Summary of Bible references on the Rapture

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HOBAB ESCALATION LOG — DRAFT ENTRY


Fault Line: Iran / Energy Disruption (Hormuz)
Date logged: 2026-07-16
Status: TRIGGERED → escalation continuing (no status change, additional confirming data)

Trigger/development: Interview source (Canadian Prepper w/ Seyed Mohammad Marandi) describes: renewed US strikes framed as ground-offensive shaping operations near Kuwait/Bahrain; Iran's rationale for the tanker strikes (US allegedly running an unauthorized shipping corridor bypassing Iran's); Trump's "4 weeks of oil reserves" remark being effectively reset by the current shutdown; and a live secondary flashpoint — the Saudi strike on a Yemen airport (allegedly hitting a delegation returning from Khamenei's funeral) reigniting Saudi-Houthi hostilities, with Red Sea disruption risk layered on top of Hormuz.

Source tier: T3. Marandi is a credentialed, well-connected voice (former Iran nuclear-negotiation adviser) but is a government-aligned interpreter, not a neutral reporter — treat factual claims (troop movements, strike locations, corridor dispute) as plausible-but-unverified pending T1 corroboration, and treat his framing (US "oligarchy," land-war rationality, Iran's relative self-sufficiency) as pure interpretation. Canadian Prepper's role here is host/amplifier — apply his existing scorecard for platform-level thesis/timing tracking, not as an independent source.

Corroborated (T1): Ceasefire collapse, US strikes (~90 targets), Iranian retaliation against Kuwait/Bahrain/Qatar, tanker strikes and one confirmed UAE crew death, resumed US naval blockade, 9%+ oil price spike, Saudi-Houthi truce ending.

Uncorroborated / flag for tracking: Bandar Abbas hospital-adjacent strike claim; "Pickaxe Mountain" as a named bombing target; specific claim of 3–4 ships struck (T1 sources currently confirm 2 UAE tankers); land-invasion-prep interpretation of the Kuwait/Bahrain strikes; underground-base survivability claims.

Next indicators to watch: Whether Iran extends interdiction to non-Gulf-aligned shipping (per Marandi, Iran claims it will still let Chinese vessels through — worth checking against Kpler-type shipping data); Red Sea/Houthi trajectory as a second chokepoint; any US infrastructure-strike follow-through, which both Marandi and Iranian officials frame as a redline triggering regional energy-infrastructure retaliation.

 

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32 Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.

33 But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.

 

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39 He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.

I am reminded of a football game I had played in. It had been raining and the field was muddy and everyone who had played came off that field covered in mud. We had won so I had that good feeling. I felt like a warrior who had gone into the trenches, battled, and come out victorious. Then I saw a teammate, he had been sitting on the bench for the whole game and his uniform was pristine. At that moment I realized I would hate to walk back into the locker room without a speck of mud on me. We are both on the same team, we both "won", but it is a very different feeling to be one of those in the trenches, in the mud, winning the battle compared to someone who was simply a spectator.

 

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There is a debate as to whether the "lamps" in Matthew 25 are actually torches. If they were lamps then trimming the wick of the charred portion would be part of the process. So let's assume they are torches, the case for that is strong and clearly the "put in order" would be more appropriate for a torch than a lamp. Translators who called them "lamps" assumed that "trimmed" is what was meant by the word to "put them in order". But since then a torch lit procession seems to be what Jesus was referring to.

Now this is a society that does not have electricity, they don't have street lamps, and so families would likely have torches for when they do need to see outside at night. So then, what does "put your torch in order" or "adjust your torch" mean?

1. Strip the spent head. A rag/rope head that has already burned down is charred, brittle, and partly consumed — torch wicks were prone to fairly rapid deterioration in ancient use unless treated. The first job would be knocking or scraping off the crust of burnt material so there's a clean surface for new fuel to soak into. This is the closest thing to "trimming a wick" in the household-lamp sense, just scaled up. KnowWave Journal

This is my point, the interpretation of the ten virgins prior to the Revelation 12 sign (which I am calling the midnight cry) would be burned down, charred, brittle and deteriorated.

2. Rewrap with fresh cloth or rope. Since the old wrapping is partially gone, you don't just add oil to what's there — you'd need to bind on additional fibrous material (cloth strips, rope, hemp) to rebuild a head capable of holding fuel and burning steadily. A torch that's seen several outings has a thinner, patchier head than a new one.

None of the old expositions on this (prior to 2014) refer to the ten virgins as "ten Virgos" from 2017 to 2026. That is a new wrapping.

3. Resoak it — and this is where the oil supply matters. A dry or half-fueled head flares and dies fast. Getting it back to full burning readiness means saturating the rebuilt head thoroughly, which takes real volume of oil, not a token splash. This is likely why the wise virgins' separate oil flask matters so much: a seasoned user of these torches would know from experience that a properly serviced torch drinks a fair amount of oil, especially if it's going to need to burn for an unknown stretch of time (the bridegroom could arrive now or hours from now).

Now if you are going to expound the ten virgins as being ten Virgos from the Feast of Trumpets in 2017 to 2026 you will have to soak that with a lot of oil, various prophecies from the Bible that would support this. You can talk about the Writing on the Wall sign, you can talk about the Pandemic as prophesied in Joel, you can talk about the Psalm 83 war, you can talk about Jeremiah 49, etc. That would be from people who were awake and paying attention. If you are simply going to church and getting a daily supply of oil from your pastor you will not hear any of these things.

4. Check the housing and staff. The metal or clay cage/dish holding the fuel head accumulates soot and ash with repeated use, which can choke airflow and produce a smoky, weak flame rather than a bright one. Clearing that out would be part of "putting in order" too — not just fuel, but the mechanism that lets the fuel burn cleanly.

When you share something new like this you will get a lot of "push back", that is the ash that needs to be cleared out of the way.

5. Re-secure the binding. Cords or wire holding the wrapped head to the staff loosen with repeated burns and reuse. A quick retie would be routine maintenance any regular user would do without thinking about it.

Take a look at all these brothers and sisters who are watchmen, they have "retied" their interpretations multiple times.

 

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Parable of the Ten Virgins

The Ten Virgins are bridesmaids that make up the torch lit parade for the Bridal party from the Midnight cry to the wedding. The Midnight cry is a great sign in the heavens of Virgo, the Virgin, clothed with the sun and the moon under her feet, that is the light at night lighting the way and this takes place during Feast of Trumpets which literally means "feast of the awakening cry", hence the midnight cry. The torches indicate the light from the word of God that is leading the way. It could be referring to the two calves born with 7 on their forehead and announced on Feast of Trumpets in 2014. It could be the writing on the wall sign from 2017 to 2024. It could be the Revelation 12 sign in 2017. It could be the Pandemic, the vaccine mandate, the attack from Hamas, the US and Israel breaking the bow of Elam, etc. We have had 9 full years of darkness from 2017 to 2026, and we are about to have the tenth Virgo (Virgin) on September 11, 2026. Besides the reference to Virgo in the parable of the ten virgins, and the reference to the Great sign in the heavens in Revelation 12, the reference to go and buy oil directly applies to Feast of Trumpets as well as that is the first day you can offer New Oil to God and begin selling the new oil. Also Jesus saying "the door is shut" is also a reference as the first day of Hanukkah is when you can no longer offer New oil to God. The two witnesses are called the two lampstands and the day they light their ministry is the day that the first lamp of Hanukkah is lit, 42 months later or 1,260 days later is 2nd Passover when the two witnesses are killed. "Trimming their lamps" which would probably be better translated as "preparing their torches" indicates you are removing the old, deteriorated teachings on this parable, none of which refer to Virgo or Revelation 12 or 2026. This becomes a new covering for the torch and must then be soaked in oil from all the new prophetic fulfillment pointing to this day and converging on this day. The Virgins are in two groups of five because the Priesthood with 24 orders numbers exactly 288, two parts of 144, or 144,000 at the end of the age. The saints who are ready to go on 9/11/2026, the wise virgins, will be the virgins who make up the 144,000 to not only get raptured but also to be an evangelistic corp to assist the two witnesses and help guide the tribulation saints to the wedding through the dark night of the tribulation. Meanwhile the manchild that was born on September 23, 2017 during the Revelation 12 sign is depicted by Jupiter which has made a complete circuit of the ecliptic and will enter the crown the day before the wedding feast (Feast of Tabernacles) in 2026. According to typology King Josiah who was made king while he was 8 years old is a type of the manchild. On September 11, 2026 Jupiter that was born in 2017 is still 8 years old and does not turn 9 for another 12 days. During this time from 2017 to 2026 you can trim (adjust) your torch by tightening your understanding of the prophecies as long as you have enough oil to keep soaking it and relighting the torch.

 

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Powerful End Time Dream Of AMERICA'S GREAT FALL! You Need To Hear What He Says​

 

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I have not read everything yet, but soon.
However, the great sign showing Virgo (Rev. 12:1-2) with her ten maidens (Matt. 25:1-13) is brilliant.

 

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I have not read everything yet, but soon.
However, the great sign showing Virgo (Rev. 12:1-2) with her ten maidens (Matt. 25:1-13) is brilliant.

I agree. I was not the one who saw that, but once they shared it I realized how big it was.

 

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JESUS IS ABOUT TO COME ON A SWIFT CLOUD! RAPTURE SIGNS - ISAIAH 19:1​

 

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I agree. I was not the one who saw that, but once they shared it I realized how big it was.

You have to tell me who saw this groundbreaking event.
You provided the maidens at the wedding, and then someone else saw this combination. Very nice.

 

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You have to tell me who saw this groundbreaking event.
You provided the maidens at the wedding, and then someone else saw this combination. Very nice.

This is where I first heard this idea on July 6th, and in this video he credits someone from the comments giving him this.

 

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Daniel 9:25 and the 1541–2026 Convergence

Daniel 9:25 sets the 69-week (483-year) count in motion from "the going forth of the commandment to restore and build Jerusalem" — but which year within that project actually starts the clock.

Daniel 9:25 Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.

Suleiman's wall was completed in 1541. Daniel makes it clear that this is in the context of a week of years. According to God you complete your work on the sixth day and the seventh day is a day of rest. The work was completed in 1541, 1542 was a year of rest, and 1543 is when we begin the count for the next week of years. 69 weeks is 483 years. If you add 483 years to the year Suleiman’s wall was completed you come to 2024, the year the writing on the wall sign was completed. If we count from the start of the next week of years, and a week of years always begins on Rosh Hashanah, then that takes us to Rosh Hashanah on 2026 which is 9/11/2026.

 

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This is where I first heard this idea on July 6th, and in this video he credits someone from the comments giving him this.

I noticed years ago that when God reveals information, he reveals it to as many who are looking for it. So, as we search the scriptures, many find the information together. A true band of brothers and sisters. The ten virgins with their lamps lighting the way for the wedding party, as you have described, is beautiful. They, having responded to the announcement that Christ is coming to his bride (Rev. 12:1-2), and the ten-year anniversary approaching on 11 Sept 2026, is unmistakable. Thank you and the others who have put this together for us.
And as you have relayed, the 144,000 are the wise virgins. So, as the years have gone by, there are 144,000 unwise virgins falling by the wayside. Their fire has gone out. And when the call to the exodus (Rev. 18:4) is given, they are not ready and are not included.

 

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I noticed years ago that when God reveals information, he reveals it to as many who are looking for it. So, as we search the scriptures, many find the information together. A true band of brothers and sisters. The ten virgins with their lamps lighting the way for the wedding party, as you have described, is beautiful. They, having responded to the announcement that Christ is coming to his bride (Rev. 12:1-2), and the ten-year anniversary approaching on 11 Sept 2026, is unmistakable. Thank you and the others who have put this together for us.
And as you have relayed, the 144,000 are the wise virgins. So, as the years have gone by, there are 144,000 unwise virgins falling by the wayside. Their fire has gone out. And when the call to the exodus (Rev. 18:4) is given, they are not ready and are not included.

Yes, 16,000 posts into this blog and the Lord is still revealing more light and truth from His word.

 

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Daniel 9:24 Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.​

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Detailed Timeline​

Set 1 — Finish the Transgression (515 BC – 445 BC)​

The Second Temple was completed on the third day of Adar, in the sixth year of Darius I — dated to approximately March 12, 515 BC (Ezra 6:15). This fulfilled Jeremiah's seventy-year prophecy of exile (Jer. 25:11, 29:10), measured from the first Temple's destruction in 586 BC. The reason the Jews were exiled was because of their transgression for seventy weeks in not keeping the sabbath year. So since they didn't keep 70 sabbath years God exiled them for seventy years to give the land rest. This is what is referred to as "to finish the transgression".
Artaxerxes I's decree authorizing Nehemiah to rebuild Jerusalem's wall followed in the month of Nisan, the king's twentieth year — 445 BC (Neh. 2:1–8). The interval between these two independently dated, textually attested events is exactly seventy years.

Set 2 — Make an End of Sin (445 BC – 46 AD)​

This set opens with Artaxerxes' decree (445 BC), dated by Sir Robert Anderson to 1 Nisan, March 14, 445 BC (Julian). Anderson's 1894 calculation — refined by Harold Hoehner in 1977 — measures 69 weeks (483 years) as 173,880 days of 360-day "prophetic" years from that date, landing on April 6, 32 AD: Palm Sunday, four days before the traditional crucifixion date. This calculation is well-established in dispensational scholarship, though contested by critics who reject the 360-day-year premise and Anderson's specific start-date assumptions.

However, rather than placing the Messiah's "cutting off" (Dan. 9:26) at the conclusion of the 69th week, I place it at the first year of that week. In Galatians 2:1 Paul goes up to Jerusalem "fourteen years" after a prior visit is read here as marking the point at which the ministry of reconciliation became the church's official ministry (the Jerusalem council) — landing at 46 AD, which independently coincides with the terminus of a full 490-solar-year count from 445 BC. Jesus making an end of sin on the cross does not conclude that same year. Acts is very clear that there was still some question about whether or not they still needed to keep the Jewish rules concerning animal sacrifices, kosher eating and circumcision. That was resolved at this conference 14 years later.

Set 3 — Make Reconciliation for Iniquity (46 AD – 536 AD)​

This set of 70 weeks of years opens at the Jerusalem council's formalization of the Gentile mission. The mission as laid out by Paul is that we have received the ministry of reconciliation. The Apostolic Fathers (Clement of Rome, Ignatius, Polycarp) write as direct successors to the apostles through the late first century. Persecution under successive emperors (Nero, Domitian, Decius, Diocletian) accompanies steady expansion until Constantine's conversion and the Edict of Milan (313) end state persecution. The Council of Nicaea (325) produces the first ecumenical creed; three further councils — Constantinople (381), Ephesus (431), Chalcedon (451) — settle Trinitarian and Christological doctrine through the work of Athanasius, the Cappadocian Fathers, Augustine, Jerome, and John Chrysostom.

The set closes on a genuinely notable historical marker. The Byzantine historian Procopius, writing as a contemporary, recorded that in 536 AD "the sun gave forth its light without brightness... like the sun in eclipse" for the entire year — an atmospheric dust-veil event, now understood as volcanic in origin, that historians regard as the most severe episode of Northern Hemisphere cooling in the last two thousand years. During this time the ministry of reconciliation was codified.

Set 4 — Bring in Everlasting Righteousness (536 AD – 1026 AD)​

The rise of Islam and the rapid Arab conquests of the 630s–700s strip the church of its ancient heartlands — Jerusalem (637), Alexandria (641), Carthage (698) — permanently ending Christian political dominance across the regions. Islam and Judaism are both trying to establish a righteousness of their own during this time.

We have the Islamic conquest, and we have Spanish inquisition and other atrocities. People are doing what is right in their own eyes and trying to justify it with their religion whether it is Islam, Judaism or a dominionism version of Christianity. But behind the scenes there are Christians who come to see that Jesus is our righteousness and our works in trying to bring in the kingdom are bloody rags.

Set 5 — Seal Up the Vision (1026 AD – 1516 AD)​

This set's boundary is anchored by two independently, precisely dated events that both fall in 1516. Erasmus's Novum Instrumentum omne — the first published Greek New Testament on March 1, 1516, becoming the textual basis for Luther's, Tyndale's, and the King James translations. In the same year, Ottoman forces under Selim I captured Jerusalem from the Mamluks in the final weeks of 1516 (the war concluding with the Battle of Ridaniya in January 1517), beginning four centuries of Ottoman rule over the city.

Set 6 — Seal Up the Prophecy (1516 AD – 2006 AD)​

Opens with Erasmus's Greek New Testament (March 1516) and Luther's Ninety-Five Theses (October 1517) arriving within eighteen months of each other, together fueling the Reformation. The British and Foreign Bible Society (1804), the Gideons International (1899, dedicated specifically to Scripture distribution), and Wycliffe Bible Translators/SIL International (1942 onward, translating Scripture into previously unwritten languages) drive Scripture into the majority of the world's major languages by the close of the twentieth century.

For the Jews, this period runs from the absorption of Sephardic exiles into Ottoman territory after 1492, to the Balfour Declaration and Allenby's capture of Jerusalem from Ottoman rule (1917 — exactly four hundred years after the Ottoman conquest that opens this set), the Holocaust (1933–1945), the establishment of the State of Israel (1948), the Six-Day War and reunification of Jerusalem (1967), and the Yom Kippur War (1973). All prophetic fulfillments.

The set closes in 2006: Hamas wins the Palestinian legislative elections in January; the Second Lebanon War runs July–August; Saddam Hussein is sentenced to death in November and executed by hanging in Baghdad on December 30, 2006 — within the final two days of the calendar year. The pieces being put in place for the upcoming wars.

This period begins with Ottoman forces under Selim I capturing Jerusalem and ends with Saddam Hussein being executed.

1. Finish the transgression refers to Israel finishing the transgression they made in not keeping the sabbath years.
2. Make an end of sin is the once for all sacrifice Jesus made to redeem us. This is the gospel that we are saved by grace.
3. Make reconciliation for iniquity is the fact that we have been given the ministry of reconciliation.
4. Bring in everlasting righteousness, the church is God's Poiema, masterpiece, created for good works, not for military conquest.
5. Seal up the vision refers to having a complete translation of the Greek New Testament.
6. Seal up the prophecy refers to printing and publishing the Bible, with over 8 billion Bibles having been published as well as internet versions.

 

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Matthew 12:13 Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, like as the other. 14 Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him.

Our hands are for working. This man's hand was "withered". If you don't water a plant it will "wither". If you do not use your hands for working, they will wither. The religious leaders were trying to prohibit you from working on the sabbath day. Apply this to today and in Christianity most believers are made to be spectators. The clergy laity system has taken away the function of many believers and as a result their hands are withered. For example, in a church with 400 members, how many will actually teach? How many evangelize? Probably, in a typical congregation, at most it will be 40, 10% at most. If you don't function your function will wither.

Now you might think this is simply an unintended consequence. But look, when Jesus heals this man the first response of the religious leaders is how they might destroy Jesus. It is no accident. They understand that if all the saints function as priests unto God it destroys the clergy laity system. For example, consider this blog. When I started it I thought there might be 10 other people interested, so I made it public. I didn't advertise. I don't promote it. And yet there are 851,000 who have visited this blog. So why was I so far off? Why would I think that my interest in this topic which was not being covered in the church meetings was not being shared by others?

These verses prove that there is an intentionality to what is being done by the clergy. It might not refer to everyone, John the Baptist would be an exception to this rule. I look at many struggling congregations, for there to be five new ones visiting a congregation of 200 is a lot. For a congregation of 200 to see 20 new members added in a year, is a lot. People are looking for light from the bible to let them know what is going on in the world today. Most Pastors will not do that. It is as though there is an unwritten rule that is strictly adhered to, do not talk about prophecies being fulfilled. Do not talk about the Antichrist or the Beast system rising.

What has happened with Youtube and the internet is that people can start their own channels and that is what they have done. Now they can't control the gospel going out, they can't control Christians functioning, and that is why we are seeing these wars. Go beneath the headlines and you learn that there is a revival in Iran, there is a revival in these Islamic nations. They have tried to hold down the truth in unrighteousness and if they don't go to war their entire kingdom will collapse.

 

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Matthew 12:23 And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David? 24 But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.

Why would they think this? Suppose a drug dealer gets saved and begins to minister to others? Suppose a prostitute gets saved and begins to minister to others? Suppose a man raised in Islam gets saved and begins to minister to others. It would have the appearance of a "schism" or "civil war" among those who are influenced by the prince of the devils.

25 And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand: 26 And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how shall then his kingdom stand?

This is why Satan is terrified of you sharing your testimony. I was never in a street gang, so my testimony doesn't speak to someone with that background. But each of us came out of some part of the kingdom of darkness and when we share our testimony there are only two possible explanations. Either the kingdom of heavens has come to your small corner of the world, or if they want to slander you there is a schism going on in the kingdom of darkness. Either way it is proof that Satan's kingdom shall not stand. Right now it doesn't cost anything to start your own channel on Youtube, or even worse "a blog" that no one is going to read. Maybe no one will visit it, that is ok, don't tell anyone about it and no one will be making fun of you. So the only problem you get is when a lot of people actually do go to your channel, then you'll get the slanderous attacks we see here, but that simply proves that you are over the target.

27 And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children cast them out? therefore they shall be your judges. 28 But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you.

 

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Matthew 12:31 Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men. 32 And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.

People can accuse me of being ignorant, foolish, etc. They can disagree with my interpretation of the scripture. But if they mock my salvation, if they mock the work that the Holy Spirit has done in my life, that is serious.

There are channels with people who have dreams and visions. Very early on in my Christian life I told the Lord I didn't want dreams and visions. It isn't because I don't realize how valuable they can be, nor is it because I am disputing the Lord's speaking today. The reason was I felt it was too exposed. I wanted to speak the word of God. I felt when I did that it was like being in a tank. They can't shoot you without first shooting the word of God. Sharing your testimony is even safer, it is like firing mortars from a safe distance from the front lines. Dreams and visions are like landing on the beach as a marine. It is so easy to shoot at those, but on the other hand if they are overwhelming the enemy it is too much to debunk. Attacking you only draws more attention to the enemy.

There are 288 different ways to function in the priesthood, but whatever way you are led, make sure it is tied to your own personal experience. For example, when I was a kid I went to the Episcopal church every week. I went there to learn what the Bible said. No one talked about the bible, they didn't teach it at school, it seemed everyone was interested in talking about everything under the sun but the Bible. So I figured you go to church and the Priest will get up and for 30 minutes he would talk about the Bible. But no, he would just talk about the Vietnam war. So I became very frustrated "won't anyone tell me what is in the Bible?" So I would sit there and while the priest was talking there was a verse on the wall over where he stood and it said "I am the way, the truth and the life, no man comes to the father but by me". That only made me want to know even more what was in that book. That is the basis of this blog, I feel there are others, like me, wanting to know what the Bible says.

 

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Matthew 12:34 O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

LOL. Do you understand what the Lord just said? He healed a man with a withered hand. Believers are starting to function, this is putting pressure on the clergy, it is exposing them. They pretend like it is so hard to get someone to attend the church, meanwhile I haven't done anything to get people to read this blog and I have gotten 200,000 new readers a year, every year from the time I started. That puts pressure on them so they have to do something. They ridicule, they mock, but then they even say that they are doing this by being one with the Prince of the demons. Where would they get such an absurd idea? It came from the abundance of their heart because they themselves have operated by being one with the Prince of demons. Is that so far fetched? What is the prosperity gospel? Why do these churches all have these big bands, hold concerts, and even have LGBTQ+ speaking from the front? They are trying to boost their numbers by working with the prince of the demons. When the saints begin to function and share their personal testimony and speak the word of God and tell of the marvelous things God has done. It puts pressure on the kingdom of darkness, they have to do something, but how can they speak good things when the abundance of their heart is on evil things?

35 A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things. 36 But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

There is a good treasure and there is an evil treasure. "The Little Prince" is an example of the evil treasure. Marketing involves teaching one another how to manipulate others, it is an evil treasure. Propaganda and manipulation of the masses is a science. These algorithms for Tick Tok, or Youtube, or whatever are designed to get you addicted. In 2020 I got suspended from Facebook. I realized I hadn't broken any rules, that is why they did not point to an offending post or say what rule I had broken. What they were trying to do without stating it is to get me to stop speaking the word of God. So I left Facebook the same day they suspended me. Jesus said if they reject you in this city shake off the dust and move to another. But when I left I realized I had become addicted and it was like breaking an addiction. Many times my hand out of habit almost clicked on the Facebook icon. When you tell Facebook to close your account there is a 30 day period which if you at any time click on the Facebook icon it voids your request to cancel your account! Isn't that a bizarre rule? But they understood they are in the business of addicting people and addicts will find it very difficult to break that habit. They have an evil treasure, they know it, and so they have no choice but to bring forth evil things. When Christians begin to stand up, speak and function, it puts pressure on the kingdom of darkness and when they respond they are exposed.

37 For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.

 

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Matthew 12:43 When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none. 44 Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished. 45 Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.

Why would someone who is unsaved kick out an unclean spirit and clean up their act? If you are a believer with Jesus Christ dwelling within you then unclean spirits cannot enter into you. They might be able to make your life miserable, you might suffer many things from curses because you have not learned about sanctification and spiritual warfare, but this is not talking about a believer. A believer's home is not "empty". For example, think about TV. There was a time when the TV shows were empty, swept and garnished. You could not have many fleshly things on TV. We had "Father knows Best", and "Leave it to Beaver" and "The Andy Griffin show" and "I Love Lucy". But what has happened? The unclean spirit of vaudeville kicked out of TV returned with seven other spirits more wicked than himself.

What the Lord is telling us is that it is impossible for unbelievers to pretend to live a sanctified life. That is what the apostasy is. In the Old Testament a "mixed multitude" left Egypt. Some worshipped the Lord, some worshipped idols. But it was impossible for the idol worshippers to pretend for long and eventually they were caught up in an orgy as they worshipped the golden calf. In the same way we had a bunch of "nominal" Christians or pretend Christians in the denominations. People wanted the appearance of being a Christian without actually having the reality. But it is impossible for them to pretend for long. The apostasy exposes this. If we speak, if we share our testimonies, if we share the good treasure in our heart it forces them to share the evil treasure in their heart and that exposes them. This is like the wheat and the tares. They both look the same until they bring forth fruit, wheat has a golden seed and tares have a black poisonous seed. When you bring forth fruit of the Spirit that is when the contrast becomes clear.