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Thursday, July 4, 2019

Saved by Grace Only?


It is with a heavy heart that I am led to write this post. A heavy but hopeful heart. There is sadly much backbiting and confusion regarding our blessed salvation through Jesus Christ.

God’s Word cannot contradict itself so how does one reconcile the Book of James with the Pauline epistles? James writes that faith without works is dead while Paul writes that salvation is by faith alone:

What [doth it] profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him? - James 2:14 KJV
Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. - James 2:17 KJV

OR

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: [it is] the gift of God: - Ephesians 2:8 KJV
Not of works, lest any man should boast. - Ephesians 2:9 KJV

The entire Bible is for our learning; HOWEVER—and that’s a big HOWEVER—it is not all written specifically to the ekklēsia or called out of God.

For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope. - Romans 15:4 KJV

This is the case with the Book of James.

Just as the Pauline epistles are letters that were written to a specific audience, so is the Book of James. Who was James writing to?

James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting. - James 1:1 KJV

It is important to realize that this letter written by James was:

1—Written to Israel’s twelve tribes
2—Written before the Great Mystery of Grace was revealed


Scott Clarke recently posted a video that clearly explains this: The Great Paul & James Debate | Rightly Divided





You see, James wrote to the twelve tribes who were scattered. Why were they scattered?


It was due to the persecution that arose at the time of Stephen’s stoning in the Book of Acts:

And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles.

And devout men carried Stephen [to his burial], and made great lamentation over him.

As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed [them] to prison. Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word. - Acts 8:1-4 KJV

This proves the Book of James was written before the Mystery of the Age of Grace (the Church Age) was revealed through Paul, because at this time he was Saul “consenting unto his [Stephen’s] death”!

Saul Becomes Paul

Saul came to believe on Jesus as Yahshuah Ha Moshiach in Acts 9 on the road to Damascus.

As I read this account for the umpteenth time, the Holy Spirit hit me with this realization—Saul’s blindness represented the blindness that had come upon Israel!

Saul became Paul on the road to Damascus. So too will Israel’s eyes be opened during the time of Jacob’s Trouble soon after the annihilation of that city (Isaiah 17:1):

(According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day. - Romans 11:8 KJV

For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in. And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob: - Romans 11:25-26 KJV


The prophetic analogy goes further:

And he was three days without sight, and neither did eat nor drink. - Acts 9:9 KJV

Saul was blind for three days. The Wedding of the Church Bride occurs upon completion of the third day and Israel’s blindness will end. Sandy Armstrong brought this to my attention in his video 2017 The 3rd Day Wedding.

There is probably even more significance to this account, but let’s move on.

How to Get Saved

Sometime after Paul’s conversion and years in the desert, the Great Mystery was revealed to him:

For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles, If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward:

How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words, Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ)

Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit; That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel:-Ephesians 3:1-6 KJV

It was also revealed to Paul what were the riches of this mystery:

To whom God would make known what [is] the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory: - Colossians 1:27 KJV

CHRIST IN YOU! OUR BLESSED HOPE! Because the Spirit of Christ is sealed within us until the day of redemption (Ephesians 4:30), HE is our Blessed Hope!

The mystery and its riches defines the Age of Grace. Therefore, the correct books of the Bible to go to regarding how to get saved are Paul’s books:

That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. - Romans 10:9 KJV
For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. - Romans 10:10 KJV

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: [it is] the gift of God: - Ephesians 2:8 KJV
Not of works, lest any man should boast. - Ephesians 2:9 KJV

Borrowing from Tim Henderson, “We are not saved by works, but because we are saved, we do good works!”

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. - Ephesians 2:10 KJV 


Pained Over Division

It was significant that Scottie dedicated this particular video to Paul Skotarski, better known for his Youtube Channel Zeuss Mossbender, who recently died. As Brad of Rev12daily Blogspot wrote in a tribute to this Brother in Christ, Paul was “pained over division in the watchmen community”.

My prayer is that understanding regarding salvation can come to not only the watchmen community, but to any who are unsaved. If you wish to live eternally with the God Who is Love, call on His Son Jesus Christ by making Him the Lord of your life and believe God raised Him from the dead. As a bonus, you will also escape the coming time of Jacob's Trouble!






7/23/19 Update: After finally getting around to reading Gary's article at Unsealed.org, I wanted to attach the link here for it is an excellent source related to this subject:
The Hebrew Roots Movement

Sunday, August 5, 2018

Consider the Heavens


PINPOINTING THE END OF THE AGE
Part 1--Consider the Heavens


The Wise Seek Him

Just as the wise men (or magi) followed the signs in the heavens for approximately two years to meet the Messiah at His First Coming, so we see the indicators of His Second Coming. The Second Coming, of course, referring to Christ’s actual return to earth NOT our meeting Him in the air at the harpazō which occurs beforehand.

Suffice it to say, that during those two years, the planets and stars told a story that was absolutely incredible, so incredible that the Great Magi of Babylon felt compelled to take a long journey at great expense to see the One to Whom the whole heavens appeared to be pointing. tentmaker.org


The wise men only “knew in part” just as we do, but they went forward with what they knew and succeeded in meeting the Messiah some months after His birth.

We also know from the writer of Matthew that when the Wisemen came Jesus was no longer in a stable. He was in a house whereas when the shepherds of Israel came, He was "lying in a manger" in a stable. (Matt. 2:11) ("To the Jews first" and then to the Gentiles.) tentmaker.org

So too those of us who are looking up and watching the signs of Christ’s Second Coming see the nearness of the close of the Age of Grace and anticipate meeting the Lord in the air—our blessed hope. Personally, it has been almost three years I have been in this journey since the Spirit of the Lord spoke to me that His Coming was close at hand.

Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; - Titus 2:13 KJV

The Holy Spirit is revealing MUCH to His people related to the nearness of the Resurrection and Rapture of His Overcoming Church, however, I find it difficult to believe that God would give the actual date of His Son’s gathering of the Bride. Gary from unsealed.org recently did an interesting article listing the mounting earthly and heavenly signs and giving possible Rapture dates (admitting it is speculation and not prediction)-- unsealed.org/2018/07/did-key-events-preceding-day-of-lord.

No one knew the precise timing of Christ’s birth until it was announced to the shepherds and no one will know the precise time of the Resurrection/Rapture of the Overcoming Church until it happens.

The Heavens Declare

Although I do not believe we can pinpoint the day of the Resurrection/Rapture of the Bride of Christ, I do believe the Gospel Story is written in the stars.

The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge.
[There is] no speech nor language, [where] their voice is not heard. Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world.
- Psalm 19:1-4a KJV

The Heavens, the constellations spell out the Gospel message of Jesus Christ. And that is what David is referring to in this Psalm.
The most important story ever told… the Gospel message was and is told by the stars written in the Heavens in plain sight and nothing man nor Satan could do could or would ever take it away . . .
So it should come as no surprise that Satan, from earliest times, has set out to obscure and deny the witness that is the Gospel told by the stars. Satan knew that man would see the stars you can’t hide them. And the message would be passed down through time using these memory aids. Satan knew he had to offer an alternate story…a counterfeit of the true heavenly message. So Satan offered astrology . . . gbible.org


The End of His Story will be written in the stars just as The Beginning was. E. W. Bullinger expresses this beautifully in his book, The Witness of the Stars. Below is an excerpt from its Preface:
It is the possession of "that blessed hope" of Christ's speedy return from heaven which will give true interest in the great subject of this book.
No one can dispute the antiquity of the signs of the Zodiac, or of the constellations. No one can question the accuracy of the ancient star names which have come down to us, for they are still preserved in every good celestial atlas. And we hope that no one will be able to resist the cumulative evidence that, apart from God's grace in Christ there is no hope for sinners now; and apart from God's glory, as it will be manifested in the return of Christ from heaven, there is no hope for Israel, no hope for the world, no hope for a groaning creaton. In spite of all the vaunted promises of a religious world, and of a worldly church, to remove the effects of the curse by a social gospel of sanitation, we are more and more shut up to the prophecy of Genesis 3:15, which we wait and long to see fulfilled in Christ as our only hope.
Psalm 19 further exhorts us to look to the heavens for our Bridegroom:

Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun, - Psalm 19:4 KJV
Which [is] as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, [and] rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race. - Psalm 19:5 KJV

The Sign of the Woman that appeared in the constellation Virgo on September 23, 2017, is part of His Story and THE STORY IS CONTINUING!

Libra/The Altar

The YouTube Channel clearlywrittendotnet calls our attention to Jupiter arriving in the constellation Libra which in ancient times was referred to as The Altar. He believes this, along with other related planetary movements, is indicating an October 17, 2018 Rapture (5 Major Rapture Signs Are Being Ignored (continued).

The Summer Morning Star

Other watchers believe the heavens are declaring a summer Rapture such as Daniel Valles of informedchristians:  

Jesus used the pattern of summer drawing nigh, as a comparison to His coming - and that preceding signs would show something was nigh. We are now at the time of the arrival mark (summer) - that the signs were pointing to. It is here that we see several celestial events that remind us of the prophetic next chapter, and other celestial time pictures that Jesus used in the Book of Revelation - written for the churches. Right NOW is the time for hearing what He said, looking for Him to appear, and shining bright for Him! Maranatha!! The Bright and Morning Star

In this video Daniel shares that in ancient times the star Sirius was referred to as “the morning star” and how it may be the key to understanding how close the Rapture is. He surmises Sirius might be what God’s Word is referring to in Revelation Chapter 2—

And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations: And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father.
And I will give him the morning star. - Revelation 2:26-28 KJV

Jubilee Indicator

Sandy Armstrong, Soldiers for Christ YT, also believes the Scriptures point to the summertime for the Great Harvest and that we are currently in the 120th Jubilee Year which will end sometime in September 2018.

(The Great Harvest has a double meaning, I believe. It is speaking of the end time harvest of souls AND it is speaking of the 3-PART HARVEST before the Messiah’s Second Coming to earth. That is why in the above rhema He said, “LOOK UP!” SEASON OF THE OVERCOMER)

Beginning at around the 20-minute mark of his July 18th The 9th Of Av Curse And The Rapture video, Brother Sandy shares this insight:

Woe is me! for I am as when they have gathered the summer fruits, as the grapegleanings of the vintage: [there is] no cluster to eat: my soul desired the firstripe fruit. - Micah 7:1 KJV

Here in Micah 7:1 it is HARVEST TIME and God is going out to gather the summer fruit and finds there are NO grapes of the first-ripened fruits. This refers to Him seeking to harvest from Israel; however, God finds none who are qualified at this time. (Remember during this Age of Grace the chosen ekklēsia is NOT identified as Jew or Greek, only as those who are one in Christ—Galatians 3:28.)

The good [man] [chaciyd] is perished ['abad] out of the earth: and [there is] none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net. - Micah 7:2 KJV

Brother Sandy shares that these verses are referring to the time of the Resurrection/Rapture when all the saints have disappeared from the face of the earth and evil runs rampant so much so that you cannot trust the one you go to bed with. Other supporting Scriptures are:

The righteous perish ['abad] and no one takes it to heart; devout men are swept away ['acaph]  , with none considering that the righteous are guided from the presence of evil. Isaiah 57:1 Berean Study Bible

The word “perish” is translated from the Hebrew word 'abad which is most commonly translated into English as “perish” but is more accurately translated as “vanish” and can also mean “ESCAPE”. And the phrase “swept away” is translated from the Hebrew word 'acaph which means “gather; together; assemble; rereward”.

Help, O LORD, for the godly [chaciyd] are no more [gamar]; the faithful have vanished [pacac] from among men. Psalm 12:1b Berean Study Bible

The Hebrew word chaciyd means “saints; godly men” and gamar  means “come to an end; complete; perfect” while pacac translates into “disappear; vanish”.

When are the godly perfected and vanish from among men? At the resurrection and harpazō of the Overcoming Church.

In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump:
 for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible,
and we shall be changed.
- 1 Corinthians 15:52 KJV

For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive [and] remain shall be caught up [harpazō] together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. - 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 KJV

And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up [harpazō] unto God, and [to] his throne. - Revelation 12:5 KJV

It did my heart good to hear at the end of Brother Sandy’s video what someone told him over the phone:

“If the Rapture happens before Yom Kippur 2018 all this crazy study you did was right. . . so we understand you must be hearing from God.”

“I’m glad you called, ’cause I thought I was crazy,” Sandy responded.

“Hold on, you might still be,” the man said while laughing, “if we don’t have a Rapture before Yom Kippur 2018!”

Whether our Heavenly Father chooses to send His Son to catch us away in 2018 or not, we are right to have great anticipation in the coming autumn as we look for our blessed hope!





May the God of all grace accept and bless this effort to show forth His glory, and use it to strengthen His people in waiting for His Son from Heaven, even Jesus which delivered us from the wrath to come.

Ethelbert W. Bullinger

Tuesday, December 13, 2016

Warnings and Hope for Those Left Behind

My desire in writing this article is to give hope to those who did not get "caught up to meet the Lord in the air" (raptured) before great and sudden destruction came upon the earth. To those who read this prior to the Tribulation: please print this out to help those who might find it because there may not be electricity for some time; therefore, no internet access, etc. If not my article, print out something you have written and preferably tuck it into a Bible.

The True God vs. the god of this World

But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:
In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them. - 2 Corinthians 4:3-4 KJV

The true God, Yahweh, is a God of love and of second chances. His greatest desire is that ALL people would be saved and come unto a knowledge of the truth (1 Timothy Chapter 2 Verse 4). Why do you need to be saved? Because humankind has an enemy—the serpent, Satan, also known as Lucifer.

And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life: - Genesis 3:14 KJV
And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel. - Genesis 3:15 KJV

The word ‘serpent’ above is translated from the Hebrew word nachash.

GENESIS 3:  THE EDEN INCIDENT
I’m certain everyone is aware of the Eden temptation story but allow me to give a few details.  Adam then Eve were created by God and were free to roam the Garden of Eden where they could eat the fruit of any tree except the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.  The nachash (serpent) tempted or tricked Eve into eating the forbidden fruit and she gave a bite to Adam, who knew better but ate it anyway.

The word serpent is the Hebrew word, nachash, which can be translated as serpent or snake but has other meanings as well.  According to Heiser, the Hebrew root is the basis for a noun, verb, and adjective.  Of course as a noun it is usually the word for serpent.  The verb form means deceiver or diviner with divine knowledge.  The adjective version means bronze or brazen with a bright shine. Therefore, used as an adjective it should be translated as “shining one.”  Shining or luminosity is a quality that is characteristic of divine beings in the Hebrew bible and other near east literature.

The serpent speaks to Eve and she responds.  The nachash is fully aware of God’s words and therefore this serpentine being has proximity to God and some role in the Divine Council and Eden, which in Genesis is viewed as the residence of God.

…The nachash or serpent is not an animal and definitely not a talking snake.  It is a divine being associated with the Divine Council  who freely chose to oppose God’s plan for humanity by prompting the humans to disobey God so they would either be killed or removed from God’s council and family.  The nachash is an angelic-type divine being perhaps masquerading as an animal, but not a member of the animal kingdom.  It may have been in serpentine form or took a serpentine form. [Excerpt taken from: Notes from Dr. Michael S. Heiser's work]

Neolithic "Slovakia alien"
Perhaps you have heard about the Annunaki if you have been exposed to UFOlogy. Dr. Michael Heiser, who has his PhD in ancient languages, has also said that he believes the beings called Annunaki are very possibly spirit entities portraying themselves as aliens from another planet [Alien Resistance Youtube Channel].

The Great Deception

And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders. And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: - 2 Thessalonians 2:8-11 KJV

This leads me to one of the warnings I wanted to share with you. The GREATEST DECEPTION during the end times will be demonic spirit beings presenting themselves as aliens with superior intelligence or 'higher consciousness'. Whoever becomes the world leader during the Tribulation will actually be infilled with the presence of the nachash—the serpent known as Satan. Do not be fooled—he is evil.

How Can I Be Saved?

It is not too late to obtain eternal life. Simply tell God that you will make His Son Jesus Christ the Lord in your life and believe God raised him from the dead. Speak it from your heart!

That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. - Romans 10:9 KJV
For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. - Romans 10:10 KJV

Not only will you be able to spend eternity with the God of Love, but the Holy Spirit will come upon you and help you in these perilous days! Just as Yahweh helped and protected the children of Israel, I believe he will do the same in the last days.

The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob

You have entered a time when God is giving the world a second chance, especially those of the nation of Israel. His Son, Yahshua Ha Moshiach, known by most as Jesus Christ, was sent the first time as a humble servant to fulfill all the legal requirements related to sin so that His death would be the final sacrifice. Because Israel as a nation did not receive Yahshua as their Messiah, God opened up salvation to those who were not of Israel, the Gentiles.

If you are reading this after the Rapture has occurred, God has sent His Son to gather up those who made Christ Jesus the Lord in their heart. Most of these people were Gentiles before becoming saved and a remnant of Jews were also gathered. But now the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob is dealing once more with the nation of Israel because He chose them:

God chose the nation of Israel to be the people through whom Jesus Christ would be born—the Savior from sin and death (John 3:16). God first promised the Messiah after Adam and Eve’s fall into sin (Genesis chapter 3). God later confirmed that the Messiah would come from the line of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (Genesis 12:1-3). Jesus Christ is the ultimate reason why God chose Israel to be His special people. God did not need to have a chosen people, but He decided to do it that way. Jesus had to come from some nation of people, and God chose Israel. gotquestions.org

Three Gatherings

Before I go into all the warnings of what is coming, I want to tell you that if you are reading this during the first three and a half years of the Tribulation there is a chance you will also be gathered--hopefully when the Two Witnesses are taken up—IF you make Jesus Christ Lord in your life as described above. I cannot say this with certainty, however, because I only understand the end times in part (1 Corinthians 13:12). But there is a gathering of those who come to believe during the Tribulation in the end. 

The Holy Scriptures describe three harvests or gatherings of people in the last days (related: 3-Part Harvest andRapture Explained Under 15 Min.):  

1- The first harvest is the Church or those who are ‘in Christ’:

For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: - 1 Thessalonians 4:16 KJV
Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. - 1 Thessalonians 4:17 KJV

The Wrath of the Lamb begins as soon as this first gathering or rapture occurs. According to some scholars, the Tribulation technically begins when the son of perdition, or Antichrist, makes the “covenant with many” as foretold in Daniel 9:27.

The Tribulation is divided into two parts each approximately three and a half years long—the wrath of the Lamb (Revelation 6:16-17) and the wrath of God (Revelation 14:19). 1 Thessalonians 5:9 and other scriptures promise those who are in Christ to be spared from Jacob’s Trouble, another name for the Tribulation.       


2- Approximately three and a half years later, the two witnesses are taken up to heaven. I believe that the 144,000 sealed Israelites (Revelation 7:4) are also gathered at this time and perhaps any others who have come to believe on Jesus as Messiah:

And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth. - Revelation 11:3 KJV
And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them. - Revelation 11:7 KJV
And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them. - Revelation 11:12 KJV

After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands; - Revelation 7:9 KJV
And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. - Revelation 7:14b KJV

And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the [heavenly] mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads. - Revelation 14:1 KJV

3- At the end of the Tribulation after Jesus Christ as KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS comes to earth and makes war with the Beast and False Prophet, He resurrects those who believed on Him and refused the mark of the beast:

And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years. -
But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. –
Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years. - Revelation 20:4-6 KJV

Mark of the Beast

You are living in a time of much perplexity where the economy has collapsed and water and food are scarce. There are laws already put in effect that most are not aware of to keep you from surviving. Many states in the U.S. have already set in place laws to make it illegal to be self-sufficient—burning wood in a stove will not be allowed; gathering rainwater has been criminalized; and officials will confiscate any stored/hoarded food and other supplies.

This has been done to force ALL to take the ‘mark of the beast’.

And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live. - Revelation 13:14 KJV
And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed. - Revelation 13:15 KJV
And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: - Revelation 13:16 KJV
And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. - Revelation 13:17 KJV

This is why you must humble yourself and make Christ the Lord of your life. If by some miracle you avoid getting caught, I believe God will provide for you. In the Old Testament times God wrought many miracles on behalf of His people Israel. For example, they wandered in the desert for forty years but were supernaturally fed and their clothes did not wear out:

And I have led you forty years in the wilderness: your clothes are not waxen old upon you, and thy shoe is not waxen old upon thy foot. - Deuteronomy 29:5 KJV

As difficult as it is to write this, I have to tell you—it is far, far better that you die than take the mark of the beast. Why? Because many who have researched the mark believe that whatever the mark is, it will cause your DNA to change so that you will no longer be able to be redeemed—saved.

What is in store for those who die without the salvation Christ offers or who take the mark?

And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. -
And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. -
And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. -
And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire. - Revelation 20:12-15 KJV

Times Will be Changed

In the Book of Daniel it describes how during the Tribulation God will turn over the power to "change times" to the fourth beast:

Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces. - Daniel 7:23 KJV

And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings. - Daniel 7:24 KJV

And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change[š] times[zmān] and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time[ʿidān] and times and the dividing of time. - Daniel 7:25 KJV


The beast’s ability to ‘change times and laws’ will last for approximately three and a half years (‘time and times and the dividing of time’). 

Whether the Word of God here is referring to manipulating time itself or changing appointed seasons, I am uncertain. However, it is possible that this beast/world leader will attempt to go back in time using forbidden technology given by the fallen angels (the disobedient 'sons of God' of Genesis 6). (Related: Project Chronos; also First successful time travel has shocked the world: Science has advanced 1000 years with this invention)


Beast/Antichrist/World Leader

There will be a world leader that will arise to make order out of the chaos that will ensue immediately following the rapture of the Church. The scriptures refer to him with several names--the beast, son of perdition, man of sin--but he is most commonly called ‘the Antichrist’.

As Jesus Christ was the “seed” of the woman, he will be the “seed” of the serpent (Genesis 3:15). Although his arrival in the form of a man was foretold by numerous Scriptures, the broad masses of the world will not recognize him as the ultimate transgenic incarnation—the “beast” of Revelation 13:1. Abaddon Ascending

Electricity. It is possible that the rapture event will have an EMP effect and knock out the electricity worldwide. I do not know if this will be the cause for certain but I do believe electricity will be unavailable for a duration of time whatever the cause—the rapture, nuclear war, or cosmic events.

Probably one of the first ‘miracles’ the Antichrist will perform will be to give a new form of electricity free to the world using fallen angel technology.

It’s been assumed for centuries that a prerequisite for the coming of the Antichrist would be the “revived” world order of Daniel’s prophecy—an umbrella under which national boundaries dissolve, and ethnic groups, ideologies, religions, and economics from around the world, orchestrate a single and dominant sovereignty. Such a system will supposedly be free of religious and political extremes, and membership will tolerate the philosophical and cultural differences of its constituents. Except for minor nonconformity, war, intolerance, and hunger will be a thing of the past. At the head of the utopian administration, a single personality will surface. He will appear to be a man of distinguished character, but will ultimately become “a king of fierce countenance” (Daniel 8:23). With imperious decree, he will facilitate a one-world government, a universal religion, and global socialism. Those who refuse his New World Order will inevitably be imprisoned or destroyed, until at last he exalts himself “above all that is called God, or that is worshiped, so that he, as God, sitteth in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God” (2 Thessalonians 2:4). Abaddon Ascending

Nibiru/Planet X

Earlier I mentioned that a cosmic disturbance could cause worldwide loss of electricity. The Scriptures clearly foretell catastrophes related to astronomical events.

And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; -
Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken. - Luke 21:25-26 KJV


This will begin in the first half of the Tribulation. A planet or star referred to as Nibiru or Planet X is already quite close to earth but is not being reported by the mainstream media. Nibiru brings in its wake a slew of meteors and asteroids. Currently, the world is seeing more meteorites hit the earth than ever before and this will only increase.

And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters; And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter. - Revelation 8:10-11 KJV

Earthquakes and Asteroids. There has, as I write this article, been a great increase in the occurrence of earthquakes worldwide. This is due to many factors, but the pull on earth by Planet X has also been blamed for the movement of the tectonic plates and an eventual pole shift. The first global natural disaster will be a worldwide earthquake accompanied by a great meteor shower hitting earth:

And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood; -
And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind. - And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. - Revelation 6:12-14 KJV

Our planet will not be totally destroyed, but much of it will be devastated and on fire. I am in the group of people who believes that Nibiru will be responsible for this devastation and that it may be the 'Red Dragon' referred to in the Book of Revelation Chapter 12.

Revelation 12 Sign


Much has been said about the Revelation Twelve Sign celestial event which is shown to occur on September 23, 2017, via the Stellarium site. 

And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars: And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered. - Revelation 12:1-2 KJV

This is referring to the constellation Virgo which represents Israel. God uses celestial bodies as signs to His people (Genesis 1:14). Many believe this great sign is a warning before the beginning of Jacob's Trouble, the seven years of Tribulation.

Further in the same chapter, a second sign occurs:

And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. - Revelation 12:3 KJV

And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born. - Revelation 12:4 KJV

As I wrote earlier, many believe Nibiru with its seven planets could be the celestial body referred to as the "great red dragon, having seven heads" and that it will collide into the Planet Jupiter.


Only a Planet X passage could split open the atmosphere making the sky “depart as a scroll” and create these phenomena via its physical interactions with Earth.  It could cause a worldwide earthquake moving every mountain and island via a pole shift.  Therefore to me the description of Seal 6 in the Bible is the single greatest proof of Planet X. The timing of its appearance is immediately in sequence with the rapture. David Meade, author of Planet X The 2017 Arrival
The End – A Glorious Beginning

Although I keep referring to these days as the ‘end’ times, it is only the end of the old world and its false god and system—but it marks the BEGINNING OF A NEW ERA with Yahshua Ha Moshiach, Jesus Christ, as the KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS who will physically come and reign on Earth!

Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years. - Revelation 20:6 KJV

And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. - Revelation 21:1 KJV
And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. - Revelation 21:3 KJV
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. - Revelation 21:4 KJV


Even so, come, Lord Jesus~







Updated 2/3/26

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

The Coming Wave of GLORY

And he said unto the disciples...For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one [part] under heaven, shineth unto the other [part] under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day...And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.
They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all. Luke 17:22-27 in part


It is always a thrill and an honor to hear from Heaven. We should never take for granted what we hear or see in the secret place. I think I am writing this as a reminder to myself more than to any one who might be reading it.

I began to worship Him one morning recently, and a song from a couple of decades ago came up into my spirit so I sang it to Him. “Be glorified in the heavens! Be glorified in the earth! Be glorified in this temple!”

It is the sincere desire of my heart that the Lord of All be lifted up and that my life magnifies Him. As the time drew near that I would have to head down to the kitchen, I asked for a word of encouragement and in His graciousness this is what I believe He said:

The days of this Earth as you have known it will pass away and a great wave of My glory will wash over the world. Just as in the days of Noah, My wave will engulf the world and there will be those who will enter the ark of Jesus Christ and be saved and those who will choose not to enter and will perish.

Are you also anticipating the Wave of Glory?
 

Friday, August 20, 2010

Mental Illness--Hope and Forgiveness

As is true for everyone, there are so many aspects to my life that require me to depend on the Spirit of Christ in order to endure. When I was a child and not yet born again of God's Spirit, my parents divorced due to my father suffering with mental illness. This left my mother with five children to care for--I was the eldest daughter. From time to time we would visit with our Dad. As you can imagine, I did not have a close relationship with him. I loved him, but I did not really know him. So when he died I did not know whether he was saved or not.

Several years later, I had an encounter with Father God. I was in my hidden place worshipping and I heard Him say, "Soon it will be Father's Day."

"Yes, Lord, I know." In truth I was relieved that I no longer had to go to the store to try and find the 'right' Father's Day card. Of course, my Heavenly Father knew my thoughts, but I was not prepared for what my loving God then said.

"Your Dad wants you to know that he is sorry that he could not be the father you deserved."

I broke into tears and cried out, "I forgive you, Dad. Be released! Be released in Jesus' name! I love you!" In the spirit, I could see a balloon rising up to the heavenlies as though Yahweh wanted me to see that my words went up to my Dad and were received. I received much release within myself as well. Not only did this encounter heal me of much childhood wounding, but I realized that my Dad had made Jesus Lord and was with Him in Heaven.

This experience came at a much-needed time for me, because my husband Tom and I had been taking care of one of our teenaged children who had also been diagnosed with mental illness. We have endured much hardship because of this, but our child has endured even more.

My husband and I believe mental illness can be healed through Christ Jesus, our Yahshua. Two summers ago we heard the testimony of a man who was healed from schizophrenia by the sovereign Hand of God. One morning as I was working as a temporary receptionist at a nearby firm, the Spirit of the Lord dropped hope into my spirit. He told me that my child would be healed but that it was not yet time.

I praise God for His mercies are new every day! And I praise Him for the sure hope we have in the return of Jesus Christ when the ultimate healing occurs as we are clothed with our new bodies.

How has the Lord upgirded you through a troubled time in your life? Please feel free to comment or ask me about enduring through difficulties.

James 5:11 Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.