July 8, 2014
Are you seeing what I am seeing?! ... The
'Signs' are exploding at a pace I've never witnessed in my nearly 40 years of
'watching'! .... I was going to share about the soon-arriving 'Beast' which
will appear on the world scene at any moment, but this morning's headlines have
sent me in different direction. ... So, I will save that certain 'Beast' for
next week and go with the aforementioned ....
To start, have you looked at what is
going on in Israel as of this very moment? ... Here's just a few of the
headlines:
-130 Rockets fired at Israel since midnight - 220 in last 24 hours ...
-IDF (Israeli Defense Force) calls up 40,000 reservists for possible
ground operation in Gaza ...
-Over 1,000,000 Israelis living in bomb shelters right now - have 15
seconds when 'Red Alert' sirens go off ...
-Israel vows to stop Hamas 'Once and for All' ...
That's just in the past few hours! ...
OK, scripturally we know that Israel will come under attack in the final days
.. Psalm 83 says ... "For behold, your enemies make a tumult; And those who hate you have lifted up their
head. They have taken crafty counsel
against your people, and consulted together against your sheltered ones. They have said, 'Come and let us cut them off
from being a nation, that the name of Israel be remembered no more." (psalm 83:2-4) .... and that is exactly what her enemies are
sworn to do! .. Cut her off as a nation.
... This mayhem against God's chosen people will continue for a bit more, but a
'Peace Treaty' is in the very near future, and it will be forged by the coming
Beast (more on how all this 'goes down' next week) ...
What else are we witnessing right now?
... In the predictions Christ Himself made almost 2000 years ago, He accurately
portrayed the progress of the present age. .. In verses 4-14 in Matthew 24, He
mentions many different signs that would continue to increase up, and into the
Tribulation period. ... What are they? .. Wars & Rumors of Wars .. Famines
.. Pestilence .. Earthquakes .. Many Martyrs .. False Prophets .. Increase in
Wickedness with Love Growing Cold ........ Are we seeing any of these things
going on? ... You are either blind or dead if you don't! ..... Let's for a
moment briefly touch on each one as they relate to todays news headlines:
*Wars & Rumors of Wars - Nearly the entire Middle East is in
turmoil.. Ukraine .. much of Africa .. the list grows by the day ...
*Famines - They are increasing with ferocity all over the world. .. Just
look at America right now .. the Midwest .. Las Vegas is almost out of water ..
California, the world's 7th largest economy and a major source of the world's
food supply, is withering away in extreme drought .....
*Pestilence - We are seeing a dramatic increase of pestilences all
across this beleaguered planet .. antibiotic-resistant 'Super-Bugs' .. Diseases
that are evolving into possible 'Pandemics' .. deteriorating economic conditions
causing revolt in the streets .. increasing worldwide hunger .. diseases in our
food supplies such as this week's 7-million piglet die-off ... the list is
growing by leaps and bounds at every passing moment! ..
*Earthquakes - In an article from Live Science dated July 1st,
scientists said that 'Major Earthquakes have more than doubled in number in
just the first quarter of 2014' .... Many skeptics say that we have always had
these events in the word, and while this is true, NOT in the numbers and sizes
we are seeing today .... just ask the secular scientists if you don't believe
me!
*Many Martyrs - Although we are 'sheltered' from this reality here in
America, at least for now, there is one Christian martyr every three hours in
this world ... and like everything else, that number will only increase as we
draw ever closer .....
*Increase in Wickedness/ Love Growing Cold - No one living in reality
can deny this 'symptom' in today's world ... Look at the shootings and killings
in our city streets! .. Just this past weekend we saw 82 people shot in
Chicago, 14 of which died ... Just the previous week, New York City had its own
street-level bloodbath. ... And what about families killing each other ..
neighbors shooting each other .. road rage .. prescription drug use at all-time
highs .. suicides ... you know the rest ...
*False Prophets - It use to be that occasionally we would see some
weirdo rise up to cause havoc, but now our 'normal' churches are full of
them! ... We have never witnessed what
we are seeing today as far as the 'Christian' community going astray. .... But
we also know that this is prophesied, and it will all evolve into the
soon-coming world church. ... We have seen story after story over these past
few weeks concerning how our world religious leaders are coming together to
'unify the faiths' ... mostly being led by the Pope. ... This again is all
prophesied to happen. .. Again I mention that this was to be my subject of
discussion for this week .. and I will explain this in more detail next week
... the coming 'Beast' (anti-christ) and the Harlot (world church) that become
partners in the final world-ruling government. ...
I realize this is a 'spur of the moment'
writing, but that is how it all works, isn't it? ... There's no question the
times are terrifying ... Luke 21:25-26 says this .. "There will be signs
in the sun, moon and stars; and on the
earth distress of nations, with perplexity, the sea and the waves roaring; men's hearts failing them from fear and the
expectation of those things which are coming on the earth, for the powers of
the heavens will be shaken." ... Sounds really scary .. and it is! ...
However, if we are secure in our faith .. our knowledge of our Savior Jesus
Christ, fear then becomes a thing of the past. .. In fact Luke 21:28 says,
"Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads,
because your redemption draws near." ... Hallelujah!.... What He is saying
is that because all this craziness is taking place, it only means that He is
about to come and put an end to all this madness! .. Again, Hallelujah!
Many Christians all over the world have a
sense that we are living in the final days. .. The mounting crises, the growing
fears .. the signs of great shaking .. all of these things are evident. ... But
Jesus tells us that there will be 'Fearful Events" in these last times.
... For the Church Of Jesus Christ, the real issue is NOT these catastrophic
conditions that surround us, but rather, it is about enduring faith. ... True
freedom from fear comes when we TOTALLY resign our lives into the hands of our
Lord! ... Hallelujah! (again)
OK, once again I'm sermonizing, but as
you well know, I can't help it! ... Anyway , I need to sign off and go watch
prophecy unfolding ... a rocket just hit
Jerusalem! ... Now that has not happened before! .......... Know that I love you all and am praying for
your endurance and unfailing faith in these quickly deteriorating times. ...
May God keep you safe as we move ever closer ..........
Until next time,
Red