Melting Down and Running Out of Time :: By Daymond Duck

 

On June 1, 2022, Anne Graham Lotz, Billy Graham’s daughter, wrote, “Our beloved nation is melting down. The jettisoning of traditional Judeo-Christian values has seemed to erupt at warp speed. Lying, corruption, deception, betrayal, and greed are becoming the norm. Fear, rage, lawlessness, murder, suicides, and drug and alcohol abuse seem out of control. The signs the Bible gives which characterize the last generation of human history are warning indicators. Could it be our world is coming under God’s final judgment? If so, then the time before Jesus returns for His followers is running out.”

Here is a link to the entire article:

https://harbingersdaily.com/preach-stand-the-time-before-jesus-returns-for-his-followers-is-running-out/

Here are more reports on things that are taking place:

One, concerning shortages: on May 25, 2022, Bloomberg reported that fuel shortages, drought, and heatwaves in Asia, Europe, and the U.S. could cause rolling blackouts (no electricity) in less than one month.

According to Bloomberg, commodity disruptions, the war in Ukraine, and Biden’s failed effort to transition away from fossil fuels are going to cause electric power systems to fail (putting one billion people at risk worldwide and likely including U.S. citizens in six states from California to the Great Lakes).

Two, concerning food and fuel shortages: on June 2, 2022, Bill Wilson (Senior Analyst for Koenig’s Eye View) wrote, “According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, a family of four on a thrifty food plan paid $917 for groceries in May, up about 65 percent from a year ago. Gasoline prices have jumped over 53 percent, from $2.46 a gallon when Biden first took office, to $4.62 a gallon on Monday. The American Automobile Association asks on its website, “Is this the calm before the storm?” The answer is a loud yes.”

In part, Wilson blamed:

  • Biden’s cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline and exploration and leases on federal lands.
  • Biden’s belief that higher fuel prices are needed to cause Americans to transition from fossil fuels to green energy.
  • Poor decisions by the Chair of Biden’s Council of Economic Advisors and his Sec. of the Treasury.

More: On June 2, 2022, it was reported that Jamie Dimon, CEO of JP Morgan Chase, said an economic hurricane is coming our way and “you better brace yourself.” Dimon said his company doesn’t know whether this will be a weak or a strong hurricane, but his company is preparing for “bad outcomes.”

(Note: On June 6, 2022, physician and writer Dr. Brian Joondeph predicted that it will be a category 5 hurricane.)

More: On June 3, 2022, Mike Adams (Brighteon) predicted that food shortages in the U.S. will lead to food riots resulting in “martial law in America before the mid-term election.”

More: Adams is not the only prophecy teacher that believes Biden may use food shortages, electrical shortages, or some other crisis to cancel the mid-term elections so the Democrats won’t be voted out of office.

More: On June 6, 2022, it was reported that:

  • The price of gasoline has risen 27 out of the last 28 days.
  • The sale of half-gallon containers of milk has increased, and the sale of gallon containers of milk has decreased because rising food prices are forcing people to buy less.
  • Sales at dollar stores and dollar tree are increasing because people can no longer afford the better merchandise at other stores.

My opinion: We are witnessing the result of Biden’s “Build Back Better” plan (weaken America to entice citizens to accept the NWO — world government).

Three, on June 6, 2022, Pres. Biden declared a national energy emergency for the next 24 months (unless it is canceled first).

Biden said, “Multiple factors are threatening the ability of the United States to provide sufficient electricity generation to serve expected customer demand.”

Two “multiple factors” listed in his declaration are Russia and climate change.

Biden didn’t mention his cancellation of the Keystone pipeline and the oil leases on federal lands.

My opinion: America’s energy crisis is not being caused by Russia or climate change. America is deliberately being weakened from within. This is part of the WEF “Great Reset” (a transition from the old normal to the New World Order by 2030 or sooner). It is one of many scare tactics.

I believe Americans will soon be told:

  • That we can’t solve our problems by ourselves.
  • That our problems (the inflation, supply-chain crisis, and pandemic they created) are global, and they require a global solution (a world government).

From a Biblical perspective, I believe:

  • That our created problems may be triggering the birth pains.
  • That our created problems signify that we are approaching the Rapture.

Four, concerning world government: on June 6, 2022, it was reported that Wayne Allen Root (Radio host, writer, and Libertarian Party candidate for Pres. of the U.S. in 2008) said he believes the U.S. economy is being destroyed so fast that the U.S. will not make it to the 2024 elections (and he is not even sure the U.S. will make it to this November’s mid-term elections).

Concerning why he believes that way, Root listed what some of the richest men in America are saying, rising interest rates, surging inflation, declining home sales, exploding gasoline and food prices, looming food shortages, surging violence, surging crime, wide-open borders, the rush to disarm U.S. citizens, and more.

We now have one of America’s former Presidents (a Republican, Trump) and a former candidate for President (a Libertarian, Root) saying America may decline and collapse before the 2024 elections, and this is in addition to Anne Graham-Lotz’s statement that “Our beloved nation is melting down.”

My opinion: If the U.S. economy is destroyed before 2024, the global economy will go down with it.

My opinion: I have also long believed that the Rider on the Black Horse in Rev. 6:5-6 is hyperinflation and a global economic collapse and that rider will be released by Jesus early in the Tribulation Period.

My opinion: I agree with those that believe the people in Washington are too intelligent to get America in this mess, so it must be deliberate.

I think they are deliberately transitioning to the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, and that is not good for America.

Time will tell, but 2024 is drawing near, and multitudes could know soon.

Five, concerning world government: on June 6, 2022, Mexico’s Pres. Obrador suggested that the U.S. and Mexico should erase their border and merge the two nations, and in case that sounds ridiculous, he announced that he will meet with Pres. Biden at the White House next month to discuss this very issue.

It seems incredible that any President of the U.S. would even discuss a merger with Mexico, but then, Biden stopped construction on the border wall and said he will make the NWO happen.

The NWO is about a borderless world (world government).

Six, concerning the Covid-19 pandemic, on June 3, 2022, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released their data on adverse reactions to Covid-19 vaccinations from Dec. 14, 2020, to May 27, 2022.

The U.S. government-funded CDC data shows that in the U.S.:

  • 586 million vaccinations were administered (346 million were Pfizer, 221 million were Moderna, and 19 million were Johnson & Johnson).
  • 825,454 people had an adverse reaction.
  • 13,150 people died (16% died within 24 hours; 20% died within 48 hours).
  • 83,454 people had a serious reaction.

Readers should be aware that only a small fraction of the adverse reactions get reported to the CDC (put another way, the facts are much worse than the CDC numbers show, and this is allowed because the CDC is concerned that more accurate numbers would cause more people to refuse to be vaccinated).

Also, these numbers are just for the U.S. (they do not include data from other nations).

Seven, concerning the Days of Noah (wickedness): on June 8, 2022, it was reported that a man with a weapon and burglary tools that said he wanted to kill Judge Richard Kavanaugh was detained outside the Judge’s home.

One problem with evil in America is that one of the main political parties is okay with wickedness and violence by some people (Antifa, Black Lives Matter, abortion demonstrators, etc.), but they accuse and refuse to tolerate violence or the accusation of violence and wickedness from others (Jan. 6 demonstrators, some Trump officials, etc.).

They refuse to prosecute some groups and deny Constitutional protections to other groups.

If these corrupt officials don’t correct this two-tiered legal system, God will eventually deal with it.

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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Where’s The Bed of Roses? :: By Nathele Graham

 

Life can often become very disheartening. We see people around us prospering and enjoying excellent health. Or so it seems. We never know what lies behind the smiles. We don’t see that the apparent prosperity has come with a pile of credit card bills. We don’t see that the excellent health isn’t all that excellent. Troubles and trials affect everybody, but too often, Christians think we should be exempt from all the hardships in this life. That just isn’t the way it works. You can search the Scriptures for years and never find that God promised a smooth and easy life once we give our life to Him.

When Adam sinned, Paradise was lost, and life in this world has been a struggle ever since. Of course, God told Adam what would happen if he ate from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. He chose to eat the fruit, and death became a reality. Still, God loves His creation and gave us the only solution to eternal death caused by sin.

“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).

Faith in Jesus Christ is the only way to be sure your sin is forgiven and that you spend eternity in the presence of God. That’s where real peace is to be found, not on earth. In this life, we make many choices, and often those choices cause us pain and suffering. If your choice is to follow Christ in spite of the temptations of this world, you still will face difficult situations, but serving Christ with a joyful heart eases the pain.

From Adam on, life has been a struggle. Disease, rebellion to God, and death have plagued humanity for thousands of years since Adam’s disobedience. He knew the consequences of his actions but ate the forbidden fruit anyway. We choose to sin, too, knowing full well the consequences. “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord” (Romans 6:23).

Much of the unhappiness and disease in our life is caused by our own choices. Is diabetes an issue in your life? Have you followed a healthy diet, or do you live on junk food? That’s a bad choice. Do you have lung disease? Do you smoke? Smoking isn’t a wise choice. Do you have a socially transmitted disease? Do you disobey God’s rule about sexual activity only being within a one man/one woman marriage? If so, then you’ve made your own choice. God will forgive the sin if you repent and turn away from it, but the consequences He may not heal. Scripture reveals that we are to make wise choices.

Jesus chose to enter His creation knowing He would shed His blood for our salvation. In Mark chapter 8, we see Jesus explaining this to His disciples. “And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders, and of the chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again” (Mark 8:31).

Jesus chose obedience and submission to God the Father. His human side knew the pain He would face, but the God side of Him knew it was the only way to redeem mankind. Peter rebuked Him; Peter didn’t understand. Can you imagine rebuking God? I’m sure Peter had all the best intentions, but rebuking God is a bit arrogant. Jesus was stern with him. “But when he had turned about and looked on his disciples, he rebuked Peter, saying, Get thee behind me, Satan: for thou savourest not, the things that be of God, but the things that be of men” (Mark 8:33).

I think we can understand Peter’s thinking at the time. He had no idea why Jesus had to die, and Peter was very comfortable being a rebel to the Jewish leaders as long as Jesus was there with him. It would make sense by human understanding that Jesus should have an easy life because He was God and shouldn’t have to suffer. Peter forgot to read prophecy, and he forgot to trust Jesus.

“But when he had turned about and looked on his disciples, he rebuked Peter, saying, Get thee behind me, Satan: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but the things that be of men. And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel’s, the same shall save it. For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?” (Mark 8:34-37).

Jesus didn’t describe a bed of roses for His followers. Taking up a cross was a very graphic picture of death, and everyone listening knew what it meant. Today, Jesus might have said, ‘Stand before a firing squad’ or ‘Sit in the electric chair.’ Still, there was more submission involved in taking up a cross. Jesus did it by choice, and we need to choose to surrender our favorite sins and nail them to the cross in order to honor Christ.

I’m sure there must have been a few of those first Christians who didn’t seem to suffer in order to follow Jesus. Barnabas comes to mind. “And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, and of the country of Cyprus” (Acts 4:36).

He must have been an interesting man. He was a Christian, and for a Levite, that was a big step. What did he give up to become a Christian? Because he was a Levite, he was to attend to the Temple, a very honorable Jewish profession. We also know that he was a man who had property in Cyprus, which he cheerfully sold in order to aid fellow Christians in need. “Having land, sold it, and brought the money, and laid it at the apostles’ feet” (Acts 4:37).

Many Christians were in great need because they had chosen to forfeit everything in order to follow Christ. Most no longer had jobs, family had rejected them, and there was a great need. Christians are supposed to help fellow Christians, and Barnabas is an example of giving with joy. He sold what he had in order to serve Christ while serving others. It was also Barnabas who first befriended Paul, then accompanied him in the mission field. Yes, Barnabas must have been a very happy man in spite of hardship. What all he did, he did to glorify Christ.

Speaking of Paul, was there ever a more faithful servant of our Lord than Paul? He certainly didn’t have an easy life after he met Jesus. Paul surrendered his entire self to Christ. He walked away from his high standing in the Jewish community; any wealth that had been his was forfeited as he served Christ. He traveled the mission field, not lodging at five-star hotels but quite often sleeping in jail cells. He was beaten, dragged out of town to die, was shipwrecked, snake bit, and generally suffered much loss and discomfort. In spite of it all, he spread the Gospel with joy. He loved the people he brought to salvation, and he collected money to help Christians during times of drought and trouble. Paul didn’t really enjoy the pain he endured in serving Christ but accepted God’s will.

“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. For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. And he said unto me, my grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me” (2 Corinthians 12:7-9).

Maybe you’re missing the bed of roses because you only see the thorns.

Jesus told us how to ease the thorns in life by showing love to others even if we are mistreated. “But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; that ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and the unjust” (Matthew 5: 44-45).

Sun and rain make roses grow in spite of the thorns. If we choose to respond with anger to everyone who offends us, we end up with a bed of thorns instead of roses and a life that doesn’t reflect Christ. Roses have thorns, so if we happen to have an easy life, it’s because we choose to see the roses, not the thorns.

In life, we make choices. We can choose to see the roses or see the thorns. We will see more roses if we choose to cheerfully submit our life to Christ and glorify Him in all we do.

God bless you all,

Nathele Graham

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

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