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Satan Tightens His Global Control

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Oh Lord, please break the hold that Satan and his powers of darkness have on the world. Last week we wrote about how unchecked emotions or the old sin nature was leading the world into utter chaos. Today, we will write about how Satan and the powers of darkness are tightening their grip on humanity leading them to think and do the unconscionable. This hold on humanity will cause untreatable suffering, illnesses, and even death. This hold on humanity will cause many to do and say what they normally wouldn’t. Many are being pushed beyond their breaking point, either going stark raving mad, on the verge of insanity or committing suicide. Everyone will be affected to some degree even if they claim Jesus Christ as their Savior. These will be dark days indeed when everything seems to be falling apart. We have already seen this in today’s world where someone will ruthlessly slash young people in their sleep for no reason and where another will buy a gun, then unmercifully kill his workmates in cold blood. There is not a day that goes by where we don’t hear about how people act as if they are being controlled by the master of evil and the powers of darkness.

Our job today is to learn how to recognize the evil powers of darkness so that we can effectively stand against them with God’s truth. There are different levels of difficulty in recognizing the evil presence, so we will start with the easiest first. Although it’s the easiest to recognize, it will be among the most difficult, especially among fallen humanity who is unfamiliar with God’s righteous truth. The powers of darkness can lead you to unrighteous thoughts and vain imaginations. So, if we are unfamiliar with the righteousness in God’s Word, then it would be easy for the powers of darkness to freely implant their thoughts causing us to eventually commit the unrighteous act. This does not negate our responsibility just because the thought was implanted by the enemy. So, we must do two things. First, we must learn the righteous behavior required for every follower of Jesus Christ. We must learn the difference between right and wrong. We must learn the truth, which is not taught at home and in the public schoolroom. The second thing is to cast the evil thoughts and vain imaginations out of our minds immediately. Then we must substitute those thoughts with righteous and holy thoughts. If we don’t, then we will join the world in every manner of wickedness.

The powers of darkness tighten their control on humanity by leading them to trust in their own ability to overcome every obstacle from increasing lawlessness to global warming. This is most difficult to recognize but easy to overcome if we truly trust in God alone. To trust in God will put His truth into our lives, using it to grow us from one degree of glory to another. Our Spiritual growth in Christ will set us free from our bondage to Satan. We can tell Satan to be gone and we can cast out his evil thoughts but until we put God’s truth into our lives then Satan will return. He will return again and again until we are pulled back into bondage and back into a life of great pain and wicked rage. Satan will not stop until our minds are clouded and on the verge of insanity or total madness. That’s exactly what he does. Look around and you can see how he is winning the war. Look around and you can see how the Church is growing more lukewarm every day by not trusting in His truth alone. Let me ask you a question, “are you growing more like Christ every day or are you growing more like the world filled with every manner of evil? “If you are NOT growing in Christ daily, then you are becoming more like the world that’s in bondage to the enemy. Only the truth will set you free.

Most people living in the West proclaim loudly that they are free. There is nothing further from the truth. Satan and the powers of darkness want you to believe this lie so that you will not seek to be free. They want to keep you away from the truth so that you will remain in bondage to the powers of darkness. Some seek their own truth by searching the internet believing that they have the power of discernment. Others seek the truth by weighing what everyone says on social media, believing that they too have the power of discernment. Others listen to one preacher after another on YouTube believing that they too can discern the truth and discard the lies. Then, finally, you have those who listen to the news media and all the politicians thinking that they too can discern the truth and jettison the outrageous lies. I am here to tell you that there is only one place to receive the truth and set you free from your bondage, and that is from Jesus Christ, who is the Spirit of truth. The more we immerse ourselves in God’s truth the more we will have true discernment. Only true discernment will expose all the lies and the powers of darkness attempting to lead you further into darkness.

As fallen humanity seeks to discover his own truth, the deeper he will go into bondage. His mind will be clouded, and his eyes will grow dimmer creating even greater confusion. Medication will not help. Higher learning will not help. Humanity will begin to slip deeper and deeper into the grips of Satan causing untold suffering. So, we must seek God’s truth to deliver us from our bondage to Satan and the powers of darkness. The truth comes directly from God through Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit. This truth was also written down in the original text free from all textual errors. It was given to the prophets, apostles, and men called by God to write down God’s words through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. This is the same Spirit that will open the eyes of every believer who prayerfully reads the Holy Scriptures. This is the only truth that will set you free from the powers of darkness. No matter how old the earth becomes the truth will remain the same. Science, technology, and artificial intelligence will not change this truth. Higher learning, philosophy, and psychology will not change this truth. The truth from God remains the same throughout all eternity. The truth from God is the only truth that will set you free. Remember the words of Jesus, “And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free” (John 8:32).

Raging madness and threatening behavior are already spreading around the globe affecting nearly every person. They cannot explain it. They cannot cure it. They cannot stop it on their own. All of their technology and all of science cannot stop it.  In the end, one will arise making great promises to bring peace and prosperity to a beleaguered world. It will make no difference that his ways are lawless. It will make no difference because the world is suffering greatly. They will be looking for a savior to deliver them from their crumbling world on the verge of collapse. They will be willing to do anything to stop the mental anguish and the physical pain. They will even be willing to turn from their God, whom most will begin to blame for their troubles. Satan who has caused most of the world’s sufferings will now turn the tables casting all the blame on God. Remember, when Antichrist comes, he will be Satan’s representative on earth. His goal has not changed since the beginning. His ultimate goal is the destruction of humanity through his bald-faced lies, temptations, and leading you away from trusting in God exclusively. Please turn back to God before it’s too late by following Christ and His truth alone to deliver you from your captivity to Satan and his diabolical control. A time is coming when it will be nearly impossible to escape as Satan tightens his global control.

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When the World Falls Apart

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Nobody wants to think about when the world falls apart. Most will simply ignore this message as they have ignored most prophetic messages, while some will spin their own interpretation, while others will take it to heart seeking God’s guidance for the days ahead. I pray that you do the latter. The problem with today’s world, to use an old idiom, is that most are, “going from pillar to post.” They are always searching for the truth, most often in the wrong place, causing them to change what they believe multiple times and never arrive at the truth. They don’t know the truth about themselves or the world in which they live. So, when the world starts to fall apart, most won’t recognize it until it’s too late. Even if some recognize the decline and try to stop it, it will slip into total madness, because they don’t know the truth about how to stop it. The political establishment cannot stop the decline. The lukewarm church cannot stop the decline. Everything they do will end up in chaos. I hope to spare you of that, by convincing you that the world as we now know it has been falling apart for some time now and is gradually getting worse until it becomes unrecognizable. That should not only frighten you, but it should horrify you. So, please let me encourage you to learn how to stop the decline before it’s too late.

To get our bearings we need to journey back to a quieter time before the internet, cellphones, 24-hour news, and social media. Family and church were at the center of what most of us did. If we were not reading a good book, then we were sitting on the front porch visiting face-to-face with our neighbors. We were taught at an early age that God had all the answers to our questions about the universe and was more than capable of solving all of our physical and emotional problems. We learned early on how to apply God’s Word in the Bible to every situation and understood well the necessity of prayer and meditation. Of course, we had our wars and rumors of wars. We had our diseases and vaccines. We had our occasional crazy person. Yes, we even had our criminals that were rarely seen or even talked about. We also had those people who were unfamiliar with God’s solutions in the Bible, so we spent ample time with them to help them overcome their emotional chaos. However, in time things began to slowly change in the world making it nearly unrecognizable by most. The world was no longer the same. It was as if we had all entered some kind of future shock.

After sixty years of witnessing this change, we have come to realize that the world we once knew was falling apart. It was no longer the same. Although the physical world has also changed putting humanity at risk, it is the change to humanity that’s put it in far greater danger. The danger is so eminent that if we don’t reverse course soon it will be most difficult to put into words what will happen. In today’s world, we have seen crazy or insane people doing horrible things. We have seen criminals do the unthinkable, shocking our insensibilities. We have seen an increase in hate and violence where the whole world is bashing one another. We have seen an increase in suicide. Now, imagine with me for a moment if nearly every person on the planet was carried away with this kind of horrific behavior, it would be beyond pandemonium or chaos. This is exactly where humanity is headed, destroying one another along with the physical planet. It’s not too late to stop it, but we must act today. If we don’t, then all will be lost. If we don’t stop the decline, then the Antichrist will come and restore order by putting humanity under his control. The lawless one will promise law and order and a bright future.

So, how can we stop it? First, we must realize that we are emotional creatures created in God’s image. Yes, we have had many physical problems but at the heart of all our problems are our emotions. As emotional creatures, we need love, compassion, and understanding from others. We need a sense of belonging. We need to understand our changing and often erratic emotions. We need to understand what drives our behavior. We need to understand our passion for learning and becoming. When we observe the world today, we see that humanity has lost control of its emotions. Most are no longer in control leading them to seek advice from a world being run by the powers of darkness. Satan and his powers of darkness will not give you the truth but allow everyone to sink deeper and deeper into the pit of immortality. Satan is laughing at humanity who has rejected the truth from their Creator and has accepted the lie believing that they have the power within themselves to overcome their problems. This is the same lie given to humanity from the very beginning and throughout every age believing that they can harness their own power. In ages past, humanity has believed that they could harness the power from their idols, then later through their higher learning, then eventually through their drugs, and in the coming days through their technology or artificial intelligence. Satan has convinced humanity that they have the power within themselves to overcome all of their problems and should only pay lip service to their God.

Well, we know all too well that humanity is not capable of solving its own emotional and psychological problems. Even when artificial intelligence is introduced, it will fail. There is only one answer that can turn the tide. Humanity must trust God who is the only one capable of solving all of their problems. This will not be an easy thing for the world but it will not be impossible. We must demonstrate to the world that God can make a difference in our lives if we believe the Gospel and trust in Him alone to give us everything that we need for life and godliness. The Bible says, “According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue” (II Peter 1:3). So, it is God who has the power to give us everything we need to solve all of our problems in life. This knowledge comes from God’s only begotten Son, a knowledge that allows us to overcome every problem in life. This amazing knowledge will help us to put off the old life of sin and put on the new life in Christ, a life that is completely different from fallen humanity. This awesome knowledge will also lead us to the glory of our new life in Christ, which has been transformed, allowing us to partake of the divine nature (II Peter 1:4).

Those who have tasted this wonderful knowledge given to us in the Bible can attest to experiencing one little miracle after another as God works everything together for good for those who love God and have been called according to His purpose (Romans 8:28). Unfortunately, the modern church has all but rejected this Scripture truth and have turned to the world to receive their knowledge that comes from the powers of darkness. Moreover, this false knowledge along with their psychotropic drugs and counseling, are unable to resolve humanity’s issues. The only way that we can reverse the damage caused to humanity is to come out from among them and be separate (II Corinthians 6:17-18). I have been preaching this for years to no avail. It is like the entire world is hooked on the knowledge that comes from the powers of darkness. They simply don’t want to give it up. Most believers in Christ have integrated the world’s knowledge with the teachings of the Holy Scripture, which is an abomination. To do so will keep them in bondage to Satan and the coming Antichrist. We will never stop the decline and deliver our people from bondage until we have truly come out from the fallen world bringing our children and grandchildren with us. If God’s true children will come out from the world by no longer trusting in the political establishment, the lukewarm church, public education, the news media, and social media, then we will be able to stop the decline into chaos. Dear children, let us be counted among the faithful remnant by stopping the decline into chaos.

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When the World Stops Listening

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They say the mind can take only so much and then it stops listening. Some are calling it overload, while others are calling it selective hearing.  Whatever it is, it appears that the whole world has stopped listening. They have turned away from the ancient religions and are embracing a new future that promises many unbelievable advances in technology. These changes promise to enhance humanity’s ability to experience a deeper understanding of the entire universe and their unique place in it. These changes promise to give them a fulfilled life where the whole world will come together as one in peace and tranquility. These changes promise to open the door to a new reality where anything is possible from communicating with the animal kingdom to utilizing artificial intelligence to enhance their abilities. Nothing seems impossible to a world that has jettisoned classic Christianity for a brave new world. Although many will continue to play church, they no longer trust in God for their future, and they no longer trust in religion to chart their path ahead. They have joined the lukewarm church and no longer listen to God exclusively.

We live in a world that no longer wants to hear the deep things about the risen Christ and His miraculous work through the indwelling Spirit. They no longer want to hear about our need for Spiritual growth by putting off the old life and putting on the new life in Christ. They no longer want to hear that we have been given everything we need for life and godliness, which would cause them to reject most of humanity’s self helps. They no longer want to hear about God’s loving providence, even if we must faithfully endure trials and tribulations. The world has stopped listening because they have either rejected Christianity altogether or they have grown comfortable with the lukewarm church. It’s a sad state of affairs when we equate the rejection of Christianity with the lukewarm church but unfortunately, that’s exactly where Satan has led the modern church. The modern church has aggressively accepted all the new teachings from the world causing them to turn a deaf ear to the eternal truths passed on to us by our forefathers. So, let’s take a closer look at these unchanging truths that must be embraced by every true believer in Christ and truths that must be tirelessly proclaimed from the pulpit of their churches.

The true Church of God embraces the power and miraculous work of the Holy Spirit (John 6:4-15; I Corinthians 12:1-31). Without the power of the Holy Spirit, we will never be all that God wants us to be in Christ. Without the miraculous work of the Holy Spirit, the church will become stagnant in its growth and not be that bright shining light on a hill. The good news is this power of the Holy Spirit is immediately available to every believer who is called into the Kingdom. There is no waiting for those who believe and know in their hearts that they have been called. The Spirit is our Helper in all things from Spiritual growth to understanding and using our Spiritual gifts for the furtherance of God’s Kingdom here on earth. We have all been given Spiritual gifts not based on our natural abilities but on our call into the eternal Kingdom. Furthermore, the Spirit stays with us every moment of every day as our new Holy Resident. He always guides us and directs us along life’s narrow path experiencing one miracle after another that’s only fully realized as we mature in Christ. Every true Church embraces the power and miraculous work of the Holy Spirit.

The true Church of God embraces the absolute need for Spiritual growth from one degree of glory to another (II Corinthians 3:18). Spiritual growth is not about learning empty doctrines and endless rituals or memorizing the entire Bible from cover to cover. On the other hand, it is working closely with the indwelling Spirit by receiving His convictions and following His prompting even if it’s extremely uncomfortable. Reading slowly and methodically Holy Scripture allows it to penetrate deep within our own hearts bringing forth remorse, confession, and repentance, thus putting off the old life of sin and putting on the new life in Christ. In the beginning, you will not read far before the tears of remorse flow down your cheeks leading you to cry out to the Lord in confession, agreeing to turn from your sin and never repeat it. In the place of the old life, we discover the new life, which must be put into place immediately, which takes great faith. Although putting on the new life in Christ may seem uncomfortable and quite awkward, in time through the power of the indwelling Spirit you will blossom with joy and a peace that defies understanding. The true believer doesn’t look to grow only once a week by listening to Spirit-filled preaching, but they grow Spiritually every day by reading Holy Scripture and listening to the indwelling Spirit. Every true Church embraces the absolute need for Spiritual growth.

The true Church of God embraces the sufficiency of Holy Scripture for all of life and godliness (II Peter 1:3). The Bible says, “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new” (II Corinthians 5:17). This is a beautiful truth that all the old hang-ups and besetting sins we had before Christ no longer have a hold on us. We have been set free to grow up Spiritually in Christ to become a beautiful new creation. We have not been left alone but have the indwelling Spirit, our Helper, and the Holy Scripture that gives us everything we need for life and godliness (II Peter 1:3). All those old emotional and psychological problems no longer have a hold on the new person in Christ. God promises to give us the solution for every problem facing humanity. As true believers in Christ, we no longer need the world’s counselors or psychotropic drugs to overcome our problems. As true believers in Christ, we no longer trust fallen humanity to solve our many emotional and psychological problems, but we trust God, who created us and knows everything about us. We have learned how to bring our problems directly to God in deep prayer and meditation believing that He will solve every problem in His time. As the true Church of God, we embrace the sufficiency of Holy Scripture.

The true Church of God embraces God’s loving providence (Romans 8:28). As we grow up Spiritually every day trusting in God for all of life and godliness, we are still left temporarily in the fallen world controlled by the powers of darkness. Although the powers of darkness will use our trials and tribulations to cause us to stumble, God will always turn things around and use them for our eternal benefit if we maintain our trust in His loving providence. The Bible says, “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose” (Romans 8:28). It is a marvelous thing to trust in God to work all things together for good. For when we have eyes to see we will witness one miracle after another as God defeats the enemy of our souls and uses the trials and tribulations to strengthen our faith in Christ. As we mature in Christ we will learn to rejoice in trials and tribulations knowing that they are used for the perfecting of our faith (James 1:2-4). The lukewarm church is being destroyed by the many trials and tribulations of the last days, whereas the true Church of God embraces God’s loving providence.

Finally, the true Church of God embraces the exclusiveness of Christianity (John 14:6). We know that Christ is the only way to salvation, so we behave accordingly. Many claim to know the truth that Christ is the only way, but then they do their godless research for every little problem that comes into their lives. They freely associate with other religions, oftentimes seeking their advice about life and godliness. They have no problem seeking advice from the world or fallen humanity to understand the deeper truths about spirituality or the supernatural. They have no problem joining with those who practice inclusiveness, going so far as to say all paths lead to heaven. In conclusion, it’s past time for all of God’s precious children to either reform the church they attend or start a new fellowship that only preaches the truth. There is a reckoning coming very soon that will truly separate the sheep from the goats. I pray that all those who claim Jesus Christ as their Savior will be ready to defend their faith or be swept away by the teachings of the lukewarm church and the powers of darkness. The choice is yours.

Please Join Me in Prayer 

Good morning Heavenly Father. You know Lord, that the battle rages on for your beloved children as we struggle against an unjust world seeking to mold us into its image. From the politicians who enact new laws to the judges who enforce them, and to their counselors who justify them, we are led into further captivity and away from your gracious promises of a new life in Christ. We cry out to you, our God, day and night for your mercy and grace to stand firm against our adversaries so that in time all your beautiful promises can be fulfilled in our lives. We long to experience the new life in Christ free from the haunting memories of our past failures. We long to experience total perfection free from the sinful habits of our old sin nature. We long to experience all your beautiful and powerful promises fulfilled in our lives. We continue to cry out day and night in prayer believing that you will, that you are, fulfilling all your wonderful promises. We will continue to fight the good fight of faith until we walk with you in paradise. We pray this in the blessed Name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen

“And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?” (Luke 18:7).

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A Voice Crying in the Wilderness

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The Bible says, “The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God” (Isaiah 40:3). Most are not what they appear to be. When Christ comes back their masks will be removed, and everything will be revealed. Are you truly ready for that day? Remember, God looks at your heart, your mind, and your soul. He looks at your memories and your every thought that you ever had. He looks at how you spend your days chasing after one opinion and then another. He is fully aware of how much time you have spent on social media, YouTube, entertainment, and your relentless searches on the internet. He knows everything about you as you stand before the King of Glory waiting to be judged for everything that you have done in the body (see II Corinthians 5:10). Now, tell me again that you are ready for His glorious coming in the clouds. The Bible says, “And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand” (Matthew 3:2). So, let’s talk about getting ready for the coming of Christ who will rapture up the pure Body of Christ, to be caught up to meet Him coming in the clouds. This is a topic we don’t want to quickly pass over. We need to take our time to ensure that we will be ready when Christ returns. Continue reading A Voice Crying in the Wilderness →

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The Great Tribulation is Now

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I have been teaching and preaching on the Book of Revelation and specifically the Great Tribulation for over 40 years. I have written about the Three Woes, the Seven Trumpets, and the Final Bowls of God’s wrath showing how they are being unveiled in our present day. I have demonstrated that many of them started many years ago and progressively intensified to the present day. I have written about the Two Witnesses signifying the combined witness of God’s Holy Church, His Faithful witnesses, up to the present day. Although I have believed for some time now that we have already entered the Great Tribulation, two more recent events have convinced me that we are, along with the powerful voice of God’s indwelling Spirit given to every true believer. We will unpack these two events demonstrating that they both have gotten progressively worse in the past few years. We will start with the great confusion orchestrated by the devil himself to convince God’s beloved children that they do not need to prepare for the coming of Christ in Judgment. Then we will unpack the second, which is the final steps in building the New World Order and the Great City that will rule over the Kings of the earth as the Kings of the East also gather their forces together for the Battle of Armageddon. Continue reading The Great Tribulation is Now →