ISRAEL AT WAR!!! Day 444 - PRAY!!!
Pray For Israel — Psalm 122:6-8, "Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee. Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces. For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee."
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*Our New Body
*A Failure of Biblical Proportions: Billions of Iranian Dollars Have Gone Up in Smoke
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*On Disappearing and Damascus
*Is The Revival of The End Times Starting to Erupt Right in Front Of Our Eyes?
*Daily Jot: The purpose and the plan
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By Daymond Duck - https://www.raptureready.com/2024/12/21/our-new-body-by-daymond-duck/
When Christians receive their new body at the Rapture, what will their new body be like?
The Apostle John wrote:
“Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is” (I Jn. 3:2).
True Christians are already the children of God (members of the body of Christ), and we do not yet know what we shall be in the future (it hasn’t been fully revealed), but we know that when Jesus comes (to resurrect and/or Rapture us), we will be like Him (have a new glorified body like the glorified, resurrected body of Jesus).
The Apostle Paul told the Philippians:
“For our conversation is in heaven [true Christians are heavenly minded; not of this world; pilgrims passing through]; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ [we are a people of hope or expectancy]:
Who shall change our vile [corrupted, sinful, mortal, dying] body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body [the glorified body that Jesus has now], according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself” (Phil. 3:20-21).
The Apostle Paul told the Corinthians:
“Behold, I show you a mystery; We shall not all sleep [the terminal generation of Christians that are alive when the Rapture happens won’t die; see Jn. 11:25-26], but we shall all be changed [every Christian will get a new body],
In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye [it will happen in the blink of an eye], at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible [deceased Christians will be raised with a body that doesn’t have a sin nature], and we shall be changed [the body of living Christians will be changed].
For this corruptible [body that has a sin nature] must put on incorruption [put on a body that doesn’t have a sin nature], and this mortal [body that is aging and dying] must put on immortality [put on a body that will never die]. (Note: This must happen because God cannot look upon sin in heaven, and Christians need a body that won’t die if they are going to live forever.)
So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory [Death and the grave are temporary. The curse of death that came upon Adam and Eve when they ate fruit from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil will be wiped away].
O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?
The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.
But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory [God will win over death and the grave and pass the victory on to us] through our Lord Jesus Christ” (I COR. 15:51-57).
Those that might question this should know there are various kinds of bodies:
In the plant world, when seeds are buried, a different body comes out of the ground (corn seeds produce corn stalks, cotton seeds produce cotton stalks, soybean seeds produce soybean stalks, etc.).
In the animal world, there are various kinds of bodies with various kinds of flesh (a cow’s body is different from a pig’s body, chickens are different from turkeys, etc.; beef, pork, chicken, turkey, and fish are different flesh).
In the heavens, there are various kinds of bodies (sun, moon, comets, asteroids, etc. and some are more glorious than others).
There are various kinds of bodies and our new body will be more glorious than our old body (give light, reflect light, big, small, etc.; I Cor. 15:35-44).
Jesus was born of a virgin so He would have an incorruptible (no sin nature) body, and He was raised from the dead because He had an immortal body that was not subject to death (Note: He gave up His Spirit or submitted unto death, but He was not subject to death and it could not hold Him: Matt. 28:50; Mark 15:37; Luke 23:46.).
All things are possible with God.
Jesus was God’s proof that sinless, immortal bodies are possible.
This is partly why we celebrate the virgin birth of Jesus at Christmas and the resurrection of Jesus at Easter.
It is also one of the main reasons many Christians believe accepting Jesus as one’s Saviour is the only to be saved (Jn. 14:6).
Jesus is the only one to ever be born with an incorruptible (sinless) body and therefore, the only one qualified to die as a redeemer of others.
Because He lives, Christians are a people of hope.
We can face tomorrow because the grave and death are temporary.
Here are some details leading up to the fall of Damascus.
Here is my update on the fall of Syria:
Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024
With Turkey’s help (Turkey is a Sunni Muslim nation), several Sunni terrorist groups joined forces under the leadership of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) that was once a branch of a terrorist group called al-Qaida and captured about 15 villages in Syria.
Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024
HTS marched through the Province of Idlib with Syrian troops retreating in front of them.
Friday, Nov. 29, 2024
HTS attacked Aleppo, Syria’s second largest city.
Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024,
HTS captured Aleppo.
Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024
A few Syrian troops started fighting back, others were deserting, Russia had been weakened in Ukraine, Iran, and Hezbollah (a Shiite Muslim nation and Shiite Muslim proxy) had been weakened by Israel, and Syria’s troops were no match for HTS.
Some reports said Russia and Iran had started withdrawing some of their troops that had been propping up the Syrian government (Note: Turkey and HTS may stay in Syria, and God will put a hook in the jaw of Russia’s dictator and drag Russia and Iran back into Syria in the latter years and latter days.)
Monday, Dec. 2, 2024 through Wednesday Dec. 4, 2024
HTS fought Syrian troops for control of Hama, Syria’s fourth largest city.
Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024
HTS captured Hama.
Friday, Dec. 6, 2024
HTS captured Homs, a major city on the road to Damascus.
Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024
HTS surrounded Damascus.
Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024
Syrian Pres. Assad fled to Russia and HTS captured Damascus.
Israeli jets destroyed Syria’s chemical weapons factory, several weapons storage facilities, Syria’s long-range rockets and missiles and at least 80% of Syria’s military capabilities. Israel is aware that they may have missed some chemical weapons, etc. that they didn’t know about.
Israeli troops moved into the buffer zone along their border with Syria and took over abandoned Syrian positions on the other side. They also took over the Syrian side of Mt. Herman to protect Jews on the Golan Heights.
Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024
Israel’s air force and navy destroyed Assad’s army and navy: tanks, planes, helicopters, ships, air defense systems, missiles, military factories, intelligence facilities, and everything that Syria’s military has held and built for decades. Israel destroyed them to prevent the insurgents from capturing them and possibly using them against Israel.
Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024
Syrian rebel leader Abu Mohammad al-Julani said he is not seeking conflict with Israel, but Israel must leave Syrian territory (My opinion: Israel has indicated that it will withdraw from the buffer zone under the right conditions, but Israel will never give up the Golan Heights).
Syrian rebel leader al-Julani said the new Syrian regime will operate under Sharia Law, and it will have morality police supervised by clerics and mullahs.
Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem said the fall of the Assad regime cut off its supply of weapons, and other military supplies were brought through Syria into Lebanon. He added we hope that the new ruling party will view Israel as an enemy and refrain from normalizing relations with it.
Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024
Israel unanimously approved a plan to spend the equivalent of $11 million or more to double the number of Jews living on the Golan Heights and Katzrin (a village often referred to as the capital of the Golan Heights).
(FYI: Israel will never be completely put off the Promised Land again; Amos 9:15. Have you noticed what has happened to Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, and Syria, who have been trying to do that?)
Monday, Dec. 16, 2024
Elect Trump said, “Nobody knows what’s going to happen with Syria, but I think Turkey is going to hold the key to Syria.”
(My opinion: There is a good possibility that Russia and Iran will send their militaries back to Syria to join Turkey and others in an attack on Israel.)
Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024
Mass graves outside of Damascus likely contain the bodies of more than 100 thousand people that were executed by the Assad government.
S. officials said Turkey and its militia allies are building up forces on the Syrian border that could be preparation for an attack on the U.S.-backed Kurds.
Netanyahu visited the Syrian side of Mt. Hermon and said we will stay in this important place until another arrangement is found that ensures Israel’s security.
Here are some reasons why I believe the end of the age is upon us:
One, concerning Israel, Jerusalem, and the Temple Mount: on Dec. 10, 2024, it was reported that HTS’ leader al-Julani,
Said capturing Damascus is just part of their plan.
He promised to reach Jerusalem soon, enter the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, and the Kabba (a Muslim Holy site) in Mecca (Saudi Arabia).
He said his group is committed to Islam and following Muhammad and his followers.
(More: On Dec. 15, 2024, it was reported al-Julani has made past statements that indicate he may be aiming for a “Greater Syria” that includes ruling over Lebanon, Jordan, and Israel. His followers screaming that their next stop is Al-Aqsa mosque on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem may be a sign of more trouble to come. His current conciliatory statements may be a ruse to get global acceptance while he strengthens his forces and prepares for more war.)
Two, On Dec. 15, 2024, Israel Katz, Defense Min. of Israel, said,
The new rulers of Syria are pretending to be more moderate, but they represent an increased danger to Israel.
The immediate threats to the state have not disappeared, and the recent developments in Syria have increased the severity of the threat.
(More: On Dec. 17, 2024, Katz said the rebels in Damascus claim to portray a moderate facade, but they are among some of the most extreme branches of Islamists.)
Three, on Dec. 15-16, 2024 (late Sunday night and early Monday morning), Israeli planes bombed missiles and weapons storage facilities near Russia’s naval base in Tartus, Syria.
Russia had apparently left the area, and the explosions and secondary explosions were so powerful they caused mushroom clouds that could be seen for miles.
They also set off earthquake sensors hundreds of miles away.
Israel destroyed these things to keep them from falling into the hands of the HTS insurgents that caused the downfall of Syria’s government.
Four, concerning Iran: on Dec. 12, 2024, it was reported that Pres. Trump and his transition team are considering the possibility of a pre-emptive strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities because:
Iran reportedly plotted to assassinate him.
Iran has sharply increased its stockpile of enriched nuclear material.
Iran now has enough nuclear material to make a dozen nuclear weapons.
Pres. Trump’s nominee for National Security Advisor (Waltz) said, “You’re going to see a huge shift on Iran.”
Five, concerning Iran: on Dec. 12, 2024, it was reported that,
Israel has started preparing plans for an attack on Iran’s nuclear sites.
The decision to launch a strike would be left to elected political leaders.
Six, concerning Iran: on Dec. 17, 2024, it was reported that Iran’s Supreme Leader, the Ayatollah Khamenei, said,
The Zionist regime, in its delusion, believes it is preparing itself through Syria to encircle and eradicate Hezbollah forces, but the one that will be eradicated is Israel.
Seven, concerning peace in the Middle East: Pres.-elect Trump seems to be weakening his previous support for the Two-State Solution.
On Dec. 13, 2024, it was reported that Pres.-elect Trump said in an interview with Time magazine,
I support whatever solution we can do to get peace.
There are other ideas other than two-state, but I support whatever is necessary to get not just peace, [but] a lasting peace.
It can’t go on where every five years you end up in tragedy.
There are other alternatives.
What I want is a deal where there’s going to be peace and where the killing stops.
(My opinion: I am delighted that Trump is backing off and hope that he will soon start opposing it because dividing the Promised Land will lead to the Battle of Armageddon; Joel 3:2.)
Eight, concerning an increase in wars and rumors of wars at the end of the age:
On Dec. 13, 2024, it was reported that NATO’s new Sec. Gen., Mark Rutt, warned that danger is moving toward the NATO nations at full speed, and NATO needs to do more to prepare (because Russia, China, North Korea, Iran, etc. are increasing their forces and loading up on weapons to change the world).
Here is my update on the Israel-Hamas war:
Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024, (day 432) The three hundred and seventy-sixth day of the resumed war. Day 210 of the attack on Rafah.
Hamas signaled that it is willing to make more concessions for a hostage deal, and the U.S. said this will be its final push to get a deal before Trump takes office.
Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024 (day 433), The three hundred and seventy-seventh day of the resumed war. Day 211 of the attack on Rafah.
Up until now, Israel has been unwilling to permanently end the war in Gaza until Hamas is destroyed.
The Houthis in Yemen launched at least 3 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV’s) at Israel. None reached their intended target, but Israel is planning to retaliate.
Friday, Dec. 13, 2024 (day 434), The three hundred and seventy-eighth day of the resumed war. Day 212 of the attack on Rafah.
Israel filed two appeals against the decision of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to issue arrest warrants for Prime Min. Netanyahu and former defense minister Gallant.
Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024, (day 435) The three hundred and seventy-ninth day of the resumed war. Day 213 of the attack on Rafah.
At a ceremony to receive a reward for supporting Israel, Dutch populist leader, Gert Wilders, repeated his warning that should Israel fall in its battle, the West will be next.
Sunday Dec. 15, 2024, (day 436) The three hundred and eightieth day of the resumed war. Day 214 of the attack on Rafah.
Netanyahu told Trump a hostage deal with Hamas could be finalized in the next few days.
Monday, Dec. 16, 2024 (day 437), The three hundred and eighty-first day of the resumed war. Day 215 of the attack on Rafah.
Israel intercepted a missile fired by the Houthis in Yemen at Tel Aviv in Israel.
Israel is preparing for a massive retaliation against the Houthis.
A hostage deal appears near, but Hamas is now trying to reduce the number of hostages it will release, and Israel is saying they will release the agreed-upon number or no deal.
Trump said he will get the hostages back, and he didn’t mention a ceasefire.
Israel said it will continue its military control over Gaza after Hamas is defeated.
FYI: God does not send anyone to Hell (all of us are born with a sin nature and destined to go to Hell because we sin), but God has provided a way (Jesus) for everyone to go to Heaven (and He is the only way to get there; John 14:6).
Finally, are you Rapture Ready?
If you want to be rapture ready and go to heaven, you must be born again (John 3:3). God loves you, and if you have not done so, sincerely admit that you are a sinner; believe that Jesus is the virgin-born, sinless Son of God who died for the sins of the world, was buried, and raised from the dead; ask Him to forgive your sins, cleanse you, come into your heart and be your Saviour; then tell someone that you have done this.
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By Robert Gottselig - https://harbingersdaily.com/a-failure-of-biblical-proportions-billions-of-iranian-dollars-have-gone-up-in-smoke/
We all just witnessed the fall of the Assad regime in Syria. In less than two weeks, over $30 billion spent by Iran to prop up Assad and gain strongholds in Syria to use as a means to destroy Israel has literally gone up in smoke.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu highlighted this fact in a recent message addressed to the Iranian people:
People of Iran: As we see history unfold before our very eyes, I can only imagine what you’re feeling right now.
Your oppressors spent over 30 billion dollars supporting Assad in Syria. Today, after only 11 days of fighting, his regime collapsed into dust. Your oppressors spent billions supporting Hamas in Gaza. Today their regime lies in ruins. Your oppressors spent over 20 billion dollars supporting Hezbollah in Lebanon. In a matter of weeks, most of Hezbollah’s leaders, its rockets and thousands of its terrorists went up in smoke.
The money your oppressors stole from you literally went up in smoke.
You must be furious imagining the new roads, schools, hospitals that could have been built with the tens of billions of dollars your dictators wasted backing terrorists who lose over and over and over again.
Do you know why Iran’s oppressors keep losing? It’s not only because they are incompetent and cruel. They are. It’s because they seek to conquer other nations, to impose fundamentalist tyranny on the Middle East – on the entire world.
The only thing Israel seeks is to defend our state. But in so doing, we’re defending civilization against barbarism. The historic events we witness today are a chain reaction—a chain reaction to the pounding of Hamas, the decimation of Hezbollah, the targeting of Nasrallah, the blows we delivered to the Iran regime’s axis of terror. And all this came as President Trump pointed out this week, ‘because of Israel and its fighting success.’
I want to make clear. Israel wants peace. We want peace with all those who truly want peace with us. And I have no doubt that you, the People of Iran, know this. I know that just as we want peace with you, you want peace with us. But you suffer under the rule of a regime that subjugates you and threatens us.
You know what this regime is truly terrified of? It’s terrified of you, the people of Iran. And one day, I know that. One day this will change. One day Iran will be free. Women, Life, Freedom Zan, Zendegi, Azadi. That is the future of Iran. That is the future of peace. And I have no doubt that we will realize that future together – a lot sooner than people think. I know and I believe we will transform the Middle East into a beacon of prosperity, progress, and peace.
The Prime Minister is correct. Not only have we witnessed the fall of the Assad regime in less than two weeks, but we have also seen the ruins of Hamas and the destruction of Hezbollah commanders, along with over 80% of its missiles. Billions of dollars spent by the Iranian regime to fund terror with the intent of destroying Israel have literally gone up in smoke. Imagine, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, what could they have done for their own people with all that money?
Of course, Israel wasted no time in destroying Assad’s strategic military capabilities to prevent them from falling into the hands of radical rebels. Israel destroyed chemical weapons sites, Syrian air bases, weapon depots, and weapon production sites. According to the IDF, the airstrikes further eliminated “many long-range projectiles, scud missiles, cruise missiles, coast-to-sea missiles, air defense missiles, fighter jets, helicopters, radars, tanks, hangars and more.”
That is incredible, to say the least. But you may be thinking: What now? Where is this all heading? The more important question is, what does God’s word have to say about what we see today?
All Who Seek to Destroy Israel Will Fail
In the Bible, it is clear that those who seek to destroy Israel will never succeed, as we have seen proved over millennia. Those who have tried fail again and again. Jeremiah 31:35-36 is a verse I have often quoted in my articles. In this passage, we read, “Thus saith the Lord, which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar; The Lord of hosts is his name: If those ordinances depart from before me, saith the Lord, then the seed of Israel also shall cease from being a nation before me for ever.”
God is also truthful to His promise in Genesis 12:3, where He says: “I will bless them that bless thee [the Jewish people], and curse him that curseth thee…”
Over thousands of years, all those who have tried to destroy Israel and the Jewish people have failed miserably. Why? Because God said that they would not succeed. Instead of launching missiles into Israel, Iran would have been better off having taken its projectiles and that of all their terror proxies and aimed them at the sun, moon, and stars. According to the words God delivered to the prophet Jeremiah, as long as they’re intact, Israel will always exist.
A Steppingstone to The Ultimate “Peace” Agreement
This is also another steppingstone for the pursuit of peace amongst Israel and her neighbors. The world is pushing hard for the Jewish State to make peace, even with people who desire the eradication of Israelis. And indeed, Israel wants peace. They are tired of war.
The pursuit of peace is moving the world closer to the ultimate “peace deal” coming, which we read about in Daniel 9:27. This verse describes the rise of a world leader who will confirm a covenant/peace deal with the House of Israel for seven years. According to Scripture, that will commence the “70th week of Daniel,” also known as the “seven-year tribulation period,” that we read about in the Book of Daniel and Revelation.
Though such a peace agreement may sound like a “God-send,” the Bible warns that it will be a false peace. In Isaiah 28:15, God refers to this agreement as a “covenant with death and hell.”
This is where everything is ultimately heading. The world is preparing itself, including Israel, for this coming world leader that the Apostle John calls the “Antichrist.”
A Perfect Opportunity for Revenge
We also see the stage being set for what may be considered the “perfect revenge opportunity” for Iran and other bad actors. Tehran wants revenge against Israel. Turkey is in the same boat, brimming with disdain for the Jewish State. Israel is a key ally of America, which has placed them on the receiving end of Russia’s hatred.
Russia, Iran, and Turkey may not like each other, but they’re friends today because they have a common hatred, and that is Israel. This shared derision presents a perfect opportunity for them to unite militarily in their desire for revenge. That is what we read in Ezekiel 38-39. An Alliance will form between these nations, and together, they will one day attempt an invasion of the Jewish State.
Like in times past, it will also not fare well for this group of armies that seek to destroy Israel. This time, however, the failure won’t result from the IDF, the United States, or any other world power that could come to assist in the battle—it is God, alone, that will intervene and utterly destroy this coalition of nations.
The verse in Genesis 12:3, referenced above, is one reason why God will destroy this coming coalition against Israel—the Lord will curse those who curse Jewish people. There is also another reason detailed in Ezekiel 38:23. In this passage, God says, “Thus will I magnify myself, and sanctify myself; and I will be known in the eyes of many nations, and they shall know that I am the Lord.”
God is trying to get the world’s attention. God wants the nations to know Him. He is going to use the future Ezekiel 38-39 war, intervening to destroy Israel’s enemies, to showcase to the world that there is only one true God—and it is the God of Israel, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
The End of Israel Hatred
The nations are never going to give up in their attempts to destroy Israel. They will continue all the way to the end of the seven-year tribulation in that final battle of Armageddon. Truth be told, the battle of Armageddon isn’t much of a battle. Israel’s Messiah returns, and just like He created this world in six literal 24-hour days, He will, by the word of His mouth, destroy Israel’s enemies.
When Jesus returns, He is going to physically and spiritually save Israel. Might I add that He is returning with all His saints. Believers will not be here during the tribulation period, but we will be returning with Him.
The things that we are witnessing today are indeed setting the stage for Bible prophecy to be fulfilled. Hebrews 4:12 says, “The word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.”
Bible Prophecy and A Call to Salvation
We’re not called to a blind faith. We walk by faith, but it’s not a leap in the dark. One of God’s greatest signatures outside of creation that proves His existence and that His word is trustworthy is Bible prophecy. I think of Isaiah 42:9, where God says, “Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them.” In other words, God alone predicts the future—and with 100% accuracy.
Bible prophecy isn’t there to scare us; it’s there to prepare us.
We need to get right with the Lord. We have all sinned against the God of this universe. Yet, despite the fact that we are wretched sinners, God loves us. In Isaiah 45: 21-22, God says, “Tell and bring forth your case; Yes, let them take counsel together. Who has declared this from ancient time? Who has told it from that time? Have not I, the Lord? And there is no other God besides Me, A just God and a Savior; There is none besides Me. Look to Me, and be saved, All you ends of the earth! For I am God, and there is no other.”
God has made the only way to get right with Him, and it is through His Son, Jesus Christ, Israel’s Messiah. John 3:16, a verse familiar to probably everybody reading, reads: “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” You are not going to find a better offer on the table.
In Acts 16, a Phillips jailer asked Silas and the Apostle Paul, “What must I do to be saved?” What was their response? “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved.”
For those wondering, why hasn’t Jesus returned yet? Let me remind you of 2 Peter 3:9, which reads, “The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.”
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To my way of thinking, the next events of end-times importance outlined in God’s Word are front and center at this very moment. Two things are about to be fulfilled that Bible prophecy specifically details for those who “watch,” as commanded by the Lord Jesus Christ.
The first on the cusp of fulfillment is encapsulated within a book my friend Pete Garcia and I wrote a few years ago: The DISAPPEARING: Future Events That Will Rock the World is described by the following pulled from its back cover.
Each hour brings troubling headlines from the many news sources now available. Every report seems more intrusive upon our daily lives than the previous, and all accounts appear to be setting the end-time stage for soon fulfillment of God’s prophetic Word…
A dramatic presentation of the Rapture…
Vivid depiction of unfolding events immediately following the Rapture and beyond—through planet earth’s judgment and its ultimate restoration…
My presentation titled, “Rapture Ready,” delivered at the Prophecy Watchers’ conference at Branson, Missouri, on December 7, was meant to cover the reasons believers should be ready for that great event–and why.
That session was devoted to the proposition–the exciting and, yes, the comforting certainty—that all the signals around us today indicate all is in “Rapture readiness.” We who are believers and in God’s eternal family should be “Rapture ready.”
Using Power Point, I tried to make clear what it means to be ready for the Rapture by presenting the following:
First, being Rapture ready means we who have accepted Jesus Christ are automatically, by default, Rapture ready through salvation—for redemption from sin. Our names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life. We will all, without exception, go to Christ when He calls!
Second, being Rapture ready means we are watching for signals by understanding the times we live in as we anticipate Jesus coming for us. We are expecting the any-moment call of Christ into the clouds of Glory. The Rapture is a salvation issue. We are redeemed by the death, burial, and resurrection of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. Believers have a commission to “watch” (as recorded in Mark 13:37). So we know the Holy Spirit will give us a heads-up on the nearness of the end of the age. Those signals are everywhere at present.
Third, again, we are to be living lives that are righteous in God’s holy eyes as we anticipate Christ’s call. This, too, is being Rapture ready.
Based on all we sense in our spirits–that something profound is about to happen—I am convinced the disappearing is now at the very prophetic moment Paul the apostle foretold:
For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape. But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober. (1 Thessalonians 5:2–6)
As we now watch soberly, with great anticipation of Christ’s call, the signals we are commanded to look for by Jesus are profound.
There is a growing cry for peace in various places where wars and rumors of war are threatening nuclear holocaust. And now the one city on earth–the longest-inhabited in human history, according to historians—is front and center in an unmistakable signal of the lateness of the prophetic hour.
The second matter covered under our article’s title, Damascus, Syria, as we all know from news accounts that proliferate daily with reports of tremendous turmoil in that ancient city, is a powder keg unlike no other possible ignition point for nuclear war outbreak. This city is known to be the headquarters for most every Islamic terrorist organization, to one degree or another.
Russia, in effect, having been evicted from influence by Assad’s removal, means tensions will ratchet up in days to come, with Russia’s Putin suffering yet another embarrassment under the scrutiny of the Russian government underlings hungry for power. His position becomes more and more tenuous.
The great prophet Isaiah’s words seem on the verge of fulfillment:
The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap. (Isaiah 17: 1)
A recent statement issued by terrorists who are now taking over that ancient city makes understandable why it is destined to be obliterated, never to rise again. Again, most every terrorist organization headquarters is there, and now they have seized almost total power. Their statement shows why God will allow the destruction that is so complete, I believe: “This is the land of Islam, this is Damascus, the Muslim stronghold. From here to Jerusalem. We’re coming for Jerusalem” (Israel 365 News).
The forcible abdication of Syrian dictator Bashar al Assad and the powerful geopolitical turbulence created in its wake should alert every believer to just how near we are to the instant of disappearing. The Apostle Paul fervently told the generation of his day–and we who are now seeing all these things begin to come to pass—about that disappearance, the great rescue Jesus commanded us to look for when His coming for us is at the very door of eternity (Luke 21:28).
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. Wherefore comfort one another with these words.” (1 Thessalonians 4:16–18)
by Michael Snyder - https://endoftheamericandream.com/is-the-revival-of-the-end-times-starting-to-erupt-right-in-front-of-our-eyes/
It appears that something incredible is beginning to happen. Even in the midst of all of the chaos and turmoil that we are witnessing in our society right now, God is on the move. Large numbers of young people have been giving their lives to Jesus and getting baptized on college campuses all over the country, and Bible sales are way up in 2024. In fact, it is being reported that through the month of October Bible sales in the U.S. were 22 percent higher than last year…
Bible sales rose 22% through October compared to the same period last year, according to data released this month by Circana Bookscan. Total U.S. print book sales were only up 1%, according to The Wall Street Journal, which first reported the trend.
“The religion book market has been a bright spot of growth within the total book market since the pandemic,” Brenna Connor, an industry analyst with Circana, told Fox News Digital in a statement. “Bibles are leading that growth, but other subjects like Christian Life and Biblical Studies are also up, reflecting increased interest for Christian subjects in the U.S.”
I have never heard of anything like this happening before.
Bible sales have been rising since the first year of the pandemic, and this year they took off like a rocket…
Print Bible sales hit a five-year low of just under 8.9 million in 2020, according to Circana’s data, before beginning to tick upward again. Sales surpassed 13.7 million in the first 10 months of this year, Circana reported.
Interestingly, this is taking place at a time when the percentage of the population that identifies as “Christian” has hit an all-time low…
The share of Americans identifying with a Christian religion hit a low of 68% last year, according to Gallup polling. Half a century ago, 87% of adults in the U.S. identified as Christian, Gallup found. About 28% of American adults are now religiously unaffiliated, according to Pew Research.
As a society, we just don’t embrace institutional churches the way that we once did.
Last year, I discussed the fact that church attendance in the U.S. is now far lower than it once was…
In 1958, a Gallup survey found that 49 percent of Americans had attended church within the past 7 days. That number started to decline during the ensuing years, and by 1972 only 40 percent of Americans said that they had attended church within the past 7 days. From 1972 all the way until 2012, church attendance within the past 7 days hovered right around that 40 percent figure. Unfortunately, over the past decade it has started to fall once again. Just prior to the pandemic, a Gallup survey found that 34 percent of Americans had been to church within the past 7 days, and now a new survey has discovered that it is down to just 31 percent.
And according to an article that was posted on Faithwire last week, the proportion of U.S. evangelicals that are giving to churches has dropped precipitously…
“The takeaway is that there has been a change over the last three years in terms of the generosity of the evangelical community, both toward church and toward nonprofit organizations or charities,” Mark Dreistadt said. “We’ve seen a drop in giving across the board.”
Infinity Concepts and Grey Matter Research found the “proportion of evangelicals giving to church fell 13 percentage points from 2021, constituting a 17% decrease in giving,” according to a press release.
While 61% of evangelicals gave to their local church in the 12 months before the study, this was down from the previous timeframe, when 74% of evangelicals had done the same.
Fewer Americans consider themselves to be “Christians” than ever before, church attendance is way down, and giving is way down.
But Bible sales are soaring.
What in the world is going on?
I think that what we are witnessing is a move of God that is happening mostly outside of the institutional churches, and it appears that young people are at the forefront of it.
In 2024, an organization known as UniteUS held a series of revival meetings at college campuses all across the country, and at school after school the response was amazing…
Tonya Prewitt, founder of UniteUS, explained, “We started at Auburn University. We had 5,000 students show up, and over 200 got baptized. We next went to FSU – Florida State, the second biggest party school in the nation. We had 4,500 students come, and I believe about 350 students got baptized at that event.”
The movement then swept through the universities of Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, and South Carolina, with numbers growing along the way. Tonya calls the mission a simple one: Bring hope to a generation.
College student Haden Smith shared his experience. “Just getting to be with your neighbors and friends as they pray with you for your struggles and being open with those you normally wouldn’t be open with – it was just overall powerful,” he said.
And sometimes revival has erupted without any big organization being involved at all.
For example, NPR has reported on the revival that was initiated by football players at Ohio State…
Students and players deemed it a revival. The story made national news, including appreciative stories in religious publications and Fox News. Now, as Ohio State University’s football team prepares for the college football playoffs, players like Henderson have a bigger platform to share their Christian beliefs.
Could all of this be the start of something really big?
Could all of this be the start of the end times revival that I have been writing about?…
The Remnant of the last days is going to do things the way that Christians in the first century did things. Have you ever wondered why so many Christian churches today do not resemble what you see in the Bible? Well, the sad truth is that over the centuries churches got away from doing the things that the Scriptures tell us to do, but now God is restoring all things. Without God we can do nothing, but with God all things are possible.
Right now, we have such an amazing opportunity. During the first century, there were only about 200 million people living on the entire planet. Today, the total global population is somewhere around 8 billion. That means the population of the world is about 40 times larger today than it was back in the first century.
I believe that we are on the verge of the greatest move of God and the greatest harvest of souls in all of human history, and I encourage you to be a part of what is happening.
As wars, natural disasters, pestilences and economic problems shake the globe, people are going to be searching for answers, and Bible prophecy will become one of the hottest topics on the entire planet.
During the years ahead, so many will be consumed with despair as their lives are totally turned upside down by the cataclysmic events that are coming. Instead of giving in to fear like everyone else will be, it will be a great opportunity for the people of God to rise up and take the message of life to a lost and dying world.
For some reason, a lot of people in the institutional church associate revival with prosperous times.
But often it takes a tremendous amount of shaking to turn people back to God.
During the very difficult years that are ahead of us, the shaking will seem unbearable at times.
It will seem like the worst of times, but it will also seem like the best of times because of the tremendous awakening that we will witness.
God is calling for His Remnant of the last days to arise, and no force on Earth will be able to stop that from happening.
Bill Wilson – www.dailyjot.com
There are many bad things going on in the world around us. It is an ongoing challenge to not be affected by it. Sometimes it drags us in and down like a riptide. Circumstances, decisions, unintended consequences are all factors in our daily lives. We can look in the mirror and wonder why it is the way it is or what will happen next. Romans 8:28 says, “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.” While our lives maybe challenging at the moment, it is true that God has a plan and purpose for those of us who love him. We need to be open to God’s thoughts of a future and a hope for us, even in the darkest hour. Here’s an example.
In Genesis 37:1-40:23, the narrative turns to that of Jacob’s son Joseph, the firstborn of Jacob’s beloved wife Rachel, who had died giving birth to their son Benjamin. Jacob favored Joseph more than all of his sons, so much so that he gave Joseph a special tunic, and also put him in charge of overseeing his brothers, causing a heap of trouble for Joseph. They hated him even more when Joseph shared a couple of his dreams that foretold that he would be ruling over them all. Eventually, the brothers conspired to kill Joseph. Reuben talked them out of killing Joseph and throwing him into a cistern instead. However, while Reuben was away, Judah had the great idea of selling Joseph to a Midianite caravan. To cover their guilt, the brothers deceived their father Jacob into thinking Joseph was killed by a wild animal.
The story is then interrupted by describing how Judah moves away from his brothers and marries a Canaanite woman. They have three sons, the first married a woman named Tamar, but he died childless. The next brother married her in a levirate marriage to carry on the name. He also died before any children were born. Despite promises to Tamar that Judah’s youngest son Shelah would marry her when he grew up, Judah had no intention of Shelah marrying Tamar for fear that he also would die. Tamar realized Judah was not going to keep his promise. Disguised as a prostitute, she slept with Judah, becoming pregnant. Judah had given Tamar his seal, cord and staff as a guarantee of payment. When Judah heard that Tamar was pregnant, he ordered her to be burned for harlotry. But Tamar used Judah’s guarantee proving his paternity.
Judah admitted in Genesis 38:26, “She is more righteous than I, because I didn’t let her become the wife of my son Shelah.” After this chapter, the story returns to Joseph, who eventually saved the messianic line. The parenthetical insertion of Judah and Tamar’s story demonstrated how Judah changed after his betrayal of Joseph and his treatment of Tamar. The union of Judah and Tamar bore twin boys, Zerach and Perez. The line of Perez (his name in Hebrew means, “bursting forth”) begets King David, and ultimately Jesus, who’s salvation, “burst forth” for us all. Despite their dark situations caused by bad intentions, both Joseph and Judah became willing vessels for God’s purpose to be realized. Likewise, no matter how difficult your situation, God’s thoughts of a future and a hope for you can become reality if you are willing. Be encouraged!
by Greg Laurie – www.harvest.org
This High Priest of ours understands our weaknesses, for he faced all of the same testings we do, yet he did not sin. —Hebrews 4:15
https://harvest.org/resources/devotion/when-god-became-a-man/ - Listen
It is mind-boggling to think that the Creator of the universe became an embryo. He who created the solar system chose to become an infant. The Almighty appeared on Earth as a helpless human being, unable to do anything more than wiggle and make noises.
Jesus didn’t arrive with His full faculties intact. He was a baby who cried and needed His diaper changed. That is the mystery of the Incarnation—that God would allow Himself to live within the limitations of a human body.
There wasn’t a moment when Jesus suddenly became God or ceased to be God. First John 1:1 tells us, “We proclaim to you the one who existed from the beginning, whom we have heard and seen. We saw him with our own eyes and touched him with our own hands. He is the Word of life” (NLT).
Jesus was God before Bethlehem. He was God in the manger. He was God as a young man. And He was God during His earthly ministry. He also was God as He hung on the cross, and He was God when He rose from the dead.
Jesus came to live among us. As the prophet Isaiah wrote, “For a child is born to us, a son is given to us. The government will rest on his shoulders. And he will be called: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” (9:6 NLT).
At Christmas we celebrate the arrival of God’s Son on Earth. But it also was a departure from Heaven.
Jesus came and walked among us, enduring the limitations of a human body. He experienced the things we experience. Jesus knew what it was like to be hungry and thirsty. And like anyone else, He got tired and had to sleep. While He had the ability to perform miracles—and He did so–He never performed a miracle for His own benefit.
Also, Jesus knew what it was like to be lonely. Imagine how He felt when His disciples deserted Him. When He hung on the cross and all the sin of the world was placed upon Him, at that moment He was the loneliest man who ever lived. He knew what it was like for His friends to betray Him. And He knew what it was like for someone to lie about Him.
Jesus experienced all those things. That is why the Bible says of Him, “This High Priest of ours understands our weaknesses, for he faced all of the same testings we do, yet he did not sin” (Hebrews 4:15 NLT).
When we go to God, we’re not talking to some distant celestial being who has no idea of what it’s like to live on Planet Earth. We’re talking about God who became a man. He knows exactly what we’re going through. Therefore, He can help us in our time of need.
It is hard for us to imagine both deity and humanity in one person. Yet when Jesus came to Earth and walked among us, that is who He was.
Yesterday's Prophecies - Today's Headlines
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12/23/24
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Turkish foreign minister says no room for Kurdish militants in Syria's future
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Report: Iran eyeing air corridor to Hezbollah in place of Syria land route
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Israel orders closure of one of last functioning hospitals in northern Gaza
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