5 SILENT BUT EXTREMELY BOLD STATEMENTS MADE BY THE ELECTION OF A JESUIT POPE ON 3/13/13 We are as truly living in the last days as surely as the final stages of brain cancer do bring its victim face to face with death and the end of all mental activity. The warm reception of the new Jesuit Pope makes crystal clear that an astonishing level of ignorance prevails among most of the people of the world. Hailed as the first and the only Jesuit pope ever elected in the history of the world, he is being described as a humble man who is a strong advocate for the poor. While the masses are oblivious to historical facts, men are proceeding with their plans and according to their schedule. What is known of the Jesuits must be recalled from history; it has been noted by many and documented in various works of reference. Samuel F.B. Morse graduated Yale College in 1810 and is the co-inventor of Morse Code. He had this to say of the Jesuits: “..And do Americans need to be told what Jesuits are ? If any are ignorant, let them inform themselves of their history without delay: no time is to be lost: their workings are before you in every day’s events: they are a secret society, a sort of Masonic order, with superadded features of most revolting odiousness and a thousand times more dangerous. They are not confined to one class on society; they are not merely priests, or priests of one religious creed, they are merchants, and lawyers, and editors, and men of any profession, and no profession, having no outward badge (in this country,) by which to be recognized; they are about in all your society. They can assume any character that of angels of light, or ministers of darkness, to accomplish their one great end, the service upon which they are sworn to start at any moment, in any direction, and for any service, commanded by the general of their order, bound to no family, community, or country, by the ordinary ties which bind men; and sold for life to the cause of the Roman Pontiff…” (SAMUEL FINLEY BREESE MORSE, IMMINENT DANGERS TO THE FREE INSTITUTIONS OF THE UNITED STATES THROUGH FOREIGN IMMIGRATION AND THE PRESENT STATE OF THE NATURALIZATION LAWS, p. 9-10 [1835]). With Samuel Morse’s statement in mind, we note 5 silent but very powerful statements made by the election of a Jesuit pope in the 21st century on 3/13/13 and we include some Bible verses for reflection. STATEMENT #1 - IN YOUR FACE – “We are so confident of the world’s ignorance; so confident that the world does not know or understand history or the Jesuits that we’re openly putting a Jesuit in place as Pope and having people celebrate the fact.” The fact that a Jesuit was chosen as pope and that this is being celebrated by many around the world suggests an astonishing ignorance of history. My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge (Hosea 4:6) For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee. (Isaiah 60:2) The Jesuit was the terror of his times. Catholics abhorred and shrunk from him with almost as much real aversion as Protestants. The universities and the clergy feared and hated the unscrupulous order. The Jesuit was renowned for his pitiless cruelty.—"Historical Studies," Eugene Lawrence, pp. 128, 129. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1876. {1919, SBBS 268.2} The court has ordered that the passages extracted from the books of 147 Jesuit authors having been verified, a collated copy shall be presented to the king, to enable him to know the perversity of the doctrine maintained by the so-called Jesuits from the foundation of the society up to the present moment, with the approbation of the theologians, the permission of the superiors and generals, and the applause of other members of the aforesaid society: a doctrine authorizing theft, lying, perjury, impurity, all passions and all crimes, teaching homicide, parricide, and regicide, overthrowing religion in order to substitute superstitions for it, while favoring magic, blasphemy, irreligion, and idolatry; and the said sovereign lord shall be most humbly entreated to consider the results of such pernicious teaching combined with the choice and uniformity of the opinions of the aforesaid society. Done in Parliament, the 5th March, 1762.—"Our Brief Against Rome," Rev. Charles Stuteville Isaacson, M. A., Appendix C, p. 269. London: The Religious Tract Society, 1905. {1922, HBS 299.1} STATEMENT #2 – AMERICA WILL MAKE AN IMAGE TO THE BEAST AND CAUSE MANY TO WORSHIP IT (Revelation 13:11-15) – Has anyone ever asked the question, " Why does the secular/political government of the United States give such great honor to the head of the only sovereign religious nation on earth ? Why does the United States honor any religious events with such great esteem ? Perhaps the leaders have not read the Bible and don't understand. "..for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God." (Luke 16:15) The examples of leaders are not always good to follow and the examples of America's leaders in this instance are no different. No sinful man on earth should be referred to as "his holiness" or by any other name that does not show his proper position in relation to God and Jesus Christ. The prayer of Job should be ours: Let me not, I pray you, accept any man's person, neither let me give flattering titles unto man. For I know not to give flattering titles; in so doing my maker would soon take me away. (Job 32:21,22) When leaders exalt other men as holy then it is definitely not safe to trust their judgment regarding spiritual things. For the leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed. (Isaiah 9:16) STATEMENT #3 – WE CALL UPON YOU TO FOCUS YOUR ATTENTION ON AN EARTHLY JESUIT PRIEST INSTEAD OF FOCUSING ON JESUS CHRIST THE HEAVENLY PRIEST - According to the Bible Jesus Christ is our heavenly priest and intercessor. He is the mediator between God and man. There is no need for an earthly priest or pope. Notice the Bible teaching about this: Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession. For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. (Hebrews 4:14,15) For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; (1 Timothy 2:5) While much attention was being focused upon a Jesuit priest on earth, minds were being diverted from the work of the high Priest in heaven. In America, notice how all three of the major television networks were used to draw people's minds toward Rome and away from the work of Jesus Christ in the heavenly sanctuary above. STATEMENT #4 - CIVIL LIBERTY AND RELIGIOUS LIBERTY AND ALL LIBERTY IS COMING TO AN END. They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them. (Proverbs 28:4) But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed. So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty. (James 1:25/2:12) The praise and acceptance of a Jesuit pope suggests that universal transgression of God’s law is almost here. True freedom and liberty are found only in a life empowered by the Holy Spirit of God to live in harmony with God’s law of 10 commandments. Obedience to God is freedom in the highest sense because it is freedom from the slavery of sin and selfishness. It is the freedom that comes through self-mastery in Jesus Christ. Not only have the Jesuits been known for their shocking transgressions of God's ten commandment law, they are historically known for their fierce and determined opposition to the root principles of Protestantism which are basically civil and religious liberty. As of this date, they have made no official announcement that their mission has changed. That's because it hasn't. The Bible makes gives a warning about this that the world would do well to heed: The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun. (Ecclesiastes 1:9) Violations of the sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth commandments are justified by many leading Jesuit writers, according to many quotations from their books, cited in "The History of the Jesuits," by Theodor Griesinger, pp. 285-304, 478-488, 508-616, 670, 740; and in Gury's "Doctrines of the Jesuits," translated by Paul Bert; and in "The Jesuits," by Dr. Otto Henne an Rhyn, chap. V. {1943 CE, FAFA 283.1} As the object of the society was the propagation and strengthening of the Catholic faith everywhere, the Jesuits naturally endeavored to counteract the spread of Protestantism. They became the main instruments of the counter-Reformation; the reconquest of southern and western Germany and Austria for the church, and the preservation of the Catholic faith in France and other countries were due chiefly to their exertions.—The Catholic Encyclopedia, Vol. XIV, art. "Society of Jesus," p. 81. {1919, SBBS 267.5} "Never was there founded an institution so openly at war with the spirit of its time. The sixteenth century was the century of renovation; Jesuitism a sect of relapse. The sixteenth century founded the liberty of thought; Jesuitism founded intellectual slavery. The one tended to religious reform, the other to religious reaction; the one celebrated the emancipation of the conscience, the other adored the person of the Pope; the one heard the divine voice, the Holy Spirit, in the idea of every man, the other saw God only in traditional and ecclesiastical authority; the one wrenched the conscience away from Rome, the other returned to Rome the absolute dominion over time and eternity. —Harper's Monthly Magazine, October, 1878. (The Presbyterian Cardinal Signs of the Times 14,17 p.264.265) STATEMENT #5 - WICKEDNESS WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY AND RAPIDLY BUT JESUS IS COMING VERY SOON AND THE WICKED WILL PERISH The fact that men who actually oppose God's law and the principles of civil and religious liberty are being praised and exalted to high religious positions suggests that there are more wicked walking the earth than most people can imagine and the reign of sin must be ended; Jesus Christ must return very, very soon. The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted. When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; it is that they shall be destroyed for ever:When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall. (Psalms 12:8/92:7, Proverbs 29:16) As the world is brought closer, each day, to poverty and financial despair, religion will continue to become a refuge and a leader will be sought for. The Bible predicts that the U.S. will lead the world by enacting laws that will contradict the law of God in an effort to restore peace and prosperity to the nation. Nations around the world will follow the example of America and universal apostasy will result in the persecution of those who choose to keep all 10 of God's commandments. Are you preparing to choose the law of God instead of the laws of men ? Are you drawing nearer to Jesus Christ and allowing Him to make you more like Him in character each day ? Jesus is coming sooner than many, (including church members) understand. Get busy by trying to help others and by seeking to be a blessing to everyone with whom you come in contact. Share the everlasting gospel by living for Christ and by speaking it with words when necessary.
Please...if you are pretending to be a Christian or you are someone who has not yet accepted the character transforming love of God...please surrender your heart to Christ while there is still time; surrender your thoughts and feelings to Jesus Christ the one who loves you and died in order for you and I to be able to obtain victory over all sin and selfishness in our lives...God loves you..God wants you...Not just to be forgiven...Not to play church..But to truly become Christ-like before you die. A Christlike person is the only kind of person that could enjoy heaven and the only kind of person that could be trusted in heaven. Pray like this - Father in heaven, I am a sinner and I believe that Jesus Christ died on the cross to pay the penalty for my sins. I accept Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior right now and I ask you to give me a new heart. New motives, new desires and new purposes that will be in harmony with your law of 10 commandments. I thank you and praise you for the forgiveness of my sins and for causing me to be born again right now, In Jesus, name, amen. AMERICANS DECEIVED ABOUT THE REAL ISSUES OF LIFE We have come to a time in the history of the United States where the general public lacks the discernment and sound judgment needed to make wise decisions regarding the future of America. This shortcoming on behalf of the citizens is leading directly to the sequence of final events that will take place just before the return of Jesus Christ. Unbelievers, professed believers of all denominations and even some who have advanced light from heaven are so thoroughly convinced that the fate of America depends upon the choice of a Republican or Democratic candidate for president that they have gone so far as to broadcast their opinion online or wherever an audience may be found. JESUS AND POLITICAL CHOICES Indeed, many professed Christians were thoroughly convinced that it was their duty before God to choose between what some have referred to as “the lesser of two evils.” In spite of the fact, that the person whose love, whose character and principles are at the core of Christianity, Jesus Christ, never chose evil at all. Jesus Christ never endorsed, supported or encouraged evil and neither should those who profess faith in Him. Would Jesus Christ have cast His vote for president ? Would He have been Republican or Democrat ? With His infinite knowledge of the future, there is the real possibility that He would have been looking at the far reaching consequences of His choice. Unlike many of us who are not constantly choosing to receive light from heaven, Jesus would easily have known what is REALLY involved with presidential elections and votes. No doubt He would have heeded the cautious principle that He Himself inspired the Apostle Paul to share with Timothy – “…neither be partaker of other men’s sins” 1 Timothy 5:22 Who REALLY chose the president of the United States in the 2012 election ? Was it the majority of the people of America or a majority of papal Romanists ? These are valid questions in light of the many warnings from heaven that the people of God have received about the terrible union of church and state that will occur just prior to the return of Jesus Christ to this world. According to the Bible, worship will be forced upon everyone... And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed. (Revelation 13:15) For more than 1000 years, during a period known as the Dark Ages, the Papal Roman church supported by the power of the state and the government, sought to rule over the consciences of men, women and children demanding acceptance of its teachings condemning to death those who were given the name heretic. It was a deadly combination of church and state that should have taught the world an unforgettable lesson. As recently as 100 years ago, Papal Roman influence over the U.S. government was a concern noted in the 1888 Edition of a book entitled Great Controversy. Notice: If any nation might justly be expected to keep clear of Romish influences, the United States of America should be the one above all others, as it is constitutionally pledged to have nothing at all to do toward “an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” Yet this nation is in nowise behind the others in paying assiduous court to Rome. {GC88 687.1} John Jay, late Minister to Austria, says that the Roman Catholics even now “coolly discuss the disposition they will make of the United States, as a people already subject to the Vatican by the Irish votes. Archbishop Lynch, of Canada, wrote to Lord Randolph Churchill (the Churchman, New York, April 2, 1887): ‘The Irish Vote is a Great Factor in America.’ ‘The power of their organizations is increasing every day.’ ‘They hold already the balance of power in the presidential and other elections.’” {GC88 687.3} Evidently, after more than 100 years, not much has changed with regard to "Catholics holding the balance of power in presidential and other elections." They helped Mr. Obama win the presidency twice. His election as president in 2008 was aided by the influence of the beast power of Revelation 13:1-8 and this is also documented as well. His own speech writer, Jon Favreau, was a graduate of one of the oldest Jesuit colleges in Massachusetts. The Jesuit Order are the special forces of the papal Roman church and came into existence to counter the Reformation and the spread of the true gospel. Clearly, the person elected to be president has been chosen for a purpose other than what most Americans understand. History shouts aloud to those of us living in the last days. Beware of the cosmetic makeover, for this religious institution has not really experienced a change of character. It merely awaits an opportunity. Perhaps you are one of those who believe that surely everything is quite different now. Perhaps, you're thinking that in the 21st century, such a religious institution is not interested and not capable of having much of an influence on the political process of a nation. That would be a wrong conclusion. (See videos below) Are the facts of history no longer relevant to our time because human nature has dramatically improved ? Are American leaders in the 21st century morally stronger and more beautiful in character now than the leaders of America 100 years ago ? Both Daniel and Revelation describe a religious/political power, a church/state power with world-wide influence greater than the power held by the heads of nations. Enough descriptive information is given in the Bible to positively identify this power that would exist in the last days just before Christ's return. And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time. (Daniel 7:25) And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. (Revelation 13:1) Jesus is coming sooner than many, (including church members) understand. Get busy by trying to help others and by seeking to be a blessing to everyone with whom you come in contact. Share the everlasting gospel by living for Christ and speaking it when necessary. Please...if you are pretending to be a Christian or you are someone who has not yet accepted the character transforming love of God...please surrender your heart to Christ while there is still time; surrender your thoughts and feelings to Jesus Christ the one who loves you and died in order for you and I to be able to obtain victory over all sin and selfishness in our lives...God loves you..God wants you...Not just to be forgiven...Not to play church..But to truly become Christ-like before you die. A Christlike person is the only kind of person that could enjoy heaven and the only kind of person that could be trusted in heaven. Pray like this - Father in heaven, I am a sinner and I believe that Jesus Christ died on the cross to pay the penalty for my sins. I accept Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior right now and I ask you to give me a new heart. New motives, new desires and new purposes that will be in harmony with your law of 10 commandments. I thank you and praise you for the forgiveness of my sins and for causing me to be born again right now, In Jesus, name, amen.
WHO CONTROLS DROUGHT CONDITIONS ? ARE THEY JUST NORMAL RECURRING FEATURES OF CLIMATE ? When in difficulty, philosophers and the great men of earth desire to satisfy their minds without appealing to God. They ventilate their philosophy in regard to the heavens and the earth, accounting for plagues, pestilences, epidemics, earthquakes, and famines, by their supposed science. Hundreds of questions relating to creation and providence, they will attempt to solve by saying, This is a law of nature. A vast number are skeptical when God speaks from His Word, but there is in this period of history great credulity when some learned man speaks. The power of human minds giving explanations of science is so marvelously increasing in these last days that man is seeking to find a natural cause for everything he sees and hears. This false science is termed higher education, and men are lifted up in their own human importance, extolling their own natural abilities, full of all they see and hear. The forces of nature are under the direction of an Eternal Agency. Science, in her pride, may seek to explain strange happenings on land and on sea; but science fails of tracing in these things the workings of Providence. The Bible makes clear that God, as Creator, is in command of nature and can therefore allow or prevent droughts. When heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against thee; if they pray toward this place, and confess thy name, and turn from their sin, when thou afflictest them: (1 Kings 8:35) Then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy servants, and of thy people Israel, that thou teach them the good way wherein they should walk, and give rain upon thy land, which thou hast given to thy people for an inheritance.(1 Kings 8:36) (see also 2 Chronicles 7:13,14) BAAL WORSHIP The Bible reveals why droughts are nothing new. It is because nations that began with God's blessing have often rejected God's laws and forsaken his principles of living. Even, the people that He chose to represent Him to the world frequently turned to Baal worship and practiced its abominations. The worshipers of Baal claimed that the treasures of heaven, the dew and the rain, came not from Jehovah, but from the ruling forces of nature. Their ceremonies were noted for licentiousness. They involved unrestrained, degrading sexual acts. Male and female prostitutes took part in degenerate activities too obscene to mention in this article. The sexual orientation implanted in human nature by God was distorted and replaced with perversion. In the public worship of Baal, the most shameful scenes were acted out which tended to familiarize the human mind with vileness and depravity. Does this sound like anything familiar to us who are living today in 21st century America ? Is it true that one of modern America's most media-focused obsessions is sexuality, sexual orientation and just sex in general ? CAUSE AND EFFECT In His mercy, God allowed droughts to plague the people until they were awakened from their carnal slumber and realized their folly. The apostate tribes of Israel were to be shown the folly of trusting to the power of Baal for temporal blessings. Until they should turn to God with repentance, and acknowledge Him as the source of all blessing, there should fall upon the land neither dew nor rain. After a few months the earth, unrefreshed by dew or rain, became dry, and vegetation withered. As time passed, streams that had never been known to fail began to decrease, and brooks began to dry up. A year passes, and yet there is no rain. The earth is parched as if with fire. The scorching heat of the sun destroys what little vegetation has survived. Streams dry up, and lowing herds and bleating flocks wander hither and thither in distress. Once-flourishing fields have become like burning desert sands, a desolate waste. The groves dedicated to idol worship are leafless; the forest trees, gaunt skeletons of nature, afford no shade. The air is dry and suffocating; dust storms blind the eyes and nearly stop the breath. Once-prosperous cities and villages have become places of mourning. Hunger and thirst are telling upon man and beast with fearful mortality. Famine, with all its horror, comes closer and still closer. Yet notwithstanding these evidences of God’s power, Israel repented not, nor learned the lesson that God would have them learn. They did not see that He who created nature controls her laws, and can make of them instruments of blessing or of destruction. The second year of famine passed, and still the pitiless heavens gave no sign of rain. Drought and famine continued their devastation throughout the kingdom. Fathers and mothers, powerless to relieve the sufferings of their children, were forced to see them die. Yet still apostate Israel refused to humble their hearts before God and continued to murmur against the man by whose word these terrible judgments had been brought upon them. They seemed unable to discern in their suffering and distress a call to repentance, a divine interposition to save them from taking the fatal step beyond the boundary of Heaven’s forgiveness. GOD TRIED TO FREE HIS PEOPLE FROM BONDAGE TO SIN The apostasy of Israel was an evil more dreadful than all the multiplied horrors of famine. God was seeking to free the people from their delusion and lead them to understand their accountability to the One to whom they owed their life and all things. He was trying to help them to recover their lost faith. For stricken Israel there was but one remedy—a turning away from the sins that had brought upon them the chastening hand of the Almighty, and a turning to the Lord with full purpose of heart. To them had been given the assurance, “If I shut up heaven that there be no rain, or if I command the locusts to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among My people; if My people, which are called by My name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.” 2 Chronicles 7:13, 14. It was to bring to pass this blessed result that God continued to withhold from them the dew and the rain until a decided reformation should take place. When His people repented and were willing to receive the spiritual rain of the Holy Spirit that would moisten their sin dried souls, then God would bless them with literal rain to moisten the sun dried earth. AMERICA IS MAKING THE SAME MISTAKES TODAY The accumulation of many things which minister to lust and ambition has brought upon the world the judgment of God. The apostasy today is similar to that which overspread Israel in Elijah’s day. In exalting the human above the divine, in the praise of popular leaders, in the worship of money, and in the placing of science above the truths of revelation, multitudes today are following Baal. Many are substituting for the oracles of God the theories of men. It is taught that human reason should be exalted above the teachings of the Word. Even in many supposedly religious circles the Bible is subjected to personal interpretations, human opinion and doubt. False worship and lack of divine power to resist and overcome sin are seen in many churches. In many places, the topic of God's amazing grace and its enabling power to deliver from sin is not even discussed. The worship of human reasoning and opinions as well as worship based upon misguided interpretations of the Bible are unifying those who reject the love of God in preparation for the false worship described in the book of Revelation. All forms of worship that exalt human reasoning and ability while catering to the human senses leads to worship of the creature rather than the Creator; man worship. This dry, unsatisfying experience leaves the heart open to any influence that appears to give relief from the emptiness. Only Jesus Christ, who is the fountain of life, can quench the thirst of the soul with the water of life. And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. (Revelation 13:8) Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.(Revelation 13:18) God is calling for America and all the world to the pure, elevating and life transforming worship of Him as the Creator Who loves the world and gave His only begotten Son that none should perish. Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters. (Revelation 14:7) Is your name written in the Lamb's book of life ? Is Jesus Christ your deeply personal Lord and Savior from the power of sin ? Do you realize how much God loves you ? If you have not done so already or if you have backslidden toward the world and are now worldly...please in the name of Jesus awake and stay alert if you are awake. Please...surrender your heart to God while there is still time; surrender your thoughts and feelings to Jesus Christ the one who loves you and died in order for you and I to be able to obtain victory over all sin and selfishness in our lives...God loves you..God wants you...Not just to be forgiven...Not to play church, but to truly become Christ-like before you die so that you can be prepared to enjoy eternity with Him. A Christlike person is the only kind of person that could enjoy heaven and the only kind of person that could be trusted in heaven. Pray like this - Father in heaven, I am a sinner and I believe that Jesus Christ died on the cross to pay the penalty for my sins. I accept Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior right now and I ask you to give me a new heart. New motives, new desires and new purposes that will be in harmony with your law of 10 commandments. I thank you and praise you for the forgiveness of my sins and for causing me to be born again right now, In Jesus, name, amen. 1. http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/26/usa-drought-idUSL2E8IQEN020120726 2. http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-price-outlook/highlights.aspx 3. child poverty - http://www.presstv.com/detail/2012/07/26/252846/child-poverty-soaring-in-the-us-report/ 4. 100 Million in Poverty - http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/19/us/census-measures-those-not-quite-in-poverty-but-struggling.html?pagewanted=all 5. http://www.fns.usda.gov/pd/34snapmonthly.htm 6. Romans 1:22-32 7. 1 Kings 17,18 8. Deuteronomy 11:16,17 © 2012 Tyrone Keels Will the world end this year ? Will the mark of the beast be enforced ? Psychics, fortune tellers and even some misguided ministers say they know what events will take place tomorrow. Many may claim to know what is going to happen in the future and even what will happen within the next 12 months but there is only One who knows for sure. God Himself is all-knowing and can penetrate the mysteries of the future consistently without flaw. Those who connect with Him through Jesus Christ by faith are granted the privilege of understanding those things about the future which He reveals in His word. The Bible reveals today's principles that are shaping tomorrow's events. Many of these same principles rule in the lives of human beings and makes us somewhat predictable. Listed below are 100 predictions that will come to pass this year. As these predictions are fulfilled, other things will happen too.
1. Air will still be more important than money. Air will still be needed by the lungs and air will still be taken for granted by most people until they feel they can't breathe. . 2. All of us will still be sinners. All of us will still need God’s pardoning grace for the forgiveness of sin and all of us will still need God’s enabling grace to resist sin. 3. Actions will still reveal the true character of a person more than a person’s words. 4. Attitudes will still need to be adjusted. 5. Anxiety will not decrease. 6. Beliefs will still have consequences. 7. Bad things will still happen to both good and bad people. 8. Birth, life and death, literally, physically and spiritually will continue. 9. Borrowers will still be servants to the lenders. 10. Banks will not admit that they have been making bad decisions that have hurt people. 11. Chance circumstances will not create living things 12. Christ-like character development will still be possible through trust in God. 13. Christ’s life, death, resurrection and intercession will still be the only hope for sinners. 14. Cancer will still be profitable for the medical industry. 15. Dead people in the graves will not begin to communicate with living people. 16. Deception about what happens after death will continue. 17. Disasters will continue to increase in intensity. 18. Diseases not helped by “orthodox” cures will still continue to be successfully treated by natural means. 19. Enthusiasm for empty things will continue. 20. Economies will not improve and become prosperous for all. 21. Equality of human beings will continue to be divided by money. 22. Exceptions to the rule will continue to weaken the rules. 23. Faith in human reason and human judgment will continue. 24. Faith in God will shine brighter through real Christians. 25. Families will still be under mental, physical, spiritual, and moral assault. 26. Failures caused by human error and human selfishness will continue. 27. God will still be good. 28. Grace will still be available to those whose earthly probation has not closed. 29. Garbage will still be published, produced, televised, advertised and accepted. 30. Good news will not become the main broadcast feature of ABC, NBC or CBS. 31. Hell will continue to be mistakenly believed to be a place of eternal torment. 32. Health will not be restored by health insurance. 33. Hope will not die. 34. Human beings will not grow more loving and patient. 35. Illness and its causes will still not be understood by many. 36. Intensity of feelings will continue to increase and rule more people. 37. Investments in vanity and vain things will continue. 38. Insight into the sequence of final events for the world will still be available. 39. Junk for the mind and the body will still cost money. 40. Jails will still have less prisoners than sin. 41. Jesus second coming will be nearer. 42. Journeys to nowhere will still be taken. 43. Killers and killing will not cease. 44. Kindness will not dramatically increase throughout the world. 45. Knowledge of God and eternal realities will not explode exponentially. 46. Kingly men with Christlike character qualities will continue to be too few. 47. Love will continue to be easily counterfeited, misunderstood and missing from many hearts. 48. Life will not result from an explosion or an accident or a big bang somewhere. 49. Luxury will still be mistakenly equated with happiness. 50. Luck will still be considered a business principle. 51. Mothers who are real mothers will still be burdened. 52. Men who choose to remain self-centered will increase in blindness. 53. Money will still rule the world behind the scenes. 54. Movies will continue to have power to influence the mind and shape character. 55. Noble thoughts and deeds will be too few. 56. Nuclear war will not destroy the entire world. 57. Nutritional value in corporate mass-produced food products will not increase. 58. Nations will not agree to love and help each other and to go to war no more. 59. Outrageous conduct will continue to be accepted as entertainment. 60. Obscene images will continue to be more and more acceptable to weak minds. 61. Out-of-touch minds will continue to have more and more influence over others. 62. Opposition to pure truth, real goodness and genuine holiness will continue. 63. Pain will increase and continue to be medicated mentally, physically and emotionally. 64. Power will still attract those with the most dangerous character deficits. 65. Promises will continue to be made by those who don’t intend to keep them and promises will be kept by those who have a wealth of personal integrity. 66. Personality will shine brighter than character in the estimation of shallow minds. 67. Questions presented to the government by many engineers, lawyers, scientists, military leaders and architects concerning the government story about September 11th 2001 will not be answered. 68. Quiet places will become more valuable. 69. Queen-like women with Christlike character qualities will continue to be too few. 70. Quantity will continue to be substituted for quality on social, medical, educational, religious and personal levels. 71. Repetition will still be used as an effective way to strengthen lies. 72. Rotting foundations will continue to destroy many of society’s institutions. 73. Rapeseed will continue to deceive people under the name “Canola” oil. 74. Reserve and modesty will not increase. 75. Selfishness will continue to strengthen in many hearts. 76. Supernatural sights and sounds including UFO's will continue to deceive 77. Satellites will still be able to track citizens anywhere on the earth. 78. Strength of character will continue to be measured superficially. 79. Truth will continue to be suppressed by those who control the publishing and media outlets 80. TSA will not abolish itself nor apologize to all airline passengers for violating their rights. 81. Television programs will not improve significantly and begin to make great contributions to moral excellence. 82. Taste will continue to battle for first place above the other senses of hearing, touch and sight. 83. Unity of minds upon platforms of error will still continue to increase. 84. Urgent appeals to the conscience by the Holy Spirit will increase. 85. Unkind words will continue to be spoken in unkind tones. 86. Unusual weather patterns will continue to develop. 87. Victories over self will continue to be obtained. 88. Violations of trust will continue to increase. 89. Values based on material possessions will continue to mislead. 90. Vampires portrayed in movies or on television will not become real. 91. Water will still be needed by the body and mind inwardly, outwardly and spiritually. 92. Wars and rumors of wars will continue. 93. Wealth or lottery tickets still won’t solve the problem of a broken heart. 94. Weeping will still endure for a night. 95. X-rays will still not produce life after causing cells to mutate. 96. Xerox machines will still make copies just like words, thoughts and deeds will continued to be copied on earth and in the record books of heaven as well. 97. Yes there will still be a world to live in. 98. You will still only have today and right now. You will not be promised tomorrow. 99. Zero will still be the tolerance level for what the majority decides is wrong. 100. Zombies will remain in the movies. They won't become real and take over the earth. These predictions are all established by Bible prophecies and Bible principles. While these predictions may be considered general and easier to make, there are predictions, that could only be foreseen by God, with specific details regarding the United States and the role it will play in last day events. This too, is revealed in the Bible. Would you like to know something more specific about what will happen in America in the last days ? By the grace of God, we will continue the study of America in Bible prophecy in future posts. REFERENCES: Matthew 24,21:11/Acts 10:43/Isaiah 41:21-23, 42:9, 44:6-8, 46:9,10, 48:5,6/Amos 3:7/Hosea 12:10/2 Peter 1:19/Revelation 1:3, 22:7/Proverbs 22:3, 27:12/John 13:19, 14:29/Luke 21:28/2 Timothy 3:1-5 Have you been drawing closer to Jesus Christ ? Do you even know Him ? Is He your deeply personal Lord and Savior from the penalty and power of sin ? If you have not done so already or if you have backslidden toward the world and are now worldly...please in the name of Jesus awake and stay alert if you are awake. Please...surrender your heart to God while there is still time; surrender your thoughts and feelings to Jesus Christ the one who loves you and died in order for you and I to be able to obtain victory over all sin and selfishness in our lives...God loves you..God wants you...Not just to be forgiven...Not to play church, but to truly become Christ-like before you die so that you can be prepared to enjoy eternity with Him. A Christlike person is the only kind of person that could enjoy heaven and the only kind of person that could be trusted in heaven. Pray like this - Father in heaven, I am a sinner and I believe that Jesus Christ died on the cross to pay the penalty for my sins. I accept Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior right now and I ask you to give me a new heart. New motives, new desires and new purposes that will be in harmony with your law of 10 commandments. I thank you and praise you for the forgiveness of my sins and for causing me to be born again right now, In Jesus, name, amen. PURPOSE OF THE PLANNED GLOBAL ECONOMIC COLLAPSE: TO PREPARE FOR THE FINAL WORLD POWER AND SYSTEM10/21/2011 Notice the date on this article that was carried by USAToday. At least 2 years ago, a religious authority with world-wide recognition called for an interesting kind of global change. It was a call for the kind of change that only the Bible could have foreseen. Are you ready ? Were you sleeping ? Let's take a look at what some of us are noticing in the news and pay special attention to the date here too. Recently it has been mentioned to me that the Vatican is calling for a new global economic order. I grieve for our slumbering people. My thoughts are regarding those of us who are just now noticing what has been happening in our world. I question in my mind, "Where have you been for the past several years ?" The Pope/Vatican has made this call several times before. Are you just now awaking from sleep ? May the Lord awaken us from this deathlike stupor. According to the Bible, there is coming a time when human beings, regardless of class, color or gender, will be forced to choose between participating in a controlled economic system that has specific worship requirements or choose to trust in God and respect His specific worship requirements. And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. (Revelation 13:16,17) And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: (Revelation 14:9,10) Which power do you think is represented by the beast with 7 heads, 10 horns and 10 crowns in Revelation 13:1-8 ? We will explore that in future articles. You have some clues in this article. In previous posts to this site, we have discovered that the United States is the power represented by the beast with two horns like a lamb in Revelation 13:11. Some poor misguided souls are looking for the U.S. government and Federal Reserve to do something, perhaps another round of stimulus or a QE3 as they call it. It's not here and some still strongly believe that it's coming. I've had some people get a bit angry and even mock me for going contrary to the popular opinion about it and saying that there will be no QE3. Why the anger ? Maybe because they believe they understand how things work and they think that I don't. Many don't realize or believe that what we are seeing is the unfolding of final events. The fluctuating prices of gold and silver are not really the issue. Neither Greece's defaulting economy nor the Euro are the true causes of the world economic crisis. Since, Bible prophecy points to the U.S. as leading the world into the final sequence of events leading to the return of Jesus Christ, it is the American form of currency, the dollar, that should be watched for signs of deterioration towards the coming new system of oppression. Hyperinflation (excessive money printing and price increase) or deflation (continual decrease in the prices of goods and services) or even both along with the steady erosion of the principles in the U.S. constitution will help to achieve this. Yet, there are other influences at work even more powerful than the U.S. Federal Reserve, the global bankers and IMF all of which are lending institutions. Hence, there will soon be many more bank failures preparing the way for change. The fact of the matter is that there is a NEW ECONOMIC/RELIGIOUS/POLITICAL SYSTEM scheduled for arrival on planet earth in the near future. It is the last one mentioned in the last book of the Bible. No nation will escape the purging of old economic systems. Not even China will be exempt from the "extreme economic makeover.". China - http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2011/10/10/special-report-chinas-debt-pileup-raises-risk-hard-landing/ Libya was not economically stressed so what happened ? Never underestimate the power of the U.S. media to deceive. Libya had 3 strikes against it which called for it's downfall. (see below for the video information about Libya that the U.S. media is not sharing) #1 - Libya's now deceased leader, Gaddafi, was attempting to be independent of the world system which is currently manipulated and oppressed in large measure by the beast described in Revelation 13:11. #2 - Libya's former leader had firmly held religious beliefs that were directly opposed to the religion of the beast of Revelation 13:1-8. #3 - Libya's final offense against these two world "powers that be" was in seeking independence from the corrupt global financial system by returning to the use of gold as money. This offense was not to be tolerated by the powers that be because the new system which will be based on completely different principles is almost here and wealth or the lack thereof will not help anyone. Read that Bible verse again And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. (Revelation 13:16,17) Those who believe that silver and gold will save you take heed to the warning. Jesus is the only One who can save you or me. If you are considering starting a family right now, it may not be the wisest plan to do so at this time. Consider the words of Jesus Christ Himself which is recorded by 3 different disciples under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days ! (Matthew 24:19) And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; (Luke 21:25) But woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck, in those days! for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people. (Luke 21:23) But woe to them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days ! (Mark 13:17) If Jesus speaking through Bible verses doesn't appeal to our reasoning abilities, maybe some other truth will. Try the link below as a starting point. 30 Signs That America Has Become A Horrible Place For Children - http://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/30-signs-that-america-has-become-a-horrible-place-for-children It is only by the grace of God that any of us are awake to the situation. However, it is interesting to note that in His parable of the ten virgins, Jesus spoke of all 10 virgins, both the foolish and the wise, as being asleep. The difference is that the wise had oil in their lamps and were prepared for the hour of need; the time when the bridegroom arrived. Tough times are directly ahead and the work for the salvation of souls is almost ended. Many of even God's truly converted people, the wise virgins, have to a large degree been asleep with regard to this work. What will you do for Christ, in Christ and by the grace of God in these last days ? Would you like to know how America will work for the beast of Revelation 13:1-8 ? Look for more details in the soon coming articles and posts. If you have not done so already or if you have backslidden toward the world and are now worldly...please in the name of Jesus awake and stay alert if you are awake. Please...surrender your heart to God while there is still time; surrender your thoughts and feelings to Jesus Christ the one who loves you and died in order for you and I to be able to obtain victory over all sin and selfishness in our lives...God loves you..God wants you...Not just to be forgiven...Not to play church, but to truly become Christ-like before you die so that you can be prepared to enjoy eternity with Him. A Christlike person is the only kind of person that could enjoy heaven and the only kind of person that could be trusted in heaven. Pray like this - Father in heaven, I am a sinner and I believe that Jesus Christ died on the cross to pay the penalty for my sins. I accept Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior right now and I ask you to give me a new heart. New motives, new desires and new purposes that will be in harmony with your law of 10 commandments. I thank you and praise you for the forgiveness of my sins and for causing me to be born again right now, In Jesus, name, amen. Have you noticed the increasing economic and natural disasters ? Here is an economic snapshot of America in the last days. 1 million people applying for 62,000 jobs at McDonalds.(1) It is just one of the many clear indicators of the nation's economic health. Since the beginning of 2011, as a result of landslides, flooding, severe storms and tornadoes, FEMA has made major disaster declarations for the states of Idaho, North and South Dakota, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Minnesota, Tennessee, Missouri, Kentucky, Arkansas, Georgia, Alabama, California, North Carolina, Wisconsin, New Mexico, Illinois, Oregon, Washington, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Connecticut, Utah and Maine.(2) The cost of the damage (mental and emotional) goes far beyond dollars but will certainly add to the economic depression already well underway in the United States. That's right...it is not a recession, it's an economic depression.(3) The value of the U.S. paper dollar currency is fading fast.(4) Corporations like JP Morgan have already begun to allow gold to be used as collateral in some transactions.(5) Indeed, Utah has passed a law making gold and silver coins legal tender.(6) Is it a coincidence that a European Parliamentary panel has approved the use of gold as a collateral ? (7) Is it a coincidence that central banks are buying gold to reduce their reliance on the dollar ? (8) Is it a coincidence that Libya has tons of gold and a "humanitarian" mission is said to be why it has been attacked by NATO and the United States. Maybe it is all just a coincidence. But if by chance these are not coincidences and the dollar is scheduled to lose significant value in the very near future, you may want to understand what happens when a currency's value is decreased. Take a look at the country of Belarus where the national bank decreased the value of the nation's currency 56%.(9) Click on the link or do a Google search yourself. Why is it that so many people are seemingly in a state of denial or unbelief about the true social, economic and moral state of America even when they have evidence before their eyes that they are not being told the truth by their leaders ? It is because so many of us have been conditioned to not trust God or His word but to rely upon man and his words. Even though men have been lying to Americans about so many things (see a few examples in the videos below), the word of man is still exalted above the word of God. As a result, many people have no relish for real truth or any desire to be awakened out of sleep. They are out of touch with God's reality and are living in the manufactured reality of this world and its ruler. In short, many are deceived by the lies which are constantly fed to them through the media, their associates and by the lies they have been telling themselves. If you or someone you know is still sincerely misled and thinks the economy is recovering please take a quick look at these links - http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/20-questions-to-ask-anyone-foolish-enough-to-believe-the-economic-crisis-is-over and here - http://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/36-statistics-which-prove-that-the-american-dream-is-turning-into-an-absolute-nightmare-for-the-middle-class In the book of Revelation a controlled economic system is brought to view as the power of religious tyranny rises to rule over all nations, kindreds, tongues and peoples. Buying and selling will be regulated by a religious authority during a time of great global stress and calamity.. And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. (Revelation 13:16,17) According to Bible prophecy which we have studied and discovered so far in the previous posts to this blog, America is the nation identified by Revelation 13:11 as the beast with two horns like a lamb. Note the strange words that follow in the remainder of the verse. AND HE SPAKE AS A DRAGON The prophecy teaches that a change in America's character from lamb-like to dragon will be revealed by the manner of speech. Nations make laws and in Romans 3:19 we learn that laws speak.The Bible explains who the dragon is and how he speaks. In order to continue learning what America will do in the last days just before Christ returns again, we need to continue in this post taking a closer look at this dragon. (And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, andhis angels were cast out with him. (Revelation 12:9) So according to the Bible, the dragon is that old serpent, the devil, Satan. The United States will speak like a dragon, specifically the dragon of the Bible whose voice will be heard and manifested in three different ways - that old serpent, the devil and Satan. So how does that old serpent speak ? The serpent questions and contradicts God's word Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden ? Genesis 3:1-4 - And the serpent said unto the woman,Ye shall not surely die: How does the devil speak ? Jesus said that the devil lies John 8:44 - When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of hisown: for he is a liar, and the father of it. How does Satan speak ? Satan calls for or inspires action against those whom God loves and who love God. Job 1:8-11 - But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face. According to Bible prophecy then, IT IS PREDICTED THAT THE UNITED STATES WILL LIE, CONTRADICT GOD'S WORD AND CALL FOR AND INSPIRE ACTION AGAINST ANYONE WHO REFUSES TO ??? Would you like to know more about who will hear the voice of the dragon in America ? We will study this in our next post. There are many people who are so caught up in this world that they literally hope that Jesus Christ is NOT coming back anytime soon. They are counting on being dead and in the grave by the time the book of Revelation starts being fulfilled. This is a dangerous self-deception that leaves anyone who embraces it totally unprepared to recognize the connection between current events and Bible prophecy and to prepare accordingly. There are some who just love this world and the life they have in this world too much to prepare. Their don't include God's plan for their life. They will not be ready. If you have not done so already or if you have backslidden toward the world and are now worldly Please...surrender your heart to God while there is still time; surrender your thoughts and feelings to Jesus Christ the one who loves you and died in order for you and I to be able to obtain victory over all sin and selfishness in our lives...God loves you..God wants you...Not just to be forgiven...Not to play church, but to truly become Christ-like before you die so that you can be prepared to enjoy eternity with Him. A Christlike person is the only kind of person that could enjoy heaven and the only kind of person that could be trusted in heaven. Pray like this - Father in heaven, I am a sinner and I believe that Jesus Christ died on the cross to pay the penalty for my sins. I accept Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior right now and I ask you to give me a new heart. New motives, new desires and new purposes that will be in harmony with your law of 10 commandments. I thank you and praise you for the forgiveness of my sins and for causing me to be born again right now, In Jesus, name, amen. (3) http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/ambroseevans_pritchard/6962632/America-slides-deeper-into-depression-as-Wall-Street-revels.html (4) http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/152583/20110526/dollar-us-government-debt-entitlements-free-fall-value-reduction-spending-deficit-debt-qe-securities.htm (5) http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704422204576130192457252596.html (6) http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/05/22/gold-silver-coins-legal-currency-utah/ (7) http://www.gold.org/media/press_releases/archive/2011/05/gold_as_a_source_of_collateral_press_release/ http://www.blanchardonline.com/investing-news-blog/econ.php?article=2609&title=World_Gold_Council%3A_European_parliamentary_panel_OKs_use_of_gold_as_collateral (8) http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-29/gold-buying-central-banks-may-signal-bullion-extending-record-price-rally.html (9) http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/05/25/2234438/belarus-devaluation-spreads-panic.html It is not the wisest course for anyone to pursue to ignore the things that are happening around them. As the financial collapse of America's economy continues, many are unprepared to face the difficult situations that will come as a result. According to the secretary of the U.S. Treasury, Timothy Geithner, the economy is literally on the brink of collapse. In early January of 2011, the secretary sent a letter to every member of Congress stating that if the debt ceiling were not raised, there would national economic catastrophe that would last for decades. - http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/06/AR2011010603244.html Do you think he's bluffing ? Maybe someone is thinking - "surely he must be mistaken because economic collapse and national emergencies sound too extreme." Here is a copy of the treasury secretary's letter - http://www.treasury.gov/connect/blog/Documents/Letter.pdf Unfortunately, this is not a test nor a dream. It is the reality of 21st century America and the majority of hardworking people in the nation are not awake to the most urgent facts that are soon to be rudely brought to their attention. If the amount of money that we can borrow is not increased, the country faces catastrophic economic consequences. Without debt, we are facing disaster. Think about that for a moment. No more debt = economic collapse. What a strange predicament we are in. We must borrow money in order to prevent the economy from collapsing. More troubling is the fact that this is not the first time that the treasury secretary has given this kind of warning to Congress. He has done it before in 2008 and 2009. Nations around the world are already facing riots and uprisings due to deteriorating global economic conditions. Increasing food prices and cost of living expenses are crushing people and they are rebelling against the systems that oppress them. The year 2011 has started with worldwide protests in countries like Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Cuba, Cyprus, Egypt, Greece, Honduras, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, Venezuela and Yemen. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2F9kn9KfFA In the book of Revelation a controlled economic system is brought to view as the power of religious tyranny rises to rule over all nations, kindreds, tongues and peoples. Buying and selling will be regulated by a religious authority. And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. (Revelation 13:16,17) According to Bible prophecy which we have studied and discovered so far in the previous posts to this blog, America is the nation identified by Revelation 13:11 as the beast with two horns like a lamb. Note the strange words that follow in the remainder of the verse. AND HE SPAKE AS A DRAGON A change in America's character from lamb-like to dragon will be revealed by the manner of speech. Nations make laws and in Romans 3:19 we learn that laws speak.The Bible explains who the dragon is and how he speaks. In order to continue learning what America will do in the last days just before Christ returns again, we need to take a closer look at this dragon. (And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, andhis angels were cast out with him. (Revelation 12:9) So according to the Bible, the dragon is Satan, the devil, that old serpent. He apparently has the the power of deception and actually uses it to deceive the whole world. This is a frightening and terrible situation and yet we are not left without hope. Fortunately, God has made it possible for every thinking person to detect the deceiver and avoid the coming mass deceptions He is a Deceiver - the fact that he deceives the whole world means that one of the principles revealed in the character and conduct of Satan is deceitfulness. He is deceitful. He cannot be trusted. The reason he is able to deceive the whole world because the human heart is also deceitful and hence by nature is in harmony with his principles. . The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it ? (Jeremiah 17:9) The world is generally more in harmony with the principles revealed in the character and conduct of Satan than in harmony with the principles revealed in the character and conduct of Christ. That is why it is not hard for human beings to be deceived by the dragon. Often we are victims of our own deceptive reasoning. As we continue towards a financial and moral breakdown of society, the carnal elements of human nature that were never overcome through faith in Christ will be manifest more and more clearly. The principles upon which people act will be more in harmony with the dragon. Even now there is growing conflict between the principles of Christ revealed in the Bible and the principles of the dragon revealed in the relationships, transactions and affairs of the world. Those who are controlled by the principles and Spirit of Christ will clash more and more with those who are controlled by the spirit of the dragon. Already we see in the world the intensifying war of opposing principles and the struggles of people controlled by them. Most recently in Egypt we have seen a clash of principles. Scenes similar to those playing out in nations around the world will be seen in America. As unemployment, crime, homelessness and immorality continue, these crisis will lead to the climax of crisis and America will lead the world in applying and recommending wrong solutions. Would you like to know more about how America is already speaking like a dragon and will continue to speak louder as a dragon ? We will study this in our next post. There are many people who are actually hoping and literally praying that Jesus Christ is NOT coming back anytime soon. They are counting on being long gone in the grave when everything starts to happen or at least in a different frame of mind. This is a dangerous self-deception that leaves anyone who embraces it totally unprepared to recognize the connection between current events and Bible prophecy and to prepare accordingly. There are some who just love this world and the life they live in this world too much to prepare. They have plans for their lives that don't include God's plan. They will not be ready. If you have not done so already or if you have backslidden toward the world and are now worldly Please...surrender your heart to God while there is still time; surrender your thoughts and feelings to Jesus Christ the one who loves you and died in order for you and I to be able to obtain victory over all sin and selfishness in our lives...God loves you..God wants you...Not just to be forgiven...Not to play church, but to truly become Christ-like before you die so that you can be prepared to enjoy eternity with Him. A Christlike person is the only kind of person that could enjoy heaven and the only kind of person that could be trusted in heaven. Pray like this - Father in heaven, I am a sinner and I believe that Jesus Christ died on the cross to pay the penalty for my sins. I accept Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior right now and I ask you to give me a new heart. New motives, new desires and new purposes that will be in harmony with your law of 10 commandments. I thank you and praise you for the forgiveness of my sins and for causing me to be born again right now, In Jesus, name, amen.
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