Muslims Want to Ban Jews From Temple Mount

The world is certainly focused on Jerusalem today and God's Holy Ground is right at the center.

Last week some Muslims killed some Israeli police so the police are now demanding that all Muslims going onto the Temple Mount have to go through a metal detector.  Seems reasonable.

Despite refusing to ascend to the holy site themselves in protest of new metal detectors, Muslims are demanding that Jews be banned from the Temple Mount in the wake of events following Friday’s terror attack.

Here;  https://www.breakingisraelnews.com/91718/muslims-call-ban-jews-temple-mount/#bvwS7oEMP0lMx8dV.97

The world goes haywire when Trump tries to vet Muslims before entering the USA....but they yawn when the Muslims demand NO JEWS!!

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Loves Trump

You might not see this on CNN....

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Thomas Homan on Tuesday said he plans to further crack down on undocumented immigrants by sending more resources and agents to sanctuary cities.

Homan told Washington Examiner on Tuesday that he plans to address "ludicrous" sanctuary cities.
"In the America I grew up in, cities didn't shield people who violated the law," Homan told the publication. “What I want to get is a clear understanding from everybody, from the congressmen to the politicians to law enforcement to those who enter the country illegally, that ICE is open for business."

"We’re going to enforce the laws on the books without apology, we’ll continue to prioritize what we do,” Homan continued. “But it’s not OK to violate the laws of this country anymore, you’re going to be held accountable.” 

During his interview with the Examiner, Homan also praised the Trump administration, saying it has "taken the handcuffs off law enforcement," allowing them to address immigration more thoroughly.

"You can like President Trump, not like him, like his policies, not like his policies, but one thing no one can argue with is the effect they've had," said Homan.

According to Homan, illegal border crossings have decreased by 70 percent under Trump and arrests inside the country have increased by 40 percent.

The 30-year immigration agency veteran also said he has gotten a green light to hire 10,000 new immigration agents, who will work to arrest illegal criminals sheltered in sanctuary cities and elsewhere.

Sanctuary cities are jurisdictions with policies limiting cooperation between local law enforcement and federal immigration agents and include cities such as New York, San Francisco, Chicago and Austin.

President Trump campaigned on cracking down on illegal immigration and stepping up border security.

Here;  http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/342580-ice-director-trump-has-taken-the-handcuffs-off-law-enforcement

Love it!!

Just one other good thing that Trump has done! 

I will love it when ICE comes against Rahm Emanuel in Chicago who has illegally declared that city to be a sanctuary city.  I hope he goes to jail if he stands in the way of ICE and the laws of this country.

"But Dennis, Latin Americans are a good, hardworking people and we should let them come and go as they please."

OK, if you truly believe that we shouldn't have any borders...then change the laws of the USA and after you get those laws changed THEN we can fire all of ICE and the border patrol....but until then, please close your mouth.

Netanyahu Will Be Indicted on Corruption Charges

Former Israeli defense minister Moshe Ya'alon pulled no punches when, on prime time US television on Tuesday night, he announced his belief that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former boss, will be indicted on corruption charges.

CNN's Christiane Amanpour could hardly believe what the former IDF Chief of Staff had just said.

"There are serious charges and there are serious investigations underway about the prime minister and the issue of corruption. How do you think that is going to end up?" asked Amanpour.

"By indictment. That's my assessment and belief," answered Ya'alon. "Too many issues are under investigation, and questions. I believe that in the end we will witness indictment."

"Woah," responded Amanpour. "You were his defense minister and now you're telling me that you believe that Prime Minister Netanyahu will, under the law, be indicted?"

"Absolutely," Ya'alon confirmed.

Netanyahu has been repeatedly questioned by police in relation to two criminal investigations, termed Case 1000 and Case 2000.

Case 1000 deals with allegations that the prime minister and his wife Sara Netanyahu accepted illegal gifts. Case 2000 relates to the suspicion that Netanyahu attempted to broker favorable media coverage with Yediot Aharonot publisher Arnon Mozes in exchange for supporting a 2014 bill to weaken competing newspaper Israel Hayom.

Netanyahu has denied wrongdoing in both cases.

In a further investigation related to the purchase of submarines from Germany, termed Case 3000, Netanyahu is not a suspect. Senior figures with connections to the prime minister, however, have been detained in the ongoing investigation.

Here;  http://m.jpost.com/Israel-News/Benjamin-Netanyahu/WATCH-Yaalon-pulls-no-punches-Netanyahu-absolutely-will-be-indicted-499479

Remember that most people in Israel have NOT accepted Christ as the ONLY path to salvation during this age of grace that will end at the rapture.  This means they WILL BE LEFT BEHIND when Christ returns for His bride.

The Bible says that they Jews will be looking for the Messiah in the Last Days, but it won't be Jesus they will be looking for during the Time of Jacob's Trouble.  Instead they will be looking for a leader and they will fall for the Antichrist.

If the rapture is near....maybe Netanyahu needs to be torn down to make way for Israel to be allowed to fall for the Antichrist?

Of course I don't know this for sure....I'm just floating some ideas based on what the Bible says to watch for.

Hear the words of Jesus;

John 5

I have come in my Father’s name, and you do not accept me;(Jews/Israelites have rejected Jesus) but if someone else comes in his own name,(the Antichrist) you will accept him.

Religious Leaders Rebuked for Taking Drugs to Enhance Spiritual Experience

The Bible says in the Last Days that people will be using drugs to worship their gods.

This, of course, will be nothing new on planet earth.  Lots of folks have used hallucinogenic drugs in an attempt to connect with the spirit realm.  Of course the ONLY spirits they are reaching are demonic.

And of course this goes against what the Bible would tell us to do...."Love the Lord with all your MIND"...which you can't do if you mind is stoned

Also, it is a fact that demonic forces can be given an entrance into someone's life who is willfully stoned.

“Religious leaders,” including Christian pastors and Catholic and Orthodox priests, are participating in a study in which they take psilocybin, the ingredient in so-called “magic mushrooms,” to see whether it “makes the leaders more effective and confident in their work.”

The very existence of the study, taking place at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, implies drug use is a legitimate part of the spiritual experience.

But Carl Gallups, a former law-enforcement official with decades of experience, a pastor and the author of several books including his most recent, “When the Lion Roars,” says he believes the scientists and religious leaders are meddling with dark forces.

“I firmly believe that drug abuse can be a gateway to the demonic,” Gallups told WND. “I have spent many combined decades in law enforcement and ministry. I have seen the demonic side that is directly connected to the use of mind-altering drugs. In those decades, I have spoken to a myriad of drug users who give almost the very same stories of ‘voices’ and ‘seeing things,’ and ‘contacting beings from the other side,’ and demonic urging to commit heinous crimes or even suicide.”

William Richards, a psychologist at Johns Hopkins University who is taking part in the study, told the left-leaning British publication the Guardian it was a “no-brainer” these drug-fueled “profound mystical experiences” “might be of interest, if not valuable, to clergy.”

Two-dozen religious leaders are involved, including Christians, Jews and a Buddhist. However, no Hindus or Muslims agreed to participate. All participants are anonymous.
Though the study will not be completed for a year, Richards reported in the Guardian that the experience does not appear to be weakening the religious beliefs of participants. Indeed, he is quoted as saying they “seem to be getting a deeper appreciation of their own religious heritage … they discover they really believe this stuff they’re talking about.”

However, Richards also claims many of the religious leaders’ concept of faith becomes less sectarian and “more universal.”

Gallups suggests such experiments, if they can even be given that term, present spiritual dangers, including some described in the Bible itself.

“Historical sources are replete with the evidence of pharmaceutical substances being used in satanic/pagan rituals – for the purpose of ‘contacting the other side,'” the pastor told WND. “The word we often translate as ‘sorcery’ in the scriptures comes from the Greek word farmakeío – the same word from which we derive the English word pharmacy. I am also deeply connected to professionals in the fields of drug counseling and rehabilitation, and they often give the same testimonies and insight. So, no, I am not a fan of these ‘experiments’ in mind-altering drug use to enhance or explore one’s ‘religious experience.’ The Bible specifically warns against the practice of witchcraft and sorcery – which is exactly what this is.”

Here;  http://www.wnd.com/2017/07/religious-leaders-rebuked-for-taking-psychedelics-to-be-more-effective/

This would appear to be one more sign that mankind is on a collision course with the Last Days spoken of in Revelation.

How much longer can the mankind and the world keep coasting downhill before we go over the edge?

We don't know for sure....but the convergence of signs coming from all different areas would lead us to believe that the edge can't be too far away.

Secular Indoctrination of Our Kids in The West

Let's say you are a parent who wants their kids to be taught that men having sex with other men is an inappropriate behavior.  Where would you go?  Of course you would take them to a religious school where they would be taught that ALL PEOPLE are born with desires for inappropriate behavior but by the power of the Holy Spirit living in Christ followers WE CAN OVER COME OUR PERVERSE DISIRES.

Well of course the secularists are at war with this idea.

Now we read that in Britain they are forcing religious schools to teach about the acceptance of behaviors that are clearly forbidden by the Bible.

There are no longer any limits in the radical secular mission to indoctrinate youngsters in the West.

 

It was recently reported that an English private school for Orthodox Jewish girls aged three to eight is facing closure because it does not teach students about gender reassignment or homosexuality.

The government’s Office of Standards in Education argues the school must conform to the secular standards of the state. If enforced, as it seems to be, religious families would not be allowed to educate their children in accordance with their faith.

The act states: “the responsible body of such a school must not discriminate against a pupil… in the way it provides education.” In other words, bureaucrats assume they must force prepubescent girls to learn about sexual orientation. Should such teaching violate Jewish faith, the faith will have to change. The school is ipso facto “inadequate.”

Even though the school excels at teaching secular subjects, it does not teach explicitly about issues such as sexual orientation thereby “restricting pupils’ moral, social and cultural development and does not promote equality of opportunities that take into account…differing lifestyles.” All this in a curriculum for eight year olds.

Here is a transparent example of soft totalitarianism. Secular dogma will be imposed, although it is not clear how spiritual and moral development will take place with these children. Can one ascertain that a typical British bureaucrat is more wise than a rabbi or priest? Is the expression of one’s religion any less of a British value than secularism?

This answer is not yet clear in the United States. But as long as the educational curriculum is controlled by state authorities, it is only a question of time in this politically correct hothouse for a state to suggest that religious schools must adhere to a secular curriculum designed to promote the cultural attitudes of the Zeitgeist. In New York City, for example, the pamphlet “Heather Has Two Mommies” was distributed to public schools. It doesn’t require a major leap of faith to see this injunction applied to denominational schools as well as some time in the future.

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/07/15/faith-or-fellatio-british-religious-school-forced-to-submit-to-secular-indoctrination.html

The secularists are so illogical that it's almost comical.  On the one hand they demand that all views be tolerated....except for the Biblical worldview which they refuse to tolerate any longer.  So in reality they demand an end to intolerance....while they continue to crawl into the intolerant box.

Your Government Pension May Not Get Paid

If you don't talk about it...maybe everything will just work out OK...right?

We have heard that Detroit isn't paying it's public pensions....but that's just Detroit, right?

We know that Social Security will be insolvent a lot sooner than later....but the US Government promised it would always be there to pay us, right??

What if you found out that MANY public pensions were billions of dollars in the hole....and that the states that promised them are near bankruptcy themselves?  Who will be there to write the checks in 5-10-20 years?

Could the country’s pension mess be more widespread than we even realize?

Martin Armstrong of Armstrong Economics thinks so. He says, “under no circumstances assume that any government pension will actually be paid.”

And he means even government pensions in states now considered economically sound.

We’ve been following the budget debacle in Illinois. Even with a budget that includes a $5 billion tax increase, Moody’s may still downgrade the state’s credit rating to junk. The pension system in the Land of Lincoln is a big part of the problem. It currently has a shortfall of at least $130 billion.

Of course, Illinois isn’t alone. Government pension systems have drug a number of states into a fiscal black hole, pulling municipalities down with them. On Tuesday, S&P Global Ratings downgraded Hartford, Connecticut’s credit rating to junk. The city teeters on the brink of bankruptcy and the state can’t do a thing to help, as Forbes recently reported.

With state pension obligations already consuming half of their state budget, the state is beyond a weak position to bail out any municipality.”

In 2015, Connecticut Gov. Dan Malloy signed a budget that included $1.1 billion in tax hikes. More than $700 million of the new tax burden fell on businesses and the middle class.

It didn’t help.

Illinois and Connecticut aren’t the exception to the rule. Across the US, public pensions are woefully underfunded. Forbes put the situation in stark terms.

Between 2001 and 2015, state and local governments only contributed 88 percent of the required contributions. In total, according to the Pew Charitable Trusts, the state public pension plans are underfunded by $1.1 trillion. And, this shortfall does not even include the shortfalls associated with local pension funds. Worse, even these estimates likely understate the necessary contributions, so the actual funding shortfalls are possibly even greater.”

It’s easy to think the pension crisis is limited to just a handful of states. After all, a number of states remain on solid financial footing. But Armstrong asserts problems loom on the horizon even in states like Florida and Texas. He says the problem is nationwide and constitutes a sovereign debt crisis that is inevitable and irreversible. It’s a simple matter of demographics.

The way states have operated (internationally) is that they simply assumed that there was a never-ending bucket of taxpayers to squeeze for money. The problem is that the population growth has declined, the pensions systems have been a Ponzi schemes from day-one, and they are running out of other people’s money.”

This represents a major problem for millions of Americans counting on their pension for their retirement. But it’s even worse than that. As we’re already seeing Illinois, Connecticut and other states, the pension mess is dragging the entire state budget down the drain.

Here;  https://schiffgold.com/key-gold-news/dont-assume-government-pension-will-ever-paid/

"Today we have a fiscal party....for tomorrow we may all fiscally drown!"

History shows that many great civilizations have come and gone.  It would seem fairly obvious that the seeds of America's demise have already fully taken root...and are now full-grown trees.  We just have no idea when those trees will blow over.

So let's not put our hope in governments, or pensions or savings in the bank.  Our ONLY eternal hope is in Jesus Christ who promises to care for us for all of eternity.

Boomers Will Cause the Markets to Go Bust

I try to explain it this way;
If every single one of your neighbors had bags of apples for sale at the end of their driveway, so there were more people selling apples than buying apples, what do you think would happen to the price of apples?

That's right!  It would go DOWN!

If there were more people actually selling apples than there were people who wanted to buy apples, it's conceivable that you couldn't GIVE YOUR APPLES AWAY....which means for that particular day, your apples were WORTHLESS.

Get it??

Now let's build on what we know.

We KNOW that 60% of Americans don't have $1000 on hand to pay for an emergency or the deductible on their health insurance....because PEW and USA TODAY just told us that.

We KNOW that one day in the not distant future that baby boomers are going to have massive amounts of stocks for sale as they they sell them to fund their retirements AND as they are forced to sell them at age 70 1/2 as required by the IRS.

So if millions and millions of boomers will soon have stocks for sale like bags of apples....what do you KNOW is going to happen when there are more sellers than there are buyers?

Yep!!

As boomers retire and exit the economic-contribution side of society, we’ll likely see a stock sell-off.

Living in Los Angeles from 1979 to 1995, I grew accustomed to my TV viewing being interrupted by breaking news of car chases. A slightly different TV breakaway event occurred on July 2, 1982, when San Pedro resident Larry Walters, out of sheer boredom, purchased 42 8-foot weather balloons and several tanks of helium.

Larry filled and tied the balloons to his lawn chair and took flight, reaching altitudes of 15,000 feet. “Lawn Chair Larry” drifted into the controlled airspace of LAX airport, prompting pilots to report the safety hazard to the control tower. This stunt captivated the Los Angeles audience for weeks, and the constant car-chase breakaways took a back seat to Larry’s lawn-chair expedition.

Fast-forward to 2017. As we experience numerous bubbles in our economy, I thought it a propos to portray Uncle Sam as Lawn Chair Guy in order to focus on the boomer bubble, and how it affects the markets: we’ll likely see a stock sell-off due to the number of boomers retiring.

A blog post by bestselling author, educator and founder of GoldSilver.com, Mike Malone, brought up some undeniable points about boomers that the general market is not discussing. 

The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), enacted on Sept. 2, 1974, requires retirees, starting at age 70 ½, to liquidate their IRA, 401(k) and other retirement accounts within 15 years. The oldest of the baby boomers are now reaching that age, which will start a cycle of substantial stock sales. Malone comments that investing for the long term is drawing to a close. We’ll have too many sellers and too few buyers. 

Over the past 65 years (on a population basis), there were three new buyers for every new seller. Over the next 25 years (on a population basis), there will be three new sellers for every new buyer, says Malone. It can be argued that annual IRA distributions can be moved via a 1035 exchange, but clients will still have to pay taxes on those distributed proceeds, so there will be less money to reinvest. Also, for many retirees, they will be living off those distributions.

What is particularly alarming in the 2030 chart projection is the number of “Max Social Burden” age group, which becomes larger than the number of “Max Savers” age group. How entitlement programs like Social Security will cope is an unknown.

The substantial impact from the legions of boomers has influenced growth surges in housing, education, real estate and the stock market. As boomers retire and exit the economic-contribution side of society, we’ll see a reversal in the bubbles they created, with the stock market poised for increasing downside impact over the next 25 years.

Here;  http://www.wealthmanagement.com/retirement-planning/boomers-cause-markets-go-bust?NL=WM-27&Issue=WM-27_20170718_WM-27_777&sfvc4enews=42&cl=article_1_2&utm_rid=CPG09000005582247&utm_campaign=10083&utm_medium=email&elq2=e78bc82c937a42e5bd655cf743311fba

"But Dennis, that can't happen because the US stock market always goes up over the long term!"

OK...and how many centuries has the US stock market "ALWAYS" been around?

"Ummmm...for maybe a few hundred years?"

OK...and how many times in US history has our society produced an upside-down pyramid that has more workers collecting benefits than there are workers paying in?

"Ummmm....I guess that has NEVER happened?"

So how can you possibly say that the US stock market always goes up when we are facing a situation that no one has EVER seen?

Global Government: It's Closer Than You Think

We just did a post on the Pope saying USA should be ruled by a global government.  A few minute later we saw this headline from a Prophecy News Watch.

Global Government: It's Closer Than You Think

Over the past several decades, the world has moved closer and closer to global government. Free trade and globalization have taken the world by storm. 

National borders have been relaxed, if not completely erased. And many people see themselves as "citizens of the world" instead of citizens of their home country. Have no doubt. We've been on a slow march toward global government for decades.

In recent years we've seen a worldwide pushback against this trend. Brexit, the election of Donald Trump, and the rise of nationalism have led many to think free trade and globalization are on the way out. 

Does this signal the end for a future global government? No.

Despite the recent events, there's no stopping the march toward global government. How can I be so sure? Because the Bible says it's coming. And the Bible has a perfect track record when it comes to foretelling the future.

The Bible says the Antichrist will conquer other nations and create a global empire (Revelation 6:2-4). He will be so powerful, no one will be able to oppose him (Revelation 13:4). 

But in an age of nuclear weapons, how is this possible? Many say it's not. They say such a conquest would trigger a worldwide nuclear war. 

A war ending with total destruction of the planet. But keep in mind, conventional wisdom is often wrong. And this case is no different. Why do I say this? Because we won't be in the age of nuclear weapons forever. 

In fact, the age of nuclear weapons is about to end. And when it does, a global government will rule the world.

Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD)

In 1949, the Soviet Union became the world's second nuclear power. Since then, fear of a global nuclear war has kept humanity from destroying itself. The fear of total destruction, the idea no one can win a war between two nuclear powers, is known as Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD). For 70 years, it's all that's kept us from World War III.

World leaders know - in an all-out nuclear war, no one wins. Because of this, we've never seen an all-out war between two nuclear powers. Many believe we never will. 

Sure, a regional power such as North Korea or Iran might one day cause a lot of destruction. But could they destroy the entire world? No. 

But a war between the United States, Russia, or China? That's a different story. For that reason alone, many believe we'll never see a war between those superpowers. 

It makes sense. And in the current era, it may prove true. But just because it's true now doesn't mean it will always be true. Why? Because in the coming era of advanced technology, MAD will be obsolete. 

Global Government

In a post-MAD world, many people see only two options:

1) An unstable arms race likely to end in global annihilation, or 
2) Global government

Most will choose global government. The first nation to develop advanced post-nuclear technologies will most likely take advantage of its powerful position.

It will likely use its power to conquer all other nations before they develop similar technologies. 

This nation could then establish a monopoly when it comes to these new technologies. And it will use its global monopoly to create a new and stable world order. 

Think about it. If no one is left who can wage war against this nation, the world will be at peace. Unfortunately, the world will also be under the hand of global government. 

Read more at http://www.prophecynewswatch.com/article.cfm?recent_news_id=1397#Z0HV1kHAKDZZyJTj.99

"While people are saying 'peace and safety' then destruction will come upon them suddenly."

It makes me wonder if people will sigh with relief  once the Antichrist steps forward and says, "I have an answer!  And the answer is that we all need to be under one government so we can get things done!  That being said, I will be the one to lead this government and lead the world!"

So the people left behind will actually believe they are buying into peace, safety and stability....but in reality they have just set themselves up for destruction.

Thank you Jesus that your bride, (all who have surrendered to Christ for salvation) will not be here to endure the wrath that will ensue probably 3 1/2 years after the Antichrist confirms a peace agreement.

Romans 5
Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God’s wrath through him!

Pope Says USA Must Be Ruled by Global Government For Our "Own Good"

Poor, confused, liberal Pope!  There isn't a chance in purgatory that US citizens are going to submit to some King sitting in Europe who is the President of the World Government.

Of course, AFTER THE RAPTURE, the USA may collapse and then might willingly run into the arms of the Global Government....which will ultimately be ruled by the Antichrist.

Pope Francis: World Government Must Rule U.S. ‘For Their Own Good’

Pope Francis told the Italian newspaper La Repubblica that the United States of America has “a distorted vision of the world” and Americans must be ruled by a world government, as soon as possible, “for their own good.”

The Pope made the observation in an interview with La Repubblica reporter Eugenio Scalfari.

“Last Thursday, I got a call from Pope Francis,” Scalfari reported. “It was about noon, and I was at the newspaper when my phone rang.”

He said Pope Francis had been watching Putin and Trump at the G20 and had become agitated. The Pope demanded to see him at four that afternoon, according to a Google translation of the Italian report.

“Pope Francis told me to be very concerned about the meeting of the G20,” Scalfari wrote.

As translated into English by Agence France Presse, which picked up the story, the Pope said “I am afraid there are very dangerous alliances between powers who have a distorted view of the world: America and Russia, China and North Korea, Russia and Assad in the war in Syria.”

“The danger concerns immigration,” the Pope continued to La Repubblica. “Our main and unfortunately growing problem in the world today is that of the poor, the weak, the excluded, which includes migrants.”

Pope Francis: World Government Must Rule U.S. ‘For Their Own Good’
July 9, 2017 Baxter Dmitry News, World 204
Pope Francis said that the U.S. has “a distorted vision of the world" and Americans must be ruled by a world government "for their own good."
   
Pope Francis told the Italian newspaper La Repubblica that the United States of America has “a distorted vision of the world” and Americans must be ruled by a world government, as soon as possible, “for their own good.”

The Pope made the observation in an interview with La Repubblica reporter Eugenio Scalfari.

“Last Thursday, I got a call from Pope Francis,” Scalfari reported. “It was about noon, and I was at the newspaper when my phone rang.”

He said Pope Francis had been watching Putin and Trump at the G20 and had become agitated. The Pope demanded to see him at four that afternoon, according to a Google translation of the Italian report.


“Pope Francis told me to be very concerned about the meeting of the G20,” Scalfari wrote.

As translated into English by Agence France Presse, which picked up the story, the Pope said “I am afraid there are very dangerous alliances between powers who have a distorted view of the world: America and Russia, China and North Korea, Russia and Assad in the war in Syria.”

“The danger concerns immigration,” the Pope continued to La Repubblica. “Our main and unfortunately growing problem in the world today is that of the poor, the weak, the excluded, which includes migrants.”

“This is why the G20 worries me: It mainly hits immigrants,” Pope Francis said, according to AFP.

Pope Francis’s idea that Americans would be better off under a world government doesn’t stop there. The radical leftist pontiff also went on record stating that Europe should become one country under one government.

In the same interview, according to La Repubblica, Pope Francis said that Europe must take on a “federal structure,” resembling feudal times when the peasants were ruled by unimpeachable monarchs.

“I also thought many times to this problem and came to the conclusion that, not only but also for this reason, Europe must take as soon as possible a federal structure,” the Pope said, according to the Google translation of the La Repubblica article.

Here;  http://yournewswire.com/pope-francis-world-government-rule/

Holy One-World-Government!!  He wants all of Europe to become one country under one government AND he wants the USA, Russia, China and North Korea to be forced under a Global Government too!

Clearly the Pope believes that "If only we could all be united under one government, then we could stamp out global warming, poverty and gun violence...and then we can all join hands and sing Kum-ba-yah as we usher in the age of Aquarius!!"

It's funny, but that's pretty much exactly what the Bible says WILL BE COMING for planet earth following the rapture of the church and BEFORE Christ returns to be seated on His throne.

We continue to believe that the Pope is in the top running to become FALSE PROPHET and rule alongside the Antichrist if the rapture happened today.

Age of Gentiles is About Over

Here is just one other prophecy watcher who believes that the AGE OF THE GENTILES is about over.

It is my belief that this age of the Gentiles, this age of grace, is near its end, and following are some reasons why I think that.

First of all, Jesus aid, in Luke 21:28, “Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near,” just after He gave a whole list of cataclysmic events that will come upon the world so that men’s hearts will fail them for fear.

The Great Deceiver, whose goal is to lull everyone to sleep and unaware of eternal danger ahead, has come up with “man-made climate change” to explain it all. It was once called “global warming” until the heavy snow storms came upon us in the middle of the outcry of concern for global warming with melting of the icebergs and rising of ocean levels that would overcome the land masses.

In that list of stormy events Jesus said there would be earthquakes in different places, places that were not previously normal for them to be experienced. Ravaging hurricanes, ice storms, tornados with devastating effect have been happening.

The statement He made next, however, gives us the “times and seasons” in which these things would appear. He spoke, in Luke 21:29-32 in parable form, that the blossoming of the fig tree—a type of or identity of the nation of Israel—would mark the time of the end. Note His words:

“Then He spoke to them a parable: ‘Look at the fig tree, and all the trees. When they are already budding, you see and know for yourselves that summer is now near. So you also, when you see these things happening, know that the kingdom of God is near. Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till all things take place.’”

If He meant the generation which heard Him say that, as perhaps some might want to argue, then you and I would never have been born. No, He was talking of the generation which would see the return of Israel to its place as a nation among the nations. This happened on May 14, 1948, sixty-nine years ago. How long is a generation in God’s timetable? Psalm 90:10 gives us a clue:

“The days of our lives are seventy years; and if by reason of strength they are eighty years, yet their boast is only labor and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.”

(This last part reminds me of that old faithful gospel song, “I’ll Fly Away” and probably is the source of that title.)

When He says “all things take place,” it is clear that He means the final seven years that are called the Tribulation period, for it ends with Jesus coming to the earth to reign as King of kings on earth for a thousand years. (See Revelation 20.)

Based on the accumulation of years since the rebirth of Israel, we are in the range of months only until Jesus comes in the Rapture of the saints.

Here;  http://www.raptureready.com/2017/07/13/this-age-of-the-gentiles-is-about-over/

As you look at the daily news with violence everywhere, marriage and the family in turmoil, the Gospel message being perverted, Israel back in the promised land and surrounded by enemies, quakes happening in strange places...we really SHOULDN'T be surprised if the trumpet were to blow today, tomorrow, next month or next year.

Of course we don't know when our lives will be asked of us....but we shouldn't be surprised if THIS GENERATION gets to hear the Trumpet call of God.

1 Thess. 5
But you, brothers and sisters, are not in darkness so that this day should surprise you like a thief.

Heaven's Awards Ceremony

Do you remember the words to the old hymn...."Turn your eyes upon Jesus, look full into his wonderful face, and the things of this world will grow strangely dim, in the light of his glory and grace."?

I saw this article today on Rapture Ready in the NEARING MIDNIGHT weekly update and thought that many of you would enjoy it and study it.

One day, probably a lot sooner than ANY of us realize, we WILL BE at this ceremony.

Are we ready for it?  Are we looking forward to it?  Have we been working for the crowns that the Bible describes?  Are we confident that Jesus will tell us, "Well done!"?

Will he ask us about our 401k balance?  Will he ask to see the fine homes we all built for ourselves?  Will he be impressed by all of our possessions?

Nope!  In the twinkling of an eye, all of those things will become instantly meaningless.

Maybe that's exactly why Jesus tells his followers to LAY UP YOUR TREASURES IN HEAVEN.

Heaven’s Awards Ceremony

Christians could suddenly be called before Jesus Christ in any given moment of time.

Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. (1 Corinthians 15:51-52)

For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. (1 Thessalonians 4:16-17)

We have for years in our Nearing Midnight commentaries been chronicling how close the world is to that spectacular moment. We have, using God’s Word, shown over and over that the lost of the world–all who have not accepted Jesus Christ as their Savior–will be left behind to go through suffering of unimaginable horror.

It doesn’t have to be that way for anyone. God tells all who will listen that He is not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. God gives His plan of salvation for escaping eternity in hell and the way to escape this terrible time that is about to begin on earth once the Rapture occurs. The apostle Paul writes under divine inspiration the following:

That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. (Romans 10: 9-10)

Acceptance of Christ for salvation must be made before, not after, the Rapture in order to escape the Tribulation. Now is the day of accepting Christ for salvation, the Bible says. Few who have rejected Christ before the Rapture will come to salvation after the Rapture, is how I believe the Scriptures have it.

I’m going to, prayerfully, presume you don’t want to go to that place of torment called the lake of fire, or go through the hell on planet earth called Tribulation–the last seven years leading up to Christ’s Second Coming. I’m presuming–again, prayerfully–that you will accept God’s plan of salvation as given above.

Now we will look at what God’s Word tells us is wrapped up in His plans for all who have been wise enough to humble themselves and accept His Son, Jesus the Christ, for the salvation of their eternal souls–that is, we will look at what I will term here as Heaven’s Awards Ceremony.

The great promises for Christians that follow have been put together by many astute Bible scholars and students over many years. I have long ago forgotten the sources in particular. I will just say here that mixed in with my own thoughts is the scholarship of many folks much elevated above my own. I do know that many of these thoughts on the bema are from Dr. Harold Wilmington of Liberty University.

Immediately upon the Church–all born-again believers (John 3:3)–being called into Heaven in the Rapture, all will stand before the bema (judgment seat of Christ). Jesus Christ will judge each person–not for punishment, but for eternal rewards. This judgment will be for giving awards for the ways in which the individual Christian has contributed to God’s glorious kingdom while living on planet earth.

Things on which Christians will be judged at the judgment seat of Christ:

1. How we treat other believers.
Hebrews 6:10
Matthew 10:41-42

2. How we exercise our authority over others.
Hebrews 13:17
James 3:1

3. How we employ our God-given abilities.
1 Corinthians 12: 4, 12
2 Timothy 1:6
1 Peter 4:10

Add to these Scriptures Jesus’ teaching of the parables of the ten pounds (Luke 19:11-26) and the talents (Matthew 25:14-29).

Each believer has at least one talent:
1 Corinthians 7:7; 12:7-11
Ephesians 4:7
1 Peter 4: 10

There are 18 of these gifts:
Romans 12
1 Corinthians 12
Ephesians 4

It’s up to each believer to find/discern his or her gifts.

4. How we use our money.
1 Corinthians 60: 2
2 Corinthians 9:6-7
1 Timothy 6:17-19

All belongs to God:
1 Peter 18-19

5. How we spend our time.
Psalms 90:12
Ephesians 5:16
Colossians 4:5
1 Peter 1: 17

6. How much we suffer for Jesus.
Matthew 5:11-12
Mark 10:29-30
Romans 8:18
2 Corinthians 4: 17
1 Peter 4:12-13

7. How we run that particular race God has chosen for us.
1 Corinthians 9:24
Philippians 2:16
Philippians 3:13-14
Hebrews 12:1

8. How effectively we control the old nature.
1 Corinthians 9:25-27
Greek word adokimos, “castaway,” means “disapproved.”
It means self is disapproved. Paul wanted to keep his old nature in check–seen in:
2 Timothy 2:15
1 Corinthians 16:3
Philippians 1:10
1 Thessalonians 2:4

9. How many souls we witness to and win to Christ.
Proverbs 11:30
Daniel 12:3
1 Thessalonians 2:19-20

10. How we react to temptation.
James 1:2-3
Revelation 3:10

11. How much the doctrine of the Rapture means to us.
2 Timothy 4:8

12. How faithful we are to the Word of God and the flock of God.
Acts 20:26-28
2 Timothy 4:1-2
1 Peter 5:2-4

What will be the results of the judgment seat of Christ?
Some will receive rewards.
1 Corinthians 3:14

Bible mentions at least 5 rewards:
1. The incorruptible crown, given to those who master the old nature.
1 Corinthians 9:25-27

2. The crown of rejoicing given to soul-winners.
Proverbs 11:30
Daniel 12:31 Thessalonians 2:19-20

3. The crown of life, given to those who successfully endure temptation.
James 1:2-3
Revelation 2:10

4. The crown of righteousness for those who especially love the doctrine of the Rapture.
2 Timothy 4:8

5. The crown of glory, given to faithful preachers and teachers.
Acts 20:26-28
2 Timothy 4:1-2
1 Peter 5:2-4

If Heaven’s Awards Ceremony sounds just a bit intimidating, it doesn’t have to be so. God’s holy view of what constitutes acceptable, even superior, service as His royal ambassadors is almost assuredly different to the way awards are given out by award-givers of the human variety here on earth.

Jesus told us that the last shall be first, and the first shall be last:

And he sat down, and called the twelve, and saith unto them, If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all. (Mark 9: 35)

A truly humble spirit in serving the Lord through serving others–putting others first and ourselves last–will bring the believer to front and center of the bema seat–in Heaven’s Awards Ceremony.

Nuke Strike Against USA "Coming Soon"

We have talked about BLACK SWANS in this blog before, but will say again that a BLACK SWAN is an event that comes out of nowhere and does a major shake up.

9/11 was a good example of a black swan.

The funny thing about black swans is that most people never see them coming BUT after they have blown up the situation, people stand around and say, "I guess we should have seen that coming!...but now it's too late!"

So this next article is particularly ominous because of its severity and because of WHO is saying it.

For approximately the past five years, the Mainstream Media (MSM) and the Obama-administration supported research “think-tanks” for monitoring the North Korean situation have had a field day.  They consistently (along with the brain-dead public’s crowds of naysayers) and intentionally understated the capabilities of North Korea.  The experts in the field (such as Dr. Peter V. Pry, Admiral Bill Gortney, General Curtis Scapparotti) have not been able to be denied; however, they have been marginalized and made to seem to be “in conflict” with the prevailing, majority “view.”  The “tyranny of the majority,” in this case, was needed to accomplish the objectives of the Obama administration: appear to be “strong” on sanctions, and “aloof” with diplomacy, i.e., Barack Hussein Obama II’s not “lowering” himself to deal with North Korea diplomatically.

The true objective of Obama regarding North Korea was to pursue a laissez-faire policy and allow North Korea to progress, becoming a viable threat, as it is today.

All of this was deliberately planned by Obama and his handlers.  As far back as April 7, 2015, Admiral Bill Gortney (the former commander of North American Aerospace Defense, a.k.a. NORAD) gave a press conference in which he warned of North Korea’s capabilities with an ICBM, an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile…warned that North Korea could strike the United States with a nuclear warhead on an ICBM…he stated this in 2015.  Six months prior, in October of 2014 Admiral Gortney stated that North Korea had nuclear weapons, had miniaturization capabilities, and could place them on missiles that could reach the continental United States.


Fast-forward to this year.  There was a joint article that was penned by Dr. Peter V. Pry, America’s foremost expert on EMP (Electromagnetic Pulse) threats posed to the United States by foreign nations and the head of every committee to brief Congress on those issues.  A former analyst with the Central Intelligence Agency, Dr. Pry is currently the Executive Director of the EMP Task Force on National and Homeland Security.  The article was co-authored by R. James Woolsey, former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.  Here are excerpts from that article, released on March 29, 2017 by The Hill:

“The mainstream media, and some officials who should know better, continue to allege North Korea does not yet have capability to deliver on its repeated threats to strike the U.S. with nuclear weapons.  False reassurance is given to the American people that North Korea has not “demonstrated” that it can miniaturize a nuclear warhead small enough for missile delivery, or build a reentry vehicle for an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) capable of penetrating the atmosphere to blast a U.S. city.

Yet any nation that has built nuclear weapons and long-range missiles, as North Korea has done, can easily overcome the relatively much simpler technological challenge of warhead miniaturization and reentry vehicle design.

The notion that North Korea is testing A-Bombs and H-Bomb components, but does not yet have the sophistication to miniaturize warheads and make reentry vehicles for missile delivery is absurd.

…North Korea should be regarded as capable of delivering by satellite a small nuclear warhead, specially designed to make a high-altitude electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack against the United States.

According to the Congressional EMP Commission, a single warhead delivered by North Korean satellite could blackout the national electric grid and other life-sustaining critical infrastructures for over a year – killing 9 of 10 Americans by starvation and societal collapse.  Two North Korean satellites, the KMS-3 and KMS-4, presently orbit over the U.S. on trajectories consistent with surprise EMP attack.

Here;  http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-07-14/retired-green-beret-warns-there-could-be-nuclear-strike-against-us-coming-soon

Wow!  9 of 10 Americans killed by starvation and societal collapse!!

Sounds an awful lot like what the Bible says is coming in the Great Tribulation!

We have blogged numerous times on EMP attacks over the past 8 years...and yes, it would be far worse than a nuke destroying a US city.

Imagine if tomorrow your cell phone didn't work, your AC didn't work, your car wouldn't start, your lights never came on, your furnace never came on this winter and Walmart, Cub and Target were all picked dry by looters within 2 days?

Where would you go?  What would you do for for food and water?  When would the chaos of the cities spread to the surrounding countryside?

"Oh but Dennis, that could never happen here!  This is America!  We will always have big trucks, big boats, big vacations, big houses and lots and lots of restaurants serving big meals!"

I sure hope you are right...but this retired Green Beret makes you understand just how ill prepared 90% of us would be.

It also helps us understand how we are at the TOTAL MERCY OF GOD ALMIGHTY for absolutely EVERYTHING that we enjoyed today....a hot shower, a good breakfast, an car with A/C, a road to drive on, a cell phone to talk on and a nice bed to sleep in.