(There is a special message at the end of this article for those who might happen to read this and do not have Jesus in their life and are looking for peace and a way to better understand the present-day insanity and confusion.)

The American people are waking up to what’s going on, according to Donald Trump Jr. in the below-linked article.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/08/26/exclusive-donald-trump-jr-people-waking-up-to-whats-going-on/

He is not the only one who is making this observation, and I don’t really have any reason to argue with his conclusions. However, I do sense that there is a message here that somehow a political awakening will matter in the long run. I don’t think it will.

I’m not attempting to denigrate those who are beginning to see that while they have been going about their lives obeying the law, earning a living, feeding their families, and all the other things that law-abiding Americans have been doing over the last 250+/- years, there has been a steady erosion of our nation’s foundational integrity.

That it is no longer gradual and that it is also intentional is the clanging gong that has begun waking the masses. The reality of Bible prophecy awakened me from the position I once shared with those who held that the America that had always existed (primarily in our own minds, I’m afraid) would continue to exist, that it would remain as we imagined it, and as it seemed to do for so many years. But God’s Word says otherwise.

Sad to say, while we have been busy living our lives, forces that have long been committed to evil and the subjugation of the world’s population have been cementing their influence and control over the last major political impediment to the implementation of a global power of evil in worldly terms. While America is not the only impediment to this evil power, it is the most prominent one.

Many of us have participated in on-the-ground battles and wars to destroy and/or restrain the rise of evil in the form of communism, fascism, imperialism, and other human-initiated “isms” as they arose. However, this battle is evil-ism. Evil for its own sake.

Much success had been realized by this country in stopping the worldly forces of evil. Up until the end of World War II, America had always acknowledged her dependence on God and dedicated prayer and our national welfare to Him. He seemed to guide America in her more noble causes during those times. However, after WWII, a noticeable shift occurred.

America became unequally yoked with a human-established organization. An association with God was implied or perhaps assumed, and even a Biblical verse from the Book of Isaiah (Chapter 2 v 4) was indirectly linked to it. But reality hints at a sinister connection that has been forged with powers that had been largely unacknowledged and certainly unseen. What would eventually become the United Nations became a stumbling block in place of prayer to the living God that we had always depended on.

Across from the UN Headquarters in NYC, there is a wall, referred to as the “Isaiah Wall,” that is engraved with the following “partial” verse from the Biblical Book of Isaiah:

“They shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore.”

Like a smokescreen laid by destroyers on convoy duty in the Atlantic in WWII to disguise the location of unarmed merchant vessels, there is a smokescreen built into this incomplete quotation of Isaiah 2:4 across from the UN Headquarters building in NYC.

Something has been left out. The fullness of the actual verse from Isaiah contains a reference to Him who authenticates and legitimizes the entire meaning and context of the Word of God.

“He shall judge between the nations, And rebuke many people; They shall beat their swords into plowshares, And their spears into pruning hooks; Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, Neither shall they learn war anymore” (Isaiah 2:4). Emphasis added by me.

He, the Messiah, Jesus Christ.

It is He that the designer of this monument has either intentionally or unintentionally omitted from the actual scripture, inspired by God and written by the prophet Isaiah.

It is also He who America has forgotten to retain in its knowledge and at its helm.

I can’t help but believe that the omission of the Lord Jesus Christ in this fluffy-sounding, partial quote of Scripture is reflective of the level to which this country has fallen, and therefore, this omission is accepted and even embraced, despite God’s clear warning.

“You shall not add to the word which I command you, nor take from it” (Deuteronomy 4:2).

If one reads this partial verse as inscribed on the monument, one might get the erroneous idea that “man” will achieve ultimate peace and harmony by his own means. That it is by man’s rule and authority that these verses will be brought about and only by his own power.

An honest review of current worldwide events reveals a very different truth. The world is crashing and burning under man’s perverted form of “authority” and “power,” and it could not be more obvious.

There is only one version of the Truth. Without Jesus Christ:

Swords will never be beaten into plowshares.

• Spears will never be fashioned into pruning hooks.
• Mankind will never stop learning and implementing war.

Placing trust in any human, be he politician, leader, businessman, or gifted speaker, is an exercise in futility. Hope, like trust, is only as valuable as He in Whom it is placed.

When hope is not placed in God alone, it becomes like a surveyor’s tape of bright orange or green left out in the weather, fading to pastels and then to faint hints of what it once was.

I believe we have left America out in the weather for far too long. When a nation, or a world, willfully rejects Truth, it crosses a line made clear by God in His Word.

“Therefore calamity will come upon him suddenly; in an instant he will be shattered beyond recovery” (Proverbs 6:15).

God has made the outcome clear in His Word that humankind, through rejection of His

Laws, Precepts and Ordinances, would bring about His Righteous Judgement.

It has never been a secret that this would come to pass at its appointed time.

I believe it could not be clearer that all the prophecies in the written Word are converging in real-time, as promised.

Now to the crux of this article.

There is a Hope. A real Hope.

“The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance” (2 Peter 3:9).

I pray you can see beyond this hopeless state of human affairs into the light of the promise God has made to you by His Glorious Son, Jesus Christ, where Hope is grounded in Jesus Christ, the Way, the Truth and the Life (John 14:6).

The special message I promised you:

For anyone who may read this article that has not trusted in Jesus Christ and therefore has no hope or peace in your life.

You can have hope. You can have the peace that Jesus has promised to all who have made Him their Lord and Savior. The peace that passes understanding.

It requires that you come before God on His terms.

And, what are His terms according to His Word?

• Genuine repentance (turning to God instead of continuing to reject or ignore Him).
• Confession of sins (that you are a sinner and acknowledge that to God).
• That you understand that the wages of sin is death (Romans 6:23).
• To acknowledge to God that you are unable to pay that debt.
• Belief that Jesus Christ paid your death sentence for you on the cross.
• To believe that Jesus is the Way, the only Way, that God has established by which humans may be saved from the consequences of their sin and rebellion.

God has made it absolutely clear that there is no one who comes before Him, under His terms, that will be refused.

• No one: no race, no color, no country of origin, regardless of any previous belief system: no one.
• No matter what your past sins have been, God can and WILL forgive you because He says He will.
• Salvation is available to everyone without any exceptions.

If you put all your trust for salvation in Jesus, and Him only, you can follow that prayer up by simply saying, “Thank you, Father God, for hearing my prayer and saving me,” because we can trust Him to keep His Word. He always has. He always will.

“Truly, Truly, I say to you that he who hears My words and believes the One who sent Me has eternal life and will not be condemned. He has crossed from death to life” (John 5:24).

There are no answers and no hope in the world by governments, organizations, politics or politicians. There are only lies and deception. But you can have the Truth and the peace you seek.

The answers are in the Word of God—The Bible. If you ask God, with all your heart, He will hear you.

“And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart” (Jeremiah 29:13).

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There are people in the world today who believe that they have sinned so badly that the blood of Jesus cannot reach them. King David was very special to the Father, as he relied on God all through his shepherd days and even when he faced the giant, Goliath. David put his faith and trust in the Lord and was able to kill the giant with a single stone that he threw with his sling. (ESV – all emphasis mine)

God protected David through all the attempts by King Saul to kill him, and eventually, the shepherd boy became the King of Israel. With all this in mind, you would tend to believe that King David would honor the Lord and never sin against Him.

Enter Bathsheba. David had an adulterous affair with her and even caused her husband, Uriah, to be killed. In 2 Samuel 12, the prophet Nathan went to David and caused him to see just how evil his actions had been. David made no excuses when he realized this and confessed that he had indeed sinned against the Lord. Though he would be severely disciplined by God, he did not lose his faith in the Father.

Psalm 51 gives us the king’s plea after Nathan confronted him. Please remember, even after this great sin, his bloodline was chosen to bring the Messiah onto the earth. Psalm 51:1-4; “Have mercy on me, Oh God, according to your steadfast love; according to Your abundant mercy, blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me. Against You, You only, have I sinned and done what is evil in Your sight, so that You may be justified in Your words, and blameless in Your judgment.”

This is a perfect example of someone who knows what they have done and truly puts themself at the mercy of our Heavenly Father. No excuses were offered, just a true admission that sin was committed, the sin was against the Holy Father, and the sinner opened himself to whatever judgment the Father would make.

Going to Psalm 51: 10-12, David sincerely pleas for God’s forgiveness and to once again be with him at all times. “Create in me a clean heart, Oh God, and renew a right Spirit within me. Cast me not away from Your presence, and take not Your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of Your Salvation, and uphold me with a willing Spirit.”

God loved David, but we need to remember He loves us all. Acts 10:34-35; “So Peter opened his mouth and said, ‘Truly I understand that God shows no partiality, but in every nation, anyone who fears Him and does what is right is acceptable to Him.'”

Then Romans 2:6-11, “He will render to each one according to his works: to those who by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, He will give eternal life. But for those who are self-seeking and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, there will be wrath and fury. There will be tribulation and distress for every human who does evil, the Jew first and also the Greek, but glory and honor and peace for everyone who does good, the Jew first and also the Greek. For God shows no partiality.”

This in no way indicates that we are saved by our own works and deeds, as given in Ephesians 2:8-9. “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works so that no one may boast.”

Denying we have sinned is a sure pathway to the White Throne Judgment of Revelation 20:11-15. As stated in 1 John 1:8-10, “If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us.”

Would anyone really want to call our Most Holy Creator a liar?

God will not only forgive our sins when we sincerely ask Him to, but Psalm 103:11-12 gives us what happens next; “For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His steadfast love toward those who fear Him; as far as the east is from the west, so far does He remove our transgressions from us.”

The steps to receive and accept Jesus as our Savior are found in Romans 10:9-13. However, first and foremost, one must believe Jesus is the only way to eternal life.

Two passages clarify this. John 14:6; “Jesus said to him, I am the Way, and the Truth, and the Life; no one comes to the Father except through Me.” Then Acts 4:12, “And there is Salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under Heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”

When a person truly calls out to be forgiven and to be saved, the Holy Spirit comes to be within them from that moment on. When the time of the Rapture takes place, as given in 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17 and 1 Corinthians 15:51-53, all who belong to the Greatest Shepherd that there is will rise up to meet Him in the air. This human body will be made immortal and imperishable, and we will have the mindset of our Savior. Never again will we have the sin nature within us.

The only other choice available is to reject Jesus and to accept Satan and the ways of this world. There is no other option than these two. All who do not have Jesus as their Savior when they leave this earth will spend eternity with Satan and his demons in hell.

Right up to one’s last breath, it’s possible they can be forgiven, as was the thief on the cross next to Jesus. After that, there are no more opportunities for forgiveness. Taking a chance that one would live long enough to call out is not the best plan. The best solution is to already have Jesus as your Savior, and there will be no issue where you will be spending eternity.

Hell is real, no matter what any false prophet may try to tell you. Jesus is the only way to eternal life, as given above. Some may try to tell you there are “many ways” to heaven without Jesus. They are part of Satan’s group.

The Lord hears the calls from those who truly seek Him, and will grant forgiveness. As stated numerous times, the only unforgivable sin right now is to take your last breath here without receiving and accepting Jesus as your eternal Savior. During the tribulation, the other unforgivable sin will be taking the mark of the beast, which is to openly worship the beast.

It’s a choice that each one has to make, and no one can choose for another. Please know that the end of this age is drawing very near, as evidenced by all that is taking place in the world today that we were plainly told would be happening in God’s word. It’s not a coincidence; God is in control.

Choose today; choose wisely. Tomorrow could be too late.

Come, Lord Jesus!

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