The Watchtower is Empty….the Wall is Unguarded

“‘In the last days, God says,
    I will pour out my Spirit on all people.
Your sons and daughters will prophesy,
    your young men will see visions,
    your old men will dream dreams.
¹⁸ Even on my servants, both men and women,
    I will pour out my Spirit in those days,
    and they will prophesy.
¹⁹ I will show wonders in the heavens above
    and signs on the earth below,
    blood and fire and billows of smoke.
²⁰ The sun will be turned to darkness
    and the moon to blood
    before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord.
²¹ And everyone who calls
    on the name of the Lord will be saved.’^[c]      

Acts 2:17-21

There are many people that have been prophesying these days, they claim that they received a dream or a vision from the Lord and pass on the message. There are many false prophets so be careful whose prophecies you listen to. Take everything you hear back to the Bible and confirm it. Now I am not one of the people that have received dreams or visions, but the Lord has spoken to me in other ways. This is very recent, it just started in the last month or so. While I have been praying God has brought something to my mind and I feel a sense of urgency to write about what He has brought to mind. It has only happened three times so far, the first time I felt extreme urgency to start a book that I had on my list to write. Now I was in the middle of writing another book at the time, but I felt such urgency to write a book for those left behind after the rapture. It was the strangest experience, almost like the words were just showing up in my brain; I wrote the book in three days. Once it was done the urgency left me, I was glad that I had done what the Lord asked me. Two days ago I woke up and felt that urgent need again to write, not a book this time but a blog post about the Judgment of America and a call to repentance. I finished my post yesterday and I was not expecting to be called on again, especially so soon. Last night while I was praying a phrase came to mind, not anything that is in my normal vocabulary, and I felt that urgency again. So I am writing what I feel the need to write today. The phrase that came to mind is the title of this post. 

 The word of the Lord came to me: ² “Son of man, speak to your people and say to them: ‘When I bring the sword against a land, and the people of the land choose one of their men and make him their watchman, ³ and he sees the sword coming against the land and blows the trumpet to warn the people,⁴ then if anyone hears the trumpet but does not heed the warning and the sword comes and takes their life, their blood will be on their own head. ⁵ Since they heard the sound of the trumpet but did not heed the warning, their blood will be on their own head. If they had heeded the warning, they would have saved themselves. ⁶ But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet to warn the people and the sword comes and takes someone’s life, that person’s life will be taken because of their sin, but I will hold the watchman accountable for their blood.’ Ezekiel 33:1-6

A watchman is a person that is supposed to warn their people of impending attack. Their job is to watch for danger and when they see it they are supposed to warn their people. They are not responsible for those that hear the message and ignore it, but they are responsible for the lives lost if they fail to give warning.

This message is for those churches that do not preach prophecy or the End Times. In the Bible we are told to watch the signs so we will be ready when the Lord returns. Any church that ignores this portion of the Bible is responsible for the people they preach to.

⁴² “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come. Matthew 24:42

“There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars. On the earth, nations will be in anguish and perplexity at the roaring and tossing of the sea. ²⁶ People will faint from terror, apprehensive of what is coming on the world, for the heavenly bodies will be shaken. ²⁷ At that time they will see the Son of Mancoming in a cloud with power and great glory. ²⁸ When these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.” ²⁹ He told them this parable: “Look at the fig tree and all the trees. ³⁰ When they sprout leaves, you can see for yourselves and know that summer is near.³¹ Even so, when you see these things happening, you know that the kingdom of God is near. Luke 21:25-31

 Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God,^[a] which he bought with his own blood. Acts 20:28

All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work.      2 Timothy 3:16-17

More than 25% of the Bible is prophecy, many churches do not preach prophecy and the End Times so they are not preaching the whole Bible. Jesus tells us to watch for the signs so as to be ready for His return, if the church is not taught what the signs are, how are they supposed to know what to look for. We are living in a dangerous time, many things are changing and prophecy is coming together and signs are everywhere. Many churches do not even realize that what they are seeing is a huge warning sign of the events to come. Pastors that do not teach their congregations about the signs and the coming prophecies are not being good stewards and are disobeying God. We have been told to study the entire Word of God, not pick and choose which parts that you want to study.

Many churches these days are afraid of offending their congregations, they teach all these light sermons and ignore what will convict a person. They need to preach about God’s coming judgments on this world and the need for the people to repent and pray. There needs to be urgency to reach the unbelievers because time is really growing short.

“For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear.” 2 Timothy 4:3

We also have the prophetic message as something completely reliable, and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts. ²⁰ Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet’s own interpretation of things. ²¹ For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.                     2 Peter 1:19-21

Anyone that reads the prophecies is considered a watcher and it is their responsibility to warn others of what is to come so that they may be saved. Pastors have a larger responsibility, they are entrusted with the spiritual care of entire congregations, if they do not teach them what they need to know, or warn them of the signs and the impending judgments to come, they will be responsible for anything that happens to these people.

Watchers, stand on your watchtowers and blow the trumpet to warn others of what is to come…do not leave the walls unguarded!

Judgment of America

Is America under Judgment? Yes. America has turned its back on God and Israel, we have disobeyed God’s laws and commandments. When did this start? There have always been those that break laws, both God and man’s, but for the most part America stood by Israel and we were a Christian nation.

The real beginning of the moral decline was in the 1960’s. Free love and rampant drugs were only a part of the degeneration of society. Free love is a social movement that rejects marriage. The proponents of this movement stood for having multiple sexual partners outside of marriage and monogamous relationships. This movement made it acceptable and then commonplace to have premarital sex. This opened the door to homosexuality, alternate sexuality and the legalization of abortion. In 1973, Roe v. Wade made getting an abortion legal. Since this decision was passed there have been more than 56 million abortions as of Jan 2014. That is more than 56 million MURDERS.

¹³ “You shall not murder.  Exodus 20:13

The free love movement also led to the rise of homosexuality in America. While it was still an underground movement the amounts of people involved were growing. In the early 1980’s the first emergence of AIDS occurred. It was initially thought to be a gay disease since most of the cases were in gay men. AIDS brought homosexuality into the news and even people who did not know about its existence now did. The event that brought the gay people out of the closet and made it ok to be gay was when Ellen DeGeneres came out on her tv show. Ellen was a comedienne in the 1980’s and she was eventually given her own tv sitcom, Ellen. In 1997 she came out as being a lesbian on the Oprah Winfrey show and then her character on Ellen also came out. This was the first time that an openly gay actor played an openly gay character on prime time tv. This opened the doors to introducing gay characters into all genres of TV. Being gay had just become more acceptable and even become a “cool” thing to be. This paved the way for the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) groups to demand legislation and rights such as gay marriage. Same sex marriage is legal in 37 states right now and many other legal battles are being fought  to make it legal in the others.

⁴ “Haven’t you read,” he replied, “that at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’^{[a] 5} and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’ Matthew 19:4-5

LSD became the drug of choice in the 1960’s. An entire subculture evolved around the mind altering and mystical effects of the drug leading to the user’s aim to raise their consciousness. psychedelic musicians all promoted the use of this drug like Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix, and Janis Joplin. Fans of these and other bands were easily swept into the drug culture. LSD and other drugs became so widespread in the 1960’s that Time Magazine published an article warning of its dangers. Music evolved in this era as well, with the development of the electric guitar the psychedelic music era began. Much of the music industry was influenced by the drug use of the day, most musicians used drugs and they were part of this counter-culture movement. The roots of the rock and roll genre were born in a drug induced haze. That is why you always hear the slogan “Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll” The counter-culture for these three components all came together in the same era, free love, widespread drug use and the music that develops from them.

In 1962, the court case of Engel v. Vitale removed prayer from public schools as separation of church and state. This ruling allowed for the further removal of prayer in every instance in public schools. Teaching anything from or about the Bible followed closely behind. In 2006, President Obama, in a speech he was making stated that America is not a Christian nation. This is just another nail in the coffin for America.

On June 6, 1966 the church of Satan was created by Anton LaVey. They believe in atheism and materialism and that you are your own god and should do things that please you without moral codes. In the early days most people saw this as evil and something to avoid, but as time has gone on it has become more mainstream. Many black metal bands have made worshiping Satan seem “cool”. And if you follow the news stories there have been many that have carried out murderous rituals in the name of Satan. Somehow in the last few years Satanism is on the rise, it has grown into a popular “religion”. On June 6th, 2006 the church of Satan performed its first public black mass in Los Angeles. The latest event is the creation of a Baphomet statue that Satanists want to place next to the 10 Commandments statue at the Oklahoma courthouse. Since the 10 Commandments statue is allowed to be placed there the Satanists claim that it is only fair that their religion is represented too. This has caused debate between religious leaders and Satanic leaders. In September Satanists held a black mass in Oklahoma, about 50 people attended, but there were hundreds protesting outside. Officials did not stop the mass because it was held on public property.

⁸ Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. ⁹ “All this I will give you,” he said, “if you will bow down and worship me.”

¹⁰ Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.’^[e]” Matthew 4:8-10

This culture has become too tolerant. We no longer stand up for what is right because we are afraid to hurt someone’s feelings.  Just look at schools, when I was young, if you did not pass your classes you went to summer school and retook the class that you failed or if you failed many subjects, you were left back and had to repeat the grade. Yes, this was humiliating to the student, but it taught them a lesson, work hard and you will succeed. Now no child is left back or goes to summer school, the teachers really can’t fail children because it might hurt their feelings and “scar” them. What is worse to be a little hurt and to learn from the experience or to be moved on in school and you can’t even read. All you need to do it look at facebook, none of these kids can spell and they are so dumb. Many don’t even know any history and forget geography. All they care about is themselves and their little cocoon of life. This is the “selfie” generation…it is all about them. They have become so vain that all they do is take pictures of themselves and post it for others to see. People are more concerned with how they look in their latest selfie than with anything going on in the real world. Technology has also made it so that no one has any real relationships anymore. Go to the local mall and watch the teens, they are all together but they are also miles apart, all caught up in their own cell phones. People are too obsessed with technology than in actual relationships…when was the last time you had a real conversation that was not on technology or interrupted by it.

Is it any wonder that God is trying to wake America up by sending judgments on her? Just look at the things that are happening in this country, the crazy weather, look at the economic crisis and the real unemployment and underemployment numbers. Look at the weather the past few years, we have had more destructive storms that are claimed to be “one of a kind storms”, like Superstorm Sandy in 2012, the second most costly storm in U.S. history.  Hurricane Sandy barreled up the east coast to join with a winter storm, combining to spread snow, flooding, heavy rains and gale force winds along its path. The cost of the storm was $68 billion and 233 lives. Of course we can’t forget the most costly storm, Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The storm cost $108 billion in damages and the loss of 1833 lives. New Orleans has still not completely recovered in some areas. This year the east coast has been hit with winter storm after winter storm, with sub-zero temperatures and massive snowfall amounts. Snowfall for February has broken records in Boston and the month is only half over, they have received 61.5 inches so far, average seasonal snowfall is 43.5 inches. The total amount of snow that Boston has received this season so far is 98.7 inches. The west coast has been under judgment for years, 41% of the state is in extreme drought conditions where a year ago it was only 14%. The governor proclaims this the worst drought California has ever seen.

Disease is another judgment that we are enduring. First it was the AIDS epidemic that caused fear in many and killed many, mostly homosexuals. In the last year we have seen a resurgence in diseases that have long been eradicated. The Measles outbreak began in December 2014 in Disneyland, it has spread to 17 states.  An antibiotic resistant superbug has emerged in UCLA, Ronald Reagan Medical Center, and killed two people and there are 5 confirmed infections. There are almost 200 other patients that could also be infected. Then there is the Ebola epidemic that has spread to the United States via exposure of some doctors and aid workers. The latest epidemic is a typhoid fever outbreak in Enid, Oklahoma, where over a dozen cases have been confirmed by the CDC.

There have also been earthquakes in areas where they have never been before. In 2011 a 5.5 magnitude earthquake struck in Virginia, it was felt 300 miles away and damaged the Washington Monument. Oklahoma has seen a major increase in earthquake activity in the past year, they had as many earthquakes as California in 2014. USGS issued an earthquake warning for Oklahoma, the first time it ever issued one for a state east of the Rocky Mountains. Since 2009 the amount of earthquakes have grown dramatically for Oklahoma with numbers in the single digits for years before 2009, then 20 in 2009, 44 in 2010, 62 in 2011, 35 in 2012, 110 in 2013 and 145 in 2014. In January a cluster of earthquakes struck northern Texas. A series of 9 earthquakes from 1.6 to 3.6 magnitude quake struck the Dallas region. Going back into history there had been one earthquake prior to 2008  in 1950. In June of 2014 a 3.4 earthquake struck in Greeley, Colorado, the area has not had an earthquake in 40 years.  These are just some of the areas that have experienced “rare” earthquakes.

¹¹ There will be great earthquakes, famines and pestilences in various places, and fearful events and great signs from heaven. Luke 21:11

We are definitely living in the end times, the last generation, no other time in history has been so immoral and defiant against God. We must pray for those in government to turn back to God and repent, and we must pray for those that are not saved that are being fooled and misled by the culture we live in and Satan. God does not want anyone to perish.

⁸ But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. ⁹ The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.

¹⁰ But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything done in it will be laid bare.^[a]  

2 Peter 3:8-10

Pray for this country, pray that we come to repentance, and pray for those that do not know the Lord Jesus Christ. We are living in dangerous times and the time is growing shorter and shorter. Be vigilant!

8Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. 9Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings. 1 Peter 5:8-9

Satan’s Deception

If you can’t tell from the stories that you see on the news and the incredible disasters that seem to get worse day by day, we are living in the End times. If you read Bible prophecy you will see that so many things that Jesus talked about are coming true.

³ Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?”

⁴ And Jesus answered and said to them: “Take heed that no one deceives you.⁵ For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many. ⁶ And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all^[a] these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. ⁷ For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences,^[b] and earthquakes in various places. ⁸ All these are the beginning of sorrows.

⁹ “Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for My name’s sake. ¹⁰ And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another. ¹¹ Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many. ¹² And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold. ¹³ But he who endures to the end shall be saved. ¹⁴ And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.  Matthew 24:3-14

This was Jesus’ response when the disciples asked him about the end times and Jesus return.  If you take a look at what Jesus said, doesn’t it sound familiar? The first thing he mentions is that many will come claiming to be Christ, throughout history there have been many people who have claimed to be the reincarnation of Christ. These are just a few of the many: Arnold Potter (1804-1872) a Latter Day Saint leader who claimed that the spirit if Jesus Christ had entered his body. he died trying to ascend to heaven by jumping off a cliff. Krishna Venta (1911-1958) stated that he was Christ and that he led a convoy of rockets from the planet Neophrates, he was suicide bombed by former followers who claimed he mishandled funds and slept with their wives. Jim Jones, the leader of People’s Temple, he claimed to be the reincarnation of Christ, he orchestrated a murder-suicide of the cult in Jonestown in Guyana. Marshall Applewhite, the leader of the Heaven’s Gate cult who orchestrated a mass suicide to rendezvous with a spaceship he claimed was hiding behind the comet Hale-Bopp. Shoko Asahara, leader of Aum Shinrikyo declared himself to be Christ and declared that Armageddon was coming and the only survivors would be those that were part of Aum; the group were responsible for the Sarin gas attack on Tokyo’s subway. David Koresh, the leader of a Branch Davidian sect in Waco, Texas, claimed he was the son of God, during a raid of their compound a fire began that killed 54 adults and 21 children.  Others include Yahweh ben Yahweh, Laszlo Toth, Wayne Bent, Ariffin Mohammed, Mitsuo Matayoshi, Inri Christo, Marina Tsvigun, Sergey Torop, Apollo Quiboloy, Alan John Miller, David Shayler, Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez, Lightning Deng and many more. These false Christs have risen up all over the world. You would think it is obvious that these people are not Christ, but they manage to deceive many people into following them, even worshiping them.

The second thing Jesus mentions is that there will be wars and rumors of wars. You only have to open any history book to see that the world has perpetually been at war for most of its history. The Revolutionary War, the Civil War, the War of the Roses, the French Revolution, World War I, World War II, Vietnam War, Korean War, Trojan War, Hundred Years War, Napoleonic Wars, Iraq War and the list goes on and on. There will continue to be wars and conflicts until Christ reigns.

The next thing Jesus mentions is that there will be famines, pestilences and earthquakes in divers places. Watch the news, these things are happening now! According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization there are 805 million people, or 1 in 9 people in the world,  that suffer from undernourishment or malnutrition; Most of these people are living in undeveloped countries. Pestilences are disease and once more the undeveloped countries are the hardest hit. There have always been epidemics and pandemics throughout history, we have all heard of the Spanish Influenza pandemic and the Bubonic Plague and the Smallpox epidemic. There have always been diseases that have spread and killed many people and there have been diseases that we have developed vaccines for and the disease is almost eradicated. The diseases in developed countries are usually more under control and the reemergence is usually an isolated case. In undeveloped countries it is harder to get diseases under control since many live remotely and do not get vaccinations. The living conditions also contribute to the spread of the disease, bad water and poor hygiene are also contributors. HIV/AIDS affects millions worldwide but 68% of all infected people live in the Sub Saharan region of Africa. The World Health Organization has been working to educate the people in the area about the risks and how to avoid contracting the disease and managing the disease for those that have it. AIDS is a relatively new disease that originated in the Congo region of Africa in the early 1900’s and has killed millions of people globally. Ebola is another disease that is relatively new, the first case was in 1976 in sub Saharan Africa. The disease was limited to Africa for all outbreaks until 2014. The recent outbreak began in Guinea in West Africa, the disease spread to nearby Liberia and Sierra Leone, health professionals and aid workers that were treating the sick have traveled back to their home countries before realizing that they were infected with the disease; the infected aid workers were from the U.K., United States and Spain. Other aid workers have also been infected and brought the disease to their countries as well, including Germany, France, and Switzerland. Most nations institute a quarantine for any people who are travelling from the affected areas. The plague….it seems like it is a medieval disease that belongs in the history books…in August of 2014 there was an outbreak of the plague in Madagascar, an island off the coast of Africa. Since November there have been 40 deaths as a result of this disease. The latest outbreak is the measles, a disease that was thought to have been eradicated in the United States. An outbreak in the Philippines is thought to be behind the reemergence of the disease in the United States. The outbreak started at Disneyland in California and have spread to 17 states. As Jesus foretold, pestilences are rampant all over the world, even diseases that were supposed to be eradicated are now reemerging.

Jesus also speaks about earthquakes in divers places. The number of large magnitude earthquakes around the world has been increasing from the time that we were able to register the magnitude of the quakes. I broke up the earthquake records into periods of 38 years and this is the amount of earthquakes recorded of 7.0 and greater magnitude for the time periods. This information is according to the USGS.

1863-1900          12 (this was the beginning of the period of recording magnitude, the numbers are probably not too accurate)

1901-1938          303

1939-1976          466

1977-2014          604

As you can see, the amount of earthquakes recorded with a magnitude of 7.0 and higher has increased for each period.  There are large magnitude earthquakes of 6.0 and greater almost every week, I would say that the number of large earthquakes is definitely growing.

These signs are just the beginning of the birth pangs, anyone that has given birth knows that once the contractions start they just get stronger and closer together until the baby is born. It is the same with these signs, expect them to get stronger and happen more frequently as we get closer to the time of the end.

Satan is hard at work to turn as many people as he can away from following Jesus. He and his followers are working hard to take your attention off God. Think about how much music and TV has changed in your lifetime. The music business is around for one thing, that is to use music to lure you and your kids away from God. Have you watched the Grammy’s?? They may as well just come out and say that it is an homage to Satan, what are you watching? Don’t you see the fire and demons dancing around the stage, the blatant witchcraft and worshiping of Satan? Many of these celebrities have even come out and said that they sold their souls to the devil and that when they perform they are taken over by something else. Does that not sound like demon possession? The artists say they don’t even remember what happens while they are on stage. Believe me or not, the truth is in front of you and many of the performers admit to it. Satan uses any means necessary to deceive people, you need to be able to discern what is Biblical and what is not.

You may call this a conspiracy theory, and I admit that I did not really pay much attention to what the messages that were really being sent out were. My eyes are opened and I can never go back to looking at things the same way again. I tend to be cynical of conspiracy theories and usually don’t give them my attention but for some reason I looked into this and I can see it everywhere. Honestly, I am still a little cynical about some of it but I can see that a portion is true.

One thing that I found quite a few pages on is something called Project Blue Beam. Now I read a little on it and at first I set it aside as being unbelievable, but in delving deeper into prophecy I could see this being used as a tool. It may not be used according to the way it has been laid out, but I can see this used in other ways. First let me tell you about Project Blue Beam and the plan for its use. First you need to understand that this project stems from the Illuminati/Satanists desire to create a new world order and the use of this project to scare or intimidate people into asking for protection from the government. The premise of this project is to simulate a “second coming event” that will lead to a one world religion. The project has four steps:

• the first step is to use false archeological evidence to cause doubt about the information in the world’s religions. These planted “discoveries” will prove the doctrines of the world’s religions is wrong.
• The second step is an appearance in the sky of major religious figures. This will be accomplished by the use of holographic projectors that combine several light waves, ELF, VLF, LF to produce an image that looks real, it is not a flat picture projected in the sky. This will be lifelike and 3D, similar to the projection of Princess Leia in Star Wars. The images will be integrated with sound and effects that seem to come from the projected figure. These religious figures will speak and give a “correct interpretation” of the belief system before all the religious figures (Jesus, Mohammed, Buddha, Krishna, etc.) will all merge into one. This new god will usher in the one world religion system.
• The third step is the use of low-frequency waves that people hear in their heads to make it seem that their god is speaking to them.
• The fourth step is multifaceted. It involves using the same holographic technology to create specific scenes.

1. To create a false alien attack, forcing nations to use their nuclear weapons and lead to full disarmament
2. To create a false “rapture” where “good” aliens come to save all the good Christian people from a satanic attack.
3. The use of microchips installed in your technology to make is seem that ghosts etc. are haunting the person. This will cause panic and suicides and possible mental disorders

Now, do I believe this to be true? Maybe, in part.  I can believe that this is what someone would like to do, but I don’t believe they have thought through their plan. I have seen the first step in action, they are always “finding” these artifacts that disprove the scriptures. Most people ignore these finds and it does not affect their faith. I have heard that real artifacts that would prove the scriptures, like Noah’s ark have been found but the government agencies that are supposed to have these artifacts claim they do not.  Then, even if there was a projection of Jesus in the sky and it began talking about how we have misunderstood what he tried to teach us many Christians would know that it was false. I for one have read my Bible and know what Jesus says about false teachers and prophets and their plan to deceive. I know I am not the only one that would not believe this manifestation. I am sure there are many in other religions that would not believe what their “god” is telling them either. So this manifestation may fool some people but not everyone. Another reason that people may not be fooled is because we are so used to special effects in movies and TV and video games it is not a stretch of the imagination to think that a lot of people would assume this was a special effect rather than believing it to be true.In the third step, using low-frequency waves to “telepathically” speak to everyone, I don’t believe this would work on a worldwide basis even if the technology existed to create this effect. Now an alien invasion may fool some people, even the ones that are not fooled will not be able to stop the governments from launching their weapons. As for the fake rapture, I don’t see how they would be able to pick and choose the people they want to eliminate and how they would make them disappear. The use of microchips to materialize ghosts etc, yes that one I believe. All new electronic equipment has multiple computer chips to run certain things. You may think this is a one way kind of device but I must tell you that while you are watching your TV, there is a good chance that you TV is watching you right back. Samsung was in the news this week because their Smart TV, which responds to voice commands also records any conversations in its vicinity and passes them on to third-party companies. Any voice recognition device or internet connected device is capable of doing the same. Devices with cameras can easily be hacked and remotely turned on to watch what you do in your home. It would be easy for your devices to project a ghost or something into your home.

So, in conclusion, do I believe this is real? I will not say yes or no. I believe that it is someone’s plan that was not too well thought out. I believe some of it can be used and maybe it will. The one thing that I do know is that if by some strange way this plan is put into motion, I will not be fooled. I am prepared for any form of this plan in the case that it is carried out.

⁸ Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. 1 Peter 5:8

Be vigilant…Satan is always looking for ways to fool you and to keep you from following what the Bible says.  Stand firm in your faith and don’t let Satan fool you.

The Prophecy of Syria

A prophecy against Damascus:

“See, Damascus will no longer be a city
    but will become a heap of ruins.
² The cities of Aroer will be deserted
    and left to flocks, which will lie down,
    with no one to make them afraid.
³ The fortified city will disappear from Ephraim,
    and royal power from Damascus;
the remnant of Aram will be
    like the glory of the Israelites,”
declares the Lord Almighty.

⁴ “In that day the glory of Jacob will fade;
    the fat of his body will waste away.
⁵ It will be as when reapers harvest the standing grain,
    gathering the grain in their arms—
as when someone gleans heads of grain
    in the Valley of Rephaim.
⁶ Yet some gleanings will remain,
    as when an olive tree is beaten,
leaving two or three olives on the topmost branches,
    four or five on the fruitful boughs,”
declares the Lord, the God of Israel.

⁷ In that day people will look to their Maker
    and turn their eyes to the Holy One of Israel.
⁸ They will not look to the altars,
    the work of their hands,
and they will have no regard for the Asherah poles^[a]
    and the incense altars their fingers have made.

⁹ In that day their strong cities, which they left because of the Israelites, will be like places abandoned to thickets and undergrowth. And all will be desolation.

¹⁰ You have forgotten God your Savior;
    you have not remembered the Rock, your fortress.
Therefore, though you set out the finest plants
    and plant imported vines,
¹¹ though on the day you set them out, you make them grow,
    and on the morning when you plant them, you bring them to bud,
yet the harvest will be as nothing
    in the day of disease and incurable pain.

¹² Woe to the many nations that rage—
    they rage like the raging sea!
Woe to the peoples who roar—
    they roar like the roaring of great waters!
¹³ Although the peoples roar like the roar of surging waters,
    when he rebukes them they flee far away,
driven before the wind like chaff on the hills,
    like tumbleweed before a gale.
¹⁴ In the evening, sudden terror!
    Before the morning, they are gone!
This is the portion of those who loot us,
    the lot of those who plunder us.

Isaiah 17:1-14

One of the prophesied events of the end times is the destruction of Damascus, the capital of Syria. It is one of the oldest continually inhabited cities in the world. Isaiah prophesies that Damascus will be completely destroyed, there will be no one left living in the city and few buildings will be standing. It is also prophesied that several cities in northern Israel will also be destroyed. It seems that there may be some kind of battle between Syria and Israel, possibly using some kind of nuclear weapons that destroy Damascus and northern Israel and make the area desolate.

Other nations will rush in to take advantage of the destruction to attack Israel. This may be the event that sets off the War of Gog and Magog in Ezekiel 38-39. Israel is vulnerable, it is the perfect time for her enemies to try to destroy her completely. Psalm 83 gives a list of some of the nations that will try to destroy Israel.

O God, do not remain silent;
    do not turn a deaf ear,
    do not stand aloof, O God.
² See how your enemies growl,
    how your foes rear their heads.
³ With cunning they conspire against your people;
    they plot against those you cherish.
⁴ “Come,” they say, “let us destroy them as a nation,
    so that Israel’s name is remembered no more.”

⁵ With one mind they plot together;
    they form an alliance against you—
⁶ the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites,
    of Moab and the Hagrites,
⁷ Byblos, Ammon and Amalek,
    Philistia, with the people of Tyre.
⁸ Even Assyria has joined them
    to reinforce Lot’s descendants.^[b]

⁹ Do to them as you did to Midian,
    as you did to Sisera and Jabin at the river Kishon,
¹⁰ who perished at Endor
    and became like dung on the ground.
¹¹ Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb,
    all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,
¹² who said, “Let us take possession
    of the pasturelands of God.”

¹³ Make them like tumbleweed, my God,
    like chaff before the wind.
¹⁴ As fire consumes the forest
    or a flame sets the mountains ablaze,
¹⁵ so pursue them with your tempest
    and terrify them with your storm.
¹⁶ Cover their faces with shame, Lord,
    so that they will seek your name.

¹⁷ May they ever be ashamed and dismayed;
    may they perish in disgrace.
¹⁸ Let them know that you, whose name is the Lord—
    that you alone are the Most High over all the earth.

Psalm 83:1-18

 The modern equivalents of the nations mentioned in Psalms are:

Edomites- Jordan

Ishaelites- Arab people

Moabites- Jordan

Hagrites- Jordan, Arab people

Gebalites- Lebanon

Ammonites- Jordan

Amalekites- Gaza

Philistia- Gaza

Tyre- Lebanon

Assyria- Syria, parts of Turkey, Iraq

Descendants of Lot- Jordan

These nations may be the first that move in to attack Israel, but the nations in the war of Gog and Magog prophecy may be quick to join. These nations include Russia, Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Sudan, Libya, and Eastern European nations. Both prophecies have Israel’s enemies coming to attack Israel when she is vulnerable and unprepared. Israel will not be able to defend herself from this massive attack, but God will miraculously defend Israel and destroy the nations that are attacking her. These may be two separate attacks but I think that it makes sense that one action will set off the next.

As a result of this destruction many are prophesied to turn back to worshiping God. All three passages mention this change of heart that Israel has. The people finally see their God extending His power to save them from destruction and it sparks a revival in Israel.

Why Does God Let Bad Things Happen?

Haven’t you all heard people ask this question? Many people say that they don’t want to believe in a God that lets such bad things happen. When a disaster happens or a loved one dies, when people see horrible things happening on the news they always say that a loving God would never let things like that happen. The truth is that God is a loving God and He is not the cause of all the bad things that happen on the earth.

How can this be? Isn’t God supposed to be all powerful? Yes, He is, but there is a reason that He lets bad things happen and does not step in and stop them. When God created the earth it was perfect, there was no sin in it, then He created man. Man was sinless and lived in a perfect earth until Satan, as the serpent manipulated man to eat of the forbidden fruit. When God first created Adam He gave him dominion over the world and all that was in it.

²⁶ Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals,^[a] and over all the creatures that move along the ground.”

²⁷ So God created mankind in his own image,
    in the image of God he created them;
    male and female he created them.

²⁸ God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number;fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.”

²⁹ Then God said, “I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food. ³⁰ And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds in the sky and all the creatures that move along the ground—everything that has the breath of life in it—I give every green plant for food.” And it was so.  Genesis 1:26-29

When man disobeyed God and ate the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil dominion passed from man to Satan. By bringing sin into the world man gave his dominion to Satan. How do we know that Satan has dominion? When Satan tempted Jesus in the wilderness before the beginning of his ministry, Satan offered Jesus the kingdoms of the world if Jesus would bow down and worship him. If Satan did not have dominion over the world, he would not have been able to make that offer to Jesus and Jesus would have told Satan that he did not have the authority to offer it. Since Jesus did not correct Satan we can see that Satan did have the right to offer what he has dominion over.

Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted^[a] by the devil. ² After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. ³ The temptercame to him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”

⁴ Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’^[b]”

⁵ Then the devil took him to the holy city and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. ⁶ “If you are the Son of God,” he said, “throw yourself down. For it is written:

“‘He will command his angels concerning you,
    and they will lift you up in their hands,
    so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’^[c]”

⁷ Jesus answered him, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’^[d]”

⁸ Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. ⁹ “All this I will give you,” he said, “if you will bow down and worship me.”

¹⁰ Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.’^[e]”

¹¹ Then the devil left him, and angels came and attended him.  Matthew 4:1-11

Jesus was sent to the earth to rescue us from sin. The only way for man to have atonement for sin was by the shedding of blood. In the Old Testament of the Bible there was a system of animal sacrifice set up for atonement. Sacrifices had to be given at prescribed times and the priests would intercede with God for your forgiveness by the shedding of the animal blood. This had to be done continually since an animal’s blood could never give you permanent forgiveness. That is why God sent Jesus to die for man’s sins, only by the blood of God in the flesh could our sins be permanently forgiven. Some people wonder why Jesus came as a baby and did not just come down as God in the flesh, God needed the world to see that it was possible to live a sinless life. It is also easier to live a life following God when you have an example to follow. Jesus grew up and lived a life just like we all do, we just need to walk in his footsteps.

The world we live in is a sinful world. Sickness, disasters, evil deeds and people, these are all possible because Satan has dominion of this world. So the answer is that God does not let bad things happen, they happen because of the evil that is in the world. After the rapture God will once more make His presence known in the world, during the Tribulation period God will rain down judgments on the world like in the Old Testament. These judgments are being sent down for a purpose, they are a final call to the Jewish people to remind them of who God is and to draw them back to Him. No one on the earth will be an atheist during this time, it will be too obvious that God is sending judgments down on the earth.

Don’t use the excuse that a loving God would not let bad things happen. God is a just God and He loved us all so much that He sent His son to die so that we could live. He is not responsible for the sickness and all the bad things that happen on the earth. Trust Jesus for your salvation, He loves you so much that He died for you.