The President’s Ear 

As the former president and presidential candidate spoke to a large rally gathering at Butler, Pennsylvania on July 13, 2024, 6 rifle shots rang out. Donald J. Trump immediately fell to the platform floor and then stood, his fist pumping in the air. He shouted, “Fight, Fight, Fight!” while blood poured from his head. But it was not a JFK-type wound. The former president’s ear had been struck by the high-power bullet meant to kill him.

Even Mr. Trump himself has stated that he knew that God had spared his life that evening. He has stated that he felt as if a gigantic, invisible hand had slapped him to the floor following the rifle shot, while others were wounded and one person was killed.

The incident, no doubt, was part of the catalyst for galvanizing the vote on election day in putting him back in office as President number 47.

In my view, the assassination attempt was the resultant effort at murder of the one person those desirous of protecting their base of control couldn’t allow back into the most powerful political office on the planet. And I believe that a spiritual assessment of matters points out that the effort had demonic influence at the Ephesians 6:12 level. But Heaven’s Protective Secret Service obviously negated the intrigues of that cabal of powers and principalities in high places. 

God raises kings, and he brings them down, the scripture tells us (Daniel 2:21). Donald J. Trump, no matter what you think of his being in office, was God’s choice in the 2024 presidential election in the United States. Not even satanic power could prevent the man’s reassuming that office.

Anyone who is honest in their assessment must see the never-ending assaults from every possible angle of attack. It seems only a matter of time until another deadly assassination attempt is forthcoming.

However, in the meantime, the same wickedness in high places–the powers and principalities—continue to do all they can, using human minions within that dark cabal to oppose God’s choice for the office at this moment. The rage to establish Satan’s man on the throne of world power won’t cease. Such established power will eventually be achieved, and the results will be seven years of hell on earth.

But one can sense in process a different tactic used by the prince of this world to continue the assault on this president. And the attack, in my view, again involves Donald Trump’s ear.

It is a slower process than was the .223 round that cut through his ear in Butler, Pennsylvania that evening of July 13, 2023. But the assault entering his ear at this time can be witnessed slowly doing its damage. The results of the attack might well prove far more deadly in damage in terms of prophetic import. As a matter of fact, the president’s ear might play a significant role in the wrap-up of this end-times era –these last of the last days.

The assault being waged is seen most pointedly in Mr. Trump’s desire and attempt to bring about peace. Jesus Himself has said: “Blessed are the peacemakers.” So the desire to bring peace is a noble gesture. And I have no doubt that this is the president’s motive –to bring about peace to the most dangerous region of the planet in terms of possibly igniting nuclear conflict and even World War III.

But there is a peace which God’s Prophetic Word says will be deadly.

“And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many…” (Daniel 8:25c).

This is the Peace that Antichrist will falsely promise to Israel. It will be the false peace that will bring Satan’s man, the beast, to power during the Tribulation (Daniel’s seventieth week).

So this deadly peace revolving around God’s chosen nation, Israel, is the major factor I wish us to consider. It involves the assault we can perceive as the ongoing satanic attack on the president’s ear. This time, on Mr. Trump’s ear-gate into his thinking –his thinking particularly on the most relevant element wrapped up in prophecy that Foretells the fate of all nations of the world upon the killing field called Armageddon.

Here is the prophecy about where that future false peace will lead:

“I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land” (Joel 3:2).

President Trump, those who Watch as Jesus Commanded as given in Mark 13:37 notice has a desire to make peace even at the price of giving up part of Israel’s land. The process has him seemingly listening to voices other than the Voice of the One who returned him to the presidency. A recent example is when the reigning monarch of Saudi Arabia visited the White House.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman (MBS) was being disingenuous whilst sitting in the White House with President Trump on 18 November.

MBS told the assembled Press Corps:

“We want to be part of the Abraham Accords, but we want also to be sure that we secure a clear path of two-state solution. And today we have a healthy discussion with Mr. President that we’re going to work on that to be sure that we can prepare the right situation as soon as possible to have that.”

President Trump pointedly disagreed with MBS’s summation:

“I think we’re — you know, I don’t want to use the word commitment, but we’ve had a very good talk on the Abraham Accords. We talked about one-state, two-state — you know, we talked about a lot of things; in a short period of time, we’ll be discussing it further, too. But I think you have a very good feeling toward the Abraham Accords.”

[Source: Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine: Clearest path to peace since 2022, All Israel News, November 24, 2025]

More and more in his dealings with the peace matter involving Israel, the president leaves open the thought that a 2-state solution might be offered within his Abraham Accords. In this, he is listening to the wrong voices who seem to have his ear –his ear-gate to his thinking. This spiritual projectile of peace proposal suggestion is far more deadly than the literal round that damaged his physical ear that evening as he spoke.

We who understand where a two-state dividing of God’s Land will lead must say to President Trump the following:

Mr. President, we implore that you let those such as Ambassador Mike Huckabee, Dr. Robert Jeffress, and Dr. John Hagee, and others who understand Bible prophecy have your ear. Listen to these voices rather than to the voice of the one who comes only to steal, and to kill, and destroy–the evil one whose man of sin –Antichrist—awaits in the shadows of history yet future.

–Terry

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Walking in the Footsteps of Faithful Watchers

Two years ago, I wrote about the examples of Anna and Simeon. I remain intrigued by the story of these two faithful watchers for Jesus’ first appearing and want to further explore the relevance of their faith for our day.

Luke 2:22-38 records the story of their remarkable belief in God’s promises to Israel and His promise to send a Deliverer. Guided by the Holy Spirit, the pair immediately recognized the baby as the long-awaited Messiah, the One spoken of in the prophetic texts throughout Scripture.

Although well-advanced in years, they held onto the hope that they might see the promised Messiah before death. The Lord had previously revealed to Simeon that he would see “the Lord’s Christ” before he died (2:26). The prophetess Anna did not mention any such special revelation, but tells us that she spent all of her days in the temple “worshipping with fasting and prayer” (2:37).

There is much in the example of Anna and Simeon that encourages us as we wait for Jesus’ appearing to take us home.

They Were Old

I realize that many from the younger generations eagerly await Jesus’ appearing, and perhaps several of them are reading this article; please know I thank the Lord for you. However, I also know that most of today’s watchers are the product of solid Bible teaching on future things during the 1960s and 1970s. Many of us read Hal Lindsey’s book, The Late Great Planet Earth, which laid a firm biblical foundation for our expectancy of Jesus’ appearing before the start of the seven-year Tribulation.

Based on the emails I receive and what I hear from other ministries, I know that our beliefs in future things are not welcome in most churches. Young pastors refuse to listen to what seasoned saints have to say on anything pertaining to Scripture, especially in regard to Bible prophecy. Pastors tell us we are not welcome in their churches, as has happened to me more than once.

However, just as the Lord rewarded the faith of Anna and Simeon in their old age, so we have His assurance that He will also reward our eager anticipation of Jesus’ appearing (regardless of our age).

“Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that day, and not only to me but also to all who have loved his appearing” (2 Timothy 4:8).

Of course, the promise of this “crown” applies to all believers, young and old, who long for Jesus’ appearing. But as we age, isn’t it reassuring to know that Jesus loves to reward faith in His promises?

The Lord Rewarded Their Bible Prophecy

Why did Anna and Simeon so readily accept that the infant Joseph and Mary brought to the temple was the promised Messiah? They believed Bible prophecy, and more specifically, the opening lines of Isaiah 9:6, “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given.” They didn’t seem at all surprised that the baby they held in their arms was indeed the long-awaited Christ. They believed what Scripture said and didn’t try to allegorize (symbolize) the promise that the Messiah would arrive as a baby.

I believe it was for our encouragement that God chose to include the stories of these older saints in our Bibles. Could it be God’s way of showing that many believers will witness Jesus’ appearing before death? I think so.

This is not at all to diminish the faith of those who die while possessing an eager anticipation of Jesus’ return. The Lord will most certainly reward their belief in the words of Bible prophecy. In recent years, beloved fellow watchers such as Hal Lindsey, Tim LaHaye, and Ed Hindson have gone home to be with Jesus, and I am sure they received a warm welcome along with special recognition for their belief in the words of Scripture in regard to Israel and the Rapture.

Yet the story of Anna and Simeon holds out hope for all of us who long for Jesus’ appearing in our lifetime, and we pray that it happens soon.

A Faithful Remnant

Like Anna and Simeon, watchers of all ages belong to a faithful remnant of those eagerly awaiting Jesus’ appearing. In their day, not everyone in Israel was looking for the arrival of their Messiah, nor did they recognize the signs that verified His arrival.

The oppression of the Roman occupation made the long wait exceedingly difficult for the Jewish people as the time of Jesus’ birth neared. The religious leaders of the day, caught up in a fog of self-righteousness, a quest for popularity, and love for the status quo, rejected their Messiah even after He performed great miracles before their eyes. These identical reasons keep many Christians today from recognizing the voluminous and obvious biblical signs that we live in the last days just before the start of the seven-year Tribulation.

Times and circumstances have changed since the days of Anna and Simeon, but the reasons for the failure of so many Christians to believe the Bible’s promises regarding Jesus’ appearing remain the same.

Walking in the footsteps of Anna and Simeon, we also belong to a faithful remnant who trust the words of Scripture and, as a result, recognize the season in which we live, that of Jesus’ imminent appearing.

-Jonathan

 

 

Roaring, Distress, and Perplexity

We continue to watch developments that we believe mark this time as the one Jesus spoke of when addressing His immediate disciples on the Mount of Olives.

We are indeed “nearing midnight,” the time near the very end of the Church Age (Age of Grace) and the beginning of history’s darkest era, the Tribulation (Daniel’s seventieth week).

Jesus, the greatest of all prophets, because He is God, gave the most definitive overview of how things will eventuate as the end of this age nears. He spoke specifically during the Olivet Discourse of how things would be as the time of His return draws closer.

He said there will be great deception when the end of the age draws near (Matthew 24).

We’ve often looked at the deception in every direction on the end-times horizon. We have only to consider the political goings-on to know that the prince of the power of the air is at work deceiving people. America’s mainstream news conglomerate is a prime example of the lies Satan perpetrates in the hourly news cycles. We’ve watched numerous attempts by a political party, aided and abetted by the mainstream news and entertainment industry, doing all within their considerable deluding power to bring down a president, then to keep him from becoming president a second time.

But this is minor deception when thinking on the cultural and societal evil that continues to foist anti-God wickedness on people across the globe.

The Sodom-level debauchery presented as an alternate lifestyle or even as preferable to God’s order in living life has gone from illegal (sodomy laws in various states) to being legislated into legal affirmation, with punishment meted out to those who would come against those who practice homosexuality. Think on the bakers that have had their business destroyed and their owners suffering punitive legal actions for refusing to bake same-sex wedding cakes.

Consider people who have protested the murder of babies in their mothers’ wombs in front of abortion mills being arrested and fined, while those who riot and destroy for the supposed cause of gay rights are considered not to be prosecuted by liberal city administrations and judicial auspices.

Good is now called evil, and evil is now called good, just as God’s Word has forecast.

The mainstream media does all it can to ignore broadcasting and publishing riots like the deadly carnage that took place during the George Floyd death, upon his being arrested for perpetrating a crime. Yet when rage takes place because of people wanting a return to sanity, it is covered worldwide in every detail.

It is surprising that a global news outfit quasi-fairly reported one such recent massive protest that took place in Mexico in which ordinary citizenry became fed up with the drug lords and other bad guys constantly inflicting their destructive evil against them and their children. The following account by a global news organization makes the point, I think.

At least 120 people – 100 of them police officers – have been injured in clashes during anti-government protests in Mexico City, police said.

Thousands of demonstrators marched in the Mexican capital on Saturday to protest against violent crime and President Claudia Sheinbaum’s government.

Sheinbaum said the marches, which also took place in other cities, had been funded by right-wing politicians who oppose her government.

The rally was organised by Gen Z youth groups, drawing support from citizens protesting against high-profile killings, including the assassination just weeks ago of Uruapan Mayor Carlos Manzo – who had called for tough action against cartels…

Demonstrators dismantled parts of a barrier protecting the National Palace, where Sheinbaum lives. Police protecting the compound used tear gas on the crowds.

Authorities have arrested 20 people for crimes including robbery and assault, Mexico City security chief Pablo Vazquez told reporters.

Protesters waved banners displaying messages including “We are all Carlos Manzo,” while others wore cowboy hats in tribute to him…

Manzo was shot on 1 November while he attended a Day of the Dead festival.

He was known for speaking openly about drug-trafficking gangs in his town and cartel violence.

He had been demanding tough action against armed cartel members who terrorise the country.

Sheinbaum has been acting against cartels but resisting calls for another all-out war on drugs. Previous attempts by her predecessors have ended with bloody results.

(“Thousands protest against government in Mexico as clashes leave 120 injured,” Ruth Comerford and  Ethirajan Anbarasan, Global Affairs reporters, BBC News, https://www.bbc.com)

This brings us to the point of the title of this commentary.

The tremendous restlessness of the masses across the world–including that here in America—is a key to understanding where we must stand at this time on God’s prophetic timeline.

Here are Jesus’ words describing a key indicator of the end of the age and the beginning of the Tribulation:

“And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring” (Luke 21:25).

The “distress of nations with perplexity” and the “seas and waves” of peoples across the planet “roaring” cannot be missed by those who are “watching” as Jesus commanded (Mark 13:37).

It is almost certain that we will see this roaring grow in frequency and intensity, as will be the case for all other signals making an impact in these days.

We must warn those who don’t know Christ for salvation of the danger to their immortal souls, particularly as we watch this prophetic stage-setting.

Here is the message to give as we witness to the saving grace God offers all who will believe in His Son:

“That if you will confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and will believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart man believes unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation” (Romans 10:9-10).

—Terry

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The Bible Predicts It

The Bible has an amazing track record of fulfilled prophecy; it’s one hundred percent accurate all of the time about everything it predicts. Scripture precisely predicted many aspects of Jesus’ birth, life, ministry, betrayal, death on the cross, and resurrection.

No book from the myriad of world religions makes such bold predictions or stakes its integrity and legitimacy on the precise fulfillment of its prophecies. The Bible stands alone as the true record of God’s unfailing revelation.

Amid the lawlessness, corruption, and nonstop threats of war and economic devastation, the perfect fulfillment of God’s Word in the past confirms our trust in the literal interpretation of Bible prophecy for our future. The Lord’s promise of deliverance from the future Day of the Lord wrath on the earth (1 Thessalonians 5:1-11) means exactly what the text says. Jesus will come for us before the sudden destruction that will mark the start of this terrible future time on the earth. This promise encourages our hearts just as it did for the Thessalonians long ago.

Since Christmas is rapidly approaching, let’s examine this pattern of exact and literal fulfillment of the key prophecies regarding Jesus’ birth.

Bethlehem

The Old Testament prophet Micah, whose ministry lasted from 750-700 BC, wrote that the Messiah would be born in the town of Bethlehem.

“But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel, whose coming forth is from of old, from ancient days” (Micah 5:2).

When the magi came to Jerusalem after Jesus’ birth, the chief priests and scribes cited this verse in response to their question regarding the birth of the “king of the Jews” (Matthew 2:1-6). Even though they were aware of this prophecy, they stayed behind when the wise men went to Bethlehem.

House of David

The Old Testament said that the Messiah had to be of the house of David (Jeremiah 23:5). Not only did Scripture predict that the Christ come from the tribe of Judah, but it also predicted that He come from the line of King David. The genealogies in both Luke and Matthew identify both Joseph and Mary as descendants of David (Luke 3:23-38; Matthew 1:1-17). Jesus receives his right to the throne of David through Joseph and his blood lineage to David through Mary.

Virgin Birth

Seven hundred years before Christ’s birth, Isaiah wrote,

“Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel” (Isaiah 7:14).

Both Luke and Matthew provide the details of how Jesus’ birth fulfilled this amazing prophecy (Matthew 1:18-25; Luke 1:26-38). Because of the unusual circumstance of Christ’s birth, angels appeared to both Mary and Joseph assuring them of the virgin birth, of the child’s conception by the Holy Spirit.

The name “Immanuel” means “God with us,” a clear indication that this prediction went far beyond anything in Isaiah’s lifetime. It pointed to the One named Immanuel who would be born many centuries later (Matthew 1:23).

The Massacre of Children

Matthew 2:16 records the horrible massacre of male children under the age of two in Bethlehem following Jesus’ birth. When the wise men did not return to Herod as he instructed, he ordered the killing of all the young boys under two in the town so as to make sure he eliminated the one who was “born king of the Jews.”

Jeremiah prophesied regarding this tragedy centuries earlier when he wrote:

“A voice is heard in Ramah, lamentation and bitter weeping. Rachel is weeping for her children; she refuses to be comforted for her children, because they are no more” (Jeremiah 31:15).

Escape to Egypt

How did Jesus escape the ravages of King Herod? The Lord warned Joseph in a dream, and they escaped to Egypt before Herod slayed the young boys in Bethlehem (Matthew 2:13-15). If you are thinking the prophets also spoke of this, you would be correct. Hosea, an Old Testament prophet who lived in the eighth century BC, wrote, “. . . and out of Egypt I called my son” (Hosea 11:1).

The Comfort for Us

The comfort for us comes from the fact that we can trust what Scripture says about both our faith and future. Our hope of eternal life rests on what the Bible reveals about Jesus’ death and resurrection and what it promises because of our belief. We can confidently proclaim, “The Bible says!”

For our future, we rest on the same assurance. Jesus spoke this comforting promise to His disciples as representative of us, His church:

“In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also.”

Meeting Jesus “in the air” and returning with Him to glory is our future (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18); the Bible predicts it. There’s no greater assurance than that.

-Jonathan