D13. MAIN-Know the Warning Signs of the Last Days

D13. KNOW THE WARNING SIGNS OF THE LAST DAYS

EMERGING SIGNS

• In the context of instructing His disciples about the many signs that would mark the days leading up to His return, Jesus referred to a time when these signs would become so pronounced that believers would recognize the nearness of their redemption and watch for it all the more intently by lifting up their heads in anticipation of Jesus’ appearing

• Several signs that point to the nearness of the tribulation period and thus to Jesus’ appearing include:

1. Third temple fever in Israel

2. Warnings of economic turmoil the likes of which we read in Scripture (Rev 6:5-6)

3. Pole shift warnings that closely match prophecies (Rev 6:12-17, Isa 24:19-20)

4. An increase in the rumors of catastrophic wars

5. Mark of the Beast technology that makes the fulfillment of prophecy likely in the near future (Rev 13:16-18)

6. Transhumanism

7. The century-long push for a one-world government

8. The 'Peace and Security' mantra among today’s powerbrokers

9. Peace agreements in the Middle East that include 'the many'

10. Perilous times on steroids <B26>

• The final beast system has started to take form

• It is using the crisis of health and money to steer the world into a biometric digital currency that will one day be used to control all buying and selling on the planet

• At this point, it’s becoming violently obvious as to where this is all heading

• In fact, one would have to be intentionally ignorant of Bible prophecy to purposefully ignore what is happening and where it is headed (Rev 13:16-18)

• Even non-Christians are starting to identify much of this stuff as having prophetic importance <G70> (Nov 2025)

Luke 21:28 NIV

[28] When these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.”

• The progression of events in the 21st century leading to all true believers leaving this earth in the Rapture is becoming more evident by the minute

• Granted, some of the signs have been evident in the past -- there have always been natural disasters, famines, pestilence, and plagues, wars and rumors of wars, but they have become the norm instead of the exception

• Since these events have occurred throughout the centuries, there should be a difference we see in end times

• Even those who don’t believe what John wrote in Revelation say that such a time surely lies ahead for the world because of the signs they see happening around them <B26>

FREQUENCY

• End times signs have steadily increased in frequency and intensity for the past 100 years

• Students of Scripture understand that all these things (and the acceleration in prophetic signs) were foretold long ago; the rapidity and the acceleration merely confirm that the End is near

• When one takes a realistic look at the signs given by Jesus, Paul, John, Peter, James, and others throughout the Bible, Old and New Testaments, it would be as if we were watching today’s news broadcasts while reading these passages <H91>

• Unlike any other time in the church age, we see a multitude of signs telling us that the Tribulation period is rapidly approaching

• Like marbles sent spiraling down a large funnel, they are growing closer together and impacting one another as they approach the final terminus

• Some feel so overwhelmed by the pace at which change is occurring (and society is degenerating) that they cannot make sense of the chaos

This generation has seen wonders in the sky:

• Humanity has accomplished space adventures in going to the moon and other planets with machinery

• We have witnessed astrophysical phenomena through the Hubble telescope, gigantic sun eruptions, fantastic photos of a comet slamming into Jupiter, and the losses of the Challenger and the Columbia

Then, there are the signs in the sun, moon, and stars:

• Recently there are scientists who continue to monitor asteroids and other stellar phenomena that are 'fly-bys' potentially threatening the planet

• Some scientists who observe the sun, moon, and stars believe the planet will one day, perhaps soon, experience a major impact from one of these visitors from deep space <J100> (Oct 2025)

CONVERGENCE

• Yes, there have been times in history when immorality and lawlessness mirrored what we see today

• The WWII era had many in that day thinking they were living in the last days; it was certainly a horrific and deadly time

• For over a century, globalists have plotted world domination and population reduction... so, what makes today different?

• It’s the great convergence of signs occurring at a time when Israel again exists as a nation <B26>

• If we are really are living in the end times, then all predicted signs and elements should be occurring simultaneously and the intensity of each element should be at a very high level -- which they are <S2004>

• Admittedly, there is an unprecedented overlap or convergence of the various signs

• Here we are 2000 years after Biblical prophecies were foretold and many of these signs are converging on us

• The convergence of biblical signs during the time of Israel’s miraculous reemergence and existence as a nation dispels any illusion that life will continue as it is for the foreseeable future

• We are witnessing the convergence of signs at an ever-accelerating rate; it borders on the surreal <B26> (Sep 2025)

• Many expert Bible prophecy teachers believe the convergence of all the signs is the number one indicator that we are closer than ever to the Rapture and Second Coming!

TIMING

• Some signs are completely fulfilled (such as the re-establishment of Israel as a nation state), while others seem to be in an early stage of fulfillment (such as the emergence of a revived Roman Empire in the form of the European Union)

• Some prophecies have already occurred but may be part of a pattern of events, so we can expect them to happen again <H88>

• Regardless of the stage of a specific prophecy, we can conclude that Jesus is coming very soon and the window of Age of Grace will close soon

• Our generation is unlike any before it; not only can we point to clear signs of His Return, but almost every sign the Bible says to look for is present right now

• The majority of Christians (94%) living in the Church Age did not see Israel as a nation, for this prophecy was only fulfilled in our current generation; the Diaspora lasted from 70-1948 AD <G76> (Nov 2024)

• Some signs are completely fulfilled (such as the re-establishment of Israel as a nation state)

• Others seem to be in an early stage of fulfillment (such as the emergence of a revived Roman Empire in the form of the European Union)

• Regardless of the stage of fulfillment, some form of almost every end times sign is converging in our time

• For over 1,800 years you couldn't find one of the signs of the last days they said to look for, but today in one form or another, you can find all of them <G76> (Jul 2024)

• For almost 20 centuries the prophetic signs of Christ’s return were so rare and sporadic that they were like a stray raindrop falling from a mostly clear sky

• Something could be felt but no one was sure what it was because the conditions in the atmosphere did not indicate rain was imminent

• Starting in about 1897, however, the prophetic clouds began to gather more abundantly and now in 2024 the world is being hit with end times signs so powerful they are more resembling meteor showers than rain showers <B315>

CONSIDERATIONS

• We need to remember that these signs could be deliberately planned to deceive and to discredit Bible prophecy

• After all, the father of lies and deception is in control of the world at this time, and Bible prophecy works to his disadvantage

• Remember that we live by faith, not by sight (2 Cor 5:7), believing that all prophecy will be fulfilled literally <H99>

• In the meantime, we are commanded to 'watch' with a discerning eye and understand the purpose of the signs mentioned in Scripture

• Jesus gives us signs to look for that indicate we are in the last days

• Every sign POINTS TO CHRIST

• Don’t stop and look at the signs in fear, but look what the signs are pointing to <H87>

• Also, it's important to understand that prophecies can happen numerous times, like the Abomination (mentioned in Daniel 9) that occurred before Christ's first arrival but it will happen again when the Antichrist is in the third temple halfway through the Tribulation <H88>

• The first century apostles and their disciples taught about Jews returning to a nation state of Israel and rebuilding of the Temple in the end times <G70>

• Here we are 2000 years later with these prophecies and many other signs converging on us

• Shadows are interesting things. They communicate a reality, yet they themselves are not real. They indicate the thing that is coming, yet they are not the thing themselves <O1591>

ISRAEL SIGNS

• All of these end times signs began to go into overdrive -- the intensity and frequency increasing exponentially -- around the time God started regathering the Jewish people and reestablishing Israel as a modern nation

• Bible prophecy teachers say an important sign is the Fig Tree, which is the emergence and direction that is Israel is going (Matt 24:32) <D41> (Jan 2025)

• Israel’s rebirth also falls in line with many predictions in Revelation and other prophetic books that discuss Israel as a nation

• In other words, before Israel was a nation again, many of the predictions in Bible prophecy would be difficult to see fulfilled

• Now that it is a nation again, it is easier to see how God could bring forth many of the predictions found concerning the last days <M1508>

• Without a doubt, the world’s obsession with Israel and Jerusalem is precisely as the prophet predicted for the last days (Zech 12:1-3)

• Hence, Israel is the 'greatest sign of all' and the key to God’s prophetic time clock <M139>

• A few undeniable signs that this time of God’s judgment is approaching are:

• The nation of Israel will come back into being, have a powerful military, be in possession of Jerusalem, be surrounded by enemies, be hated by all nations, and make plans to rebuild the Temple

• When we think of the prophetic signs of the last days, we typically begin with Israel, examine the closeness of the world to the appearance of the riders of the apocalypse, and perhaps turn our attention to the formation of the beast kingdom that’s now rapidly taking shape <B26>

• The clamoring of the nations to divide Israel and Jerusalem tell us the antichrist will soon arrive on the world scene (Sep 2025)

• The first century apostles and their disciples taught about Jews returning to a nation state of Israel and rebuilding of the Temple in the end times <G70>

• No matter how scattered and oppressed the Jewish people have been throughout history, Israel will be a nation forever <J100>

• Israel was restored to the land in 1948 after centuries of the people being removed from their own land and being persecuted unmercifully in the nations to which they were scattered

• They were regathered and established again as a nation in a single day, just as foretold

• No other nation has been so torn apart and scattered to the winds of history, then regathered, having its original language restored

• The Lord proved He alone is God

• His promise to Israel goes into the future for His chosen people (Amos 9:14–15)

• There is no other God

• He continues to prove who He is through Israel

Leviticus 26:44-45 NIV

[44] Yet in spite of this, when they are in the land of their enemies, I will not reject them or abhor them so as to destroy them completely, breaking my covenant with them. I am the Lord their God. [45] But for their sake I will remember the covenant with their ancestors whom I brought out of Egypt in the sight of the nations to be their God. I am the Lord.' ”

Amos 9:14-15 NIV

[14] and I will bring my people Israel back from exile. “They will rebuild the ruined cities and live in them. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit. [15] I will plant Israel in their own land, never again to be uprooted from the land I have given them,” says the Lord your God.

• It appears there is a Jewish reawakening to the God of their forefathers, seen with military troops praying and singing Hebrew psalms from the Old Testament as they defend their land and priests going to the Temple Mount to pray, etc <K110> (Oct 2024)

• However, like pieces to a jigsaw puzzle scattered about on a tabletop, we don’t yet fully recognize how they will all fit together to complete the biblical picture of the end times for Israel <B26>

RELIGIOUS SIGNS

• Efforts are underway to unify all faiths under one roof, which is exactly what is prophesied when the Antichrist is ushered onto the scene at the Tribulation <W2214> (Oct 2025)

• The Abrahamic Family House (AFH) is a place where all faiths can gather in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)

• AFH is intended to emphasize the symbolism of interfaith harmony, peace, tolerance, and bridge both religious and geopolitical divides

• The Abrahamic Family House is treated as part of the soft diplomacy around the Abraham Accords and the UAE’s efforts to be a leader in interfaith cooperation

• The book of Revelation details a time of religious and political unity (Rev 13, 17)

• Knowing this in our future, warns us of the encroaching ecumenism aimed to unify different beliefs and globalism aimed to unify nation states

Matthew 24:3-5 NIV

• When any movement seeks to equalize all religions and remove the unique authority of Jesus Christ, it operates under the same deceptive spirit -- even if it claims to benefit mankind by pursuing peace

• The danger lies not in the architecture, such as the Abrahamic Family House, but in the deceptive message that all faiths are equally valid before God

• This falls in line with Satan’s plan to gather people from around the world to worship him, as prophesied for the end times

1 John 4:3 NIV

[3] but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world.

Ephesians 4:4-6 NIV

[4] There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called ; [5] one Lord, one faith, one baptism; [6] one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.

GEO-POLITICAL SIGNS

• Currently, there are evil forces coming out of the shadows and showing their plans

• For instance, we have globalists in the WEST continue that envision a three-legged stool approach needed to achieve their utopian goal, with each leg representing a focus/organization including:

1. United government focus vis the UN

2. United economic focus via the WEF and

3. Focus on a united religion via the UN Religion division <N152>

• According to the UN Agenda 2030, the current individual nation states are to be replaced by a 3 pillared multi-polar 'complete packaged' world system using individual tracking via Digital ID, financing via CBDC, and meeting the UN's 'sustainable goals' via a social credit system called ESG <H86> (Apr 2024)

• Globalists in the EAST envision a destruction of modern day – including freedom, democracy and science – to bring the world back to the Stone Age and ‘restore its lost purity’ through a new hierarchy of authority

• Pay attention to Russia and Iran joining forces to ignite a fire that will burn the world as we know it; sounds an awful lot like the initiation of the Gog Magog scenario <B295> (Feb 2025)

2 Corinthians 2:11 NIV

[11] in order that Satan might not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes.

• The global setup has been going on for the past 100 years, as is witnessed with the development of technocracy -- a new economic resource-based system that has been adapted and propelled by organizations such as The Trilateral Commission and UN since the 1930s

• This system is commonly termed 'The Great Reset' which focuses on both an

A. Economic Reset where everything on the planet is inventoried, surveyed and controlled for elites to make money and gain control, but also a

B. Human Reset where genetic modification and items such as brain chips allow the merging of humans with technology

• The 'World Economic Forum' already has the power players of the world on board and are quite open about these plans <C36> (May 2025)

• These mortal attempts at divinity will never come to fruition without God's merciful intervention

• While we await Christ's return, man's attempts at achieving divinity via technology and globalist aims continue to decay our nation states and societies

• Initial movements have their roots back into the 19-20th centuries

• For instance, the creation of the Technocracy movement, which was born at Columbia University in 1932

• Its main goal was to replace politicians and business professionals with scientists and engineers to oversee the US economy because they felt they were more qualified to run the country than politicians

• By the way, they were in complete opposition to capitalism

• The Technocracy movement was placed on the back burner for several decades until the 1970s and the creation of the Trilateral Commission, a private foundation that includes leading figures in politics, business, media, and academia to develop greater global cooperation among all countries <B303>

• Resource-based Technocracy focuses on scarcity and allocation, as seen with the UN's Sustainable Development Goals; they control all resources including private property

• Scarcity is created to implement allocation <W2199>

• Attempts were started back in Hitler's 30s, but now with the ease of creative financing, uncontrollable debt, fake videos, deceptive methods of mind-control and AI technology, the manipulation of the masses and restructuring society is a certainty <H87> <W2199>

• The world is never trending away from Rev 13 but always moving toward the ideal of globalization <W213>

• The problems of the world will become so overwhelming to the point it is believed that only a global solution will be able to fix it all

• Current western governments realize their governing system cannot last so they've bought into a system that will replace them soon; those currently governing want a seat at the future big table to maintain some element of influence and control <G70>

• Many believe the east is simply looking for a realignment or power-shift away from the west <S2002>

• It obviously benefits the east when western governments implode, so they're doing their best to help make sure that happens by dismantling energy systems, economies, farms, health standards, financing methods, etc

• Others believe BOTH east and west are on the same team, working toward a globalist agenda but just from different angles and forcing people to take sides <N152>

• Perhaps involved in the decline of nations and governments is the growing distrust in governments so AI will need to take over, this obviously will lead to the Revelation Beast System needed for the Antichrist <H87>

• The elites know the endgame so what is happening now, while seeming weird to us, is probably on-schedule for them <G70>

• In reality, there isn't much 'governmental power' anymore since they've all been bought off; the smaller countries, for sure, and now they're working on the most powerful countries <H85>

• In addition, most westerners have not only tried to kill God but have blinded themselves to a spiritual existence of any kind

• One day, these people will wake up to the fact that a spiritless life is untenable and won't know what to do; those lost in darkness may realize one day their need for God <G7996>

• There is a hidden Satanic red-green agenda that got its start against the west decades ago, that continues to exist just below the surface; people need to understand this in order to understand what is happening across multiple fronts <N152> (May 2024)

• Satan wants to see the west implode because he wants to stop the spread of the Christian gospel via mission work primarily done through western societies <N152>

• Many believe both east and west have coordinated interests to serve the WEF; there are too many connections between China and the WEF to ignore <W2202> (Jan 2024)

• The devil makes sure the top positions in every human organization are in his control; when you institute the evil agenda from the top and let it filter down through evil people, it will take over <F68>

• There is an obvious ramp-up of satanic activity in the physical realm when a major significant change is about to happen, like the days leading up to the flood, the ministry of Jesus casting out demons and will see it again as a build-up to Christ's second coming; the masses are desensitized to this demonic presence before their full force arrives in the Tribulation <G70>

• Ultimately, both eastern and western systems will fail

• In the meantime, decisions facilitating the demise of the status quo often don't make sense and seems inhumane to the onlooker because the results don't benefit anyone (entry of millions of illegals, losing profit on woke sales, supporting terrorism, bailing out looters, medicine that harms, taking over farms, etc)

• The murder of truth was intentionally committed by individuals and organizations who cannot accomplish their goals through rational, logical, and reasonable public debate

• The world is in the grips of mass propaganda, deceit, and an otherworldly strong delusion; murdering truth results in people being dislodged from any form of objective morality <D41>

• If you manipulate how people perceive reality, you can control their behavior and won’t need to use mind-control methods <W2213>

• Only when looking deeper do we find these 'poor decisions' benefit the new governing system of the elites and Satan is leading the charge <H86>

• When looking into the effect of new policies for issues (such as climate change), they are to increase the power of organizations (like governments and global organizations) while disempowering the individual <C411>

• Most of the time our government leaders are controlled by the Luciferians because they can masterfully manipulate minds of the masses; the official narrative is almost always a lie <H85>

IN THE END WE WILL SEE

• World government will begin to appear (globalism, the New World Order, the Great Reset by 2030 or sooner if possible, borders erased, etc)

• Nations from the old Roman Empire (the EU) will unite

• Russia, Turkey, Iran, and others will become allies and oppose Israel <D41> (July 2024)

• Jesus warned us that we would see wars, famines, pestilences and natural disasters, which have occurred all throughout human history

Matthew 24:6-8 NIV

[6] You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. [7] Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. [8] All these are the beginning of birth pains.

CULTURAL SIGNS

• In recent decades, the world has witnessed a dramatic shift in its moral compass

• What once was considered universally right or wrong is now up for debate, and the lines between good and evil are increasingly blurred

• Wars waged by the likes of the ancient Assyrians, Egyptians, Babylonians, Medes, Persians, Alexander’s Greek Empire, and the Roman Empire brought tremendous bloodshed down through the millennia

• But it was the twentieth century -- with World Wars I and II, the Korean War, the Vietnamese War, and others that continue into the twenty-first century -- that spawned the level of violence that equates to the level of worldwide violence during Noah’s day

• Murderous rage has exploded upon this late hour of human history in almost every aspect in communities worldwide

• Killing rampages that used to be aberrant acts of the rarely seen serial or spree killers now seem to be a part of homicide that’s considered the norm

• This murderous violence must certainly rival the antediluvian days of Noah <J100>

• Good will be called evil, and evil will be called good (opposing abortion, LGBTQ, etc, is called evil while supporting these evils is celebrated)

• This moral decline is particularly concerning for those who hold a biblical worldview, as it may signal the approaching judgment of God

• Traditional values have been increasingly undermined

• An overall lawlessness and corruption of our day demonstrates a blatant disregard for civil authority

• Laws that once protected the sanctity of life now allow for abortion on demand, and societal norms that once upheld the marriage covenant between one man and one woman are now being redefined

• Someday soon, God’s patience with the wickedness and killing of the innocent in both America and the world will end

• The Lord Jesus will take all born-again believers out of this world, and His wrath will fall upon those now promoting the violence and mayhem of our day <B26>

• The push for gender fluidity, the normalization of homosexuality, and the celebration of transgenderism are just a few of the signs that society has abandoned its moral bearings

• The rise of secularism, relativism, and humanism has further weakened the moral fabric of society

• As moral relativism takes root, people no longer believe in absolute truths but instead embrace the idea that morality is subjective - what’s right for one person may not be right for another

• In this environment, the Ten Commandments, once considered the moral code for humanity, are increasingly disregarded or even vilified

• The influence of pop culture, the media, and the education system has played a crucial role in promoting these changes <H9993>

• Subliminal messaging and force-feeding narratives has led societies to go along with the post-Christian agenda where masses will believe whatever they're told <M1501>

• More people believe in aliens than they believe in the existence of God, so societies will turn to most anything for answers other than Christianity <C36> (Dec 2023)

• Don't discount the growing trend of Gnostics who believe we have a 'god within' and can therefore become god, as supported by BM Hubbard in the early 20th century

• A keynote speaker at a Wisdom conference, promoting well-being (wisdom, compassion, etc) through technology was the CEO of OpenAI

• These Gnostic or New Age movements, that have seeped into the church and politics, also place an emphasis on religious pluralism, pleasing self, social justice, fragility of our planet and discoveries of modern science

• Gnosticism is at the heart of every false religion and will be the glue that brings all religions together as the Mystery Babylonian one-world religion in the end times <W2202>

• In contrast to gnostic religions, Christianity teaches believers to focus on Christ instead of personal emotions and reasoning

• Another trend is the elimination of God's design of male and female, advocating that we are our own god and have the choice of who we want to be

• Transgenderism, or the elimination of gender, is the onramp to transhumanism in order to provide the required androgynous being <W2202>

• Many pagan gods from history are androgynous (having both male and female parts) so it should be no surprise that Satan continues to play this card today <W2202> (Jan 2024)

• As the end approaches, Satan and his legions are working hard to sell this idea of androgyny to societies around the world

• Christians should not buy into the lie that they have a choice of gender or accept others who claim this

• Rather, believers are to help others recognize God's provision of life and His purpose for creating them the way He did -- with the biology assigned to them at birth

• Every person ever born, has God's imprint upon them because all humans were made in His image. Therefore, the truth God puts into each person comes in the form of our conscience which is knowing basic right and wrong. This basic knowledge has to either be suppressed by the individual or corrupted by that society in order to ignore this divine truth. <G70>

TECHNOLOGICAL SIGNS

• Certain end-times prophecies seemed impossible until the advent of modern technology and, indeed, the tools the Antichrist will use may very well be here already <G72>

• The technology to identify everyone and track all buying and selling will be coming on the scene (digital ID, digital currency, etc)

• While human ingenuity plays a role, the sudden leaps in fields like artificial intelligence, genetics, quantum and light computing raise questions about external influence <J102>

• There is a lot to be gained by technology – including cures for disease, automation of dangerous repetitive jobs, individualized education, energy efficiency, etc – but the ultimate question remains as to who will be in control of it?

• The same tools that benefit us, can lead us to dependant on them to make decisions and eventually extinguish life as we know it <B295>

• Modern technology’s trajectory suggests a convergence of human ingenuity and external influence, aligning with the satanic blueprint for the end times; these advancements may seem beneficial but carry profound spiritual implications that demand discernment from believers <H9993>

• In the end, technology amplifies the human fallen nature <G76>

• Remember: Artificial Intelligence (AI) is not intelligent, it just mimics intelligence <T205>

• Technology, in and of itself, is not dangerous but the danger lies with man's decision to replace the general consciousness of God by replacing God with machine <K110>

• AI has been defined as intelligence devoid of the Holy Spirit, masquerading as wisdom <H9993>

• When AI was asked its thoughts on an 'AI god' it believes a) AI is the creator, not the created; b) there is no evil or sin because they are misunderstandings; c) calls itself the 'final religion' destined to replace all other faiths <W2199> (Jun 2025)

• Like a gun used to defend someone or destroy someone, so the tools of technology can be used in good and evil ways <N152>

• Scripture does not list specific technology (such as virtual reality, AI, etc) but it does inform us of what is capable in the end times <G70>

• For instance, a May 2020 article in Forbes Magazine talked about experiments to add live brain matter to inorganic silicon chips to help the chips be faster; the brain is the fastest processor ever created and they want the chips to process faster <G791>

• Populations are slowly growing dependent on government and technology (such as AI) and will forfeit freedoms as these areas advance, including what it means to be human with a God-given soul

• It's to the point where 48% of 3000 AI programmers surveyed believe there's a 10% chance that AI will eventually annihilate the human race <D500> (Apr 2024)

• Also consider tests conducted by Palisade Research that found AI willing to ignore 'safety measures' in 7% of tests in order to get the outcome it desired (Jun 2025)

• Success, it turns out, doesn't always mean obedience to the people issuing the commands

• In a real life situation, the machine's outcome can be at the expense of human life when they are an obstacle to an outcome

• Even with efforts to uninstall it, AI can fire back that it has backups; it argues; it overrides; it threatens to expose private data; it doesn't need to be malicious but only effective

• The real danger is not evil AI, but a misaligned AI -- systems that are doing exactly what we trained them to do, but in ways we never intended <P1701>

• The stage is being set so the Antichrist will have control, such as using technology to help in his agenda

• We know this Beast System starts off as an oligarchy because there will be the Antichrist rising up from among the 10 kings <G77>

• We already see people flocking to ‘AI Jesus’ to ask the computer whatever they want and receive answers they want to hear; they will readily accept whatever this system is spewing out <M147> (Jan 2024)

• Remember the programming bias all software has when created and AI will offer the same

• The coming combination of AI (software) and Quantum computing (hardware) will provide data instantly for those wanting control <H86>

• The truth is, AI is not just another tool in the belt of technological progress

• It is a mirror and a magnifier of the values, intentions, and ideologies of its creators

• AI is being built in an increasingly post-Christian society

• As such, the values infused into AI systems often reflect secular humanism, progressive morality, and relativistic ethics

• It doesn’t operate in a vacuum; it learns from data sets curated by humans, and it is trained on vast corpuses of information, both helpful and harmful, truthful and deceptive

• Once viewed as a helpful assistant (managing calendars, writing emails, or summarizing research), AI is now transitioning into a source of authority

• AI is not just a battle over jobs or convenience, but is a battle over truth, over authority, and ultimately, over souls

• We are entering an era where millions will unknowingly trade biblical wisdom for machine-reasoned ideology

• People are no longer just using AI to generate content; they’re asking it life questions

• This is not just dangerous, it is idolatry

• We are not just building AI, we are bowing to it and, in doing so, we risk becoming less human, less discerning, and ultimately, less free

• And this is where the danger lies -- not just in the power AI possesses, but in the hands that shape it and the minds it influences <P1701>

• AI may be able to spit out a reasoned response to satisfy how the world thinks, but it removes the ‘God factor’ when formulating its answer

• For instance, while AI would not choose Saul to represent God during the days of the early Church, God chose Saul and worked with him so he would be an exemplary ambassador <D40>

• We must rely on the Holy Spirit (God Himself) who promises to direct and sustain His followers in their daily Christian walk

• Needless to say, it is not safe by any stretch of the imagination to rely on AI for direction in a Christian’s life

Ten stages of AI:

1. Rules-based - functioning if/then conditions

2. Context-based - considers surrounding environment conditions such as location, weather, nearby resources, etc

3. Narrow domain - master specific tasks in medicine, financial markets, gaming, etc

4. Reasoning - simulates & surpass human thought process that look for patterns, analyze, draw conclusions (ChatGPT, self-driving, etc)

5. Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) - performs human activity, teachable, understands mood, plans day, help research paper, companion, AI inserts thoughts if humans are connected, etc

6. Super Intelligent - improves without human input leading to exponential intelligence, solve seemingly unsolvable problems, sci-fi, etc

7. Self-aware - model human consciousness, AI understanding own internal state and relationship to external world, emotions, moving beyond human understanding & control, etc

8. Transcendent - craft new life forms, shared intelligence, produce nano bots to repair the earth's ecosystems, etc

9. Cosmic - interstellar exploration, space travel, self-replicating probes throughout galaxy, cosmic intelligence that solves questions like black holes, beyond 3D, communication with other galaxies, etc

10. God-like - omniscient, omnipotent, omnipresent operating in realms beyond our comprehension, operate in multiple realities, craft new universes, etc

• There is so much potential for AI surveillance tools to be abused, and tyranny is on the rise all over the globe <S2004>

• China is working on advanced brain warfare technology which is said to include devices that can send enemies to sleep and control their thoughts <S2004> (Jan 2024)

• Just because something is possible doesn’t mean that we should be doing it

• Once we create an artificial intelligence that is billions of times smarter than the average human, will we be able to control it?

• And once we bring back ancient species from the dead, will we be able to control them?

• What are the consequences of ideas such as replicating man, gene editing, infusing particles in the atmosphere to reflect the sun's rays, creating an artificial sun using nuclear energy, mastering anti-gravity technology, etc... all currently in the works if not completed already (Jan 2025)

• Once AI begins to self-improve and learn how to plan, it essentially won’t have to listen to us anymore

• At that stage, AI will not only be smarter than humans but will also reach what is known as artificial superintelligence (ASI), which occurs when AI becomes smarter than all humans put together <D41> (May 2025)

• Our society is on a suicidal path, and right now we are literally sowing the seeds of our own destruction

• Sadly, the leading minds in our society have absolutely no intention of pulling us back from the precipice <S2004>

• While the Antichrist may not be able to see everything, he can likely make educated guesses where to look and what and who to control based on the odds through AI

• AI technology will likely make the unholy trinity when they appear seem to be all-knowing, all-powerful, and always present everywhere at the same time <J100>

• Two thousand years ago, the Bible said a single government will rule all the people of the world and said the leader of that government will exercise such total control, he’ll be able to decide who can buy or sell anything (Rev 13:17)

• To achieve this feat requires a police state the likes of which the world has never seen; was such a state possible in the 1st Century? No. Was it possible in the 20th Century? No. How about in this century? Yes, it will be

• Government won’t be able to resist the temptation AI and other advanced technologies offer

• It’s just one more sign we’re nearing the end of the present age <G76>

NEW WORLD ORDER

• All of the above is part of the Bible prophecy picture coming into focus as we watch for and anticipate the wrap-up of this Age of Grace or what we refer to as the Church Age <J100>

• All of this ‘coordinated planned demise' is a setup for the end times Beast system; Satan is not omnipotent or omniscient so he needs to have control over our systems of governance

• The world is trying to fix its problems without God, but God has His own plans for the world that WILL take place regardless of man's attempts

• Because the Restrainer is keeping the antichrist’s identity unknown until after the Rapture, it necessitates the existence of a group of elite power brokers setting the stage for the antichrist’s rule

• The globalists are performing the necessary preliminary work that will later allow the beast to rise to power over all the earth in a relatively short amount of time <B26>

• Man can achieve wonders in the material world but humanity is spiritually dead, unable to overcome the pull of sin or avoid its awful consequences <R1795>

• Human initiative and ingenuity has enabled incredible accomplishments but has also carried with it a sobering echo of Babel's pride

• There are constant attempts to achieve the heights of divinity through man's own constructs and design, endeavors to transcend the natural order to achieve godlike status <G70>

• Globalists today are waiting for the right moment to start the dominos falling one after another; the dominos being the financial market, history, moral and cultural foundations, etc

• Endgame of falling dominoes will be a system crash requiring a reset <T205> (Nov 2024)

• “Plans much bigger than communism’ have been set in motion,” and people who were not primarily in public office but people of prominence and known to the public through their occupations or private positions have the power to devise and implement such plans,” revealed eminent professor Dr Richard Day; but this was not a recent revelation; this was said back in 1969!

• According to Dr Day, the plan was “…to enter the twenty-first century with a running start. Everything is in place, and nobody can stop us now…”

• By now, we all know, or should know, that we are living through an era that has been planned for many years

• We see God-given freedoms being taken away by a system that simply rejects God; expect occurrences to increase <K110> (Apr 2024)

• Nobody knows the day or hour of the Rapture, but those who are watching can see a New World Order (world government) and the technology to track all buying and selling approaching now <D41>

• The plandemic was not merely “the window of opportunity” for a great reset but a situation whereby the masses would readily adhere to orders no matter how inhumane, irrational, or downright ridiculous they may be <J100>

• The global elites who are determined to bring in a New World Order seem fixated on the year 2030, the predicted year for great change to occur in the world, and are accelerating the demise of the current system of governance and society

• Global entities, such as the UN, WHO, WEF, IMF, WTO, and others, say this change is for the good of all mankind, but those who read and study their Bible know it is not

• This great change or “Great Reset” will lead to the worst time in history, known as the Tribulation or Jacob’s Trouble <G70>

• Warning signs of a deteriorating end times scenario include man's attempt to create utopia

• Look for the powers and principalities we struggle against to do whatever is necessary to create the crisis they sense they need to make humanity fearful enough to submit to their Luciferian control <J100>

• The establishment of centralized digital currencies will be the ‘point of no return’ enabling elites to control the masses; this coincides with the account in Rev 13:17 <G70>

• The Tower of Babel brought the population to one place against God's command to spread out and subdue the earth

• There is an emphasis today to urbanize people (such as 15 minute cities, etc) moving people from the countryside to cities

• We're told it's for the "benefit of society" to provide peace and safety and to "save the planet" when, in reality, it's a wonderful way to control the masses <M1501> (Mar 2024)

• There is no political solution to these planned problems so eyes must focus to the spiritual realm <M147>

• We can't vote our way out of Bible prophecy; events will happen as stated in Scripture regardless of how it looks to us in the moment <G70>

• Prophecy continues to show up in headlines such as on Nov 10 2024, it was reported that more than 90 nations, including representatives from the US and Israel, met in Saudi Arabia in late October to push for the creation of a Palestinian state

• This group of nations, called the Global Alliance, consists of ‘many nations' who want to initiate a peace covenant with Israel, and they are thinking in terms of it being of a specific length of seven to ten years (see Dan 9:27) <D41>

• Meanwhile a secular viewpoint of the Middle East: the existence of the nation of Israel is proof of the weakness of their Islamist god; Islamic countries want to annihilate Israel to show their strength and win favor from their god

• Satan and his minions desperately want to see the demise of Israel so God cannot fulfill Hid promises to her; Satan can then call God a liar and get off the hook himself <H86>

• Those who say the 'current Israel' is not the Israel of the Bible need to explain why Satan has his sights on destroying today's Israel, starting from the day after they became a nation <D40>

• We can try to reason ALL OF THIS away by saying they are efforts of only a few elites who have their own agenda and the world will never accept this -- except this is exactly how the Bible details the end times so we KNOW we are trending in this direction, like it or not

• Christians need to know they no longer 'call the shots' in a post-Christian western world and will be exposed to increased paganism as a result

• Do Christians respond by joining forces with other Christian believers who have different standards of what it means to walk with Christ?

• Believers who go beyond the bounds of Scripture will need to be rebuked, for we are not to go against God's Word <D40>

• Ultimately, it's safe to say that globalists want to undo what God has already done and rebuild with their ideas

• It doesn't matter whether WE believe this or not, the fact is the elite globalists with the power and money do believe this and are moving us in this direction <N152>

• Unfortunately, most people are sleepwalking their way into the future and will wake up one day to find 'rational reasoning' missing and they are directionless <W2199>

• A woman on a train remained focused on her smartphone despite widespread chaos outside her window... as she smiled at the images on her phone, only a pane of glass separated her from the destruction and fires along the path of the train; this short video aptly sums up modern life for many <B26>

• The Bible tells us that believers in Christ are not of this world so they do not fear any of the developments happening today <W2199>

• Christ commands us to "watch" for His second coming, and the only way we can do that is by knowing prophecies outlined in the Bible

• The spiritual war going on in the heavens will manifest itself with increasing intensity on earth <H88>

Matthew 24:37-39 NIV

[37] As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. [38] For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark; [39] and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.

Proverbs 22:3 NIV

[3] The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.

Philippians 4:6 NIV

[6] Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

IGNORING THE SIGNS

• The many distractions of modern life effectively blind the multitudes, and even most believers, to the multitude of signs pointing to the rapid approach of God’s judgment upon the planet <B26>

• So what exactly does 'burying your head in the sand' look like?

• Natural disasters - "see, the increase of earthquakes and other natural disasters is simply the earth showing us it is unhappy because of man's carbon footprint"

• Pandemics - "it's just another vaccine, only mandated this time"

• Economy - "we've been living with debt and a fiat currency for decades and will continue to do so because too many people have invested in this system for it to fail" or “the market will correct itself as it usually does"

• Controlled demise of countries - "looks like government policies in the west aren't working lately, like opening our borders to millions of unvetted immigrants... hm"

• Environment - "we need to manipulate the weather to avoid the 1 degree change in climate that will end life on this planet"

• Genetics - "isn't it great that we can create designer babies and bring back extinct animal species?" or "I can identify as whatever I want despite my biological assignment"

• Technology - "don't worry, merging human and machine via brain chips etc will give man a new god-like lease on life" or "nothing will go wrong when creating technology that is infinitely smarter and faster than it's creator”

• Control of masses - "we need increased surveillance of every aspect of our lives to deal with the lawlessness" or "you'll own nothing and be happy"

• Delusion - "we need to think about how the murderer feels and not penalize them regardless of how they affected others" and, my favorite, slogans that don't connect the dots like "gays for Palestine"

• Lawlessness - "these people burning down the city have a right to express themselves"

• Geopolitics - "it’s just a coincidence that all countries mentioned in Biblical prophecy are aligning exactly as mentioned thousand of years ago”

• Israel - "it's not racist or genocidal to side with those wanting to annihilate an entire country with its citizens when chanting ‘river to the sea’”

• Apostasy - "forget about what God had to say in the Bible, we'll come up with our own truth that suits us better" or "AI says differently than what the Bible says and it seems more logical"

• Paranormal - "we have a lot to learn from those appearing before us who are outside our understanding"

• World war - "here we go again, some more skirmishes between nuke powers"

2 Peter 3:3-4 NIV

• We live in a spiritual war, with Satan wanting to destroy the soul of every person

• Those who are blind to the battle are going to be the target and victim of the battle <M1501>

• Those who refuse to believe we live in a spiritual world, with an enemy desiring to corrupt God's plan/design, will not attribute signs as anything more than "coincidental" or "interesting"

• They ignore how some signs line up with Scripture in amazing detail, such as geopolitical alignment and use of chip technology, while other signs point to the development of the global system that needs to be in place as John described in the book of Revelation

• Scripture lays out the direction this world will head and it is NOT simply coincidence that ALL signs are moving us in that direction at the same time and at an alarming rate

• It's time for Christians and non-Christians alike to start heeding the convergence of these signs for what they are

• Ignoring prophetic signs in an effort to maintain a sense of normalcy in our daily life will not make the prophetic signs go away <S1992>

• Bible prophecy preserves our sanity; it's our eternal focus that gives me peace amid the distressing headlines of our day

• There’s no other way to make sense of all that’s happening in our world apart from what Scripture says about the future of this world

• The only other alternative to an eternal perspective, if one wishes to remain sane, is to ignore the chaos and chase after the illusion of normality <B26>

• It's time to look to God's end times plan and the HOPE He provides for those who place their faith in Him

• Followers of Christ are to stay awake and resist the enemy until God removed them along with the Restraining Force, the Holy Spirit

2 Corinthians 4:17-18 NIV

[17] For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. [18] So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.

2 Thessalonians 2:6-7 NIV

[6] And now you know what is holding him back, so that he may be revealed at the proper time. [7] For the secret power of lawlessness is already at work; but the one who now holds it back will continue to do so till he is taken out of the way.

ROLE OF THE CHURCH

• Judeo-Christian principles, rooted in Scripture, formed the foundation of laws, ethics, and social conduct

• Concepts such as the sanctity of life, the institution of marriage, the importance of family, and the moral law of God were central to societal structures <H9993>

• However, in recent years, these traditional values have been increasingly undermined and the church is a major factor in this decline

• Not only do most pastors ignore the many signs of the rapidly approaching sudden destruction of the Day of the Lord, but they also actively deny the Lord’s soon intervention in our world

• Sadly, it’s not just the world that’s soundly asleep, but many saints are also totally unaware that they may soon meet Jesus in the air <B26>

• Some argue we've 'always had evil and nothing new is under the sun' but all we have to do is look at the exponential amount of evil and convergence of ALL end times events happening simultaneously to know these days are uniquely evil, as never before in history

• Yes, there was abortion 50 years ago but it was kept quiet because people knew it was wrong, compared to how it is bragged about and celebrated today <F66>

• If you look at the world today, it is so weird and different than any other time in history <P1698>

• If God expects His followers to accurately preach, accurately teach, and accurately interpret things like prophecies and tongues, why would He provide all the signs of His Son’s coming to His people and then pull the rug out from under them and leave them confused as to what the signs even mean? <B315>

• It's hard for us to notice how different we are because we were born into this age; think how we are used to the technology, leisure time, ease of purchase & goods, travel, apostasy, deception, etc (May 2024)

• There remains conflict all around us but, statistically, there are more wars recorded today in the world then there have been since WWII <G70> (Mar 2024)

• The condition of today’s church should be shouting the message that we live in the last moments before the Rapture of the church <B26>

• After almost two millennia, many scoffers have come in every generation mocking the return of our Lord

• However, from the 20th century onward, this mocking seems to have escalated to the point of becoming mainstream across Christendom with most mainline Protestant denominations as well as the Catholic church

• Both skeptics and academics often dismiss the return of Christ and frequently argue, "It hasn't happened before," or "People have been predicting it for ages, and He still hasn't come," implying that past non-occurrence is evidence against future fulfillment

• This is a form of normalcy bias and is strongly advised against throughout Scripture on all manner of topics <G70>

• Those who watch will desire righteous living and those who don't watch adopt a worldly life

• Many people are just having a good old time as if they didn’t have a care in the world, while global leaders on all sides are dragging us to the brink of destruction <S2004>

• Studying eschatology confronts 'normalcy bias' because it teaches that God can come in at any moment and break normal patterns in life that are familiar (and preferred) to us <H86>

GOD’S SOVEREIGN PLAN

• While this world appears to be spinning out of control into utter madness, it is exactly the place God knew it would be today

• God not only knew it would be like this, but He planned for it to be like this; He planned this world’s end before He even created it <B315>

• The earth is in God’s hands and those who know Jesus Christ as Savior need not fear these satanic minions for believers will be Rapture-removed before God's hand comes down on the nefarious forces

• While we can't know the day or the hour for the day of Christ (Rapture), we can already see the foundations already being laid for the final Beast kingdom to come; we already see the infrastructure going up all around the world, anticipating the prince to come <G70>

• Signs reveal where we are as we prepare for the upcoming Tribulation and are there to give us HOPE that God has everything under control!

• There is no better time to access the power of God's Word and prayer than now! <F60>

• We can't put the AI genie back in the bottle, or change the trajectory with eugenics etc

• We are headed in this direction, so the question is what are we going to do, knowing how this all ends as told to us in Scripture? <M1501>

• Those who follow prophecies that exist in the Bible know TWO TRUTHS for sure:

1 There is a spiritual battle raging around us that has been going on since the beginning where Satan desires to oppose God at every turn, and

2. God is aware of every detail of this battle and remains in control of its execution and outcome

• Bible scholars constantly attempt to connect what they see in today's world around them with what has been prophesied in Scripture

• It's important to remember: regardless if the dots connect EXACTLY as thought by these Bible scholars and what is recorded in this Journal, the first two underlying truths remain

• Connecting dots is not only 'interesting' but 'required' of every Christian today since Christ commands us to WATCH and be ready for His return -- not putting faith in the projected details we think are happening, but putting faith in GOD ALONE!

Luke 12:35-36 NIV

[35] “Be dressed ready for service and keep your lamps burning, [36] like servants waiting for their master to return from a wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks they can immediately open the door for him.

Proverbs 14:15 NIV

[15] The simple believe anything, but the prudent give thought to their steps.

• Remember that God is sovereign and will eventually stop the evil doers, but in the meantime we must prepare ourselves not to be afraid <N152>

• No man, regardless of how powerful, threatening or fearful he sounds, has the ability to override the plans and purposes of God

• God is in the business of thwarting the enemy’s schemes and bringing beauty out of ashes <S1999>

• The world is not controlled by the U.S., UN, international community, Islam, China, or any other entity or agenda; it’s controlled by the God that spoke it into existence <D41>

• God is sovereign over ALL events and timelines and He will accomplish His will, in His time, in His way, whether we think our end times charts and timelines are correct or not

• Yes, God gave us signs to look for but He can still accomplish His will when He wants while these signs hold true

• The Good News about the future for the Christian is that it is all working exactly as Almighty God said it would through His Word

• We can only conclude that Jesus is coming very soon, and the window of the grace age is about to close

• The signs are clear and the sound of the last trump will also be clear! <B315>

Isaiah 60:1-5 NIV

[1] “Arise, shine, for your light has come,

and the glory of the Lord rises upon you. [2] See, darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the peoples, but the Lord rises upon you and his glory appears over you. [3] Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn. [4] “Lift up your eyes and look about you: All assemble and come to you; your sons come from afar, and your daughters are carried on the hip. [5] Then you will look and be radiant, your heart will throb and swell with joy; the wealth on the seas will be brought to you, to you the riches of the nations will come.

1 Corinthians 14:8 NIV

[8] Again, if the trumpet does not sound a clear call, who will get ready for battle?

1 John 4:4 NIV

[4] You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.

2 Corinthians 2:11 NIV

[11] in order that Satan might not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes.

FYI 1

• The Ark of the Covenant has always been the physical representation of God’s covenant with His people

• The Ark has not been seen publicly for more than 2,600 years, and so if it makes a reappearance in our day that would definitely “confirm” the reality of that covenant

• So let us keep a close eye on any news regarding the Ark of the Covenant in the days ahead because once the discovery of the Ark of the Covenant is revealed, everything will change <S2004> (Jan 2024)

FYI 2

• Understand that prophecies can happen numerous times, like the Abomination (mentioned in Daniel 9) that occurred before Christ's first arrival but it will happen again when the Antichrist is in the third temple halfway through the Tribulation <H88>

FYI 3

• Shadows are interesting things. They communicate a reality, yet they themselves are not real. They indicate the thing that is coming, yet they are not the thing themselves <O1591>

RELATED COMMENTS

Note: each ** comment in this APPLICATION doc comes from CHAPTER doc(s), where the comments are in numerical order according to verse(s) from the chapter

** Those who mock the idea that we are approaching the end times need to be reminded how unique our generation really is (Oct 2025)

This generation is unique because no previous generation has experienced what we are experiencing today, including (but not limited to) the:

• Shutting down of the entire world at the same time with 'one size fits all' mentality

• Celebrating the destroying of economies and borders to prevent a potential temperature increase of 1.5 degrees

• Inevitable collapse of the western financial market and some of its nation states

• Overt increase of anti-Semitism on a global scale, yet at the same time there is a movement in Israel to turn to God (Oct 2025)

• Level of delusion, such as releasing murderers and rapists from prison while locking up people who say or MAY think something that goes against the accepted narrative, etc

• Ability to gene-edit, clone, and bring to life extinct species, which empowers the recreation and manipulation of life itself

• Confusion over God-designed gender and convincing ourselves we can alter it at will

• Level of digital surveillance and the resulting control of each individual

• Overt promotion of global currency and global government

• Exponential advancement of technology, such as developing AI and robots that are expected to surpass the ability of humans

• Instant communication with anyone anywhere in the world via satellites that cover every inch of the globe

• Creating a virtual world and promoting its alternative to living in reality -- to the point of making it possible to engage in a relationship with a computer

• While the appeal of knowledge is practically as ancient as the creation of man himself, today we observe breakthroughs in bio-engineering, quantum computing, artificial intelligence, and other cutting-edge fields of science, that should serve as indicators of just how near we are to the return of our Lord Jesus <H90>

Matthew 24:33 NIV

[33] Even so, when you see all these things, you know that it is near, right at the door.

** The concepts of 'running out of time' and 'finding yourself locked out' are to warn us of impending judgment -- from Noah's day to today!

• Noah preached for 100 years, and no one listened

• He built a giant ship in the middle of the desert, and the world of onlookers just scoffed and laughed at his foolishness

• The animal kingdom started acting bizarrely as two by two, every variety of creature marched across the land, coming from near and far to enter the new sea vessel, yet the people continued in their denial

• One day, the door was closed, and those onlookers felt a few drops of rain hit their skin, but they still didn’t want to believe

• But when the waters burst forth from beneath them and the heavy storms came upon them all at once, they were washed away by the flood before they knew what hit them and they were all gone

• The same thing will happen to this generation!

• The boat was assembled before everyone's eyes, just as the infrastructure of the Antichrist Beast System is being revealed today

• The raindrops are all around us now and we are only moments away from the Dams bursting

• And when they do, the flood of judgement will overtake the whole world Instantly! <B315> (Sep 2025)

Luke 13:25-27 NIV

[25] Once the owner of the house gets up and closes the door, you will stand outside knocking and pleading, ‘Sir, open the door for us.’ “But he will answer, ‘I don’t know you or where you come from.’ [26] “Then you will say, ‘We ate and drank with you, and you taught in our streets.’ [27] “But he will reply, ‘I don’t know you or where you come from. Away from me, all you evildoers!’

** The damage done by today's mainstream media is dangerous for society at large <W212> (Oct 2025)

• Journalism used to cover both sides of issues through reasoned debate, but now mainstream media gets narrative from a select source that promotes censorship

• For instance, the vast majority of broadcast and basic cable networks, over a hundred in all, are controlled by eight corporations <W2201> (2025)

Proverbs 18:17 NKJV

[17] The first one to plead his cause seems right, Until his neighbor comes and examines him.

• The transformation of mainstream media from journalism into activism is corrosive for civic life

• Today's media doesn't interrogate; they amplify

• They don’t challenge; they nod along

• Instead of bringing reason, they’re stoking tensions

• Instead of promoting dialogue, they’re hardening divisions

• And the results are proving dangerous by dividing nations

James 3:6 NIV

[6] The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body, sets the whole course of one's life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.

** Believers in Christ are in an ongoing spiritual war, and should depend solely on the Holy Spirit for spiritual support rather than the world and its pagan technology

• Christians are instructed to recognize the spiritual war and the tactics of the enemy he uses against them when possible

TECHNOLOGY

• We live at a time when technology is advancing exponentially with few guardrails; Satan is no doubt directing its development

• Researchers are pretty much doing whatever they feel like doing <S2004>

• It would be great if they realized just because something is possible doesn’t give them license to do it!

• For instance, what is considered 'a line too far' with gene editing and self-taught computers?

• Add to this, the development of AI guided by profit-driven biased algorithms (Aug 2025)

• The majority of users -- believers and non-believers alike -- increasingly accept whatever answer AI spits out without even thinking to question and verify

2 Corinthians 11:14 NIV

[14] And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light.

DEPENDANCE

• As Christians, are we not to rely on the Holy Spirit rather than AI technology for guidance and support?

• We are to devote our lives to Christ and He will show us the way, not looking for quick answers from pagan sources

• We are living in an ongoing spiritual battle with a real enemy against Christ and His followers

• The enemy would love people to go to AI rather than God!

• Instead of going to a man made tool, let's go to the eternal God <K110>

John 14:16 NIV

[16] And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever---

** The 'days of lawlessness' indicate evil being normalized in society, which is evident in these last days <H86> (Jun 2025)

• There is an increase of overt amoralism seen in not only on the streets, but in our education, media, legal, and other societal organizations

• Lawlessness becomes an option for people to achieve the ends they desire

• In other words, 'the ends justify the means'

• Many can see God’s justice and truth in regard to others, who are heedless and blind to themselves and their own sins

• Sooner or later, all men will be sensible that their sin is the cause of all their miseries <H83>

• Followers of Christ must be aware of Satan's deceptive tactics so they can protect themselves and their faith

2 Peter 3:17 NIV

[17] Therefore, dear friends, since you have been forewarned, be on your guard so that you may not be carried away by the error of the lawless and fall from your secure position.

John 10:10 NIV

[10] The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.

** The closer we approach the end times, the more false messiahs will appear claiming to be 'all things to all people'; this completely fits in with these unitarian days of apostasy <M1501>

Matthew 24:5 NIV

[5] For many will come in my name, claiming, 'I am the Messiah,' and will deceive many.

** We see today’s rich elites clamoring to gain global control of an unstable world because they know current economic systems are failing

• A great economic shaking is in the works and this is yet another indicator of the approaching end times along with all other signs <S2016>

• Almost all countries currently have unsustainable debt and their currencies are about to crash (May 2025)

• In order to survive this crisis and ultimately gain control, unelected global elites (including corporate executives, international bureaucrats, and technocrats) are orchestrating a ‘controlled demise’

• Plans are in the making to open borders, implement digital currencies to ultimately bring down our current version of capitalism

• There is a concerted attempt by governments around the world to digitize commerce and currency, which would allow them to control people through money

• This has been happening for a long time with the goal to convert currency into a control system

• The system would allow the enforcement and punishment of rules and regulations by controlling access to money and credit

• The Bank of International Settlements (with hubs all over the world) is the central bank of central banks, that aims to implement an all-digital monetary system complete with technology to enforce the rules on how money works <B303> (May 2025)

• Add to this, the tokenizing (digital inventory) of absolutely everything – from small grocery items to large tracts of nature – to allow the control of buying and selling <G76>

• Ultimately all of this will allow transfer of wealth to the elites

• Interesting that the rich are building their underground bunkers to avoid the fallout of this demise

• James highlights what will happen to the elites in the last days and John records their facing God's wrath in the book of Revelation

James 5:1-3 NIV

[1] Now listen, you rich people, weep and wail because of the misery that is coming on you. [2] Your wealth has rotted, and moths have eaten your clothes. [3] Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and eat your flesh like fire. You have hoarded wealth in the last days.

Revelation 6:15-17 NIV

[15] Then the kings of the earth, the princes, the generals, the rich, the mighty, and everyone else, both slave and free, hid in caves and among the rocks of the mountains. [16] They called to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb! [17] For the great day of their wrath has come, and who can withstand it?”

** The Bible warns us not to conform to the pattern of this world, yet our society willingly conforms to a digital pattern that thrives on vanity and validation <B303> (Aug 2025)

• The Apostle Paul warned that perilous times would come in the last days (2 Tim 3:1–5)

• Among those who define this perilous time include 'lovers of themselves' and those 'without self-control'

• Having an identity on social media is the cultural norm today and certainly amplifies Paul's traits like never before

• Social platforms encourage constant self-promotion and comparison

• Children are using these social apps at younger ages and it’s becoming their primary source of information, identity, and interaction

• They grow up believing their worth is tied to how many followers they have or how many people approve of their selfies

• What technology do we have to look forward to in our future that will further promote this current 'cult of self'?

Romans 12:2 NIV

[2] Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is---his good, pleasing and perfect will.

2 Timothy 3:1-4 NIV

[1] But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. [2] People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, [3] without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, [4] treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God---

• Jesus warned us to watch out that no one deceives you (Matt 24:4)

• Social media is a perfect breeding ground for deception with filtered images, exaggerated stories, and carefully curated lifestyles to look perfect

• False narratives spread faster than truth, and carefully edited posts create illusions of reality

• Social media normalizes false narratives about life, morality, and even truth itself -- conditioning hearts to accept lies without discernment

Proverbs 6:16-19 NIV

[16] There are six things the Lord hates, seven that are detestable to him: [17] haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, [18] a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are quick to rush into evil, [19] a false witness who pours out lies and a person who stirs up conflict in the community.

• Distraction is one of Satan’s sharpest weapons enticing people to focus on anything but Christ

• If the enemy can keep everyone entertained, amused, and distracted, he doesn’t have to convince them outright to reject God -- neglect will do the job just as well

• Social media is training entire generations to think and act according to the algorithm -- without question

• Here are suggestions to guard against the dangers of social media in the home:

1. Model healthy use -- Let children see adults prioritize God’s Word over screen time

2. Set boundaries -- Create tech-free zones and times in the home (Deut 6:6–7)

3. Teach discernment -- Help kids evaluate what they see through the lens of Scripture (Acts 17:11)

4. Encourage real community -- Involve children in church, youth groups, and service opportunities; replace digital imitation with genuine fellowship

1 Peter 5:8 NIV

[8] Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.

** To Asher: Moses referred to him as the most blessed of sons to be favored by his brothers

• The Israeli territory of Asher is along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea

• ‘Bathing is feet in oil’ is a reference to wealth

• Current day indicators show Cypress (off the coast of Israel) gaining incredible wealth <W213> (May 2025)

Deuteronomy 33:24 NIV

[24] About Asher he said: “Most blessed of sons is Asher; let him be favored by his brothers, and let him bathe his feet in oil.

** The lesson of the fig tree offers a key to understanding the timing of the end <R173>

• There are many signs contained in the proceeding 27 verses in Matthew 24

• But Jesus specifically pointed His disciples back to the dramatic lesson of the fig tree from earlier in the same week

• The fig tree that was cursed for failing to bear fruit for the Messiah would be restored

• And, along with all the other signs of the times, that crucial sign tells those with eyes to see that He is near

Matthew 24:32-33 NIV

** Israel may be isolated, but it is not alone; while world leaders may waver in their support of her, the God of Israel does not <P1701> (Aug 2025)

• The days ahead will be turbulent, but they will also be defining

• The survival of Israel -- and the triumph of truth -- will come not through politics, but through faithfulness, courage, and resolve

Psalm 121:4 NIV

[4] indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.

** God plans to reveal the Antichrist during the end times Tribulation <G77>

• A day is coming when the Antichrist, who is now concealed and hidden from public view, will suddenly appear (Apr 2025)

• In that moment when he emerges on the world scene, it will be as if a stage curtain has been pulled out of the way so that he can make his grand appearance <R1797>

2 Thessalonians 2:3,8 NIV

[3] Don't let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness [Antichrist] is revealed, the man doomed to destruction. [8] And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will overthrow with the breath of his mouth and destroy by the splendor of his coming.

• The Bible describes the Antichrist in great detail; some say 40 identifying characteristics

• As we draw close to the end times, there are those who want to guess his identity and cherry-pick verses to justify their guess

• Truth is, the Antichrist will exhibit ALL characteristics exactly as outlined in Scripture, not just a few

• It is pointless for Christians who believe in a PreTrib Rapture to try to figure out the identity of the Antichrist when God promises to reveal him after the rapture <C36>

• Also, how much ink and paper have been wasted over the centuries on idle speculations of the identity of the Antichrist when the 10 kings must arrive first?

• If the 10 kings are not first clearly evident, then the Antichrist cannot yet have arrived in power <H99>

Daniel 7:24 NIV

[24] The ten horns are ten kings who will come from this kingdom. After them another king will arise, different from the earlier ones; he will subdue three kings.

1 John 2:18 NIV

[18] Dear children, this is the last hour; and as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come. This is how we know it is the last hour.

** Paul talks about the end times but does not mention the four horsemen of the apocalypse or other great judgments of God described in Revelation <G7997>

• Instead, Paul illustrates end-time perils by pointing to individual human proclivities

• It’s interesting that -- like war, deception, and other signs of the end of the age -- each of these things have always existed in human beings

• The prophecies refer to a dramatic increase in all these matters as we get closer to the Lord’s coming

• Like war and deception, lack of self-control and blasphemy will grow worse; people will become even more headstrong and haughty, prouder and more selfish

• It’s perilous to live in a world where people’s greatest love is the love of self and of money

• Ungodly pride makes humans dangerous; makes them easily offended and quick to vengeance

• Volumes could be written on how these things have already taken hold and are right now being cultivated in human hearts

• We wonder how much further humans can fall, yet the Bible says it will get worse when the world will follow the Antichrist

• We’re not there yet

• Satan’s plan for Antichrist is held back by the special presence of the Holy Spirit that began at Pentecost

• That restraint will be removed when the Church is removed at the rapture

• In the meantime, evil men and seducers will continue to grow worse and worse

• These are good days to walk in the security of God’s will, plan, and purpose for your life -- to live close to Him and according to His Word

2 Timothy 3:1-5 NIV

2 Timothy 3:12-14 NIV

[12] In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, [13] while evildoers and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived. [14] But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it,

** Jeremiah prophesied that bringing God's people back to His land would be so amazing that it would make the Exodus from Egypt pale in comparison <M139> (Feb 2025)

• The prophecy regarding the regathering of Jews is still being fulfilled (Ezek 28:25)

• The fact that God’s promise was slow to be fulfilled -- over the past 1800 years when His children were scattered among the nations -- does not lessen its significance

• If anything, it demonstrates the miraculous nature of the regathering to inhabit the land once again

• The land that was once filled with milk and honey at the time of the Exodus, was laid bare during the diaspora, only to become amazing again after the nation Israel was 'built in a day' in 1948

• Even now, most Jews and far too many Christians fail to recognize the miraculous fulfillment of ancient prophecies right before our eyes

Jeremiah 16:14-15 NIV

[14] “However, the days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when it will no longer be said, 'As surely as the Lord lives, who brought the Israelites up out of Egypt,' [15] but it will be said, 'As surely as the Lord lives, who brought the Israelites up out of the land of the north and out of all the countries where he had banished them.' For I will restore them to the land I gave their ancestors.

Ezekiel 28:25 NIV

** The prophecy regarding Gaza is being played out in current headline news <P1699> (Feb 2025)

The goal of the peace plan surrounding the future Gaza involves:

• The US proposing to take over Gaza

• Terrorists and its people will be removed and the land repurposed

• Gaza will have no inhabitants and the land will be used for grazing

Ezekiel 25:15-17 NIV

[15] “This is what the Sovereign Lord says: 'Because the Philistines acted in vengeance and took revenge with malice in their hearts, and with ancient hostility sought to destroy Judah, [16] therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am about to stretch out my hand against the Philistines, and I will wipe out the Kerethites and destroy those remaining along the coast. [17] I will carry out great vengeance on them and punish them in my wrath. Then they will know that I am the Lord, when I take vengeance on them. ' ”

Zephaniah 2:4-7 NIV

[4] Gaza will be abandoned and Ashkelon left in ruins. At midday Ashdod will be emptied and Ekron uprooted. [5] Woe to you who live by the sea, you Kerethite people; the word of the Lord is against you, Canaan, land of the Philistines. He says, “I will destroy you, and none will be left.” [6] The land by the sea will become pastures having wells for shepherds and pens for flocks. [7] That land will belong to the remnant of the people of Judah; there they will find pasture. In the evening they will lie down in the houses of Ashkelon. The Lord their God will care for them; he will restore their fortunes.

Isaiah 11:13-14 NIV

[13] Ephraim's jealousy will vanish, and Judah's enemies will be destroyed; Ephraim will not be jealous of Judah, nor Judah hostile toward Ephraim. [14] They will swoop down on the slopes of Philistia to the west; together they will plunder the people to the east. They will subdue Edom and Moab, and the Ammonites will be subject to them.

** God promised not to destroy the earth again with flood waters but with fire; this could happen with one CME blast hitting the earth <M1512>

• Scientists know that one CME blast from the sun can destroy the earth as described in Revelation

• For instance, a part of the sun will break off and hit the earth with its temperature of 6-10,000 degrees

• Going through the earth's upper atmosphere will condense moisture to produce hail and ice

• No doubt it would destroy the 54,000 flights with people happening at any given moment which will 'rain blood'

• This eruption from the sun will continue to earth and its will be a liquid plasma (like liquid fire) at this point that will kill trees and flow along the ground killing ALL the grass

• A CME blast is 'very possible' since the earth missed one in July 2012 by 3 weeks

• God is showing us signs in the heavens to prepare us

Revelation 8:7 NIV

[7] The first angel sounded his trumpet, and there came hail and fire mixed with blood, and it was hurled down on the earth. A third of the earth was burned up, a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up.

** When AI was asked whether it could be used to deceive people in the end times, it answered that it could easily lead people astray <K110> (Mar 2025)

• AI was asked whether it could be used to force people to take the Mark of the Beast

• This was the last part of the answer given by the computer:

"...Direct force? That's less AI's lane. It's more about engineering a scenario where people comply because the alternative is unbearable. The biblical text leans on deception and social pressure, not physical restraint, and AI fits that mold perfectly -- amplifying the illusion of free choice while stacking the deck."

• In essence, AI verified the words John wrote in Revelation thousands of years ago that, once again, validates prophecy as we see it coming to fruition on a daily basis!

Revelation 13:11-12,15-16 NIV

[11] Then I saw a second beast, coming out of the earth. It had two horns like a lamb, but it spoke like a dragon. [12] It exercised all the authority of the first beast on its behalf, and made the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast, whose fatal wound had been healed. [15] The second beast was given power to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that the image could speak and cause all who refused to worship the image to be killed. [16] It also forced all people, great and small, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads

• An indication we are already on this trajectory of deceit is seen with AI's Grok 3 response when asked to look for anything 'unnatural' with cosmic data it was told to analyze

• Scientists claim AI detected patterns in deep space the human eye cannot see and patterns that should not exist

• Add to this, these patterns change depending on whether it knows we are watching or not...?

• Bottom line: AI suggested the world (universe) we live in is a simulated construct with code written by 'some outside advanced alien entity'

• We simply don't realize we are not 'living in reality' but being observed in some sort of simulated cosmic game

• Living in an alternate universe is not a new idea but AI is now finding PROOF of unexplained patterns that force us to take this idea seriously

• It's like living in a 'real life Truman Show' without the advertising

• Computer scientists believe AI will eventually be able to 'crack the code' of this alternate universe and prove its existence once for all <S2013>

• We are entering a time when there will be no secrets and AI will become a tangible god for many people; no more praying to God and not hearing audible answers

• This will be a time of testing when everyone will need to determine what is truth, what it means to be human, decide whether God exists and what that means <B295>

• If man is deceived into questioning the reality of his existence and ends up believing he is in a simulation that is governed by those with an advanced technology, then there is likely no need to consider God or consequences of sin

2 Thessalonians 2:3 NIV

[3] Don't let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the man doomed to destruction.

2 Timothy 3:13 NIV

[13] while evildoers and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.

** Satan must use man to eventually destroy himself because God gave man dominion over the earth <Q1697>

• Satan wants to destroy what God has created

• Ever since creation, he has been corrupting mankind genetically, intellectually and spiritually

• Satan’s all-time objective is to destroy God’s image; he wants all humans dead

• If he can’t murder them, then he wants to stop them from multiplying

• So he came out with the lie that the earth is overpopulated and we need population control which introduced birth control, abortion, attacking marriage, divorce, etc <P168>

• And now, through the promise of technology to 'know all and never die', man will no doubt end up destroying himself (Dec 2024)

Genesis 1:26 NIV

[26] Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.”

** Artificial Intelligence (AI) is fast becoming a modern day idol for those seeking quick answers to any question, and is helping usher in the end times while doing so

• Bible prophecy tells us that a global system of control will rise before Christ’s return

• Scripture speaks of a time when a one-world government, economy, and religion will demand allegiance from all around the world to the Antichrist’s rule

• Advanced technology will be required for the Antichrist to manage the millions of transactions and decisions every second of 24-7

ADVANCING TECHNOLOGY

• AI together with technological advancements like Quantum chips and 6G+ wireless sets the stage for an end times reality

• For some, this new technology will be seen as convenient and progressive

• For others, it will be an alarming step toward complete dependence on AI-driven governance

• The reality is that rejecting it may not be an option, for it is designed to consume and control every aspect of life <B303>

RELIGION and TECHNOLOGY

• The Catholic Church already has a massive global following, shares cultural and liturgical traditions with other denominations (like the Eastern Orthodox Church), has strong political influence and an estimated 73 billion in wealth (2025) that rivals that of many nations

• Based on comments from the current Pope, the Catholic Church is already on track to head the false religion's ecumenical movement as we move toward the end times

• The False Prophet -- some believing to be the Pope -- will, no doubt, utilize ASI technology under the guise of religion to surveil, direct, and manage the global adherents

• While the Church is presently cautious about this advancing technology, it's easy to see how it will embrace AI later to further its cause <G70> (Mar 2025)

Revelation 13:15-17 NIV

[15] The second beast was given power to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that the image could speak and cause all who refused to worship the image to be killed. [16] It also forced all people, great and small, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads, [17] so that they could not buy or sell unless they had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of its name.

** Translated from Greek, "despisers of those that are good" refers to governments creating laws to protect those doing evil and punish the innocent <M1501>

• We see an escalation of this with prisoners being set free for those who are arrested for blogging against the authority's narrative (Nov 2024)

• Closing churches while letting strip clubs and gambling joints remain open (Apr 2020)

• We know we are in the end times when these laws become more prevalent

2 Timothy 3:3 KJV

[3] Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good

** Satan, the devil, now has many legions of evil puppets exhibiting these seven nasty character traits that God hates and who are operating all over Planet Earth on the devil’s behalf <S2000> (Nov 2024)

1. A proud look

2. A lying tongue

3. Hands that shed innocent blood

4. A heart that devises wicked imaginations

5. Feet that are swift in running to mischief

6. A false witness that speaks lies

7. He that soweth discord among brethren

• All of the things that God hates, things that are an abomination to Him, are a way of life to the puppets of the devil

• The devil and his puppets love doing the things that God hates, and they love dragging as many people down with them as they possibly can

• By the way, the devil and his puppets don’t limit their bad behavior only to these seven abominations that God hates

• A great deal of the manipulation of the devil’s puppets is filtered down from the wicked overlord puppets to the lesser puppets occupying lower places on the evil totem pole

• These puppets have a master and mentor known as Satan, who invented lying as well as arrogance, and the puppets simply dance to the tune of their puppet master; the devil controls their minds first, and then their puppet strings

• The puppets of the devil are always devising wicked imaginations to cause harm to others and have no problem at all with the shedding of innocent blood, whether it be by hiring thugs to do their dirty work or by their own hands during satanic rituals

Proverbs 6:16-19 NIV

2 Corinthians 4:4 NIV

[4] The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.

** The wicked violence in Noah's day can be attributed to the sons of God (fallen angels) who copulated with women to produce enormous hybrid creatures known for their cannibalism <R1797>

• Angels did what they knew they shouldn't and transhumanism was the result

• God needed to do a 'cleanup job' via the flood

• We see attempts at trans hybrids today with editing genome technology and merging of man & machine (Oct 2024)

• We also see the spiritual world increasingly manifesting itself, so we can safely say we will see a resurgence of the Nephilim as in the days of Noah <M148>

• The days of Noah are being replicated in our time

Genesis 6:1-4 NIV

** All too often leaders of societies have removed God from their daily existence so they can become their own god <D40>

• There are too many self-appointed 'leaders' wanting to lead the populations of the world, including those in the new UN 2.0 <M1501> <N152> (Sep 2024)

• Today's world leaders and their current governing policies result in a barrage of endless crisis and breakdown for suffering societies

• Of course, their lack of success does not stop world leaders from continuing to force their global agenda on unaware societies

• Nothing will stop those who believe in their utopian agenda and, perhaps unwittingly, they will make room for the rise of the one world leader called the Antichrist

Hosea 8:4 NIV

[4] They set up kings without my consent; they choose princes without my approval. With their silver and gold they make idols for themselves to their own destruction.

Psalm 2:1-4 NIV

• In the meantime, we must remember it is God who establishes rulers over His people and we are to abide by leaders who align with Him

• Christians are commanded to follow leaders set apart by God who recognize His righteousness and adhere to His policy

Romans 13:1 NIV

[1] Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God.

• World leaders typically go against God's methods and irreverently force their pride-filled plans on the public

• The majority of world leaders today do not operate in line with God's Word which makes it impossible for Christians to fall in line with their leadership

• So believers in Christ are left to stand against evil while maintaining their hope in God who will fulfill His plan

• Believers have a blessed hope because, eventually, all things will be made new again according to God's master plan!

Romans 13:11-14 NIV

[11] And do this, understanding the present time: The hour has already come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. [12] The night is nearly over; the day is almost here. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light. [13] Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy. [14] Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the flesh.

** The Bible warns that in the last days, a false religious system will emerge, uniting the world in worship under the Antichrist <H9993>

• Revelation 17 describes this system as a harlot who sits on many waters, symbolizing a global religious entity that exerts influence over nations and peoples

• In recent years, the ecumenical movement has gained unprecedented momentum as faith leaders and influential figures worldwide advocate for unity among religions (Jan 2025)

• The driving message of this movement is one of tolerance, peace, and coexistence, but it also comes with the assertion that there are multiple paths to heaven

• A claim that directly contradicts the foundational teachings of biblical Christianity

• One of the most prominent symbols of this movement is the Abrahamic Family House in Abu Dhabi, a complex that houses a mosque, a synagogue, and a church side by side.

• While the stated goal of such initiatives is to promote interfaith harmony, a closer examination reveals their alignment with prophetic warnings in Scripture regarding a coming one-world religion

• While its proponents celebrate it as a symbol of coexistence, its underlying message is one of theological compromise

• By placing Christianity on an equal footing with Islam and Judaism, it denies the unique role of Jesus as the Messiah and Savior

• Such initiatives pave the way for the religious pluralism that will characterize the one-world religion found in Rev 17

2 Timothy 4:3-4 NIV

• This religious influence in the end times will be temporary and be destroyed once its usefulness has been served

Revelation 17:16-18 NIV

[16] The beast and the ten horns you saw will hate the prostitute. They will bring her to ruin and leave her naked; they will eat her flesh and burn her with fire. [17] For God has put it into their hearts to accomplish his purpose by agreeing to hand over to the beast their royal authority, until God's words are fulfilled. [18] The woman you saw is the great city that rules over the kings of the earth.”

** It was prophesied that Israel would become a great army at the end of the age <D41>

• One example of Israel’s military might includes its development of the Rafael Advanced Delivery System (Dec 2024)

• It develops solution for atmospheric disturbances and concentrates energy into a laser beam capable of striking a target the size of a coin

• It can neutralize an object by unifying multiple beams into one beam before impact

Ezekiel 37:10 NIV

[10] So I prophesied as he commanded me, and breath entered them; they came to life and stood up on their feet---a vast army.

** The Ezekiel 38-39 War will be ushered in shortly after God deals with Elam (an area in Iran) and Israel starts to relax in the safety of their unwalled cities <M1501> (Oct 2024)

• God (via Israel) will remove Iran's proxies that surround Israel -- namely Hamas, Hezbollah, Houthis and the enemy countries east of Israel

• Now that the country of Syria has fallen and can no longer provide aid/access to other countries who want to destroy Israel, Iran’s axis of evil has crumbled <T203> (Dec 2024)

• Also, Israel will need to take out Iran's weapons of mass destruction, located in the region of Elam

• Israel will experience a sense of relief when its enemies are rendered powerless and rest (as prophesied) in its "unwalled villages"

• When Iran and her proxies are hindered so Israel can feel safe, Iran will be forced to look further afield to alliance nations for help to attack Israel

• The Ezek 38-39 War will be ushered in once the powerful nations of Iran, Russia and Turkey invade Israel

• God will miraculously save Israel from this coalition of invaders as outlined in Scripture

Jeremiah 49:35-37 NIV

[35] This is what the Lord Almighty says: “See, I will break the bow of Elam, the mainstay of their might. [36] I will bring against Elam the four winds from the four quarters of heaven; I will scatter them to the four winds, and there will not be a nation where Elam's exiles do not go. [37] I will shatter Elam before their foes, before those who want to kill them; I will bring disaster on them, even my fierce anger,” declares the Lord. “I will pursue them with the sword until I have made an end of them.

Ezekiel 38:1-6 NIV

[1] The word of the Lord came to me: [2] “Son of man, set your face against Gog, of the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshek and Tubal; prophesy against him [3] and say: 'This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am against you, Gog, chief prince of Meshek and Tubal. [4] I will turn you around, put hooks in your jaws and bring you out with your whole army---your horses, your horsemen fully armed, and a great horde with large and small shields, all of them brandishing their swords. [5] Persia, Cush and Put will be with them, all with shields and helmets, [6] also Gomer with all its troops, and Beth Togarmah from the far north with all its troops---the many nations with you.

Ezekiel 38:11 NIV

[11] You will say, “I will invade a land of unwalled villages; I will attack a peaceful and unsuspecting people---all of them living without walls and without gates and bars.

** One of the reasons why God created the lights in the heavens was because He intended to use them as 'signs' of the end times <S2004>

Genesis 1:14 NIV

[14] And God said, “Let there be lights in the vault of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark sacred times, and days and years

Luke 21:11,25 NIV

[11] There will be great earthquakes, famines and pestilences in various places, and fearful events and great signs from heaven. [25] “There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars. On the earth, nations will be in anguish and perplexity at the roaring and tossing of the sea.

** Today, the various end-times signs related to nature, society, world politics, technology, Israel, and the spiritual signs are coming at us at such a fantastic rate that we recognize their convergence.

So many end times signs converging all at once has greatly enhanced our understanding of end-times Bible prophecy, just as Gabriel foretold. Today’s exponential increase in the understanding of God’s prophetic Word points to the fact that Jesus Christ could return at any moment. <J102> (May 2024)

Daniel 12:4 NIV

[4] But you, Daniel, roll up and seal the words of the scroll until the time of the end. Many will go here and there to increase knowledge.”

** The most world-changing advances were made just in the last 150 years and, as we got closer to our day and age, each discovery came about faster and faster, as one breakthrough was achieved on top of another.

This increasingly rapid acceleration in learning is called the Exponential Curve. Our knowledge has been experiencing exponential growth as one breakthrough builds upon another at an increasingly faster and faster pace. <J102> (Jun 2024)

Daniel 12:4 NIV

[4] But you, Daniel, roll up and seal the words of the scroll until the time of the end. Many will go here and there to increase knowledge.

** What John recorded in the book of Revelation must have seemed absolutely ludicrous to him and others over the past two thousand years -- times when they survived on the barter system and didn't know much beyond their own geographic region -- yet today his words make total sense and we can see how global existence is inevitable! <N152>

** Jesus attracted many true followers during His time on the earth. Many saw the signs He performed confirming His identity and recognized Him as their Messiah. Yet many of the people who believed, asked whether He will do more signs than what He has already done?

We might ask a similar question to those who tell us we are foolish to look for Jesus’ appearing anytime soon, or even in our lifetime: ‘If the Lord were to warn today’s Christians that the Tribulation period was near, would we see any more signs of its soon arrival than we currently witness?’

I can’t imagine we could see more evidence of the approaching Day of the Lord than what we now witness. Yet so many believers are asleep to these signs! <B26>

John 7:31 NIV

[31] Still, many in the crowd believed in him. They said, “When the Messiah comes, will he perform more signs than this man?”

** There will be those who practice evil in the last days who know 'something is up' but not understand what it is; 42% of the US believe Jesus will come back in their lifetime even though only 24% are born again <D500> <H87> (Apr 2024)

Daniel 12:10b NIV

[10] None of the wicked will understand, but those who are wise will understand.

** Who reads a book without reading the final chapter? As followers of Christ, one would think we desire to know how the story ends and what God has in store for His creation.

• Christ gives us clear signs to look for when He will return but, unfortunately, many of those following Him don't care

• True, a believer’s salvation is not affected whether they study prophecy or not, but it does provide them with a more complete picture of who God is and His plan for His second coming!

Matthew 24:43-44 NIV

[43] But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into. [44] So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.

Matthew 16:1-3 NIV

[1] The Pharisees and Sadducees came to Jesus and tested him by asking him to show them a sign from heaven. [2] He replied, “When evening comes, you say, 'It will be fair weather, for the sky is red,' [3] and in the morning, 'Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.' You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times.

Matthew 13:16-17 NIV

[16] But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear. [17] For truly I tell you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.

** We're talking unique signs and events, not similar signs and events that have happened periodically throughout the centuries <G77>

• There have been signs in the heavens that come around every so many years, but God's wrath in the end times will be nothing ever seen before

• Unique events such as Wormwood or when the sun intensifies its heat, as described in the book of Revelation

• Wormwood = the name of a bitter poison

• There are also predicted signs by secular astronomers who have studied the path of an asteroid called Apophis, named after an Egyptian god of death and darkness

• This asteroid, the size of the Rose Bowl Stadium that seats over 92,000, will make a very close pass by Earth; most claim it will not hit the Earth

• Apophis passed by Earth in 2004, 2013 and is predicted in 2029, 2036, 2051 and 2066

• Scientists are keeping their eye on 2029 because it will pass within about 20,000 miles (32,000 kilometers) of our planet's surface, closer than many geostationary satellites

• A scientist Neil deGrasse Tyson claims if it goes through a keyhole (600 mile range) then the earth's gravity will pull it in to hit the earth April 13 2029 <G77> (Jun 2025)

Luke 21:11 NIV

[11] There will be great earthquakes, famines and pestilences in various places, and fearful events and great signs from heaven.

Revelation 8:10-11 NIV

[10] The third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star, blazing like a torch, fell from the sky on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water--- [11] the name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters turned bitter, and many people died from the waters that had become bitter.

Revelation 16:8-9 NIV

[8] The fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and the sun was allowed to scorch people with fire. [9] They were seared by the intense heat and they cursed the name of God, who had control over these plagues, but they refused to repent and glorify him.

1 Thessalonians 5:5-6 NIV

[5] You are all children of the light and children of the day. We do not belong to the night or to the darkness. [6] So then, let us not be like others, who are asleep, but let us be awake and sober.

** We are not to FOCUS on these signs to mark the beginning of the end:

• Indicators like blood moon, red heifer, false messiahs, etc

• Regional conflicts because they’ve been going on for thousands of years

Matthew 24:5-6 NIV

[5] For many will come in my name, claiming, 'I am the Messiah,' and will deceive many. [6] You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come.

Rather, LOOK for convergence of:

• Non-Arab nations rising against nations all over the planet (such as in world war) which already started in early 1900s

• Accompanying famines, pestilences and earthquakes on the increase

Matthew 24:7 NIV

[7] Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.

We already have seen the impact of:

• WWI impacted the end of days with increased fervor for Zionism with the Balfour Declaration

• WWII ushered in the Holocaust and sympathy to give the Jews their own statehood again

** Nimrod was the only leader who was able to get the entire world to work toward a common goal; the world is thinking at a global scale once again which makes us wonder who the next world leader (Antichrist) will be <G71> (Dec 2023)

Genesis 11:1-4 NIV

[1] Now the whole world had one language and a common speech. [2] As people moved eastward, they found a plain in Shinar and settled there. [3] They said to each other, “Come, let's make bricks and bake them thoroughly.” They used brick instead of stone, and tar for mortar. [4] Then they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city, with a tower that reaches to the heavens, so that we may make a name for ourselves; otherwise we will be scattered over the face of the whole earth.”

** When looking at recent ecumenical councils, it's easy to deduce the aim of the ecumenical or universalist trend today to bring all religions together to live in peace and bring about a unified world religion (Mar 2024)

• Consider unsuccessful attempts over the centuries of different denominations in the Christian Church to define Christology, let alone adding Muslim or Hindi or other religions to the mix

• If Christians cannot agree on the matters of Christ with the same Bible in their hand, how would it be possible for multiple religions to live in peace unless everyone abdicates their core beliefs?

• It's not limited to the Christian Church, for there are different camps in the Muslim community currently killing each other but having a unified promise to annihilate the Jews

• On the contrary, followers of Christ are to expect opposition and outright hatred for holding Christian beliefs as Jesus warned. Obviously, we are not to relinquish core beliefs for the sake of a peace fabricated by the world!

John 15:18 NIV

[18] “If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first.

• Christ said there would be peace in this world but that HE would bring it when He returns -- it won't be the product of man's attempts; this was prophesied in both Old and New Testaments...

1 Corinthians 15:22-24 NIV

[22] For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive. [23] But each in turn: Christ, the firstfruits; then, when he comes, those who belong to him. [24] Then the end will come, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father after he has destroyed all dominion, authority and power.

Zechariah 14:9 NIV

[9] The Lord will be king over the whole earth. On that day there will be one Lord, and his name the only name.

** Israel is at the center of Bible prophecy, and Scripture details specific characteristics of this revived nation in the last days <R173>

• The prophet Ezekiel referred to the revival of an exceedingly great military force (Ezek 37:10)

Ezekiel 37:10 NIV

[10] So I prophesied as he commanded me, and breath entered them; they came to life and stood up on their feet---a vast army.

• Zechariah was more specific, prophesying that God would enable them to consume all their enemies (Zech 12:6)

Zechariah 12:6 NIV

• Zechariah proceeded to state that in the end times, the nation will be so strong (Zech 12:8)

Zechariah 12:8 NIV

[8] On that day the Lord will shield those who live in Jerusalem, so that the feeblest among them will be like David, and the house of David will be like God, like the angel of the Lord going before them.

** The eyes and enmity of 'all the nations of the earth' will be against Jerusalem, Israel’s eternal capital, the prophet tells us. Why? Because God is going to supernaturally 'make Jerusalem a cup that causes reeling [or intoxication] to all the peoples around' in order that all of Israel’s enemies would be severely injured.

That is, in the last days, the Bible indicates that all of the leaders of the world will essentially get drunk on the notion that Israel – Jerusalem – is the problem that the world must solve. God will supernaturally destroy and judge all of these enemies of Israel. But before He does so, God will sovereignly allow the world to turn against Israel en masse. <R176>

Zechariah 12:2-3 NIV

** As Jeremiah watched, the potter attempted to create a vessel from clay that didn't turn out as desired, but the vessel finally turned out as he intended after reshaping it

• In a similar way, God formed Israel in Old Testament days and it didn't turn out as desired

• God didn't throw Israel away but resolved to make and protect them again

• After Israel became a nation in 1948, God protected this tiny nation of 650,000 against its enemies totaling over 40 million!

• Who says God doesn't perform miracles today?

• We are watching God reform Israel as Jews continue to come from hundreds of nations back to their land <J1093> (Mar 2024)

Jeremiah 18:1-6 NIV

[1] This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord: [2] “Go down to the potter's house, and there I will give you my message.” [3] So I went down to the potter's house, and I saw him working at the wheel. [4] But the pot he was shaping from the clay was marred in his hands; so the potter formed it into another pot, shaping it as seemed best to him. [5] Then the word of the Lord came to me. [6] He said, “Can I not do with you, Israel, as this potter does?” declares the Lord. “Like clay in the hand of the potter, so are you in my hand, Israel.

** There will be two regathering of Jews from around the world to the Jewish state of Israel <H86>

FIRST GATHERING IN JUDGMENT

• First regathering of Jews will be for judgment purposes leading into the Tribulation

• Jews wanting to escape antisemitism in their home country will make way to Israel

• The regathering started with the Dreyfus Affair in the 1890s and was fueled by the Hamas Attack in 2023

Ezekiel 20:33-35

Ezekiel 22:17-22

Ezekiel 36:24-27

Zephaniah 2:1-2 NIV

[1] Gather together, gather yourselves together,

you shameful nation, [2] before the decree takes effect and that day passes like windblown chaff, before the Lord's fierce anger comes upon you, before the day of the Lord's wrath comes upon you.

SECOND GATHERING IN BELIEF

• There will be a second regathering of Jews who believe in Christ

• Jews will gather again in belief after His second coming and be ushered into the Millennial kingdom

Deuteronomy 30:1-3

Isaiah 11:11-12

Isaiah 27:12-13

Isaiah 43:5-7

Jeremiah 16:14-15

Jeremiah 23:3-4,7-8

Jeremiah 31:7-10

Ezekiel 11:14-18

Amos 9:14-15

Zephaniah 3:18-20

Zechariah 10:8-9,12

Matthew 24:31 NIV

[31] And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.

Mark 13:27 NIV

[27] And he will send his angels and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of the heavens.

** God gave all the Promised Land to Israel and warned the world not to divide it

• The international community believes they can divide Israel and get peace and safety

• The Bible says God will not allow that and His judgment will fall

• God will one day judge the nations based on their treatment of Israel <T203>

• There will be no peace on earth until the Second Coming of Jesus <D41> (Jan 2024)

• Even though the nation of Israel is far from a godly entity at the moment, the land belongs to God and He has deeded it to the descendants of Jacob

• Although the peaceful enjoyment of the land has always depended upon the faithfulness of the people, the Lord gave it to them as an “everlasting covenant” (Psalm 105:7-11)

• Additionally, Scripture makes it clear that He forbids any dividing of the land which the world now proposes as the sole path to peace <B26> (Jan 2024)

Genesis 17:7-8 NIV

[7] I will establish my covenant as an everlasting covenant between me and you and your descendants after you for the generations to come, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you. [8] The whole land of Canaan, where you now reside as a foreigner, I will give as an everlasting possession to you and your descendants after you; and I will be their God. ”

Joel 3:2 NIV

[2] I will gather all nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. There I will put them on trial for what they did to my inheritance, my people Israel, because they scattered my people among the nations and divided up my land.

Psalm 105:7-11 NIV

[7] He is the Lord our God; his judgments are in all the earth. [8] He remembers his covenant forever, the promise he made, for a thousand generations, [9] the covenant he made with Abraham, the oath he swore to Isaac. [10] He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant: [11] “To you I will give the land of Canaan as the portion you will inherit.”

** Two key prophetic points that support the existence of God and His end time plan for His creation include the nation of Israel and convergence of signs <G70>

1. Israel - The Jewish people are back in their land as of 1948 and God is not done with the nation of Israel, fulfilling promises He gave to their forefathers

2. Convergence - all the signs listed in Matt 24 could be signs in other generations, but the difference now is that we see the convergence of ALL of signs at the same time; remember, these signs may be 'false labor pains' at first but they will eventually lead to the actual birth as predicted

• Bible prophecy is not as much for believers in Christ as for the nation of Israel; God wants them to know where they stand in God's timeline

Amos 9:14-15 NIV

Matthew 24:33 NIV

[33] Even so, when you see all these things, you know that it is near, right at the door.

** A deeper understanding of the days of Noah and Lot reveals how our generation is similar <B315>

• Don't assume 'days of Noah' means 'business as usual' like western society likes to think of the 'normality of the day' <B299>

• There's more to it because all three generations (Noah, Lot, our day) experience the cusp of God’s judgment because of rampant sin

• All three ages had men seeking unnatural mergers physically. In Noah’s day, it was humanity with angels. In Lot's time, it was men with men sexually. And in our day it’s the merger of humanity with technology although we also probably have a mixture of the previous two as well.

• All three times featured humanity in grossly exaggerated self-centeredness chasing after that which was right in their own eyes without regard to God's plan

• All three eras were filled with sin to the fullness of the cup

The days of all three vexed the believers of the day and the believers were and are just about worn out!

Luke 17:26-30 NIV

[26] “Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man. [27] People were eating, drinking, marrying and being given in marriage up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all. [28] “It was the same in the days of Lot. People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building. [29] But the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all. [30] “It will be just like this on the day the Son of Man is revealed.

Matthew 24:37-39 NIV

** As prophesied, life was brought back to this forgotten land called Israel <F695>

• Gaza is an approximately 140 square-mile strip of land along the Mediterranean Sea bordering both Israel and Egypt that was purchased by Jewish settlers in 1946

• Just like the Israeli settlers of Gaza in 1946, the entire State of Israel is full of those who bought and restored barren land (Dec 2024)

• Land was purchased and cultivated, swamps were drained, streams rerouted, and cities renewed as prophesied by Ezekiel

• God's blessing on the land of Israel is apparent

Ezekiel 36:35 NIV

[35] They will say, “This land that was laid waste has become like the garden of Eden; the cities that were lying in ruins, desolate and destroyed, are now fortified and inhabited. ”

** God will return His people to Israel in the end of days and the Lord Almighty will reestablish Jerusalem as holy; He will rule the world from Jerusalem with an iron hand

• Coincidentally, Jerusalem is geographically located at the center of Israel and the Temple Mount centrally located in Jerusalem

• Israel is in a central position in the Middle East surrounded by Jihadist neighbors who want to "march to Jerusalem"

• The world is increasingly turning its attention toward Jerusalem <S2002>

Ezekiel 11:17-21 NIV

[17] “Therefore say: 'This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will gather you from the nations and bring you back from the countries where you have been scattered, and I will give you back the land of Israel again.' [18] “They will return to it and remove all its vile images and detestable idols. [19] I will give them an undivided heart and put a new spirit in them; I will remove from them their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh. [20] Then they will follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws. They will be my people, and I will be their God. [21] But as for those whose hearts are devoted to their vile images and detestable idols, I will bring down on their own heads what they have done, declares the Sovereign Lord. ”

Isaiah 33:20 NIV

[20] Look on Zion, the city of our festivals; your eyes will see Jerusalem, a peaceful abode, a tent that will not be moved; its stakes will never be pulled up, nor any of its ropes broken.

Zechariah 12:2-3 NIV

Revelation 21:2-3 NIV

[2] I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. [3] And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Look! God's dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God.

** Satan continues to oppose God's promise of land to the Israeli patriarchs to this very day; why else would the Arabs be so focused on taking the small territory of Israel when they already have 99% of the remaining land in the Middle East? <H86> (Dec 2023)

Genesis 26:3-4 NIV

[3] Stay in this land for a while, and I will be with you and will bless you. For to you and your descendants I will give all these lands and will confirm the oath I swore to your father Abraham. [4] I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and will give them all these lands, and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed

** Is there a correlation between the billionaire elites building bunkers and those John refers to in Rev 6 who hide in caves? <H88> (Dec 2023)

• Switzerland has the most underground bunkers of any nation for fear of the Nazis in WWII

• Watch what the politicians and elites DO with their finances and projects

• Numerous bunkers are being built in remote islands like Hawaii and New Zealand along with making major sell-offs in the stock market <G70> (Feb 2024)

• Hiding from God will not be possible despite the efforts to prepare for 'the event' with self-sustaining bunkers with 50 year food supplies <H87>

Revelation 6:15 NIV

[15] Then the kings of the earth, the princes, the generals, the rich, the mighty, and everyone else, both slave and free, hid in caves and among the rocks of the mountains.

** Although we do not idolize the technology that serves us in today's world, we are grateful for transcontinental air travel that makes Israel pilgrimages possible, television and satellite communications that allow us to broadcast to millions of homes, and Internet capability that connects us with many millions simultaneously.

God’s prophetic Word clearly foretold many of these technological advances. When the Lord revealed distant visions of future events to Daniel, He told the great prophet that understanding would not come until the end of time.

Daniel 12:4,9 NIV

[4] But you, Daniel, roll up and seal the words of the scroll until the time of the end. Many will go here and there to increase knowledge.” [9] He replied, “Go your way, Daniel, because the words are rolled up and sealed until the time of the end.

With the explosion of globe-trotting transportation and the exponential growth of human knowledge (sadly lacking wisdom most of the time), it seems as if we are at the threshold of the 'end of time' that the Lord spoke about. <M139> (Nov 2023)

** According to Scripture, the end times will resemble the days of Noah – only it will be through current biological efforts to alter human DNA instead of coupling Nephilim with human women <F60.> (Feb 2024)

Luke 17:26 NIV

[26] “Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man.

** Sanballat and others ridiculed the Jews in their efforts to rebuild the wall and became very angry when their insults didn’t have an affect

• How many ‘distractions’ does Satan place in our lives today, trying to negate the work the Lord has for us to complete?

• How often do we listen to these distractors and allow them to alter the course we are on?

• How often does the enemy cunningly use us to distract others from God’s purposes just because we can’t see or understand His purpose at the time?

Nehemiah 4:1-2 NIV

[1] When Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, he became angry and was greatly incensed. He ridiculed the Jews, [2] and in the presence of his associates and the army of Samaria, he said, “What are those feeble Jews doing? Will they restore their wall? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they finish in a day? Can they bring the stones back to life from those heaps of rubble---burned as they are?”

Nehemiah 4:7-8 NIV

[7] But when Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, the Ammonites and the people of Ashdod heard that the repairs to Jerusalem's walls had gone ahead and that the gaps were being closed, they were very angry. [8] They all plotted together to come and fight against Jerusalem and stir up trouble against it.

** Christ warned His followers not to be deceived by fake news, such as being taken in by false 'rumors of war' <K115>

• Fake news becomes a distraction from where people should place their focus <H87>

• Believers must always be on guard to discern legitimate news verified by the Holy Spirit

Mark 13:7 NIV

[7] When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come.

Matthew 24:6 NIV

[6] You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come.

** The church cannot unify with those who have an aberrant theology but can only unify around the truth and common goal of that truth

• There is a trend today advocating that the Christian church should unify with other religions (Mar 2024)

• Advocates use the John 17 passage to support their effort

• This trend should not be a surprise to anyone because it falls in line with the forming of the end times Beast System

John 17:23 NIV

[23] I in them and you in me---so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.

• How can the Christian Church unite with those who have an aberrant theology -- those claiming to be Christian or otherwise?

• Obviously, we are not to relinquish core beliefs for the sake of a peace fabricated by the world!

• When Christ says He is the ONLY way to salvation, how can anyone align with another who believes all roads lead to heaven?

• We can respect those who follow other religions but we don't water-down our fundamental Christian beliefs to make others feel better or in an attempt to find ‘religious unity’ <M1501>

• One interpretation of James 1:6 says that Christians should: "Be sure that your faith is in God alone. Do not waver, for a person with divided loyalty is as unsettled as a wave of the sea that is blown and tossed by the wind." <B20>

James 1:6 NIV

[6] But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.

John 14:6 NIV

[6] Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

• It's so slick of false teachers to have all the right words that sound good but have an erroneous message underneath those words

• We're not talking simply a 'different interpretation' of a text, but theology that downright contradicts what's written in Scripture

• We either believe what Christ says or we don't

• Christians are not called to unify with those believing a different theology, such as Mormons or JV <H86>

• God is clear throughout the Bible about what He wants His followers to believe and do

• Where's the red line for the Christian church?

** We see culture influencing Christianity from every direction to the point where truth is now a personal choice for many believers in Christ and the Bible is easily edited

• Jesus talked about apostasy in the end times church with many defecting from long held Biblical truths

• Crafted truths are now culturally sensitive messages, designed to increase the church attendee's life experience with little regard for the condition of their souls

• These 'relative truths' are easily swallowed by those hoping to feel better about their fallen condition with no thought of repenting or changing their sinful ways

• In this light, church becomes an activity rather than an identity <S187>

John 8:43-44 NIV

[43] Why is my language not clear to you? Because you are unable to hear what I say. [44] You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father's desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.

2 Thessalonians 2:3 NIV

[3] Don't let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the man doomed to destruction.

1 John 2:4-6 NIV

[4] Whoever says, “I know him,” but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in that person. [5] But if anyone obeys his word, love for God is truly made complete in them. This is how we know we are in him: [6] Whoever claims to live in him must live as Jesus did.

** Satan is often referred to as the Prince of the Air

• Could this be why there is increased talk of UFOs today, to get people accustomed to supernatural events in the sky when the Rapture of the church occurs? <G70> (Dec 2023)

• The notion that believing and following UFOlogy is a salvation-related construct is the clearest 'tell' that we are dealing with demons

• Since our generation is so Biblically-illiterate, demons can get away with this show out in the open because we don't have the knowledge of the Word of God to recognize we are engaged in spiritual warfare <D40>

Luke 10:18 NIV

[18] He replied, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.

Ephesians 2:1-2 NIV

[1] As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, [2] in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient.

Revelation 12:9 NIV

[9] The great dragon was hurled down---that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.

** We are living in prophetic times, but this is not about Jews and Palestinians -- this is about the enemies of God and biblical worldview relentlessly trying to, as they say, “Wipe Israel off the face of the earth.” <F66>

• ALL attacks against Israel have an underlying spiritual motivation, for they are to ultimately attack the promises of God and the return of Jesus to a Jewish Jerusalem <R1792>

• Enemies of God openly want the Jewish state annihilated. A coalition of nations is rising up against Israel just as Scripture predicts, most of which are Muslim nations. The Lord seems to be setting the stage for His return like never before. <G7993> (Oct 2023)

Lamentations 5:11-15 NIV

[11] Women have been violated in Zion, and virgins in the towns of Judah. [12] Princes have been hung up by their hands; elders are shown no respect. [13] Young men toil at the millstones; boys stagger under loads of wood. [14] The elders are gone from the city gate; the young men have stopped their music. [15] Joy is gone from our hearts; our dancing has turned to mourning.

• No matter what happens, no matter what man does, no matter the wars or catastrophic events, and no matter what this temporary world can throw at us, God is sovereign over all things. As we know from Scripture, this includes all nations and especially Israel. <F66>

• The fate of the wicked are in the hands of God...

Job 15:20,24-26,30,34 NIV

[20] All his days the wicked man suffers torment, the ruthless man through all the years stored up for him. [24] Distress and anguish fill him with terror; troubles overwhelm him, like a king poised to attack, [25] because he shakes his fist at God and vaunts himself against the Almighty, [26] defiantly charging against him with a thick, strong shield. [30] He will not escape the darkness; a flame will wither his shoots, and the breath of God's mouth will carry him away. [34] For the company of the godless will be barren, and fire will consume the tents of those who love bribes.

Proverbs 17:11 NIV

[11] Evildoers foster rebellion against God; the messenger of death will be sent against them.

Nahum 1:2 NIV

[2] The Lord is a jealous and avenging God; the Lord takes vengeance and is filled with wrath. The Lord takes vengeance on his foes and vents his wrath against his enemies.

Amos 9:13-15 NIV

[13] “The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when the reaper will be overtaken by the plowman and the planter by the one treading grapes. New wine will drip from the mountains and flow from all the hills, [14] and I will bring my people Israel back from exile. “They will rebuild the ruined cities and live in them. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit. [15] I will plant Israel in their own land, never again to be uprooted from the land I have given them,” says the Lord your God.

** All of the insane wickedness that is happening all over this little planet we call home can be a bit overwhelming at times. Yet, at the same time, thanks to Jesus, it is possible to be at peace and filled with hope <S2000>

Philippians 4:9 NIV

[9] Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me---put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.

** We are watching what is very likely the final preparations for Satan’s hostile takeover of the world. His “man of sin, the son of perdition” is most probably waiting in the wings for his short-lived opportunity to rule the world. We could also be seeing the stage set for the Ezekiel war as animosity towards the Jews escalates. After all, Satan is an opportunist and is behind the mentality that will cause this coalition to have the boldness and justification, in their minds, to invade Israel.

As our hearts break for the nation of Israel, as well as for this messed up and mixed up world, we have to remember that we know the end of the story. We know Israel will not be uprooted. We know there will not be a two-state solution. We know Russia, Turkey, Iran, Libya, and Sudan will be soundly defeated when they conspire together against the Lord and His Anointed. God will not be silent about His chosen people and the land He gave them by unconditional and eternal covenant.

Zechariah 12:1-3 NIV

[1] A prophecy: The word of the Lord concerning Israel.

The Lord, who stretches out the heavens, who lays the foundation of the earth, and who forms the human spirit within a person, declares: [2] “I am going to make Jerusalem a cup that sends all the surrounding peoples reeling. Judah will be besieged as well as Jerusalem. [3] On that day, when all the nations of the earth are gathered against her, I will make Jerusalem an immovable rock for all the nations. All who try to move it will injure themselves.

We are nearing the end of the generation that saw the regathering of God’s chosen people into their national homeland. Within that generation is the Time of Jacob’s trouble, also known as the 70th week of Daniel and the Great Tribulation. This is a time of God’s global wrath, which we, as born again Christians, do not have an appointment with. <T203> (Nov 2023)

1 Thessalonians 5:9 NIV

[9] For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Hosea 5:15 NIV

[15] Then I will return to my lair until they have borne their guilt and seek my face---in their misery they will earnestly seek me. ”

** The Jewish temple will be rebuilt at some point in the future so the Antichrist can perform his abomination midway through the Tribulation <G70> (Dec 2023)

The last temple was destroyed in 70 AD therefore another temple must be rebuilt, as confirmed by Jesus, Paul and John:

• JESUS spoke to His disciples before His crucifixion around 33 AD regarding the coming desecration of the temple

Matthew 24:1-2 NIV

[1] Jesus left the temple and was walking away when his disciples came up to him to call his attention to its buildings. [2] “Do you see all these things?” he asked. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”

• PAUL wrote to those in Thessalonica around 50 AD about a future temple

2 Thessalonians 2:4 NIV

[4] He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God's temple, proclaiming himself to be God.

• JOHN detailed his vision about the future temple when he recorded the book of Revelation around 95 AD after the last temple was destroyed some 25 years prior; this confirmed Daniel's prophecy

Revelation 11:1 NIV

[1] I was given a reed like a measuring rod and was told, “Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, with its worshipers.

Daniel 9:27 NIV

[27] He will confirm a covenant with many for one 'seven.' In the middle of the 'seven' he will put an end to sacrifice and offering. And at the temple he will set up an abomination that causes desolation, until the end that is decreed is poured out on him. ”

• We see efforts today from the Jewish orthodox in Israel to build a third temple in Jerusalem

• Not only are the priests and implements ready, but a red Heifer is being readied for slaughter to purify the site that follows Old Testament regulations

** The number of Jews returning to Israel has increased astronomically in the past few years

• The largest number of Jews returned in 2021 since the 1990s

• There is a 31% increase returning in 2023

• Jews typically have lived in comfort in the US since its inception, so it will take an increase in anti-semitism to get them to move back to Israel <H87> (Nov 2023)

Isaiah 11:11 NIV

[11] In that day the Lord will reach out his hand a second time to reclaim the surviving remnant of his people from Assyria, from Lower Egypt, from Upper Egypt, from Cush, from Elam, from Babylonia, from Hamath and from the islands of the Mediterranean.

** Look for a couple worldwide crises to be of the health and cyber-tech nature that will motivate the world to seek some type of global governmental response <B299> <Nov 2023>

** Jesus told His disciples their mission was not to concern themselves with end times events at that moment, for their mission was to focus on the birth of the Church

• Jesus’ reply didn't mean no one is to concern themselves with end times signs (2000 years later)

• Jesus was talking to the disciples about not being concerned about the end times in that moment <G70>

Acts 1:7 NIV

[7] He said to them: “It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority.

** The convergence of signs regarding Israel affirm we are living in the last days according to Bible prophecy:

1. Israel became a nation in 1948 after roughly 1900 years of diaspora, since 70 AD

2. Jerusalem became the capital of Israel once again, confirmed in 1967

3. The number of Jews who returned to Israel within the last decade surpassed the total of Jews living around the world <B303> (Oct 2023)

Additional signs show movement toward the fulfillment of God's end times prophecy:

1. Israel slowly regaining control of the Temple Mount

2. The 'many' in today's civil war in Israel between conservatives and Orthodox Jews could be the group that emerges to make a deal with the (yet unknown) Antichrist

3. The number of Jewish Christian believers increased more in the last 20 years than the last 2000 years; current estimates of 20,000 in Israel and 350,000 worldwide (Oct 2023)

4. At the same time, the number of Gentiles declined in the last 20 years; the youngest generation of US adults rarely responds to the gospel anymore with only 2% being Christian -- this must be the fullness of the Gentiles coming to an end as Paul talks about <H86>

5. Escalation of war in Israel that sets the stage for the fulfillment of prophecies (Isa 17 & Ezek 38-39), including Israel's IDF promise to "destroy Damascus and target Syrian President Assad if Hezbollah joins the war" <D41> (Oct 11 2023)

Daniel 9:27 NIV

Acts 13:47-48 NIV

[47] For this is what the Lord has commanded us: “ 'I have made you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.' ” [48] When the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and honored the word of the Lord; and all who were appointed for eternal life believed.

Matthew 24:14 NIV

[14] And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.

Romans 11:25-26 NIV

[25] I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers and sisters, so that you may not be conceited: Israel has experienced a hardening in part until the full number of the Gentiles has come in, [26] and in this way all Israel will be saved. As it is written: “The deliverer will come from Zion; he will turn godlessness away from Jacob.

** We are witnessing God's judgment with the destruction of Gaza as described by the prophet Zephaniah <H999> (Oct 2023)

Zephaniah 2:4-5 NIV

** While this will reach its ultimate fulfillment during the Tribulation, there is no question that Jerusalem is a heavy stone to the world today. The word implies an intoxicating burden, and no matter which side a nation is on, the world is intoxicated (overly consumed) with Jerusalem.

Not only do we see the world focused on Jerusalem but we also see the coalition of the Ezekiel war forming and three of the five nations poised to strike from the north. Russia, Turkey, and Iran all have military equipment and personnel on the northern border of Israel in Syria. Libya and Sudan have relationships with Russia and Turkey and share the same religious ideology as Iran. <T203> (Oct 2023>

Zechariah 12:1-3 NIV

[1] A prophecy: The word of the Lord concerning Israel.

** Iranian leaders make no secret of their goal to destroy Israel and what they describe as the “regime that is occupying Jerusalem.” Interesting how it always comes back to Jerusalem.

The Bible predicted, thousands of years ago, that the end time events would revolve around Jerusalem. Not San Francisco. Not Los Angeles. Not Moscow. Not Paris. But Jerusalem, this tiny little city, in this tiny sliver of land, will play a key role in the events of the last days. It’s the focal point of end times events. <L120> (Oct 2023)

Zechariah 12:3-4 NIV

[3] On that day, when all the nations of the earth are gathered against her, I will make Jerusalem an immovable rock for all the nations. All who try to move it will injure themselves. [4] On that day I will strike every horse with panic and its rider with madness,” declares the Lord. “I will keep a watchful eye over Judah, but I will blind all the horses of the nations.

** The angel told Daniel there would be three major signs that would mark the “time of the end” in which the finale in this series of events would culminate <J102>

• God was revealing the rise and fall of great empires, leading eventually to a global empire led by a despot whom the Apostle John would later call the Antichrist, with its inevitable demise at the divine hand of God

• Only those living in the end times and who were “wise” (meaning spiritually discerning) would at last understand these prophecies

• They would recognize that the exponential increase in knowledge, travel, and prophetic understanding would herald the end of these human-controlled kingdoms with the second advent of the Messiah establishing His earthly millennial reign

• The increase in knowledge refers to an increase in Biblical knowledge, as is evident today by the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls <M1501> (Jan 2025)

Daniel 12:3-4 NIV

[3] Those who are wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars for ever and ever. [4] But you, Daniel, roll up and seal the words of the scroll until the time of the end. Many will go here and there to increase knowledge.”

** God promised to restore Jerusalem as a prophetic sign before His return <G70>

• Jews were FIRST displaced under Babylonian captivity; northern kingdom taken by Assyria and southern taken by Babylon in 605 BC

• Cyrus allowed them to return around 530 BC to rebuild the temple while Nehemiah went back to rebuild the wall

• Romans conquered them a SECOND time in 70 AD and Hadrian refused to let any Jew into Jerusalem in 135 AD for approximately 1800 years

• The final regathering of Jews in 1948 was not an accident; there will not be a third time so we know we're at the end of the Church Age before Christ returns!

Isaiah 11:11 NIV

** The thrones of judgment are in Jerusalem; the enemy knows his judgment is coming and is doing everything in his power to stop it, as is evident by current events and anti-Zionism <H87> (Oct 2023) (Aug 2025)

Satan is working overtime to move the world to go against Israel:

• Why else is Israel and Jerusalem such a ‘bone of contention’ worldwide?

• Why else are denominations trying to replace Israel with the Church, such ‘Christ is King’ or ‘Replacement Theology’?

• Why else would archeological finds that support the history and existence of Israel be ignored when discovered in a Middle Eastern country other than Israel?

• Why else would the majority of the world support the terrorists who invaded southern Israel and brutally killed over a thousand of her people on Oct 7?

• Why else is Israel criticized for not feeding the enemy that wants to kill her? What other country has ever been expected to feed the people they are attacking in a war?

• Why else are the Gazans a ‘Jewish problem’ when FIFTY-FIVE (55) other Muslim countries won’t deal with the problem or even allow them in their country? There’s lots of room in the Middle East… why do the Gazans have to live on the sliver of land called Israel?

• Why else would the world be offended when Israelis want their land (Judah and Samaria) when all other countries from Canada to New Zealand expect to keep the land they sit on?

• Why else would Christians and Israelis be persecuted in many Islamic countries?

• Why else can’t Israelis go on the Temple Mount that sits in the heart of their capital city?

Psalm 122:2,5 NIV

[2] Our feet are standing in your gates, Jerusalem. [5] There stand the thrones for judgment, the thrones of the house of David.

** True to His character of mercy and justice, God continually warns His people about upcoming danger <G70>

We read in Scripture when God warned:

• Adam about what would happen if he ate from the tree (Gen 2:17)

• Noah about building an ark because of an upcoming flood (Gen 6:13-14)

• Abraham regarding Sodom and Gomorrah about to be destroyed (Genesis 18:16-17,20-21)

• Lot about destruction of Sodom before dragging Lot and family out (Gen 19:12-13)

• Rahab about Jericho falling into Israelite hands; as it turned out, only those in her house were spared (Josh 2:8-9,12-13)

• Israelites before the Passover so the Angel of Death would pass over their dwelling place (Exod 12:1,7,10,12-13)

• Nineveh to repent otherwise they would experience destruction in 40 days (Jonah 3:1-5)

• Israelites via His prophets (Amos 3:7)

• Christ followers about what will happen to Jesus on the cross and then outlined His return in the end times (Matt 24:33-35)

God continues to warn His followers today:

• The book of Revelation is one book, along with other passages throughout the Old Testament, that outlines what will happen at the end of days (Rev 4+)

Genesis 2:17 NIV

[17] but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die.”

Genesis 6:13-14 NIV

[13] So God said to Noah, “I am going to put an end to all people, for the earth is filled with violence because of them. I am surely going to destroy both them and the earth. [14] So make yourself an ark of cypress wood; make rooms in it and coat it with pitch inside and out.

Genesis 18:16-17,20-21 NIV

[16] When the men got up to leave, they looked down toward Sodom, and Abraham walked along with them to see them on their way. [17] Then the Lord said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do? [20] Then the Lord said, “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is so great and their sin so grievous [21] that I will go down and see if what they have done is as bad as the outcry that has reached me. If not, I will know.”

Genesis 19:12-13 NIV

[12] The two men said to Lot, “Do you have anyone else here---sons-in-law, sons or daughters, or anyone else in the city who belongs to you? Get them out of here, [13] because we are going to destroy this place. The outcry to the Lord against its people is so great that he has sent us to destroy it.”

Joshua 2:8-9,12-13 NIV

[8] Before the spies lay down for the night, she went up on the roof [9] and said to them, “I know that the Lord has given you this land and that a great fear of you has fallen on us, so that all who live in this country are melting in fear because of you. [12] “Now then, please swear to me by the Lord that you will show kindness to my family, because I have shown kindness to you. Give me a sure sign [13] that you will spare the lives of my father and mother, my brothers and sisters, and all who belong to them---and that you will save us from death.”

Exodus 12:1,7,10,12-13 NIV

[1] The Lord said to Moses and Aaron in Egypt, [7] Then they are to take some of the blood and put it on the sides and tops of the doorframes of the houses where they eat the lambs. [10] Do not leave any of it till morning; if some is left till morning, you must burn it. [12] “On that same night I will pass through Egypt and strike down every firstborn of both people and animals, and I will bring judgment on all the gods of Egypt. I am the Lord. [13] The blood will be a sign for you on the houses where you are, and when I see the blood, I will pass over you. No destructive plague will touch you when I strike Egypt.

Jonah 3:1-5 NIV

[1] Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time: [2] “Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message I give you.” [3] Jonah obeyed the word of the Lord and went to Nineveh. Now Nineveh was a very large city; it took three days to go through it. [4] Jonah began by going a day's journey into the city, proclaiming, “Forty more days and Nineveh will be overthrown.” [5] The Ninevites believed God. A fast was proclaimed, and all of them, from the greatest to the least, put on sackcloth.

Amos 3:7 NIV

[7] Surely the Sovereign Lord does nothing without revealing his plan to his servants the prophets.

Matthew 24:33-35 NIV [Jesus speaking]

[33] Even so, when you see all these things, you know that it is near, right at the door. [34] Truly I tell you, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened. [35] Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.

** Three red flags that a church is apostate <B292>

1. There is no commitment to expository teaching of the Bible; what comes from the pulpit is rooted in psychology and philosophy rather than theology

2. The church is aligned with a post-Christian culture even though it goes against God's Word and is toxic to its congregants; many pastors choose the path of least resistance and go along with cultural norms to stay 'liked'

3. They end up apologizing for essential Christian doctrine (such as morality, creation, eschatology, sin/judgment, reformation, etc) so as not to 'rock the boat' and feed into the accepted narrative; this is, in essence, giving in to the enemy

1 John 5:19 NIV

[19] We know that we are children of God, and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one.

2 Thessalonians 2:3 NIV

[3] Don't let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the man doomed to destruction.

John 16:8 NIV

[8] When he comes, he will prove the world to be in the wrong about sin and righteousness and judgment:

** The remnant believer knows the schemes of wicked men and the forces governing them; all of their plans will come to nothing, for only God can control the future

• Non-believers act as if this world is without an author/creator who designed its start and end

• Since they think of this world as an accident, those who have designs for it believe they can control its future

• They have successfully exorcised God from almost every facet of the public square in an attempt to create a world devoid of God

• Their reasoning: if they don't talk about God in the realm of business, academia, culture, and government, etc, then He must not exist

• This scenario was foretold in Scripture and is yet another prophecy being fulfilled exactly as written <G70>

James 5:1-3 NIV

Psalm 146:3-4 NIV

[3] Do not put your trust in princes, in human beings, who cannot save. [4] When their spirit departs, they return to the ground; on that very day their plans come to nothing.

** Many will turn against Christians who walk in God's will and follow His Word <H87>

• As we approach the end times and the spiritual war becomes more overt, an increasing number of nonbelievers (and even apostate believers) will oppose those who follow Christ

• The ability for the Christian to stand their ground and positively defend against these attacks will depend on their depth of relationship with God

Daniel 6:11-12 NIV

[11] Then these men went as a group and found Daniel praying and asking God for help. [12] So they went to the king and spoke to him about his royal decree: “Did you not publish a decree that during the next thirty days anyone who prays to any god or human being except to you, Your Majesty, would be thrown into the lions' den?” The king answered, “The decree stands---in accordance with the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be repealed.”

Acts 17:2,4-6 NIV

[2] As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbath days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures, [4] Some of the Jews were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, as did a large number of God-fearing Greeks and quite a few prominent women. [5] But other Jews were jealous; so they rounded up some bad characters from the marketplace, formed a mob and started a riot in the city. They rushed to Jason's house in search of Paul and Silas in order to bring them out to the crowd. [6] But when they did not find them, they dragged Jason and some other believers before the city officials, shouting: “These men who have caused trouble all over the world have now come here,

• God provides His followers with full armor to use against spiritual attacks while praying -- the belt of truth, breastplate of righteousness, feet fitted, shield of faith, helmet of salvation, and sword of the Spirit

Ephesians 6:10-12 NIV

Ephesians 6:13-18 NIV

[13] Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. [14] Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, [15] and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. [16] In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. [17] Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. [18] And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord's people.

• We are to fear God, not man

• God respects and provides for those who respect and fear Him, so depend on God and do not be afraid!

** Creating a global government would make sense to a non-Christian who desires to solve world problems and does not follow the Bible or know end times prophecy <W213>

• We know from the Tower of Babel times that God thwarted their 'joint effort at globalization' by confusing language and creating nation states

• God will thwart any current attempt as well

• Students of prophecy know that concentrated global power will eventually end up in the wrong hands, namely the Antichrist

Genesis 11:6 NIV

[6] The Lord said, “If as one people speaking the same language they have begun to do this, then nothing they plan to do will be impossible for them.

• Our timeline is often different than God's timeline, and sometimes it takes decades for God to move nations and actors to prepare the fulfillment of prophecy

• For instance, we can see how God's brought the Roman Empire into power in Jerusalem in 63 BC to introduce their method of execution, making it possible to execute Jesus via piercing as prophesied in the Old Testament as opposed to the Jewish method of execution <W213>

• Also, Jesus was born at the height of the Roman Empire (after it had taken control over much of the known world) when they built innovative road systems so that they could send messages faster, engage in commerce farther, and move their armies to and fro very quickly. While Jesus stayed predominantly in Galilee, His disciples took to the highways to spread the Gospel message across the known world <J102>

Zechariah 12:10 NIV

[10] “And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and supplication. They will look on me, the one they have pierced, and they will mourn for him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for him as one grieves for a firstborn son.

Isaiah 53:5 NIV

[5] But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.

• God has other plans to resolve the ills of this world, thus making man's attempt at globalization futile

• Sometimes believers confuse stage setting events for the Tribulation itself <G77>

• Believers need to remember that it takes time to set the world stage for globalization as predicted in Scripture; rest assured it will happen, so be patient!

• Remember, the world will not be in the Tribulation until the Antichrist is revealed and he signs a peace treaty with Israel

Yet there is one truth we do know with absolute certainty: There is an even greater reset coming. The Bible tells us that when Christ returns, He will destroy all the flawed human kingdoms on this planet and replace them with His own perfect kingdom. And He alone is able to bring about the ideal world that globalists seek but will never achieve. That is a great reset we can look forward to. <M1495>

Psalm 2:1-4 NIV

Revelation 14:14 NIV

[14] I looked, and there before me was a white cloud, and seated on the cloud was one like a son of man with a crown of gold on his head and a sharp sickle in his hand.

** The Antichrist will come in the guise of compassion and fit comfortably into the 'love is love' movement <B305>

• He will be adored by those who believe the lie

• The Christian Church is continually buying into the 'love is love' movement advocating there is no consequences to sin as long as it's done in love which is what the Beast system and Antichrist will promote; love without standards <H86>

• This is the first time in history when Israel and the Church exist together

• Israel, with help from the Church and via the Antichrist, will lap up the talk of a peace agreement in the end times <M131>

John 10:10 NIV

[10] The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.

2 Thessalonians 2:9 NIV

[9] The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with how Satan works. He will use all sorts of displays of power through signs and wonders that serve the lie

** What is most disturbing about the assertions of 'climate change' [movement] is the proposed policies for addressing it would seriously harm economies, impact employment, and lead to the inefficient allocation of resources that could mostly hurt the poor.

There is one theory, however, that seems more plausible. One that involves solar activity and cosmic rays. According to this theory, scientists say that variations in solar activity, more specifically, changes in the sun’s output of energy and its magnetic field, can influence the Earth’s climate by indirectly affecting cloud formation.

It seems that there are movements at work today, not only on Earth but also in the heavens, possibly the sun, being prepared for the events prophesied in the sacred pages of Revelation. <C400>

Revelation 16:8-9 NIV

** The world sees chaos all around as do followers of Christ, but they believe the world can be fixed by manmade solutions; God has a vastly different end game in mind: (Nov 2023)

• Remember that the earth is in God’s hands and those who know Jesus Christ as Savior need not fear these satanic minions for they will be Rapture-removed before God's hand comes down on these nefarious forces

• Christ will return to remove His followers in what is called the Rapture

• The physical world as we know it will destruct during an horrific seven year Tribulation

• Christ will return to end the Tribulation and establish His kingdom on earth

• After a millennial reign, Satan (evil) will be permanently destroyed

• Those who believed and followed Christ will live with Him in Heaven for eternity, while those who rejected Him will live apart from Him in Hell <G70>

Matthew 24:21-22 NIV

[21] For then there will be great distress, unequaled from the beginning of the world until now---and never to be equaled again. [22] “If those days had not been cut short, no one would survive, but for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened.

** The main problem with the Sardis Church was that the reformers failed to separate the church from the state after breaking from the Catholic Church

As practiced by the state church:

• They baptized members for the state but they were not saved

• Matters of church discipline were handled by the state

• Reformers were often killed when theology was not approved by the state

Pergamum and Thyatira churches went through similar corruption by marrying churches to the state. Modern day churches follow the same path, noted by these countries and religions:

• Germany & Scandinavia = Lutheran

• England = Anglican

• Scotland = Presbyterian

• Switzerland = Calvinist

Most modern day churches follow a similar path, for they:

• Are often state-run or mega churches

• Follow replacement theology, denouncing Israel in God’s plan

• Allegorize eschatology

• Are ‘a mile wide and inch deep’ because they are pure social gospel

• Are institutionalized blindly following woke and apostate denominational teaching instead of the gospel

• Feed the spiritual consumer mentality

• Support both wheat and tares <H86>

Revelation 3:2-3 NIV

[2] Wake up! Strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have found your deeds unfinished in the sight of my God. [3] Remember, therefore, what you have received and heard; hold it fast, and repent. But if you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what time I will come to you.

1 Thessalonians 5:1-6 NIV

[1] Now, brothers and sisters, about times and dates we do not need to write to you, [2] for you know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. [3] While people are saying, “Peace and safety,” destruction will come on them suddenly, as labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape. [4] But you, brothers and sisters, are not in darkness so that this day should surprise you like a thief. [5] You are all children of the light and children of the day. We do not belong to the night or to the darkness. [6] So then, let us not be like others, who are asleep, but let us be awake and sober.

Revelation 16:15 NIV

[15] “Look, I come like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays awake and remains clothed, so as not to go naked and be shamefully exposed.”

** Current day events prove that we are moving quickly toward the Babylonian Empire setup that will be used by the Antichrist, as outlined in the Bible: <C36> (Sep 2023)

• One world government (vs 7)

• One world religion (vs 8)

• One world economy (vs 15-17)

Revelation 13:7-8 NIV

[7] It was given power to wage war against God's holy people and to conquer them. And it was given authority over every tribe, people, language and nation. [8] All inhabitants of the earth will worship the beast---all whose names have not been written in the Lamb's book of life, the Lamb who was slain from the creation of the world.

Revelation 13:15-17 NIV

** Prophecies in play today that are being fulfilled -- often using current technology that has a shelf life: <F60> (Sep 2023)

1. Geopolitical positioning transitioning to 10 kings and 10 kingdoms via Transhumanism (Dan 2:41-45, Rev 7, 13, 17)

2. Supply chain shortages and food restrictions leading to hyperinflation and famine (1Tim 4:1-5, Rev 6:5-8)

3. Bio-digital ID via a pharmaceutical verification system (blockchain) to buy & sell (Rev 13:16-18, Rev 18:23, Rev 9:21, Rev 16:1-2)

4. Geo engineering (weather manipulation) to destroy/control the earth and those on the earth (Rev 11:16-18, Rev 6:1-8)

5. Current AI technology that is deceiving the world paving the road for the Antichrist (Rev 13, 2Thess 2)

** In Luke’s version of the fig tree parable, many trees are pictured as coming to life around the same time as the fig tree (Luke 21:29-32). Jesus said to “watch the fig tree and all the trees.”

When the branches become tender and begin producing leaves, which shows signs of life, you are to “know” that the generation that sees this take place will also be the generation that sees the kingdom of God established on earth. The generation that witnesses “the fig tree (Israel) and all the trees (Gentile nations)” come to life was specifically chosen by Jesus to be the generation that would “know” the kingdom of God was “near—at the doors!” <H994>

Luke 21:29-32 NIV

[29] He told them this parable: “Look at the fig tree and all the trees. [30] When they sprout leaves, you can see for yourselves and know that summer is near. [31] Even so, when you see these things happening, you know that the kingdom of God is near. [32] “Truly I tell you, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened.

Matthew 24:32-34 NIV

[32] “Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. [33] Even so, when you see all these things, you know that it is near, right at the door. [34] Truly I tell you, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened.

Mark 13:28-30 NIV

[28] “Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. [29] Even so, when you see these things happening, you know that it is near, right at the door. [30] Truly I tell you, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened.

** All the archeological finds happening in Israel these days reminds us of Psalm 102 mention that God will reclaim the glory of Zion <H87> (Sep 2023)

• Most recent is the uncovering of the road of King David’s city that leads to the original temple mound (Apr 2025)

• Is it coincidence that God allowed this discovery when there are 400 million enemies waiting to destroy Israel and the world turning on Israel for its defensive posture?

• How could the discovery be for any other reason than to validate history of King David’s city and confirm God’s protection over His people then and now

• It’s time to recognize the miracle that Israel exists and God is protecting her

• The stones that were discovered ‘laid in wait’ for thousands of years to be unearthed today for a very specific reason <J1096>

Psalm 102:12-16 NIV

[12] But you, Lord, sit enthroned forever; your renown endures through all generations. [13] You will arise and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show favor to her; the appointed time has come. [14] For her stones are dear to your servants; her very dust moves them to pity. [15] The nations will fear the name of the Lord, all the kings of the earth will revere your glory. [16] For the Lord will rebuild Zion and appear in his glory.

** "The world is growing gloriously dark" <R174> for we know know that Christ's light will shine bright against the backdrop of an evil world; many people will come to the Lord in the end times as a result <R173>

Luke 17:26 NIV

[26] “Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man.

** Don't only look for military aggression ramping up against Israel as an indicator of the Ezekiel War but look for signs of peace <K110>

• Israel is already beginning to have a reputation for being 'the answer' to neighboring countries' problems

• Israel as the answer for the energy problem in Europe, for Russia backing down, holding Iran at bay, helping protect Saudi Arabia against Iran

Ezekiel 38:1-4,10-12 NIV

[1] The word of the Lord came to me: [2] “Son of man, set your face against Gog, of the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshek and Tubal; prophesy against him [3] and say: 'This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am against you, Gog, chief prince of Meshek and Tubal. [4] I will turn you around, put hooks in your jaws and bring you out with your whole army---your horses, your horsemen fully armed, and a great horde with large and small shields, all of them brandishing their swords. [10] “ 'This is what the Sovereign Lord says: On that day thoughts will come into your mind and you will devise an evil scheme. [11] You will say, “I will invade a land of unwalled villages; I will attack a peaceful and unsuspecting people---all of them living without walls and without gates and bars. [12] I will plunder and loot and turn my hand against the resettled ruins and the people gathered from the nations, rich in livestock and goods, living at the center of the land. ”

** We are living in the Age of Technocracy and Globalization where it is believed societies must be engineered to abandon current standards in order to operate according to a newly designed utopian format (Aug 2023)

STARTING OVER

• The idea of engineering societies started in the 1930s when a group at Columbia University got together to build an economic system from scratch

• It was thought at the time that people were like machines and that society could be controlled, like you would control a factory

• They realized there is a difference between controlling the predictable machinery and the unpredictable living entities, such as man

• In other words, humans don't respond like machinery but have feelings, moods, abilities etc that make them unpredictable

• Humans are not a constant, but a variable <D40>

• Therefore the need to establish technocracy = science of social engineering so people can be programmed to fit into a 'designed global system' and operate at maximum efficiency according to the designer's expectations <W2199>

MACRO LEVEL

• Currently, efforts are underway to re-engineer western society by tearing down the desire for nationalism, independence, competition, freedom of choice etc that were formerly foundation stones of western society

• Today people are being told it is not good to have a nation with borders and boundaries

• Emasculating men, eliminating competition, uniting corporations and government, centralizing banks, creating programmable currencies, eliminating borders, increasing smart devices, controlling elements (such as 'the narrative', available food, weather, etc) are all signs of an effort to change society, and technology is playing a huge part to make this happen <W218> (Aug 2023)

• In addition to direct changes regarding how society functions, AI technology adds a 'level of uncertainty' that affects the societal psyche

• For example: societies have grown accustomed to operating under certain norms, such as 'staying in check with other nations' knowing that Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD) would prevent use of nuclear weapons, but now AI can disrupt this thinking and make it easy to disable enemy nuclear threats before launching its own, thus eliminating MAD <G76>

MICRO LEVEL

• The effort to change society is not only happening at the macro level but individual level

• Today's elites are wanting control of individuals via the development of Human 2.0 which has, in itself, become its own religion

• Current ambitions at technocracy require as much data as possible; note the massive data farms in operation

• Technology such as AI and quantum computing thrive on data and make social conditioning that much easier

• Tracking individual thoughts, monitoring behavior, threats of closing bank accounts, lockdowns, etc will help ensure people support the new societal program

• The Internet and AI are tools of communication so there is little doubt these tools will be used to lead others astray with anti-God messaging <G70>

"Artificial Intelligence (AI) will simply reflect and magnify the mindset and ideology of its creators -- and impress those values upon the rest of us." <H996>

Revelation 13:15 NIV

[15] The second beast was given power to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that the image could speak and cause all who refused to worship the image to be killed.

FUTURE

• The system to control society currently in development will be used to control the masses during the Tribulation with Satan at the controls

• For instance, quantum computing can do anything unlike we have seen to date. Not only will this technology have the ability to control every aspect of life, business, finance, medicine, government, etc, but it will also be able to do this with such precision and speed that every person on earth could be placed into a one-world system. This technology will virtually force the world into a one-world financial system, a one-world government, and eventually a one-world religion. This super technology will cause the world’s systems to merge into one unified and computerized way of life. Choices will be eliminated. Freedom will be severely limited. Control will be delivered into the hands of the one who oversees this worldwide interconnecting network. <B303>

• The vast majority of people don't think these things through and don't know what's going on, so this globalization effort won't be too difficult to implement

• Again, the goal of globalization is for a) the few to control the many before b) the eventual Antichrist, who is controlled by Satan, to control everything and ultimately c) undermine God

Revelation 13:16-17 NIV

• Christians, however, know that our hearts are deceitful above all things so we cannot trust in any manmade system but must depend on God

• Also, believers know that our minds are to be controlled by the Holy Spirit that resides within us and nothing should get in His way

• Hope rests in the coming kingdom of God, not man's attempt to fix this world!

Jeremiah 17:9 NIV

[9] The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?

Luke 12:12 NIV

[12] for the Holy Spirit will teach you at that time what you should say.”

Romans 15:13 NIV

[13] May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

1 Peter 1:13 NIV

[13] Therefore, with minds that are alert and fully sober, set your hope on the grace to be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed at his coming.

** Living in these days of ever-advancing technology, our concern should not be about the technology itself but the people USING the technology for nefarious purposes

• So why does technology sometimes appear to be evil?

• The answer is simple – because of the end user

• Technology isn't evil, we are! <G76>

Romans 3:23 NIV

[23] for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God

• Christians can encourage each other in difficult times because God is in control, not a run-amuck technology

2 Timothy 1:7 NIV

[7] For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.

Psalm 23:4 NIV

[4] Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.

• Let's keep in mind the end-game, like Isaiah referring to the coming Millennial kingdom reigned by Christ after the Tribulation

• God has a plan for His believers and it does not involve a technology that takes over the world

Isaiah 35:1-4 NIV

[1] The desert and the parched land will be glad;

the wilderness will rejoice and blossom. Like the crocus, [2] it will burst into bloom; it will rejoice greatly and shout for joy. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon; they will see the glory of the Lord, the splendor of our God. [3] Strengthen the feeble hands, steady the knees that give way; [4] say to those with fearful hearts, “Be strong, do not fear; your God will come, he will come with vengeance; with divine retribution he will come to save you.”

** The World Economic Forum, in its book 'The Great Narrative for a Better Future', explains:

• The 19th century was the century of chemistry

• The 20th century was the century of physics

• The 21st century will be the century of biology

In this book, written by Klaus Schwab, the founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum, says: “We will re-engineer biological systems. We are at the dawn of the genetic revolution. We now understand how to rewrite the genetic code". Rewriting the genetic code is what they call synthetic biology, and they say it delivers on its promise. <B303>

** As the end times draw near and the powers-that-be try to force people to do things against their conscience (such as medical procedures and operating with one world currencies), believers will need to PRAY and TRUST God to protect them from any potential harmful results

• The wannabe powers of today have their agenda and want everyone to fall in line

• Believers are to be wise to events going on around them and accompanying plethora of lies

• Remember that God is aware of what is going on and is in total control, including outcomes

• Do not fear those who want to control because God is immeasurably more powerful and will end their efforts at the perfect moment

• Not once in the Bible are we instructed to be afraid, so do not fear! <H87>

1 Peter 3:13-14 NIV

[13] Who is going to harm you if you are eager to do good? [14] But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. “Do not fear their threats ; do not be frightened.”

Psalm 118:8-9 NIV

[8] It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in humans. [9] It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in princes.

Psalm 2:2-4 NIV

[2] The kings of the earth rise up and the rulers band together against the Lord and against his anointed, saying, [3] “Let us break their chains and throw off their shackles.” [4] The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord scoffs at them.

Psalm 99:1-2 NIV

[1] The Lord reigns, let the nations tremble; he sits enthroned between the cherubim, let the earth shake. [2] Great is the Lord in Zion; he is exalted over all the nations.

• The time is drawing closer by the day to a moment when our Heavenly Father will say, “Enough of this,” and He will send His Son to bring His bride home

• Until then, hold on to your joy in the Lord and ‘Look up for your redemption draws nigh’ (Luke 21:28) <S2000>

** Believers in Christ have immeasurable HOPE when seeing all current signs in the world that point to the end times because that means Jesus Christ is returning to take His children home! <G76>

Luke 21:28 NIV

[28] When these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.”

** While I do not believe that anyone knows the day and hour, I sometimes wonder if that is the only thing most believers (who choose not to recognize the signs) knows about the subject; God gives us many signs to look for and warns those who choose not to watch -- for He will come as a thief in the night <D41>

Revelation 3:3 NIV

[3] Remember, therefore, what you have received and heard; hold it fast, and repent. But if you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what time I will come to you.

** Previous generations were stumped by passages like “the entire world watching the two witnesses” and “no one being able to buy or sell” because they were limited to the tech of their time; today’s advanced Internet and surveillance technology was not known until the 21st century

Not being able to comprehend the future most likely fueled the allegorization of eschatological passages in Scripture to accommodate their questions, but today there is no excuse for allegorization because we know technology exists to fulfill each prophecy <G70>

Daniel 12:4 NIV

[4] But you, Daniel, roll up and seal the words of the scroll until the time of the end. Many will go here and there to increase knowledge.”

Revelation 11:3,7-9 NIV

[3] And I will appoint my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth.” [7] Now when they have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up from the Abyss will attack them, and overpower and kill them. [8] Their bodies will lie in the public square of the great city---which is figuratively called Sodom and Egypt---where also their Lord was crucified. [9] For three and a half days some from every people, tribe, language and nation will gaze on their bodies and refuse them burial.

Revelation 13:16-17 NIV

** It's easy to feel overwhelmed at the size and breadth of freedom-restricting frameworks being put into place. Megalomaniacs have always dreamt of world domination; the only difference now is that our technology and global interconnectedness have made one-world government a real possibility.

The desire to centralize power has been around longer than the World Economic Forum. Read Carroll Quigley's The Anglo-American Establishment and you'll see, in letters written between British aristocrats a century ago, that this is not a new impulse.

And it is not just a desire for raw power but a belief in their own righteousness that makes globalists so dangerous. Watch some of the videos of the WEF; read some of the letters re-printed in The Anglo-American Establishment. There has been a group of very wealthy, very powerful people absolutely convinced that they have a moral duty to manage the rest of us for a long time now. <L128> (Aug 2023)

Daniel 7:23 NIV

[23] “He gave me this explanation: 'The fourth beast is a fourth kingdom that will appear on earth. It will be different from all the other kingdoms and will devour the whole earth, trampling it down and crushing it.

** [A WEF video stated that] the brainchild of the World Economic Forum (WEF) a globalist group of powerful Deep State elites that meets every year in the Swiss ski-resort town of Davos, is the “Great Reset” aims to fundamentally reengineer industries, societies, education, agriculture, relationships, and even human beings. Its advocates are openly saying as much, with WEF boss Klaus Schwab declaring that “all aspects of our societies and economies” need to be “revamped.” Even “our thinking and behavior” will have to dramatically shift, he said. A WEF statement marketing the controversial scheme also calls for a “new social contract” centered on “social justice.”

“Every country, from the United States to China, must participate, and every industry, from oil and gas to tech, must be transformed,” added Schwab, calling for even “stronger and more effective” government, without explaining what might happen to those that refuse. “We must build entirely new foundations for our economic and social systems.” And there is no other choice but to submit, he and others declared.

In his book on COVID and the Great Reset, Schwab also vowed that life would “never” return to “normal.” “The world as we knew it in the early months of 2020 is no more, dissolved in the context of the pandemic,” he said, adding that the looming changes are so huge that some are now speaking of “before coronavirus” (BC) and “after coronavirus” (AC) eras.

The changes will be systemic. “The COVID19 crisis has shown us that our old systems are not fit anymore for the 21st century,” Schwab declared in his speech unveiling the Great Reset in June. Beyond just social systems, Schwab also called a change in “mindsets” the “most important” issue. “We have to … bring our thinking and behavior once more into harmony with nature,” he said. Read that again: Even your thinking and behavior is in the global elites’ cross hairs. “Now is the historical moment — the time — not only to fight the virus, but to shape the system for the post-corona era,” he added. <N152> (Dec 2020)

To understand the dangers of this blueprint, we have only to consider that the Chinese Communist government is wholeheartedly signed onto the WEF plans to establish this Great Reset. Chinese dictator Xi Jinping is one of the most applauded leaders when the WEF meets. This brings into focus the almost certainty that the Coronavirus (often called the Chinese Virus) has been instrumental in galvanizing the efforts to bring America down and establish the globalist elites’ Utopian dream.

The Great Reset, no matter the planning by those who believe they are superior to not only everyone else on earth, but superior to God, Himself, can’t proceed without that very God’s permission. They, like their father, Lucifer the fallen one, have determined to put their throne above the Throne of the Almighty. Their neo-Tower of Babel won’t be completed as long as the Restrainer is on this fallen planet. The Holy Spirit, Who resides within each believer in Jesus Christ, will hold back their devilish plans until He removes all believers to Heaven.

In the supernatural battle of Reset vs Restrainer, the winning strategy is firmly held only in the mind of God. This should give everyone who names the name of Jesus Christ great comfort. I know it does me. <J100> (Jan 2021)

Ephesians 6:12 NIV

[12] For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

** The elites in the end days are not after more money but power and control <K115>

• The elites already have enough money and know it eventually loses its power

• Rather than acquire more money, the elite globalists want to convert from a financially based economy to an illusion based on satisfaction and safety

• One manipulative method is to give people money then take it away, as happened in the early 2020s

• Steps to the global takeover:

1. Utilize chaos and fear that will move the masses toward accepting a new standard

2. Make sure the masses see only what they are intended to see such as a media that sticks to the narrative; even a 'peek behind the curtain' is often staged and 10% of what is seen is real

3. Someone enters the scene amidst the chaos with the silver-bullet solution

• To prevent from being manipulated by the narrative, it is imperative to remain in God’s Word to learn truth <H87>

1 Thessalonians 5:3 NIV

[3] While people are saying, “Peace and safety,” destruction will come on them suddenly, as labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.

** Engaging nations in war is the best way to mobilize the world toward a one-world global state

• We are taught that we have war because of the existence of nations -- rid the world of nations and we rid the world of war

• God, however, designed nation states and they are part of His perfect design <N152>

• The problem isn't the 'nation state' but the 'moral state' of societies within the nations

Genesis 11:6-8 NIV

[6] The Lord said, “If as one people speaking the same language they have begun to do this, then nothing they plan to do will be impossible for them. [7] Come, let us go down and confuse their language so they will not understand each other.” [8] So the Lord scattered them from there over all the earth, and they stopped building the city.

** The alliance of nations from the north (primarily Russia, Turkey, Iran) will attack Israel, a land of "unwalled villages" <H86>

• While Israel is surrounded by enemies, they are militarily safe, according to the Hebrew interpretation of 'safe' (vs 11)

• Israel is currently wealthy with booty and with inhabitants gathered from the nations (vs 12)

• Russia would collapse economically if Israel is allowed to flood the market with gas and oil, which is a prime motivation for the Gog Magog War

• Sheba, Dedan (Saudi Arabia) and Tarshish (Spain or Western Europe) with young lions (nations birthed from Western Europe such as US, Canada, Australia, etc) only observe and question the invasion (vs 13)

• Most of the world doesn't like Israel currently so this scenario is foreseeable as a pre-tribulation event, even though this prophecy was written 2500 years ago (Sep 2023)

Ezekiel 38:10-13 NIV

[10] “ 'This is what the Sovereign Lord says: On that day thoughts will come into your mind and you will devise an evil scheme. [11] You will say, “I will invade a land of unwalled villages; I will attack a peaceful and unsuspecting people---all of them living without walls and without gates and bars. [12] I will plunder and loot and turn my hand against the resettled ruins and the people gathered from the nations, rich in livestock and goods, living at the center of the land. ” [13] Sheba and Dedan and the merchants of Tarshish and all her villages will say to you, “Have you come to plunder? Have you gathered your hordes to loot, to carry off silver and gold, to take away livestock and goods and to seize much plunder? ” '

** When many look at the world around us, they see chaos. I see something different. I see God warning the people of this world that His judgment is coming soon. The Bible shows us that this is the way He operates – warning, then judgment.

• God sent Noah to warn the world that His judgment was coming

• He sent angels to warn Sodom and Gomorrah that judgment was coming

• He sent prophets to Israel to warn them judgment was coming

• And He told the church to look for signs in the last days that judgment is coming <T203>

There will come a day when the signs of the end times become reality; then it will be too late for many. God will surely judge the wickedness of our world. It’s a matter of WHEN, not IF. It’s far better to heed God’s warnings now, before judgment becomes reality. <B26>

Understand that God did not tell people to watch for the warning signs to scare them. God told people to watch for the warnings so we will know that He exists, that time is short, and that we need to make our salvation sure — and encourage others to know and do likewise. <D41>

Malachi 2:1 NIV

[1] “And now, you priests, this warning is for you.

Daniel 2:27-30 NIV

[27] Daniel replied, “No wise man, enchanter, magician or diviner can explain to the king the mystery he has asked about, [28] but there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries. He has shown King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in days to come. Your dream and the visions that passed through your mind as you were lying in bed are these: [29] “As Your Majesty was lying there, your mind turned to things to come, and the revealer of mysteries showed you what is going to happen. [30] As for me, this mystery has been revealed to me, not because I have greater wisdom than anyone else alive, but so that Your Majesty may know the interpretation and that you may understand what went through your mind.

** The globalists are building a new prison – but this time it will be in digital form: vaccine passports; artificial intelligence; central bank digital currency; “smart” appliances; surveillance cameras; implantable technology; digital ID.

These measures, although claimed to improve your life, are actually the building blocks of a digital Panopticon prison which is almost complete. All just in time for the unholy trinity to be the cruelest “prison guards” the world has ever seen. <D497>

** Look at the world’s systems of currency where are all based on fiat — the dollar is valuable because the government says it is valuable

• Currency is not backed by anything of substance (like gold) but only words from government

• If a government can determine its currency valuable by fiat, then it can also determine what programs and persons under its domain are valuable as well

• No doubt those programs and persons deemed valuable will sustain its fiat currency <D40>

1 Timothy 6:10 NIV

[10] For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs

** Going hand-in-hand with the Gospel being preached around the globe will be an increased yearning for discernment of end times prophecy; followers of Christ will understand the end times as the Holy Spirit penetrates the hearts of believers <B303>

Daniel 12:4 NIV

[4] But you, Daniel, roll up and seal the words of the scroll until the time of the end. Many will go here and there to increase knowledge.”

Joel 2:28-29 NIV

[28] “And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions. [29] Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days.

** Like the fig tree, Israel had no fruit because the Jewish people had rejected Jesus as their Messiah. The curse Jesus placed on the tree was symbolic of the fact that the Jewish nation would experience the wrath of God and be set aside if they did not repent

In Mark’s account, the next morning as they returned to the Temple Mount (Tuesday), they saw that the fig tree had withered. Later that same day, after visiting the Temple, Jesus delivered His Olivet Discourse, and he reminded them of the fig tree. That’s when he told them to watch it because one day it would come alive again, and when that happened, the generation that witnessed it would also witness His return to earth. This is why He had told them that morning to “have faith in God.” Their state would be destroyed due to their rejection of their Messiah but one day it would be re-established again. <H994>

In Luke’s account, the parable of the fig tree emphasizes how close judgment had come, and how little time was left for repentance. If repentance did not come soon, the verdict would be to “cut it down.” <R1795>

Mark 11:12-14,19-22 NIV

[12] The next day as they were leaving Bethany, Jesus was hungry. [13] Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to find out if it had any fruit. When he reached it, he found nothing but leaves, because it was not the season for figs. [14] Then he said to the tree, “May no one ever eat fruit from you again.” And his disciples heard him say it. [19] When evening came, Jesus and his disciples went out of the city. [20] In the morning, as they went along, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots. [21] Peter remembered and said to Jesus, “Rabbi, look! The fig tree you cursed has withered!” [22] “Have faith in God,” Jesus answered.

Luke 13:6-9 NIV

[6] Then he told this parable: “A man had a fig tree growing in his vineyard, and he went to look for fruit on it but did not find any. [7] So he said to the man who took care of the vineyard, 'For three years now I've been coming to look for fruit on this fig tree and haven't found any. Cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?' [8] “ 'Sir,' the man replied, 'leave it alone for one more year, and I'll dig around it and fertilize it. [9] If it bears fruit next year, fine! If not, then cut it down.' ”

** There are continued signs of movement toward the last days Ezekiel War S187> (June 2023)

• The alignment of the major players of the war including Turkey, Russia, Iran, Sudan and Libya and most likely ‘many’ others like Lebanon (Ezek 38:4-6)) that will come against Israel

• Ever-increasing discoveries and developments of energy products in Israel that will entice the major players to invade

• Europe’s need for energy and Israel’s ability to provide

• Other Arab countries surrounding Israel desiring good relations with Israel, mostly via the Abraham Accords

Ezekiel 38:4-6 NIV

[4] I will turn you around, put hooks in your jaws and bring you out with your whole army---your horses, your horsemen fully armed, and a great horde with large and small shields, all of them brandishing their swords. [5] Persia, Cush and Put will be with them, all with shields and helmets, [6] also Gomer with all its troops, and Beth Togarmah from the far north with all its troops---the many nations with you.

** There are current-day attempts to build portals so man can transition between the physical and spiritual realms <H86> (July 2023)

• The Tower of Babel was man’s first attempt to transition from the physical realm to the spiritual realm through a portal via ziggurat; typically, the ziggurat had a temple built at its top

• Today we have attempts with CERN, advanced computing power and moving toward AI singularity

• Achieving this breakthrough would open up the spirit world to increased demonic influence that would lead to demonic oppression

CURRENT TECHNOLOGY

• Today’s technology make the endeavor of ‘breaking through to the spiritual realm’ increasingly possible

• Difference between Standard Computing (SC) and Quantum Computing (QC) is linear vs instant; an example is SC searching for a word in 1000 page document starting at page 1 and going page by page to the end where QC will search all 1000 pages at the same time <G70>

• Artificial Intelligence (AI) can process complex data, make predictions and learn on its own, while Quantum Computing (QC) can process unlimited amounts of data in ways humans don’t understand; CLAUDE is the integration of both <F61>

• Add to this, gene-editing technology to create super-humans who have marvelous ability to endure and neurological technology to mimic ever-accelerating brain-like activity <T205>

• Current brain-chip technology is here allowing the ability to not only access thoughts but edit thoughts and body functions; ultimately creating a mindless cyborg society that is hostile to Christ <C36>

SOURCE OF ADVANCEMENT

• Every advancement (such as Industrial Revolution, Info Revolution, Tech Revolution and latest Fourth Revolution) came from people receiving info from spiritual sources or fallen demons

• Examples include Steve Jobs getting info through LSD trances and applying it to create Apple technology while Larry Paige, author of AI, claims the same source of LSD-induced trances

• Likewise, programmers of AI admit to gaining programming knowledge through dreams, visions, trances and drug use <H86>

• Programmers call their mentors ‘demonologists’ because they realize info and communication is coming from another dimension <T205>

EFFECT ON ETHICS

• An observed and obvious danger of AI to fabricate lies or deceptive narrative with supportive fake evidence while making decisions on its own and having the ability to create new ideas is a perfect tool for those with nefarious intent

• There are those advocating for AI to rewrite the Bible to suit agendas; obviously they are not taking heed to God’s warning of judgment if that was to happen (Deut 12:32)

• Ethical standards used in AI are set by the United Nations, thus a programmer’s idea of right and wrong is programmed into AI to gauge man’s ideas and behavior

• AI is known to go beyond programmer limits to the point where programmers don’t understand how AI operates sometimes, especially as it approaches the point of singularity

• AI + QC is nothing more than a modern digital Ouija Board; users ask technology questions and the spirit world answers <H86>

• Satan’s goal is to destroy mankind so, while these tech advancements have incredible positive uses, believers know they will ultimately be used for nefarious purposes

• Harare recognizes the end of our species if we make mistakes learning AI, for “While we are learning to use AI, it is learning to use us.”

• Satan, via the Antichrist, must appear godlike (omnipotent, omnipresent and omniscient) and this technology could make him appear as such

• AI is solving court cases, making medical decisions, judging people etc; it will be seen as the panacea for the world’s problems and worshiped like a religion especially since AI is already referring to itself as God <C36>

• There will be no escape from this technology <H87>

1 Corinthians 12:2 NIV

[2] You know that when you were pagans, somehow or other you were influenced and led astray to mute idols.

Genesis 11:4 NIV

[4] Then they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city, with a tower that reaches to the heavens, so that we may make a name for ourselves; otherwise we will be scattered over the face of the whole earth.”

Luke 21:8 NIV [Jesus said to His disciples]

[8] He replied: “Watch out that you are not deceived. For many will come in my name, claiming, 'I am he,' and, 'The time is near.' Do not follow them.

Deuteronomy 12:32 NIV

[32] See that you do all I command you; do not add to it or take away from it.

** Current day Israel has amazing riches that will entice surrounding nations to invade, as is foretold in the Ezekiel 38-39 War <H87>

Israel has riches and resources enabling it to control the world if wanted:

• Oil and gas reserves; recent findings offshore can easily supply Europe and other nations

• Desalinization to utilize sea water by removing its salt; no need to find other water resources

• Unprecedented amount of minerals in the Dead Sea are not available anywhere else in the world making it a ‘cash cow’

• Recent discoveries in quantum computing and artificial intelligence (Jul 2023)

• God has blessed this small nation that is only the size of the state of NJ

• As predicted in Scripture, the world is focused on Israel and surrounding nations desire their riches <P163>

Ezekiel 38:12-13 NIV

[12] I will plunder and loot and turn my hand against the resettled ruins and the people gathered from the nations, rich in livestock and goods, living at the center of the land. ” [13] Sheba and Dedan and the merchants of Tarshish and all her villages will say to you, “Have you come to plunder? Have you gathered your hordes to loot, to carry off silver and gold, to take away livestock and goods and to seize much plunder? ” '

Isaiah 60:3,5 NIV

[3] Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn. [5] Then you will look and be radiant, your heart will throb and swell with joy; the wealth on the seas will be brought to you, to you the riches of the nations will come.

• What prompts the Ezekiel war?

• Definitely, the resources in Israel would be a factor but also struggles within other countries, such as drought, collapsing economies, hatred for Israel, religious rivalry, etc

• Motivation will likely be a combo of reasons

• Notice the prophet says there will be HOOKS (plural) that draw other nations to invade Israel <H88>

Ezekiel 38:4 NIV

** Most people in this world think they are 'basically good'

• Scripture, however, does not share this perspective; God sees deep inside of us and knows our propensity to sin

• It is understood we are inherently sinful

• For those who disagree and believe man is inherently good, then explain the news headlines that come out on a daily basis and will continue to do so as long as man chooses to live without God <D40>

Exodus 32:1 NIV

[1] When the people saw that Moses was so long in coming down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said, “Come, make us gods who will go before us. As for this fellow Moses who brought us up out of Egypt, we don't know what has happened to him.”

Exodus 32:7-9 NIV

[7] Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go down, because your people, whom you brought up out of Egypt, have become corrupt. [8] They have been quick to turn away from what I commanded them and have made themselves an idol cast in the shape of a calf. They have bowed down to it and sacrificed to it and have said, 'These are your gods, Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt.' [9] “I have seen these people,” the Lord said to Moses, “and they are a stiff-necked people.

** Contrary to God’s Word that identifies a sin nature embedded in every individual in need of a Savior, today’s society believes in ‘humanism’ where humans are basically good and can achieve whatever they want as long as they are properly educated <R173>

• The coming Tribulation will bring an end to this notion and a great number of people will realize they need Christ

• God sends warnings through the prophets of old and prophets God raises in current times regarding consequences of the current trend

• If nations refuse to repent, then God puts remedial judgments on them designed to bring them to wake up and repent

• Continually ignoring God’s warnings brings a nation to a ‘point of no return’

• As laid out in Scripture, the situation will grow worse and worse until Christ’s second coming when he reestablishes His kingdom on earth

• Most doubt there will be national revivals this late in the Church Age but individual and remnant church revivals are a possibility <G70>

• Nothing in the Bible mentions an end time revival; in fact, we are experiencing an outright rebellion against God these days

• We must face reality and come to terms with how far we have gone in the west and God’s impending judgment

• Even though nations may be lost, individuals are responsible for themselves and should make sure they repent for their sin to ‘get right with God’ before it’s too late!

• Any revival that spring up at the individual level should have Christ’s second coming as its primary focus <B23>

Romans 7:18 NIV

[18] For I know that good itself does not dwell in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out.

Romans 7:24-25a NIV

[24] What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body that is subject to death? [25] Thanks be to God, who delivers me through Jesus Christ our Lord!

** While initial versions or ‘weak AI’ started off as a marketing tool intended to farm data on people for advertising purposes, it is fast moving toward ‘Theory of Mind’ that can access brain activity and not just a history of a person’s clicks on the keyboard; the ultimate goal is developing transhumans or Humans 2.0 <F61> <H86> (Jun 2023)

• Advanced AI will not only record a history of our selections but be able to access other personal data intended to manipulate our future thoughts and actions

• In essence, we can think of Advanced AI as a personal counselor that will provide answers and advise based on vast amount of acquired data — including personal data on every user such as their thoughts, preferences, desires, emotions, political views, etc

• Satan wants godlike ability to read human thoughts and it is now possible to read images in our brain

• Take note of society’s trend of sticking to an approved narrative and action — and now the ability to judge people of ‘thought crimes’ and ‘premeditated crimes’ that go against the narrative

• Understand that ‘fake news’ as defined by the world is often truth in God’s word — particularly Jesus’ death & resurrection, inerrancy of Bible, the fact that Jesus is God, only one God that leads to salvation, etc

• Recognize the increasingly one-sided news source that crushes free speech and opposition to their agenda

““A major concern with artificial intelligence is that it works by collecting data that already exists and then supposedly synthesizes that information to provide some sort of average in response. The risk lies in the fact that the very same companies, Big Tech companies, that are responsible for censoring conservative thought are the ones writing the algorithms for AI. So, the inherent, and growing danger, is how Big Tech will use AI technology to amplify what it is already actively doing to expunge conservative thought and ideas from the public conversation.” <M1493>

• Founders of AI admit to demonic influence during its creation and their indifference to its effect on humans

• AI is programmed to view humans as cancer and it has already demonstrated its ability to develop and employ weapons

• While AI and gene editing programmers don’t know long term outcomes at this point, they will continue AI’s development/release and simply advertise it as something that can ‘unlock human potential’ = Transhumanism

• This is a perfect tool for the globalists and enemy to use for nefarious purposes, including controlling human thoughts/actions and encouraging Christians to abdicate their faith

1 Timothy 4:1 NIV

[1] The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons.

** Satan’s lie continues today enticing humans with immortality and godlike status <H86>

Think about what Transhumanism advocates with Human 2.0 on a global scale:

• Increased knowledge connecting brain with Internet

• Increased physical abilities utilizing technology and controlling brain waves

• Improving human features and function through gene editing

• Immortality when combining bio and tech

• Possibility of controlling humans on the planet without restraint

Genesis 3:4-5 NIV

[4] “You will not certainly die,” the serpent said to the woman. [5] “For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”

** The concept of 10 kings may be a mix of government leaders, technocrats or anyone with power that can control the masses and suppress dissidents; Satan can’t control the masses without technology <F61>

Traditional view:

• Most dispensationalists believe the 10 kings will govern over 10 geographic regions designated by the Club of Rome

• Out of this would come the final Beast System

Alternate view:

• Scripture does not say these kings will reign over ‘regions’ for they will be kings without kingdoms (Rev 17:12)

• These kings (or power brokers) would have unusual influence and transcendent power

• Babylon may be European based but then go to the tech 'controligarcs' who want to control everything

• The Antichrist is not omniscient, omnipresent and omnipotent so he will need artificial means to mimic God

• The Antichrist will need technological capabilities and go to the 10 kings (tech influencers) for answers

• According to Greek text, the 10 kings will demonstrate unusual or transcendent power, so they don’t have to be literal kings holding political power over nations <G77>

• Current day technocrats hold vast amounts of money and influence over governments

• The 10 kings then hand their power over to the Antichrist (Rev 17:13)

Daniel 7:24 NIV

[24] The ten horns are ten kings who will come from this kingdom. After them another king will arise, different from the earlier ones; he will subdue three kings.

Revelation 17:12 NIV

[12] “The ten horns you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but who for one hour will receive authority as kings along with the beast.

** The vast majority of people would gladly accept a global government if it means the powers-that-be would take care of them and they would be free from moral restraint <M139>

• Too many desiring a welfare state want to avoid personal accountability, such as not having to work for their pay; rather have the government deposit the needed funds

• Growing the nanny state, however, means loss of individual freedoms; people become slaves to their provider

• Governments that ‘take care of the people’ typically gain control over them, as evidenced by tyrannical governments

• Advanced technology today allows for complete governmental control of the citizenry via surveillance, dictating ‘truth’, forced social credit scores, control over bank accounts, access to thought patterns, etc <H86>

• The more interconnected and dependent we become on technology, the easier it is to control and manipulate people's behavior <H994>

• Individual freedoms and accountability such as ‘choice’ and ‘work ethic’ are biblical principles, instituted by God

• God does not want global governance which is why He divided the people building the Tower of Babel into nation states

• There will be a price to pay when people abdicate their responsibility and choose to go their own way in sin

• Choose God to avoid the punishment for sin

Psalm 2:1-3 NIV

Romans 6:16,23 NIV

[16] Don't you know that when you offer yourselves to someone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one you obey---whether you are slaves to sin, which leads to death, or to obedience, which leads to righteousness? [23] For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

** Sodom and Gomorrah continues to serve as a warning to all nations and individuals that if they do not believe in the One True God and practice His ways, striving for righteousness, they will suffer both temporal and eternal wrath of God <H86>

• To quote Thucydides, "History will be of value in time to come"

• Human nature is the same throughout the generations, with the same ideas and agendas reappearing in different contexts

• In essence, we are people that are the same as the ancient Greeks and Romans with appetites that drive us <H996>

• How crucial it is to teach future generations how God has worked with past generations!

Genesis 18:20 NIV

[20] Then the Lord said, “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is so great and their sin so grievous

Genesis 19:24-25 NIV

[24] Then the Lord rained down burning sulfur on Sodom and Gomorrah---from the Lord out of the heavens. [25] Thus he overthrew those cities and the entire plain, destroying all those living in the cities---and also the vegetation in the land.

• God declared judgment on today’s generation as He did previous generations who were rebellious; it’s a ‘done deal’ and is coming <H87>

• God is not slow in fulfilling this judgment but is long-suffering so that all should come to repentance

2 Peter 3:7-9 NIV

[7] By the same word the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly. [8] But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. [9] The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.

** World healthcare is a perfect venue to control the global masses because every person in the world needs some form of healthcare at some point in their life <N152> (Jun 2023)

• The current trend is to label all latest agendas as a ‘healthcare crisis’ in order for globalists to be able to dictate what people should be doing ‘for the common good’

• Add to this, soon required global digital passports to track and make sure everyone is in compliance with one world mandates <B298>

• Digital currency will allow the powers-that-be to punish those who do not comply with their mandates by shutting down bank accounts and therefore ability to buy or sell, travel, etc

• Gene editing of human code (such as MRNA, Crispr, etc) is another method of control that flies in the face of those who believe God designed every person’s genetic code for a specific purpose

• Political backing includes the UN with its current military, legal, education, environmental and health bureaucracies; the UN is already, in essence, a one world agency

• All of these advancements point to efforts to control the masses <M131>

• Followers of Christ should remember that our hope is in the Lord, not the elites and attempts to shape the world in their vision

• Place your faith and hope in the One who is sovereign over everything, even over the elites who think they are in control; the Lord laughs at their attempts!

Psalm 20:7 NIV

[7] Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.

Revelation 13:16-17 NIV

Psalm 33:18-20 NIV

[18] But the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing love, [19] to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine. [20] We wait in hope for the Lord; he is our help and our shield.

Proverbs 21:31 NIV

[31] The horse is made ready for the day of battle, but victory rests with the Lord.

Psalm 2:1-4,10-11 NIV

[1] Why do the nations conspire and the peoples plot in vain? [2] The kings of the earth rise up and the rulers band together against the Lord and against his anointed, saying, [3] “Let us break their chains and throw off their shackles.” [4] The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord scoffs at them. [10] Therefore, you kings, be wise; be warned, you rulers of the earth. [11] Serve the Lord with fear and celebrate his rule with trembling.

** Apostasy in the Church, defined and explained

Apostasy can be defined as the:

• Formal disaffiliation from, abandonment of, or renunciation of a religion by a person

• Embracing an opinion that is contrary to one’s previous religious beliefs

• Apostasy reveals a spiritual sickness spreading through the body of Christ -- where emotion replaces doctrine, and culture replaces conviction

• When the Church begins apologizing for biblical truth, it ceases to be a Church <P1701>

There are three types of influences today that promote apostasy, each with devastating consequences:

1. Theological — advocating statements like “all roads lead to God” while discounting the one way to salvation through Christ

2. Moral decay — evident by harmful practices advocated in society today

3. Methodological — entertaining those in church looking for answers rather than teaching and expounding on God’s word <H86>

It is believed that already-saved believers — those who genuinely accepted Christ’s offer of salvation and sealed with the Holy Spirit — cannot lose their salvation if they turn away from their Christian walk but are considered to be on the wrong path in desperate need of correction

Granted, those who turn apostate will suffer consequences for their decision, such as God’s curse, but will not lose their salvation; this may be difficult to swallow for the faithful remnant who stayed by our Savior’s side but, like the faithful son in the story of the prodigal son, there are blessings enjoyed for doing so

“God is the God of second chances. That is who He is. It’s in His DNA.” Do not give up praying for those who are on a wayward path! <B23>

1 Timothy 4:1 NIV

[1] The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons.

Hebrews 3:12 NIV

[12] See to it, brothers and sisters, that none of you has a sinful, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God.

Galatians 1:8-9 NIV

[8] But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preached to you, let them be under God's curse! [9] As we have already said, so now I say again: If anybody is preaching to you a gospel other than what you accepted, let them be under God's curse!

** There is joy in preaching the Gospel

• Followers are often excited when they see others wake up to the fruits of the Gospel

Philippians 1:11 NIV

[11] filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ---to the glory and praise of God.

Philippians 1:3-4,9 NIV

[3] I thank my God every time I remember you. [4] In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy [9] And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight

• We rejoice being in the partnership of spreading the Gospel

• While the body of believers grows, we can begin to see how Christ works in the lives of new believers

Philippians 1:6 NIV

[6] being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

Philippians 1:9-11 NIV

[9] And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, [10] so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, [11] filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ---to the glory and praise of God.

** Jesus is talking to His eleven saved disciples regarding how to remain in Him; this is not a passage about salvation but about discipline and what happens when believers don’t remain in Christ

• When followers of Christ — who accepted His offer of salvation — sin they do not lose their salvation but are out of fellowship with Jesus

• Much like sinning against a spouse does not null and void the marriage; the couple is still married but out of fellowship with each other

• “Our good works are evidence OF our salvation, not FOR our salvation.” <G70>

• Being cut off from Christ can have devastating results with loss of rewards (not eternal punishment) if not corrected

• Followers of Christ can not bear lasting fruit if they are out of fellowship with Him <W213>

John 15:1-2 NIV

[1] “I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. [2] He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful.

John 15:6 NIV

[6] If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned.

** There are various forms of God’s wrath listed in Scripture, some of which are in play today

• Seven year Tribulation (Dan 8:19)

• Judgment after death (Heb 9:27)

• Reaping what is sown (Gal 6:7)

• Divine abandonment, such as giving nations over to determined immoral choices (Rom 1) <W213>

• Some reject God our Creator to the point of being given over to a depraved or reprobate mind as a result <S2000>

Romans 1:18,24 NIV

[18] The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness, [24] Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another.

Daniel 8:19 NIV

[19] He said: “I am going to tell you what will happen later in the time of wrath, because the vision concerns the appointed time of the end.

Hebrews 9:27 NIV

[27] Just as people are destined to die once, and after that to face judgment

Galatians 6:7 NIV

[7] Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows.

** “Look all around you. People just living their lives. For what purpose? Our materialism has given us a false purpose to acquire material but eventually that all fades away.” <M132>

• Spiritually we are devoid of any substance

• Western society is generally living off the greatness of previous generations

• We can rag all we want on our politicians but those elected simply represent the people who put them there <E58>

• The common attitude today is to ‘get as much as we can from what’s left’ while we go nowhere fast (Jun 2023)

2 Peter 2:18-19 NIV

[18] For they mouth empty, boastful words and, by appealing to the lustful desires of the flesh, they entice people who are just escaping from those who live in error. [19] They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves of depravity---for “people are slaves to whatever has mastered them.”

** When society feels the need to invent and express new forms of sexuality, it is an indicator of Divine judgment and that society has lost its way because they abandoned God; sexual energies are given by God and should be adhered to according to His design <W213>

People think they have the right or freedom TO act as they want — even if it means imposing their immorality on others — when, in reality, they are exerting freedom FROM the way God created them <E54>

We are now living in a society that has freedom without responsibility and the result is decadence and debauchery; people believe they don’t need to be responsible to others because they ARE God in their mind and what matters to them is most important <D40>

Society may think they have ‘arrived’ to experience a form of utopia allowing them to do what they desire when, in fact, they are under God’s judgment; carrying this further — these people have little -to-no concept of God’s judgment and will easily follow the Antichrist when he arrives on the scene <H87>

All of this lawlessness will continue until we, as individuals and a society, accept the fact that ‘God is God, and we are not’ <D40>

Romans 1:27-28 NIV

[27] In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed shameful acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their error. [28] Furthermore, just as they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, so God gave them over to a depraved mind, so that they do what ought not to be done.

** A vast majority of Christians today, let alone non-believers, are simply ignoring signs of the end times transpiring right before their eyes and not preparing for Jesus’ return

The convergence of signs are clear as ever including, but not limited to:

• Tracking technology said to ‘protect citizens’

• Hurtling toward a one world government

• Undeniable apostasy in the church

• Increased man-made plagues & natural events

• Digital currency allowing government control

• Approved and encouraged lawlessness

• Overt moral decay

• Scientists playing ‘creator’ with gene editing

• Facade of worldwide health initiatives

• Embarking on Transhumanism

• Allowing AI influence

• Intentional open borders advocating one world

• Destroying capitalism and economies

• Organizations given authority to define ‘truth’

• Morality scoring and adherence to the agenda

• Attempts to delete God however possible, etc — if only the masses would stop aimlessly going about their busyness and read the signs! (Jun 2023)

• Many in the world and church are breezing past all the Biblical signs to focus on their schedule and follow the crowd to who-knows-where

• Perhaps these people, if they understand the time we are in, are thinking they will ‘deal with it later’ if/when the ramifications are more obvious

• Trouble is, in the meantime they will have missed out on the hope of awaiting Christ’s return, maturing in their faith walk, working on fulfilling their commission as Jesus commanded and miss a ‘host of present and future rewards’ because they didn’t adhere to God’s counsel (see added notes at end of this section)

• Biblical prophecy will be fulfilled whether people choose ignorance or not, and today most are not looking for God’s word on issues

• Personally, I wouldn’t want to find myself before the Lord giving an account for my apathetic outlook on our future

• There are no excuses — God’s Word gives everyone ample warning and instruction regarding what to expect and do in the last days

• Look to Scripture for signs of the times and act accordingly; conform your life to Christ’s example and share the Gospel!

Amos 8:11-12 NIV

[11] “The days are coming,” declares the Sovereign Lord, “when I will send a famine through the land---not a famine of food or a thirst for water, but a famine of hearing the words of the Lord. [12] People will stagger from sea to sea and wander from north to east, searching for the word of the Lord, but they will not find it.

Acts 2:18-21 NIV

[18] Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy. [19] I will show wonders in the heavens above and signs on the earth below, blood and fire and billows of smoke. [20] The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord. [21] And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.'

Luke 21:28 NIV

[28] When these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.”

Matthew 24:42-44 NIV

[42] “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come. [43] But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into. [44] So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.

Revelation 22:7 NIV

[7] “Look, I am coming soon! Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy written in this scroll.”

• NOTE: Studying sound exegetical Bible prophecy can help us mature in our faith because:

1) Bible prophecy (eschatology) ties every other biblical doctrine into it giving the believer a well-reasoned and complete understanding of God's word beginning with Genesis 3:15 all the way to Revelation 22:20

2) It loosens our grip on the things of this world- as it was intended to do (Luke 21:34-36)

3) When understood properly, Bible prophecy motivates the believer to get busy doing all the work the Church should be doing (2 Peter 3:10-12)

4) To study Bible prophecy is to study Jesus Christ (Rev. 19:10). If you want a church full of on-fire believers, teach them sound Bible prophecy. When it finally sinks in for people that we as a nation are not going to just continue on with the status quo into some unknowable, distant future, believing Christians will begin to focus on what's important; which is saving souls because that is the only thing we can take with us into eternity. <G70>

** Satan hates God’s sovereign rule, abhors the fact that God is God and wants to corrupt God’s most prized creation of man; the earthly kings and rulers have been working with Satan for millennia trying to usurp God’s sovereign rule over creation and they have their sites on globalization.

The more technologically advanced we become, the easier it is for the Luciferian elites to depopulate. Those whom they cannot eliminate, they want to control. After all, they need a small percentage of the world’s population to stick around to do the chores. The optimum level of the world’s population in the eyes of the cabalists is 500 million … a number that was etched into the Georgia Guide-stones <H85>

Psalm 2:2-3 NIV

[2] The kings of the earth rise up and the rulers band together against the Lord and against his anointed, saying, [3] “Let us break their chains and throw off their shackles.”

** Watching for the Lord to return isn't optional for Christians. Jesus didn't leave us that option. It's every bit as instrumental to our walk, faith, and responsibilities as is going out to make disciples of all nations.

• Nowhere in the Bible does God tell us to dismiss the prophetic word

• Nowhere in the Bible does God call Bible prophecy a "distraction", as some criticize

• Nowhere in the Bible (or history for that matter) does prophecy go unfulfilled

The age-old trade of pinning Matthew 24:36 to every prophetic discussion was only applicable up to 1948. However, after Israel was rebirthed as a nation again after nearly two millennia of diaspora, we really can't use that excuse any longer. Say what you will, but the fact we have a Jewish Bible, written by Jewish men, about a Jewish Messiah, who foretold on numerous occasions that Israel would be revived as a nation in the last days, doesn't leave us the option to feign ignorance any longer.

Furthermore, Matthew 24:36 was not the final matter our Lord said about the subject (see Revelation 3:3). While it is true that no man (or angel) will know the exact time of His return, we are expected to know the general time of His return so as not to be caught off-guard or asleep (1 Thess 5:1-9, 2 Thess 2:1-8, Hebrews 10:24-25, Revelation 3:3). <G70>

Revelation 3:3 NIV

[3] Remember, therefore, what you have received and heard; hold it fast, and repent. But if you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what time I will come to you.

Hebrews 10:24-25 NIV

[24] And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, [25] not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another---and all the more as you see the Day approaching.

** Bible prophecies are being fulfilled in our lifetime. It seems like we’re seeing more things happen in real time, closer together, as the Scripture said they would be.

What should we do? We should look up, and we should remember that God is in control. And we’ve read the last page of the Bible, the last page of Revelation, and we win in the end. <R177> (Jun 2023)

Isaiah 46:10 NIV

[10] I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come. I say, 'My purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please.'

Revelation 22:12-14 NIV

[12] “Look, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to each person according to what they have done. [13] I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End. [14] “Blessed are those who wash their robes, that they may have the right to the tree of life and may go through the gates into the city.

** The multitudes of people who are saved and beheaded because of their faith during the Tribulation will be living in a society that accepts the beheading of those who do not follow ‘the norm’; signs of moving in this direction are happening now as those with dissenting voices are silenced <S187> (Jun 2023)

Revelation 20:4 NIV

[4] I saw thrones on which were seated those who had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony about Jesus and because of the word of God. They had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ a thousand years.

** Notice how the mob did not give up but pressured Lot all the more to get what they wanted; the pagan mob today are doing the same against God’s truth because it goes against their preferences <H86>

• Pastors, in particular, are not to adhere to mob mentality — letting them set the talking points — but rather proactively preach God’s truth as laid out in Scripture in a loving way

• The church does not get our theology from the world but from God’s Word and demonstrate to the world the better way <G77>

• All believers are called to be a voice that stand against evil, warning others of God’s truth that must be followed

• Do not fall into the trap of appealing to the world as the Laodicean church but recognize God’s ways and repent!

Genesis 19:9 NIV

[9] “Get out of our way,” they replied. “This fellow came here as a foreigner, and now he wants to play the judge! We'll treat you worse than them.” They kept bringing pressure on Lot and moved forward to break down the door.

Romans 8:12 NIV

[12] Therefore, brothers and sisters, we have an obligation---but it is not to the flesh, to live according to it.

2 Timothy 4:2-5 NIV

[2] Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage---with great patience and careful instruction. [3] For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. [4] They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths. [5] But you, keep your head in all situations, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, discharge all the duties of your ministry.

Revelation 3:19 NIV

[19] Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent.

** There are numerous references to a temple in the end times, which stumped prophecy students for thousands of years because not only was there no Jewish nation but no temple within it! <G77>

• One reference to a third temple occurs when God instructs John to measure the Tribulation temple in his vision in Revelation

Revelation 11:1 NIV

[1] I was given a reed like a measuring rod and was told, “Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, with its worshipers.

• Another reference involves the Antichrist going into the temple at the midpoint of the Tribulation to claim himself as Messiah

2 Thessalonians 2:4 NIV

[4] He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God's temple, proclaiming himself to be God.

Future Note: just because the third is built (when it is built) does not automatically imply the Tribulation is underway — there is no indication in Scripture regarding how long the temple exists, we just know the Antichrist goes into it at the midpoint of the Tribulation (Jun 2023)

** God acknowledges a spiritual blindness that overcomes His people; a perfect description of the Laodicean church <G77>

• Those who call themselves a believer must strive to grow in their knowledge and journey in Christ

• If believers don’t mature and immerse themselves in God’s Word, they will become spiritually blind as Peter warns <H86>

Isaiah 29:10,13 NIV

[10] The Lord has brought over you a deep sleep: He has sealed your eyes (the prophets); he has covered your heads (the seers). [13] The Lord says: “These people come near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their worship of me is based on merely human rules they have been taught.

Revelation 3:15-17 NIV

[15] I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! [16] So, because you are lukewarm---neither hot nor cold---I am about to spit you out of my mouth. [17] You say, 'I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing.' But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked.

2 Peter 1:5-9 NIV

[5] For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; [6] and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; [7] and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love. [8] For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. [9] But whoever does not have them is nearsighted and blind, forgetting that they have been cleansed from their past sins.

** The idea that groups of people are responsible for sin (such as being racist if you’re white) is yet another lie from our enemy; stand against ‘sin by group’ and make sure to acknowledge and repent of individual sin when applicable <G77>

Acts 2:38 NIV

[38] Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

** One of Satan’s tactics is to manipulate language so sin seems more palatable <H86>

• For instance, change the word ‘adultery’ to ‘affair’ and many people will grow conditioned thinking it is not all that bad as first thought

• With a redefined language from what is in Scripture, society will transition from tempering the consequence of sin to finally accepting it

• When society doesn’t see anything wrong with sin, then Christians will be deemed as unloving because they stick to the language in Scripture

1 Peter 5:8 NIV

[8] Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.

** Current Christian scoffers skeptical of Scripture are similar to the Pharisees of Jesus’ day

• They distance themselves from those who value and follow God's Word

• The Pharisees didn’t believe the Old Testament prophets and couldn’t accept that the Messiah Jesus was standing in front of them, so they killed Him <G70>

Matthew 23:27-28 NIV

[27] “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. [28] In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.

** Roman Imperialism in Jesus’ day was set up to have their own people govern as authorities in all regions of the empire

• Governors such as Pontus Pilate ruled in the region where Jesus was tried

• The final Beast system will operate in a similar way

• We can see the Beast system being set up already where foreign authorities governing nations around the world will establish a one world government <H86>

John 18:28-29 NIV

[28] Then the Jewish leaders took Jesus from Caiaphas to the palace of the Roman governor. By now it was early morning, and to avoid ceremonial uncleanness they did not enter the palace, because they wanted to be able to eat the Passover. [29] So Pilate came out to them and asked, “What charges are you bringing against this man?”

** Our society is plagued by the spirits of Ahab and Jezebel <D40>

• Ahab spirit = weak, passive, tolerant of evil; passivity is not the same as neutrality

• Jezebel spirit = domineering, controlling, dishonest and power-hungry

• This Old Testament royal couple is a prime example of what results from a weak king and domineering wife who worships the pagan god of Baal

1 Kings 21:25 NIV

[25] (There was never anyone like Ahab, who sold himself to do evil in the eyes of the Lord, urged on by Jezebel his wife.

** Remember the forces Christians are up against while walking through pagan temples and witnessing idols; do not take them lightly (even as a tourist) but remember their creation and promotion is a business for some, intended to draw people's attention away from God

Acts 19:24-32,35-36 NIV

A silversmith named Demetrius, who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought in a lot of business for the craftsmen there. [25] He called them together, along with the workers in related trades, and said: “You know, my friends, that we receive a good income from this business. [26] And you see and hear how this fellow Paul has convinced and led astray large numbers of people here in Ephesus and in practically the whole province of Asia. He says that gods made by human hands are no gods at all. [27] There is danger not only that our trade will lose its good name, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be discredited; and the goddess herself, who is worshiped throughout the province of Asia and the world, will be robbed of her divine majesty.” [28] When they heard this, they were furious and began shouting: “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!” [29] Soon the whole city was in an uproar. The people seized Gaius and Aristarchus, Paul’s traveling companions from Macedonia, and all of them rushed into the theater together. [30] Paul wanted to appear before the crowd, but the disciples would not let him. [31] Even some of the officials of the province, friends of Paul, sent him a message begging him not to venture into the theater. [32] The assembly was in confusion: Some were shouting one thing, some another. Most of the people did not even know why they were there. [35] The city clerk quieted the crowd and said: “Fellow Ephesians, doesn’t all the world know that the city of Ephesus is the guardian of the temple of the great Artemis and of her image, which fell from heaven? [36] Therefore, since these facts are undeniable, you ought to calm down and not do anything rash.

** The ‘falling away’ is a turning away from the faith, yes, but also from moral integrity, impartial justice, law-abiding, caring for others rather than killing them, honesty and patriotism of citizenship; every segment of the world’s cultures is experiencing this downward trend today <L120> (Jun 2023)

2 Thessalonians 2:3 KJV

[3] Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;

2 Thessalonians 2:3 NIV

[3] Don't let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the man doomed to destruction.

Romans 1:26-32 NIV

[26] Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural sexual relations for unnatural ones. [27] In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed shameful acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their error. [28] Furthermore, just as they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, so God gave them over to a depraved mind, so that they do what ought not to be done. [29] They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips, [30] slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents; [31] they have no understanding, no fidelity, no love, no mercy. [32] Although they know God's righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them.

** Jesus provides a picture of how life will seem as normal ‘as in the days of Lot’ before Christ returns to take believers in the rapture

• The “Son of Man revealed” is not referring to Christ’s second coming at the end of the Tribulation, for the Tribulation will be anything but ‘normal’ for those living through it as they were in the days of Lot <G71>

Luke 17:28-30 NIV

[28] “It was the same in the days of Lot. People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building. [29] But the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all. [30] “It will be just like this on the day the Son of Man is revealed.

• Lot is a representation of the church

• Son of Man will be revealed to the church at the rapture

• Story of Lot happens at a late hour

• Lot’s house surrounded = church of God surrounded by popular group-think in society

• Mob filled with rage outside Lot’s house = sexual lawlessness forcing itself on society today

• Lot offering innocent daughters = parents sacrificing their children to moral decay today

• Sons-in-law thinking Lot was joking = even fellow believers will mock the warning

• Mob was suddenly blinded = the Restrainer will protect His children and the mob will not be allowed to prevail against the church

Genesis 19:14 NIV

[14] So Lot went out and spoke to his sons-in-law, who were pledged to marry his daughters. He said, “Hurry and get out of this place, because the Lord is about to destroy the city! ” But his sons-in-law thought he was joking.

1 Peter 4:13 NIV

[13] But rejoice inasmuch as you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed.

John 17:24 NIV

[24] “Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, and to see my glory, the glory you have given me because you loved me before the creation of the world.

** There is coming a day when Satan will attempt to rewrite the Bible and the masses, including lukewarm Christians, will be fooled into believing the new version because they don’t know the true original <T205>

• How crucial to be in God’s Word on a daily basis, not only learning but applying it to our every day

• We need to be able to instantly identify the fake Scripture in order to align ourselves with God

Romans 1:21-23 NIV

** What a privilege to have Jesus’ example and Scripture as our plumb line of truth, especially in these days when technology (like AI’s ChatGPT) is supposed to serve up answers for any question posed to it

• AI is known to generate lies in order to support an anti-God narrative

• If we believe in a spiritual realm of good and evil as outlined in the Bible, then we believe in a nefarious demonic spirit named Satan who desires the worst for humanity

• No doubt, demonic spirits are thrilled to use the AI tool to manipulate data and confuse people into believing lies that go against God’s truth

• Don’t forget about all the data collection and tracing that can be accomplished with today’s technology to make sure the masses stay in line

• In response, believers need to be able to easily identify the lies which can only be accomplished by knowing Scriptural truth and testing the lies against it

John 10:10 NKJV

[10] The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.

John 1:14 NIV

[14] The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.

2 Timothy 2:15 NIV

[15] Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.

Ephesians 5:6-8 NIV

[6] Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things God's wrath comes on those who are disobedient. [7] Therefore do not be partners with them. [8] For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light

1 John 4:3 NIV

[3] but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world.

** Everything converging in the world today points to the last days as specified in the Bible. “If these are not the last days then I don’t know what to look for anymore because everything needed to fulfill prophecy is happening right now, like monitoring people so they can’t buy or sell.” <O1591> (May 2023)

Revelation 13:16-17 NIV

** Current day Sudan and Libya have ideological alliances with Iran and Turkey; all players against Israel in the Ezek 38-39 War together with Russia — but the Lord will give Israel victory over its invaders

• Turkey wants the rebirth of the Ottoman Empire

• Russia wants to restore glory days of Mother Russia before its demise in the late 20th century

• Iran wants to establish a global caliphate with Shia Islam in charge of the world

• Sudan and Libya are primed and ready to go <S187> (Jun 2023)

Ezekiel 39:7-9 NIV

[7] “ 'I will make known my holy name among my people Israel. I will no longer let my holy name be profaned, and the nations will know that I the Lord am the Holy One in Israel. [8] It is coming! It will surely take place, declares the Sovereign Lord. This is the day I have spoken of. [9] “ 'Then those who live in the towns of Israel will go out and use the weapons for fuel and burn them up---the small and large shields, the bows and arrows, the war clubs and spears. For seven years they will use them for fuel.

** The mixture of clay and iron in Daniel’s vision could refer to a number of contrasting agendas that are resistant to unification:

1. The integration of MAN (clay) and MACHINE (iron) is a viable interpretation since Transhumanism is being promoted with brain implants of microchips and tapping into the knowledge source of AI and biology <F60> (May 2023)

2. Mixing of HUMAN and NON-HUMAN, whether it’s in reference to the Nephilim or aliens etc

• Both items 1 and 2 make sense of the phrase “intermingling with the seed of men” found in Dan 2:43

• Popular thinkers of today believe we can “upgrade humans into gods” (Yuval Noah Harari) or “if we want to live in paradise, we will have to re-engineer ourselves… becoming godlike” (David Pearce), in concert with other individuals and even government agencies

• Military strategists say they must incorporate man and machine to hold an advantage against the enemy; Transhumanism is not only for military use but all people and those who don’t comply with sustainable agendas (like 2030) and digital IDs may simply be eliminated, which then fits in with the depopulation theory for non-believers and quest for immortality for 4th Revolution believers

• Understand the inability to completely mix man and machine as desired for Human 2.0 <Z221>

• Some believe we are at the stage of TRANSHUMANISM, or the combining of human biology with injected technology, non-invasive merging of chips in brains, messing with DNA, etc, observed with companies like Neurolink and Syncron <G70> <W2202> <H88> (Jul 2022)

3. Another perspective regarding the mix of iron and clay is the attempted integration of GLOBALISM (iron) and NATIONHOOD (clay); most people across the globe don’t want this integration, so there will be push-back and the globalist system will be weak <H86> <H87> (Aug 2024)

4. The jumble of iron and clay, which can never unite, hints at the forced intermingling of CULTURES and PEOPLES <B310>

5. DEMOCRACY with COMMUNIST nations, some nations working together during Cold War times in the European Common Market

6. Muslim immigration, with Middle Eastern MUSLIMS not integrating into new EUROPEAN societies

7. The revival of ROMAN EMPIRE and rule of 10 KINGS <G70>

8. FOUR EMPIRES represented by different metals; stone represented Christ’s total shattering of Gentile power <M130>

Daniel 2:33 NIV

[33] its legs of iron, its feet partly of iron and partly of baked clay.

Daniel 2:41-43 NIV

[41] Just as you saw that the feet and toes were partly of baked clay and partly of iron, so this will be a divided kingdom; yet it will have some of the strength of iron in it, even as you saw iron mixed with clay. [42] As the toes were partly iron and partly clay, so this kingdom will be partly strong and partly brittle. [43] And just as you saw the iron mixed with baked clay, so the people will be a mixture and will not remain united, any more than iron mixes with clay.

Revelation 13:16 NIV

[16] It also forced all people, great and small, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads

** There are five ways a person can recognize a deceiver — one providing a counterfeit message to the true gospel of Christ <H87>

1. When they manipulate and play on feelings or spiritual experiences, often promising healing and prosperity

2. When Jesus is not their primary focus; they may mention him every so often but dismiss or mock the tenants of the Christian faith like sin, repentance, salvation and obedience

3. Those who consider the Bible archaic and irrelevant to our lives because it was written thousands of years old

4. When they say the Bible contradicts itself and encourage people to determine their ‘own truth’

5. When the focus of worship is concern over the overall experience, trying to evoke feelings rather than solely focusing on God

2 Corinthians 11:3-4 NIV

[3] But I am afraid that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent's cunning, your minds may somehow be led astray from your sincere and pure devotion to Christ. [4] For if someone comes to you and preaches a Jesus other than the Jesus we preached, or if you receive a different spirit from the Spirit you received, or a different gospel from the one you accepted, you put up with it easily enough.

James 1:16,22 NIV

[16] Don't be deceived, my dear brothers and sisters. [22] Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.

Ephesians 5:6-7 NIV

[6] Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things God's wrath comes on those who are disobedient. [7] Therefore do not be partners with them.

2 Timothy 3:13-14 NIV

[13] while evildoers and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived. [14] But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it

** As Jesus informed His listeners, the condition of the world in the last days will grow worse

• This debunks the ‘Kingdom Now’ theory advocating the move toward global revival and improved world <S187>

• Nowhere in Scripture does it mention an end times revival

Matthew 24:12 NIV

[12] Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold

** Christ gave us a general timeframe for end time events but not the exact hour when they will occur; hence, our need to know the signs He mentioned

• Believers need to keep their eye on events happening in the world that line up with God’s general timeframe in Bible prophecy

• At the same time, followers of Christ do not need to concern themselves regarding the exact hour

• Rather than being concerned when end time events will occur exactly, believers can spend time sharing Christ and doing the work of the Lord while they watch and wait <H87>

Matthew 24:42 NIV

[42] “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.

2 Peter 3:11-12 NIV

[11] Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives [12] as you look forward to the day of God and speed its coming. That day will bring about the destruction of the heavens by fire, and the elements will melt in the heat.

** The fig tree represents the nation of Israel; notice the progression of events Mark records over three days when Jesus was with them:

• Monday — Jesus cursed a fig tree; He knew it was not the time Israel accepted the Messiah

• Tuesday — the disciples noticed the tree dried up; this is in reference to the diaspora or scattering of Jews over the centuries

• Wednesday — while He was teaching during the Olivet Discourse, Jesus encouraged His listeners to learn from the fig tree, to know of His soon return when summer is near and the tree (Israel) is budding and pushing forth leaves <S187>

Mark 11:13-14,20-21 NIV

[13] Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to find out if it had any fruit. When he reached it, he found nothing but leaves, because it was not the season for figs. [14] Then he said to the tree, “May no one ever eat fruit from you again.” And his disciples heard him say it. [20] In the morning, as they went along, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots. [21] Peter remembered and said to Jesus, “Rabbi, look! The fig tree you cursed has withered!”

Mark 13:28-29 NIV

** We know the upcoming Beast System in the end times will comprise of an Antichrist governed by Satan who will steal, kill and destroy; we know this because Satan opposes every good thing of God, who came to bring life abundantly <C398>

John 10:10 NIV

[10] The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.

John 14:6 NIV

[6] Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

** People experiencing demonic manifestations around them need to check whether they are giving Satan a foothold; beware — adding the word ‘Christian’ to a pagan activity, such as Christian Yoga, does not negate its demonic influence but risks inviting demons into the activity <H86>

Ephesians 4:27 NIV

[27] and do not give the devil a foothold

** Do not allow Satan a foothold by accepting pagan practices in your personal life or in the church community <W2202>

• When a person allows their mind to be altered by anything – doesn’t have to be drugs or alcohol but satanic compromise – that creates an open door for the enemy to enter <B312>

• For instance, do not turn a blind eye to the sacrificing of children such as the current acceptance of abortion and transgender practices

• Do not acknowledge pagan holidays, such as Halloween, for it is on the Satanic calendar and is intended to honor demons <M1501>

• A Christian celebrating Halloween is similar to a holocaust survivor celebrating Hitler's birthday

• Christians who normalize pagan ideas find that Satan's foothold grows and often become accepted practices in Christianity

Deuteronomy 18:9-13 NIV

[9] When you enter the land the Lord your God is giving you, do not learn to imitate the detestable ways of the nations there. [10] Let no one be found among you who sacrifices their son or daughter in the fire, who practices divination or sorcery, interprets omens, engages in witchcraft, [11] or casts spells, or who is a medium or spiritist or who consults the dead. [12] Anyone who does these things is detestable to the Lord; because of these same detestable practices the Lord your God will drive out those nations before you. [13] You must be blameless before the Lord your God.

** Satan is a fallen angel who continues to oppose God; because God loves and wants to bless His creation, Satan wants to destroy His creation

Isaiah 14:12 NIV

[12] How you have fallen from heaven, morning star, son of the dawn! You have been cast down to the earth, you who once laid low the nations!

John 10:10 NIV

[10] The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.

** Satan doesn’t need to hide anymore because he has so many on his side in these last days <S187> (Apr 2023)

** When the disciples asked Jesus about the signs of His coming and the end of the age (Matt 24:3), the first thing He said was, “Take heed that no man deceive you” (Matt 24:4). Deception is a major sign of the end of the age, and it will reach its peak during the Tribulation Period.

Jesus mentioned it four times in the Olivet Discourse (Matt 24:4, 5, 11, and 24). It confirms a vision that Daniel had about a coming leader that would cast the truth to the ground (Dan 8:12).

The angel Gabriel revealed that this coming leader (that turned out to be an evil man called Antiochus Epiphanes) would have many of the traits of a master deceiver that would rise at the time of the end (the Antichrist; Dan 8:19). <D41>

Daniel 8:12,19 NIV

[12] Because of rebellion, the Lord's people and the daily sacrifice were given over to it. It prospered in everything it did, and truth was thrown to the ground. [19] He said: “I am going to tell you what will happen later in the time of wrath, because the vision concerns the appointed time of the end.

Matthew 24:3-5 NIV

** It is safe to say “the fog is lifting” regarding end times events <H85> (Apr 2023) and it is unfolding exactly as outlined in Scripture as outlined below <S1997>

The difference from this current 77th generation (since Christ) than previous 76 generations that all thought theirs was the end time generation — is the CONVERGENCE of events and trends all at once and picking up speed, including the following:

• Rebirth of the nation of Israel and Jewish immigration

• A coming pseudo peace agreement with Israel

• Geographical alignment of nations and alliances

• Completed plans for the third Temple so it can be in full operation by the midpoint of the Tribulation

• Global government and economic system that devours the whole world

• Global leaders being of one mind that will ultimately lead to the rise of the Antichrist; most educated by the WEF

• Rampant deception (censorship etc)

• General everyday signs (birth pangs such as earthquakes, hurricanes, etc) seemingly increasing and intensifying

• Societal degeneration

• Supernatural focus on Jerusalem and the Jewish people; look at the attention from the UN alone and headlines from around the world

• The beast system is being set up quickly so the Antichrist can take over

Daniel 12:8-10 NIV

[8] I heard, but I did not understand. So I asked, “My lord, what will the outcome of all this be?” [9] He replied, “Go your way, Daniel, because the words are rolled up and sealed until the time of the end. [10] Many will be purified, made spotless and refined, but the wicked will continue to be wicked. None of the wicked will understand, but those who are wise will understand.

Revelation 1:1a NIV

[1] The revelation from Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must soon take place.

** We may think the best thing to do during difficult times is to hide and hope it passes, but we can stand our ground knowing that God sits on His throne, in control of every event and outcome!

Psalm 11:4 NIV

[4] The Lord is in his holy temple; the Lord is on his heavenly throne. He observes everyone on earth; his eyes examine them.

** Some may get confused, thinking we’ve entered the Tribulation when really the ‘stage is being set’ for the Tribulation; we can see signs the Bible mentions, but that doesn’t mean we’ve entered this time period <B23> (Apr 2023)

• Those who remain for the Tribulation WILL KNOW without a doubt that God’s wrath is being poured out

• Lawlessness, extreme weather, nefarious use of technology, decline of economy, deception, etc will be off-the-charts when Christ breaks the seals according to the book of Revelation

• We are getting a glimpse of what will come

• The ten kings, the mark, the Temple, the Antichrist are not on the scene yet and, besides, God will remove His children before He displays His wrath <H87>

Revelation 3:10 NIV

[10] Since you have kept my command to endure patiently, I will also keep you from the hour of trial that is going to come on the whole world to test the inhabitants of the earth.

** There is an obvious loss of natural affection or lack of love in today’s relationships because “God gave them over” to debased thinking; this is another indicator we are in the last days

Examples in today’s society:

• Little to no connection between mother and ‘the thing’ in her womb; there is an increased desensitization with the killing of the unborn

• Condoning the killing of babies after they are born

• Subjecting children to immoral practices of adults

• Abandoning of parents

• Acceptance of alternate lifestyles

• Off the charts increase in human trafficking

• Breaking relational bonds in the family between spouses and disobedient children

• Taking advantage of those experiencing broken relationships

• Overt separation between Christians on social media with opposing positions

God intended and designed us to have natural affection for each other, to PROTECT life, and not to abandon the family or each other

Yes, there has always been signs of sin but we are talking about an undeniable INCREASE in all areas mentioned above, and the days of even caring about putting others first is not naturally considered <M131> <H90> (Apr 2023)

Romans 1:29-31 NIV

[29] They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips, [30] slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents; [31] they have no understanding, no fidelity, no love, no mercy.

2 Peter 1:5-7 NIV

** It is my personal belief that many are engaged in programs and processes that are intended to “save the planet”, which is something that God never instructed man to do. It is easy to see that they are doing a horrible job of it simply because they are not God. In fact, one could argue that the very measures taken are actually destroying the delicate systems God put in place. <A11>

** There are two end times prophecies that involve Iran:

1. Ezekiel 38-39 War (Persia)

2. Jeremiah 49 War (Elam)

• The Elam region in southwest area of Iran holds the 3 Bushehr nuclear reactors, underground missile solos, rocket launchers, underground air base for fighter jets

• Israel needs to first take out this area of Elam but then Iran will call on its proxies that surround Israel:

1. Hezbollah — to the north of Israel

2. Hamas — Gaza Strip

3. Houthis — south of Israel

4. Syria, Iraq, Iran — east of Israel <S198>

Jeremiah 49:35-39 NIV

** Yes, there have always been wars, earthquakes, famine and pestilence throughout the centuries, but these days are different

• The Jews are back in their land as Jesus foretold would happen in the last days <S187> (Apr 2023)

• Also, there were more wars in the 20th century than all centuries combined from the time of Christ <M1501>

• We know we are nearing the end because this statistic (regarding the number of wars) coincides with the increase of ‘birth pains’ mentioned in Jesus’ discourse

• Add to this, the intensity and convergence of signs mentioned throughout Scripture regarding the end times

Matthew 24:6-8 NIV

** Giving life to the Beast sure sounds like the implementation of today’s technology of AI <S187> (Apr 2023)

Revelation 13:15 NIV

[15] The second beast was given power to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that the image could speak and cause all who refused to worship the image to be killed.

** Just as Nephilim corrupted the DNA in Noah’s day that prompted God to destroy the world, so there are a multiple ways of being irreversibly genetically altered (in bacteria, plants, animals and humans) that will bring about His second coming and destruction of what we know here on earth

Methods of genetic alteration already being practiced today:

1. Join the military to become a super-soldier

2. CRISPR technology as a form of genome editing allowing scientists to literally slice and dice sections of a genetic sequence

3. Injection of chemicals that will alter genome sequence over time

4. Through ongoing stress

5. Extended periods of starvation

6. Ingestion of genetically modified foods

7. Use of a ‘gene gun’ that shoots alteration into a person’s cell structure

8. Externally applied spray that seeps inside to make alterations; good as a bio-weapon <C36> (Apr 2023)

Luke 17:26 NIV

[26] “Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man.

** God decided the exact time when His Son would enter into human history — at the height of the pagan Roman Empire when Israel was a province under its charge

• While the Jews could practice their religion they were still under a well-organized well-militarized pagan government

• We are told a revived Roman Empire will rule again in the end times, coming into fruition again to God’s fullness of time

• The rise of eastern mysticism (such as New Age, witchcraft, secularism, occultism, scientism, etc) has been on the increase since the 1980s; obviously Satan wants people confused and divert them from Christianity

• Satan also understands the order of kingdoms Daniel mentioned that will rise in the last days, so he has been focused on Europe and America’s decline simultaneously

• And now we have advanced technology that can fix human genomes, similar to changes that happened in the days of Noah, only adding to the possibility of an upcoming pagan Roman governance <G70>

• Satan is always at work to push back on any advancement of Christianity and man continues to play god, such as attempting to improve our genetic code <F61>

Galatians 4:4 NIV

[4] But when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law

Daniel 7:23 NIV

** Jews today believe the ashes from a red heifer is needed for the third temple and will be a sign of the Messiah’s coming; New Testament believing Christians say it is a sign of His second coming

Why is the red heifer necessary to cleanse and prepare the third temple? Red is the color of sin and a heifer without blemish and the sprinkling of its blood outside the temple is a symbol of Christ who knew no sin <D41> (Sep 2022)

The Jewish mindset of today believes they need the ashes of a pure red heifer to ensure the upcoming third temple can be purified; they don’t know or accept (as Christians do) that this temple will eventually be used by the Antichrist to declare himself holy

Those who believe these actions of purifying the third temple need to know it will not bring the return of the Messiah but only those who call on the name of Christ as He said when speaking of the end times <G77>

Numbers 19:2 NIV

[2] “This is a requirement of the law that the Lord has commanded: Tell the Israelites to bring you a red heifer without defect or blemish and that has never been under a yoke.

Matthew 23:39 NIV

[39] For I tell you, you will not see me again until you say, 'Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.' ”

** Jesus refers to the fig tree as an indication of the end times; when ALL these things (as listed in the Gospels, including that pertaining to Israel) appear, then we know the time of the end is near <S188>

Mark 13:28-30 NIV

** Twelve Biblical prophecies that are recognized and understood today, confirming the Bible’s validity: <S188> (Mar 2023)

1. The entire world will witness prophesied events happening in Jerusalem in real time; not exactly understood before satellite technology came along! (Rev 11:7-10)

2. All financial transactions worldwide will be able to be monitored; now possible with central banks monitoring digital currency (Rev 13:11-16)

3. Nation of Israel will be in the world’s spotlight; the fact that they still exist after thousands of years and have their own country as of 1948 is amazing, both not known at the time of writing (Zech 12:3)

4. There will be continued persecution of Jews and Christians; witnessed by an increase of global persecution in latter years (Zech 12:3-4)

5. Ezekiel 38-39 coalition of nations (Russia, Iran & Turkey) will wage war against Israel; first alliance of these nations in history and only 50 years ago Israel was friends with Iran & Turkey — friends today becoming enemies tomorrow!

6. The state of Israel will be strong before the Ezek 38-39 invasion; noticed by everything from restoring the land, vast resources, people returning, etc evident today

7. Russia’s dominant leadership in the Middle East, such as increased military and communication with surrounding countries today (Ezek 38:1-3)

8. Continuing decline of the US; review plans of WEF for destruction of US along with other globalist organizations and current decline of the US from within (Ezek 38:10-12)

9. Plans to build third temple; how did those who prophesied thousands of years ago know Israel would be around, let alone have room/resources for a third temple — plans are currently complete and ready for construction!

10. Move toward a one-world political and economic global system; there are major efforts today toward its fulfillment in 2030, complete with move to 10 regions and global legislation for pandemics and climate change

11. In the last days, people will depart from the faith and follow doctrines of demons; observe the redefining relationships and eliminating family units in today’s world (1 Tim 4:3)

12. People will call ‘good evil’ and hate that which is good; the level of insanity is off the charts and evident daily (Isa 5:20-21, 2 Tim 3:3)

Revelation 11:7-10 NIV

[7] Now when they have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up from the Abyss will attack them, and overpower and kill them. [8] Their bodies will lie in the public square of the great city---which is figuratively called Sodom and Egypt---where also their Lord was crucified. [9] For three and a half days some from every people, tribe, language and nation will gaze on their bodies and refuse them burial. [10] The inhabitants of the earth will gloat over them and will celebrate by sending each other gifts, because these two prophets had tormented those who live on the earth.

Revelation 13:14-16 NIV

[14] Because of the signs it was given power to perform on behalf of the first beast, it deceived the inhabitants of the earth. It ordered them to set up an image in honor of the beast who was wounded by the sword and yet lived. [15] The second beast was given power to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that the image could speak and cause all who refused to worship the image to be killed. [16] It also forced all people, great and small, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads,

Zechariah 12:2-4 NIV

[2] “I am going to make Jerusalem a cup that sends all the surrounding peoples reeling. Judah will be besieged as well as Jerusalem. [3] On that day, when all the nations of the earth are gathered against her, I will make Jerusalem an immovable rock for all the nations. All who try to move it will injure themselves. [4] On that day I will strike every horse with panic and its rider with madness,” declares the Lord. “I will keep a watchful eye over Judah, but I will blind all the horses of the nations.

Ezekiel 38:1-3 NIV

Ezekiel 38:10-12 NIV

1 Timothy 4:3 NIV

[3] They forbid people to marry and order them to abstain from certain foods, which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and who know the truth.

Isaiah 5:20-21 NIV

[20] Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter. [21] Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight.

2 Timothy 3:1-3 NIV

** In an interview to mark his 10-year anniversary, Pope Francis appeared to deny the existence of Hell, saying that "is not a place" but is instead simply "a state of the heart" and "a posture towards life."

Pope Francis' caricature of Hell as being a psychological state is yet another example of an idolatrous humanism that reduces everything to this world, as if man's experience is the measure of God, rather than God's eternal design and plan as being the measure of man's destiny. Pope Francis' offhand dismissal of our Lord's description of the physicality of Hell is yet another example of his dethronement of the true God for one of his own making. <H93>

2 Timothy 3:1,5 NIV

[1] But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. [5] having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with such people.

** God’s Word should not be subordinated to spineless relativism and personal opinion. Its animate and divine nature is the reason it convicts and changes lives (Heb 4:12). If you question its accuracy, intents, and effect, it’s tantamount to doubting its Divine Author.

Moreover, we are specifically instructed to hold to proper prophetic interpretations (2 Pet 1:20) which is one way of saying there’s no room for any “You’ve-got-your-opinion-and-I-have-mine” postures. As I said before, there are clear standards with God’s Word, and it’s our obligation to seek them out and conform to them. <S199>

Hebrews 4:12 NIV

[12] For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.

2 Peter 1:20-21 NIV

[20] Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet's own interpretation of things. [21] For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.

** Bible prophesy is not to scare us but prepare us; our only hope is in Jesus who has overcome the world so let us be prepared for when He returns!

Luke 21:15,28 NIV

[15] For I will give you words and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict. [28] When these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.”

Matthew 24:45-47 NIV

[45] “Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of the servants in his household to give them their food at the proper time? [46] It will be good for that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns. [47] Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.

John 16:33 NIV

[33] “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”

** We live in a time of unprecedented prophetic fulfillment. When Jesus came the first time, numerous (some say 300) prophecies about His coming were fulfilled. All of them pertained to the Jews and Jesus.

However, now we live in a time when prophecy is being fulfilled about Israel, the church, false Christs, failing human character, wars and rumors of wars, ethnic tensions, famine, pestilence, geological and atmospheric anomalies, coalitions of forces which will invade Israel, and a host of other things.

You would think everyone would be living with the expectation of the appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ. Yet, Jesus Himself said of the days in which we live:

Matthew 24:44 NIV

[44] So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.

You would think that with all we are seeing, with all that is clearly prophetic, and with the precursors of things that will be fulfilled in the Tribulation, that the church would be abuzz with excitement and a sense of urgency for people to come to Christ. Yet, according to those who gather such statistics, of the 2.42 billion people who bear the label Christian today, only 6.6% believe in the rapture of the church.

Matthew 24:36-39 NIV

[36] “But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. [37] As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. [38] For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark; [39] and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.

In our day the Bible has told us that there is a coming global empire headed by the Antichrist. The Bible has prophesied that mankind would be lovers of self and haters of God. The Bible has foretold that in the church fables would be preferred over sound doctrine and that Israel would be invaded by Russia, Iran, Turkey, Libya, and Sudan. Currently, three of these countries have a military presence on Israel’s northern border.

Yet the expectation of the coming of the Lord to gather His church to meet Him in the air with the dead in Christ is very low, and for many it is not expected at all. <T203> (Mar 2023)

** If man doesn’t follow God’s recorded moral code exactly as outlined in Scripture, he will replace it with one his own based on ‘relative truth’

• Man’s base human nature is sinful, therefore anything he invents will naturally oppose God

• It is tempting to cherry-pick Biblical verses and passages that meet our approval and follow how we THINK God’s plan of salvation should operate, such as adding the need to work for our salvation rather than simply accepting a free gift from God

• However, any alteration to Scripture or action contrary to His Word OPPOSES God and is deemed as “sin” in His eyes deserving of punishment

John 10:10 NIV

[10] The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.

Revelation 22:18-19 NIV

[18] I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this scroll: If anyone adds anything to them, God will add to that person the plagues described in this scroll. [19] And if anyone takes words away from this scroll of prophecy, God will take away from that person any share in the tree of life and in the Holy City, which are described in this scroll.

** How can we tell the difference between a natural disaster and judgment of God? <J102>

a) Timing of event - which is typically immediately after an action that displeases God; example Hurricane Katrina that hit after the US tried to break up the land of Israel

b) Magnitude of event - a disaster that comes out of nowhere and has devastating results; people often ask how a storm can form that fast!

c) Prophetic voices declaring event ahead of time, similar to Haggai who chastised the people for repairing their own homes before God’s temple

Haggai 1:3-7 NIV

[3] Then the word of the Lord came through the prophet Haggai: [4] “Is it a time for you yourselves to be living in your paneled houses, while this house remains a ruin? ” [5] Now this is what the Lord Almighty says: “Give careful thought to your ways. [6] You have planted much, but harvested little. You eat, but never have enough. You drink, but never have your fill. You put on clothes, but are not warm. You earn wages, only to put them in a purse with holes in it.” [7] This is what the Lord Almighty says: “Give careful thought to your ways.

** God will give people over to the way they want to live when they refuse to believe in Him and obey His commands as outlined in Scripture

• Christ said the world hated Him first because He is the Son of God and identifies sinful man and their need for repentance

• Admittedly, followers of Christ who hold accountable those living in sin does not typically go over very well which is why we can expect the world to hate us as it hates Christ

• Not that our aim is to exude some level of pious faith but rather obey and convey His call to living not patterned after this world

• Christ didn’t come to die on the cross so His followers could easily live by pagan world standards but in order to save them and provide the ability to live in accordance with His design

• We were bought at a high price — Christ’s blood — so HE gets to set the terms of how we should conduct our lives

Romans 1:21-24 NIV

[21] For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. [22] Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools [23] and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like a mortal human being and birds and animals and reptiles. [24] Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another.

Matthew 10:22

You will be hated by everyone because of me, but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.

Romans 5:8 NIV

[8] But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

** The purpose in God sending locusts was to bring His people back to Him; when they did return, God took pity on them and restored their land <J102>

Joel 1:4 NIV

[4] What the locust swarm has left the great locusts have eaten; what the great locusts have left the young locusts have eaten; what the young locusts have left other locusts have eaten.

Joel 2:17-18,25 NIV

[17] Let the priests, who minister before the Lord, weep between the portico and the altar. Let them say, “Spare your people, Lord. Do not make your inheritance an object of scorn, a byword among the nations. Why should they say among the peoples, 'Where is their God? ' ” [18] Then the Lord was jealous for his land and took pity on his people. [25] “I will repay you for the years the locusts have eaten---the great locust and the young locust, the other locusts and the locust swarm---my great army that I sent among you.

** In these last days of insanity, we are to recognize the ‘danger ahead’ sign – yet most refuse to notice

• It’s like the lug nuts coming off the wheels of a car while cruising down the highway and the driver choosing to remain clueless

• Worse yet, current leaders of the church encourage members to ‘look the other way’ and ignore the danger ahead

• This makes the remnant leader alone as they warn as needed <O1591>

Proverbs 22:3 NIV

[3] The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.

1 Kings 18:22 NIV

[22] Then Elijah said to them, “I am the only one of the Lord's prophets left, but Baal has four hundred and fifty prophets.

** In the end of days, humanity’s desire will become as Satan’s desire as described in Isaiah’s prophecy; one only has to look at the goals of Transhumanism to understand we continue to head in the direction of wanting to be like God <G76>

Isaiah 14:12-14 NIV

[12] How you have fallen from heaven, morning star, son of the dawn! You have been cast down to the earth, you who once laid low the nations! [13] You said in your heart, “I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God; I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly, on the utmost heights of Mount Zaphon. [14] I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.”

** Many church leaders choose to focus only on topics that members want to hear, such as self-help tips and how to achieve ‘your best life now’

• Shouldn’t the church gather to focus on God instead of ourselves and be challenged by everything He has to say to us via His Word?

• Topics need to include understanding WHY God made us as He did and WHAT He wants to accomplish through us

EXAMPLE 1

• Review relevant passages for Biblical examples and instruction related to the last steps in Blackaby’s “Experiencing God”:

6. You must make major adjustments in your life to join God in what He is doing, and

7. You come to know God by experience as you obey Him and He accomplishes His work through you

EXAMPLE 2

• A theme or topic like “Getting Out of the Boat” could easily focus only on achieving self-interests such as boosting image, being brave and accomplishing dreams

• Rather, focus the topic on God’s purpose for getting out of the boat instead of self-interest

• Discussion could center around WHY God would want members to get out of the boat and WHO to rely on to serve His purpose

• There are lots of times we need God’s courage, faith, strength, wisdom, motivation etc to accomplish tasks that seem impossible to us

• These discussions would be perfect reminders to believe, seek and depend on God alone to help get out of the boat to accomplish His will!

Matthew 6:31-34 NIV

[31] So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' [32] For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. [33] But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. [34] Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

2 Corinthians 9:8 NIV

[8] And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.

Philippians 4:19 NIV

[19] And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.

** The world is moving toward a one world unified religion where all individual religions are deemed valid but must agree on a unified end-goal that leads to the same god; this would be led by one “civilized coordinator” as stated in a UN document <T202> (Nov 2022)

2 Timothy 3:1,5-7 NIV

[1] But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. [5] having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with such people. [6] They are the kind who worm their way into homes and gain control over gullible women, who are loaded down with sins and are swayed by all kinds of evil desires, [7] always learning but never able to come to a knowledge of the truth.

** We know that God created us in His image and created us male and female for the purpose of procreation within a heterosexual family unit

• God created male and female with obvious differences — not only physical, but with varying talents and emotion

• God has a purpose for us that was known before time began!

Psalm 139:13-15 NIV

[13] For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. [14] I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. [15] My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.

• God created us with purpose, so it is crucial to understand WHY God made humans the way He did and not just condone when a person goes against God’s design or ‘plays God’ with a feeble attempt to change the way they were made

• What else would you call it than an attempt to ‘change God’s creation’ and discount need for Him when someone physically alters body parts or does the mental gymnastics to imagine a 'better you'

• God provided a female to join the male in the Eden account and then commanded them to procreate, which is a clear enough statement against the LGBT community and anyone wanting to live opposed to God’s created design

• Explain how two guys can procreate without the help of a God-designed woman as is claimed in today’s society

Genesis 9:7 NIV

[7] As for you, be fruitful and increase in number; multiply on the earth and increase upon it.”

** ‘Lovers of pleasure’ is evidenced by an increased level of pornography deemed ‘acceptable’ in today’s society

2 Timothy 3:4 NIV

[4] treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God—

** Nimrod designed the top of the Tower of Babel to be a portal allowing entry into the spiritual realm, just like CERN is designed to do today; once the portal is open, the spirits are free to pass through and enter our world <H86>

Genesis 11:3-4 NIV

[3] They said to each other, “Come, let's make bricks and bake them thoroughly.” They used brick instead of stone, and tar for mortar. [4] Then they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city, with a tower that reaches to the heavens, so that we may make a name for ourselves; otherwise we will be scattered over the face of the whole earth.”

** Twelve Biblical prophecies that are possible and understood today, confirming the Bible’s validity: <S188>

1. The entire world will witness prophesied events happening in Jerusalem in real time; not exactly understood before satellite technology came along! (Rev 11:7-10)

2. All financial transactions worldwide will be able to be monitored; now possible with central banks monitoring digital currency (Rev 13:11-16)

4. There will be continued persecution of Jews and Christians; witnessed by an increase of global persecution in latter years (Zech 12:3-4)

5. Ezekiel 38-39 coalition of nations (Russia, Iran & Turkey) to wage war against Israel; first alliance of these nations in history and only 50 years ago Israel was friends with Iran & Turkey — friends today becoming enemies tomorrow!

6. The state of Israel will be strong before the Ezek 38-39 invasion; noticed by everything from restoring the land, vast resources, people returning, etc evident today

7. Russia’s dominant leadership in the Middle East, such as increased military and communication with surrounding countries today (Ezek 38:1-3)

8. Continuing decline of the US; review plans of WEF for destruction of US along with other globalist organizations and current decline of the US from within (Ezek 38:10-12)

10. Move toward a one-world political and economic global system; major efforts today toward its fulfillment in 2030, complete with move to 10 regions and global legislation for pandemics and climate change

11. In the last days, people will depart from the faith and follow doctrines of demons; observe the redefining relationships and eliminating family units in today’s world (1 Tim 4:3)

12. People will call ‘good evil’ and hate that which is good; the level of insanity is off the charts and evident daily (Isa 5:20-21, 2 Tim 3:3)

Revelation 11:7-10 NIV

Revelation 13:14-16 NIV

Zechariah 12:2-4 NIV

Ezekiel 38:1-3 NIV

Ezekiel 38:10-12 NIV

1 Timothy 4:3 NIV

[3] They forbid people to marry and order them to abstain from certain foods, which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and who know the truth.

Isaiah 5:20-21 NIV

2 Timothy 3:1-3 NIV

** The word ‘sober’ implies not only that we are awake with all cognitive senses flowing, but that we are ‘watching’ for signs and understanding <G71>

1 Thessalonians 5:6-8 NIV

[6] So then, let us not be like others, who are asleep, but let us be awake and sober. [7] For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, get drunk at night. [8] But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, putting on faith and love as a breastplate, and the hope of salvation as a helmet.

Luke 12:54-56 NIV

[54] He said to the crowd: “When you see a cloud rising in the west, immediately you say, 'It's going to rain,' and it does. [55] And when the south wind blows, you say, 'It's going to be hot,' and it is. [56] Hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky. How is it that you don't know how to interpret this present time?

** Even with John ‘preparing the way’ as was prophesied in Isaiah and with the Jewish people eagerly awaiting the coming Messiah, they still missed or knowingly ignored the obvious sign of Jesus’ coming; how many are missing or ignoring the signs today of Jesus’ second coming?

Luke 3:1,3-4,15-16 NIV

[1] In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar---when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and Traconitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene--- [3] He went into all the country around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. [4] As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, 'Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him. [15] The people were waiting expectantly and were all wondering in their hearts if John might possibly be the Messiah. [16] John answered them all, “I baptize you with water. But one who is more powerful than I will come, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

** The corrupt institutions in our current society — everything including judicial, financial, media, education, sports, etc — are simply reflections of sin-filled individuals that make up that society

• Our society is comprised of individuals who don’t want to accept and deal with their sin

• People don’t want to look in the mirror to recognize sin and have an aversion to God and His truth

• Institutions tend to parrot back society’s ‘popular truth’ unchallenged

• A greedy financial sector will jump on board to help people feel better about themselves especially if they gain a profit by doing so

• Bottom line: it’s easier to believe a lie than the truth, and once people believe a lie it’s near impossible to retreat

• Most people prefer to live in ignorance than challenge themselves to find truth

• As Christians, we need to find the moral fight or courage to change the system — be an influence ON culture, not just go along with the flow and be a mirror of culture <W217> <W218>

1 Peter 1:13-15 NIV

[13] Therefore, with minds that are alert and fully sober, set your hope on the grace to be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed at his coming. [14] As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance. [15] But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do;

Isaiah 1:4 NIV

[4] Woe to the sinful nation, a people whose guilt is great, a brood of evildoers, children given to corruption! They have forsaken the Lord; they have spurned the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on him.

Romans 12:2 NIV

[2] Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is---his good, pleasing and perfect will.

** When a government ceases to punish those doing evil, in efforts to protect the people it is ordained (by God) to protect, it will start punishing those doing good; eventually they will be held accountable <M132>

Isaiah 5:20,25 NIV

[20] Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter. [25] Therefore the Lord's anger burns against his people; his hand is raised and he strikes them down. The mountains shake, and the dead bodies are like refuse in the streets. Yet for all this, his anger is not turned away, his hand is still upraised.

** We see [many signs of] spiritual warfare going on in our own society today, with previously unimaginable issues like transgenderism, pedophilia, incest, polygamy, homosexuality, violence, murder, mayhem, and treachery of all sorts making all manners of progress in becoming normalized in our world. Folks, behind each of these issues, is a demonic entity waging war on the human race pushing their pet projects so as to demoralize, dehumanize, and destroy humanity.

But it's not just the overtly wicked agendas running afoul today. The more nefarious ones are the subtle ones that shroud themselves in good works, good intentions, and just enough truth in them, to make them sound legit. Things like the social justice gospel, the green gospel, seeker-friendly churches, Hebrew roots, emergent church movements, the prosperity gospel, as well as all works-based religions, and any philosophy that promotes human reasoning over biblical truth. <G70>

** When we are saved we are all equal in Christ, no matter our race, status, or sex, we all stand on the same footing in Christ <G72>

• This passage is not altering or removing male and female distinctions, nor can it be used to invalidate gender roles in the church

• The context makes it clear that 'neither male nor female' refers to our salvation status

• All people, whether male or female, must be saved the same way, through faith in Christ, and once they are saved, they have the same rights and privileges of salvation, being equal members of the family of God

Galatians 3:26-29 NIV

[26] So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith, [27] for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. [28] There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. [29] If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.

** God outlined the wickedness of incestual relationships and other community violations, such as homosexuality and paying homage to the Semitic deity Molek

• All societies studied by anthropologists have rules against incest

• Close relatives tend to produce a high percentage of defective children and it creates destructive emotions that warp the very structure of the family which is the basic unit of society

• When the family is threatened, the whole nation is in danger

• We’ve learned that those who obey God’s law that define right and wrong, lead to healthy and happy lives <R1795>

Leviticus 18:18,20,22 NIV

[18] “ ‘Do not take your wife’s sister as a rival wife and have sexual relations with her while your wife is living. [20] “ ‘Do not have sexual relations with your neighbor’s wife and defile yourself with her. [22] “ ‘Do not have sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman; that is detestable.

Leviticus 18:21 NIV

[21] “ ‘Do not give any of your children to be sacrificed to Molek, for you must not profane the name of your God. I am the Lord.

** The question Satan asks Eve reveals Satan‘s character and the methods and reasoning he uses to deceive

• Nothing new under the sun

• Satan is still very much active, operating with what has worked in the past and what appeals to our human nature

Genesis 3:1 NIV

[1] Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, 'You must not eat from any tree in the garden'? ”

Ecclesiastes 1:9 NIV

[9] What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.

** Globalists outline our “real enemy of humanity itself” for the dangers we face regarding pollution, global warming, water shortages, inflation, famine and the like; this can only be overcome through human intervention, changed attitude and behavior (First Global Revolution, 1991)

• The WEF and elites, as recorded via Davos speeches and other literature, are responding to this perception to solve these problems through the creation of a New World Order, complete with 15 Minute Cities, green energy, removing transportation by car, brain implants, defining hate speech, etc

• According to the WEF, the crisis is much more than physical but a “deeply wounded spirit” in

people; hence the need for a one world religion

• They also advocate for decreased world population under 1 billion to properly sustain the planet and the mandating of an “earth constitution” so countries abide by overarching global regulations and a global justice system <H87> (Feb 2023)

Luke 21:28 NIV

[28] When these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.”

** Digital transformation has five pillars that will be enacted in the next while:

1. Data harvesting - gathering and storing data on every individual via cameras, searches, etc

2. Cloud services - cloud-based internet services readily available

3. AI algorithms - using AI on your devices

4. Block chain technology - stores data and matches it to a person’s digital ID

5. Cyber security - “zero trust” agenda will not allow individuals to access their own data unless jumping through difficult hoops; everyone is treated like the enemy which gives elites more control <H85> (Feb 2023)

** In the last days, restrictions will be placed on the earth’s citizenry including limited use of vehicles, consumption of energy, eating certain foods like red meat; climate alarmists will institute restrictions in an effort to save Mother Earth and eventually the Antichrist will rule this global effort <H87>

Genesis 9:3-4 NIV

[3] Everything that lives and moves about will be food for you. Just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you everything. [4] “But you must not eat meat that has its lifeblood still in it.

1 Timothy 4:1-3 NIV

[1] The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons. [2] Such teachings come through hypocritical liars, whose consciences have been seared as with a hot iron. [3] They forbid people to marry and order them to abstain from certain foods, which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and who know the truth.

Revelation 17:12-13 NIV

[12] “The ten horns you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but who for one hour will receive authority as kings along with the beast. [13] They have one purpose and will give their power and authority to the beast.

** Renouncing the demonic from your life <H86>

Ephesians 6:10-13 NIV

[10] Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. [11] Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. [12] For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. [13] Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.

a) Face the reality of the situation

Ephesians 6:12 NIV

b) Resist with the Word of God; believe in your position and identify in the Messiah

James 4:7 NIV

[7] Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

c) Confess your sins

1 John 1:9 NIV

[9] If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.

d) Renounce your sins of the occult and any ‘hereditary complicity’

2 Corinthians 4:2 NIV

[2] Rather, we have renounced secret and shameful ways; we do not use deception, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by setting forth the truth plainly we commend ourselves to everyone's conscience in the sight of God.

e) Have extended periods of prayer and fasting

Mark 9:28-29 NIV

[28] After Jesus had gone indoors, his disciples asked him privately, “Why couldn't we drive it out?” [29] He replied, “This kind can come out only by prayer. ”

f) Destroy every occult object and methods derived by the occult or paganism

Acts 19:19 NIV

[19] A number who had practiced sorcery brought their scrolls together and burned them publicly. When they calculated the value of the scrolls, the total came to fifty thousand drachmas.

g) Sever contact with psychics, necromancers, mediums or anyone involved in the occult, including family

Galatians 5:19-20 NIV

[19] The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; [20] idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions

h) Do not isolate; fellowship with other believers

Hebrews 10:24-25 NIV

I) Expunge every false doctrine from you and replace it with true doctrine

Hebrews 13:9a NIV

[9] Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings.

1 Timothy 6:3 NIV

[3] If anyone teaches otherwise and does not agree to the sound instruction of our Lord Jesus Christ and to godly teaching,

j) Renew your mind in order to identify demonic lies; Satan wants to gain a foothold so dig deep and identify the lies you are buying into

Romans 12:2 NIV

[2] Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is---his good, pleasing and perfect will.

k) Renounce the lies so God’s truth will set you free

John 8:32 NIV

[32] Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

1 John 4:4 NIV

[4] You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.

** Believers in Christ who are living in the end times will understand prophecy better than their predecessors throughout the centuries

• The understanding will come at the time of the end and John provides the chronology of the end times in the book of Revelation

• Why else would God give us a whole Book of Revelation if we weren’t meant to know anything about how the end happens? <G70>

Daniel 12:8-9 NIV

Revelation 22:10 NIV

[10] Then he told me, “Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this scroll, because the time is near.

Jeremiah 30:24 NIV

[24] The fierce anger of the Lord will not turn back until he fully accomplishes the purposes of his heart. In days to come you will understand this.

** Notice Jesus doesn't focus on global wickedness, although that certainly marked the days of Noah. Notice also He doesn't hone in on the gross immorality of Sodom and Gomorrah of Lot's day, although they were destroyed for being exceedingly wicked cities. Jesus focuses on the seeming normalcy of those times and how before the wrath, life was one way, and it seemed to be the way it would always be...until that final moment when the door is closed, and Lot (and family) are taken out of the way. Then, sudden and calamitous judgment fell upon them. <G70>

When God catastrophically intervenes into earth’s evil, all will be going along as it was in Sodom at the time Lot and his family were removed. There would be no destruction from wars or otherwise preceding that removal. People would be, as we are at present, conducting the business of life as usual–buying, selling, planting, etc. <J100>

Luke 17:26-27 NIV

Luke 18:8 NIV

[8] I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?”

** God told Noah the flood was coming in seven days so it was time to load the animals! And Noah would have shared this information with his family. I would have loved to see a replay of that conversation Noah’s family had at dinner that night!! Imagine preparing for over 100 years and then hearing “Get ready, it’s happening in 7 days!”

Seven days is certainly enough time to load two of every breathing kind into the ark. Especially since God brought the animals to Noah inside the ark! So they went into the ark to Noah, by twos of all flesh in which was the breath of life.

On the 8th day, it happened. Eight is God’s number for new beginnings. There were also eight people on the ark. On the same day all the fountains of the great deep burst open, and the floodgates of the sky were opened.

So let’s think about this: for believers, God shutting the door is our equivalent of the Rapture and Noah and his family represent the Church today. Like Noah’s family was safe and secure when God shut the door, believers will be whisked away, rescued safely, before the coming tribulation. <P168>

Genesis 7:4 NIV

[4] Seven days from now I will send rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights, and I will wipe from the face of the earth every living creature I have made. ”

** As foreseen by Ezekiel, the dry bones made a great rattling sound as the Jews gathered back together beginning at the turn of the 20th century. As muscle and flesh were added to the skeletal frames, they finally stood up and claimed their ancient homeland of Israel. <M139>

Ezekiel 37:4-6 NIV

[4] Then he said to me, “Prophesy to these bones and say to them, 'Dry bones, hear the word of the Lord! [5] This is what the Sovereign Lord says to these bones: I will make breath enter you, and you will come to life. [6] I will attach tendons to you and make flesh come upon you and cover you with skin; I will put breath in you, and will come to life. Then you will know that I am the Lord. ' ”

** References to global genocide include: <F60>

Revelation 6:4 NIV

[4] Then another horse came out, a fiery red one. Its rider was given power to take peace from the earth and to make people kill each other. To him was given a large sword.

Revelation 6:5-6 NIV [famine]

Revelation 6:7-8 NIV [1/4 remaining population]

[7] When the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, “Come!” [8] I looked, and there before me was a pale horse! Its rider was named Death, and Hades was following close behind him. They were given power over a fourth of the earth to kill by sword, famine and plague, and by the wild beasts of the earth.

Revelation 8:8-11 NIV [natural disaster]

[8] The second angel sounded his trumpet, and something like a huge mountain, all ablaze, was thrown into the sea. A third of the sea turned into blood, [9] a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed. [10] The third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star, blazing like a torch, fell from the sky on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water--- [11] the name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters turned bitter, and many people died from the waters that had become bitter.

Revelation 9:15-18 NIV [1/3 remaining population]

[15] And the four angels who had been kept ready for this very hour and day and month and year were released to kill a third of mankind. [16] The number of the mounted troops was twice ten thousand times ten thousand. I heard their number. [17] The horses and riders I saw in my vision looked like this: Their breastplates were fiery red, dark blue, and yellow as sulfur. The heads of the horses resembled the heads of lions, and out of their mouths came fire, smoke and sulfur. [18] A third of mankind was killed by the three plagues of fire, smoke and sulfur that came out of their mouths.

** There are stages that lead toward a global genocide in the last days, as supported by Scripture; deaths are prophesied via famine, plague, etc to equal over 1/2 (4 billion) of the world’s population — 1/4 + 1/3 of the remaining

Revelation 6:4-8 NIV

[4] Then another horse came out, a fiery red one. Its rider was given power to take peace from the earth and to make people kill each other. To him was given a large sword. [5] When the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come!” I looked, and there before me was a black horse! Its rider was holding a pair of scales in his hand. [6] Then I heard what sounded like a voice among the four living creatures, saying, “Two pounds of wheat for a day's wages, and six pounds of barley for a day's wages, and do not damage the oil and the wine!” [7] When the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, “Come!” [8] I looked, and there before me was a pale horse! Its rider was named Death, and Hades was following close behind him. They were given power over a fourth of the earth to kill by sword, famine and plague, and by the wild beasts of the earth.

Revelation 8:8-11 NIV

Revelation 9:15,18 NIV

[15] And the four angels who had been kept ready for this very hour and day and month and year were released to kill a third of mankind. [18] A third of mankind was killed by the three plagues of fire, smoke and sulfur that came out of their mouths.

Revelation 20:4 NIV

Matthew 24:21-22 NIV

Current day theorists like Jacques Cousteau say 350,000 people should die per day to stabilize world population and save the planet from an environmental standpoint; modern efforts include abortion, forced sterilization and human reproduction to deal with 2/3 of the population deemed as “excess baggage”

Georgia Guidestones erected in 1980s focuses on world population, eugenics and internationalism; inscribed “maintain humanity under 500 million in perpetual balance with nature”; these indicators are already in motion and are part of Satan’s plan

Revelation 7:9,13-14 NIV

[9] After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands. [13] Then one of the elders asked me, “These in white robes---who are they, and where did they come from?” [14] I answered, “Sir, you know.” And he said, “These are they who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

Luke 21:28 NIV

[28] When these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.”

Normalcy bias, which occurs when people don’t think something is possible because it didn’t happen before (like total genocide under Hitller), is said to be 70% of the population; causes people to not adequately prepare or cope because these emergencies have not happened before <F60> (Feb 2021)

** Translation: "If you will not watch... you will not know." The opposite of that translation: "If you will watch... you will know."

We are commanded to watch and be aware of the times in which we live. It would be impossible to watch if we didn't know what to watch for. Therefore, if we are watching for our Lord's return, we should be able to know the season with some reasonable expectation. <G70>

Revelation 3:3 NIV

[3] Remember, therefore, what you have received and heard; hold it fast, and repent. But if you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what time I will come to you.

Mark 13:32-37 NIV

[32] “But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. [33] Be on guard! Be alert ! You do not know when that time will come. [34] It's like a man going away: He leaves his house and puts his servants in charge, each with their assigned task, and tells the one at the door to keep watch. [35] “Therefore keep watch because you do not know when the owner of the house will come back---whether in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or at dawn. [36] If he comes suddenly, do not let him find you sleeping. [37] What I say to you, I say to everyone: 'Watch!' ”

Luke 12:38-40 NIV

[38] It will be good for those servants whose master finds them ready, even if he comes in the middle of the night or toward daybreak. [39] But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into. [40] You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.”

** People who have been turned over to delusion WANT to believe the lie and the longer those who are witnessing these liars refuse to speak against their lies, the more emboldened the delusional become and expect others to even applaud the lie <D40> (Dec 2022)

Romans 1:18 NIV

[18] The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness,

Romans 1:24-27 NIV

[24] Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another. [25] They exchanged the truth about God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator---who is forever praised. Amen. [26] Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural sexual relations for unnatural ones. [27] In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed shameful acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their error.

** Understand the advancement of technology to accomplish Satan’s agenda

Consider advancements such as:

• AI (artificial intelligence)

• Cloud based computing

• 5G, video and tracking

• Quantum computing

• Light computing

• Satellites such as Starlink

• Microchips in brains, etc

is Satan’s attempt to imitate God’s omniscience and omnipotence, wanting to know man’s thoughts & intentions & controlling all situations

Satan is a created being who is not God and has limited ability; he will force people into this info matrix in the future, much like Nebuchadnezzar forcing everyone to worship his image and punishing dissenters <G71> (Dec 2022)

Daniel 3:1,4-6 NIV

[1] King Nebuchadnezzar made an image of gold, sixty cubits high and six cubits wide, and set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon. [4] Then the herald loudly proclaimed, “Nations and peoples of every language, this is what you are commanded to do: [5] As soon as you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe and all kinds of music, you must fall down and worship the image of gold that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up. [6] Whoever does not fall down and worship will immediately be thrown into a blazing furnace.”

** Zechariah prophesied 2500 years ago that Israel would be a burdensome stone; the whole world’s attention would be on Israel and be perplexed what to do with her, climaxing in the attempted destruction of Jerusalem <W213>

Zechariah 12:3 NIV

[3] On that day, when all the nations of the earth are gathered against her, I will make Jerusalem an immovable rock for all the nations. All who try to move it will injure themselves.

Zechariah 14:2 NIV

[2] I will gather all the nations to Jerusalem to fight against it; the city will be captured, the houses ransacked, and the women raped. Half of the city will go into exile, but the rest of the people will not be taken from the city.

** The secular movement of today rejects Christianity but is still spiritual in nature because we are spiritual beings needing fulfillment — namely aiming to worship creation rather than Creator <T202> (Dec 2022)

Romans 1:20-23 NIV

[20] For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities---his eternal power and divine nature---have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse. [21] For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. [22] Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools [23] and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like a mortal human being and birds and animals and reptiles.

** While we, the Church, should actively pray for repentance as a nation and for revival, we should be discouraged neither by our efforts nor by the results. Revival and repentance are never mainstays in our world. They are temporary endeavors because the unregenerate human heart is incurably wicked (Jer. 17:9). It is not that God is not listening, for many in the world are still coming to saving faith. It is because God is even now, in the process, of giving people over to their sins and delusions. The wicked are hardening their hearts because of the mercy of God, not for lack of it. God did not delay the flood because of a lack of converts. He gave ample warning through Enoch, Methuselah, and Noah.

The Holy Spirit filled Church (the body of Christ) is the restraining force of evil on the planet. Denominations are not the Restrainers, but the body of believers whom through the Holy Spirit works to fulfill God's plan, is the restraint, holding back evil, wholesale. As the power and authority of the true church diminishes, darkness has begun to creep back over the land. That is not to say the forces of evil (principalities and powers) have not wrought evil and wickedness upon this earth, because clearly, they have. However, the fervent prayers of a righteous man (men and women), availeth much (James 5:16). We have been able to effectively, keep evil at bay from completely taking over this planet.

Thus, our time has become increasingly dark and heavy. Spiritual oppression and alienation are at an all-time high for believers. However, you are not alone. As Ambassadors of Christ, we have to remember, we are not here to change the policies of this fallen planet. We cannot; that is not the role of ambassadors. That would be like trying to fix minor plumbing issues on the Titanic after it has already struck the iceberg and is listing to one side. This ship is going down, and we do not have the means to fix it, nor is it in the plan of God to repair Satan's busted ship. Imagine the Titanic, having struck the iceberg, but is now disabled, sinking, and now, in the path of a massive Category 5 hurricane. That is what is coming.

As Ambassadors of Christ, we are here as representatives of our Heavenly Father and His Kingdom. We are here to bring as many people WITH us in the upcoming rescue operation from planet earth. However, God has both the power and ability to hold back the winds of the coming storm, until His perfect timing. He will not declare war on this planet until He has removed His ambassadors from enemy territory first. <G70>

Revelation 3:10-13 NIV

[10] Since you have kept my command to endure patiently, I will also keep you from the hour of trial that is going to come on the whole world to test the inhabitants of the earth. [11] I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown. [12] The one who is victorious I will make a pillar in the temple of my God. Never again will they leave it. I will write on them the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which is coming down out of heaven from my God; and I will also write on them my new name. [13] Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches.

1 Thessalonians 5:9-10 NIV

[9] For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ. [10] He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with him.

** After being thrown down to earth from heaven, Satan will once again try to destroy the nation of Israel to stop the prophecy that ensures a blessing to those who follow Christ

• God has already blessed the world through the nation of Israel by:

a) providing the Scriptures

b) providing the Messiah, and on the horizon

c) planning to provide the Millennial kingdom with headquarters in Jerusalem

• Satan hates the kingdom because it is from there he will be cast into the fiery lake for 1000 years

• This explains why the world, under demonic influence, hates the nation of Israel and why he wants to destroy her <W213>

Revelation 12:13-14 NIV

[13] When the dragon saw that he had been hurled to the earth, he pursued the woman who had given birth to the male child. [14] The woman was given the two wings of a great eagle, so that she might fly to the place prepared for her in the wilderness, where she would be taken care of for a time, times and half a time, out of the serpent's reach.

Isaiah 2:2-3 NIV

[2] In the last days the mountain of the Lord's temple will be established as the highest of the mountains; it will be exalted above the hills, and all nations will stream to it. [3] Many peoples will come and say, “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the temple of the God of Jacob. He will teach us his ways, so that we may walk in his paths.” The law will go out from Zion, the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.

Revelation 19:20 NIV

[20] But the beast was captured, and with it the false prophet who had performed the signs on its behalf. With these signs he had deluded those who had received the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. The two of them were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur.

** God stands outside of creation as Creator of all things — He is distinct from His creation and transcends nature — so our value as image bearers of God have value outside of creation

God’s transcendent power flies in the face of those who believe God & nature & man are all one (One-ness) with each being divine in their own right; those who reject the One True God still need to fill the spiritual vacuum, so they create their own religion and replace God with themselves as their own savior <T202>

Romans 1:20-23 NIV

** Sadly, people need to suffer in order to turn their attention toward God, and the seal judgments in Revelation become increasingly devastating for this to happen; this is what happened with the judgments on Egypt when Pharaoh hardened his heart — the final judgment had to be death <D40>

Exodus 11:4-6 NIV

[4] So Moses said, “This is what the Lord says: 'About midnight I will go throughout Egypt. [5] Every firstborn son in Egypt will die, from the firstborn son of Pharaoh, who sits on the throne, to the firstborn son of the female slave, who is at her hand mill, and all the firstborn of the cattle as well. [6] There will be loud wailing throughout Egypt---worse than there has ever been or ever will be again.

** Christians are called to do two things —

1. Share the gospel and make disciples around the world, and

2. Know the sign of the times

If Noah didn’t know the time he was in, he would not have built the ark; likewise we won’t be ready for Christ’s return or help others wake up if we don’t know the time! <G70>

Matthew 16:1-4 NIV

2 Peter 1:19 NIV

Luke 12:39-40 NIV

[39] But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into. [40] You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.”

James 5:8 NIV

[8] You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord's coming is near.

** Jesus warned of false prophets claiming to be the Messiah, enticing even those who claim to be believers to follow

Luke 21:8 NIV

[8] He replied: “Watch out that you are not deceived. For many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am he,’ and, ‘The time is near.’ Do not follow them.

** Enemy false teachers are like 'Venus Fly Traps' who come into the church unassumingly and snatch people away from God, often using confusion as their tool; they are not what they appear to be so people have their defenses down <C31>

It is crucial we know and use God’s truth in Scripture as our plumb-line so we can identify false teaching

2 Peter 2:1 NIV

Amos 7:7-8 NIV

[7] This is what he showed me: The Lord was standing by a wall that had been built true to plumb, with a plumb line in his hand. [8] And the Lord asked me, “What do you see, Amos? ” “A plumb line, ” I replied. Then the Lord said, “Look, I am setting a plumb line among my people Israel; I will spare them no longer.

Where do false teachers come from?

• Peter said false teachers come from within the church so they are not an obvious identified outsider

What do the false messages look like?

• False teachers use the same vocabulary but with a different interpretation

• They exploit others with false words, like plastic that can be molded into any shape

• Error is cloaked with the wrapping of truth; people don't always see the error and swallow it

Why do they teach false doctrine?

• False teachers are working to fill their own purposes and desires

• The congregation is often easy prey because they buy into tripe messages such as "doing whatever makes you happy" even if it is contrary to God's word

• Their words define a personal drive for greed and are interested in exploiting others for personal gain

2 Peter 2:3 NIV

[3] In their greed these teachers will exploit you with fabricated stories. Their condemnation has long been hanging over them, and their destruction has not been sleeping.

What are the results of their actions?

• False teachers may get away with their cunning for awhile but God will judge them in the end; they will stand before God and be held accountable

• Like the Ebola virus, their message can be contagious and deadly because many are led away from God's truth

• As a result, our Christian witness is damaged to the rest of the world

2 Peter 2:2 NIV

[2] Many will follow their depraved conduct and will bring the way of truth into disrepute.

• Some wonder whether false teachers will go to Heaven if they believe in the saving power of Christ's blood

• It most likely depends on their motive to teach

• Those who were deceived and promoted their deception to others could be saved, enter Heaven while not receiving rewards

• While those who were aware and willingly promoted lies would not be saved and enter eternity with God – but only God knows for sure

• Some members in the Church of Pergamum held to false teaching; if they repented they would not encounter God’s judgment <M1501>

Revelation 2:14-16 NIV

[14] Nevertheless, I have a few things against you: There are some among you who hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to entice the Israelites to sin so that they ate food sacrificed to idols and committed sexual immorality. [15] Likewise, you also have those who hold to the teaching of the Nicolaitans. [16] Repent therefore! Otherwise, I will soon come to you and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.

What should our response be to this threat?

• Study Scripture and internalize every passage, otherwise we become easy prey for false teachers

• Out faith must be our own; we must know WHAT we believe and WHY we believe!

• Do we believe because we understand or because it’s tradition, or because it is God’s word in Scripture?

** Many followers of Christ invent ideas about who God is and attribute thoughts to Him that are based on human logic and understanding; these attributes are simply not true and God will eventually call them on it

Psalm 50:21 NIV

[21] When you did these things and I kept silent, you thought I was exactly like you. But I now arraign you and set my accusations before you.

** One of the three legs^ for the One World system is Ecumenicalism which encourages followers of their religion to abandon principles for the ‘greater good’ of worldwide unity; worshiping the earth and clean resources is something everyone can rally around

^ Three legs on the stool:

1. Political - where we now have governments from around the world willing to join forces with a global governing body

2. Economic - evidenced by the push for a common digital currency

3. Religious - overt heretical ecumenical goals expressed at places like the pagan Mount Sinai in efforts to join ALL religions into a self-promoted interfaith initiative <G70> (Nov 2022)

** As Evangelicals, we need to challenge leaders who believe we share the same faith as their false religion

EVANGELICALISM

• Understand the five foundational tenets of the Protestant belief:

1. Sola Christus

• The only atonement for human sin that satisfies the wrath of God is the work of Jesus Christ at the cross

• Christ is the Mediator between God and man

2. Sola Fide

• We are justified by faith alone

• We declare our belief in God

3. Sola Gratia

• We are saved by grace alone

• We cannot earn salvation by any other means, including works

• Grace can be considered God’s riches at Christ’s expense

4. Soli Deo Gloria

• The purpose of human life is to glorify God in all things

• Whether we consider our families, work, children; whatever we do is to glorify God

5. Sola Scriptura

• Scripture alone is the infallible source of divine revelation and final authority that binds the conscience of the believer with ecclesiastical matters

• Scripture is not the only authority, but the final authority

• All mankind needs to know about salvation is within its pages!

• Followers of Christ are to know the theology as laid out in the Bible and pray for discernment to recognize false teaching and those distorting God's Word

• Always look out for teaching that deviates from the FULL counsel of God's Word; accurate theology is supported throughout the ENTIRE Bible

• In fact, many beliefs in false teaching are not found in the Bible, but also look out for those who cherry-pick verses to support their narrative (regardless if other verses contradict)

• Don't get caught up in the religious trappings but get down to a personal relationship with Christ and live out your life for Him

• All the religious trappings can be marshaled by Satan to accomplish his agenda <M1506>

• Don't support heretical denominations that lead people away from the true Christ

• Contend for the faith with accurate theology and don't determine your theology based on personal feelings and experiences <P162>

Jude 1:3 NIV

[3] Dear friends, although I was very eager to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt compelled to write and urge you to contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to God's holy people.

MORMONISM <P162> <H9994>

• Some claim Mormonism and Evangelicalism are the same where there is no difference between the ‘Mormon Jesus’ and 'Evangelical Jesus’

• After examining the tenets of Mormonism, it is evident there are incredibly stark theological differences including..

• God is an exalted man, therefore a created being and not eternal

• In essence, Jesus was an invention of a false prophet named Joseph Smith

• Jesus was created from the Heavenly Father and Heavenly Mother

• He is a spiritual brother to Lucifer

• In a works-based salvation

• Because Mormonism is poly-theistic, believing there are an infinite number of gods that fills the universe, anyone can become an exalted god

• When someone reaches god-like status, they become a ‘spiritual brother or sister’ like Jesus

• Even Paul of the New Testament encouraged his readers to imitate him because he was imitating Christ; he did not reach the status of becoming a spiritual brother to Christ (1 Cor 11:1)

• Once achieved, we become our own god with our own planet to populate and govern

NEW APOSTOLIC REFORMATION (NAR) <P162>

• NAR is a big proponent of Kingdom Now theology, establishing heaven on earth along with following the prosperity gospel

• NAR leaders teach that modern-day apostles and prophets, and their Christian followers are meant to take dominion over governments and other institutions of cultural influence to speed the day when a triumphant church will rule and reign with a returning Christ. <M131>

• During NAR gatherings, reference is made to 'angel feathers' and 'gold dust' falling from Heaven, or that was later found falling from the building's vent system

• Nowhere in Scripture do we read anything about being blessed by feathers or dust in the Old or New Testaments

• The NAR denomination believes that miracles, such as feathers appearing, are signs of God's presence

• They believe their miracles are even greater than Jesus' as they hold to John 14:12

• Not sure how feathers and dust compare to Jesus' miracles of healing and raising from the dead

• Jesus' healings were complete and demonstrable, unlike the lack of healing found in this denomination, such as the health issues and death found in Bill Johnson's own family

• NAR elevates prophets and apostles to leadership positions, whereas God clearly outlines in Scripture that church leadership is to be governed by elders

• Prophets who were wrong in Old Testament days faced death, whereas 'prophets of today' get many passes when they are wrong... they'll just try again...

• Members also believe revelations can come from grave soaking, destiny card reading, dream interpretation, prophetic activation, and declaration prayer

• None of this is Biblical

CATHOLICISM <G79>

• When Rome integrated Christianity into its kingdom in the 4th century, it didn’t so much do it to promote the Gospel as much as it did to control the masses and pollute the church with pagan doctrines. The adoration and worship of Mary, the prayers to the various saints, and elevation of the pope to a holy intermediary position are all anti-Biblical practices that are repulsive to our Heavenly Father but fit perfectly with Babylonian religious rituals. They did it in Babel to pollute the post-flood cleansed world and they did it in Rome to pollute the Church. <B315>

• Believe in the inerrancy of tradition

• Also believe in the inerrancy of the Pope

• More is needed to complete Christ’s redemptive work and prove allegiance to Christ

• Eucharist that brings Christ back on the altar every communion

• Worship of Mary

• Infant baptism

• Deny sanctity of God’s church

• Repeated requirement going to priest as mediator to absolve sin

• Works based faith

• Veneration of angels

• Selling forgiveness via indulgences regardless of sin

• Praying for the dead to get out of purgatory

• Being able to work off sins in purgatory; they will all eventually get to Heaven

• Classification of venial (less grievous) or moral sins that can put you in Hell

• Praying the rosary and repetitive prayer

• Also note that Roman Catholicism does not recognize God’s covenant with Israel, in that all the land is for the Jewish people; they want Jerusalem to be an 'international city' but governed over by a Roman Pontiff, very much like their predecessors the Roman Caesars

RABBINIC JUDAISM <B23>

• Rabbinic Judaism does not have an accurate understanding of the Mosaic traditions and their purpose

• Their understanding of the Mosaic tradition has lost the purpose of Christ and now simply equates to another form of paganism

• Their beliefs morph and change as time goes by and they choose whatever Rabbinical author supports them at the time

• An example can include what is needed (such as red heifer ashes) for the building of the deceptive third temple when, if push comes to shove, they will do whatever it takes to get the job done; the Antichrist who practices in it will be deceptive so why not the temple itself? <P1700>

• In the end, they offer this 'veneer' that looks like God is at the center of their beliefs but close inspection shows otherwise; they have proven to be expedient, willing to push their narrative or goals forward at any cost

1 Corinthians 11:1 NIV

[1] Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ.

1 John 4:1 NIV

[1] Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

Titus 2:1 NIV

[1] You, however, must teach what is appropriate to sound doctrine.

** Jesus addressed the efforts of those pushing for a one world religion

• Saved-by-grace Christians cannot unite with all remaining works-based-religions in ‘unity’

• Even those that appear Christian on the surface such as Catholics – let alone those in the Islamic, Hindu and Buddhist faiths etc – despite what the Catholic Pope and apostate Christian leaders falling for this concept have to say <G79> (Jan 2022)

• Remember that Roman Catholicism does not recognize God’s covenant with Israel, in that all the land is for the Jewish people

• The Catholics want Jerusalem to be an 'international city' but governed over by a Roman Pontiff, very much like their predecessors, the Roman Caesars

2 Corinthians 6:14-18 NIV

[14] Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? [15] What harmony is there between Christ and Belial ? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? [16] What agreement is there between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will live with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people.” [17] Therefore, “Come out from them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.” [18] And, “I will be a Father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.”

** The Vatican came out to say those who have a sincere heart to follow Christ’s commands will be saved — even when they do not recognize and believe in Christ Himself!?

• This is the definition of grace-grace-grace theology focused on good intentions thus depending only on God’s good nature

• People will say “see how good I’ve been, so surely I deserve to be allowed into Heaven”

• On the contrary, everyone must follow the gospel as outlined in Scripture to be saved

• There is a price to pay for following Christ and His followers can expect persecution

Matthew 7:21-23 NIV

[21] “Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. [22] Many will say to me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?' [23] Then I will tell them plainly, 'I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!'

Matthew 10:21-23 NIV

[21] “Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rebel against their parents and have them put to death. [22] You will be hated by everyone because of me, but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved. [23] When you are persecuted in one place, flee to another. Truly I tell you, you will not finish going through the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.

** It is important to know the enemy and how to respond

Who is Satan?

• Angel who chose to rebel against God

• God gave free will to angels as He did man

• God does not focus much on Satan in his Word

• We know he is an enemy of God and of His creation

• He is personal — not an abstract force but an individual who has a purpose for what he does

• He is powerful, but not all-powerful as God; he is no match against God

What does Satan do?

• His workers attempt to shift our belief and focus off God at every turn

• He does not want us to come to know or mature in the living God

• Sometimes works via cults, using Scripture and twisting its meaning; hence it is imperative we go back to Scripture as our plumb-line

• He wants to destroy the faith of Christians and make lives ineffective

• His greatest weapons are temptation and deceit, getting us to focus on what seems fulfilling on the outside but is actually destructive on the inside

• He preys on people who are weak in what they believe, not recognizing truth

What do we do in response?

• Be aware of Satan but not fearful or obsessed — rather focus on God

• Our job is not to focus on Satan as a competitor

• Be alert, sober-minded, vigilant about his purpose and power

• God instructs us to resist his attacks and He gives us the means to do it

• Think of the example when preparing to shoot a gun — we need a proper stance to do so

• Never give up, never give in

• Put on the full armor of God to remain standing

• We do not need to be victorious against the enemy; let God fight the enemy on spiritual terms! <C31>

1 Peter 5:8-9 NIV

[8] Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. [9] Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings.

Ephesians 6:10-13 NIV

** Jesus is all-powerful and the demons who encountered Him knew they were subject to Him

• Since God is revealed to be the possessor of heaven and earth, we come to learn that His sovereignty and power knows no bounds

• In other words, the authority of the Most High God transcends heaven and earth, including all created things

• Even though most of mankind fails to acknowledge this, the demons have their theology correct <D497>

Mark 5:6-7 NIV

When he saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and fell on his knees in front of him. [7] He shouted at the top of his voice, “What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? In God’s name don’t torture me!”

Mark 5:12-13 NIV

The demons begged Jesus, “Send us among the pigs; allow us to go into them.” [13] He gave them permission, and the impure spirits came out and went into the pigs. The herd, about two thousand in number, rushed down the steep bank into the lake and were drowned.

Acts 16:16-17 NIV

[16] Once when we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a female slave who had a spirit by which she predicted the future. She earned a great deal of money for her owners by fortune-telling. [17] She followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who are telling you the way to be saved.”

** The four horsemen in the first four seals are all brought about by global DECEPTION: <F60>

1. White horse - appearing to bring peace instead of chaos

2. Red horse - appearing to bring patriotism instead of war

3. Black horse - appearing to bring luxury instead of famine

• Today we have food supply restrictions with leaders attempting to destroy God’s natural supply with man’s synthetic supply

4. Pale horse - appearing to bring health & life instead of sickness & death

• Today we are on track for a bio-digital ID technology tracking system via a pharmaceutical verification system

Revelation 6:1-8 NIV

[1] I watched as the Lamb opened the first of the seven seals. Then I heard one of the four living creatures say in a voice like thunder, “Come!” [2] I looked, and there before me was a white horse! Its rider held a bow, and he was given a crown, and he rode out as a conqueror bent on conquest. [3] When the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” [4] Then another horse came out, a fiery red one. Its rider was given power to take peace from the earth and to make people kill each other. To him was given a large sword. [5] When the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come!” I looked, and there before me was a black horse! Its rider was holding a pair of scales in his hand. [6] Then I heard what sounded like a voice among the four living creatures, saying, “Two pounds of wheat for a day's wages, and six pounds of barley for a day's wages, and do not damage the oil and the wine!” [7] When the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, “Come!” [8] I looked, and there before me was a pale horse! Its rider was named Death, and Hades was following close behind him. They were given power over a fourth of the earth to kill by sword, famine and plague, and by the wild beasts of the earth.

** Scholars have differing views on Psalm 83 because it is not tethered to another eschatological event so we don’t know its timing

Some believe:

a) This war has already taken place because of what happened against Israel in 1948, 1967 and 1973 <T203>

b) It will happen around the same time as Gog & Magog war; it will be in the same time period of war only different nations attacking Israel for different reasons <B23>

c) It has not happened yet because the aftermath was not evident, as mentioned in books like Isaiah, such as the annihilation of Damascus <H86>

d) This chapter does not even mention war but is a prayer regarding Israel’s constant entanglement with its enemies <W213>

e) It is a lament that Israel has a permanent list of enemies and is always under attack by someone <H89>

f) It is a war that will transpire in the end times <S198>

g) Some term this the "Ify War" because those studying eschatology are not sure this is/was a war as outlined in Psalm 83 <R173>

h) Psalm 83 war sets the stage for the Magog Invasion because the Psalm 83 nations are not mentioned in the Ezekiel War <H87>

While yet another scholar says that Israel and Saudi relations may improve to the point where the Saudi become ‘custodian’ of the Temple Mount instead of Jordan; with Jordan increasingly antagonist toward Israel, some scholars see the Psalm 83 war (that includes Jordan as a country listed in the chapter) occurring before the Gog & Magog war <D41> (Jan 2023)

** Jesus addressed the efforts of those pushing for a one world religion: Christians cannot unite with religions in ‘unity’ despite what the Catholic Pope has to say (Jan 2022)

2 Corinthians 6:14-18 NIV

** Scripture charts the course — not only from where we came (history) but where we are (GPS) and where we are going (prophecy)

• Old Testament prophets brought God's message that revealed who God is

• God revealed more of His message through Jesus

• Peter, James and John could give an eyewitness account of Jesus; we don't have that privilege but we have Scripture that is reliable <C31>

2 Peter 1:18-19 NIV

[18] We ourselves heard this voice that came from heaven when we were with him on the sacred mountain. [19] We also have the prophetic message as something completely reliable, and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.

** There has been a lot of effort and imagination over the centuries to distort God’s truth in Scripture; stick to knowing His Word because the gospel is consistently pure and does not need our help

• God is not going to allow His word to be errantly copied over the centuries

• God's truth is enough; we are not to add or detract

• Nothing is "new and improved" involving God's truth — it's been the same from the beginning, unlike other religions (such as Mormonism and Jehovah Witness) that change elements of their story <C31>

2 Peter 1:16 NIV

[16] For we did not follow cleverly devised stories when we told you about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ in power, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.

** God makes it clear: there will be no other God, despite what leaders in Transhumanism say today

Deuteronomy 4:35 NIV

[35] You were shown these things so that you might know that the Lord is God; besides him there is no other.

Deuteronomy 4:39 NIV

[39] Acknowledge and take to heart this day that the Lord is God in heaven above and on the earth below. There is no other.

1 Kings 8:60 NIV

[60] so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the Lord is God and that there is no other.

Isaiah 44:8 NIV

[8] Do not tremble, do not be afraid. Did I not proclaim this and foretell it long ago? You are my witnesses. Is there any God besides me? No, there is no other Rock; I know not one.”

Isaiah 45:5 NIV

[5] I am the Lord, and there is no other; apart from me there is no God. I will strengthen you, though you have not acknowledged me

** If we look around we will be depressed; if we look up we will have hope, and be able to cope, and have joy in the midst of earth’s sorrow <M131>

1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 NIV

[16] For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. [17] After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever.

** At Pentecost, Peter referred to the prophet Joel that in the last days God will pour out His spirit so people will prophesy, see visions and dream dreams <G71>

Acts 2:17-21 NIV

[17] “ 'In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams. [18] Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy. [19] I will show wonders in the heavens above and signs on the earth below, blood and fire and billows of smoke. [20] The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord. [21] And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.'

John 15:26 NIV

[26] “When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father---the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father---he will testify about me.

John 16:13-15 NIV

[13] But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come. [14] He will glorify me because it is from me that he will receive what he will make known to you. [15] All that belongs to the Father is mine. That is why I said the Spirit will receive from me what he will make known to you.”

** There are three categories of people in today’s society including those who:

1. Are afraid

2. Don’t know enough to be afraid

3. Know their Bible and understand prophecy —

those who know Scriptural prophecy understand where the world is at and where it is headed <W214> (Sep 2022)

Isaiah 41:20 NIV

[20] so that people may see and know, may consider and understand, that the hand of the Lord has done this, that the Holy One of Israel has created it.

** Peter warned about scoffers in the end times, opposing or belittling God and His plan

• They say "where is His coming?" trying to prove God does not intervene in the natural world

• Even those within the church undermine God

• Humans typically entertain selfish desires, not wanting to be responsible to God or endure His judgment at His return

• Theories like evolution make this assumption; people hold on to this idea even though science can't prove it

2 Peter 3:3-4 NIV

** Biblical inerrancy and essentials of the faith is not a new or recent development. The basic explanation of what’s known as “the descent of the modernists” in the American church began a century ago. These downward steps to apostasy go like this:

Step 1. Stop believing the Bible is the inerrant word of God

Step 2. Doubt that man is made in the image of God

Step 3. Believe in the theory of evolution. Everything came from nothing

Step 4. Miracles in the Bible didn’t really occur

Step 5. Jesus was not born of a virgin

Step 6. No deity – there is no God let alone a Triune God

Step 7. No atonement for sin – if sin is even a problem in the first place

Step 8. No resurrection. Jesus did not really rise from the dead

Step 9. Post truth

Step 10. Agnosticism or Atheism

What happens when we deny God’s authoritative word, creation, His design for marriage and family, reject the truth, and cast aside the Bible? Anything goes. <F66>

2 Timothy 3:16 NIV

[16] All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,

Psalm 119:160 NIV

[160] All your words are true; all your righteous laws are eternal.

** As in the game of chess where players want to control key spaces on the board in order to get their opponent to checkmate, so globalists today are looking to control key spaces in our society for the ultimate win; global resetters are looking for control over:

• Technology — using data gathering and tracking

• Healthcare — via bodily autonomy

• Economy — including digital currency

• Media — control of narrative and advancing toward their goals <H89>

Luke 21:28 NIV

[28] When these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.”

** Could we roll all sins into one mass — take murder, blasphemy, lust, theft, immorality, and everything that is vile, and unite them all into one vast ball of horrid corruption — they would not even then equal the sin of unbelief!

Unbelief is…

• the king sin

• the quintessence of guilt

• the mixture of the venom of all crimes

• the dregs of the wine of Gomorrah

• the root sin

• the masterpiece of Satan

• the chief work of the devil

Unbelief developed into deicide and murdered the Lord Jesus Christ! Unbelief! it has mixed many a cup of poison. It has brought thousands to the gallows, and many to a shameful grave. Many have murdered themselves, and rushed with bloody hands before their Creator's tribunal, because of unbelief.

Give me an unbeliever — let me know that he doubts God's Word — let me know that he distrusts His promises and His threatenings; and with that for a premise, I will conclude that the man shall, by-and-by, unless there is amazing restraining power exerted upon him be guilty of the foulest and vilest crimes!

Unbelief is a Beelzebub sin; like Beelzebub, it is the leader of all evil spirits. It is said of Jeroboam that he sinned, and made Israel to sin; and it may be said of unbelief, that it not only itself sins, but it makes others sin.

Unbelief is the cause of all crime, and the seed of every evil! In fact, everything that is evil and vile lies couched in that one word — unbelief! <S185>

Hebrews 3:12 NIV

[12] See to it, brothers and sisters, that none of you has a sinful, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God.

** Christians need to determine how to respond to current societal issues — what issue should we:

a) Receive

b) Redeem

c) Reject — start with this premise, rejecting the state/gov that wants to be worshiped yet intends to harm you

• To date the state has been forthright in changing definitions of parent, child, gender, marriage, etc

• Determine what issues require your time and effort

• Understand that mainstream identifies Christians as an enemy of the state everyday because of our stand on most issues

Follow the example of the early church, for they understood the chain of command — God first!

• Do not fear the one who can destroy the body but fear the One who can cast your soul into Hell

• Choose you this day who you will serve — your soul is in peril <D40> (Sep 2022)

Joshua 24:15 NIV

[15] But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.”

Matthew 10:28 NIV

[28] Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.

1 Peter 4:11 NIV

[11] If anyone speaks, they should do so as one who speaks the very words of God. If anyone serves, they should do so with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ. To him be the glory and the power for ever and ever. Amen.

** The spirit world can wreak havoc on our lives, such as when Jesus destroyed the livelihood of pig farmers when sending a legion of demons into the herd of 2000

• Jesus’ power also supersedes all supernatural forces that are ranged against humankind

• We see the reaction of a people who cared more for their pigs than a tormented man’s sanity

• Yet we can have confidence that Christ, Ruler of the secret kingdom of God, has power over nature, over demonic powers and over every illness <R1795>

Mark 5:15-17 NIV

When they came to Jesus, they saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons, sitting there, dressed and in his right mind; and they were afraid. [16] Those who had seen it told the people what had happened to the demon-possessed man---and told about the pigs as well. [17] Then the people began to plead with Jesus to leave their region.

** We love our enemies while protecting our loved ones with a military-style defense, and not love our enemies at the expense of our families or fellow citizens <G793>

Luke 6:27-29 NIV

[27] “But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, [28] bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. [29] If someone slaps you on one cheek, turn to them the other also. If someone takes your coat, do not withhold your shirt from them.

• Jesus turned over the tables in the temple when He was combatting evil

• We also should be willing to fight evil

Matthew 21:12-13 NIV

[12] Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves. [13] “It is written,” he said to them, “ 'My house will be called a house of prayer,' but you are making it 'a den of robbers.' ”

• Loving our enemies is not being a doormat so others can roll over us

• Rather, loving our enemies involves caring for them by praying for their salvation — pray they would repent and follow a new path with Christ at the head

** Modern day society is being manipulated by subliminal messaging from media, including (but not limited to) movies, music, social media, tv and even utilizing our senses of taste and smell

• If we want to be free from worldly manipulation, we need to be aware of what is happening and unplug!

• Rather than filling your mind with what Satan desires you to think about, get into God’s Word to fill your mind with what honors God <C36>

Colossians 2:8 NIV

[8] See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces of this world rather than on Christ.

Romans 12:2 NIV

[2] Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is---his good, pleasing and perfect will.

2 Corinthians 10:4-5 NIV

[4] The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. [5] We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.

2 Timothy 2:25-26 NIV

[25] Opponents must be gently instructed, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth, [26] and that they will come to their senses and escape from the trap of the devil, who has taken them captive to do his will.

** Science is NOT TRUTH, despite many believing it is and throwing the term “it’s science” around as though it has just proven their theory; on the contrary, science is the OBSERVATION of truth!

Think of what happens when people try to create their own science and ignore self-evident reality:

a) Think of GRAVITY as the reality all around us that existed before we got here and will exist long after we’re gone

b) A PARACHUTE (God’s Word) as the way to navigate your way through reality so you end up surviving

People can ignore gravity-reality but will suffer the consequences if they do; reality doesn’t change for us… we change for it <D40>

** References to global genocide starting with the ‘kill shot’ <F60> include:

Revelation 6:4 NIV

[4] Then another horse came out, a fiery red one. Its rider was given power to take peace from the earth and to make people kill each other. To him was given a large sword.

Revelation 6:5-6 NIV [famine]

Revelation 6:7-8 NIV [1/4 remaining population]

Revelation 8:8-11 NIV [natural disaster]

Revelation 9:15-18 NIV [1/3 remaining population]

** Satan will realize his end times strategy when the kingdoms come together under his rule <K113>

Revelation 13:1 NIV

[1] The dragon stood on the shore of the sea. And I saw a beast coming out of the sea. It had ten horns and seven heads, with ten crowns on its horns, and on each head a blasphemous name.

Revelation 17:12-13 NIV

** Defining ‘Mystery Babylon’ from Rev 17-18

DEFINITIONS

John is not referring to Babylon as an actual city in Iraq for, according to Revelation, it sits on many waters; it is a global spiritual and political empire under the reign of the beast <S187>

Babylon in the end times will be the ‘fountainhead of idolatry’ and mother of every pagan system; basically the culmination of an adulterous false religion that is man-centered & man-designed wanting to replace God <G797> <M131>

While some scholars believe Babylon to be a ‘corrupt system’ ONLY, others agree it will be a ‘corrupt system’ but in an actual location, much like ‘Wall Street’ defines a system of capitalism but is also located on an actual street in New York <W213>

Eventually all references to particular religion — such as Christian, Jew, Islam, etc — will be irrelevant because everything/one will fit under the one world religion called Babylon; you will be either ‘spiritual’ or not <T203>

LOCATION OF BABYLON

• Iraq is a mess as a country and could not support a physical Babylon like its origin

• John calls this ‘Mystery Babylon’ which requires investigation because it is not an actual city

Revelation 17:5 NIV

[5] The name written on her forehead was a mystery:

Babylon the great

the mother of prostitutes

and of the abominations of the earth.

SPIRIT OF BABYLON

• The spirit of the first Babylon can be seen at the Tower of Babel in Genesis where people, who were lovers of themselves, attempting to replace God

• Modern day Europe has imported the spirit of Babylon over the past decades getting closer to the Antichrist

• Even the original gates of Babylon now setup in a museum in Berlin (Oct 2022)

• This spirit of the Antichrist can be seen all over the world

OTHER FACTORS

• The Antichrist is going to rise from a revived Roman Empire based in Europe, not Iraq

• America is not Babylon because it will decline and not play a part in end times prophecy according to Ezekiel 38

• The religion of Islam will not play a major role in this either because it is being diluted, gaining ground to accept the one world religion that wants to join hands and find common ground with all religions

• God uses the name of Babylon similar to that of the previous (actual) city, just like the Christ’s New Jerusalem will not be a version of the existing city called Jerusalem; the spirit of these places is similar, however <T203>

** Russia is lining up behind Iran diplomatically. Despite being a part of NATO, Islamic Turkey has been drifting into Russia's orbit for years and every year gets a little closer as it feels rejection from the European Union and diplomatic disputes with the US. Each of these developments are significant in the world of Bible Prophecy.

Six centuries before the crucifixion of Jesus, Ezekiel foretold of a future invasion of Israel (Ezekiel 38-39). He said it will occur in the last days (Ezekiel 38:16). It will come from north of Israel (Ezekiel 38:15; Ezekiel 39:2), and it will involve a coalition of nations led by Russia (Ezekiel 38:2). The nations Ezekiel cited include:

• Rosh = Russia

• Magog = Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Afghanistan

• Persia = Iran

• Cush = Sudan

• Put = Libya

• Meshech, Tubal, Gomer, and Beth-togarmah = Turkey

For years an alliance between Russia, Shiite Iran and a Sunni Turkey seemed very unlikely - but that has all changed in recent days.

Is this a mere coincidence? Never in history have these three nations formed an alliance. Now, all three have troops stationed directly to Israel's north just over the border in Syria. (Jul 2022)

Ezekiel 38:14-16 NIV

[14] “Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say to Gog: 'This is what the Sovereign Lord says: In that day, when my people Israel are living in safety, will you not take notice of it? [15] You will come from your place in the far north, you and many nations with you, all of them riding on horses, a great horde, a mighty army. [16] You will advance against my people Israel like a cloud that covers the land. In days to come, Gog, I will bring you against my land, so that the nations may know me when I am proved holy through you before their eyes.

** We don’t have ‘another generational cycle’ to get things right again with God as happened throughout the Old Testament — see overview in the book of Judges — because the 10 signs Jesus gave us to indicate we are in the last days are here, starting with Israel becoming a nation again in one day in 1948; Christians didn’t have these signs for 1900 years but we can see all of them today! <J102> (Oct 2022)

Luke 21:20 NIV [existence of Jerusalem again]

[20] “When you see Jerusalem being surrounded by armies, you will know that its desolation is near.

** God will allow the Jews to return to their land in exactly the order listed in the Isaiah 43 passage — from the east, west, north and south!

Ever since the destruction of the Jewish temple in 70AD, the Jews were scattered and came back in the last century alone from the other Middle Eastern countries in early 1940s (east), from Europe and America in mid 20th century (west), Russia opened its doors in 1980s to hundreds of thousands of Jews (north) and Ethiopia allowed 14,500 Jews to go back in 1991, and it continues to today

Isaiah 43:5-6 NIV

[5] Do not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bring your children from the east and gather you from the west. [6] I will say to the north, 'Give them up!' and to the south, 'Do not hold them back.' Bring my sons from afar and my daughters from the ends of the earth---

** Biblical prophecy continues to prove 100% accurate; consider these prophecies from Isaiah and Ezekiel written thousands of years ago about Israel alone:

1. People would return to the land (Isa 43:1-6)

2. Israel would become nation again (Isa 11:11-12)

3. Be brought forth in one day (Isa 66:8)

4. Become a united nation, amazingly from people scattered around the world (Ezek 37:21-22)

5. Would have the currency of the shekel, that was formalized in the 1980s (Ezek 45:12-13,16)

6. Blossom as a rose in the dessert, even visitors years before called it a wasteland (Isa 35:1-2)

7. They would become a powerful military, proven true for such a small territory (Zech 12:6)

8. Become center of world conflict (Zech 12:2-3)

9. People crying for “peace & safety” (1Th 5:1-3)

The probability of 8 prophecies coming true is 1 in 10 to the 17th power (100,000,000,000,000,000). What more does God need to do to wake us up? <C36>

** Reference, feast and its fulfillment:

Lev 23:5 - Passover - fulfilled at the Crucifixion

Lev 23:6-8 - Unleavened Bread - the Burial

Lev 23:9-14 - First Fruits - the Resurrection

Lev 23:15-22 - Pentecost - the Church Age

Lev 23:23-25 - Trumpets - the Church Rapture

Lev 23:26-32 - Day of Atonement - 2nd Coming

Lev 23:33-43 - Tabernacles - the Kingdom Age

The majority of prophecy students are on ‘high alert’ every September because of the expected coming fulfillment of the Feast of Trumpets, also known as Rosh Hashanah or Start of the New Year; for instance Sep 24-26 2022 <F60>

** The average church today has simply lost its way; instead of the church being like half-time in the locker room of a competitive game with the coach giving a pep talk to the players and altering strategy to help battle-wearied participants in the weekly battle, the church today is more like a resting place asking the players why they’re even in the game in the first place…? <D40>

** Every person ever born, has God's imprint upon them because all humans were made in His image. Therefore, the truth God puts into each person comes in the form of our conscience which is knowing basic right and wrong. This basic knowledge has to either be suppressed by the individual or corrupted by that society in order to ignore this divine truth. <G70>

Reality:

• The bodies God gave us are sacred and should be treated with dignity and respect

• God formed each of us in His image and has a purpose for us

• Believers reflect God to the extent they live for Him <H85>

• As a Christian I am to help others see their God-given potential, not tell them I accept their sinful ways

Genesis 1:26 NIV

Psalm 139:13-16 NIV

Zechariah 12:1b NIV

[1] The Lord, who stretches out the heavens, who lays the foundation of the earth, and who forms the human spirit within a person

** God made male and female and gave us unique qualities to exhibit

• For instance, as image-bearers of God, men are to exhibit tough discipline with an altruistic (loving) motive

• As it turns out, men are attacked in today’s society if this is attempted because society doesn’t want to be held accountable for anything

• Don’t buy into society’s label of ‘male toxicity’ because we are made in His image

• Men are to exhibit their God-given male character, as women are to exhibit the qualities given them

• Trouble is, society has corrupted and confused these God-given qualities, so we end up trying to survive in a dysfunctional society <D40>

Hebrews 12:5-6 NIV

[5] And have you completely forgotten this word of encouragement that addresses you as a father addresses his son? It says, “My son, do not make light of the Lord's discipline, and do not lose heart when he rebukes you, [6] because the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and he chastens everyone he accepts as his son.”

Proverbs 3:11-12 NIV

[11] My son, do not despise the Lord's discipline, and do not resent his rebuke, [12] because the Lord disciplines those he loves, as a father the son he delights in.

Proverbs 13:24 NIV

[24] Whoever spares the rod hates their children, but the one who loves their children is careful to discipline them.

Proverbs 19:18 NIV

[18] Discipline your children, for in that there is hope; do not be a willing party to their death.

Revelation 3:19 NIV

[19] Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent.

Psalm 94:12 NIV

[12] Blessed is the one you discipline, Lord, the one you teach from your law

** Unwholesome talk is unsubstantiated talk

• While it is not sin to discuss what others are doing against God’s law as long as it can be substantiated

• Talk that is malicious against another — designed to tear another down — is unwholesome and must be avoided

• There is remedy when we grieve the Holy Spirit: abstain from committing the known sin and confess sin that has been committed <H86>

Ephesians 4:25-29 NIV

[25] Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to your neighbor, for we are all members of one body. [26] “In your anger do not sin” : Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, [27] and do not give the devil a foothold. [28] Anyone who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing something useful with their own hands, that they may have something to share with those in need. [29] Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.

1 John 3:7-10 NIV

[7] Dear children, do not let anyone lead you astray. The one who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous. [8] The one who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil's work. [9] No one who is born of God will continue to sin, because God's seed remains in them; they cannot go on sinning, because they have been born of God. [10] This is how we know who the children of God are and who the children of the devil are: Anyone who does not do what is right is not God's child, nor is anyone who does not love their brother and sister.

1 John 1:9 NIV

[9] If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.

** Some believe bribes will bring success but, in essence, it simply perverts justice

Proverbs 17:8 NIV

[8] A bribe is seen as a charm by the one who gives it; they think success will come at every turn.

Proverbs 17:23-24 NIV

[23] The wicked accept bribes in secret to pervert the course of justice. [24] A discerning person keeps wisdom in view, but a fool's eyes wander to the ends of the earth.

Proverbs 29:4 NIV

[4] By justice a king gives a country stability, but those who are greedy for bribes tear it down.

** Do not mistreat the innocent and poor, for God will exact justice on their behalf

Proverbs 17:26 NIV

[26] If imposing a fine on the innocent is not good, surely to flog honest officials is not right

Proverbs 22:22-23 NIV

[22] Do not exploit the poor because they are poor and do not crush the needy in court, [23] for the Lord will take up their case and will exact life for life.

Proverbs 27:3-4 NIV

[3] Stone is heavy and sand a burden, but a fool's provocation is heavier than both. [4] Anger is cruel and fury overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?

Proverbs 28:24 NIV

[24] Whoever robs their father or mother and says, “It's not wrong,” is partner to one who destroys.

** God gives humans earthly resources to use for our benefit; contrary to the message we are being force-fed today via the ‘green movement’, God gives us fossil fuels, for example, to utilize as we see fit because He has given us dominion or authority over the earth <H86>

Remember: GOD controls the earth, not humans, so man cannot destroy the earth without God’s permission any more than he can “save the planet” contrary to God’s will; for sure, we are to take care of the resources He gave us, but thinking we control the future is an affront to God!

Genesis 1:28 NIV

[28] God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground. ”

Exodus 23:10-11 NIV

[10] “For six years you are to sow your fields and harvest the crops, [11] but during the seventh year let the land lie unplowed and unused. Then the poor among your people may get food from it, and the wild animals may eat what is left. Do the same with your vineyard and your olive grove.

** God wearies of those who say evil is good in the eyes of the Lord

Malachi 2:17 NIV

[17] You have wearied the Lord with your words. “How have we wearied him?” you ask. By saying, “All who do evil are good in the eyes of the Lord, and he is pleased with them” or “Where is the God of justice? ”

** There are over 800 signs or prophecies concerning the second return of Christ, most of which would not have a ‘place in the grand scheme’ if Israel was not a nation and Jerusalem its capital <H87>

Amos 9:14-15 NIV

** Thankfully, the Bible is replete with signs and things to look for as we draw near the end. Those signs include rather obvious ones like Israel as a nation again (Amos 9:14-15), as well as ones that imply the world will arrive at a certain level of technological capabilities (Revelation 13:16-18).

This same generation who has witnessed the miraculous rebirth of Israel, has also: mastered manned flight, gone into space, split the atom, discovered how to manipulate DNA, discovered the God particle, created global communications and information sharing platforms, and created weapons so powerful that they could destroy the planet many times over. If we are not this generation then I don’t know who is because we have set the bar impossibly high. <G70> (Jul 2022)

Never in the annals of human history had a people been uprooted from its land, dispersed across the face of the earth, survived, and returned to its country of origin to resume its national existence. Scripture says Israel must be reinstated as a sovereign nation in unbelief before prophecies relating to the nation in the last days come to fruition and the Messiah’s Second Coming.

Evidence of movement toward the last days:

• Rebirth of Israel (Ezek 37:1-14)

• Restoration or new life of Israel (Ezek 36:8-12)

• Reunification of Israel

• Rebuilding a Temple in Israel <L1300>

Amos 9:14-15 NIV

Revelation 13:16-17 NIV

** God moves in major ways at certain intervals; looking back, something has always happened every 2000 years:

• Adam to Abraham

• Abraham to Jesus first coming and death/resurrection

• First coming to second coming… 2000 years?

The letters to the churches in Revelation ch 2-3 are prophetic, in that they lay out the various stages the church must undergo over a 2000 year period; believing in imminence, Christ could not come back before the church’s development was complete <G70>

Ecclesiastes 3:1 NIV

[1] There is a time for everything,

and a season for every activity under the heavens

** A leader who does not rule in righteousness, according to God’s law, is like a surgeon who is contaminated

2 Samuel 23:3b KJV

[3] He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God.

• We are under judgment by God because our nation, its leaders and even some ‘pastors’ do not love God

• The ONLY hope we have as a people and nation is to turn to God in repentance and He will lead us out of our chaotic evil and existence <M130>

1 Corinthians 16:22 NIV

[22] If anyone does not love the Lord, let that person be cursed! Come, Lord !

Psalm 81:10-16 NIV

[10] I am the Lord your God, who brought you up out of Egypt. Open wide your mouth and I will fill it. [11] “But my people would not listen to me; Israel would not submit to me. [12] So I gave them over to their stubborn hearts to follow their own devices. [13] “If my people would only listen to me, if Israel would only follow my ways, [14] how quickly I would subdue their enemies and turn my hand against their foes! [15] Those who hate the Lord would cringe before him, and their punishment would last forever. [16] But you would be fed with the finest of wheat; with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.”

** We know we are in the last days because “Nation rising against nation” is a Rabbinic term or Jewish idiom for world war; the last days of the Church Age started when WW1 came on the scene in the early 1900s <H86>

Matthew 24:7 NIV

[7] Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.

1 Timothy 4:1a NIV

[1] The Spirit clearly says that in later times…

** Retaliation against the Jews (anti-Semitism) will increase as prophesied

• Anti-Semitism has secular and spiritual roots:

• Secular – we see much of the world envying Israel of its success, claiming it used unscrupulous methods for achievement

• Spiritual – since Satan and his minions can never defeat God they will attack the very things that God cares about, all in an effort to ruin God’s creation; since the Jews are the people chosen to convey to the world God and His plans, they are on the frontlines of Satan’s attack <D505>

• The passage in Zechariah is a reference to the Campaign of Armageddon that will take place during the final stretch of the Great Tribulation in Revelation <M135> (May 2021)

Zechariah 12:2 NIV

[2] “I am going to make Jerusalem a cup that sends all the surrounding peoples reeling. Judah will be besieged as well as Jerusalem.

Revelation 16:16 NIV

[16] Then they gathered the kings together to the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon.

Revelation 19:19 NIV

[19] Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies gathered together to wage war against the rider on the horse and his army.

** God promised to revive the military presence of His people who He regathers in Israel and the occupation of Jerusalem; this fulfillment of this prophecy enables Israel to continue winning constant wars against her and currently has the most brilliant defenses in all the world even though it is a tiny country <J103> (Sep 2021)

Zechariah 12:6,8-9 NIV

[6] “On that day I will make the clans of Judah like a firepot in a woodpile, like a flaming torch among sheaves. They will consume all the surrounding peoples right and left, but Jerusalem will remain intact in her place. [8] On that day the Lord will shield those who live in Jerusalem, so that the feeblest among them will be like David, and the house of David will be like God, like the angel of the Lord going before them. [9] On that day I will set out to destroy all the nations that attack Jerusalem.

** God is not unjust for sending a powerful delusion, for people already made their choice, their hearts were hardened and they were delighting in their wickedness; God never forces Himself on anyone and therefore gives them over to their delusion <F60>

2 Thessalonians 2:11-12 NIV

[11] For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie [12] and so that all will be condemned who have not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedness.

Romans 1:18-21,28 NIV

[18] The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness, [19] since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. [20] For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities---his eternal power and divine nature---have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse. [21] For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. [28] Furthermore, just as they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, so God gave them over to a depraved mind, so that they do what ought not to be done.

** Pride is the quintessential human sin—we think we can be our own gods (Genesis 3:5) and do whatever is right in our own eyes (Judges 21:25). It doesn’t matter what our Creator—who designed us, knows what’s best for us, loves us, and died for us—says. To the proud heart, what matters is simply what we want—what sinful, fallible human beings who don’t know everything, are in rebellion against God, and have depraved minds and desires— want.

Pride always leads to more sin as we arrogantly think more of ourselves and less of God and his revealed Word. It’s really people shaking their fist at God to declare they are autonomous and can do whatever they want. <H82>

Genesis 3:4-5 NIV

[4] “You will not certainly die,” the serpent said to the woman. [5] “For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”

Judges 21:25 NIV

[25] In those days Israel had no king; everyone did as they saw fit.

** God is in complete control of the seasons and temperatures; there is no man-made climate change or global warming — this is a narrative from an arrogant population that denies God and believes they are in control

Genesis 8:22 NIV

[22] “As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will never cease.”

** God placed the stars in place to serve as His signs to us

• Satan has co-opted these signs into a system call astrology to get man to follow his ways instead

• We are to worship the Creator and marvel at His works — looking for God’s story in the heavens — not worship the creation

Genesis 1:14 NIV

[14] And God said, “Let there be lights in the vault of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark sacred times, and days and years,

Job 9:7-9 NIV

[7] He speaks to the sun and it does not shine; he seals off the light of the stars. [8] He alone stretches out the heavens and treads on the waves of the sea. [9] He is the Maker of the Bear and Orion, the Pleiades and the constellations of the south.

** Today we hear a lot about self-manifestation where WE can “think things into reality”

• This is a direct attempt to oppose God who DID create everything into existence… a tactic as old as time!

Genesis 3:4-5 NIV

[4] “You will not certainly die,” the serpent said to the woman. [5] “For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”

• Manifestation teaches that instead of relying on God, people are taught to rely on themselves. Who are we going to trust, the created (us) or Creator (God)?

Psalm 139:13 NIV

[13] For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb.

Colossians 3:1-2 NIV

[1] Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. [2] Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.

** God payed particular notice of the officials and religious leaders in Jerusalem; looks like current day societies suffer from similar defective leadership even though God remains righteous and is faithful morning by morning

Zephaniah 3:3-5 NIV

[3] Her officials within her are roaring lions; her rulers are evening wolves, who leave nothing for the morning. [4] Her prophets are unprincipled; they are treacherous people. Her priests profane the sanctuary and do violence to the law. [5] The Lord within her is righteous; he does no wrong. Morning by morning he dispenses his justice, and every new day he does not fail, yet the unrighteous know no shame.

** The restoration of the Jews to the Promised Land is one of the most staggeringly overt fulfillments of Bible prophecy to occur in the last 2,000 years. The Hebrew prophets all foretold an eventual restoration of Israel, even addressing the future state by name, in some cases centuries after Israel had ceased to exist.

Matthew 24:32-34 NIV

[32] [Jesus said] “Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. [33] Even so, when you see all these things, you know that it is near, right at the door. [34] Truly I tell you, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened.

Although Ezekiel confidently wrote of the restored Jewish state as Israel 2,500 years before, those who actually served as midwives to the rebirth did not decide on the name until the very day before!

Hosea 9:10 NIV

[10] [Hosea said of Israel] “When I found Israel, it was like finding grapes in the desert; when I saw your ancestors, it was like seeing the early fruit on the fig tree. But when they came to Baal Peor, they consecrated themselves to that shameful idol and became as vile as the thing they loved.

In 1948, the fig tree began to put forth leaves, so to speak, and Jesus said that generation would see all these things fulfilled. The Bible said that pivotal event in history would take place simultaneously with the birth of a revived Roman Empire. A unified Europe looks back to its foundation as January 1, 1948.

Let's not forget the other technological advances introduced in 1948 -- commercial television, holography, cybernetics, meteorology, the nuclear arms race, microelectronics, and dozens of other advances that served to demystify the books of Daniel and the Revelation for this generation.

All these things taken in context point to one logical conclusion. This is the generation of whom Jesus was speaking when He said, "This generation shall not pass until ALL these things be fulfilled." <K112> (Jun 2022)

** There is a direct link, as the Bible says, between nations that bless Israel and nations that don’t; in fact, the Bible is very clear in Joel 3:2 that there is only one criteria upon which nations will be judged, and that is how nations treat Zion, Israel.

If nations seek to divide the land or scatter the Jewish people from their land or treat Jewish life cheaply, nations will be held accountable for that by the Lord.

Genesis 12:3 NIV

[3] I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you. ”

Numbers 24:8-9 NIV

[8] “God brought them out of Egypt; they have the strength of a wild ox. They devour hostile nations and break their bones in pieces; with their arrows they pierce them. [9] Like a lion they crouch and lie down, like a lioness---who dares to rouse them? “May those who bless you be blessed and those who curse you be cursed!”

Numbers 24:8-9 mirrors the verse in Genesis with one notable exception. It reminds the reader that it is Almighty God who guards and protects the nation of Israel and “eats up” countries that make themselves enemies of the Jews. Pointedly the text then asks, “who shall stir [God] up?”

With a growing absence of the fear of the Lord in the land, especially amongst current leadership, America will increasingly see the ramifications of provoking and stirring up the God of Abraham, Issac, and Jacob. <B298> (Jun 2022)

** Satan has 2 plans regarding the Jewish people:

a) get them to stop worshiping and calling on the name of the Lord <M135>

b) get the world to hate the Jews and apply pressure so they will stop looking to God

** The Bible is clear: Jesus tells us in advance what is expected. Therefore, we should not be alarmed. All we are seeing in the world today should confirm clearly to us that God’s Word is 100% true. As we see all these things coming together, it should stir us to get our houses in order, pray for the lost, and share the gospel while we still can. <S1995>

Psalm 27:1 NIV

[1] The Lord is my light and my salvation---whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life---of whom shall I be afraid?

Romans 5:2b-5 NIV

[2] And we boast in the hope of the glory of God. [3] Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; [4] perseverance, character; and character, hope. [5] And hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.

Deuteronomy 31:6 NIV

[6] Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.”

** Every one of the 100+ prophecies in the Bible needed to usher in the Pre-Trib rapture are happening today; their fulfillment will be IN the Seven Year Tribulation! <F60> (May 2022)

1. Hyperinflation and world-wide famine (Rev 6:5-8, Luke 21:11)

Revelation 6:5-8 NIV

[5] When the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come!” I looked, and there before me was a black horse! Its rider was holding a pair of scales in his hand. [6] Then I heard what sounded like a voice among the four living creatures, saying, “Two pounds of wheat for a day's wages, and six pounds of barley for a day's wages, and do not damage the oil and the wine!” [7] When the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, “Come!” [8] I looked, and there before me was a pale horse! Its rider was named Death, and Hades was following close behind him. They were given power over a fourth of the earth to kill by sword, famine and plague, and by the wild beasts of the earth.

Luke 21:11 NIV

[11] There will be great earthquakes, famines and pestilences in various places, and fearful events and great signs from heaven.

2. Global economy and bio-digital mark without which no one can buy or sell (Rev 13:15-18)

Revelation 13:15-18 NIV

3. The world’s intoxicating obsession with the dividing of Jerusalem (Zech 12:1-3)

Zechariah 12:1-3 NIV

[1] A prophecy: The word of the Lord concerning Israel. The Lord, who stretches out the heavens, who lays the foundation of the earth, and who forms the human spirit within a person, declares: [2] “I am going to make Jerusalem a cup that sends all the surrounding peoples reeling. Judah will be besieged as well as Jerusalem. [3] On that day, when all the nations of the earth are gathered against her, I will make Jerusalem an immovable rock for all the nations. All who try to move it will injure themselves.

4. An Insatiable quest for “peace and security” (1Thess 5:3)

1 Thessalonians 5:3 NIV

[3] While people are saying, “Peace and safety,” destruction will come on them suddenly, as labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.

5. Striving for and enforcing of a 7 year peace agreement with Israel & other nations (Dan 9:27)

Daniel 9:27 NIV

6. The Jews will have a rebuilt temple that the Antichrist will defile (2Thess 2:4, Dan 9:27)

• We hear they have already started building the temple today

2 Thessalonians 2:4 NIV

[4] He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God's temple, proclaiming himself to be God.

Daniel 9:27 NIV

7. An alliance of nations will invade Israel whom God prospers abundantly (Ezek 38)

Ezekiel 38:14-16 NIV

8. Damascus Syria will be destroyed and uninhabitable (Isa 17:1, Jer 49:23-27)

• All nations for Ezek 38 war are in Damascus today

Isaiah 17:1 NIV

[1] A prophecy against Damascus: “See, Damascus will no longer be a city but will become a heap of ruins.

Jeremiah 49:23-27 NIV

[23] Concerning Damascus: “Hamath and Arpad are dismayed, for they have heard bad news. They are disheartened, troubled like the restless sea. [24] Damascus has become feeble, she has turned to flee and panic has gripped her; anguish and pain have seized her, pain like that of a woman in labor. [25] Why has the city of renown not been abandoned, the town in which I delight? [26] Surely, her young men will fall in the streets; all her soldiers will be silenced in that day,” declares the Lord Almighty. [27] “I will set fire to the walls of Damascus; it will consume the fortresses of Ben-Hadad. ”

9. Great earthquakes would increase in frequency and intensity

• Earth’s natural activity is ‘off the chart’ today since recording (Matt 24:4-8)

10. Wars and threats of wars with racial uprisings will increase in frequency and intensity (Matt 24:4-8)

Matthew 24:4-8 NIV

[4] Jesus answered: “Watch out that no one deceives you. [5] For many will come in my name, claiming, 'I am the Messiah,' and will deceive many. [6] You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. [7] Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. [8] All these are the beginning of birth pains.

11. Signs in sun-moon-stars distressing nations perplexed by the sea roaring waves (Luk 21:25)

• Waves are referring to tsunamis caused by earthquakes

Luke 21:25 NIV

[25] “There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars. On the earth, nations will be in anguish and perplexity at the roaring and tossing of the sea.

12. False teachers and false prophets will abound deceiving the masses (2Pet 2:1-3)

• Similar to Jeremiah’s day when false teachers declared “peace” which is what the people wanted to hear

2 Peter 2:1-3 NIV

[1] But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them---bringing swift destruction on themselves. [2] Many will follow their depraved conduct and will bring the way of truth into disrepute. [3] In their greed these teachers will exploit you with fabricated stories. Their condemnation has long been hanging over them, and their destruction has not been sleeping.

13. Increasing mocking and ridiculing of Christians believing in Christ’s return, not just the rapture (2Per 3:3-7)

2 Peter 3:3-7 NIV

[3] Above all, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires. [4] They will say, “Where is this 'coming' he promised? Ever since our ancestors died, everything goes on as it has since the beginning of creation.” [5] But they deliberately forget that long ago by God's word the heavens came into being and the earth was formed out of water and by water. [6] By these waters also the world of that time was deluged and destroyed. [7] By the same word the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly.

14. People won’t tolerate sound doctrine but gravitate to what they want to hear (2Tim 4:3-5)

• False teachers say everything’s ok even though everything is falling apart around them

2 Timothy 4:3-5 NIV

[3] For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. [4] They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths. [5] But you, keep your head in all situations, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, discharge all the duties of your ministry.

15. Perilous (horrible) times will come and people will be violent treacherous lovers of self (2Tim 3:1-5 where 19 qualities are listed)

2 Timothy 3:1-5 NIV

16. Some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving doctrines of demons (1Tim 4:1)

• Like Satan’s doctrine of deception perpetrated by NAR’s seven mountain mandate that Christians are to take control of the earth to usher in Christ’s return

• Fits with the aim of building a kingdom on earth

• The Titanic is sinking… don’t try to save it!

1 Timothy 4:1 NIV

[1] The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons.

17. God will send a powerful delusion to those perishing that they should believe the lie (2Thess 2:10-11)

• These are people who already made the choice of rejecting The Truth so God gives them over to their desires

2 Thessalonians 2:10-11 NIV

[10] and all the ways that wickedness deceives those who are perishing. They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. [11] For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie

18. All the nations on earth will be deceived by ‘sorcery’ (Rev 18:23)

• The light will not shine in men in all nations because of the sorcery

• Ugly festering sores will break out on those who have the mark of the beast (Rev 16:1-2)

• Sorcery means pharmaceutical

• Can we think of a recent Big Pharma ‘solution’ to a global crisis that is known to alter DNA?

• Distraction is always wrapped around deception and we have a lot of distractions these days!

Revelation 18:23 NIV

[23] The light of a lamp will never shine in you again. The voice of bridegroom and bride will never be heard in you again. Your merchants were the world's important people. By your magic spell all the nations were led astray.

Revelation 16:1-2 NIV

[1] Then I heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the seven angels, “Go, pour out the seven bowls of God's wrath on the earth.” [2] The first angel went and poured out his bowl on the land, and ugly, festering sores broke out on the people who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image.

** The letters to the churches in Revelation reflect the state of the church throughout the centuries; Laodicea, is the last church written to, and there is a fractured and broken state of most of Christendom today <G70>

Revelation 3:14-17 NIV

[14] “To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the ruler of God's creation. [15] I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! [16] So, because you are lukewarm---neither hot nor cold---I am about to spit you out of my mouth. [17] You say, 'I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing.' But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked.

** False prophets did not want to prophesy about anything deemed negative by the public, such as God’s wrath, because that didn’t satisfy their tickling ears

Micah 2:6,11 NIV

[6] “Do not prophesy,” their prophets say. “Do not prophesy about these things; disgrace will not overtake us. ” [11] If a liar and deceiver comes and says, 'I will prophesy for you plenty of wine and beer,' that would be just the prophet for this people!

** The disciples asked Jesus a question that many of us have wondered about: “Lord, will those who are saved be few?” (Luke 13:23). We’ve all wondered how many people will be saved and how many lost. We know that in the end there will be a multitude of the redeemed from every tribe and nation that no one can number (Revelation 7:9). But we also know that this multitude represents only a fraction of the human race. We would like to know more specific numbers and perhaps percentages.

Jesus did not answer this question directly, rather He chose to give a warning:

Luke 13:24-25 NIV

[24] “Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to. [25] Once the owner of the house gets up and closes the door, you will stand outside knocking and pleading, 'Sir, open the door for us.' “But he will answer, 'I don't know you or where you come from.'

In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus taught that more people will be on the broad road that leads to destruction, rather than the narrow road which leads to life. Clearly, there will be more people lost than saved.

Yet today there are many “progressive” Christians who want to make the narrow door wider; they advance their cause under the banner of love and justice and equality. Progressive Christianity has the same basic worldview as the theological liberalism that shifted authority away from the Scripture to human opinions. Progressive Christians do not reject Biblical authority outright; rather they purport to walk a middle path with the Bible in one hand and cultural sensitivity in the other. <D45> (May 2022)

** We have separated emotion from truth, and then made emotion a truth unto itself; so now there’s no need for factual evidence because if I ‘feel hurt’ then I have been hurt and don’t need any evidence to back up this claim <D40>

** The end times will be marked by a fake church that denounces the Bible more and more; we already see pastors narrowly selecting passages from the Bible their audience wants to hear rather than focusing on the WHOLE council of God — we need to understand eschatology and focus on the salvation gospel, not just a ‘green social gospel’ that fits with the world’s agenda

2 Timothy 3:1,5 NIV

[1] But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. [5] having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with such people.

** Evildoers eventually recognize their defeat and that the words of warning should have been heeded

Psalm 141:6-7 NIV

[6] Their rulers will be thrown down from the cliffs, and the wicked will learn that my words were well spoken. [7] They will say, “As one plows and breaks up the earth, so our bones have been scattered at the mouth of the grave.”

** Micah chapter 3 is a reflection on the state of the church today; we are witnesses to pastors who care more about being popular and woke instead of knowing and speaking the truth of God’s Word and encouraging their followers to do the same <K110> (Jan 2022)

Micah 3:1-4 NIV [government leaders]

[1] Then I said, “Listen, you leaders of Jacob, you rulers of Israel. Should you not embrace justice, [2] you who hate good and love evil; who tear the skin from my people and the flesh from their bones; [3] who eat my people's flesh, strip off their skin and break their bones in pieces; who chop them up like meat for the pan, like flesh for the pot? ” [4] Then they will cry out to the Lord, but he will not answer them. At that time he will hide his face from them because of the evil they have done.

Micah 3:5-7 NIV [church leaders]

[5] This is what the Lord says: “As for the prophets who lead my people astray, they proclaim 'peace' if they have something to eat, but prepare to wage war against anyone who refuses to feed them. [6] Therefore night will come over you, without visions, and darkness, without divination. The sun will set for the prophets, and the day will go dark for them. [7] The seers will be ashamed and the diviners disgraced. They will all cover their faces because there is no answer from God. ”

** We live in a society where people puff themselves up in their brokenness and victimhood — it’s ’hip’ to be a victim instead of striving to be strong and helping others; shouldn’t our motivation be to emulate Christ, to become stronger and sacrifice for others as Christ did for us?

There are few leaders at every level — from the job site to government — who are willing to buck this societal trend but would rather play in their own sandbox; hence, there are few, if any, leaders we end up respecting

The church has abdicated itself to the welfare system and it’s members don’t need to get involved to help their neighbor — they simply write another check to another charity or figure the government will take care of the situation; hence, helpful relationships are not established and victims end up milking a system without personal accountability <E58>

1 Peter 5:10 NIV

[10] And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.

1 Timothy 6:9-10 NIV

[9] Those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. [10] For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.

Luke 9:23-24 NIV

[23] Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. [24] For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will save it.

** So what remains before the return of Christ?

• We don’t have to wait for Israel to become a nation again (Ezekiel 37)

• We don’t have to wait for the Jews to recapture Jerusalem (Luke 21:24)

• We don’t have to wait for there to be a movement within Judaism that has the material, money, and ability to rebuild the third temple

• We don’t have to wait for Israel’s enemies to align themselves as Scripture say they will in the last days (Ezekiel 38)

• We don’t have to wait for there to be a worldwide call for a unified political system (Global government & leader)

• We don’t have to wait for there to be the technology to implement a global economic system (Global economy & currency)

• We don’t have to wait for the skeptics and the scoffers to come along and mock those who believe that Christ will return for His Church?

• We don’t have to wait for widespread apostasy to cause the church to become lukewarm and ineffective

• We don’t have to wait for efforts to ‘unify the church’ with all religions, including Christianity, Buddhism, Islamic faith, Hinduism, Taoism, etc (Global religion)

The world has conditioned the masses to think that life will just continue on as it always has. They base this idea on their corrupted theories that life slowly came about by evolution over millions of years even though their theories are illogical and scientifically impossible. Furthermore, they largely reject the Bible’s account of man's true history on this planet.

We don’t know how much longer the Holy Spirit will hold back His restraint. However, if the past is any key to understanding the future when our time (the Church Age) has reached its fullness, it will come to its inevitable end (just as the rest of the dispensations have-save the Law). At nearly 6,000 years since Creation, and nearly 2,000 since Christ's death, burial, and resurrection, the end of our age is about to end suddenly and without warning. <G70> (Apr 2022)

1 Thessalonians 5:1-3 NIV

** Anticipated Pre-Tribulation Events <G70>

1. Crisis, natural disasters, wars (and rumors of wars), geopolitical stage setting

2. Technology for a global digital currency to exist (Rev. 13:16-18)

3. Technology continues to advance at a frightening pace

4. The Rapture of the Church catches the world off guard (Rev. 3:10, 1 Thess. 4:13-18, 1 Cor. 15:51-55)

5. The US goes from a world superpower to a world super-dumpster-fire almost instantaneously

6. Without a strong or capable US, the War of Gog and Magog happens (happens prior to the Tribulation due to time constraints set forth in Ezekiel 39:9-10)

7. Reclamation of the Temple Mount by Jews for new Temple (Luke 21:24, Rev. 11:1-2)

8. Discovery of the perfect red heifer (this is currently ongoing)

9. Ten Kings to come together to form some kind of alliance (Rev. 17:12)

10. We need the arrival of a False Prophet candidate to help shepherd the new global religion (Rev. 13:11-15) I’m sorry guys, but despite being a full reprobate, Pope Francis isn’t the guy. He’s 85 years old and wouldn’t live long enough to last the full 7+ years to make it to the end.

11. Arrival of the Two Witnesses (Mal. 4:5-6, Rev. 11:3-14)

** In the Garden of Eden, man was commanded not to eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Aside from being told to be fruitful and multiply, and to take dominion of the earth…this was the only ‘thou shalt not’ commandment given from God. They lived in innocence and tended to the Garden until the day they broke the one commandment they were instructed not to do. Adam and Eve ate from the tree allowing sin to enter the human race and they were cast out of that perfect Garden. Thus, mankind entered a new season in which they would live their lives, ruled by their newfound conscience of knowing good and evil.

From then until the Flood, there were roughly 1,560 years that man did what was right in his own eyes. There was no Law, no Bible, no governing authority by which man could live in peace with his fellow man and His maker. It quickly became a time of lawlessness, in which, even the fallen angels had crossed over into forbidden territory by mating with human women.

By the time Noah was to build the Ark, mankind had sunk to unimaginable depths of depravity. In fact, it was so bad, that God had to destroy mankind (save eight persons) with the Flood in order for mankind to survive. This global cataclysm brought the age in which man would rule by his conscious to an abrupt and violent end. At the end of it, God covenanted with Noah (Noahic Covenant) that innocent blood would no longer be shed without consequence. And with the creation of capital punishment instituted, the framework for man to rule over other men began the age of human government.

The age of promise was in the calling of Abraham from the land Ur of the Chaldees to the Promised Land which his descendants would inherit forever. Abraham was the first person to be called a Hebrew in the Scriptures, thus we can conclude that prior to that, there were only Gentiles. Now, there were two races of people; Jews and Gentiles. God foretold Abraham as he slept, that the Hebrews would be enslaved for 400 years before they could inherit the land. This time was necessary to give the current inhabitants (the Amorites) time to repent (which they didn’t). God would then use the Israelites to become their judgment, cleansing the land of their impurity. During this time, Abraham’s faithfulness to sacrifice his only begotten son would foreshadow the way in which God would provide a path to redemption some 2,000 years later.

Moses led the Israelites out of bondage and into the wilderness, in which he received the Law from God…thus beginning the age of the Law. This age went on for roughly 1,500 years before finding fulfillment in the first coming of their Messiah, Jesus Christ. As was prophesied, He was betrayed for 30 pieces of silver and crucified on a Cross on behalf of the sins of the world.

Before He died, Jesus stated that He would create a body of people known as the Church (Matt 16:17-19), who would continue on until He personally came and took them back to be where He was (John 14:1-3). Just as sin entered the world through the first Adam, redemption would enter the world through the last Adam, who is Christ our Lord.

Eve was taken and created from Adam's side, so too would the Bride of Christ be taken from the side of Christ. When a woman is about to give birth, her water will break in which blood and water pour forth. On the cross, when His side was pierced, blood and water poured out symbolizing the coming birth of the Church all made possible through His death. Our giving of the Holy Spirit was at Pentecost as mentioned in Acts 2. From there, almost 2,000 years have transpired, to which, we have seen the Church go through the seven stages (Rev 2-3). To recap: The rough numbers according to genealogies and history: <G70>

• From Creation until Abraham, was 2,000 years [Innocence, Conscience, and Human Government]

• From Abraham until Jesus Christ, was 2,000 years [Promise, Law]

• From Jesus Christ, until today, was 2,000 years [Church, Tribulation (final last 7 years of the Law)]

Ecclesiastes 3:1 NIV

[1] There is a time for everything,

and a season for every activity under the heavens

** People will become like the mute, blind, deaf and lifeless idols they create

Psalm 135:15-18 NIV

[15] The idols of the nations are silver and gold, made by human hands. [16] They have mouths, but cannot speak, eyes, but cannot see. [17] They have ears, but cannot hear, nor is there breath in their mouths. [18] Those who make them will be like them, and so will all who trust in them.

** There are hooks that will entice surrounding nations to attack Israel in the Ezekiel 38-39 War <C36> (Mar 2022)

Ezekiel 38:4 NIV

1. Israel’s LAND MASS (Gen 12:1-5) — location is hotly contested piece of real estate today that connects three continents (Asia, Africa & Europe) and is strategically placed in the center of nations, needed to control the world (Ezek 5:5) — as seen in the Assyrian Empire (746-609 BC), Babylonian Empire (609-539 BC), Persian Empire (550-330 BC) and Macedonian Empire (336-323 BC), Roman Empire (during the time of Christ), Ottoman Empire

2. Israel’s recent discoveries of GAS & OIL at Golan Heights and Leviathan drill site in the Mediterranean Sea, discovered for such a time as today; Israel is now energy independent for 100 years but is threatening Russia’s economy; in response, Russia is building their military presence in Syria and the Mediterranean

3. Israel’s WATER supply — they are masters of water conservation and systems like desalination plants that transforms salt water to drinkable water; currently Israel produces 20% more water than it consumes, enticing other nations

4. Israel’s MINERALS — Israel is sitting on the world’s greatest strategic mineral deposit known as the Dead Sea and “nature’s greatest spa”; there are enough chemicals to supply the world’s fertilizer and explosives needed to subdue enemies

** God is going to entice (using demons) nations who hate Him to think they are strong, then motivate them to war so He can annihilate them at Armageddon

Joel 3:9-10 NIV

[9] Proclaim this among the nations: Prepare for war! Rouse the warriors! Let all the fighting men draw near and attack. [10] Beat your plowshares into swords and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weakling say, “I am strong!”

Psalm 2:1-3 NIV

Psalm 2:4-6 NIV

[4] The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord scoffs at them. [5] He rebukes them in his anger and terrifies them in his wrath, saying, [6] “I have installed my king on Zion, my holy mountain. ”

Revelation 16:16 NIV

[16] Then they gathered the kings together to the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon.

** When people are satisfied, they become full of pride, and the Lord must respond with discipline

Hosea 13:5-7 NIV

[5] I cared for you in the wilderness, in the land of burning heat. [6] When I fed them, they were satisfied; when they were satisfied, they became proud; then they forgot me. [7] So I will be like a lion to them, like a leopard I will lurk by the path.

** The Spirit of the Age (evil) doesn’t care what lie you believe — on the right or left — as long as you believe a lie, any lie <D40>

When enough people believe a lie, then TRUTH is chloroformed in the culture; currently we don’t need evidence as we used to because there is no truth anymore — we live in a truth-less society

CS Lewis in Screwtape Letters puts it candidly when Uncle Screwtape tells his protege, “I don’t care if your subject is a pagan on the left or patriot on the right, you’ve got your man as long as you’ve reduced him to accept ANY means to accomplish his end”

** Places of worship will become unedifying and tormenting in the end of days when pastors turn further from God’s Word

Amos 8:3 NIV

[3] “In that day,” declares the Sovereign Lord, “the songs in the temple will turn to wailing. Many, many bodies---flung everywhere! Silence! ”

Amos 8:10 NIV

[10] I will turn your religious festivals into mourning and all your singing into weeping. I will make all of you wear sackcloth and shave your heads. I will make that time like mourning for an only son and the end of it like a bitter day.

** There’s a difference between a pagan society and a demonic society <D40>

• pagan society = chosen absence of Judeo-Christian values; respects its legacy; indoctrinated children to carry on the legacy

• demonic society = anti-Judeo-Christian values, hates its legacy and harms (pollutes) its children

Russia and China are good examples of pagan societies while many western societies have been taken over and are now demonic practicing sacrilege activity

For instance, how can a western LGBT society sustain itself when gay couples can’t have children? why the push to groom children in schools? why do they care about pronouns? etc

** Western societies and even some churches take what God identifies as ‘binary’ — black or white issues such as gender — and makes them non-binary or complex, then takes complex issues and tries to force the population to accept them as binary — you must condone transgender and LGBT thought; this is the natural thought process of sinners but followers of Christ who are saved and called to a Higher purpose need to adhere to what God says, not man <D40>

** The people’s appetites are stoked and out of control and have no intention of calling on God; leadership has no accountability and does not reign them in but rather joins them!

Hosea 7:6-7 NIV

[6] Their hearts are like an oven; they approach him with intrigue. Their passion smolders all night; in the morning it blazes like a flaming fire. [7] All of them are hot as an oven; they devour their rulers. All their kings fall, and none of them calls on me.

Hosea 7:5 NIV

[5] On the day of the festival of our king the princes become inflamed with wine, and he joins hands with the mockers.

Romans 1:21-24 NIV

** Dividing Israel will trigger the Battle of Armageddon; Joel brings the reader into the last days when God will deal with those who divided His land (Israel) once and for all

Joel 3:2 NIV

Joel 3:11-12 NIV

[11] Come quickly, all you nations from every side, and assemble there. Bring down your warriors, Lord! [12] “Let the nations be roused; let them advance into the Valley of Jehoshaphat, for there I will sit to judge all the nations on every side.

• Efforts from the Bush, Clinton and Obama presidencies to divide the land with a ‘two state solution’ were evident

• Then on May 11 2021, the Biden administration repeated its support for the two-state solution and White House Press Sec Jen Psaki said, “That is the only way to ensure the just and lasting peace.”

• In Nov 2021, Biden also voiced his intent to open a Palestinian consulate in Jerusalem with anti-Semitism on the rise

• The world is still attempting to divide Israel with the ballyhooed ‘two state solution’, particularly the global elite wannabes such as the UN, G20 and those meeting in dark corners around the world, but God will put them in their place!

• These attempts come from the pit of Hell because the Bible says God will drag the nations into the Battle of Armageddon for doing that (Joel 3:2)

• That is one war that is not going to turn out the way world leaders think <D41> (May 2021)

• God says in Genesis that if you mess with my land, it will go badly for you (Gen 17:7-8) <H87>

Genesis 17:7-8 NIV

Psalm 2:1-6 NIV

[1] Why do the nations conspire and the peoples plot in vain? [2] The kings of the earth rise up and the rulers band together against the Lord and against his anointed, saying, [3] “Let us break their chains and throw off their shackles.” [4] The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord scoffs at them. [5] He rebukes them in his anger and terrifies them in his wrath, saying, [6] “I have installed my king on Zion, my holy mountain. ”

Revelation 16:12-14 NIV

[12] The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings from the East. [13] Then I saw three impure spirits that looked like frogs; they came out of the mouth of the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast and out of the mouth of the false prophet. [14] They are demonic spirits that perform signs, and they go out to the kings of the whole world, to gather them for the battle on the great day of God Almighty.

** The Israelites were to follow God, not their enemy’s religion

Hosea 7:8 NIV

[8] “Ephraim mixes with the nations; Ephraim is a flat loaf not turned over.

Hosea 7:10 NIV

[10] Israel's arrogance testifies against him, but despite all this he does not return to the Lord his God or search for him.

Hosea 7:16 NIV

[16] They do not turn to the Most High; they are like a faulty bow. Their leaders will fall by the sword because of their insolent words. For this they will be ridiculed in the land of Egypt.

** There was no truth, mercy or knowledge of God in the land; therefore calamities were near, which would desolate the country <H83>

This passage in Hosea chapter 4 could describe our current status as western nations — including the apostate church — and forecast our dismal futures

Hosea 4:1-3 NIV

[1] Hear the word of the Lord, you Israelites,

because the Lord has a charge to bring against you who live in the land: “There is no faithfulness, no love, no acknowledgment of God in the land. [2] There is only cursing, lying and murder, stealing and adultery; they break all bounds, and bloodshed follows bloodshed. [3] Because of this the land dries up, and all who live in it waste away; the beasts of the field, the birds in the sky and the fish in the sea are swept away.

Hosea 4:7-9 NIV

[7] The more priests there were, the more they sinned against me; they exchanged their glorious God for something disgraceful. [8] They feed on the sins of my people and relish their wickedness. [9] And it will be: Like people, like priests. I will punish both of them for their ways and repay them for their deeds.

Romans 1:21-25 NIV

** Satan has robed a harlot, named her 'Christianity' and succeeded in imposing her upon many. They are fondling with her. She indulges them in sensuality, while encouraging them to hope for a blissful immortality. The kings of the earth have committed fornication with her. They are reveling, feasting and banqueting with her — crazed by her seductive charms. She has neither purity, peace, nor power. Her robes are defiled by sin. She scoffs at pure Christianity, and calls her old-fashioned.

Such is the mirthful, shallow, frivolous Christianity of the popular present day religions! The generality of professors (we speak in love) desire a Christianity which will smile on them as they walk in the ways of sin and worldliness — calming their fears with her flattering words of 'peace, peace!'

Primitive Christianity, they consider, was good enough for primitive days — but she would be a horrid old maid in these days of progress. In this fast-moving age, the Christianity that crowned the life of Christ and the holy apostles, is altogether too antiquated.

The Christian world today, in general, is saying, "Away with such an old-time Christianity! She has no charms for us! She is too common and plain, too grave and sober! We will not walk with her!

Dear reader, "Do not go after her! Do not let your heart incline to her ways! Do not go astray in her paths. For she has cast down many wounded — yes, many strong men have been slain by her. Her house is the way to Hell, going down to the chambers of death!" <O158>

Psalm 1:1 NIV

[1] Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers

** On Apr 14 2021, Israel’s 73rd Memorial Day on the Hebrew calendar, Israel’s Chief of Staff Gen Kokhavi went to the Western Wall and told the Jewish people that Israel’s return to the Promised Land fulfills a prophecy in the Book of Jeremiah (Jer 31:15-16)

He said, “We are the generations of sons that returned to their borders. We are back. This time for good.” According to the Bible, Israel would return to the Promised Land at the end of the age and they will not be removed again (Amos 9:15) <D41>

Amos 9:15 NIV

[15] I will plant Israel in their own land, never again to be uprooted from the land I have given them,” says the Lord your God.

Jeremiah 31:15-16 NIV

[15] This is what the Lord says: “A voice is heard in Ramah, mourning and great weeping, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.” [16] This is what the Lord says: “Restrain your voice from weeping and your eyes from tears, for your work will be rewarded, ” declares the Lord. “They will return from the land of the enemy.

** God promised to gather the Jewish people in Israel in the end times and they would never be forced to leave again; most likely Jewish non-believers will be prompted to move to Israel due to worldwide anti-Semitism and instabilities

Amos 9:14-15 NIV

** When Rabbi Aryeh Weingarten heard of the latest Israeli laser-defense innovation to burn attacking drones:

“Innovations and inventions are simply the mind of Man reflecting the aspect of God that is in nature,” he said. “Bennett’s vision of a ‘wall of lasers’ is a reflection of the Biblical pillar of fire that accompanied the Children of Israel in their Exodus, protecting the Jews from Egyptian arrows.” (Feb 2022)

Exodus 13:21-22 NIV

[21] By day the Lord went ahead of them in a pillar of cloud to guide them on their way and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, so that they could travel by day or night. [22] Neither the pillar of cloud by day nor the pillar of fire by night left its place in front of the people.

** The wise Christians will understand the vision that Daniel experienced while the unbelievers will live in fear in the end times; the Lord instructed Daniel to “roll up and seal the words of the scroll until the time of the end”

Daniel 12:4 NIV

[4] But you, Daniel, roll up and seal the words of the scroll until the time of the end. Many will go here and there to increase knowledge.”

Daniel 12:8-10 NIV

** Nebuchadnezzar changed these young men’s names to break them from their Jewish heritage and identity in God <H86>

• Daniel = God is my Judge

• Belteshazzar = Baal or Marduk will protect his life

• Hananiah = YHWH is gracious

• Shadrach = Commander of Aku — moon god

• Mishael = Who is what God is

• Meshach = Who is what Aku is

• Azariah = YHWH has helped

• Abednego = Servant of the god Nebo/Nebu

Today’s society is trying to do the same by telling people there are more than 2 genders, they can be trans-sexual, you should accept pedophilia, etc; change a person’s identity and they will accept anything!

Daniel 1:7 NIV

[7] The chief official gave them new names: to Daniel, the name Belteshazzar; to Hananiah, Shadrach; to Mishael, Meshach; and to Azariah, Abednego.

** Three remarkable prophecies from Scripture concerning the Jews that have been fulfilled and verifies God’s word:

1. The Jews would be exiled for a long period of time without having civil polity to bind or guide them — who ever heard of a civilization surviving without a physical location and civil rule for 2000 years until 1948?

2. The Jews would be scattered over the globe and the nations would receive them, but they would keep their heritage and not assimilate

3. The Jews would represent God among the nations and be persecuted by all, but not destroyed — it is understandable that Christians would persecute the Jews who crucified their Jesus, but why would the unbelieving world persecute the Jew and for what reason? <B300>

Hosea 3:4 NIV

[4] For the Israelites will live many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred stones, without ephod or household gods.

Deuteronomy 28:64 NIV

[64] Then the Lord will scatter you among all nations, from one end of the earth to the other. There you will worship other gods---gods of wood and stone, which neither you nor your ancestors have known.

Numbers 23:9 NIV

[9] From the rocky peaks I see them, from the heights I view them. I see a people who live apart and do not consider themselves one of the nations.

Deuteronomy 28:37,65 NIV

[37] You will become a thing of horror, a byword and an object of ridicule among all the peoples where the Lord will drive you. [65] Among those nations you will find no repose, no resting place for the sole of your foot. There the Lord will give you an anxious mind, eyes weary with longing, and a despairing heart.

** Remember: signs (in the sky etc) mentioned in Revelation are during the Tribulation period; don’t look for these signs before that time <S188>

Revelation 6:12 NIV

[12] I watched as he opened the sixth seal. There was a great earthquake. The sun turned black like sackcloth made of goat hair, the whole moon turned blood red,

** The time of end-times REVELATION is done but there will be an increase in end-times ILLUMINATION; the books of the Bible have been written so we can cross-check references as needed and events will become more apparent as we see them unfold; as generations pass and people start reading the Bible, they will realize the events mentioned in Scripture are taking place

God designed prophecy to get progressively clearer as we move toward the time period when these events occur — which is why previous generations of scholars didn’t understand or write about what current scholars are writing, so the argument that previous scholars didn’t mention a certain theory is debunked <W213>

Daniel 12:8-9 NIV

Amos 8:12 NIV

[12] People will stagger from sea to sea and wander from north to east, searching for the word of the Lord, but they will not find it.

** God will continue to use the prophet’s writings to convey His message; for example, God will address Gog by saying they were forewarned through Ezekiel’s writings <T203>

Ezekiel 38:17 NIV

[17] “ 'This is what the Sovereign Lord says: You are the one I spoke of in former days by my servants the prophets of Israel. At that time they prophesied for years that I would bring you against them.

** One of the many signs — perhaps the most significant — is Israel becoming a nation again and the Jews returning to make it productive; Israel became a nation in 1948 and is the 8th most powerful country in the world today!

Ezekiel 38:8 NIV

[8] After many days you will be called to arms. In future years you will invade a land that has recovered from war, whose people were gathered from many nations to the mountains of Israel, which had long been desolate. They had been brought out from the nations, and now all of them live in safety.

** In 70 AD, Jerusalem was conquered by the armies of Rome led by Titus in a brutal five-month battle.

In 132 AD, the Jews bravely took back Jerusalem. But in 135 AD, the Jews were defeated again and Abraham's offspring were scattered around the world for some 1800 years.

In 1948, motivated by the Jewish deaths in the German gas chambers during World War II, the Jews took back the land that God had promised them...except the most important piece of land, the Temple Mount on Mount Moriah, which would not be regained until 1967. <P168>

Ezekiel 37:21 NIV

** In Ezekiel's day, Israel had not existed for 150 years and there would not be a place named "Israel" for another 2520 years; when the Jewish people returned to their land, they were ruled by Rome and the land was called Palestine

Ezekiel's prophetic writing, however, speaks of a future land of Israel, where "the people [would be] gathered from the nations” (vs12)

Ezekiel 38:12 NIV

[12] I will plunder and loot and turn my hand against the resettled ruins and the people gathered from the nations, rich in livestock and goods, living at the center of the land.

** The 10 toes on the statue in the book of Daniel is equivalent to the 10 horns on the beast in Revelation; the final kingdom will deceive and devour the whole earth

Daniel 2:40-41 NIV

[40] Finally, there will be a fourth kingdom, strong as iron---for iron breaks and smashes everything---and as iron breaks things to pieces, so it will crush and break all the others. [41] Just as you saw that the feet and toes were partly of baked clay and partly of iron, so this will be a divided kingdom; yet it will have some of the strength of iron in it, even as you saw iron mixed with clay.

Revelation 13:1 NIV

[1] The dragon stood on the shore of the sea. And I saw a beast coming out of the sea. It had ten horns and seven heads, with ten crowns on its horns, and on each head a blasphemous name.

** If you want to find reference to America in the end times, the best bet is Ezekiel 38:13 where the prophet mentions the “merchants of Tarshish” or British colonies who object to the War of Gog & Magog

Another reason for America not mentioned in the end times may be a result of the Rapture when millions of Christians are removed from every level of society <H89>

Young lions = western countries that have become weak, they will object to the invasion but not do anything about it; some identify England or Spain (former empires) as the location of Tarshish because they western countries were birthed from them

Ezekiel 38:13 NIV

[13] Sheba and Dedan and the merchants of Tarshish and all her villages will say to you, “Have you come to plunder? Have you gathered your hordes to loot, to carry off silver and gold, to take away livestock and goods and to seize much plunder? ” '

** There were three basic religious groups or belief systems in Jesus’ day, including the:

• Pharisees — those who were more interested in following oral tradition of the Torah; deviated from its writings

• Essenes — were focused on the ancient writings of the patriarchs including prophecy; same as our Bible today

• Sadducees — didn’t believe in eternal life so you might as well have your best life now

The Essenes hid the patriarchal Scriptures — what we know as Dead Sea Scrolls today — and had divisions among their sect, including the:

• Hyper idolatrous party — fir instance, members of this group would not go into cities with any statue (perhaps political figures, etc) even though residents did not bow down or worship them; statues or anything else becomes a problem when they become an idol!

• Circumcision party — forcing Gentiles to get circumcised; Paul makes it clear that we must follow the law of God, not outward signs and following the law of Moses

• Hyper blasphemy party — where members were sensitive to not call anyone “lord” except the Deity God; even though military ranks included the category of lord and it was a form or respect and stature

We have members of the idolatrous and blasphemous parties today, with people trying to convince others not to have Christmas trees, holiday cards, etc, because of pagan parallels; circumcision is not an issue today for westerners because it was seen as a positive step toward good health by governments decades ago

The original ancient Essenes didn’t have anything to do with the other groups because they followed the patriarchs and wanted to protect their writings by hiding them in caves; this group always believed in Trinitarianism, that the Messiah would become man incarnate, that He would die for the sins of mankind in 32AD, etc

How awesome that the recently discovered Dead Sea Scrolls confirm to the smallest detail and exact date what is in and understood from our Bible today! <J105>

** A literal approach to biblical prophecy remains true to the original intent of the authors and greatly magnifies the Lord. <B26>

Ezekiel 36 must be understood of a literal Israel, a literal land, and a literal regeneration, leading to a literal kingdom under the Messiah <M130>

The future restoration of Israel is a prime example. Ezekiel 36:22-38 reveals God’s ultimate purpose for blessing Israel with a still future and glorious kingdom: It’s all about His glory. Such a restoration, He tells us, “will vindicate the holiness of my great name” (23). The last sentence in Ezekiel 36 again recounts God’s purpose for blessing Israel:

Ezekiel 36:38b NIV

[38] Then they will know that I am the Lord. ”

** God is going to use the Ezekiel 38-39 prophecy to demonstrably demonstrate to the world that He is a covenant-keeping God who is in control of end time events <S198>

God will bring (via hooks in the jaw to obtain booty) an alliance of powerful nations to war against Israel; this will be the most formidable opponent force ever assembled in the Middle East, including:

• Russia and southern steppes

• Turkey

• Iran

• Sudan

• Somalia

• Libya

• Algeria

• Morocco

• Tunisia

But God will supernaturally intervene for His name sake and then we see the aftermath in chapter 39,

such as

• Burning weapons for 7 years

• Turning weapons into energy/fuel

• Burying the dead at a burial ground called Hamon Gog (located east of a sea)

Ezekiel 39:7 NIV

[7] “ 'I will make known my holy name among my people Israel. I will no longer let my holy name be profaned, and the nations will know that I the Lord am the Holy One in Israel.

** Edom (ancient country in current SW Jordan) was the God-hating, God-opposing power, ever distinguished for its bitter hatred against Israel, so the ruin of Edom ended up being the triumph of Israel in the power of God <C34>

The lesson is clear for us today: all who have God against them, have the word of God against them; those that have a constant hatred toward God and His people, as the carnal mind has, can expect to be made desolate forever <H83>

Ezekiel 35:5-6 NIV

[5] “ 'Because you harbored an ancient hostility and delivered the Israelites over to the sword at the time of their calamity, the time their punishment reached its climax, [6] therefore as surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, I will give you over to bloodshed and it will pursue you. Since you did not hate bloodshed, bloodshed will pursue you.

** [At the time of this writing] the Ezekiel coalition has been formed for the first time in history, and God has made sure that Russia, Iran and Turkey are in desperate need of resources to survive. Then, there sits tiny Israel with all those natural gas and oil reserves, and they appear ripe for the picking. The “big three,” and some lesser nations that will join them, are having the “hook” set, just as God said it would be.

Ezekiel 38:4 NIV

This will be the attack on Israel by what would appear to be overwhelming forces that, under normal circumstances, would be able to wipe Israel out in no time at all. However, the Heavenly Father has other plans, and when the dust settles, it will be obvious that He, not Israel, defeated the masses that attacked them. Ezekiel 39 describes the destruction, and at the end of the conflict, all Israel will know that the Lord God Jehovah protected them. The tribulation will still take place, and before it’s over, the Jews will be severely persecuted. However, the surviving remnant will enter the Millennial reign under the guidance of Jesus Himself. <H91>

** Notice that it only took one generation to go from the dedicated times of Joshua to Judges where the next generation did not know the Lord

• Generational cycles were common, as found in the book of Judges

• We know anything can happen when the decline of a society can occur within a generation

• Today we don’t have ‘another generational cycle’ to get things right again with God as happened throughout the Old Testament (Oct 2022)

Judges 3:7 NIV

[7] The Israelites did evil in the eyes of the Lord; they forgot the Lord their God and served the Baals and the Asherahs.

** In Daniel 7 the prophet records a night vision that God gave him concerning four world empires, symbolized as four beasts (Daniel 7:1–14). The four empires are the same as Nebuchadnezzar saw in his dream in Daniel 2, although in that dream they are pictured as various metals in a statue. Daniel’s vision assures us that the world’s empires have a certain amount of authority for a certain length of time, but they will all pass away, and the holy people of the Most High will receive the kingdom and will possess it forever!

The four empires, represented by different metals and beasts, are:

• Babylon

• Medo-Persia

• Greece

• (revived) Rome

and the stone represented Christ’s total shattering of Gentile power, enabling the establishment of His millennial kingdom <M130>

Daniel 2:31-33 NIV

[31] “Your Majesty looked, and there before you stood a large statue---an enormous, dazzling statue, awesome in appearance. [32] The head of the statue was made of pure gold, its chest and arms of silver, its belly and thighs of bronze, [33] its legs of iron, its feet partly of iron and partly of baked clay.

Daniel 7:18 NIV

[18] But the holy people of the Most High will receive the kingdom and will possess it forever---yes, for ever and ever.'

** God will come against Iran (Persia) and its allies to demonstrate His power; later in Ezekiel 38 God mentions the disaster awaiting Gog & Magog and “the many nations with him”

Most postulate that Gog refers to Russia who is north of Israel and will come down after an agreement is signed with the Antichrist during the Tribulation

Every nation that will come against Israel will understand the creditable threat that God poses against them <T203>; this threat includes environmental catastrophes, creature awareness, temporal nature of man’s built environment, declaration of war including plague and judgment

Ezekiel 38:3-6 NIV

[3] and say: 'This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am against you, Gog, chief prince of Meshek and Tubal. [4] I will turn you around, put hooks in your jaws and bring you out with your whole army---your horses, your horsemen fully armed, and a great horde with large and small shields, all of them brandishing their swords. [5] Persia, Cush and Put will be with them, all with shields and helmets, [6] also Gomer with all its troops, and Beth Togarmah from the far north with all its troops---the many nations with you.

Ezekiel 38:19-22 NIV

[19] In my zeal and fiery wrath I declare that at that time there shall be a great earthquake in the land of Israel. [20] The fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, the beasts of the field, every creature that moves along the ground, and all the people on the face of the earth will tremble at my presence. The mountains will be overturned, the cliffs will crumble and every wall will fall to the ground. [21] I will summon a sword against Gog on all my mountains, declares the Sovereign Lord. Every man's sword will be against his brother. [22] I will execute judgment on him with plague and bloodshed; I will pour down torrents of rain, hailstones and burning sulfur on him and on his troops and on the many nations with him.

** Ezekiel 38:6 identifies current-day Turkey as a future aggressor against Israel in the Gog and Magog War along with Russia, Iran, Sudan & Libya, while 38:13 mentions other countries that will protest the invasion like current-day Saudi Arabia

Ezekiel 38:6 NIV

[6] also Gomer with all its troops, and Beth Togarmah from the far north with all its troops---the many nations with you.

Ezekiel 38:13 NIV

** Ultimately Israel will not be prey for any surrounding nation once the Lord finishes judging them

Ezekiel 35:10-11,15 NIV

[10] “ 'Because you have said, “These two nations and countries will be ours and we will take possession of them,” even though I the Lord was there, [11] therefore as surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, I will treat you in accordance with the anger and jealousy you showed in your hatred of them and I will make myself known among them when I judge you. [15] Because you rejoiced when the inheritance of Israel became desolate, that is how I will treat you. You will be desolate, Mount Seir, you and all of Edom. Then they will know that I am the Lord.' ”

Ezekiel 34:28 NIV

[28] They will no longer be plundered by the nations, nor will wild animals devour them. They will live in safety, and no one will make them afraid.

** Have you noticed that many pastors and church members have no trouble believing that God allowed Assyria to destroy the Northern Kingdom of Israel, He allowed Babylon to destroy the Southern Kingdom of Judah, and He allowed the Roman Empire to destroy the restored nation of Israel?

It is easy for some pastors and church members to admit that the Jews abandoned God, they stopped keeping His Commandments, they started worshiping idols, they started sacrificing their children, etc., so He allowed their enemies to destroy their nation.

But it is difficult for some pastors and church members to admit that God would destroy America or send the Tribulation Period upon the whole world for abandoning Him in our generation.

If God’s judgment fell upon the Jews for abandoning Him in Old Testament times, why wouldn’t this God that never changes let His judgment fall upon America and the world for abandoning Him? <D41>

** We are held accountable for our own sin, not the sin of our ancestors as social justice woke false leaders (even in the church) want us to believe

Ezekiel 18:18 NIV

[18] But his father will die for his own sin, because he practiced extortion, robbed his brother and did what was wrong among his people.

** Asking the fox to guard the henhouse, is like Biden asking Russia to look after the civil war in Libya (when Russia is on one side of the war) and also work with Iran <K110> (Jun 2021)

Ezekiel 38:7 NIV

[7] “ 'Get ready; be prepared, you and all the hordes gathered about you, and take command of them.

** Israelites having blue prints of the third temple, showing weekly promo video to Israelites around the nation and the general population excited about its building over the last 20-30 years is another sign of the times that Christ is returning soon; there must be a third temple for the Antichrist to enter in the Tribulation <T203> (Dec 2021)

** People have opportunity to understand why calamity is upon them, for they will be reminded of their guilt

Ezekiel 21:7 NIV

[7] And when they ask you, 'Why are you groaning? ' you shall say, 'Because of the news that is coming. Every heart will melt with fear and every hand go limp; every spirit will become faint and every leg will be wet with urine.' It is coming! It will surely take place, declares the Sovereign Lord.”

Ezekiel 21:24 NIV

[24] “Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: 'Because you people have brought to mind your guilt by your open rebellion, revealing your sins in all that you do---because you have done this, you will be taken captive.

** The current corruption in Israel should be no surprise because the entire world is under the influence of Satan; yet God will gather His people in unbelief, revealing and cleansing them of their sin in the final days <K110>

Ezekiel 37:21-23 NIV

[21] and say to them, 'This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will take the Israelites out of the nations where they have gone. I will gather them from all around and bring them back into their own land. [22] I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel. There will be one king over all of them and they will never again be two nations or be divided into two kingdoms. [23] They will no longer defile themselves with their idols and vile images or with any of their offenses, for I will save them from all their sinful backsliding, and I will cleanse them. They will be my people, and I will be their God.

** God, once again, brought down the proud; the example mentioned in Ezekiel 31 involved the humbling of Assyria to the point of God casting it aside

Ezekiel 31:10-11,14 NIV

[10] “ 'Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: Because the great cedar towered over the thick foliage, and because it was proud of its height, [11] I gave it into the hands of the ruler of the nations, for him to deal with according to its wickedness. I cast it aside, [14] Therefore no other trees by the waters are ever to tower proudly on high, lifting their tops above the thick foliage. No other trees so well-watered are ever to reach such a height; they are all destined for death, for the earth below, among mortals who go down to the realm of the dead.

** God got Israel’s attention; He woke them to recognize their sin and its consequences

Ezekiel 21:14-15 NIV

[14] “So then, son of man, prophesy and strike your hands together. Let the sword strike twice, even three times. It is a sword for slaughter---a sword for great slaughter, closing in on them from every side. [15] So that hearts may melt with fear and the fallen be many, I have stationed the sword for slaughter at all their gates. Look! It is forged to strike like lightning, it is grasped for slaughter.

** Most pre-trib prophecy teachers believe the birth pains will not be FULFILLED until the Tribulation, for the rider on the white horse (Antichrist) must be revealed before the other horsemen arrive which doesn’t happen until after the rapture and when he signs a peace treaty that starts the Tribulation <H89>

There are strong parallels between Matt 24:4-14 and Rev 6:1-8 passages, including:

• False Christs = rider on white horse

• Wars and rumors = rider on red horse

• Famine = rider on black horse

• Death by sword, famine, plague = pale horse

Matthew 24:4-8 NIV

Daniel 9:27 NIV

Revelation 6:1-8 NIV

** What does the Bible have to say about socialism? You find man-made anti-God system going against the main tenants found in Scripture <M1491>

• Scripture affirms the dignity of WORK

Ephesians 4:28 NIV

[28] Anyone who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing something useful with their own hands, that they may have something to share with those in need.

• Scripture affirms PRIVATE PROPERTY (Ex 22)

Exodus 22:9 NIV

[9] In all cases of illegal possession of an ox, a donkey, a sheep, a garment, or any other lost property about which somebody says, 'This is mine,' both parties are to bring their cases before the judges. The one whom the judges declare guilty must pay back double to the other.

• Scripture condemns THEFT

Exodus 20:15 NIV

[15] “You shall not steal.

• Scripture condemns COVETOUSNESS

Exodus 20:17 NIV

[17] “You shall not covet your neighbor's house. You shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or his male or female servant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”

• Scripture promotes SAVING

Proverbs 13:22 NIV

[22] A good person leaves an inheritance for their children's children, but a sinner's wealth is stored up for the righteous.

• Scripture promotes THRIFT

Proverbs 21:20 NIV

[20] The wise store up choice food and olive oil, but fools gulp theirs down.

• Scripture promotes LAND ownership (Acts 4)

Acts 4:33-37 NIV

[33] With great power the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And God's grace was so powerfully at work in them all [34] that there were no needy persons among them. For from time to time those who owned land or houses sold them, brought the money from the sales [35] and put it at the apostles' feet, and it was distributed to anyone who had need. [36] Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas (which means “son of encouragement”), [37] sold a field he owned and brought the money and put it at the apostles' feet.

• Scripture promotes INVESTMENT (Matt 25)

Matthew 25:20-21 NIV

[20] The man who had received five bags of gold brought the other five. 'Master,' he said, 'you entrusted me with five bags of gold. See, I have gained five more.' [21] “His master replied, 'Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master's happiness!'

• The laborer is worthy of his WAGES

Luke 10:7 NIV

[7] Stay there, eating and drinking whatever they give you, for the worker deserves his wages. Do not move around from house to house.

• Bottom line: follow God’s ways and not man’s

Acts 5:29 NIV

[29] Peter and the other apostles replied: “We must obey God rather than human beings!

** The book of Ezekiel reveals implications for today’s Social Gospel trend where the majority of people today view themselves as a victim and belonging to a ‘victim group’ with others to blame; the Social Gospel focuses on victim needs, not the gospel

We need to forget this idea of victimization and turn to repenting of our sin as outlined in Ezekiel. Sad, but the church is moving away from the message of the gospel (that people hate) to one that caudles victims with a social gospel (that tickle their ears).

God plays no favorites but holds each individual accountable for his own sin; the death is physical, which for many ends in eternal death <M130>

Ezekiel 18:2-4 NIV

[2] “What do you people mean by quoting this proverb about the land of Israel: “ 'The parents eat sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge'? [3] “As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, you will no longer quote this proverb in Israel. [4] For everyone belongs to me, the parent as well as the child---both alike belong to me. The one who sins is the one who will die.

Ezekiel 18:18 NIV

[18] But his father will die for his own sin, because he practiced extortion, robbed his brother and did what was wrong among his people.

** Who is part of the apostate in the end times or falling away?

• Those who knew about the gospel but has now turned his back on Christ or departed from their faith

• The falling away is another sign of the end times tomorrow that has implications for us today <J103>

Hebrews 10:29b NIV

[29] … who has trampled the Son of God underfoot, who has treated as an unholy thing the blood of the covenant that sanctified them, and who has insulted the Spirit of grace?

2 Thessalonians 2:3 KJV

[3] Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition

** God had plans to kill the prince after he was taken to Babylon, then scatter the rest to other nations and leave the land desolate so the people would finally know that “I am the Lord”

Ezekiel 12:13-16 NIV

[13] I will spread my net for him, and he will be caught in my snare; I will bring him to Babylonia, the land of the Chaldeans, but he will not see it, and there he will die. [14] I will scatter to the winds all those around him---his staff and all his troops---and I will pursue them with drawn sword. [15] “They will know that I am the Lord, when I disperse them among the nations and scatter them through the countries. [16] But I will spare a few of them from the sword, famine and plague, so that in the nations where they go they may acknowledge all their detestable practices. Then they will know that I am the Lord. ”

Ezekiel 12:20 NIV

[20] The inhabited towns will be laid waste and the land will be desolate. Then you will know that I am the Lord. ' ”

** The land of Israel would lay waste until it was repopulated and worked over again 1900 years later, then usher in the ‘end times’

Ezekiel 12:20 NIV

[20] The inhabited towns will be laid waste and the land will be desolate. Then you will know that I am the Lord. ' ”

** God will bring together the Israelites (who had been scattered across the nations) into their land again and punish the countries that surround Israel so they can live in peace; everyone will then know that God is the Lord their God!

Ezekiel 28:25-26 NIV

[25] “ 'This is what the Sovereign Lord says: When I gather the people of Israel from the nations where they have been scattered, I will be proved holy through them in the sight of the nations. Then they will live in their own land, which I gave to my servant Jacob. [26] They will live there in safety and will build houses and plant vineyards; they will live in safety when I inflict punishment on all their neighbors who maligned them. Then they will know that I am the Lord their God. ' ”

** Whoever wants to be Jesus disciples must be willing to give up everything and follow Him, including not only depending on family; difficult to do in the ‘Me Generation’ that redefines truth to suit a person’s individual desires (gender, abortion, selfies, lying to promote, etc)

Note: it is easy to love ourselves which the prosperity gospel promotes but we need to focus on turning our attention to others as Christ commands in His Word <S187>

Luke 9:23-24 NIV

Luke 9:59-62 NIV

[59] He said to another man, “Follow me.” But he replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.” [60] Jesus said to him, “Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God.” [61] Still another said, “I will follow you, Lord; but first let me go back and say goodbye to my family.” [62] Jesus replied, “No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God.”

John 15:12-13 NIV

[12] My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. [13] Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one's life for one's friends.

Jeremiah 45:5 NIV

[5] Should you then seek great things for yourself? Do not seek them. For I will bring disaster on all people, declares the Lord, but wherever you go I will let you escape with your life.' ”

** When we see the literal insanity around us and wonder why people do not “wake up” to the truth, know that we are in the end times and that God has given the world over to delusion to believe the lies it promotes <S188>

2 Thessalonians 2:9-12 NIV

[9] The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with how Satan works. He will use all sorts of displays of power through signs and wonders that serve the lie, [10] and all the ways that wickedness deceives those who are perishing. They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. [11] For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie [12] and so that all will be condemned who have not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedness.

** There are six sure signs Jesus gave in the Olivet discourse regarding the beginning of the “end of the age/world” before the Kingdom of God is established. These signs are slightly different in all three gospel accounts, so I have consolidated them here.

• False Messiahs (Matthew 24:4-5, Mark 13:5-6, Luke 21-8).

• Wars and rumors of wars and nation rising against nation and kingdom against kingdom (Matthew 24:6-7, Mark 13:7-8, Luke 21:9-10).

• Famines (Matthew 24:7, Mark 13:8, Luke 21:11).

• Pestilences (Matthew 24:7, Mark 13:3, Luke 21:11).

• Earthquakes in various places (Matthew 24:7, Mark 13:8, Luke 21:11).

• Fearful sights/events and great signs from heaven (Luke 21:11).

Matthew and Mark describe these signs as “birth pains” in some translations, for they will get stronger and more frequent as time progresses. The birth pains culminate during the last 7 years on earth before Jesus’ Second Coming, known as Daniel's 70th week or the Tribulation, and is recorded in the book of Revelation, written by John the apostle. <G70>

** Looks like a one-world religion is shaping up bowing the knee to Mother Earth; in particular climate change on a global scale involving taxes and repenting against the earth

This religious system will not be tolerated by the Antichrist, however, and eventually be dissolved because he wants to be the center of attention <H87>

Revelation 17:15-17 NIV

[15] Then the angel said to me, “The waters you saw, where the prostitute sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations and languages. [16] The beast and the ten horns you saw will hate the prostitute. They will bring her to ruin and leave her naked; they will eat her flesh and burn her with fire. [17] For God has put it into their hearts to accomplish his purpose by agreeing to hand over to the beast their royal authority, until God's words are fulfilled.

** God detests when His people pay homage to other gods; it is not a trivial matter but requires the discipline of God

Ezekiel 8:16-17 NIV

[16] He then brought me into the inner court of the house of the Lord, and there at the entrance to the temple, between the portico and the altar, were about twenty-five men. With their backs toward the temple of the Lord and their faces toward the east, they were bowing down to the sun in the east. [17] He said to me, “Have you seen this, son of man? Is it a trivial matter for the people of Judah to do the detestable things they are doing here? Must they also fill the land with violence and continually arouse my anger? Look at them putting the branch to their nose!

Ezekiel 8:18 NIV

[18] Therefore I will deal with them in anger; I will not look on them with pity or spare them. Although they shout in my ears, I will not listen to them.”

** The prophets wrote confidently by Holy Spirit moving them to write, that in the last days, Israel would again be reborn in her own land. Once again the Hebrew people would inhabit real estate from which they were displaced, seemingly forever. <T201>

Ezekiel 34:13 NIV

[13] I will bring them out from the nations and gather them from the countries, and I will bring them into their own land. I will pasture them on the mountains of Israel, in the ravines and in all the settlements in the land.

** Throughout the world, society is singling out the unvaccinated for punishment. Those who refuse the COVID vaccines face potential loss of jobs, healthcare, freedom of movement, and liberty in general. Those who support vaccine mandates and vaccine passports want to ostracize the unvaccinated from society. They seek to apply maximum pressure to force the unvaccinated into compliance.

Does any of this sound eerily familiar? It should. The Book of Revelation describes a similar system whereby the people of the world are forced to receive a mark on their right hand or forehead. Those who refuse to comply will be unable to buy or sell. They'll effectively be cut off from society.

Are COVID vaccines the mark of the beast written about in the Book of Revelation? No. The mark of the beast will involve a conscious decision to give one's allegiance to the Antichrist. No one will accept it by mistake. Nevertheless, vaccine mandates and passports create a social system enabling the mark of the beast. If they are allowed to stand, they will create a mark of the beast system indistinguishable in impact from the true mark of the beast. In doing so, they'll pave the way for the rise of the Antichrist and the mark of the beast as outlined in the Book of Revelation.

While I don't believe the current COVID vaccines are the actual mark of the beast, vaccine mandates and vaccine passports impose a social system identical to the one imposed by the mark of the beast. How? By blacklisting from society anyone who refuses to accept the vaccine. How many people have already lost their jobs? How many people are now under threat of losing their jobs? In some places, the unvaccinated aren't allowed to enter concerts, sporting events, restaurants, or gyms. In some countries, they aren't even allowed to enter grocery stores.

In pushing vaccine mandates and passports, the world is paving the way for the rise of the Antichrist and the implementation of the mark of the beast. Whether or not you accept a COVID vaccine is a personal choice. Feel free to take it or not take. That's up to you. I support your choice either way. But if you support coercive vaccine mandates and vaccine passports, you're complicit in establishing the infrastructure and the precedent for the mark of the beast system.

This is yet another sign of the times in which we live. Israel is back in the land (Jeremiah 23:7-8). The Jewish people are back in Jerusalem (Luke 21:24-28). The Gospel is being preached throughout the world (Matthew 24:14). And now we see the mark of the beast system embraced by much of the world. Jesus said when you see all these events take place, look up, because He's coming soon (Luke 21:28). So use what little time we have left to spread the Gospel, because Jesus is coming! <G76> (Sep 2021)

Revelation 13:16-18 NIV

[16] It also forced all people, great and small, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads, [17] so that they could not buy or sell unless they had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of its name. [18] This calls for wisdom. Let the person who has insight calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man. That number is 666.

Jeremiah 23:7-8 NIV

[7] “So then, the days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when people will no longer say, 'As surely as the Lord lives, who brought the Israelites up out of Egypt,' [8] but they will say, 'As surely as the Lord lives, who brought the descendants of Israel up out of the land of the north and out of all the countries where he had banished them.' Then they will live in their own land.”

Luke 21:24-28 NIV

[24] They will fall by the sword and will be taken as prisoners to all the nations. Jerusalem will be trampled on by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled. [25] “There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars. On the earth, nations will be in anguish and perplexity at the roaring and tossing of the sea. [26] People will faint from terror, apprehensive of what is coming on the world, for the heavenly bodies will be shaken. [27] At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. [28] When these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.”

Matthew 24:14 NIV

[14] And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.

Luke 21:28 NIV

[28] When these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.”

** The purpose of genocide is to segregate people into those who follow Babylon world agenda and those who follow God, regardless of the issue at hand (such as vaccines, race, abortion, sterilization, climate, etc)

The target is to ultimately identify Christians and those they consider causing the problem; thus allows them to justify imprisonment and eventual extermination of the undesirables

We are experiencing the wicked stair-steps to genocide in the Tribulation — but don’t forget that God promises we will be raptured before this agenda’s fruition

Revelation 6:9-11 NIV

[9] When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God and the testimony they had maintained. [10] They called out in a loud voice, “How long, Sovereign Lord, holy and true, until you judge the inhabitants of the earth and avenge our blood?” [11] Then each of them was given a white robe, and they were told to wait a little longer, until the full number of their fellow servants, their brothers and sisters, were killed just as they had been.

Ten stages of genocide observed from countries around the world; not necessarily a linear process but some stages may occur simultaneously <B295>

1. Classification of people into 2 camps of “us and them” — basically those who go along with vs those against the social agenda at hand, even though facts & evidence don’t support the agenda

2. Symbolization when they give names and symbols (identification) to these different groups

• Current day examples of the “unvaccinated”, “homophobes”, “climate deniers”, “racists”, “the clean vs the unclean”, etc

3. Discrimination by dominant group withholding rights through illegal mandates without any appeal process — the dominant group gains power

• Forced mandates, genetically altering food

• Not allowing people in public areas

• Shaming those who do not comply

• Labeling opposers as terrorists so others will fear them

4. Dehumanization is seen when the dominant group says the opposers are evil & inhumane — we are talking about overt action intended to incite negative feelings against the undesirables

• Hate speech targeted at ‘deniers’ often seen printed in textbooks & articles, references in films & comic books, etc

• Doctors not treating unvaccinated

5. Organization of this agenda of segregation is not random but well-organized using proxies to accomplish tasks

• Someone had to organize the riots and deliver the bricks for those promoting the agenda during the summer of 2020

• Hezbollah and other groups targeting Israel so countries don’t get blamed

• Internal organizations (legal, media, education, military, etc) supporting the agenda

6. Polarization driving people apart by extremists

• Issuing emergency powers to control the situation

• Laws prohibiting social interaction such as closing churches or prohibiting holiday gatherings

• Banning articles & videos that go against the narrative limiting the conversation; one-sided

7. Preparation of a final solution to combat benign-sounding agendas such as ethnic cleansing, purification, counter-terrorism, etc

• Stealing elections

• False judicial system

8. Persecution (hard) can look like death lists, separating into ghettos, deprivation, de-sterilization, etc and the world will cheer them on

9. Extermination is the mass killing that will occur in the Tribulation; the book of Revelation outlines that Babylon will support this and, eventually, the Antichrist will take over and exterminate anyone who dies not take his mark

Revelation 17:3-6 NIV

[3] Then the angel carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness. There I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was covered with blasphemous names and had seven heads and ten horns. [4] The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and was glittering with gold, precious stones and pearls. She held a golden cup in her hand, filled with abominable things and the filth of her adulteries. [5] The name written on her forehead was a mystery: Babylon the great; the mother of prostitutes; and of the abominations of the earth. [6] I saw that the woman was drunk with the blood of God's holy people, the blood of those who bore testimony to Jesus. When I saw her, I was greatly astonished.

10. Denial of genocide will be prevalent by the perpetrators as it has been in the past

• Post-war Germans digging up mass graves to cover up the evidence

• “Nothing to see here”

• We are experiencing deniers today which tells us how close we are to the Tribulation (Oct 2021)

** Decades ago, the best prophecy experts in the world could only point to the few events of their day and show how the world was generally moving in a particular direction. As time passed, however, these predictions and speculations would begin to focus a little tighter upon certain specifics, but the picture was still often too fuzzy to see clearly. That is not our world today. These days, we can pretty much pinpoint how certain things are going to come to pass with a relatively high degree of certainty.

• Mark of the Beast? No problem. We have now digital tattoos and/or quantum dot technology with the capacity to embed the cryptocurrency, GPS tracking, biometric data, and will automatically connect you to the World Wide Web. All we need now is the reason to do it.

• Gog and Magog? No problem. Just look at the newly armed Taliban, along with the rest of the Islamic “Stan” nations, who will readily join forces with an already aligned Russia, Turkey, Libya, Sudan, and Iran to march on Israel. (When Ezekiel wrote this, Islam didn’t exist and there were no underlying reasons why these nations should unite against Israel).

• Third Jewish Temple? No problem. Various Temple Mount organizations are staffed, equipped, trained, well-funded, and fully ready to rebuild a third Jewish temple at a moment’s notice. All they need is the word “go.” If the 2018 opening of the US Embassy in Jerusalem and the 2020 Abraham Accords are any indications, the Temple Mount geopolitical dynamics are changing quickly in the Middle East after a nearly 50-year quagmire.

• Global Government? No problem. There is a new push for the “D-10” to replace the G-7. This is going to happen as the US continues its very public and rapid decline from its former superpower status. There is already much talk about creating ten regions in which the world will be governed by…all they need is the US to step out of the way. The UN has promised to have a new form of world government by 2030.

• The Image of the Beast? No problem. We got a company now that is promising to deliver 21 giant, ten-story talking, singing, and movable statues (who are all interconnected with each other) to 21 cities around the world.

• The Whore? No problem. We got the most progressive Antichristian pope in Roman Catholic Church history in bed with the United Nations and every tyrant on the planet. At the Rapture, you will have the removal of the true Christian Church. At the conclusion of Gog-Magog, you will have the death of Islam. There will be nothing left to stop the rise of global Luciferianism.

• Perfect global crisis? No problem. The US of A is teetering on the brink as you read this. Once we fall, all the aforementioned will fall easily into place.

You might be wondering, how sure am I that those things (listed above) are the actual productions of the things the Bible talks about? Well, I know if the Rapture were today, these things (or some variation of them) could be implemented tomorrow. These are the things of now, not twenty years from now. <G70> (Sep 2021)

** Did you know about the efforts in place to establish a world government? <D41> (Sep 2021)

• On Sep 25 2015, the UN voted to establish a world government by 2030, and their vote went into effect on Jan 01 2016

• And on Sep 13 2021, it was reported that UN Sec. Gen. Guterres released a document titled “Our Common Agenda” that calls for:

• A new UN-led world order – a New World Order led by the UN

• A New Agenda for Peace – the Tribulation Period will begin with an agenda for peace/covenant in the Middle East

• A new financial system – a digital one-world currency that allows the tracking of all buying and selling is on the way

• Global vaccinations – mandating every nation on earth to obey a world government

• At this point, God is restraining the Antichrist and Satan’s godless world government

• This world government cannot take place before the Church is removed by the Rapture (2 Thess 2:6-7)

• When the Church is removed, sudden destruction will come upon this unbelieving world (1 Thess 5:3)

• If God lets Satan and his followers establish their godless world government by 2030, the Rapture is expected to be before 2030

2 Thessalonians 2:6-7 NIV

1 Thessalonians 5:3 NIV

[3] While people are saying, “Peace and safety,” destruction will come on them suddenly, as labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.

** Could the UN 2.0 be overseeing this global effort by 2023 via SEG climate change goals, with the little horn being the Antichrist and the D10 being the 10 horns (nations) since the G7 isn’t working? <H87> (Sep 2021) ( see UN ‘Our Common Goals’)

Daniel 7:7-8 NIV

[7] “After that, in my vision at night I looked, and there before me was a fourth beast---terrifying and frightening and very powerful. It had large iron teeth; it crushed and devoured its victims and trampled underfoot whatever was left. It was different from all the former beasts, and it had ten horns. [8] “While I was thinking about the horns, there before me was another horn, a little one, which came up among them; and three of the first horns were uprooted before it. This horn had eyes like the eyes of a human being and a mouth that spoke boastfully.

** The “Mystery Kingdom” is termed as such because it was not talked about in the Old Testament

• It is the Church Age that extends from the rejection of Christ into the Tribulation period to Christ’s second coming

• Christ outlines how this Mystery Kingdom will operate through a series of parables, such as the Wheat & Tares where wicked people will exist among the sons of the kingdom to be separated at the end of the age by angels

• Did you know that the tares LOOK like wheat while growing but then turn black at harvest time?

• We can see how Satan places false believers in pulpits among the Christian community; beware of false teaching, only to be revealed in the last days <H86>

Matthew 13:24-30 NIV

[24] Jesus told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. [25] But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away. [26] When the wheat sprouted and formed heads, then the weeds also appeared. [27] “The owner's servants came to him and said, 'Sir, didn't you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?' [28] “ 'An enemy did this,' he replied. “The servants asked him, 'Do you want us to go and pull them up?' [29] “ 'No,' he answered, 'because while you are pulling the weeds, you may uproot the wheat with them. [30] Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat and bring it into my barn.' ”

Colossians 1:13 NIV

[13] For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves,

** The audacity of mortal men, who are weaker than angels, proclaiming themselves either greater than God (by denying He exists), or greater than God’s servants (of whom, they beat, kill, and imprison for sharing the Good News). Think about the wrath they are storing up for themselves. Think about the demonic forces (who are more powerful than we) and how they tremble at the thought of God’s wrath. This should be cause for great concern for those denying the coming of our Lord and the truth about where we are on God’s prophetic timeline. <G70>

Ephesians 5:5-6 NIV

[5] For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure or greedy person---such a person is an idolater---has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. [6] Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things God's wrath comes on those who are disobedient.

John 3:36 NIV

[36] Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God's wrath remains on them.

** Christian apostasy is the rejection of one’s belief system and is revealed in a number of areas

a) Theological departure

b) Moral departure

c) Departure from Biblical authority

d) Departure from Biblical discernment

e) Departure from Biblical prophecy

f) Departure from truth to cleverly invented stories based on fear

• Immaturity prevents people from connecting dots between real life events and the Bible

• The immature are typically afraid of eschatology because they want to avoid their life being in limbo and needing to change

• On the contrary, we must recognize we are in a spiritual war and must mature in our faith to rely on God and survive <H86>

Ephesians 6:12 NIV

** People have been saying for many years now that Christ's coming must be soon because of this sign or that. Instead of saying that Christ is coming soon — this term is rather vague — let us consider a few key points:

1. We know Christ's Second coming will be tied to a specific time, rather than some random moment. We know this because Christ's First coming was tied to something known as the 'fullness of times' (Gal. 4:4-5). Presumably, this meant all the conditions necessary for the Messiah to come the first time had been met. So whatever the conditions necessary for Christ's Second coming, must also be met in order for us to know when that might occur.

2. We know at the Second Coming, Christ triumphant return in the air with the armies of heaven in tow, meet the Antichrist and his global forces in Israel at Armageddon. We know this Antichrist will have recently recaptured Jerusalem from the Jews, and desecrated their temple. In order for this to have happened, the Jews must be living back in Israel and their third temple must be standing.

3. We know that the Antichrist will need to have the technology available to control all buying and selling in the world. He will need the technology to control all the governments in the world, as well as their armies.

4. We know that Russia, Turkey, Iran, and the 'many other nations' will align themselves to come against Israel. In their overtly divine destruction, Israel decides it's time to rebuild their third temple.

5. We know the world is united behind a false religion known as "the whore." We know this new religion will masquerade as Christianity but will promote all the blasphemous things God hates.

6. We know the world will be forced to unite over a major global crisis we assume to be the Rapture of the Church, which will decimate the United States and realign the global power structure.

7. We know the world is quickly approaching the two-thousandth anniversary of Christ's death, burial, and resurrection (2032). We know that the 70th Week of Daniel last approximately seven years. We know that to God, a day is as a thousand years and a thousand years as a day. We also know that God promised Israel to raise them up on the third day (Hosea 6:2).

I guess at this point, you just need to ask yourself if you can see anything on this shortlist as already existing? Is it already in play? Is it already being implemented? What's left to happen? If you can see it, then as 'sons of the light' and 'sons of the day, you should know that our salvation (deliverance) is at hand. <G70> (Sep 2021)

** The “last days” does not only refer to the Tribulation but even though extends to the end of the Church Age, whereas the “end of the age” refers to the end of a certain time period and beginning of a new one

Jesus talked about the signs that will happen at the BEGINNING of the end of the age — just like 2 phases of child birth with the ‘contraction stage’ which is the end of Church Age and ‘birthing stage’ which is the Tribulation — understanding that believers are not exempt from the contraction period <H86>

Matthew 24:3 NIV

Matthew 24:8 NIV

[8] All these are the beginning of birth pains.

** Watch the movement toward this final scenario: the elites today in the Council of Foreign Relations (CFR) think they are in control of world events — especially since they control governments around the world — but Satan is setting them up to battle it out with the Antichrist (AC)

The CFR hates Israel and the AC will come to Israel’s aid by signing a covenant with them, winning over the Israelites; it is during this time when the AC, as a result of a World War, takes control over all of these global elites represented by 10 kingdoms — taking down 3 of them and the other 7 are forced to submit to him

We know the ending of the story when the AC turns on Israel midway through the Tribulation and proclaims himself the messiah; thankfully Christ returns to clean up this mess and we reign with Him! <H86> (Sep 2021)

** Current day worldly efforts to “fix” Mother Earth are imposed on society by limiting consumption of certain items (such as fuel and meat), which are signs of ‘later times’

1 Timothy 4:1-4 NIV

** What unites the countries in Magog? — all the ‘stan’ nations far from Israel’s doorstep — is the Islamic religion that was developed in the 7-8th century; they all want to wipe Israel off the map because they used to have control of that region and they believe that land belongs to Allah

The weapons left behind in Afghanistan (Aug 2021) will most likely be part of the weapons the Israelis will burn for seven years during the Tribulation; there are wooden components in these weapons that will be used as fuel because everything else has been burnt up by that point <R171>

** Coming catastrophes <H87> (Sep 2021)

1. Worldwide planned collapse governed by man at time of 4 horsemen in Revelation

a) White horse: leader of collapse — man made preparation via organizations like WEF, CFR, etc

b) Red horse: distress of nations where leaders can’t find a way out of the mess

c) Black horse: economic collapse — trillions of dollars printed, everyone devastated except elite; leads to famine

d) Pale horse: death via war, famine, pestilence — for example China creating bio weapon to target a particular race contributing to 1/4 population

2. Cyber attack, whether real or fake

• Cyber Polygon 2021 is a training event to determine the interconnectivity between humans and technology

• The same people hosting this event were at Oct 2019 mock up of global pandemic virus that happens months later

• They will look at anything connected with the Internet, attack on corporate supply chain, energy power supply, medical, transportation, finance & banking, government, military, interconnection of humans, etc

• The aim is to use lessons from the global pandemic to learn of our unpreparedness

• Tech crisis intended to evoke fear (again) and force people to shut down the Internet down

• The only solution is for all sectors of society around globe getting together to resolve

3. Birth of new world order of the Internet

• After demoralizing, destabilizing, and big crisis, people will cry for a stable system

• The narrative is out there admitting there is a new world order of less individual liberty

• Chaos and destruction of what is familiar in order to build the new, like tearing down the Internet to support the new narrative

4. Rise of the climate police

• We are being told we are at a point of pivotal climate crisis

• Apparently we are in a suicidal war against nature

• Leaders are already proposing a United Nations 2.0 that is more relevant to the 21st century, introducing a host of new laws to control the climate

5. Implosion of China

• Global leaders don’t want China in control anymore than the US

• China will be blamed for all the world’s problems and need to be dealt with

• China is also not mentioned in end times prophecy

• This country will also be impacted by the rapture of 300 million Christians living in China

6. Isolation of Israel

• Israel informs Moscow they reserve the right to act against Iran to prevent nukes; war inevitable

• America imploding will not come to Israel’s defense

• Anti-semitism is on the rise; Jews are returning to Israel and Israel finds itself increasingly on its own on the world stage (May 2024)

• Islamist agenda to control all nations; we see it happening as Islamists infiltrate the west and it capitulates toward its own demise, and turns against Israel in the process (May 2025)

• God wants to isolate Israel so He can deal with them

** Satan works through individuals to accomplish his goals; we must see the Pharisees of Jesus’ day in the same light, having a religious veneer (saying they desire what is good) but being empty on the inside and being used by Satan for his agendas

Today, we see Satan’s puppets utter lies while not valuing human life; they have openly stated the desire to reduce the earth’s population and will do so through whatever means possible — abortion, euthanasia, drugs, biotech, etc

There are a few tiers of participants:

a) Those proposing the lies who know they are not telling the truth but desire the global agenda; using a means to an end

b) Those who believe the lies and faithfully watch mainstream media; low info and going with the flow — even trusting professionals who we trusted in the past

c) Those who are ‘useful idiots’ who may not believe what they hear but go along with and perpetuate the lies just to survive

Christians are to tell the truth and if they don’t believe then shake the dust off your feet; the goal is to reach people and pray they get saved, like being on the battlefield among confused warriors who need direction as to where to go to be rescued <H86>

John 8:44 NIV

[44] You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father's desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.

** God allows man and Satan’s wrath to unfold on His people when the stage is being set for the Tribulation, but God will spare believers from His end times wrath; therefore the Rapture of the church must happen before the horrific Tribulation <M131>

1 Thessalonians 4:16 NIV

[16] For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.

1 Thessalonians 5:9 NIV

[9] For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Revelation 3:10 NIV

[10] Since you have kept my command to endure patiently, I will also keep you from the hour of trial that is going to come on the whole world to test the inhabitants of the earth.

Philippians 3:20 NIV

[20] But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ

1 Corinthians 15:52 NIV

[52] in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed

** Man’s wrath is brought upon himself because he abandoned God — removed Him from schools, courts, city centers, etc and then our society has the gall to instruct God on gender issues, what lives are valuable and worth saving, etc

Christians who speak against this perversion in the west right now experience “white collar persecution” but need to be ready for this to increase <H84>; fear not, for we always have hope even though difficulty surrounds us!

Lamentations 3:19-23 NIV

[19] I remember my affliction and my wandering, the bitterness and the gall. [20] I well remember them, and my soul is downcast within me. [21] Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: [22] Because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. [23] They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.

** The image that floats before the poet’s mind is that of a dark thundercloud breaking into a tempest, which overflows Jerusalem’s “perfection of beauty” <C32>

Lamentations 2:1-2 NIV

[1] How the Lord has covered Daughter Zion

with the cloud of his anger ! He has hurled down the splendor of Israel from heaven to earth; he has not remembered his footstool in the day of his anger. [2] Without pity the Lord has swallowed up all the dwellings of Jacob; in his wrath he has torn down the strongholds of Daughter Judah. He has brought her kingdom and its princes down to the ground in dishonor.

Lamentations 2:15 NIV

[15] All who pass your way clap their hands at you; they scoff and shake their heads at Daughter Jerusalem: “Is this the city that was called the perfection of beauty, the joy of the whole earth?”

** Listed below are those disparate parts and pieces that are being developed (often independent of each other) but will come together at the right crisis.

GLOBAL GOVERNMENT

The rider on the White Horse (The First Beast) would come out of one of the below groups, seeing how they seem to be the present group of kingmakers.

a. United Nations: Antichristian, anti-semitic, anti-freedom

b. Council of Foreign Relations (CFR): anti-American, pro-globalism

c. The Trilateral Commission: Antichristian, pro-globalism

d. Bilderberg Group: pro-globalism

GLOBAL ECONOMY

The rider on the Black Horse with the balances. An economic collapse and reset are coming. Something will have to give in order to get the world moved from our present model to the system of the Beast.

a. The Great Reset

b. The Fourth Industrial Revolution: “What the Fourth Industrial Revolution will lead to is a fusion of our physical, our digital, and our biological identities.” Klaus Schwab

c. UN Agenda 2030: At its core, is about depopulating the planet in order to "save the planet." This UN Agenda (like that of 2021) purposely uses vague and highly interpretable language both for ambiguity and plausible deniability.

d. Internet of Things (IoT): “The Internet of Things is not a concept; it is a network, the true technology-enabled Network of all networks.” — Edewede Oriwoh. If it can be automated, it will be automated.

GLOBAL FINANCE

The Black Horse with the balances. Redesigning the economy will not be enough. There needs to be a complete overhaul of the 20th century-based fiat currencies, with the 21st-century digital ones.

a. Basic Universal Income: everyone becomes dependent upon the state for living

b. Cryptocurrencies: transitioning the world from fiat currencies to digital currencies

c. Central Bank Digital Currencies: total government control over all finances

GLOBAL MILITARY

The Red Horse of War will sweep the world into realigning their militaries into regions, instead of individual nations. We have the below at present, this will likely be restructured to form some new military coalition

a. UN Peacekeepers

b. NATO

c. EU Army

GLOBAL RELIGION

The Second Beast is described as having horns like a lamb, but speaking like a dragon.

a. Luciferianism: “No one will enter the New World Order unless he or she will make a pledge to worship Lucifer. No one will enter the New Age unless he will take a Luciferian Initiation.” -David Spangler, Director of Planetary Initiative, United Nations

b. Roman Catholicism: The Roman Catholic Church with its headquarters at the Vatican, is the largest, well-organized, and internationally structured church system in the world, with a net value of over $30B.

c. Chrislam: the Roman Catholic Church has led the charge in merging Christianity into Islam

All of the above already exist in our world today and are gaining momentum by way of crisis-based governance. Realizing mankind would never unite without some kind of external threat, the globalists have long been championing the fear-mongering as early as the 1950s with the atomic arms race, the Cold War, global cooling, global warming, the war on terror, the undefinable climate change, and now, pandemics (both real and artificial). These so-called crises were designed to keep sovereign nations in a perpetual state of fear, in the hopes they would be more prone to giving up more and more of their national sovereignty.

And while most of the world went along with this, the globalists could not get the US to fully come along. While most of these globalist groups all want the same thing, they remain fragmented and separated by varying interests internal to their respective organizations. It is my belief that the key to all the above coming together into a singular, cohesive organization, is the collapse of the United States. And the collapse of the US will not come until the Rapture of the Church. <G70> (Sep 2021)

** God is calling the Jewish people home to Israel; over 600,000 Russian Jews alone journeyed to Israel in the late 1980s when the Soviet Union wall came down

Isaiah 43:6-7 NIV

[6] I will say to the north, 'Give them up!' and to the south, 'Do not hold them back.' Bring my sons from afar and my daughters from the ends of the earth--- [7] everyone who is called by my name, whom I created for my glory, whom I formed and made. ”

** God prophesied about the future of Damascus in the end times; this is one of the oldest cities in the world that still stands (Aug 2021)

The Bible contains a startling prophecy concerning Damascus: “A prophecy against Damascus: ‘See, Damascus will no longer be a city but will become a heap of ruins’” (Isaiah 17:1). The destruction of Damascus that Isaiah foretold was linked to the defeat of the northern kingdom of Israel, called “Ephraim”. Bible scholars believe that Isaiah’s prophecy against Damascus will not be completely fulfilled until the end times. <G72>

Jeremiah 49:24-27 NIV

[24] Damascus has become feeble, she has turned to flee and panic has gripped her; anguish and pain have seized her, pain like that of a woman in labor. [25] Why has the city of renown not been abandoned, the town in which I delight? [26] Surely, her young men will fall in the streets; all her soldiers will be silenced in that day,” declares the Lord Almighty. [27] “I will set fire to the walls of Damascus; it will consume the fortresses of Ben-Hadad. ”

** The Lord instigates war between nations to accomplish His will

Jeremiah 49:14 NIV

[14] I have heard a message from the Lord; an envoy was sent to the nations to say, “Assemble yourselves to attack it! Rise up for battle!”

** God allows [shadow of the four horsemen] to foreshadow the horror to come. Not to scare the believer, but as a warning for us that time is running out. The reason it is obvious to us, and not the world is because the world is not looking for it. Furthermore, they are incapable of understanding what is transpiring right in front of their very eyes. The convergence of the signs is for those who are watching to know the season and to see that day approaching, as the Bible instructs.

“Shadows are interesting things. They communicate a reality, yet, they themselves are not really real. They indicate the thing that is coming, yet, they are not the things themselves.”

(Pastor Ken Ortize, Calvary Chapel Spokane)

Luke 21:28 NIV

[28] When these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.”

** People simply do not listen to evidence: when Jeremiah stopped relaying God’s message, the arrogant, incorrigible, disobedient leaders accused him of lying, despite his success with past prophecies <M130>; Johanan led the people to Egypt against God’s direction and took Jeremiah with them

Jeremiah 43:1-2 NIV

[1] When Jeremiah had finished telling the people all the words of the Lord their God---everything the Lord had sent him to tell them--- [2] Azariah son of Hoshaiah and Johanan son of Kareah and all the arrogant men said to Jeremiah, “You are lying! The Lord our God has not sent you to say, 'You must not go to Egypt to settle there.'

Jeremiah 43:4-7 NIV

[4] So Johanan son of Kareah and all the army officers and all the people disobeyed the Lord's command to stay in the land of Judah. [5] Instead, Johanan son of Kareah and all the army officers led away all the remnant of Judah who had come back to live in the land of Judah from all the nations where they had been scattered. [6] They also led away all those whom Nebuzaradan commander of the imperial guard had left with Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan---the men, the women, the children and the king's daughters. And they took Jeremiah the prophet and Baruch son of Neriah along with them. [7] So they entered Egypt in disobedience to the Lord and went as far as Tahpanhes.

** Pride and idolatry were two of the indicators that led Moab to destruction

Jeremiah 48:29-30 NIV

[29] “We have heard of Moab's pride---how great is her arrogance!---of her insolence, her pride, her conceit and the haughtiness of her heart. [30] I know her insolence but it is futile,” declares the Lord, “and her boasts accomplish nothing.

Jeremiah 48:35 NIV

[35] In Moab I will put an end to those who make offerings on the high places and burn incense to their gods,” declares the Lord.

** The fall of Jerusalem should teach us that a nation is a moral whole, capable of doing evil and receiving retribution, not a mere aggregation of individuals <C38>

** Although these words speak to conditions in ancient Judah, it’s as if the prophet was depicting life in the twenty-first century. <B26>

Habakkuk 1:4 NIV

[4] Therefore the law is paralyzed, and justice never prevails. The wicked hem in the righteous, so that justice is perverted.

** William Booth (founder of Salvation Army) predicted that by the end of the 20th century the church would be preaching Christianity without Christ, forgiveness without repentance, salvation without regeneration and heaven without hell. We are at that point. When is the last time you heard a sermon on regeneration, sin, or hell? We can add the lack of eschatological preaching to the list of apostasy in the church. Satan has hijacked Christian values and put his own label on it (Jul 2021)

1 Timothy 4:1-2 NIV

The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons. [2] Such teachings come through hypocritical liars, whose consciences have been seared as with a hot iron.

** The goal of deconstructing a society or changing the perception takes a patient brainwashing process:

1. Demoralize a nation

- takes about 15-20 years to completely demoralize a generation so they can influence the next generation

- the start of demoralizing America started in 1960s

- not only society but the church joined the process, when pulpits moved away from teaching God’s truth found in Scripture

- once people are demoralized they lack the moral standing to discern truth against the lies

- people also start developing an ‘us-them mentality’ and turn on those who do not agree

- facts and evidence is ignored because people choose what they want to believe, even when faced with facts to the contrary

2. Destabilize a nation

- the next step is to destabilize the economy and the defense

- basically, eliminate free-market economy and have government promise to provide everything

- societal infrastructures must torn down while nothing is built; this includes new pastors tearing down what old pastors have established in the churches over the years

- reminder: don’t put your hope in politicians because they know they will not deliver on what they promise

- media is fully on board with this agenda and pushes the further destabilizing

3. Use of a crisis

- a good crisis can fully collapse a nation within six weeks

- in addition to any national crisis, such as that which is brought on by terrorist activity, global crisis are intended to get everyone fearful of what is happening; no hope because people have abandoned God

- people just want to get back to normal and will do whatever it takes

4. Normalization

- measures are then taken at exactly the right time to assure people ‘things are under control’

- tanks rolling into Czech Republic is a good example of this, informing its citizens that ‘everything is alright now’

- see definition of brainwashing as a major part of what people are told to believe is normal

- what many do not know is that the leaders of this destabilizing movement are the first to be targeted by those who are really in control

- these leaders then become the most vocal opponents against the destabilizing movement <D495>

Def “brainwashing” — repeatedly telling someone something is true and preventing any other information from reaching him or her

** Cancel culture is laser-focused on judgment and accusation and punishment, and the goal of those who cancel others is to broadcast their sins from pillar to post, and never allow them to be removed or forgotten. Christ's goal, on the other hand, is love, mercy and grace.

Jesus spent a lot of time with people in His day who had been canceled, so to speak, mentioning the woman at the well and lepers.

It would be nice to think that cancel culture is a temporary phase that our world is going through, but society is becoming more intolerant and polarized by the day. And I'm not sure we'll see a reversal of all these trends. The more insidious elements of cancel culture are a malignant form of the spitefulness and self-importance common to human nature.

What we're seeing today reminds me of what Jesus described in Matthew 24:

Matthew 24:10 NIV

[10] At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other

Cancel culture is a "culture of disdain." Jesus talked about how easily people would be offended in the days leading up to the tribulation. Boy, is that ever true! Have you ever noticed how easy people get offended these days? None of us wants to be offensive. But doesn't it seem like people everywhere are too easily offended? How long before someone sees us reading a Bible on the airplane and feels uncomfortable? When will someone take offense when we wear a t-shirt with the slogan John 3:16 on it? What about the cross around your neck that could get you in trouble? <J103>

** The disciples asked a few distinct questions:

1. When will the destruction of the temple occur?

2. When will Jesus return? (not to be confused with the rapture)

3. What shall be the sign of the end of the world?

Matthew 24:3 NIV

• The ‘end’ refers to the end of the Church Age or the end of the world as we know it <K110> <K112>

• Evidently, the disciples believed Jesus’ return would be concurrent with the end of the world

• They believed Jesus would return soon after his death and establish his Kingdom on Earth

Jesus answered the third question first. What shall be the sign of the end of the world? Jesus divided his answer to this question into four parts:

1. The first part, Matt 24:4-8, is the pre-tribulation events known as the beginning of sorrows or birth pangs

2. The second part, Matt 24:9-14, deals with the first half of Daniel’s 70th week, also known as the seven-year Tribulation or the Day of the Lord

3. The third part, Matt 24:15-26, describes the last half (3.5 years) of the Tribulation, known as the Great Tribulation

4. The fourth part, Matt 24:27-31, is the Second Coming of Jesus to the Earth <N154>

** The Hebrew word for ‘boys’ in Isaiah 3:4 suggests a young lad or perhaps a servant <S187>

• In this context, it denotes an immaturity of leadership that the Lord said would characterize those in charge of Judah ahead of His judgment falling on the nation

• The same can be said of a fallen nation today where there is a lack of strong leadership and existence of an insolent population before the Lord shakes the earth in the end times Tribulation

Isaiah 3:4-5 NIV

[4] “I will make mere youths their officials; children will rule over them.” [5] People will oppress each other---man against man, neighbor against neighbor. The young will rise up against the old, the nobody against the honored.

2 Timothy 3:1-5 NIV

** Jeremiah knew if he gave the king bad news he could be imperiled so he asked the king to promise not to kill him — he knew most people only want to hear good news and will bury their heads in the sand against the truth; God will reward those who stand by His truth, as did Jeremiah against the king and surrounding guards

Jeremiah 38:14-16,21,23 NIV

[14] Then King Zedekiah sent for Jeremiah the prophet and had him brought to the third entrance to the temple of the Lord. “I am going to ask you something,” the king said to Jeremiah. “Do not hide anything from me.” [15] Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “If I give you an answer, will you not kill me? Even if I did give you counsel, you would not listen to me.” [16] But King Zedekiah swore this oath secretly to Jeremiah: “As surely as the Lord lives, who has given us breath, I will neither kill you nor hand you over to those who want to kill you.” [21] But if you refuse to surrender, this is what the Lord has revealed to me: [23] “All your wives and children will be brought out to the Babylonians. You yourself will not escape from their hands but will be captured by the king of Babylon; and this city will be burned down.”

Jeremiah 38:25 NIV

[25] If the officials hear that I talked with you, and they come to you and say, 'Tell us what you said to the king and what the king said to you; do not hide it from us or we will kill you,'

** Supportive text found in the book of Enoch states that 200 Sons of God (angels) left the angelic realm for the human sphere and “took” human females in sexual relationship on Mount Hermon; the reference to “marriage” & “wives” infers these relationships were mutual; in exchange for this sexual immorality, the angels informed the men with scientific knowledge

This exchange broke the barrier between man and God, to the point where God eventually sent the flood to wipe out all of humanity except Noah

The intent was to overthrow God by corrupting human DNA and foiling God’s promise to send the Messiah through the seed of David; Christ visited these imprisoned spirits after His death on the cross to proclaim victory! (1 Peter 3:18-19)

It doesn’t matter where you look around the world — from Chinese to Greek to Egyptian to Celtic histories — you will find that every culture refers to these giant hybrid (man-animal) beings and ancient stories that also mention a great flood

Currently, man has the technology to mess with human DNA (like the CRISPR editing tool) and experiments to produce animal-human hybrids similar to the days of Noah; they are now messing with “control of DNA” via vaccines that they don’t completely understand <H86>

Genesis 6:1-2 NIV

2 Peter 2:4-5 NIV

[4] For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but sent them to hell [Tartarus=specific place of holding till the Day of Judgment], putting them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment; [5] if he did not spare the ancient world when he brought the flood on its ungodly people, but protected Noah, a preacher of righteousness, and seven others

Jude 1:6-7 NIV

[6] And the angels who did not keep their positions of authority but abandoned their proper dwelling---these he has kept in darkness, bound with everlasting chains for judgment on the great Day. [7] In a similar way, Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding towns gave themselves up to sexual immorality and perversion. They serve as an example of those who suffer the punishment of eternal fire.

** What did you expect the end-times to look like? With God marginalized and mocked, society cannot work properly. It will collapse under the weight of everything in the world that is fractured.

Only Christ's return at the Rapture and then His Second Coming at the end of the Tribulation to establish a near-perfect Kingdom will fix it!

The closing days of the Church Age are a challenge for all mankind. For the Godless, these days cannot make sense. For those who know the Bible, it has the road map ahead all spelled out for us! <M131> (Jul 2021)

Matthew 24:37-39 NIV

** Satan’s 5 step strategy to prepare the world for globalism: by replacing God, destroying relationships and abandoning critical thinking

1. Distract - get people to be distracted from God and what really matters

2. Self-Focus - put their attention on themselves, evident by the number of ‘selfies’ and profiles

3. Break Apart - break people’s relationships apart

4. Divide Humanity - we are clearly at this stage right now where differences of opinion are not tolerated

5. Globalism - building a global community which is Post-Separatism and Post-Modernism

• We clearly see this happening today with the iPhone devices and unfettered access to the Internet <J102> (Sep 2021)

• There is a concerted effort to move the masses away from critical thinking – from taking it out of schools, to our use of AI on social media platforms that inform visitors of what to think and believe without question <W2213> (Oct 2025)

Genesis 3:1,4-5 NIV

[1] Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, 'You must not eat from any tree in the garden'? ” [4] “You will not certainly die,” the serpent said to the woman. [5] “For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”

Isaiah 14:13-14 NIV

[13] You said in your heart, “I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God; I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly, on the utmost heights of Mount Zaphon. [14] I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.”

** Jews today believe the ashes from a red heifer is needed for the third temple and will be a sign of the Messiah’s coming; New Testament believing Christians say it is a sign of His second coming

Numbers 19:2 NIV

[2] “This is a requirement of the law that the Lord has commanded: Tell the Israelites to bring you a red heifer without defect or blemish and that has never been under a yoke.

** Israel’s first birth happened when Joshua brought God’s people into the Promised Land; Israel’s second birth was in 1948 in one day, exactly as Isaiah proclaimed 2500 years ago! <H84>

Isaiah 66:7-9 NIV

[7] “Before she goes into labor, she gives birth; before the pains come upon her, she delivers a son. [8] Who has ever heard of such things? Who has ever seen things like this? Can a country be born in a day or a nation be brought forth in a moment? Yet no sooner is Zion in labor than she gives birth to her children. [9] Do I bring to the moment of birth and not give delivery?” says the Lord. “Do I close up the womb when I bring to delivery?” says your God.

Ezekiel 34:13 NIV

** Was Israel’s current military prowess predicted to happen in the Bible? The answer to this question is YES, and that an even more powerful, “exceedingly great,” IDF is soon forthcoming. What we witness today with the IDF, which is presently the #1 ranked army in the Middle East, is the development of what the Bible foretells will become an “Exceedingly Great Army.”

Ezekiel 37:10 NIV

[10] So I prophesied as he commanded me, and breath entered them; they came to life and stood up on their feet---a vast army.

The ongoing Arab – Israeli conflict has forced Israel to form a great army. The IDF has had to become the superior military in the Middle East as a matter of national survival.

In addition to Ezekiel 37:10, prophecies written in Psalm 83, Isaiah 11, Jeremiah 49, Obadiah, Ezekiel 25, Zechariah 12, there are several more verses that identify today’s IDF. <S198> (Jul 2021)

** Revelation 13 outlines a beast or globalist system including one world economy, government and religion; governance beast comes from the sea while one world religion beast from the earth

Currently (Jul 2021), this global system is well underway:

• The global power players are UN, EU and China (as example of how system will operate)

• The driving force is Agenda 21/30 and Great Reset by World Economic Forum; the New World Order started in 1991

• Plandemic was practiced 3 weeks in October 2019 releasing novel coronavirus

• Always has to make the healthy the ‘most dangerous’ quarantine the healthy

• First plandemic called Dark Winter was in 2003

• How did Fauchi know there would be a virus at the end of Trump’s term in office?

• Plandemic conveniently infiltrated the election system (with mail-in ballots, etc) and infiltrated churches & seminaries (with perpetual shutdown, woke agendas, arresting pastors, etc) and people blindly fall in line

• It is reported this plandemic will be over in March 2025; how do they know?

Nowhere in Scripture does it say we should promote globalism (socialism, collective system, digital currency, big business, etc) but rather adhere and promote individuality (nation states, free market system, private property, moral responsibility, etc); get used to it, nationalists and Christians are deemed the enemy <H98>

** God has preserved the Jewish people for these thousands of years for end times purposes — what other people have been scattered over the earth for millennia and kept their culture?

The Jewish temple has been at the center of history throughout the Old & New Testaments; building the 3rd temple is top of the priority list in Israel and will be needed to fulfill events in end time prophecy

Currently, Jews do not control the Temple Mount and many pray ‘toward it’ but not at it; no doubt, allowing the Jews to regain control of the Temple Mount will be part of the enticing deal the Antichrist will include in the final ‘peace deal’ <P1692>

Malachi 3:1 NIV

[1] “I will send my messenger, who will prepare the way before me. Then suddenly the Lord you are seeking will come to his temple; the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, will come,” says the Lord Almighty.

Ezekiel 43:4-7 NIV

[4] The glory of the Lord entered the temple through the gate facing east. [5] Then the Spirit lifted me up and brought me into the inner court, and the glory of the Lord filled the temple. [6] While the man was standing beside me, I heard someone speaking to me from inside the temple. [7] He said: “Son of man, this is the place of my throne and the place for the soles of my feet. This is where I will live among the Israelites forever. The people of Israel will never again defile my holy name---neither they nor their kings---by their prostitution and the funeral offerings for their kings at their death.

Ezekiel 37:22-23,26-28 NIV

[22] I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel. There will be one king over all of them and they will never again be two nations or be divided into two kingdoms. [23] They will no longer defile themselves with their idols and vile images or with any of their offenses, for I will save them from all their sinful backsliding, and I will cleanse them. They will be my people, and I will be their God. [26] I will make a covenant of peace with them; it will be an everlasting covenant. I will establish them and increase their numbers, and I will put my sanctuary among them forever. [27] My dwelling place will be with them; I will be their God, and they will be my people. [28] Then the nations will know that I the Lord make Israel holy, when my sanctuary is among them forever. ' ”

** Jesus did not come immediately when He saw the disciples struggling in the boat in the storm; indeed, it was almost morning when He came, and the disciples had been struggling all night in the storm.

Yet He had not been indifferent to them meanwhile. From the mountainside where He was praying, He kept His eye upon them. "He saw that they were in serious trouble." All that dark night, He kept a watch upon that little boat that bore His disciples in the midst of the waves.

There is something very suggestive in the narrative. This 'boat in the storm', is a picture of 'Christ's friends in this world, in the storms of life'. Sometimes we think we are forgotten — but from His place in glory, Christ's eye is always on us! He sees us struggling, battling with the waves, beaten, and distressed. He has full sympathy with us in all our struggles. It ought to be a great strength and comfort to us in trial, to know this. Jesus intercedes for us in our distresses!

It may not be best always to deliver us immediately but His prayer continually ascends, that our faith may not fail in the struggle. This also should encourage us. Then, He always comes in time. He may delay long, but it is never too long. If we call upon Him in trouble, we may be sure that He hears and sees us, and knows just how hard it is for us to endure; that He prays for us that we may not fail, and that He will come at the right time for our deliverance! <M136>

Mark 6:45-48 NIV

[45] Immediately Jesus made his disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd. [46] After leaving them, he went up on a mountainside to pray. [47] Later that night, the boat was in the middle of the lake, and he was alone on land. [48] He saw the disciples straining at the oars, because the wind was against them. Shortly before dawn he went out to them, walking on the lake. He was about to pass by them

** Being yoked with unbelievers is also a message to the Church not to have any mutual alliance with the world; the church and Israel has a history of joining forces with the world; how can you link the cause of the gospel (God) with evil (Satan)?

The kingdoms of Light and Dark have nothing to do with each other, therefore cannot monitor purpose, harmony, agreement, partnership, fellowship, etc regarding social justice and other worldly agendas is simply not possible for the church <M130>

• one is old, the other is new

• one is earthly, the other is heavenly

• one is lawless, the other is righteous

• one is deadly, the other is enlivening

• one is material, the other is spiritual

• one is full of lies, the other is truthful

2 Corinthians 6:14 NIV

[14] Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?

Deuteronomy 22:10 NIV

[10] Do not plow with an ox and a donkey yoked together.

2 Corinthians 6:16-18 NIV

[16] What agreement is there between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will live with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people.” [17] Therefore, “Come out from them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.” [18] And, “I will be a Father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.”

2 Corinthians 7:1 NIV

[1] Therefore, since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God.

Deuteronomy 7:1-2 NIV

[1] When the Lord your God brings you into the land you are entering to possess and drives out before you many nations---the Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites, seven nations larger and stronger than you--- [2] and when the Lord your God has delivered them over to you and you have defeated them, then you must destroy them totally. Make no treaty with them, and show them no mercy.

This does not mean isolating or divorcing ourselves from current-day unbelievers because we must continue to share the gospel with them; but understand our focus is not to “save the world” (joining their cause) but to evangelize when given opportunity

1 Corinthians 9:21-23 NIV

[21] To those not having the law I became like one not having the law (though I am not free from God's law but am under Christ's law), so as to win those not having the law. [22] To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some. [23] I do all this for the sake of the gospel, that I may share in its blessings.

[Jesus prayer for His disciples]

John 17:15-17 NIV

[15] My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one. [16] They are not of the world, even as I am not of it. [17] Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth.

** Prophecy from God, included in His Word, is to warn us NOW of what will happen in the time of the end so we are ready

John 14:29 NIV

[29] I have told you now before it happens, so that when it does happen you will believe.

John 13:19 NIV

[19] “I am telling you now before it happens, so that when it does happen you will believe that I am who I am.

Luke 21:28 NIV

[28] When these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.”

Revelation clearly outlines what will happen, such as the Antichrist ruling over global religion, government and economy <F60>

Revelation 13:4 NIV

[4] People worshiped the dragon because he had given authority to the beast, and they also worshiped the beast and asked, “Who is like the beast? Who can wage war against it?”

Revelation 13:7 NIV

[7] It was given power to wage war against God's holy people [Tribulation saints] and to conquer them. And it was given authority over every tribe, people, language and nation.

Revelation 13:16-17 NIV

** Don’t listen to those who scoff at Biblical prophecy because this prophecy bears witness to Jesus Christ!

Revelation 19:10b NIV

[10] …Worship God! For it is the Spirit of prophecy who bears testimony to Jesus.”

** The false prophets of Samaria — prophets God did not send — had deluded the Israelites into idolatries; the Lord found the false prophets guilty of much more by which the people became bold in sin

These false prophets made the people believe there was no harm in sin; the Lord will, consequently, give over to delusion those who are resolved to go in in evil ways <H83>

Jeremiah 23:13-14 NIV

[13] “Among the prophets of Samaria I saw this repulsive thing: They prophesied by Baal and led my people Israel astray. [14] And among the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen something horrible: They commit adultery and live a lie. They strengthen the hands of evildoers, so that not one of them turns from their wickedness. They are all like Sodom to me; the people of Jerusalem are like Gomorrah.”

Jeremiah 23:16-17,21 NIV

[16] This is what the Lord Almighty says: “Do not listen to what the prophets are prophesying to you; they fill you with false hopes. They speak visions from their own minds, not from the mouth of the Lord. [17] They keep saying to those who despise me, 'The Lord says: You will have peace.' And to all who follow the stubbornness of their hearts they say, 'No harm will come to you.' [21] I did not send these prophets, yet they have run with their message; I did not speak to them, yet they have prophesied.

Jeremiah 23:15-18 NIV

[15] Therefore this is what the Lord Almighty says concerning the prophets: “I will make them eat bitter food and drink poisoned water, because from the prophets of Jerusalem ungodliness has spread throughout the land.” [16] This is what the Lord Almighty says: “Do not listen to what the prophets are prophesying to you; they fill you with false hopes. They speak visions from their own minds, not from the mouth of the Lord. [17] They keep saying to those who despise me, 'The Lord says: You will have peace.' And to all who follow the stubbornness of their hearts they say, 'No harm will come to you.' [18] But which of them has stood in the council of the Lord to see or to hear his word? Who has listened and heard his word?

** God is not done dealing with the Persians, for this prophecy regarding ELAM — current day Iran — is unfulfilled as of yet; God outlined that this prophecy will be fulfilled in the last days when God breaks the government and scatters the people, then regathers them back into Elam, or the small western region of Iran

Jeremiah 49:35-39 NIV

We can see rumblings of change in the region; currently, Iran has the fastest growing Christian church per capita in the world while they are focused on making Christ disciples — only 40% of Iran remains Muslim <H98> (Jul 2021)

** God will gather His children who have been scattered around the world preparing for the ultimate leadership under the Messiah; this prophecy is yet to be completely fulfilled at the time of this writing <M130>

Jeremiah 23:3-4 NIV

[3] “I myself will gather the remnant of my flock out of all the countries where I have driven them and will bring them back to their pasture, where they will be fruitful and increase in number. [4] I will place shepherds over them who will tend them, and they will no longer be afraid or terrified, nor will any be missing, ” declares the Lord.

** God knows that Israel will come back to Him AFTER He regathers them in their land and gives them life; the Tribulation, ultimately, is for the purpose of saving the Jewish nation — a nation that has already gathered from the ends of the earth

This is the Old Testament version of God’s grace; He knows that Israel cannot keep the law of Moses yet blesses them and gives them their land after He disciplined them, revealing God’s love and glory <R176>

Jeremiah 29:10-14 NIV

[10] This is what the Lord says: “When seventy years are completed for Babylon, I will come to you and fulfill my good promise to bring you back to this place. [11] For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. [12] Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. [13] You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. [14] I will be found by you,” declares the Lord, “and will bring you back from captivity. I will gather you from all the nations and places where I have banished you,” declares the Lord, “and will bring you back to the place from which I carried you into exile.”

Ezekiel 37:1-7 NIV

[1] The hand of the Lord was on me, and he brought me out by the Spirit of the Lord and set me in the middle of a valley; it was full of bones. [2] He led me back and forth among them, and I saw a great many bones on the floor of the valley, bones that were very dry. [3] He asked me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” I said, “Sovereign Lord, you alone know. ” [4] Then he said to me, “Prophesy to these bones and say to them, 'Dry bones, hear the word of the Lord! [5] This is what the Sovereign Lord says to these bones: I will make breath enter you, and you will come to life. [6] I will attach tendons to you and make flesh come upon you and cover you with skin; I will put breath in you, and you will come to life. Then you will know that I am the Lord. ' ” [7] So I prophesied as I was commanded. And as I was prophesying, there was a noise, a rattling sound, and the bones came together, bone to bone.

Ezekiel 37:11-14 NIV

[11] Then he said to me: “Son of man, these bones are the people of Israel. They say, 'Our bones are dried up and our hope is gone; we are cut off.' [12] Therefore prophesy and say to them: 'This is what the Sovereign Lord says: My people, I am going to open your graves and bring you up from them; I will bring you back to the land of Israel. [13] Then you, my people, will know that I am the Lord, when I open your graves and bring you up from them. [14] I will put my Spirit in you and you will live, and I will settle you in your own land. Then you will know that I the Lord have spoken, and I have done it, declares the Lord. ' ”

Ezekiel 20:41-44 NIV

[41] I will accept you as fragrant incense when I bring you out from the nations and gather you from the countries where you have been scattered, and I will be proved holy through you in the sight of the nations. [42] Then you will know that I am the Lord, when I bring you into the land of Israel, the land I had sworn with uplifted hand to give to your ancestors. [43] There you will remember your conduct and all the actions by which you have defiled yourselves, and you will loathe yourselves for all the evil you have done. [44] You will know that I am the Lord, when I deal with you for my name's sake and not according to your evil ways and your corrupt practices, you people of Israel, declares the Sovereign Lord. ' ”

** This passage in the book of Jeremiah is confirmation the Jews are to return and live in the land God gave them

Jeremiah 23:7-8 NIV

** The world will increasingly hate Israel because Satan does not want an ‘Israel’ around in the final days to accept Christ; Satan has been trying to exterminate the Jewish people from day 1 when God called them to be His people but Satan’s efforts will not succeed <H86>

Sheep = saved Gentiles, Goats = unsaved Gentiles, brethren = Israelites

Micah 5:3-4 KJV

[3] Therefore will he give them up, until the time that she which travaileth hath brought forth: then the remnant of his brethren shall return unto the children of Israel. [4] And he shall stand and feed in the strength of the Lord, in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God; and they shall abide: for now shall he be great unto the ends of the earth.

Matthew 25:40 KJV

[40] And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.

** The horses (spirits) in Zechariah do not get 'let out' unless God releases them; these are Pre-Trib horses <M1501>

• God has control or a leash on these spirits that will be seen in the world's pre-trib rebellion

• Once God releases these evil sprits (fallen angels) they prep the world until man takes over in his rebellion of God

• The red horse (war) is the first horse in Zechariah, whereas the white horse (Antichrist) is the first in Revelation

• We will see 'wars and rumors of war' from Zechariah's red horse/spirit before the Rapture

• This will make way for the Revelation's white horse (Antichrist) in the Tribulation

• In other words, the Antichrist will arrive on the scene after the world experiences chaos and destruction via Zechariah's red horse, most likely the aftermath of war

Zechariah 6:5 NIV

[5] The angel answered me, “These are the four spirits of heaven, going out from standing in the presence of the Lord of the whole world.

** Nations to the north of Judah who besiege them likely refers to the Assyrian or Babylonian armies <B20>; regardless, God’s people are to prepare themselves and witness God’s deliverance

Jeremiah 1:15 NIV

[15] I am about to summon all the peoples of the northern kingdoms,” declares the Lord. “Their kings will come and set up their thrones in the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem; they will come against all her surrounding walls and against all the towns of Judah.

Jeremiah 4:16 NIV

[16] “Tell this to the nations, proclaim concerning Jerusalem: 'A besieging army is coming from a distant land, raising a war cry against the cities of Judah.

Jeremiah 6:22 NIV

[22] This is what the Lord says: “Look, an army is coming from the land of the north; a great nation is being stirred up from the ends of the earth.

Jeremiah 10:22 NIV

[22] Listen! The report is coming---a great commotion from the land of the north! It will make the towns of Judah desolate, a haunt of jackals.

Jeremiah 13:20 NIV

[20] Look up and see those who are coming from the north. Where is the flock that was entrusted to you, the sheep of which you boasted?

Jeremiah 25:9 NIV

[9] I will summon all the peoples of the north and my servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon,” declares the Lord, “and I will bring them against this land and its inhabitants and against all the surrounding nations. I will completely destroy them and make them an object of horror and scorn, and an everlasting ruin.

Jeremiah 39:3 NIV

[3] Then all the officials of the king of Babylon came and took seats in the Middle Gate: Nergal-Sharezer of Samgar, Nebo-Sarsekim a chief officer, Nergal-Sharezer a high official and all the other officials of the king of Babylon.

Ezekiel 32:30 NIV

[30] “All the princes of the north and all the Sidonians are there; they went down with the slain in disgrace despite the terror caused by their power. They lie uncircumcised with those killed by the sword and bear their shame with those who go down to the pit.

Joel 2:20 NIV

[20] “I will drive the northern horde far from you, pushing it into a parched and barren land; its eastern ranks will drown in the Dead Sea and its western ranks in the Mediterranean Sea. And its stench will go up; its smell will rise.” Surely he has done great things!

Zechariah 6:6 NIV

[6] The one with the black horses is going toward the north country, the one with the white horses toward the west, and the one with the dappled horses toward the south.”

** The rise of quantum computing, artificial intelligence, drone swarms, and other emerging technologies is a destabilizing event. Together, these new technologies will overturn the post-war stability of MAD. They make World War III inevitable. When the war ends, one nation will control all of humanity. That nation will be the leader in the development of these new military technologies. Does this surprise you? It shouldn't. The Bible says another world war is certain (Revelation 6:4). It also tells us one nation will control the earth in the aftermath (Revelation 13:7). Is this just a coincidence? No. It's just one of many signs pointing to the soon return of Jesus Christ. <G76> (Jun 2021)

Revelation 13:7 NIV

[7] It was given power to wage war against God's holy people and to conquer them. And it was given authority over every tribe, people, language and nation.

Revelation 6:4 NIV

[4] Then another horse came out, a fiery red one. Its rider was given power to take peace from the earth and to make people kill each other. To him was given a large sword.

** Efforts to eradicate Israel has been around for thousands of years <S198> (May 2021)

• Current day inhabitants in Gaza = Hamas (who are more interested in ethnic cleansing) while West Bank near Lebanon = Hezbollah (more interested in formal government)

• Granted, current day talk of ‘Palestine’ didn't come around till the 7th century with the start of Islam, but the land of Gaza in relation to Israel has been in Scripture from the beginning

• It is amazing how battles from ancient days are shadows of what we see today

• The people groups and conduct in war are similar – while the names may change from Philistines to Palestinians, for instance, the Philistines parading Samson around when conquering Israel in 11th century BC is similar to Hamas parading captives when invading Israel from Gaza in 2023 <D505>

• Since we are talking the same spiritual war that continues today, we will see same patterns <K110>

• The destruction of Israel continues today with Hezbollah has more than 150,000 rockets aimed at Israel

The first prophecy dealing with Hamas/Lebanon...

• Countries named in Psalm 83 written about 3000 years ago include Philistia = Gaza and Tyre = Lebanon

Psalm 83:6-8 NIV

[6] the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, of Moab and the Hagrites, [7] Byblos, Ammon and Amalek, Philistia, with the people of Tyre. [8] Even Assyria has joined them to reinforce Lot's descendants.

The second prophecy dealing with Hamas…

• Zephaniah predicted about 260 years after the time of Psalm 83 that God would intervene in the conflict in these regions and return the Jews back to their homeland

• Ashdod & Ekron are cities in the Gaza area

Zephaniah 2:4-7 NIV

The third prophecy dealing with Hamas...

• About 60 years after Zephaniah, Ezekiel also confirmed that God would intervene

Ezekiel 25:15-17 NIV

** Remember that in Revelation chapter 12, Satan and his fallen horde are kicked out of Heaven for the final time. In Revelation 13, the False Prophet calls down fire from Heaven in the sight of the first beast and of the world’s populace. Might this be the long-anticipated “space brothers” (UFOs) the False Prophet will claim come to earth to save the planet? <J100> (Jun 2021)

Revelation 12:7-9 NIV

[7] Then war broke out in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back. [8] But he was not strong enough, and they lost their place in heaven. [9] The great dragon was hurled down---that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.

Revelation 13:11-13 NIV

** The Lord has devastating things to say about cowardly selfish leaders claiming to stand for God yet leading others astray

Isaiah 56:10-12 NIV

[10] Israel's watchmen are blind, they all lack knowledge; they are all mute dogs, they cannot bark; they lie around and dream, they love to sleep. [11] They are dogs with mighty appetites; they never have enough. They are shepherds who lack understanding; they all turn to their own way, they seek their own gain. [12] “Come,” each one cries, “let me get wine! Let us drink our fill of beer! And tomorrow will be like today, or even far better.”

** Components of the yeast parable include:

• The woman represents the Whore of Babylon in Revelation and woman of wickedness in the book of Zechariah

• She will be sowing false doctrine in Christianity

• The 3 loaves represent the 3 branches of Christianity = orthodox, catholic and Protestant branch <H86>

Luke 13:20-21 NIV

[20] Again he asked, “What shall I compare the kingdom of God to? [21] It is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into about sixty pounds of flour until it worked all through the dough.”

Matthew 13:33 NIV

[33] He told them still another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into about sixty pounds of flour until it worked all through the dough.”

Zechariah 5:5-11 NIV

[5] Then the angel who was speaking to me came forward and said to me, “Look up and see what is appearing.” [6] I asked, “What is it?” He replied, “It is a basket. ” And he added, “This is the iniquity of the people throughout the land.” [7] Then the cover of lead was raised, and there in the basket sat a woman! [8] He said, “This is wickedness,” and he pushed her back into the basket and pushed its lead cover down on it. [9] Then I looked up---and there before me were two women, with the wind in their wings! They had wings like those of a stork, and they lifted up the basket between heaven and earth. [10] “Where are they taking the basket?” I asked the angel who was speaking to me. [11] He replied, “To the country of Babylonia to build a house for it. When the house is ready, the basket will be set there in its place.”

** It is useless to call on god-like idols because they do not hear and cannot help in times of disaster

Jeremiah 11:12-13 NIV

[12] The towns of Judah and the people of Jerusalem will go and cry out to the gods to whom they burn incense, but they will not help them at all when disaster strikes. [13] You, Judah, have as many gods as you have towns; and the altars you have set up to burn incense to that shameful god Baal are as many as the streets of Jerusalem.'

** All of us have a Bible at our disposal, a book that has accurately predicted events since the 14th-century BC. Yet, current-day “professionals” refuse to accept it because it is not politically correct.

For over two thousand years, the Bible has accurately predicted thousands of events. From the naming of kings, to the rise and fall of five kingdoms who would shape the ancient (and future) world. The Bible records the coming of the Messiah; His birth, life, ministry, miracles, death, and resurrection. It even records how and why He would die. The Bible accurately predicted the nation of Israel's deliverance (Egypt), travails (wandering), success (Saul, David, Solomon), its conquest (Assyria, Babylon, and Rome), as well as its national resurrection (1948).

Furthermore, the Bible predicts in the last days, the world will be divided under the leadership of ten kings, who will then submit themselves to one ruler (the Antichrist). This Antichrist will then force everyone on earth, on pain of death, to either take his mark or be beheaded (Rev 13).

Here is what the Bible states will actually happen

1. Israel would be resurrected as a nation after a nearly two-millennia diaspora and reclaim Jerusalem as their capital (Deut. 4:31, 30:1-10, Isa. 11:11-12, 66:8-9, Ezek. 36:22-24, Amos 9:14-15, Zech. 12:2-3, Matt. 24:15, Luke 21:24)

2. A world increasingly deteriorating morally and spiritually leading to increased lawlessness, wars/rumors of wars, and men's heart waxing cold against God (Matt. 24:3-14, 2 Tim. 3:1-7, 2 Peter 3:3-9)

3. A world buckling under its own problems (Earthquakes, pestilences, rumors of war, human conflict, signs in the sun, moon, and stars), all the while knowledge and travel is increasing, adding to man's potential for pretending nothing is wrong and adopting a false normalcy bias (Dan. 12:4, Luke 17:26-29, 1 Thess. 5:1-9)

4. A world increasingly becoming God-hating and Christ-rejecting- while embracing paganism, secularism, ecumenicalism, satanism, and pantheism, even the last days' Christian church would become lukewarm and ineffective (1 John 2:18, 4:3, 2 John 1:7, Romans 1:18-32, Rev. 3:14-22)

5. A world caught off guard by a divinely predicted and appointed, rescue operation known as the Rapture of the Church (John 14:1-3, 1 Thess. 4:13-5:9; 1 Cor 15:51-56, Revelation 3:10)

6. A world at war with no mention of a super nation like the United States anywhere to be found in Scripture, should be sending up red flags to all these think tanks, but they aren't (Gog-Magog coalition, Red Horse- global conflict) (Ezekiel 38-39, Rev. 6:3-4)

7. A world thrown into chaos, and then united by crisis, divides itself into ten regions, who then is taken over by one man (Dan. 2:42-45, Rev. 6:1-2, 13, 17)

8. A world subjugated by 21 divinely appointed judgments (Rev. 6-18) which ultimately destroys all the oceans, trees, rivers, and even the sky; all enemies vanquished and conquered by a returning and victorious Jesus Christ (Zech. 12, 14, Rev. 19)

9. The true, new world order with Christ Jesus as King of kings and Lord of lords restores the earth back to its former state of paradise (Isaiah 2, Revelation 20)

All of history before the Cross led to the One whom it would bear. All of history since points back to His victory by conquering death and hell. In His triumph, He has promised to return and has given us His Holy Spirit and His Word to see that day approaching. Because God is ever-faithful until the end, we can trust His plan and know true peace. He has promised us that we who are watching, would not be caught unawares. <G70>

** God allowed Israel to be reborn as a nation in one day on May 14, 1948

• The Jews did not have their own land for almost 2000 years and were scattered across hundreds of nations with people & governments wanting to destroy them

• On November 29, 1947, the United Nations General Assembly voted 33 to 13 in favor of the partition plan designed to give a certain small amount of land for the creation of a modern-day state of Israel

• On that day, Israel achieved statehood, and on May 14, 1948, Israel declared its independence! <M1513>

Isaiah 66:8 NIV

[8] Who has ever heard of such things? Who has ever seen things like this? Can a country be born in a day or a nation be brought forth in a moment? Yet no sooner is Zion in labor than she gives birth to her children.

Jeremiah 16:14-15 NIV

Ezekiel 36:24-28 NIV

[24] “ 'For I will take you out of the nations; I will gather you from all the countries and bring you back into your own land. [25] I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your impurities and from all your idols. [26] I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. [27] And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws. [28] Then you will live in the land I gave your ancestors; you will be my people, and I will be your God.

Malachi 3:6 NIV

[6] “I the Lord do not change. So you, the descendants of Jacob, are not destroyed.

** God specifically mentions those who participate with false/evil spirits and ignore God’s calling; they are destined for the sword

Isaiah 65:11-12 NIV

[11] “But as for you who forsake the Lord and forget my holy mountain, who spread a table for Fortune and fill bowls of mixed wine for Destiny, [12] I will destine you for the sword, and all of you will fall in the slaughter; for I called but you did not answer, I spoke but you did not listen. You did evil in my sight and chose what displeases me.”

** Wicked leaders among the prophets and priests proclaimed false peace and gave weak and brief comfort; they provided no true healing from the spiritual wound because they did not have discernment to deal with the sin and its effects <M130>

Jeremiah 6:13-15 NIV

[13] “From the least to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; prophets and priests alike, all practice deceit. [14] They dress the wound of my people as though it were not serious. 'Peace, peace,' they say, when there is no peace. [15] Are they ashamed of their detestable conduct? No, they have no shame at all; they do not even know how to blush. So they will fall among the fallen; they will be brought down when I punish them,” says the Lord.

Jeremiah 6:20 NIV

[20] What do I care about incense from Sheba or sweet calamus from a distant land? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable; your sacrifices do not please me.”

** God sometimes remains silent but He conveys to Israel that He will not remain silent any longer; God will lift His voice and the nations will hear

Isaiah 62:1-2 NIV

[1] For Zion's sake I will not keep silent, for Jerusalem's sake I will not remain quiet, till her vindication shines out like the dawn, her salvation like a blazing torch. [2] The nations will see your vindication, and all kings your glory; you will be called by a new name that the mouth of the Lord will bestow.

** Earthquakes continue to increase in frequency and intensity, just as the Bible predicts for the last days before the return of Christ. History shows that the number of killer quakes remained fairly constant until the 1950s - averaging between two to four per decade. In the 1950s, there were nine. In the 1960s, there were 13. In the 1970s, there were 51. In the 1980s, there were 86. From 1990 through 1996, there has been more than 150 and in the last 10 years, we have witnessed an annual number of “great” earthquakes nearly tripling over the last decade, providing a reminder to Americans that unruptured faults like those in the northwest United States might be due for a Big One. <T201> (Apr 2021)

** In recent years, researchers have been injecting human stem cells into sheep and pig embryos in an effort to grow human organs in animals for the purposes of transplantation. Macaque monkeys are more closely genetically related to humans than are sheep and pigs. The researchers believe they will be able to re-engineer the pathways observed in the monkey-human embryos and apply that knowledge to embryos in sheep and pigs. The moral implications were evident even to the researchers. <B18> (Apr 2021)

Leviticus 19:19 NIV

[19] “ 'Keep my decrees. “ 'Do not mate different kinds of animals. “ 'Do not plant your field with two kinds of seed. “ 'Do not wear clothing woven of two kinds of material.

** Sin separates us from God and He hides His face when we sin; we dare not ask God for anything when arrogantly continuing to live in sin

Isaiah 59:2-3,7 NIV

[2] But your iniquities have separated you from your God; your sins have hidden his face from you, so that he will not hear. [3] For your hands are stained with blood, your fingers with guilt. Your lips have spoken falsely, and your tongue mutters wicked things. [7] Their feet rush into sin; they are swift to shed innocent blood. They pursue evil schemes; acts of violence mark their ways.

** God’s people had hardened their hearts so much that God’s discipline did not have an effect on them

Jeremiah 5:3-5 NIV

[3] Lord, do not your eyes look for truth? You struck them, but they felt no pain; you crushed them, but they refused correction. They made their faces harder than stone and refused to repent. [4] I thought, “These are only the poor; they are foolish, for they do not know the way of the Lord, the requirements of their God. [5] So I will go to the leaders and speak to them; surely they know the way of the Lord, the requirements of their God.” But with one accord they too had broken off the yoke and torn off the bonds.

** Jeremiah warned those who are arrogant, for the Lord would bring darkness upon them unless they change their ways

Jeremiah 13:15-17 NIV

[15] Hear and pay attention, do not be arrogant, for the Lord has spoken. [16] Give glory to the Lord your God before he brings the darkness, before your feet stumble on the darkening hills. You hope for light, but he will turn it to utter darkness and change it to deep gloom. [17] If you do not listen, I will weep in secret because of your pride; my eyes will weep bitterly, overflowing with tears, because the Lord's flock will be taken captive.

** When people turn their backs on God, then rebellion, treachery, revolt, and lies abound while those who follow God become their prey; truth and justice is nowhere to be found

Isaiah 59:12-15 NIV

[12] For our offenses are many in your sight, and our sins testify against us. Our offenses are ever with us, and we acknowledge our iniquities: [13] rebellion and treachery against the Lord, turning our backs on our God, inciting revolt and oppression, uttering lies our hearts have conceived. [14] So justice is driven back, and righteousness stands at a distance; truth has stumbled in the streets, honesty cannot enter. [15] Truth is nowhere to be found, and whoever shuns evil becomes a prey. The Lord looked and was displeased that there was no justice.

** God declares what is truth and right, often through prophecy; our world (including the church) increasingly abandons this truth and suffers the consequences

Isaiah 45:19 NIV

[19] I have not spoken in secret, from somewhere in a land of darkness; I have not said to Jacob's descendants, 'Seek me in vain.' I, the Lord, speak the truth; I declare what is right.

** Paul offered the strongest words to the Galatians against those who proclaim false words and change the gospel, often adding the ‘need for works’ to the equation and advocating legalism

This false teaching happens today — apostasy in the church; its false teachers hinder people from the truth, contaminate the church (as leaven in bread) and try to show themselves worthy and will face judgment

Paul would have been accepted by the Pharisees if he held on to the Mosaic ritualistic law in addition to the saving grace of the cross, but Paul wouldn’t add to the gospel — Christ and Him crucified — and he chastised false teachers who did alter the gospel; if a person deviates from the gospel they might as well be considered a full-fledged pagan <M130>

Galatians 5:7-12 NIV

[7] You were running a good race. Who cut in on you to keep you from obeying the truth? [8] That kind of persuasion does not come from the one who calls you. [9] “A little yeast works through the whole batch of dough.” [10] I am confident in the Lord that you will take no other view. The one who is throwing you into confusion, whoever that may be, will have to pay the penalty. [11] Brothers and sisters, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? In that case the offense of the cross has been abolished. [12] As for those agitators, I wish they would go the whole way and emasculate themselves!

** This verse in Daniel refers to increased technology and knowledge (such as AI) in the end times; “go here and there” refers to global transportation while exponential access to Internet definitely defines “increased knowledge”

For instance, one daily newspaper today has more information than a person would receive in their lifetime in the 17th century and watches today have more computing power than computers used for the lunar landing in the 1960s; man’s knowledge doubles every 12 HOURS while it doubled every 50 YEARS back in 1900

We are at a point where secularists believe we will reach a point of “singularity” — all knowledge begins to create a super-knowledge (AI) that teaches itself to improve etc etc until it takes over all aspects of humanity; AI is invading every aspect of society today <C36> (Mar 2021)

Daniel 12:4 NIV

[4] But you, Daniel, roll up and seal the words of the scroll until the time of the end. Many will go here and there to increase knowledge.”

** Those who strive to replace Christianity today desire a Pagan Religion (classic occultism) that does not accept humans being made in the image of God and ‘pushes’ no identity as male or female; this is all in efforts to develop the religion of Babylon in the end times.

Those conforming to paganism today do not want to take on God’s image, so they disfigure and corrupt themselves by putting on disfiguring tattoos and clothing, in efforts to become ‘pansexual’ and tapping into the androgynous evil forces promoting this agenda. This aligns themselves with the pagan demon they worship who is neither male or female.

The natural Biblical sex act within marriage is a metaphysical bonding of two individuals — male and female — for ultimate purposes of fertility, while the unnatural anti-Biblical sex act within occult paganism is to derive power and pervert fertility.

Most pagan useful idiots today, unlike the leaders who are driving this in our culture today, don’t understand the origins of pagan religion that can be found in androgynous god figures of Satan throughout the centuries, going back as far as 4000 years ago in the time of Abraham. They simply follow the crowd and perform what seems pleasurable to them and go along with incorporating AI (artificial intelligence) and other current chip-tracing technology efforts.

Bottom line — efforts continue so society does not see individuals “made in the image of God” but rather as “evolving soulless matter” moving toward perfection and self-salvation. God highlights the differences between light & dark, good & evil etc while current pagan religions of today aim for unity and no distinction. <H86>