At Least Two Goals, Not One :: By Daymond Duck

 

On June 9, 2022, the House Select Committee held a staged meeting under the direction of a TV executive to present a partial and distorted picture of what happened when people entered the capitol on Jan. 6, 2020 (Democrat law professor, Alan Dershowitz, called it “a kangaroo court” and “a fixed jury”).

Some officials reported that this committee has just one goal in mind: Stopping former Pres. Trump from running in 2024.

In a TV interview on Jan. 10, 2022, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives said there is more to it than that.

According to this member of Congress, before the first meeting of the House Select Committee was held on June 9, 2022, the committee started rewriting the rules for the next election to legalize some of the tactics they used to steal the election in 2020.

A pre-determined response means the committee has a pre-determined outcome, and it has at least two goals, not one:

  • One, stop Trump from running in the future, and
  • Two, rewrite the election rules to ensure that they win all future elections.

For those who might not believe this, it will be confirmed if the House Select Committee ultimately recommends changes to U.S. election laws. Some of those changes legalize corrupt practices that were used to steal the 2020 election.

Hopefully, the Rapture will happen first, but voters will have no hope of changing things in Washington if this scheme to secure one-party rule succeeds.

In addition to honest elections, many things are at stake (freedom of speech; freedom of religion; our Judeo-Christian heritage; stopping abortion; stopping the LGBTQ agenda, stopping the woke culture, etc.).

Here are more stories that recently made the news.

One, concerning election fraud: on June 8, 2022, it was reported that Mark Zuckerberg gave millions of dollars to a group that was involved in suspicious activities during the 2020 election.

That group is planning to spend $80 million on the elections in the next five years, and they are planning to start as soon as the upcoming 2022 midterms.

My Thoughts: I wonder if this is why it is so hard to reign in social media.

Two, concerning the Battle of Gog and Magog: on June 1, 2022, Israeli Prime Min. Naftali Bennett announced that Israel plans to deploy its new “Iron Beam” laser-defense system next year.

For about $2, Israel will be able to shoot down a drone, mortar, rocket, or anti-tank missile.

Bennett called it a “global game-changer.”

God said, “No weapon that is formed against thee (Israel)” will prosper (Isa. 54:17).

The bombs, rockets, and missiles of Iran and her allies will damage Israel, but they will not succeed in destroying Israel.

Three, concerning the Battle of Gog and Magog: following Israel’s criticism of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Russia started calling the Golan Heights occupied Syrian territory.

On June 6, 2022, Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) fired missiles at targets near Damascus.

Hours later, Russia and Syria responded by flying joint air patrols near the Golan Heights along Syria’s border with Israel.

Russian and Syrian jets and bombers flying near the Golan Heights along Israel’s border is a major escalation of the conflict between Israel and Syria.

Four, concerning the Battle of Gog and Magog: the Israeli military has spent about a month training for an attack on Iran and for a counterattack by Iran and her allies.

In addition to this month of intensive training (now over), on June 8, 2022, it was reported that:

  • Israel has developed the ability for its F-35 stealth fighter jets to reach Iran without having to be refueled in the air.
  • Israel has developed a one-ton bomb that can be carried inside the F-35s and not impact their stealth character.

More: One prophecy teacher recently said Israel has informed several nations, including the U.S., that the Israeli government now believes it has a military plan that will succeed. The big question is whether Israel will attack Iran and when. It is possible that only God knows.

Just a Reminder: Israel attacking Iran is not the Battle of Gog and Magog, but Iran has threatened to retaliate, and a retaliation that included Russia, Turkey, and the other prophesied allies would be the Battle of Gog and Magog.

Israel attacking Iran could also trigger the destruction of Damascus (Isa. 17) and perhaps a war with Israel’s neighbors (Psa. 83).

The fulfillment of these prophecies would be a clear indication that the latter years and latter days have arrived (the very end of the age).

Five, concerning the Battle of Gog and Magog: on June 10, 2022, Syria reported that Israeli rockets struck several targets near Damascus, and there was significant damage to civilian and military runways at the Damascus International Airport.

All flights, incoming and outgoing, were suspended until the runways can be repaired.

Russia condemned the “provocative airstrikes” on Syrian territory, called them “absolutely unacceptable,” and demanded that Israel stop this “vicious practice.”

Israel won’t stop because Iran has been flying weapons and supplies (missiles, GPS systems, etc.) to that airport for use by Iranian forces and allies against Israel.

Six, concerning Jerusalem: on June 12, 2022, it was reported that sources in the U.S. State Dept. have confirmed that the Biden administration intends to open an Office of Palestinian Affairs in Jerusalem without Israeli permission.

Biden intends for this office to carry out the duties of an embassy without being under the U.S. embassy.

According to the article and U.S. Sen. Bill Hagerty, Biden’s actions are a violation of international law.

According to the U.S. ambassador to Israel under Trump, Biden is setting the stage for an attempt to give the Palestinians control over part of Jerusalem and to implement the Two-State Solution without Israel’s permission.

If this is true, and I don’t doubt it:

  • God said He will send the Battle of Armageddon upon the world for dividing the land of Israel (Joel 3:2).
  • God’s judgment will fall upon the U.S. for what Biden is doing (Zech. 12:3).

Seven, concerning hyper-inflation and an economic collapse (the Rider on the Black Horse in Rev. 6:5-6): a reader recently sent me an article dated June 7, 2022, that contains the opinions of several people on the current economic situation.

The article was written by author and media expert Alexandra Bruce (Forbidden Knowledge TV); it was carried by Zero Hedge on June 11, 2022, and here is my understanding of some of the main points:

Kim Dotcom, New Zealand tech CEO:

  • S. spending and debt are out of control, hyper-inflation is guaranteed, and there is no way to fix it.
  • Our government can’t do it, but if it could sell everything our government and every U.S. citizen owns, the U.S. would still be broke and unable to pay off all of its debts.
  • The Great Reset is a controlled demolition of the global economic system and its replacement with a new system where “the elites are masters of the slaves” (citizens of the world).

Harrison Smith, Host of The American Journal on InfoWars:

  • “The world economy is being collapsed, the food supply system is being destroyed, the energy that we rely on to maintain civilization is being curtailed and eliminated, and we’ll be forced into the Great Reset where we will own nothing.”

Edward Dowd, former Blackrock manager:

  • More lockdowns are coming to control the expected violence that will result from an economic collapse.

Dr. Mike Yeadon, former Pfizer VP:

  • The purpose of Covid and the jab is to collapse currencies and replace them with Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC) so people can be tracked and controlled.

The article ends with a question: “What’s the end game?”

It is my opinion that Bible prophecy says this is leading to the Tribulation Period, a world government, a digital world currency, the tracking of all buying and selling, and it won’t end until the Second Coming of Jesus.

Eight, concerning world government: on June 14, 2022, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Ghebreyesus announced that there will be a meeting of agency public health experts on Thursday of next week to determine if monkeypox is a “public health emergency of international concern” and to rename the virus so as not to offend “any cultural, social, national, regional, professional, or ethnic groups (the virus is spread mostly by homosexual men and calling it monkeypox might be offensive.).

Now consider this: If the 13 amendments that Pres. Biden wanted the WHO to adopt at its May 22-28 meeting (the decision on 12 of them has been delayed until this fall) had passed, Ghebreyesus could call monkeypox a global pandemic and force every nation on earth to impose lockdowns, vaccine mandates, passports, tracking of everyone, or whatever he wants on their people.

Even though the disease is spread primarily by homosexual men, Ghebreyesus could force his will on everyone on earth regardless of sexual preference, gender, etc.

Be careful when you vote this fall +on Biden’s 12 proposed amendments, America, because your vote could help doom billions of people to persecution, death, slavery, and eternity in Hell.

Finally, are you Rapture Ready?

If you want to be rapture ready and go to heaven, you must be born again (John 3:3). God loves you, and if you have not done so, sincerely admit that you are a sinner; believe that Jesus is the virgin-born, sinless Son of God who died for the sins of the world, was buried, and raised from the dead; ask Him to forgive your sins, cleanse you, come into your heart and be your Saviour; then tell someone that you have done this.

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Content In Life :: By Nathele Graham

 

Hardships and fear are two things that can spoil the peace God wants for us. It’s up to each of us to choose how we handle our troubles. Some troubles are worse than others, but when you are the one facing a tough situation, do you choose to honor God? The best place to learn how to handle life’s troubles is to look to Scripture.

Can you find any one of the heroes listed in Hebrews chapter 11 who didn’t face adversity? Each one faced a problem but rose above the situation as they depended upon God. Abel was hated by his brother Cain but honored God with proper sacrifices. Enoch lived in a time before God’s judgment, but in spite of the wickedness in the world, he walked with God and didn’t walk with Satan. Noah chose to follow God’s ways in spite of the wickedness, and his faith was rewarded.

In the Old Testament, we read about King David, who faced lots of adversity. But as we read his story, we can see some of his problems came from making bad choices, such as impregnating Bathsheba and then making sure her husband died in battle. David’s sons, Amnon and Absalom, were bad dudes. Amnon raped his sister, Tamar, and Absalom usurped the Kingdom from David and tried to kill David. Maybe they should have been disciplined more as children, and maybe they should have been schooled in God’s law. No matter what, David found peace in the Lord.

Everyone sins. Anger is a sin. Disrespecting parents is a sin. Putting anything ahead of God is a sin. Read through the 10 Commandments and see which ones you break. “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord” (Romans 6:23).

We all deserve God’s punishment, but His love for us is greater than our sin. Jesus chose to enter His creation in order to give eternal life to anybody who truly believes in His death, burial, and resurrection. Jesus, God incarnate, shed His blood as the final atonement for sin. When we repent and accept His sacrifice for salvation, quite often we become a target for Satan’s minions to attack.

I know this was true for my husband, but his way to combat the attack was to draw closer to God. That should be how all of us face adversity. My husband, Ron, had a neurological disease that attacked his muscles. His eyelids wouldn’t stay open, and even a faint light would cause pain in his eyes. I would watch as he held his eyelids up with one hand and typed with the other hand in order to finish a commentary. His purpose was to glorify God no matter what Satan threw in his way. Ron served Christ until he drew his last breath. Ron was content in his faith in Jesus, no matter what he suffered in life.

Let’s take a look at just one of the many men who served Christ even in the face of adversity. The Apostle Paul wasn’t always a good guy. If he had been a cowboy, he would have worn a black hat. He had anger and rage against Christians. Why? Mainly because he served the powers of darkness instead of walking in the light of Jesus. He was a young man with a promising future. He was the son of a Pharisee and studied under a well-respected teacher, Gamaliel. Paul was a brilliant person who knew Jewish Law well. He was also a citizen of Rome. He never denied his Jewish roots, but neither did he deny Christ after meeting Him on the road to Damascus.

“But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: of the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question” (Acts 23:6).

We can draw courage from Paul. He was facing trial and imprisonment, and many wanted to kill him, but he never denied Christ. This wasn’t the first time Paul faced adversity. In writing to the congregation in Corinth, Paul listed some of his hardships. People in Corinth were questioning his authority as an Apostle, and he cited his adversity as qualifications for the apostleship.

“Are they ministers of Christ (I speak as a fool) I am more; in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft. Of the Jews five times received I forty stripes save one. Thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night and a day I have been in the deep: in journeyings often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by mine own countrymen, in perils by the heathen, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren; in weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness” (2 Corinthians 11:23-27).

That’s quite a resume. Paul wasn’t bragging but stating facts. Today, so-called ministers of Christ (whether in the pulpit or supposed missionaries) are so afraid of mentioning Christ and teaching Scripture that the Gospel isn’t being shared. We need more men like Paul.

The experiences that Paul had while spreading the Gospel would have discouraged most people. I’m not sure how much I would be able to endure, but Paul is a wonderful example of being content to serve Christ in spite of circumstances. Paul also understood the reason that God allowed such things in his life.

“And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure” (2 Corinthians 12:7).

He understood that his troubles kept him humble. That doesn’t mean he was happy about the problems. “For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me” (2 Corinthians 12:8).

There are many speculations as to what the “thorn in the flesh” was. Some believe it was a serious eye problem. Some think he was speaking of his many beatings. Some even think it was a person who followed him and tried to interfere with his ministry. My feeling is that we aren’t told exactly what the thorn was so that whatever plagues our life, we can draw strength from Paul’s plight. In his letter to the Ephesian congregation, Paul spoke of spiritual warfare. Paul was an expert in spiritual fights. When describing the armor of God, the last item listed was prayer. It’s a good thing to ask fellow Christians to pray for our troubles, and Paul did just that.

“Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints; and for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak” (Ephesians 6:18-20).

An ambassador represents his nation and its leader. Paul represented his Lord, and he needed to speak boldly in spite of the dangers. It is very important for all Christians to know that we are encouraged to go to the Lord in prayer for our own “thorn in the flesh,” but we need to also submit to God and represent Him well.

When we see things from God’s perspective, our outlook can change. When we can see the “why” behind the trouble, it can change our attitude and help us to be content.

Many centuries before Paul lived, there was a young man who was the apple of his father’s eye. His name was Joseph, the son of Jacob. He had 1l older brothers who were very jealous of him and resented their father’s love for him. One day their anger overcame their senses, and they sold him into slavery, then told their father he was dead.

How could God possibly bless these guys?

Joseph spent years in Egypt as a slave and suffered many hardships. He did have a gift of interpreting dreams, and one day, Pharaoh had a troubling dream. Joseph was asked to interpret it, which he did. Famine was coming, and Pharaoh needed to make provisions for the coming time of famine. Joseph was put in charge of the plans and promoted to the second highest position in government. Eventually, the famine did come, and Jacob and his family were affected. So, the 11 brothers were sent to Egypt to buy food for survival. They had no idea their younger brother, Joseph, was the one who would either give them food or deny them. It’s a long and interesting story, but Joseph did grant them the food and eventually revealed who he was. They were shocked, to say the least.

We can take a lesson from Joseph’s words to them. “But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive” (Genesis 50:20).

Whatever your plight, use it to glorify God and let God work his blessings through you. You never know how many people will be blessed by your obedience to God. Be content.

One of the cities where Paul received a whipping and was imprisoned was Philippi. It was there that he and Silas were chained in a dungeon. They didn’t have a pity party but prayed and sang. “And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them” (Acts 16:25).

Then a large earthquake happened, the doors of the prison were flung open, and the chains were loosened. If the prisoners escaped, the warden would be executed. The witness of Paul and Silas changed hearts, and nobody escaped. The jailer, not knowing that, thought suicide was his only option. “But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying Do thyself no harm: for we are all here” (Acts 16:28).

Because of the singing and praying, the prisoners stayed put and the jailer came to a saving faith in Christ. He asked how to be saved “And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house” (Acts 16:31).

The jailer’s faith wouldn’t save his family; they would have to make their own decision to follow Christ, but his changed life would influence them. It seems that God did a great work in Philippi because a congregation was established there. Paul wrote a letter to them in which he thanked them for providing for his needs.

“But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at the last your care of me hath flourished again; wherein ye were also careful, but ye lacked opportunity. Not that I speak in respect of want; for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am therewith to be content” (Philippians 4:10-11).

That’s the key to joy in the Lord. Pray for your own needs, pray for the needs of others, but be content with whatever God’s answer is to your request.

The writer of the letter to the Hebrews admonishes us to be content. “Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what men shall do unto me” (Hebrews 13:5-6).

The word “conversation” is from the Greek word “tropos” and means your manner of life. Hold tight to the promise that Jesus will never leave you or forsake you. He loves you and gave his life to redeem you. Be content in your life, and glorify Him in all you do.

God bless you all,

Nathele Graham

twotug@embarqmail.com

ron@straitandnarrowministry.com

Recommended prophecy sites:

www.raptureready.com

www.prophecyupdate.com

www.raptureforums.com

All original scripture is “theopneustos,” God-breathed.

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