John 3:14-16, "And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up, 15) that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. 16) For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life."
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| Hope In Jesus Christ! |
So let's first look at what "rapture" means and how the Lord gave us His promise of that event! The word "rapture" comes from Paul's "caught up" remark in 1 Thessalonians 4:16-18, "For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. 17) Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord. 18) Therefore comfort one another with these words." But specifically in verse 17 where Paul says, "Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord." The words "caught up" are translated from the Greek word harpazo, which literally means "to carry off," "snatch up," or "grasp hastily." The translation from harpazo to "rapture" involved two steps: first, harpazo became the Latin word raptus; second, raptus became the English word "rapture." Many people still, to this day, keep arguing that "rapture" is not in the Bible. However, the Bible was not written in the English language. It was written in Aramaic, Hebrew and Greek. As with anything else, some things won't quite translate into our language unless we learn from a good teacher who is schooled in Greek and Hebrew, that yes, "rapture" IS in the Bible!
Now that we know what "rapture" means and how it was originally used in the Bible, we must now learn of the importance of it. The rapture is an event that will take place sometime in the near future. Jesus will come in the air, catch up the Church from the earth, and then return to heaven with the Church. This is different than the Second Coming of Christ which is to pour out His Judgment. At the time of the Rapture, Jesus will be in the air calling up His saints to join Him!!! A "call" that all of His children are yearning to hear! The Apostle Paul gave a clear description of the rapture event in his letters to the Thessalonians (of which I used in the above paragraph) and Corinthians. 1 Cor. 15:51-53 says, "Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed 52) in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. 53) For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality." The exact timing of the rapture is not known, nor did the Lord hint at it. He told us in Matthew 24:36-37, "But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only. (v37) But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be." However, we are to always be ready and to vigilantly keep watch. You see, we, as the children of God, need to be aware of the season and when it is near, but to all of those date setters who have set "dates" for the return of the Lord, those verses above discredits them. Satan is behind setting dates because by doing so, he thinks, wrongly, it will discredit the Holy Bible. As history continues to prove, there are more evidence in the inerrant words of the Holy Bible which puts Satan to shame. The closer we get to Jesus' 2nd Coming, the more date setters Satan will rise up! He mocks and lies and deceives. Much like the boy who cried "wolf!" He kept telling everyone the wolf was coming over and over so everyone stopped watching for it. As soon as they stopped being vigilant, guess what happens? You got it! The wolf came! The rapture is promised to save His children from the wrath of our Father God, the tribulation period of darkness, evil, and judgement! The rapture will happen then the 7 year tribulation period will begin.
Let me explain that a little further for those new to my blog and those who are searching out the truth in the midst of all of the lies that Satan has put forth. The Rapture is God’s loving protection of all of His saints (born again Christ believers!) from the Tribulation, which is the seven years of judgment that will then be poured out upon earth once we are removed. The Tribulation period of Judgment are for those who are proverbially "left behind" otherwise known as the non believers, the unsaved. There are still some who argue the Tribulation period will begin before the Rapture of the Church. However, as always, we must turn to the Bible and see what His WORD says and that is found in Romans 8:1, "There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit." and because we are not condemned by our Lord and Savior and wrath is condemning, I believe the Church will not experience the judgment that God has planned for that time. Revelation 3:10, "Because you have kept My command to persevere, I also will keep you from the hour of trial which shall come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth." As many of you know from reading my blog, I am a firm believer in the the Pre-Tribulation Rapture of the Church due to the many biblical references that I have discussed elsewhere in my blog. Let me just say that the CHARACTER of our Loving Father God is NOT to make His bride suffer the wrath that will be spilled out upon the earth for the non-believers that will be left behind. There would absolutely NO purpose served in doing so. He loves us dearly and He didn't appoint us to His wrath as He tells us in 1 Thessalonians 5:9-10, "v9) For God did not appoint us to wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, v10) who died for us, that whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with Him." This wrath is plainly God's anger that will be poured out during the Tribulation.
There are so many verses throughout the Bible to turn to for this confirmation, but also to learn about the differences of the Rapture, Tribulation, and the 2nd Coming. It would take more than this writing, and several more, but I'm giving you as much as I can for the purpose of this particular post! Maybe in the near future if I'm led by the Holy Spirit to go further into it, I will do so. But for now, here's a short, simple breakdown for everyone....At the Rapture, Jesus comes FOR His saints. At the Second Coming He comes WITH His saints. At the Rapture Jesus doesn’t come all the way to earth but comes in the AIR. At the Second Coming, His feet touch down ON the EARTH on the Mount of Olives and He will reign ON earth. At the Rapture, Jesus comes with a BLESSING FOR His saints. At the Second Coming He BRINGS JUDGMENT for those who have rejected Him. We know that the Rapture can happen at any moment, at which point the Tribulation will begin, but we DO know the Second Coming happens seven years later.
Knowing the season means we are to know the signs of the birthpains, the signs of the times as they grow in intensity. The birth pangs, in Bible Prophecy, refers to certain convulsive geopolitical, geophysical, astrophysical and world-wide socio-economic events and issues scheduled to occur in the time leading up to Jesus Christ's Second Advent or also known as the Second Coming. These are likened to the contractions experienced by a woman about to give birth because they progress with episodes of increasing frequency and intensity. Jesus' foretelling of these birth pangs use the word "sorrows," in His Olivet Discourse on end time things to come. Matt. 24:3-8, "Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, "Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?" 4) And Jesus answered and said to them: "Take heed that no one deceives you. 5) For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many. 6) And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. 7) For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places. 8) All these are the beginning of sorrows." All of the birth pangs were given by Jesus and the Old and New Testament prophets in the full and true context of the Tribulation Daniel's seventieth week. That week is known as the 7 year Tribulation period. This will be the last 7 years of human history that leads up to Jesus Christ's Second Coming. So many things need to be in place and the Church will need to be removed before the 7 years begin.
The new world order, my dear readers, is the beast system and it will usher in the Anti-Christ and the mark of the beast! No matter what, if you are not a believer now and will be left behind after the Church is gone and the Anti Christ arrives on the scene to be worshiped, do not take the mark on your forehead or right hand! You will also have a choice. If you don't choose it, you will be saved during that time but will have to endure or die for your belief. What we are seeing, experiencing and will soon experience, is just a foreshadowing of the coming apocalyptic storm that God in His mercy and grace is allowing us to see just a glimpse of taking form. For those of us who are born again believers and sealed by the Blood of the Lamb, we need to yell it from the rooftops for all those who do not know the Lord Jesus Christ as their Savior! Christians are commanded to watch for signs, Mark 13:37, "And what I say to you, I say to all: Watch!" And so I am yelling! This is an absolutely perfect time to get on your knees, to cry out to the One who died for your sins to pay your sin debt in full and to start to read the Holy Bible! These are very trying times to say the least and because I know Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior, it's a little more comforting knowing He has me in His arms, giving me a peace that goes beyond all understanding! Some of you reading this right now, already feel Him tugging at your spirit. Some of you have been questioning and searching. He is listening for your cries! He is waiting for you to make your choice! Before I continue, I want to make perfectly clear that Salvation is a FREE GIFT! Our Creator God does not FORCE Salvation upon nobody. He lovingly gives us a CHOICE!!! We freely choose eternal life through Jesus Christ and Salvation or choose eternal damnation through rejection of Jesus Christ. The choice is up to you. I wrote a short post on Salvation called, "Simple Salvation" that can be found here. For those looking for answers please take some time and read that article and look up the Scriptures I've provided! Some people make the simple act of Salvation much harder and more complicated than it is when in actuality, it is the simplest act of Faith even so a child can understand! But that's not how all of the other false religions and false idols are as they have many, many "requirements" that are very demonic in nature.
Ok now back to the "crisis" and what I see happening and taking place. Everywhere you look, every news station, every radio station, all the headlines online, every public service announcement (commercials giving "directives" for this "crisis"), everything we see now has something to do with this "pathogen crisis" in one way or another. It is flooding the minds and thoughts of those who are already in a crisis, losing their jobs, losing their income, not knowing how long they'll have to wait for things to turn around, being forced apart from their families and churches, not knowing where the next pack of diapers or formula will come from for their children, not knowing how they'll pay the rent that is inevitably coming due. Fear. Death. Doom. Controlling the emotions of a fragile world. That is more frightening to me than the "crisis" itself. I'm not underplaying the "pathogen crisis" but I'm not going to say that it's everything they say it is or that it's being portrayed to be at this time. I'm watching and listening and researching very, very carefully. I'm trusting in Jesus Christ for my provisions and I'm trusting God for giving me wisdom through these times. Christians already know the outcome and we know who WINS in the end. I know I have my opinions but for now, I will keep them to myself because they are opinions. I'm protecting my thoughts and mind the best that I can through this time and because of that, I do not want to push my opinions on anyone else. I know this is very dangerous territory to be focusing on death, destruction and doom and the media force feeding fear to an already frightened world. If people are being forced inside, without jobs and distractions, being left with the television, laptops, internet, phones and computers, and with more time on their hands then they know what to do with, they are more apt to focus on what is being broadcast to them. And with purpose and intent, they are broadcasting, airing, creating, and spreading the "crisis" of fear further and faster than ever imagined!
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| Be Vigilant and Watch! |
Sure there are many things to be concerned about and some things are truly prophetically unfolding setting the stage of things to come. Sure there are things to cry about, fret about, worry about and even be anxious about. Philippians 4:6, "Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; 7) and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus." He also tells us in Matthew 6:25, "Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing?" God has all the answers and He's got you! But as I said before, nobody knows when we will be raptured and nobody knows when the Lord will return. It's close. MANY PEOPLE FEEL IT! I've seen headlines from non-believers and from the unlikeliest reporters using the word "apocalyptic" so every heart feels something is amiss! But we don't know when. Nobody does. What we do know is what we see physically going on and spiritually see what this means in the end. We know the end of the story. We see with our spiritual eyes how things are coming into play. But needless to say, be very careful that you do not get caught up in the additional chaos and lose sight of what is really going on right in front of you. It's a ploy of Satan to distract. Just like he is distracting what is going on right now....remember, for those of you who are regular readers, it's a sleight of hand just like the magician does. Makes you watch the right hand so you don't know what the left hand is doing....BECAUSE THIS IS ABOUT YOUR SOUL IN THE END, ALWAYS IS AND ALWAYS WAS AND ALWAYS WILL BE!!!
So as this "pathogen crisis" in a few short weeks began to wreak havoc on all of our lives, everyone began to panic. The world over in a way I'd never witnessed before. Panic. Pandemonium. An outbreak of pure fear and then just as sheep do, they follow the leader. In this case, as soon as people in the USA found out about this pandemic, certain groups began wiping out the toilet paper, bleach, hand sanitizer, formula, diapers, latex gloves and masks. At first "reporting" of these incidences, it was like a whole new infection....people all over began hoarding the same items. Before long, shelves were wiped out. People, everyday regular people, couldn't even find some of the necessities for their everyday lives. Not everyone has the financial ability to hoard and stock up for months on end. This became a hardship in and of itself. A sad one at that. I understand concern of the unknown, especially when others are assuming the worst. But those same people were putting a strain on the whole supply chain system and in some ways still ARE putting that strain. They were buying everything out quicker than could be restocked. It inevitably led to....you guessed it....limitations or better known as rationing. Didn't surprise me. I saw that coming the 2nd day the "outbreak" of the "crisis" hit the world and made its way to other countries as fast as it did. I spoke it out loud and while some believed me, many others didn't. What surprised me the most is WHAT the first "hoarders" bought up first. Toilet paper. NOT FOOD. I didn't understand the logic behind that but nevertheless, I did sit back and watch how quickly it spread. The more the news reported, the more stores were being emptied. The emptier the stores became, the longer it took to restock. Then the food began to disappear. As most know from my last post, I'm unemployed and barely making ends meet so I didn't hoard anything, I couldn't hoard anything. But even if I was still gainfully employed and was financially able to, I wouldn't have hoarded food. We are to be wise in our decisions and prepare but we are not be selfish. Those that are hoarding beyond what they need are taking from the mouths and tables of those who are in NEED. I saw a young mother who lost her job, who had a small baby who was in a panic because she couldn't find diapers and formula anywhere. This is not how we are to act. Panic and fear does that you see. Isn't that exactly what Satan wants us to do anyway? Humanity needs to step up in these times, not make these times worse on those who are already having a hard time. I beg each of you, please be kind and mindful of each other. Satan wants nothing more than to see us suffer and be pitted against each other. He is the "god" of this world, but his time is coming to a close and he knows it. God wins in the end! It has been written!
This "pathogen crisis" is not a big deal to God. He already knew what was going to happen, when it was going to happen, who was/is responsible for it, and He knows the outcome. He wasn't surprised by it but He is using it to accomplish His will to be done on earth as it is in Heaven! I can assure you of that much! God knows exactly what’s happening and is intimately involved in this "crisis" and in every situation, including in your life! Remember, He has numbered he very hair on your head! No matter how you’re affected by this event, or in what manner, God sees every single detail and is merciful as it says in Psalm 145:9, "The Lord is good to all, And His tender mercies are over all His works." Continue to trust him despite the chaos or anxiety that may surround you. He is worthy of our confidence and of our trust. He has already went before us all. He is a God of all knowing and knows ALL THINGS. What's more is He is a God that knows ALL HEARTS and THOUGHTS. IS this "crisis" part of the bigger picture? Sure it is. Nothing happens under the sun that hasn't went through God's hands first nor is there anything that He doesn't know. There is evil at work in this world, very dark, evil, reprobate people at work doing the bidding of Satan and his minions. As I said, Satan is the "god" of this world but he is NOT anything more than that and is NOT all knowing, all powerful, all present. He has caused so much darkness on this wonderful land and used many, many people to do his bidding. Those people made the choice to do evil. They also chose to remain one of "his" to perpetuate more evil for earthly gains and riches. Those gains and riches are fleeting because nothing can be taken with them when they leave this world to reside in the place of their choice, Hell. Satan is active right now, in many ways. He is attacking every aspect of what God has created beginning with the family unit to assembling in churches. God sees each and every evil deed. Not one can escape this. However, they too have a choice....they can continue to "reign" with Satan and do his bidding, or they can repent of their sins, turn from their wicked ways and receive the Free Gift of Salvation. Nobody is too far gone. Nobody. They have to BELIEVE with all of their heart and they have to receive Jesus Christ genuinely. It's a choice. But until then, God sees every action and judgment comes to the ones who reject Him and His Only Begotten Son!
There are many people talking about this "pathogen crisis" as a plague or pestilence that is mentioned in the Bible. Now I can't say with certainty that it is but I also can't say with that same certainty that it isn't. In all actuality, it could possibly be evidence of #3 on Jesus' signs list which is the "coming of pestilence." This "crisis" could indirectly CAUSE a pestilence to happen of Biblical proportions. By that I mean, the effects OF this "crisis" as opposed to the "crisis" itself, could be much worse in the long run. However, let's take a look at a passage found in Luke 21:11, "And there will be great earthquakes in various places, and famines and pestilences; and there will be fearful sights and great signs from heaven." In this passage, Jesus spoke of pestilence BEFORE the end days. Jesus said this pestilence would arrive like "birth pains." That means, as many of you can guess, that it will increase in frequency and intensity in the time leading UP to His return. This all means that as the end approaches and the sorrows and Tribulation approaches, we should expect infectious disease outbreaks to occur much more frequently which will impact more people and inevitably be more deadly. This is what the "crisis" threatens to do. Threatens is the operative word. The "fear, death and doom" being spread and the panic of this "pathogen crisis" can have an adverse effect on the whole world's population and economic impact by means of lack of food, gas, everyday necessities. Farmers will suffer. Production will suffer. Transportation will suffer. Jobs will suffer. It's a snowball effect due to a "cause and effect" situation. So nobody really knows how this is going to end but the one thing I'm pretty sure about is that this is laying the groundwork, the foundation, for things to come. It's being implemented at a time when the whole world is being ordered to stay inside. Some get to keep their jobs, some can work from home. But millions more are directly effected by this "crisis." I am sure this "initial crisis" will pass and is likely a "round 1" but the after effects won't pass and will bring in more restrictions and more rules and laws to be enforced while everything else continues to be set in place. Is this day, right here, right now, all there is to life and the answer to that is a resounding NO! Jesus Christ is the way, the truth and the LIFE! He is all you need! This life and this world, is temporal! There's nothing this life can offer me that is in comparison to what my Lord and Savior already has ready for me! But the signs of the end times are definitely stronger than ever before and things are lining up nicely.
So what are some of those signs? Matthew 24: 6-8 says, "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. Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of birth pains." God speaks through nature! God put a special star in the heavens when Jesus was born. On the day that He was crucified, there was a special three hours of darkness and an earthquake. And the Word says that when Jesus returns, there's going to be the greatest earthquake in all of history, that every valley will be lifted up, every mountain will be lowered, the whole earth will be flattened like plain, every island will be moved, and the city of Jerusalem will be lifted up to be the highest point on the face of the earth. Birth pains simply means all of the signs will grow closer and more intense just as it is in a woman's childbirth! And we, my dear readers, are IN those times! The storm front is in full view, the birth pangs are being felt. But what other signs shall we be on alert for? I'll give you 10 in no particular order.
1) Signs in Sun, Moon, Stars - Luke 21:25, "And there will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity, the sea and the waves roaring;" The present world of humankind has seen so many signs in the sun, moon and stars that no other generation has ever seen. From looking far into the universe with some of the most powerful telescopes, to exploding comets, to spacecrafts traversing the black void beyond the farthest planet of our solar system, we've most definitely seen things through the strong prism of photographic science something no other people in earth's history has ever known before this time.
2) Famines, Pestilence, and Earthquakes - Luke 21:11, "And there will be great earthquakes in various places, and famines and pestilences; and there will be fearful sights and great signs from heaven." and also Matthew 24:6-7, "And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. 7)For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places." In the part of the verse reading, "Nation shall rise against nation" the word for "nation" is the Greek word "ethnos," from which our English word "ethnic" is derived. Earthquakes are being reported at an exponentially growing rate. Just this week alone there were several noted in the USA alone that were much stronger than usual. Not just small quakes, but quakes of significant magnitude that can and has caused grave damage and taken lives in its wake. Since we have the vast technological advances in our monitoring systems, these increases can now be quantified and verified. There are, and have been, wars and rumors of wars in abundance and growth!
3) Nations in Distress with Perplexity - Luke 21: 25, "And there will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity, the sea and the waves roaring;" On this earth, and all of the nations during these last times, are currently filled with perplexities while they are trying to fix the things that are seemingly broken. Economies are in trouble all over the world; there is ethnic rage and hate all around the world; no one can live peacefully; terrorism threatens everyone, everywhere.
4) False Prophets; False Teachers - Matthew 24:4-5, "And Jesus answered and said to them: "Take heed that no one deceives you. 5) For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many." and also 2 Timothy 4:3-4, "For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers; 4) and they will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables." First I'll give example of the false teachers, as they are the most troubling of all within Christianity. These are those who falsely proclaim a 'do-good' and 'feel-good' gospel. They purposely refrain from preaching/teaching that people are sinners, are separated from the God who created them and repentance. They don't teach that a terrible price had to be paid to Redeem us from our sins! They just want to teach/preach all the fluff to the itching ears who only want to hear about fairy tales and NOT the TRUTH of the GOSPEL! False prophets, Jesus said they would come in His Name, and would even claim to be Him. Recent accounts all over tell of men claiming to be Jesus, while other accounts attack the Truth of Jesus' birth, death and resurrection. Or performing "miracles" or "bleeding" bibles and statues. Many will be deceived.
5) Violence Upon the Whole Earth - Luke 17:26, "And as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be also in the days of the Son of Man:" and Genesis 6:13, "And God said to Noah, “The end of all flesh has come before Me, for the earth is filled with violence through them; and behold, I will destroy them with the earth." Just look at the headlines! If you look at the darkest regions, there's tribal slaughters. If you look at the sophisticated societies of the western world, there's violence among gangs, among families, one on one homicidal rage, violence against children and the unborn, violence between neighbors, violence against animals, violence against our elders and the list goes on. Terrorism from the Middle East is indicative of violence that literally saturates the human condition and permeates the world over. Violence is all around us.
6) End-time Technology - Daniel 12:4, "But you, Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book until the time of the end; many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase." The prophet, Daniel, foretold this major birth pang when he prophesied a time when transportation and knowledge would exponentially increase. This past century to our present day has seen a literal explosion of transportation and knowledge experienced by no other people of any other time in human history! Revelation 13:16-17, "He causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, 17) and that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name." That explosion of knowledge, the advancement that none of us really seen coming, has produced some of the most advanced technologies that can most definitely enslave the entire world. It almost enslaves the human race already but Antichrist will most likely use satellite and computer technologies, to put all everyone in some kind of electronic bondage. Electronic funds transfer methodologies, known as Digital Currency, and other devices are currently capable of bringing ALL people into a cashless society.
7) Nations Aligning for Prophetic Fulfillment - Psalms 2:1-3, "Why do the nations rage, And the people plot a vain thing? 2) The kings of the earth set themselves, And the rulers take counsel together, Against the Lord and against His Anointed, saying, 3) "Let us break Their bonds in pieces And cast away Their cords from us." Nations today are aligning against God right before our very eyes, just as prophesied above! The nations that were specifically foretold to be end time players can be found in the following scriptures. Please read them carefully. The Revived Roman Empire Daniel Chapters 2; 7; 8; 9; 11, China and "Kings of the east" - Revelation Chapters 9; 16, Russia, Iran (Persia,) and many others, Ezekiel, Chapters 38; 39. READ THEM THEN LOOK AROUND!
8) Israel the Nation Born in One Day - Isaiah 66:6-9, "The sound of noise from the city! A voice from the temple! The voice of the Lord, Who fully repays His enemies! 7) "Before she was in labor, she gave birth; Before her pain came, She delivered a male child. 8) Who has heard such a thing? Who has seen such things? Shall the earth be made to give birth in one day? Or shall a nation be born at once? For as soon as Zion was in labor, She gave birth to her children. 9) Shall I bring to the time of birth, and not cause delivery?” says the Lord. "Shall I who cause delivery shut up the womb?" says your God." Key among factors surrounding Israel as the number one birth pang is that nation being at the heart of the cry for peace and safety. As a matter-of-fact, the Antichrist's confirmation of a covenant of peace is the literal act that will usher in the Tribulation, which is foretold in Daniel 9: 27. With the proposed road map to peace, and other similar proposals, there's an ever increasing cry from the world today for peace and safety. We hear this day in and day out but now a bit more urgently. This isn't without good reason though because the threat of thermonuclear war is unthinkable, but so deadly would be the results.
9) One World Government Forming, and at the same time, One World Economy - Daniel, Chapters 2, 7, 8, 9, and 11; Revelation Chapters 13, 17, and 18 all foretell of the rise of one world government. The act of forming a new world order is underway right now at an unbelievable pace. The so-called international community has arisen in these last days to strong arm and pressure less powerful nations to conform to the developing one-world temple, or remain forever in destitution. As I mentioned a few times, world leaders are working together on this "pathogen crisis" and calling for a one world government to accomplish this goal and goals in the future.
10) Apostasy - One World Church Forming/Religion - Revelation Chapter 13 prophesies that a false prophet will point those one earth to Antichrist, who ultimately will demand worship. 2 Thessalonians Chapter 4 also talks about this demand for the world to worship the "man of sin," which is also known as the "son of perdition." There'll be a development of an ecumenical mixing and mash up of many differing religions, which will ultimately lead to a one-world religious system, as outlined in Revelation, Chapter 17. Let me remind you there is only ONE "belief system" that is being mocked and lied about and that is Christianity. There is an outcry against the True Christians, against True Christianity who believe there is ONLY ONE way to Salvation through Jesus Christ ALONE, and accuses Christians of being narrow-minded and bigoted because we adhere to God's breathed and inerrant Word, which doesn't fit their agenda. There is an enormous movement toward this system today because they want everyone to believe there are many ways to God. There is not. They are proclaiming that the only way to end this religious bickering is to meld all the religious beliefs into one system of religiosity. Let me remind you here that religion is MAN MADE! However, there is ONLY ONE GOSPEL and Satan wants to destroy it!
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| There's Nothing God Can't Handle! |
As I've looked inward during this time, and looked outward to all the suffering and fear and anxiety this "pandemic" has caused, my heart aches! I see a world of hurting people being isolated from others, family, churches, friends. I know this time is hard! I'm going through it too! I see how Satan wants to destroy the world, destroy the family unit, destroy lives, destroy God's Truth and steal the joy, steal the Light, steal the life, steal the Truth. I see how he wants to isolate everyone so they don't fellowship. I see how he wants to separate those of us who want to spread the Truth. I see how he wants to put fear into the hearts of every living being. I'm watching this from afar. I'm comparing it to His Word. I never thought some of these sorrows would be playing out right in front of me. I know repetitions are not a good thing if it's being done by the evil one. As I look the world over, as I hear the world over, I know that's what is being done. I know God doesn't work in coincidences because there are no coincidences with God! He IS. He is the Great I AM! He doesn't need to play around with coincidences but I am also well verses in knowing the mechanisms of repetitions and the more you "hear" something repetitively, the more you tend to believe it. Good or bad. So why risk it? Why risk the poison from the evil one who is laughing at the fear and death and doom. It's not worth it! This "pathogen crisis" will temporarily wane but more is on the horizon, more birth pains, more sorrows. I don't know what the purpose of this "crisis" is, but I know that God is in total control and He knows exactly how He is going to use this for His purpose and will! Don't waste what little time we have, which could be days, weeks, months or maybe a few more years. I don't know how close we all are to the Rapture. I don't know if it's right around the corner, but I truly feel it's nearing as does many other Christians out there! I don't want any of you to miss it!
In closing, there is plenty of good that I've seen God do in this world and in His land! First and foremost is the shaking up of the people of the land and many are turning to Him for answers, crying out to Him for His guidance, receiving Jesus Christ as Savior and searching His Word for Truth. Then there are the animals that are in a different environment uninterrupted by the busyness of this life, the birds seem to chirp a little more heartily, the squirrels and deer seem to be frolicking like never before for lack of fear of man, the rivers are clearer, the skies are bluer, the air is cleaner, the light of the stars are brighter at night, the sunsets are more brilliant, the smog is disappearing, the sounds of nature and of His creation are heard much louder and crisper, and the list is endless. But what about us? Parents have been forced to remain home with their children and to spend time as it was intended. Families that are living under the same roof are eating dinner together at the dinner table, spending quality time together, learning each other all over again. So many things that we, as a human race, have taken for granted, are temporarily gone from our grip. While some things are still keeping us in touch with the world, all of our daily activities, all that we have been so used to, is not within our grip any longer. Once this whole thing is over, I wonder out loud just how much we, as a society, can learn and apply that knowledge to our new way of life. I'm not sure. I continue to pray about all of this and what things will look like once this passes. I want you all to know that God is LOVE! He loves you and He is with you! I pray for the lost to be found and I pray for peace for the anxious.
John 14:1-6, "Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. 2) In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 3) And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also. 4) And where I go you know, and the way you know." 5) Thomas said to Him, "Lord, we do not know where You are going, and how can we know the way?" 6) Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me."
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