November 21, 2021 – End Times Prophecy Report

The Security Built Into An Omnipotent, Omniscient Creator’s System

“For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.”
–1JOHN 3:20

One does not have to think very hard on the matter: if the reader was the most powerful being in the universe–who ALSO knew everything–would the reader EVER create a system where the created beings would grow more powerful than the Creator?

The short and quick answer is an emphatic NO!

IN FACT, if one was all-powerful and all-knowing, one would never even contemplate creating a being which was more powerful and all-knowing.

“Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.”
–Psalm 147:5

King David wrote a divinely-inspired psalm on the matter: Psalm 139.

“<To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.> O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me. Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off. Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether. Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it.

“Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me. Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.

“For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb. I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well. My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them. How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them! If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee.

“Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men. For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name in vain. Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee? I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them mine enemies.

“Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.”
–Psalm 139:1-24

NOT ONLY is the Creator all-powerful and all-knowing, but some ADDITIONAL security is built into His Creation, to ensure that God ALWAYS and EVERYWHERE is at the top of the pecking order.

1- God is the master of time.

Time is a concept created by God.

“Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed [Jesus], saying, Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us. He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision. Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure.”
–Psalm 2:1-5

God can laugh because he KNOWS the workers of iniquity are working for His purposes.

God can laugh because he KNOWS how feeble are the efforts of those who believe they can triumph over God.

But mostly, God can laugh because he KNOWS the results of all of those many years of their deceptions and hard work.

He knows.

God knows because he is already there in what men call “tomorrow”–just as the workers of iniquity will be there themselves tomorrow.

Then THEY will KNOW too.

“And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse [Jesus], and against his army. And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone. And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.”“Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed [Jesus], saying, Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us. He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision. Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure.”
–Psalm 2:1-5
–Revelation 19:19-21

“And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.”
–Revelation 20:1-3

“And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.”
–Revelation 20:10
—He Knows

God’s mastery of time is one of the facets of creation that man has a very difficult time understanding.

By existing at ALL points along time (which God created), God lives in TOMORROW as much as He lives in today.

Actually, by creating (and taking command of) ALL that exists, God’s mastery of time is a GIVEN.

IN FACT, time is one of the things God created to give order to the chaotic universe ONCE man was created.

“For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.”
–1CORINTHIANS 14:33

By existing at all places, in all times, God KNOWS what will happen, what has happened and what is happening at the moment.

By existing at all points in time, God KNOWS what will happen in that place which man calls “the future” because God has ALREADY seen that time.

“The future” is as familiar to God as “the past” or “the present” is to one of God’s creations, particularly man.
—God: Master of Time

God knows all because God is present at all POINTS in what man calls “time.”

“But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.”
–2PETER 3:8

A great many words have been written about God and time.

Some of the words are utter nonsense; others are based on what God’s Word informs us to be true.

That God is “beyond” time is something some have claimed.

That God is “outside the bounds of time” is something else claimed.

Neither is true.

God is omnipresent.

omnipresent: present in all places at all times.
—THE NATURE OF TIME: God, Man and Time

So, this is just one security built into God’s Creation: God KNOWS what will happen before it does because God is a master of time–which He created.

2- God has created ‘backdoors‘ (access points) into all of His created beings.

God knows what will happen because God knows the thoughts and intentions of all of His Creation–including man and Satan.

There is NO WAY to shield one’s thoughts and intentions from God.

This is just one more planned part of God’s security measures for His creation.

The wicked are not only deceived, they are confused. There is NO WAY the wicked–who believe that they are NUMBER ONE–can compete against an all-powerful, all-knowing God. In fact, the wicked cannot even wrap their minds around the concept of all-powerful and all-knowing because the wicked do not know any being like that.

IF the wicked had ANY understanding of their Creator, they would know that they were 1) wicked; and, 2) NOT able to compete against God.

The wicked demonstrate this confusion and deception by following the man of sin to their everlasting destruction in their battle against Jesus Christ at Armageddon.

“And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon. And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse [Jesus Christ], and against his army.”
–Revelation 16:16,19:19

The moral of this piece?

Do not wage war against an unbeatable God.

Submit, obey and enter heaven.

But then: if the wicked would just do that, they would not be the wicked.

And God’s Word would not be true.

HAS the reader ever tried to understand the concept of an all-powerful, all-knowing God who always was?

It is not YET too late: there is still a little time to change direction (repent), place your faith (hope) for the future entirely on Jesus Christ and enter the kingdom of heaven.

DOES the reader believe he is saved?

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DOES the reader believe he is NOT saved?

Time is Running Out: Today is the Day of Salvation

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 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

A Reminder: The Gospel is Simple

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[Portions of this piece appeared originally in End Times Prophecy Headlines: November 17, 2021.]

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Some Thoughts on End Times Wealth

“But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.”
–1TIMOTHY 6:9

One of the GREAT truths of God’s Word is that wealth is of this world and, as such, is fleeting.

Wealth, like the lives of all who chase after it, is fleeting.

“Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.”
–James 4:14

This truth is ESPECIALLY valid during the end times, when some men will begin chasing wealth as a means of protection against the chaos which increasingly surrounds them.

But ALL men LOVE the ‘thrill of the chase.’

Therefore, worldly men will pursue the things of the world.

And so, many who begin their pursuit of wealth with the best of intentions end up pursuing wealth as an END, rather than a MEANS TO AN END. In other words, many who begin chasing wealth so that they may better weather a storm–financial or otherwise–end up pursuing wealth for its own sake.

But what men seek after (earthly riches), is a will-o’-the-wisp: a carrot hung just out of reach in front of the covetous to ensure that their focus is on the things of the world INSTEAD OF GOD–who created those things.

“Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 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. “
–1JOHN 2:15-16

With that said, here are a few more thoughts on end times wealth–which, it is hoped, will be taken to heart by those who currently chase after the things of this world, ESPECIALLY wealth.

“But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.”
–1TIMOTHY 6:9

1- God’s Word PROMISES that God will provide for–both in this world and the next–those who put God FIRST.

“A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.”
–Proverbs 28:20

“And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.”
–1JOHN 2:17

2-Wealth is not always a blessing, as those whose focus on the world and the things of the world insist. Sometimes, wealth can be an AFFLICTION.

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A- Most readers are familiar with the stories of the elderly wealthy, who growl about their relatives who are care more about ‘my money than me.’

B- An important point lost on those who are wealthy OR who pretend to be wealthy: whoever STORES one’s money, CONTROLS that money.

As far as accumulated wealth goes, the saying “Possession is 9/10ths of the law” is really true–and ignored.

C- Those who attempt to hoard wealth as a hedge against times of chaos and uncertainty are on a fool’s errand.

NO amount of wealth will protect one from God’s wrath.

“The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day. For the day of the LORD of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and upon every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low: And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth. In that day a man shall cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made each one for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats; To go into the clefts of the rocks, and into the tops of the ragged rocks, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.”
–Isaiah 2:11-12,19-21

D- History is full of accounts of governments confiscating the wealth of its citizens.

A stroke of the pen often makes one’s life work and the riches accumulated through the years DISAPPEAR.

3- God’s Word ALSO provides a number of interesting thoughts on wealth and its accumulation.

“He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity.”
–Ecclesiastes 5:10

“He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.”
–Proverbs 28:22

“He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.”
–Proverbs 11:28

“And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth. And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully: And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits? And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods. And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry. But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided? So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.”
–Luke 12:15-21

4- Wealth is WHATEVER those in authority declare it to be.

Consequently, IF the authorities declare that which was PREVIOUSLY considered to be valuable is now worthless: it is worthless.

Oh, there may be a few who cling to the old ways of wealth (think of the many stories of die-hard Confederates who placed their trust in the ULTIMATELY-WORTHLESS ‘Confederate money.’)

But these benighted souls are the exception, rather than the rule.

There are other thoughts on wealth and wealth accumulation, but these other thoughts will have to wait until another day.

God willing.

DOES the reader believe that there’s nothing wrong with the pursuit of wealth; that chasing after riches is ‘what made America great’?

It is not YET too late: there is still a little time to change direction (repent), place your faith (hope) for the future entirely on Jesus Christ and enter the kingdom of heaven.

DOES the reader believe he is saved?

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DOES the reader believe he is NOT saved?

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THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST

“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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[Portions of this piece appeared originally in End Times Prophecy Headlines: November 19-21, 2021.]

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Just Because God Has Not Yet Smitten America Does NOT Mean That the Nation Is Not A Land of Rebellion and Sin

Many Americans believe that just because God has not yet PUBLICLY and CLEARLY smitten the nation that America is NOT a land of rebellion and sin.

And MANY Americans take pride in how good they are and how good the USA is as a whole–even though PRIDE IS A SIN.

“Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.”
–Ezekiel 16:49

“And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.”
–Romans 1:28-32

Many Americans believe that because they frequent the Sunday social clubs known as THE CHURCHES, they will go to heaven.

BUT, many Americans are deceived.

America is a land of rebellion, which is PROUD of its rebellion and rebellious attitude and which was BORN of rebellion.

Therefore, America is a land of rebellion and sin.

All of those times past, Americans pointed to their prosperity as ‘evidence’ that they were Godly. Nevermind that Satan uses the often-prosperous things of the world to corrupt people.

“Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.”
–James 4:4

What do those poor, deluded souls believe now that America’s prosperity appears to have deserted it?

Just because God has has not YET rained judgment down on America does NOT mean that God approves of America.

It only means that God takes the long view and judgment will come because, with God, judgment is a CERTAINTY.

“For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God? And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?”

DOES the reader believe that America is a ‘good’ country filled with God-fearing Christians?

It is not YET too late: there is still a little time to change direction (repent), place your faith (hope) for the future entirely on Jesus Christ and enter the kingdom of heaven.

DOES the reader believe he is saved?

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DOES the reader believe he is NOT saved?

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THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST

“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

A Reminder: The Gospel is Simple

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[Portions of this piece appeared originally in End Times Prophecy Headlines: November 15, 2021.]

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by Jeremiah Jameson
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The Rebellious Use Their Behaviors to Demonstrate Their Contempt For All Things God

“An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.”
–Proverbs 17:11

Americans have been taught from an early age that submission and obedience are NOT good words or behaviors.

Americans have been taught from an early age that REBELLION and REVOLT is exactly what is called for AT TIMES.

Therefore, Americans have been taught from an early age that America’s ‘founding fathers’ were brave and true–instead of run-of-the-mill rich politicians who had money on their minds.

ANY disinterested reading of the private letters and writings of the American ‘founding fathers’ CLEARLY demonstrate that they were, not only antichristians, but self-serving, rebellious ones as well.

AFTER 200+ YEARS of non-stop ‘American history’ propaganda, Americans have come to believe that those who disobeyed God’s Word and REBELLED against the civil authorities were all God-fearing Christians?!?

“let not the rebellious exalt themselves.”
–Psalm 66:7

God’s Word is CLEAR about how God feels about revolt and revolution and the REBELLIOUS.

“That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments: And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation; a generation that set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not stedfast with God.”
–Psalm 78:7-8

“Woe to the rebellious children, saith the LORD, that take counsel, but not of me; and that cover with a covering, but not of my spirit, that they may add sin to sin”
–Isaiah 30:1

“For our transgressions are multiplied before thee, and our sins testify against us: for our transgressions are with us; and as for our iniquities, we know them; In transgressing and lying against the LORD, and departing away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood.”
–Isaiah 59:12-13

“And he said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that hath rebelled against me: they and their fathers have transgressed against me, even unto this very day. For they are impudent children and stiffhearted. I do send thee unto them; and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD. And they, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear, (for they are a rebellious house,) yet shall know that there hath been a prophet among them.”
–Ezekiel 2:3-5

REBELLION is one of the behaviors the sinful practice.

HOMOSEXUALITY is another sinful behavior. Homosexuality is NOT the root problem, however: homosexuality is what one gets if one persists in sinful behavior.

“For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet. And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient”
–Romans 1:26-28

To be perfectly clear, ALL Sin Is Rebellion Against God.

The rebellious demonstrate their contempt of God the Creator and the Creator’s natural order by their UNREPENTANT, sinful behaviors.

This contempt is expressed through a NUMBER of sinful behaviors.

“Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.”
–Galatians 5:19-21

“Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.”
–Romans 1:29-32

God’s Word is CLEAR: the rebellious ARE sinful: the rebellious demonstrate their contempt for God, God’s Word and ALL THINGS GOD by their UNREPENTANT continuance in their sinful behaviors–particularly REBELLION.

“For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry.”
–1SAMUEL 15:21

DOES the reader believe that America’s founding rebels were ‘good, Christian men’?

HAS the reader ever tried reconciling the obviously-sinful behavior of those ‘founding fathers’ with what is written in God’s Word?

It is not YET too late: there is still a little time to change direction (repent), place your faith (hope) for the future entirely on Jesus Christ and enter the kingdom of heaven.

DOES the reader believe he is saved?

Make Your Calling and Election Sure: End Times Survival

DOES the reader believe he is NOT saved?

Time is Running Out: Today is the Day of Salvation

THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST

“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

A Reminder: The Gospel is Simple

MORE: Eternal Salvation Through Jesus Christ: Salvation Messages from End Times Prophecy Report

[Portions of this piece appeared originally in End Times Prophecy Headlines: November 15, 2021.]

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