29 Oct 2023

“WOE UNTO THEM THAT CALL EVIL GOOD, AND GOOD EVIL…”

“…that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!” (Isaiah 5:20-21).

APOSTASY AND DOCTRINES OF DEMONS

Satanist Delivers ‘Invocation’ at Texas Council Meeting. Allegedly, San Marcos’ City Council offered many church leaders the opportunity, but none accepted.

A.I.’ seance’ claims you can summon and speak to dead loved ones in a ‘mystical’ ceremony. The tech creator likens his product to an AI-generated Ouija board.

Google Co-founder Wants to Build A.I. as a “Digital God.”

Facebook took down a post reading, “Jesus died so you could live,” describing it as “hate speech.”

Program Grouping Christians and Republicans with Nazis Granted DHS Funding.

Large numbers of Britons don’t believe in God or say He isn’t important to their life.

Survey: ‘Christians’ Deceiving Themselves. Over half of respondents don’t believe Jesus lived sinless life.

Hinduism: India. Manipur tense weeks after 400 churches burned, 60 Christians killed by Hindu mob.

Islam: Islamic Terror Plot in Sweden: Syrian Refugee Brothers’ Planned Crowded Church Bombing.

PERVASIVE PERVERSION…

Biden press secretary says America’s children ‘belong to all of us’ at LGBTQ media event in defending “gender transitioning” of children.

Utterly Wicked: Associated Press Article Headline: ‘Trans Minors Protected from Parents.’ A bill passed in Washington state allows them to stay at host homes without parental permission.

Target Partners with Satanist Designer for Gay Pride Collection. Abprallen’s owner, a “gay, trans man,” said the Baphomet “Satan respects pronouns” pin is one of “my favorite and most popular designs and gave Abprallen its proper footing and direction.” He says, “We’ll hang with Satan instead.”

Teacher defends showing Disney film with openly gay main character to her class. The fifth-grade teacher said parents’ “rights are gone when your child is in the public school system.” She’s violating Florida’s Parental Rights in Education Act, which bans instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity in grades K thru 12.

Tampa Pride Event canceled due to explicit drag performances with children present. Florida law under Gov. DeSantis prohibits children being brought to such an event.

Microsoft Outlook Wants You to Change Your Theme for Pride Month to ‘Transgender.’ The 5 themes include “Pride, Lesbian, Bisexual, Non-binary, and Transgender flags.”

Majorly Befouled Baseball: Anaheim California’s mayor invites ‘trans nuns’ group to Angels Stadium Pride Night. And LA Dodgers re-invited the group, known for simulating sodomy while dressed as nuns.

Australians Who Criticized Male ‘Breastfeeding’ Told They Broke the Law.

French author Dora Moutot on trial for alleged crime of misgendering.

North Face clothing line joins the depravity and targets children too. Drag queen Pattie Gonia says ‘come out’ in its ‘Summer of Pride’ ad. The collection’s landing page boasts, “We roar. We heal. We become. Mother Nature guides us to where we need to be — and we dress to honor her,” and shows tots modeling the themed apparel.

Past Calvin Klein ad of ‘trans man’ wearing sports bra goes viral as Twitter wonders if the company is the next Bud Light. Modeling agencies describe Bappie as a trans man who hasn’t had top surgery yet.

Ford’s ‘Very Gay’ Trucks Ad Has Resurfaced. Ford hopped on the depravity bandwagon and aired the “Redefining Tough” ad for their ‘Very Gay Raptor’ Truck during Pride Month last June.

PetSmart Pushes LGBT Agenda: ‘Celebrate Pride with Your Pet.’

…AND THE ABORTION ABOMINATION

Rhode Island’s Democrat Governor Signs Bill Forcing Taxpayers to Fund Abortions Through Medicaid.

INIQUITY SHALL ABOUND

Washington state: Mail Delivery Halted for Entire Seattle Zip Code due to rising thefts.

U.S. Marshals Locate 225 Missing Children. 42 children were found outside the cities they’d gone missing in, 10 in Mexico, and 13 in California. The youngest child recovered was 6 months old. 86% were endangered runaways, nearly 9% were family abductions, and 5% were considered otherwise missing. The operation was conducted in eastern Virginia, Washington D.C., Maryland, Massachusetts, South Carolina, New Orleans, San Antonio, Detroit, Yakima, Washington, Orlando, Florida, Los Angeles, Northern Ohio, Guam, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands.

Canada: Toronto, over 300 students suspended for school property violence so far this academic year.

People with narcissistic or psychopathic tendencies are more likely to strongly endorse left-wing aggression against authority, according to a study published in peer-reviewed journal Current Psychology.

Left-Wing Extremism Tied to Psychopathy and Narcissism, Study Finds.

TRAITORS ARE RAMPANT AMONG US

Good for him! Florida Gov. DeSantis says he would welcome bill to abolish ‘corrupt’ IRS. He said, “We need something totally different.” He is running for president.

Democrats in New York State Assembly hell-bent on giving Government free rein to inject your child with whatever Big Brother deems necessary.

Former Deputy Nat’l Security Adviser Says FBI, CIA & DOJ Will Rig 2024 Election. We have black-and-white evidence that the FBI interfered in the 2016 election. When they failed to elect Hillary, they set out to destroy the Trump administration. The CIA got involved in the 2020 election with those 51 former intel agents who called Hunter Biden’s laptop Russian disinformation. So they’ve gotten away with it for two elections. They’ll surely try in 2024 because there are no consequences.

You’re Not Alone: Anger Is Building Across the World! A big part of the anger comes from a lack of accountability; the sins of those in charge seem to shed off their backs like water off a duck’s back. Justice and truth are becoming rare commodities.

SURVEILLANCE SOCIETY

The Restrict Act Is Pure Treason. Congress is full of Communist Traitors. The bill’s language reads like an Orwell novel. Crushing 1st & 4th Amendments with doublespeak aimed at combating foreign adversaries while awarding sweeping powers to Biden’s Commerce Secretary to set in motion the rounding up of those in the way of the compromised Biden regime’s NWO directives. Unleashing enforcement by an AI-driven surveillance state while, by seeming coincidence, major banks fall like dominoes to the coming CBDC maelstrom.

Military’s Expanded Role in 5G Could Lead to ‘Mass Data Collection, Tracking & Monitoring U.S. Citizens. “In many respects, those in power have come to view large portions of the U.S. population as adversaries or mere subjects that must be monitored, manipulated, and controlled. 5G is an essential component in how that will be accomplished. Also, the military has “long been aware of the destructive and harmful human and environmental effects from RF-EMF exposure (caused by 5G), but these are seen as “merely collateral damages” “necessary” to accomplish its perceived missions.

World Economic Forum Pushes Facial Recognition Technology at Latest Meeting. Digital ID uses facial biometrics to verify your identity. Brett Solomon – “who has tracked advantages and perils of technology for human rights” for well over a decade – said mass rollout of digital I.D.s “poses one of the gravest risks to human rights of any technology that we have encountered.”

GODLESS RUSE FOR GLOBAL GOVERNANCE AFFECTING THE ECONOMY, FOOD, AND YOUR FREEDOM

‘One Health’ will give WHO’s Dictator General power to initiate climate lockdowns. Behind the verbiage, One Health is a tool to create networks and combine efforts toward centralizing power and control. Once it’s achieved, similar measures imposed during the covid “pandemic” can be used for climate change, loss of biodiversity, human diseases, vector-borne diseases, etc. Where will power and control be centralized? World Health Organization’s (“WHO’s”) Director Dictator Tedros the Terrorist and, ultimately, those who fund WHO.

U.S.: John Kerry & Biden Regime Target Small Farms in Climate Crusade: Going After the Food Supply.

Germany: Environmental advisors suggest covid-era tactics to “carefully restrict” people’s behavior.

France: Bans Short-Haul Flights to Decrease Climate Change: Travelers Must Catch a Train Instead.

DELIBERATE PITTING OF NATION (ETHNIC) AGAINST NATION (ETHNIC)

‘Racist History’ of Democrat Party. The Democrat Party doesn’t care about black people; it uses them for votes but doesn’t want them to better themselves. The Dem Party founded the KKK, wrote Jim Crow laws, and filibustered the Civil Rights Act, etc.

PLAGUE, PESTILENCE…

The WHO issued an alert of a rise in “severe myocarditis” in infants between June 2022-March 2023 in Wales & England. 15 babies hospitalized; one died. Although enterovirus infections are common in infants, the increase in myocarditis with severe outcomes associated with enterovirus is unusual. Consultant pathologist and Health Advisory & Recovery Team member Dr. Clare Craig said there’s “a massive question about whether or not these babies or the mums are vaccinated.”

Maine CDC reports death from rare tick-borne Powassan virus. It’s rare; about 25 cases reported annually in the U.S. – but it can lead to serious neurologic problems such as brain or spinal cord inflammation. About 10% who develop severe symptoms die. CDC has tracked hundreds of cases of more common tick-borne diseases so far in 2023.

Flesh-eating “zombie drug” tranq now flooding streets of L.A. Officials say they’re taking more steps to track presence of xylazine in confiscated drugs but it technically isn’t an illegal substance. “Xylazine is making the deadliest drug threat our country has ever faced – fentanyl – even deadlier.” Xylazine-related overdose deaths in the U.S. are on the rise. In Pennsylvania alone, tranq-related deaths increased from 2% in 2015 to 26% in 2020. Similar death rates connected to tranq have been reported in states like Connecticut and Maryland, where 10% and 19% of drug overdoses in 2020 involved xylazine.

Tennessee: Two teens died just before graduation ceremony from drugs laced with fentanyl.

South Africa: Cholera Outbreak; 15 Dead in Pretoria Due to Tap Water with Human Feces. Three of its nine provinces now have confirmed cholera outbreaks. The first death was traced to nearby Malawi, which has seen hundreds of deaths from the illness. It’s spread due to poor water and sewage infrastructure.

…AND THE PLANNED-DEMIC

Throughout the world, corporate media has blacked out evidence that “vaccination” may be having deadly consequences while vilifying those who’ve called attention to such evidence, says Mark Crispin Miller, who has been tracking and publishing corporate media reports of people who’ve “died suddenly” since March last year. Media in U.S., UK, Germany, Spain, Italy, India, and Russia have been reporting “sudden deaths” incompletely and misleadingly. But Canada’s corporate media blacks out stories of people dying suddenly as completely as the Chinese Communist Party’s news media.

WEATHER EVENTS

Eastern Texas: Severe storm causes two fatalities, seven injuries, and significant damage.

Typhoon Mawar lashed Guam and could approach northern Philippines or Taiwan early this week.

Canada: Heavy rains offer some relief from the devastating wildfires but could lead to flooding.

Algeria: Flash floods swept across 9 provinces; at least 3 fatalities and widespread damage.

Southern Italy: Severe flooding results in 1 fatality, extensive damage.

Southern Spain: Extreme rainfall; century record broken, massive disruptions reported.

Bangladesh: Severe weather, including lightning strikes, killed 18 and injured several others.

Central Afghanistan: Heavy rainfall triggered floods; 6 casualties, 1 missing, significant damage.

Mongolia: Severe storms; 1 fatality, 16 missing, significant toll on infrastructure and livestock.

Panama Canal to be Hit by Shipping Restrictions as Water Crisis Set to Worsen. Vessels in one of the world’s most crucial maritime routes will have to transport fewer goods. Perhaps El Niño is partially responsible for arid conditions, which might worsen as the Northern Hemisphere summer is less than 30 days away. To global warming whiners and their poster girl, Greta: The Panama Canal could use some of that alleged melting water from glaciers that you describe will drown the world.

India: Crops destroyed amid soaring temperatures above 45C (113F).

WARS AND RUMORS OF WARS

Russia Issues Dire Warning After U.S. Approves Ukrainian Strikes on Crimea. Russia’s ambassador to the U.S. said, “Strikes on this territory are considered by us as an attack on any other region of the Russian Federation. It is important that the United States is fully aware of the Russian response.”

Iran reportedly building new underground nuclear facility so deep it’s impenetrable to missile strikes. And Israel’s Defense Minister warns that Iran is also turning civilian merchant ships into ‘floating terrorist bases.’ Along with a credible military threat in front of every arena, this “will lead to an optimal confrontation with Iranian terrorism, in the air, at sea, and on land,” he added.

Top Israeli General Says ‘Action’ is on Horizon Over Latest Iran Nuclear Work, but Netanyahu’s national security adviser played down any immediate threat. World powers’ efforts to negotiate new curbs to Iranian uranium enrichment and other projects with bomb-making potential have been fruitless.

Is Iran unlocking the gates to Armageddon? There’s a growing sense that Israel is quickly running out of time to prevent Iran from becoming a regional nuclear power. It’s highly likely that – as part of Iran’s partnership to supply Russia with drones – Russia is helping Iran overcome the last technical obstacles to producing, weaponizing, delivering, and detonating a nuclear bomb.

“Fear thou not, O Jacob [Israel] my servant, saith the LORD: for I am with thee; for I will make a full end of all the nations whither I have driven thee: but I will not make a full end of thee, but correct thee in measure; yet will I not leave thee wholly unpunished” (Jeremiah 46:28). (Emphasis mine)

TWO-STATE SOLUTION NEWS:

A peace deal with Saudi Arabia could become part of Netanyahu’s legacy, but at what cost? Communication between Israel and Saudi Arabia about a potential normalization agreement has intensified in recent days, with the U.S. sticking its nose into it. Such a peace deal would entail Israel making concessions to the ‘Palestinian’ Authority, as required by both Saudi Arabia and the U.S.

CONCLUDING SCRIPTURE

“But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. 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. For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night. But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation. For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ, Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him. Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do” (1 Thessalonians 5:1-11). Emphasis mine

 

God Made It Simple :: By Nathele Graham

According to Scripture, salvation isn’t complicated, but humans have complicated it. Justification happens at the moment of true faith in Christ, sanctification takes a lifetime, and glorification comes when we finally are Home with Jesus. God made salvation simple. You only need to realize that you’re a sinner and believe that only Jesus can forgive your sin. Your faith should result in a changed life, and that’s the sanctification process. We all sin, but a true Christian will ask for forgiveness and learn from mistakes.

One evening, a Pharisee came to Jesus to ask about some important truths, and the conversation is very enlightening. “There was man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: the same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God; for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him” (John 3:1-2).

Nicodemus had some understanding but needed to hear the truth from Jesus. He could have listened to the gossip on the street or the prejudice and misinformation among his fellow Pharisees, but he did the right thing; Nicodemus went directly to Jesus for answers. Jesus didn’t beat around the bush. He knew why Nicodemus was there. Eternal life is something most people have questions about, and there are many complicated and wrong answers to that question.

For instance, the Sadducees didn’t believe there was life after death. Today, we have some people who think there’s a place called purgatory where sinners go after death, but it’s not permanent. That’s not Biblical. God made it simple. “Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God” (John 3:3). Born again. Now there’s a phrase that has stumbled many well-intentioned people.

Nicodemus was a man who was searching for truth. He knew the Old Testament and had enough head knowledge to recognize Jesus as a “teacher come from God,” but he didn’t have the heart knowledge to recognize that Jesus was God incarnate. Without that heart knowledge, he was blind to the fact that he was speaking with the Messiah. All who seek Jesus need to have more than an intellectual knowledge of Him.

Nicodemus asked many questions that night, and Jesus was patient to answer. Being “born again” was an idea that confused Nicodemus, and Jesus explained. “The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth; so is every one that is born of the Spirit” (John 3:8). Jesus wasn’t talking about a physical rebirth but a spiritual one. The word “wind” is the Greek word “pneuma,” which appears 385 times in the New Testament and is often translated as Spirit. Neither the wind nor the Holy Spirit can be seen, but both can be felt.

Without the Holy Spirit, we cannot know the things of God. Nicodemus was smart to seek answers directly from Jesus, but what do we do today?

“For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? Even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God. Now we received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God. Which things also we speak, not in the words which man’s wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual. But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.” 1 Corinthians 2:11-14.

Is it complicated to receive the Holy Spirit? No, God made it simple. When a person truly and honestly accepts the free gift of salvation only found through Jesus, the Holy Spirit is sealed within that person.

“In whom ye also trusted after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise, which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory” (Ephesians 1:13-14).

People like to complicate this and try to convince you that you need to do something aside from believe in order to receive the Holy Spirit. People might tell you that you aren’t Spirit-filled if you sin again. Scripture says we only need to believe. The Holy Spirit will never guide us into sin and will help us to understand Scripture. It is possible to ignore this gift, and that’s where trouble comes from. We can choose to live contrary to God’s ways, but that isn’t God’s desire for us.

“And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you” (Ephesians 4:30-32).

Godly character should follow your belief, so listen to the prompting of the Holy Spirit and study Scripture. Apply God’s truth to your life. If you continue to hold tightly to sin and ignore the Holy Spirit’s guidance, you will have little joy in your life.

Nicodemus questioned how a man could re-enter his mother’s womb, but as the conversation went on, Jesus explained, “That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit” (John 3:6). Being born again is something that happens inside a person after faith in Jesus. No human has the ability to judge another person’s faith in God, but our faith should be evidenced by changes to our lifestyle and attitude.

The Apostle Paul was a man who allowed his faith in Christ to govern his life. His heart was changed, and his way of life was evidence of the inward change. He stopped hating others, and he shared the Gospel with everyone he met, even if it meant his life was in danger. He chose to praise God in even the most perilous situations. Paul and Silas were once asked by a jailer in Philippi what he could do to be saved. “And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house” (Acts 16:31).

Paul could have told him to be baptized, or perform community service, or say certain prayers, or any number of other “works” related “evidences” of salvation. Instead, Paul and Silas shared the Gospel. “And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house” (Acts 16:32).

Nobody can be born again unless they hear the Gospel. “How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher?” (Romans 10:14). If you have truly placed your faith in Jesus for salvation, you are a born-again Christian, and you need to share your faith with others.

My grandmother always said, “You can preach a better sermon with your life than with words.” That means we can say “I’m a Christian” all we want, but our actions will speak louder than words. “Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works” (James 2:18). We can’t work for our salvation, but we can let others see Christ in us by doing good works.

God made salvation simple for us because He loves us. If you claim to be a Christian, that means you’ve repented of your sin and asked Jesus to forgive you. Repent means you’ve changed your mind about sin. Don’t stay in the sin that once separated you from God. By faith you’ve become a new creation in Christ. “But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God” (John 1:12-13).

Being born again is a personal choice. Nobody can make that choice for you. It’s been said that God has no grandchildren; we all have to make our own choice. If you think you’re a Christian because you were baptized as an infant, think again. A baby can have no understanding of his or her need for salvation, and the parents made the choice. Baptism is outward evidence of a choice you personally have made, but it doesn’t bring salvation.

“That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation” (Romans 10:9-10). An infant cannot make a confession of faith. Notice, too, that this verse says nothing about adding works to belief. God has made salvation simple, but all the many Christian denominations have complicated it.

The important thing for you to do right now is be sure that you have believed upon Jesus.

When my husband and I were married, he wasn’t a Christian. He thought he was because he lived in the United States and it was a Christian nation. That really bothered me, and I spoke to him about it; I also prayed and prayed. One day, he was talking with a Christian friend, and the Gospel suddenly made sense. Ron accepted Christ, and I was amazed as I watched the Holy Spirit work in him and change him into a man who was a fearless witness for Christ.

Ron died ten years ago, and my greatest comfort is knowing that he is with Jesus. If he had continued thinking he was a Christian because of the nation where he was born, he would have been eternally lost. That’s as wrong as thinking you’re a Christian because you’re a Baptist, a Catholic, or any other man-made denomination. Only faith in Jesus brings salvation.

What about you? Are you born again? The Rapture is very near, and that means all Christians will be taken from earth prior to the time when God’s judgment falls upon all the unbelieving world who will be left behind.

Some people like to complicate things by judging who is a Christian based on works. Mostly those who judge another’s salvation set themselves up as the standard to aim for, forgetting that they, themselves, fall short of God’s standard.

“Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference: for all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God’ being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; to declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus” (Romans 3:22-26).

One interesting idea is saying only born-again Christians will be Raptured. That’s true, but it’s belief in the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ that makes us a born-again Christian. If you just attend Sunday morning services but have no faith in Jesus, you aren’t a Christian. Being baptized doesn’t make you a Christian. Being a very nice and kind person doesn’t make you a Christian. Only Faith in the finished work of Christ on the cross makes you a Christian.

God made it simple. “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. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God” (John 3:16-18). Yes, it’s that simple.

God bless you all,

Nathele Graham

twotug@embarqmail.com
ron@straitandnarrowministry.com

Recommended prophecy sites:

www.raptureready.com
www.prophecyupdate.com
www.raptureforums.com

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