Returning to Israel

We are living in the last days that Jesus and all the prophets spoke about. The Apostle Paul thought that they were living in the last days and that their time was very short. But, this time, the time we are living in, this is IT. These are THE LAST DAYS!

There are just so many signs, it would take a list as long as my arm to innumerate them. And they are ALL HAPPENING.

Another sign is that the Jews will return to Israel and rebuild their temple on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. AND MANY JEWISH PEOPLE WILL RECEIVE JESUS AS THEIR MESSIAH! God's Holy Spirit will be poured out on His original chosen people.

However, once a Jew becomes a Christian, there is no longer a need for him to worship in the traditional Jewish way and no longer a need for animal sacrifices or keeping the Jewish laws.

That brand new temple in Jerusalem will be an affront to the Messiah, Jesus. He will NOT appreciate it AT ALL. He will allow it to be destroyed by her enemies during the reign of the Antichrist. That's why Jesus warned us in Matthew 24:

15 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)

16 Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:

[The Jews are gathering into Israel now, but as soon as they see that terrible thing placed in the temple and the Daily Sacrifice taken away, they are warned to FLEE!]

17 Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:

[If you have a house in Jerusalem, leave it all behind! Here's a little financial planning for those who believe in the Bible: owning a home in Israel is A BAD INVESTMENT AT THIS TIME.]

I seriously believe this is a WARNING FROM GOD to all those who plan to visit or live in Israel in these days. Be prepared to FLEE! Have your boots at the door because Jerusalem is where the Antichrist will begin his reign of terror. This is not a joke. It is coming soon!

Jesus goes on to prophecy and warn us in great detail about this one situation and the location is clearly Jerusalem because that is where the "Holy Place" will be when the temple is built.

18 Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.

[WHAT? You won't even have time to get your clothes? Not even a jacket?]

19 And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!

20 But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:

[I mean, this is a lot of detailed warning, don't you think? Right out of the mouth of Jesus.]

21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.

The building of the temple in Jerusalem is going to draw a LOT of people. And, thank God, a lot of those people are going to receive Jesus as their personal Saviour. So, this whole thing about the temple being built will have some good effects, drawing people together to pray, etc.

However, sacrificing animals to God is an abomination in itself, because ONE SACRIFICE has been made and Jesus is the Lamb that was sacrificed for our redemption.

It's going to seem like a wonderful time for the Jews. And, for those who receive Jesus, it will be a wonderful time. But, the mask must be ripped off this self-righteous worship of works in the end. And then, the worst evil of all the history of mankind will be released upon the followers of Christ. What's happening now with ISIS beheading, crucifying, raping and torturing Christians is just the beginning. Nevertheless, it IS the beginning of our travailing in the birth pangs of the return of our Lord.

When the building of the temple begins, it will usher in the LAST SEVEN YEARS!

WHEN IS JESUS COMING BACK?

If you believe in the words of Jesus, He told His disciples that He would return IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE TRIBULATION.

I don't think it could be any clearer than that. Jesus would know, wouldn't He? That's what He said in Matthew chapter 24:29 "Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:

30 And THEN SHALL APPEAR THE SIGN OF THE SON OF MAN IN HEAVEN:"

If you read Revelation 6:13, this confirms the timing. The Wrath of God gets poured out right after the "Rapture". Right after the Rapture, there is a "great earthquake" that happens in verse 12 of Rev.6.

Ok, so here's a big tip. When you're reading the book of Revelation, whenever angels are pouring out stuff, THAT is the WRATH and the WRATH happens AFTER THE RAPTURE WHEN  WE ARE GONE.

So, that's Tip #1.

Now, another tip is the "GREAT EARTHQUAKE" sets off the WRATH. ALSO WE ARE NOT HERE. Sorry, but we're going to miss out on all this real earth-shaking stuff because it happens DURING THE WRATH. That's Tip #2

So, when Jesus says in Matthew 24 the powers of heaven shall be shaken, there's a clue! WRATH. Got it? When we hear heavens shaken, stars falling to the earth, Great Earthquake, those are BUZZ WORDS to indicate WRATH.

Revelation 6:12 - 17: THE 6th SEAL is the WRATH.

"12 And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;

13 And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.

14 And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.

15 And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; [THESE ARE THE PEOPLE LEFT BEHIND AFTER THE RAPTURE. Probably they will be wealthy people who survived through the Tribulation living in underground bomb shelters. Some of them are being built inside of mountains. There are thousands of them all over the U.S. already.]

16 And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of Him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:

17 For the great day of His wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?"

Does it sound like these guys know exactly who Jesus is? Did they SEE Him when He came to collect His children from one end of earth to the other? They are freaked out! They want to die! But, in their hearts they know that they will not escape from God and from His WRATH.

Yet, God is so merciful that there is an angel, even then, giving these left behind a chance to repent. Because, after the 144,000 soldiers get sealed, an angel preaches the GOSPEL to the people who are left on the earth!

Revelation 14:6 (This is happening WHEN JESUS LANDS ON MOUNT SION WITH THE 144,000) "And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,
7 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."

HOW MERCIFUL GOD IS! There's ANOTHER WARNING to these ungodly, unbelieving, wicked men who are left on the earth! There are NO MORE CHRISTIANS left on the earth to witness to them or preach to them, so God sends an angel to BEG THEM TO WORSHIP GOD and be saved from the Wrath that is just moments away!

Even then, God is ready to forgive. All they have to do is worship Him. THEY HAVE SEEN JESUS! THEY KNOW IT'S THE WRATH OF THE LAMB. They don't even need faith to believe because they can SEE God!

Jesus has gathered His Bride. His Bride is safely in Heaven at the Marriage Supper but Jesus wants to go down to the earth again and check out what exactly is happening in the Holy City of Jerusalem. When He arrives on Mount Sion, an angel calls out, "Babylon (Jerusalem) is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication."

Jerusalem has been  punished by her enemies. So, what does Jesus do?

He goes to war against her enemies! Jesus avenges Jerusalem in the BATTLE OF ARMAGEDDON.

Revelation 19: 14 - 19

Some of us have been confused about the battles in Revelation, thinking there's another battle called Gog and Magog and we may have confused it with Armageddon. I'm here to say that there is only ONE BATTLE during the wrath of God where Jesus goes to war and that is ARMAGEDDON.

The Battle of Gog and Magog happen much, much later. In fact, it happens 1,000 years later. But, it DOESN'T happen. The fire from God comes down and destroys the army as it gathers around God's people. Therefore, THERE IS NO BATTLE OF GOG AND MAGOG.

Yes, Gog is mentioned in Ezekiel 38 as an enemy of Israel. And Gog is one of the ten horns that burn her with fire and make her desolate. But, this is not the Battle of Gog and Magog. This is referring to the judgment of the "Whore of Babylon".

So, the main point I wanted to make is: Jesus will return immediately after the Tribulation. Yay!

Will Jesus Return in 2020?

No, I do not believe 2020 is the year of our Lord's return. It can't happen then because there are many very clear prophecies that must be fulfilled first to begin the last seven years.

There is definitely no such thing as the "Pre-tribulation Rapture" or the "eminent return of Christ". Sorry to have to say that, but "the wounds of a friend" are better than false promises. Whoever started that false doctrine was in error and, unfortunately, there are many believers who will be disappointed when it just doesn't happen "secretly" or "suddenly" without warning. Please don't be one of those believers who will be discouraged and disappointed. The Pre-trip Rap is a lie. It's unscriptural.

We will be required to go through the TRIBULATION but not through the WRATH of GOD.

Read the book of Revelation, but also read it in tandem with Daniel. If you start at Daniel 7:7&8 this verse is talking about the "Beast" of Revelation or what we have come to call "the Antichrist" who will rule over the entire world. Notice this also talks about the TEN HORNS also talked about in Revelation. These are the same horns that burn the "Whore of Babylon" with fire and make her desolate, so I believe they are Islamic horns or at least, sympathisers of Islam who hate Jerusalem.

We can continue to read Daniel 7:20-21 "I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them;"

This is another confirmation that the "saints" (that's us, folks) will be attacked by the Beast or Antichrist.

Daniel 7:23 Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces. [My question is: COULD THIS BE ISIS? plus all the other factions of radical Islam?]

24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: [I don't believe these have all risen yet. That's another reason why Jesus cannot be returning in 2020. Sorry. I'm not making this up! I want Jesus to come back soon as much as anyone! But, we can't allow ourselves to be deceived by these false doctrines.]

25 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: [Hey, there's another sign to look for. The Beast will think to change time and laws. I'm not saying Obama is the Antichrist but he has changed the American Constitution, hasn't he?]

and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time. [3 1/2 years]

So, we understand that the last seven years begin with the CONFIRMING OF THE COVENANT and the TRIBULATION happens 3 1/2 years AFTER THAT, right? Most likely the BUILDING of the JEWISH TEMPLE will also begin around the BEGINNING of the last seven years because the "Abomination of Desolation" is placed IN THE JEWISH TEMPLE THAT HAS NOT BEEN BUILT YET.

All this is going to take some time. So, there are still a few years left for all this to happen. Yes, we are CLOSE. VERY CLOSE.

Daniel 8:9-14 also talk about the Antichrist.
Verse 11 says: "Yea, he (the Antichrist) magnified himself even to the prince of the host, (the False Prophet who I believe is Pope Francis] and by him the daily sacrifice was taken away, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down."

The "Daily Sacrifice" is what the Jews will be doing in their luxurious, newly built temple that is yet to come. But, the Beast will get fed up with it and place his own "Abomination of Desolation" in that very same temple. That's when ALL HELL BREAKS LOOSE in the true sense of those words.

If you also read Daniel 8:23 - 26 it also talks about the reign of the "king of fierce countenance and understanding dark sentences". It says, "by peace he shall destroy many". ["When they shall say, 'Peace, peace', sudden destruction shall come upon them".] So, WHO is preaching PEACE these days? Watch out for the "Peace Mongers". Ironically, they are the people to be wary of.

The New World Order is rising under our noses, whether we like it or not. There will soon be a one-world economic system. Then, the implementation of the Mark of the Beast will fulfill more prophecy.

THE CONFIRMING OF THE COVENANT
Daniel 9:27 And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week (seven years): and in the midst of the week (3 1/2 years) , he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate. [Jesus warned the Jews to FLEE Jerusalem when this happens, so I believe the "desolate" will be the Jews. Both Jews and Christians will continue to be under attack as they are today. Who will hate having Jews sacrifice on the Temple Mount at Mount Moriah more than the Muslims? This will be a real thorn in the flesh, if not "sacrilege" to Islam. But, somehow, it will happen because the Jews are determined to build their temple there. Let's see how it plays out.]

Daniel 11:21 - 45 talks in more detail about the actions of the Antichrist. He is also referred to here as a "king". Verse 36 & 37: "And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvelous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done.
37 Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all."

Here's another irony. This king shall be like the Babylonian king over Daniel who wanted everyone to bow down and worship his image. It all back-fired on the King of Babylon, King Nebuchadnezzar, when he tried to burn three Israelites alive in a furnace because they refused to worship the image of the king. The three men came out of the furnace without even the smell of smoke on them.

In that case, Nebuchadnezzar changed his mind and gave God the glory in the end after God put him through a big breaking. (Daniel chapters 3 & 4)

The Antichrist will do the same thing. His side-kick, the false prophet or Beast #2 will help him out with that.

Revelation 13:15 And he (the false prophet or Beast #2) 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.

So, history is going to repeat itself. People will actually be forced to worship an image. Is that so strange though? Many people worship idols these days. And some Christians think it is so cute and innocent.

Revelation 13:16 And he (the false prophet whom I believe to be Pope Francis) causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads; 17 And that NO MAN MIGHT BUY OR SELL, SAVE HE THAT HAD THE MARK...

The Mark of the Beast is yet another prophecy that needs to be fulfilled during the last 7 years. Although it hasn't yet been totally implemented, it's possible that the RFID chip is either the Mark or a predecessor of it. It's coming. AND FAST.

Those who know their God will be strong and God will provide for them and protect them even through the Tribulation and we will have the grace to go through whatever we are called to go though with POWER and MIGHT of the HOLY GHOST and the ANOINTING OF GOD and, even if we are called to be martyrs, it will be by grace and the glory of God to be witnesses for Jesus. Amen?

We are not to fear. There is no fear in love but perfect love casts out fear. Fear is a lie of the devil. Jesus took the sting out of death. Death is our graduation! It is release! Remember Acts 1:8
"But you shall receive power after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you!"

So, what are we looking for? What signs are most important to indicate the beginning of the last 7 years?

THE SIGNING OR CONFIRMING OF THE COVENANT
THE RISE OF THE NWO AND THE LEADER OF IT (The Antichrist)
THE BUILDING OF THE TEMPLE IN JERUSALEM
THE TEN KINGDOMS UNITING UNDER THE ANTICHRIST
THE RISE OF THE FALSE PROPHET (peace and kindness)
THE MARK OF THE BEAST
THE TRIBULATION
TWO PROPHETS IN SACKCLOTH
THE TRIBULATION BEGINS WHEN THE SACRIFICE IS STOPPED
THE IMAGE OF THE BEAST
After the two prophets are killed in Jerusalem and their bodies come back to life, then JESUS WILL RETURN!
HE WILL GATHER HIS ELECT AND WE WILL BE WEIGHTLESS AND RISE UP IN THE AIR!
And so shall we ever BE WITH THE LORD!

THE NEW EARTH!

I can't say it any better than the Bible.
Revelation 21
1 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.

(That's our future! Our new earth will be recreated from the old one! God is going to burn up the surface of this earth and purify it. And, apparently, He's also going to evaporate the oceans. I suppose there will still be lakes and rolling hills.)

2 And I John saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

3 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.

4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

(It seems that "Death" was not a part of the original plan of the original creation. In the beginning, man/woman were created to live forever. Death came in through sin. Thanks, Satan. In fact, I think we can blame Satan/the Devil for hell as well.)

5 And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.

(All things will be made new! By the way, HAPPY NEW YEAR 2016! Will this year mark the beginning of the last seven years of life as we know it?

No matter how many years are left in this reality form of life, we know that this earth will be "made new" and we will all get to have a new beginning. God will be with us and BE OUR GOD. Then, man/woman will no longer need to believe in God by faith for every eye shall see him and every knee shall bow before our KING! Hallelujah!

God's Golden Gift

When Jesus came to earth in the form of a helpless baby, the sky filled with angels over shepherds in the fields who were watching their flocks. When those shepherds rushed into Bethlehem, looking for a baby king, onlookers must have thought they were truly nuts. But, those shepherds took a step of faith and found Jesus ---not in a palace or lavishly wealthy mansion, where one would expect to find a king, but lying in a feed trough in a stable.

Those shepherds had no way of knowing what we know now, that that baby would grow up to teach us about His Father God, to go about healing the sick, raising the dead and casting out demons. And then, to die a cruel death on the cross.

How could they know then that that little baby would be sacrificed for the remission of sins and to conquer death and hell?

Jesus's ministry lasted a mere three years. He touched multitudes upon multitudes with his teachings. He demonstrated the power of God every day of those three years, culminating in the resurrection of His body.

He even came back from the dead to continue teaching his followers for another 40 days in His brand new, "glorified" body that apparently had no blood in it. Then, He said, "Good-bye." He started levitating, and was taken back up to Heaven to sit on the right hand of His Father.

But, what He told us was, "I go to prepare a place for you!" (John 14)

As believers, we have a special place prepared just for us. Jesus knows exactly what we want and He is making sure that our "place" is perfect in every way. Plus, we don't have to pay rent or electric bills.

Nothing is too good for His children. In fact, the very streets beneath our feet will be made from pure gold, purified to the degree of being translucent. No dust, no dirt, no noisy traffic or pollution.

The Bible calls it "New Jerusalem" and it's coming down from God out of Heaven! Imagine, a whole city coming down out of the sky? Perhaps it's already on the way from who-knows-where-up-there-somewhere. (By the way, there is a new planet of some kind, recently discovered by astronomers that seems to be getting closer to the earth. I think they call it the second sun.)

This city of God is so beautiful that it is described as a bride adorned for her husband. It's our GIFT. We don't deserve it. We didn't earn it. But, we get it anyway. Just because.

Because Jesus loves us. It's a city of gold created for US. It is our Heavenly Home, no longer to roam.

"The angels beckon me from Heaven's open door and I can't feel at home in this world anymore."

Love is: Warning the Wicked

God hates idol worship. The entire Old Testament deals with the judgments of God against idol worship. It breaks His heart to see his creation worshipping false gods. Why?

False gods take our eyes off the true God, the Creator who loves us and created us in His own image. False gods deceive and destroy and send their worshippers to Hell. They put their worshippers into bondage with rules and regulations and traditions that must be observed. In fact, every fase god is a representative of Satan. Every false religion is a tool of the Devil.

False religions are not just "traditions" that we must "respect". No. These are an affront to the true God. The trick is to be able to warn the people who belong to these religions without offending them. We have to ask ourselves what is more important: to warn someone from going to hell or to try not to offend them by keeping our mouth shut?

Ezekiel 33:7-9 talks about our responsibility to warn the wicked. Verse 8 says, "When I say unto the wicked, O wicked man, thou shalt surely die; if thou dost not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand."

Wisdom is the ability to tactfully set the wicked free from their wickedness, without making them feel terrible. That worship of false gods is a chain binding them directly to the devil. It's not just a cute little custom or tradition that was passed down from generation to generation. It's evil.

The devil will have as much power over us as we want to give him. If he can scare us into worshiping him, he will and if he can make us feel obligated to worship him because "our family has always worshiped Buddha (or Allah / Mary / Nimrod / Shiva / Vishnu / Shakti / Ganesha / the Sun God, etc.)" then he will. He loves to use family ties to secure his bondage to false gods.

Worshiping a false god because your family has been worshiping it for generations is a really bad reason to worship something, isn't it? It's sad that most of us were taught from childhood that we must "respect" and worship a certain god "because". Just "because". We are given no evidence that this idol or the demon it represents is the true Creator God. It's mostly based on superstition that if that god isn't "pleased" with offerings, he will "do" something to our finances or family.

Humans are not meant to worship things that are made with man's hands. That's why there's that feeling that "something isn't right" when we do it. That feeling down deep within our soul is the voice of God. We are meant to worship the invisible God by faith. Faith is believing in what you cannot see.

True Christians know this. They realize that it's wrong even to pray to a statue of Mary or a statue of Jesus. Yes, even a statue of Jesus can be a false idol. Anything that we put before God can become an an idol, whether it's a car, a pet, a piece of jewelry, money, or even a family member.

Come to think of it, I think that's why God hates the Mark of the Beast. It's because people will be convinced to depend on it and value it even above God. In a way, it will be a worship of technology and a worship of man. The 666 will be a god.

That's why it's so important to get our hearts right with the one true God. God, the Father, God, the Son and God, the Holy Spirit. These three are one. Neither do we need a building to worship our God. Our body is the temple of God. The Spirit of God lives inside of human flesh! Isn't that amazing? He lives in us, sees through our eyes, hears through our ears and loves others through our hearts. He puts that love in our hearts.

God is Love and true Love is God. Psalms 145:9 says,

"THE LORD IS GOOD TO ALL: AND HIS TENDER MERCIES ARE OVER ALL HIS WORKS."

No matter what god you worship, GOD LOVES YOU. You are a part of His creation and His tender mercies are over all His works. He's waiting for you to turn to Him. No matter what you've been taught, you can be set free from the bondage of false idol worship and false gods right now.

You can be sure of a place in Heaven by simply asking Jesus to come into your heart and show you the truth. And, when you are set free, it's up to you to go and set others free! Just offer them something much better than the slavery of idol worship. Offer them Jesus Christ, the Messiah Who came to die for us that we might live forever!

Prayer of Salvation: "Dear Lord Jesus, Please set me free from the worship of false idols. I believe You died for me to save me from my sins. Please come into my heart and give me eternal life. Amen."

If you prayed that prayer and have received Jesus as your Saviour, please keep reading this blog and the Holy Bible in a translation you understand. Also, find some on fire believers to fellowship with!

Who is Allah?

While I was living in Turkey, I was told that Allah is the name for God in Turkey. So, without thinking much about it, I would use the word Allah to bless people or to say, "God willing" along with the Muslims.

The Muslims will say that they believe in the God of Abraham.

So, the following link explains it all very well. I hope you will check it out.

http://www.biblebelievers.org.au/moongod.htm

Even IF Allah meant the God of Abraham, the meaning of this name is now skewed due to the fruit of its believers. What is the FRUIT?

In the name of Allah, Christian believers are killed. If Allah were the God of Abraham, would he have His children killed?

In the name of Allah, suicide bombers are sent out to kill themselves and others. Would Abraham's God do that?

It seems to me that the preponderance of atrocities committed in the name of Allah would indicate that this name is not the name of God. Certainly not the Father God of the Christians.

When Muhammed came up with a new religion and proclaimed himself a prophet and that he had heard from an angel, he was not hearing from God. God didn't need a new religion. The Messiah had already come and finished the work of God and it was up to the Christians to spread the Good News.

Islam is not Good News. It's the worst news. It offers no mercy, no hope of redemption, no love and no freedom. Once a child is born into Islam, he cannot leave without risking his very life. How cruel.

Jesus said, "Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If any man hear my voice and open the door, I will come into him and will sup with him and he with me."

He gave us a choice to receive Him or reject Him. He's not trying to threaten and scare us into hell. He's trying to woo and win us into Heaven. Jesus wants a relationship with us humans. We who are lowly creatures of the earth are invited to fellowship with the Creator of the universe!

True Christianity offers freedom. Freedom from fear of death. Freedom from hell fire that the Devil would like to send us to. Freedom from evil and sin. All we have to do is ask for it. All you need is Jesus.

He will take care of you, provide for you and protect you from every evil. The name of Jesus has power. That's because of who Jesus Christ is. In Jewish, his name is Yeshua but He responds to both. Believe on the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved.

What Happens AFTER the Tribulation?

Have you been studying the book of Revelation? It is ALIVE and BREATHING TODAY. The book of Revelation is HAPPENING NOW and I don't mean just a "happening", it is HAPPENING.

Picture yourself riding on a train. It has been hours and hours and, although the scenery is beautiful and the rocking motion of the train is soothing, you know you must be prepared to get off because, your stop is a short stop and your luggage is massive.

Wouldn't you want to know, at least approximately, WHEN your stop will come up? Wouldn't you be looking out the window for the signs on each of the stations that you pass?

Revelation tells us exactly and specifically what to watch out for so that we will know without a shadow of a doubt, just where our train is and when our final destination is coming up!

Revelation talks about "the last seven years" and, I have come to realize that the "Rapture" happens BEFORE the end of the seven years. It's very clear. We will not be here for God's Wrath, therefore, on God's Time Table, the 7 years end AFTER the Battle of Armegeddon.

So, when do the 7 last years begin?

We know it has BEGUN when the 7 Year Peace Covenant is "confirmed" or signed by the Antichrist or Beast. It is MY belief that it will be THEN that Jerusalem will start to rebuild their TEMPLE.

Have these two things happened yet? I think not. Not that I know of. Please let me know when it does. That 7 Year Covenant is very SIGNIFICANT. But, the Tribulation DOES NOT BEGIN THEN!

It will be 31/2 years later that the Great Tribulation begins.

(I'm not saying that things won't be "bad" and "difficult" before that, but, supposedly, with this "peace" covenant, there will be a sort of peace. Perhaps the Muslims will settle down and stop murdering Christians and Jews for a while. We'll find out.)

So, the Tribulation lasts for 31/2 years, but the Bible says "those days shall be shortened" and then, Jesus will return to gather His elect from all over the world to take them to the Marriage Supper.

I'm assuming that during the Marriage Supper is when the Wrath of God is poured out. This is what happens AFTER THE TRIBULATION.

The truly horrible stuff that we don't want to even believe or receive, THAT stuff is NOT FOR US! God doesn't HATE His children! He's not going to pour out His wrath on us dear ones! AU CONTRARE. He's going to RESCUE us OUT of the Tribulation and REWARD us for going through it and for carrying the Gospel throughout the ends of the earth.

We will be at the Marriage Supper of the Lamb while Jesus and His army of 144,000 mighty men of faith from Israel go down to the earth and judge the ten nations that have attacked Jerusalem and burned her with fire. Even though God was angry with "Babylon the Mother of Harlots", He will repent of his anger and furiously attack her enemies. (Ezekiel 38:16) I believe Gog is Russia. (THIS IS NOT THE BATTLE OF GOG AND MAGOG. The Battle of Gog and Magog happens AFTER the Millennium. However, it couldn't even be considered a battle because the Fire of God devours them BEFORE they have a chance to do anything. Ha!)

The blood will flow up to the horses' bridles and it will take 7 months to bury the dead. (Ezekiel 39:12) THESE are the people who will be LEFT BEHIND.

After Armageddon, God is going to pour out His Spirit upon the House of Israel! And NEW Jerusalem will COME DOWN FROM GOD OUT OF HEAVEN!

For your encouragement and to get a real high in the Spirit, read Revelation 21 and 22. I love to read them over and over.

It's truly amazing and so like my God that the Bible just TIES altogether. It ties together everything from the beginning to the end which is really the FUTURE. Revelation is our LAUNCH PAD into an ETERNITY OF HEAVENLY BLISS! The earth will be recreated! Imagine that! Then, we will see an end to man's atrocities and wickedness. Our sins will all be washed away forever and we can start over and DO IT RIGHT! Wow! Just WOW! 

...So THAT'S what happens AFTER the Tribulation.

How to Destroy Doubts

Where do doubts come from?

I think we can all agree that doubts come from the enemy of our soul, Satan. Don't they?

The problem is, he disguises his doubts with our THOUGHTS. He gets into our head through our thoughts and pretends that the doubt is one of our own thoughts.

Get it?

When we have a problem, our first instinct is to figure it out. We don't need God for this one. This is an easy, one plus one problem that can be figured out with common sense. So, we try to figure it out. We gather the information, compare notes, add, multiply and come up with the answer. But, then, oops, something just didn't quite fit. So, we refigure, add the estimables, divide by the probablies and come up with another solution.

Still, not quite right.

It may be at that point that we call out to God for an answer. However, in the back of our mind, we're still trying to figure things out so that our mind will be satisfied. It needs to make sense to our mind. And our mind can be very demanding. But, God has warned us about our carnal mind.

Romans 8
6 For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.

Our mind is the enemy of God because that's the door where Satan can get in with his secret poison. Those doubts that we suffer are NOT our own thoughts. Those are straight out of the pit of hell with an insidious wisdom that will trap us in a sort of spiritual DEATH.

So, we have to snap out of that.

As soon as a doubt comes in, it must be attacked! We must be vigilant. We must be militant. The devil isn't playing games, so we shouldn't take it lightly when he starts throwing doubt over the situation and bringing in his big guns. He may start off "innocently" or mildly at first, but it's what happens when we start to listen to him and agree with him that really hurts.

Don't give him an inch or he will take a mile. Don't give him your ear or you'll give him a foothold.

The spiritual battles are getting tougher and we need to toughen ourselves up. Put on the whole armour of God and stand against the wiles of the enemy.

When we have a problem, taking it to the Lord first will show God that we trust Him above all others. Even small problems. He wants to help. And, a small problem can become a big one if passed along to the carnal mind to try to sort out. Often our carnal mind, without the Lord, is a disaster. In fact, we can even get to the point where we drive ourselves to the brink of insanity trying to figure out problems that only God has the answer for.

For a believer, problems are usually spiritual and should be dealt with on a spiritual level. Even financial problems or business problems must be dealt with differently than non-believers' problems, so that God will get the glory and we will get the lesson and grow in faith.

It takes slowing down our thoughts. In fact, to shut them off would help. It takes praising God and bringing down God's Spirit. Then, it takes casting our cares on Him, asking for His solution and resting in His omnipotence. The answer may take time coming, but when it does, it will be the perfect solution to the problem and the only solution that will fit!

Lose your doubts and fears. Quiet your spirit and listen. It gets easier with practise. But, don't worry, you'll probably have lots of practise if you need it because there are more problems on the way! That's one thing believers can count on. And we can count on Jesus to solve them, too. 

Is the RFID the Solution to Terrorism?

Terrorism is real. There's no doubt about that. And we just never know when or where it will strike next. With all the incoming refugees who are Muslim, the US is facing the possibility of more and more strikes. So, the question is:

"Is there a solution? And, if so, what is it?"

The emphasis will be on the importance of identification. How else can we tell the difference between the terrorists and the non-terrorists? A way to identify each person distinctly will be touted as imperative to dividing the sheep from the goats.

The RFID will be the solution to terrorism, slavery, excess emissions, etc., etc. It will be touted as a "solution" at first. It will be "required" as a medical necessity and then...

The RFID will be MANDATORY.

They will say that if you are not part of the "solution", you are part of the problem.

Is there any other way to keep track of every single individual on the planet and have ALL of their personal and medical information at the touch of a mouse?

Though He Slay Me, Yet Will I Trust Him!

Job said that. Somehow, I don't know that I can honestly say that with Job and mean it. I can say it but I really have to ask God to give me the faith to mean it.

We are protective of our flesh. No man hates his own flesh. When it comes right down to dying, will I be able to trust God? Or, will I flake out, accuse God of failing me, hating me and not keeping His word? That's what the devil would like me to do.

I mean, skipping a meal because I'm a little short on cash is difficult enough. But, to get to the point where you are willing to starve to death? That's another kettle of fish entirely. Still, you know what? I really, really want to get to that point where I can say with my whole heart,

"Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him. The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away. Blessed be the name of the Lord."

To have THAT much faith in God. Wow. But, Job did it. Can you imagine how much pain that poor man must have been in? And the torment. And the embarrassment. The humiliation must have been so difficult because he KNEW he loved and trusted God all his life and he just didn't deserve that kind of treatment! He knew it! But, he had to live as though all of God's goodness had left him destitute, not only broken in his flesh but in every other possible way. He lost his dear children. He lost everything.

What a man! What an example.

And he didn't get out on the other side very fast. It took a long, long, tediously long time for him to get delivered. It must have been very hard to even have a reason to live, to be able to believe there was going to be an end. Even his wife advised him to curse God and die. That's what she would have done in his position. Probably, that's what most people would have done.

But, not Job. He went through. He went all the way through to the end. He wasn't going to suffer half-way and then give up. No sir. He said, "Thou He slay me, YET will I trust him."

Turns out, God didn't slay him. Instead, the windows of heaven were opened and there was a very happy ending for Job. Maybe God had to humble because He wanted to be able to lavishly pour out all the blessings on him, but Job needed to be humble enough first. Wow. We have an awesome God.

Baby Steps of Faith

Lately, I heard from the Lord, "Step out on the water."

There was a virus going around and, sure enough, I caught it. I figured, "Of course I caught it, I haven't been eating properly." Even though that wasn't necessarily true, I accepted the lie of the enemy and accepted the virus.

In a way, that's how it works, we accept defeat and allow the illness to "run its course". I have this other attitude like, "We're supposed to get sick because it strengthens our immune system." And, although that may be partially true, that doesn't mean we need to lie down and let the devil walk all over us.

So, here I am in a cheap hotel room in Hadyai, Thailand, when, upon waking up in the morning, I heard, plain as day, "As they went, they were healed." I knew it was the Lord and I knew what I had to do. I had to pull my sick body out of bed and hit the road. It was the last thing I wanted to do. But, when I did, I suddenly felt great! My cough was pretty much gone and I was gaining more strength than ever.

The next verse I heard was, "Step out on the water."

So, it seems that the Lord is requiring more action and for me to put more action to my faith. "Faith without works is dead."

When I got off the bus in Bangkok, I really had to hear from God about which direction to go and which taxi to take. It was like being in a maze of hawkers shouting prices I refused to accept until finally I crossed the length of the terminal and found myself face-to-face with a little man who quoted me 300baht. It was a lot, but not as much as the others. I followed him to his taxi and discovered there was an Italian man sitting in the front seat, so we started up a conversation in English.

He said was looking for a "spark" to show him that God is real and he had even been thinking about becoming a Buddhist. We talked for the whole ride and then for a few minutes after we got out of the taxi and I ended up suggesting to him that he perform an experiment on himself:

I said, "You are the test-tube. Ask God to show you whether or not He is real. Ask Him to show you whether or not He is Jesus. If God is God, he can do that, can't He?"

The young man agreed that He could. So, I suggested, "When you are alone and quiet, without any distractions, just talk to God."

We exchanged email addresses, so we'll see what happens.

THE RFID

Just in case it isn't well-known, the RFID (radio frequency identification device) is a computer chip that is implantable. There are already people wearing it in their hand in the fleshy part of the hand, between the thumb and index finger. This chip has the capacity to hold ALL one's information, health records, financial records, and, of course, your location.

The Bible talks about just such a device. It's referred to as the "Mark of the Beast" in Revelation 13:16-18, it says, "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. 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. (666)

Pretty soon, the RFID will become mandatory. But, we are strictly WARNED not to get it! Don't do it!

What's Our Strategy?

I gotta say, I have to disagree with the strategy that many of us have taken: hiding our heads in the sand and hoping that it all goes away. Believe me, I have been there and done that. It's the first reaction of our carnal minds and our flesh. Self-preservation. That's how we feel on auto-pilot. HIDE. PRETEND IT'S NOT HAPPENING.

"It's happening in Syria, Iraq, Africa, France, Israel... but it's not happening where I am. ---Maybe I'll get raptured. Maybe Jesus will come back before it gets to us. Maybe I'll die of a heart-attack. Maybe we can bunk up in the basement and live on emergency rations..."

It reminds me of my attitude when I was attacked by 6 dogs. (I'm not sure whether it was 5 or 6 or more, but they were ferocious.) Now, most dogs are all bark and no bite, but these dogs were specifically trained to attack. And, when I saw them rushing at me with their teeth bared, my reaction was... I turned my back on them and CLOSED MY EYES.

A sister-in-the Lord and I had been hitch-hiking from Toronto to Niagara Falls and were let out of a car on the side of the highway. I had been a born-again Christian for a year and she was a little older in the faith. She was a beautiful girl, petite and feisty and full of the Spirit of God.

As we began to walk along the side of the road, we heard barking from the top of a hill. The dogs had apparently been penned up but were released the moment we had gotten out from the car. It seemed those dogs were coming at us from three different directions so I turned to run into the traffic to cross the six-lane highway to get away from them. But, that full-of-faith sister held me back.

"Don't do it! You'll get killed!"

She turned and faced those dogs and pointed at them, yelling, "I rebuke you, in Jesus's name!"

I stood there watching, dumb-founded as those dogs broke stride and froze! They actually left a margin of space between her and them. BUT, one of them, upon noticing my lack of attacking initiative, started to sneak around the "barrier" to come up from behind me!

The sister wheeled around and yelled at me to rebuke those dogs. So, I suddenly found my courage and pointed at that sneaky dog, rebuking him. We both yelled at those dogs until they literally tucked their tails between their legs and RAN back up that hill where they'd come from!

Did I ever learn a lesson that day! It worked! The angels of God fought the battle for us. But, it was up to us to call on the name of the Lord and focus our attacking initiative against the enemy!

Even when the enemy comes in like a flood, if we do not fear, if we stand our ground and trust in Jesus, the enemy MUST FLEE. He has no choice. He has no rights. He must give us leeway.

"When the enemy comes in like a flood, the spirit of God will lift up a standard against him." That standard is what marks our territory. WE ARE THE KINGDOM OF GOD ON EARTH and the enemy of our souls is forced to recognize that, when we stand our ground in the name of our King.

The Devil and his helpers are just like naughty, disobedient children. For one thing, they have NO STRENGTH against God's children UNLESS they FIRST obtain permission from Jesus! Did you know that? And, Jesus has promised not to let one hair of our heads perish! He is VERY protective of us and jealous of us. And we are constantly surrounded by his powerful angels that easily overpower the Devil's strongest forces.

Our spiritual weapon is the Sword of the Word. The Word is what determines the outcome of every spiritual battle. That's because the Devil or Satan must obey God's Word. So, that's why is it so vitally important to be STRONG IN THE WORD and in the POWER OF HIS MIGHT and RESIST THE DEVIL. He's a bully and a punk!

DON'T do like I did with those dogs. Don't TURN YOUR BACK ON THE PUNK! We must constantly DRAW THE LINE and continually ORDER THE DEVIL TO LEAVE. He will also constantly disobey but, even if he does try to disobey and squeeze in, we must be VIGILANT to KEEP THE STANDARD UP!

Are we training our children in the Word? Are we teaching them how to HEAR FROM GOD? How to use the spiritual weapons? Don't ever underestimate your child's angel! Their angels are HUGE.

My heart is breaking for the dear Kurdish women soldiers who are going up against ISIS! Their warfare is physical, but, nevertheless, they believe that's what they need to do in order to protect their families from being enslaved, raped and beheaded by that wicked cult. So, may God protect those brave women who have given up everything to join the front lines.

But, we are not physical soldiers. We are soldiers of the cross. It is the cross that will protect us, defend us and fight for us. That cross is more powerful than all the physical weapons of this world.

Do you know how much power there is in the NAME of Jesus Christ?

Do you know, furthermore that there's an angel behind you that is seven feet tall? If you are a born-again believer in Christ as your Saviour, YOU have a huge, powerful angel that follows you, overshadows you and waits to do your bidding. Don't leave him idle. I, for one, have started keeping my angel plenty busy. I never want him to get bored! In fact, I keep a lot of them busy. Praise God. They're here for us to USE, right? So, why not? It's their job!

The WORD and PRAYER are the MOST POWERFUL WEAPONS on the planet. No kidding. They are the primary weapons of all warfare. If you don't believe that, you don't believe all the miracles in the Bible.

Here's the words to a great song, as much as I can remember:


"The fight is on! Arouse ye soldiers brave and free! Jehovah reigns and victory will asure!
Go buckle on the armor God has given you and in His strength, unto the end, endure.

The fight is on, oh Christian soldier
And face to face in stern array
With armor gleaming
And colours streaming
The right and wrong engage today..."

So, it's time to exercise those faith muscles and learn how to wield the weapons of our warfare. Let's stop hiding our head in the sand and turning our back to the dogs. Amen?

Why aren't We Reading the Book of Revelation?

The unreading of Revelation is rampant. It's puzzling. Is it an epidemic? It seems to have been going on for quite some time now and I wonder, "Why?"

Is it because we are AFRAID to read it? The main excuse seems to be that nobody can understand it. Well, that's just not true. EVERYONE can understand it. It's just words.

Maybe some of us think, "It doesn't apply to me." or, "I'm not going through the Tribulation. I believe in the Pre-Tribulation Rapture theory."

But, if God didn't want us to read it, WHY IS IT IN THE BIBLE?

If one really feels they cannot understand it or they're afraid to read it, one could start by reading it backwards. The last chapter of the Bible, Revelation 22 is just glorious and overwhelmingly wonderful! So is chapter 21.

Read it backwards. By that, I mean, start reading the last chapter from the beginning of that chapter. Read the happy ending!

Nevertheless, we NEED TO BE INFORMED. GOD WROTE IT TO BE READ.

I so admire those who are out there in the field, winning souls to Christ. They are out there obeying the Lord to the best of their ability and bringing in the sheaves to his glory. There's going to be a mighty harvest of souls. This is just the beginning.

Those who are coming to Jesus now are being born right on the battle front. They will need to grow up fast and then turn around and teach the next batch of newborns! And, we know the only way to train up a new babe in the Lord is with the Word of God. And, after the Gospels, I'd jump them right on over to Revelation and get them chewing on that as soon as possible. Not to scare them, but to thrill them!

This AGE is coming to an END! WE ARE IT! THIS IS IT! This is the time we are living in and so that means that WE ARE CHOSEN. How exciting is that? How great is that?

The False Prophet is ON THE SCENE! We already know who he is by WHAT HE IS DOING! The man who is absolutely fulfilling this role is Pope Francis. If he's not, I'll eat my hat.

They call him a prophet. Miracles happen around him. People worship him. (Like all the popes have been worshipped, which is disgusting. People bow the knee to a human being as if he were some kind of god. It's a curse!) Pope Francis is our Public Enemy Number 2, folks. He is thrusting us into the New World Order and the Mark of the Beast. So, BEWARE THE POPE.

The way I figure is, if the second BEAST is already FRONT AND CENTRE on the world stage, how long can it possibly be before the seven year peace covenant is confirmed? NOT LONG!

There was a warning on Youtube, to Americans, that if the banking system goes down on a Friday with some excuse about a computer virus or suchlike thing so that the BANKS CLOSE and you can't get your money, that means there will be 72 hours before MARTIAL LAW kicks in. So, they were saying, "whatever you have to do or whatever you have planned to do in such a case, you'll need to do it then because you'll have only 72 hours".

Well, we Christians have had a warning of a lot more than 72 hours. Jesus said that when we see the "Abomination of Desolation" stand in the Holy Place, we should flee out of Jerusalem. So, we know that there are warnings and that many of us will survive all the way through the Tribulation up until the Rapture.

But, if we're just going to continue with a "business-as-usual" and "go-with-the-flow" type mentality, we may very well lose out on the opportunities and experiences the Lord has in store for us. If our spiritual eyes are shut tight because we are fearful and we bury our heads in the sand, we could lose our crown, so-to-speak.

Don't let the Devil steal your destiny!

READ REVELATION TODAY!

TRY IT! YOU JUST MIGHT LIKE IT!

Battle of Armageddon

Here are a few clarifications to help with understanding the book of Revelation. By the way, have YOU been reading the book of Revelation? It's fun. It's exciting. And, it's happening NOW.

So, where exactly ARE we now in the book of Revelation?

Chapter 6!

That's right! The book of Revelation is happening RIGHT NOW. We are NOT in the Tribulation, yet. We are not even in the last 7 years, yet. But, we are in chapter 6!

How would one deduce (prayerfully, of course) that we are in verses 8 through 11? Well:

#1 It is HAPPENING NOW on the EARTH.

All you have to do is take a look around you, or at least look on the Internet, the news, Youtube; that is, if it's not ALREADY happening in YOUR country! When is the last time in history that people were getting beheaded and crucified by the tens of thousands?? Crucified! And heads cut off with swords. It's archaic. It's also PROPHETIC!

#2 By reading the  preceding verse and the following verse, one is able to place the time.

For example, verse 12 says, "there was a great earthquake" and we know by reading Revelation that that "great earthquake" is the big one that kicks off the Wrath. We also know the Wrath happens directly AFTER the Tribulation and the Rapture.

So, HERE IS THE TIME FRAME I BELIEVE WE ARE IN NOW:

Revelation 6
8 And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.

People have been killed in the PAST with the sword, but this verse is not about the Middle Ages. We deduce that because it's in the book of Revelation AND because the earthquake that happens in verse 12 puts us BEFORE THE WRATH and BEFORE THE TRIBULATION because, the Abomination of Desolation HASN'T been placed in the temple yet!

That pale horse could represent the Mahdi of Islam that is predicted to rise to lead the Muslim world to power. The refugee situation caused by ISIS and the like has brought about starvation. And, Hell definitely follows Death caused by ISIS and the other terrorist groups. (These guys are so well-organized and backed now that nobody is even calling them terrorists anymore. It's World War III, even if it hasn't officially been declared and it's very nebulous because, who really KNOWS who the enemy is? Is it the US? Is it Russia? Is it Islam? It's very confusing.)

9 And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testiony which they held:

(Of the hundreds of thousands slain by Muslims this past year, how many thousands of them are now under the altar?)

10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?
11 And white robes were given unto every one of them: and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled. 

(Although the last 7 years has not begun, these forerunners of the faith have gone before us, laying down their lives for the faith as shining examples for those of us destined to go through the tribulation.)

NOW DO YOU WANT TO READ THE BOOK OF REVELATION?

I was visiting another church yesterday and discovered that, not only were the members NOT reading the book of Revelation, but they didn't know about the last seven years or the building of the temple. I believe it's very, very important to know these things. WE ARE AT WAR. This is serious stuff. Aren't you even CURIOUS? This is the MOST IMPORTANT TIME IN WORLD HISTORY!

Let me say that again:

THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT TIME IN WORLD HISTORY.

Don't you want to discover your destiny? Don't you want and need to know where you stand on the world's battlefield? It really is time to UNITE. It's time to SUIT UP. STAND STRONG AND FIGHT! The enemy of our souls is not playing games. Even though he has already lost, he's still going to pull out all the stops, pull out his big guns and try his hardest with every dirty, lowdown trick in the book to try to discourage us.

To discourage means to disarm us. That's what his motive is. He wants to discourage us, make us surrender our joy because our STRENGTH is in the JOY of the Lord. If we don't have LOTS of JOY, we need to desperately pray for it! Pray it in! I find myself praying for more joy and boy, God pours it out! You see, our battle is with WORDS and PRAISE and JOY.

PRAISING GOD is our STRENGTH. There is great POWER inside of our MOUTH. The devil can't STAND to HEAR the SOUNDS of PRAISE! HALLELUJAH!

We don't need to hand-wrestle the devil to the ground; all we need to do is open our mouth with PRAISE to GOD no matter how we feel or what's going on around us! HOSANNA!

Well, all that to say that, it's really not all bad news! Tell that devil (if you do want to even bother to talk to him) "YOU WILL BOW THE KNEE TO MY GOD, KING JESUS! Of course, you're SO stupid that you will need to go into the bottomless pit first to learn your lesson, but you WILL eventually BOW! Your head will be bloody AND BOWED!"

Ok, so that's his misfortune. That's his mistake for rebelling against our wonderful God.

The other thing that gets confused is the Battle of Armageddon. So, when does Armageddon happen?

Well, if it's not clear, Jesus returns to the earth TWO TIMES. Right? The first time, He doesn't necessary come all the way down to the earth, though. He comes in the sky with His angels and His angels gather the elect from the four winds and those believers who are still alive all rise up in the resurrection or "Rapture" that happens directly after the Tribulation.

The Battle of Armageddon happens during the WRATH of GOD which happens AFTER the Tribulation. (Repetition is fully intended.)

Ok, to make it really clear:

#1 The last 7 years begin with the 7 Year Peace Covenant: probably concerning Israel and the right for them to build their temple, possibly a dividing of the land and land rights for Palestine. (They have their own flag now flying at the UN, even though Palestine is not a recognized nation.)

#2 The One World Leader / New Word Order Dictator / Antichrist / Beast will BREAK the 7 Year Peace Covenant half-way through the seven years. He will put the "Abomination of Desolation" in the Jewish Temple.

#3 The Tribulation begins. (At this time, the RFID chip or the Mark of the Beast will become mandatory. Christians will refuse to accept it and the "people who know their God will be strong and do exploits". Are you ready?)

#4 Following the Tribulation is the "Rapture" when the saints ("Saints" is just another cute name for Christians. Although the Catholics have made that word, "saint" mean a perfect human being, there is no such thing as a perfect human being. But, we ARE all saints. Yes, YOU and ME! Because we are washed in the blood of the lamb! Nice, eh?) who are alive and remain will be caught up together in the clouds. The graves will open and those who died in the Lord will rise too!

This really sounds like some kind of fairy tale, doesn't it? Doesn't it sound like the mad rantings of a crazy, old woman? The world is going to enter into the SPIRITUAL REALM! I believe, even DURING the Tribulation, we are going to be SEEING and HEARING in the spiritual realm a LOT more frequently. In fact, even now, some of us are seeing more angels and hearing from the Lord more clearly. Gears are shifting and we are moving ahead into a new dimension. The physical body that contains our spirit is becoming less important.

In fact, Revelation 12:11 says, "And they overcame him (the devil) by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death."

#5 Jesus and the 144,000 soldiers of the tribes of Israel come down on horses to fight against the ten horns (nations) that destroyed Jerusalem. This is called the Battle of Armageddon. And God's Wrath is poured out on all those who received the Mark of the Beast.

(It's interesting to note though that God gives the wicked one last chance and sends an angel out prior to the Wrath to announce salvation. Revelation 14:6 & 7 "And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, 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." How merciful God is!)

#6 Satan is cast into the bottomless pit. No pity for the devil! Just the pit!

#7 1,000 years of Christ's rule! Yay!

#8 The devil is loosed from the pit. He didn't learn! Some people never learn. He goes and tries to fight against the Kingdom of God! And he gets struck down with fire, just like that. ZAP. And that is called the Battle of Gog and Magog.

#9 God burns up the surface of the earth and makes it all brand new with no seas.

#10 Those of us who received Jesus and learned our lessons get to rule and reign with Christ and I think we also get to inherit the earth. And we all live happily ever after. Praise God!

POWER FOR THE HOUR

Are you looking for some powerful promises of God to help boost your faith and get you through the terrible times ahead? (For many of us, those terrible times are RIGHT NOW.) It's still not too late to grab your Bible. I do prefer the King James Version, especially when it comes to the Psalms.

What I've been discovering and rediscovering is that God's Word has EVERYTHING I NEED! It's ALL there and there's nothing missing! And these days, it's ALL COMING TOGETHER. There are no unnecessary words in the Bible. Not one word will fall to the ground and not one prophecy will go unfulfilled.

Here's a great "persecution" Psalm! Psalm 37!

1 Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.

2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.

3 Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.

4 Delight thyself also in the Lord; and He shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

5 Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in Him; and He shall bring it to pass.

6 And He shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light; and thy judgment as the noonday.

7 Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

(Here, we are instructed not to fret, much less fear the man, like the Antichrist who will soon bring wicked devices to pass. We don't need to worry about him or his agenda, just keep our eyes on Jesus.)

8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.

9 For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the Lord, they shall inherit the earth.

(Do you believe it? We'll inherit the earth! Of course, God's going to have to clean it up a bit, first.)

10 For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.

11 But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight theselves in the abundance of peace.

(No more wars? Seriously? Imagine THAT.)

12 The wicked plots against the just, and gnashes upon him with his teeth.

13  The Lord shall laugh at him: for he sees that his day is coming.

(Yes, his day is coming! Very shortly.)

14 The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy and to slay such as be of upright conversation.

15 Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.

16 A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.

17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the Lord upholdeth the righteous.

18 The Lord knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.

19 They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

20 But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the Lord shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.

21 The wicked borrows and pays not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.

22 For such as be blessed of Him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of Him shall be cut off.

(Does that mean God curses people? Apparently so.)

23 The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and He delighteth in his way.

24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand.

25 I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not see the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.

26 He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed.

27 Depart from evil, and do good, and dwell for evermore.

28 For the Lord loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.

29 The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.

30 The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.

31 The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.

32 The wicked watches the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.

33 The Lord will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.

34 Wait on the Lord, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.

35 I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.

36 Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.

37 Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.

38 But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off.

39 But the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord: He is their strength in the time of trouble.

40 And the Lord shall help them, and deliver them: He shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in Him.


WHY? BECAUSE WE TRUST IN HIM! Jesus, please help us to TRUST You, Lord and to put our lives in Your hands. AMEN!

Regaining Lost Treasures

When I first became a believer in Christ, Bible memorization was very important. Not only memorizing the Word, but reviewing the verses I had hidden in my heart. Eventually, it took two weeks at an hour per day to review all the verses and chapters I'd put down to memory.

However, lately, I've noticed that many of those verses are slipping from memory. I was sitting on the bus, going over as many chapters as I could recall and realized I'd totally forgotten many of the Psalms that used to be fresh in my memory. So, when I got to my hotel room, I quickly looked up Psalm 34, 36 and 37 to refresh my memory. What a mind-blower! Those Psalms are full of precious treasures that I'd almost lost with the passing of time. It was like rediscovering lost jewels.

Psalm 34
1 I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.

(IMAGINE how our lives could be TRANSFORMED if we did THAT! King David, apparently was always praising God. It's reflected in the book of Psalms. Even though he went through tough battles, physical battles, spiritual battles and heart-break, he clung to the Lord. He continued to praise God.)

2 My soul shall make her boast in the Lord: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.

(We can encourage others just by boasting about our awesome God!)

3 O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together.

4 I sought the Lord, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.

(Wow! The fruit of seeking God is that you get delivered from ALL your fears.)

5 They looked unto him and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.

6 This poor man (woman) cried, and the Lord heard him/her, and saved him/her out of all his/her troubles.

(All. A-L-L!)

7 The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.

(Have you seen your angel? Do you ever ask them to help out? They want to be released to work on our behalf.)

8 O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.

(We get a blessing from trusting in God.)

9 O fear the Lord, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.

(Fearing God means you will not lack. That's a promise!)

10 The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing.

(If it's good for me, God will give it to me. If I don't have it, I don't need it.)

11 Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

12 What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?

13 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.

14 Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and persue it.

15 The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.

(Are we believers righteous? Yes! By faith, we are, because we have the righteousness of Jesus. We are covered in the precious, pure, perfect blood of the Lamb! Hallelujah!)

16 The face of the Lord is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

(Woe. God is not even going to LOOK at evil doers.)

17 The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.

18 The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.

(If you have a broken heart, look at it as a good thing. That wounded heart will keep you close to Jesus.)

19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all.

20 He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken.

(This was a prophetic verse that Jesus fulfilled. None of His bones were broken.)

21 Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.

22 The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in Him shall be desolate.

(If we trust in the Lord, He will not allow us to starve!)

The Biggest Sword!

As the darkness deepens, the light will get brighter. Our relationship with Jesus is what is going to make us stronger. Our strength comes from the Lord. Our strength comes from the JOY of the Lord!

WE HAVE THE BIGGEST SWORD!

"For the Word of God is quick (alive) and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart." Hebrews 4:12

The Word of God is ALIVE and POWERFUL. I have taken to "using" that verse on any level on any occasion for any difficulty. Admittedly, there have been several occasions of difficulty lately. But, if there were no difficulties, we wouldn't be so prone to claim the Word and discover its magnanimous power.

I say this to encourage you. The Word is AMAZING ON EVERY LEVEL. You can use it to discern what people are thinking! You can use it to judge a situation and make decisions. It's alive. It comes to your rescue. It provides. It leads the way. It opens up mysteries. On and on...

A friend of mine said that with all the terrible things going on in the world, she is afraid. I just hope that this blog isn't instilling fear in anyone's heart. That's certainly not the intention. The intention is for believers to get stronger, grow spiritually, get encouraged, get information about the future, fall in love with Jesus and all kinds of good things. And for the undecided or non-believers to want to try what we have in the Lord.

They don't call Him the Most High God for nothing. The most high one can get is getting high on the Holy Ghost. A spiritual encounter with the living God will blow your socks right off. It is highly addictive to get hooked on Jesus. Frankly, I can't get enough! And it's a BLAST to share Him with others.

Fall in love with Jesus. He's the Gift that keeps on giving.

Yes, we are going to go through the Great Tribulation. Yes, it's going to be bad. It's going to be worse than anything that has ever happened on the earth until this time, especially in Jerusalem. But, and this is a huge BUT...

What kind of a Commanding Officer would go into a historically enormous battle without having first fully prepared his troops? Wouldn't He want us to be fully prepared and equipped and specially trained to fulfill the duties of our rank to the best of our abilities? Wouldn't He want EXCELLENT, OBEDIENT and STRONG soldiers to send to the front lines?

I don't know about you, but lately I have been hungering and thirsting after righteousness and getting as much information about the upcoming battle as possible, looking to fellow Christians and those with testimonies of faith. 

It's okay if I don't believe every jot and tittle of their doctrines or if they differ in their opinion on smaller, insignificant beliefs, as long as they love Jesus and believe in the power of God. And by watching Youtube, I've found I can tap into some amazing, on-fire Christians who are leading the way in miracles and manifestations of the Spirit.

There is evidence all around that, as the darkness deepens, the Lord's army is getting charged up and primed for the biggest spiritual battle in history. The devil is going to have God's permission to persecute believers and even be allowed to kill SOME of us. Those ordained to die will have dying grace when the time comes. Those whom God will protect and keep alive will be so-well protected that not even a hair of their heads will perish.

The Lord knows exactly where you fit in this battle. He knows your calling, gifting and destiny. I do believe the Lord will show us when/if it's our time to go, or if He doesn't actually tell us, He'll pour out such an anointing of power on us that we will rise above our earthly flesh like Stephen did. Many of the martyrs were said to have died smiling and praising God. They didn't die sadly. Their deaths were a witness that won their ENEMIES to faith in the Lord!

I had a dream that I was arrested and taken to an arena where there would be lions or other animals released to kill me there. For a moment, I sort of froze, although I wasn't terrified. I just cried out desperately to God and asked, "WHAT DO I DO NOW, LORD?" Then, as I looked up at the people sitting in the grandstands, it came to me that this was an opportunity to preach. So, I started yelling as loud as I could, telling everyone how wonderful Jesus was and how much He loved them! And then I woke up! That was a very encouraging dream.

We will have power for the hour. We DON'T HAVE IT NOW because WE DON'T NEED IT YET but, when the time comes, we will each rise to fulfill our destiny with shining colours and make Jesus proud! Meanwhile, we can pray for each other, grow in faith, put our faith into action and fall in love with Jesus.

WE ARE WARRIORS

Phil Driscol said, "I'm a warrior in the greatest army in the universe. The army of God!"

Praise God.

"We wrestle not against flesh and blood but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places." Ephesians 6:12

Do you want to know how this verse came alive to me several years ago? I was living in Turkey at the time. I had been there for a few years, but it never failed that whenever the mosque call came on, I became very agitated in spirit. But, this time, I was with a group of Christians and as we were praying together, the mosque call came on.

I started speaking loudly in tongues and at the same time I had a vision of black evil beings flying out of the speakers on the top of the mosque and flying outwards in all directions, like messengers of darkness. My tongues seemed to be saying something and I was in fighting mode.

Then, one of the brothers there, praying with us began to speak. He began to interpret the message that I had given in tongues. It was Ephesians 6:12! As he quoted the verse, I nodded my head. Somehow I knew that that was exactly what I had just spoken in tongues.

That spiritual wickedness and those messengers of darkness are compassing the world. World War III is upon us. The "Sword of Islam" is upon us. And it's no joke. People are dying for their faith. Some people are dying without any faith and some are being sent to hell by ISIS, Boco Haram, the Muslim Brotherhood, Alqaeda and other Muslim sects. They're all of the devil.

You can say that there are "moderate" Muslims. Yes, you will find sweet, friendly and even peaceful people from the Islamic religion. I have Muslim friends. But their religion is not sweet and friendly, even if they are. Even if the Qur'an has some truth and peace in it, the religion of Islam is violent, promoting Jihad (to kill the infidel or Christian/Jew/Catholic) and, if that's not bad enough, they are sending their own young men to hell by suicide bombings.

We can say we have identified some of the enemies of the cross.

There are more. In fact, we're surrounded. The only safe place in this world today is in Christ.

Psalm 34:7 "The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them."

Those angels aren't going anywhere! They are camped around us! We are surrounded by some very tall, very happy campers! And they love us and want to help at the least little opportunity. They're right there at our right hand.

The funny thing is that, even though Russia and Turkey agreed to go fight ISIS together, it turns out that Turkey is now gunning down Russian planes. They shot down, not only a Russian plane, but also the two pilots who parachuted out of the plane and the helicopter that Russia sent out to find the pilots! They also shot a missile into the car of three Russian journalists!

Another funny thing is that the Americans, who are supposed to be fighting terrorism after 9/11 are actually supplying ISIS with weapons and support! It's a crazy world we live in.

Here's something else: the Catholic Church is also the enemy of true believers. This is something that has become more prevalent with the notoriety of the FALSE PROPHET, Pope Francis and his agenda for the New World Government which will lead to the enforcement of the Mark of the Beast.

It seems the lights are going out on the world. Who can we trust? And EVEN in the LORD, we need to have a lot of discernment about who we fellowship with. 

For me, I have been praying to meet sold-out believers who put their faith in the Word of God. When you meet those who put their trust entirely in the Word of God--- enough to READ it, you can be sure that there will be a pure meeting of the hearts in the Lord and in the Word of Truth.

Those believers who spend TIME reading the Word will be strong in the days to come. But, if we don't know the Word, we don't know our God very well, because He IS the Word.

"Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the Word of Truth." 2 Timothy 2:15

Ephesians 6:10 - 17
10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day and having done all, to stand.
14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.
17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
18 Praying always with all prayers and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints.

Marin Luther said, "Though this world with devils filled should threaten to undo us, we will not fear for God hath willed His truth to triumph through us!" Also,

"Let goods and kindred go! This mortal life also. The body they may kill, God's truth abideth still. And WE WILL WIN THE BATTLE!"

In fact, beloved, WE HAVE ALREADY WON! WE ARE THE VICTORS!

Do you know what I tell the devil EVERY DAY? I tell him,
"Your KNEE WILL BOW TO CHRIST!"
 

Martial Law, FEMA Camps and Guillotines

Maybe it's time to talk about the elephant in the room. What is going on in America?

Muslims are pouring into the US these days. Legally, too. And the red carpet is being rolled out for them.  90% of all worldwide refugees are Muslim. Among these refugees are the Muslim extremists, terrorists and murderers. When someone suggested to Obama that the refugees should be asked at the border whether they were Christian or Islamic, Obama said,

"That's not who we are."

Now we know who we ain't. WHO ARE WE, EXACTLY? Because if we are NOT Christians and America is no longer a Christian nation who upholds Christian standards and beliefs and protects the rights and freedoms of Christians, then the alternative is very DARK.

I think most Christians in America are fully aware by now that they are losing their rights. When it comes to the gun law ruling, an article spoke out against Christians in particular, labeling them as being the "most dangerous". (More and more we are seeing that it's perfectly acceptable to bash Christians but don't dare to bash ANY OTHER RELIGION, in particular Islam.)

But, isn't it the Muslims who are bringing all this terror on the world? Isn't it Islam that tortures, rapes, crucifies and murders Christians? (THE WORLD TURNS A BLIND EYE. THEY SAY, "It's not only Christians." AS IF THAT MAKES IT ALRIGHT.)

Hitler didn't JUST kill Jews. But, I think it's fair to say he focused on them because he considered them a threat to society. A worse than Hitler is here.

The scary part is that ISIS (or IS or ISIL) are aided and abetted by the US. So, when the "Trojan Horse" shows up in the guise of "refugees", who will protect unarmed Christians in America? Obama? He considers Christians to be a threat!

So, who are the FEMA Camps being set up for? "Enemies of the State"?

The military has been carrying out manouvers ON AMERICAN SOIL in American communities. Armored vehicles, tanks, trucks and armed soldiers are swarming the streets. Seriously. Obama has everything set up for Martial Law and it looks like it's on a hair trigger to get started.

Who would have guessed that guillotines were still being manufactured? Go figure. It looks like the modern version is a little more "clinical". The US recently imported 30,000 of these babies. That's right 30,000 brand spanking new GUILLOTINES. It's another way to behead, only a little faster than the ISIS swords.

Think of the practicality of the guillotine. No electricity. No chemicals. No muss. Well, maybe a little muss. All the organs of the body will stay fresh and uncontaminated, ready to sell at the highest prices!

Ok, so let's get back to a little more inspiring note to end this on, shall we?

IT WON'T BE LONG, NOW UNTIL JESUS WRAPS THIS UP! We will soon start BEGGING HIM TO COME! "Come quickly, Lord Jesus!"

The main message I think God is sending is "THIS WORLD IS NOT OUR HOME" and "Lay not up for yourselves treasures on earth but lay them up in HEAVEN." That's our true home, the one where peace and truth and LOVE dwells and where we will see all of our loved ones and brothers and sisters in the Lord AFTER THIS MESS IS FINISHED.

It's exciting, isn't it? We are LIVING IN THE LAST DAYS! HOW COOL IS THAT?

Who's an Idiot?

Today, a man, a stranger that I don't know, called me an idiot. People feel that by putting someone else down, it lends credibility to their statements, I guess.

I had made a comment on a video at Youtube to say that in Syria, people are asked whether they are Christian and if the answer is, "yes", it's "Off with your head!"

Hey! I didn't make this stuff up! It's happening and everyone knows it. But, this guy called me an idiot saying that, "If that was true, there would be no Christians left in Syria, you idiot."

My reply was, "Isn't that the goal? It's a Jihad, right?" (I didn't say, "You idiot" because I was trying to be a good example as a Christian.)

Speaking of good examples, those dearly beloved Christians standing up for their faith are SHINING EXAMPLES.

 (From "Voice of the Persecuted)
 Written by a Christian brother who has been directly affected by persecution in Syria. He has suffered the greatest loss anyone can experience, his family. The persecution of his family was a turning point in his life. He realized the need to tell the truth of what’s happening in Syria. He realized he needed to warn and wake the West.
While the extremism and persecution is being directed against Christians in the Middle East, which is a crime against civilization as well as humanity, the effect of this campaign of violence and intimidation has been devastating for Christianity in Syria. Syria boasted a flourishing Christian population of at least 3 million. Today,  the small number of Christians left is a astounding. Most of these Syrian Christians have fled the country, but a staggering number have been killed.


All should see and realize what happened not only to the Christians in Syria but to the civilization.
Radical Islamism and the terrorism that has come to be associated with it, has peaked in the Middle East and especially in Syria. Violent radical Islamism is no longer, if it ever was, limited to the likes of al Qaeda (or ISIS), but rather like-minded networks of autonomous Islamist radical terror cells who aid one another in pursuit of common goals now crisscross the globe and the next journey is to the West.

The blood lust of Islamism is thus rooted in a perverted religious impulse to kill and mutilate in the name of Allah. This is what makes it so insidious and wicked. The killing of innocent men, women, and children in the name of Islam becomes a thing of praise and a badge of honor. The more you kill, the more Allah is honored.

Report: Syrian Christians Cry ‘Jesus!’ Before ISIS Mass Beheading

AP

by Mary Chastain5 Oct 201513,933

The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) executed 12 Christians, including a 12-year-old boy, after they refused to abandon their faith and convert to Islam. The murders occurred on August 28 outside of Aleppo.
“In front of the team leader and relatives in the crowd, the Islamic extremists cut off the fingertips of the boy and severely beat him, telling his father they would stop the torture only if he, the father, returned to Islam,”. “When the team leader refused, relatives said, the ISIS militants also tortured and beat him and the two other ministry workers. The three men and the boy then met their deaths in crucifixion.”
The boy’s father was a “ministry team leader who planted nine churches.” One woman allegedly yelled “Jesus!” right before the terrorists beheaded her. Militants took eight aid workers, two of them females, to another village. They proceeded to rape the two females before they executed them.
“Villagers said some were praying in the name of Jesus, others said some were praying the Lord’s Prayer, and others said some of them lifted their heads to commend their spirits to Jesus,” described one source. “One of the women looked up and seemed to be almost smiling as she said, ‘Jesus!'”


The barbaric radical Islamic group has executed more than 11,000 people in “Iraq and Syria since its establishment of a self-proclaimed caliphate in June 2014.” ISIS captured Mosul, Iraq’s second largest city, in that month. For over 2,000 years, Christians and Muslims lived peacefully with each other. But when ISIS invaded, the Christians were told to either leave, convert, or pay a subjugation tax. They kidnapped the majority of the females to sell on their sex slave market while they slaughtered the males in front of their families.

“It is like going back 1,000 years seeing the barbarity that Christians are having to live under. I think we are dealing with a group which makes Nazism pale in comparison and I think they have lost all respect for human life,” explained Patrick Sookhdeo, founder of Barnabas Fund. “Crucifying these people is sending a message and they are using forms of killing which they believe have been sanctioned by Sharia law. For them what they are doing is perfectly normal and they don’t see a problem with it. It is that religious justification which is so appalling.”

In July 2014, Andrew White, the vicar of the only Anglican church in Iraq, told BBC Radio 4 that Christianity is coming to an end in the Middle Eastern country.

“Things are so desperate, our people are disappearing,” he said. “We have had people massacred, their heads chopped off. The Christians are in grave danger. There are literally Christians living in the desert and on the street. They have nowhere to go.”
“Are we seeing the end of Christianity?” he continued. “We are committed come what may, we will keep going to the end, but it looks as though the end could be very near.”

Christians have spoken out about the treatment they endured from ISIS. They said ISIS destroyed churches and statues of Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mary, and raised the black flag in Mary’s place. Terrorists robbed the Christians at checkpoints, taking the earrings women were wearing.
“There is not a single Christian family left in Mosul,” said Bashar Nasih Behnam, who left with his two children. “The last one was a disabled Christian woman. She stayed because she could not get out. They came to her and said you have to get out and if you don’t we will cut off your head with a sword. That was the last family.”

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At several steps on their path to death by beheading and crucifixion last month, 11 indigenous Christian workers near Aleppo, Syria, had the option to leave the area and live. The 12-year-old son of a ministry team leader also could have spared his life by denying Christ.

The indigenous missionaries were not required to stay at their ministry base in a village near Aleppo, Syria; rather, the ministry director who trained them had entreated them to leave. As the Islamic State (ISIS), other rebel groups and Syrian government forces turned Aleppo into a war zone of carnage and destruction, ISIS took over several outlying villages. The Syrian ministry workers in those villages chose to stay in order to provide aid in the name of Christ to survivors.

"I asked them to leave, but I gave them the freedom to choose," said the ministry director, his voice tremulous as he recalled their horrific deaths. "As their leader, I should have insisted that they leave."

They stayed because they believed they were called to share Christ with those caught in the crossfire, he said.

"Every time we talked to them," the director said, "they were always saying, 'We want to stay here—this is what God has told us to do. This is what we want to do.' They just wanted to stay and share the gospel."

Those who chose to stay could have scattered and hid in other areas, as their surviving family members did. On a visit to the surviving relatives in hiding, the ministry director learned of the cruel executions.

The relatives said ISIS militants on Aug. 7 captured the Christian workers in a village whose name is withheld for security reasons. On Aug. 28, the militants asked if they had renounced Islam for Christianity. When the Christians said that they had, the rebels asked if they wanted to return to Islam. The Christians said they would never renounce Christ.

The 41-year-old team leader, his young son and two ministry members in their 20s were questioned at one village site where ISIS militants had summoned a crowd. The team leader presided over nine house churches he had helped to establish. His son was two months away from his 13th birthday.

"All were badly brutalized and then crucified," the ministry leader said. "They were left on their crosses for two days. No one was allowed to remove them."

The martyrs died beside signs the ISIS militants had put up identifying them as "infidels."

Eight other ministry team members, including two women, were taken to another site in the village that day (Aug. 28) and were asked the same questions before a crowd. The women, ages 29 and 33, tried to tell the ISIS militants they were only sharing the peace and love of Christ and asked what they had done wrong to deserve the abuse. The Islamic extremists then publicly raped the women, who continued to pray during the ordeal, leading the ISIS militants to beat them all the more furiously.

As the two women and the six men knelt before they were beheaded, they were all praying.

"Villagers said some were praying in the name of Jesus, others said some were praying the Lord's prayer, and others said some of them lifted their heads to commend their spirits to Jesus," the ministry director said. "One of the women looked up and seemed to be almost smiling as she said, 'Jesus!'"

After they were beheaded, their bodies were hung on crosses, the ministry director said, his voice breaking. He had trained all of the workers for their evangelistic ministry, and he had baptized the team leader and some of the others.

Hundreds of former Muslims in Syrian villages are in danger of being captured and killed by ISIS, which is fighting to establish a caliphate in which apostasy is punishable by death. The underground church in the region has mushroomed since June 2014, when ISIS began terrorizing those who do not swear allegiance to its caliphate, both non-Muslims and Muslims. Consequently, the potential for large-scale executions has grown along with the gains in ISIS-controlled territory.

The ministry assisted by Christian Aid Mission is providing resources and trying to find ways to evacuate these families by other routes.

Many of the ministry's teams also remain in Syria. Christian Aid Mission assists those who do not or cannot leave with the means to survive.

Even those who leave, however, may encounter ISIS militants and other criminals in refugee camps, said the leader of another ministry that Christian Aid Mission assists. He spoke of a Muslim from northern Syria who, like all men in areas that ISIS takes over, was coerced into joining the caliphate or being killed.

Recruited into ISIS, he fled the country after his brother was killed in the fighting. Disillusioned with ISIS but still adhering to Islam and its teaching that Christians and Jews are unclean "pigs," he went to Amman, Jordan, as he had learned that relatives there were receiving aid from Christians.

The Muslim, whose name is withheld for security reasons, went to a Christian meeting with the intention of killing the aid workers gathered there. Something kept him from following through on his plan, though, and that night he saw Jesus in a dream, the ministry director said.

"The next day he came back and said, 'I came to kill you, but last night I saw Jesus, and I want to know what are you teaching—who is this One who held me up from killing you?'" the director said. "He received Christ with tears, and today he's actually helping in the church, helping out other people. We're praying for lots of such Sauls to change to Pauls."

The sorrow of the ministry team leader who lost 11 workers and one of their children last month has been deep, but he takes heart that their faithfulness could help change the hearts of persecutors.

"They kept on praying loudly and sharing Jesus until their last breath," he said. "They did this in front of the villagers as a testimony for others."

He asked for prayer for surviving family members and for himself.

"These things have been very hard on me," he said. "What wrong did those people do to deserve to die? What is happening is more and more people are being saved. The ministry is growing and growing—in the past we used to pray to have one person from a Muslim background come to the Lord. Now there are so many we can barely handle all the work among them."

"THE BLOOD OF THE MARTYRS IS THE SEED OF THE CHURCH."

One great prayer we can pray is for God to give Muslims visions of Jesus. It's amazing how many Muslims these days are coming to the Lord through Jesus Himself appearing to them in dreams or visions!