The Times as Is

The World is "Theirs" for Now; Only Now

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To continue this study, I wanted to address a disturbing yet very important subject. We must go to the Word and read what Jesus has warned us about the coming times. He talks about deception being so great that “even the elect would be deceived if possible.”

I believe what He meant with that statement is that when you are in Christ, you will be kept by the Holy Spirit, but that the deception will be so vast and so strong, that IF it were possible, even the elect would be deceived. It seems to me that if we are truly in Christ, the Holy Spirit will keep us and give us the discernment we need to get through what is coming upon us. But we must take it seriously and stay in prayer. People will deceive us, whether we like it or not.

People we know will deceive us and turn on us, like it or not. This can be people, loved ones from our own families. These times are dark; very dark. And not everyone is born again in Christ. Those who are not will deceive.

But let’s talk about the Pastors. Why? Because, over time, people will find themselves not only trusting them but also under their control

Must understand this now.

The horrible things we are seeing about the missing children and adults, the homeless, and so on, you would think we would see Pastors speaking out against all of this. Wouldn’t we believe that? But we do not, and we must consider why not.

Let’s see what it says about Pastors in Micah. There are warnings to Pastors all through God’s Word, but for now, let’s look at Micah.

Micah 3:5:

“Thus saith the Lord concerning the prophets that make My people err, that bite with their teeth, and cry ‘Peace’, and he that putteth not into their mouths. They even prepare a war against him. Therefore, night shall be unto you, that ye shall not have a vision; and it shall be dark unto you, that ye shall not divine; and the sun shall go down over the prophets and the day shall be dark over them.”

This is a warning to those who speak for God with their tongues, yet God has not given them the words to speak. They say what they want people to hear, and they silence the times, telling people that all is well. Or they tell people that “everyone will go to Heaven.” These are only a few things they say. They have been doing this for years, and I have another study that is on this subject. But I am going to brush over it here barely.

When a Pastor goes out and preaches to people, and they claim to speak for God or say, “God told them this or that,” they will be held very accountable to God for all they do and say.

They hush things around the congregation when people get stirred up and want answers about the times. Are they telling their people that things are normal and acceptable? Or to do this or that?

Are they preaching against sins so that people will know they need a Savior in Jesus Christ?

Are they telling them that Jesus Christ is the ONLY Savior? Or are they telling them there are more ways to Heaven? These are a few things that are preached from pulpits.

What are they saying about all the abominations we see in this country, in the world? Are they speaking out against it, or are they instead supporting it and even promoting it?

These things matter. If they are of God, then why are they not speaking out right now? If their faith is so strong, why are they not speaking out? They preach their ways, not God’s. They are not speaking out against all things that are against God, are they? They are afraid to even preach against sin. They tell everyone that Jesus loves everyone and that you can come as you are. Do they also tell people that they must repent from sins?

They have been doing it this way for a while.

But what we are about to see is change, even among the Preachers.

What were they told by the new Administration? They were told that they would now receive power. “More power than they have ever known before.” That is what they were told. Now, this needs to be understood for what it truly is. We are going to go into the times when it will seem like they all want to bring God back into the country, into the world. Everyone will believe that and agree. It will seem like it; we should be that way.

People will even call for certain things in the future, such as the upcoming National Sunday Law. They call it several different things and present it as a good thing, a rest for everyone.

As we know, when things become law, they change things. Should people be forced to celebrate a specific day of rest? How about a particular day of worship, or a specific thing or person to worship? No, we should not force it. Even God Himself does not force anyone at all. It is our choice who we worship, when we worship, and whether we even worship.

When it shall become law, and it will, what will follow?

Persecution

Where do we see that? In other countries, for sure. We saw it in the Roman Inquisition: no one ever talks about it, and they should.

If you did not know that President Trump gave the Preachers great power, look it up on YouTube, and I am sure the videos are still there. It is alarming, and you need to understand why. It is also very expected, and it is a prophecy coming to pass.

In Matthew 10:16, Jesus said: “Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.” “But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues. And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the gentiles.”

Let’s break this down here:

He calls us sheep because we are His sheep. We are innocent because we do not accept false doctrine, and we have come out of the world and its system. Now, he is telling us that we are in the world (we are here) but not of the world (not a part of the world). We know the world is the unbelievers and/or the enemies of Christ. We are not a part of them. He took us out of the world and will keep us protected from the evil one in that way.

How do we stay harmless as doves and remain wise as serpents? We have discernment that we are given, only from God. This discernment is a weight of protection. We will not be deceived if we know Christ and the Word of God. We stay wise and alert. We remain in Christ, and we don’t go to the left, nor the right.

Our eyes remain focused on Him alone, and we let Him fight our battles. We cannot fight against the dark spirit world of demonic forces. It takes Christ.

How do we stay harmless? How do we get through these times without exploding into a rage? We judge righteously; only righteous.

We make sure that our hearts are clean and in the ways of God. We remain innocent and free of guilt that would give satan the upper hand.

We stay innocent so that when they falsely accuse us, we are truly innocent. This is important because if we are innocent, not only will Jesus fight our battles, but our true testimony will come through and will testify against our accusers. Will we even be arrested? Of course we will. This is what the end times bring. It is a spiritual battle, and Satan is leading.

When Jesus warned us of what is coming, He was speaking about today, not the past, and not just the Apostles. It is about us and the times coming. We are here for the tribulation, and the sooner people understand that the sooner they can reclaim their faith, grow stronger in Christ, and be prepared.

Who are the men in the above warnings?

Who are the men who will bring us to the governors and kings? Of course, they will be the preachers. That is their part in the end times. What are the synagogues? It is the churches. This is Christ warning us that there are people in pastoral offices who will be given this kind of power and will be working against us. We will be condemned for Christ’s sake, just as He warned, by those who have been given such power. Who just got that power? The Pastors, as the admin announced. Of course, these Pastors will be the golden rule, and they will be looked at as speaking for God. The whole thing will appear to be “working for God” when, in truth, they are not.

They have now been given this authority, and with all the spying going on through their programs, that is what it will be used for. They will be given the authority to decide our fate. We shall be called the heretics, the blasphemers, the liars. It has happened in the past and will repeat. They did it to God, Jesus Himself, did they not?

It’s coming back around. We are all being taken to our cross, to bear innocence, and to pick up that cross and follow our Lord and Savior. Our cross will be light because Jesus will be with us and in us. They did this throughout history. That is why we have always seen persecution. And no one talks about the Inquisition. It is precisely what is coming back, only we have a new world with new technologies, and they shall use them. There is no way around any of it. We must prepare spiritually.

What did Jesus promise us during those dark times?

In Matthew 10:19: “But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak, for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak.”

This is a beautiful promise and one you cannot get from anyone or anything here on earth. This is from Heaven and the Divine. In our hour, when it comes, we will be taken and will be helpless. But we are not powerless. Remember what Jesus said about himself when he was about to be crucified? He said, “I am alone, but not alone. There is one with me.” It will be the same for us too.

We have Christ now. We will have Christ then. The Holy Spirit will speak right through us.

Look at Exodus 4:12:

“Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth and teach thee what thou shalt say.” This is when Moses claimed to God that he could not speak well. And again in Jeremiah 1:7:

1:6: “Then said Jeremiah, “Ah, Lord God! Behold, I cannot speak; for I am a child.” What did God say?

“But the Lord said unto me, ‘Say not, I am a child, for thou shalt go to them that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee, thou shalt speak. Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the Lord.”

So, in Matthew 10:20: “For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.”

Just like Moses, Jeremiah, the Apostles in their deaths, and the martyrs throughout time, always had God with them and spoke through them. We also shall have God—the same God, the same promise.

Warnings on Family and Friends

“And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father, the child: and the children shall rise against their parents and cause them to be put to death.”

This is very hard to take in and accept, but Jesus already told us this. We can see all this stirring right now. They have conditioned people so much that it has already taken effect. But when the time comes, it will be complete. With the COVID thing, we saw families and loved ones ripped apart with views and feelings about not only the vaccines, but the mask mandates.

No one ever recovered from that in reality. It eased up, but the seeds of separation are still there, buried deep. Then the election came, and we saw the same thing. Each new issue that has come up in the last few years has separated people. It has overlapped, triggering a tsunami of hatred and misunderstanding among families and friends. This was part of the plan, and it worked. Now we have had many issues with this administration, the parties, the deportations, and the wars. Can you see how it has all been on purpose, and satan is setting his standards everywhere.

We have seen the destruction of all kinds of relationships, and the younger generation has turned against the older generations. It is all working and there for us to see right now, so we will know. Jesus warned us of these things that will come, so that we will believe.

To continue with what He warned:

“And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake, but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.”

Read Daniel 12:12.

Read Galatians 6:9.

Remember, if they called Jesus (God Himself) Be’el’ze-bub, why would they not call us that as well? If they persecuted Him, they will us too.

In verse 28: “And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which can destroy both soul and body in hell.”

I would read the rest of Matthew 10 through verse 42 to see what else Jesus warns and says about the times coming.

We must prepare ourselves and get our families together as much as we can right now. How much time do we have? No one knows, but the signs are here, and things are moving fast.

One thing to notice is this: when you think things are moving slowly along, they are not. What do they present to people to focus on? They deliver tidbits here and there to distract from what is happening behind the veil.

Forget everything else and hang on to what matters most. Come out of the world as much as possible and let things go. Spend time wisely, in God’s Word and prayer with each other to God. No one knows when the darkest moments will come. But we could wake up one day to find it at our doors. We can see everything advancing now.

They will use some technology to control the masses. Yes, they will. They will be able to control all our buying, selling, and movements. Our decisions will be disregarded, and they will decide everything for us.

They may try to implant something in us or whatever they are planning. We do not know, because they show us so many different routes they might take. But where are the promise and protection? Only in Christ. We know this.

They will speed up the talk about bringing God back into everyone’s lives and present it as a good thing. But it has a darker side, and I do not have time to explain all that here. We will see them make the National Sunday Law, or whatever they will call it. And the entire world will follow the beast.

Who is the world? The world is the enemy of Christ and unbelievers. We are not the world. Our souls are safe, and that is what matters.

Their technology is NOT the mark. They want you to believe that, and people have said that for years and years. No matter what they would force on us, they will not be making us take the mark. It is about control and fear. But the Lord has a mark and a seal, as does Satan. Both have marks and seals.

Over time, everyone will know their mark and what it means. Their mark of authority will be announced.

They have already admitted what their mark of authority is. The law that will be enforced will be put in place to force people into a controlled environment. Please do your research and see what the RCC has already admitted. Their mark is the Sunday Sabbath (rest day). That still stands today.

What to know is that every person will know what it is and will know which they choose. Will they follow Christ alone and worship the true God and Creator? Or will they follow man and satan and accept his mark, his authority, and worship satan and man? Much will happen, and it will come down on us in many ways. There will be so much deception, and it will be impossible to understand without Christ.

When you study prophecy, you see the king of the north and south, the beasts, the false prophet, and all the rest. Things will go one way and seem to be headed in one direction, but then they will change as time goes on. But what is stable? Christ is stable. Christ is true and true to His promises. We stay in Him, and He will get us through the tribulation, just like He promised. He did not say He would take us out, but He would get us through it. We are sealed with the Holy Spirit.

It will come down to who you will worship.

Christ or man? Christ or satan? That is what it is about.