Is the Bride Ready for the Bridegroom's Return? - By Gene Lawley - https://www.raptureready.com/2020/07/30/is-the-bride-ready-for-the-bridegrooms-return-by-gene-lawley/
 
The traditional Jewish wedding arrangement is also the pattern, broadly, of the plan of God's redemption of those who accept Jesus as their Savior and receive His gift of eternal life. The parallel is unique, as the Scriptures use that pattern of events to reveal in prophecy what will take place as the end of the age comes about.
 
In the Jewish wedding the bride-to-be is betrothed to the husband-to-be, and they are separated for a period of time before the marriage ceremony is performed, normally about a year. The bridegroom then returns to his father's house and there prepares a place of residence for his bride. Other preparations that are needed he will take care to do, then when ready, sometime within the year, at a time not fixed, he will return for his bride. A final wedding ceremony will take place, and a wedding feast will ensue. The couple will continue their lives together.
 
A knowledgeable Jewish person would fill in the spaces I have missed, but that is something of an overall picture of the major events that compare to the Scriptural presentation of God's plan for His redemption of His saints.
 
In the prophetic picture of that redemption plan, the Bride is the body of Christ, the redeemed church; the Bridegroom is Jesus, the Christ, Messiah, Redeemer. The betrothal happens when a person responds to the Lord's offer of His gift of salvation and that person is born again. He or she is no longer singularly alone and separate from the basic purpose God gave to Adam and Eve-reproduce and populate the earth. This time, though, the reproduction is to be that of born-again believers as a result of the witness of that body of believers, the Bride, being appropriately related to the Bridegroom by living a holy life.
 
When Jesus departed for His return to heaven, He left the disciples with this command in Acts 1:8: "But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth."
 
Peter picks up the process to be followed by the disciples and those who are reached with the gospel: "As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the Word that you may grow thereby" (1 Peter 2:2). Paul, then to the Philippians, sets out the life-plan of believers: "...Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you, both to will and to do, according to His pleasure" (Philippians 2:12b-13). This does not mean we are to be working to secure a salvation that we do not have yet, of course. We have the sure word of Christ that His gift of salvation, once received, will never pass away, so recorded many times in the New Testament, including 1 John 5:11-12.
 
Meanwhile, Jesus has returned to heaven, the place of His Father, and John 14:2-4 tells us this:
 
"In My Father's house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also. And where I go you know, and the way you know."
 
What else is happening from heaven's viewpoint during this time of His absence, physically speaking? The parable of the wedding feast being prepared by the King for his son fills in that information of how the Lord justly builds His church. It is told in Matthew 22:1-14:
 
"The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who arranged a marriage for his son, and sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding; and they were not willing to come.
 
"Again, he sent out other servants, saying, 'Tell those who are invited, 'See, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and fatted cattle are killed, and all things are ready. Come to the wedding.'
 
"But they made light of it and went their ways, one to his own farm, another to his business. And the rest seized his servants, treated them spitefully, and killed them. But when the king heard about it, he was furious. And he sent out his armies, destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city. Then he said to his servants, 'The wedding is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy. Therefore, go into the highways, and as many as you find, invite to the wedding.' So those servants went out into the highways and gathered together all whom they found, both bad and good. And the wedding hall was filled with guests.
 
"But when the king came in to see the guests, he saw a man there who did not have on a wedding garment. So he said to him, 'Friend, how did you come in here without a wedding garment?' And he was speechless. Then the king said to the servants, 'Bind him hand and foot, take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'
 
"For many are called, but few are chosen.'"
 
(It is very clear in the parable and in its closing statement that those willing to come to the wedding were choosing to come in response to the invitation. It establishes clearly that no one will be in heaven who does not want to be there.)
 
This parable illustrates the following thoughts of that Acts 1:8 commandment to be witnesses going into all the world with the gospel. As in Romans 1:16's declaration, the gospel is to the Jew first, then to the Greek, or Gentile. Then John tells us in John 1:11-12 that Jesus went to His own kinsmen first and they did not receive Him, but "as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name."
 
Before Peter and his generation had passed away, scoffers were expected to come, railing about the return of Christ taking so long, and Peter writes of that in his second epistle, at 2 Peter 3:3-9, that the reason being that God is patient and long-suffering, "not willing that any should perish, but that all might come to repentance."
 
Repentance is a choice to be made by a person, and that calls to remembrance what Jesus said in the Sermon on the Mount: "The road to righteousness is narrow, and few there be who find it, but the road to destruction is broad, and many are found on it." It also brings to mind that last statement in the parable of the wedding feast above, that is, "many are called but few are chosen." The rejection of Christ is a willful response of many. All of these things have been happening over the centuries of the Christian era. Have they prepared the church for its accounting before the judgment at Christ's coming? Today's church at large seems to be one that Jesus would spew out of His moth as lukewarm and basically ineffective.
 
Thus, finally, one other activity has been going on for all these centuries since Jesus returned to heaven that explains what has happened. It is told in that parable of the ten virgins, in Matthew 25:1-10. This is a return to a scene based on the traditional Jewish wedding feast, where ten virgins are the bridesmaids to the Bride during her time of waiting for the return of her Bridegroom for completion of the marriage ceremony.
 
What were the duties of the bridesmaids? Their task was to keep the Bride in safety, pure and faithful to the Bridegroom while separated from him. The Bridegroom would not be returning for the bridesmaids, but for the Bride. (I have capitalized the Bride and the Bridegroom to link this to the relationship of Christ to the church, His body of believers.)
 
Five of the virgins had plenty of oil, but the other five did not-they let their supply run low, not paying attention to their lack. Oil is an illustration of the presence of the Holy Spirit in their lives, the more oil, the evidence of the power of the Holy Spirit. Well, then, who do the bridesmaids represent in this world of mortals for all these centuries? It must be those who are leaders-preachers and teachers of the Word, evangelists, as described in Ephesians 4:11-14 to do the duties of "bridesmaids" over the Bride until He returns:
 
"...For the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ, till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ; that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting."
 
The final indictment of the modern church, which is a composite of those seven churches in Revelation 2-3, is Jesus saying they are a lukewarm church, and He will "spew them out of His mouth" (Revelation 3:16).
 
Is it likely that half of the Body of Christ are not prepared for the Lord's return? Jesus said that in the last days there would appear many false prophets and false teachers, leading people away from the simple gospel that merely calls for repentance and receiving Jesus Christ into their lives by faith. It calls for caution and a close reference to the principle in Acts 17:11, to check what is being preached and taught against the Word of God. No doubt there are multitudes of local churches with a mingling of false doctrines in their congregations, and their "bridesmaids" have run out of oil. Will there be time for their repentance?
 
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Is There An Actual Hellfire? - By Pastor Mike Taylor -
https://pastormiketaylor.blogspot.com/2020/07/is-there-actual-hellfire.html
 
13 "Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in there at:
14Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it." (Matthew 7:13-14)
 
14"Therefore hell hath enlarged herself, and opened her mouth without measure: and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth, shall descend into it.
15And the mean man shall be brought down, and the mighty man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled:
16But the LORD of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and God that is holy shall be sanctified in righteousness." (Isaiah 5:14-16)
 
There seems to be a great division on beliefs in the presence of what is called in the Bible, 'Hell" and if it actually exist. Just as Satan has propagated the supreme lie that he doesn't exist in the minds of those who are in rebellion against a Holy God, so does the same arch enemy of what is holy, tries to convince these same people that there is no such thing as "hell". Logically, they fool themselves thinking if there is no Satan, and no hell...what do I need with God anyways? Even some denominations and religious leaders diminish the horror of what hell really is!
 
 
First, let me quote a minister that doesn't believe in an eternal hell and that God is a God of Love,
 
"For centuries, many ministers have been preaching "hellfire and brimstone" sermons and promoting a religion of fear by teaching that the unsaved face an eternity of torture. The common teaching is that incorrigibly wicked people will be tormented forever in some fiery, macabre manner in a terrifying place called hell. This horrible fate usually conjures up in people's minds visions of an ever-burning hellfire where sinners are continually roasted on spits, and a devil with horns and a tail runs around sticking his captives with a pitchfork."
 
Sadly, even this minister can't wrap his mind around a place the bible calls "HELL". They just can't believe that a God of love would banish anybody to such a place.
 
It is hard to convince some folks that God is not only a God of love, but also the God of judgment. He is a God of justice, a God of consuming fire, and a God who will not allow sin into His presence. Are we talking about the same God who passed judgment on ancient people who rebelled against Him?. Do you mean the same God that told the Israelites when they entered Canaan to not spare man, woman, or child from the sword, but to slay them all? Do you mean that God?
 
2 "Ye shall utterly destroy all the places, wherein the nations which ye shall possess served their gods, upon the high mountains, and upon the hills, and under every green tree:
3 And ye shall overthrow their altars, and break their pillars, and burn their groves with fire; and ye shall hew down the graven images of their gods, and destroy the names of them out of that place."(Deuteronomy 12:2-3)
 
God gave the Canaanites 400 years to repent of their evil, but when it came time, judgment fell upon them, and Israel was commanded to destroy them all. God is patient, but when judgment in finally arrives, no one wants to be in the way of God's wrath.
 
STRANGE BELIEFS ABOUT HELL
 
Some denomination and well meaning Christians believe that hell is a synonym of the grave. They go to great lengths to prove that Hades, the grave, and hell are all the same thing. Then why does so many Old Testament and New Testament writers under the guidance of the Holy Spirit make so much about the wages of sin and the eternal destruction of the soul in hell? Let's take a journey to look at some of the scriptures that point to the fallacy of not believing that the penalty for not having Jesus Christ cover your sins with His own shed blood is an eternal home in hell's unquenchable fire.
 
EXACTLY WHAT IS HELL?
 
The word "hell" appears 54 times in the Holy Bible. Hell is clearly defined in your Bible as a place of torment and burning. Only a fool who rejects what he reads would say hell is the grave or only separation from God. But there are denominations that dismiss the concept of an eternal living hell, and those who try to make it a biblical metaphor and a loving God would not send anyone to such a place. But is that true? True, God is a loving God and He desires that all come to repentance and be saved. God does not send anyone to hell, YOU do and God gives them what they wanted, (separation from God for all eternity)
 
" The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance." (2nd Peter 3:9)
 
But God has a limit to His patience, as noted in many passages found in your Bible.
 
But what does some of the leading religious leaders in our modern times believe about the concept of hell?
 
What some have said about hell:
 
Billy Graham - The fire is symbolic when Jesus talks about hell fire. He does not believe it is literal fire, but rather he believes the fire could possibly mean a burning thirst for God that is never quenched.
 
Pope Benedict - Believes in literal hell fire that is eternal.
 
Pope John Paul II - Heaven is not a physical place nor an abstraction, but that fullness with the communion with God. Hell is the ultimate consequence of sin itself. He says hell is not a place, but rather the state of those who freely and definitively separate themselves from God. Hell is symbolic. People that aren't "recognized" say it is separation from God, no fire. And then you have those troublemakers that agree with Jesus and the rest of the testimony contained in the book.
 
*Purgatory - An intermediate state between heaven and hell. You burn there until you are pure and then enter into heaven.
(Studies in the book.com)(not found in the pages of your bible)
 
"The people that are always trying to air condition hell are the ones that are going there." - Ruckman
 
As mentioned, God does not send us to this place that Jesus spoke of where the worm dieth not, nor fire quenched. YOU DO, out of your own self will to reject a free offer of salvation found only in Jesus Christ you choose to live eternally in hell's torment.
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43 "And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:
44Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
45And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:
46Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
47And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire:
48Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched." (Mark 9:43-48)
 
Jesus was obviously not advocated to cut off a member of your body and a person that takes these verses literally, but making a point that if you live like the devil, you will make your home with him in the end of time. He speaks of fire unquenchable and where the worm that eats your flesh, dies not. Jesus is quite literal here.
 
Jesus speaks of a very descriptive place that our Lord does not wish to send anyone to, as that is not His will, but it is our will, our choice to reject the only provision of escaping such a place. See, God hates sin and cannot be in its presence. God is love, and He extends that love when He sent His only Begotten Son to die in our place.
 
So God's love is conditional in that He will only allow us into His presence on one condition, that our sins be forgiven. More on that in a minute. But let us explore. Is there a penalty, a torment and a real place called hell? Jesus told His disciples concerning speaking the truth of God:
 
27 "What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops.
28And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
29Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.
30But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
31Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.
32Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.
33But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven." (Matthew 10:27-33)
 
So here I am speaking from the housetops using the internet to warn all who will listen about a place so horrible that I wouldn't want my worst enemy to endure. I am not here to scare you, but to warn those of you who are listening with your spiritual ears......Realize that you are a flawed individual with a sin filled past, and born to sin as a nature of humanity...the only way to escape what I speak of is found in this message.
 
Let us give you more biblical support for the truth God warned us about.
 
WHERE IS HELL LOCATED?
 
It is below your feet right now, in the heart of the earth !!!
 
9 Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming: it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations.
10 All they shall speak and say unto thee, Art thou also become weak as we? art thou become like unto us?"(Isaiah 14:9-10),
 
" The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath." (Proverbs 15:24)
 
Jesus spoke of this very fact in the lesson of the Rich man and Lazarus.
 
When Jesus spoke of the parable of the rich man and Lazarus being separated by a huge gulf and the rich man being in torment, was He just telling a story? Was He stretching the truth, just to make a point? Let's look at the passage. This is Jesus speaking.
 
16:19 "There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
16:20 And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,
16:21 And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.
16:22 And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;
16:23 And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
16:24 And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame."(Luke 1:19-24)
 
Notice that those in Paradise have names, such as Abraham and Lazarus..but the "rich man" is nameless, faceless and is anybody who rejects the free gift of salvation found in Jesus Christ could be this person. (could this be you?)
 
Our Lord was sinless and only told what is true, it would make sense that He would not tell a falsehood, just to make a point. Jesus spoke of things spiritual that were being played out in the natural realm. Do we think that He was just joking and He didn't mean it as He spoke it, and exactly as we take it? This place of the abode of the dead, encompassed hell and paradise, as the above verses speak of, but Jesus emptied Paradise when He was raised from the dead.
 
8 "Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.
9(Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?
10He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things)." (Ephesians 4:8-10)
 
Where Jesus took those whose abode was Paradise, is for God to know, but we know that since Jesus was crucified and descended into the lower parts of the earth, to reveal Himself as the Messiah, to those who entered into this temporary place of rest, were removed somewhere in the third heaven.
 
But hell and it's torment is still there, as it has not been emptied as of yet.
 
Did you know that below your feet are millions and millions and millions of souls crying, screaming, weeping, wailing, and gnashing on their teeth, and begging for a drop of water for their tongue because they are tormented without rest with fire and brimstone and they know they are not getting out? Did you know the only consolation one can find in hell is to think about (which I assume is hard to do because of the torture) one's life on earth (Luke 16:24-25)? It's not like it is here on the surface, but those who died without Jesus Christ as Savior, or looked for Him coming in the future, ended up here in a spiritual realm of separation from God and are in torment...
 
WHAT HELL IS LIKE
 
The Party in Hell has been canceled due to fire .....
 
11 "And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.
12 But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.(Matthew 8:12),
 
Jesus speaks of this awful place further in Matthew 22:13, 24:51, 25:30, 13:28). IN fact, Jesus spoke more of the dangers of hellfire than He did about the coming Kingdom of God. Some impudent people speak of joining their friends for a party in hell, but there will be no joy, no happiness, no light, no love, no friendships, and no party in hell........only torment! Scripture gives us details about hell.
 
There is darkness, weeping and gashing of teeth (2 Samuel 22:6, Psalm 18:5) There are sorrows in hell (Job 11:8 )
 
Hell is deep (Psalm 86:13) Lowest hell (Psalm 116:3 )
 
There is pain in hell (James 3:6)
 
Your tongue is set on fire in hell (Isaiah 33:10-17 )
 
There is a devouring fire, and everlasting burnings (Matthew 25:41 )
 
Everlasting Fire (Revelation 14:9-12, 20:10) You are tormented with fire and brimstone in God's presence (Revelation 21:8)
 
It is a lake of fire and that is the second death
 
Who goes to hell? (Psalm 9:17, Psalm 55:15) All the wicked and all the nations that forget God (Proverbs 27:20) Hell is never full (Isaiah 5:14) Hell has enlarged herself to make room
(Isaiah 14:15 )The Devil will go there - he is not there yet, but he will be.
 
(Revelation 20:10 Ezekiel 31:16-17) Cast into hell (2 Peter 2:4)
 
The angels that sinned have been cast down to hell, and are chained there until the day of judgment (Revelation 20:11-15, Isaiah 24:17-23 )
 
The angels that have yet to sin and rebel will be shut up in hell (Revelation 11:7, 17:8) The Antichrist is right now in the bottomless pit and will descend out of the bottomless pit, but will be thrown into the Lake of Fire when Jesus comes to put down all rebellion and sets up His Kingdom. The Anti-Christ will be possessed by Satan, but for now, the AC is not revealed until the timing is right in God's plan for mankind.
 
AND finally........
Whoever is not found in the book of life,
 
14 "And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
15And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire." (Revelation 20:14-15)
 
That's just a quick glimpse of the huge amount of scriptural support and I encourage you to take a bible in hand and look at each verse, the surrounding context and prove to yourself the concept of a devil's hell waiting for those who reject the only provision of escaping this eternal doom and everlasting destruction.
 
THE MAJORITY OF MANKIND WILL GO TO HELL
 
But with all these biblical verses to support the truth of the concept of hell spoken in your Bibles, a majority of mankind will end up going to this awful place. Why? Free will and being deceived by Satan the devil. Men revel in their wickedness and the lust of the flesh. Those who reject God's provision will have to face the consequence of their own choice. We can accept His offer of salvation, or reject it. Unfortunately, most human beings will reject Jesus the Messiah. They will not obey Him. In this generation, more than 90 per cent of the worlds population are outright idol worshipers, godless, secular or atheists.
 
Remember when God destroyed the world by a devastating flood in the Antediluvian age of Noah? He only saved 8 souls and some animals (2 by 2 of unclean and 7 each of clean animals) to repopulate the earth. So when God judges this earth again by fire, sadly only a remnant of all the people who have ever lived will find their way to heaven and the goal of salvation.
 
SOME BELIEVE THE SOUL OF MAN WILL BE ANNIHILATED?
 
There are some Christian fundamental churches that believe that when God sends those who have not accepted His free pardon and offer of His grace and mercy, found in His only Son, they will cease to exist and be destroyed. They don't believe that men will be tormented for all eternity in a devil's hell. They believe they will be annihilated and will be no more, either in body or in spirit. But what is the truth found in your Bible?
 
Does the spirit of man live on even after death? Some believe that they do not...they point to what Solomon said:
 
" For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten." (Ecclesiastes 9:5)
 
They call this soul sleep, meaning the mortal man is forgotten and knows nothing, and the spirit returns to God who gave it. True, the mortal body dies and goes to dust, but does that mean that the spirit is not still alive and fully conscious? Let me refer you to these websites that supports what I have believed and gives many more scriptures that prove that man at his creation, each of us, are created in the image of God and at that moment will live forever, either in a glorious state, or a eternally damned state of separation from God.
 
https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/topics/Fire-Of-Hell
https://www.compellingtruth.org/human-soul-mortal-immortal.html
https://www.compellingtruth.org/annihilationism.html
https://www.openbible.info/topics/hellfire
 
"Without a doubt the human soul is immortal. This is clearly seen in many Scriptures in both the Old and New Testaments: Psalm 22:26; 23:6; 49:7-9; Ecclesiastes 12:7; Daniel 12:2-3; Matthew 25:46; and 1 Corinthians 15:12-19. Daniel 12:2 says, "Multitudes who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake: some to everlasting life, others to shame and everlasting contempt." Similarly, Jesus Himself said referring to the sheep and goat judgment:
 
41 "Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
42 For I was an hungered, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:
43 I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
44 Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?
45 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.
46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.(Matthew 25:46).
 
With the same Greek word used to refer to both "punishment" and "life," it is clear that both the wicked and the righteous have an eternal/immortal soul.
 
The unmistakable teaching of the Bible is that all people, whether they are saved or lost, will exist eternally, in either heaven or hell. True life or spiritual life does not cease when our fleshly bodies pass away in death. Our souls will live forever, either in the presence of God in heaven if we are saved, or in punishment in hell if we reject God's gift of salvation. In fact, the promise of the Bible is that not only will our souls live forever, but also that our bodies will be resurrected. This hope of a bodily resurrection is at the very heart of the Christian faith.
 
12 "Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?
13 But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen:
14 And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain.
15 Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not.
16 For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised:
17 And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.
18 Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished.
19 If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable."(1 Corinthians 15:12-19).
 
"While all souls are immortal, it is important to remember that we are not eternal in the same way that God is. God is the only truly eternal being in that He alone is without a beginning or end. God has always existed and will always continue to exist. All other sentient creatures, whether they are human or angelic, are finite in that they had a beginning. While our souls will live forever once we come into being, the Bible does not support the concept that our souls have always existed. Our souls are immortal, as that is how God created them, but they did have a beginning; there was a time they did not exist." (Gotquestions.org)
 
So taking that thought further, if we are to always live after creation in some form, whether physical or spirit, then each man and woman must decide where they wish to spend eternity. Remember, the reason any of us were born is to make a decision of what we will do concerning the Man/God Jesus Christ...will we accept His gift of salvation bought in His own blood, or by our own free will and rebellion, refuse that gift and exclude our sins being forgiven?
 
6 "For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.
7For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die.
8But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
9Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him." (Romans 5:6-9)
 
BOOK OF REVELATION DESCRIBES MANKIND'S ETERNAL HOME
 
Prophecy in your bible consist of 26-27% of fulfilled and unfilled prophecy. Many of the Old Testament prophecies have been fulfilled, some are waiting to be fulfilled. But Revelation past the 3rd chapter is prophecy of the future. But the end result of the whole of the book of the Revelation of Jesus Christ is where men choose to spend eternity...either in glory with God the Father and His Son, Jesus Christ, or banished to outer darkness and cast alive into what the Bible calls the "Lake of Fire".
 
4 "And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
5But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection." (Revelation 20:4-5)
 
A glorious picture of those who have overcome this world by the blood of the Lamb. It speaks of the first resurrection that began with Jesus resurrection and will end when He comes to set up His Kingdom for a 1000 years. Fast forward from Revelation chapter 4 of the 24 elders sitting on thrones, a clear picture of the Church rewarded and sitting on thrones, now we sit in judgment of men and angels as Paul spoke of in 1st Corinthians:
 
2 "Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?
3, Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more things that pertain to this life?" (1st Corinthians 6:2-3)
 
The book speaks of a glorious future for those who have accepted Jesus as personal Savior, but it also gives a damning description of those who reject Him.
 
GREAT WHITE THRONE JUDGMENT OF GOD
 
This is found at the Great White Throne judgment that brings all the lost of all the generations of mankind, from the beginning of creation till the last person born human on earth.
 
12 "And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
13And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.
14And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
15And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire." (Revelation 20:12-15)
 
What are these books that are opened that God will judge all of mankind that have rejected His free offer of mercy and grace? My discernment on that is they are the books of your Bible...God's Word. It was designed and written as a love letter telling about God's love for mankind, sending His only Begotten Son to die in our place and to save them from their sins. But now, they are opened as their judge. They have committed the "unpardonable sin" that cannot be forgiven. They have rejected the only way to enter into the presence of God Almighty, Jesus Christ and refused the call of God's Holy Spirit that was drawing them to a knowledge of their condition and need for a Savior.
 
16 "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
17For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
18He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil." (John 3:16-19)
 
If anything is certain about the future, there is a judgment according to whether they accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior or reject that message, for all who ever lived and died. How can anyone who reads the words of his bible and ask God to give him discernment of what those words mean, take their own "immortal" soul and risk spending eternity away from all source of goodness, love, joy, peace and happiness and spend in a devil's hell?
 
I've often wondered when I read these words, when God talks about the "Lake of Fire", what could be the source or synonymous of that everlasting punishment?.Obviously, it is very hot and causing excruciating torment for those who are so unfortunate to receive this for their banishment from the presence of a Holy God. The Bible is clear of its eternal destruction of the soul's of men. I don't know, but theorize it would be something along the lines of our own sun. It is thermo-nuclear and we don't know what the interior of that ball of exploding gases are comprised of....but think of it, how would a person endure being at the center of something like our sun? Would you even want to know?
 
JESUS SHOWED US THE WAY
 
But take heart, my reader. You don't have to spend eternity in a devil's hell and be cast into a "lake of Fire" to endure torment and separation from God for all eternity. For at the end of the Book of your bible, there is an invitation to all who will listen to the call of the Holy Spirit:
 
16 "I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.
17And the Spirit and the bride (the redeemed church) say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely." (Revelation 22:16-17)
 
How can we know the way?
 
6Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
7If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him." (John 14:6-7)
 
I beseech all who read this message, to open your heart and your mind, and let the Holy Spirit who is calling all who will listen to repent of their sins, and change their mind about the life they have been living, to embrace Jesus, the Son of the Living God who died for your sins and mine.
 
8 "But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;
9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
11 For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
12 For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.
13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." (Romans 10:8-13)
 
2 "(For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)" (2nd Corinthians 6:2)
 
Make no mistake, to do otherwise will bring you to the edge of hell, as the mouth of hell has opened it's mouth wide to receive you.
 
This is Pastor Mike Taylor, praying for your redemption through the only way to enter heaven's glory, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. If you need counseling, prayer, or just a listening ear, email me at pastormiketaylor@yahoo.com, God bless you all until hopefully,
 
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 God's Revelation of Judgment: The Great White Throne - By Ron Ferguson - 
https://www.raptureready.com/2020/07/29/gods-revelation-of-judgment-the-great-white-throne-by-ron-ferguson/
 
[A]. THE PERSON AND THE BOOKS - 
 
Rev 20:11-12 "I saw a great white throne and Him who sat upon it, from whose presence earth and heaven fled away; and no place was found for them. And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne; and books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged from the things which were written in the books, according to their deeds."
 
THE VISION - The vision came of a great white throne occupied by a figure, so awesome and so terrifying that it can only spell an awful judgment from the King of the Universe, and the ruling is against the unsaved of all ages, from Cain to the end of the Millennium. The reason for the throne is because the King sits in judgment like the eastern potentates did on rulings that they would deliver for their subjects who came before the throne. Here we have the Judge, which the Apostles' Creed would identify as the Lord Jesus Christ who "comes to judge the living and the dead." Let us just say that God the Son as the eternal Judge will occupy this throne.
 
John 5:22-23 "For not even the Father judges anyone, but He has given all judgment to the Son in order that all may honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him."
 
It is God the Father who directs all judgment in that day into the hand of the Son of God.
 
John 5:27-29 "And He gave Him authority to execute judgment because He is the Son of Man. Do not marvel at this, for an hour is coming in which all who are in the tombs shall hear His voice, and shall come forth - those who did the good deeds to a resurrection of life, and those who committed the evil deeds to a resurrection of judgment."
 
(This is not contemporaneous - not at the same time. "God created the universe and created in me a new life." Not contemporaneous.)
 
THE DESCRIPTION OF THE THRONE - The resurrection of the ones to life has already happened at the Rapture that will end this Church age. That would have been over 1,007 years earlier. The throne is considered great, and that is because of the greatness of the event it presides over, and also because of the greatness of the One who sits upon it. The throne is white, and the types speak to us here. White is purity and cleanness, which is applicable to the One there. It can also speak of the absence of blood for redemption, for there is none, sadly, at that judgment.
 
The altar was the place of judgment in the Old Testament, and it was associated with the red of sacrifice. Here the judgment will be in association with white because there is no red of sacrifice to atone for the ones who are going to be judged here. This is serious business when the whole of the unsaved earth from the beginning of creation till the entry of this throne will stand in condemnation.
 
THE GREAT WHITE THRONE IS NOT FOR CHRISTIANS - Then John sees the dead standing before God, a whole multitude of all ages and cultures, all in dread fear, for there is no solid standing for them because their sins are condemning them. We cannot ever imagine what this will be like, for God has ordained that His children will never be brought into judgment, or undergo the wrath of God, which is why the Church could never be in the Tribulation. Condemnation judgment will never touch us.
 
Jesus was the one who stood in the place where sin was condemning Him, stood as it were before Jehovah's awful throne with the sentence of death because He was the guilty One, and condemnation was His to encounter and to be forsaken by God. He would encounter the wrath of God, and His face would be so contorted that He was unrecognizable as a son of man. All this was done for you and for me. We should have been before the great white throne, each of us, but our Lord took our place, and therefore suffered what we will never suffer. For that reason, our Substitute made sure we would never be before the great white throne.
 
CHRIST'S BRIDE IS WITH HIM - We may be behind the throne as His Bride, for we will be with our Lord and sharing the judgment He makes. The following verses could indicate that - 1 Cor 6:2-3 "Or do you not know that the saints will judge the world? If the world is judged by you, are you not competent to constitute the smallest law courts? Do you not know that we shall judge angels? How much more, matters of this life?" Christ comes for the judgment of the nations at the Second Coming of the Lord as explained here, and His Church comes with Him, for His Bride will be with Him forever.
 
Matt. 25:31-33 "When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then He will sit on His glorious throne. And all the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them from one another as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. And He will put the sheep on His right, and the goats on the left."
 
THE THRONES - There are three thrones that will operate after the Rapture of the Church. The first of these is the judgment seat of Christ. Technically, a seat is not a throne, but I think we can say Christ's seat is a throne, for the King occupies it. It is the Bema I will do later. The second throne is the one on which the Lord sits to judge the nations (above) after the Second Coming at the end of the Great Tribulation, which is the end of the age. And the third is the great white throne of Rev 20. I think it is probable the Church will have association with all three thrones.
 
THOSE WHO STAND BEFORE THE THRONE - An interesting expression used in verse 12 is "the dead, the great and the small." In the use of language, we normally say "the small and the great," working upwards. God chooses the other way, "the great and the small." Why, I wonder? Well, in this world, the "great" are often those with power and influence who have risen over others and dictate what they want for themselves. We have judges, presidents, prime ministers, rulers, dictators, professors, CEOs, world sports heroes, celebrities, politicians, etc. They live privileged lives and glory often in their high and proud position. Now they all stand at the great white throne along with the peasants, the poor, the criminals, the bikers, the underprivileged, Mr. and Mrs. Ordinary Person, and those they lorded it over. Here they will have no position of privilege, but rather, will have the greater judgment.
 
This throne is so fearful and awesome and so dreadful that human discriminations, class, position, and power will be leveled under the immense weight of sin and the fear that hangs over the heads of the billions who are there. We cannot describe the misery, the horror and the hopelessness of that situation, and all there will have no affinity with each other, for all will be isolated because of their open sins and detached from "friends" of common destiny. The notion of the evil ones in hell having companions there and living it up in sin with the devil in control is totally erroneous and has been developed through the distortion and excesses of the Middle Ages. And so they stood before the throne, lost and despairing.
 
THE BOOKS - The books were opened, we are told. What are these books? Frankly, we do not know, but they have to do with the judgment, so I believe them to be a record of every individual life of every individual who is unsaved. It would seem that the deeds of every one is on account, and all the sins will be on record, all sins great and small. This will be awful, for the whole life of open and hidden sins will be openly declared to each one, one by one. They will stand condemned, for there is no remedy, no possibility of forgiveness; they will be as guilty as Adam, who hid himself from the presence of God, only that these people will not be able to hide from the presence of God. Just one sin will condemn them, for the sin stands in stark contrast to the righteousness of God, who is the Judge on this throne. These books will contain it all.
 
There is a television show called "This Is Your Life," which is positive highlighting of good things in someone's life. The great white throne will highlight everything, and all will stand fearful and undone and ashamed. However, here there is no hope for any of the multitude assembled. That is the part so sad.
 
THE JUDGEMENT DEEDS - When I was in Prep 3 or something like that at school (in those days we had the Preparatory years before the Grades), I can clearly remember one teacher telling us at school a story that for every good thing we did, a nail would be hit into a board (God's doing), and for every bad thing, a nail was removed. At the end, God would put us in heaven if there were nails in the board. In other words, if the account was on the good side. I went home that day as a 5 or 6- year-old and tried to do good things! What this teacher was ascribing to were good works and the good outweighing the bad. This is not God's way. There is no other way of salvation except through the shed blood of Christ, through repentance and acceptance of His personal redeeming sacrifice.
 
The dead, those not in Christ, will stand before the throne, and they will be judged according to the things written in the books. It is interesting that the expression "books" (plural) is used, and there must be lots of them. I do not know what is on record, except the account of sins will be the Prosecutor's brief and will form the evidence of condemnation. They will be judged from what is written in the books.
 
THE BOOK OF LIFE - We are told another book was opened, the Book of Life, and this will be used also in the judgment of these lost souls. But what is the Book of Life? And why might this book be used for this group, which is already condemned? To answer these questions, we must first try to determine what is the Book of Life, and I think it is fair to say that we cannot be sure of this one. As far as I can ascertain, there are two main views on this book, which are these:
 
(1). It is a book kept in the heavens where the names of all the redeemed are entered when they come into faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, or when declared righteous through faith and obedience as with the Old Testament saints. This would then make the book, a book of redemption or eternal life, and I think this has been the more common view.
 
(2). The Book of Life contains the names (or identities) of all ever born on the face of the earth, which makes it a book of the living, or even a book of the conceived, even though the problem arises with the stillborn and even the aborted ones after conception; but this is a whole new and ethically complex subject, raising the question of when conception might lead to the soul and spirit making up a triune person. In this second view, it is thought that, for the unsaved, upon death or rejection of eternal life through unrepentance or disbelief, a person's name is removed from that book, leaving only the redeemed on the pages. This book is used as a final proof for these unsaved and condemned, in that they have no claim to God's presence and that The Lord upon the throne is just and righteous.
 
DEGREES OF PUNISHMENT - I now want to touch on a subject that has been occupying my mind for some time, and I hasten to say this is totally my idea. I have no evidence for it, but I shall present my thoughts on it. Before I do so, I will list a number of passages; and as we read them, I want you to see in them degrees of punishment.
 
Luke 12:46-48 "The master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him, and at an hour he does not know and will cut him in pieces, and assign him a place with the unbelievers. And that slave who knew his master's will and did not get ready or act in accord with his will shall receive many lashes, but the one who did not know it, and committed deeds worthy of a flogging, will receive but few. From everyone who has been given much, shall much be required; and to whom they entrusted much, of him they will ask all the more."
 
Matt 10:14-15 "Whoever does not receive you, nor heed your words, as you go out of that house or that city, shake off the dust of your feet. Truly I say to you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city."
 
Matt 11:20-24 "Then He began to reproach the cities in which most of His miracles were done because they did not repent. 'Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! for if the miracles had occurred in Tyre and Sidon which occurred in you, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. Nevertheless I say to you, it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgment than for you. And you, Capernaum, will not be exalted to heaven, will you? You shall descend to Hades; for if the miracles had occurred in Sodom which occurred in you, it would have remained to this day. Nevertheless I say to you that it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment than for you."
 
Matt 12:36-37 "I say to you, that every careless word that men shall speak, they shall render account for it in the day of judgment. For by your words you shall be justified, and by your words you shall be condemned."
 
Matt 12:41 "The men of Nineveh shall stand up with this generation at the judgment, and shall condemn it because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, something greater than Jonah is here."
 
Rom 2:4-8 "Or do you think lightly of the riches of His kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance? But because of your stubbornness and unrepentant heart you are storing up wrath for yourself in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God, who will render to every man according to his deeds: to those who by perseverance in doing good seek for glory and honor and immortality, eternal life; but to those who are selfishly ambitious and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, wrath, and indignation."
 
[B]. GOD IS JUST AND RIGHTEOUS - Throughout the Old Testament, God is seen as merciful, and His judgments dispensed according to the crimes and faithlessness of His people. Once they gained the promised land, when they sinned, He brought against them the Philistines. But when their sin became gross and so severe, He brought them into captivity by Assyria and Babylon with judgments so severe. In my current understanding, God's penalty is commensurate with the crime. Do you see that in the passages above?
 
I think it is important to recognize in God, a just penalty in judgment where sins are dealt with accordingly. The question is sometimes asked, "What about the heathen who have never heard of salvation in Jesus Christ and who died in the millennia past - are they in hell or what, and is this fair?" Then again, "What about the good person, the really lovely good person who has spent a life in going good for people?" These questions are very valid, but we must also mention that the following considerations apply:
 
"And there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must be saved" (Acts 4:12). "As it is written, 'There is none righteous, not even one. All have turned aside. Together they have become useless. There is none who does good. There is not even one'" (Rom 3:10-12).
 
Now we must try to balance all this against the great white throne judgment. It is not easy, and I don't have a perfect, satisfying solution. God is just and does it correctly.
 
NONE WILL HAVE AN EXCUSE - The Bible tells us in Romans 1 that the heathen world is without excuse, having the ability to see and claim God in creation. Romans also tells us that no one is really good, and goodness is measured by the standard of God Himself. No one reaches that standard; therefore, no one is good.
 
That being said, we know God is a just God and that He punishes according to the crime and the responsibility and accountability. For that reason, I believe the books that are opened at the great white throne will expose all the sins of those present, and they are judged according to their sins. And God, being fair, will take into account the sinfulness of each sin to pronounce a penalty worthy of that sin. Therefore, I believe that the horrendous crimes will suffer a greater punishment than the less horrendous sins. We know all unsaved end in the lake of fire, but in that place, I expect there to be degrees of punishment.
 
Hitler and Stalin and various popes, and especially the greatest murderer of all in history, Mao Zedong, will have the severest of penalties. Those of Tyre and Sidon and Sodom will be less penalized than the people who saw and heard Jesus' ministry, yet rejected it. It will all lie in God's hands; He is the Judge, and Abraham's prayer for Sodom and Gomorrah sets it out correctly - Gen. 18:25 "Far be it from You to do such a thing, to slay the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Shall not the Judge of all the earth deal justly?" We must leave this matter there for now, leave it in the hands of the Lord.
 
We then have a verse which explains this scene in a little more detail, and it is this one:
 
DEATH AND HELL EMPTIED - Rev 20:13 "The sea gave up the dead which were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead which were in them, and they were judged, every one of them according to their deeds."
 
The people standing before the great white throne have come from the sea and death and hades. This is not difficult, for it includes all who have died through the ages, and all these had their abode in death, having died on the land or in the sea, even in space in our generation. They all were in hell, which is "sheol" in Hebrew or "hades" in Greek. Same place. The grave, death, hell, sheol, and hades are all the same. Hell used to be in two sections, hell and paradise, but no longer.
 
The unsaved dead of all generations will be resurrected for the great white throne; therefore, we assume they will have some type of body (though maybe not necessary) as they stand there en masse waiting their turn. For it says, "every one of them." The resurrection of verse 13 is the resurrection of the unsaved because all those in Christ Jesus are resurrected at the Rapture, and the murdered saints of the Tribulation are raised before the 1,000 years begins. Rev 20:4-6, the First Resurrection.
 
This same verse in Rev 20:13 says all these will be judged according to their deeds. God has a record of them, and only one sin is enough to condemn a man, as seen with Adam who was banished from the garden through one act of disobedience, and who died that day according to the promise of God; but it also began the path of physical death. These evil deeds that belong to the condemned at the judgment throne will be under consideration, and they will suffer the penalty, but the very fact that deeds are mentioned again makes me think there are degrees of punishment resulting from this judgment.
 
[C]. THE FINAL JUDGEMENT - Rev. 20:13-15 "The sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and Hades gave up the dead which were in them: and they were judged, every one of them according to their deeds. And death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. And if anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire."
 
The judgment is concluded; the sentences have been passed; the condemned stand forlornly because nothing remains for them except for an eternal separation from all that is good, yea, from God Himself. Then we progress to the ultimate act of eternal death, the verdict of punishment when all those standing there, and death itself, along with Hades (the grave/hell), are cast into the lake of fire. This is eternal, but can we comprehend eternity? Can we grasp eternal death? Or, for that matter, can mortal human beings even grasp the concept of eternal life? We are mortals in time, and heirs of eternity, but our destiny is concluded in time.
 
WHAT IS THE LAKE OF FIRE? - But what is the lake of fire, and what is its purpose? We shall answer the second part first. This place and term are only contained in Revelation, though the idea is known to Isaiah. The first usage is Rev 19:20, where the world leader/Antichrist (beast) and the false prophet were seized and thrown alive into the lake of fire. The next, in Rev 20:10, is where Satan is thrown in there to join the duo of evil already there. Maybe these three are the only ones at that stage in this lake. The other references to the lake of fire are in the remainder of chapter 20, applying to the great white throne judgment. When you think into it, the Antichrist and False Prophet will be the only sentient human beings ever not to appear before either the Judgment Seat of Christ or the Great White Throne.
 
We have many shortened references to the lake of fire in the gospels and even in the Old Testament, such as "eternal punishment" (Matt 25:46), "forever and forever" (Rev 14:11), "the eternal fire" Matt 18:8), "the furnace of fire" (Matt 13:42), "unquenchable fire" (Mark 9:43).
 
Mark speaks of it in a statement - "where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched" (Mark 9:48). Isaiah used this term - Isa 66:24 "Then they shall go forth and look on the corpses of the men who have transgressed against Me, for their worm shall not die, and their fire shall not be quenched, and they shall be an abhorrence to all mankind."
 
The purpose of the lake of fire is clear from this verse - Matt. 25:41 "Then He will also say to those on His left, 'Depart from Me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels.'" It was God's eternal intention that the lake of fire was to be the abode of Satan and the fallen angels, and that is why it was created. The outcome of that is that those who follow Satan will share that place also. God is not willing that any should perish but that all should repent, but failure to do so means eternity will be spent in the same abode as Satan.
 
To answer the next thought, "What is the lake of fire?" is more difficult. The lake is not hell; it's not Hades. We know it is literal and horrible, has a purpose, and is eternal. The biblical descriptions of it are all similar and use words such as these - "burning, fire and brimstone, eternal, smoke, furnace." I would leave it at that and would not get entangled about that most somber matter. "Depart from Me." It is not pleasing to write on this subject because of the seriousness of it. It is so sad.
 
We will continue next time with "The Christian - The Judgment Seat of Christ."
ronaldf@aapt.net.au 

The 30330 Man - By Randy Nettles -
https://www.rev310.com/2020/07/the-30330-man
 
On July 31, 2019, at the end of the Democratic primary debate, Joe Biden (former senator and vice-president of the U.S.) told viewers to "go to Joe 30330 and help me in this fight". Most viewers assumed this was a website name, but it turned out that wasn't the case. Joe was just doing what Joe does best, he misspoke. He evidently meant to tell the audience to text 30330 to get involved in his campaign. This was just another gaff among dozens in the career of the former senator from Delaware.
 
This article, however, is not about Joe Biden in particular. It's more about the power behind politics and the world system. This evil power has been influencing civilization since the beginning of time, starting with the fall of Adam and Eve and the expulsion from the Garden of Eden. Of course, I am talking about Satan and his army of fallen angels (demons). They corrupted mankind and the animal kingdom during the Antediluvian Age to the extent that God had to destroy all the people of the earth, except for Noah and his family, and most of the animals, with a great flood. After the flood, mankind was again deceived by this wicked entity during the Tower of Babel incident. God had to intervene in the affairs of men again. This time He confounded their language (for they originally spoke only one language) which effectively separated them and scattered them abroad upon the face of all the earth.
 
Throughout mankind's history, Satan has always been influencing nations and the lives of people around the world. His influence is one of evil, for he is against God and God's ultimate plan of redemption for man. Satan's corrupt control over the inhabitants of Sodom and Gomorrah was evident, during Abraham's lifetime; as it was over Pharaoh and the idol-worshipping pagans in Egypt, during the time of Moses and the Exodus. His evil power corrupted the children of Israel during the time of the Judges, and later during the reign of the kings of Israel and Judah; when apostasy was rampant. Satan is alive and well on planet Earth (just like Hal Lindsey said a long time ago) even to this present day...maybe even more so, as he has the technology to work with (and through) these days. His influence can be seen and felt throughout America and all nations of the world. He will not stop until all mankind worships him as God, and then he will turn on his subjects and destroy them. God, however, will not allow this to happen. He always saves a remnant of mankind for Himself.
 
Satan is a defeated foe, and has been ever since Jesus rose from the grave after his crucifixion, and ascended back to Heaven. Satan knows his future, as recorded in the Bible "When the thousand years (Millennium Kingdom of Jesus Christ) are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, and shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle, the number of whom is as the sand of the sea. And they went up on the breadth of the earth; and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them. And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever" (Revelation 20:7-10). Satan wants to take as many human beings to this "lake" with him as he possibly can. Sadly, many humans (and angels) will follow him willingly or unwillingly to their doom.
 
After the Democratic presidential debate, I started thinking about the number 30330 and why Joe Biden and his campaign advisors picked that particular number. You know good and well Old Joe didn't think that up for himself, as he doesn't think very clearly these days. I believe he takes the advice of someone, either person or principality; that tells him he should put his faith in the United Nations and world government, instead of God, to bring about "change". As with Nimrod and the Tower of Babel, Satan knows he can control, enslave, and kill people more effectively if he can do his ungodly work through just one government or man, instead of hundreds.
 
As a new world order globalist elite, Joe Biden's goal is to bring the U.S. into the one world government system; where the U.N. will be in control of the government, military, and citizens of the world. Under a President Biden, and the powers and principalities behind him, America will succumb to the siren call of the New World Order, thus losing her sovereignty, power, independence, and freedom. America the Great will fall, and will never again rise to such prominence. We will soon become just another region under the dominance of one of the Ten Kings/Kingdoms that will rule the earth during the end times. Eventually the Antichrist will kill 3 of the kings and the remaining 7 will relinquish their control to him. That is when all Hell on earth will begin in earnest. It will be the time of the Great Tribulation, otherwise known as Jacob's Trouble.
 
As for the number 30330, I can only speculate on why it was chosen. I believe the "30" at the start and finish of this five digit number represents the U.N.'s Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development, which most progressive Democrats believe in. Agenda 2030 for S.D. has 17 goals for curing all of the world's problems under the leadership of the unelected officials of the United Nations by the year 2030. All nations are required to follow their guidelines to bring about this new utopia on earth. They are to relinquish their national sovereignty, and become a member of the New World Order. All members will be required to submit to the authority of the one world government of the United Nations.
 
The next two digits in the number 30330 make up a very special number. "33" is a very significant number in religion, numerology, and the occult. Regarding the occult symbolism for this number, I gathered the following information from a page on the website: www.dtss: "The U.N.'s flag shows the globe divided into 33 sections encircled by olive branches. The flag's color is blue just like the first 3 "blue degrees" of Masonry. 33 is the highest degree of Scottish Rite Freemasonry. There are 13 degrees of York-Rite Masonry. Our measuring system originated in Masonic France in the 1790's which explains why 13 standard inches is equal to precisely 33 metric centimeters. The Grand Orient de France of Freemasons was founded in 1733. The Masons base much of their traditions and rituals on the building of structures, such as the Tower of Babel and Solomon's Temple.
 
Harry S. Truman, a 33 degree Mason, became 33rd President of the United States. In 1933 Adolph Hitler became Chancellor of Germany. The Masonic Great Seal with the Latin "New World Order" was added to the dollar bill in 1933. During World War II, 33rd degree Winston Churchill gave us the "V" for "victory" two-finger salute, which since the 60's became a symbol for "peace". Before it stood for victory or peace and was a symbol of the 33rd degree. There are 3 joints to the knuckle on two fingers making 33; then held apart like a V is about 33 degrees. Likewise, the human foot has 33 joints. The human spine has 33 vertebrae. The number of turns in a complete sequence of human DNA equals 33.
 
All the pyramids in the world are on the 33rd parallel and also the area known as the Bermuda Triangle. The ancient city of Babylon was very near the 33rd parallel while modern Baghdad is on the 33rd parallel. This area was once thought to be the Garden of Eden and later, ancient Sumer. Mount Hermon is at 33 degrees latitude and longitude. In the book of Enoch, Mount Hermon is the place where the Grigeri or Watchers/Sons of God/Nephilim descended to earth."
 
These are the esoteric and occultic beliefs of the elite, new world order acolytes including Joe Biden, one of the many 30330 men and women of the world. The 30 at the start and finish of 30330 means it's important as it is mentioned twice. The number 30 represents the U.N.'s Agenda 2030 and 33 symbolizes the occult or supernatural.
 
However, for Bible believing Christians, the numbers 30 and 33 represent something entirely different than it does for the new age guru's and new world order radicals. The number 30 is a special number in four ways according to the Bible.
 
1) 30 is a designated measurement for building special structures. Noah's Ark was 30 cubits in height (Genesis 6:15). Moses and the children of Israel built a tabernacle for God. It contained 11 curtains that were all 30 cubits in length (Exodus 26:15). Solomon's Temple was 30 cubits in height (1 kings 6:2). It was the same height as Noah's ark, but wasn't as wide or long.
 
2) 30 was the age for many men in the Bible when they had a life-changing event in their lives. The sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi had designated duties to perform in the Tabernacle of the congregation. All men from these families 30 years to 50 years old were to perform the work (Numbers 4:2-4). Joseph was 30 years old when he stood before Pharaoh King of Egypt (Genesis 41:46). David was 30 years old when he began to reign, and he reigned 40 years (2 Samuel 5:4). Jesus began his ministry at about 30 years of age (Luke 3:23). The key word here is "about". I believe he was more like 33 years old. That is about 30, but not exactly.
 
3) 30 days was a time of mourning for two great Jewish heroes of the faith, Aaron and Moses (Numbers 20:29 and Deuteronomy 34:8).
 
4) 30 was the perfect number of men that comprised an elite group in David's army. There were actually two elite groups of men in David's army: "the thirty" and "the three" (if you add them up, it's 33). According to 2 Samuel 23:12-14. To become a member of these groups a man had to show extraordinary courage in battle and wisdom in leadership. The 30 captains were the most courageous and highest ranking officers of David's army. "The three" were three men who risked their lives for David by breaking through the host of the Philistines and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem and brought it to David (1 Chronicles 11:15-19).
 
Another aspect of the number 30 is when you multiply it by 13 (the number for rebellion or apostasy) you get 390. What's interesting about this number is when you relate it to the history of Israel. "390 years is the whole duration of the separate existence of the ten tribes of Israel from the day they rebelled against Rehoboam to the day they were led away captive by the Assyrians. Ezekiel prophesied about this in Ezekiel 4:4-5: The 390 years were to signify not only the years of apostasy but were also to signify the 390 days (13 months x 30 days) of the siege of Jerusalem. The siege commenced on the 10th day of the 10th month of the 9th year of Zedekiah (2 Kings 25:2-4). and it was taken on the 9th day of the 4th month of the 11th year of the same king. This gives a period of 18 months. The siege was raised for about 5 months, while Nebuchadnezzar's army was withdrawn for fear of Pharaoh, King of Egypt, who had come up to meet him. Thus the siege lasted for 13 months before Jerusalem and the temple were destroyed." {1}
 
"The numbers 3 and 33 are very special numbers in the Bible. The number 3 represents Divine perfection. It is associated with the Godhead, for there are 3 Persons in God; the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Jesus himself represents the number 3 in many aspects, even though he is mentioned most as the number 2 Person...the Son. There were 3 years of Jesus' ministry which testify to the completeness of Israel's failure to accept him as their Messiah (Luke 13:7). Jesus 3-fold "it is written" replies to Satan show that the word of God is the perfection of all ministry (Matthew 4). The 3-fold voice from heaven revealed the completeness of God's approval of his beloved son Jesus (Matthew 3:17 and John 12:28).
 
The prophet Jonah was in the belly of a great fish for 3 days and 3 nights. "Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah: And Jonah was in the belly of the fish 3 days and 3 nights (Jonah 1:17). This event pre-figured Jesus' death and resurrection. In the New Testament, Matthew verified this: "For as Jonah was 3 days and 3 nights in the whale's belly, so shall the Son of man be 3 days and 3 nights in the heart of the earth" (Matthew 12:40). Matthew mentioned 3 days and 3 nights (33) twice which signified its importance.
 
Jesus started his 3 year ministry when he was probably 33 (33.5) years old. In the year AD 33, at 3 PM Jerusalem time, Jesus died on a cross having been crucified. There had been darkness in the land of Israel for 3 hours before Jesus uttered his last 3 words..."It is finished" (John 19:30). Mankind's salvation was now secure and complete for all who put their trust and faith in Him.
 
In Exodus 33:11, Moses spoke to the Lord "face to face" as a man speaks to his friend. This was probably a theophany of God the Son, Jesus Christ. David, God's anointed king of Israel, ruled for 40 years; 7 in Hebron and 33 years in Jerusalem (1 Kings 2:11). He started his reign in Hebron when he was 30 years old. David was the 33rd generation from Adam (1Chronicles 1 and 2).
 
Gideon, one of the judges of Israel, defeated the Midianites with only 300 men which he divided into 3 companies (Judges 7:16-23). Gideon originally had 22,000 warriors, but 12,000 of them were too fearful to fight. That left Gideon with 10,000 men, but God devised a test to see who was qualified to fight. Only 300 men passed God's test (Judges 7:4-8). Gideon fought the vast host of the Midianites with only 3.33% of his army. However, he had the Lord on his side who gave him a great victory (Judges 7:5-25)." {2}
 
In the Bible, the number 33 can also be seen as 33.33% or one-third. There are numerous examples of this in both the Old and New Testaments. In 592 BC, the prophet Ezekiel gave a prophecy regarding the destruction of the Kingdom of Judah, the city of Jerusalem and the Temple, and two-thirds of the Jewish population. "One-third of you shall die of the pestilence, and be consumed with famine in your midst; and one-third shall fall by the sword all around you; and I will scatter another third to all the winds, and I will draw out a sword after them" (Ezekiel 5:12). This prophecy was fulfilled six years later in 586 BC. Nebuchadnezzar and the army of Babylon was the tool God used to accomplish it.
 
Six years after Ezekiel's prophecy was fulfilled (580 BC) Zechariah prophesied about a similar account regarding the Jews; only this would occur during the end times of the Tribulation/Jacob's Trouble. "And it shall come to pass in all the land, says the Lord, "That two-thirds in it shall be cut off and die, but one-third (33.33%) shall be left in it: I will bring the one-third through the fire, will refine them as silver is refined, and test them as gold is tested. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, 'This is My people'; and each one will say, 'The Lord is my God.' " (Zechariah 13:8-9). "One third" is mentioned twice in these verses which means it is important. It has been 1440 years since Zechariah made this prophecy. It will surely come to pass in the near future, for God has ordained it through his righteous prophets. God always saves a remnant of mankind from total destruction; those who will call on the name of Lord for their deliverance. Even the numbers of the chapter and verse (13 and 9) signify a bad or disastrous event. The number 13 represents an ill-omen, rebellion, or apostasy and 9 represents judgment from God.
 
Jesus, the Word/Son of God/Yahweh/LORD, gave John a heavenly vision of the end time events of mankind and the earth. John the Revelator had this to say about the end times and the powers and principalities behind the scenes: "And another sign appeared in heaven: behold, a great, fiery red dragon having seven heads and ten horns, and seven diadems on his heads. His tail drew a third (33.33%) of the stars of heaven and threw them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was ready to give birth, to devour her Child as soon as it was born" (Revelation 12:3-4). The great red dragon is Satan. The third part of the stars of heaven are the fallen angels that have pledged their allegiance to him and rebelled against God. Satan and his demons will be cast down from heaven to the earth at the mid-point of the Tribulation. Woe to those who are still alive on the Earth at this time!
 
Although 7 is the dominant number in the book of Revelation (mentioned 58 times); the number 3 is mentioned quite often as well. "Three" is used 11 times and "third" is used 22 times; for a total of 33 times. Is this a coincidence or what? In my opinion it is "or what".
 
These are Biblical truths that the 30330 "citizens of the world" will never understand. "Wickedness deceives those who are perishing. They perish because they refused to love the truth and to be saved. For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie and so that all will be condemned who have not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedness" (2 Thessalonians 2:10-12).
 
But for those who love the truth of the word of God, a different path awaits them.
 
"Behold the eye of the Lord is on those who fear him, on those who hope in His mercy, to deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine. Our soul waits for the Lord; He is our help and our shield. For our heart shall rejoice in Him, because we have trusted in His holy name. Let your mercy, O Lord, be upon us, just as we hope in You" (Psalm 33:18-22).
 
Amen. Even so, come Lord Jesus.
 
Randy Nettles
nettlesr@suddenlink.net
 
Endnotes:
{1} Number in Scripture by E.W. Bullinger, Kregel Publications pgs. 215-216
{2} https://www.raptureready.com/2018/10/19/gods-perfect-number-part-1-randy-nettles/

Satan's World Government - By Daymond Duck - https://www.raptureready.com/2020/07/26/satans-world-government-by-daymond-duck/
 
I recently watched a Prophecy Watchers video of Gary Stearman interviewing Dr. Ken Johnson, author of The Ancient Dead Sea Scroll Calendar: And The Prophecies It Reveals.
 
During the interview, Johnson said one scroll that is believed to be written by the Essenes says, "It's a serious sin to ignore Bible prophecy."
 
There are at least 10 different verses in the Bible that tell everyone to watch for the return of Jesus.
 
To know to do something and not do it is a sin (Matt. 7:26; James 4:17).
 
I believe Satan's world government is shaping up, and here are several reasons why I believe that:
 
One, persecution of believers is a major sign of the return of Jesus (Matt. 24:9).
 
Persecution is worse in Africa and Asia than it is in the U.S., but America has abandoned God, the world will soon be ruled by a Satan-worshipper (the Antichrist), he and his False Prophet will try to enforce the UN global ethic (satanic one-world religion), and many pulpits are silent on these issues.
 
In early July 2020, California Gov. Newsome temporarily banned singing and chanting in churches, and he limited indoor worship attendance to 25% of building capacity or a maximum of 100 attendees, whichever is the smallest amount.
 
On July 13, 2020, Newsome ordered an immediate lockdown of all churches, restaurants, bars, fitness centers, barber shops and hair salons in the 30 hardest hit counties until the State Public Health Officer decides to let them reopen.
 
All worship services in these 30 counties, including in-home Church meetings, singing, Bible studies, etc., have been suspended, the number of California counties may be increased, and there is no ending date for his order.
 
Several politicians (mostly Democrats, but some Republicans) have refused to stop rioting, looting, and the destruction of property and statues in their area, and Newsome is one of them.
 
It has also been reported that Newsome's order to ban meetings in churches and homes does not ban protests, but specifically allows them.
 
Who would have thought that some leaders in the U.S. would declare Church and in-home Church Bible Studies and prayer meetings illegal while, at the same time, they are allowing meetings of rioters, looters, and arsonists in the streets?
 
Liberty Council is preparing to fight this on behalf of some pastors and churches, but they could use prayer and support; every person should know that this anti-Christ attack upon God and His Church will not stop with 30 counties in California, and every person should remember it when election time rolls around.
 
Two, Andy Stanley, son of Dr. Charles Stanley, pastor of North Point Ministries in Atlanta, and host to about 30,000 people every Sunday, has suspended in-person worship for the remainder of 2020.
 
Three, in its July/August 2020 issue, Chick Publications reported that Pope Francis said, "Let us welcome this time of trial (this Coronavirus pandemic) as an opportunity to prepare for our collective (one-world government and religion) future. Because without an all-embracing vision there will be no future for anyone."
 
Pope Francis is clearly doing the work of Satan by pushing for a world government and religion that will be led by Satan worshippers.
 
Four, concerning lawlessness, on July 13, 2020, it was reported that George Soros will immediately funnel another $70 million through his foundations to the militant groups and activist groups that are demonstrating to transform the U.S., and he will funnel an additional $150 million to them over the next 5 years.
 
There is no need to ask when will the rioting stop or what will it take to appease the rioters.
 
Soros sees this transformation of the U.S. as something that will last for years, not something that will end anytime soon.
 
According to the Bible, it will come to a sudden end at the Second Coming of Jesus.
 
Five, on July 17, 2020, it was reported that protestor violence had been going on in Portland, Ore., for about 50 days and that Pres. Trump sent in federal agents to protect federal buildings and to detain people that damaged or defaced federal buildings, etc.
 
Federal agents were using unmarked vehicles to find, detain and question people that were suspected of committing a crime.
 
The mayor, a Democrat, addressed Pres. Trump this way, "Keep your troops (they are federal agents, not troops) in your own buildings, or have them leave our city."
 
The Gov., also a Democrat, accused Trump of trying to win political points, and the Atty. Gen., another Democrat, threatened legal action.
 
The demonstrators have been on a lawless rampage for weeks; and the politicians in charge, all Democrats, do not want it stopped.
 
Six, concerning world government, on July 13, 2020, Sen. Chuck Grassley expressed concern that the Deep State in the U.S. has become so powerful that some people can commit political crimes and get away with it.
 
He was referring to the fact that powerful politicians (Obama, Biden, Comey, Strzok, etc.) have come very close to toppling the President of the U.S., and nothing may be done about it.
 
Seven, it was recently (mid-July 2020) reported that Bill Gates will soon start testing the first version of his program to identify (face scan, hand-scan, etc.), number, vaccinate and create a digital vaccination record on everyone on earth.
 
Gates plans to start in remote, low-income areas in West Africa and move on to Europe, Asia and then the U.S.
 
Gates' biggest concern is not creating a vaccine, not the technology, or anything like that.
 
His biggest concern is people refusing to be vaccinated and using the government to deny them the right to hold a job, leave their house, buy, sell, etc.
 
Some stores (Walmart for example), restaurants, etc., are now denying people the right to enter if they are not wearing a mask.
 
Some doctor's offices and hospitals will not let people enter without a temperature check.
 
Some cities are passing laws to prevent people from moving around if they are not wearing a mask.
 
This is the beginning of not letting people buy and sell if they have not taken the Mark of the Beast.
 
Eight, concerning famine: on July 15, 2020, it was reported that the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said war, the economic impact of the Coronavirus (lost jobs, workers can't get in the fields, factories shut down, etc.), and natural disasters are causing a decline in food supplies and a rise in hunger and starvation.
 
Severe undernourishment has increased everywhere except in Europe and North America (Matt. 24:7; Rev. 6:7-8).
 
Nine, on July 14, 2020, it was reported that there is a shortage of aluminum cans in the U.S. because more people are prepping, and more people are eating at home due to the Coronavirus.
 
Soups, sodas, and a few other products may be scarce for a while due to this lack of cans.
 
Ten, concerning wars and rumors of wars: on July 16, 2020, U.S. Atty. Gen. Barr accused China of trying to bring down the U.S. and establish herself as the world's preeminent superpower.
 
According to the Bible, the Kings of the East (China and her allies) will invade the Middle East during the Tribulation Period (Rev. 9:16, 16:12).
 
Eleven, two weeks ago, I mentioned that the World Economic Forum (WEF) announced (on June 19, 2020) that it will hold its annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, in Jan. 2021, and the theme of the meeting will be the "Great Reset."
 
This week, I read that Founder and Executive Chairman Klaus Schwab said, "Every country from China to the United States must participate, and every industry, from oil and gas to tech, must be transformed. In short, we need a 'Great Reset' of capitalism."
 
We are less than 6 months away from a demand by powerful globalists that the life of everyone on earth be changed forever.
 
Every nation, including China and the U.S., must (not should, must) submit to the New World Order (Satan's world government).
 
I close by saying those that are truly trusting in Jesus for the forgiveness of their sins do not have anything to worry about, but time is running out, and those that are not trusting Him could be in trouble.
 
Bow your head; admit that you are a sinner; believe what the Bible says about the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus; ask for forgiveness; tell others that you have done this.
 
Prophecy Plus Ministries, Inc.
Daymond & Rachel Duck
duck_daymond@yahoo.com

The Church of a Little Strength - By Pete Garcia -
https://www.rev310.com/2020/07/the-church-of-a-little-strength
 
"I know your works. See, I have set before you an open door, and no one can shut it; for you have a little strength, have kept My word, and have not denied My name." - Revelation 3:8
 
So far, 2020 is not turning out to be my favorite year. I had high hopes for it too, seeing as how we are now in the overtime period beyond Israel's 70-year marker. Still, we are one day closer to the return of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. For that, I am thankful.
 
Back in January, I retired from the Army after 21.5 years. I had spent the past two-decades travelling the world, getting married, raising kids, and maturing into the man God has called me to be. Definitely not arrived "yet" to that mature phase, but I reckon I am still a work in progress.
 
It's also a bit of divine-irony I suppose that I have been a writer since 2011. I always hated writing. Had Jack Kinsella not asked me to join the Omega Letter back in 2011, I don't suppose I ever would have written anything...at least not to the degree I have today. I've lost count of how many articles I've actually written, but I figure they are in the neighborhood of 500. Not too shabby for a "non-writer" I suppose. Nevertheless, I have yet to arrive at Jack's level of mastery of the art even after all these years.
 
But after the Omega Letter, I decided I had to keep going. It wasn't a want or like too, it was a NEED too. I had/have so much flowing through my gray matter that I would probably burst if I didn't have an outlet. Seems like God knew what He was doing with me after all.
 
Still, it doesn't feel like enough.
 
I feel like I need to be teaching, preaching, and getting involved in many other things than just putting words to the computer. But with five young kids and a full-time, temporary, job, it's hard. It's also hard to get involved when you are the round peg in a square church because you don't share the same hermeneutics or eschatology. Because of this, I often feel like I don't matter much in the big scheme of things. Even still, as blessed and fortunate as I consider myself as having been worthy to live in times like these (ahead of Christ's return), I feel like I should be doing more.
 
Perhaps you feel the same way. I want God to do something impossible with me. Like parting the Red Sea impossible. I don't care about fortune or fame, I want to be used by God mightily. You can keep the Publisher's Clearing House or the Mega Lotto Millions, I'd take God using my earthen vessel to do something that has eternal ramifications, any day of the week over earthly riches that will rust and fade.
 
Yet, I come back to Revelation 3:8, and I empathize greatly with this Philadelphian Church. We are living in the age of Antichrist. We are living in the age of lawlessness. We are living in the age right before Christ returns, and when I should be my most, I seem voiceless...powerless...irrelevant. It feels like the machinations of the world are in full swing, and things are happening, and all I can do is be a spectator.
 
We vote, and nothing changes. We get the right judges in, and evil still seems to get legalized. We protest, boycott, and complain on Facebook or email, and we call, but who really cares about what we have to say. We are the "huddled masses." We are the faceless crowds in flyover country. We are the "bitter-clingers," and "deplorables." We are the way to silent, silent masses.
 
And nothing seems to change.
 
But things will change.
 
And fast.
 
Like, twinkling of an eye fast.
 
"Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed-in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed" - 1 Corinthians 15:51-52
 
And as much as I long for that day, it has not yet come. Things seem to just be going from bad, to worse. We are living in increasingly perilous times. We are living in the age of do what thou will. This is what a post-modern, post-American 'America' looks like. This is what one major political party (i.e., Democrats) are offering as their alternative vision for our future. The gloves are off and they are now capitalizing on decades of progressive indoctrination through public education, public universities, and pop culture to hopefully flood the streets of America with this demonically charged, spirit of lawlessness.
 
As such, we are watching the threadbare tapestry of our national fabric, unwinding quickly. We no longer have to wonder what it was like to be a Roman when the empire finally collapsed in 476AD, because we are literally living through the final death throes of a nation on life support. We are witnessing a nation being given over to debased minds; either unable or unwilling to come to the truth as to be saved.
 
And yet, this is not even as bad as it gets. I believe God is allowing this global dumpster fire to show the world what will happen, one second after the Rapture of the Church. Once the Restrainer is removed (2nd Thess. 2:4-8), the wheels are coming off the bus and there will be nowhere to hide. It will be an explosion of vitriol, violence, and insanity everywhere. Imagine all the rioting, looting, murder, rape, and every other vile form of human behavior being fully unleashed without any restraint everywhere. Not just in the big cities, but in the small towns, the neighborhoods, everywhere. That is what the world is going to look like moments after the Rapture.
 
As I've said numerous times, evil men love chaos and crisis, because it provides them opportunities to take advantage of said crisis in ways they would never get when times are calm and peaceful. The final human government that arises after the Rapture, will be the most totalitarian, authoritative, and oppressive system ever devised. And this time (unlike in times past), this final government will have the technology to match its evil ambitions. Their brutality will make the Third Reich look like amateur hour.
 
We are on the cusp. We are near the edge of this global abortion, and it is causing us (God-fearing believers) to recoil in horror.
 
This is our wake up call to witness to the lost now.
 
And as much as I respect what Dr. Tim LaHaye did with this Left Behind books, there is a complaint I had with them all. They failed to convey just how horrific these last moments of human history will actually be.
 
Not only will humans lose their minds and become absolute savages, but the supernatural world is going to come crashing into our world with a vengeance. The demonic forces are no longer going to be restrained from physically manifesting. They are going to come out of the shadows. They are going to full-on possess people. They are going to allow people to perform false signs and lying wonders (2nd Thess. 2:9-12) like the world has never seen.
 
When I say false signs and lying wonders that does not imply the magic is fake, or not real, but that it comes from a source apart from God. It will become the age of monsters and magic, much the same way the world was right before God destroyed it with the flood (Gen. 6:1-4).
 
So this is our world, on the verge of its final plunge. We are watching it with eyes wide open, fully understanding what is currently happening, and what is about to take place. Satan wants you to feel powerless, irrelevant, and useless. He wants you to stay the "silent majority" because he wants to keep as many people here as possible. He doesn't care what you talk about, so long as it's not about the Good News of Jesus Christ.
 
The Good News (Gospel) is that Jesus died for your sins, and He paid the price no one else could pay (Romans 10:9-10). He not only paid for your sins, but He conquered sin and death in the process, and provided a way for you to receive the righteousness of God through His shed blood (2nd Cor. 5:21). All He asks, is that you believe in Him, and His finished work on the Cross for salvation.
 
So while the world might see you as weak and irrelevant, recognize that God has chosen you to live in these final moments of human history. He saw you before the foundation of the world was laid, and decided that YOU should live in times such as these. You don't have to be the next Billy Graham or Charles Spurgeon. You just need to be the person God has called you to be, to those people in your life. Plant the seed, or water, and let God give the increase. Lastly, comfort each other in the knowledge of the truth that Jesus is not going to put His bride under His wrath (1st Thess. 1:10, 5:9), but rather, take us home to be with Him.
 
"Because you have kept My command to persevere, I also will keep you from the hour of trial which shall come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth. Behold, I am coming quickly! Hold fast what you have, that no one may take your crown. He who overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of My God, and he shall go out no more. I will write on him the name of My God and the name of the city of My God, the New Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from My God. And I will write on him My new name."
 
"He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches."' - Revelation 3:10-13
 
Even so, Maranatha!

The Biblical Indictment of America - By Bill Salus -
http://www.prophecydepotministries.net/
 
(Tombstone image quotes Daniel 5:24-28 - MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN. God has numbered your kingdom, and finished it; You have been weighed in the balances, and found wanting; Your kingdom has been divided). (June 26, 2015 is when the Supreme Court approved same sex marriages).
 
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World history confirms what the Bible boldly declares: The establishment and future of a city, territory, nation or empire, is determined by the Lord. Concerning the creation of a nation, we are told in Acts 17:26,
 
"And He (God) has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their preappointed times and the boundaries of their dwellings." (1)
 
The prophet Jeremiah explains how the future of a nation is determined.
 
"The instant I speak concerning a nation and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, to pull down, and to destroy it, if that nation against whom I have spoken turns from its evil, I will relent of the disaster that I thought to bring upon it." (Jer. 18:7-8)
 
"And the instant I speak concerning a nation and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it, if it does evil in My sight so that it does not obey My voice, then I will relent concerning the good with which I said I would benefit it." (Jer. 18:9-10)
 
This article takes a look at the epic tales of two infamous cities, Nineveh and Jerusalem. These comparisons are made to determine which one of these locations best characterizes America's current spiritual condition. If such a historical comparison can be applied now, then the relevant question is: should Americans find hope in Jeremiah 18:7-8, with the story of Nineveh at the time of Jonah, or feel despair in the story of Jeremiah 18:9-10, which describes Jerusalem at the time of the Babylonian conquest? To determine the answer, I propose the examination of two principles that I call "The Nineveh Principle" and "The Jerusalem Principle". (2)
 
THE NINEVEH PRINCIPLE
 
"I think in many ways America is like Nineveh. The wickedness of Nineveh was so great that God effectively said it was recognized up in heaven - 'the sin of Nineveh has come before me' - and I believe America is at such a state." (Senior Calvary Chapel Pastor and Evangelist Greg Laurie.) (3)
 
The Nineveh Principle has its origin in the 8th century BC before Jeremiah 18:7-10 was written. It is rooted in 2 Chronicles 7:14;
 
"If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land."
 
Although these verses primarily dealt with the Lord's response to King Solomon's petition for the protection of the nation of Israel around 957 BC, they apparently also laid the groundwork for the Lord's treatment toward other nations. The Assyrian city of Nineveh at the time of Jonah about 760 BC evidences this. (4) Nineveh, the capital city of the Assyrian empire, was ultimately destroyed around 612 BC; however the empire had become exceedingly evil long before it came to its end.
 
At the height of its wickedness, the Lord sent Jonah, a prophet, to warn of Nineveh's fast approaching destruction.
 
"And Jonah began to enter the city on the first day's walk. Then he cried out and said, "Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown!"" (Jonah 3:4)
 
Jonah's warning was well received by the king and the people of Nineveh. They took it upon themselves to turn from their evil ways and Nineveh received a stay of execution.
 
"Then God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God relented from the disaster that He had said He would bring upon them, and He did not do it." (Jonah 3:10)
 
Although it can be argued that the Assyrians at the time were not classified as "My people," the fact that they repented and turned from their evil ways changed their spiritual standing with the Lord.
 
With the historical precedents of 2 Chronicles 7:14 and Jonah 3:10 already in place, Jeremiah 18:7-8 reinforces this Nineveh Principle: if an evil people repent and turn from their wicked ways, the Lord will relent from bringing disaster upon them.
 
THE JERUSALEM PRINCIPLE
 
In sharp contrast to the Nineveh Principle, is the Jerusalem Principle. The Jerusalem Principle applies when a nation reaches a point of no return and the Lord determines that its destruction will not be postponed. This happened to the city of Jerusalem and the Southern Kingdom of Judah about 2700 years ago during the time of the Hebrew prophet Jeremiah. Three times Jeremiah was told to stop praying for the people of Judah.
 
"Therefore do not pray for this people, nor lift up a cry or prayer for them, nor make intercession to Me; for I will not hear you. Do you not see what they do in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?" (Jer. 7:16)
 
"So do not pray for this people, or lift up a cry or prayer for them; for I will not hear them in the time that they cry out to Me because of their trouble." (Jer. 11:14)
 
"Then the LORD said to me, "Do not pray for this people, for their good. When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt offering and grain offering, I will not accept them. But I will consume them by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence."" (Jer. 14:11-12)
 
After Jeremiah received his instructions to quit praying for the people of Judah, he forewarned them of their impending judgment. The people were captured and transported into Babylonian captivity where they remained for seventy years. Their homeland sat desolated during that period. (5)
 
In His foreknowledge the Lord knew that Judah would not have a Nineveh or 2 Chronicles 7:14 moment. Jeremiah's intercessory prayers on behalf of Judah would have no effect on the Lord's decision and he was told to cease praying for the people. The Lord explained why:
 
"Therefore you (Jeremiah) shall speak all these words to them, (in Judah) but they will not obey you. You shall also call to them, but they will not answer you." (Jer. 7:27)
 
In essence, Jeremiah was informed that the people of Judah would not respond to his warnings in the similar way that the people of Nineveh did to Jonah's forewarnings. As per the provision of forgiveness given in Jeremiah 18:7-8, if Judah would have repented, like Nineveh did, then the Lord would certainly have relented from judgment. However, due to their evildoings and disobedience the Lord implemented the provision of judgment in Jeremiah 18:9-10, which was ultimately executed through the Babylonian conquest.
 
The people of Judah forsook their God Jehovah and became idolatrous. Jeremiah 19:4-9 provides the indictment of; and verdict for, Judah. These verses paint a graphic picture of despair and they are summarized below.
 
The INDICTMENT of JUDAH (Jeremiah 19:4-5)
 
* The people forsook the Lord and alienated Him from Judah.
* They worshipped false gods instead.
* They sacrificed the innocent blood of their children to the false god Baal.
* Child sacrifice appalled the Lord.
 
The VERDICT of JUDAH (Jeremiah 19:6-9)
 
A judgment in the form of a slaughter would come as sequenced below.
 
* The counselors of Judah would provide foolish counsel.
* The people of Judah would be killed by the swords of their enemies.
* Their corpses would be eaten by the vultures and carnivorous animals.
* The land would be desolated and contaminated with plagues.
* The survivors would become cannibals in order to survive.
* They would even eat their own sons and daughters due to their despair.
 
It is important to note that the Lord told Adam and Eve in Genesis 1:22, 28 and Noah and his three sons in Genesis 9:1, 7 to be fruitful and multiply upon the earth. The goal was to populate the earth with godly offspring. Contrary to the Lord's command, the people of Judah were murdering and ultimately reduced to eating their children!
 
The Jerusalem Principle depicts what has historically happened when judgment and destruction occurs to an evil people who forsake the Lord.
 
AMERICA'S INDICTMENT
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America has crossed every forbidden biblical boundary and in so doing has forsaken God. Throughout history nations and empires have been judged and destroyed for transgressing these biblically defined moral and spiritual boundaries! Boundaries such as:
 
* SEXUAL PERVERSION, like that of Sodom and Gomorrah at the time of Abraham around 2000 BC.
 
* IDOL WORSHIP, which in its worst conditions led to child sacrifice, which resulted in the destruction of the Northern Kingdom of Israel in 722 BC and the Southern Kingdom of Judah in 586 BC.
 
* WICKEDNESS AND MORAL DECADENCE, which caused the ultimate destruction of the Assyrian empire about 612 BC by the Babylonians and Medes.
 
* ANTI-SEMITISM, which led to the destruction of the Egyptian army at the time of Moses about 3500 BC. The treatment of Israel by a nation is reciprocated upon that nation according to Genesis 12:3. This policy pertains to Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and their descendants, the Jews today. Blessings are in store for those who treat Israel favorably, but troubles are guaranteed to them that curse Israel.
 
In every instance the destructions caused unbearable sufferings and hardships to everyone, including believers in God and unbelievers that did not heed the prophetic warnings given in advance by the Hebrew prophets.
 
AMERICA IS IN THE DANGER ZONE
 
Over the past fifty-plus years, America has transgressed over all of these dangerous boundaries. This is attested to by the Supreme Court decisions listed below.
 
* 1962 - Engel v. Vitale: the removal of Prayer in public schools by the Supreme Court.
 
* 1963 - Abington School District v. Schempp: the removal of Bible reading in public schools by the Supreme Court.
 
* 1973 - Roe v. Wade: legalized abortions by the Supreme Court. Since then, America has performed an estimated 61-plus million abortions. Presently about 1 million abortions occur every year in America. This law means that about 1 million children annually will not be able to grow up, populate the earth and potentially become godly offspring.
 
* 1980 - Stone v. Graham: in this case the Supreme Court ruled that a Kentucky statute was unconstitutional. The statute in question required the posting of a copy of the Ten Commandments on the wall of each public classroom in the state. The Court ruled that because they were being placed in public classrooms they were in violation of the First Amendment.
 
* 2003 - Lawrence v. Texas: This was the landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court that struck down the sodomy law in Texas, which by extension, invalidated sodomy laws in 13 other states.
 
* 2013 - United States v. Windsor: the case that the Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). DOMA stated that one man should be married to one woman. DOMA was biblically supported according to Genesis 2:24, which says; "Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh." Marriage is the ordained relationship through which a man and woman can become fruitful and multiply the earth with godly children.
 
* 2015 - Obergefell v. Hodges: the Supreme Court case that ruled in favor of Same Sex Marriages, which is unbiblical according to Romans 1:27 and elsewhere. Same sex couples are unable to procreate naturally. Therefore, it is humanly impossible for them to be fruitful and populate the earth with godly kids.
 
* 2015 - The former Obama Administration turned its back on Israel. As an example, Obama believed the Iran JCPOA nuclear deal was good, but Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu believed that "it's the worst deal imaginable." A past poll conducted by the "Panels Politics in Tel Aviv" confirmed the concerns that Israelis had about U.S. President Barrack Obama. The poll overwhelmingly rated him as the worst president for Israel in the last 30 years.
 
The Lord has provided ample warnings to Americans that the country is headed for destruction. These forewarnings have come in the forms of remedial judgments, prophetic voices, and ultimately by giving them the ungodly leaders they deserve. For instance, U.S. President Barack Hussein Obama was the most pro-abortion, pro-homosexual, and anti-Israel president in America's history!
 
AMERICA'S VERDICT
 
Which of these two cities does America most resemble today, forgiven Nineveh or judged Jerusalem?
 
Most would agree that once upon a time the Lord planted, built up and blessed this nation. This would connect the USA with Jeremiah 18:9, which says, "And the instant I speak concerning a nation and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it."
 
It appears safe to also suggest that from the Supreme Court decisions provided above, that America has, as Franklin Graham stated, "Taken God out of the public debate." Thus, if the Lord's voice is not even in the public debate, then how can we be obeying the Lord's say-so in the important matters of this country? If we are not obeying the Lord's commands then we are doing evil in His sight. This would connect the USA with Jeremiah 18:10a, which states, "if it (a nation) does evil in My sight so that it does not obey My voice, then..."
 
Then what? "Then I will relent concerning the good with which I said I would benefit it?" (Jer. 18:10b).
 
Let's substitute America for Jerusalem and Judah in Jeremiah 7:16 to see if the shoe fits.
 
"Therefore do not pray for this people, nor lift up a cry or prayer for them, nor make intercession to Me; for I will not hear you. Do you not see what they do in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?" (Jer. 7:16)
 
This verse is paraphrased below for potential American application.
 
"Therefore do not pray for Americans, nor lift up a cry or prayer for them, nor make intercession to Me; for I will not hear you. Do you not see the forbidden biblical boundaries their Supreme Court has crossed over in the city of Washington D.C., the sale of aborted baby body parts by Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest, and the LGBT Gay Pride Parades in the streets of San Francisco and San Diego?"
 
WILL AMERICA HAVE A NINEVEH OR JERUSALEM EXPERIENCE?
 
Is it possible that the historical example of Nineveh could be repeated in America? If indeed America is headed for a disaster, could America receive a similar pardon from the Lord? The answer is yes, but the Lord does not issue "get out of jail free" cards like in the game of Monopoly. Americans and their leaders must sincerely emulate the actions of Nineveh in order for the Lord to relent from destroying the nation.
 
I'm not saying that Americans should stop praying for their country, nor am I suggesting that Americans will become so desperate that they will someday eat their sons and daughters. In fact, Ezekiel says that was a one-time episode for Judah that wouldn't be repeated.
 
"And I will do among you (Jerusalem) what I have never done, and the like of which I will never do again, because of all your abominations. Therefore fathers shall eat their sons in your midst, and sons shall eat their fathers; and I will execute judgments among you, and all of you who remain I will scatter to all the winds." (Ezekiel 5:9-10)
 
What I am asking Americans to consider is does America have a national repentance forthcoming in the near future? If the answer is yes, then America will most resemble forgiven Nineveh and Jeremiah 18:7-8. If the answer is no, then... Then what? Then, at the very least, the Lord will no longer bless this nation and America's greatness will never return! Only God, who knows the end from the beginning, knows America's final verdict!
 
"Remember the former things of old, For I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me, Declaring the end from the beginning, And from ancient times things that are not yet done, Saying, 'My counsel shall stand, And I will do all My pleasure.'" (Isaiah 46:9-10)
 
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(1) All Scriptures are quoted from the New King James Version unless otherwise noted.
(2) The Nineveh and Jerusalem Principles are newly designed concepts for this article and are not to be confused with other previously used concepts with the same name found on the Internet.
(3) Greg Laurie quote taken from this Internet site: Read more at http://www.wnd.com/2013/08/94-year-old-billy-grahams-warning-for-america/#WMF23OjlwHL8rXIb.99
(4) The date that Jonah went to Nineveh is located on this website: http://biblehub.com/timeline/jonah/1.htm
(5) Jeremiah 25:11-12, 29:10
(6) Franklin Graham quote taken from this Internet site: http://www.christianpost.com/news/franklin-graham-god-political-debate-put-him-back-in-decision-america-159090/

Prophetic Assessment & Predictions 2020 - By Pete Garcia - https://www.rev310.com/2020/07/prophetic-assessment-predictions-2020
 
In my previous article Prophetic Allusions, I made mention of the difficulty many have regarding the optical illusions of life these days. The world they live in (in whom Satan now controls) has pulled the wool over their eyes. The optical illusion they suffer from is believing that this life is the only reality, and that the end of the age is still way off into some distant and unknowable future. They go through life suffering from varying shades of uniformitarianism, or the belief that things tomorrow, will be like they were today, as they were yesterday. An appropriate comparison would be that of either "The Matrix" or Vanity Fair from "Pilgrim's Progress." It is a false reality pulled over the eyes of the unbelieving world.
 
While it is impossible in our present reality to fully understand the inter-dimensional machinations surrounding us on a daily basis, it would be the height of folly to pretend it doesn't exist. Since at least the turn of the 20th-century, there has been a mushrooming fascination with the occult by the unsaved world. This is due largely to the advent of fiction books, television, music, and movies. Juxtaposed to this, is the academic, business, and governmental world's almost militant atheism forcing us to live as if the spiritual world does not exist. In these regards, the world is becoming increasingly spiritually divergent.
 
The Gray Zone
 
What is happening is that we live in a world who will tolerate anything and everything, except Christianity. Even then, it will only tolerate Christianity if it is completely watered down and corrupted. Other than that, if you profess to be a bible-believing, born-again Christian, you are a relegated to the kook or a fringe category.
 
But why is that? There are far crazier belief systems out there then what Christianity presents. If all religions are equal (as many post-modernist experts propose), why single out Christianity? Clearly there is something about the truth-claims Christianity makes that separates it from every other belief system out there.
 
But what does it mean to live in an increasingly spiritual, but less Christian world? This is where we are seeing the incremental indoctrination of the occult world so that we are increasingly desensitized. We see a world who is being given over to a debased mindset, unable to come to the knowledge of the truth (see Romans 1). The Apostle John states in 1 John 5:19 states matter-of-factly that this world (in its present form) has been given over to Satan.
 
We know that we are of God, and the whole world lies under the sway of the wicked one.
 
Allow me the opportunity to explain (or summarize) in the most basic of terms of what this looks like. According to the Bible, when Lucifer rebelled against God, he took with him a third of the angelic hosts (Rev. 12:3-9). Since the total number of angels is uncountable (Heb. 12:22), a third still represents a significant number (probably numbering in the billions to trillions). The wicked angels are separated into different classes of demonic hosts that continually interact unseen with humans in our physical reality. Specifically, these dark, malevolent forces are prohibited from manifesting in complete physical form (for fear of the abyss-Luke 8:31, 2 Peter 2:4, Jude 1:6). However, they seem to have no issue skirting the divine prohibition by means of a form of spiritual hybrid warfare (i.e....gray zone tactics). This means they do anything and everything just below the threshold of physically manifesting.
 
Hybrid warfare is an emerging, but ill-defined notion in conflict studies. It refers to the use of unconventional methods as part of a multi-domain war-fighting approach. These methods aim to disrupt and disable an opponent's actions without engaging in open hostilities.
 
These wicked angels are continually operating under the premise of deception, disinformation, and doubt. They continually stir the world into a myriad of negative directions and actions by stirring vulnerable humans into: chaos, hatred, anger, depression, anxiety, fearfulness, hedonism, lasciviousness, and many other forms of sinfulness. They set up imaginary strongholds of lies and deceit, and this is why they fight so hard against the truth. They are creatures of intense, murderous darkness, yet, they are held at bay by God the Holy Spirit, who uses (is using) the body of Christ in the present. This is why these demonic forces stand so vehemently opposed to only two groups of people on the earth- the Church, and Israel.
 
It should be understood that the same demonic forces that stand unseen behind the Ku Klux Klan, are the same demonic forces that stand behind Black Lives Matter, Neo-Nazis, Isis, Al-Qaeda, the Taliban, leftist, and the countless other violent and wicked groups operating in our world today. The same goes for any religion that is not grounded in the one true Gospel of Jesus Christ, groups like: Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, New Age, Paganism, Satanism, Roman Catholicism, Mormonism, and countless other faux-Christian cults. These groups all have their own demonic deities hiding behind a façade of religious piety and "hidden knowledge."
 
For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Ephesians 6:12
 
At the present, these forces seem to be at odds, somehow working feverishly against each other. This too is a façade. It is a misdirection that Satan has carefully orchestrated to make the world think that there are many paths to redemption. This is why the post-modernist view of relativism is far more deceptive than say, Satanism. At least Satanism comes out and says what it is. Relativism hides behind a veneer of soft-spoken, well-intentioned academics and liberals, preaching that all truth is relative. That is a lie from the pit of hell.
 
Relativism- the doctrine that knowledge, truth, and morality exists in relation to the culture, society, and historical context and are not absolute.
In other words, your truth is just as valid and true as my truth.
 
Which of course, is absurd.
 
Jesus cannot be both just a man, and also a God-Man. He is either one, or the other. He is either God come in the flesh to save mankind, or he is just a man pretending to be God, and cannot save anyone (including himself). This is an absolutist position. As born again believers, we absolutely believe that Jesus is a God-Man, and the Bible is very clear on this absolutist position.
 
For many deceivers have gone out into the world who do not confess Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist. 2 John 1:7
 
For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus 1 Tim. 2:5
 
I and My Father are one." John 10:30
 
The Rapture Gap
 
Again, the seeming present discord amongst the demonic hosts are being orchestrated to confuse and prevent the world into knowing what is true. However dark things appear in the present, they pale in comparison to what will happen one second after the Rapture of the Church. These demonic forces are still restrained to a certain degree in the present, they will not be once the Church is removed.
 
Were it not for the Restrainer (the Holy Spirit sealed-Church-2 Thess. 2:3-8), this world would have been given over wholly to darkness millennia ago. As we see in Revelation 1, the resurrected and glorified Jesus walking amongst the churches (equaling the church epochs) and they are represented as lamp stands (i.e., light bearers) in a darkened world. The Church was designed to be the salt and light during this age of grace, something we seem to see diminishing the further we progress into the Laodicean Era.
 
However, one second after the rapture occurs, the light will have completely gone out from this world. The world will once again, be enshrouded in absolute spiritual darkness. The demonic forces will no longer be prohibited from physically manifesting, and they will be realigned to work together as one; with a singular purpose of bringing the entire world together under the control of their master, Lucifer. He will in turn, imbue his authority into one man, The Antichrist (aka...The Lawless One, the Little Horn, the Rider on the White Horse, etc.) Some ask, why bother studying about the Antichrist? We won't be here to find out who he is. True, but for the record, there are 27 chapters in the bible devoted to this final, wicked gentile ruler, clearly, the Bible has a lot to say about this individual.
 
There are two often overlooked reasons as to why God is uses the mechanism of delivery known as the Rapture (Greek-harpazo, English-caught up).
 
The first is because it is intended to disrupt life on this earth. When Christ first came, His birth was relatively non-eventful as far as the world knew. Most had no idea the Messiah had even come at all, save, some frightened shepherds, and an entourage of wise men from Parthia. Neither is the Rapture intended to be a gradual transition into judgment, as was the case in Noah's day (building the ark over a hundred years). The Rapture is meant to throw the world into a tailspin instantaneously, thus, causing the enemy (Satan) to have to be in reaction mode, and thus, creating the perfect-crisis scenario those left behind have to contend with. The second reason is the practical (or functional) purpose. His return for His church is designed to disrupt the world and cause them to choose a particular path. Just like the Great Flood was the practical justification for building the tower of Babel (just in case God flooded the world again), the Rapture will ultimately cause the world leaders to want to come together under a global government.
 
The top three single nations in the world today are the United States, China, and Russia. At least two of these are presumably overseen by territorial, demonic princes (Dan. 10:13, 20). Out of the three, the US is clearly the newest, however, since WWII, the US has remained the top military and economic superpower on the planet. Meanwhile, both Russia and China have been spending much of the past century jockeying to see who can overthrow the US from being king of the hill. As of late, that job has been getting easier and easier. Since 1962, the US has been aggressively removing God from within its borders, which consequently, we have seen the continual eroding of US power and authority from the global stage.
 
In terms of stage-setting, the world already has a semi-functional global government; the United Nations (UN). However, the UN lacks the political will, economic authority, and military power to compel anyone to do anything without the US supporting those globalist agendas. Since the US is bound by its own Constitutional system of checks and balances, it is hindered from joining any global alliance, which attempts to supersede the authority of the Constitution; thus, the UN's ambitions have remained neutered for the time being.
 
This is a bit of speculation, but it might be what we are seeing today is the final piece of stage setting. In just the past few months, we've seen a rapid, transnational, global "pandemic" (COVID-19 hysteria) (pestilence), violent racial and religious tensions (ethnos against ethnos), political polarization, corruption, the hard swing left by many governments (including our own) towards socialism (deception), and military unrest around the world (wars, rumors of war). These might be the necessary birth-pangs, or even Braxton-Hicks contractions that designed to weaken the foundation of the world's greatest superpower.
 
The world cannot fall under a singular government so long as the United States remains its sole superpower. So given the global distress and perplexity to seemingly unsolvable problems, to the erosion of American economic, military, and political power, the world seems like its gearing up for a "reset." It doesn't take a genius to see that the destruction of the nuclear family, the removal of God's blessings from our shores, and the monumental increase in our national debt means regime change is on the horizon. When the Rapture does happen, it might not take more than a nudge to get America to collapse to her knees.
 
Once the US collapses, it does not mean it (the nation) ceases to exist. It simply ceases to exist as it was founded (i.e., a constitutional republic). It will get rolled up into whatever the new, global government becomes...which will happen quickly. Thus, the more the world can become destabilized prior to the Rapture, the shorter the gap in time will be between the Rapture and the official start of the 70th Week of Daniel (i.e. the Tribulation). (Dan. 9:27)
 
However long (or brief) the post-Rapture chaos ends up being, the chaos (crisis) will be necessary for the rearrangement of geopolitical powers. Satan is currently using our present turmoil in a form of twisted, global, Hegelian-Dialectic circle. The crazier the world gets the more people will demand governmental control and oversight over their lives (trading liberty for safety). The more control the governments get, the less likely they will ever hand it back over to the people. Instead, the government will continue to commission large, transnational tech companies to continue creating and selling them back increasingly Orwellian equipment.
 
The government (whoever runs it next) is then increasingly using this invasive technology to rein in the chaos. Right now, our government is still semi-benevolent in the likes that it is trying to do well. But we are one election away from all that power being in the wrong hands. This Hegelian cycle will continue to escalate up to and through the Rapture of the Church. Trust me, the disappearance of millions-billions of people, will make our present day 5G systems, bio-metrics, drones, our digital footprints, artificial intelligence, and contact-tracing seem like child's-play. This technology is simply moving at lightning-quick speeds to even keep up with all the tools the US Government has at its disposal.
 
Our present turmoil, violence, and lawlessness is being designed to drive the world toward a singular, totalitarian, global government. The sooner Satan can get everyone under one government, the quicker he can get one man to ultimately rise to the top to control it all. Personally, I believe the Rapture is the 'perfect crisis' the world will use to form the final world government. However, the US could collapse beforehand, or head into a second civil war. If Trump wins reelection, he may be forced to execute some form of martial law to rein in the lawless in blue cities and states.
 
The economic, political, and military collapse of the United States will leave a giant power vacuum the global leaders will have to fill. The European Union (EU) currently lacks the political will today to step into any kind of meaningful global leadership role; they are content to let the US lead from the front. History has shown us that great empires in the past can go from obscurity to great power status, seemingly overnight. The Macedonians under Alexander the Great, the Khans, Napoleon Bonaparte, and the Third Reich are examples of how quickly nations can rise up. This gap between the Rapture and the Tribulation, will probably be just long enough for the world to reorganize under a revived European power structure. They will have harnessed, and harvested what they could from what is left of the United States (bringing it back to Europe), and will start reestablishing their authority.
 
My thoughts, as mentioned previously in the Antichrist Zeitgeist was that Satan will seek to break bible prophecy by choosing someone who is NOT from the boundaries of the old Roman Empire. This is where I think he does select a "Barack Obama" type leader, to head this newly empowered global United Nations. The UN will have to relocate to Europe however, as much of the US will be turned back over into the "wild west."
 
After the Rapture, the Europeans will begin scrambling their tepid forces, presumably allowing the United Kingdom or France to take the helm. The remaining US Forces (EUCOM) that are still stationed in Europe at the time, will quickly be absorbed under the authority of a newly renamed Euro-Army (formerly known as NATO), as transatlantic travel will presumably come to a halt.
 
However, in the absence of the US, I believe it is here that Russia, Turkey, Iran, and the rest of the Gog-Magog federation launch a preemptive and failed assault into Israel. It does not seem that Satan even wants this to happen, because, presumably, he knows how it will end. This is why I believe God puts the 'hook in the jaw' of Gog, and leads him there to attempt it anyway.
 
With the United States in shambles, the EU will have had no one to turn to for help. They will be in no position to stop this monstrous Gog-Magog military federation from doing anything. [Interestingly, these future Gog-Magog nations are presently in varying forms of disarray now, and/ or have no desire to become part of a global new world government.] This attack will force this newly established Euro-global government to react (Ezekiel 38-39) by protest. With the Magog Federation distracted, the EU military will start raiding the US for planes, tanks, weapon depots, and nuclear sites to beef up their own armies, navies, and air forces, while Gog and Magog gather on Israel's northern border.
 
With the spectacular Magog confederation defeat, the world will be even further destabilized, with only China remaining on the far side of the world. The global order at this point is shifting rapidly, and somewhere along the way, Satan's original candidate is going to either die, or become unable to serve in that Antichrist position. This will cause someone from within the EU to be thrust into the spotlight. This will be the man who later signs the peace deal with Israel, officially starting the 70th Week of Daniel.
 
With the Restrainer removed at the Rapture, the demonic hordes will no longer be bound to the realm of the unseen. I believe they will begin manifesting physically and will embolden the remaining leaders into rapidly consolidating resources, manpower, and technology to assume control over the entire earth. Remember, demons are fallen or wicked angels, who were present at the earth's creation (Job 38:1-7) and they know, where all the hidden treasure is buried. They know where all the hidden resources are, and they know the secrets to unlock every form of technology such as quantum physics to bring things online quickly.
 
Conclusion
 
Far too many Christians today live their lives as if the world was a playground, instead of a battleground. We are at war. We need to be prepared for whatever eventuality comes to pass. That means if the US collapses before the Rapture, we are just as prepared as if it happened after the Rapture. So if I may, I'd like to put some predictions out there for you to consider. These are not gospel, they are not divinely inspired, and they are simply working theories I have. So don't sell the home and move to the mountains based on my thoughts here. Simply consider them, and adjust yourself as necessary (if necessary).
 
Trump wins the 2020 election- the US begins to tear itself apart (red v. blue civil war) I would expect some form of Martial Law to be declared as he attempts to rein in the lawlessness. This means be prepared. This means use Bible prophecy to share the Gospel. That's why Bible prophecy exists. (John 13:19, 14:29)
 
Trump loses the 2020 election- Democrats, leftists, and progressives, begin rapidly attacking conservatives, Christians, and systematically dismantling the country. This means be prepared. This means use Bible prophecy to share the Gospel. That's why Bible prophecy exists. (Mark 13:11)
 
The Rapture happens, and at that point, it won't matter to us what happens on the earth. However, our goal, is to take as many people with us. That means we prepare today by sharing the Gospel with as many of our lost friends, family, and strangers as possible. (2 Corinthians 6:2)
 
Yes, there is a war raging all around us. Yes, the demonic forces and Satan himself, hates you with every fiber of their spiritual being. You believer, are a child of God. You are an inheritor of all the glory, honor, and privileges Lucifer wanted for himself. You are untouchable unless God allows you to be touched. And even if you troubled, persecuted, or killed for His name sake, it is for His glory, and your reward will be far greater than anything this world could ever give you.
 
Yes, the times are getting darker, but we were foretold they would. It is time for us to awaken out of our slumber and get busy for the Lord. We are not like those who sleep and are drunk at night; we recognize the season, and we can see the end from here. We only have a little while longer- perhaps days, months, and even a few years, but the Day of Christ is rapidly approaching. It will come and nothing can prevent His soon appearing for His bride, the Church. Pray, study your bible, share the good news of Jesus Christ, and lastly, stand and fight. The demonic hordes, as fearsome as they might appear, are nothing compared to the God we serve. They war now by spreading lies and hate, but our weapons are so much more powerful.
 
For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ, and being ready to punish all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled. 2 Corinthians 10:4-6
 
Even so, Maranatha!

Dangerous Days - By Daymond Duck -
https://www.raptureready.com/2020/07/19/dangerous-days-by-daymond-duck/
 
Please know that I voted Democrat for many years, but I was a Bible-believer, and the time came when I concluded that the Party had changed and left me.
 
I started registering as an Independent, but couldn't vote a split ticket in nominating elections in the state I live in, so I started registering as a Republican.
 
God is not a Republican or a Democrat, and I do not want to be political, but there are major Biblical differences between the two candidates in the upcoming election.
 

• One is for world government, and the other is against world government.
• One is for the Global Ethic, and the other is against the Global Ethic.
• One is for open borders, and the other is against open borders.
• One is for abortion, and the other is against abortion.
• One defends those that kneel during the National Anthem, destroy statues, etc., and the other is against those that kneel during the National Anthem, destroy statues, etc.
• One is for higher taxes and wealth redistribution, and the other is against higher taxes and wealth redistribution.
• One is receiving millions of dollars from those that want to defund the police, and the other is against those that want to defund the police.
• One is willing to cut U.S. support for Israel, and the other is a strong supporter of Israel.
• One has some Muslim advisors, and the other has some Evangelical Christian advisors.
• One does not accept the Bible definition of marriage, and the other supports the Bible definition of marriage.
• One is in favor of forcing the U.S. to pay for transgender surgeries, and the other opposes the U.S. paying for transgender surgeries.
• One is in favor of forcing Christian family businesses and Christian charities to provide contraceptive insurance coverage to employees, and the other is opposed to it.
• One wants to replace the oil and coal industries with wind and solar power, and the other wants to keep the oil and coal industries.
• One was part of an administration that signed a deal that would eventually let Iran have nuclear weapons, gave Iran access to multiplied billions of dollars, and airlifted more than 1 ½ billion in cash to the terrorist nation, and the other withdrew from that deal and put sanctions on Iran.
• One will fill vacancies on the Supreme Court with liberals, and the other will fill vacancies with conservatives.

 
Some will say I am being political, and I am concerned about that; but in my mind, the next election is about opposing or supporting what the Bible says about many issues.
 
I believe the election of one candidate will signify that God is ready to let the U.S. destroy itself, and the election of the other candidate will signify that God is not ready to let the U.S. destroy itself, at least for the time being.
 
God is in control, and Trump will either be re-elected or removed.
 
If Trump is re-elected, the Deep State and their minions will keep trying to remove him from office because they want to include the U.S. in the New World Order.
 
If Trump is removed, Trump's replacement and those behind him seem ready to surrender U.S. sovereignty to the New World Order, and it could happen fast.
 
There is a second issue, and it may be the most dangerous of the two.
 
God gave all of the Promised Land to Israel and warned the nations that He will be against those that divide it (Gen. 17:8; Joel 3:2; Zech. 12:3).
 
Biden clearly supports the Two-State Solution (dividing Israel).
 
Trump is clearly the most pro-Israel president in the history of the restored nation.
 
Trump is clearly ready to endorse the Israeli annexation of about 30% of Judea and Samaria.
 
The problem is that God gave all of Judea and Samaria to Israel and more (not about 30% of it), and God will not allow Trump, the U.S., Netanyahu or anyone else to give part or all of the remainder away and get away with it.
 
These are dangerous days no matter who God decides to raise up over the U.S.
 
The Rapture is the hope of those that have accepted Jesus; and hopefully that is close, but it could also be what brings the U.S. down on those that are left behind.
 
Here are nine more reasons why these are dangerous days:
 
One, prophecy teachers have long warned that the approval of same-sex marriage will not end the demands of the LGBQT community.
 
The Scriptures teach that God will give these people over to a reprobate mind, and there will be no end to this perversion until the Second Coming of Jesus.
 
On June 29, 2020, the Mayor of Somerville, Mass., signed a bill to legalize polyamorous relationships (open relationships between people who have several lovers at the same time; a person of one sex living with multiple partners of another sex at the same time; a perverted picture of the relationship between Jesus and the Church.).
 
Two, lawlessness (a characteristic of the Antichrist) is surging big time in major U.S. cities, especially those run by liberal Democrats.
 
A large area of Minneapolis looks like a war zone (approximately 1,500 businesses destroyed; the Governor of Minnesota asked Trump to declare it a major disaster area and provide 500 million dollars to pay for damages; Trump refused).
 
The Governor of Georgia declared a state of emergency and deployed 1,000 National Guard Troops to protect the monument at Stone Mountain.
 
The Governor of Utah declared a state of emergency when it was declared that the death of a man there was justified.
 
The St. Louis, Missouri, couple that used guns to defend their lives and home in late June when gun-carrying Black Lives Matter protestors (a George Soros financed, Democrat Party fundraising group) and others broke into their gated community and threatened to kill them, steal their possessions and burn their house - their home has been raided by the police, and their guns have been seized.
 
Reports say the St. Louis couple legally owned their guns, and they have a constitutional right to defend their lives and property, yet their home has been raided, their guns have been seized, and they are being investigated.
 
On the other hand, the gun-carrying mob that illegally broke into the gated community and terrorized the couple is being called peaceful protestors, they are not being investigated, and their guns have not been seized.
 
On July 6, 2020, it was reported that between June 15, 2020, (when hundreds of police were reassigned) and July 2, 2020, shootings in New York City surged when compared to the same period in 2019.
 
Black citizens are being slaughtered, and the only thing that I know that Mayor de Blasio has done at this time is to paint "Black Lives Matter" on the street in front of Trump Tower (which will do absolutely nothing to improve the lives of black people).
 
Three, despite the Islamic threat, many Jews believe that they will be safer in Israel than they are in the U.S. and other nations where they live.
 
Israel is expecting about 90,000 immigrants in the next 18 months and more than 250,000 in the next 3-5 years (perhaps more than they can absorb).
 
The immigrants are being drawn by the Holy Spirit, and this is a literal fulfillment of end-of-the-age Bible prophecy (Jer. 31:10; Ezek. 11:17-20).
 
Four, on July 6, 2020, Pres. Trump notified the UN that the U.S. is withdrawing from the World Health Organization (WHO) effective July 6, 2021.
 
If Pres. Trump is not re-elected, his replacement can rescind Trump's decision.
But this is one reason why globalists and Democrats want Trump out of office.
 
They have started building their one-world government, and they want every nation, including the U.S. and Israel, to surrender their sovereignty.
 
Pres. Trump's withdrawal from the WHO could be a very big deal.
 
The WHO is trying to get the nations to grant them the authority to force everyone on earth to be numbered, tattooed, vaccinated, and tracked.
 
Bill Gates is their largest contributor, and they are letting him tell them what to do.
 
Five, several companies have reported that they expect to start vaccinating people for the Coronavirus in late Dec. 2020 or early Jan. 2021.
 
True Christians will not be faced with taking the Mark of the Beast, but some, or all, of these vaccines may have cell lines that come from aborted babies.
 
The Bill Gates vaccine will be accompanied by a tattoo, and he wants to force people to take it under the threat of not being allowed to work, buy, or sell if they refuse.
 
This is the point: This is a clear indication that this generation is approaching the Rapture and the Tribulation Period.
 
Six, on July 6, 2020, it was reported that the State of Rhode Island has employed an Israeli company to identify citizens that have been infected and/or are at risk of being infected by the Coronavirus.
 
Those that have been identified can be tracked and forced to be treated and/or go into lockdown.
 
Seven, in early July, the Governor of California temporarily banned singing and chanting in churches, and he limited indoor worship attendance to 25% of building capacity or a maximum of 100 attendees, whichever is the smallest amount.
 
About that time, the ACLJ announced that it is preparing a lawsuit against the State of Cal. for its unconstitutional discrimination against the Church.
 
Eight, in 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that family-owned businesses that are objecting on religious grounds cannot be forced to provide contraceptive insurance coverage for their employees.
 
In early July 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that charitable religious groups cannot be forced to provide contraceptive insurance coverage for their employees.
 
On July 8, 2020, Joe Biden pledged to reverse these two decisions.
 
Nine, as an elected member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Ilhan Omar took an oath to defend the Constitution of the U.S., but she is openly calling for the dismantling of America's political and economic systems.
 
She is one of the first to call for the dismantling of the police in Minneapolis, is anti-Israel, and a very influential and outspoken member of the Democrat Party.
 
Ten, as of July 9, 2020, there have been 8 mysterious incidents (explosions, fires, etc.) in 14 days that have killed dozens of people and destroyed several important military and civilian targets in Iran.
 
Coupled with this is the fact that Israel has struck more than 1,000 Iranian, Hezbollah and Syrian targets in Syria in recent years.
 
Iran's leaders seem helpless to do anything about it, and some of the Mullahs are demanding answers.
 
Only God knows how much longer this will drag on, but sooner or later, Iran will be forced to respond.
 
God loves everyone, and He paid the sin debt of all who will trust in Jesus when He sent His only begotten Son to die on the cross (John 3:16).
 
These are dangerous days (armed terrorists are roaming the streets and being praised; honest citizens are being disarmed; the police are being vilified; Church attendance is being limited; some Christians are being told they can't sing in Church, etc.), and as I understand Bible prophecy, God will soon allow all Hell to break loose on earth.
 
The way to avoid that is to bow your head; acknowledge the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus; ask Jesus to forgive your sins; sincerely promise to give up your sins and live for Him; and ask Jesus to come into your heart.
 
Prophecy Plus Ministries, Inc.
Daymond & Rachel Duck
duck_daymond@yahoo.com

 


The Coming World Reset? - by Bill Perkins - https://compass.org/the-coming-world-reset/
 
[The Antichrist] will intend to make alterations in times and in law; Daniel 7:25b
Distracted by the coronavirus restrictions and BLM anarchist riots, most Christians pushed concerns about moving to a global government to the back-burner. But the Satanic move to push the world to be run by a global government continued on unabated.
 
In June 2020, just a few weeks ago, the World Economic Forum (WEF) hosted some of the top global Elites-government leaders, business leaders, activists, etc.-and announced their proposal to "reset" the global economy.
 
The quotes from this meeting are eye-opening, to say the least. They're pushing for a "reset of capitalism" to have a "cohesive and sustainable world." Satan, who is of course behind the push for world government, hates capitalism because it involves freedom. He prefers the opposite-bondage.
 
So these atheists at the WEF meeting have targeted capitalism as the root of all evil. They believe that if the entire planet were under one socialist government, everything would be better because they would have control over everyone and everything (which, of course, is actually Communism or Marxism).
 
With Climate Change losing its luster, they're now using Covid-19 and the Black Lives Matter riots as the latest reasons to "reset" the global economy. They're calling for all nations and all business/industries to participate in uniting the world as one.
 
The Tower of Babel was NOT a Good Idea
 
The last time the world tried to unite, about 4200 years ago building the Tower of Babel, it didn't work out so well.
 
They said, "Come, let us build for ourselves a city, and a tower whose top will reach into heaven, and let us make for ourselves a name...Gen. 11:4
 
God reminded the world it was He who is in control, not the Satanic evil present on earth.
 
"Come, let Us go down and there confuse their language, so that they will not understand one another's speech." Gen. 11:7
 
Today's One-World Language-Computers
 
Today we're again trying to solve the world's problems using one language-computers. We know this time around Satan will ultimately finish the task, getting all nations and people on earth under a single Satanic government during the future Tribulation. Satan will manage all people via computers.
 
And it's interesting to note that the reason God didn't want one global entity was the total evil they could accomplish.
 
...and now nothing which they purpose to do will be impossible for them. Gen. 11:6b
 
Today, with the almost unbelievable advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI), these people want total control so they can use vaccines to control people's rational thoughts. I'm not making this up! (1)(2)(3)
 
If in fact we're close to the Rapture and the end of the Church Age, it's not surprising to see attempts like the World Economic Forum pushing for a world government. The WEF is just another attempt by the godless Elites, who think they're already in control, to do everything possible to make "one world" come about-ASAP.
 
"We are on the verge of a global transformation. All we need is the right major crisis and the nations will accept the New World Order." David Rockefeller, 1974 United Nations Business Conference.
(David Rockefeller died on March 20, 2017 and now regrets what he said.)
 
God is out, Satan is in
 
In the outline of their overtly Satanic New World Order, they want everything that is opposite of Biblical truth. All freedom and individual ownership will have to be sacrificed for the good of the world. Homosexuality is considered normal. History is worthless or rewritten. Capitalism is bad. There is no heaven or hell, just live for today.
 
And I would be remiss in my duties not to mention that Satan first started priming the world for this in popular songs 50 years ago.
 
Let's Live For Today, The Grass Roots, 1967
Sha-la-la-la-la-la, live for today
And don't worry 'bout tomorrow, hey
Sha-la-la-la-la-la, live for today
Live for today
 
Imagine, John Lennon, 1971
Imagine there is no heaven, it's easy if you try.
No hell below us, above us only sky.
Imagine all the people living for today.
Imagine there is no country, isn't hard to do ...
Nothing to kill or to die for, No religion too...
Imagine all the people living life in peace!!!
 
So whether it's Babel, Lennon, or Rockefeller, the idea of a world government is nothing new. So in that June WEF conference, it's not surprising that President Klaus Schwab said, "Every country from China to the United States must participate, and every industry, from oil and gas to tech, must be transformed. In short, we need a 'Great Reset' of capitalism."
 
Schwab cited the hundreds of thousands of Covid-19 deaths, the shrinking world economy, worldwide riots and high unemployment as reasons to "re-imagine" how the world should work together. ("Re-imagine" is their newest favorite word that follows the overused and tiresome "sustainable.")
 
Schwab and his Elite cronies, of course, ignore the fact that the number of deaths from Covid-19 are about normal for a bad flu season and much less than past pandemics. And that's not taking into consideration the inflated numbers of cases reported-easily making the total 20 to 40% higher.
 
They also ignore the fact that five huge Democratic controlled states sent Covid-19 infected people from the hospital back to nursing homes which accounted for some 50,000 deaths.
 
Lastly, they ignore the fact that of the people who catch Covid-19, only a tiny percentage, less than 1%, die. And the vast majority of those who died were already dying from other health problems. The media-promoted "plague" ultimately turned out to not be a plague at all.
 
Schwab and the Elites were just following the exaggerated fear-mongering foundation laid by the unelected lifelong bureaucrat Dr. Anthony Fauci, who hasn't seen a patient in 40 years.
 
We now know Fauci lied about the coronavirus stats (or is very stupid) to control the public narrative in order to close the country over what is turning out to be simply a bad flu season.
 
Yet Schwab confidently argues, "Left unaddressed, these crises, together with COVID-19, will deepen and leave the world even less sustainable, less equal, and more fragile. Incremental measures and ad hoc fixes will not suffice to prevent this scenario. We must build entirely new foundations for our economic and social systems."
 
Claiming the capitalistic desire to make a profit is a problem, WEF believes "'shareholder capitalism' is antiquated and must be replaced worldwide with 'stakeholder capitalism,' which is just another word for socialism or state capitalism/communism.
 
You've got to be dumber than a box of rocks not to see what this is. Their idea of re-imagining the world is a world run by an Elite group of unelected and faceless atheists. And of course, as Obama once said, Christians won't be able to "cling to their guns and religion." True Christians will not be welcomed, to put it mildly.
 
These Elites, despite their years of formal secular education, are so stupid they actually think the United States will just roll over and let them take over due to a difficult flu season. Unbelievable!
 
They believe the Covid-19 "crisis" will push the USA over a cliff due to diminishing tax revenues and soaring public debt. And our government will be folded into a new world government that makes the Green Deal operational. Yep, no fossil fuels, no airplanes, no freedoms, and no Christianity (too decisive).
 
They think they will take the country that we've bled and died for and change it into one that is "more resilient, equitable, and sustainable in the long run."
 
Under their plan, every country in the world would be required to "Go Green." Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have to be pleased as punch to hear this.
 
This New World Order wants to control everything. Justice and law, gender parity, taxes, entertainment, corporations, environment, transportation, pollution, food growing and distribution, and all heath care from docs to hospitals.
 
But, as they say, "That's not all!" They will also control the Internet, the ocean, travel and tourism, all utilities, all industry, manufacturing and businesses, all cities, and public and private banking, finance and capital markets.
 
I know they're not playing with a full deck of cards because they're literally trying to get rid of police protection, claiming it's the only way out of the Covid-19 / BLM crises. Unreal!
 
Schwab continued, "The (Covid-19) pandemic represents a rare but narrow window of opportunity to reflect, re-imagine and reset our world to create a healthier, more equitable, and more prosperous future." Translation: They believe they should control all the monetary digits concerning who can, and cannot, be successful.
 
Believe it or not, attending this meeting was the Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund, the secretary-general of the United Nations, presidents of Microsoft and BP, and Greenpeace. And to top it off, they glowingly point out that the adulterer Prince Charles also attended.
 
They say they will reveal more details about this plan after WEF has their January 21-24, 2021 meeting in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland.
 
They claim 3000 will attend from around the world. The theme is "Stakeholders for a Cohesive and Sustainable World."
 
No wonder they want President Trump out of the way. He is the last bit of resistance to this bunch of bone-heads. Do you think this November's Presidential election is important?
 
If Satan's minions (Ephesians 6) were willing to kill past Presidents and Representatives, or tank the world economy to oust President Trump, I can assure you they're not finished with their Satanic torpedos. You can expect another "crisis" or two to unfold between now and November. Don't be surprised to suddenly learn about a financial crisis that is, of course, fake or manufactured.
 
God's in Control, not Satan
 
But there's a problem. Even though Satan is the god of this world (2Cor. 4:4; Eph 2:2; 1John 5:19), Jehovah God and Creator of the universe is still GOD of all. Satan still has to get permission to do anything.
 
Just as Satan had to get permission to attack Job, Satan is still not in total control of the earth. God the Restrainer, the Holy Spirit, "restrains" Satan until He (God's Holy Spirit) is taken out of the way at the Rapture.
 
And you know what restrains him now, so that in his time he will be revealed. For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only he who now restrains will do so until he is taken out of the way [via the Rapture] 2Th. 2:6-7.
 
And while God the Restrainer restrains, President Trump is orchestrating his own reset behind the scenes, undoing our nation from the world entanglements set in place by past administrations.
 
"We will no longer surrender this country,
or its people,
to the false song of globalism."
Donald Trump (7)
 
With little fanfare, President Trump has been ignoring the Globalist' trade system and replacing it with new bilateral trade agreements with several countries. China, Japan, Philippines, Mexico and others all have new deals.
 
New U.S. Gold-backed Dollar?
 
President Trump is even going after the Federal Reserve-which of course is neither "Federal" nor a "Reserve." He's readying a United States gold-backed dollar to replace the petrodollar system currently in place. Those who own gold could do quite well.
 
President Trump believes having our own gold-backed dollar will keep the IMF from leveraging their Special Drawing Rights (SDR) into a world currency when the U.S. dollar falls apart.(4)
 
Pray for President Trump as his life is obviously at stake. The last two people who openly took on the Global Elites to expose their plan for a world government died under quite suspicious circumstances.
 
Rep. Larry McDonald (D-GA), National President of the John Birch Society and a die-hard opponent of the Global Elites, died when Russia "accidentally" shot down a passenger plane in 1983. Hardly an accident.(5) This speech probably did him in:
 
"The drive of the Rockefellers and their allies is to create a one-world government combining super capitalism and Communism under the same tent, all under their control.... Do I mean conspiracy? Yes I do. I am convinced there is such a plot, international in scope, generations old in planning, and incredibly evil in intent."- Congressman Larry P. McDonald, 1976,
 
President John Kennedy boldly pushed a new law that he signed on June 4, 1963, regarding the United States issuing its own silver-backed dollars. He then issued Executive Order 11110 the same day, amending the September 17, 1951, Executive Order 10289, also regarding replacing Federal Reserve notes with silver-backed dollars.
 
"For we are opposed around the world by a monolithic and ruthless conspiracy that relies primarily on covert means for expanding its fear of influence on infiltration instead of invasion, on subversion instead of elections, on intimidation instead of free choice. It is a system which has conscripted vast human and material resources into the building of a tightly knit, highly efficient machine that combines military, diplomatic, intelligence, economic, scientific and political operations. Its preparations are concealed, not published. Its mistakes are buried, not headlined. Its dissenters are silenced, not praised. No expenditure is questioned; no secret is revealed." President John Kennedy
Money backed by silver was in direct opposition to the Federal Reserve Notes that are backed by nothing. It would have put them out of business.(6) On November 22, 1963, Kennedy was murdered.
 
Praying for our President
 
First of all, then, I urge that entreaties and prayers, petitions and thanksgivings, be made on behalf of all men, for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity. 1Tim. 2:1-2
 
So when I say the stakes are high this election and that we should all pray daily for President Trump for protection and wisdom, make no bones about it, I'm as serious as a heart attack! We Believers have connections that are out of this world. And Satan is no match for our prayers!
 
...greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world. 1John 4:4
God is in control, not Satan. God's Holy Spirit living inside of you is greater that all of Satan and his angels. So we can live, witness and pray boldly to our Father!
 
Use us, Lord!
 
References
 
(1) https://byebyebluesky.com/artificial-intelligence-mind-control/
 
(2) https://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2019/11/11/13-mind-blowing-things-artificial-intelligence-can-already-do-today/#65b8eda96502
 
(3) https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1055975/ai-mind-control-fears-freedom-thoughts-risk-us-government-spt
 
(4) https://internationalman.com/articles/trump-and-a-new-gold-backed-dollar/
 
(5) http://www.youbethejudgeandjury.com/congressman_larry_mcdonald.htm
 
(6) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_Order_11110
   http://www.youbethejudgeandjury.com/president_john_kennedy.htm
 
(7) https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/277879-trump-warns-against-false-song-of-globalism