HAPPY NEW YEAR!

What will 2016 hold? To get some kind of idea what may be in store for us, maybe we could take a quick look at what happened last year! It was phenomenal. And, really, that's putting it mildly. It was outstanding. It was shocking.

Shocking is not too strong of a word to use for 2015, when we consider what happened in the past 12 months:

• 823 mass animal deaths - We're talking here about animals, fish and birds dying in flocks, schools and herds by the thousands for no apparent reason. The only explanation is in Hosea 4:3 "Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away."
• 103 significant earthquakes - In April, an 8.1 quake in Nepal killed 9,000 people.
• An uptick of plagues -  a new flesh-eating disease, Legionnaires Disease, even the Bubonic Plague returned.
• Record-breaking typhoons, hurricanes, cyclones, hail in the Saudi Desert and a "Goliath" snow storm that hit worldwide
• Blood Moons and water turning to blood
• ISIS began a Caliphate soon after the death of King Abdulah of Arabia.
• Christian Geonocide by ISIS, Boko Haram, the Muslim Brotherhood, North Korea, etc.
• Christian Persecution - persecution of Christians continued in India, Asia, North Korea Africa, Syria, Iran, etc. with 11 Christians arrested Christmas Day in Iran for celebrating Christmas.
• False Prophet rising - Pope Francis; among other things the Pope said that the Quran is "equal to the Bible" and that Jesus Christ is "equal to Allah"
• A Great Christian Revival in Africa - The Spirit of the Lord is igniting Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Mozambique, Uganda. Persecution is also continuing throughout these countries.
• Distress of Nations - Greece suffered an economic disaster
• The Rise of Russia - Putin stepped up to the plate, taking military action in Syria and confronting Turkey for its support of ISIS. 
• Pope Francis and President Obama made steps towards the New World Order with their "Global Sustainable Development Report". (This includes the depopulation of the world!) 

So, this is the short list of what's been going on and how we can see Bible prophecy being fulfilled. Just as Jesus said in Matthew 24, "all these things must come to pass..." They sure are!

I don't think that by turning the page of the calendar that things are going to get any better. Things are going to continue to escalate. Our freedoms will continue to be taken away. The darkness will continue to deepen.

But, what we're seeing now is that Christians are stepping into their anointing! They are getting filled with the Holy Spirit, speaking in tongues, receiving gifts of the spirit and seeing the power of God manifesting. We're also seeing Jews and Muslims turning to Christ and receiving Him as their Messiah. True believers are becoming more active and we're starting to see all those seeds that we've been planting start to grow to fruition. The Word will not return void but it will prosper where we sent it. There are mighty harvests of souls being reaped!

The light shines brighter in the darkness and those who will receive it are running to the Light to be saved. So, it's a glorious time to be alive. It's a tough time, we can't deny that. But, His strength is made perfect in our weakness.

"Thy will be done on earth, as it is in Heaven!"