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The Stage Is Being Set for The Biggest War In Human History - by Michael Snyder - https://endoftheamericandream.com/the-stage-is-being-set-for-the-biggest-war-in-human-history/
Most people don’t realize this, but all of our lives are about to change. We are moving into a time of global war, and the death and destruction that we will witness will be off the charts. World War I was supposed to be “the war to end all wars”, and it resulted in approximately 20 million deaths. It was a truly nightmarish conflict, and those living at the time thought that we would never see anything like it again. But then World War II erupted, and it resulted in approximately 75 million deaths. Sadly, global leaders seem to have forgotten the lessons of World War II, because now the stage is being set for the biggest war in human history so far. During World War III, billions of people could die. Unfortunately, it appears that there will be no turning back now. It is my personal opinion that the war in the Middle East will be the first conflict to rise to an apocalyptic level. On Wednesday, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant warned the media that he feels that there is “an obligation to change the situation in the north”… Israeli officials on Wednesday escalated threats against Lebanon’s Hezbollah amidst escalating cross-border exchanges of fire between the two sides. “We are completing the land and air preparedness, strengthening the intelligence systems, and preparing for any possibility,” Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant told the press before meeting with military chief Herzi Halevi and senior commanders in the Northern Command headquarters in the city of Safed. “We have an obligation to change the situation in the north,” he stressed. In other words, Gallant fully intends to push Hezbollah back so that approximately 100,000 Israeli citizens can safely return to their homes in northern Israel. Another Israeli official has issued an even more ominous warning… Meanwhile, the Israeli Ynet news site reported that an anonymous “senior Israeli government official” told the news outlet that “if Hezbollah continues to attack Israel, southern Lebanon will look like Gaza. Beirut will not be immune.” Those are very strong words. This week the Biden administration has been trying desperately to find a diplomatic solution that will satisfy both sides, but that endeavor was never going to succeed. Meanwhile, Israeli officials have been making preparations for a ground invasion of southern Lebanon, and it is being reported that “operational plans for an offensive in Lebanon” have been officially approved… The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Tuesday announced that plans to launch an offensive in Lebanon against Hezbollah have been formally approved. The IDF statement further said it is preparing to “accelerate readiness in the field” at a moment the situation is deteriorating, given the Lebanese paramilitary group backed by Iran has in the last days sent hundreds of drones and missiles into northern Israel. The statement spelled out that “operational plans for an offensive in Lebanon were approved.” I was stunned when I read that. I knew that this was coming, but I didn’t think it was coming quite so quickly. When the IDF enters southern Lebanon, it will mean all-out war. On Wednesday, the leader of Hezbollah warned vaguely of “new weapons and intelligence capabilities” that his organization now possesses… Lebanon’s Hezbollah has new weapons and intelligence capabilities that could help it target more critical positions deeper inside Israel in case of an all-out war, the militant group’s leader warned on Wednesday. Hassan Nasrallah’s comments came as the monthslong cross-border conflict simmering between Hezbollah and Israel appears to be reaching a boiling point and a day after a top U.S. envoy met Lebanese officials in his latest attempt to ease tensions. And this week Hezbollah also released some very alarming footage… The Hezbollah terror group published footage on Tuesday from what it said was one of its reconnaissance drones flying over northern Israel, including the Haifa port, as Israel said it struck down more suspected drones over the Western Galilee. It was unclear when the roughly 10 minutes of footage released by Hezbollah were captured, and the Israel Defense Forces did not immediately comment on the video. Iran has provided Hezbollah with a vast arsenal of very sophisticated missiles, and once an all-out war erupts tens of thousands of those missiles will rain down on Israeli cities. There will not be a single city in all of Israel that will be out of range. How do you think Israel might choose to respond in such a scenario? You might want to start thinking about that. Elsewhere, it looks like any chance for peace in Ukraine is gone. Apparently the Russians are now saying that the next proposal that they will offer to Ukraine will be an offer to surrender… The Kremlin now says that the next formal proposal on the horizon will be a document of the Ukrainian government’s surrender. This was stated by Russia’s chief delegate to the Vienna talks on military security and arms control, Konstantin Gavrilov, in a Rossiya-24 television interview. “There are points of no return. The next thing that Russia will have to offer will be the document about [the Kiev government’s] surrender,” he said. He called last week’s proposals by Putin “realistic” and said they could end the war if they were embraced. The Russians are steadily gaining ground, and so they feel like they have all the leverage that they need. But western leaders are absolutely obsessed with winning this conflict, and they insist that they will keep ramping up their efforts for as long as it takes. In the end, it appears that both sides are willing to keep escalating matters until someone pushes things a little bit too far. Let us hope that day does not arrive any time soon. Unfortunately, when we do find ourselves in a direct war with Russia we could also find ourselves in a direct war with North Korea at the same time because those two nations just signed a mutual defense pact… Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signed a new pact Wednesday that includes a pledge of mutual defense if either is attacked. The agreement was sealed at a summit in Pyongyang during a rare visit by Putin to the reclusive nuclear-armed state as both countries face growing confrontations with the West. This is really big news. I don’t know why it isn’t getting more coverage by the western media. The Russians have been making all sorts of unusual moves lately. For example, it is being reported that Vladimir Putin just picked his niece to be Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation… Putin’s niece Anna Tsivileva has been appointed as Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, as stated in the official decree published on Russia’s legal acts portal. Pavel Fradkov, the youngest son of Mikhail Fradkov, Director of the Russian Institute for Strategic Studies and former Prime Minister and chief of foreign intelligence, has also been appointed as Deputy Minister of Defense. Anna Tsivileva is married to Sergey Tsivilyev, Russia’s Minister of Energy, who assumed office in May after leading the Kemerovo Region. Tsivileva, formerly Anna Putina, has been previously reported by Agentstvo to be President Putin’s second cousin. Even for Putin, I thought that this was a rather bizarre thing to do. But I guess they do things differently over there. Before I close this article, I also wanted to discuss a couple of new developments regarding China. A new weapons package for Taiwan that is worth approximately 360 million dollars has been approved, and this isn’t going to make the Chinese happy at all… The US State Department has approved a new weapons sale to Taiwan involving hundreds of armed drones and missiles worth $360 million, the Pentagon’s Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has said. Under the deal that was concluded on Tuesday, Taiwan will receive Altius-600M systems, which are unmanned aerial vehicles equipped with warheads, and related equipment at an estimated cost of $300 million, the agency said. Of course the Chinese have been preparing for war as well, and those preparations have included expanding the size of their nuclear arsenal faster than anyone else… China is expanding its nuclear arsenal faster than any other major superpower, and is in command of 500, a top European think tank has warned. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute wrote in a report published on Monday that Xi Xinping has increased his nation’s nuclear stockpile from 410 to 500 in a single year. The increase in nuclear weapons meant ‘China is expanding its nuclear arsenal faster than any other country’ in absolute terms, WMD expert Hans M Kristensen told Insider. Most people don’t like to think about nuclear war, because it will mean the end of our society as we know it today. Someday when the U.S. finds itself in such a conflict, it will be relying on an ICBM fleet that first went into service many decades ago and that is constantly needing to be repaired. The following is a brief excerpt from an excellent Time Magazine article… If a piece of equipment breaks inside Captain Kaz “Dexter” Moffett’s underground command center at the Alpha-01 Missile Alert Facility, it’s marked with a paper tag that reads either “warning” or “danger.” A few of those are hanging in this cramped capsule buried about 70 ft. below the high plains of eastern Wyoming. One is stuck to the shut-off valves that control water flow in the event of an emergency. There’s another one on a ventilation hatch. The entire command capsule itself is jury-rigged on top of steel stilts because the shock-absorber system, which was first installed in 1963 to survive a thermonuclear blast, is now inoperative. So there’s a tag for Air Force maintenance teams to fix that too. Then there are malfunctions that aren’t marked. Moffett’s computer monitor—the one that enables him to keep watch on a fleet of 10 nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs)—has a flashing glitch on the bottom of the screen. His classified phone line has such a weak connection that he can barely hear fellow Air Force officers who are commanding more than 100 other nuclear missiles spread across 9,600 sq. mi. “You can hear them pretty clearly if you stand on an angle, on one leg, and jump up and down,” Moffett says, smiling. “It’s all part of the job. We spend a lot of time saying to ourselves, ‘Hey, how are we going to make this work today?’” Most Americans don’t realize that our strategic nuclear forces are in horrendous shape. In many cases, those running the system are forced to use rotary phones and 8 inch floppy disks. Meanwhile, the Russians have introduced a new line of ultra-advanced intercontinental ballistic missiles, and the S-500 is the best anti-missile system on the entire planet by a very wide margin. I have written about all of this a lot, but I don’t think that it is sinking in for most people. Over the past decade or so, the balance of power has shifted dramatically. I would highly recommend that our leaders pursue peace while they still can, because we are simply not prepared for the type of war that is now staring us in the face. Five Predictions for The Coming Decade Of Decline – James Hickman - https://www.prophecynewswatch.com/article.cfm?recent_news_id=6983 There is a well-known modern proverb (often attributed to the novelist G. Michael Hopf) that goes, "Weak men create hard times, hard times create strong men, strong men create good times, good times create weak men." The saying sums up the cyclical nature of the rise and fall of societies- and it's a topic in which I have tremendous personal interest. Having recently reached middle age, I can comfortably say with the benefit of hindsight that I was born and grew up during the American prime time- the time at which the wealthiest and most powerful country in the history of the world was at its peak. The US is still an incredible country with so much prosperity and opportunity. But it would be completely naive and ignorant to claim that America is not in substantial decline. Its standing in the world has waned, much of it just over the past few years. It's hard for adversary nations to take you seriously when your President shakes hands with thin air and embassy employees in Kabul have to be evacuated by helicopter. Financial challenges keep piling up- from the insolvency of Social Security to the $35 trillion national debt to the inflation problem that just won't go away. And social divisions, many of which have been bizarrely self-inflicted, seem to grow more tense by the day. Fortunately, America's decline began from a historically high peak. So even in its diminished state, again, it is still wealthy and powerful. But the real concern isn't where the country is today. It's the trend, i.e. where the country will end up in ten years' time if it stays on current course. I've spent the past fifteen years studying similar cases throughout history- the US is far from alone as the only nation that has ever peaked and declined. And one of the best works on the subject I've ever read is The Collapse of Complex Societies, by anthropologist Joseph Tainter. "Collapse" is a strong word and conjures images of anarchy and death. But Tainter's definition is more precise; "collapse" doesn't mean that a society or nation ceases to exist, but that it experiences a steep decline in political, social, and economic stability. This is what (I believe it's clear) the US is going through right now, and the trend is accelerating. Tainter's book examines the common factors of how different societies throughout history declined- from ancient Mesopotamia to Western Rome. And his analysis shows that one of the key culprits in collapse is the inability of a government to recognize problems... or to solve them. Many ancient Roman emperors were legendary for failing to recognize the horrible problems brought on by their policies and incompetence- inflation, invasion, etc. This pretty much describes the US federal government in a nutshell. Politicians can barely talk about problems in a civil and rational manner. And quite often they refuse to even acknowledge them. We've seen this over and over again with issues such as inflation, the southern border, crime, and social security. For example, the Social Security trustees publish a report each year stating plainly that the program is going to run out of money by 2033. But no one in Washington wants to talk about it. Joe Biden has even pledged to veto ANY efforts to reform the program. Biden's top officials also repeat the bold-faced lie that "the border is secure", while actively encouraging illegal immigration. The federal government even sued Texas to stop the state from securing the border on its own. The people in charge demonize and defund police, decriminalize theft, and elect progressive prosecutors who let violent criminals go free. It's the same dysfunction with federal spending. These people can't even acknowledge that a $35 trillion national debt is catastrophic. Most politicians happily ignore it, and others come up with more outrageous spending to further the debt spiral. They cannot acknowledge the problem, let alone discuss it rationally. Merely passing a budget now routinely devolves into a crisis. Our view of where this trend leads is clear: Inflation is coming. There is little hope of responsible spending. The government's own projections forecast an extra $20 trillion in new debt over the coming decade, and frankly that's optimistic. History shows that explosions in national debt are financed by the Federal Reserve creating new money- which ultimately causes inflation. When the Fed created $5 trillion of new money during the pandemic, we got 9% inflation. How much inflation will $20+ trillion cause? And the worse inflation becomes, the more urgency the rest of the world will have to replace the dollar as the global reserve currency... which will result in even MORE inflation in the US. It's a vicious cycle in which inflation will create more inflation. We project this is 5-7 years away. Social Security is not going to be there for you. Social Security is not a political problem; it's an arithmetic problem. And the math just doesn't add up. Every year the US Secretary of Treasury signs the report saying plainly that, by 2033, Social Security's trust funds will run out of money. Benefits will have to be permanently cut by 25% and then become worse over time. Higher taxes are virtually guaranteed. Politicians love claiming that people should pay their "fair share" but can never quite define how much that means. And they have already moved the goalposts on who exactly owes society more-- the "billionaires" became the top 1%, then quickly shot up to the top 5%, then 10% and soon it will be the top 25%. Higher taxes won't just be federal. State and local taxes-- from sales tax to property tax-- are very likely to cost more, while your governments provide much less. Continued social chaos. Every time it feels like the lack of civility and unity across Western Civilization can't get any worse, something new erupts. The latest is university students screaming "from the river to the sea" and "Just Stop Oil" while defacing artwork and public monuments. Rising tides of socialism and racial animosity never seem to ebb, and idiotic wokeness just won't go away. These social divisions will likely continue to grow. Maybe most importantly, major geopolitical disruptions. As the financial and social decline of the US becomes increasingly obvious to the rest of the world, adversaries are becoming more emboldened. Nations like China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran are likely to grow more assertive, and there will be significant calls to replace the dollar as the global reserve currency. Soft war incidents like spy balloons, manufactured pandemics, cyberattacks, etc. will persist-- and if we're very lucky, there won't be a shooting war. I give it 50/50. It's exasperating. Anybody over the age of about 35 remembers a time when it wasn't like this. Yet now chaos is the norm. I'm not saying this to be dramatic- it's important to be intellectually honest. Part of being intellectually honest means acknowledging that, again, the US is still a great country with an incredibly powerful economy, boasting some of the most valuable businesses in the world. And Americans still enjoy an extremely high standard of living-- albeit one that has been disrupted in recent years by the combination of inflation, crime, and social chaos. The most exasperating part is that these problems are fixable. The US government could spend responsibly, encourage capitalism and innovation to grow the economy, and its debt problems would melt away. The dollar would remain valuable. US leadership might even earn back global trust. But with the current people in charge, I wouldn't hold my breath. And I also wouldn't put all my hopes and dreams on the voters smartening up anytime soon. Yet there are still plenty of solutions that independent-minded individuals can execute without relying on the government. For example: Problem: Future inflation will pose a major problem to one's savings. Solution: Invest in assets which do well during, or even benefit from, inflation-- real assets such as energy, mining, and productive technology. Right now many of these are selling for record low prices, yet poised for substantial growth. Problem: An overrun border and rising crime rates threaten cities and living standards. Solution: Obtain a second residency in a foreign country where you really enjoy spending time, or even obtain a second passport. This way you and your family will always have a place to go if the need ever arises. Problem: Social Security's trust funds will run out of money within a decade. Solution: Maximize contributions to retirement accounts-- including a special type of 401k which could allow you to double contributions and direct where funds are invested. This lowers your taxable income, puts more money away for retirement, and allows the investments to grow tax-free. There are solutions for people who, unlike the government, are willing to recognize the problems and actually do something about it. PROPHECY UPDATE VIDEOS
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This is something that should never be taken lightly. Remember, it is God we must honor with our vote. No man is perfect, but there are some who should never be trusted to lead a nation. There is a spiritual battle raging for control of America, and Satan seems to be winning. There have been so many totally immoral leaders that it is shameful, and somehow, they all get a free pass from the press. JFK was a womanizer, as was Clinton, who disgraced the office of president and should be ashamed. Obama bowed to Muslims and brought into law things that are totally against God. Did any of these men repent and turn from their sin? Joe Biden? What a joke. I will never be persuaded to believe that he won the last election legally. I will also never believe that he is making decisions on his own without some very evil forces pulling his puppet strings. Let me ask this question: Why should God bless America? The fact that any of those men have been elected is a very sad comment on the depths to which Americans have sunk morally. I know that there is a remnant Christian community, but we seem to be willing to give up our Constitutional rights while debased people speak out radically. We don’t want to judge. Using Scripture as our guide, opposing any lifestyle that is contrary to God isn’t judging; they are judging themselves. Why should we hold our silence while so many people are condemning themselves to eternal death while Christians stay silent? Jesus loved everyone, but when a sexually promiscuous woman was brought before Him to be condemned, He showed compassion and love. He convicted her accusers, who left in disgrace, but she found forgiveness. After the religious hypocrites had left the scene in disgrace, Jesus asked her where her accusers were. “She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.” John 8:11. She found forgiveness, just like you and I can be forgiven of our sin. There has to be true repentance, then we must go and sin no more. We must reach out to nonbelievers and help them come to salvation through Jesus Christ. Can we stop sinning? Not on this side of Heaven, but Christians have found grace through Christ. That doesn’t mean we have a free pass to keep sinning. That woman was sexually sinning, and she had to stop. How many people reading this are in a sexual relationship that is not within a one man/one woman marriage? I’m not asking what you identify as, because there are no gray areas. You are born male or female. Jesus, the Creator of all things, said “But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.” Mark 10:6. One of Satan’s most devious ways of destroying a nation is through sexual sin. Many nations throughout history have been destroyed because of immorality, and America is asking for destruction. The nation of Israel has gone through many ups and downs in their history, and when Solomon became king, they were on the right path for greatness. Solomon followed King David who had truly loved God. Solomon built the Temple and began to lead the nation into a good relationship with God. They began to honor God’s Law. At the dedication of the Temple, God spoke to Solomon and gave conditions for them to receive blessings. “If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.” 2 Chronicles 7:14. This was a directive to the Jewish people, but let me ask you, are you a Christian? Does that mean you are called by God’s name? Christian begins with Christ. Does that mean you need to honor Him in all things? Absolutely. Scripture cannot be twisted to condone a sin and still remain God’s word. God never changes. Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed because of the same sin that is gripping America, and indeed the entire world. God will judge. America is not Israel, and the promises God made to Israel are not promised to America. Still, we can look to Israel as an example of how God blesses a nation that honors Him. King David was a God-fearing man. Not perfect, but when his sin was brought to his attention, he was broken over it. He didn’t make excuses, but humbly went to God in repentance. “Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. 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 51:2-4. David sinned, and nothing he could do would change that fact. He created a baby with a married woman, then made sure her husband, a very loyal soldier, was put in a battle where he would surely be killed. David’s sin was great. If he hadn’t turned to God and humbly bowed before Him in repentance, David would have died and been forgotten. As it turned out, David was the greatest king of Israel. Through his lineage, Jesus was born. What an honor. It needs to be noted, too, that the baby that was created from this sin wasn’t murdered (aborted). He was born, but was very unhealthy and died. David was heartbroken. No baby should ever be murdered, another sin that America needs to repent over. America has embraced so much sin, that I wonder how God can ever forgive this once Christian nation. He can, but we have to repent and turn from our sin. We cannot continue to sin and expect God’s blessing. Go back and read 2 Chronicles 7:14 and apply it. That was given to Israel as a nation, but we have to apply it individually. Non-believers cannot understand sin and repentance. When Christians embrace the same sins as non-believers, then we are the hypocrites. Christians must return to honoring God. Another thing to consider when voting for a leader is how they feel about Israel. Make no mistake, God has never totally turned away from Israel. They have had to pay for their times of rebellion, but even when they rebel against Him, God’s promises to them are still there. Israel is slowly coming back to God, and that’s a blessing. The atrocity of the attack in October 2023, was animalistic barbarianism. It never would have happened if America had a strong leader instead of a puppet. Israel has dealt with many terrorist attacks over the years, and it’s time those attacks were stopped. Unfortunately, the world sees Israel as the aggressor and opposes their right to protect and defend themselves. That shows how blind the world is to truth. God gave the land to Abraham. Forever. God also made a promise that He would bless those who bless Israel. “And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.” Genesis 12:3. Be sure you vote for a man who has a love for Israel. There are many nations that once existed, but openly embraced sin and mocked God. Do you ever hear about the nation of Edom? Their destruction is found in Jeremiah 49:17-22. Others are Assyria (Zephaniah 2:13-15), God sent Jonah to preach to Nineveh and they repented, but they turned back to their evil ways and were destroyed. Sodom and Gomorrah (Genesis 18:20), the Moabites (Zephaniah 2:8-10) and Philistines (Zephaniah 2:5). These nations were destroyed because of their treatment of Israel and their immoral lifestyles. America could be added to these nations that have been destroyed if we don’t turn back to God. Christians must honor God instead of following the ways of the world. Daniel had a very interesting life. When he was young, he had been taken captive from Jerusalem to Babylon and eventually was promoted to be a very high-ranking official in that evil city filled with sin. Daniel never turned away from God, even though it meant being thrown to hungry lions. God gave Daniel many prophecies, and we need to pay attention to them. One that I find interesting is found in Daniel chapter 10. Daniel had been fasting and praying for three weeks. While he was by a river named Hiddekel, he saw something that scared him so bad that he collapsed. He saw an angel. “Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words.” Daniel 10:12. Maybe Christians should pay attention. Should we fast? Should we pray? Yes, we should (again, go back and read 2 Chronicles 7:14). Why didn’t help come when Daniel first started praying? Why did it take three weeks? “But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia, Now I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people in the latter days: for yet the vision is for many days.” Daniel 10:13-14. This prophecy is for the final days, and is for the Jewish people, God is not done with Israel, and the “church” has not replace Israel. Daniel didn’t give up praying. There’s an acronym I like P.U.S.H. which stands for “Pray Until Something Happens”. What was the “Prince of the kingdom of Persia”? Was it a ruler, something like a vice president? It actually was/is a demon. It was a power behind the government. The Apostle Paul talks about spiritual warfare, names the spiritual enemies, and tells us how to fight. “Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.” Ephesians 6:11-12. The prince (evil power) of Persia would be followed by the prince (evil power) of Grecia. These evil entities haven’t died out. Do you think that there is an evil “prince” of America? I do. As I watch this nation crumble because of sin and open rebellion against God, I’m convinced that there is an evil presence over America. I have been praying that God will break the power that is protecting the evil men, and women, who are destroying this nation. God is more powerful than any principality, power, or ruler of darkness, but God-fearing people need to humble ourselves and pray. There are ways for every Christian to take part in the battle for America. Prayer brought an answer to Daniel, and we need to earnestly pray. Daniel never stopped praying and neither should we. Christians also need to stand firm on God’s truth. Don’t compromise your faith. Never be ashamed of the Gospel of Christ, and the truth found there. “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.” Romans 1:16. You may face persecution if you stand on God’s truth, but it’s better to honor God than Satan. In America, we have fair elections, or we used to. We need to demand that only citizens are allowed to vote. If “we the people” keep silent and allow “them the tyrants” to continue their evil ways, then we are allowing Satan to win. Only God can make America great again, and we need His help. There are people from many nations who will read this. I’m writing as an American citizen, but you need to apply this to your own country. Satan is the enemy of everybody, even those who think he’s on their side. When you read Revelation, you’ll be amazed at how close we are to the one world order, and the beast system. It’s all very satanic. Don’t be fooled into believing lies. Pray. Pray for your strength to stand firm on Christ, and pray for America. The battle is raging. God bless you all, Nathele Graham [email protected] Recommended prophecy sites: www.raptureready.com www.prophecyupdate.com www.raptureforums.com All original scripture is “theopneustos” God breathed. If you would like to be on my mailing list to receive the commentaries just drop me an email and let me know. ‘Normalcy Bias’: Why the World Refuses To Hear Our Warnings About The Approaching Tribulation – By Jonathan Brentner - https://harbingersdaily.com/normalcy-bias-why-the-world-refuses-to-hear-our-warnings-about-the-approaching-tribulation/ In 1920, Warren G. Harding ran for president with the campaign slogan of “The return to normalcy.” Despite harsh criticism for his use of such an obscure word at the time, the idea of returning to “normalcy” swept him into the Oval Office. His motto had great appeal to Americans in 1920, as they longed for normal lives after the turmoil of World War I and the deadly Spanish Flu pandemic. Most people live in a “bubble of normalcy” where they feel secure because of exaggerated and unrealistic hopes of either a return to normalcy or of their current lifestyle continuing indefinitely into the future unhindered by the perils around them. They sleep with no fear that their bubble might burst in the near future. The Normalcy Bias Because of America’s long history of peace and security, most of its citizens live with what’s called a “normalcy bias.” As a result, even many Christians label those of us who warn of the dangers inherent in a world speeding toward the Tribulation period as “conspiracy theorists.” “No one can really be that wicked or deceitful so as to cause such widespread suffering and death,” they tell us. Such is the errant worldview inside the bubble. They remain blind to the threats that abound in our current world. Unfortunately, many Bible-believing saints see the storm clouds forming on the horizon, but also fail to recognize that they signal the end of human history as we know it. In order to cope with the threats to their wellbeing, they often lapse back into a familiar rhythm of life, believing that life as they know it will continue indefinitely. It’s so easy to do! Why Does It Matter? I realize that the majority of readers recognize the signs of the times and live well outside the normalcy bubble that negatively impacts those both inside and outside the church. Even so, it’s vital that we don’t lose our focus on future things and resist the lure of the normalcy bias that continually competes for our allegiance. First, a substantial number of our fellow believers suffer because of cancer, the loss of loved ones, financial woes, and a host of other afflictions. They, like us, need frequent reminders that this world is not their home, along with our confident assurance that a much better day is coming. We don’t know when Jesus will come for us, but the signs tell us that this glorious day for all the saints is imminent. Secondly, a firm grasp of biblical prophecy enables us to look realistically at the chaotic and lawless world around us and share the “blessed hope” of Titus 2:11-14 with those outside of Christ. This biblical two-world perspective provides us with a solid foundation from which to give others a “reason for the hope” that we possess (1 Peter 3:15). We not only recognize what’s happening around us, but we also know the why behind what we see. This is the essence of a sound biblical worldview. Third, the practice of eagerly watching for Jesus’ appearing has a purifying effect on us. Consider the words of 1 John 3:2-3: “Beloved, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is. And everyone who thus hopes in him purifies himself as he is pure.” Such an upward focus motivates us to live in a way that’s pleasing to Him. Fourth, remaining grounded in biblical prophecy shields believers from the false teachings that abound in churches that claim to be Bible-believing. Paul, claiming to write based on a word from the Lord, fixated the hope of the Thessalonian believers on meeting Jesus in the air (1 Thessalonians 4:15-17). Those who say there’s no such thing as the Rapture attack the integrity of God’s Word. We who long for Jesus’ imminent appearing confidently do so based on the description of an event that the Apostle Paul said came directly from the Lord, even though others believe we are crazy for anticipating an event that’s far, far out of the ordinary. The End Times’ Stage Is Set Of course, there’s a certain comfort in our daily routines. The concept of the Rapture is an exceedingly supernatural event with no parallels in our experience or even in the history of humanity. Yes, Enoch was a prototype of it, but the Lord’s imminent appearing will result in the sudden disappearance of tens of millions and the empty graves of many more. And all these things will happen in an instant on a day just like this. Eight years ago, I retired so I could write full-time about Bible prophecy, a topic of lifelong learning for me. Even so, it’s difficult at times to wrap my head around what’s coming in the near future as the signs scream with this message to all who are paying attention, “Jesus is coming very soon!” The actors are in place, the stage is all set, and the curtain is about to rise on the Day of the Lord. The globalists are doing all they can to fully implement their deadly agenda, but they cannot do so until God allows it. Everything is in place for the Rapture to happen, for the Day of the Lord to begin, and for the man of lawlessness to later make his covenant of death with Israel. The only unknown is when the Lord will call us home and then remove His restraining hand that’s now keeping the man of lawlessness from assuming control (2 Thessalonians 2:1-8). We do not know the day or the hour. However, the Bible tells us it will happen suddenly and without warning. In addition, the signs tell us that it must happen soon and warn us not to get too comfortable in the normality of our daily lives. Daily Jot: The China example of US woes - Bill Wilson – www.dailyjot.com It is alarming the amount of farmland near US military bases that communist Chinese entities have been allowed to purchase. Also concerning is the direct relationship between Chinese military expansion and the communist country’s trade surplus with the US. In October 2010, The Daily Jot reported that China holds trillions of dollars of US debt, has funded its military on a $200 billion plus a year trade deficit with the US, manipulates its currency, and assists all the enemies of America, including terrorists. This is not accounting for the millions of forced abortions, human rights violations and religious persecution perpetrated by China. Today, China has only expanded these practices. In February 2007—that’s over 17 years ago—The Daily Jot reported that Chinese missile tests that attack low-orbit satellites were surprising to US military analysts, but the analysis from the Department of Defense and the US-China Economics and Security Review Commission suggested that China’s export policies may be facilitating US national security concerns. The analysts were concerned how China’s military exports migrate to rogue nations and non-state actors and, in turn are used against the United States, and how a fully modernized Chinese military, which has been fueled by surplus money from China’s export trade, negates the ability of the US to project its own foreign-policy agendas. Meantime, the newly elected Democratic congressional leadership from the 2006 election cycle was very vocal that it did not believe US intelligence reports, that it agreed with Russian leader Vladimir Putin that America’s policies were making the world a more dangerous place, and that America should defer to diplomatic discussion and appeasement in the war on terror. That was then. Fast forward to today when the only thing that has changed is that things have gotten worse. It’s interesting that the same political party that was appeasing China and turning a blind eye to the Chinese communist threat is doing it on steroids today. Even worse, is that the Republican Party talks a more protectionist game, but does nothing little or nothing about it. American leadership is signaling to the rest of the world that it has no will to defend itself at the same time its enemies are gearing up for a fight. The soft underbelly of the United States is its lack of moral integrity. Once strong in knowing right from wrong, Americans have become morally lukewarm, infatuated with sex, homosexuality, abortion, and short-sighted selfishness, which has clouded its judgment as a nation as demonstrated by electing immoral leadership incapable of righteous decision-making. The Lord said in Ezekiel 22:30, “And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none.” I ask, if not us, who? Daily Devotion: Ananias, the Unsung Hero - by Greg Laurie – www.harvest.org So Ananias went and found Saul. He laid his hands on him and said, 'Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road, has sent me so that you might regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.' —Acts 9:17 https://harvest.org/resources/devotion/ananias-the-unsung-hero/ - Listen When Saul heard the voice of Jesus on the Damascus road, he fell to the ground, blinded by a searing light. Then Saul was led to the home of a man named Judas in Damascus. Enter Ananias, the unsung hero. God appeared to him in a vision and said, “Go over to Straight Street, to the house of Judas. When you get there, ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul. He is praying to me right now. I have shown him a vision of a man named Ananias coming in and laying hands on him so he can see again” (Acts 9:11–12 NLT). Now, you can understand Ananias’s reticence. Saul was a notorious hunter of Christians. He was the man who had Stephen murdered. Yet God was saying, “Go to Saul. He is praying.” That would be like a Jew who was hiding from the Nazis hearing that Hitler had been converted. There was no way. Do you know someone whom you couldn’t imagine ever becoming a Christian? That is what it was like when Saul of Tarsus came to Jesus Christ. The Message describes Ananias’s reaction this way: “Ananias protested, ‘Master, you can’t be serious. Everybody’s talking about this man and the terrible things he’s been doing, his reign of terror against your people in Jerusalem! And now he’s shown up here with papers from the Chief Priest that give him license to do the same to us’” (Acts 9:13–14). Sometimes God will put a burden on our heart to talk to a certain person. It isn’t as though we have a detailed blueprint of what we are going to say and how that person will respond. But we simply have a sense that we ought to go to this person or ought to go to that place. That is how it was for Ananias. Sometimes we see opportunities, and sometimes we can make opportunities. For example, it might be as simple as initiating a conversation. God told Ananias to go, and he went. Now, if God tells us to go, can we say no to Him? Yes. Remember, God told Jonah to go to Nineveh and preach, but Jonah refused. So, God sent a great fish to swallow Jonah and then ultimately regurgitate him. And reluctantly, Jonah went to Nineveh. The question is, will you be a Jonah or an Ananias? When God says go, are you going to be a Jonah and argue? Or are you going to be an Ananias and take a risk? What is the worst that could happen? “Well,” you’re thinking, “I might get martyred.” That is true, but it’s unlikely. Probably, what will happen is that someone will say, “I don’t want to talk to you.” Or, they won’t even respond to you. Maybe they will argue with you, which isn’t always a bad thing. Then again, maybe they will listen to you and even believe what you are saying as you speak from the power of God’s Holy Spirit. So go. PROPHECY UPDATE NEWS HEADLINES Yesterday's Prophecies - Today's Headlines http://trackingbibleprophecy.org/birthpangs.php
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