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Only Through the Lens of The Bible Can We Understand The Trajectory Of World Events – By Nathan Jones - https://harbingersdaily.com/only-through-the-lens-of-the-bible-can-we-understand-the-trajectory-of-world-events/
You’ve likely heard the idiom, “Hindsight is 20/20.” The phrase stems from the concept of perfect vision, referring to the visual acuity measured at 20 feet. Concerning the context of this idiom, it doesn’t relate to physical sight, but rather to the clarity, perception, or understanding of past events. It’s easier to analyze and evaluate situations when looking back at them with the benefit of knowing what has happened, as opposed to predicting or understanding things in the present moment. As you know, we often understand situations better and more clearly after they’ve happened, rather than before or while they are happening. Now that we are more than halfway through 2024, I wonder if any of the prophecies other Bible prophecy teachers were predicting, purely through the lens of the Bible of course, back in late 2023, have come true or are increasingly coming true. When it comes to the interpretation of Bible prophecy, is hindsight indeed 20/20? The following Bible prophecy teachers were warning us to look out for these particular end times signs. The World Against the Jews Olivier Melnick — There’s been a dramatic rise in Antisemitism since Hamas’ invasion of Israel on October 7, 2023. Not only was Israel hit severely by Hamas (and they behaved like animals, we all understand that), but the whole world turned a corner as a result. You see a lot more Antisemitism being expressed in America and around the world, and the boldness in which these people are expressing their Antisemitism has been quite shocking. There’s always been Antisemitism, but it was under the carpet; few were talking about it. A little bit here, a little bit there. But now, people are out marching in the streets. They are actually proud of their Antisemitism! In Jeremiah 31:35-37, God gave a recipe to anybody who wants to completely get rid of the Jews. He says that if you can measure the sky, sun, and moon, and count all the stars, then He will forsake Israel. It’s God’s tongue-in-cheek way of saying it’s not going to happen. Unfortunately, there are always going to be some casualties in war, but God is never going to forsake Israel. People need to watch what’s happening in the Middle East—in Israel—because the prophetic time clock is ticking. I believe it was Jan Markell who said, “The world is not falling into pieces, rather, it is falling into place.” A lot of people that I’ve talked to in our circles, all agree on one thing—the events that we’re seeing in front of us are happening faster and the exponential curve is going way up. A lot of end times events are suddenly falling into place. Bear in mind, I don’t think we’ve entered the Tribulation just yet. But, I think that people are starting to see prophetic events falling into place. I’m hoping this convergence is going to attract them to the Bible, and the Bible might lead them to the Lord. For those who don’t have any knowledge of God or don’t believe in Jesus, when they start to compare all these events falling into place in the Middle East and around the world, with the coming one-world government and a cashless society, they begin to think, “Wow! I’ve been told about this in the Bible. Maybe I should pay attention?” That’s my prayer. Apostasy in the Church Don Perkins — A lot of pastors are being forced to deal with end time prophecy because of prophetic events transpiring all over the world. A lot of pastors have neither a burden nor a desire to study prophecy. But guess what? Prophecy is coming to them regardless because they have sheep who want answers to their questions. People want to know what’s going on. It seems like the world is falling apart, and they want to know why. People need God’s peace. The book of Isaiah says that wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of our times. In other words, having God’s wisdom and knowledge about the times we are living in will give you stability. When people don’t understand where we are on God’s prophetic timeline, they go into panic mode. They are fearful because they don’t understand what’s going on. I sleep well every night because I know a sovereign God is in control. Churches are being tempted to fall into apostasy like never before. We’re seeing a lot of that today. People are turning away from the faith. We are suffering from scriptural illiteracy in our churches. I’m praying that more pastors would get back into the Word of God. And don’t turn to Artificial Intelligence! Some pastors are now allowing AI to write their messages. It’s so dangerous to move away from the inspired Word. Use AI to write your Gospel message and you will get an artificial Gospel. The sheep will not be getting the inspired Word. Apostasy and scriptural illiteracy—my heart’s really concerned about these two things. Rise of the One-World Government J.B. Hixson — I’ve studied for 20 years in-depth the rise of the one-world system—Satan’s attempt to take over this world. I believe we’re seeing a coalescence of several Antichrist system events taking shape all at once. Right now we’re in an election year. The U.S. economy is worse than ever. I mean, it’s been on life support for decades, but now it’s really bad. The whole Trump drama with all those trials. The war in Israel has been heating up in the north. So much is going on right now. I’ve talked to a lot of Bible prophecy experts, and none of them think life’s going to simmer down. What’s going on will continue to move right into the end times wars. The biggest sign related to the rise of the one-world government that’s changing daily is artificial intelligence and the role of technology in Satan’s attempt to take over the world. That’s something to watch. The folks on the inside of Big Tech, they’re concerned about something, they really are. They can’t quite put their finger on it, but they feel like we’re rapidly approaching artificial general intelligence or even artificial superintelligence. When that happens, the genie’s out of the bottle, so to speak. A lot of what’s talked about in the book of Revelation that will happen during the Tribulation period, well the technological foundations are being laid today. It won’t be long before governments are going to be able to see everybody, control everybody, track our movements, as well as regulate our buying and selling. So, technology is going to become a big factor in prophetic events. This means, more than ever before, believers need to be ready, to stay in the Word of God, and to look at everything that’s happening through the lens of Scripture, and so be prepared. Growing Fearfulness Mondo Gonzales — I have a lot of family and friends who are not saved, and with the war in Israel and growing Antisemitism, even they are asking, “Is this Armageddon? Is this the end?” We know from Scripture that there’s going to be continuing trouble all the way to the end. I don’t expect there to be peace on earth until the Prince of Peace returns. People over the past few years have not forgotten what happened with COVID-19 and all the tyranny and our liberties being taken. So what we’re seeing now with the Chinese pneumonia and other disease scares, we know we’re being spoon-fed fear. Christians need to make sure that we continue to teach biblical discernment. Jesus warned us, “Let no one deceive you.” Deception will rise significantly with AI and quantum computing. We will soon be able to fake anything. You can have anybody say anything soon. With this technology, discernment’s going to be out the window. So, we’re going to have to stay close to the Word of God. I was a pastor during COVID-19 and saw the people in our churches become fearful based on external circumstances. I was like, “Hey, guys, this is where the rubber meets the road as it relates to our faith!” Jesus said in John 16:33, “These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” Do we really believe that? I think we believe it, but we are living in the days when we have to implement it. Rest in the Lord and in the truth of Scripture. The Gog-Magog War of Ezekiel 38-39 Lee Brainard — We are seeing the world growing darker and darker all around us. Threatening clouds are gathering which will result in an awful storm. But, for the believer with the eye of faith, every dark cloud has a silver lining. The silver lining here is the prophetic mileposts that tell us the coming of our Lord Jesus is getting nearer. But first, we’re going to have to live through some ugliness. A hegemony is growing among Russia, Turkey, and Iran. These nations are trying not only to dominate the Middle East and Europe, but they’re trying to bully China into joining them. They want to force America out of their way. This is going to come to a head when they try to invade Israel. Ezekiel 38-39 tells us that God is going to demonstrate to the entire world that He is the one calling the shots—not Russia, not China, and not America. Review Wars and rumors of wars, social upheavals, false teachers and teachings, the church in apostasy, signs of Israel, signs of nature, signs of technology, a convergence of all the end time signs—clearly, hindsight is indeed 20/20. These signs are all increasing in frequency and intensity, just as Jesus foretold. Knowing this, are you ready for the Lord’s return? You can only become ready by accepting Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, and so be saved. May today be the day of your salvation! There is no such thing as a Palestinian people – believe it! - By Joseph Farah - https://www.wnd.com/2024/08/there-is-no-such-thing-as-a-palestinian-people-believe-it/ 'The West must not surrender to terrorism by granting the killers just what they want' There are plenty of knuckleheads in Chicago today who will not like this column. It will make them angry. It will drive them insane if they are not already. No "Palestinian" people? I was converted to believe it by the late Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir as she made a bold political statement for which she was pilloried. That's what happens sometimes when someone speaks the truth in the face of shameless lies. What she said was this: "There is no such thing as a Palestinian people." Muslim propagandists ever since have ridiculed and derided her comment. They charged her with "racism." They accused her of historical revisionism. They accused her of being out of touch with reality and of being in denial. But Meir was absolutely right. And others who agree are just as correct. In fact, she's hardly the only person to make such a claim. In moments of candor, many Muslim and Arab leaders have admitted she was right – that there is no distinct Palestinian cultural or national identity. Here are just two of my favorites – all spoken or written long after Golda Meir made her pointed observation. Time does not change the facts. Way back on March 31, 1977, the Dutch newspaper Trouw published an interview with Palestine Liberation Organization executive committee member Zahir Muhsein. Here's what he said: "The Palestinian people does not exist. The creation of a Palestinian state is only a means for continuing our struggle against the state of Israel for our Arab unity. In reality today there is no difference between Jordanians, Palestinians, Syrians and Lebanese. Only for political and tactical reasons do we speak today about the existence of a Palestinian people, since Arab national interests demand that we posit the existence of a distinct 'Palestinian people' to oppose Zionism. For tactical reasons, Jordan, which is a sovereign state with defined borders, cannot raise claims to Haifa and Jaffa, while as a Palestinian, I can undoubtedly demand Haifa, Jaffa, Beer-Sheva and Jerusalem. However, the moment we reclaim our right to all of Palestine, we will not wait even a minute to unite Palestine and Jordan." That's pretty clear, isn't it? It's even more specific than Golda Meir's statement. It reaffirms what I have written on this subject. And it is hardly the only such statement of its kind. Former PLO leader Yasser Arafat himself made a very definitive and unequivocal statement along these lines as late as 1993. It demonstrates conclusively that the Palestinian nationhood argument is the real strategic deception – one geared to set up the destruction of Israel. In fact, on the same day Arafat signed the Declaration of Principles on the White House lawn in 1993, he explained his actions on Jordanian TV. Here's what he said: "Since we cannot defeat Israel in war, we do this in stages. We take any and every territory that we can of Palestine, and establish a sovereignty there, and we use it as a springboard to take more. When the time comes, we can get the Arab nations to join us for the final blow against Israel." No matter how many people claim that the aspirations for Palestinian statehood are genuine and the key to peace in the Middle East, they are still deceiving themselves. I've said it before and I will say it again: In the history of the world, Palestine has never existed as a nation. The region known as Palestine was ruled alternately by Rome, by Islamic and Christian crusaders, by the Ottoman Empire and, briefly, by the British after World War I. The British agreed to restore at least part of the land to the Jewish people as their ancestral homeland. It was never ruled by Arabs as a separate nation. Why now has it become such a critical priority? The answer is because of a massive deception campaign and relentless terrorism over 40 years. Golda Meir was right. Her statement is validated by the truth of history and by the candid, but not widely circulated, pronouncements of Arafat and his lieutenants. Israel and the West must not surrender to terrorism by granting the killers just what they want – a public relations triumph and a strategic victory. It's not too late to say no to terrorism. It's not too late to say no to another Arab terror state. It's not too late to tell the truth about Palestine. Truth does not change. Truth is truth. If something was true 50 years ago, 40 years ago, 30 years ago, it is still true today. And the truth is that only 40 years ago, there was very little confusion on this issue of Palestine. PROPHECY UPDATE VIDEOS
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DONATE HERE Your can also mail your support to: Prophecy Update PO Box 40516 Bakersfield, CA 93384 11 Examples That Show That We Are Truly Living In Very Strange Days - by Michael Snyder - https://endoftheamericandream.com/11-examples-that-show-that-we-are-truly-living-in-very-strange-days/ Every day, we are literally being bombarded by news stories that indicate that the world that we live in is going completely nuts. We are constantly having to deal with unprecedented political chaos, economic turmoil, escalating global conflicts, frightening pestilences and historic natural disasters. I find myself using the word “chaos” a lot these days, because that is what we are witnessing all around us. Yesterday, I shared some really crazy things that have taken place within just the past week, and today I have an even longer list of really crazy things to share with you. The following are 11 examples that show that we are truly living in very strange days… #1 It is being reported that an unidentified celestial object that is more than 27,000 times larger than Earth is traveling through our galaxy at approximately a million miles per hour… A “UNIQUE” celestial object has been caught hurtling through space at one million miles per hour – so fast it may leave the galaxy, according to Nasa. The colossal object – roughly 27,306 times the size of Earth – was spotted by citizen scientists who were analysing data from Nasa’s WISE telescope. So far, scientists have not been able to tell us what this object is or where it originated. But everyone agrees that this is a really big deal. The “citizen scientist” that first spotted this object was amazed that nobody had discovered it previously… “I can’t describe the level of excitement,” said Martin Kabatnik, a citizen scientist from Nuremberg, Germany. “When I first saw how fast it was moving, I was convinced it must have been reported already.” #2 An extremely rare “doomsday fish” was just discovered near the coast of southern California, and there is a lot of speculation about what this could potentially mean… Kayakers and snorkelers exploring the Southern California coast spotted an extremely rare oarfish, nicknamed a “doomsday fish” since they are seen in some parts of the world as harbingers of imminent disasters. It’s one of less than two dozen confirmed sightings of an oarfish in the state in over 120 years, according to UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography. The oarfish is a “strikingly large, odd-looking fish” with a long, silvery, ribbon-shaped body, according to the Ocean Conservatory. The fish can grow to more than 30 feet long, and have large eyes and “foreboding” red spines in a crown-like cluster. Typically, these fish are deep-sea dwellers and thrive in waters that are the least explored by scientists. #3 Did you know that mastodons once roamed the plains of Iowa? I didn’t either, but apparently they did… Archeologists in Iowa believe they have unearthed an ancient mastodon skull dating back to when the first humans were roaming the Earth. Discovered in the southern part of the state, the find is Iowa’s first well-preserved mastodon, according to the University of Iowa’s Office of the State Archaeologist. Scientists and local community members recently undertook a 12-day excavation at the site, which yielded “several mastodon bones,” primarily from the skull. #4 According to Not The Bee, an absolutely gigantic statue of a Hindu deity has just been unveiled in Houston, Texas… This can’t be good. A Hindu temple just unveiled a statue of their demonic Lord Hanuman … in Texas. It is being reported that this statue is 90 feet tall. So if you are 6 feet all, this statue is 15 times taller than you. Apparently it is now the tallest statue of this particular Hindu deity in all of North America… According to the temple’s website, the statue is now the largest image of Lord Hanuman the monkey god in North America. Lord Hanuman is said to be a loyal servant of the god Rama, and one of literally millions of gods recognized in Hinduism. #5 It is being reported that the Secret Service is investigating an allegation that during a recent Trump campaign event in North Carolina a female agent actually abandoned her post in order to breastfeed her baby… The Secret Service is investigating a report that a female agent reportedly left her post at a Trump campaign event in North Carolina to go breastfeed. The Secret Service acknowledged the allegations and issued a statement to Fox News Digital stating that an investigation was underway. “All employees of the U.S. Secret Service are held to the highest standards. While there was no impact to the North Carolina event, the specifics of this incident are being examined. Given this is a personnel matter, we are not in a position to comment further,” a spokesperson for the agency said. #6 In Illinois, a massive outbreak of oak leaf itch mites is “creating plague-like conditions all over the state”… Illinois saw what was described as a “biblical” arrival of cicadas earlier this year. In early to mid-May, millions of periodical cicadas began to emerge from the soil in northern Illinois for the first time in 17 years, creating plague-like conditions all over the state. Although the winged critters have stopped wreaking havoc on the city’s streets, there’s a sting in the tail. Speaking to NBC, cicada expert Dr Gene Kritsky said: “A particular mite known as the ‘oak leaf itch mite’ can be seen in vast quantities following a cicada emergence.” #7 A video that was posted by an unnamed farmer on social media is creating quite a stir. He says that aluminum levels in his soil are far higher than usual, and he claims that his heirloom seed crops are “failing”… American Farmer says he’s tested his soil and it has 5x the amount of aluminum it used to have. The GMO seeds grow fine, all his heirloom seed crops are all the sudden failing For those that have watched his video, do you believe him? It will certainly be interesting to see if any other farmers come forward with similar accounts. #8 As if we didn’t have enough deadly diseases to be watching for, now the CDC is warning that “parvovirus B19” is something that parents in the U.S. should be concerned about… A respiratory disease known as parvovirus B19 is on the rise in the U.S. among all age groups, according to a recent advisory from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC issued the health alert on Aug. 13 after European public health authorities reported “unusually” high numbers of cases in 14 countries during the first quarter of 2024, the advisory said. The virus typically causes a blotchy rash on the cheeks that appears as if someone has slapped them — hence its nickname, “slapped cheek disease.” #9 Do the Chinese know something that we don’t? It is being reported that they have been conducting widespread “emergency infection disease response drills”… In recent months, local health authorities have conducted emergency infection disease response drills across China. On Aug. 15, Dingxi City in Gansu Province, a district in Yancheng City in Jiangsu Province, and Lingchuan County in Shanxi Province carried out emergency drills for the outbreak of “pneumonia of unknown cause,” according to an official notice. A staff member of the Gansu provincial government’s health hotline told the media on Aug. 15 that the national-level authorities had ordered officials in 10 provinces to conduct emergent infectious disease drills by the end of August. #10 During an interview on Sunday, the president of Belarus claimed that Ukraine invaded Russian territory because they are trying to get the Russians to use nuclear weapons… Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko claimed in an interview posted on Sunday that Ukraine’s invasion of Russia is an attempt to “push” Moscow to hit it with nuclear weapons. “Such escalation on the part of Ukraine is an attempt to push Russia to asymmetric actions. Let’s say to use nuclear weapons,” he said in an interview with local outlet Rossiya, according to a translation by BelTA. “I know for sure that Ukraine would be very happy if Russia or we used tactical nuclear weapons there. They will applaud it.” Let us hope that the Russians keep their cool, because once nuclear weapons are used all of our lives will dramatically change. #11 Meanwhile, the Russians continue to take more territory in eastern Ukraine. In fact, we are being told that the Russians just captured the city of New York… Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has once again admitted the situation in Ukraine’s east is “difficult” amid a continuing Russian troop advance in the Donetsk region. He said this Tuesday as Moscow announced the capture of the key town of New York, or Niu-York. The defense ministry hailed the fresh capture of “one of the largest settlements of the Toretsk agglomeration,” calling it a “strategically important logistics hub.” It sits just south of the large industrial town of Toretsk, which has long been eyed by Moscow as a prime strategic goal in the region. I am entirely convinced that this conflict in Ukraine is not going to end well. Of course the same thing could be said about so many things that are going on in our world today. Global events appear to be building up to a grand crescendo, and the remainder of this year promises to be quite chaotic. So if you think that things are strange now, just hold on tight, because I have a feeling that they are about to get a whole lot stranger. God Is Delaying for You! - By Stephen Meehan - https://www.raptureready.com/2024/08/20/god-is-delaying-for-you-by-stephen-meehan/ The Word of God – the Bible – informs us that Jesus Christ is coming back to Earth to rule and reign for a thousand years from the city of Jerusalem in Israel. His second coming will be in two stages: first, He will come back for those Christians who are presently trusting in Him by faith and will take them to Heaven; and secondly, He will come back approximately seven years later with His Body of Believers – the Church – to set up His worldwide government from the Jewish State. In the interim, He is allowing just a bit more time for non-believers to accept Christ for their salvation before the worst time in human history is unleashed upon the world. A seven-year time frame will engulf the world in what Jesus describes as the most horrendous period ever, and He is pleading with you now to accept His free offer to escape what is on the horizon. Will you be wise enough to take His free offer and avoid what is coming? To those of us who study Bible prophecy, we see the signs all around the globe that the prophesied seven-year period called the Tribulation can be only moments away. The Rapture of the Church for Christ’s true followers is an imminent event, and no signs are needed to herald its soon coming. But the Tribulation “week” of years has many indicators that point to its nearness, and the current conditions of the world leave no mistake that it will very soon get underway. God has been very patient to allow sin to abound during these End Times in a variety of grotesque manifestations, but His grace can only extend so far before even He will say enough, and His wrath will then be poured out upon the planet due to the unquenching lust for ungodly behavior and for rejecting His free gift of salvation through His son Jesus Christ. Will it be worth it to continue to say no to God and then have to endure what is coming soon and then maybe have to spend an eternity in anguish and regret? The answer should be obvious. Matthew 24 and the book of Revelation detail the worsening condition of life on Earth after Christ first removes His saints via the Rapture. While Christians will be safely out of harm’s way in God’s Kingdom, the forces of evil will be allowed to prosper in forming a human-satanic world government, and with each passing day of this seven-year judgment period, the world will witness an ever-increasing level of chaos, strife, pandemics, racial and ethnic tensions, wars and calamities. Life will become unbearable. Jesus even says in Matthew 24 that unless He returns after seven years of this Hell on Earth, no flesh would be saved. It will be an unprecedented time of human suffering, never to be repeated. God wants you to miss it. God is delaying it – for now. So, the Christians will be gone out of the world before this time starts. Jesus will descend out of Heaven and will call His own to meet Him in the air above the world, where He will then escort us into His Heaven. He has been busy for the past 2,000 years or so preparing a place for us in the Father’s House, and there we will enjoy the glories of Paradise. There will be a reward ceremony where believers will be rewarded for their service to Christ. Every saint will stand before Him, and He will dole out His crowns and medals or treasures to the Christian, with the level of reward being dependent on our value of service to Him. This will far and away supersede any Olympic ceremony ever performed or witnessed! Better to be a participant of this ceremony in Heaven than to experience God’s wrath taking place on Earth. This will also be a time for Christians to be reunited with friends or family who have preceded us in death and who have been waiting for this grand reunion of loved ones. Those who have missed out on the Rapture will be experiencing on Earth something completely different. Take action now to avoid having to go through what is certainly coming according to God’s Word! Back on Earth, after the evacuation of possibly millions of followers of Christ, extreme panic sets in. The world has drastically changed. People will feel a pall that hangs in the air. The world feels different; it feels darkened. Evil will be on the rise. Life is instantly more precarious. Fear will grip the inner being of each individual. Hope will wane. It is much more than just a sense of something that is not right. Despair creeps in as people come to realize that whatever some crazy Christian may have warned them about regarding the future is now coming to fruition. They are gone; we are still here. Why didn’t I pay more attention or heed their warnings? I should have listened and not equated their warnings to nonsense. The Bible says that the restraining influence of the Holy Spirit that indwells each true believer will be removed with the Rapture of the Church. God, being omnipresent, will still be present everywhere, but the Restrainer – the Holy Spirit – working within the Body of Christ, will be suddenly gone, and the forces of evil will have a more effective ability to wreak havoc across the world’s landscape. God is still in control, but He will allow Satan and his minions – fallen angels or demons working along with willing human agents – to carry out their nefarious agenda. God will incrementally pour out his wrath onto a Christ-rejecting world via a series of seven seals, seven trumpets, and seven bowls or vials of judgments. With each passing judgment, life becomes more and more harsh. All of these punishments are taking place while Satan has his antichrist figure taking control of the world and sending out his hordes to control every aspect of life on the planet and to kill off those who don’t go along with his agenda. As horrific as the Holocaust was, Satan and his False Prophet will have their own Inquisitions and Crusades to root out and destroy both Jews and Christians in a worldwide campaign. They will actually go after ALL who refuse to swear allegiance to the Beast or Antichrist – as the Bible refers to him – by not accepting his mark or number on their hand or forehead. Refusing the mark will instantly identify someone as a nonconformist or a new believer in Christ. Death will be the sentence for such an infraction. Far better to accept Christ now and avoid these measures. The Bible tells us that there will be many people who will accept Jesus during the Tribulation. But they will face almost certain martyrdom for bucking the system and for worshipping Jesus then, and not Satan or his antichrist. Salvation will still be available, but it will come at a terrible cost. You may have to watch your loved ones getting tortured or beheaded or both. Satan will take no prisoners. He wants worship, and if you refuse it, examples will be made of non-compliant people in an effort to dissuade other folks from accepting Christ. Say yes to Jesus today! This will not be a fun time. Life will be far from normal. We are already witnessing a preview of what is to come. More restrictions are being implemented in every facet of governance. Satan hates the Jews and has his antisemites rioting and protesting against Israel and the Jewish people all over the world. Leftist WOKE agendas are on the increase. Borders are wide open to allow in miscreants and those who don’t conform to the norms and mores of the host nations that the illegal migrants are invading. Governments are out of control. World leaders are corrupt, inept, and are establishing laws that inflict pain on their citizens. The time is ripe for Satan’s antichrist world figure to assume control. Western nations are weakening their countries from within and are inviting in from the outside forces that will tear apart the fabric of peace and security. All of that is, by design, to prepare for the arrival of the soon-coming world government. We are not far away at all from the beginning of this judgment. Are you prepared for what is coming? Are you safeguarding the well-being of your family by getting them to accept Jesus now before it is too late? Again, you can still get saved during the Tribulation, but why wait and suffer due to putting it off? The logic of waiting to see if it will all transpire the way the Bible describes what is coming is not rational. God is not in the business of lying; He is in the saving business. He is not out to trip you up. That is the other guy’s job description. God wants you saved now and to avoid what is almost here. By saying yes to Christ now, you can be saved in an instant. He will soon come for you if you do accept His free gift of salvation, and the seven years in Heaven will be far more enjoyable than witnessing God’s wrath fall on planet Earth. You will be safe in the Father’s House instead of fleeing the antichrist’s worldwide pursuit of Christians and Jews. You will dine fabulously at the Father’s table during the Marriage Supper of the Lamb versus starving during the extreme famine that will encompass the globe. The Rapture will happen soon; the Christians will be gone. The Tribulation will then get underway; worldwide upheaval and death will then commence. Sound like something to avoid? Rewards or judgment? The choice is yours. God wants you to choose Jesus. Satan wants to deceive you with the antichrist and his hellish campaign. Daily Jot: Stupidocrisy: When "Democratic" doesn't mean what is says – Bill Wilson – www.dailyjot.com Many conservative Americans are confused about the official name of the Democratic Party. They say that there is nothing democratic about it and that it is the “democrat party.” The official website states: “We are the Democratic Party.” That is the official name of the party and of the party’s committee, “The Democratic National Committee,” and the upcoming political convention is the “Democratic National Convention.” Those who are members of these entities are called “democrats.” The Democratic Party has selected Kamala Harris as its presidential candidate. Harris did not win one primary vote. She was chosen after the removal of Joe Biden by party bosses and assumed Biden’s primary delegates. It is true that there was nothing “democratic” about the selection of Harris. It is also true, despite media reports to the contrary, that Harris was anointed the “immigration czar” by Biden and she is responsible for the current condition of illegal immigration. She, and her running mate Tim Walz, are pro-abortion extremists, LGBTQ+ extremists, supported and facilitated mandated lockdowns during COVID, supported and facilitated censorship of those dissenting of COVID policies and countering the false government narrative that the COVID shot was safe and effective. They are advocates of forced conversion to electric vehicles as well as taxing citizens to change the climate. There is very little “democratic” about this form of democracy, which is authoritarian. The Democratic Party Platform talks about all the good things they are going to do to protect the borders, curb inflation, create jobs, stop climate change, protect women’s health, protect LGBTQ+ rights, achieve racial justice and equity, and so on. In very nice language, they want to ban guns, tax for the weather, solidify gaming the vote, have unlimited abortion, forgive student debt, continue indoctrinating children with extreme leftist ideas, and sending billions to terrorist groups in the name of “humanitarianism.” All this, of course, is done through expanded government and enforcement of ever-increasing regulations determined by non-elected and often unconstitutional government agencies. There is very little “democratic” about the Democratic Party platform. It is authoritarian propaganda. Democracy is majority rule. Republicanism is elected representatives accountable to the rule of law. A democracy lends itself to exactly what the Democratic Party has become—authoritarian. You see it in the very way Harris was selected. They removed a sitting president and replaced him with an unelected puppet. Giving even more credence to the thought that Biden was also a puppet. Democrats will even justify their government authoritarianism by quoting the Bible. Acts 4:32 is often quoted: “Now the multitude of those who believed were of one heart and one soul; neither did anyone say that any of the things he possessed was his own, but they had all things in common.” Yes, they gave freely. They were not compelled to give by a government. With the Democratic Party, it’s not really democratic. It’s, say it with me…Stupidocrisy. Daily Devotion: The Way of Obedience - by Greg Laurie – www.harvest.org I once thought these things were valuable, but now I consider them worthless because of what Christ has done. —Philippians 3:7 https://harvest.org/resources/devotion/the-way-of-obedience/ - Listen When people think about the way of following Jesus Christ, the way of obedience, many of them foresee misery and restrictions. Most nonbelievers view the Christian life as one of gloom and, worst of all, boredom. They tend to see Christianity as a list of all the things they shouldn’t do: drinking, smoking, partying, and sex outside of marriage. In a nutshell, they think the life of a Christian is no fun. Before I was a Christian, I felt that way. I thought Christians lived the most boring lives on Earth, always going to church and Bible studies and prayer meetings. It sounded about as appealing as having liver for dinner. But a person’s priorities change when they put their faith in Christ. And they find that as a Christian the opposite is really true. Christians have found that the holy way—the godly way, the way of obedience—is, in reality, the happy way. We see this illustrated in the parable of the Prodigal Son, a story about a young man who left his father’s house trying to find happiness, attempting to gain fulfillment from the things he thought would make him happy. Based on his actions, he apparently thought that nice clothes, fine food, and big parties would make him happy. Yet it’s noteworthy that when he came back to his father’s house, he realized that everything he was looking for in life was there all along. When the Prodigal Son finally returned, what did the father do? He said, “Bring the finest robe” and “We must celebrate with a feast” (Luke 15:22, 23). He gave his son fine clothes and fine food. Everything that the young man wanted in life could be found in a relationship with his father. Often, as Christians, we talk about what we gave up to follow Jesus Christ. But what did we really give up? For some, it’s an addiction to drugs or alcohol. For most, it’s guilt, emptiness, and loneliness. And, of course, there’s that ever-present fear of death. Thus, we could agree with the words of the apostle Paul, who said, “I once thought these things were valuable, but now I consider them worthless because of what Christ has done. Yes, everything else is worthless when compared with the infinite value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have discarded everything else, counting it all as garbage, so that I could gain Christ” (Philippians 3:7–8 NLT). Happiness is always connected to holiness. But happiness is not something that we should seek outright. Rather, we find happiness as a result of seeking holiness. That is why, even when our Declaration of Independence includes the phrase “the pursuit of Happiness,” pursuing happiness—in and of itself—is generally a futile search. Philosopher Eric Hoffer wrote, “The search for happiness is one of the chief sources of unhappiness.” And another wrote, “There are two sources of unhappiness in life. One is not getting what you want. The other is getting it.” We find that to be true as well. Everything we need in life to be happy, everything we need to be fulfilled, is found in a relationship with God, our heavenly Father. 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