Author: Joe

Prophecy Update: World War 3!       

With the current crises between the USA and Russia and China, many are talking about the start of WW3. Since 1945, the fear of another world war has been on the minds of many people. It should not shock you to hear that the first plans for WW3 were put together even before WW2 was over. Jesus told us it would be like this in the last days.

Did you know that Winston Churchill planned to conduct WW3? At the end of WW2, in March of 1945, Churchill saw the Soviets attacking Poland, enslaving her people, and that appalled him. Churchill questioned whether Stalin would enslave all of the people the Russian army was conquering, from Poland to Germany down to Greece. He asked his generals to draw up plans for another war, a war with Russia. The plans for WW3, called “Operation Unthinkable” were not revealed until 1998. Churchill never talked about it after the war.

Operation Unthinkable is the plan for WW3, put together by the British generals.

“Operation Unthinkable – Churchill’s plans to invade the Soviet Union: If you thought the Cold War between East and West reached its peak in the 1950s and 1960s, then think again. 1945 was the year when Europe was the crucible for a Third World War. So concerned was the Prime Minister Winston Churchill, that in the spring of that year he ordered his Chiefs of Staff to prepare a plan, ‘Operation Unthinkable’ to attack the Soviet Empire. The top secret plan was so sensitive that only Churchill’s immediate circle of military advisors were privy to the blueprint.” thehistorypress.co. 

What unnerved Churchill was that the Russian troops were sending all of the people that they enslaved back to Russia to work in their mines in Siberia! Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Germany, and a few more countries saw their people taken as slaves to Russia. What if Russia decided to keep going all the way to France?

General Patton also was so unnerved by Russia that he wanted to take the German troops and add them to the American troops and attack Russia.

“As Stalin devoured Eastern Europe, Patton remarked, “I have no particular desire to understand them except to ascertain how much lead or iron it takes to kill them… the Russian has no regard for human life and they are all out sons-of-bitches, barbarians, and chronic drunks. We promised the Europeans freedom. It would be worse than dishonorable not to see that they have it. This might mean war with the Russians, but what of it?”  huffpost.com 

As many of you know, Eisenhower denied Patton’s request to attack the Russians and Eastern Europe ended up in slavery to the Russians until 1991. The very thing that both Patton and Churchill argued.

Today, Britain and the USA want a war with Russia. The tension between these countries has continued unabated since 1945. Since the fall of the Soviet Union, the elites of Europe and America, people who want a one-world government, have desired to steal the resources of Russia. USA and European elitists with global aspirations view Russia, as Hitler did in 1941, as a vast arena for plundering their eight time zones.

“Why the US and NATO want war with Russia: 25 January 2022. The World Socialist Web Site condemns the escalating provocations by the United States and NATO against Russia. Their aim is to manufacture a pretext for war. These reckless actions threaten to trigger a global conflagration that would cost the lives of hundreds of millions of people. US Colonel Alexander Vindman, who is involved in top-level US talks with the Ukrainian regime, declared: “Why is this important to the American public? It’s important because we’re about to have the largest war in Europe since World War II.” wsws.org   

This article is dripping with irony. The World Socialist are complaining about the socialist movement of the European elite and American leftists. Wars and rumors of wars among the globalists sounds like Satan’s deceptive ways.

“Does the Biden Administration Want War with Russia? Biden administration diplomats are wandering Europe warning about a potential invasion of Ukraine. It makes one wonder if the Biden crowd — it is unclear who, if anyone, is in charge of the administration these days — is hoping for a fight over Ukraine. Biden is being urged “to deploy a US military presence in the Black Sea to deter a Russian invasion.” As if that wasn’t reckless enough, they also recommended that the administration “immediately consider an appropriate US military presence and posture in the region and to initiate appropriate intelligence sharing activities between the US and Ukraine to prevent the situation from escalating further. Deploying American forces “to deter a Russian invasion” by definition involves threatening war.” cato.org 

There is one big reason that Russia will not invade Ukraine, it does not need to. They have already annexed Crimea and are in the process of annexing the eastern third of Ukraine. No one will stop them and no one will go to war over it. It is Wednesday, the day that Biden said Russia would invade. No invasion has occurred!

I will quote from the actual plans for “Operation Unthinkable” from the national archives in this update; it is enlightening considering the current conflict between the USA, Britain and Russia.

“The overall or political object is to impose upon Russia the will of the United States and British Empire. A quick success might induce the Russians to submit to our will at least for the time being; but it might not. That is for the Russians to decide. If they want total war, they are in a position to have it.” nationalarchives.gov.uk   

Can you see that the current situation is a lot like it was in 1945. Britain and America are upset that Russia will not accept their will regarding NATO, that NATO has the right to put its troops and missiles and nukes right on the Russian border. In 1945 it was a plan to stop Russian aggression moving west. Today it’s about NATO aggression moving east into Russia!

“Great Britain and the United States have full assistance from the Polish armed forces and can count upon the use of German manpower and what remains of German industrial capacity. No credit is taken for assistance from the forces of the other Western Powers, although any bases in their territory, or other facilities which may be required, are made available. The date for the opening of hostilities is 1st July, 1945.” nationalarchives.gov.uk   

Of course, Operation Unthinkable never took place but they put a time stamp on it.

“The War Cabinet files outlining the plan – and the recorded horror of military chiefs which ultimately killed it off – were declassified in 1998 and now sit in the National Archives. The blueprint acknowledged the horrendous odds – the Soviets had 170 military divisions, compared to Britain the US’s combined 47.” dailymail.co.uk 

In 1945 Russia had seven million soldiers and the USA and its allies had 6.4 million soldiers. The fact of the matter is without nukes, Operation Unthinkable was not going to be successful. Today it is the same thing. The United States cannot field an army big enough to compete with the Russians. NATO is so weak, partly because they have no will for a fight, their weakness is known by the Russians and Chinese. When the USA left Afghanistan, Russia and China observed that they can do what they want. When America says all of the white people in the country are evil because they are white, the army is full of white people who the elite generals hate. Our generals are pushing sexual immorality among the troops. If you do not agree with their view of marriage and male female distinctions, you will be punished in this man’s army. The Pentagon wants to end white families, marriage, and push critical race theory.

At the same time the west is in conflict with Russia, China is on the move.

“China Has a Master Plan to Defeat America in a Hellish War. The PLA [People’s Liberation Army] is focused not merely on competing with the United States or other nations as a goal in and of itself, but instead on competing as a means to achieving the policy outcomes identified by the CCP [Communist Party of China] — deterring U.S. intervention and defeating the U.S. military if the United States and China do come into open conflict. The RAND study focused on the impressive growth in Chinese air and missile power over the last decade, an achievement fueled partly by relentless copying — or stealing — foreign technology, whether Russian carrier-based jets or the American F-35.” nationalinterest.org  

“China’s “Soft” War Against America: Feb 22nd, 2021. China is determined to again become the Middle Kingdom and to erase the humiliation of Western dominance of China over much of the last two centuries. The United Front Work Department (UFW) is exploiting America’s open democratic ways to advance its authoritarian aims and influence U.S. policy. Target #1 of China’s global offensive is the United States.” heritage.org  

China and Russia have united in their desire to take America out. They have economic and military ties meant to defeat the United States. They want a war with the United States and are working together to attack through asymmetrical warfare. “Asymmetrical Warfare: “Warfare that is between opposing forces which differ greatly in military power and that typically involves the use of unconventional weapons and tactics (such as those associated with guerrilla warfare and terrorist attacks.” Merriam Webster Dictionary

Since President Nixon, no president countered the asymmetrical warfare being waged against the United States. That changed with President Trump, he countered the Chinese for four years. Unfortunately, it was a little too late. President Biden embraces the evil of the communist warfare against us.

“With an annual budget of an estimated $2.6 billion, the Chinese United Front Work Department has influenced American universities, academic presses, think tanks, schools and school boards, corporations, movie companies, and political lobbying. The UFW is exploiting America’s open democratic ways to advance its authoritarian aims and influence U.S. policy. In the words of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, the Chinese government has “decided to exploit our freedoms to gain advantage over us at the federal level, the state level, and the local level.”

The amount of traitors in our country at the federal and state level will astonish you. Mike Pompeo called out governors, mayors, congressmen, etc. The business community is in bed with the Chinese, the very people who will destroy the United States. We sold them the rope that they will hang us with. The National Basketball Association is in bed with the communists and will not allow anyone to speak against the Chinese. It is sickening.  Even Nancy Pelosi bows to China!

“Pelosi warns U.S. athletes not to anger China’s government with protests. The House speaker said protests could prompt reprisals from a “ruthless” Chinese government.”nytimes.com

In Ezekiel chapters 38 and 39, the prophecy of that war is shaping up before our eyes. All the nations mentioned there are making alliances against the United States, Israel and the alliances that will join them. As Russia puts pressure on the USA exposing their weaknesses, Russia commands Israel to stop attacking inside of Syria. That command is initiating conflict between Israel and Russia. This is new and will lead to more conflict because Israel cannot stop attacking in Syria. The Russians are being emboldened and strengthening themselves. God will drag Russia into Israel for a war that will destroy Russia and Iran. This is what will initiate the final Tribulation period. I believe that antichrist will rise after the war of Ezekiel 38-39. Many prophecy teachers put the war in the tribulation period, I understand why they do. It is my opinion that it will happen before. Pray that God will send a revival in our land. I am getting reports of revival breaking out in Canada!

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Prophecy Update: America missing from Bible Prophecy                  2/10/2022

Is America in Bible prophecy? The belief that the USA does not play a part in the end times is because the Bible teaches us that the revived Roman Empire is the world power in the end. Where is America? Many teachers the last 20 years have written about the decline of the USA.

God brings nations down because either He is done with them, meaning they have lived out their purpose, or the nation has sinned a sin bringing the final judgment. I believe that America is guilty on both counts. Almost 45 years ago, Alexander Solzhenitsyn had this experience at Harvard.

“Alexander Solzhenitsyn, Nobel laureate famous for Russian literature and his description of life under communism giving a lecture at Harvard University and warned the students about America’s pursuit of pleasure, to the neglect of God and says that that the student body should should turn to God, and he was booed off the stage, we will not hear it, eyes and ears dull of hearing God in his providence.” truthnetwork.com     

The same Harvard that was started by Puritans (John Harvard 1636) who wanted to teach the Bible to a generation of Americans living for the truth of scripture. Harvard taught and it was their motto, truth Jesus and the church. You cannot have truth without Jesus and the church! Now you cannot say Jesus at Harvard without someone complaining that you are offending someone.

The Pilgrims left England to escape religious persecution. They went off course and landed in Massachusetts by Gods providential Hand. They met an Indian named Squanto who could speak English and he helped them get settled and survive. God established America for His own purposes!

“Squanto and the Providence of God: Squanto was key to the survival of the Pilgrim settlers in 1620. He was a Native American from the Patuxet tribe. He was abducted and brought to Europe in 1605. He was rescued from slavery by Spanish friars. They taught him the doctrines of the Christian faith. He finally returned to New England in 1619 only to be faced with terrible tragedy. His tribe had been annihilated by disease brought by the English. He taught the Pilgrims how to grow maize (corn) and survive in the harsh North American wilderness. He was also crucial in helping the Pilgrims establish relations with their Native American neighbors: the Wampanoag. Without Squanto the Plymouth Colony may not have survived through the year of 1621.” highpointhistoryseries.com    

I have read book after book from Christian authors on the downfall of America. America has been warned over and over again to repent of her blatant sins and turning from the Lord. America has not repented, not even once from the sins that bring the downfall of nations. Two sins that are still federal law: threw the Bible and prayer out of public schools and abortion! God is not just judging our nation. He is using the nation to set up the end times prophetic characteristics required for the rise of antichrist.

America is helping establish a one world government.

America is helping nations oppose Israel.

America is helping Iran prepare to attack Israel.

America is helping Russia prepare for the war of Ezekiel 38-39.

America is attacking the church and destroying the constitution of the United States.

“Behold, the nations are like a drop from a bucket, And are regarded as a speck of dust on the scales; Behold, He lifts up the islands like fine dust. All the nations are as nothing before Him,

They are regarded by Him as less than nothing and meaningless.”

Isaiah 40:15,17

The USA believes that they are untouchable and the strongest nation in the world. It is inconceivable that we could be conquered. God will use Russia and China to bring America to her knees. Add that to the rapture of the church and America will cease to exist.

Russia and China signed a military pact to counteract NATO and the USA. These two nations have the means and motive to take America out. The Russian and Chinese militaries have been preparing for the war with the USA for 30 years. Here are three recent articles about the uniting of Russia and China against America.  

“Russia, China sign roadmap for closer military cooperation. Nov 24, 2021. Russia’s defense chief on Tuesday signed a roadmap for closer military ties with China, pointing to increasingly frequent U.S. strategic bomber flights near both countries’ borders. During a video call, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and his Chinese counterpart Wei Fenghe “expressed a shared interest in stepping up strategic military exercises and joint patrols by Russia and China,” according to the Russian Defense Ministry.” militarytimes.com  

“China and Russia Military Cooperation Raises Prospect of New Challenge to American Power. Jan. 2, 2022. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping oversaw an ambitious joint military exercise in China this summer, which along with reported collaborations in aviation, undersea and hypersonic-weapons technology point to a solidifying defense alignment, according to military analysts.” wsj.com  

“Russia and China Unveil a Pact Against America and the West. February 7, 2022. In their matching mauve ties, Russia’s Vladimir Putin and China’s Xi Jinping last week declared a “new era” in the global order and, at least in the short term, endorsed their respective territorial ambitions in Ukraine and Taiwan. The world’s two most powerful autocrats unveiled a sweeping long-term agreement that also challenges the United States as a global power, nato as a cornerstone of international security, and liberal democracy as a model for the world. “Friendship between the two States has no limits,” they vowed in the communiqué, released after the two leaders met on the eve of the Beijing Winter Olympics.”newyorker.com     

The three states that are in league with taking down the USA are Iran, China, and Russia. Iran has been saying death to Israel and death to America since the 1979 revolution. China and Russia have joined the Iranians in their desire to destroy the USA. In the movie the “Hunt for Red October” Jack Ryan asks a weapons expert what the holes are on the submarine called the Red October? He explains that it is a caterpillar system and then asks if this is real. When Ryan says it launched that morning, the weapons expert said, this is a first strike weapon that could park a hundred nukes off the coast of New York.

Russia has both silent submarines that can deploy hypersonic nuclear missiles, they are first strike weapons which America has no defense! This is much more scary then the Cuban Missile crises of 1962! Putin threatened nuclear war with us two days ago.

“Putin issues dire threat of nuclear war in Europe if he doesn’t get his way. New footage appears to show the deployment of ‘unstoppable’ new Kinzhal nuclear-capable hypersonic missiles in Kaliningrad – a Russian exclave bordering Poland and Lithuania. While Putin claimed his talks in Moscow with French President Emmanuel Macron were constructive, he used a joint press conference to warn of nuclear conflict if Ukraine joins Nato and then tries to regain Crimea, which was annexed by Russia in 2014.” metro.co.uk 

“Is America Under God’s Judgment? A number of facts would tend to make that more than a rhetorical or philosophical question. Consider: Homicide and incarceration highest of any industrialized nation. Ten times that of Japan, Sweden, Ireland, and the Netherlands. Crime increased by 371% since 1960, with Juvenile Crime up 920% since 1985, the highest in the world. Divorce quadrupled in the last 30 years, making the U.S. the world leader.” cbn.com    

Since the fake virus scare, the murder rate is the highest ever in American history. That tells you that God has removed His protective hand from the nation. Our nation is going through some bad times. These bad times are revealing who are the true Christians and who are the fakes. The fakes quit going to church, quit reading the Bible, and criticize believers who stand up to the totalitarian decrees of the government.  

“We have kicked God out of schools; we have kicked God out of places of employment; we have kicked God out of government; and in some instances, God has even been kicked out of churches. Our nation, as a whole, has decided that we don’t want God to interfere in our lives and that He doesn’t have a place anywhere other than in the private places of people’s lives. And that’s where they want us to keep it, in private.” augustachronicle.com 

“Sin and evil – slowly destroying America. Feb 9, 2022: Our country was once a God-fearing nation. As Americans we have always wanted to see our country succeed. As Americans we have only two choices. We can continue to live with sin and evil in our lives or we do the right thing and bring God back and serve Him. We have lived long enough to know that sin and evil destroys everything and everyone it touches. However, everything and everyone that God touches, good things come to them. We have kept God out of our life and our decisions for too long.” yourgv.com 

God does not want nations to go their own way, He wants them to obey Him. America has walked away from God and attacked the Jewish Christian worldview built upon the Bible. God is a just God and His justice will not wait very much longer.

“Sometimes a country has to “hit bottom” before drastic changes are made. I know this: if righteousness exalts a nation (Proverbs 14:34), unrestrained sin will destroy it. What makes America labor under the illusion that she is an eternal empire? This country is on a collision course with oblivion. It likely will not come in our day, but the indications are painfully obvious that serious decay is underway. Assyria, Babylon, Greece, Rome—none of these superpowers lasted more than a few centuries. Decadence consumed them. And there are clear signals that the same weaknesses are eating away at America’s vitals.” christiancourier.com    

The Christian community, at least the born again Christian churches, so much a minority today, are standing firm in the Lord like Jeremiah and Isaiah. We stand with the Lord in His judgment and we stand up for the Lord in all of His ways.

“Abortion and homosexuality, the twin sins that will destroy America. Apr 18, 2018: In 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that unborn babies do not have the same rights as any other American. Under the guise of “women’s rights,” they legalized abortion and abortion on demand. In the first 45 years of legal abortion in the U.S. more than 60 million little unborn babies have been killed inside their mother’s womb. This is horrific! It is an ongoing tragedy. It is time to turn back to God and back to the Bible.” register-herald.com 

With Russia and China rising as military powers and the USA failing, we can pray to God to keep us in the midst of His work. We still have the responsibility to occupy until He comes. Pray for the nation!

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Prophecy Update: Daniel and Revelation                   2/3/2022

The book of Revelation is full of quotes and allusions from the Old Testament. Over 500 references from the Old Testament fill the pages of Revelation. That is an astounding number when we take into account that there are only 404 verses in the book of Revelation.

The book of Daniel stands out as the most comprehensive and chronological treatment of end times prophecy, far surpassing any other book of the OT. It has strong ties to the book of Revelation.

The New World Order

Revelation 13 and 17 are based on Daniel 2 and 7. We will look at some of the parallels between the two books in this update, applying what we see in the scriptures with our current struggles in America. The USA at some point has to merge into the One World Government described for us in Daniel and Revelation.

“And the dragon stood on the sand of the seashore. Then I saw a beast coming up out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads, and on his horns were ten diadems, and on his heads were blasphemous names.”

Revelation 13:1

“And four great beasts were coming up from the sea, different from one another.”

Daniel 7:3

“After this I kept looking in the night visions, and behold, a fourth beast, dreadful and terrifying and extremely strong; and it had large iron teeth. It devoured and crushed and trampled down the remainder with its feet; and it was different from all the beasts that were before it, and it had ten horns.”

Daniel 7:7

Notice that in the two passages both speak about the ten horns and the sea. The fourth beast is the Roman Empire. God reveals to us that the Roman Empire will be the fourth and final great kingdom on the earth. In Daniel 2 God reveals that this fourth kingdom will come in stages. The first stage we saw in the Roman Empire that existed at the time of Jesus first coming. Then the prophecy of Daniel 2 teaches us that the kingdom will have two legs.

“The fourth kingdom in Nebuchadnezzar’s dream represented by the legs and feet of the image is obviously the most important. Daniel gives more attention to this fourth kingdom than to the preceding kingdoms put together.”  bible.org   

History teaches us that the Roman Empire split in two in the year 395A.D. Many books written about this split reveals the split extended its influence over a vast area. The Germanic tribes sacked Rome in 476 A.D. It is very important that you know that the influence of Babylon, Persia, Greece, and Rome continues to this day. The four great empires of Daniel 2 continue to dominate the world through Satanic deceptions.

Here is where history takes a strange turn that impacts us today. Constantine the Caesar of Rome made Rome a Christian Empire that continued with the Roman Catholic Church in Rome and the Orthodox Church in Constantinople. The Byzantine Empire (Eastern Empire with Constantinople as its capital) was Christian. This kingdom lasted until 1453 when the Muslims sacked Constantinople and started the Ottoman Empire. The Western Catholic dominion of the Roman Empire continued through the Holy Roman Empire. The Holy Roman Empire started with Charlemagne in 800 A.D. This part of the Roman Empire exists today. The eastern part of the empire continued through the Greek and Russian Orthodox churches.

First strange turn of events was the Protestant Reformation. With the fall of Constantinople, the rise of Islam was going to impact the world. Satan had already influenced the Catholic and Orthodox churches with false teachings. God would preserve the truth with the rise of the protest, a protest centered on the truth of the gospel.  

To summarize this, it is important to note that the Christian Roman Catholic Empire of the West and the Christian Orthodox Empire of the east continue to this day! This next quote illustrates that the four kingdoms of Daniel 2 still have influence, but the final kingdom is dominating our own history.

“The dominion of the first three empires was over, but their lives were prolonged. Their lives perpetuated in that the previous empires left their influence on the Fourth Empire. From the Daniel 7 passage, it is clear that the leopard-like body represents the Hellenistic influence; the bear-like feet represent the Medo-Persian influence; and the lion-like mouth represents the Babylonian influence. Thus, while their dominion ended, their lives were prolonged.” pre-trib.org  

Notice how Revelation brings up the influence of all four kingdoms in the final Roman antichrist government!

“And the beast which I saw was like a leopard (Greece), and his feet were like those of a bear (Persia), and his mouth like the mouth of a lion (Babylon). And the dragon gave him his power and his throne and great authority.”

Revelation 13:2

The second strange twist in history is the rise of the third Rome in the city of Moscow! In 980 A.D. King Vladimir of Russia (based in Kiev) chose the Greek Orthodox Church as the route Russia would take. The story goes that Vlad invited a Catholic Priest to make the case to become a Catholic country and the priest said that their priests do not marry. Vlad said that would never work in Russia. He invited a Muslim to make the case for Islam and the Muslim said that they do not drink alcohol. Vlad said that the Russians would not survive a winter without vodka so he rejected Islam. He invited a Greek Orthodox priest who came with a bottle of wine and his wife so Vlad said we will join the Orthodox.  Moscow was declared the third Rome in the 1500’s; God was at work in the world!

The Eastern part of the Roman Empire has its power preserved in its capital Moscow. Does that shock you? The Russian Empire declared Moscow as the third Rome after the fall of Constantinople. “Within decades after the capture of Constantinople by Mehmed II of the Ottoman Empire on 29 May 1453, some Eastern Orthodox people were nominating Moscow as the “Third Rome”, or the “New Rome”. wikipedia.org 

“It was the Orthodox monk Philotheus (Filofei) who called Moscow the Third Rome for the first time. In 1523-1524 he wrote letters to the Grand Duke of Moscow urging him to fight against heresies. The Duchy of Moscow, in the monk’s view, remained the last bastion of the true faith. “All the Christian kingdoms have come to an end and have converged in the single kingdom of our sovereign,” Philotheus wrote in one of the epistles. “Two Romes fell, a third stands, and there will not be a fourth one.” vortexmag.net    

Putin is all in with the vision of Moscow being the third Rome and a leader in the world. By 1914, the Russian Empire included all of the nations that are now in conflict over Ukraine and Russia. The Russian Empire included all of Ukraine, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Estonia, Romania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, parts of Poland, and most of Finland. WW1 started in 1914 and everything was about to change.

World War 1 started the final process of the emerging ten toes of the final Roman Empire. The League of Nations, the first attempt of a  one world government. God was actively bringing Jews back to the land of Israel. The Balfour Declaration, announced, motivated, and prescribed by evangelical Christians in Britain spurred on the reestablishment of the state of Israel. World War 2 broke out with goal of killing all of the Jews in the world. WW2 lasted seven years, was led by two types of antichrist’s (Hitler and Mussolini), was supported by false Christianity, and mirrored what would happen in the Tribulation period. That brings us to today:

Putin fashions himself as a Roman Emperor, a Czar: “Apr 7, 2015 • A bronze bust of Vladimir Putin, depicting the Russian president as a Roman emperor, was in its final stage of creation in St. Petersburg.” youtube.com/watch?v=xGDeAm4ZvB0 

“Third Rome Rising: The Ideologues Calling for a New Russian Empire. Russian society is actively discussing the recent visit of President Vladimir Putin to Greece, June 27, 2016, where he took part in the celebrations of the thousandth anniversary of Russian monks’ presence on Mount Athos. Putin’s symbolic visit sparked joy among those conservatives in Russia who see this as a sign of ideological revival, under the slogan, “Moscow is the Third Rome.” nationalinterest.org 

“Then there will be a fourth kingdom as strong as iron; inasmuch as iron crushes and shatters all things, so, like iron that breaks in pieces, it will crush and break all these in pieces. In that you saw the feet and toes, partly of potter’s clay and partly of iron, it will be a divided kingdom; but it will have in it the toughness of iron, inasmuch as you saw the iron mixed with common clay.”

Daniel 2:40-41

“And he carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness; and I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast, full of blasphemous names, having seven heads and ten horns.”

Revelation 17:3

It is clear that the final Roman Kingdom is about to emerge with ten kings, the ten toes, ten horns, and the power they have to bring about a new government over the whole earth. Revelation 17:13 says that these ten kings will give their power to the antichrist. Russia and China have been working to destroy America for at least the last 30 years. Most of our intelligence community is blind to this fact. Who blinded them? Satan. Who is pushing them into war? Satan. Who will come out on top in the current conflict? Russia.

“September 14, 2021, Relations between Moscow and its Western neighbors have become increasingly conflictual, especially since the events in Ukraine that led to the Russian annexation of Crimea in 2014. In particular, a renewed oppositional stance toward the EU and NATO has allowed some interesting reworking of ideas around the relationship between Moscow and the West.  Russia is attempting to market itself as a civilizational alternative centered on “traditional values,” especially among those in the West who are dissatisfied with current politics. An interesting way of both marketing Russia as an anti-Western civilization but still maintaining that active thread to Europe is by designating Russia as the “Third Rome.” fairobserver.com   

Russia and China have attacked and defeated America’s internal strength through asymmetrical warfare. The battle will turn to active military conflict soon. I believe that the Russian troops in Belarus will attack Lithuania, Latvia, or Estonia and not Ukraine. Those three countries are NATO and NATO has no strength to stop or defeat Russia. The last five years, the Pentagon conducted war games against Russia and China and we lose every time. Why? Russia developed a Space Force in 2001 and now have the ability to knock out our satellites. America did not start a Space Force until 2017 under Trump and he was widely laughed at. Too late! There are too many things we are too late on in the military and the Biden Administration is so anti-military he does not care.

Why does Russia have to rise? God promises to use Russia in an end times war described for us in Ezekiel 38-39. America is nowhere in Bible prophecy.

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Prophecy Update: Russia and the coming invasion of Israel.

In 1970, Hal Lindsey wrote the book, “The Late Great Planet Earth.” I did not become a Christian until 1974 and at the age of 14, this is one of the books I heard about very quickly. What fascinated me about the book was the discussion on the Gog Magog prophecy and the part that the Soviet Union would play in the end times. Lindsey and many others predicted that something would have to happen to Iran. At the time of the writing, Iran was an enemy of Russia and a friend of the USA and Israel. For the prophecy of Ezekiel 38-39 to come true, Iran would have to become an enemy of Israel.

By the time I was 19, Iran fell to the Ayatollah Khomeini and quickly became an ally of Russia. The year was 1979 and things were not looking good for America under the leadership of President Jimmy Carter. To further the intrigue among Christians, by 1991, the Soviet Union fell and many put this prophecy on the back burner. I did not do that because I saw clearly that this gave the opportunity for Iran and Russia to get closer. As the years piled up, that is exactly what happened.

Russia has just increased in strength since 1991. They pleaded with NATO and America not to advance NATO into their sphere as they saw it as a threat. The USA agreed and then did the exact opposite.   This challenge to Russia gives Russia the opportunity to gain more strength, leading to the attack on Israel. The USA will be out of the game somehow and Russia will feel emboldened to attack Israel. All of the articles today will be about the coming war with Russia.

“Russia expels diplomats and other staff from US embassy Moscow. 17 JANUARY 2022, Russia is starting to expel diplomats and other staff from the US embassy in Moscow; tells staff “AND TAKE YOUR RAINBOW FLAGS WITH YOU.” Russia is suppose to recall it’s Diplomats from the USA on Jan. 31st. It appears they moved up the time table.” halturnerradioshow.com      

It is the ominous sign that usually precedes war. Russia is removing all of their embassy staff from the USA by the end of January and are in the process of throwing out the Americans from Moscow. What really pointed out the sins of America is the fact that Russia made a point of the immorality of the USA. When the Russians said, take your rainbow flag with you, is another way of saying, get your immoral ways out of our country!

“The threat of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – Moscow is preparing to evacuate diplomats. January 18, 2022, Diplomats at two Russian consulates in Ukraine have been ordered to prepare to leave the country. On January 5, 18 people left the country – mostly children and wives of Russian diplomats. According to a source in the SBU, in the coming days, it is expected that 30 people from Kiev and the consulate in Lvov will leave Ukraine.” world-today-news.com  

Russia is also removing all of their diplomatic corp. from Ukraine. The Ukrainians are watching the Europeans talk a big game, but not supplying the military backing to win a war with Russia. As I studied the map of surrounding countries, NATO only has 10,000 troops in four countries that can help Ukraine. Ukraine is not a NATO member, many of the nations do not want to fight against Russia over Ukraine, and NATO is truly divided.   

“Russia pipeline fuels German coalition split as Ukraine tension rises. Nord Stream 2, Russia’s gas pipeline across the Baltic Sea, has already driven a wedge between Germany and the US and sown discord in Europe. Now, as fears mount that Russia will attack Ukraine, it has become a bone of contention inside the German government itself. The divisions “are weakening Germany and the EU”, said Stefan Meister, an expert on eastern Europe at the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP). “We are seeing that the German government has no consolidated position and is . . . still looking for a Russia policy,” he said.” ft.com     

Germany is an example of a country in NATO split over what to do to help Ukraine. Germany will not fight Russia again. They need the oil and gas that Russia can supply because they are not getting it from anyone else. All of Europe is divided over the gas and oil. The elites want the people to freeze to death as they protect global climate change. The elites of the European Union want to get rid of oil and gas, regardless of the consequences to the people. The people of Europe do not want to freeze to death! NATO is dead. Look at the date of the next article:

“Putin Is Using Spy Tactics To Split NATO From The Inside. January 19, 2017, Turkey was struggling through a troubled time, in July 2016, a faction within its military tried to overthrow the government. That’s when one of its foremost rivals came calling. Less than two days after the failed coup, Russian President Vladimir Putin phoned Turkey’s president to offer his “unconditional” support and sweep past troubles under the rug. This shrewd maneuver to exploit Turkey’s vulnerability was right out of the spy recruitment playbook that Putin once learned as a KGB officer, analysts say.” buzzfeednews.com     

Turkey is already out of NATO in practice, not by treaty yet. Turkey is not an ally of Europe, they signed a deal with Russia and bought their S-400 missile defense shield. They cooperate with Russia, meet with Putin, and shun the USA for the most part.

“The Russia-NATO Split, Explained. October 29, 2021, Following the expulsion of eight operatives from Russia’s mission to NATO, the nation has ceased its diplomatic connections with the western military alliance. The growing schism epitomizes a new era of Cold War-like tensions and mistrust. Thus, after years of repetitive ejections, the Russian government has opted to suspend political dialogue with the military behemoth that encroaches upon its borders. German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas asserted that the decision taken by Moscow “will seriously damage the relationship,” seemingly unaware of his irony-infested jargon.” theowp.org  

My point is that Russia is being emboldened by God to conduct the prophecy mentioned in Ezekiel 36-39. Here is a brief survey from that passage.

1. The Babylonians would drive the Israelites from their land, for a long time.
2. Their land would be confiscated by the surrounding nations.
3. The nations would hate the Jews and will not give up the land.
4. Against all odds, Israel returned to the land in 1948 as predicted.
5. The nations will oppose Israel and start an unending war.
6. Israel will survive and prosper, making the enemies of Israel even more hateful.
7. This will provoke the Russians to come down for war against Israel.
8. Lastly, Ezekiel is clear that this will lead to the salvation of Israel. In the meantime, Russia is making clear that the USA lied about their intentions:

“Op-Ed: Russia’s got a point: The U.S. broke a NATO promise. MAY 30, 2016. Moscow solidified its hold on Crimea in April, outlawing the Tatar legislature that had opposed Russia’s annexation of the region since 2014. Together with Russian military provocations against NATO forces in and around the Baltic, this move seems to validate the observations of Western analysts who argue that under Vladimir Putin, an increasingly aggressive Russia is determined to dominate its neighbors and menace Europe. Leaders in Moscow, however, tell a different story. For them, Russia is the aggrieved party. They claim the United States has failed to uphold a promise that NATO would not expand into Eastern Europe, a deal made during the 1990 negotiations between the West and the Soviet Union over German unification. In this view, Russia is being forced to forestall NATO’s eastward march as a matter of self-defense.” latimes.com    

Russia has been making the point that the USA and NATO promised during the 1990’s that there would not be a eastward advancement of NATO towards the Russian homeland. In 2015, the USA threatened Russia with the takeover of Ukraine by a CIA run color revolution. Russia has complained, threatened, and tried to stop NATO from these advances and all have failed. NATO and America are bound and determined to move our troops and nukes to the border of Russia. That is a red line for Russia. Think of it as the Cuban missile crises in reverse. Russia claims that America is committing the same mistake the Soviet Union made in 1963. Here is what America is saying now:

“The West has vigorously protested that no such deal was ever struck. However, hundreds of memos, meeting minutes and transcripts from U.S. archives indicate otherwise. Although what the documents reveal isn’t enough to make Putin a saint, it suggests that the diagnosis of Russian predation isn’t entirely fair. Europe’s stability may depend just as much on the West’s willingness to reassure Russia about NATO’s limits as on deterring Moscow’s adventurism.” latimes.com   

It was the fault of the USA and NATO that led to the overthrow of Ukraine in 2014. Here is an article that explains the problem:

“Why is the U.S. supporting Ukraine’s ‘fascist’ coup? Their demonstrations and rallies, up to and including the coup of Feb. 22, 2014 have been led by out-and-out, swastika-wearing Nazis, holdovers from the infamous Stefan Bandera apparatus that openly allied with Hitler during his 1941 invasion of the Soviet Union and murdered nearly 100,000 Poles and Jews in Ukraine during the occupation. It is hypocritical for anyone to complain of Russian interference in Ukraine’s internal affairs. Two months ago, U.S. Undersecretary of State Victoria Nuland publicly bragged that between the U.S. government and private NGOs, a total of some $5 billion has been spent by the West to build up this Nazi-dominated revolt.” baltimoresun.com    

Under President Barack Obama, the USA was backing anyone who was an enemy of the Jews. This is the case in 2014 and Obama was building a coalition of nations to oppose Israel. The Ukrainans backed Hitler and did many atrocities against the Jews. God may use Russia to punish Ukraine and America for these sins and then put the hook in their jaw to drag them down to Israel.

“Ukraine president warns of possible Russian attacks on U.S. 6/15/2021. Holly Williams went to the frontlines in Ukraine’s battle against Russian-backed rebels, where Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy issued a warning for the U.S. that Russia will attack the USA.” msn.com 

Many people are warning that Russia just may attack the USA and not Ukraine, using the troop buildup as a red herring while they prepare to attack Europe and the USA.  

“Cuban Missile Crisis 2.0? Putin may put hypersonic missiles, troops in Cuba, Venezuela, as NATO deploys forces closer to Russia. January 17, 2022, the world has always been a dangerous place, but geopolitically speaking, it has become much more unstable under the ‘leadership’ of Joe Biden, a president who proves daily he is incapable of being commander-in-chief because he can barely speak and function. For weeks, Russia has deployed tens of thousands of troops around the northern and eastern perimeter of Ukraine. The hapless Biden regime led by a secretary of state no one takes seriously, Antony Blinken, has been conducting ham-fisted ‘negotiations’ with Putin who, at the moment, is holding all the cards and knows it.” naturalnews.com    

One thing is very clear, Russia is tired of American sanctions, attacks, and bullying. Putin is not a man to trifle with. Europe will soon learn that after 40 years of depending on America for their security, after 40 years of neglect to their security needs, they will pay a high price in a war with Russia. America does not have the will to fight a war in Europe or Ukraine, and Europe does not have the goods to fight Russia. President Trump pointed out that the NATO countries did not invest in their own security they want America to defend them. Europe had a generation investing in 8-week vacations, universal health care and lavish retirement funds without a thought to the threat to their north. All they could do is attack Trump, but Trump was right. America spent more on defense then all 29 members of NATO combined. Today, NATO is a paper tiger and without the USA, NATO is leaderless, fractured, divided, and broke. A perfect scenario for the rise of antichrist!

The world is moving closer and closer to fulfilling Bible prophecy. Keep praying and watching for the Lords return.

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Prophecy Update:                                                       1/12/2022

The Minor Prophets have a lot to tell us about last days prophesy. Sometimes we overlook the teaching of the Minor Prophets and focus on some of the bigger things like the Gog Magog Prophecy, the Mark of the Beast, and the prophecies regarding the coming wars in Israel. The foundational truths regarding the last days are laid out for us in spectacular ways in the Minor Prophets. Todays update will cover some of these prophecies and then we will talk about Russia. The Russian NATO conflict over Ukraine is leading to war.

“For the sons of Israel will remain for many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred pillar and without ephod or household idols. Afterward the sons of Israel will return and seek the LORD their God and David their king; and they will come trembling to the LORD and to His goodness in the last days.”

Hosea 3:4-5

This stunning prophecy illustrates that Israel will be set aside for a time until the last days. The prophecy lays out for us three pairs of things Israel will lose. The first pair is King or Prince. This means that Israel would not have a government set up by God with His divinely appointed leaders. This has been the case since 586 B.C.; that is when we entered into the time of the Gentiles. The second pairing illustrates that God is going to cleanse Israel. Sacrifice and sacred pillar shows us that there was legitimate and illegitimate worship in Israel. God will not let illegitimate worship come back. The third pairing ephod and household idols regards true and untrue ways of approaching God. The ephod is what the High Priest wore and he would seek God using the Urim and Thummim which were Gods divinely appointed method of finding the will of God. Household idols are evil and will not be coming back to Israel.

Secondly, the verse tells us that a time is coming when the Jews will return to the Lord. When? In the last days! This will be fulfilled during and after the seven-year tribulation period. It is interesting that the first president of Israel in 1948 was David Ben Gurion. God chose a David to lead them!

This describes the history of Israel until 1948 when everything changed and Israel became a nation. However, notice something important, Israel does not have a king nor a temple. This is promised in the Minor Prophets.

An important distinction must be made between the Church and Israel. Israel is on a calendar and the church is on the job. Daniel 9 tells us that 490 years have been determined for Israel and 483 of those years have passed by. There is still a seven-year period for God to fulfill all of His promises to Israel. The Church has the great commission and has the job to make disciples in all of the nations.

“This gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.” 

Matt.24:14

Our job is almost done because the gospel has gone out to the whole world and disciples have been made in every nation on planet earth. It is only a matter of time for the other prophecies to come to pass.

“Behold, days are coming,” declares the LORD, When the plowman will overtake the reaper And the treader of grapes him who sows seed; When the mountains will drip sweet wine And all the hills will be dissolved. Also I will restore the captivity of My people Israel, And they will rebuild the ruined cities and live in them; They will also plant vineyards and drink their wine, And make gardens and eat their fruit. I will also plant them on their land, And they will not again be rooted out from their land Which I have given them,” Says the LORD your God.”

Amos 9:13-15

God is very clear in this passage. When Israel comes back, they will never lose their land again. They are back, and although they are going to face some pretty bad wars, including Armageddon, Jesus will come and fight for them and they will never lose their land again. Israel is here to stay and the world, Satan, and the ungodly nations hate what God is doing.

“I will go away and return to My place Until they acknowledge their guilt and seek My face;

In their affliction they will earnestly seek Me. Come, let us return to the LORD. For He has torn us, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bandage us. He will revive us after two days; He will raise us up on the third day, That we may live before Him.”

Hosea 5:15-6:2

Israel will seek the Lord in the affliction of the tribulation. The prophets are clear that Israel will come back two times. The first time was when they came back after the Babylonian Captivity. The second one is when they came back in 1948. What is exciting in this passage is that God infers both the resurrection and a timing for the return of Israel. A day is as a thousand years and so from Jesus first coming to today has been almost 200 years.

What is amazing is that from Jesus resurrection to 1948, 113 different prophecies were fulfilled. The first one was Rome destroying Jerusalem and the temple. The land began to turn around in the late 1800’s as Jews started to return to the land. In the early 1900’s Jews began to speak Hebrew again and the ancient language was revived. All three of these things fulfilled prophecy.

“Behold, I am going to make Jerusalem a cup that causes reeling to all the peoples around.” Zechariah 12:2a

There is no doubt that from 1948 to 1967, Jerusalem was the key to conflict between Israel and the Arab states that wished to drive them into the sea. It is still the key to the conflict. God has made it clear that Jerusalem will be a source of conflict all the way till Jesus comes back.

“And I answered the second time and said to him, “What are the two olive branches which are beside the two golden pipes, which empty the golden oil from themselves?” So he answered me, saying, “Do you not know what these are?” And I said, “No, my lord.” Then he said, “These are the two anointed ones who are standing by the Lord of the whole earth.”

Zechariah 4:12-14

This is a fascinating prophecy that is about the temple that is coming in the tribulation period. Zechariah is having a vision with an angel and they are talking about the temple. Zechariah wants to know who are the two olive branches and God says they are the two anointed ones. The two anointed ones are Elijah and Moses. Revelation 11 quotes this verse about the two witnesses:

“And I will grant authority to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for twelve hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth. These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth.”

Revelation 11:3-4

I want to turn the update to Russia. The nations are in conflict over what Russia is demanding.

“Something happens almost every day that tells us that Israel’s enemies are preparing for war. On the other hand, Israel’s responses to these events indicate that Israel is not preparing for war. At a ceremony in Tehran, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi pledged to kill former president Donald Trump and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Not only did the Biden administration not condemn the Iranian regime for threatening the life of a former president and secretary of state, but on the day Raisi made the threat, President Joe Biden’s nuclear negotiators were in Vienna beginning another round of nuclear talks with Raisi’s emissaries.” jns.org 

As Iran is preparing for the war with Israel, so Russia is also planning to go to war. The Biden administration pacifies the enemies and does not prepare for war. God is very clear that prophecy teaches us that Russia and Iran will come after Israel, and lose, and lose big. When you live by prophecy you do not have to fear what others fear. We know that God is in control and will accomplish His prophecies!

Russia has been training to go to war with America for over 20 years. They have underground cities stocked with food and provisions that are for the people when they go to nuclear war with the US. They talk about the coming war, they show videos of how they are going to attack, and Russia is moving closer to attacking the USA. Russia also has a mafia in America that works for Putin.

“Organized crime in Russia began in the Russian Empires, but it was not until the Soviet era that vory v zakone (“thieves-in-law”) emerged as leaders of prison groups in forced labor camps, and their honor code became more defined. With the end of World War II, the death of Joseph Stalin, and the fall of the Soviet Union, more gangs emerged in a flourishing black market, exploiting the unstable governments of the former Republics. Louis Freeh, former director of the FBI, said that the Russian mafia posed the greatest threat to U.S. national security in the mid-1990s.”wikipedia.org 

What most people do not understand is that many of our enemies have criminal groups operating in the USA. The Russian Mafia likes to brag that they are older than the Italian Mafia and are more violent. When God opens up a nation to more criminal activity we have been turned over to our sin.

“The Russian mafia is similar to the Italian Mafia in many ways, the groups’ organization and structure follow a similar model. The two groups also share a similar portfolio of criminal activity. The highly-publicized Italian Mafia is believed to have inspired early criminal groups in Russia to form Mafia-like organizations, eventually spawning their own version.” wikipedia.org    

Along the side of the Russians, the Iranians are talking about calling their sleeper cells to start killing Americans like Donald Trump and Mike Pompeo. Our response as a nation gives no hope to the people who have been threatened.

“Princeton Faculty Member Brags About Death Threats Against Trump Admin Envoy. A former Iranian official who is a faculty member at Princeton University recently bragged in an interview about how his hardline government’s death threats against a former top Trump administration official had him and his family “trembling” with fear. Hussein Mousavian, a former member of Iran’s nuclear negotiating team who works as a Middle East security and nuclear policy specialist at Princeton University, said in a recent interview that the Iranian regime’s threats to murder Brian Hook, the Trump administration’s special envoy for Iran, have heavily impacted Hook’s family life. “I went to America and an American told me that Brian Hook’s wife can’t sleep, she cries and trembles, she told Brian, ‘They’ll kill you,’ since Hook was a partner in the death of Haj Qassem [Soleimani].” freebeacon.com      

It is amazing that Princeton can hire an enemy of the United States, pay him, and allow him to brag on how the Iranian government will kill Americans. He should be arrested, put on trial for spying in America, encouraging murder, and supporting the enemies of the USA. Biden celebrates his outreach to Iran and will not allow anyone to talk bad about the deal with Iran.   

“In short, the U.S. policy is to appease Iran, and Israel’s policy is to appease the United States. But no one is blocking Iran from becoming a nuclear power.” jns.org 

Iran is an ally with Russia and they are planning very bad things for Israel and the USA. Russia shares the view with Iran that the USA is the great Satan and Israel is the little Satan. As Russia and Iran begin their assault on the USA, remember prophecy. Prophecy gives us Gods view of history and we know that if God is removing the restrainer, then eventually that means we will be raptured out of here. God knows how to protect His children in the face of war!

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Prophecy Update: Russia, China, and the threat of War       1/5/2021

“You will be hearing of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not frightened, for those things must take place, but that is not yet the end. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and in various places there will be famines and earthquakes. But all these things are merely the beginning of birth pangs.”

Matt.24:6-8

We have seen an uptick in tension regarding wars and rumors of wars in the last six months. Both China and Russia have been moving troops into position to invade Taiwan and Ukraine. The United States moved to form a new military pact called AUKUS. NATO and the USA threatened Russia with sanctions if they invade.  Russia and China formed their own alliance against everyone. We will talk about the Russian Bear first:

In 2005, Vladimir Putin gave a speech where he said the following:

“Above all, we should acknowledge that the collapse of the Soviet Union was a major geopolitical disaster of the century. As for the Russian nation, it became a genuine drama. Tens of millions of our co-citizens and compatriots found themselves outside Russian territory. Moreover, the epidemic of disintegration infected Russia itself.” kremlin.ru    

In 2014, Russia announced that they were going to reclaim the areas where their people lived. For Russia, Ukraine is Russian territory. It does not belong to Ukrainian separatists or nationalists. In fact, five million Russians live in Ukraine. Kiev, the capital of Ukraine has the title, “Mother of all Russian Cities” the title is over 800 years old. Ukraine has been part of Russia for over 300 years, until the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991. Here is what the Russians said in 2014:

“Putin Pledges To Protect All Ethnic Russians Anywhere. So, Where Are They? In recent weeks, the Russian government has articulated what might be called the Putin Doctrine, a blanket assertion that Moscow has the right and the obligation to protect Russians anywhere in the world. The ebbing and flowing of the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union over recent centuries have left millions of ethnic Russians and Russian speakers outside the borders of today’s Russian Federation.” rferl.org 

Russia said these things because they were in the process of annexing Crimea. 80% of Crimean’s are Russian citizens and have Russian passports. Why did the Russians annex at that time?

“Sevastopol is a strategically important base for Russia’s naval fleet, in addition to being Russia’s only warm water base. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, a 1997 treaty with Ukraine allowed Russia to keep its Black Sea Fleet pretty much intact (with 15,000 personnel currently stationed) and lease the base at Sevastopol in the Crimea.  Crimea was bound to be the focus of the Russian backlash against the Ukrainian revolution. … For more than 20 years, ever since the collapse of the Soviet Union, its rule by Kiev has been a major source of Russian resentment – inside and outside Crimea – and a major thorn in Ukraine’s relations with Russia.” theguardian.com 

When Ukraine said that Russia no longer could use the base, that was a red line for Russia. They took the Crimea without firing a shot. The threats from the west came fast and sanctions by the USA were meant to punish the Russians. The Russian response in 2014 should sound familiar:

“Russia can turn US to radioactive ash – Kremlin-backed journalist. A Kremlin-backed journalist issued a stark warning to the United States about Moscow’s nuclear capabilities on Sunday as the White House threatened sanctions over Crimea’s referendum on union with Russia.” reuters.com 

Russia made the same threat on Dec.21, 2021:

“Vladimir Putin warns NATO ‘everyone will be turned to radioactive ash’ over Ukraine moves. Vladimir Putin’s media mouthpiece Dmitry Kiselyov warned US-led aggression could lead to a nuclear war and warned NATO ‘everyone will be turned into radioactive ash.” mirror.co 

For those who know history, wars over Ukraine and Crimea are nothing new. They have been going on for a thousand years. What is new is that Russia is willing to threaten the use of nuclear weapons against the United States to keep what they believe is theirs. The problem we face as a nation is that this missile, called a hypersonic missile, is a first strike weapon that cannot be seen on radar. It is that fast. Russia just tested 10 of them at the same time to warn the USA that they will nuke us if we try to stop them. They showed video of them hitting the USA in 2018.

“Putin used a graphic of Florida getting nuked to show off new Russian weapons. Mar 1, 2018. While delivering his annual address to the country’s Federal Assembly today, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin showed off some fancy new weaponry by displaying an animated video of a nuclear strike on the United States, specifically Florida, or to be even more exact – the site of President Trump’s private golf club.” orlandoweekly.com 

Why is Russia so angry that it will use nukes to protect what they are doing? They believe that the United States lied to them that they would not move NATO to their border. For them, it is the Cuban Missile Crises all over again but in reverse. Instead of Russia putting nukes in Cuba, the United States is putting them in Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, and now Ukraine. If Ukraine joins NATO, Russia will go to war to prevent it.

Russia has a master plan to destroy the USA. They have been working that plan and this crises gives them the cover to put more of their plan into action. Douglas Schoen wrote a book about it called “Putin’s Master Plan.” He said,

“Vladimir Putin has a master plan to destroy Europe, divide NATO, reclaim Russian influence in the world, and most of all to marginalize the United States and the West in order to achieve regional hegemony and global power. Putin’s global strategy, which could inevitably and inexorably lead to the breakup of the NATO alliance, and potentially to war with the West. Currently, the West has no strategy, no plan, and no tactics to confront Putin’s master plan other than imposing limited economic sanctions, which have done little to deter Putin’s aggression—and may well have encouraged and facilitated it. Russia has demonstrated an extraordinary level of aggression, most boldly in its outright invasions of Georgia and Ukraine. American weakness and a divided Europe have left Russia’s terrified neighbors without an alternative to Russian domination, and even once-stalwart American allies such as the Republic of Georgia are on the brink of becoming part of Putin’s new empire in Europe.” amazon.com 

China is the other country that has a master plan to destroy the USA. China has a tumultuous century starting in 1911 when there was a coup over the Qing dynasty. Qing dynasty, also called Manchu dynasty, the last of the imperial dynasties of China, spanning the years 1644 to 1911/12. Chinese Revolution, (1911–12), nationalist democratic revolt that overthrew the Qing (or Manchu) dynasty in 1912 and created a republic. This event set up the war for China in the 1940’s after going through a war with Japan for much of the 1930’s and 1940’s. Here are some articles about the eventual turn away from free government to communism in 1948.

“Mao Won the Battle, Chiang Kai-shek Won the War. History will prove the defeated Generalissimo had a greater impact on modern China than its most famous father.” foreignpolicy.com    

Xi Jingping, the current dictator of China is like Mao in their hatred of the independent Chinese living in Taiwan. The Taiwanese think that they are the legitimate government of all Chinese and the communists hate them.

“From 1911 to 1945, China experienced a revolution, a struggle against warlords, a civil war between the Nationalists led by Chiang Kai-Shek and the Communists led by Mao Zedong, and invasion by the Japanese. After the defeat of the Japanese in World War II in 1945, a full-blown civil war erupted again in 1946. The Nationalists were backed by the United States and the Communists had support from the Soviet Union. By 1949, Chiang and the Nationalists, despite having more soldiers than the Communists, were defeated and forced to evacuate the Chinese mainland for the island of Taiwan.” crf-usa.org   

Taiwan has grown into a free, prosperous, and democratic republic while China suffers under the communist dictators without freedom of press, speech, and conscience. The Chinese have convinced the world of their lie that they are the only legitimate government. As a Christian, I see them as an illegitimate government based on biblical truth.

“What is behind the China-Taiwan dispute? Nov 27, 2021: This year Beijing has turned up its sabre rattling on the disputed island, deploying a record number of military aircraft. The Chinese navy has also held live-fire drills close to Taiwanese waters to ratchet up the pressure. Taiwan’s official name is the Republic of China (ROC), tracing its founding to 1911 on the Chinese mainland after the collapse of China’s last imperial dynasty. Beijing views Taiwan as an inseparable part of its territory – even though the Chinese Communist Party has never governed the island. Fifty years ago, the United Nations voted to recognise the People’s Republic of China (PRC), the Communist government that took power in the mainland as the “only legitimate representative of China”. 9news.com. 

I think that it is very sad that the world stands behind China at the UN and stands against Taiwan. The United Nations always chooses evil over good. I have a good friend who is a pastor in Taiwan. The church is free in Taiwan but under great pressure of persecution in China.

“The current testimony of the Chinese church in the one free province of Taiwan, off the China mainland, is that it has largely maintained peace among the brethren despite tensions within and pressures from without. So far, the basis for fellowship has been a conservative theological consensus, common participation in evangelism, and strictly informal interchurch relations. Certain sharp exceptions can no doubt be made, but the basic pattern is harmonious.” christianitytoday.com  

This article is from 1966 and the church has grown since then. There is a vibrant movement in Taiwan so whatever the Chinese decide to do, God is going to work for the benefit of His people.

Communism is the ugly step sister of the coming antichrist government. Both are totalitarian, both are dehumanizing, both steal the resources from the people, both preach a false gospel, both worship a false god, both are based on deception and lies. This is what God said about the coming world empire:

“That is, the one whose coming is in accord with the activity of Satan, with all power and signs and false wonders, and with all the deception of wickedness for those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth so as to be saved. For this reason God will send upon them a deluding influence so that they will believe what is false, in order that they all may be judged who did not believe the truth, but took pleasure in wickedness.”

2 Thessalonians 2:9-12

America is under a fog, not understanding the relationship between Russia and China. They are both actively working for the demise of the United States.

“Allies’ China and Russia are ganging up on America. The three-decade-old nightmare of Washington policymakers has now come true: Beijing and Moscow have ganged up on America. Putin, according to readouts, supported Beijing’s “legitimate position” on Taiwan, and Xi supported Russian demands for “security guarantees” and assurances that NATO will never admit Ukraine. Beijing and Moscow have been coordinating external policies and, since 2005, have been conducting joint military exercises.” thehill.com  

We live in the days of Jeremiah, Habakkuk, and Ezekiel when God is judging our country. Please pray that the gospel goes forth and God sends a revival on our land. When the righteous rule, the people rejoice but when the wicked rule the people groan. Pray for righteous leaders.

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Prophecy Central: America Failing and Falling Quickly                      12/30/2021

For today’s update, I want to focus on historically why America is the weakest it has been since World War One.  This is important prophetically because the Bible teaches us that the last world empire will come out of Europe and not China, Russia, or the USA. The conflicts with China and Russia play into end time’s prophetic fulfillment. Remember to put on your spiritual glasses for this update. It is not about the facts on the ground as I am going to point out. It is about the sovereign God moving nations into position for the final seven years of Gods wrath so He can bring His kingdom to the earth!

History

I would like to compare our day with WW2. The basic premise is that China is to America what America was to Germany and Japan in WW2. The manufacturing base of America alone was the major factor in defeating those foes in WW2. During WW1, only 17 million people were killed and it was not a global war. In fact, the first global war did not happen until 1941. In WW2, 65 million people were killed and the losers killed 80% of those killed. Think about that for a minute: The Nazi’s and Japanese killed 80% of the people who died in WW2. The majority of the deaths were in Russia and China.

Today, the antichrist system that is rising in Europe and the elites of America want to kill the Chinese desire for world domination! China wants world domination but they also want revenge for WW2. China publishes articles monthly on the act of revenge that they will inflict on the Japanese for WW2 and the Taiwanese for their independence.

Those who study war have always pointed out that ending war was predicated on finding a way to end the enemy’s power and ability to fight. Germany never had a chance to win WW2. Victor Davis Hanson wrote a wonderful book on WW2, called “The Second World Wars” which pointed out this fact:

“When World War II broke out in 1939, Germany did not have a serious plan for defeating any of those enemies, present of future, that were positioned well beyond its own borders. Unlike its more distant adversaries, the Third Reich had neither an adequate blue-water navy or a strategic bombing fleet, anchored by escort fighters and heavy bombers of four engines whose extended ranges and payloads might make vulnerable the homelands of any new enemies on the horizon.” books.google.com     

When Hitler declared war on the USA in December of 1941, he did not have a way of attacking the American homeland. He did not have a clear plan for defeating Britain, demonstrated that he could not invade Britain, so what made him think that he could defeat the United States? When China decided on engaging the west in order to destroy the west, America was its most eager partner. When President Nixon started his engagement policy with China, Chinese war planners were handed a gift. The enemy is inviting us into their territory. They wrote a book about their war plans which I read called Unrestricted War.  

“Unrestricted War, published in 1999, by two senior Chinese colonels, Qiao Liang and Wang Xiangsui. It stated that, when faced with a technologically superior enemy, it is “necessary to dare to completely upset the order of the cards in one’s hands and reorganize them in accordance with the needs of war and the interests of a nation.”smallwarsjournal.com 

China has engaged the United States in many ways to give them the advantage and move us to support their communism. President Nixon thought that if the Chinese saw that they could make life better for their people then they would move away from communism. It was a pipe dream! The Trump Administration was roundly criticized for moving away from the engagement policy because he made one good point. China is a communist nation. Mike Pompeo spelled out the doctrine when he said:

“…we have to admit a hard truth. We must admit a hard truth that should guide us in the years and decades to come, that if we want to have a free 21st century, and not the Chinese century of which Xi Jinping dreams, the old paradigm of blind engagement with China simply won’t get it done. We must not continue it and we must not return to it.

… We opened our arms to Chinese citizens, only to see the Chinese Communist Party exploit our free and open society. China sent propagandists into our press conferences, our research centers, our high-schools, our colleges, and even into our PTA meetings…We marginalized our friends in Taiwan, which later blossomed into a vigorous democracy…We gave the Chinese Communist Party and the regime itself special economic treatment, only to see the CCP insist on silence over its human rights abuses as the price of admission for Western companies entering China.

… we have to keep in mind that the CCP regime is a Marxist-Leninist regime. General Secretary Xi Jinping is a true believer in a bankrupt totalitarian ideology. It’s this ideology, it’s this ideology that informs his decades-long desire for global hegemony of Chinese communism. America can no longer ignore the fundamental political and ideological differences between our countries, just as the CCP has never ignored them.” www.csis.org

China engaged in asymmetrical warfare for many years but they have now moved on. They have the ability to build and man an army big enough and strong enough to defeat the United States. This is true when it comes to the navy.

“U.S. Shipbuilding Is At Its Lowest Ebb Ever. How Did America Fall So Far? A nation that was among the world’s leaders in commercial shipbuilding at key junctures in its history today builds less than 10 vessels for oceangoing commerce in a typical year. China builds over a thousand such ships each year. The entire U.S.-registered fleet of oceangoing commercial ships numbers fewer than 200 vessels, out of a global total of 44,000.” forbes.com  

When it comes to the navy, the Chinese infiltrators in America convinced the people that China is not a threat to America. Bill Clinton was the first president to compromise to the point of supporting the communist regimes goals. It did not get any better under all of the presidents until Trump. Even the Pentagon was compromised at the highest levels. The engagement policy became the support communist China policy.

“Betrayal of trust: Why Gen. Mark Milley must resign as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. No leader can make the promise Gen. Milley made and retain the support of the military personnel he oversees. In reassuring his Chinese counterpart that no attack was coming from the United States, Milley promised to call and warn of an impending U.S. attack if Trump ordered one. He went too far in preparing to resist Donald Trump’s orders in the closing days of an unstable presidency marked by an attempted coup.” www.usatoday.com 

When CS Lewis wrote Abolition of Man, he warned the West that it had moved away from the Christian worldview and adopted a worldview that was relativistic. The result of this move would be catastrophic for society because we would mock the Ten Commandments and fall under the false view that God made the world without rules to be followed. His book was prophetic! He predicted that we would honor traitors. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of all the military, Mark Miley, was roundly praised for his treasonous behavior. Lewis said this:

“In a sort of ghastly simplicity we remove the organ and demand the function. We make men without chests and expect of them virtue and enterprise. We laugh at honour and are shocked to find traitors in our midst. We castrate and bid the geldings be fruitful.” goodreads.com   

As the military brass under Miley purges the military of all patriots, they are laughing at honor and brazenly defending treasonous behavior. How do we expect to fight a war with Russia or China with a military bent on removing anyone who loves the constitution or the Bible? I have watched our nation defend the engagement policy for over 40 years and I have opposed it, sometimes vehemently. I told a group of students in the 1990’s that we needed to prepare and pursue a policy preparing for war with China and kick all of the Chinese out of the country. They thought I was nuts. I thought that they do not know history, communism, or how God moves a nation to defeat and judgment. I thought that this has happened for one reason, God has judged America by giving us some very unwise people and unjust judges.

One judge who had his head on straight spoke about the Chinese during the Trump administration. Attorney General William Barr was very forthright about the abuse and danger the communist Chinese pose to the USA and the world. This is what he said on July 17, 2020:

“I’m privileged to speak here today about what may prove to be the most important issue for our nation and the world in the twenty-first century and that is, the United States’ response to the global ambitions of the Chinese Communist Party.  The CCP rules with an iron fist over one of the great ancient civilizations of the world.  It seeks to leverage the immense power, productivity, and ingenuity of the Chinese people to overthrow the rule-based international system and to make the world safe for dictatorship.  How the United States responds to this challenge will have historic implications and will determine whether the United States and its liberal democratic allies will continue to shape their own destiny or whether the CCP and its autocratic tributaries will continue, will control the future.” justice.gov 

The USA response to Trumps change of direction with China was to kick him out of office and put in the weakest president in our lifetime who demonstrated to the world that we are weaker than ever! When Biden pulled our troops out of Afghanistan, the Chinese and Russians smelled weakness and like hyenas, they are pouncing and ready to go to war. China will invade Taiwan and Russia will invade Ukraine at a time that America is the weakest I have ever seen us. We are weak because we have leaders who follow a false and weak ideology, a worldview based in the lies of Satan, a spiritual blindness covers the eyes of our leaders to our detriment.

“Some boast in chariots and some in horses, But we will boast in the name of the LORD, our God.”

Psalms 20:17

Our military believes that we are still the greatest military on the earth and they could not be more wrong. They believe this because they trust in technology and the idol of man’s ingenuity. Our Chairman of the Joint Chiefs trusts in horses and chariots but does not trust in the Lord. They do not know that they have an enemy in Satan and the New World order he is setting up. He does not know that he has an enemy in the Lord our God who is judging our nation. He does not know the Lord. He does not know that Jesus said:

“and they will fall by the edge of the sword, and will be led captive into all the nations; and Jerusalem will be trampled under foot by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.”

Luke 21:24

Mark Miley and Joe Biden do not know that the times of the Gentiles is almost over. Their hatred of Jesus and the Holy One of Israel is their biggest problem. The biggest problem in the world today is spiritual blindness and there is only one who can open the eyes of the blind. Pray that Jesus will open their eyes so that they can see the light and repent of their evil deeds.

“The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it. John 1:5

“This is the judgment, that the Light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the Light, for their deeds were evil. “For everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come to the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.” John 3:19-20

Pray for our nation that God would open our eyes to His light. Jesus is coming soon and I cannot wait!

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Prophecy Update: Apostasy and the Last Days                     

There are many reasons to believe that we are in the last days. One of the main reasons is that we have seen a falling away from the faith on a global scale. The Bible calls this apostasy. Apostasy is a word that describes the act of defection from the truth. To have this defection, we find false teachers who lead the people astray.

“Why then has this people, Jerusalem, Turned away in continual apostasy? They hold fast to deceit, They refuse to return.”

 Jeremiah 8:5

“Many false prophets will arise and will mislead many.”

Matt.24:12

The Bible is full of examples of people following a false teacher and giving credence to the false prophet. The basic idea is a turning away to something else. Jesus said that it would be this way in the last days because it culminates in everyone following the false prophet of Revelation 13.  A recent article highlights part of the problem.

“Most Americans, Many Christians Don’t Believe Jesus Existed before Being Born. A new study from Lifeway Research found that most Americans believe that Jesus was born in Bethlehem more than 2,000 years ago, but less than half believe that Jesus existed prior to being born on that first Christmas. “Most Americans consider Jesus’ birth a historical fact,” said Scott McConnell, executive director of Lifeway Research. Most Americans believe His origin was from God the Father, but half as many believe He existed before His birth.” christianheadlines.com 

This type of false information regarding Jesus leads to heresy. If Jesus did not exist before He was born then He cannot be God. One major heresy pushed today is the Abraham House. This began with the Pope and Grand Imam signing an accord in 2019. This syncretistic move to unite Islam, Christianity, and Judaism together into one religion is the backbone of what is coming in the seven-year tribulation period.

 “Pope and grand imam sign historic pledge of fraternity in UAE.  The pope and the grand imam of al-Azhar have signed a historic declaration of fraternity, calling for peace between nations, religions and races, in front of a global audience of religious leaders from Christianity, Islam, Judaism and other faiths.” theguardian.com    

The fiction being pushed is that the God of Islam is the same God as Christianity. Pope Francis has deceived people into believing that Allah and Jehovah are the same God.

“Do Christians And Muslims Worship The Same God? Larycia Hawkins, a professor at Wheaton College in Illinois, decided to wear a headscarf during the Advent season as a gesture of solidarity with Muslims. In doing so, Hawkins quoted Pope Francis, saying that Christians and Muslims “worship the same God.” The Second Vatican Council, speaking to Catholics back in 1964, affirmed that Muslims “together with us adore the one, merciful God.” npr.org 

There is a very important reason that Allah is not the God of Christians and Jews, Isaac. The son of promise is Isaac and not Ishmael. Muslims teach that the son of promise was Ishmael and reject Isaac; therefore, they reject Jesus as the one and only Son of God. To accept Vatican 2’s premise that Allah and Jehovah are the same, we would have to reject Jesus as the one and only Son of God, and we would have to reject the Trinity. The basis of the Abraham House, a place that contains a Mosque, Church, and Synagogue in one building, is to unite God. From their own website they said this:

“The Abrahamic Family House will be a beacon of mutual understanding, harmonious coexistence, and peace among people of faith and goodwill. It consists of a mosque, church, synagogue, and educational center to be built on Saadiyat Island, the cultural heart of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. The vision for the Abrahamic Family House originated after the signing of the Document on Human Fraternity by Pope Francis and Grand Imam Ahmed Al-Tayeb in February 2019. This landmark will be a place for learning, dialogue, and worship – open to all and a true reflection of the UAE’s belief in tolerance and hospitality.” forhumanfraternity.org 

What is the date of all of this? This started in 2019, right before the move by the World Economic Forum to institute the Great Reset by launching a plannedemic to unite the world in a catastrophe. The ultimate goal is world religion under a world government run by a character we know in the Bible as the Antichrist! To make things worse, the Pope, UN, and the USA are all pushing global climate change. This is all designed to worship the earth.

 “Vatican City, May 25, 2021: Pope Francis launched Tuesday the Vatican’s seven-year Laudato si’ action plan to implement environmental sustainability in different sectors of the Church from religious orders to Catholic schools and hospitals. “We need a new ecological approach that can transform our way of dwelling in the world, our styles of life, our relationship with the resources of the Earth and, in general, our way of looking at humanity and of living life,” Pope Francis said in a video message May 24.” catholicnewsagency.com  

“Russia vetoes U.N. plan to name climate change a security threat. Russian U.N. Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia explained that the resolution would’ve politicized “a scientific and economic issue,” the Associated Press reported. He added that the council should instead focus on “genuine” areas of conflict, arguing the climate measure could give the U.N. leeway to intervene more in nations’ affairs. But India and China also cast doubt on the measure and suggested they wouldn’t uphold their commitments made during the November COP26 climate summit in Scotland if the resolution passed, according to the AP. China, Russia and India are all among the world’s top producers of greenhouse gas emissions.” wnd.com 

It is interesting to me that the Popes plan is a seven-year plan. The Bible teaches us that a seven-year plan is coming from the antichrist for the world. He will confirm a covenant with many according to Daniel 9, and in the middle of the seven years he will break the covenant. At the mid-point of the tribulation period, antichrist will commit the Abomination of Desolation at the temple in Jerusalem. We are inching closer and closer to the day that Jesus comes, the angel blows the trumpet and we fly out of here. The globalists have a problem though. Their biggest problem is that many do not share their worldview. Globalism does not work for Islam unless it is a sharia government. Globalism does not work for China unless they are in charge and it is a communist government. Globalism does not work for Russia because it denies Russians their culture and history. Globalism does not work for the United States because there are far too many Christians who will not go along with the fiction.

Jesus told us that a nation divided against itself cannot stand. The United Nothing, known to some as the United Nations is not united. Never was an institution at odds with itself as the United Nothing. The United Nothing is working for a world without borders. Huh! Is that counter to all that God has said? Consider this article:

“Trashed UN Pamphlets Found In Mexico Tell Illegal Immigrants How To Get Refugee Status In America. Border Hawk reporter Wid Lyman recently traveled to Acuña, Mexico, an entry point for illegal immigrants entering the United States, and discovered United Nations pamphlets among packets that instructed migrants how to make their way to the United States, then enter the the country under an often false claim of refugee status. Lyman explained that the packets contained Spanish-language pamphlets and materials from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the Mexican government, and other governmental, international, or non governmental organizations aimed at helping would-be refugees enter the United States.” nationalfile.com 

God said that He made the borders for a purpose.

“and He made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their habitation,”

Acts 17:26

The apostate in the church preach one world and no borders. The Pope preaches no borders as he lives behind walls at the Vatican City. A city with walls and guards and the Italian army guarding the gates. What hypocrisy! The rich leftists preach no borders as they live in gated communities and protect themselves with walls and guards. God is warning the world, He is flashing a neon light that says: The End Times Are Here! The scriptures are clear what it will be like leading up to the final seven-year period.

“The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan with all power and false signs and wonders, and with all wicked deception for those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.”

2 Thess. 2:9-10

The characteristics outlined in this passage are already front and center in our world. Lawlessness has overcome several cities in America. The leftist representatives in congress deny that anti police policies cause riots and looting. This deception is deep and satanic. The globalists preach that they are seeking our wellbeing all the while planning our destruction. It is very important that Christians begin reading, studying, memorizing, and meditating on the scriptures. The only way to fight the deception rampant in our day is to lean on the Lord and His Word!

“Is There a Lack of Knowledge of God Even among His People? In Hosea Chapter 4, he issues a “word of the LORD” to the nation through his prophet (v. 1a). See if these conditions seem familiar:

“There is no faithfulness or steadfast love, and no knowledge of God in the land” (v. 1b).

“There is swearing, lying, murder, stealing, and committing adultery; they break all bounds, and bloodshed follows bloodshed” (v. 2).

“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge” (v. 6).

“Your daughters play the whore, and your brides commit adultery. … The men themselves go aside with prostitutes and sacrifice with cult prostitutes” (vv. 13–14).

Amid an unprecedented rise in prosperity, the share of Americans who do not associate with any established religion has tripled in size. Earlier this year, US church membership fell below 50 percent for the first time in American history. christianheadlines.com

The phrase in Hosea that ‘My people are destroyed because of a lack of knowledge’ means that the people in Hosea’s day did not study, read, or heed the Word of God. The Word of God is attacked every day in colleges, high schools, and elementary schools in our land. There is a famine of the Word of God in America, a nation that has more Bibles then any nation on earth. There is only one way to stand firm in the day of trial. We must stand on the Word of God. We can be successful in our day because the Word of God promises that we will. I will leave you with the promise:

“This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have success.”

Joshua 1:8

I will not be doing a prophecy update over Christmas holidays, pray for us and our ministry with athletes over break. Thanks you so much for your part in this ministry. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

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Prophecy Update: Temple, Russia, and Compromise!                       12/9/2021

Christians are waiting for two temples in the last days. The temples are seven years apart. The first one built for the tribulation period that is seven years long. The second temple, according to Zechariah 6, built by Jesus for the Kingdom age, one thousand years!

“Then say to him, ‘Thus says the LORD of hosts, “Behold, a man whose name is Branch, for He will branch out from where He is; and He will build the temple of the LORD. “Yes, it is He who will build the temple of the LORD, and He who will bear the honor and sit and rule on His throne. Thus, He will be a priest on His throne, and the counsel of peace will be between the two offices.”

Zechariah 6:12-13

According to our passage, it is clear that Jesus is the branch. He comes from David, whom is called the shoot and branch of Jesse. Jesse is the father of David and the Bible uses this language to refer to Jesus. Our passage also says that He the Messiah will build the temple. It is important to note that Jesus will bring together the priesthood and the kingship in one office.  When Jesus comes back and builds the Temple of the Lord, He will rule on His throne in Jerusalem! This is why the world and Satan want to destroy Israel. They do not want the temple built. They will do whatever they can to destroy what God is building. Here is how they are resisting.

Last week the UN voted again on resolutions denying that Jews have any ties to the land or to the Temple Mount.

“Nineteen countries dropped their support for a resolution at the United Nations on Wednesday that ignores Jewish ties to the Temple Mount holy site. The resolution pertaining to Jerusalem was one of three that make up what has become known as the “Palestinian Package” — varied versions of which are passed by the UN General Assembly every year. The other two resolutions condemn the Israeli annexation of the Golan Heights and call for intensified efforts by the Israelis and Palestinians to end the conflict between them through a two-state solution, respectively.” timesofisrael.com  

The Temple Mount is where the Al Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock stand. Many Muslims do not want Christians or Jews to come up to the Temple Mount. This is an ongoing tension since 1967. Here is an interesting article about how the Vatican is assisting the Palestinian cause.

“IS THE VATICAN SUPPORTING PALESTINIANS IN ORDER TO KEEP TEMPLE TREASURES? Many rumors never go away and such are the rumors that the Temple treasures that were carried away by the Romans are hidden away in the Vatican basement. Rabbi Moskoff explored this possibility in his book, The A.R.K Report, suggesting that some artifacts, including the gold Menorah, were being held by the Vatican. Moskoff cites the still-visible proof offered by the Arch of Titus that the Temple’s vessels were verifiably in Rome.”israel365news.com 

When Renee and I visited Rome in 2018, I was fascinated by how many things I saw that gives testimony to the truth of Scripture. Especially fascinating to me is the Arch of Titus. It is still there after almost 2000 years.    

“The event depicted in the Arch of Titus is also written about by Josephus Flavius, a first-century Roman-Jewish scholar of priestly descent, who reported that the Temple artifacts were indeed taken to Rome and placed in Vespasian’s Temple of Peace, completed in 75 CE. But it could be that by default, in the absence of a Jewish state or Temple in Jerusalem, the Vatican inherited the Temple vessels when they discovered them 600 years after the destruction of the Temple. In the second half of the 12th century a Spanish Jew known as Benjamin of Tudela made a tour of the known world, traveling as far east as Mesopotamia. He claims in his journal that the Jews of Rome knew that the Temple vessels were hidden in a cave in the Vatican.” israel365news.com 

In history, the story goes that the Catholics have kept the Temple articles through the centuries and refuse to give them back. The Catholics say they do not have them. Therefore, it continues to be a controversy because the popes have been so anti-Semitic. The teaching of replacement theology dominates the Catholic system of belief. Then there are stories like this:

“In his book, Moskoff interviews a colleague, a rabbinical student who studied medicine at the Vatican University. While there in 2011, a fellow student, a Catholic with access to the Vatican library, offered to allow him to view some of the Temple treasures stored there, including the tzitz, the curtains, and other vessels. The rabbi declined out of concern for ritual purity and fear that viewing the holy articles would cause him harm. It has also been related that in 1930, the Chief Rabbi of Libya, Rabbi Yitzchak Muhomza, did enter the Vatican and viewed these articles but was not permitted at the time to share this information.” israel365news.com 

Stories like this persist because the Roman Catholics do not recognize Israel as a nation or Jerusalem as being their capital city.

“In his article titled “The Holy See and Israel,” Dr. Michael A. Calvo suggests that the refusal by the Vatican to return these Temple artifacts is based on their basic refusal to acknowledge Jewish sovereignty in Jerusalem. This is currently being expressed in the Vatican’s refusal to pay taxes on commercial properties they own and operate in Jerusalem.”israel365news.com  

The history of the Catholic Church shows us that its teachers believed that the Church replaced Israel, the priests replaced the Levitical priesthood, and that the kingdom of God would come through Catholics based in Rome. Although the church currently denies replacement theology, the history and practice of the church says something else.

“The Vatican receives hundreds of letters every year from Jews and non-Jews requesting the vessels be returned to the Jewish People. Though the Vatican responds there is no proof of the Temple vessels being in their possession, requests for their return continue. In a meeting with Pope John Paul II in 1996, Shimon Shitrit, then the Israeli Minister of Religious Affairs requested the Vatican’s aid in searching for the Temple vessels as “a goodwill gesture”. Haaretz reported that “a tense silence hovered over the room after Sheetreet’s request was heard.”israel365news.com       

Israel will build the temple that is for sure because bible prophecy says it will happen. It is as sure as the sun coming up. It is also sure that Russia will get stronger and stronger so that they can get a hook in the jaw, God will drag them down to Israel to be destroyed. They come with Iran, Turkey, and several other nations. I believe that before they come against Israel, Israel also will grow stronger. That is not happening right now in Israel. The coming backlash in Israel will result in Israel gaining sovereignty over Judea and Samaria.

That brings me to Russia and America. The current government of Israel is in the hip pocket of the Democrats in Washington. As Washington becomes more and more anti-Semitic, Israel continues to link their future to Washington. Israel is beholden to the democrats because they were instrumental in bringing down the Netanyahu government. Netanyahu stood up to Obama and recognized that he could not subjugate Israel foreign policy to the demented pro-Iranian view of Washington D.C.   Israel acted in its own best interested and reached out to Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Egypt to form an alliance against the USA Iranian alliance. This infuriated the likes of Biden, Obama, and Clinton.

Russia is in league with Iran against the USA and therefore against Israel. The question for the Israeli’s rests on the ability to act in their own best interest as the threats against their existence grows in Iran and the USA. President Trump was dead set on bringing down the Palestinian Authority and the Iranian regime but faced a Pentagon and CIA that were loyal to the Obama vision of empowering Iran. This article came out two weeks ago:

“Frustrated with CIA, Trump administration turned to Pentagon for shadow war with Iran. In the final month of his presidency, Donald Trump signed off on key parts of an extensive secret Pentagon campaign to conduct sabotage, propaganda and other psychological and information operations in Iran, according to former senior officials who served in his administration. But some in the Pentagon, especially within the Joint Staff, impeded the execution of these plans for years, according to former officials.” news.yahoo.com 

For years, the Iranian people have been asking Israel and the USA to help them get access to the internet so that they can let the world know what it is really like under the demented Shiite government. Ayatollah Khamenei has total control over the internet in the country, limiting access to the outside world. The Iranian people are abused and beaten down. Neither Israel nor America has the will to provide the Iranian people with access to the web. Passive behavior has emboldened the Iranians and the Russians to prepare for the fulfillment of the Gog Magog prophecy!

“The Pentagon sat on it, refusing to take any action on it, because it didn’t want to,” said the former official. “And ultimately, at a point of exasperation, felt it had no choice or recourse but to present some of the components of it, as some broad plan to be approved in response to a task, so they wouldn’t look like they were completely resistant or incompetent. The last-minute push was the culmination of years of frustration by Trump administration officials over how to wage the shadow conflict with Iran. “The Joint Staff and CIA were obstructing everything,” said the former senior defense official.” news.yahoo.com 

Our Pentagon resisted everything that Trump wanted to do because they hate the biblical worldview. It is clear that Trump was denied his vision because God was at work behind the scenes, judging America, moving the nations forward toward Biblical prophecy! Trump put sanctions on Iran, stopped the Iranian deal, and stood against the evil of the regime. Today, the Biden Administration sits down with the Iranians, the Iranians will not sit in the same room with them, demand billions of dollars, and Biden proudly sits down with them because he is a pacifist. This administration is full of do gooders, believing that appeasing evil is righteous. It is the same false belief that pushes school teachers to tell little boys that their girls, that immorality is good, and that you can have a good life only if you’re a globalist.

“Woe to those who drag iniquity with the cords of falsehood, And sin as if with cart ropes; Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness; Who substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!”

Isaiah 5:18,20

The whole world is moving closer and closer to fulfilling biblical prophecy. Look at what the UN just did:

“THE UNITED NATIONS UNVEILS ‘THE GUARDIAN OF INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY’ STATUE THAT LOOKS JUST LIKE SOMETHING FROM REVELATION: A guardian for international peace and security sits on the Visitor’s Plaza outside UN Headquarters. The guardian is a fusion of jaguar and eagle and donated by the Government of Oaxaca, Mexico. Just when you think that things can’t get any more ‘end timey’ than they are right now, guess what? They do, in spades. This demonic figure you’re looking at is right now standing guard outside the United Nations Visitors Plaza, and performing the arduous task of securing ‘international peace and safety’ for our One World global society. Given the demonic nature of the United Nations, it makes perfect sense that they would have a creature that looks like it came out from the pages of Revelation, doesn’t it?” nowtheendbegins.com

Go take a look at this thing, it is totally bizarre. I will finish this update with the admonition to pray. Pray for the peace of Israel, pray for the believers who live in Ukraine and Russia. Pray that God will send a revival to America. Only Jesus can save us from this wicked days of Lot government.

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Prophecy Update: Persecution in the Last Days

One of the great signs of the end times is the persecution that will come to Christians and Jews. I have heard statements like this in the last year; “This last year has been the most anti-Semitic year since World War 2.” “More Christians have been killed in the last year than ever in history.” The uptick in persecution around the world is further evidence that we are living right before Jesus comes back to get His bride. The prophets of the Old Testament are clear that Israel will endure great persecution in the last days. Jesus promised us that we would face persecution.

“But you will be betrayed even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends, and they will put some of you to death, and you will be hated by all because of My name.”

Luke 21:16-17

We have been free of persecution in the United States until Barak Obama became President. Our nation was built on the Judeo Christian worldview and is still clinging to a vestige of that worldview. During the Obama administration, we saw a concerted effort by the government to persecute Christians over the Sodom and Gomorrah rules put in place by immoral government officials. The persecution was minimal. Protect the Sodom and Gomorrah crowd or lose your bakery, flower shop, or job. Under president Trump that went away, but it’s back under Joe Biden. With the threats against Christians comes more antisemitism, more than I have ever seen in our country.

“White Noise and the Haters of Israel: “White noise” is often what I hear when leftist or progressive critics of Israel make their arguments against the Jewish state. It is not only that their accusations of ethnic cleansing, colonialism, and genocide are often blood libels. It is also a question of standing. That is, by what right do these people presume to judge Israel and the Jewish people — and declare them guilty of the most heinous crimes? The Israel-haters, especially on the progressive left, believe this quite strongly: they are quite certain that they are a caste of saints, the finest and most moral people who have ever existed. As such, they consider their ethos infinitely superior to that of anyone else.” algemeiner.com 

The progressive left, otherwise known as communists, are firmly in control of our government. They are squaring off against the Christians in congress and the courts. Their leaders, people like Cortez, Talib, and Omar, are constantly pushing the Democrats to abandon Israel and support Jihad against the Jews. They constantly push laws that attack the constitution, demean Christians and Jews, and seek the destruction of Israel.

“Ilhan Omar, Muslim congresswoman, branded ‘jihadi’ in Facebook posts shared by Republican challenger: Danielle Stella, a congressional candidate attempting to unseat Rep. Ilhan Omar, repeatedly shared a social media post Thursday referring to her incumbent opponent as a “jihadi.” Indeed, Ms. Stella was banned from Twitter late last year after tweeting about putting Ms. Omar on trial for treason and having her hanged by the neck until dead if found guilty.” washingtontimes.com   

Thank God for Danielle Stella who is standing up for the truth. Ilhan Omar is not an American citizen, is committed to Jihad, and masquerades in Congress as an American. She takes the side of the Iranians against Israel and America every time. At least Benjamin Netanyahu recognized this a few years ago.

“Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday barred Democratic Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib from visiting his country, saying their planned trip would have boosted the anti-Israel boycott movement.”washingtontimes.com     

The big battle in the world over Israel is Iran. You seriously cannot make this stuff up. I think sometimes that the leaders of the world read the bible and figure out how they can fulfill Bible prophecy. The nations are meeting again to make a deal with Iran concerning their nuclear program. The P5+1 is the United Nations gang of clueless nations dedicated to blessing Iran and cursing Israel. The Security Council’s five permanent members (the P5) are China, France, Russia, Britain, and the United States; plus Germany. Notice who is not part of the negotiation? Israel is left out of the negotiations, they are trying to make a deal with Iran that most effects Israel.  The Bible also teaches that Israel will be isolated and alone in the last days, especially when Russia and Iran attack Israel.

“Iranian Brig.-Gen. urges destruction of Israel prior to nuke talks: “We will not back off from the annihilation of Israel, even one millimeter. We want to destroy Zionism in the world,” Shekarchi told the Iranian Students News Agency. Shekarchi’s genocidal antisemitic remarks come just days before the nuclear talks are set to restart in Vienna Monday on curbing the Islamic Republic of Iran’s illicit nuclear program.”jpost.com     

The supporters of Iran in our government are empowering Iran to threaten and attack Israel. Even our own president is on board with this evil hatred of Jews. Biden threatens Israel over ties to Jerusalem and the land of Israel constantly and the State department is committed to kicking Israel out of the land.

‘The entire land is ours’ – Israel erased from Palestinian school maps. At an event sponsored by the Palestinian Authority’s Education Ministry, regional maps were displayed with Israel erased, alongside banners reading “Palestine – the entire land is ours, from the [Mediterranean] Sea to the [Jordan] River. The expression “From the river to the sea,” which has been used in international pro-Palestinian demonstrations, states that Israel has no right to exist and that what is now the Jewish State should be replaced by a Palestinian state.”  worldisraelnews.com    

Our US ambassador to the UN just announced how upset she was with Israel over the attempt to build more homes in their homeland. This is Biblical prophecy happening at the UN constantly, every time they object to Israel building homes in Judea and Samaria, they are fulfilling Bible prophecy. As the nation’s line up to attack Israel, Israel will not be alone in this fight. God promises to bless them with the land of Israel.

“I will gather all the nations And bring them down to the valley of Jehoshaphat. Then I will enter into judgment with them there On behalf of My people and My inheritance, Israel, Whom they have scattered among the nations; And they have divided up My land.”

Joel 3:2

“Israel ‘very disturbed’ with US willingness to lift sanctions on Iran. The nuclear talks between Iran and the major powers are slated to be renewed in the coming days in Vienna, and Israel “is very disturbed by the willingness to lift the sanctions and allow billions to flow into Iran in exchange for insufficient restrictions in the nuclear sphere,” stated Prime Minister Naftali Bennett.”  worldisraelnews.com     

God brought Israel into the land of Israel for an important purpose. He is moving them into position where they will have to trust only in God and in Jesus who is the Holy One of Israel. The Tribulation period will make this a reality. It is sad how much they will have to endure until that day happens. Meanwhile, the church will also endure much suffering for Our Lord Jesus until the rapture. Here is a summary of several nations that are full on persecuting the church.

Ali Harbi Ali, a 25-year-old Muslim man of Somali descent, lunged at and repeatedly stabbed British MP Sir David Amess with a knife. Amess, 69, died soon after…. It is worth noting that, when it comes to severely persecuting and slaughtering Christians, Somalia is the world’s third-worst ranked nation, after Afghanistan (#2) and North Korea (#1) . gatestoneinstitute.org  

Remember that Ilhan Omar is from Somalia and Minnesota has a large population of Somali’s many of them are committed to Jihad and civilization Jihad, the takeover of the USA for Islam.

“The Christians are treated as slaves bounded to Muslims… Christians enjoy no rights, no dignity, and no protection in this country. The overall system of society is based on religious hatred against Christians and other minorities.” — Asif Muniwar, local human rights defender; International Christian Concern, October 12, 2021, Pakistan” gatestoneinstitute.org    

As our government gives billions of dollars to Pakistan, Pakistan gives billions of dollars to groups dedicated to the destruction of Israel, Christianity, and the USA. The amount of deception that covers the eyes of our congress is astounding. Consider this quote from this years budget: “Funding for Pakistan will support strengthened democratic governance, particularly near the Afghan border in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province; address the drivers of violent extremism and support stability in Afghanistan and expand economic growth, including by bilateral trade and investment where possible,” said the proposal the department sent to Congress on Friday.” dawn.com 

“War on terror aid: Pakistan received $33.4bn from US: the approved civilian and security-related aid to Pakistan from 2002 to 2016 was only $18.8 billion, according to the statistics compiled by US authorities.” tribune.com 

Giving money to nations like Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Iran only increases persecution to Jews and Christians.

“Many shops were looted after they set them on fire. Church of Christ in All Nation (COCIN) was also burned down…. “[M]any houses were set ablaze. Bulls used for farming were also killed.” A local eyewitness said the murderers were dressed in Nigerian army uniforms and traveling in two vans owned by the Nigerian army. — International Christian Concern, October 17, 2021, Nigeria, which U.S. Secretary of Antony Blinken just removed from its 2021 List of “Countries of Particular Concern”. gatestoneinstitute.org    

Antony Blinken is anti-Semitic and anti-Christian, all of his policies will lead to the deaths of Christians. Nigeria has become the epicenter of Muslims murdering Christians in the world.

“Nigeria’s government seems unable or unwilling to stop the growing carnage…. More Christians have been killed for their faith in Nigeria in the last year than in the entire Middle East. Unless we find our voice, what is happening in Nigeria will move relentlessly toward a Christian genocide.” — Former U.S. Under Secretary of Education, Gary L. Bauer, calling Nigeria a “killing field” of Christians;” The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom 2021 annual report; Nigeria.” gatestoneinstitute.org    

This summer, July 2021, a representative of the Catholic church addressed our congress and told the truth of what is happening in Nigeria. He was condemned for telling the truth. If you say that Muslims are killing Christians, then they come back at you hard, calling you anti-Islam and the like. The Nigerian government can stop this carnage but will not because they are committed to killing Christians as Antony Blinken supports.

“Presidency attacks Bishop Kukah over statement to U.S. Congress. Mr Kukah had in a virtual appearance before the American lawmakers criticised President Muhammadu Buhari’s handling of the security situation in Nigeria. “The whole of the North is being invaded by armed bandits that are launching attacks at will.” premiumtimesng.com   

We should not be surprised that many are calling out the USA for its horrible policies regarding Africa and Nigeria in particular. We seem dedicated to giving Nigeria to Islam.  

“Gargantuan betrayal by Uncle Sam. 26 November 2021:  One is therefore not surprised with her recent removal of Nigeria from the religious violation watchlist despite the massacre against Christians in the northern part of the country by both the Boko Haram insurgents and Fulani herdsmen. We are living witnesses to the forced conversions of Christians in the north in the bid of the latter to create an Islamic backed theocracy similar to what obtains in most nations in the Middle East.”   guardian.ng   Please pray for Nigeria!

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