claims that Israel hit civilians. That may be true, but this was not carpet bombing. This was a precise attack on militants who have been specifically targeting civilian population centers in Israel. War is a horrible, ugly thing. All people should avoid it. But terrorists choose it as a way of life for themselves and their families. The rest of us have, not only a right, but an obligation to defeat these people. The UN apparently prefers for Israel to use missiles and massive, indiscriminate bombs. But in this case, Israel was able to make a pinpoint attack against terrorists, even though those fighters were hiding in civilian areas. Never in history was such an attack carried out with so little collateral damage. The UN should congratulate Israel and condemn Hezbollah’s continued terror bombings of civilian neighborhoods in Israel. But don’t hold your breath. Blessed Assurance – Terry James - https://terryjamesprophecyline.com/2024/09/22/blessed-assurance/ True believers in Jesus Christ will never be depressed. We will never face circumstances that can cause a loss of trust in our position within God’s family, if we are truly saved. The above statements are not validated by God’s Word. On the contrary, they’re propagated by the father of lies—the wicked one who stalks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he might devour. And I must confess to myself—and to you—that I have sensed the tempter’s whisper into my own ear lately. It goes something like, “Look around you. In every direction, things are growing ever darker. Think on these things and believe these conditions will grow infinitely worse, as Heaven taking action just isn’t in sight.” This is my thought, even though I write about all of the strangeness I observe that is transpiring at this time so near the end of the age. I then reason that our Lord wouldn’t charge me with the business of correlating issues and events with end-of-the-age prophecy if there wasn’t the best possible end to it all at some glorious point in the future. One sentence from Scripture almost always emerges in my thinking to replace the depression begun from that whisper from the evil one: “Comfort one another with these words.” The most prominent placement of this statement in God’s Holy Word is where the promise of the glorious end of these evil days for believers is presented. And what a presentation it is! For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these words. (1 Thessalonians 4:16–18) So it was the other morning when I began my day with a number of thoughts about the depressing things going on in the world. Paul’s great prophetic utterance above, ending with the comforting exhortation, finally emerged near the surface of my aging gray matter. Then the thought struck that obliterated the depression the minion whispering earlier intended to inflict to ruin my day. The words of “Blessed Assurance” burst into my memory–melody and all. The Holy Spirit brought to mind that great old hymn I’ve heard all my life. You may have heard and sung it, too. And what a remembrance it was; what a comforting truth it delivered! Depression from all the oppression that dark region of Satan’s realm could fling had no chance of surviving that burst of “Blessed Assurance”! Here are the lyrics to remind all of us of the magnificent future we believers in Christ have as inheritors of all of the heavenly riches that belong to Jesus Himself. Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine Oh, what a foretaste of glory divine Heir of salvation, purchase of God Born of his Spirit, washed in His blood This is my story, this is my song Praising my Savior all the day long This is my story, this is my song Praising my Savior all the day long Perfect submission, perfect delight Visions of rapture now burst on my sight Angels descending bring from above Echoes of mercy, whispers of love This is my story, this is my song Praising my Savior all the day long This is my story, this is my song Praising my Savior all the day long Praising my Savior all the day long We can’t avoid the pure evil assaulting our eyes and ears–our spiritual senses—such as yet another attempt on the same presidential candidate’s life while he played golf Sunday, September 15, in Florida. Yet all the wickedness we observe fades in the brightness of the Lord Jesus’ promise to call us into His presence at any moment. We have blessed assurance that we will not face the concluding seven hell-on-earth years marked by Antichrist’s regime or face the wrath and judgment of the righteous God of Heaven. We will be in Jesus’ Father’s house–which is our house, too (John 14:1–3), because of what Jesus did on that old rugged cross at Calvary. As that old hymn, “Blessed Assurance,” says, we who are in God’s family are heirs…heirs of salvation and all of Heaven’s glory. So, as we’re thinking about what Jesus has done for us, we can cast aside the depression–the oppression—Satan desires to inflict. All of this brings to mind another hymn with lines that express how Christ’s work on that cross and His Resurrection give us blessed assurance. This hymn tells us what we should be doing to do the work assigned us while we’re on earth: Turn your eyes upon Jesus, Look full in His wonderful face, And the things of earth will grow strangely dim, In the light of His glory and grace. If you don’t have that blessed assurance because you’ve never accepted God’s grace gift offer of salvation through belief in His Son, Jesus Christ, the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world, here is how to be part of God’s eternal family: That if you will confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and will believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart man believes unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. (Romans 10:9–10) Daily Jot: Becoming what we hear - Bill Wilson – www.dailyjot.com Because the world doesn’t want to be told what to do, many critically see the Bible as a book of do’s and don’ts. But in reality, the commandments of God are freely chosen and if obeyed lead to a life of liberty rather than one of bondage. In Deuteronomy 27:9-10, Moses and the priests tell the people, “Be quiet and listen, Israel! Today you have become the people of the LORD your God. Therefore you are to listen to what the LORD your God says and obey his commandments and laws, which I am giving you today.” The commands contain the Hebrew word “shema,” which means to hear, listen, internalize and respond. Shema is used 92 times in Deuteronomy and its deeper meaning is very unique. Shema means to not just hear, but become what you are hearing. When we imitate God, we are internalizing the values and virtues He relates to us. Rabbi Maimonides, considered among the foremost commentators on Judaism, said it well, “The pinnacle of the moral life, to which we all aspire, is to do what is right because it is right, because that is what it is to walk in God’s ways.” The commands are more than a list of do’s and don’ts, God gives reasons for the commands, throughout the book of Deuteronomy. Many of the reasons have to do with being slaves in Egypt. So they know what it feels like to be oppressed, and an outsider. There also is a connection between Genesis 1, the story of creation, and the laws of holiness. The world ridicules the laws against the mixing of meat and milk, wool and linen, not plowing an ox with a donkey, etc., But they are about respecting God’s ordained order. These are not just divine decrees, but also practical, even life-giving. During His earthly ministry, Jesus taught from the Torah and read the haftarah portions in the synagogue. He repeatedly affirmed the central teaching of the Torah, the Shema—”Hear O Israel,” which then beckons the response of duty to love God above all else (Deuteronomy 6:4-6; Mark 12:29). Jesus, through His sacrifice, ratified the New Covenant in His blood (Matthew 26:28). In Jeremiah 31:31-33, the LORD promises to make a New Covenant and write it on our hearts that He shall be our God and we, His people. 2 Corinthians 3:6-9 says, “He has made us competent to be workers serving a New Covenant, the essence of which is not a written text, but the Spirit. For the written text brings death, but the Spirit gives life.” In other words, the Old Covenant was given on Sinai because of transgressions until the Messiah came (Galatians 3:19). The problem was not with the law, but with men’s hearts. Romans 8:1-11 explains that the spiritual rebirth of the “heart of flesh” is the God-given power to walk in love which transcends the law and its regulations. Romans 8:2 says, “The law of the Spirit of life, has set us free from the law of sin and death” and verse 4 says walking in the Spirit fulfills the righteousness of the law in us through faith. Let us hear the LORD and become what we hear that we may be set apart and free from the world’s concept of do’s and don’ts. Daily Devotion: Everything Sacred - by Greg Laurie – www.harvest.org Some time later, God tested Abraham’s faith —Genesis 22:1 https://harvest.org/resources/devotion/everything-sacred-2/ - Listen In their later years, God blessed Abraham and Sarah with a child, Isaac, whose name means “laughter.” Isaac was a physical representation of everything sacred to Abraham’s heart, the covenants that God made. He was the physical link to the coming Messiah. And Abraham watched this little child grow into a young boy and then into a strong young man. We don’t know for certain, but perhaps Isaac began to fill the spot that Abraham had previously reserved for God because the Bible tells us that God tested Abraham. God said to him, “Take your son, your only son—yes, Isaac, whom you love so much—and go to the land of Moriah. Go and sacrifice him as a burnt offering on one of the mountains, which I will show you” (Genesis 22:2 NLT). Even then, Abraham had his priorities right. He was willing to give up Isaac to the Lord, believing that, if necessary, He would resurrect him from the dead. Of course, we know the rest of the story. At the last moment, God spared Isaac. And Abraham passed the test. In his book The Pursuit of God, A. W. Tozer commented, “To the wondering patriarch [God] now says in effect, ‘It’s all right, Abraham. I never intended that you should actually slay the lad. I only wanted to remove him from the temple of your heart that I might reign unchallenged there.’” Could it be that someone has become an idol in your life? Is there someone who is more precious to you than God Himself? It isn’t that God would take this individual away as much as He wants to rule and reign in your heart. The Bible gives us God’s reflection about how the people of Israel once pursued Him. God said, “I remember how eager you were to please me as a young bride long ago, how you loved me and followed me even through the barren wilderness” (Jeremiah 2:2 NLT). In other words, “Remember how it was when we were still in the honeymoon phase, in the early days?” He continues, “For my people have done two evil things: They have abandoned me—the fountain of living water. And they have dug for themselves cracked cisterns that can hold no water at all!” (verse 13 NLT). Their first mistake was withdrawing from Him, the fountain of living waters, the One who could satisfy their deepest needs. And then it was only a matter of time until they found broken cisterns, wells dug in the rocks that couldn’t hold water. Let’s heed the warning of Scripture to believers living in the last days. Let’s refuse to allow anyone or anything to become idols in our hearts. The best antidote to idolatry is a passionate love relationship with Jesus Christ. When He is the Lord of our lives and we’re cultivating fellowship with Him, we won’t run after other gods. Any pursuit you go after that takes God’s place in your life won’t satisfy you. Let Him be your Lord. Let Him be your God. PROPHECY UPDATE NEWS HEADLINES Yesterday's Prophecies - Today's Headlines HEADLINES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TRACKING BIBLE PROPHECY 9/23/24 http://trackingbibleprophecy.org/birthpangs.php
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