One Country is Ascending, Another Descending

One Country is Ascending on the world stage.
1. here-this country's elite special forces marching through the nation's capital with Bibles and Crosses.
2. here-no advanced degree necessary to figure out no debt=national prosperity


Another is descending on the world stage
1. here-this country's LGBTQABCDEFG community marching through the nation's capital without Bibles and Crosses....
2. here-no advanced degree necessary to figure out historic levels of debt=national destruction

You don't have to be a rocket scientist to read this ^^ writing on the wall.

Am I judging?  No, there is Another who is far more qualified to do that job:

Psalm 75:7 It is God who judges: He brings one down, he exalts another.

Why is this important?  When America goes, Israel is next....What does that tell us?  Again you don't have to have a bunch of letters in front of your name to figure out the simple reading of the Bible on these matters.  A time of trouble is coming for this world, and in particular for Jacob:

Jer 30:7 Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob's trouble; but he shall be saved out of it.

There are two interesting point to be made there in Jer 30:7 for us, the Church.  Number one, it will be the time of Jacob's trouble, not the time of the Church's trouble.  Number two, this brother finds it interesting how those who deny the imminence of our Lord's arrival find no problem in accepting that Jacob (Israel) will be saved out of the time of their trouble but they will turn beet red in the face with veins popping out of their neck in anger if you suggest the Church will be saved from any kind of trouble on this earth.  Very interesting.....

The Lord will do what He said He would do.  He will come back at an unexpected day and hour that nobody knows except the Father.  For those who like to mock, yes its a secret.  Its a secret so big in fact that not even the Son of God, our Lord and Savior knows when it is.  Let that sink in.  He told us over and over again to be watching and ready for that secret, unexpected coming that is not the "second coming."

Mark 13:32 But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.

33Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is. 34For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch. 35Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning: 36Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping. 37And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.

This is especially important to remember as we enter the fall feast season.  This year Rosh Hashanah falls on 9/29-10/1.  The fall feast days should be a high watch window for all of us every year.  Unfortunately 3 out of 4 groups in the Church will not be watching if the Lord comes back at any time before mid-tribulation:

1.  pre-tribulation rapture/harpazo=watching and ready all the time, every hour of every day
2.  mid-trib=wont start watching until mid-tribulation
3.  "pre-wrath"=wont start watching for the return until close to the end of the tribulation
4. post-trib=wont start watching until the end of the tribulation

For those who haven't figured it out yet, only group 1 up there is living in obedience to the command to be always watching for His unexpected return.

Luke 21:34And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares. 35For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth. 36Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

Watch and pray? Yep.  How often?  Always.  Does "always" include today?  Surprisingly we would have to explain that to 3/4 of todays Church population because yes, always does include today.

The Lord is going to do exactly what He said He was going to do in plain, not hard to understand language.  He did not make this hard for us, we just have to do what He told us to do and the rapture/escape/harpazo will take care of itself in due time.  The only group that will be ready for that unexpected harpazo moment that will occur in the twinkling of an eye is the group watching for His return right now, today.  We know that is not the mid-trib, pre-wrath, post-trib crowd.  When He does come back unexpectedly and finds these groups not watching, and not ready (because watching is part of readiness), they will likely run into a big problem.  Namely this:

Matt 8:13 Then Jesus said to the centurion, “Go your way; and as you have believed, so let it be done for you.” And his servant was healed that same hour.

The Lord told us what He was going to do and they do not believe Him.  What is the reward for unbelief.  Does a person inherit promises they do not believe?  Negative, only those who believe the promises (faith), inherit the promises.

Heb 6:12 That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

Case closed.

The world is changing rapidly around us and many are asleep at the wheel.  They do not see the magnitude of the change, they do not believe the Lord can or will come back unexpectedly at the time of the Father's choosing and worse they teach others not to pay attention to the promises that should give us the most hope.  The disappearing in the blink of an eye is called the blessed hope for a reason!

1 Thess 4:13But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. 14For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. 15For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. 16For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: 17Then 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. 18Wherefore comfort one another with these words.

We were given a clear command to comfort each other with these ^^ words.  If you are reading this, it should comfort you as the Lord intended it to.  For some, it just antagonizes them into fits of rage and anger which is its own condemnation of their doctrine.

Some things the Lord has written are hard to understand, this is not one of them.  Be watching, be ready.  The Lord will come back at a time we do not expect.  All glory, honor and power be to our Lord God and King.

grace and peace

Patience

We have no idea when the Lord will make His unexpected appearance so we must be patient.  While we wait for Him to arrive, this world is moving from low to lower low but at the same time if our eyes are open we can see the Lord at work.  How is the Lord at work?  He is at work thwarting the enemy at every turn to allow His own timing to prevail.  Here are some examples of what the Lord has done in recent memory to guide world events according to His own timeline versus the enemy's timeline:

2016:  Brexit vote, and election of Donald Trump-These two events put a dagger into the heart of the globalist establishment and they hate Trump, the British people and the "deplorables" in the United States for it.  Since these globalists cannot see beyond the end of their nose they do not perceive that it was the Lord God, not humans who stuck the dagger in.  This anti-globalist dagger continues to turn today with populist revolution spreading across the western world.

?-today:  A subtle shift has been taking place over the course of years.  This shift is a shift of power away from the west toward the east.  We see this steady erosion of power and its transfer in the decline of the entire western world and the rise of Russia and China.  There is a direct correlation here between the removal of our God from every public space (starting in the schools and the courts in the 60's up through today), which itself was preceded by the removal of our God from the people's hearts and minds.  We see clearly that America and the west have lost the moral high ground.  Hypocrisy rules the west instead of the rule of law.  Our friend Donald Trump told us he came in to "drain the swamp" then he proceeded to fill his entire cabinet with the swamp.  Not one deep state criminal actor has gone to jail, only Trump's own people have gone to jail.  Instead of Christian revival in America and the west we have seen at best spiritual stagnation.

To be fair, there is and always has been a praying remnant in America and the west in general.  This praying remnant combined with the Lord's own will has kept the demise of America at bay so far.  So far, the Lord has used America as a hammer to protect Israel but there is coming a day when Israel will stand alone (seemingly) against the world.  Not the IDF, nor America will be able to save her from the forces arrayed against her.  Then and only then will they cry out to their God, our God for help and He will deliver.

It is fascinating to watch our God work.  Our God is not mocked:

Gal 6:7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

As America plunges deeper into apostasy as evidenced by the lack of light in the churches which in turn results in darkness covering the land, we see LGBTQabcdefg reading to our elementary school children in public libraries across the country while these same children are indoctrinated in "sexual eduation" ie indoctrination into perverse sexuality in the classrooms.  And this is a backdrop to the almost constant drip of school or church shootings that takes place with increasing frequency.  How often were schools and churches shot up when we had prayer in schools?  It didn't happen...ever.

Meanwhile, our friends in Russia are building their military and economy at a fraction of the cost the United States is incurring for weaponry that is decisively better.  You name it, aircraft, artillery systems, air defense systems, cruise missiles, Russia has it all better and cheaper.  How could this happen?  Russia's special forces march through downtown Moscow with Bibles in their hands while America has outlawed Christianity in the public sphere.  Only sexual perversion and degradation is now allowed in public America.  God is not mocked.  A nation reaps what it sows.  So what we see is America descending in power and prestige, while Russia is now seen as a fair arbiter of international law and general good will to the rest of the world.  That is not my opinion, that is how the rest of the world sees it.  The evidence/proof of this is how the rest of the world conducts its business.  Every day the United States alienates or loses an ally, while Russia gains one.  The balance of power is shifting.

So what do we do with such knowledge?  We patiently watch and wait.  We do those things that the Spirit of the Lord tells us to do.  We act and influence this world as salt and light as the Spirit of the Lord positions us and others to do His work and His will in this world.  While the so called spiritual leaders of Churchianity tell you to get out and vote in order to "do something," the Spirit says pray and fast.  I guarantee you the prayers this nobody offers while down on bended knee influence and impact this world a million billion times more than any vote anyone casts for some human.

James 5:16 Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

Yes, our God is answering prayers and performing miracles as much today as He ever has.  He has not become deaf, dumb and blind.  Our God is at work in this world and He is coming back soon.  Time is passing by quickly.  Every day that passes is one day closer to the day of unexpected return when what the Lord promised will come to pass.  He told us very clearly that He is coming back on an unexpected day at an unexpected time.  There are things in the Bible that are not clear, this issue is not one of them.  He was very clear about this and He paid careful attention to emphasize it to us.

Mark 13:32 But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.

33Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is. 34For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch. 35Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning: 36Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping. 37And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.

You have no idea when the Lord is coming back for us and neither do I.  The fools who tell us "don't bother" to watch will reap a fools reward (see Matt 25 for details).  The Lord our God will do exactly precisely what He said He would do.  He will show up on an unexpected day at an unexpected hour and the question will be are we ready?  Were we watching on that day?  Did we believe Him when He told us what He would do?  The answers to these questions will be what matters on that day.  What we believe (or not) matters.  Our faith (or lack thereof) matters.  Our God made many promises to us but not everyone inherits the promises.  Who inherits the promises?

Heb 6:12 That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

We inherit based on faith and patience.  Those without faith do not inherit nor do those who are not patient.  Those who think they can deny the clear instructions and commands of the Lord and still escape all that is about to happen may have a rude awakening.  What has the Spirit taught us?

Matt 8:13 Then Jesus said to the centurion, “Go your way; and as you have believed, so let it be done for you.” And his servant was healed that same hour.

As you believed...….so let it be done for you......Yes, there will be believers in the tribulation.  Have you ever stopped to consider who these people are?  How about they are the same exact people who scream at you with veins popping out of their necks, faces red that there will be no escape from all that is about to happen?  Perhaps the same people who refuse to watch for the unexpected return of the Lord because their man made doctrine tells them not to?  Perhaps they are the same people that not only refuse to do what the Lord clearly told them to do but also lead others astray to disobey the clear commands we read in the Bible?  Yes, there are some things in the Bible that are open to debate.  This is not one of them.  No, I do not know exactly when the Lord is going to make His unexpected return but I am absolutely certain that I should be watching for it and praying for it every single day.

Luke 21:34And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares. 35For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth. 36Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

Watch and pray always.  Always is not an ambiguous word.  We need to do what we were told to do.  Be faithful, be patient and watch the Lord do exactly what He said He would do.  Glory to God.

grace and peace

Fun Facts About The Escape From All

Fun fact number 1:

The Church was not around for the first 69 weeks.

Dan 9:24 Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.

Fun Question number 1: If the Church was not here for the first 69 weeks why would it be here for the 70th week?

Fun fact number 2:

Not a single soul that has died in Christ from the beginning of the world up through this present moment EVER entered even one day of "the" tribulation.  

Fun Question number 2:  If not a single soul that is the Church, the Body of Christ ever entered into "the" tribulation, and that group will be the majority who are in Christ before the beginning of the tribulation why exactly is it that the last generation of Christian "needs" or has a Biblical mandate to enter the tribulation?  

Fun fact 3:  every Christian on earth from the beginning until now has experienced "tribulation in this world."

John 16:33 These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

Fun question 3: All Christians experience "some" tribulation in this world, none will enter "the" tribulation

Fun fact 4:  The tribulation has a purpose, a reason for ocurring.  It is not some random or arbitrary event.

The purpose is stated clearly in Daniel 9:24 Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.

Fun question number 4:  What part of the tribulations purpose/reason for being requires the Church or even remotely hints at the Church's involvement?  What part of "finish the transgression" or "make an end of sins" did Jesus not cover for the believer in Christ when He died on the cross?  In fact, the Christian is not walking in transgression today, they walk in Christ.  The Christian does not live in sin today, they live in Christ.

Bottom line, those who try to pevert the Word of the Lord try to put a square peg through a round hole.  They also serve the enemy's mission to kill, steal and destroy as the Lord gave us the promise of escape to provide comfort for us who are alive before the tribulation.

1 Thess 4:13But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. 14For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. 15For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. 16For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: 17Then 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. 18Wherefore comfort one another with these words.

How many people will be left behind because they willfully refused to obey the Lord's clear command to be watching and ready for His unexpected return (not the second coming) every hour of every day?

Mark 13:32 But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.

33Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is. 34For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch. 35Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning: 36Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping. 37And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.

5 times in 6 verses the Master told us to watch.  Think He was trying to emphasize something to us????  The enemy and those who serve him hate the idea of the escape.  What he wants is to kill steal and destroy us and it will be rather difficult for him to do that when we are in heaven.

We do not have to convince anyone else about the reality of the escape, we just have to convince ourselves with the confirming witness of the Holy Spirit who testifies with our spirit to what the truth is:

1 Jn 2:27 But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.

If by chance we were wrong about escaping all of the tribulation, so what?  We are watching today=faithful obedience to the Word,  we would be watching at mid-tribulation=faithful obedience to the Word, we would be watching at "pre-wrath"=faithful obedience to the Word, we would be watching post-trib=faithful obedience to the Word.  The problem those other groups have is their willfull disobedience, their refusal to watch today.

The evidence is overwhelming, the Jewish Wedding parallels, the heavy repetitive warnings to be watching and ready for the unexpected arrival of our Lord, the open door in heaven in Rev 4, the redeemed and rewarded men in heaven in Rev 5, wrath poured out in Rev 6, Jesus coming back for the "2nd coming" with His saints not for them, and the list goes on.  The most important thing is not even any of these facts or questions but the witness of the Holy Spirit.  What does the Spirit of the Living God tell your spirit.  Are you being brutally honest with yourself?  Are you deceiving yourself?  What does the Word say?

John 8:32 You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.

This writer could care less about "being right" per se and cares immensly about the truth.  The truth is the only thing that will set us free and keep us free.  If the Lord impressed upon this writer tomorrow that todays understanding of the Word was wrong, this writer would turn on a dime to align with the truth like a compass needle that always faces north regardless of what you tell it.  Point to the truth like a compass needle is the mission, regardless of what is going on in the external environment.

Also, everything we read or hear (including from this writer) must be taken back to the Lord for quality control.  The Spirit of the Lord will lead us into all truth.  He cannot be deceived, we can if we do not look to Him.

While we wait for our Lord to arrive, continue to pray, fast, stay in the Word, walk with the Lord in grace, truth, peace and righteousness.  Do what He tells you to do.  We serve an amazing awesome God.  He is very very great and He proves it every day (look around at what He is doing).  Glory to God!

grace and peace