The Robot Apocalypse

As you watch this video of a 4-legged robot with a trunk-arm that can open doors...just imagine if this intelligent machine decides that YOU are the problem so YOU need to be eliminated.

The SpotMini is a shrunken version of Boston Dynamics’ flagship bot called Spot. The dog-like quadruped, which will happily trick you into anthropomorphizing it with cutesy behaviors it has been programmed to perform, stands just under three feet tall and weighs about 66 pounds, according to Boston Dynamics. The SpotMini’s robotic arm, which certainly will not play a role in the bot’s inevitable betrayal of its master, can hold up to 30 pounds.

The robotic pup—which unlike an actual dog is probably not very fun to pet and may eventually use its cold, unfeeling AI to determine the most efficient way to kill—moves smoothly thanks to its 17 joints and 3D vision system that allows it to perceive the world around it. SpotMini is electric and can operate for 90 minutes on a single charge—most of which it will spend plotting your demise, probably.

https://gizmodo.com/boston-dynamics-wants-to-sell-you-a-piece-of-the-impend-1825970644

Catholic University Open Gender Separated Islamic Prayer Space

Do you want some more evidence that the Catholics are going to be part of the ONE WORLD RELIGION that the Bible speaks of during the reign of Anti-Christ?

Here is some more evidence.

Outrage in America as a Catholic University opens a GENDER-SEPARATED ISLAMIC PRAYER SPACE, in order to make Muslim students feel more comfortable

The prayer room comes in honor of a deceased professor who taught at the college on world religions.

The Saudi Student Association had a hand in bringing the room to reality.

And The College Fix (hat tip The Religion of Peace) has more:

A Catholic university in Davenport, Iowa recently opened a prayer space dedicated to Islamic worship, honoring the legacy of a deceased professor of the school who taught a world religions class.

The prayer room, developed by a senior of St. Ambrose University in collaboration with its Saudi Student Association, is designed “specifically for students of the Islamic faith,” according to a report on local NPR station WVIK.

The room features ” sinks for ritual foot-washing,” as well as “separate areas for male and female worshippers, since Islamic tradition calls for different prayer areas for each sex.”

Matt Mahoney, the St. Ambrose senior who helped design the room, called the prayer space “outstanding.”

“It’s uniquely Ambrosian, and it just sort of shows our commitment to all different faiths,” Mahoney said of the sex-segregated worship room.

Here;  https://www.jewsnews.co.il/2018/05/10/outrage-in-america-as-a-catholic-university-opens-a-gender-separated-islamic-prayer-space-in-order-to-make-muslim-students-feel-more-comfortable-2.html

Of course the ELCA Lutherans and some branches of Methodists and Presbyterians are equally clueless when it comes to Islam and their false god...it's just that they don't have a Pope that makes the world headlines every time he goes someplace or utters some words.

We continue to believe that if the rapture were to happen next week that the Pope (assuming he would be left behind) would be the #1 candidate to assume the Last Days role of FALSE PROPHET.

3rd Temple Coin With Trump's Picture On It

Would you like to own a coin that was minted to raise money for the 3rd Temple and has picture of Trump minted on it?

For $50 they will send you one and it's free shipping.

Check it out!  I just ordered one.

http://en.hamikdash.org.il/about/we-need-your-support/the-temple-coin/

Everyone is Depressed

Do you want to know what happens in America when people don't believe in a Creator who created them for a purpose?  When people reject a biblical worldview and come to believe that they evolved from pond scum and will die and become pond scum again?

Yep!  They get depressed!!

Major depression on the rise among everyone, new data shows

Major depression is on the rise among Americans from all age groups, but is rising fastest among teens and young adults, new health insurance data shows.

Depression rates also vary a lot state by state, with Rhode Island having the highest rate of depression at 6.4 percent. Hawaii has the lowest rate — 2.1 percent.

The findings cover people with commercial health insurance — Blue Cross and Blue Shield — so they’re not fully representative. But most people in the U.S. are covered by a commercial health plan.

The findings are almost certainly an underestimate, as well. The Blue Cross Blue Shield data comes from 41 million health records and counts people who got a diagnosis of major depression. Many people who report symptoms of depression say they have not been diagnosed or sought treatment for it.

What’s behind the increase?

“Many people are worried about how busy they are,” said Dr. Laurel Williams, chief of psychiatry at Texas Children’s Hospital.

“There’s a lack of community. There’s the amount of time that we spend in front of screens and not in front of other people. If you don’t have a community to reach out to, then your hopelessness doesn’t have any place to go.”

"Diagnoses of major depression have risen dramatically by 33 percent since 2013," the report reads.

According to the report, 2.6 percent of youths aged 12 to17 were diagnosed with major depression in 2016, a 63 percent increase from 1.6 percent in 2013.

Among young adults aged 18 to 34, 4.4 percent had major depression in 2016, compared to 3 percent in 2013. That’s a 47 percent increase.

The highest percentage of major depression diagnoses were among people aged 35 to 49. The survey found 5.8 percent of 35-to 49-year-olds had major depression in 2016, compared to 4.6 percent three years before.

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/major-depression-rise-among-everyone-new-data-shows-n873146

Those are some staggering figures!

In my opinion, the church in America is largely to blame.  We have failed to be salt and light.  We have the GOOD NEWS of Jesus Christ and yet we have failed to deliver it to a lost and dying world. We have failed to become mature disciples of Christ, we have failed to study the Word of God and so most of the folks sitting in churches across this country have never matured.

"But the cares of this world and the desire for riches mean that MOST will never mature."

Do you think Jesus was pointing a finger at America?

Let's be busy doing kingdom work people!  Time is short and our nation is collapsing in a sea of depression.

Ex-Gay Survivor of Pulse Shooting Celebrate Freedom From Being Gay

When ex-gays come out and tell their stories the media usually doesn't want to broadcast such stories because the liberals have already bought into the lie that no one can change the desires they are born with.

So give some credit to NBC for covering this story.

Do you remember when a Muslim went into the gay bar in Florida and shot dozens of gay men dead?  Well this dude survived and has given his life to Christ and is now a changed man.

WASHINGTON — Pulse nightclub shooting survivor Luis Javier Ruiz joined a few dozen others at a so-called Freedom March in Washington, D.C., on Saturday where those in attendance celebrated no longer identifying as gay or transgender.

“I don’t want to tell everyone it’s a ‘gay-to-straight’ thing because God is not calling me to that," Ruiz told NBC News. "I feel that I want to live in a life of purity. I feel that through loving Christ, he will walk me out of any situation. I love the LGBTQ community, I love my family. There’s no hate here, there’s love.”

Ruiz, who said he no longer identifies as gay and denied going to conversion therapy, promoted his decision to attend the event on Facebook. That post, which has since been taken down, led to threats and the loss of many friends, Ruiz said.

A few dozen people in total showed up at the event on a cloudy Saturday celebrating "freedom from homosexual/transgender lifestyles by the grace and power of Jesus Christ," according to the march.

Jeffrey McCall, a former transgender rights activist and organizer of the event, shared his story, which seemed to have taken a sharp turn from his days of LGBTQ advocacy. Wearing a red shirt emblazoned with "#Jesus," he stood before the small crowd at the National Mall and said he had left his gay identity of 12 years behind.

“Everyone has marches, all kinds of views and opinions," McCall told said, explaining his decision to hold the event. "So I said, ‘I don’t really know about a march for people coming out of the LGBTQ [community] to follow Jesus so I want to do that.’

"I want all these people to have their story told. So I said why don’t I provide an outlet for people to march and have their stories told?" McCall said.

McCall said he struggled with his sexuality at a young age and felt a stronger tug toward what he called a feminine identity, which led to him living as a woman named Scarlett for two years. That changed, he said, when God spoke to him and said, "You will live for me."

McCall denied seeking conversion therapy, a discredited and nonscientific method of changing a person's sexual orientation.

https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/pulse-survivor-others-gather-celebrate-freedom-being-gay-n871651

Jesus loves us too much to leave us unchanged.  He changes EVERYONE who willingly surrenders their life to him.  He can change the adulterer, he can change the liar, he can change the child-abuser and he can change a gay man.

Iran Attacks Israel for First Time EVER

Persia has been building it's military capabilities inside Syria for some time now.  They hate Israel and want it destroyed so they hope to get right on her borders and launch their extermination campaign from there.

Israel has said all along that it won't allow Iran to build bases in Syria.  Pretty much a red line in the sand.

Yesterday Iran attacked Israel with a barrage of missiles launched from Syria.  Israel responded immediately by launching fighter jets and blowing up numerous Iranian assets.

Iran’s Quds forces launched a barrage of rockets at IDF bases on the Golan Heights in northern Israel on Wednesday night, the first Iranian attack on Israeli soil in history. The assault prompted an extensive Israel Air Force (IAF) attack on dozens of Iranian targets in Syria.

Shortly after midnight, IDF defense systems identified approximately 20 rockets that the Iranian Quds forces had launched at IDF forward posts on the Golan Heights. The majority of the rockets missed their mark and fell in Syria territory, while four were intercepted by the Iron Dome missile defense system.

The incoming attack set off air raid sirens in communities throughout the north.

The Iranian attack caused no injuries or damage and was essentially a resounding failure.

In response to Iran’s attack on Israeli sovereignty, IAF fighter jets struck dozens of military targets belonging to the Iranian Quds forces in Syrian territory.

As part of the wide-scale attack, said to be the largest in decades and possibly since the 1973 Yom Kippur War, the IAF struck Quds Force intelligence centers, Quds Force logistical command centers, a Quds Force military center and a Quds Force logistical center in Al-Kiswah, as well as an Iranian military base north of Damascus.

Additional targets included Quds Force ammunition depots in the Damascus International Airport, intelligence systems and outposts associated with the Quds Force, watchtowers, military posts and munitions in the buffer zone.

In addition, the Iranian missile launcher responsible for the missiles fired on Israeli territory was destroyed.

There was no immediate word on Iranian casualties, and the Iranian media has so far remained silent on the hostilities.

“The Iranian attack on Israel tonight is more decisive proof of the intention behind the Iranian military establishment in Syria and the danger it poses on Israel and stability in the region,” the IDF stated. “The IDF will not allow the Iranian threat to establish itself in Syria. The Syrian regime will be held accountable for everything happening in its territory.”

The IDF vowed to “continue to operate in a determinate matter in opposition to the Iranian military establishment in Syria. The IDF holds the Syrian regime responsible for the actions performed in its territory and warns it against taking action. The IDF is highly prepared for various scenarios and will continue to do whatever it takes to ensure the safety of Israel’s civilians.”

Here;  https://worldisraelnews.com/iran-hits-israel-idf-responds-with-massive-attack/?utm_source=MadMimi&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Iran+Attacks+Israel+for+First+Time%3B+IDF+Blasts+70+Missiles+at+Iranian+Targets%3B+Bennett%3A+Trump+%E2%80%98Made+World+Much+Safer%27&utm_campaign=20180510_m145342903_Iran+Attacks+Israel+for+First+Time%3B+IDF+Blasts+70+Missiles+at+Iranian+Targets%3B+Bennett%3A+Trump+%E2%80%98Made+World+Much+Safer%27&utm_term=_0D_0A_09_09_09_09_09_09_09_09_09_09Read+Now_0D_0A_09_09_09_09_09_09_09_09_09

Did you take note that it was the first time EVER that Iran had directly attacked Israel?

Can you see how Ezekiel 38 continues to come into focus?

Are you staying busy working in the gifts and talents that God has given you in order to draw people to the kingdom of God through Christ Jesus while there is still daylight left to work?

Matthew 24
It will be good for that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.

Are We the Terminal Generation?

Apostle Paul is very clear in 1 Thessalonians that there will be ONE GENERATION that never dies but that is changed, in a twinkling of an eye, and trades in their mortal flesh for immortal flesh like Jesus has.

With all the prophetic news headlines happening all at once, many are beginning to wonder if WE are that final (terminal) generation?

Cool!!

Yes, we don't know the day or the hour when Jesus is coming to snatch us like a thief in the night but Paul also promises that if we are awake and sober to what is happening around us, WE WON'T BE SURPRISED by the rapture.

Amen!

Jesus said, “Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh: So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors. Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled” (Matt. 24:32-34).

Several Bible verses identify Israel as the Fig Tree (Hos. 9:10; Jer. 24:1-7).

Some prophecy teachers call the generation that sees all of the signs being fulfilled “the terminal generation” (the last generation of Christians or the generation of Christians that is alive when the Rapture takes place).

There are different ideas about the length of a generation and when to start counting on the terminal generation (1948, 1967); but some prophecy teachers believe a generation is 70 and perhaps up to 80 years (Psa. 90:1-10), and some start their countdown on May 14, 1948 when Israel (the Fig Tree) became a nation again.

Concerning this, Hal Lindsey recently made an interesting statement, “No matter how you define a “generation” (and there are multiple definitions), 70 years means that the major part of it has passed and there can’t be much left.”

This is the point: No one knows the day or the hour, but everyone needs to be aware of the possibility that it is very close and the importance of being ready.

First, the destruction of Damascus (War between Israel and Syria; Isa. 17), the destruction of Iran’s nuclear reactor (Elam; Jer. 49:34-39), and the Battle of Gog and Magog (Russia, Iran and others attacking Israel; Ezek. 38-39) could be very close. If they are, this would be a clear sign that the latter days and latter years have arrived.

Russia is threatening to deploy some of its latest state of the art missiles (the S-300 system) around Damascus and some of Syria’s airports. Israel said if those missiles are used against Israeli jets, Israel will blow them up.

Israel’s Ambassador to the UN recently told the UN Security Council that Iran controls 80,000 Shiite militants in Syria that have been trained at a military base slightly more than five miles from Damascus.

On Apr. 26, 2018, U.S. Sec. of Defense James Mattis told a U.S. congressional committee he believes “a military confrontation between Israel and Iran in Syria is becoming increasingly likely.”

The next day, it was reported that there are rising concerns at the Pentagon that Iran could strike Israel “in the coming days.”

An aircraft carrier, the USS Harry S. Truman, was ordered to stay on alert in the area.

On Apr. 29, 2018, U.S. Sec. of State Mike Pompeo visited Israeli Prime Min. Benjamin Netanyahu.

Mr. Pompeo expressed strong U.S. support for Israel’s right to defend itself and apparently gave permission for Israel to take on Iran in Syria if Israel needs to.

That night (Apr. 29, 2018), Israel struck several military bases in Syria. It was reported that 26 troops (perhaps 18 Iranians) were killed and about 60 others (Lebanese, Iraqis, Pakistanis and troops from Afghanistan) were wounded.

One explosion was powerful enough to register 2.6 on the Richter scale. The New York Times reported that 200 Iranian missiles exploded.

The next morning (Apr. 30, 2018), Prime Min. Netanyahu placed an unusual call to Pres. Trump. Then, a large number of Israeli weapons were spotted heading north. Then, Mr. Netanyahu convened an emergency meeting of his security cabinet.

That night, Mr. Netanyahu addressed the Israeli people. He revealed that Israeli Mossad agents had gone into Iran and captured thousands of Iranian documents and CD’s that prove Iran is lying about its efforts to develop nuclear warheads.

Needless to say, the Ayatollah and some of his Mullahs are very upset.

Several excellent prophecy teachers believe Mr. Netanyahu was giving Pres. Trump and world leaders the information they need to justify their withdrawal from the Iranian nuclear weapons deal and to justify an attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities if Iran restarts them.

It is impossible to predict how all of this will play out (a limited skirmish; or the destruction of Damascus; or the destruction of Iran’s nuclear reactor; or an incident that leads to the Battle of Gog and Magog, or what); but the situation is boiling, and many prophecy teachers think Hezbollah, Iran or Israel could soon launch a pre-emptive strike. The possibility exists that all of these things will be fulfilled before it ends.

Second, for whatever it is worth, Pres. Trump’s deadline for world leaders to fix or nix the Iranian nuclear agreement will be up on May 12, 2018.

Pres. Trump has said that he won’t renew the agreement, Iran is threatening war if he doesn’t, and France is saying war is a possibility.

The Ayatollah wants to trigger the Tribulation Period and help his Mahdi win the Mother of all Battles (Battle of Armageddon).

Third, concerning a peace treaty, in Dec. 2017 it was reported that some Arab nations were telling PA Pres. Mahmoud Abbas and the PA leadership to stop criticizing Pres. Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and to get on board with his proposed Middle East Peace Plan.

Some reports said Mr. Abbas and the PA leadership were told that if they didn’t cooperate, they could be replaced with people who would cooperate.

Mr. Abbas and his team of leaders aren’t cooperating – and they are citizens of Jordan, not Israel.

No reason was given, but on Apr. 25, 2018, it was reported that King Abdullah II of Jordan has notified Mr. Abbas and his team that they will soon be stripped of their Jordanian citizenship.

It is unclear how this will impact Pres. Trump’s peace proposal, but Mr. Abbas and his leaders will soon be visitors in Jordan, not citizens of Jordan, and the Temple Mount is currently under the control of King Abdullah of Jordan.

On Apr. 30, 2018, it was reported that Pres. Trump will probably release an outline of his peace plan shortly after the U.S. embassy is moved to Jerusalem on May 14, 2018.

The word “shortly” is vague, but it indicates that a peace proposal that at least some Arabs seem willing to accept could be on the table soon. The response of Israel, Iran and others remains to be seen.

Fourth, the fact that Israel could hack into thousands of Iranian documents is evidence that world leaders will soon have the ability to track buying and selling.

Fifth, on Apr. 25, 2018, it was reported that the U.S. will place a Mezuzah (a small case or tube with a very tiny parchment scroll inside) on the doorpost at the entrance to America’s new embassy in Jerusalem.

The words of God found in Deut. 6:4-9 and 11:13-21 will be written on the scroll, and one of the names of God (Shaddai) will be visible through a small opening in the case or tube.

The meaning of Shaddai is vague, but some think it means “God is the Guardian of the Gates of Israel.”

Mezuzahs are used to remind those that enter and leave a building that the Jews have a covenant with God and the occupants of the building observe a special set of God-given rules, rituals and beliefs.

 Posting a Mezuzah on the doorpost of the U.S. embassy won’t enhance America’s relationship with God, but it is good to have a government that understands what a Mezuzah is and that it is willing to place God’s name and portions of Holy Scripture on the doorpost.

No one knows, but I believe the terminal generation has arrived, and God will bless those that bless Israel. It is possible that God has placed many conservative Christians in the current administration for such a time as this, and it is good for America to be on Israel’s side.

http://www.raptureready.com/2018/05/06/terminal-generation-arrived-daymond-duck/