The enemy tried to start "a" tribulation that would be like "the" tribulation but he faces a major problem: he is not the Most High God. Here is another problem for the enemy, the Restrainer is still at work on this earth. That is a very VERY big problem for mr. adversary as he does not have to power to move beyond the limits set for him by the Spirit of the Lord.
2 Thess 2:7
For the secret power of lawlessness is already at work; but the one who now holds it back will continue to do so till he is taken out of the way.
This brings us back to the world war 2 parallels pointed out in previous posts. 1942 was a bad year for the old nazis which promises in parallel to be a bad year for the new nazis (Herr Schwab, Herr Gates, Fauci et al.). 1942 plus 80 years (one generation) is 2022. What happened in 1942 that was so bad for the nazis?
10. Operation Torch (November Of 1942)
Operation Torch was an Allied invasion of what was then French North Africa that lasted from November 8th through 10th in 1942
5. Battle Of Stalingrad (August Of 1942 To February Of 1943)
From July 17th of 1942 until February 2nd of 1943, the Battle of Stalingrad took place.
3. Battle Of Midway (June Of 1942)
From June 4th through 7th of 1942, the Battle of Midway occurred at Midway Atoll, 1300 miles northwest of Oahu in Hawaii.
What is important to note about these major battles is they were not the end of the war in themselves but signaled major turning points where balance of power shifted against the axis powers that led to the end of the war. Are we seeing shadows of these things happening already for the NNP (new nazi party)? Sure, last night is an example where the nazis lost a battle in Virginia late in 2021. 2022 is less than 2 months away and things are not looking great for the Nazis anywhere in the world at the moment.
It is also interesting to note that Russia played a key role in defeating the Nazis in WW2 1942, and look at the world today. Who above all else in the world (other than Christians in general) do the nazis really hate? Russians. Who defeated the Nazi proxy army (ISIS) in the middle east? Russia. Who has allied with China in todays world to ensure Nazi power is 1. contained, then 2. eliminated? Yep, same answer.
Now, the key to all of this is the Restrainer. He who restrains/contains/holds back will continue to do so until He is taken out of the way. We will know when the Restrainer is taken out of the way and the tribulation has started, we do not have to guess. We also do not have to guess about the mark of the beast of other key events in the book of Revelation. Our Lord has made these things very clear for us with multiple different avenues to verify when false prophets are speaking versus those speaking from a scriptural foundation:
2 Thess 2
1Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to him, we ask you, brothers,a 2not to be quickly shaken in mind or alarmed, either by a spirit or a spoken word, or a letter seeming to be from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord has come. 3Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day will not come, unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessnessb is revealed, the son of destruction,c 4who opposes and exalts himself against every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God. 5Do you not remember that when I was still with you I told you these things? 6And you know what is restraining him now so that he may be revealed in his time. 7For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work. Only he who now restrains it will do so until he is out of the way. 8And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will kill with the breath of his mouth and bring to nothing by the appearance of his coming. 9The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan with all power and false signs and wonders, 10and with all wicked deception for those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. 11Therefore God sends them a strong delusion, so that they may believe what is false, 12in order that all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
Yes, we know we are hearing the words of false prophets when they tell us the vakseen is the mark of the beast. Is it bad? Yes. Are they trying to bring in the beast system with it? Yes. Is it THE mark? Absolutely positively NOT (yet). To have a mark of the beast implemented we would need A BEAST of revelation present on this earth right now. Where is it? Also a key figure in the tribulation would be the man of lawlessness, where is he? How do we know they are not present (yet):
The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan with all power and false signs and wonders
Where are the false signs and wonders that will accompany the arrival of the man of lawlessness? Right, not here (yet). This is how we also do not have to guess whether or not the Restrainer is still at work. We will not have to guess, we will know.
The enemy does not get to set the times and or season when the tribulation starts. He will be allowed to start his 7 year reign of terror when and only when he is allowed to by the Most High God. Apparently, the enemy has pulled the trigger too soon once again which prompts these world war 2 parallels. All this time later we think we are sooooo advanced now because we have the internet and cell phones yet we are still dealing with the same cast of characters our grandparents dealt with in WW2, communists and nazis.
As long as the Restrainer continues to work the Nazis are doomed to failure (again). The caveat will be when/if we are here to see this:
The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan with all power and false signs and wonders
This ^^ is the game changer. This ^^ is when we know the Restrainer has ceased to restrain and the enemy gets to move forward with his 7 years of hell on earth. Until then we are counseled to do our jobs. We are part of the restraint on the enemy which is why he hates us so much. Light restrains darkness its a physical as well as spiritual fact. We are that light:
Matt 5:14
Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
As long as we are on this earth doing our job, the enemy has a major problem. The Lord has been speaking to this nobody for 2 years now counseling to develop and put to use the talents/abilities we have been given for this season to do our part for the Kingdom. Every prayer counts. Every day of fasting counts. Every inch you move your talents and abilities forward counts. A cold, dirty infantryman sitting in a foxhole watching his small area of the battlefield does not look or sound impressive on his own but ask the General who commands that soldier how important he is.
We have not been asked to do things we cant do. We are being asked to do things we can do. Every single one of us can fast, pray and employ our talents on behalf of our Kingdom that is not of this world. This is why we are here, it was no accident. Do what you were predestined to do by the Most High God. Do your small part and the Lord will take care of the rest.
Glory to God
Grace and Peace
