December 13, 2015 – End Times Prophecy Report

5 Great Sins of the End Times: MURDER

“And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk: Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts.”
—Revelation 9:20-21

The climax of human history will be an extremely dark and evil time. For 3 1/2 years, as God will allows man full reign to his “humanity,” sin and wickedness will prevail over the entire earth. During this time, man will be left largely to his own devices.

Until Jesus returns to right things.

ALL sin will be evident during this 42-month period, but the Bible declares that wicked men will cling to five sins in particular.

Those five great end times sins of which man refuses to repent (even after being smitten with repeated judgments of God) are

Idolatry
murders
sorceries
fornication
thefts

This article addresses MURDER, one of the end times’ FIVE GREAT SINS (according to Revelation 9:20-21).

MURDER

Official statistics say: murder is less. Violent crime is less. Crime is less.

Does that sound right?

It’s been argued that statistics are merely another, more effective way to lie.

IF one is told “Murder and crime are less than they used to be” one might be skeptical. BUT, if one says “STATISTICS SAY murder is less than it used to be.”

Who will argue?

However, in this case perhaps the statistics are right.

But whenever innocent blood is shed, God takes notice.

“Thou shalt not kill.”
—Exodus 20:13

IF ANY shedding of human blood is bad, how much worse is murder? Murder is any time a life is snuffed out prematurely on purpose.

“He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to death.”
—Exodus 21:12

The churches have been on a PR campaign to change “Thou shalt not KILL” to “Thou shalt not MURDER.” It’s apparent to anyone who does much Bible study: God does not condone ANY shedding of human blood.

God requires a judgment for all who kill other humans, not just for murder.

“Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.”
—Genesis 9:6

Many Americans believe it’s a murder only when there’s no attempt to cover it up or to give it another name. But in America (as elsewhere), murders aren’t just those actions many think of as ‘murder.’

Murder in the end times has many different names.

Abortion, contract killings, sudden infant death syndrome, drone strikes, suicides, miscarriages, serial murder, mysterious deaths, “death with dignity”: the list goes on and on and on…

[NOTE: The above activities are not perfectly synonymous with murder; but many times, murder is masked by claiming one of the above activities.]

A lot of murders get misreported as something else. Sometimes, that ‘something else’ sounds fairly innocuous.

Apparently, it is so common-place, men in the end times do not think they have to repent of murder.

MURDER is one of the five great sins of the end times from which men will not repent–even when faced with the many judgments of God.

Do not be deceived.

Change your direction in life: repent today.

Time is Running Out: Today is the Day of Salvation

Part One: 5 Great Sins of the End Times: THEFT

Part Two: 5 Great Sins of the End Times: FORNICATION

PART THREE: 5 Great Sins of the End Times: MURDER

THE GOSPEL

“Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve: After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep. After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles. And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time. ”
–1 Corinthians 15:1-8

“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.”
-–Romans 1:16

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There’s Nothing New Under the Sun: The End Times is History Repeating

“That which has been is what will be, That which is done is what will be done, And there is nothing new under the sun.”
—Ecclesiastes 1:9

It really is true that there is nothing new under the sun.

Unfortunately, Ecclesiastes 1:9 is a largely-ignored Bible verse. So, modern man is deceived, thinking he is the top of the food chain; the “best that’s ever been.”

And because so many have placed their faith in doctored and false “history,” they believe that every “new” discovery is something never before seen.

Propping up this false history is false science.

“O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called:”
—1 Timothy 6:20

To make all of the deception work, pride and arrogance are necessities.

Appealing to man’s pride makes him an easy target for any number of unbelievable deceptions.

Which is why pride and vanity are some of Satan’s favorite sins.

In the end times, man will be ruled by a religious system from out of the long ago past.

“The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.”
—Revelation 17:8

Perhaps that past goes so far back as to include the pre-flood civilizations, which were continuously evil.

“And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.”
—Genesis 6:5-6

The civilizations of the earth right before Jesus returns will be like the civilizations of the earth right before the flood.

“And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man. They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.”
—Luke 17:26-27

Yes, Jesus was referring here to how suddenly destruction and judgment will overtake wicked man. He was also referring to how wicked man will be living his life, going about his business until–POW!–judgement and destruction overtake him.

But Jesus specifically says “And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.” Both times are extremely evil when wicked men rule the earth.

The end times accounts throughout the Bible confirm this.

“And there’s nothing new under the sun.”

Nothing New Under the Sun: Satan’s Same, Old Lies

Mankind has been here before. And much time, energy, money and resources have been expended by the dragon and his minions to ensure that mankind remains ignorant of this.

It’s just part of the end times landscape of deception.

Courtesy of the mystery of iniquity and it’s leader, the dragon.

“And there is nothing new under the sun.”

Remembering this is a part of good end times preparation.

Time is Running Out: Today is the Day of Salvation

THE GOSPEL

[Portions of this piece appeared originally in End Times Prophecy Headlines: August 11, 2015.]

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Light in a Dark World: A Commandment for End Times Christians

**CHRISTIANS ARE TO BE A LIGHT IN A DARK WORLD**

“Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.”
—Matthew 5:14-16

The whole world is dark and wicked.

“And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.”
—1 John 5:19

In the midst of this dark and evil world, the true believer is to provide a beacon of light to the lost.

“That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;”
-–Philippians 2:15

Light in a Dark World: Ye are the Light of the World

Even though believers are beacons of light in a dark world, pointing the world to the narrow way to eternal life, the world hates them for it.

And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
-—John 3:20-21

HATED: The Christian and His Message is Hated by the World

Because they are hated by the world, true Christians are persecuted. In fact, this persecution is one way to identify the true believer.

“Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.”
—2 Timothy 3:12

True Christians will also suffer much tribulation.

“Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.”
—Acts 14:22

Tribulation and persecution in this life is one sure way to know the true believer.

In spite of the sure certainty of persecution and tribulation, the true believer is to shine the light of Jesus; offering hope to a dead and darkened world.

This is not a suggestion: it is a command.

“For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:”
-—Ephesians 5:8

Christians are only sojourners, pilgrims, strangers: traveling through this world on the way to the next. As they journey through this dying world, they are to shine the light of Jesus Christ.

LOST AND DYING WORLD: Believers are Just Passing Through

Shining as lights in a dark, evil world is one of the most important tasks an end times Christian can perform.

“Ye are the light of the world.”
—Matthew 5:14

Are you walking in the darkness or the light of Jesus?

Does the world notice your distinct difference?

Are you hated by the world?

Time is Running Out: Today is the Day of Salvation

THE GOSPEL

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