End Times Bible Prophecy and News, End Times Deception, Societal Collapse, Apostasy, False Christs – Prophets – Apostles – Teachers, Whore of Babylon Church, Opinion, Commentary & Bible Teaching, Demonic Power, War, Rumors of War, Famine, Pestilence, Familiar Spirits,Salvation in Jesus Christ, NWO, UFOs, Earthquakes, Counterfeit Christianity, New World Order, Conspiracies, Nephilim, Giants, Signs and Lying Wonders, End Times Sin & Corruption
15 quotes about con men, the games such men play, the false reality inhabited by the victims of such men and the illusion which are created by con men.
“Half the work that is done in this world is to make things appear what they are not.”
—E.R. Beadle
“The reason con artists get away with what they get away with is, their victims are ashamed of their own blindness and their own gullibility, and they tend to just quietly go away.”
—Walter Kirn
“Con men look for human frailty to exploit.”
—Pamela Meyer
“Every decent con man knows that the simplest truth is more powerful than even the most elaborate lie.”
—Ally Carter
“I’m a con artist in that I’m an actor. I make people believe something is real when they know perfectly well it isn’t.”
—John Lithgow
“Sometimes we want to believe something so badly that we allow ourselves to be taken advantage of.”
—Aaron Powell
“In the old days, a con man would be good looking, suave, well dressed, well spoken and presented themselves real well. Those days are gone because it’s not necessary. The people committing these crimes are doing them from hundreds of miles away.”
—Frank Abagnale
“Actors are con men and con men are actors.”
—Edward Burns
“Artists use frauds to make human beings seem more wonderful than they really are. Dancers show us human beings who move much more gracefully than human beings really move. Films and books and plays show us people talking much more entertainingly than people.”
—Kurt Vonnegut
“Ponzi and all of his successors tap into a fundamental part of human nature. One part of our brain tells us this is too good to be true. The other side tells us this is too good to miss. The key to any con is getting a mark to tip to the too-good-to-miss side.”
—Mitchell Zuckoff
“Donald Trump is a world-class con artist. He conned all these people that signed up for Trump University. Now he’s trying to do the same thing to Republican voters. He’s trying to convince them that somehow he’s the guy that is going to stand up to illegal immigration, but he hires illegal immigrants, that he’s fighting for American workers, but he’s hiring foreign workers for his hotels, that he’s going to bring back jobs from China and from Mexico, but, in fact, he’s creating jobs in China and Mexico, because that’s where all of his suits and ties that he sells are made.”
—Marco Rubio
“The real con artist is Senator Marco Rubio who was elected in Florida and who has the worst voting record in the United States Senate. He doesn’t go to vote. He’s absent.”
—Donald Trump
“Hollywood is largely about scammers and con men. It was my main livelihood for about 25 years, and the scams were beautiful and ugly, cheap and expensive, but, wow, were there a lot of scammers.”
—Ben Stein
“But the downside of being con artist is that it is very hard to con. Even if the lies you tell are to yourself.”
—Ally Carter
“The first and worst of all frauds is to cheat one’s self. All sin is easy after that.”
—Pearl Bailey
Can the reader speculate how these 15 quotes might possibly apply to the end times?
It is not YET too late: there is still time to change direction (repent), place your faith (hope) for the future entirely on Jesus Christ and enter the kingdom of heaven.
“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
“Donald Trump just got the endorsement of Sarah Palin. When he heard, John McCain said, “Well, then you’re all set.”
–-Conan (2016)
“Donald Trump has reportedly asked 50 senior Obama officials to stay under his administration. That’s right, they include national security adviser Brett McGurk, DEA official Chuck Rosenberg, and President Barack Obama.”
–-Jimmy Fallon (2017)
“While speaking at an evangelical university, Donald Trump praised the Bible, saying “There’s nothing like it.” Of course, Trump changed his mind the minute he found out the book is full of Middle Easterners.”
–-Conan (2016)
“According to a new poll, nearly six out of 10 Republicans want Mitt Romney to run for president. So do 10 out of 10 Democrats.”
–-Conan (2015)
“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)
“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
This hand-wringing coverage of employees who make more than the people who pay them…only proves how out-of-touch the Opposition Media and government ‘Resistance’ workers really are.
“Half the work that is done in this world is to make things appear what they are not.”
—E.R. Beadle
“The reason con artists get away with what they get away with is, their victims are ashamed of their own blindness and their own gullibility, and they tend to just quietly go away.”
—Walter Kirn
“Con men look for human frailty to exploit.”
—Pamela Meyer
“Every decent con man knows that the simplest truth is more powerful than even the most elaborate lie.”
—Ally Carter
“I’m a con artist in that I’m an actor. I make people believe something is real when they know perfectly well it isn’t.”
—John Lithgow
“Sometimes we want to believe something so badly that we allow ourselves to be taken advantage of.”
—Aaron Powell
“In the old days, a con man would be good looking, suave, well dressed, well spoken and presented themselves real well. Those days are gone because it’s not necessary. The people committing these crimes are doing them from hundreds of miles away.”
—Frank Abagnale
“Actors are con men and con men are actors.”
—Edward Burns
“Artists use frauds to make human beings seem more wonderful than they really are. Dancers show us human beings who move much more gracefully than human beings really move. Films and books and plays show us people talking much more entertainingly than people.”
—Kurt Vonnegut
“Ponzi and all of his successors tap into a fundamental part of human nature. One part of our brain tells us this is too good to be true. The other side tells us this is too good to miss. The key to any con is getting a mark to tip to the too-good-to-miss side.”
—Mitchell Zuckoff
“Donald Trump is a world-class con artist. He conned all these people that signed up for Trump University. Now he’s trying to do the same thing to Republican voters. He’s trying to convince them that somehow he’s the guy that is going to stand up to illegal immigration, but he hires illegal immigrants, that he’s fighting for American workers, but he’s hiring foreign workers for his hotels, that he’s going to bring back jobs from China and from Mexico, but, in fact, he’s creating jobs in China and Mexico, because that’s where all of his suits and ties that he sells are made.”
—Marco Rubio
“The real con artist is Senator Marco Rubio who was elected in Florida and who has the worst voting record in the United States Senate. He doesn’t go to vote. He’s absent.”
—Donald Trump
“Hollywood is largely about scammers and con men. It was my main livelihood for about 25 years, and the scams were beautiful and ugly, cheap and expensive, but, wow, were there a lot of scammers.”
—Ben Stein
“But the downside of being con artist is that it very hard to con. Even if the lies you tell are to yourself.”
—Ally Carter
“The first and worst of all frauds is to cheat one’s self. All sin is easy after that.”
—Pearl Bailey
And in the latest sign that consumers are bracing for an uncertain future with the end of the business cycle nigh at hand, Bloomberg reported that the CEO of the largest supermarket says his customers are beginning to express concerns about growing economic uncertainty – though they feel good about where the economy is at right now.
What IF the government threw a recession and didn’t tell the public?
How many–if any–would notice?
The reality of what is happening at present VS what the government/media is CLAIMING is happening is jarring.
The lack of real jobs–even as the public is flooded with upbeat government statistics and media happy talk (along with in-store placards claiming jobs are going begging)–has not gone unnoticed by even the most vacant-minded media consumer.
The constant and relentless rise in most prices–except for gasoline, milk and bread–has contributed to a situation where most feel a pinch in living standards which is impossible to ignore.
The steady parade of shuttered businesses and retail outlets contrasts with the glowing reports of high consumer spending levels.
“I just read about a man in California who’s making news for having over a thousand different credit cards and a near-perfect credit score. When asked what his secret is, he said, “Mugging people.”
–-Jimmy Fallon (2016)
“Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!”
–Isaiah 5:20-21
“The RNC released its first presidential debate schedule, which includes at least nine debates in different states across the country. As opposed to the Democratic debates, which will just be Hillary staring at her opponents until they burst into flames.”
–-Jimmy Fallon (2015)
“And as he sat upon the mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled? And Jesus answering them began to say, Take heed lest any man deceive you”
–Mark 13:3-5
“Everything’s fine today, that is our illusion.”
—Voltaire
One might speak of “false reality” all day long.
One might point out the differences between “false reality” and “reality” until one grows weary.
One might warn repeatedly that those who live in a false reality are deceived and therefore, live under the control of those who construct such manufactured circumstance.
HOWEVER, if one does not recognize what constitutes “reality,” how does one know when that reality has been compromised?
IF one does not pay attention to the many component parts of his reality, how can one know when those parts are manipulated by others?
So, how does the reader recognize reality?
How does the reader distinguish between reality and a false one that has been constructed for him by others?
To help in this regard, a CLUE is offered.
Pay attention to what is being claimed in the media; by the medical authorities; in the culture; by the government; by science; by those who claim to be authorities; by all of those who have a prominent voice. When a claim is made–even if that claim concerns something as mundane as a daily weather report or a weather alert about a coming storm–check what actually took place; what actually happened against what was claimed earlier.
Probably the EASIEST sphere to keep tabs on is one which many ignore: the extreme weather hysteria of the weather honchos.
When the entire government/media is telling the reader that the “storm of the century” is approaching, follow up.
Did the predicted doom-and-gloom forecast materialize? Was there a mere dusting when a “winter blizzard” was predicted?
The difference between the EXTREME WEATHER doom-and-gloom which is predicted, hyped and promoted and the weather which ACTUALLY happened is the difference between a false reality and reality.
One may think this all to be inconsequential, but this is only one aspect of reality which is controlled by others.
AND, it is easy to check.
One might think this only happens occasionally, but for those who keep a close eye and record weather in a journal, it is a regular event.
Weather is but one component part of a person’s reality. Control the parts and one controls that person’s reality.
Keeping track of the component parts of reality should not have to be something one has to do.
BUT, as we live in a world marked by constant and overwhelming deception, all who do this task will one day be thankful for the effort they expended.
“We become slaves the moment we hand the keys to the definition of reality entirely over to someone else, whether it is a business, an economic theory, a political party, the White House, Newsworld or CNN.”
—B.W. Powe
The quality of being selective; usually the extent to which something is selective.
On the topic of “faith,” humanity appears to be divided into three groups.
1- The few who have experienced God’s mercy and power personally. These are the few who are known as believers. Their faith is in God and Jesus Christ.
2- Another group which has experienced the lesser power of devils, demons and familiar spirits. These are opposed to God and His Son, Jesus Christ. Their faith is in such evil spirits, which are more powerful than humans but are dwarfed by the power of their Creator.
3- The large majority of humanity, which have experienced neither the power of God nor the lesser power of familiar spirits/demons/devils, make up the third group. These are mostly of the mindset “Show Me.” Their faith is in whatever entity demonstrates the greatest power (benefit) to them, whether it be politics, the government, a political party, a philosophy, the military, personal firearms, a financial scheme or what have you.
It is largely this third group–which comprise the great bulk of humanity–which will worship Satan [the dragon] and follow his minions during the end times.
Satan’s minions are largely drawn from the second group.
“And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him? And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.”
–Revelation 13:4,8
Those “whose names are written in the book of life of the Lamb” are those from the first group.
Why will the third group–which is basically a group which has seen no (what they mistakenly consider to be) proof of spiritual power during their time on earth–worship the dragon [Satan]?
Because they will FINALLY experience a power greater than any they had previously recognized: the power of unclean spirits: the power of the devils, demonic and familiar spirits. This is all them which worship idols (and the devils behind such idols).
This is largely that huge chunk of humanity which is taken in by great end times miracles, signs and lying wonders.
“And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men, And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast”
–Revelation 13:13-14
“And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.”
–2THESSALONIANS 2:8-10
“For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.”
–Matthew 24:24
“And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.”
–Revelation 16:13-14
One might say this third group is composed of those who have a certain selectivity of faith.
For North Americans, the new diet means eating 84 per cent less red meat and six times more legume.
“Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.”
–1TIMOTHY 3:1,3
“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
“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
“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.
“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.
The GOP’s wrong-headed obsession with ‘the Christian Candidate’ – Of course there are no Christian candidates–particularly at the national level of politics. There are only imposters, pretenders and wolves. And those who believe that religious politics will rescue the country will soon see the results of that folly.
Revelation 13:4, 7-8 lays it all out.
“And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him? And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations. And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.”
—Revelation 13, 4, 7-8
Among those looking for religious politics to provide a savior are the many imposters, apostates and wolves in sheep’s clothing who circulate among the lost in the apostate churches.
By a GREAT COINCIDENCE, it just happens to contradict most of the other 5000+ surviving Bible manuscripts. And in a way that attacks the validity of much of Christianity. In this way, it resembles its brother manuscript Codex Vaticanus, supposedly found in a Vatican trashcan.
No wonder Syriac Sinaiticus is one of the world’s most revered artifacts.
TWO YEARS AGO
THE ROAD TO A NO-AUTOMOBILE REALITY
Every day is another day closer to the elimination of automobiles from our society.
Link Disclaimer: inclusion of links to other blogs/websites is not necessarily an endorsement of all content posted in those blogs/websites.
[NOTE: The following articles are from a service. We neither endorse nor at times have much control over them–although we do, of course, enjoy articles originating from this website on this service. Some articles illustrate points made in ETPR articles; some are merely for the reader’s edification or education.
ALL such links appearing in End Times Prophecy Headlines, such as those below, should originate at ETPR.
RE: our link disclaimer: there are links, from time-to-time which appear on this site which we neither approve nor endorse. The frequency of these types of links will no doubt grow worse. All effort is made to remove such links when we become aware of them.]
End Times Prophecy Report 