Bible prophecy in today’s news headlines
End Times Prophecy Report
HEADLINES
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February 22-24, 2018
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“And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.”
—Matthew 24:4
===INTERNATIONAL
VENEZUELA: Venezuela on the brink: Maduro puts troops on high alert amid new Cold War stand-off at border
CHINA: Taiwan’s Leader Says Threat Of Chinese Invasion “Growing Every Day”
RUSSIA: Putin warns US against putting missiles in Europe (VIDEO)
MORE: Russia and the USA: End Times Members of Team Dragon
BANGLADESH: Bangladesh Fire tears through Crowded Neighborhood, killing 70
EUROPE/US: Munich Conference Exposes the Decline of the West
World War 3 Watch: October 2, 2017
Ukraine, World War 3: What does the Bible Say?
USA War against the Muslims: Almost Time
Nuclear Holocaust: The End of the World According to Satan
CLIMATE CHANGE: The End of the World According to Satan
===NATIONAL
Days left in Trump’s term: 698
619 days until Election Day 2020 – Will it happen?
“Most people want security in this world, not liberty.”
–H. L. Mencken
SATAN’S MOUTHPIECE: The Corporate Media
Is Trump Changing His Policy On High-Skilled Immigration? – Anyone who believes that Trump–a lifelong supporter of open immigration–really changed into a border hawk when he ran for president is too deceived to Google Trump’s use of immigrants–both illegal and legal–through the years.
The True Danger of a Presidential Power Grab
Will Congress pass and Trump sign a gun control bill in the next two years? – Likely as not.
“Meet the new boss…same as the old boss.”
–The Who, Won’t get fooled again
Trump ‘Parrots’ Putin’s Lies, Former Ambassador Warns – When it comes to former administration officials, ALL US presidents could say “Never is heard an encouraging word.”
“Meet the new boss…same as the old boss.”
–The Who, Won’t get fooled again
Bernie Sanders Raised $6 Million In One Day After Launching Campaign
“In other Trump news, according to a New York Times survey of political scientists across both parties, Donald Trump has been rated America’s worst president ever. I had a sneaking suspicion. It’s pretty incredible because it’s the first time Trump has won a popular vote.”
–-James Corden 2018
“Wherever there’s injustice, oppression, and suffering, America will show up six months late and bomb the country next to where it’s happening.”
-—P.J. O’Rourke
QUOTES: A Few Thoughts on Voting
“The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.”
—Winston Churchill
Things of This World: Faith and Trust in Politics
“But actually, he thought as he readjusted the Ministry of Plenty’s figures, it was not even forgery. It was merely the substitution of one piece of nonsense for another. Most of the material that you were dealing with had no connection with anything in the real world, not even the kind of connection that is contained in a direct lie. Statistics were just as much a fantasy in their original version as in their rectified version. A great deal of time you were expected to make them up out of your head.”
–On changing government statistics – George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four
Do you believe the media? Then why do you believe their lying polls?
“Political campaigns today are all side shows, all honors, all bombast, glitter, and speeches. These are for the most part unrelated to the main business of studying the party scientifically, of supplying the public with party, candidate, platform, and performance, and selling the public these ideas and products.”
—Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928)
POLLS: The Fiction of Polls and Public Opinion
“There is no public opinion. There is only published opinion.”
–Winston Churchill
The Easter Bunny, Tooth Fairy and Polls
“But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.”
—John 20:31
“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
THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST
“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 the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God. For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.”
-—1 Corinthians 1:18-19
The Gospel is Hidden to Those who are Lost
===MISCELLANEOUS
Supreme Court curbs power of government to impose heavy fines and seize property
Gun control bills proliferate in Congress, state legislatures
“In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way.”
–Franklin D. Roosevelt
Maryland Gov. Hogan leaves the door open for primary challenge against Trump
Tax service turns away gay couple, citing Indiana’s ‘religious freedom’ law – Anyone who scoffs at such “religious freedom” laws eventually targeting Christians does NOT believe the Bible’s accounts of the last days.
Ditto for any who believe that a rich and celebrated elite who rebelliously support all things homosexual will allow any laws which seriously impede homosexuality in the USA.
Trying to Physically Prepare for the End Times
PRAYING FOR SALVATION: AIM FOR THE RIGHT TARGET
“I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men”
–1TIMOTHY 2:1
–From a brief discussion of the past six months.
“Don’t you get discouraged?”
“Why?”
“You’re always praying for the salvation of unbelievers. People don’t change. Isn’t that discouraging?”
“I have to pray for unbelievers. Believers do not need prayers of salvation.”
It is important to aim for the right target.
Five Myths and Legends of the End Times Churches
“My father used to say: you can change religion, but you’re not allowed to become a Christian” – Sounds about right.
Pentacostal Theologian: The Book of Acts gives Biblical proof Jesus still speaks today
A.J. Swoboda says “I don’t think theologically there’s any reason God has ceased. I think God still speaks.”
God DOES still speak today, particularly through His Word, which was not available or completed during those earlier generations.
HOWEVER, the Bible is clear that God does NOT use prophets to speak (at least until the advent of the two witnesses of Revelation 11).
“God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds”
–Hebrews 1:1-2
One of the reasons false prophets proliferate in the last days is because most moderns do not believe the Bible.
“And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.”
–Matthew 24:11
“For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect.”
–Mark 13:22
In the last days, various workers will try to substitute all manner of things which SOUND good–such as theology—for God’s Word.
Make faith great again: Hollywood celebrities finally talking about their religious beliefs – Is it considered bad manners to point out that Hollywood celebrities make their living pretending to be someone they are not?
A new study of online dating profiles reveals that women respond 31 percent better to men who use the word “whom.” Frankly, I don’t know whom these men are, or whom they’re trying to impress.”
–-Conan 2014
Islamic State nightmare prompts some Muslims in the Middle East to convert to Christianity – The media usually sings one song or another about something causing Muslims to convert to Christianity.
MORE: Muslims Dreams of Jesus: Another End Times Deception
Jewish Christians Are Recovering Their Distinctive Religious Heritage
“There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. And if ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.”
–Galatians 3:28
“Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all.”
–Colossians 3:11
MORE: Jews and the Synagogue of Satan
Climate change is ‘a religion’ that comes with a cost – The end times are a time when men will follow after any number of false religions.
End Times Stories of Things Which Are Not
IMPORTANT LESSON
SIN is transgression against a holy God.
Although the world and the believer look at SIN in two completely different ways, it may take some time for the believer–who was raised in and immersed in the world for years–to learn an important lesson about SIN.
A different lesson about SIN than what is commonly preached on a daily basis by the world.
To the world, SIN is desirable. While the world may officially condemn it, a careful reading will find that the world promotes and exalts sinful behaviors and actions. The world RARELY calls SIN by its name. It has renamed sinful behaviors as fun, choice, cutting edge, fashion, whatever.
To someone who is of this world, SIN is a fuzzy idea of actions or behaviors which are “bad.”
SIN is a line which–consciously or not–is constantly tested: the idea being to get as close to the line without going over it.
To the believer, SIN is transgression against a holy God.
YET though the believer may know this, the entire concept may, at first, be a bit vague.
Because he was raised in a fallen world, surrounded by sin, the believer may know in his head that sin is transgression, but still may occasionally fall prey to the world and look at some sinful behavior as a line not to be crossed–but which is “okay” to dance around.
This is not the mind of Christ but the mind of the world.
It is when the believer KNOWS that sin is ALWAYS a transgression against a holy God and not something to ever approach that an important lesson has been learned.
The world is relentless.
The world is a delivery system for SIN.
The world will always try to claw its way bit-by-bit back into the believer’s life.
MORE: The World Never Stops Trying to Pull the Believer Back to Destruction
SIN makes this life hard to live. It is in no way desirable.
The less one sins, the easier life becomes.
THIS is an important lesson learned.
Is your airline seat SPYING on you? Passenger finds camera embedded in his in-flight TV screen
Walmart is quietly taking charge of its rail operations — and it could cut serious transportation costs as the country’s largest retailer seeks to boost e-commerce profits – It is so much fun to pretend that e-commerce is cost free!
The US Military’s ultimate sniper: armed with laser-guided bullets
“A new survey named Vienna, Austria, the world’s best city. Vienna came out on top in this survey because it was No. 1 in three important categories: public transportation, clean air, and the quantity of teeny-tiny sausages.”
–-Craig Ferguson 2014
Ph.D. Scientists Are ‘Skeptical’ of Darwinian Evolution
Macy’s, Kohl’s ‘becoming yesterday’s news’: Former Toys R US CEO
Gerald Storch who formerly ran Toys R Us and the Hudson’s Bay Company, said keeping up with the consumer is what it takes to succeed in the retail.
[…]
Big retailers including Walmart, Target, Costco and Amazon are succeeding, according to Storch, while others like J.C. Penney, Sears, Macy’s and Kohl’s are “becoming yesterday’s news.”
The Five Most Important Empires in History
SPLC: Hate Groups in the U.S. Have Grown – When tagging opponents as “hate groups” is your business, then it pays to ensure that business is booming.
75 Most Important ETPR Articles
MESSIANIC JEWS RAISE MORE QUESTIONS THAN THEY ANSWER
QUESTIONS, QUESTIONS:
1-What would you call a group who insists that they are believers in Jesus as savior, but deny that He is divine?
2-What would you call a group, some of whom don’t recognize Jesus as co-equal with the Father?
3-What would you call a group, many of whom view sources outside of the Bible as valid as Scripture?
4-What would you call a group who adhere to the Mosaic Law and consider it “to remain fully in force and a holy covenant, to be observed both morally and ritually, by those who profess faith in God.”
Would you call such a group a “cult“?
Perhaps.
Would you call such a group “Christian?”
No. How could you?
What to call such a group then?
Many church-goers consider Messianic Jews to be “brothers and sisters in Christ.”
But are they?
Messianic Jews do not believe in a Trinity or that Jesus is co-equal with the Father. That’s pretty basic to being a “brother (or sister) in Christ” is it not?
Can one be both a follower of Christ and a keeper of the Law?
James is explicit.
“For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.”
–James 2:10
If one is to keep the Law, then one must meet all of its requirements–which requires perfect obedience.
Paul is clear as well.
“Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.”
—Galatians 5:4
“For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.”
—Romans 10:4
“I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.”
—Galatians 2:21
“Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God.”
—Romans 7:4
“But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter.”
—Roman 7:6
“But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully; Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers, For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine; According to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.”
—1 Timothy 1:8-11
“For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.”
—Galatians 3:10
Can a man be saved through belief in Jesus Christ as the only way and cursed at the same time?
The early church had the same problem: those who were confused about keeping the law rather than trusting in salvation through Christ.
“Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, Ye must be circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we gave no such commandment:”
—Acts 15:24
Once again, if Messianic Jews believed the whole gospel of Jesus Christ, they would be Christians–not Messianic Jews.
“There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.”
—Galatians 3:28
RE: Messianic Jews; Circumcision and Communion.
“Messianic Jews hold that male believers must be circumcised, since it is a part of keeping the Covenant.”
“The Messianic worship service does not include communion or the Lord’s Supper”
Messianic Jews maintain they are under the Old Covenant. Jesus Christ brought a better Covenant.
“But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises. For if that first covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second.”
–Hebrews 6:6-7
“Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah: Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the LORD: But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.”
–Jeremiah 31:31-33
The simplicity of the gospel–the whole gospel–of Jesus Christ should be preached to Messianic Jews.
“If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.”
—John 8:36
There are number of groups who claim to be followers of Jesus Christ.
HOWEVER, when one looks closely at what they believe, one discovers this is simply not true.
IF Messianic Jews were Christians, there would be NO need for the term “Messianic Jews” and NO need for the rituals and practices which reflect the Old Covenant.
“In that he saith, A new covenant, he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to vanish away.”
–Hebrews 8:13
There is only one body of Christ.
“But now are they many members, yet but one body. That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another.”
–1CORINTHIANS 12:20,25
The devil has been trying to split that one body into pieces since Jesus Christ walked the earth.
THE NATURE OF TIME: God, Man and Time
If fruit flies live without sleeping, why can’t I?
That research would help scientists understand an important distinction: Contrary to what’s currently believed, it may be that sleep isn’t necessary for survival in the same way food is—in other words, animals can’t die of sleep starvation.
Prescription opioids may play role in some fatal two-car crashes
“This week UPS unveiled a new delivery truck that uses drones to fly packages out for delivery. UPS drivers were like, “Hey as long as we’re inventing new things for our trucks, how about doors?”
–-Jimmy Fallon, 2017
Microsoft releases new apps that make augmented reality way more helpful to businesses
MORE: Virtual Reality: Pay to be Lied To
Sanders Throws Hair in Ring for 2020
If elected, Leftist Methuselah would be almost 80.
===EARTHQUAKES/WEATHER/PESTILENCE
Here’s why the ‘zombie deer disease’ spreads so quickly
Winter storm turns deadly; DC shut down
4.0-magnitude earthquake hits southwest of Fillmore, Utah
Dangerous days ahead for South, Ohio Valley – Who knew that one day weather would become so exciting?
Ban gas boilers in new homes by 2025, says Committee on Climate Change
MORE: Climate Change or Word of God: Make Your Choice
“The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.”
–H.L. Mencken
Cold-temperature variability important in evaluating climate change
“Climate change” is responsible for almost ANYTHING!
IF it is hot, scientists claim it to be “climate change.”
IF it is cold, scientists claim it to be “climate change.”
IF it is dry, scientists claim it to be “climate change.”
IF it is wet, scientists claim it to be “climate change.”
“Heads I win, tails you lose.”
MORE: Climate Change: Fake It Until They Make It
“I’m old enough to remember when the air over American cities was a lot dirtier than it is now.”
–P. J. O’Rourke
…and now that it’s cleaner and more clear, the elite spin their fables, trying to create fear over “climate change.”
How ‘global warming’ became ‘climate change’ and the danger of euphemisms – Global warming became climate change when it became too inconvenient for the weather wienies to explain long stretches of cold weather on a planet which was claimed to be on fire.
MORE: Global Warming: What does the Bible Say?
Despite heavy rain, California isn’t quite out of its drought
MORE: Coming Water Shortage: Drinking Water Vanishing from the Planet?
MORE: Water shortages, Drought: End Times Signs
Ebola in America: What does the Bible Say?
End Times Survival, End Times Preparation
WEEK OF 2-17-2019
Highway To Hell; Satanic Group Adopts Stretch Of Road In Arkansas
Why is there suffering? A modern pagan response – The author takes a little time from compiling his tired list of narratives to offer the same tired lies about the Bible those in false religions have been presenting for centuries.
Jesus was a ‘sorcerer,’ Bible a ‘book of magic,’ say Christian witches ahead of first annual convention – There are NO “Christian witches.”
Just as there are no Christian murderers.
The Culture of consent: Are we there yet?
Despite calls for reformation and the presence of codes of conduct, abuse is still reported. The Pagan And Heathen Events Code of Conduct, written and published by the Pagan and Heathen Symposium in 2015, is a straightforward document that outlines what is not acceptable behavior, as well as how to enforce and address any incidents that occur.
The demons that have haunted David Klemmer – The media writes AS IF demons were metaphorical constructs.
However, what they often end up detailing is bold demonic behaviors and activities.
Finn-Kirsten Iversdatter: Norway’s Forgotten Witch
Stained-Glass Demons of Strasbourg Cathedral
Review: ‘The Changeover’ Offers Witches, Romance, And A Cryptic Creeper
Benedict Cumberbatch to play ‘400-foot tall Satan’ in Good Omens
Christian Right Leader: Is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez a Witch or Demon-Possessed? – Hard to have one without the other…
Graveyard Witch, Supra Summus, Death Boys
5 ways to transform your home inspired by witchcraft
SPECIAL REPORT: Chilling child killings linked to accusations of witchcraft – In the media, it is NEVER a belief in witchcraft which is a problem. It is BELIEF in witchcraft by non-practitioners which is the grave problem and a sign of primitive thinking.
A belief in witchcraft by supporters is wonderful.
14 movies for your next pagan holiday
Zolita on why she incorporates witchcraft into her music
Growing Number Of Black Women Leaving Churches For Witchcraft
Ostara Sabbat Index: Rituals, Crafts, and Recipes for Witch’s Spring Equinox
Remembering DJ Conway and her contributions to the Pagan community
Pagan Community Notes: Brady’s “good witch” wife, Witches in media, and more!
Mesopotamian Magic: Ancient Tablets Reveal a World of Witches, Sorcerers and Exorcists
Are the Gates of Hell in the UK? Anti-Witch Markings Found in Creswell Crags Cave
Totally witchin’: Unpacking witchcraft and its surrounding stigma – The only end times “stigma” for those who practice witchcraft comes from the apostate churches–where many also practice witchcraft.
Children as young as 13 joining Satanic Nazi groups, report warns
‘Agents of SHIELD’ Star Ming-Na Wen Channels Her Inner Demon for KISS
Witch ways: knowing your heart’s desire is modern witchcraft
Witches of St. Andrews raise funds to fight cancer
HOW the Gospel transformed a family practicing witchcraft
Why Is There Suffering? A Modern Pagan Response
Being a positive pagan in a dark world
Pagan Politics in Post-Christian America
Haiti’s explosive Rite of Spring: from pagan Russia to vodou ritual
Netflix’s Siempre Bruja centers a powerful black witch, for once
‘Gateway to Hell’: Hundreds of historic anti-witch marks discovered in Nottinghamshire cave
Enjoy a spell as witch expert at folk museum
Witch, please: ‘Wicked’ the movie flies to cinemas in 2021
Satanic Temple files discrimination complaint vs. Boston City Council
Child Witch-Branding and the Rise of Pentecostalism Across Nigeria
Witchcraft becomes a political stance — and a booming business
Gatekeeping, Taboos And “Harm None”
Witchcraft should mean something
Is Catholicism Half-Pagan, & a Blend of Gospel & Lies?
MEDIA NARRATIVES ALERT
“How can the reader know when the Corporate Media is lying to him (never mind the fact that the media is Satan’s Mouthpiece and Satan is the father of lies)? One easy way to tell is the use of “Why” and “How” in the headlines of an article. When the reader sees “Why?” or “How?” in the headline–occasionally “What” is used–that which follows will be a fairy tale, a narrative, a bedtime story spun by the media for the benefit of the media’s master. “Why” usually denotes an on-going narrative; “How” signifies a story line which explains past events. Not all narratives begin with “How” or “Why.” However, the most in-your-face, over-the-top ones usually do. ALL political “news” is narrative.
MORE: The End Times Lie of Staged Newscasts
Puppet Masters of Public Opinion: The Corporate Media
REBRANDING EVIL: The Corporate Media is Satan’s Mouthpiece
Corporate Media: Satan’s Mouthpiece is the Author of Confusion
“American journalism (like the journalism of any other country) is predominantly paltry and worthless. Its pretensions are enormous, but its achievements are insignificant.”
― H.L. Mencken
“Things are never quite what they seem. Events are seldom close to how the media and history portray them.”
“It is a free press…There are laws to protect the freedom of the press’s speech, but none that are worth anything to protect the people from the press.”
–Mark Twain, speech: License of the Press
“If you repeat a lie often enough, people will believe it, and you will even come to believe it.”
—Joseph Goebbels, Nazi Minister of Propaganda
“Journalists” are story-tellers. Nothing more, nothing less. Sometimes, there is an element of truth in their stories, but truth is not a requirement of what they do.
“Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it, and eventually they will believe it.”
–Adolf Hitler, Propaganda, the Big Lie and Adolf Hitler: 20 Hitler Quotes on Propaganda
NASA, SpaceX look ready to finally launch Crew Dragon capsule to International Space Station
MORE: Modern Man Loves a Good Story
Scientists Put Horses in Costumes to Find Out Why Zebras Are Stripy
MORE: END TIMES DECEPTION: Tell Me a Story
A Japanese spacecraft will fire a bullet into an asteroid on Thursday. Here’s WHY.
MORE: End Times Lies: Tell Me a Story
NASA’s InSight lander now offers the first public Mars weather service
MORE: MEN WANT TO BE LIED TO: Lie to Me. Please.
How China’s Space-Bound Solar Installation Will Beam Power Down to Earth
MORE: Bedtimes Stories from Outer Space
Earth’s atmosphere stretches out to the Moon – and beyond
MORE: Science: A Collection of Stories
Gut health: Protecting your second brain
An Australian research team first discovered the brain in mice and now believe it exists in all mammals, humans included.
Some scientists believe that this second brain evolved first — even before the brain housed between your ears.
MORE: When Men Cease to Believe the Truth, They will Believe Anything
A PAGE FROM SATAN’S PLAYBOOK?
IF asked for a summation of Satan’s/the world’s strategy for end times deception, no better answer could be given than the following.
“If you give a man the correct information for seven years, he may believe the incorrect information on the first day of the eighth year when it is necessary, from your point of view, that he should do so. Your first job is to build the credibility and the authenticity of your propaganda, and persuade the enemy to trust you although you are his enemy.”
— A Psychological Warfare Casebook Operations Research Office Johns Hopkins University Baltimore (1958)
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
“Last week it was reported that the churches of America increased their membership by 690,000. Are you encouraged by these figures? I for my part am not encouraged a bit. I have indeed my own grounds for encouragement. . . . But these figures have no place among them. How many of these 690,000 names do you think are really written in the Lamb’s book of life? A small proportion, I fear. Church membership today often means nothing more, as has well been said, than a vague admiration for the moral character of Jesus; the Church in countless communities is little more than a Rotary Club. . . . It will be hard; it will seem impious to timid souls; many will be hurt. But in God’s name let us get rid of shams and have reality at last.”
—J. Gresham Machen, 1926 – (h/t:BP)
88 years later: has the situation improved or gotten worse?
GLORIFYING EVIL AND THE DEMONIC
John Dee Was The 16th Century’s Real-Life Gandalf – John Dee was actually an Elizabethan frontman for the mystery of iniquity. [In many cases] not actually the originator of the evil, only the worker of such. Dee may have been a member of the synagogue of Satan itself.
—End Times Prophecy Headlines: February 21-22, 2015
Only one more piece in the relentless campaign waged by Big Media, Big Entertainment and the churches to glorify sorcerers and wizards and witches.
Beside John Dee (an occult magician who was a close adviser to Queen Elizabeth I and who signed his letters to Elizabeth “007“), there’s been the Harry Potter propaganda and the exaltation of Gandalf (Lord of the Rings). And many others, particularly in the dark, occult world of video games.
Twilight, Harry Potter, The Wizard of Oz and the Wiccan Revival
“There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch, Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer. For all that do these things are an abomination unto the LORD”
–Deuteronomy 18:10-12
John Dee gained his fame because of the power he wielded due to his contact with demons. Although this is usually left unsaid when such men are publicly exalted, it’s easy enough to discern by reading between (and behind) the lines.
In the linked piece, this isn’t even necessary: Dee’s various conversations, interactions and employment of the demonic is plainly recorded.
- The Normalizing of Illegitimate Supernatural Power in the End Times
- Supernatural Power in the End Times
- Witchcraft in America in the End Times: Some Observations
WINNING DEBATE POINTS OR SOULS?
“And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.”
–Daniel 12:3
What is more important: winning souls or debate points?
QUESTIONS FOR ATHEISTS – There are times that church folk shoot themselves in their foot–though they seemingly have the best of intentions.
A website that proposes to settle questions about Christianity based on evidence, proof and logic presents the linked article.
The premise sounds reasonable: atheists are usually asking Christians questions (which is not a bad thing actually), so why not “turn the tables” and ask the atheists a few questions?
However, while this sounds good, there are several things wrong with this approach, which is not very biblical.
1- This appeals to the churchies’ ‘pride of life’ and moves the focus off of Jesus Christ.
“For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.”
—1 John 2:16
Do we want to win souls or do we want to win debate points? These discussions are not winnable using the world’s methods. True believers are to win souls–not debates.
“The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.”
–Proverbs 11:30
Are well-meaning questions the tool God uses to win souls?
No.
The gospel is the tool that God uses–not rhetoric or logic or evidence or proof. Specifically, the preaching of the gospel.
“For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.”
—1 Corinthians 1:21
Sure, church folk are human: they chafe at the world’s labels of “uneducated,” “illiterate” and “idiots.” (The linked articles’ words, not this writer’s.)
But is engaging the unbeliever on his own turf the answer?
Is appealing to the atheists’ reason the way Christians are supposed to approach unbelievers?
Will a debate over evidence and proof win one soul to Christ?
The Bible says it won’t.
“Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time. Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.”
–Colossians 4:5-6
We’re to walk in wisdom and focus on the cross of Christ. When the church folk lose focus of the true issue, they exchange their most powerful weapon for the tools of the enemy.
For some reason, church-goers seem to be doing a lot of this lately: fighting by the world’s rules of engagement.
2- The questions presented in this article are a good example of trying to fight the enemy on his terms. They sound good to the pew-sitters–but will likely prove ineffective at winning the souls of atheists (IF atheists really exist).
If the author had visited websites frequented by claimed atheists, he would already know that atheists publicly discuss and debate most of the questions presented in this article.
Atheists already have answers to most of the questions presented. Sure, as Christians we believe that their answers are wrong, but atheists don’t.
So then we’re back to square one again.
Those who desire to win souls for the kingdom of heaven should keep one important point in mind: it is God who offers salvation as a free gift, not us. We merely are the presenters, nothing more. Contrary to much of what’s being taught, being more “persuasive” has nothing to do with whether an unbeliever truly experiences a a new birth or not.
3- Some of the questions don’t even sound good to the Christian.
“How can the Second Law of Thermodynamics be reconciled with progressive, naturalistic evolutionary theory?”
Is this the way to win souls? Quick: all readers who can recite the Second Law of Thermodynamics, raise your hands.
“How do you explain the thousands of people who have experienced heaven or hell and have come back to tell us about it?”
Though “dying” or “being sent back from the dead” to testify of heaven or hell is a fairly common phenomena in our own times, it is not biblical.
“Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father’s house: For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment. Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.
And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent.And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.”
—Luke 16:27-31
It’s very human to want to win an argument. However, nowhere in the Bible is winning arguments mentioned as a method of soul winning.
Yes, we’re to “earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered” (Jude 3)–but that is among believers, not unbelievers (who are not part of the “common salvation” to which Jude refers).
Yes, “Christian apologetics” is speaking in defense of Christianity. But much of Christian apologetics is practically concerned with the issues raised by false teachers and those who claim to be Christians. False teachers was the theme of Jude.
For those who believe we are living in the end times, we’re given the formula to be “overcomers.”
“And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.”
—Revelation 12:11
Preach the gospel and let the atheists win their debate points.
At the end of the day, Christians will be happy they did.
As well as the atheist.
SEVEN SCRIPTURES TO ENCOURAGE
Someone sent these four or five years ago.
They then became part of those items one files away and forgets he has.
TODAY, they were “found.”
“Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.”
–John 14:27
“Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.”
–Isaiah 41:10
“Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.”
–Deuteronomy 31:6
“For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.”
–2Corinthians 4:16-18
“The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.”
–Psalm 34:7
“Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.”
–Luke 10:19
“Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee. For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee. And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.”
–Isaiah 60:1-3
It should go without saying that these verses of encouragement from God’s Word will lose much of their power and effectiveness among non-believers.
BUT, believers know God’s Word to be true: He has given many infallible proofs AFTER one has faith.
IF the proofs came BEFORE, it would not be faith.
THE LIAR’S STRATEGY FOR APPEARING SINCERE
Liars have several strategies for making themselves appear to be sincere and honest.
Hillary Clinton: ‘I’ve always tried to’ tell the truth – This is the latest answer the political elites give when asked if they tell the truth: “I’ve tried.”
It’s significant that both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump used this phrase this past week when asked this question.
They could have been coached by the father of lies himself.
“Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.”
–John 8:44
The liar’s strategy for lying under oath or being cross-examined?
“I can’t remember. I don’t recall.”
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