Summary of Bible references on the Rapture
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Every believer needs to be clear on the Mark of the Beast
I was talking to my mother who is 90 and she did not understand anything about the mark of the beast. I have carelessly assumed everyone understood this. So let's go over this quickly.
If you remember the story in Daniel about Daniel and the Lion's den and Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego being cast into the fiery furnace, well those stories are talking about the mark of the beast.
Daniel depicts the believers who are raptured prior to the tribulation (he was not there when they passed this law that everyone must worship the image of the Beast). Prior to the tribulation the law will be that you cannot pray to God. This is why the recent Supreme court ruling concerning the teacher who was fired is so significant. It tells us that right now we are at the point in time where Daniel was pulled out of the Lion's den. Immediately following this: Daniel 6:24 And the king commanded, and they brought those men which had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions had the mastery of them, and brake all their bones in pieces or ever they came at the bottom of the den.
I consider that the pre-tribulation wrath. This man was recently pulled out of the Lion's den, well then the next thing is to throw all these who thought up these leftist laws into the lion's den. However, later we see Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego who refuse to worship the beast and they are thrown into the fiery furnace, that is a picture of the tribulation.
So then let's consider why everyone will be required to "worship the mark of the beast".
1. If you have a time of great financial distress (collapse of currencies, collapse of the world's economic system, and a great depression, famine, and plague) in this situation the government will say that the barter system is the cause of a lot of hardship and the reason things aren't getting better. This argument will go over very well with lawyers and politicians and lobbyists and hedge fund managers. They don't have anything worth bartering. Farmers and Mechanics and truck drivers will be the ones who are bartering and they will be portrayed as deplorable and the problem. The solution to this problem will be a digital currency.
2. The digital currency really will solve many problems. Tax fraud will be eliminated and they can talk about how much that is costing you. Drug dealers will no longer be able to launder money. In fact having a digital trail will help eliminate all crime.
3. But how do they solve the problem of cyber crime? If the chip that a scanner reads is embedded in your hand then a criminal cannot steal it. Also, if when it reads the chip your picture pops up it will be even safer. This can even be done with online purchases. The computer can compare your voice, it can employ facial recognition, it can even use the IP address of the computer to confirm that it is you. Think about how much money is spent to protect against theft, this can save the world's economy a fantastic sum.
4. But it is better, if you have 5G and if you have a crazy big and powerful quantum computer you can monitor all 8 billion people on the planet. Suppose there is a riot and 100 people in masks burn and loot businesses. The government would know the names and addresses and locations of all 100 people and could round them up immediately. The police would become far more efficient at solving and resolving crimes. The court system would be much cheaper as the evidence would be irrefutable. We have seen this recently with geotracking of phones, but if that chip is inserted into people and can never be turned off it would be even better.
5. It sounds great, a world without theft and without crime where anyone who does commit a crime is arrested and imprisoned immediately. The cost of fighting crime would shrink dramatically, a small fraction of what it is today.
6. But it gets better. That chip can also store information about your health. If we had a health emergency they could see immediately if you have been vaccinated. So if you are not allowing unvaccinated to use your business or to travel then this would immediately identify those people. In fact any undesirable trait could be identified. Did this person post a "pro Trump" post on social media, simply red flag them. Are they a conservative? Red flag them. Are they an evangelical Christian, red flag them. Right now people are actually talking back to government officials and questioning them on how they are doing their job! This could put a stop to that immediately. Did you raise an issue at a school board meeting, red flag them. Did you report on Pelosi's husbands DUI? Red flag them.
7. This is what we call "the mark of the beast". It is something that is inserted into your hand or forehead that determines whether you are allowed to buy or sell.
I was talking to my mother who is 90 and she did not understand anything about the mark of the beast. I have carelessly assumed everyone understood this. So let's go over this quickly.
If you remember the story in Daniel about Daniel and the Lion's den and Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego being cast into the fiery furnace, well those stories are talking about the mark of the beast.
Daniel depicts the believers who are raptured prior to the tribulation (he was not there when they passed this law that everyone must worship the image of the Beast). Prior to the tribulation the law will be that you cannot pray to God. This is why the recent Supreme court ruling concerning the teacher who was fired is so significant. It tells us that right now we are at the point in time where Daniel was pulled out of the Lion's den. Immediately following this: Daniel 6:24 And the king commanded, and they brought those men which had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions had the mastery of them, and brake all their bones in pieces or ever they came at the bottom of the den.
I consider that the pre-tribulation wrath. This man was recently pulled out of the Lion's den, well then the next thing is to throw all these who thought up these leftist laws into the lion's den. However, later we see Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego who refuse to worship the beast and they are thrown into the fiery furnace, that is a picture of the tribulation.
So then let's consider why everyone will be required to "worship the mark of the beast".
1. If you have a time of great financial distress (collapse of currencies, collapse of the world's economic system, and a great depression, famine, and plague) in this situation the government will say that the barter system is the cause of a lot of hardship and the reason things aren't getting better. This argument will go over very well with lawyers and politicians and lobbyists and hedge fund managers. They don't have anything worth bartering. Farmers and Mechanics and truck drivers will be the ones who are bartering and they will be portrayed as deplorable and the problem. The solution to this problem will be a digital currency.
2. The digital currency really will solve many problems. Tax fraud will be eliminated and they can talk about how much that is costing you. Drug dealers will no longer be able to launder money. In fact having a digital trail will help eliminate all crime.
3. But how do they solve the problem of cyber crime? If the chip that a scanner reads is embedded in your hand then a criminal cannot steal it. Also, if when it reads the chip your picture pops up it will be even safer. This can even be done with online purchases. The computer can compare your voice, it can employ facial recognition, it can even use the IP address of the computer to confirm that it is you. Think about how much money is spent to protect against theft, this can save the world's economy a fantastic sum.
4. But it is better, if you have 5G and if you have a crazy big and powerful quantum computer you can monitor all 8 billion people on the planet. Suppose there is a riot and 100 people in masks burn and loot businesses. The government would know the names and addresses and locations of all 100 people and could round them up immediately. The police would become far more efficient at solving and resolving crimes. The court system would be much cheaper as the evidence would be irrefutable. We have seen this recently with geotracking of phones, but if that chip is inserted into people and can never be turned off it would be even better.
5. It sounds great, a world without theft and without crime where anyone who does commit a crime is arrested and imprisoned immediately. The cost of fighting crime would shrink dramatically, a small fraction of what it is today.
6. But it gets better. That chip can also store information about your health. If we had a health emergency they could see immediately if you have been vaccinated. So if you are not allowing unvaccinated to use your business or to travel then this would immediately identify those people. In fact any undesirable trait could be identified. Did this person post a "pro Trump" post on social media, simply red flag them. Are they a conservative? Red flag them. Are they an evangelical Christian, red flag them. Right now people are actually talking back to government officials and questioning them on how they are doing their job! This could put a stop to that immediately. Did you raise an issue at a school board meeting, red flag them. Did you report on Pelosi's husbands DUI? Red flag them.
7. This is what we call "the mark of the beast". It is something that is inserted into your hand or forehead that determines whether you are allowed to buy or sell.
Nuclear war -- A vision that the lord did not want released until today
https://rumble.com/v1a845y-a-hard-vision-of-nuclear-war-11121-430pm.html
Be warned, this is a terrifying vision.
This vision of a door could also refer to the fourth month which begins June 29,30 or July 1 (can be a little tough to answer exactly).
https://rumble.com/v1a845y-a-hard-vision-of-nuclear-war-11121-430pm.html
Be warned, this is a terrifying vision.
This vision of a door could also refer to the fourth month which begins June 29,30 or July 1 (can be a little tough to answer exactly).
We know not what we should pray for as we ought
Romans 8:26 Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
Romans 10:1 Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.
Saved is a big term, it encompasses many things, but remember, there is salvation in no other name than Jesus, Jehovah the Savior.
1Corinthians 11:5 But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head uncovered dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven.
Our position, spiritually, is the Bride of Christ and in that position we should have our prayers covered. Pray the words of God. We are one with our husband, Jesus Christ.
2 Corinthians 13:7 Now I pray to God that ye do no evil;
We are in a spiritual battle, the enemy will do evil to us hoping to provoke a similar response.
Philippians 1:9 And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;
He was not praying for their knowledge or their power, but their love. Not a love that was ignorant of Satan's devices or tolerant of sin but a love in all judgement. In all that, in knowing all those sins and devices of Satan the prayer is that our love would abound. Sin and Satan's devices steal, and kill and destroy, it is the perfect black background for God's love to be manifested. Love is not appeasement. Love is not trying to avoid conflict.
Colossians 1:9 For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;
It takes spiritual discernment to realize the pandemic was God's will, that the vaccine mandate is God's will, and it takes all wisdom to know how to respond in these days. More than ever we need spiritual discernment and understanding.
Colossians 4:3 Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds:
He didn't say to "speak the word" there are a million people speaking the word. He didn't say to speak the gospel, too often those that speak the gospel present it as though it were not a mystery. Instead, speak the "mystery of Christ" that is what we need to see when you speak the word that is what we need to hear when you speak the gospel.
Colossians 4:12 Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.
Pray for the saints that they could stand, and not just stand but stand perfect, and not only perfect but complete in all the will of God. We can never be perfect on our own and we could never be complete on our own. The Body of Christ knit together in love is the will of God.
1Thessalonians 3:10 Night and day praying exceedingly that we might see your face, and might perfect that which is lacking in your faith?
This was Paul's prayer! My prayer is that we might have some apostles, prophets and teachers who could perfect that which is lacking in our faith.
1Thessalonians 5:23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Great prayer as we see the day of the Lord's coming approach.
2Thessalonians 1:11 Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfill all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power:
Too much focus on when the Lord will appear and not enough on fulfilling the work of faith.
2Thessalonians 3:1 Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you:
This is what the shut down was all about, this is what the vaccine mandate is all about. Free up the saints so that the word of God may have free course.
James 5:13 Is any among you afflicted? let him pray
This is why we are afflicted, to turn us to prayer.
James 5:14 Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:
This is why saints get sick, it is an opportunity for the Lord to do the works of God through the church and be glorified in the church.
James 5:17-18 Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months. And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.
We can pray to shut the door of the heavens to turn the world from their idolatry and we can pray to open the door of blessing that they might see the Lord and glorify Him.
Romans 8:26 Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
Romans 10:1 Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.
Saved is a big term, it encompasses many things, but remember, there is salvation in no other name than Jesus, Jehovah the Savior.
1Corinthians 11:5 But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head uncovered dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven.
Our position, spiritually, is the Bride of Christ and in that position we should have our prayers covered. Pray the words of God. We are one with our husband, Jesus Christ.
2 Corinthians 13:7 Now I pray to God that ye do no evil;
We are in a spiritual battle, the enemy will do evil to us hoping to provoke a similar response.
Philippians 1:9 And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;
He was not praying for their knowledge or their power, but their love. Not a love that was ignorant of Satan's devices or tolerant of sin but a love in all judgement. In all that, in knowing all those sins and devices of Satan the prayer is that our love would abound. Sin and Satan's devices steal, and kill and destroy, it is the perfect black background for God's love to be manifested. Love is not appeasement. Love is not trying to avoid conflict.
Colossians 1:9 For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;
It takes spiritual discernment to realize the pandemic was God's will, that the vaccine mandate is God's will, and it takes all wisdom to know how to respond in these days. More than ever we need spiritual discernment and understanding.
Colossians 4:3 Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds:
He didn't say to "speak the word" there are a million people speaking the word. He didn't say to speak the gospel, too often those that speak the gospel present it as though it were not a mystery. Instead, speak the "mystery of Christ" that is what we need to see when you speak the word that is what we need to hear when you speak the gospel.
Colossians 4:12 Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.
Pray for the saints that they could stand, and not just stand but stand perfect, and not only perfect but complete in all the will of God. We can never be perfect on our own and we could never be complete on our own. The Body of Christ knit together in love is the will of God.
1Thessalonians 3:10 Night and day praying exceedingly that we might see your face, and might perfect that which is lacking in your faith?
This was Paul's prayer! My prayer is that we might have some apostles, prophets and teachers who could perfect that which is lacking in our faith.
1Thessalonians 5:23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Great prayer as we see the day of the Lord's coming approach.
2Thessalonians 1:11 Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfill all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power:
Too much focus on when the Lord will appear and not enough on fulfilling the work of faith.
2Thessalonians 3:1 Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you:
This is what the shut down was all about, this is what the vaccine mandate is all about. Free up the saints so that the word of God may have free course.
James 5:13 Is any among you afflicted? let him pray
This is why we are afflicted, to turn us to prayer.
James 5:14 Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:
This is why saints get sick, it is an opportunity for the Lord to do the works of God through the church and be glorified in the church.
James 5:17-18 Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months. And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.
We can pray to shut the door of the heavens to turn the world from their idolatry and we can pray to open the door of blessing that they might see the Lord and glorify Him.
July 5th
I am scouring the scriptures and the prophecies and the dreams everyday to get a sense of where we are, what is about to happen and what are the key events. My interest is far greater than the day and hour of the rapture.
Well in this dream she sees a big door, I think she said mahogany, that is cracked and is about to be opened and release all the demons into our world. Many feel that this may be what CERN is doing. Previous tests cracked the door, but on July 5th they will be running a new test that may open the door completely.
This in turn reminds me of another dream which said that July 4th will be the last independence day that the US will have. I was thinking that this meant something big was going to happen in the year prior to July 4th 2023. But that is not what the dream said. Suppose what it really meant is that the demons will be unleashed on the Earth on July 5th.
Now we know that the fallen angels are poured out onto the Earth after the rapture of the Manchild.
Luke 10:17 And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name.
18 And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.
19 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.
What the believers saw was that the demons were subject to them in the name of Jesus and what Jesus saw was that Satan as lightning fell from heaven. So then this event takes place after the man child is raptured. I suspect that July 5th might be the day we see Satan as lightning fall from heaven.
I am scouring the scriptures and the prophecies and the dreams everyday to get a sense of where we are, what is about to happen and what are the key events. My interest is far greater than the day and hour of the rapture.
Well in this dream she sees a big door, I think she said mahogany, that is cracked and is about to be opened and release all the demons into our world. Many feel that this may be what CERN is doing. Previous tests cracked the door, but on July 5th they will be running a new test that may open the door completely.
This in turn reminds me of another dream which said that July 4th will be the last independence day that the US will have. I was thinking that this meant something big was going to happen in the year prior to July 4th 2023. But that is not what the dream said. Suppose what it really meant is that the demons will be unleashed on the Earth on July 5th.
Now we know that the fallen angels are poured out onto the Earth after the rapture of the Manchild.
Luke 10:17 And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name.
18 And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.
19 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.
What the believers saw was that the demons were subject to them in the name of Jesus and what Jesus saw was that Satan as lightning fell from heaven. So then this event takes place after the man child is raptured. I suspect that July 5th might be the day we see Satan as lightning fall from heaven.
Consider the timeline for the crucifixion and Resurrection.
1. Lazarus is raised from the Dead
2. Jesus travels from Jericho (the cursed city) to Bethany to eat dinner with Martha, Mary and Lazarus.
3. Jesus then picks up that colt and rides triumphantly into Jerusalem
4. over the next couple of days he overturns the money changers table, He curses the fig tree which withers up in a day, and He lays out what is about to happen in Matthew 24.
5. They eat the Passover and then that night go to the garden where Jesus is arrested. In the dead of night He is tried, convicted, and sentenced to death which is carried out immediately.
Using this timeline we might think
1. We have the rapture
2. We have Jesus rescuing us from this cursed city taking us to the heavens where we sup with Him.
3. Jesus then begins His triumphal entry into Jerusalem. The whole world will be praising Him.
4. Global currencies collapse
5. World economy collapses
6. People all over the world are reading up about the last days and the prophecies.
7. Then in the dead of night the missiles are fired, the war begins, and this in turn causes a great blackout nationwide and worldwide for the 3 hours of darkness.
1. Lazarus is raised from the Dead
2. Jesus travels from Jericho (the cursed city) to Bethany to eat dinner with Martha, Mary and Lazarus.
3. Jesus then picks up that colt and rides triumphantly into Jerusalem
4. over the next couple of days he overturns the money changers table, He curses the fig tree which withers up in a day, and He lays out what is about to happen in Matthew 24.
5. They eat the Passover and then that night go to the garden where Jesus is arrested. In the dead of night He is tried, convicted, and sentenced to death which is carried out immediately.
Using this timeline we might think
1. We have the rapture
2. We have Jesus rescuing us from this cursed city taking us to the heavens where we sup with Him.
3. Jesus then begins His triumphal entry into Jerusalem. The whole world will be praising Him.
4. Global currencies collapse
5. World economy collapses
6. People all over the world are reading up about the last days and the prophecies.
7. Then in the dead of night the missiles are fired, the war begins, and this in turn causes a great blackout nationwide and worldwide for the 3 hours of darkness.
An amazing verse on the rapture
38 And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.
39 And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing.
The chariot is the same number as for the voice of God and the ultimate voice of God is the rapture. Elijah was caught away in the chariot as an example.
This verse indicates that the rapture would be paused so that this person could be baptized, and once that is done Philip is caught away and those who are left behind go on their way rejoicing.
38 And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.
39 And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing.
The chariot is the same number as for the voice of God and the ultimate voice of God is the rapture. Elijah was caught away in the chariot as an example.
This verse indicates that the rapture would be paused so that this person could be baptized, and once that is done Philip is caught away and those who are left behind go on their way rejoicing.
Ye are forgers of lies, physicians of no value
Job 13:1 Lo, mine eye hath seen all this, mine ear hath heard and understood it. 2 What ye know, the same do I know also: I am not inferior unto you. 3 Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God. 4 But ye are forgers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value.
Love the eloquence. What is the January 6th committee? They are forgers of lies. What about Fauci? He is a physician of no value.
5 O that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom. 6 Hear now my reasoning, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips. 7 Will ye speak wickedly for God? and talk deceitfully for him? 8 Will ye accept his person? will ye contend for God? 9 Is it good that he should search you out? or as one man mocketh another, do ye so mock him? 10 He will surely reprove you, if ye do secretly accept persons.
We have people who will lie in hopes of being promoted by these wicked people. A false witness will be judged by God.
11 Shall not his excellency make you afraid? and his dread fall upon you? 12 Your remembrances are like unto ashes, your bodies to bodies of clay. 13 Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak, and let come on me what will. 14 Wherefore do I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in mine hand? 15 Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him. 16 He also shall be my salvation: for an hypocrite shall not come before him.
What did we learn from the January 6th committee hearing? We learned they don't have anything.
17 Hear diligently my speech, and my declaration with your ears. 18 Behold now, I have ordered my cause; I know that I shall be justified. 19 Who is he that will plead with me? for now, if I hold my tongue, I shall give up the ghost. 20 Only do not two things unto me: then will I not hide myself from thee. 21 Withdraw thine hand far from me: and let not thy dread make me afraid. 22 Then call thou, and I will answer: or let me speak, and answer thou me. 23 How many are mine iniquities and sins? make me to know my transgression and my sin. 24 Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and holdest me for thine enemy? 25 Wilt thou break a leaf driven to and fro? and wilt thou pursue the dry stubble? 26 For thou writest bitter things against me, and makest me to possess the iniquities of my youth. 27 Thou puttest my feet also in the stocks, and lookest narrowly unto all my paths; thou settest a print upon the heels of my feet. 28 And he, as a rotten thing, consumeth, as a garment that is moth eaten.
Can we consider the prisoners from the January 6th event? Their feet were put into stocks, and these people are like rotten things being consumed that is moth eaten. So then, tell us what are their sins? What is their iniquity? What was their transgression to justify such a punishment.
Job 13:1 Lo, mine eye hath seen all this, mine ear hath heard and understood it. 2 What ye know, the same do I know also: I am not inferior unto you. 3 Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God. 4 But ye are forgers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value.
Love the eloquence. What is the January 6th committee? They are forgers of lies. What about Fauci? He is a physician of no value.
5 O that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom. 6 Hear now my reasoning, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips. 7 Will ye speak wickedly for God? and talk deceitfully for him? 8 Will ye accept his person? will ye contend for God? 9 Is it good that he should search you out? or as one man mocketh another, do ye so mock him? 10 He will surely reprove you, if ye do secretly accept persons.
We have people who will lie in hopes of being promoted by these wicked people. A false witness will be judged by God.
11 Shall not his excellency make you afraid? and his dread fall upon you? 12 Your remembrances are like unto ashes, your bodies to bodies of clay. 13 Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak, and let come on me what will. 14 Wherefore do I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in mine hand? 15 Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him. 16 He also shall be my salvation: for an hypocrite shall not come before him.
What did we learn from the January 6th committee hearing? We learned they don't have anything.
17 Hear diligently my speech, and my declaration with your ears. 18 Behold now, I have ordered my cause; I know that I shall be justified. 19 Who is he that will plead with me? for now, if I hold my tongue, I shall give up the ghost. 20 Only do not two things unto me: then will I not hide myself from thee. 21 Withdraw thine hand far from me: and let not thy dread make me afraid. 22 Then call thou, and I will answer: or let me speak, and answer thou me. 23 How many are mine iniquities and sins? make me to know my transgression and my sin. 24 Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and holdest me for thine enemy? 25 Wilt thou break a leaf driven to and fro? and wilt thou pursue the dry stubble? 26 For thou writest bitter things against me, and makest me to possess the iniquities of my youth. 27 Thou puttest my feet also in the stocks, and lookest narrowly unto all my paths; thou settest a print upon the heels of my feet. 28 And he, as a rotten thing, consumeth, as a garment that is moth eaten.
Can we consider the prisoners from the January 6th event? Their feet were put into stocks, and these people are like rotten things being consumed that is moth eaten. So then, tell us what are their sins? What is their iniquity? What was their transgression to justify such a punishment.
Coming in the clouds
Mark 13:26 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.
I was seeing all these various volcanic eruptions around the world and then it hit me, they are all pumping ash clouds into the heavens. This will stay for months. Two thousand years ago the Lord said that His coming would be in the clouds. The entire world would see Him coming "in the clouds". It is extremely rare, perhaps never in human history that the entire world has been covered in clouds. That is an amazing prophecy.
However, there is more. He told us on Palm Sunday that if the people held their tongues the stones would cry out. La Palma right now is crying out and is filling the heavens with clouds as are many other volcanoes around the earth.
https://volcano.si.edu/faq/index.cfm?question=historicalactivity
the number of reported volcanoes is clearly increasing. However, that is not necessarily proof that we are having increased volcanic activity. They clearly see that reporting of volcanoes dips during major events like World war or great depression. They also point out that the increase in volcanoes mirrors the increase in population. This doesn't make sense to me, we could easily have known where all volcanoes were for the last 100 years using seismographs. even if no people were near the volcano.
Mark 13:26 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.
I was seeing all these various volcanic eruptions around the world and then it hit me, they are all pumping ash clouds into the heavens. This will stay for months. Two thousand years ago the Lord said that His coming would be in the clouds. The entire world would see Him coming "in the clouds". It is extremely rare, perhaps never in human history that the entire world has been covered in clouds. That is an amazing prophecy.
However, there is more. He told us on Palm Sunday that if the people held their tongues the stones would cry out. La Palma right now is crying out and is filling the heavens with clouds as are many other volcanoes around the earth.
https://volcano.si.edu/faq/index.cfm?question=historicalactivity
the number of reported volcanoes is clearly increasing. However, that is not necessarily proof that we are having increased volcanic activity. They clearly see that reporting of volcanoes dips during major events like World war or great depression. They also point out that the increase in volcanoes mirrors the increase in population. This doesn't make sense to me, we could easily have known where all volcanoes were for the last 100 years using seismographs. even if no people were near the volcano.
I find it very interesting that the veil was rent when Jesus was on the cross because there have been several prophecies and dreams that suggest that CERN restarting July 5th will tear open some portal allowing Demons to enter our realm.
1. Veil of temple rent from top to bottom
2. Earthquake, rocks split
3. Graves were opened,
4. many saints were raised
5. Centurion said truly this was son of God
Isaiah 5:20
Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil;
Who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness;
Who substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!
Proverbs 17:15
He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous,
Both of them alike are an abomination to the Lord.
Hebrews 12:1-6 -- Why is the church being shut down?
1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses,
It is wonderful to see that our country was founded by men of faith. They are a cloud of witnesses, our struggle is the same struggle that the Jews and Christians gassed in the gas chambers had, the same struggle that Israel had when they came out of Egypt. If you look at human history there is a great cloud of witnesses that have come before us, all of whom were looking for a better kingdom. This is what the gospel is all about. Think about Abraham leaving Babel, you have a man of faith in a tent versus this kingdom with the tower up to the heavens. That has been the struggle, we saw this in Egypt with Joseph and Moses. We saw this with Israel but they stumbled, they were carried off to Babylon and when the Lord came they were under the thumb of the Romans. To shame the Jews and make them jealous the Lord went to the offscouring of the world, raised up a kingdom that could stand against the Satanic system.
let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, 2 fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. 3 Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
I was with a small gathering to pray outside of Mike Pence’s house in January, 2021. While there people were driving by and screaming at us, “losers” and other things along those lines that I cannot repeat on this forum. One of the guys got provoked, but it is a glory to experience the same things that these heroes of the faith experienced. Think about how far we have come in seventeen months. We have proven that there was election fraud, we have proven that China was involved in the steal, and we have proven that this is all about a struggle between one world government of the Antichrist or the Kingdom of the heavens.
4 In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood.
I learned at that prayer meeting about the “Black Robed Regiment” during the revolutionary war. The church and the pastors were called the “Black Robed Regiment” by the British because they saw them as the instigators and provocateurs to those who fought in the Revolutionary war. The shot heard round the world was done on the front lawn of one of these churches. The word of God condemns the corruption, it condemns those that would trample on the children of God, and it is the same word that led the children of Israel out of bondage. This is why they must shut down the church before trying a coup. It is these same believers who have taken a stand in Arizona, that is why they consider the audit in Arizona to be the Concord of today. Yes, standing up for the right to worship the Lord Jesus can be a struggle that leads to the shedding of blood. The US was founded by two completely different groups. Plymouth rock represents the believers who were seeking a better kingdom and Jamestown represents those of the world seeking to pilfer and plunder. It was the puritans who stood their ground because they knew if we surrendered to the British we would lose our religious freedom.
5 And have you completely forgotten this word of encouragement that addresses you as a father addresses his son? It says, “My son, do not make light of the Lord’s discipline, and do not lose heart when he rebukes you, 6 because the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and he chastens everyone he accepts as his son.”
Think about that! How can these evil rulers get away with this? How is Pelosi worth $200 million? This is proof that God is not treating them as His children. They haven’t been chastened, they haven’t been disciplined, they haven’t been accepted as sons of God. They will get judged just like the tares, they will be bundled up and thrown into the fire.
So let’s appreciate the Lord’s discipline. Why are the churches shut down? Why would God do that? If you go back to the start of this country it was completely provoked by the preaching in the pulpit. The “Black robed regiment”. Study Valley Forge and you will know this country was born through faith in God. Any reasonable person would look at the situation at that time and say the continental army was dead. The freedom to worship is in the constitution, it is very clear that government has no authority to tell people of faith how to worship. Yet you let them tell you what you can and cannot speak in the church. We have been told clearly that you cannot speak anything that is “political” otherwise you lose your tax exempt status. Which of course is what really surprises me when I hear Jeremiah Wright preach (the guy who preached at Obama’s church) or this Warnock preach (Senator of Georgia). Their preaching is very political. It is hypocritical that you are not allowed to speak on certain topics decided on by the local government unless you also are espousing the platform of the party in power. If the government has no authority to tell you how to worship, how is it that they are telling you what you can and cannot say in the sanctuary? How can we say we don’t care about politics when politics is deciding what our children are taught, when they are deciding that there are multiple genders (I have lost count at this point but I know they are claiming more than 10). They are saying that elementary school age children have the right to declare they are a different gender and even support medical intervention to assist these elementary kids to make that transition. You don’t care who is elected even though one party is rabidly pro abortion?
From my reading of the Bible it is going to be very difficult for Christians to continue to gather as they used to. The whole idea that the lockdown of churches is temporary is a lie. The goal is to turn God’s people into beasts of burden to support the elite (any form of tyranny does this) where these people cannot think for themselves, cannot know God and cannot challenge the power structure. That was Pharaoh’s goal, Caesar’s goal, the emperor’s goal, and the goal of all empires. To accomplish that you must take charge of the education (which they have done). Require all the common people to be indoctrinated with your program (the elites can still send their kids to private schools). And you have to stamp out the church because the Bible is full of radical ideas like “the truth shall set you free” and “the light shined in the darkness and the darkness did not overcome it”. China and Russia realized that they had to have complete control over the church otherwise it would shine in the darkness of their rule and overcome it. Sadly many Christians will not wake up until some saints get raptured.
1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses,
It is wonderful to see that our country was founded by men of faith. They are a cloud of witnesses, our struggle is the same struggle that the Jews and Christians gassed in the gas chambers had, the same struggle that Israel had when they came out of Egypt. If you look at human history there is a great cloud of witnesses that have come before us, all of whom were looking for a better kingdom. This is what the gospel is all about. Think about Abraham leaving Babel, you have a man of faith in a tent versus this kingdom with the tower up to the heavens. That has been the struggle, we saw this in Egypt with Joseph and Moses. We saw this with Israel but they stumbled, they were carried off to Babylon and when the Lord came they were under the thumb of the Romans. To shame the Jews and make them jealous the Lord went to the offscouring of the world, raised up a kingdom that could stand against the Satanic system.
let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, 2 fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. 3 Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
I was with a small gathering to pray outside of Mike Pence’s house in January, 2021. While there people were driving by and screaming at us, “losers” and other things along those lines that I cannot repeat on this forum. One of the guys got provoked, but it is a glory to experience the same things that these heroes of the faith experienced. Think about how far we have come in seventeen months. We have proven that there was election fraud, we have proven that China was involved in the steal, and we have proven that this is all about a struggle between one world government of the Antichrist or the Kingdom of the heavens.
4 In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood.
I learned at that prayer meeting about the “Black Robed Regiment” during the revolutionary war. The church and the pastors were called the “Black Robed Regiment” by the British because they saw them as the instigators and provocateurs to those who fought in the Revolutionary war. The shot heard round the world was done on the front lawn of one of these churches. The word of God condemns the corruption, it condemns those that would trample on the children of God, and it is the same word that led the children of Israel out of bondage. This is why they must shut down the church before trying a coup. It is these same believers who have taken a stand in Arizona, that is why they consider the audit in Arizona to be the Concord of today. Yes, standing up for the right to worship the Lord Jesus can be a struggle that leads to the shedding of blood. The US was founded by two completely different groups. Plymouth rock represents the believers who were seeking a better kingdom and Jamestown represents those of the world seeking to pilfer and plunder. It was the puritans who stood their ground because they knew if we surrendered to the British we would lose our religious freedom.
5 And have you completely forgotten this word of encouragement that addresses you as a father addresses his son? It says, “My son, do not make light of the Lord’s discipline, and do not lose heart when he rebukes you, 6 because the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and he chastens everyone he accepts as his son.”
Think about that! How can these evil rulers get away with this? How is Pelosi worth $200 million? This is proof that God is not treating them as His children. They haven’t been chastened, they haven’t been disciplined, they haven’t been accepted as sons of God. They will get judged just like the tares, they will be bundled up and thrown into the fire.
So let’s appreciate the Lord’s discipline. Why are the churches shut down? Why would God do that? If you go back to the start of this country it was completely provoked by the preaching in the pulpit. The “Black robed regiment”. Study Valley Forge and you will know this country was born through faith in God. Any reasonable person would look at the situation at that time and say the continental army was dead. The freedom to worship is in the constitution, it is very clear that government has no authority to tell people of faith how to worship. Yet you let them tell you what you can and cannot speak in the church. We have been told clearly that you cannot speak anything that is “political” otherwise you lose your tax exempt status. Which of course is what really surprises me when I hear Jeremiah Wright preach (the guy who preached at Obama’s church) or this Warnock preach (Senator of Georgia). Their preaching is very political. It is hypocritical that you are not allowed to speak on certain topics decided on by the local government unless you also are espousing the platform of the party in power. If the government has no authority to tell you how to worship, how is it that they are telling you what you can and cannot say in the sanctuary? How can we say we don’t care about politics when politics is deciding what our children are taught, when they are deciding that there are multiple genders (I have lost count at this point but I know they are claiming more than 10). They are saying that elementary school age children have the right to declare they are a different gender and even support medical intervention to assist these elementary kids to make that transition. You don’t care who is elected even though one party is rabidly pro abortion?
From my reading of the Bible it is going to be very difficult for Christians to continue to gather as they used to. The whole idea that the lockdown of churches is temporary is a lie. The goal is to turn God’s people into beasts of burden to support the elite (any form of tyranny does this) where these people cannot think for themselves, cannot know God and cannot challenge the power structure. That was Pharaoh’s goal, Caesar’s goal, the emperor’s goal, and the goal of all empires. To accomplish that you must take charge of the education (which they have done). Require all the common people to be indoctrinated with your program (the elites can still send their kids to private schools). And you have to stamp out the church because the Bible is full of radical ideas like “the truth shall set you free” and “the light shined in the darkness and the darkness did not overcome it”. China and Russia realized that they had to have complete control over the church otherwise it would shine in the darkness of their rule and overcome it. Sadly many Christians will not wake up until some saints get raptured.
Do not shy away from rebuking sin
1 Timothy 5:20 Those who continue in sin, rebuke in the presence of all, so that the rest also will be fearful of sinning.
The Lord said we are salt and light and if the salt has lost its saltiness it is good for nothing but to be cast out into the dung hill.
Luke 17:3 Be on your guard! If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.
The prophets all corrected mockers and brought abuse on themselves and got hurt. Jesus was crucified for correcting mockers. The lesson is not to "save yourself" but unless you take up your cross and follow Him you won't be saved.
Ecclesiastes 7:5 It is better to listen to the rebuke of a wise man Than for one to listen to the song of fools.
Despise the shame. Look at Hebrews 11, those were the men of faith and many were treated abusively but chose rather to suffer with the people of God.
1 Timothy 5:20 Those who continue in sin, rebuke in the presence of all, so that the rest also will be fearful of sinning.
The Lord said we are salt and light and if the salt has lost its saltiness it is good for nothing but to be cast out into the dung hill.
Luke 17:3 Be on your guard! If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.
The prophets all corrected mockers and brought abuse on themselves and got hurt. Jesus was crucified for correcting mockers. The lesson is not to "save yourself" but unless you take up your cross and follow Him you won't be saved.
Ecclesiastes 7:5 It is better to listen to the rebuke of a wise man Than for one to listen to the song of fools.
Despise the shame. Look at Hebrews 11, those were the men of faith and many were treated abusively but chose rather to suffer with the people of God.
Kafkaesque -- nightmarish, bizarre, nonsensical rules.
7 All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any God or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.
This was due to jealousy. There are two ways to be promoted, there is the meritocracy, where we promote the people with the greatest skill and then there is the Kafkaesque approach. Rules are created to help the most inept stay in power while preventing the most skilled from advancing. This is what we are seeing here in this chapter.
8 Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not. 9 Wherefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree. 10 Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime. 11 Then these men assembled, and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God.
Recently a school district fired a coach because he took a knee and prayed after the football game. It was essentially the exact same crime that Daniel committed here.
12 Then they came near, and spake before the king concerning the king's decree; Hast thou not signed a decree, that every man that shall ask a petition of any God or man within thirty days, save of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said, The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.
13 Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, which is of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the decree that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition three times a day. 14 Then the king, when he heard these words, was sore displeased with himself, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him: and he laboured till the going down of the sun to deliver him. 15 Then these men assembled unto the king, and said unto the king, Know, O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians is, That no decree nor statute which the king establisheth may be changed. 16 Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. Now the king spake and said unto Daniel, Thy God whom thou servest continually, he will deliver thee.
It is not coincidence that the best employees are also those that are praying. Look at the story, all those who are put to shame by Daniel are the lowest and slimiest of men. They figure out what is the key difference between themselves and Daniel and it is that Daniel is a man of prayer, a man of God. So then they work to outlaw that. If you will pray daily and work together with God in your job you will find that you will become the most skilled.
17 And a stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet, and with the signet of his lords; that the purpose might not be changed concerning Daniel. 18 Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting: neither were instruments of musick brought before him: and his sleep went from him. 19 Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste unto the den of lions. 20 And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: and the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions? 21 Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever.
I find this to be the most interesting part of the story. The same king who was coerced into signing this law is the one who is fasting and praying that Daniel not be eaten. He understands that he is surrounded by snakes and that it is Daniel that is providing him the surest and most reliable council. When I was teaching in Brooklyn the principal would rail against the science department like we were the weak link of the school. There was a tremendous disheartening among the department. It seemed to me that the goal was to force teachers to quit and work elsewhere. So I spent the weekend before my conference with the principal going through the data for the entire city and working to present the data in very easy to read charts. This showed that the Science department was far and away the most effective department in the school and was demonstrably the best science department in the city. In two years we move kids from the 50% range to the top 5% range in the city. No other school in the city showed that kind of improvement. Once the principal saw that her entire attitude towards the department changed dramatically. This was important to her, she could show these same charts to the superintendent when she got reviewed.
22 My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt. 23 Then was the king exceedingly glad for him, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because he believed in his God.
This is where we are today. The Supreme court ruled yesterday that this man has the constitutional right in this country to pray and the school had no right to fire him.
24 And the king commanded, and they brought those men which had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions had the mastery of them, and brake all their bones in pieces or ever they came at the bottom of the den.
This to me looks like the tribulation. In the tribulation judgement comes. It is called "the day of the Lord". When I was a teacher judgement day was the day of the Regents exam at the end of the year. That is where you found out, as a teacher, how effective you were. The Biden administration used a very different metric than in the past for choosing administrators. People were chosen based on "equity". They were chosen based on their sex, their gender, their ethnicity, etc. In the past people were chosen based on qualifications and merit. But regardless of what strategy you take judgement day will come. For the Biden administration it will be the midterm election. All indications are that the lions will have mastery over them and will break their bones in pieces.
25 Then king Darius wrote unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you. 26 I make a decree, That in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living God, and stedfast for ever, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion shall be even unto the end. 27 He delivereth and rescueth, and he worketh signs and wonders in heaven and in earth, who hath delivered Daniel from the power of the lions. 28 So this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius, and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian.
The result of this mid term election will be new laws are written affirming faith in God. Many compare Trump to Cyrus and if Trump comes back to power he will certainly know that it was solely because of the conservative Christian base that stood firm, even in the Lion's den.
7 All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any God or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.
This was due to jealousy. There are two ways to be promoted, there is the meritocracy, where we promote the people with the greatest skill and then there is the Kafkaesque approach. Rules are created to help the most inept stay in power while preventing the most skilled from advancing. This is what we are seeing here in this chapter.
8 Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not. 9 Wherefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree. 10 Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime. 11 Then these men assembled, and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God.
Recently a school district fired a coach because he took a knee and prayed after the football game. It was essentially the exact same crime that Daniel committed here.
12 Then they came near, and spake before the king concerning the king's decree; Hast thou not signed a decree, that every man that shall ask a petition of any God or man within thirty days, save of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said, The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.
13 Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, which is of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the decree that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition three times a day. 14 Then the king, when he heard these words, was sore displeased with himself, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him: and he laboured till the going down of the sun to deliver him. 15 Then these men assembled unto the king, and said unto the king, Know, O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians is, That no decree nor statute which the king establisheth may be changed. 16 Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. Now the king spake and said unto Daniel, Thy God whom thou servest continually, he will deliver thee.
It is not coincidence that the best employees are also those that are praying. Look at the story, all those who are put to shame by Daniel are the lowest and slimiest of men. They figure out what is the key difference between themselves and Daniel and it is that Daniel is a man of prayer, a man of God. So then they work to outlaw that. If you will pray daily and work together with God in your job you will find that you will become the most skilled.
17 And a stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet, and with the signet of his lords; that the purpose might not be changed concerning Daniel. 18 Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting: neither were instruments of musick brought before him: and his sleep went from him. 19 Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste unto the den of lions. 20 And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: and the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions? 21 Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever.
I find this to be the most interesting part of the story. The same king who was coerced into signing this law is the one who is fasting and praying that Daniel not be eaten. He understands that he is surrounded by snakes and that it is Daniel that is providing him the surest and most reliable council. When I was teaching in Brooklyn the principal would rail against the science department like we were the weak link of the school. There was a tremendous disheartening among the department. It seemed to me that the goal was to force teachers to quit and work elsewhere. So I spent the weekend before my conference with the principal going through the data for the entire city and working to present the data in very easy to read charts. This showed that the Science department was far and away the most effective department in the school and was demonstrably the best science department in the city. In two years we move kids from the 50% range to the top 5% range in the city. No other school in the city showed that kind of improvement. Once the principal saw that her entire attitude towards the department changed dramatically. This was important to her, she could show these same charts to the superintendent when she got reviewed.
22 My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt. 23 Then was the king exceedingly glad for him, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because he believed in his God.
This is where we are today. The Supreme court ruled yesterday that this man has the constitutional right in this country to pray and the school had no right to fire him.
24 And the king commanded, and they brought those men which had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions had the mastery of them, and brake all their bones in pieces or ever they came at the bottom of the den.
This to me looks like the tribulation. In the tribulation judgement comes. It is called "the day of the Lord". When I was a teacher judgement day was the day of the Regents exam at the end of the year. That is where you found out, as a teacher, how effective you were. The Biden administration used a very different metric than in the past for choosing administrators. People were chosen based on "equity". They were chosen based on their sex, their gender, their ethnicity, etc. In the past people were chosen based on qualifications and merit. But regardless of what strategy you take judgement day will come. For the Biden administration it will be the midterm election. All indications are that the lions will have mastery over them and will break their bones in pieces.
25 Then king Darius wrote unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you. 26 I make a decree, That in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living God, and stedfast for ever, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion shall be even unto the end. 27 He delivereth and rescueth, and he worketh signs and wonders in heaven and in earth, who hath delivered Daniel from the power of the lions. 28 So this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius, and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian.
The result of this mid term election will be new laws are written affirming faith in God. Many compare Trump to Cyrus and if Trump comes back to power he will certainly know that it was solely because of the conservative Christian base that stood firm, even in the Lion's den.
Hebrews 12:7-17 Is the path you are taking leading you to share in His holiness?
7 Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as his children. For what children are not disciplined by their father? 8 If you are not disciplined—and everyone undergoes discipline—then you are not legitimate, not true sons and daughters at all.
The Bible says that we should not forsake the gathering together of ourselves and so much the more as you see the day approaching. I see the day approaching and yet the churches are shut down? Well, I gathered together with 20 saints to pray for this country. I gathered with five the night before and I gathered with two in the afternoon. When you see the day approaching you need to gather together, it will be more difficult, so you need to figure out how to do it. Use the internet, use Zoom, use whatever means you have.
9 Moreover, we have all had human fathers who disciplined us and we respected them for it. How much more should we submit to the Father of spirits and live!
There are churches who have not submitted to this. I think everyone needs to be fully persuaded in their own mind as to how the Lord is leading you. This verse does not say you have to submit to the authorities, but rather to the Father of spirits. The Lord is speaking, are you a hireling, or a son. When you appear before the Lord will you have to give account of the saints under your care or give account to your tax exempt status? Is your Christian life going to end with a whimper or a bang?
10 They disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, in order that we may share in his holiness.
Is the path you are taking leading you to share in His holiness?
11 No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.
The issue is not which is the easier path to take, the issue is which path produces a harvest of righteousness and peace. Which path will lead to you becoming a trained disciple of the Lord. The rapture refers to a harvest of righteousness and peace.
12 Therefore, strengthen your feeble arms and weak knees. 13 “Make level paths for your feet,” so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed.
How weak and feeble some Churches appear. Are they really in the image and likeness of the Lord of all? Mike Lindell was kicked out of Walmart. You may think that Walmart is a giant, a monster, and he will squash lindell. But lindell stood his ground. Now we learn that Walmart has 36% overstock! 8% is a lot, 16% is catastrophic, 36% is apocalyptic. Walmart shoppers are "the deplorables". You boot Lindell, guess what, the deplorables go elsewhere to buy stuff. WMT stock price is down 25% and the price of the index of retailers is down 40%. We have had prophecies of a coming plague of turning water to blood. The next plague is all the frogs that fill the houses stinking. Most of the things that Walmart sells are just cheap trash like frogs. If your stores are overflowing with overstock that no one wants it is like stinking frogs.
14 Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord.
We are not trying to be disruptive. Since when is prayer and worship disruptive. There are no pickets, protests or attempts to cancel Walmart. We are simply going elsewhere to buy our necessities. We do everything we can to live in peace with others. But I have been commanded to not forsake the assembling of myself together with the saints. I want to live in peace but I must be faithful to the Lord and His word.
15 See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many. 16 See that no one is sexually immoral, or is godless like Esau, who for a single meal sold his inheritance rights as the oldest son. 17 Afterward, as you know, when he wanted to inherit this blessing, he was rejected. Even though he sought the blessing with tears, he could not change what he had done.
I believe that many believers like this Warnock have sold their birthright for a single meal. Claiming to be a “pro abortion” pastor is godless. I perceive that Reverend Jeremiah Wright has allowed a root of bitterness to grow up and has become defiled by it. I saw a picture of some Catholic priest giving communion to Nancy Pelosi who is the leader of the movement to legalize abortion. These are sexually immoral and godless people. See to it that you don't join them.
7 Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as his children. For what children are not disciplined by their father? 8 If you are not disciplined—and everyone undergoes discipline—then you are not legitimate, not true sons and daughters at all.
The Bible says that we should not forsake the gathering together of ourselves and so much the more as you see the day approaching. I see the day approaching and yet the churches are shut down? Well, I gathered together with 20 saints to pray for this country. I gathered with five the night before and I gathered with two in the afternoon. When you see the day approaching you need to gather together, it will be more difficult, so you need to figure out how to do it. Use the internet, use Zoom, use whatever means you have.
9 Moreover, we have all had human fathers who disciplined us and we respected them for it. How much more should we submit to the Father of spirits and live!
There are churches who have not submitted to this. I think everyone needs to be fully persuaded in their own mind as to how the Lord is leading you. This verse does not say you have to submit to the authorities, but rather to the Father of spirits. The Lord is speaking, are you a hireling, or a son. When you appear before the Lord will you have to give account of the saints under your care or give account to your tax exempt status? Is your Christian life going to end with a whimper or a bang?
10 They disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, in order that we may share in his holiness.
Is the path you are taking leading you to share in His holiness?
11 No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.
The issue is not which is the easier path to take, the issue is which path produces a harvest of righteousness and peace. Which path will lead to you becoming a trained disciple of the Lord. The rapture refers to a harvest of righteousness and peace.
12 Therefore, strengthen your feeble arms and weak knees. 13 “Make level paths for your feet,” so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed.
How weak and feeble some Churches appear. Are they really in the image and likeness of the Lord of all? Mike Lindell was kicked out of Walmart. You may think that Walmart is a giant, a monster, and he will squash lindell. But lindell stood his ground. Now we learn that Walmart has 36% overstock! 8% is a lot, 16% is catastrophic, 36% is apocalyptic. Walmart shoppers are "the deplorables". You boot Lindell, guess what, the deplorables go elsewhere to buy stuff. WMT stock price is down 25% and the price of the index of retailers is down 40%. We have had prophecies of a coming plague of turning water to blood. The next plague is all the frogs that fill the houses stinking. Most of the things that Walmart sells are just cheap trash like frogs. If your stores are overflowing with overstock that no one wants it is like stinking frogs.
14 Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord.
We are not trying to be disruptive. Since when is prayer and worship disruptive. There are no pickets, protests or attempts to cancel Walmart. We are simply going elsewhere to buy our necessities. We do everything we can to live in peace with others. But I have been commanded to not forsake the assembling of myself together with the saints. I want to live in peace but I must be faithful to the Lord and His word.
15 See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many. 16 See that no one is sexually immoral, or is godless like Esau, who for a single meal sold his inheritance rights as the oldest son. 17 Afterward, as you know, when he wanted to inherit this blessing, he was rejected. Even though he sought the blessing with tears, he could not change what he had done.
I believe that many believers like this Warnock have sold their birthright for a single meal. Claiming to be a “pro abortion” pastor is godless. I perceive that Reverend Jeremiah Wright has allowed a root of bitterness to grow up and has become defiled by it. I saw a picture of some Catholic priest giving communion to Nancy Pelosi who is the leader of the movement to legalize abortion. These are sexually immoral and godless people. See to it that you don't join them.
The rapture will issue in the ministry of the two witnesses
The account of Saul's salvation in Acts 9 is interesting. His sight must be corrected. This is what the fourth month is all about. Saul doesn't just have go from being blind to seeing, but his blindness included "breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord". There are people who think that threatening and slaughtering believers is service to God. The rapture is going to knock them off their horse and cause a profound repentance.
Another interesting point is who Saul is. "He is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel: For I will show him how great things he must suffer for my name's sake." Suffering great things for the Lord's name sounds like the tribulation. Bearing the Lord's name before Gentiles, kings and the children of Israel sounds like the two witnesses that are sent during the tribulation.
The account of Saul's salvation in Acts 9 is interesting. His sight must be corrected. This is what the fourth month is all about. Saul doesn't just have go from being blind to seeing, but his blindness included "breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord". There are people who think that threatening and slaughtering believers is service to God. The rapture is going to knock them off their horse and cause a profound repentance.
Another interesting point is who Saul is. "He is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel: For I will show him how great things he must suffer for my name's sake." Suffering great things for the Lord's name sounds like the tribulation. Bearing the Lord's name before Gentiles, kings and the children of Israel sounds like the two witnesses that are sent during the tribulation.