Walking by Faith, Not By Sight

Rosh Hashanah has come and gone. There was no rapture during the feast this year. Yes, I would have preferred that the Lord would have taken us home. But it didn't happen. So what should we make of this?

Although God has revealed much knowledge and wisdom to us, our knowledge is still incomplete. What we do know is God's ways and timing are always perfect and right. Therefore, there is a good reason to wait patiently on Him in His perfect timing.

I am convinced that the time is near and I should always be alert and ready for Him. But I'm also convinced He wants me to faithfully continue the work He has assigned me to do. There's no reason to slow down or lose our zeal for serving Him.

I will continue to pray that God grants me the wisdom to know as much about the times we are in and the end of this age as He would like me to know. I will also actively seek to know and understand the times in which we are living. I believe this is God's will for all of us.

I also hope to continue to nudge my "sleepy" Christian friends and family to awaken and be watchful and to seek God's kingdom and His righteousness while we continue to live in this time of God's grace.

It has indeed been my pleasure to present my thoughts and observations over the past 40 days. It has helped me to crystalize my own thinking and remain focused on what matters to God. I never thought I would blog concerning the possible timing of the Lord's return. However, 41 days ago, I was sitting on my couch overwhelmed by the various signs that independently seemed to be pointing to the same conclusion, that this could be the year of the Lord's return. I also believed that with knowledge comes a responsibility to share. Finally, I wanted to give my loved ones an opportunity to decide for themselves what to believe once they considered these recorded thoughts and observations.

I don't know if I'll ever have the opportunity to share with people from around the nation and world like I have on this blog. Thank you for coming to the site. My hope is to get to meet you in Heaven someday so we can worship our Lord together. God bless you in the days ahead, not matter how many or how few!

So for now, farewell.

The Riches of Our Glorious Inheritance

We're now in the midst of the two-day feast of Rosh Hashanah. Are you anxiously awaiting the Lord's return too? Let's take some time to consider the joy ahead.

"For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands. Meanwhile we groan, longing to be clothed instead with our heavenly dwelling, because when we are clothed, we will not be found naked. For while we are in this tent, we groan and are burdened, because we do not wish to be unclothed but to be clothed instead with our heavenly dwelling, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life. Now the one who has fashioned us for this very purpose is God, who has given us the Spirit as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come. Therefore we are always confident and know that as long as we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord. For we live by faith, not by sight. We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord. So we make it our goal to please him, whether we are at home in the body or away from it. For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each of us may receive what is due us for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad." (2 Corinthians 5:1-10)

Ephesians 1 states that we have been blessed by God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, with every spiritual blessing, which Paul then goes on to enumerate the following:
1) Chosen in Christ to be holy and blameless in His sight
2) Predestined to be adopted as His sons through Jesus Christ
3) Redeemed (i.e. purchased from a life of sin, destined for eternal death) through Christ's blood
4) Forgiveness of sins
5) Made known to us the mystery of His will (to bring all things together in heaven and earth together under one head, Jesus Christ)
6) Having believed the gospel of our salvation, we were marked in Christ with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance

In 2 Peter 1, the Apostle Peter tells us to make every effort to add to our faith the virtues of goodness, knowledge, self-control, perseverence, godliness, brotherly kindness, and love. He says that if do, we will receive a rich welcome into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Who doesn't want to hear those words from our Lord, "Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!"

We are told over and over in Scripture that we are saved by God's grace. That means we don't deserve to be saved. We didn't do anything for our salvation other than to receive it freely, and we wouldn't have done that if the Holy Spirit hadn't regenerated our heart. Salvation is from God from beginning to end.

We come empty-handed and with nothing to offer God. This faith principle reminds me of the team building exercise where someone is told to close their eyes and fall backwards because there is someone to catch us. We will only allow ourselves to fall if we believe that we will be safely caught. Likewise, we will only accept the message of salvation if we trust it to be true and believe God's promise. There's no other way. We can't have both grace and works, otherwise it becomes a works-based assurance. God will have none of that. Good works matter only because they are the byproduct and evidence of a true faith, a faith given to us from above.

When we get to Heaven, we will know that the only reason we're there is because God was gracious and merciful to us. He made us alive in Christ even when we were spiritually dead in our sins and trespasses. All credit goes to God for my salvation. My praise will be heart-felt because I owe it all to Him.

Will I be disappointed if Christ does not return this year? Of course! But it will only mean there's more work yet to be done to advance the Kingdom of God on this earth. There are more souls to save. I know my Redeemer lives, and I know it won't be long before I will be with Him eternally. I praise you, Father, for the perfect hope You have given me in Jesus Christ, who loved me and gave Himself for me.

Join me in reflecting over the richness of God's grace towards us as we patiently wait for the Lord's return.

One Final Plea

So Rosh Hashanah began around sunset today, September 28, and will end around sunset on September 30 for those who celebrate a two-day feast. Over the last 40 days, I have provided nearly 40 signs that indicate the Lord's return is near, and that He may return during Rosh Hashanah (the Feast of Trumpets) this year.

Truth can be bitter sweet. For those who are ready and waiting to meet the Lord when He returns, His coming for us and calling us home will be ever so sweet. But, we probably all have loved ones we fear aren't ready for Him to come now or believe everything will go on just as it always has seemed to be. Peter had a message for them.

Above all, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires. They will say, “Where is this ‘coming’ he promised? Ever since our ancestors died, everything goes on as it has since the beginning of creation.” But they deliberately forget that long ago by God’s word the heavens came into being and the earth was formed out of water and by water. By these waters also the world of that time was deluged and destroyed. By the same word the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly. (2 Peter 3:3-7)

Probably the most frequent comment I've received from Christian friends and family is that Jesus said no one knows the day or the hour. Of course, that is true, and because it's true, Jesus' point was that we should be all the more watchful.

“At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish and five were wise. The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any oil with them. The wise ones, however, took oil in jars along with their lamps. The bridegroom was a long time in coming, and they all became drowsy and fell asleep.
At midnight the cry rang out: ‘Here’s the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’ Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps. The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.’ ‘No,’ they replied, ‘there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’ But while they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom arrived. The virgins who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet. And the door was shut. Later the others also came. ‘Lord, Lord,’ they said, ‘open the door for us!’ But he replied, ‘Truly I tell you, I don’t know you.’
Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.

My hope for each reader is that they will be aware that the times are short and we should therefore be diligent about our Lord's business. We should encourage one another with the great promise that the Lord will come back soon for His people. He could come at any time.

This is not a time to be lukewarm about our relationship with Jesus Christ. He warned us, "

“To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the ruler of God’s creation. I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to spit you out of my mouth. You say, ‘I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked. I counsel you to buy from me gold refined in the fire, so you can become rich; and white clothes to wear, so you can cover your shameful nakedness; and salve to put on your eyes, so you can see. Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent. Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me. To the one who is victorious, I will give the right to sit with me on my throne, just as I was victorious and sat down with my Father on his throne. Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches.” (Revelation 3:14-22)

Instead, come near to the Lord and He will come near to you. May your earnest prayer be the prayer found in Luke 21:34-36,

“Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness and the anxieties of life, and that day will close on you suddenly like a trap. For it will come on all those who live on the face of the whole earth. Be always on the watch, and pray that you may be able to escape all that is about to happen, and that you may be able to stand before the Son of Man.”

If I'm still here tomorrow evening, I plan to write about our great inheritance stored up for us in Heaven. If not, I hope to see your there!

Left Behind - Your Choices Matter

If you are left behind to remain on the earth after the rapture of God's people, you will be faced with a choice. It will be the most important choice you can make. The second beast, called the False Prophet, will give breath to the image of the first beast, the Antichrist. The image of the beast will be able to speak and kill anyone refusing to worship the image. It will also force people to receive a mark on their right hands or foreheads, which is the name of the beast or number of its name (666). Without the mark, you will not be able to buy or sell anything.

The second beast was given power to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that the image could speak and cause all who refused to worship the image to be killed. It also forced all people, great and small, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads, so that they could not buy or sell unless they had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of its name. (Revelation 13:15-17)

By receiving the mark and worshiping the beast, you are sealing your eternal doom.

A third angel followed them and said in a loud voice: “If anyone worships the beast and its image and receives its mark on their forehead or on their hand, they, too, will drink the wine of God’s fury, which has been poured full strength into the cup of his wrath. They will be tormented with burning sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb. And the smoke of their torment will rise for ever and ever. There will be no rest day or night for those who worship the beast and its image, or for anyone who receives the mark of its name.” (Revelation 14:9-11)

Not only will you spend eternity in the lake of fire if you choose to take the mark and worship the beast but God will rain down judgments while you are alive on earth. For example, "The first angel went and poured out his bowl on the land, and ugly, festering sores broke out on the people who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image." (Revelation 16:2)

God warns us ahead of time what will be the destiny of the two beasts.

"But the beast was captured, and with it the false prophet who had performed the signs on its behalf. With these signs he had deluded those who had received the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. The two of them were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur."

But God has wonderful blessings planned for those who refuse to take the mark and worship the beast. Most likely, they will have to pay for their decision with their life. But because they loved God more than their lives, they will come back to life and reign.

I saw thrones on which were seated those who had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony about Jesus and because of the word of God. They had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ a thousand years.

The choice is up to you. Choose wisely!

Will you be raptured when the Lord comes to gather His people to himself? The two-day feast of Rosh Hashanah begins tomorrow evening. Are you ready for His return?

Left Behind - The Course Ahead

The Book of Revelation, the last book of the Bible, reveals all that must take place between the rapture and the return of Christ. God is accomplishing His purposes throughout this time frame. First, the announcement of the coming Kingdom of God will go to the ends of the earth, and the times of the Gentiles will be completed. Secondly, the Kingdom of man will be completed; it will be destroyed and replaced by the Kingdom of the Lord. Thirdly, the Jews will be tested and judged, and all Israel will be saved. Finally, the nations will be tested and judged based on whether or not they served God’s people.

“When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne. All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left. Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’ Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’ The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’ Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’ They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’ He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’ Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.” (Matthew 25:31-46)

A political leader (Antichrist) will emerge from among the ten kings. As the rider of the White Horse (Rev.6:1-2), he will initially come powerfully, but in "peace". Not long afterwards, he is seen as the rider of the Red Horse, which depicts bloodshed and war. He will be given power to rule the world after he assumes power over three of the ten kings. As a result of great war, he will bring famine (Black Horse) and ultimately death (Pale Horse). In Scripture, he is known as the beast. The beast will be aided by a second beast, the false prophet, who is a counterfeit of the Holy Spirit. The dragon, who is Satan, gives the beast and the false prophet their supernatural powers.

The beast (world leader) will enter into a “covenant with many” for a period of seven years. In the first 3 1/2 years, he will allow the "harlot" described in Revelation 17 to lead a one-world religion. However, by the mid-point of the tribulation, he will hate her and bring her to ruin. In the middle of the seven years, he will stop the Jews sacrifices and offerings. In its place, he will set up an “abominations that causes desolation” until his end at the end of the seven years. (Daniel 9:27)

This is the about the time that Satan is thrown out of Heaven. Knowing his time is short, he will be enraged and determined to exterminate the Jews. So he will enter into the beast to pursue the Jews. God will protect the Jews from the Satan’s wrath. So Satan will turn and pursue those who hold to the testimony of Jesus.

There will be 144,000 servants of God with seals on their foreheads, which represent the faithful from all the tribes of Israel. With the seal of God on their forehead, they will be protected by the judgments of God on the world.

The Bible also speaks of Two Witnesses sent by God to speak to the people of the world about the coming of Christ. It appears that these powerful Witnesses will be Elijah and Moses. After they finish their task, they will be killed, left unburied in the streets of the city of Jerusalem for 3 1/2 days, and will rise after this and ascend to Heaven.

Throughout this whole seven year tribulation period, God will bring natural disasters of every kind to inflict judgment on the world. But even with all the calamity, the hearts of the people will continue to harden and they will not turn to God for help.

A great many people will die during this time. At the end of the seven years, he will come to his end. “At the time of the end the king of the South will engage him in battle, and the king of the North will storm out against him with chariots and cavalry and a great fleet of ships. He will invade many countries and sweep through them like a flood. He will also invade the Beautiful Land. Many countries will fall, but Edom, Moab and the leaders of Ammon will be delivered from his hand. He will extend his power over many countries; Egypt will not escape. He will gain control of the treasures of gold and silver and all the riches of Egypt, with the Libyans and Cushites in submission. But reports from the east and the north will alarm him, and he will set out in a great rage to destroy and annihilate many. He will pitch his royal tents between the seas at the beautiful holy mountain. Yet he will come to his end, and no one will help him. (Daniel 11:40-45)

His end is described in Revelation as the world's armies seek to wage war against Christ.,

"Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies gathered together to wage war against the rider on the horse and his army. But the beast was captured, and with it the false prophet who had performed the signs on its behalf. With these signs he had deluded those who had received the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. The two of them were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur. The rest were killed with the sword coming out of the mouth of the rider on the horse, and all the birds gorged themselves on their flesh." (Revelation 19:19-21)

If you are left behind at the rapture, do not go along with the world leader. He will only be in power just a little while. Listen to the Two Witnesses and the 144,000 faithful. There message will lead to eternal life. You must be willing to give up your earthly life to gain spiritual life. Stay true to God, not man.

There are three days until Rosh Hashanah! Are you ready for the Lord's return?

Left Behind – What Really Happened?

The next three blog entries are meant to be read by anyone left behind after a great number of people were whisked away. I will explain what really happened based on Bible prophecy, what’s ahead, and what that means for you.

If you are reading this after so many people suddenly disappeared, I would imagine there is great panic everywhere. People were taken away in the “twinkling of an eye”. The chaos must be tremendous as people were taken away no matter what they were doing at the time. You are most likely in a great deal of pain and confusion since you are probably missing family members and friends. So the big question everybody is asking is what just happened and why.

The Bible has one answer, but those in power will have a quite different explanation. God told us ahead of time what will happen at the end of the age. I will describe what just happened according to the Bible. The Lord Jesus Christ descended to the clouds and gathered committed Christians to join Him in Heaven. Those who had previously died with faith in Christ were resurrected from the grave. Their bodies were glorified (made perfect) and once more joined their previously disembodied spirits that were waiting for this day from the time they had died and their spirits went to be with the Lord. Once this was complete, those who were still alive and believed in Jesus Christ had their mortal bodies instantly changed into immortal bodies. They too ascended to be with Jesus Christ in Heaven.

"For we believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him. According to the Lord’s word, we tell you that we who are still alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever." (1 Thessalonians 4:14-17)

Once in Heaven, these saints will stand before the Judgment Seat of Christ for the purposes of receiving rewards based on their faithfulness to Him during their life on earth. Once the Bride of Christ (all believers) has been prepared, the Marriage of the Lamb (Jesus Christ) will take place. (Revelation 19:7-9)

Now, the reason those in powerful positions on earth will give for the disappearance of so many people will fit into their global government and world religion goals. There will be very persuasive explanations, probably accompanied with various signs. It’s fairly likely that people will be told that the people who disappeared had to be removed in order that mankind and the world could leap forward in their evolutionary development. These people were resistant to change and their negative karma was preventing the positive development that the world was destined to undergo.

"At that time if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Messiah!’ or, ‘There he is!’ do not believe it. For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. See, I have told you ahead of time." (Matthew 24:23-25)

Sometime soon, the public appearance of “friendly” aliens that claim to be from distant constellations will probably occur. If they do, they are really demons masquerading as aliens. They are doing the work of Satan (Lucifer – the dragon of Revelation). They will likely say they have been “guiding” the human race throughout history, and now it’s time to take the next evolutionary jump. The message will be very convincing.

There are plans in the works to use man-generated (HAARP-induced) earthquakes in key spots that will lead to archeological “discoveries” that attempt to “prove” the ancient religions corrupted the truth through time. The similarity of the end-times doctrine of all the major world’s religions will lead the new world political leader to claim to personally be the fulfillment of all these scriptures. It will probably be argued that religious divisions and intolerance were the reason for wars and murders. Therefore, there must only be one worldwide religion, which will probably be led by the Pope.

Technological advances in such fields as holographic projection, weather manipulation, and mind control will help those in power sell their propaganda to the world population. Control of the population will also be facilitated through RFID chips biologically implanted in the whole population. It will be impossible to buy or sell without the chip.

"The second beast was given power to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that the image could speak and cause all who refused to worship the image to be killed. It also forced all people, great and small, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads, so that they could not buy or sell unless they had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of its name." This calls for wisdom. Let the person who has insight calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man. That number is 666."

Those in power will work hard to persuade the world that everything is alright. They will convincingly sell their ideas which will lead to a concentration of power in the hands of a few. Don’t be fooled. It’s all a ruse. There is still eternal hope for you if you choose not to join or cooperate with them. Under no circumstances should you accept the mark, even if it means martyrdom for you. I'll discuss this topic more in a later blog entry. In my next blog entry, I intend to provide a Biblical overview of what to expect as long as the world political and religious figures are in power.

Now Fear the Lord and Serve Him

Joshua led the Israelites into the promised land after Moses took them through the desert over those 40 long years. The Lord fought for Israel and drove out the powerful nations so Israel could possess a land He had promised for them, which they did not toil and cities that they did not build. Near the end of Joshua's life, he recounted the Lord's faithfulness to them and warned them to be strong and careful to obey God's law. He told them that if violate the covenant, they would quickly perish from the land He had given them. He concluded by saying,

"Now fear the LORD and serve him with all faithfulness. Throw away the gods your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates River and in Egypt, and serve the LORD. But if serving the LORD seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD.” (Joshua 24:14-15)

Now is the hour of decision. Today is the day of your salvation. If you do not choose to follow Christ, you have in effect chosen to reject Christ.

"Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son." (John 3:18)

"Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God’s wrath remains on them." (John 3:36)

The great and glorious hope of the Christian is when the Lord returns to first resurrect the dead in Christ and then gather them who are still alive in Christ. This will be the time when we are "glorified" and receive our immortal bodies.

"For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever. Therefore encourage one another with these words." (1 Thessalonians 4:16-16)

If you have not committed your life to Christ as your personal Lord and Savior, you will be left behind when the Lord returns. Jesus warned the people of our time,

"Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness and the anxieties of life, and that day will close on you suddenly like a trap. For it will come on all those who live on the face of the whole earth. Be always on the watch, and pray that you may be able to escape all that is about to happen, and that you may be able to stand before the Son of Man.” (Luke 21:34-36)

God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, gave the ultimate sign of His approval of Jesus and His redemptive work on the cross by raising Him from the dead on the third day in accordance with Scripture. (See 1 Corinthians 15). God also delayed the ascension of Christ into Heaven for a little while so there would be plenty of eye-witness testimonies of Jesus' resurrection from the dead.

The writer of Hebrews, asked a rhetorical question that should be asked now. "how shall we escape if we ignore so great a salvation? ..." (Hebrews 2:3)

There are five days left to Rosh Hashanah. Be ready, alert, and prepared!

The Righteous Shall Live By Faith

If Jesus Christ is our sin substitute, how do we apply His benefits to our own lives? In other words, how must we be saved? The Bible is clear that the way to our Heavenly Father is through the Son. Jesus pointed people to Himself. He said, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life". The gospel of John records Jesus making seven "I AM" statements.

I AM the bread of life.
John 6:35: Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty.
John 6:48: I am the bread of life.
I AM the light of the world.
John 8:12: When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
John 9:5: While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”
I AM the door.
John 10:7: Therefore Jesus said again, “I tell you the truth, I am the gate for the sheep."
I AM the good shepherd.
John 10:11-14: “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. The hired hand is not the shepherd who owns the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it. The man runs away because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep. “I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me...."
I AM the resurrection and the life.
John 11:25: Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies."
I AM the way, the truth and the life. John 14:6: Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."
I AM the true vine.
John 15:1, 5: “I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing."

Jesus claimed He was in the Father and the Father was in Him. He told Phillip to believe Him, or at least believe in the miracles he had done because, as Nichodemus acknowledged, nobody could perform the miracles He performed unless the Father was with Him. He healed the sick, cast out unclean spirits, calmed the storm, walked on water, fed the multitudes, raised the dead, and more.

"Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; or at least believe on the evidence of the works themselves." (John 14:11)

The Apostle Paul tells us how we are saved.

"For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast." (Ephesians 2:8-9)

In Romans 10:9-13, He describes how we receive Jesus as our Savior and Lord.

If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved. As Scripture says, “Anyone who believes in him will never be put to shame.” For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile—the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him, for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

John 6:29 says "Jesus answered, “The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.”

Jesus wants us to turn away from our old way of living, to gratify our own sinful desire, and turn to Him for a new life lived in the Spirit. We can't do this in our own power so when we do this, God gives us the Holy Spirit to indwell us and empower us to live the kind of life God created us to live.

Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God—children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God. (John 1:12-13)

Salvation is completely the Lord's work. All we can and must do is receive it as a gift. There is no room for pride or boasting for those who follow the Lord. Since God has done for me everything that I could not do for myself, I will always have a debt of love towards Him that I will never be able to fully repay.

If you haven't turned your life over to Jesus, let me encourage you to settle your eternal destiny today. If you know you have a sin problem separating you from God, it's time to deal with your guilt. Be reconciled to God and He will wash your sins away and remove them from you as far as the East is from the West. Wouldn't it be a wonderful to have the burden of guilt lifted off your shoulders? You've carried it around much too long. In his book Christian Basics, John Stott suggests that you take four steps, which begin with the letter A, B, C, and D.

A stands for "Admit".
Admit that you are sinner and need a Savior. This can be the most difficult step because it attacks our pride and can be humiliating, but admitting your need for a Savior is absolutely necessary.

B stands for "Believe".
Believe that Jesus Christ is the very Savior you admitted you need. The price He paid for your release was nothing less than the sacrifice of His own life.

C stands for "Consider".
Consider that Jesus Christ wants to be your Lord as well as your Savior. You can't take the one without the other. He offers us salvation (forgiveness and the gift of the Holy Spirit); He demands our thoughtful and total allegience. You must agree to follow Him, to love him, and to obey him. If you don't agree to put Him first, you cannot belong to Him. He warns his would-be followers to count the cost of being his disciple.

D stands for "Do".
Do make following Him a personal commitment. Make the decision to follow Christ a personal decision you make. Ask Him to save and forgive you. Commit your whole life to Him. Accept that he has forgiven you. Determine to fall in love with Him more every day. Know you are His, and as a member of His family you have both rights and responsibilities. Don't just believe the facts about Christ, choose get personal and know the real Christ.

If you sincerely followed these four steps, you are now forever united to Jesus Christ. Don't allow Satan to rob you of your assurance of salvation (John 6:37-40, John 10:27-30, Romans 8:28-39). Unite with a fellowship of other believers in Christ to build each other up in the faith, which will grow over time. Your growth process may seem slower than you like, but know that God will finish what he has started in you (Philippians 1:6). Be sure to read your Bible and pray regularly. The Bible is entirely trustworthy and should be a very close companion (2 Timothy 3:16-17). Look for some mature Christians of the same sex to help you along this new path. Satan will put up a fight to keep you from being effective and productive, but you should know that Satan has been defeated at the cross and you should be prepared for the fight (read Ephesians 6:10-18). Although the presence of sin remains until we reach Heaven, the ultimate dominion of sin over the life of the Christian has been broken (Romans 6:6-7 and 6:11-14).

There are only six days left to Rosh Hashanah! Are you ready for the Lord's return?

By His Wounds We Are Healed

Jesus Christ is our sin substitute, our mediator between man and God. 1 Timothy 2:5-6 says, "For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all people."

Jesus was the only person throughout history that was fully man and fully God. He was born of the virgin Mary, who was impregnated by the power of the Holy Spirit. Before His birth He was equal with God. But, God sent Him down to earth to take on the form of a man, to become our sin substitute. "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." (John 3:16) Philippians 2:6-11 speaks about the work of Jesus Christ,...

Who, being in very nature God,
did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage;
rather, he made himself nothing
by taking the very nature of a servant,
being made in human likeness.
And being found in appearance as a man,
he humbled himself
by becoming obedient to death—
even death on a cross!
Therefore God exalted him to the highest place
and gave him the name that is above every name,
that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,
in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.

So why did Jesus have to be obedient to death on a cross? First of all, for someone to be qualified to take upon himself the penalty owed to us, he would have to be without sin. Otherwise, his death would be the due penalty for his own sin. Because, Jesus, the Son of God, is the radiance of God's glory and exact representation of his being (Hebrews 1:3), He was perfectly obedient to the Father and without sin.

Jesus would also have to be willing to take upon Himself the penalty of the sin of others. "For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God." (Hebrews 12:2)

Jesus also had to be cursed by God, to take upon Himself the curse of our sin. Jesus was cursed by God (for our behalf) because he was crucified on a cross (pole). Deuteronomy 21:23 says, "anyone who is hung on a pole is under God’s curse. Galatians 3:13 goes on to explain, "Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a pole.”

Jesus is called the Lamb of God. When the Israelites were enslaved in Egypt, Moses was called by God to display the His power through ten plagues, signs, and wonders, which would gain the release of Israel and demonstrate God's sovereignty over the "gods" of the Eqyptians. In the last plague, God promised the death of the firstborn male of every household, but passing over the households of every Israelite who had sacrificed a lamb and smeared the blood on the door posts. This "Passover" event has been celebrated as the first Festival of the Lord ever since. The Festival not only remembers what took place in Egypt, that typifies the world, but also looks forward to the time when God's ultimate Lamb, Jesus Christ, would be slain on the cross for the sins of the world.

When the Israelites were on their 40 year journey from Egypt where they had been slaves to the land God had promised them, they grew impatient and complained against Moses and God. So God sent venemous snakes among them. Then the people acknowledged their sin and asked Moses to pray for them. Moses prayed for them.

"The LORD said to Moses, “Make a snake and put it up on a pole; anyone who is bitten can look at it and live.” So Moses made a bronze snake and put it up on a pole. Then when anyone was bitten by a snake and looked at the bronze snake, they lived." (Numbers 21:8-9)

Jesus explained that what happened back in the desert typifies the work of Christ on the cross.

"Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him.” (John 3:14-15)

On the cross, Jesus paid the due penalty for the sin of everyone who places their faith in Him. There is a double exchange going on in the spiritual realm. My sin is placed on Jesus who bore my penalty, and His perfect righteousness is placed on me. I am acceptable to God who requires perfect holiness of me because His Son's perfect holiness is given to me as a free gift. All I can do is put my trust in God's promise of forgiveness and eternal life for those who believe in His Son.

Isaiah 53 portrays the work of the Suffering Servant, Jesus Christ our Lord.

1 Who has believed our message
and to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?
2 He grew up before him like a tender shoot,
and like a root out of dry ground.
He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him,
nothing in his appearance that we should desire him.
3 He was despised and rejected by mankind,
a man of suffering, and familiar with pain.
Like one from whom people hide their faces
he was despised, and we held him in low esteem.

4 Surely he took up our pain
and bore our suffering,
yet we considered him punished by God,
stricken by him, and afflicted.
5 But he was pierced for our transgressions,
he was crushed for our iniquities;
the punishment that brought us peace was on him,
and by his wounds we are healed.
6 We all, like sheep, have gone astray,
each of us has turned to our own way;
and the LORD has laid on him
the iniquity of us all.

7 He was oppressed and afflicted,
yet he did not open his mouth;
he was led like a lamb to the slaughter,
and as a sheep before its shearers is silent,
so he did not open his mouth.
8 By oppression and judgment he was taken away.
Yet who of his generation protested?
For he was cut off from the land of the living;
for the transgression of my people he was punished.
9 He was assigned a grave with the wicked,
and with the rich in his death,
though he had done no violence,
nor was any deceit in his mouth.

10 Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush him and cause him to suffer,
and though the LORD makes his life an offering for sin,
he will see his offspring and prolong his days,
and the will of the LORD will prosper in his hand.
11 After he has suffered,
he will see the light of life and be satisfied;
by his knowledge my righteous servant will justify many,
and he will bear their iniquities.
12 Therefore I will give him a portion among the great,
and he will divide the spoils with the strong,
because he poured out his life unto death,
and was numbered with the transgressors.
For he bore the sin of many,
and made intercession for the transgressors.

In the next blog entry, I intend to explain how we can apply the work of Jesus Christ to our own lives so we can enter into the family of God.

Christ - The Promised Seed

Because of our sin problem, we need a promise of grace from God. We need a substitute -- someone who is qualified to take upon Himself God's just punishment for our sins and reconcile us to Himself. The good news is that God is not only perfectly just but He loves us and has promised us a way out of our sin dilemma. The only thing he requires is that we believe and trust Him for our salvation. We must believe in the One, His Son, whom He has sent to be our substitute.

After Adam and Eve sinned, God delivered the judgment upon them and the serpent that Satan used to tempt Eve. As God spoke to Satan through the serpent, He said:

So the LORD God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this,
“Cursed are you above all livestock and all wild animals! You will crawl on your belly and you will eat dust all the days of your life. And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.”

So God said that one day the serpent (Satan) would strike His (Christ's) heal. In other words, Jesus would be wounded or crucified. But Christ would crush, or destroy, the work of Satan. "The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work." (1 John 3:8b)

About 2,000 years later, Abraham was called by God from among all the nations of the world and was given the following promise:

“I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.” (Genesis 12:2-3)

The promise was passed down through Abraham's son, Isaac, and his grandson, Jacob, whose name God changed to Israel. Jacob had 12 sons, from which comes the 12 tribes of Israel. God chose to use the line of Jacob's son, Judah, through which Christ would come. Near the end of his life, Jacob gave each of his sons specific prophetic blessings. To Judah, he said "The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until he to whom it belongs shall come and the obedience of the nations shall be his." (Genesis 49:10)

Moses who lived about 1,500 years before Christ was born prophesied about the One who was to come. "The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your fellow Israelites. You must listen to him." (Deuteronomy 18:15)

King David, who lived about 1,000 years before Christ, was promised a royal line of descendents leading up to the promised Messiah (Christ). God said to David,

"The LORD declares to you that the LORD himself will establish a house for you: When your days are over and you rest with your ancestors, I will raise up your offspring to succeed you, your own flesh and blood, and I will establish his kingdom. He is the one who will build a house for my Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. I will be his father, and he will be my son..." (2 Samuel 7:11b-14a)

Not only did God foretell from which line of descendents the promised Christ would be born, he proved it by giving Christ's genealogical record. (See Matthew 1:1-16 and Luke 3:23-38).

In an earlier blog (see Proven Pinpoint Prophetic Accuracy on 8/29), I detailed the exact fulfillment of the time that Daniel had prophecied there would be 69 sevens (69 x 7 years) from the King's decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until the Anointed One, the ruler, comes. There can be no mistake that Jesus Christ is the promised One pictured all throughout the Old Testament.

The Old Testament also prophecies numerous specific details of the life of Jesus hundreds of years before He was born. For example, the prophet Micah said He would be born in Bethlehem (Micah 5:1-5), and Isaiah prophecied that He would be born of a virgin (Isaiah 7:14). Both of these came true just as prophecied.

The Festivals of the Lord given Israel represent the work of Christ in redemptive history, and the Sacrifices reflect the various aspects of Christ's substitutionary atonement and sacrifice for us on the cross. And much more could be said about the many ways the Old Testament points forward to Christ, and the New Testament reveals Christ.

God gives us more than enough evidence to know that Jesus Christ is Lord and Savior. The proof is in the Sriptures. If we ignore Christ, we do so at the peril of our own souls. Faith in Jesus is the only way for sinners to be forgiven of their sin and reconciled unto God. In the next blog, I intend to explain the nature of the work of Jesus that makes salvation possible.

Sin - Our Universal Dilemma

There are nine days left to Rosh Hashanah. If the Lord comes for His Church on September 29, 2011, how do you know if you'll by ready? Will you be taken, or will you be left behind to face the time of tribulations awaiting the whole world?

It's all about whether we have a relationship with God, and that's about the sin problem you and I have with God. Sin separates us from the love of God. Sin is a violation of divine law. Unforgiven sin brings God's perfect and just wrath and condemnation upon us.

We all know what it is like to feel guilt. We experience guilt when our wrong attitudes, words, or actions have caused harm to someone. The greatest commandments, according to Jesus are to "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind." This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: "Love your neighbor as yourself." When we don't love God and our neighbor as we should, we experience guilt and this is evidence of our sin.

Sin is universal. Nobody is exempt from it. The Bible says, "for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23). There are no exceptions.

Unless God changes us, we want to stay just like we are and continue in sin. Jesus said in John 3:19-20, "This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed."

There are several ways God convicts us of our sin problem. First, God has placed a sense of right and wrong in our hearts.

"Indeed, when Gentiles, who do not have the law, do by nature things required by the law, they are a law for themselves, even though they do not have the law. They show that the requirements of the law are written on their hearts, their consciences also bearing witness, and their thoughts sometimes accusing them and at other times even defending them." Romans 2:14-15

Secondly, God has given the law (ten commandments) to demonstrate our hopelessness in obeying God's law completely, which is intended to lead us seeking God's mercy and grace. Galatians 3:24 says, "So the law was our guardian until Christ came that we might be justified by faith."

But even with our conscience bearing witness against us, we won't change without the power of the Holy Spirit convicting us. Jesus explained the importance of Him ascending to Heaven.

But very truly I tell you, it is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. When he comes, he will prove the world to be in the wrong about sin and righteousness and judgment: about sin, because people do not believe in me; about righteousness, because I am going to the Father, where you can see me no longer; and about judgment, because the prince of this world now stands condemned. (John 16:7-11)

Without the conviction of sin by the Holy Spirit, we ignore what we know to be true due to the power of sin over us. We may rationalize why our sin isn't all that bad. Either we lower God's standard of righteousness that he requires of us so we can meet it, or we overestimate our righteousness. We may just try harder to overcome our past sins, hoping that God will see our sincerity and choose not to take our past sins into account. We may accept false teachings that minimize the consequences of sin or even dismiss the concept of sin altogether. We may accept forgiveness that has not been given because it's not based in faith in Christ. Or we may ignore the problem of sin and hope for the best.

Of course, none of the above methods of handling our sin problem works to truly reconcile us with God. The cost, however, of not reconciling with God, is enormous. Ezekiel 18:20 says, "The soul that sins shall die" , Romans 6:23 says, "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord."

In speaking to the religious rulers of Jesus day, He said, "I told you that you would die in your sins; if you do not believe that I am he, you will indeed die in your sins.” (John 8:24)

Those who do not follow Jesus's words will face the White Throne Judgment. In Rev 20:11-15, we read:

Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. The earth and the heavens fled from his presence, and there was no place for them. 12 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books. 13 The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and each person was judged according to what they had done. 14 Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death. 15 Anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire.

Mankind's dilemma is clear. God is Holy and perfect, and He requires man to be holy and perfect too. But man is sinful and cannot meet the just demands of a Holy god. So God, because of His great love for us, will give every person either the justice they deserve (eternal separation from Him and punishment in the lake of fire) or His mercy, grace, and forgiveness, which they don't deserve, but God is willing to freely give.

Sin is the bad news, but the good news (the gospel) is that God has solved our sin problem if we will only trust Him. The next three blog entries will discuss the person of Christ, the work of Christ to save us from our sins, and the way to personally receive salvation. Only those who are saved from their sins will be raptured when the Lord returns.

Closing Arguments - Weighing the Evidence

At the end of a trial, both prosecuting and defense attorneys get a chance to summarize their case and highlight the strength of their arguments. The jury then deliberates and renders their verdict. Over the past 30 days, I have written the reasons I believe the Lord's return is not only imminent but is right at the door. I can lay out a good case for the Lord's return occurring on the Feast of Trumpets (Rosh Hashanah)in about ten days. But even if I'm proven wrong about that, the evidence is very strong that the Lord's return will be very soon. So this would be a good time to summarize my observations so you too can form your own opinion if you haven't already done so.

I have written about nearly 40 signs that would affirm one or more of the following prophetic indicators:
1) Timing of the Lord's return (day, month, year, date, and season)
2) Trustworthiness of a literal interpretation of Biblical prophecy
3) Timing of calamity and judgment of Israel and the nations through the tribulations
4) Movement towards globalization (one-world government, religion, economy)

The following chart lines up each sign with one or more of the prophetic indicators. (The date in parenthesis refers to the date of the blog posting.)

The Day of Year of Christ's return
Rosh Hashanah (See 8/21, 8/22, and 8/23)
The Woman Clothed with the Sun in Revelation 12 (8/26)
Scriptural verses reference - Does 2 Kings 2:9-11 refer to 9/29/11? (8/28)

Month and Year of Christ's return
The Woman Clothed with the Sun in Revelation 12 (8/26)
Scriptural ascension verses reference for Sept 2011? (8/28)

Year of Christ's return
Deduced from the Great Pyramid's assumed sign for the years of tribulation (8/24)
Assumed 2011 warning from 3 solar eclipses on Av 1, 2008, 2009, & 2010 (8/25)
The Woman Clothed with the Sun in Revelation 12 (8/26)
Scriptural ascension verses reference for 2011? (8/28)

Date of Christ's return
The Woman Clothed with the Sun in Revelation 12 (8/26)

General time frame, or season, of Christ's return
Blood Moon Tetrad on Passover and Tabernacles in 2014 and 2015 (8/27)
Parable of the Fig Tree (8/30)

Reliability of literal interpretation of Biblical prophecy
Daniel's Seventy Sevens prophecy pointing to Christ's time birth (8/29)
Ezekiel's sign and Deuteronomy's multiplier pointing to Israel's rebirth (8/29)

Nearing a time of calamity
Assumed 2011 warning from 3 solar eclipses on Av 1, 2008, 2009, and 2010 (8/25)
Blood moon tetrad on Passover & Tabernacles in 2014 and 2015 (8/27)
Parable of the Fig Tree (8/30)
Jerusalem's and Israel's enemies surrounding her (8/31)
The coming economic collapse (9/1)
Demise of America (9/5)
Albert Pike's vision of three world wars (9/10)
Alien agenda to stage an imaginary invasion (9/14)

Nearing the seven-year period of tribulations
9-day (year?) time frame between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur (8/22)
Great Pyramid's assumed 7-year period of tribuation (2013-2020) (8/24)
Assumed 2011 warning from 3 solar eclipses on Av 1, 2008, 2009, and 2010 (8/25)
Blood moon tetrad on Passover & Tabernacles in 2014 and 2015 (8/27)
Parable of the Fig Tree (8/30)
Jerusalem's and Israel's enemies surrounding her (8/31)
Albert Pike's vision of three world wars (9/10)

Movement toward political globalization
Global elite's hidden agenda (9/2)
United Nation's Agenda 21 Plan (9/3)
World regionalization (9/5)
Demise of America (9/5)
Illuminati's infiltration of the highest levels of freemasonry (9/9)
Luciferian purpose of Freemasonry (9/9)
Luciferian goals for the New World Order (9/9)
St. Malachy's prophecy of the line of popes ending with Peter the Roman (9/10)
Pope Benedict's public announcement of the need for a world leader (9/10)
Pope Benedict's signal that the New World Order would begin March 25, 2012 (9/10)
Albert Pike's vision of three world wars (9/10)
The Georgia Guidestones 10 Commandments (9/12)
The Earth Charter (9/12)
Harmonic Convergence and 25-year plan - 1987 to 2012 (9/13)
Alien agenda to stage an imaginary invasion (9/14)
Public conditioning of alien existence through movies (9/14)
Worldwide food and nutrient control through Codex Alimentarius (9/17)
Secretive chemtrail spraying in the sky (9/17)
Pumping water from Great Lakes inlets and shipping to China (9/17)
Adding chemicals to bottled waters to affect mood and sterility (9/17)
Planning forced vaccinations to control populations (9/17)
Weather control though HAARP (9/18)

Movement toward religious globalization
Pope's ecumenical movement (9/7)
Similarity of messianic figure (antichrist?) among non-Christian religions (9/7)
Joshua Project's technological plan to introduce New Age Christ to the world (9/7)
Illuminati's infiltration of the highest levels of freemasonry (9/9)
Luciferian purpose of Freemasonry (9/9)
St. Malachy's prophecy of the line of popes (9/10)
Luciferian goals for the New World Order (9/9)
Georgia Guidestones 10 Commandments (9/12)
The Earth Charter (9/12)
Harmonic Convergence and 25-year plan - 1987 to 2012 (9/13)
Jesuit aim to ultimately put their Pope on the throne in Jerusalem (9/15)

Movement toward economic globalization
Global elite's hidden agenda (9/2)
Georgia Guidestones 10 Commandments (9/12)
The Earth Charter (9/12)
Alien agenda to fund space weaponization to protect earth from aliens (9/14)
Oil market manipulation by oil companies, World Bank, and IMF (9/16)
Agricultural monopolization by multi-national companies like Monsanto (9/17)
Pumping water from Great Lakes inlets, bottling water, selling to China (9/17)
Planning forced vaccinations to control populations (9/17)

Now it's your turn to weigh the evidence of the signs. I interpret the Bible to say that Christ will appear in the air to rapture both those who died in Christ and those who are alive in Christ before the seven years of tribulation and that He will come to earth at the end of the tribulation period to destroy his enemies, judge the nations, and reign for a millenium.

If the Lord returns for believers on Rosh Hashanah (ten days from now), the next two years would provide sufficient time for the world to be introduced to the world leader (beast or antichrist) and for him to mobilize his followers. God's defense of Israel might force the world leader to set up a 7-year peace treaty (possibly 2013-2020), which would usher in the tribulation period. At the end of this 7-year period, Christ will come again to judge the world and reign as Lord of Lords and King of Kings.

The time is at hand. Are you ready to face your Lord? Be watchful and alert. Long for His coming. Only ten days left to Rosh Hashanah!

Modifying the Weather

Have you noticed the weather lately? It sure seems like there are a lot of weather records being broken this year. What area of the country hasn't been affected by severe weather of one kind or another? There are too many of these "once in a hundred years" events happening one right after another for there not to be a good explanation. Some may blame global warming, but I think there is another culprit called HAARP that is affecting our weather.

The High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) is an ionospheric research program jointly funded by the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Navy, the University of Alaska, and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. Its purpose is to analyze the ionosphere and investigate the potential for developing ionospheric enhancement technology for radio communications and surveillance purposes. The HAARP program operates a major Arctic facility, known as the HAARP Research Station, on an Air Force–owned site near Gakona, Alaska.

In 1997, Patrick Bailey and Nancy Worthington researched and wrote a paper entitled, HISTORY AND APPLICATIONS OF HAARP TECHNOLOGIES: THE HIGH FREQUENCY ACTIVE AURORAL RESEARCH PROGRAM. It was submitted in June 1997 to the 1997 Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference. The paper discussed HAARP's background, potential applications, possible hidden agendas, and possible dangers. In it's abstract, it states:

A serious review of HAARP is presented. On the surface, HAARP appears to be a nice military "scientific endeavor aimed at studying the properties and behavior of the ionosphere". Upon further investigation, HAARP appears to be filled with secrecy and fraught with possible severe dangers. Attempts to reopen an official assessment of this program and its old out-dated unclassified Environmental Impact Statement have thus far failed. HAARP appears to be in use by ARCO to sell natural gas to the military that would otherwise be trapped in Alaska. The HAARP patents imply that Billions of Watts could easily be used to power HAARP, with no or few equipment upgrades. The patents are now owned by a major military contractor. Many of the possible applications, as stated in the actual patents supporting HAARP, would be classified. An Independent Review Committee needs to be formed to access the possible dangers of the various real and possibly classified HAARP projects. This Committee needs to be independent from US Federal politics, Alaska state politics, the US military, and ARCO oil interests, and would probably need to report to both the Congress and the Senate. There is a great need to form this Review Committee, and the time to form it is NOW!

The paper identified the following list of dangers: ELF and VLF Pollution, Disastrous Resonance Effects in Living Systems, Affects on Living Things, Affects on Insects, Affects on Human Brain Waves, Weather Disasters, Natural Disasters, and Earthquakes.

Published scientific papers (American Geophysical Union, 2006) have documented that HAARP's modulated high frequency heating of the auroral electrojet is used to inject extremely low frequency (ELF) signals into the magnetosphere. ELF waves are used to communicate messages one-way with submerged submarines since they can't receive ordinary radio communication.

HAARP is producing ELF and VLF (very low frequency) waves within the atmosphere that are in the same frequency band as human brain waves. Our conscious and unconscious activities have been found to be controlled by brain waves in the range from 1 to about 35 Hz. Our conscious activity is regulated by brain waves in the 14-35 Hz range (Beta). Our unconscious and higher conscious activity is in the range of 8-14 Hz (Alpha). Our relaxed and deeply relaxed states are in the ranges of 4-8 Hz (Theta) and 1-4 Hz (Delta) (Hurtak, J., 1997). As the frequency decreases, the effect is more pronounced and more unconscious. The effect of large power EM radiations pulsing though the atmosphere on living creatures and human consciousness in these frequency ranges is completely unknown!

HAARP's rings are also being detected by radar 24-48 hours in advance of severe weather, including tornados. Dutchsince regularly posts YouTube videos showing HAARP rings on multiple radar sites 1-2 days in advance of severe weather near the center point of the ring. (Radar also reveals the use of chemtrails which help steer major storm systems to travel in desired directions.) Some investigators blame massive bird and fish deaths to atmospheric disturbances directly attributable to HAARP activity.

The military is very secretive about HAARP and won't admit to the above claims about weather control. Why would the government want to bring catastrophic weather to nearly all points in the country? I can only speculate here. Could they be perfecting their military application techniques using us as their guinea pigs? Could they be setting the stage for the public to accept a greater role of government intervention (i.e. FEMA) in our lives? Or could they be conditioning us to fear nature by the large number of major weather events (fires, droughts, tornados, hurricanes, floods, etc.) so we will be more receptive to the "solutions" being offered by the global elite?

There are now 11 days remaining to Rosh Hashanah. Are you ready for the Lord's return?

Food, Air, Water, & Health - Tools of Control

What the global elite want more than anything else is complete control. They already have all the money they could ever want to spend. It's all about power, and what better way to control others than to control the necessities of life.

He who controls food controls the world
In 1962, The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Food & Agiculture Organization (FAO) joined forces to form a trade commission called the Codex Alimentarious Commission that was purportedly going to protect food safety and promote world food trade. The Commission's decisions are enforced by the World Trade Organization (WTO).

In a presentation to the National Association of Nutrition Professionals in 2005, Dr. Rima Laibow discussed how the work of the Commission will actually degrade the world food supply and serve the profit interests of big pharmaceutical companies.

In 1994, nutrients were defined as toxins or poisons. Codex makes nutrients illegal in the same way cocaine is illegal. Every animal, bird, or fish used for food must be treated with antibiotics and growth hormones. It also mandates that all food be irradiated unless it is eaten locally or raw.

In 2001, 176 countries agreed to classify 12 organic chemicals as POPs (Persistent Organic Pollutants) that must be banned worldwide. (It later said that 7 of these could not be stopped at the border.)

The WHO and FAO projected that within the first four years of the Commission's implementation of its vitamin and mineral guidelines, about 1 billion people will die from starvation and 2 billion people will die from preventable diseases caused by under-nutrition. This would fit nicely under the global elite's depopulation agenda for the masses, whom they refer to as "useless eaters". Big pharmaceutical companies stand to gain greatly from a very sick mass of people.

Another multinational giant company that is controlling the world food supply is Monsanto. It is the world's leading producer of the herbicide glyphosate, marketed as "Roundup". Monsanto is also the leading producer of genetically engineered (GE) seed; it provides the technology in 90% of the genetically engineered seeds used in the US market.

Since Roundup provides weed control by killing all the plants it touches, it cannot be used with conventional crops. Therefore, Monsanto has patented genetically modified crop seeds that Roundup doesn't harm so they can be used in combination. Monsanto claims the food quality these new seeds produce is "substantially equivalent" to the food produced by natural seeds.

With its enormous political influence, it has obtained regulatory approval to market its products despite its questionable claims. Because it's seeds are patented, Monsanto vigorously pursues small farmers who have any plants on their farms produced by Monsanto seed they wasn't purchased from them. Farmers are not even allowed to use seed from crops produced from purchased Monsanto seeds. If seeds are blown by the wind from one farm using the seeds to another not using the seeds, Monsanto will aggressively pursue the farmer they claim is violating their patent. Thus, Monsanto has struck fear in the heart of every small, independent farmer since they can threaten to close down the farm.

Through "transgenic contamination", it is feared that natural seeds will be genetically affected by close proximity to genetically modified seeds. If this happens, every crop can be said to come under Monsanto's patent protection. This wouldn't be so bad if Monsanto's claims of health safety and nutritional value of their new crops were true and if the cost of using of Monsanto's seeds were lower than conventional methods. In India, for example, the cost of Monsanto seeds were 4 times more than the cost of traditional seeds. In years with low crop yields, the higher cost of producing crops can cause farm failures and bankruptcies.

Monsanto is cornering the food market with their monopolistic methods of operation.

He who controls the air also controls the world
We are all familiar with contrails made by jets as they fly overhead, but have you heard about "chemtrails"? Contrails are artificial clouds that are the visible trails of condensed water vapour made by the exhaust of aircraft engines. They usually last just a few minutes and then disappear. Chemtrails, on the other hand, are trails left by aircraft that are actually chemical or biological agents deliberately sprayed at high altitudes for, perhaps, multiple purposes. Chemtrails do not evaporate like contrails but remain in the sky. They start out looking like contrails and begin to spread out over the sky.

A chemical analysis of the remains in rainwater has documented the presence of Aluminum, Barium, Calcium, Magnesium, and Titanium in the air over a part of the United States. We were not designed to breathe these materials, especially at the tiny particulate size, which has over and over been proven to cause increased death rates.

Why these chemicals are being secretly sprayed in air all over the world is still a mystery. Are they deliberately trying to weaken the health of the world? Are they creating an atmospheric stage from which they will be able to project holographic images to aid in ushering in the New World Order? Is it part of the initiative to change the weather. Or is it for a reason we haven't even thought about? Only time will tell.

He who controls health also controls the world.
Vaccinations are generally considered a good thing unless the people behind the manufacturing of such vaccinations have a sinister motive. There is evidence that is the case. The pharmaceutical companies can pile up huge profits by selling vaccinations that reach the population just in time to save them from each new potentially catastrophic pandemic that now comes around regularly. Some municipalities have passed ordinances that will force vaccinations on the public in a declared emergency.

In 2003,the NIH was given authority to speed approval of drugs and vaccines. Emergency approval of a "fast tracked" drug and vaccine can be given without the regular course of safety testing. The Secretary of HHS can make a determination that a "disease, health condition or threat" constitutes a public health emergency. He or she may then recommend "the manufacture, testing, development, administration, or use of one or more covered counter measures…".

As you might expect, with all the rush to get a vaccine to market, there could be some big misktakes made. Therefore, Pharma is now protected from all accountability, unless "criminal intent to do harm" can be proven by the injured party. They are protected from liability even if they know the drug will be harmful.

Huge profits and little to no liability for Pharma. If you add some sinister motives as well to depopulate the world, you have an unbeatable combination. There are YouTube testimonies of police who have been trained for the inevitable vaccination check points where people are forced to choose between getting vaccinated, leading to suicide, or containment in one of the many FEMA camps leading to eventual death.

He who controls water also controls the world.
To complete the picture of natural resources being controlled by ultra-powerful forces, we now turn to water. As I write this, Nestle has built pumping stations at several key tributaries in Michigan that feed into the Great Lakes. Each station can pump about 90 million gallons a year. They bottle the water and it gets shipped to China, which then feeds it into its aquifers, thus shifting our natural resources to them. They are not allowed to pump directly out of the Great Lakes so they decided to pump out of the rivers and streams that feed into the Great Lakes. The Great Lakes holds about 20% of the world's fresh water supply.

According to world-renowned scientist and DU/ Nuclear Weapons whistleblower Loren Moret, water bottlers are not only floridating the water they put into their bottles, but they are also putting lithium and uranium into the water. Lithium is used to treat bipolar and manic-depressant patients. It has the effect slowing our response and calming us down and making us docile. This is a great way to prepare people for control. Uranium acts as an estrogen and hormone disrupter. Loren says that the plastic used in the bottles themselves have a testosterone and estrogen mix. The net affect of these chemicals as they interact within the bottle is to lower the sterility of the population.

Controlling water can also be wildly lucrative. Just ask T. Boone Pickens who had some property he owned declared a water utility that then allowed him to buy up some surrounding property. With this property, he could drill into a large aquifer that crosses his property beneath the surface and control the body of water that is then piped to several large Texan cities. He expects to make a billion dollars over the next 30 years from this setup.

Governments, major corporation, and wealthy individuals will ultimately control the water you drink. This is just another example of the global elite grabbing control of the necessities of life. Just in time to hand over their power to their world leader, the beast (antichrist) soon after the rapture of the Church of Christ.

Twelve days left to Rosh Hashanah. Are you ready for the Lord's return?

The Oil Game - Winners and Losers

The world runs on oil. Many of the products we use, from toothbrushes to asphalt, use crude oil to make. If you can control the price and availability of crude oil, you can exercise great control over the world.

In the eary 1970's Lindsay Williams, an aviation missionary, approached the executives of an oil company that was building the 800-mile Alaskan pipeline about volunteering to minister to the workers on the pipeline. Although they had never used a minister before and wasn't initially interested, Lindsay's persistence paid off and he was authorized to minister over a certain construction area. The results of his work was so impressive, he was invited to be an advisor of the oil company's executive team. For 3 years, Lindsay had full access to the inner workings of the company and learned a great deal about the oil business and who controls it.

One of Lindsay's books, The Energy Non-Crisis, details what he heard and saw during his time of unfettered access to the people who control oil. He learned that in the 70s, Henry Kissinger, who was the U.S. Secretary of State at the time, spoke to the oil-rich Arab countries and offered each of them a deal. (These countries were undeveloped since they didn't have the capability to drill the oil.) He would send the major oil companies to drill their oil for them so they could sell the oil to the United States. The U.S. would agree to purchase their oil primarily from these countries and would agree not consume much of its own domestic oil. In return, they would agree to purchase the oil using U.S. dollars as the currency of exchange and also agreed to invest much of their new-found wealth in U.S. Treasury bills and notes. This would be a prime source of funding for the future decades of escalating U.S. debt, which would be important as the U.S. freed itself from the gold-standard at about the same time.

Lindsay Williams was also there when one of the world's largest oil fields was discovered. He found out that there are enormous quantities of oil that have been discovered within the United States that would supply all our domestic oil needs for at least the next two hundred years. If the oil that is available was tapped, the supply would drive down the price of gasoline to about $1.50 a gallon within about a year. However, the news about the availability of this oil is classified and will not be released to the public. If it were known, the public would demand its use and the U.S. would have to break its agreement with the Arab countries that are now supplying the country with oil and purchasing large quantities of U.S. debt.

Recently, Lindsay reported being told that sometime soon the oil companies would double-cross the Arab countries. They would increase the price of oil to $150-$200 per barrel, which would wreck the U.S. economy and destroy the dollar. With the dollar worth little to nothing, the massive investments the Arab countries hold in U.S. debt instruments will be worthless and these countries net worth will plummet. Of course, the oil companies will make out like bandits selling oil at such high prices. And the public will cry out for more oil. The oil companies can then begin opening up these massive oil fields that are just waiting for the right time to be tapped.

Lindsay also learned that while the oil companies make record profits, the middleman in the oil distribution network is the primary agent that controls the price of oil and makes a fortune doing it. The middle man is the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (global governance institutions).

Lindsay was told that by the end of 2012, the dollar will be worthless because of the elite's manipulation of the oil markets and prices. The U.S. will rise again, but you can be sure it will rise under the leadership of a world leader, and one-world government. According to the Bible, the power in the hands of the ten kings will be handed over to the beast (antichrist). This should take place after the Church of Christ has been raptured. Therefore, this scenario also indicates the nearness of the Lord's return.

There are 13 days left until Rosh Hashanah. Are you ready for Jesus' return?

The Hidden Jesuit Agenda

The good news of God is that He is justly reconciling sinful people to Himself by faith alone in Jesus Christ alone. His gift of eternal life is just that, a gift. It can't be merited, earned, or attained by human will or works. It is therefore given out of God's gracious nature.

Satan, however, is our adversary and the enemy of our souls. He would like us to believe otherwise because he wants to thwart God's plans. When outright persecution of the Church of Jesus Christ proved unsuccessful, he chose to infiltrate and pervert the Church with false doctrine. One of the most recent doctrines Satan uses is the belief that every path will lead to God. The only faith not tolerated is the one that claims to have the exclusive path to God. Thus, Bible-believing Christians cannot be tolerated in this light. For "Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (John 14:6)

When the antichrist comes to rule the world for a short time, he will lead a one-world government with the help of a one-world religion. Preparations have been underway for centuries to bring all of the world's religions under the rule of the Pope through the influence of the Jesuits (Society of Jesus).

After a serious injury and during a lengthy rehabilitation, Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556) wanted to start a new order, The Society of Jesus (or the Jesuits) and presented the idea to the Pope. He told the Pope that the idea had been inspired by heavenly revelations. At first, the Pope hesitated, but when Ignatius vowed "absolute subservience to the pope" and promised to do whatever the Pope wanted (in addition to the regular poverty, chastity, and obedience vows), the Pope agreed and sent the new order out to “invade the world.” While other monks of other orders sought to separate themselves from the world, the Jesuits went out into the world and obeyed whatever command the Pope gave. Often this was to win the world with the sword. No violent act was withheld if the order came from their top “general.”

The Jesuits have become active in education. The Jesuits have a maxim, "“Give us the education of the children of this day – and the next generation will be ours.”

They have also pretended to convert to Protestant Christianity and have infiltrated the evangelical church. There have been stories told of the tactics used by Jesuits who have joined Protestant churches against pastors who distance themselves from Roman Catholicism and firmly hold onto Biblical Christianity. These tactics can include public ridicule, isolation, and even violence.

Today, the Jesuits religious agenda promotes mysticism through the practice of "Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius Loyola" as a way to connect to God. Through practices like Sadhana that focuses on silencing the mind, they ackowledge Eastern mysticism as an enrishment to Christian spirituality. Since mysticism is the bridge that unites all of the world's religions, the practice of mysticism among Protestants and evangelicals conditions them to begin embracing Rome and even all religions.

According to a report from one man who the Jesuits tried unsuccessfully to recruit, a Jesuit told him that every non-Catholic born in the country is tracked. Their name is initially written on a white card. If the Jesuits expect trouble from them, their name is placed on a blue card, and if the person is deemed to be opposed to their agenda, the name is recorded on a red card.

A similar report comes from a police officer who spoke at a political rally in July 2008. Officer Jack McLamb confirmed that FEMA was behind an effort to place red and blue dots on mailboxes of people suspected to be protential resistors of the New World Order. About the time martial law is declared in the U.S. people with red dots on their mailbox would be taken out and executed. (I had both red and white overlapping dots on my mailbox that neither the post office or the newspaper carrier said they knew anything about.) People with blue dots would be rounded up in one of the many FEMA camps to be "reeducated", if possible. Those people with pink dots are expected to go along with the new world order program. Apparently, the groups expected to put up the most resistance were Bible-believing Christians, patriots, constitutionalists, and gun owners.

The Jesuits are preparing the whole world to follow the Pope as the leader of a one-world "apostate" religion. Their ways are secretive and deceptive, but very effective. They will stop at nothing to achieve their aims. They have been successful in portraying Bible-believing Christians as narrow-minded biggots and rendering them ineffective in countless Protestant and evangelical churches today. They are ready for their leader to come.

There is only 14 days left until Rosh Hashanah! Are you ready?

The Alien Agenda

I'm sure every reader has been asked at one time or another if they have seen a UFO or whether they believe in aliens from outer space. A search of the internet will yield a great deal of testimony from very credible witnesses about the existence of such beings. (Visit The Disclosure Project website.) Opinions vary widely from the debunkers to believers of every imaginable myth. In this blog, I will share my view of the reality of extraterrestrial beings and how it squares with prophecy of the end times.

The U.S. and other governments around the world have shared bits and pieces of what they have discovered about aliens, but for the most part they have withheld substantial information to the public. Yet the public has seen UFO's in the sky and many people claim to have had various encounters with aliens.

In essence, governments are perpetuating a mystery around this phenomenon that could ultimately be used to control the public's response through the fear of a worldwide threat of an alien invasion. With such a response, the world will clamor to unite behind a charismatic leader and one-world government that can save them from this threat. Therefore, the alien threat may be a convenient tool the elite can use to usher in the new world order that will be led by the beast (antichrist).

Evidence that such a plan is being developed comes from such sources as Dr. Carol Rosin, who was the first woman corporate manager of Fairchild Industries. and was spokesperson for Wernher Von Braun, considered to be the "father of rocket science", in the last years of his life. She founded the Institute for Security and Cooperation in Outer Space in Washington DC and has testified before Congress on many occasions about space based weapons. Von Braun revealed to Dr. Rosin a plan to justify weapons in spaced based on hoaxing an extraterrestrial threat.

Dr. Von Braun told Dr. Rosin that she would have to tell everyone she could about the lies that would be told for the reason to build space-based weapons. According to Dr. Rosin, he told her there would always have to be an adversary identified to justify the enormously expense program to weaponize space. Of course, such a program is really a way to control the world. Back in the 1970s, Dr. Von Braun said the following adversaries would be identified over the course of time:
1) The Russians (The Soviet Union was the chief adversary of the U.S. at that time.)
2) Terrorists (Predicted well before the 9/11 terrorist attack.)
3) Third-world countries (Rogue nations are developing weapons of mass destruction.)
4) Asteroids (This has been a big focus with Elenin, etc.)
5) The Extraterrestrial threat (The last adversary needed for their plan.)

The elite have a "moral code" which includes revealing their plans ahead of time. One way they choose to do that is through the media. Motion pictures have made some aliens lovable (E.T.) and others have clearly depicted very scary alien invasions. Through such movies, the public is more apt to accept the idea of real aliens and
the possibility of a real threat to mankind. The world has been prepared for the ultimate story line to come.

Since Satan is ultimately behind the push to a one-world-government, it is entirely reasonable to believe that his followers (the fallen angels) have visibly manifested themselves in the form of aliens of every category throughout the history of mankind. When modern man sees historic artifacts resembling the aliens being seen today, the story gains even greater credibility. Some alien types are considered to be benevolent toward mankind while other alien types are said to be malevolent towards us. When the time comes to sell the story of an imminent alien invasion, who would be better to confirm it than a few fallen angels who are masquerading around as aliens friendly to mankind?

Change is often motivated by fear. I believe that is one of the primary tactics the global elite will use to usher in the acceptance of a New World Order led by the beast or antichrist. Dr. Rosin revealed the plan in the 1970s. At that time, the plan had various stages to go. The plan seems nearly complete now as the comet Elenin is scheduled to pass near Earth over the next couple of months. (The NASA website even allows you to track the projected path of the comet over time.)

The push for the government of the antichrist is near. But before the antichrist comes, the Church of Christ will be raptured to be with the Lord. Could that be this year? Could that be on Rosh Hashanah, which is only 15 days away. Are you ready for the Lord's return?

Harmonic Convergence & The New Age Christ

On August 16-17, 1987, approximately 500 million New Age followers across the globe focused their energies and their creative thought processes to advance the world more quickly into the New World Order and its Kingdom of the New Age Christ (the beast or antichrist of the Book of Revelation).

Since these occultists believe that a person who is adept in the occult arts can create reality with their minds, they focused their minds and energies for two days, "visualizing" Christ's Kingdom and its promised "Peace and Safety" in order to create the appearance of the New Age Christ.

A secondary goal of this original Harmonic Convergence was to overcome the "cumulative negative aura" which was exhibited by all persons who do not believe in the Kingdom of the New Age Christ, or who are vigorously opposed to it. Several hundred millions of people world-wide hold religious beliefs that will prevent them from ever accepting the claims of the New Age Christ. These people all exhibit a "negative" aura that is cumulatively very powerful and must be overcome. New Age followers firmly believe that Bible-believing born again Christians exhibit this "cumulative aura" that is currently powerful enough to prevent their (false) Christ from making his appearance.

The last reason that the New Age leadership staged the first Harmonic Convergence in 1987 was that their 'Guiding Spirits' (the Bible calls them evil spirits) have long told them that the final Kingdom of the Christ, known as the "Era of the New Harmony", would be set up in the year 2012 A.D. This is the time when The Christ will have conquered all his enemies, "cleansed" the Earth, and re-established the Ancient Mysteries Religion to public worship. The 'Guiding Spirits' have revealed that, before this new Era of the New Harmony could finally be established, the Earth will have to go through a 25 year period of change, some gradual and invisible, and some quick and devastating. The year, 1987, was precisely 25 years before this final date in 2012.

For those who know Bible prophecy, it is so clear that all of this is preparing for the entrance of the beast (antichrist) onto the world stage. He will appear convincingly to the world as the one person who can straighten out the tremendous chaos in the world. In reality, however, he will be a "wolf in sheep's clothing". He will ultimately blaspheme everything that is good, including Heaven and God Himself. God will permit him to rule for a little while, but ultimately he will be thrown into the Lake of Fire.

"Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies gathered together to wage war against the rider on the horse and his army. But the beast was captured, and with it the false prophet who had performed the signs on its behalf. With these signs he had deluded those who had received the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. The two of them were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur. The rest were killed with the sword coming out of the mouth of the rider on the horse, and all the birds gorged themselves on their flesh." (Revelation 19:19-21)

I have noticed that new age sources usually say their predictions may not be exact or they may not be true at all. They generally say that is because people have free will and therefore people can change the future. The Bible, however, says that prophecies that do not always come true are from "false prophets" rather than God. No one knows what will happen in the future unless it comes from God.

You may say to yourselves, “How can we know when a message has not been spoken by the LORD?” If what a prophet proclaims in the name of the LORD does not take place or come true, that is a message the LORD has not spoken. That prophet has spoken presumptuously, so do not be alarmed. (Deuteronomy 18:21-22)

From all appearances, the occultic (demonic) world is placing a great deal of emphasis on the year 2012 as the year when the New Age Christ will appear. Although we don't know the reason for their confidence, we can say that the appearance of the beast in 2012 would seem to fit into the signs of the Lord's returning for His church in 2011 and the need for a short preparatory period prior to the seven years of tribulation from 2013-2020.

I want to remind the reader that my belief about the timing of the Lord's return is not based on having received a special word from the Lord, but rather on the weight of evidence of the signs I see. I am writing this blog so you can also consider some of the evidence I see and make up your own mind about what it all means.

If I accomplish nothing else from this blog but awaken a few people to the nearness of Jesus Christ's return so they can prepare themselves before it's too late, it will be well worthwhile.

Are you ready for His return?

Ten Commandments of the New World Order

In 1979, a person who called himself R.C. Christian came to Elberton Granite Finishing Company in Elbert County, Georgia and announced that he wanted to build an edifice to transmit a message to mankind. This relatively unknown monument was erected March 22, 1980 and is referred to as The Georgia Guidestones, or alternatively the American Stonehenge.

These are the following 10 Guides, or Commandments, engraved in eight different languages on the four giant stones that support the common capstone.

1. Maintain humanity under 500,000,000 in perpetual balance with nature.
2. Guide reproduction wisely - improving fitness and diversity.
3. Unite humanity with a living new language.
4. Rule passion - faith - tradition - and all things with tempered reason.
5. Protect people and nations with fair laws and just courts.
6. Let all nations rule internally resolving external disputes in a world court.
7. Avoid petty laws and useless officials.
8. Balance personal rights with social duties.
9. Prize truth - beauty - love - seeking harmony with the infinite.
10.Be not a cancer on the earth - Leave room for nature - Leave room for nature.

The Guides engraved on the Georgia Guidestones deal with the following
four major fields:
(1) Governance and the establishment of a world government,
(2) Population and reproduction control,
(3) The environment and man's relationship to nature, and
(4) Spirituality.

Again, we see a higher concern for nature than humanity. The population of the world today is 6.961 billion people. Maintaining a population of 500 million as stated in the first Guide would require a 97% reduction in world population. This goal is consistent with the depopulation agenda of the Club of Rome. There are many secret and not-so-secret plans to achieve this goal.

Identical concepts of the American Stonehenge are also espoused in the 16 principles of the Earth Charter. In 1997, the Earth Council and Green Cross International, founded by Mikhail Gorbachev, formed The Earth Charter Commission. This Commission approved the final text of the Earth Charter in 2000, and it has since been embraced by the United Nations, many religious leaders around the world, the majority of world governments and countless Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO's) and activist groups.

The real intent behind the Earth Charter, and the Global Green Agenda, is to eliminate national sovereignty and place all humanity under the control of a single 'Earth Government.' They clearly state that this is their goal:

"There is no shadow of a doubt that the present political and economic systems - if systems they are - are no longer appropriate and will lead to the end of life evolution on this planet. We must therefore absolutely and urgently look for new ways. The less we lose time, the less species' and nature will be destroyed."

The continental approach to a world union remains an important avenue. One could conceive five continental unions: the European Union, an American, an African, an Asian, and an Australian Union. A World Union could be constructed as a super-structure and common political, economic and environmental instrument to achieve these objectives." (Earth Charter in Action)

The Earth Charter's view on faith was revealed through the forum for Inter-Religious Groups and Spiritual Leaders. The official meeting minutes stated, the intent was to deal with "the ethics of intolerant righteousness and the greed of short term gain, as these cannot lead us to sustainable development. It is clear that our religious institutions have barely begun to articulate the core values of sustainable development. In their fundamentalist - fanatical forms, religions throughout history have justified terrorism, jihads and crusades against people who hold different beliefs and against the Earth itself."

While supporters of the Earth Charter consider traditional mono-theistic religions to be the main obstacle to peaceful coexistence and sustainable life on Earth, they do not propose doing away with spirituality. The preamble of the charter states "the spirit of human solidarity and kinship with all life is strengthened when we live with reverence for the mystery of being, gratitude for the gift of life, and humility regarding the human place in nature."

The Earth Charter lays out the Constitution for a New Green Order. "The choice is ours," it states, "form a global partnership to care for Earth and one another or risk the destruction of ourselves and the diversity of life. Fundamental changes are needed in our values, institutions, and ways of living."

Once again, we see the major world influences at work today that one would expect to see if the one-world ruler (beast or antichrist) is about to appear. Before that happens, however, God's faithful will be taken up (raptured) to be with the Lord. Could it be this year on Rosh Hashanah? There is so much new age focus on 2012, it seems reasonable to assume that the occult heirarchy is expecting major world changes to happen soon.

There are 17 days left until Rosh Hashanah. Are you ready for the Lord's return?