12 Jun 2023

June: The Holy Month of Pride

In late May, I started seeing news articles that declared June LGBTQ Pride Month. I thought this was a new thing, but it has actually been building up for a couple of decades. US President Bill Clinton was the person who got the ball rolling. In June 1999, he declared the anniversary of the Stonewall riots every June in America as Gay and Lesbian Pride Month. In 2009, President Barack Obama declared June LGBT Pride Month. On 1 June 2021, President Joe Biden issued an official presidential proclamation recognizing June as Pride Month.

Since about 80% of the population has no interest in these alternative sexual lifestyles, you might like to know who is financially backing this campaign. Three key main drivers are the largest investment firms of Black Rock, Vanguard, and State Street. These companies control $20 trillion in assets. When Joe Biden was VP, he secretly met with them, saying they have greater power than the Democratic party to advance Left-wing social agendas.

Since they sit on many boards, through their ownership of millions of company shares, they can force firms to adopt sexual diversity platforms. It doesn’t matter that sales were down that quarter. Activists want to know why the company doesn’t have any black lesbians in management.

If Freddie Mercury, Rock Hudson, and Liberace were still alive, they would likely be upset that the people managing their savings were fixated on sexual matters. A homosexual 20 years ago would think the only agenda with their investments should be focused on making them grow in value. It is actually illegal for CEOs to conduct transactions that will harm the value of a company. Their duty is to increase shareholder net worth, and they can be sued for failing in their duties.

The job of Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen should be to look after the nation’s economy. While major banks are failing and the danger of a national debt defect loomed closer, Yellen found time to host several LGBTQ events.

While federal agencies have been tripping over themselves to pledge allegiance to queer activism, they couldn’t be bothered to recognize the fallen troops who make our freedom possible. Despite a government-wide tweet-fest over Pride Month, most of them ignore Memorial Day altogether.

Not to be outdone, education officials decided to change their government seal to the “progress, pride” flag, paying special homage to transgenderism—while the Marines, Air Force, and Space Force hyped everything from rainbow bullets to astronauts “queering” the moon.

The Biden administration is operating under a demonic delusion that it is working to make the government more reflect the American people. At this stage, the left can only work to make the US look more like Sodom and Gomorrah.

They want to achieve diversity by hiring people who represent the rainbow flag. If they give a job to a transexual, they should then employ 100 straight guys. We could have 30% of an agency identify as queer, and it still wouldn’t be enough.

Elon Musk is a rare island of sanity on most issues. He celebrated the first day of pride month by promising to lobby against child genital mutilation. “This is a major problem. I will be actively lobbying to criminalize making severe, irreversible changes to children below the age of consent. Shame on those who advocate this! It is utterly contemptible,” he said.

I have no personal issues with gay people. If they think God endorses their lifestyle, that’s between them and their creator. The problem comes when they demand that everyone endorse their sexual practices. Colorado baker Jack Phillips has lost two major cases because he refuses to bake a cake with a homosexual theme.

No one should be forced to create something that violates their fundamental beliefs. It would be crazy to think that a Nazi could go into a Jewish bakery and demand that they make him a cake that looks like the crematoria at Auschwitz. Christians can be compelled to violate God’s law because the promotion of evil is one of Satan’s highest priorities.

It just shows how far America has fallen when we have a whole month dedicated to celebrating sexual immorality. Soon every day will be Pride Day. The Bible warns that when a society is at a certain stage of perversion, he will lift his hand of protection, and it will die of self-destruction.

“Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another. They exchanged the truth about God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator—who is forever praised. Amen. Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural sexual relations for unnatural ones. In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed shameful acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their error” (Romans 1:24-27 NIV).

— Todd


The Last Minute

My friend J. D. Farag presented an intriguing message in the video he titled “The Last Hour.” He listed the reasons he believes this generation has entered the final hour before God begins to judge, as foretold about the Tribulation (Daniel’s seventieth week).

He gave the following reasons:

  1. Advanced technology
  2. Man’s survivability
  3. Deception spiritually

Regarding technology, he indicated that Daniel 12:4 is in view. Knowledge is increasing exponentially; in fact, it has advanced to the point that it likely can advance no farther without surpassing what he believes God’s prophetic Word has given—that is, will allow—mankind to endure during the last seven years before Christ’s Second Advent. 

Take AI (artificial intelligence), for example. Even those responsible for producing it are expressing fear that it is becoming increasingly dangerous. Humankind, they fear, is about to lose control over our own existence and destiny.

Additionally, the 9/11 attacks and aftermath have ratcheted up the movement into humanity’s enslavement through technological developments created under the Patriot Act and other surveillance and control methodologies. Add to these developments the vaccine mandates spinning from the supposed COVID-19 pandemic, and the observer of Bible prophecy from the pre-Trib, premillennial view can’t do anything but believe this is the final hour of the dispensation of grace.

With respect to Farag’s second indicator of this being the final hour—man’s survivability—Satan’s obvious hatred of God’s creation is front and center. The Luciferian plan is to, as said about that roaring lion he’s likened to, enslave, then destroy as much of humanity as possible. Farag believes the vaccine and its deleterious effects on the health of mankind are included in the devilish blueprint. Also, things going on in working toward poisoning the air and water of the planet, he believes, are being employed by Satan’s henchmen forces.

I, too, believe the pandemic was introduced by otherdimensional forces to hasten the Antichrist’s regime development. The Great Reset is a big part of this blueprint, in my view.

  1. D.’s third indicator of this being the last hour of the Church Age is the spiritual deception that has overwhelmed us in recent days. He says 2 Thessalonians 2:9–12 is at play in these closing days of the age. He says we are in a generation that delights in wickedness. Delusion and deception have been supernaturally imposed in the sense Jesus foretold while answering the disciples’ questions during the Olivet Discourse. Deception and deceivers, the Lord foretold, are the first sign of the last of the last days.

Farag said the Antichrist spirit prevalent in the world, and even to an extent in the Church, shows dramatically that the Antichrist is alive today and already behind the scenes. He believes this could be the main determining factor in this being the last hour.

I agree with my good friend’s assessment, with the possible exception of this present time being the “last hour.” I’m convinced this is rather the “last minute” of this age when the Rapture will indeed bring a Reset to planet Earth.

And I view the things he mentions, while accurate and even insightful, a bit different from my own view of the most important signal that we’re in the final minute, even perhaps in the final seconds, of this age.

This is based, as I’ve have pointed to for weeks, on the most profound prophecy given by the Lord Jesus.

Society and culture, particularly in this nation, reflect in mirror-like clarity the days of Lot in Sodom. I believe His Word on how things will be cannot be topped. He has the final word for the final minutes of this age.

I listen to the radio show host Chris Plante some mornings and he sometimes says that everyone is asking: “What is happening, and why is it happening so fast?” By that he means the insane coarsening of the culture that’s happening at a frantic pace. No one seems to understand any of it.

Jesus, of course, understood. All we have to do is consider His most profound prophecy to understand what is happening and why it is happening so fast.

We are in the time—the final minute or even seconds—of the period just before the Rapture of the Church when Jesus intervenes into the wickedness of humankind. We are in the time like it was in Sodom and Gomorrah.

This is discernable by those who understand, from Christ’s Words, what is happening in the area of homosexuality and all sorts of such aberrant activity going on all around us. Particularly, the Satanic assault on the youngest of children and even babies in the womb reveals the concentration of destructive hatred for humanity the minions of Ephesians 6:12 harbor and are working feverishly to carry out.

I thought to insert a news excerpt here in this commentary about all the LGBTQ+ craziness being perpetrated, or the transgender madness going on. But it isn’t necessary. You and I are confronted with it every moment of our day in these times. The stories of the insane assaults on our society and culture are with us constantly.

We are in the midst of Gay Pride Month. Need more be said? Thereby we know Jesus must be about to hear the Father say: “ENOUGH! Go get my children.”

Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded; But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all. Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed. (Luke 17:28–30)

–Terry

Looking for a Sign :: By Nathele Graham

We all want signs that we are following the right path or a sign of what God has planned.

During a very troubled time in Israel’s history, they were being harassed by the Midianites. Israel had been in rebellion against God and were paying for their sins. This was a constant theme with Israel and God.

“And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years” (Judges 6:1).

Even though Israel has periodically rebelled against God, He will never desert them. In times of rebellion, God allows them to be overrun by foreign nations, but He will never completely turn away from them. During one of those rebellious times, God called Gideon to stand for Israel. Gideon wasn’t sure he had heard God right and wanted a sign.

“And Gideon said unto God, if thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said, behold I will put a fleece of wool in the floor; and if the dew be on the fleece only, and it be dry upon all the earth beside, then shall I know that thou will save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said” (Judges 6:36-37).

Morning came, and the fleece was soaked, but Gideon still wasn’t convinced. He asked for another sign. He wanted the fleece to be dry while the ground all around was wet. Once again, God patiently gave Gideon the sign he wanted. Gideon went to war; the battle was won, and God was glorified. God calls Christians to battle evil every day, and we need to be prepared. The signs are all around us.

God knows the beginning from the end and uses prophecy as a sign. Too often, we neglect to study the Old Testament because we think it doesn’t relate to Christians. That’s very wrong. There’s much to learn from Abraham, Job, David, the Judges, and all the prophets of God. Prophecy helps us to prepare for the battles we face.

The prophets of old most likely didn’t fully understand what they recorded from God, but they knew that it was important. When Daniel was young, he was taken captive and relocated to Babylon, a very pagan place to live. Although he was young, he never stopped worshipping and serving God Almighty. He knew the Temple had been destroyed, but he still openly worshipped God. When he was given a prophecy about the distant future, he didn’t question God but recorded the words.

Today we have more understanding of their truth. Because we live in the times that were written about, we can see prophecy coming into focus. Daniel didn’t question prophecy, so he knew from Jeremiah that the Babylonian captivity was about to end. Daniel was also given many prophecies, including one that told when Messiah would come and signs of the end of time.

“Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy” (Daniel 9:24).

That verse alone holds a lot of information. God hasn’t replaced Israel, nor has He turned away from them. Also, be aware that a “week” equals seven years, not seven days. The prophecy is about Daniel’s holy city, Jerusalem. Jerusalem would be rebuilt and one day there would be no more sin. How could that happen? Daniel didn’t know how, but he knew God said it, so it would happen.

“Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again and the wall, even in troublous times” (Daniel 9:25).

This is also a prophecy about Jesus. It has been calculated that from the day that Artaxerxes issued the decree to rebuild Jerusalem (history records that date) until Jesus entered Jerusalem to the praises of the people, Daniel’s prophecy was fulfilled to the day.

The Scribes and Pharisees should have known, but they chose to ignore prophecy. God knew they would. Their ignorance allowed other prophecies to be fulfilled. The prophecy given to Daniel reveals that the Messiah would be killed and Jerusalem would be destroyed again. History confirms this happened. Why do so many people question the truth of God’s word? Like the religious leaders of old, many religious leaders today choose ignorance. Jesus had publicly given many signs that He was the Messiah. He healed many people and cast out demons, but the Scribes and Pharisees still wanted a sign.

“Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee. But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas: for as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth” (Matthew 12:38-40).

Scripture was their sign. The religious leaders knew the Law and the Prophets, but they refused to believe that prophecy was being fulfilled in their lifetime. Biblical prophecy will be fulfilled whether we choose ignorance or not.

The Apostle Peter was a witness to all the miracles that Jesus did and heard His teachings. Peter didn’t attend a seminary, so he wasn’t confused by man’s interpretations. He was a fisherman. Jesus saw his character and knew what Peter could accomplish if given the chance. Peter stumbled a few times in his walk, but when he finally realized his calling, there was no turning back. I guess he might have been somewhat like Gideon and was surprised that he had been chosen for important work for the Lord. Even though Peter was an eyewitness to the healing of deaf and blind people, and he heard the voice of God the Father booming out of Heaven, he knew prophecy was better proof than those signs.

“We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts: knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost” (2 Peter 1:19-21).

If you’re living in fear of all the wars and diseases that trouble the earth, then you need to open your Bible and study prophecy. There are hundreds of prophecies in Scripture that Jesus fulfilled. Since those were fulfilled, why would you doubt that the other ones will come to pass? Isaiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, Amos, Zechariah, and others all give insight into today’s world and what will soon come to pass.

We live in the end of days. Daniel was shown prophecy about our world today. He saw that Jesus would be crucified and that Jerusalem would be destroyed.

“And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined. And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate” (Daniel 9:26-27).

The Messiah would be “cut off” (killed) and reveals that the temple would be rebuilt. It was rebuilt but destroyed again in 70 AD. Many Jewish people are actively working toward rebuilding the temple. Three pure red heifers have been found, and that is an important part of rebuilding the temple, which has to be rebuilt before the man we call the Anti-Christ is in power. It will happen just as God foretold in prophecy. The temple will be rebuilt, but the Anti-Christ will defile it. It’s a sign, but a sign that evil is still in the world.

There are many more signs of prophecy being fulfilled. Again, look to Scripture for answers. Prior to Jesus’ crucifixion, He had a quiet talk with four of His disciples. These men were curious. Before embarking on a study of these verses, keep in mind that the ekklesia (Christians) had not been born yet. Jesus had not been crucified, nor had He risen from the dead. Pentecost was still in the future. Jesus’ Jewish disciples asked questions about Israel.

“And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? And what shall be the sign of thy coming; and of the end of the world?” (Matthew 24:3).

No matter which Bible translation you read, it’s only a translation of the original text. The word translated “world” is “aion,” which should be translated “age.” The disciples had finally understood that Jesus was going away, but they wanted to know when He would return. They knew that when He returned, the oppression would end. They didn’t understand that He had to die, and when He returned, the oppression He would end wasn’t Roman rule but Satan’s evil. The first point Jesus made was not to be deceived by false Messiahs.

“And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. For many shall come in my name saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many” (Matthew 24:4-5).

If you don’t study Scripture, you’ll easily be deceived. Then He gave general “signs” to watch. “And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet” (Matthew 24:26).

If you listen to the news media, you’ll hear of many wars. Russia is at war with Ukraine, but that’s just a stepping stone to their ultimate goal of controlling the Middle East, specifically Israel. Iran hates Israel and attacks on a regular basis. Go back and study the book of Judges. We know Israel has been in rebellion and mostly doesn’t honor God. It’s time for them to return to the God of their fathers and fight. Unfortunately, they’ll only call out to God after seven years of tribulation (read Revelation). Today, Israel is tired of rockets and terrorists attacking them, and war is looming.

“For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom…” (Matthew 24:7a).

As we read this, it seems redundant. “…nation against nation and kingdom against kingdom,” but once again, going back to the original language will help to make it clearer. “Ethnos” is translated “nation,” which is a people group… ethnic groups. We see daily that there is fighting within a nation because ethnic groups can’t get along. There are also many wars between nations. Do you see any of these signs happening? I do, and it’s all very troubling.

The signs continue and can cause great concern. “…and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places” (Matthew 24:7b).

If you follow the earthquake events, you’ll understand that there are thousands happening each month, and they are getting stronger. Pestilence is also a sign. Most of us remember the craziness of the last few years over a man-made disease. People willingly allowed the government to control every part of their lives. There will be more of the same coming as the world is being conditioned to accept a one-world leader… the Anti-Christ and his mark. But that’s another story for another commentary.

Jesus also told of famine. We see problems beginning now. Food shelves aren’t stocked like they once were. Animals have been dying, fires break out in chicken houses, and thousands of chickens die. Our food supply is being tampered with, so the food we buy is not the food that God created for our nutritional health. Scripture also tells of another type of famine.

“Behold the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, or a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD: and they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the LORD, and shall not find it” (Amos 8:11-12).

Oh my, this is happening! Preachers are politically correct instead of Biblically correct. Drag queens are invited to preach in some congregations, and it gets worse by the day. People are starving for God’s truth.

Remember, Jesus wasn’t talking with His disciples about today’s world but the way the world would be just before His second coming. “All these are the beginning of sorrows” (Matthew 24:8).

The word “sorrows” is from the Greek word “odin,” which means “birth pains.” I’m sure many who are reading this can relate to that feeling. I remember walking the floor all night because of pain as my baby was beginning to get in the position for birth. It hurt, but the pain would intensify. The pains grew stronger, and finally, it was very painful. As my husband held my hand, all he could do was encourage me. Then, it was time, and the baby was born, and the pain was worth it. As we watch the signs coming to pass in our own time, we know we are very close to the final seven years of history. As it gets closer, we need to encourage each other.

“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 5:9-11).

Don’t forget that Jesus wasn’t telling the disciples about the Rapture but about Daniel’s 70th week… the tribulation. That’s an event that will happen after the Rapture. Jesus took our punishment at the cross, and Christians will be taken to Heaven prior to God’s judgment being poured out upon the entire earth. In His words to the disciples, Jesus gave many, many more signs to look for, and we see the shadows of all of them falling upon our world today. The days of Noah and the Days of Lot are especially prominent as genetic manipulation and sexual perversion are all around us.

Brothers and sisters, don’t be a part of the sin in this world, but set your sights upon Jesus and His promise. Even though we see the signs happening, Christians have the promise that we will be taken Home before the Anti-Christ begins his reign of terror.

“And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come” (1 Thessalonians 1:10).

When Jesus returns to establish His Kingdom on earth, we will come with Him. That final battle will be over quickly. No evil can withstand the King of kings.

Looking for signs? Look to Scripture for signs of the times and act accordingly. Conform your life to Christ’s example. Share the Gospel. The signs say that time is getting short.

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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