We That Overcome :: By Edwin Tan

“We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed” (2 Corinthians 4:8-9).

Recall what it was like not long after the promulgation of the Great Reset – this resembled a life sentence for no felony! The spring of 2021 was characterized by shock, dismay, and disbelief. The aftermath of a tainted election only brought the unthinkable, the unimaginable, and the unacceptable to the forefront.

It could only get worse in the months that followed. We were, on numerous occasions, no different from the masses. Our fallen nature made us susceptible to the never-ending torrent of false narratives which were meant to instill fear and despair. All too often, we had projections of what it would be like in the coming months, perhaps a year or two!

While we feared the worst, did it really become what all of us thought it would be? The father of lies and his minions bombarded us with possibilities, but did they really break our spiritual bones? Many, including those who called themselves Christians, succumbed, but not us!

We could only take into our hearts what the Living Word promised us. “What then shall we say to those things? If God is for us, who can be against us?” (Romans 8:31).

Humanity was experiencing a huge facelift that was deemed impossible a decade ago. The insanity associated with gender fluidity, the mindless destruction of food chains, and the implosion of lawlessness. Nobody prepared mankind for this unprecedented level of wickedness. We could have been sucked in by this malicious maelstrom, but we certainly weathered this stormy phase in a remarkable manner – all because of our understanding of the prophetic truth in the Living Word. It is not merely verbatim knowledge; it is all about believing in the inerrant truth in Bible Prophecy in a literal manner of interpretation.

As the months went by and the days grew darker, we could see the silver lining amidst all that thickening blackness. We knew where it would all lead, provided we followed the script from the Lord. So our hope was in our Creator and not one bit of the creation – it would make a significant difference!

“of the sons of Issachar who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do, their chiefs were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their command” (1 Chronicles 12:32).

There was no respite from the negatives, which more than intimidated us. The initial shock may have upset us, but because we understood the times, we held on firmly.

No doubt about it, there were multitudes who were shaken to the point where there was disbelief in God. The problem was their Christian immaturity and Biblical illiteracy. These folks were feeding on half-truths versus the full Counsel of God, of which nearly a third speaks the prophetic word. To make matters worse, their worldview was clouded with heaps of man-made doctrines. At the end of the day, they were unable to make sense of what was happening before their very eyes.

If these people claim that the Lord forsook them, it is the other way around. They pushed Him aside with their worldliness, and with this – the separation lengthened!

“Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself said, ‘I will never leave you nor forsake you'” (Hebrews 13:5).

The going was unmistakably tough, but we were glad that it was not as bad as anticipated. The Lord never failed us when we made distress calls to Him. He never allowed the evil tide to overwhelm us.

Most important of all, we could see where it would end. Would the tough times go on indefinitely? Certainly not! There would be a cut-off point. A very joyful moment indeed.

The Body of Christ is still standing tall in the post-Easter spring of 2023. Despite the threats and plotting on the part of wicked individuals, nothing much has materialized as far as harming us goes. We are still living and preaching the inerrant truth despite viciously hostile entities like Chat GPT. The recent firearm violence in Nashville only emboldens us to stand firm in Christ. It could get a whole lot worse, but pitted against a glorious eternity – it is really a small price to pay.

What we have gone through, are going through at this point in time, and are about to go through can be summed up in Daniel 12:10.

“Many shall be purified, made white, and refined, but the wicked shall do wickedly; and none of the wicked shall understand, but the wise shall understand.”

When we see the convergence of prophetic signs gathering pace, there is joy in our hearts. The finish line is not a mirage. The going gets a whole lot tougher as we inch closer.

Yet we persevere, knowing that it is never in vain. We have been through quite a bit, so what really is a little more roughing up? Especially when we know that He is for us all the way!

“Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain it. And everyone who competes for the prize is temperate in all things. Now they do it for a perishable crown, but we for an imperishable crown” (1 Corinthians 9:24-25).

Maranatha

Edwin

Contact me at edwinuk13@gmail.com

 

 

17 Apr 2023

Donation Drive April to June

During most donation drives, my focus is normally on the Rapture Ready site. Since this has been a quarter with few problems, I would like to focus on the nation, which I think has suffered a great deal of harm during the last three months.

By having a president who is mentally challenged, America is no longer the clear leader of the world. Although it did not get much news coverage, China made a move that shows America is being pushed out of its leadership role. It secretly arranged for a peace treaty between Saudi Arabia and Iran. This is an amazing accomplishment on the part of the Chinese when you consider that Saudi Arabia and Iran were, at the time, fighting a proxy war in Yemen.

A key source of American power in the world is that we control the reserve currency that all other nations must use in global trade. During the past quarter, several nations have signed treaties that will exclude the dollar in future trades. For decades, China has built up a large holding in US bonds. It has publicly stated that it has no plans to increase its holdings of our debt.

Crime has gotten so bad in many major cities that big box retailers are closing their outlets. Walmart is closing several stores in New York City because that has made it impossible to turn a profit. In fact, the company said they had stores in some locations for 17 years, and they lost money every year.

In San Francisco, a Whole Foods is closing up because it can’t get workers to show up. Violent crime is so rampant that some workers fear for their personal safety and refuse to come to work. If a mentally ill homeless person steals a grocery cart, you’d be a fool to run the risk of being stabbed over a fight for the cart. While you’re still recovering in the hospital, your attacker would likely be back on the street.

The reason why cities like New York and San Francisco are turning into lawless hellholes is that we have DAs and Judges that refuse to do their duty. They are elected or appointed into their position to go easy on criminals, whom they view as victims of the system. If a guy walks up to a stranger on the street and beats him for no reason, he is not a victim. This thug needs to be put in jail so he can’t hurt anyone else.

The mainstream media has long been evil because they add a liberal bias to the news stories of the day. Lately, things have gone one step further by the press collectively deciding what deserves to be reported and what should be banned from news coverage. The Jan 6th invasion of the Capital is constantly in the news. The boycott of Bud-Light over the firm having transvestite Dylan Mulvaney as the brand’s spokesperson has gotten very little coverage. The few articles that I find in a news search attack the boycotters as transphobic haters.

People who think they are some other sex has been going on for a long time. It seems in the last few weeks, it has reached a boiling point of insanity. Here in Benton, Ak, we have two students at the local High School who claim to be a dog and a cat. One of them requested that a litter box be set up in the bathroom for it to use.

Many corporations have a growing number of people on staff that are social justice advisors. They are there to make sure the firm follows woke guidelines that no one can really define. If they mess up, they can’t be fired because that would be racism and grounds for a lawsuit.

The rapid decline of America must have Christians screaming, “I can’t take this anymore.” I would remind my fellow believers that this is the outcome that the Bible predicted. Our Lord Jesus said that prophetic events would unfold like birth pangs. The pace of the last quarter ensures me that our mission here on earth will shortly come to an end. Please continue to Stand with Rapture Ready until we are called home.

There are three ways you can contribute to RR: You can send a financial gift via our P.O. Box address, you can make a one-time donation, or there is a frequent option that allows you to make monthly donations. If you’re interested in signing up, find the input links on the Donation Depot page. Donations can be sent to our P.O. Box at:

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— Todd


Raging toward Reset

Evangelist Billy Graham once wrote a book with the title World Aflame. The world then, as now, seemed poised to burst into actual flames. The nuclear war threat was ever-present, and the spiritual evil seemed, as now, to be erupting from the very portal of Hell.

However, that earlier time, because of extremely troubling things transpiring hour by hour today, seems almost a pleasant reminiscence. But at the same time, although things on the horizon are far more volatile now than when Dr. Graham released that book, the earth’s inhabitants and people of America seem to scarcely notice the true nature of the dangers faced.

Those who do understand the true nature of the matters involved in those dangers are in the almost-infinitesimal minority. While I’m aware that this observation no doubt might appear arrogant, it is nonetheless a fact if we view the Bible as God’s Word to humankind.

Only believers in Jesus Christ for salvation can truly grasp the dangers faced. And only a tiny minority within those actually understand what is happening and what is about to happen while the world and the nation rage toward reset.

This end-times generation sits upon an incendiary surface, beneath which is building the tectonic Tribulation pressures that are about to explode in the most catastrophic eruption of all human history.

Jesus, Himself, put it this way:

“For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be” (Matthew 24:21).

The Tribulation—Daniel’s Seventieth Week—is on the brink of erupting, and only that minority of God’s eternal family alive at this moment knows and understands the extent of the dangers that are poised to make the planet Hell on Earth.

As a matter of fact, the minions—the powers and principalities—against whom we as believers struggle, both human and demonic, are deep into preparing to bring that condition about. The evil, supernatural minions among that cabal are implementing the chief perpetrator’s blueprint to make the earth an inferno of death and destruction. At the same time, the human minions—at least many of them—believe they are creating a utopian world in which they can become as gods. This will require certain things to take place. These things are within the Luciferian blueprint, but the human minions believe that blueprint is their own creation. At least some of this human element within the Ephesians 6:12 cabal believe they are doing God’s work—assuming at least a few actually believe there is a God.

These, in their state of satanic delusion, believe the blueprint is of their own creation. They title their plan “The Great Reset.”

Their slogan for this scheme to construct their version of Babel’s tower is “Build back better!”

The chief human architect for the Great Reset project apparently is Klaus Schwab. This globalist adherent to the “Build back better” mantra framed the neo-Babel building project a few years ago.

In June 2020, Schwab, founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF), presented the plan. He wrote that the COVID-19 lockdowns “may be gradually easing, but anxiety about the world’s social and economic prospects is only intensifying.” He warned that a “sharp economic downturn has already begun, and we could be facing the worst depression since the 1930s.”

“To achieve a better outcome,” Schwab said, “the world must act jointly and swiftly to revamp all aspects of our societies and economies, from education to social contracts and working conditions.”

“Every country, from the United States to China,” he said, “must participate, and every industry, from oil and gas to tech, must be transformed. In short, we need a ‘Great Reset’ of capitalism.”

The following describes the unsavory project from the non-delusional perspective.

This will be your future if some powerful people at the World Economic Forum get their way: you’ll own nothing and “be happy about it.”

Energy will be green, rationed, and expensive, and travel will be restricted.

Your diet will be controlled, and currency will be digital.

This left-wing dystopian dream is called the Great Reset, and you’re supposed to be excited about it.

The Great Reset Is Well-Documented

The Great Reset has been labeled a conspiracy theory, and parts of it sound like a conspiracy theory, but everything we know about it comes from the global elites themselves, who have been quite open about it.

“This is not a conspiracy theory. This is a well-documented movement among many of the world’s most powerful people,” says Justin Haskins, the Editorial Director at The Heartland Institute and a leading authority on the Great Reset. “Fundamentally, this is a radical and complete transformation of everything that we do in our society,” Haskins adds, “It will change the way businesses are evaluated; it will coerce businesses to pursue left-wing causes.”

The Great Reset was unveiled at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where many of the world’s most powerful people go to offer solutions to the world’s problems.  They have said that the coronavirus pandemic is a historic opportunity to change the way the world operates.

COVID-19 Pandemic as an ‘Opportunity’ to Change Everything

A World Economic Forum video warns, “Right now, we’re facing a crisis of international proportions. It’s going to have a long-term impact on us.”

And their solution is essentially global socialism. Think of the Green New Deal combined with the COVID-19 lockdown restrictions and throw in something called the Fourth Industrial Revolution, in which technology is supposed to radically change the way we live and work.

Klaus Schwab, the founder of the World Economic Forum, says the Fourth Industrial Revolution will lead to “…a fusion of our physical, our digital and our biological identities.” (“The Global Elite’s Plan for Your Future: The Great Reset,” CBN, originally published December 8, 2020.)

The Great Reset planned by those who would rule the earth is understood by those who believe what God’s prophetic Word says about things to come as being Satan’s blueprint for bringing the Antichrist regime to power. And those who view these things to come know that the rage toward reset will be preempted by Christ’s call to all who believe in Him for salvation. It is the pre-Trib view of Bible prophecy that provides full enlightenment—that gives more complete understanding of what happens next.

We are nearing Midnight in ways that are overtly observable in every direction the believer can look on today’s end times horizon. The true “Great Reset” is about to be implemented. That “Reset” will be God’s fulfillment of the ultimate Promise to all believers who have lived during the Church Age.

“For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these words” (1 Thessalonians 4:16–18).

—Terry