Category Archives: The Word of God

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In Remembrance of the Great Victory

This is the big weekend we celebrate the resurrection of our Lord after He defeated death – for us. A lot of folks have mixed feelings about how we remember the crucifixion and it’s understandable that they do so, because of some of the rituals in which people engage. As for myself, I don’t see how hunting colored eggs have anything to do with remembering the resurrection, but I also don’t have a problem with folks taking a weekend to remember the death and resurrection of the Savior. I have the same problem with people turning it into a remembrance of the Passover or any other thing in lieu of Christ’s resurrection, as I have with those who would use this weekend to celebrate a false god, be it Ishtar or any other. I’m not saying people shouldn’t remember the Passover; it was a big part of Biblical history of the Hebrews, but to try and replace the remembrance of the Resurrection with a Jewish holiday which was never about non-Jews is Gentiles missing out on a chance to glorify Jesus Christ whose sacrifice was for Gentiles as well as Jews. I’m not trying to get anyone’s dander up, but there’s a vicious enemy about who hates any mention or celebration of Jesus Christ, and you can bet he would be in favor of eliminating a Christian holiday and replacing it with something else, anything else, so there’s that.

We keep seeing troublesome things happening in our world, and for some folks it seems to be overbearing to think about trying to find our way through it all. When we look at the rampant evil that’s taking place, it’s easy get frustrated and I’m not above it myself, but we have all the help in the world that we need if we just look in the right place, and when we talk to Jesus about our frustration, He lifts us, lifts our spirit to where it needs to be, especially in times when we celebrate Him and what He did for us. We just have to keep looking to that cross.

It’s crucial to keep in mind that by His ministry culminating in His selfless act on the cross, Jesus Christ has all authority over things here on the earth and over the spiritual realm as well. Life here is still an uphill battle for believers, especially when we have to make our way in this world full of nonbelievers – folks who by and large think we Christians are looney. Well, let them think what they will; they don’t realize we are not alone down here. We have an all-powerful God who sees our plight and gives us the strength we need to endure through this insanity. Jesus Christ is by far the very best friend a human being can have, both in this world and in the next. Whether you know it or not, He’s right beside you and ready to grab you by the collar and pull you through whatever battle Satan has thrust upon you if you just trust Him. He has earned that trust by what He did for us on the cross.

Our political leaders have gone completely bonkers in their servitude to Satan and there’s not much we can do about it, but then, as frustrating as it is sometimes, we don’t have to do anything about it. It’s above our paygrade to try and direct the demons in charge of powerful men, yet we can and should pray for them – there’s always the chance that they might see the error of their ways and repent. It has happened in the past. Remember the citizens of Ninevah, and King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. Some important guys in the here and now see the evil in what is going on and resent it, but they are also basically helpless, remember Nicodemus and his support of Jesus, but he was surrounded by the Sanhedrin and the Pharisees and could do little to help the Lord. Anyone stepping in to avoid the crucifixion wasn’t possible; remember He could have summoned thousands of angels to rescue Him if He had chosen to, but He endured that cross for you and me.

If you are in a part of the country where you can get out and enjoy the dogwoods, by all means try to do so – we’re getting a spectacular bloom once again. There are old legends – I remember one of my elementary school teachers (back in the Pleistocene) telling us that the cross was made of dogwood tree and ever since the crucifixion, dogwoods have never grown big enough to make a cross from. I’m not sure about the veracity of that one, but the flower petals grow in sort of a cross shape – anyways the dogwood bloom always reminds me of Jesus’ crucifixion. Glorify Him at every opportunity. Enjoy this blessed weekend.

May the blessings of the Almighty Father find and keep us.

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MK

Escaping the Web of Involute Prevarications

John 8:44: Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.

What a valuable commodity the truth has become! Those of us who have the good fortune (or misfortune, it depends on your POV) to be alive today have attained to a period in history in which the great lie(s) that have sustained those in power are coming unwound. It’s an amazing thing to see, but it is also a dangerous time for all people. When vicious servants of evil in powerful positions become faced with their house of cards beginning to flutter away in the breeze, they have a propensity to get crazy.

It’s an interesting time – we have the opportunity to stare truth in the eyes and as we do so, those who have built their very existence on heaps of mistruths now become frantic. Organizations, especially all of those in the business of “intelligence” have become so adept at producing fabricated views of things that are happening that lying is really the only thing at which they excel. Seriously, the CIA has produced lies for so long that lying is the only thing they can do. Don’t think for a second that they aren’t good at it, because they are. The tentacles of “intelligence” agencies are everywhere, but most notably in the media. There’s no need to expound on Operation Mockingbird, because folks who know what it is are already aware of the activities of the secret government program, and the MAGA crowd, of whom few have ever even heard of it, won’t listen anyways, because they swear by anything put out by their favorite “news” channel. Thanks to the internet, the “secret” government programs are becoming less and less secret; we can now find new sources of information, and I believe this will render the lies of the media so obvious that the media empire will eventually crumble.

A lot of public figures seem to be taken aback that there are people in right here in the good old USA who would dare to question official government narratives but that only reveals how separated from reality they are. When most reasonable folks finally get hit in the head with the sledgehammer blow that an “official” government story is a blatant lie, they have a tendency to question everything they hear from that source, it’s just human nature.

Here’s a scenario that demonstrates what I’m trying to get across: In almost every instance when there’s been a crime, when reporters ask any pertinent question about it, some representative of authority always smugly replies something like “I’m not going to discuss this because there’s an ongoing investigation.” In other words, they would have you to believe that any public disclosure of information about the event could jeopardize a criminal investigation. We all know this is how they react to any pertinent questions about an event, we’ve all seen it time and again, especially when it comes to revealing anything about a possible suspect – that’s just how they always answer. Now think about this, on 9/11, 2001, even before all the buildings came down, far from worrying about compromising an investigation all mainstream media were showing on screen photographs of the supposed perpetrators, including some of them boarding the planes. If they already knew who did it that fast, why did they let it happen? The narrative was obviously precooked, they already had any and every answer to who the suspects were, and instead of the trite, “Can’t comment on an ongoing investigation”, they were gushing the narrative out as fast as possible. This, incidentally, is how you pull off the Hegelian dialectic – create an event, create a narrative that describes what happened, assigns blame to whomever, and get ahead of any possible investigation by publishing that narrative as quickly as possible to get the “official” story into the head of John Q. Public, so quickly and firmly that it would take a nuclear explosion to dislodge the false narrative from his mind. And few people caught the extreme departure from the normal pat answer in how authorities were willing – only in this one case – to divulge information that would have otherwise taken a crowbar to pry from them.

Another reveal on 9/11 was at the Florida elementary school where W was reading a kids book to the kids when Andrew Card came over and whispered into his ear that the country was under attack and Bush just kept reading. In the real world, the secret service guys would have been going nuts getting the American president out of there (under the assumption that the “enemy” probably would have known where he was) and onto a plane as quickly as humanly possible, but if all parties concerned already knew and expected what was happening, then they would have just let him keep reading – which is exactly what happened. I’m not saying everyone already knew the attack was about to happen, I’m just saying that they all reacted as if they knew exactly that.

Today everyone knows that Colin Powell was lying in his address to the UN about Iraq biological weapons, in fact at one point before he died, he admitted his regret that of all the things he accomplished in his career, that lie would be what he would be remembered for. Bush made jokes about looking for weapons of mass destruction. The lie about Sadaam and his weapons that initiated the Iraq debacle was out in the open for everyone to see, yet today the US government can’t figure out why Americans don’t trust them. When you lie to someone and it is revealed, it’s extremely hard if not impossible to recover your lost credibility, and most folks know that. A good start in that direction would be to admit to it, apologize and stop lying to the people, but since the only thing our “intelligence” people can do is to lie to the public, they simply doubled down on their lying. To this day they still lie about 9/11. Even after the stellar debunking of the building 7 narrative by Leroy Hulsey of the University of Alaska, the government still hangs its hat on the flimsy “study” by NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology). A particularly damning indictment of the government story is when lawyers took NIST to court for lying about their concocted story that the “Judicial” guys involved basically said that a government organization is perfectly allowed to publish any lie they want as long as they can show they were acting in good faith. Of course, NIST or any other entity will always be able to show they were acting diligently. This is the state of our Judiciary in America. Oh, and Muller was the guy in charge of the FBI, who were responsible for the 9/11 cover up. Yes, that would be the same Muller who so publicly led the “investigation” into Trump’s nefarious activities.

There are so many other lies out there that no one is capable of keeping up with them. The Kennedy assassination and the “release” of those files which would be laughable if it wasn’t so serious. The many questions surrounding the Sandy Hook event still haunt the US. Lots of people still believe the Navy shot down that flight 700 over the western Atlantic. Many believe Jeffrey Epstein is still alive and well, in fact it would be much easier to believe that than the cover story about sleeping guards, etc., that they concocted to get away with breaking him out. And why was the Israeli Mossad, for whom Epstein worked, not held responsible for trafficking those underage kids? That just quietly went under the radar – similar to a real 9/11 investigation, which itself was similar to the Warren Commission report on Kennedy’s assassination. The lies about rapes and beheaded babies found in ovens on 10/07 in Occupied Palestine are still in operation with US politicians standing before microphones bleating this long-debunked nonsense, and yes, unfortunately there are still mainstream media viewers that continue to believe them. And Russia absolutely did not provoke the Ukraine debacle, nor or they losing, nor have they lost millions of soldiers.

Perhaps one of the biggest lies extant today is that the people who are presently occupying Israel are in fact, Jews at all. In fact, the descendants of the Hebrews in that land are the ones being slaughtered. The Israeli squatters are all of Easten European origin. Benjamin Netanyahu himself is of Polish descent, having changed his name from Meleikowski to Netanyahu so it sounds more Jewish. As I have written several times, Jesus Christ said of the people who called themselves Jews in the last days that they are liars and blasphemers [Revelation 2:9]; 9 I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan. If this lie could be undone, a lot of people who claim to be Christians here in the US could be of immense help in undoing most of the other lies out there right now that stem from this one.

I think the most amazing thing about all of this is that leaders in the untrustworthy government that produces all of these fabrications all act like they are gobsmacked that there are people out there who have the audacity to question them and their narratives – on anything. And the number of people on board that ship of incredulity is growing rapidly. When they lie, remember whom they are serving – for Satan is the father of lies. All lies. Never forget that.

May the blessings of the Almighty Father find and keep us.

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MK

Assessing Politicians and Pastors

There’s a lot of negativity out there concerning Donald Trump, and I must confess I’ve been one of the detractors. As a Christian, I understand my purpose should be to pray for him, pray that he does the right things, but as anyone who follows politics knows well by now that it sure looks like he’s getting himself lost in the woods. It’s awfully hard to pray in sincerity for a man that chooses to kill people, especially when he doesn’t have to. He doesn’t even need to; he seems to be practicing servitude to a genocidal nation of men who in turn practice servitude to Satan.

For all the die hard Trumpsters out there who believe they can support a person who chooses to kill civilians because the militia in their country fights against genocide, and still practice Christianity, well you can’t. Jesus will not hear your prayers if you support blatant murder of innocent people. If you are listening to false pastors who tell you that you must support a nation of murderers, you will only have yourself to blame when you face the Savior at judgement, and He tells you to depart from Him because He never knew you. Open up your own Bible and don’t let the false prophets convince you to try and live by verses they scavenge from the Old Testament and take completely out of context, or that have no longer applied since the New Covenant was established.

The most abused precept in the Bible today is that section where God promised Abraham that He would bless those that bless Israel and curse those that curse them. First of all if you believe Jesus, He said that the people who call themselves Jews in the last days are not Jews at all, so if you think you are obligated to support the imposters squatting in Israel, you are barking up the wrong tree, as always happens when you don’t read your own Bible and let some charlatan tell you what it says. If you can follow the simplest precepts of Christianity, you would know that the title of “God’s Chosen” has been passed to all believers in Jesus Christ as the Son of God, Jew and Gentile. Those who hold on to the old covenant are denying Jesus, so how could antichristians maintain the position of God’s Chosen? They are denying the Son, and in doing so, they are rejecting the Father. When you support these interlopers, you outright join forces with the enemies of Jesus, so good luck with that CUFI on Judgement Day. There is no possible excuse for supporting a nation of imposters posing as descendants of Jacob when even their leader has changed his name from the Polish Mileikowsky to Netanyahu (which means God has given – talk about blasphemy!) so it sounds more Hebraic. If you don’t believe it, Google is your friend – a little cursory research will reveal to you that this guy, and most all of the people squatting in Israel are of European descent and are no more Jewish than you or I.

Since about two thousand years ago, when people have blessed Christians, God has promised to bless them as true inheritors of Abraham’s promise. Those who curse Christians, as do the false Jews, will commensurately be cursed as likewise promised. Jesus said that if you even give His followers a drink of water in His name, you will merit a reward. This comports perfectly with God blessing upon those who bless Christians, thus fulfilling His promise to Abraham.

There is no doubt that those people who presume to be Jews have stolen all the wealth in this country, and probably the whole world. That wealth is why they have the unyielding support of creatures like John Hagee, who is himself a millionaire due to the largesse of the fake Jews. There’s no time to get into the political power that money has given them.

Remember when Satan took Jesus up on the mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms in the world and offered Him kingship over them if He would worship Satan? Jesus turned down Satan’s offer, but there are very wealthy people in the world today who apparently took Satan up on the same offer, or at least one similar, for the wealthy, mostly Zionists, seem to have gained control over the world, and from the demented things they do concerning murdering innocents and the unmentionable things they do to children, they obviously worship Satan. So, follow those false preachers who admonish you to support these evil creatures at your own peril, but don’t say you weren’t warned.

I’ve heard the absurd comment that Donald Trump is already rich, so if he is elected, he won’t be obligated to the rich people, and they won’t be able to sway him with offers of money. Suffice it to say that anyone who could believe such nonsense doesn’t know much about how rich people think. The fact is, they absolutely love money and can never get enough. They worship Mammon – that’s how they roll. They will do anything Satan commands them to do for more wealth, including sending planes to bomb Yemeni civilians.

That’s the real war down here on earth, they can attribute our problems to all kinds of things, but when it comes down to it, the great battle of mankind is and has always been between the wealthy and the not wealthy, but as long as the rich can dupe the peasantry into fighting among themselves, the proles never catch on to who their real enemies are. You’d think they would finally stop being able to get away with it, but then just drive around the countryside and see all the Trump flags in people’s yards. It boggles the mind.

If you are a believer in Christ and are struggling with whether or not to follow some of these preachers, please start with looking at their financial status. There are no true preachers who are millionaires. It just ain’t possible. Look back at the disciples – not one of them was wealthy. Peter, to whom Jesus left His entire Church, didn’t have money to give alms to a poor beggar. Jesus Christ Himself had to send a disciple to catch a fish and get a coin out of its mouth so He could pay His taxes. So how do you figure that Kenneth Copeland, Joel Osteen, or Judas Hagee deserve so much earthly wealth? Are they better servants of Christ than Peter? Or Paul? No pastor of any true Church of Jesus Christ is going to be a rich man, and if you think they are, you’re following the wrong theology, and you’d better get to reading your Bible. Seriously, your salvation depends on it!

There’s a narrow gate somewhere ahead and we should all be seeking it. The fact that Jesus said it was narrow and there are few who will find it should serve as a warning to stay away from megachurches with deceitful false pastors. Most of these guys like to dabble in politics when it suits their purpose, such as encouraging their flocks to support one or another political agenda or foreign policy, and the political winds that blow from these inordinately wealthy congregations end up greatly influencing men like Donald Trump who, if the truth was known, couldn’t care a whit about what the Almighty God might think of them – or their constituents, but there’s gold (and voters) in them temples , so politicians pay attention to the big flocks. Your membership in these covens of evil will count against you, no matter what antichristian tripe you choose to buy into.

The fact that none of the megachurches ever seem to be bothered by the wiles of Satan should also raise a red flag for you. Satan doesn’t wage war against those who already serve him. Look for people who seem to have problems getting their message out. Google Chuck Baldwin and see what he came up against when he decided to leave the mainstream theological circles as he encountered the truth about the Zionists and started preaching such. Also Google Deitrich Bonhoeffer and his tribulations in WWII Germany. For crying out loud, look at what the disciples of Jesus went through. Even secular guys who reveal the truth are attacked by Satan. See what happened to Julian Assange and Ed Snowden. Satan doesn’t like the truth, no matter where it comes from. The big churches with wealthy preachers seem to cruise along with never a problem from Satan. That should tell you all you need to know about those congregations, especially the ones who espouse support for the murdering Zionist state.

Meanwhile, may the blessings of the Almighty Father find and keep us.

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MK

Following Faith or World Leaders

Wildfires creating dangerous situations never before seen in South Korea. Wildfires in Japan following record blizzards which buried the north of the country. Tornado outbreaks in the southeastern US, wildfires around Los Angeles burning off tree growth and causing flash floods and mudslides. Countless natural destruction, floods in various places in Europe, protests which are become increasingly violent in Turkey and Serbia. China’s getting some major floods, too.

Italy is sitting on the time bomb of Campi Flegri, a super volcano that has the potential to inflict severe devastation on the whole planet. Next door, Greece’s Santorini, the volcano that is thought to have taken out the whole of the Minoan civilization around 1600 BC, appears to be rumbling to life. Scientists say the earth is undergoing a magnetic pole shift, which among other things, causes the planet’s magnetic shield to significantly weaken as the fields undergo reversal and leaves animals (including humans) more vulnerable to cosmic radiation from the sun. The pole flip may cause unimaginable changes to the earth’s crust, and oddly enough we are currently experiencing some 75 erupting volcanoes with more which have been dormant beginning to stir. God only knows the potential that various countries’ military satellites could wreak on the world of men.

Unlike the people of Ninevah when Jonah warned them of God’s impending wrath, the earth’s people show no signs of repenting from their evil ways and getting right with God. So, it’s no surprise, at least to this writer, that the countries who are committing the greatest acts of evil today seem to be the very places that are getting the worst of the “natural” disasters. The nations who support genocide and starvation of children, those who ally themselves with such countries as Israel or the US are being struck. Especially the folks of the US who still support an administration such as this Trump circus of evil. Look at the destruction in the Trump states – the whole midwest and southeast is being destroyed by tornadoes, the Carolinas are burning. It’s just too coincidental to be a coincidence. As I write this, south Texas is preparing for major flooding – a place, I might add where there’s a megachurch that espouses devotion and allegiance to the very country which is murdering and starving innocent children. The Zionist governor and Zionist senators of Texas support genocide also. Nothing could be further from the teachings of Jesus Christ, but we are not even supposed to mention that name in the company of nationals from that place, as we send them money, adulation, and best wishes. Good luck with the rainfall, south Texas. Things do not bode well for the modern-day Babylon, either, once God reveals to us exactly which place it is.

The wrath of God is indeed being, or about to be unleashed on this world of evil and immorality. Especially here in the west where our governments support Israeli genocide. Jesus offers us a way out, and His way is indeed a two-edged sword. We have the evil time here on earth, but a vastly different experience promised in the life to come. We must resign ourselves to stand firmly in the faith regardless of what the evil leaders of Israel, the US, Germany, France, etc., choose to do, even when our faith dictates that we must risk everything (on this earth) to follow Jesus. Yes, it will come to that, in fact, for many of our brothers and sisters in Syria, the Congo, occupied Palestine, and other places, it already has. They are being martyred for their faith in Christ, and it won’t be long until it happens here in the good old land of the brave. Count on it – the Canadian government has already begun locking people up for speaking out against the Synagogue of Satan. Trump has begun deporting people from the US for speaking out against genocide – in fact, such is his adulation and support for the rich Zionists of the world, he has begun killing innocent people in Yemen because of their military supporting the hapless Gazans against the murderous occupying regime. When Netanyahu comes to the US, watch as Trump embarrasses the American public as he grovels before him as a good servant must. Now wonder why the US and our allies like South Korea and Japan are being devastated by tornadoes and wildfires, and why the UK is undergoing civil disobedience and even riots.

Because of his hubristic and evil actions, I can say without doubt that if you support this monster in the white house, you are asking for the wrath of the almighty God upon you and yours. The beast system is upon us, and you are choosing your side now. Choose carefully. Do not for an instant think that I’m saying Biden was any better. This isn’t a Democrat of Republican thing; it’s a good vs evil thing. Jesus does not, nor has He ever advocated the persecution and killing of innocent people, and just because the perpetrators and their supporters have a lot of money, it doesn’t make support for them any less egregious. After seeing what this man has done, and who he supports, if you still sing his praises, you’re going to end up in the same furnaces of hell that he’s going to be cast into, but that’s your choice; choose carefully. The Bible tells us that the antichrist will have many supporters in the world, so if you are so easily persuaded that people of the caliber of this man and many of our other past and present leaders are good and decent men, then I pity you, because folks like you will line up to get their mark. You still don’t (won’t) see their deception.

The world isn’t living in the days of the Old Testament. Since Christ came, God no longer puts human life in the hands of other humans. (Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.) The world is headed for destruction, and everyone can plainly see it coming. There is no excuse for being on the wrong side of things. If you support the evil taking place, you are either racist, you enjoy bloodshed, or you are a greedy person who envies the rich and holds those in contempt who have nothing – all of which qualify you as a person who needs to repent, for no Christian could possibly support the evil that the current US leadership supports. Be ye separate. We are in for a rough ride, folks – hang on! The sky grows dark and Campi Flegri rumbles…

For those who have chosen to serve Jesus, hold fast to your faith – it is all you need to endure the tough times before the end. Jesus, as He promised, will be right there beside you to the end, and moreso after the end of this evil age. Do not allow those who would turn you from your faith to prevail on your sensibilities. That especially applies to mega churches led by false preachers. Evil threatens to frustrate even the most faithful, but do not give up! Right now, we have faith and hope; so hang on to what you have. It’s your eternity that’s at stake. Do not listen to anyone who advocates supporting genocide of innocents or the nations who commit it. This world teeters on the brink of the abyss, and only the children of God who trust Jesus Christ will prevail!

If you have not made the decision to follow Christ, by all means get to know Him. He can guide you through these hard times the world is facing. Without His help though, it will be impossible to gain victory and inherit that eternal life in paradise that He offers – with all your heart, come to Christ! It will be a decision you’ll never regret, but if you reject Him, you’ll spend all of eternity regretting it, and in the most horrific circumstances you could ever imagine. You have the choice today, don’t blow it!

May the blessings of the Almighty Father find and keep us.

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MK

The Culmination of Human Tenure at the Door

Have you heard about the super volcano Campi Flegri? If not, it’s located on the west coast of Italy beside the Tyrrhenian Sea, which is a part of the Mediterranean. It’s also quite close to Vesuvius, the volcano that destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum when it erupted back in 79 A.D.

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There are currently about 75 active volcanoes which are erupting right now, and no one is sure what they will end up contributing to the earth’s climate, but the super volcano Campi Flegri is stirring of late, and if it cuts loose, we will have a lot more to worry about. Scientists warn of a “volcanic winter” from millions of tons of dust and ash in the atmosphere which might result in catastrophic failures of crops, maybe worldwide, for who knows how long. If enough ash gets into the atmosphere, jet engines wouldn’t be able to tolerate it, so there goes that vacation to Rio. On the plus side, military aircraft would be grounded too, so those countries which rely on planes to bomb their enemies would have to come up with some other means of destroying places and murdering people.

The world has gone without a significant natural catastrophe for a long time. I’m talking about something big, like a major asteroid strike or super volcano eruption that could threaten life on the planet. There is a noticeable uptick, however, in wildfires, floods, hailstorms, and tornado outbreaks, but nothing on the scale of a truly global apocalypse like what could be expected from something like Campi Flegri. Maybe, just maybe, God is trying to tell us something. Perhaps the ways of the world have once again become too evil for Him to tolerate. Biblical prophecy says we’ll get there.

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The world is being increasingly inured to evil events, such as genocide. The world suffers from an epidemic moral collapse. That’s obviously Satan’s plan, to get the world to a point where we are no longer shocked at pictures of dismembered children or LBGTF parades. Where we see completely destroyed cities, once vibrant centers of human activity, and just ignore them. A point where unspeakable evil is the norm. They tried that in the world before Noah’s flood, and in the towns of Sodom and Gomorrah. If you remember those stories, you’ll remember things didn’t work out so well for the people involved.

The Bible says the next destruction visited on this world will be by fire, and from the looks of things with all these volcanoes going off and the ever-increasing threat of nuclear war, there’s ample opportunity for things to get way out of hand. Until now, we never considered what might be the result of a massive solar flare, which some scientists think might be an infrequent, but regularly occurring event. How about several of those things happening at once?

One scientist I watch thinks the world is going through a phase of magnetic field reversal which will include the planet actually flipping to where the north and south poles will be relocated to different places on the earth. That event would produce giant tsunamis worldwide, and Antarctica and the North Pole would end up near or at the equator. I know it sounds crazy, but he says there’s scientific evidence that it has occurred regularly in the geologic history of the planet.

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Whatever God has in store for us, it’s shaping up to be quite the ride. The Bible tells us there will be some rough times, and that we have to get right with Him to end up on the right side of things. The best advice I can give you is to get to know Jesus Christ. He is the only route to salvation from this evil world. Whatever apocalyptic events that happen will be no threat to those who trust in Him. Keep your eye on the big picture and understand that there is another life, a reality and a happiness that far exceeds anything we have known on this old earth. Where in this life we have fear and despair, in the next one, there will be nothing but peace and joy in the presence of the Father and the Lamb.

Whatever might happen, know that at the end you will pass through a door from this world of darkness and despair into a magnificent Kingdom of eternal happiness where there will be no tears or sorrow of any kind. The beloved Savior Jesus Christ will be waiting at that door to welcome you into that magnificent Kingdom where you will be with Him forevermore. We will not, nor will God, even remember the evil events that took place during the time of humanity in this world – unfortunately for them, neither will He remember the evil people who practiced it as they burn in the eternal flames of hell. So don’t waste your time hating on them, God will prevail.

Meanwhile, may the blessings of the Almighty Father find and keep us.

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MK

Negotiating the Winding Path of Prophecy

I can’t believe this is all happening so fast! Never thought I’d live to see the end coming, but here it is, bearing down on us like a runaway freight train. Right now, Satan is on his game as never before – he knows his time is about up, and he’s lighting this world up with every weapon in his arsenal. If they aren’t pointed at us, we’re doing something wrong.

I’m old now and retired, so if the weather’s not right for outdoor work I sit around watching videos on social media, and I’ve seen a lot of changes lately in the things that are presented. Recently there are lots of shows about end time prophecy with presenters giving differing viewpoints on what’s going on, in fact there are so many interpretations out there right now, if a person isn’t rightfully discerning, it would be easy to get confused. That’s what this post is about, we need to take a deep breath and get back to the fundamentals of our faith. We were told things would come unwound at the end, and if we find ourselves trying to jump on every train that comes by us, we might end up going somewhere we don’t need to be. We need to spend as much time as possible in study and prayer. And loving and encouraging each other while ignoring the whims of the world. Jesus stands ready to help us at every juncture, but we have to be willing to listen to Him. Sometimes that requires swallowing a lot of pride, which probably shouldn’t be there in the first place, and if it is, he’ll (often quite painfully) show us that too. Not because God enjoys putting us through painful experiences, but because we have probably spent too much of our lives pretending we are someone or something different than what we actually are. So, we have to get beyond the pride part to go the right way.

As far as pride goes, you can take this bit of advice from someone who has tasted enough crow to be quite familiar with it’s flavor. I’ve only experienced the downside of allowing pride to blind me to reality because God decided to show me things that I had long ignored, and yes, it was a difficult part of my journey, and things happened that caused me to even question my faith, but all in all it wasn’t a bad thing. Jesus said, [Revelation 3:19]: “As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Therefore be zealous and repent.” and what it says in Proverbs 3:12, “For whom the Lord loves He corrects, Just as a father the son in whom he delights.” When we come out from under the cloud of chastisement, we are able to realize there was a reason for God allowing us to go through times of testing. And what an honor and a privilege to know He is taking the time to train us!

We are educated in the ways of the Spirit precisely to prepare us for things like these confusing days we are enduring. Jesus gave us our Spiritual education to be able to discern which of the many interpretations of prophecy are worth listening to. For instance, if whatever narrative you encounter does not give glory to Jesus Christ and honor Him, at best it is only superficial, but more often than not, it’s just plain false teaching. Satan has a lot of that out there nowadays. The dragon is at war with a greater ferocity than ever to destroy the woman. Of course, the woman is Jesus’ Church.

The first thing I look for is whether or not the narrator even mentions the name of Jesus. If not, it’s automatically false. Jesus said, [John 14:6]: “Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.” So how could any message that excludes mention of Jesus be valid? If Jesus is mentioned, does the narrative mention Him in a positive and authoritative light? If not, it is highly suspect. There are many more devices to watch out for, and the Spirit will reveal them to you if you listen to Him. Jesus will not allow you to follow false teachings if your heart is right with Him. [Matthew 5:8]: “Blessed are the pure in heart, For they shall see God.” But again, being pure at heart might necessitate engaging in that ego-threatening battle with pride.

Another thing I’m noticing – it’s about the commercials out there nowadays. Have you noticed how they portray the purveyors of their products as being so very decadent, living so seemingly luxurious lifestyles that only the wealthy could entertain any semblance to them? Advertising vacations in luxury ski resorts, or tropical islands; advertising automobiles that only the wealthy could ever afford. People dressed in expensive clothes and sporting accoutrements such as expensive jewelry, and these ads are being watched for the most part by folks who are having a hard time paying their bills. What’s up with these commercials? Are we proles supposed to be eating our hearts out or mortgaging our homes to purchase whatever luxurious products or experiences they are hawking?

The Bible warns us in several places about the threat to our souls from being (or wanting to be) rich and the media world today seems to be telling everyone to desire earthly treasure and luxury. Do not fall into that trap! [James 5:5]; “You have lived on the earth in pleasure and luxury; you have fattened your hearts as in a day of slaughter.” [Luke 6:24]: “But woe to you who are rich, For you have received your consolation.” Wealthy people are on a temporary visa – their ownership of wealth disappears when their hearts stop. Their fealty to Satan will no longer avail them once they leave this world. But they rarely stop to consider that. Most of them leastways. The part about the danger of being (or wishing to be) wealthy is just a time-proven tactic of Satan, but it’s being pressed in these end days, so when you hear those false preachers trying to conflate end time prophecy with “prosperity gospel”, just know they are simply and blindly trying to gain more wealth, oblivious to the ever increasing darkness around them.

Brothers and sisters who read these posts, please understand that this writer is dealing with the same problems you are going through, but trusting Jesus Christ as never before, and He’s showing us His faithfulness as never before. We are making our way through a very narrow gate – narrower than any of us realize, but if we stay faithful to Him, He will show us the way home. He wants us to make it, He’s willing to do anything it takes to help us. He’s even died for us, so never allow the enemy to make you feel like you’re alone, Jesus is always there, and He will be there to the end: [Matthew 28:20]: “…lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.

The best place to find and study prophecy is in your Bible. The Spirit will interpret what of it you need to understand. There may be a lot more there than what you can digest, but the Lord knows what you need.

And watch out for those AI generated narratives with their fancy proper British-sounding inflections, accents and CGI video backgrounds – if you pay attention, you can even pick up on its limited vocabulary and redundant phraseology. I really don’t think computers have the capability to understand nor disseminate God’s Word, nor especially Bible prophecy. At the very least, only pay attention to known God-fearing people and preachers you trust.

Don’t be dismayed or afraid as we approach the end of this age. there are still yet some difficult times ahead. As you’ve seen before on these posts, if Satan ain’t giving you problems, you’re doing something wrong. Stay strong. Stay faithful. Do not fear the servants of Satan – refusing to fear them is key to defeating them, for they live off fear and trepidation. Be particularly careful of whom you listen to as concerns prophecy and God’s will for you. Trust Jesus Christ and Him only.

May the blessings of the Almighty Father find and keep us.

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The Great Spiritual Inheritance

There’s a thing in my closet, and to tell the truth, I’m usually at odds with myself on the best way to deal with it. I certainly can’t get rid of it, nor do I wish to. It was passed down to me by my dad, and he told me he got it from his dad and his dad from his grandpa, and so forth from many generations ago. It’s not really anything very impressive, maybe just a thing made out of some kind of unknown material, but if it’s as old as I’ve been told it is, I’m pretty sure they didn’t have man-made materials that can do what this thing does that long ago, so it’s anyone’s guess. Whatever it is, it has held up well over the years. In fact, if I didn’t know better, I’d swear it gets in better and better shape as the years pass. Old stories have been passed down of years gone by during which the object got twisted around and distorted, but it always seemed to get back to its original shape, especially when the owners really studied it and wielded it, and tried to learn as much about it as they could.

Dad told me this thing is of utmost importance and to take care of it with my life. Each of my forebears was told the same thing by their fathers, and that although we only have a relatively miniscule understanding of the significance of it, and may not see what it portends in our lifetimes, there will come a time when its true value will be revealed, and we should hope that we are the ones alive and in proper care of it when that happens.

I’ve talked to people about this thing, the care of which I am currently entrusted, and doing so has taught me that there are folks who listen to the tale of this thing, but most think I’m some kind of nut and change the subject when I mention it. For some reason I’m still compelled to tell people about it, and when someone actually listens and hears the story of it, I seem to get a lift and so the listeners, I don’t know why, but it’s as if I’m obligated to inform people about it.

When the story of this thing began, as has been passed down through the years, there was some kind of itinerant preacher who came to some villages in another part of the world and spent some time there speaking to anyone who would listen about another life that folks would arrive at when this one is over. He wasn’t a wealthy man, a fact which didn’t allow him much regard form the better-off townsfolk, so most of that kind of people didn’t pay him much attention. There were some, though, who came to him and listened attentively as he spoke words of profound wisdom – those who listened to him received a gift of being able to perceive his messages to be of ageless importance, they all seemed to feel blessed when he spoke, and no one could explain or understand why.

Throughout my life I have pondered the stories about this fellow and have been amazed that the people I try to talk to about this thing have the very same reactions to the stories as those guys back when he spoke to them. Some want to hear more but most others turn away. Anyways, the story goes that a select few men were chosen (by him) to hear him out and learn of his message. He gave instructions such as how they should behave towards each other, but outside his group not very many seemed to want to hear that part of his message – they certainly didn’t take it to heart, and to this day they still haven’t. He also told them how to care for this thing he left behind, this thing of which I find myself in possession.

He left the object of which in my time I have been entrusted with very specific instructions as to how to care for it, in fact it was his own idea that whoever would be in possession of it was obligated, as part of his or her stewardship, to tell as many folks as were willing to listen about the thing. Even though it’s an old story shrouded in the supernatural, I believe it with all my heart and that is why I feel compelled to speak out about this object of which I have come to know is of special magnificence, this thing of which I speak. I often wonder though if the guy who left it in the first place already knew I would end up with it in my lifetime thousands of years later, but then deep in my heart I realize that of course he did. He spoke words long ago most of which I fully understand today. He must have been the greatest of prophets.

My dad also told me that there are others – and have been through the ages – who rightfully lay claim to this same object – they have it too and keep it in their own personal places, and the ones who can legitimately claim it are under the exact same obligation to tell people about it. Don’t ask me how several people can be able to claim the same thing, but I’m sure this thing transcends any physical constraints of which humankind is aware. Somehow, I understand that the others who own it are not only co-owners of the same inheritance but are also beloved brethren and instead of being jealous or envious of someone else claiming something that I know is rightfully mine, the original fellow who left us this thing taught his followers to help each other to share it boundlessly and heartfully support its equal ownership by their brethren.

There’s an interesting thing about this object of which I speak, and this is perhaps the biggest reason there are so many detractors of the truth of it – it’s invisible – to know it’s real you have to believe it exists, but you can feel it if you try to hear and learn about it. One can hear it with the heart, so to speak, but not everyone can – only those who are willing to stop their worldly pursuits long enough to listen. It’s like someone knocking at your door, you hear the rapping, but unless you open the door you never have to admit anyone was there, much less listen to what he might have had to say. Now even though you can argue that no one was there and there was no message delivered, you can’t honestly argue that you didn’t hear the knocking.

The closet I mentioned earlier is actually the vault of my own heart, and there are many things in there – some if not most of which I really, really need to get rid of, but I’m afraid I’m stricken with the remembrance of them, at least until that time comes. But even though its invisible to the human eye, the valuable object is in a prominent place there. A valuable lesson I’ve learned is that the more time I spend studying and meditating on that blessed thing, the less time I spend regretting the bad things – things that someday will be gone forever. Which brings this story around to the object again, if you can really call it an object – I don’t think there are words in the languages of men to do it justice. The story that has been passed down also relates to that time I mentioned earlier when the one who left the object said he’d return. I believe He will return; He will want to see His blessed object on earth and how well I (we) have cared for it. He will already know how or if we listened to the part of His message about caring for each other, and at that time we will realize just how well He knows. If things stay the way they are going there will be plenty of rubble and debris around to testify as to how mankind listened.

He spoke of a wonderful reward for those who shared the object with their neighbors, He spoke of the new life to come, and of the joy and wonder of a place we have yet to see, in which the owners of His beloved gift who nurtured it will spend in eternal paradise.

If you enjoyed this, by all means share it with someone, by doing so you will show your desire to assume your share of ownership of our inheritance.

May the blessings of the Almighty Father find and keep us.

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Beyond the Intensity of the Great Conflict

As we watch the wars around the world, we could overlook the big one that is coming. This one will involve all believers in Jesus Christ and one day soon it will be over. Meanwhile, we will be expected to voluntarily walk into the greatest battle humanity has ever faced and fight with our heart and soul. We will have no fighter aircraft nor mortars – not even a rifle with which to repel the enemy that will be upon us, but we will still have a great advantage over him. We will also have a song in our collective heart that will announce the absolute victory we will have attained. The song is:

“Great and marvelous are your works, Lord God Almighty. Just and true are your ways, O’ king of the saints. Who shall not fear you, O’ Lord, and glorify Yor name? For you alone are Holy. For all nations shall come and worship before You. For Your judgements have been manifested.”

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When we are assailed by our enemy, when our chances of survival seem to grow dim as the darkness besets us, this song of praise to our King will lift our spirit. This is the song of victory of the saints who are faithful to the end – the song that will be voiced by those who overcome the mark of the beast and refuse to worship him. The Bible doesn’t tell us how many saints will be around to sing this song, but I expect that among the hordes of people who emerge from the battle, comparatively few will be able to give voice to this wonderful song of victory. If I were the reader here, I would make it a point to memorize it so you will be able to join the chorus at the appointed time. Be a voice.

Our faith in Jesus is the greatest weapon we will have at our disposal to wield against the very powerful enemy we will be required to fight, but no matter how dreadful he may appear, we must refuse to be intimidated; we must never surrender. All we have ever understood to be good, to be righteous in the course of the ages, will be on the line. There will come a time when we must even go against our human instinct and realize something more important than even our earthly lives will be at risk during this spiritual battle and it’s imperative that we get a prior understanding of that before we determine to join the fray. You see, the realization is the important part, for our eternal soul is indeed at stake, we just have to get to the point where we acknowledge that and fight accordingly. Also, and very importantly we are able to disarm the enemy when our fear is no longer in play for perfect love casts out fear. [1 John 4:18]: “There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love.” We have to double down on our faith and pray for God’s love, there’s no other option.

I like to imagine that day when we look around us at the smoldering ruin that was our world, sweat and blood dripping from this earthly shell as God wrests our spirit away, when we are able to clearly shout and sing hallelujahs and praise to our King Who brought us through the great war to a victory of which the very angels of Heaven will have witnessed. I believe those angels will be singing along with us with voices of such beauty that we could have never imagined and as Jesus our Lord walks up to His soldiers one by one and welcomes us into His unfathomably magnificent Heavenly Kingdom which appears beyond that river – the great river we at one time feared to cross. The power of His love will be revealed, and we will be able to feel it with senses we don’t have now, but to say it’s going to be a marvelous experience is a huge understatement, but then, we don’t have words in any human language to describe such Heavenly splendor. No words at all.

God is eternal, so before He created human beings, He and Heaven had been around from time immemorial, and after we are gone to our eternal abode, He and Heaven will be around forever, but maybe there will be songs and stories of mankind’s great struggle – and Jesus shepherding us to our victory – in Heaven forever – but who knows?

We indeed must resolve to fight this battle to the end as loyal soldiers, always looking to victory. When you begin to understand how it must be fought you will be amazed at the weapons we have at our disposal. Our enemy has no access to our arsenal. All who decided not to fight – those who rejected Jesus – will look on with helpless and agonizing envy when they see our jubilation and joy! Now it’s on you to find Jesus and get to know Him. He’s not that far away.

If you plan to join this amazing celebration, just in case there are no lyric sheets around, you should probably memorize the song – it’s in Revelation 15:3,4.

May the blessings of the Almighty Father find and keep us.

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MK

The Real War – Between Wealth and Faith

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It would be easier to just turn and walk away. I have to confess, the temptation is there. I often feel like a fool for trying to get folks to at least look into opening their Bibles and take that decision to finally address their problems, indeed the problems of their world, through the eyes of one who believes in Jesus Christ. He very plainly tells us that He is the Way, the Truth and the Life. [John 14:6] No matter how cross-threaded one is, it’s hard to misinterpret what He is saying in that statement – especially the Way part. If you’re looking for a way to deal with – not the problems of the world, they’ll only be solved when He comes back – but how those problems are affecting you right now, Jesus is the Way and there is no other. Believe me, I’ve been as frustrated as anybody. Like most folks, I wish there was some magic wand someone could wave and fix this mess we’re in, but that option isn’t available. I wish people would stop expecting some politician to step up and get us going in a better direction, but that’s not going to happen. There will indeed be one, who will appear at first to solve our problems, but he will be the very one we must avoid.

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Donald Trump is once again in a position where he might try to solve the world’s problems – if that was his intent. But as before, without Jesus Christ’s guidance, he won’t be successful. I don’t care how sold you are on him, he is just another rich man out to get richer, and that’s the bottom line. Look at all the billionaires in his administration. I’m not saying he’s the antiChrist, but he seems to be auditioning for the role.

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There are statues of him everywhere

For their entire lives on this earth. these people have never known what it’s like to worry about their lights being turned off for the lack of money to pay their electric bills. For Pete’s sake if Trump was really trying to help with the country’s serious problems, don’t you think he’d be hiring people with some semblance of ability to tackle homelessness. Our cities are in shambles. America definitely needs to be great (again?), and no amount of fealty to Benjamin Netanyahu is going to fix that. Trump’s been in office almost a month now, and the only moves he has made thus far is to prostrate himself to wealthy Zionists, even moreso than Joe Biden did, and that’s a low bar. His obeisance to Netanyahu was particularly disappointing for Americans -particularly those who wanted to see him as a courageous leader – to have to watch.

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The fake $100 bills in this pic have “In Trump We Trust” on his goat statue in Mara Lago.

Donald Trump, in his quest to appear wealthy, smart, and successful, continues to thoroughly embarrass America, both at home and especially in all foreign countries, he’s shaming America. That’s a real pathetic issue for sure, but there are several pressing ones. There’s a perfectly reasonable explanation for them all. Our nation has almost completely abandoned God – that’s the root cause of our problems!

Personally, I don’t believe we should accept the insult to God that printing “In God We Trust” on money in the first place. The idolatrous love for money is the root of all evil and the one thing the Bible warns us about more than anything else, but to substitute Trump for God even in this out-of-place phrase is openly proclaiming Trump to be equal with God – the original sin of Satan. This is blatant idolatry, goat and all.

I live in an area of the country where houses still proudly wave Trump campaign flags. One day when the evil of his administration is manifested, they may out of conscience opt to take them down, but God is taking pictures of those yards to remind folks (in case they haven’t repented) at the judgement that they supported this fellow. Of course, the democrats are as bad or worse, but opposing one evil group by supporting another one will be no excuse.

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Do you really want to put yourself in the position to have explain to the Lord why you had something like this in your yard?

So here we are, most people at a loss for what to do, how to deal with this tsunami of evil overtaking the world, and so few of us have come to the realization that mankind doesn’t have the power within us to emerge victorious from it. At some point in the near future, a Savior will indeed appear, and He will decisively and forever defeat the enemy, but when that happens, it’ll be too late to get off the fence. [Revelation 16:15] “Behold, I am coming as a thief. Blessed is he who watches, and keeps his garments, lest he walk naked and they see his shame.” [16;18,19]: “And there were noises and thunderings and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such a mighty and great earthquake as had not occurred since men were on the earth. 19 Now the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. And great Babylon was remembered before God, to give her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of His wrath.” A horrific moment for all who have rejected the Son of God. I think America fits the description of the great Babylon here, don’t you?

The opportunity for individuals to win this battle is slipping away, and no amount of fealty to wealthy people will help in the end. Jesus is the only Way, we need to start looking at our situation from a new perspective, one in which we are able to see that there is another existence, for only by understanding there is a better life ahead will we able to comprehend and elude the evil that is upon us. Too many of us reject the very faith that is able to save us, and it’s the only path to victory – those who turn to wealth, or even the desire of it, will be in for a horrible time.

May the blessings of the Almighty Father find and keep us.

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MK

Reasons to Avoid Envy of the Rich

If you are one of the regulars here, you probably know that Folkpotpourri has been offline for several days. I’ve been fighting a spiritual battle that I realized was coming, but I didn’t have any idea how savagely I was about to be assailed. I won’t go into the details in this post. During this respite, however, and in those moments of clarity with which I have been blessed, the realization that the end is much closer than any of us imagine, I have felt that the urgency of our situation is dictating that I must continue to reach out – other believers in Jesus are doing so – we are indeed living in the last of days. The sharp sickle is about to be thrust into the crop.

Our wealth, at least for those who the world imagines to be wealthy, is about to become worthless. Imagine if you are a billionaire and a time comes when you discover that you are suddenly among the poorest of persons. It’s going to happen – those fellows who have spent the last several years hiring contractors to dig out enormous bunkers that have been lavishly furnished will finally understand that all of the gold and silver, the precious gems and other accoutrements that exist as symbols of one’s status that they stash in their holes – is not worth anything anymore. When some rich guy discovers he needs drinking water more than he needs an army of security guards, he will at last understand that things the world once considered worthless are in fact those very things humans need the most. Their (almost) greatest fear will suddenly come to pass – they will be poor – as poor as the hungriest child in Ethiopia or Palestine, and worth no more in the eyes of God than any other person on earth. When the real reckoning is upon them as they stand before Jesus Christ at judgement, (their greatest fear) they will suddenly wish they were in the shoes of some poor child. For those who rejected Jesus, this moment will be the most horrific instance in the life of any human being.

Security details and bodyguards will abandon the “elites” when the money they’ve been paid is not worth anything anymore. No one will be able to eat their digital wealth – which won’t be available anyway, because when things get bad enough, the databases where their wealth is “stored” will more than likely be dissolving into wisps of smoke from rubble heaps that were once elaborate data collection centers filled with blinking lights and computer banks. The ones hidden underground will fare no better once God unleashes the great earthquake mentioned in [Revelation 16:18]: “”And there were noises and thunderings and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such a mighty and great earthquake as had not occurred since men were on the earth.” In fact, at some point during the end days, people will be so afraid of God’s wrath that they will beg for the rocks to cave in on them, such will be their terror. [Revelation 6:15-17]:  And the kings of the earth, the great men, [j]the rich men, the commanders, the mighty men, every slave and every free man, hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains, 16 and said to the mountains and rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of Him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb! 17 For the great day of His wrath has come, and who is able to stand?”

When they come to their eternal torment, they will be as the rich man looking on at the poor man, Lazarus who will be in paradise with Father Abraham, and there will be no hope for their relief as they burn in the eternal fires of hell – not even a drop of water! [Luke 16:24]: “Then he cried and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.’ This might sound like an unjust punishment, but did that rich guy show mercy to helpless people like for instance, the peasants suffering in the Gaza holocaust? No the rich Americans forced American universities to shut down protests when students brought the genocide to the world’s attention. Abraham told him [Luke 16:25,26] “But Abraham said, ‘Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things; but now he is comforted and you are tormented. 26 And besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, so that those who want to pass from here to you cannot, nor can those from there pass to us.’ No help will be forthcoming, forever – even their beloved CERN won’t be able to open a portal through that void.

Why is the fate of wealthy being discussed here? Because these passages so visibly describe the eternal torment that lies in wait for non-believers. Unfortunately for those, even the not rich, people who continue to reject Jesus Christ, the same dismal future awaits. Many even envy the rich, but unfortunately for them, wanting to be wealthy can be as bad as being wealthy, because desiring riches is a lust of the flesh and a form of idolatry. The Bible says the LOVE for money is the problem. [1 Timothy 6:10]: “For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.” So, you don’t have to be wealthy to fall into this scheme of Satan.

If you are not rich, consider yourself blessed and enjoy being outside the group of those who have sold their souls. Rejoice in the abundant life of the true Christian! Out here in the country we can walk outside into the woods and enjoy the natural beauty God bestowed on us. Now I realize that the “elites” also have access to these things, but the real blessing is in the heart – common folks who dare to believe are gifted with the ability to appreciate God’s creation in a way that those heartless, soulless, creatures of wealth can never experience. We have the unique ability to enjoy things that don’t cost anything – and we enjoy them vastly more than some banker enjoys his money.

As the age of our world draws to a close, we should take advantage of our spiritual blessings and learn to appreciate the things around us, the solace of a walk in the country watching red birds and hearing crows talking is a wonderful sabbatical from the growing evil with which we are faced. There are countless events taking place around us that the enemy has set in place to cause us to feel helpless; things over which we have little or no control, but don’t let Satan take away your hope. He would really like to. Hang on to the hope that is in Jesus and we’re promised we’ll get through this. Jesus’ promises are a guarantee, we just have to stay strong and wait for Him.

Jesus tells us in several places of the importance of being patient, because under these dark clouds of uncertainty in today’s chaotic world, it’s not hard to become frustrated and lose hope, but when things are at their worst, zoom out and keep in mind that there is another life awaiting us, and the joy we will experience in that next one will make all of these trials as nothing. Be prepared at any time to just stop what you’re doing and have a talk with Jesus – it’s surprising just how much the Spirit can lift your heart – even at the worst of times. The rich people who presume to be in control right now will see a justice so unimaginable horrible they will all beg to go back and do it over, but it’ll be too late, they’ll plead with a God Who no longer hears them – for all of eternity. Think about a day when guys who are immensely rich in this life will envy the poorest who have lived among us – forever.

I guess my point is that we should never allow ourselves to envy the rich – indeed, we should pray for them because they need repentance and forgiveness as much as anyone.

May the blessings of the Almighty Father find and keep us through these last troubled days.

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MK