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On the Brink of The Rapture & World Government - By Daymond Duck - https://www.raptureready.com/2021/01/10/on-the-brink-of-the-rapture-and-world-government-by-daymond-duck/
In last week’s article (World Government Looming), I listed some of my opinions about what is going on in the U.S. today. Here are some things I left off the list: · The purpose of censorship, lying and deception is to control the information we read. Globalists do not want us to believe things that contradict what they say. They are trying to silence all opposition to their New World Order (NWO). Most of the media owners are part of the globalist movement, or at the very least, catering to it. · The purpose of gun control is to disarm U.S. citizens that might fight to keep our sovereignty. · The purpose of the “Defund the Police” movement is to replace police departments that may not arrest citizens that might fight to keep our sovereignty with a private police force that is controlled by globalist officials. · No one knows the day or the hour of the Rapture, but if a world government is looming, the Rapture is looming because the Christian’s blessed hope (Titus 2:13) will occur before the world government can appear (II Thess. 2:5-8). One, wickedness, lying and deceit are signs of the end of the age. Here are some things that have been reported about the election: · Following an evaluation of the Nov. 3, 2020, Pennsylvania presidential election, 17 Republican lawmakers said 6,760,230 people voted in the state and 6,962,607 votes were counted (Simply put, there were 202,377 more votes than voters). According to one congressman, Pennsylvania officials should not have certified an election with 202,377 fraudulent votes. Several Pennsylvania representatives said they will contest their state’s electors. · On Dec. 29, 2020, it was reported that Georgia law requires ballot transfer forms to be filled out, dated, signed, the time recorded, and the number of ballots sent by officials to document how many ballots were sent to counties. County officials are also required to fill out a ballot transfer form to document how many ballots they received. Records show that about 600,000 absentee ballots were mailed out, but only 140,000 were accounted for. Put another way, there is no documentation for about 460,000 ballots even though the law requires it. In the past, ballots that did not comply with the law could not be counted, but they were counted this year. Trump contends that he won the election in Georgia because 460,000 votes were illegally counted, and most were given to Biden. · Based on address changes in the U.S. Postal Service National Change of Address database, the election board in two Georgia counties wanted people that had moved out of the counties removed from the voter rolls before the state’s Jan. 6 Senate election, but a federal judge blocked it. The judge is a sister of a prominent Biden supporter, and officials said the judge should have recused herself, but she refused to do it. · On Dec. 30, 2020, prophecy teacher Tom Hughes reported that there are about 133 million registered voters in the U.S., and Trump got about 74 million votes. Biden should have received about 59 million votes (133-74 = 59), but it was reported that he received about 81 million votes. According to this, there were 22 million more votes in the U.S. than registered voters. · On Dec. 30, 2020, it was reported that a poll of Georgia voters conducted by SurveyUSA found that 55% of very conservative voters that have no plans to vote in the Senate runoff election say they do not intend to vote because the election is rigged. · On Dec. 30, 2020, it was reported that a Dept. of Defense official filed a lawsuit in Arizona alleging that illegal ballots were offloaded from a plane in Arizona and taken to Maricopa County where they were counted. The lawsuit has been struck down in two Arizona courts and appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court. · According to commentator Dave Hodges on Dec. 30, 2020, Stew Peters, host of The Politically Correct Radio Show, claims to have documents, videos photos and audio recordings that will prove the existence of illegal, fraudulent ballots on planes that landed in Phoenix, Arizona, on Nov. 7, 2020. According to the article, Peters said almost 800,000 votes were laundered in Arizona. · On Dec. 30, 2020, a Georgia Senate subcommittee was told that officials in Georgia were hacked into a Dominion voting machine over the Internet in Fulton County, Georgia, at that very moment and that these officials could change the vote counts over the Internet if they wanted to. This prompted the Georgia Senate subcommittee to pass a motion to audit the Fulton County ballots. Here is a link: https://www.brighteon.com/397287a5-e5bb-4a86-bbfb-982d42e5da05 Here is another link about Dominion involvement (treason) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZ_ks_sNITg The next day, on Dec. 31, 2020, it was reported that moving trucks went to the warehouse where Fulton County, Georgia, ballots were stored, the ballots were removed, and in the process of being shredded so they could not be audited. Here is a link to the report: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/12/breaking-big-jovan-pulitzer-says-georgia-destroying-fulton-county-evidence-supposed-scanning-video/ · On Dec. 31, 2020, Sen. Lindsey Graham was calling for an investigation, but Democrats were opposing it (If there was no fraud, why are they opposing an investigation?). · On Jan. 2, 2021, 7 U.S. senators and 4 U.S. senators-elect asked Congress to appoint an Electoral Commission to hold a 10-day audit of the election. It has been reported that Vice-Pres. Pence has the authority to approve it, but what he will do is a matter of speculation (Note: On Jan. 4, 2021, this was up to 16-18 U.S. senators, including the 2 from Georgia). · On Jan. 2, 2021, Trump called Georgia Sec. of State, Brad Raffensperger, and asked him for an honest tabulation of the ballots in that state. Raffensperger said Trump “repeatedly asked him to alter the outcome of the presidential vote in the state.” The Washington Post said a transcript of the call shows that Raffensperger’s claim is false. · On Jan. 3, 2021, it was reported that Pres. Trump’s percentage of black and Latino votes doubled over 2016. · Democrats, the Media, and big tech say Trump has presented no proof of voter fraud, but the U.S. Supreme Court has refused to look at the proof in every case that has come before it (and the same is true of most of the lower courts). · Democrats have not won this election; the shadow government has rejected the people’s choice and appointed a winner because they want a president that will support “The Great Reset,” to go along with dividing the world into 10 regions with 10 leaders that will later approve the appointment of a godless person to rule over the whole earth. This will take a little time, but they are preparing to speed things up, and the Rapture will cause them to go to warp speed. It is important to understand the globalist three-phase plan: 1) Divide the world into 10 regional trading blocks of nations (an economic or financial NWO; EU, USMCA, etc.), 2) Convert the 10 regional trading blocks of nations into 10 political blocks of nations (a political NWO), and 3) Merge the 10 political blocks of nations into a godless one-world government. Originally, the goal was to do this by 2030, but I have seen unofficial reports (prophecy teachers, etc.) that they have decided to speed it up. God often causes sin to backfire (Psa. 7:14-16; Gal. 6:7-8). I pray for the truth to prevail, but if the truth does not prevail, the day may come when U.S. citizens refer to the Trump presidency as the “good old days.” Know that my articles are usually submitted to the Rapture Ready editor about 4 or 5 days before they are posted, and at the time of this writing, it is being reported that Trump plans to release a massive amount of voter-fraud data in the next few days. Two, on Jan. 3, 2021, it was reported that a highly respected Christian leader and host of “Family Talk” on more than 1,300 radio stations, Dr. James Dobson, is saying the Republican loss of the two Senate Seats in Georgia will lead to the loss of “government of the people, by the people and for the people” because the Democrats will add more Senate Seats (Washington, DC, and Puerto Rico) and more judges to the U.S. Supreme Court. If the shadow government gains control of every branch of the U.S. government through the Democrat Party, there will be no way to stop the surrender of U.S. sovereignty. Three, as I understand things I am reading, under “The Great Reset”: · There will be a world government. · The Constitution of the U.S. will be null and void. · Global leaders will be appointed, not elected. · There will be no national symbols (flags, national anthems, etc.). · The government will own everything (no private property). · Children will be the property of the state. · There will be no freedom of religion (the global ethic will be the only acceptable religion). · There will be no freedom of speech (saying mother, father, etc., will be illegal). · Drugs, abortion, and immorality will be legalized and thrive. · Everyone will be spied upon and tracked. · The world’s leaders will be so powerful, it will take the intervention of God to stop it. For those that doubt it, listen to Biden’s own words on Jan. 4, 2021, “It is time to change America.” Four, Global pestilences will kill multitudes during the Tribulation Period, and on Dec. 29, 2020, it was reported that World Health Organization medical experts are warning that Covid-19 will mutate into strains that are more dangerous than the current strain. Three new mutations have already appeared in other countries. Five, an increase in the frequency and intensity of earthquakes is a sign of the end of the age (Matt. 24:7), and volcanic eruptions are always accompanied by earthquakes. On Jan. 3, 2021, it was reported that 46 volcanoes are currently erupting or spewing gas. Six, on Jan. 1, 2021, it was reported that the Palestinian Authority has notified the Biden administration that it is ready “to resume negotiations (on a peace treaty) with Israel as soon as possible through American mediation and without preconditions.” The PA cannot be trusted; some pundits believe the PA thinks it can get Biden to push Israel into a peace treaty that will favor the PA and harm Israel, but there will be a worthless peace treaty at some point after the Rapture. Seven, on Jan. 3, 2021, Democrat Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, an ordained Methodist preacher that should know better, ended a prayer in the House of Representatives with “amen and awoman.” Dr. Franklin Graham pointed out that the Bible says, “God created them male and female” (Gen. 1:27). Paul said people will have “a form of godliness” in the last days (II Tim. 3:5). Jesus taught that the church will be “lukewarm” (Rev. 3:16) at the end of the age. With multitudes of U.S. citizens sick and dying from Covid, millions out of work, the nation being torn apart by election fraud, millions wondering if they should get vaccinated for Covid, and many other problems, this ordained pastor prayed to the false god “Brahma (probably the 4-headed Hindu god) and many gods in many faiths,” and to make it even worse, other Methodist pastors defended him. According to the Bible, God gives people over to a reprobate mind (Rom. 1:28), and if this pastor’s prayer (and the defense of other pastors) is not an example of reprobate thinking, what is? I personally know many faithful and dedicated Methodist pastors and Church members, but some will be spued out and left behind if they do not repent before it is forever too late (and it is all denominations, not just the Methodists (Rev. 3:16). Finally, God loves you, and if you have not done so, sincerely admit that you are a sinner; believe that Jesus is the virgin born, sinless Son of God who died for the sins of the world, was buried, and raised from the dead; ask Him to forgive your sins, cleanse you, come into your heart and be your Saviour; then tell someone that you have done this. Prophecy Plus Ministries, Inc. Daymond Duck duck_daymond@yahoo.com Big Tech Censorship: ‘Part of War of Gog and Magog’ says Rabbi – Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz - https://www.israel365news.com/163837/big-tech-censorship-part-of-war-of-gog-and-magog-says-rabbi/ But I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, that I may multiply My signs and marvels in the land of Egypt. Exodus 7:3 (The Israel BibleTM) CENSORSHIP IN THE WAKE OF THE DC PROTESTS Censorship has become a hot-button issue in the wake of the protests in Washington D.C. last week. In a move that many considered extreme, Twitter permanently banned the US President and Facebook followed suit, banning Trump “indefinitely.” YouTube, Snapchat, Reddit and others have blocked, labeled or deleted posts or accounts over the last several days. Twitter also blocked Gen. Michael Flynn and Facebook removed the page of the Walkaway campaign of former liberals who are now advocates for the conservative movement. Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley said the social media giant was acting in a manner that was characteristic of Communist China. This sentiment was echoed by Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) who tweeted, “What happened on Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol is as wrong as wrong can be, but canceling conservative speech will not promote ‘unity and healing.’” Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz warned: “Big tech tyranny is playing out before our very eyes.” In contrast, many Democrats are calling for even more censorship. Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) said Thursday the steps taken by Facebook and Twitter were “too late and not nearly enough” to curb the problem. Former first lady Michelle Obama called on Silicon Valley companies to “stop enabling this monstrous behavior,” permanently ban Trump, and create policies to prevent technology from “being used by the nation’s leader to fuel insurrection.” Ironically, other world leaders who are substantially more egregious than the admittedly bombastic Trump are permitted to post freely on social media as long as they do not make comments that run contrary to social media’s left-wing agenda. Twitter has been frequently criticized for allowing Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to call for genocide against Israel, a recent post of his was removed for casting aspersions on the COVID vaccine. As the social media tech giants are private companies and are, as such, free to choose what they post, angry users are free to express their displeasure by leaving and taking their business elsewhere. But even this freedom is being infringed upon as Amazon informed Parler, a platform similar to Facebook but with fewer restrictions and no left-wing bias, that they will be suspending their web hosting on Sunday. Unless Parler can find an alternative hosting company willing to take its business, the site will no longer be able to function after 11:59 pm Pacific time on Sunday. Google and Apple removed the app from their stores so it can no longer be downloaded. On Friday, before the move, Parler was ranked number one in the number of downloads. BIG-TECH CEOS: MODERN DAY PHAROAHS Rabbi Pinchas Winston, a prolific end-of-days author, noted that this process of adhering to one side of an issue absolutely has its roots in the Bible. “This is how Pharoah went about hardening his heart,” Rabbi Winston said. “Pharaoh’s heart had to be hard enough to be able to deny the existence of God.” “Control of the media is how the liberals control the masses,” Rabbi Winston said. “That is an aspect of Pharaoh denying God. Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Dorsey, are arrogant, seeing themselves in precisely the way Pharoah saw himself; standing in the place of God, the source of truth and knowledge. They believe they are doing the best thing possible for society so they allow themselves to take away the freedom of thought. Unfortunately, any of the justice these people sought is now buried under a desire for vengeance and twisted by arrogance. They do not believe in true and false or even right and wrong. They only believe in themselves.” “But they have taken God out of the picture and see themselves as the ultimate arbiter of good. So their message is trying to convince people that there is no God, trying to take away their God-given free will by controlling their thoughts.” “Since it is an anti-God agenda, this is one of the aspects of the War of Gog and Magog, which is a war against God,” Rabbi Winston said. “This is the end of the United States as we knew it. It may come through this but it will change drastically. But going against God has always ended in failure. Hashem is in charge of the world and the end is clear. The problem is that these people can do a lot of damage in the meantime.” Judgment Is Coming to America - By Brian Lazewski - https://www.raptureready.com/2021/01/10/judgment-is-coming-to-america-by-brian-lazewski/ So then, does it surprise you that corruption is entrenched not only in political establishments, but social as well. The United States, I believe, is corrupted beyond repair. I really do not foresee any revival coming. In fact, I believe the near future will unleash further rounds of abominations that are normalized. What is next? Pedophilia? Bestiality? Of course, the masses will applaud and approve undoubtedly… “who, knowing the righteous judgment of God, that those who practice such things are deserving of death, not only do the same but also approve of those who practice them” (Romans 1:32). There are a lot of fellow believers insisting God will spark a revival. Of course, that would be preferable. No doubt, all things are possible with God. Did He not send Jonah to Nineveh? But even the long-suffering of God has its limit and conclusion. We only need to look at the Great Flood to see just that. When the door of the ark was closed, that was it. All of those caught outside the ark were destroyed and damned to everlasting contempt. Let us consult our Bibles, shall we? Speaking of Noah, Jesus told us: “But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be” (Matthew 24:37-39). Just like the days of Noah… What were those days like exactly? “Then the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually” (Genesis 6:5). “Evil Continually” upon man’s heart. Ouch. Are we there in this present day? No, not quite. However, we are RAPIDLY progressing towards that day. Until then, God will send us warnings and raise up voices to call to repentance. He always has. This is a universal truth concerning all nations. As nations are concerned, God will judge them accordingly. Also take note… If God did not spare His people (ancient Israel and Judea) Judgment, He most assuredly will not spare us. Let’s compare the laundry list of charges: “You shall not worship the Lord your God in that way; for every abomination to the Lord which He hates they have done to their gods; for they burn even their sons and daughters in the fire to their gods” (Deuteronomy 12:31). “And they built the high places of Baal which are in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, to cause their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire to Molech, which I did not command them, nor did it come into My mind that they should do this abomination, to cause Judah to sin” (Jeremiah 32:35). Right, we see that sacrificing children is an “Abomination” to the LORD. We are guilty as charged to the tune of 60 million unborn babies sacrificed upon the altar of feminism. Considering we are a Nation of around 330 million, 60 million is a serious chunk. That is 10 times more than the number of Jewish people murdered in the holocaust. I also would bet WAY more than ancient Israel and Judea sacrificed. “For this reason God gave them up to vile passions. For even their women exchanged the natural use for what is against nature. Likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust for one another, men with men committing what is shameful, and receiving in themselves the penalty of their error which was due” (Romans 1:26-27). “as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities around them in a similar manner to these, having given themselves over to sexual immorality and gone after strange flesh, are set forth as an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire” (Jude 7). “Flee sexual immorality. Every sin that a man does is outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body” (1 Corinthians 6:18). How often did we see the celebratory approval of homosexuality or transgenderism? So much so that one cannot turn on a TV (Idiot Tube) without having this thrown in your face. It’s all the time and everywhere in the mainstream. Worse, it’s celebrated. I refer you back to Romans 1:32. Thus, as a nation, we have embraced this as normal. “But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come” (2 Timothy 3:1). Without a doubt I believe us to be in the last of the last days. If not quite there, then remarkably close. “For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,” (2 Timothy 3:2). Check all those boxes. Of course, these are not new and unique to our present day. However, these are mainstream norms of the present day. “unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good,” (2 Timothy 3:3). The last year had this on full display. The amount of hatred out there is seething with venom. From rioters burning, pillaging, beating elderly with baseball bats, and despising law and authority. Not to mention slander becoming a norm. Fake news, anyone? “traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,” (2 Timothy 3:4). Just look at the junk fed to our teens and young adults. The pleasures of life outweigh all. Our youth have become the “It’s all about me” generation, totally rejecting any form of guidance from their parents (or any authority), even to the point of betrayal. “having a form of godliness but denying its power” (2 Timothy 3:5a). Just look how apostate the church has become. They much rather conform to the world than to God. Notice how they have a form of godliness, but in all actuality, they have no power. They are dead in their sins and don’t even know it. Sadly, this is most of mainstream Christianity. Nelson’s Study notes word this well: A form of godliness is an outward appearance of reverence for God. Denying its power describes religious activity that is not connected to a living relationship with Jesus Christ. As time progresses, people would begin to participate in religious activities that are empty. Their activities have nothing to do with a true relationship with God or with individual faith in Jesus Christ. {Radmacher, E. D., Allen, R. B., & House, H. W. (1997). The Nelson Study Bible: New King James Version (2 Ti 3:5). Nashville: T. Nelson Publishers}. It is this failing that is MOST disturbing. You may not know this, but we are amid a full-blown apostasy. There were some internal polls conducted by Lifeway on behalf of Ligonier ministries (State of Theology) last September where it cited: 22% of US Evangelicals believe in “gender fluidity” rather than that people have a God-given gender that is either male or female. Really now? That is Evangelicals who obviously have not opened their Bibles in years. Not to mention that when you filter the poll to all professed” Christians,” those percentages skyrocket. Here is a link to the [State of Theology poll]. Go to the Data Explorer part and play around with the filters to look at the internals. I would say nearly 75% (Just a guess on practical experience) of professed “Christians” are apostates. It is getting worse as the years go by. To be sure, always, there has only ever been a true remnant. Just as the Lord said: “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it” (Matthew 7:13-14). Brethren, I believe God is giving our nation over to depravity. He removes His restraint and lets people have/do whatever they want. With a church that is compromised and lawlessness going out of control, it will not be long until we totally collapse as a nation. Just look at the next generation. I do not think any free society would last under the indoctrinated social policies they hold as values (Read Socialism). Freedom comes with one requirement. It is to do the right thing when nobody’s watching. Since we overall as a nation fail at that, we are not going to maintain freedom. God is Love, to be sure. However, God is Holy and lawful. His Wrath is like a huge rubber band pulled back so far and ready to snap. I urge you all to be prepared and make sure you have oil in your lamps. Make sure you are not a “Nominal Christian.” Test yourself to see if you are in the faith. “Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not know yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you are disqualified” (2 Corinthians 13:5). If you fail this test, turn to Jesus Now! You are not dead yet! There can be nothing more horrific than to hear this: “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’” (Matthew 7:21-23). If you are Saved and struggling, repent and recommit to the Lord. “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9). If you are not saved and managed to endure my writing to this point {CLICK HERE}. “For He says: ‘In an acceptable time I have heard you, And in the day of salvation I have helped you.’ Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation” (2 Corinthians 6:2). Shalom, Brian The Only Solution to America’s Problems Is Jesus - by Michael Snyder - http://endoftheamericandream.com/the-only-solution-to-americas-problems-is-jesus/ I have never seen as much anger in the United States as I am seeing right now, and that greatly saddens me. No matter what happens, we should always love one another. Unfortunately, most Americans on both sides of the political spectrum are seething with hate right now. Leading up to the election in November, the left and the right were primarily attacking each other with angry words, but now the level of physical violence that we are witnessing is extremely alarming. The violence at the U.S. Capitol was just another example of the violence that stretched all throughout 2020 and that has continued in various parts of the nation this weekend. Most of the time, the left only wants to condemn the violence that the right has committed, and the right only wants to condemn the violence that the left has committed. But anyone that wants to be intellectually consistent has got to speak out against all of it. You can’t just be against rioting, looting, arson and attacks on federal buildings when people that you do not like do it. Emotions are running so high right now, and I understand that people are frustrated. But no matter who we send to Washington, nothing ever seems to change very much. The truth is that the way that our government has operated has remained remarkably consistent throughout the Bush/Clinton/Bush/Obama/Trump years. And no matter who is president for the next four years, our government is going to keep going in the same direction. Ultimately, people are fighting over personalities. Many are absolutely convinced that the nation will be “saved” if their team wins, but that is a delusion. I am sorry, but Joe Biden is not your personal Lord and Savior. I have heard from some people that are so proud that they voted for Joe Biden, but I simply don’t understand how anyone can be proud of voting for a political party that is responsible for the deaths of more than 60 million unborn Americans since 1973. For that alone, our nation deserves a fate that is worse than I can put into words. I think that what Franklin Graham said about the current state of our nation the other day is very appropriate… “We are in trouble,” he said. “I believe God’s judgment is coming, for the sins of our nation are great and they are a stench in the nostrils of our Creator.” On the other side, it is very important for Republicans to understand that Donald Trump is not the Messiah either. He is just a man. When he does what is right he should be commended, but when he does what is wrong he should be criticized. We like to say that our politicians are “public servants”, and we should start treating them as such. It should sicken us whenever we see anyone put our politicians up on pedestals and worship them. We are not to worship any man. Rather, we are supposed to worship God. For years, I have been watching so many Americans put so much passion and so much energy into politics. But politics is not going to solve America’s problems. The only thing that is going to solve America’s problems is Jesus. The reason why the United States became a great nation in the first place is because we were a Christian nation, and the only way we would ever have a chance of being a great nation again would be if we were to turn back to God with all of our hearts. Anyone that comes to you with a plan to turn America around that does not include Jesus is just being delusional. At this moment, deception is absolutely rampant on both sides of the political spectrum. Some of the most ridiculous rumors imaginable are flying all over the place, but multitudes of people are falling for them hook, line and sinker. Shadowy figures that don’t even want to reveal their real identities share “inside information” that ends up being proven wrong time after time, and yet some people continue to hang on every word. False prophets have convinced vast hordes of sheeple that their “prophecies” about political events would come to pass, but once again this election has shown that they are complete frauds. One of the good things that will come out of this period of time is that people will start to see the frauds for who they really are. So many of the “pillow prophets” have been promising peace and prosperity, but the truth is that we are in the end times described in the Bible. We are heading into one of the most difficult times in all of human history, but it will also be one of the greatest times in all of human history because God is going to be at work in amazing ways. And God has a plan for you too. God specifically placed you at this point in human history, and He has a purpose for doing that. But if you keep running away from Him, you will never discover that purpose. The plans that God has for you are greater than anything that you could ever come up with on your own, but He also has given you free will. You can choose to keep going your own way, and you can choose to reject Him forever if you want. But why would you want to do that? God created you, and He loves you so much that He sent His Son to die on the cross for your sins. This is what John 3:16 says… 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. You can have everlasting life if you are willing to enter into a relationship with God. The Bible compares it to a marriage relationship, and it truly is a very serious commitment to make. If you will repent of your sins and surrender everything to God, you will literally become a member of God’s family. Every one of your sins will be washed away, you will be “born again”, and you will belong to God forever. If you would like to give your life to God and make that commitment right now, all you have to do is to tell Him. The following is a prayer that many have found helpful… “Lord Jesus, I want to become a Christian. I know that I am a sinner, and I thank You for dying on the cross for my sins. I believe that you are the Son of God and that you rose from the dead. I repent of my sins and I open the door of my life and ask You to be my Savior and Lord. I commit my life to You. Thank You for forgiving all of my sins and giving me eternal life. Take control of my life and make me the kind of person that You want me to be. I will live my life for You. Amen.” Of course praying that prayer and being “born again” is just the first step on a very long journey. Developing your relationship with God is a process that lasts a lifetime, and you will need encouragement and assistance along the way. It will be important to reach out to other believers so that they can help and guide you. If you have read this entire article and you have decided that you don’t want to give your life to Jesus, I would very strongly encourage you to reconsider. Ultimately, I don’t know how anyone is going to make it through what is ahead without God. 2020 was bad, but the times that are coming will be even worse. Everything that can be shaken will be shaken, and Jesus is coming back. So quit putting all of your passion and energy into politics, and start focusing on what really matters. Daily Jot: Censorship and responsibility – Bill Wilson – www.dailyjot.com The First Amendment reads: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” This is a Constitutional guarantee that the government will not suppress free speech, the press, peaceful assembly or to petition the government for redress of grievances. We have in the United States today the corporate censorship of free speech. Platforms that present themselves as open to all and have tens of millions of users are censoring free speech. This is a serious danger to our nation, and to all who love freedom. The problem is complex. These giant technology platforms are owned and operated by people who have a political agenda. They exercise political intolerance and ideological bigotry against those who disagree with their viewpoints. In fact, they villainize those who they deem to be in such disagreement. To prevent such people from having a voice on their platform, they developed a set of guidelines that they deemed dangerous or offensive. Then they established truth committees within their companies to review materials and censor those that go against their guidelines. In their minds, this is a procedure and process that legitimizes their censorship. It is a way to suppress the exchange of ideas and opinions and present a group think of monogamous like-mindedness. Another problem is the legitimate manipulators of the fringe elements. There are truly nations and secret societies that aim to disrupt American society and the Constitutional Republic through information warfare. This occurs on both the extreme left and right political wings as well as those nations that want to destroy America. The telling of specific information using just enough truth to make a better lie shapes the way people think, stirs their emotions, suspends their disbelief and moves masses in a particular direction. These are using the power of suggestion and the psychological manipulation of people believing what they want to believe. This is also very dangerous to society because this weaponized propaganda causes people to do and say things that they normally would not even consider. As Christians, we are bound by Christ in truth. Christ said in John 8:31-32, “If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” There is truth in Christ. We must adhere to the truth. In Christ, there is also discernment. Trouble is, so many people have lost their ability to discern. Believing something just because one wants to believe it, without checking out its veracity, there is neither discernment nor abiding in truth. Moreover, passing along such things as truth, is the same as passing on lies. Consider all the craziness in this world and the responsibility of being a disciple of Christ. Corporate censorship is a danger to freedom. So is weaponized propaganda. Let us do our part to know the truth and keep us free. Daily Devotion: Lighting Up the Dark - by Greg Laurie – www.harvest.org In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father. —Matthew 5:16 https://harvest.org/resources/devotion/lighting-up-the-dark/ - Listen I heard about a man in his senior years who was walking beside a lake when he suddenly heard a voice. “Hey you!” someone said, “Come over here and kiss me, and I’ll turn into a beautiful princess.” He looked around but didn’t see anyone. Again, a voice said, “Hey, you! Come over here and kiss me, and I’ll turn into a beautiful princess.” Then he noticed a little frog by the water’s edge. The frog said, “Hey, you! Kiss me, and I’ll turn into a beautiful princess.” So the man reached down, carefully picked up the frog, and put it into his shirt pocket. Then he turned and walked away. The frog called out, “Hey, didn’t you hear what I said? I said, ‘Kiss me, and I’ll turn into a beautiful princess.’” The man replied, “At my age I’d rather have a talking frog.” That’s how it can be when we study Bible prophecy. We can miss the whole point. In Luke 12, Jesus tells us how we ought to be living as we anticipate His imminent return: “Be dressed for service and keep your lamps burning, as though you were waiting for your master to return from the wedding feast” (verses 35–36 NLT). Jesus was describing a first-century Jewish wedding, which could go on for days or even a week. They didn’t know when the groom would arrive, so everyone would be dressed and ready. To have your lamps burning meant that you’d have sufficient oil in them. If you weren’t prepared, then you’d miss the wedding. This world is a very dark place, and it seems to be getting darker. But Jesus said, “Let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father” (Matthew 5:16 NLT). As followers of Jesus Christ, we should be shining lights in a dark place. 
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