Reset vs. Restrainer :: By Terry James

Published on: by RR7 Category:General Articles, Terry James

There should be no question now in spiritually attuned minds of Bible prophecy students. The principalities and powers in high places of Ephesians 6: 12 are in full throttle mode. They intend to use this presidential election theft to galvanize their one-world tower building effort.

Global warming didn’t do it. Following that lie, the climate change ruse hasn’t done it. Now, with more than four years of inflicting every sort of prevarication and coup d’état attempt by the globalist wickedness, they are all in for changing Planet Earth into their own Utopian concept. At the heart of that blueprint is the term we’ve heard over and over since the 2020 presidential campaign in the U.S. began.

The Great Reset is thrusting ahead into 2021, seemingly unstoppable while it threatens to pierce the fabric of culture and society the founding fathers wove together so carefully back in 1776. They have corrupted this God-blessed republic through fraud and deceit that is itself prophetic in nature (read Jesus’ first prophetic words as recorded in Matthew chapter 24).  They have, with Lucifer-inspired cleverness, possibly put the political party and the presidential placeholder into office that will, when the blueprint is come to fruition, dissolve American sovereignty, tear down borders, and bring this nation’s great assets into the globalist coffers, just as has been their goal for decades.

I use the word “possibly” because as of this writing there remains room for the God who brought into existence this republic time to perform yet another miracle. –One like He performed in the 2016 presidential election, in my estimation.

And, certainly, it will take a miracle directly from Heaven. Prospects, from the human view of the way things are shaped at this time, are less than good that Mr. Trump will get a second term.

Thoughts of The Great Reset has all of the pundits on the other side positively giddy. –And that consists of the vast majority of those who make up America’s political, news media and business elite who anticipate Mr. Biden taking the oath of office on January 20.

While the following is more lengthy than the excerpts I prefer to include in commentaries, I thought this portion of a superb article on the matter of The Great Reset is something that will explain what the nation faces.

[A WEV video stated that] the brainchild of the World Economic Forum [WEV,] a globalist group of powerful Deep State elites that meets every year in the Swiss ski-resort town of Davos, is the “Great Reset” aims to fundamentally reengineer industries, societies, education, agriculture, relationships, and even human beings. Its advocates are openly saying as much, with WEF boss Klaus Schwab declaring that “all aspects of our societies and economies” need to be “revamped” Even “our thinking and behavior” will have to dramatically shift, he said. A WEF statement marketing the controversial scheme also calls for a “new social contract” centered on “social justice.”

“Every country, from the United States to China, must participate, and every industry, from oil and gas to tech, must be transformed,” added Schwab, calling for even “stronger and more effective” government, without explaining what might happen to those that refuse. “We must build entirely new foundations for our economic and social systems.” And there is no other choice but to submit, he and others declared.

In his book on COVID and the Great Re*set, Schwab also vowed that life would “never” return to “normal.” “The world as we knew it in the early months of 2020 is no more, dissolved in the context of the pandemic,” he said, adding that the looming changes are so huge that some are now speaking of “before coronavirus” (BC) and “after coronavirus” (AC) eras.

The changes will be systemic. “The COVID19 crisis has shown us that our old systems are not fit anymore for the 21st century,” Schwab declared in his speech unveiling the Great Re*set in June. Beyond just social systems, Schwab also called a change in “mindsets” the “most important” issue. “We have to … bring our thinking and behavior once more into harmony with nature,” he said. Read that again: Even your thinking and behavior is in the global elites’ cross hairs. “Now is the historical moment — the time — not only to fight the virus, but to shape the system for the post-corona era,” he added. [The Great Reset, thenewamerican.com, by Alex Newman, December 29, 2020]

To understand the dangers of this blueprint, we have only to consider that the Chinese Communist government is wholeheartedly signed on to the WEV plans to establish this Great Reset. Chinese dictator Xi Jinping is one of the most applauded leaders when the WEV meets. This brings into focus the almost certainty that the Coronavirus (often called the Chinese Virus) has been instrumental in galvanizing the efforts to bring America down and establish the globalist elites’ Utopian dream.

The Great Reset, no matter the planning by those who believe they are superior to not only everyone else on earth, but superior to God, Himself, can’t proceed without that very God’s permission. They, like their father, Lucifer the fallen one, have determined to put their throne above the Throne of the Almighty.  Their neo-Tower of Babel won’t be completed as long as the Restrainer is on this fallen planet. The Holy Spirit, Who resides within each believer in Jesus Christ, will hold back their devilish plans until He removes all believers to Heaven.

In the supernatural battle of Reset vs Restrainer, the winning strategy is firmly held only in the mind of God. This should give everyone who names the name of Jesus Christ great comfort. I know it does me.

 

Prayer of Daniel :: By Murray Lorance

Published on: by RR7 Category:General Articles

Preparing to return HOME!

Most of us have some knowledge of the story of Daniel in the Lion’s den (ch. 6). Daniel has always been the symbol of unfaltering obedience and faith – an example of God’s approval of the righteous. But are you familiar with his ‘homegoing expectation’ prayer?

Daniel was taken as a youth (perhaps age 15 or so) as a captive to Babylon, as foretold by Jeremiah, the crying prophet. Daniel had proven himself over and over as being totally obedient yet incredibly wise in governance (and dream interpretations). Daniel was respected for his integrity and wisdom, and was promoted to high rank under more than one king. Scripture records some jealousies (Ch 3:8, 6:4) culminating in the story where Daniel is accused of praying to his God during a trumped-up declaration of dependency on the reigning monarch. That scheme likely was concocted by some of the local sages, who were once themselves condemned to death by the rage of Nebuchadnezzar for failure to accurately describe the King’s dream and then interpret it. Only Daniel’s plea for mercy to them, along with the correct answer, saved the king’s court elite. Some thanks!

An interesting side note is that even with all the respect given Daniel by the several kings, he still didn’t get invited to the royal parties! They couldn’t deny his channel with the true God, but they also likely didn’t like his straight-arrow approach to leadership. They had to call him in to the banquet in progress to interpret the disembodied handwriting on the palace wall (ch.5). But that’s another story.

In chapter nine, Daniel has been examining the available prophecies regarding the 70-year captivity of Israel (v.2), and he realizes that the projected time is coming to a close (he must now be in his mid-eighties). Daniel should be exulting in the immediacy of God’s promise that it’s time to return to Jerusalem and reclaim the Promised Land. Similarly, we look at scripture to see Jesus the Christ confirming that the generation that would see the restoration of Israel (Matthew 24) would not pass until all the end times and His return would be fulfilled. The scripture is available to all who will read, and “the wise shall understand.” Truly a time for great anticipation as we eagerly await the Lord’s instantaneous call (commonly described as the rapture) to His glory. Tragically, many will neglect this freely available warning.

But the great sage, Daniel, approaches God with quite a different prayer. He does not pray for God’s blessing on his return, nor for success for his countrymen, or a smooth transition and restoration of Israel to its fully enlarged borders and rebuilt temple. Chapter 9 describes a wholly different prayer – one of contrition for his personal sins (v. 20) and the sins of all Israel.

Daniel looked around him, and was saddened by what he witnessed. Many of his countrymen did not share the vision of a restored Israel. Babylon was all they knew, and they were content with it – even all the idolatries, ignorance of the recognized true God, and all the local ways of life. While some were apparently like-minded (gathering later with him to pray at the edge of the river, 10:7), a large number would not return to Israel at all, choosing to remain in this very foreign, sinful culture. Likely, many of them had bowed to the command to recognize the huge golden statue and its representation of the position of the King as supreme (ch. 3). Intermarriage and neglect of the Mosaic law had turned them from worship and obedience to the true God, and they were not eager to give it all up to walk back to the land of their grandparents and rebuild ruined cities and derelict farms.

Daniel’s prayer continues with fasting until evening, so obviously, just a portion is documented in scripture for us. The theme is singular – “Lord, forgive us….”

Daniel confesses his own sins – unnamed in this record (v. 20) but demonstrative of his understanding that all have sinned, and are sinners in the sight of God. He didn’t point to his exemplary career against all odds, but simply confessed. He didn’t crow about his wisdom and interpretive skills saving the day numerous times. He understood his servant position and relation to an all Holy and supreme God.

Daniel pled for his sinner countrymen – still sinning, and potentially never repenting of those sins.

Daniel pled for mercy through the promises of God – that God would fulfill His Word as demonstration of His love and mercy in spite of the waywardness of the Israelite people. Daniel asked God to continue His promise, if only for His name’s sake – a witness to the world of His unchanging nature (v. 17-19). Daniel was wise enough to understand that some might be saved by recognizing God’s sovereign Word and work in spite of the abject failure of His chosen people to learn from their well-predicted punishment.

Daniel got his answer, although not the one we might expect. Not a timeline for packing and returning to Jerusalem, nor how God would handle the new King Darius (still in his first year of reign, and certainly not having full background of the original attack on Jerusalem and the taking of the Jewish slaves). Why would a new king willingly turn lose numerous, well-trained and productive slaves? That might require a miracle reminiscent of the departure from Egypt. No, God did not reveal his immediate plans here, but showed Daniel a much wider prophetic view, up to the end of our present age, when he would return the faithful to eternal home with Him (Ch 12:1).

At the end of Daniel’s final recorded discussion with the angel of the Lord, this man of ‘great esteem’ (Ch 9:23, and 10:11 and 19), is told to go his way (ch 12:13), and ultimately die [possibly buried at Susa, Iran/Persia] to await a faithful servant’s resurrection reward far in the future. This man of high esteem did not get the complete satisfaction of great reward in this life. It is, after all, all about God; and in this life, we should keep our perspective that we are clearly servants, serving our Most High God. We can’t always expect immediate reward, or even justice in this life. But we do have the promise of our allotted portion in the heavenly places.

What is the lesson for us from this passage as we look to the coming together of the signs Jesus described as the end times? While certainly it portends our ultimate rescue and reward, the whole theme is more inwardly focused – on the true plight of our sinful selves, and the horror of the lost condition of those around us. Those in this lost condition include many loved ones, acquaintances, and all living souls nearby and worldwide. The cry of Daniel’s heart should stir a similar cry in our hearts – ‘Lord, have mercy on us all’! We should be pleading for the outpouring of His Holy Spirit to do a new work in all flesh (Acts 2:17) and coming alongside His desire that none should perish (II Peter 3:9). We should be busy with His harvest, spreading His gospel to all mankind.

Where is that zeal within your heart? Are you watchful and understanding of the emerging signs? Are you praying for the harvest of souls? Are you a doer of His Word, and not just a passive hearer (James 1:22)? Are you to be accounted as one of those “few laborers” seeking His harvest (Matt 9:37)?  Read the ninth chapter of Daniel, and look for yourself in the story. We are all found in the prayer, and in the heavenly report of what is about to happen:

“So I gave my attention to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer, and supplications, with fasting, sackcloth and ashes. I prayed to the Lord my God and confessed and said, ‘Alas, O Lord, the great and awesome God who keeps his covenant and lovingkindness for those who love Him and keep His commandments, we have sinned, committed iniquity, acted wickedly and rebelled, even turning aside from Your commandments and ordinances. Moreover, we have not listened to Your servants the prophets, who spoke in Your name to our kings, our princes, our fathers and all the people of the land.

“Righteousness belongs to You, O Lord, but to us open shame, as it is this day – to the men of Judah, the inhabitants of Jerusalem and all Israel, those who are nearby and those who are far away in all the countries to which You have driven them, because of their unfaithful deeds which they have committed against You. Open shame belongs to us, O Lord, to our kings, our princes and our fathers, because we have sinned against You.

“To the Lord our God belong compassion and forgiveness, for we have rebelled against Him: nor have we obeyed the voice of the Lord our God, to walk in his teachings which He set before us through His servants the prophets. Indeed all Israel has transgressed Your law and turned aside, not obeying Your voice, so the curse has been poured out on us, along with the oath which is written in the law of Moses the servant of God, for we have sinned against Him. Thus He has confirmed His words which he had spoken against us and our rulers who ruled us, to bring on us great calamity; for under the whole heaven there has not been done anything like what was done to Jerusalem.

“As it is written in the law of Moses, all this calamity has come on us; yet we have not sought the favor of the Lord our God by turning from our iniquity and giving attention to Your truth. Therefore the Lord has kept the calamity in store and brought it on us; for the Lord our God is righteous with respect to all His deeds which He has done, but we have not obeyed His voice. And now, O Lord our God, who have brought your people out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand and have made a name for Yourself, as it is this day – we have sinned, we have been wicked.

“O Lord, in accordance with all Your righteous acts, let now Your anger and Your wrath turn away from Your city Jerusalem, Your holy mountain; for because of our sins and the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and Your people have become a reproach to all those around us. So now, our God, listen to the prayer of Your servant and to his supplications, and for Your sake, O Lord, let Your face shine on Your desolate sanctuary.

“O my God, incline Your ear and Heart! Open Your eyes and see our desolations and the city which is called by Your name; for we are not presentation our supplications before You on account of any merits of our own, but on account of Your great compassion. O Lord, hear! O Lord, forgive. O Lord, listen and take action! For Your own sake, O my God, do not delay, because your city and Your people are called by Your name!’

“Now while I was speaking and praying and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before the Lord my God in behalf of the holy mountain of my God, while I was still speaking in prayer…..” (Daniel 9:3-21).

The prayer of chapter nine was not a one-time event. The next chapters record similar sessions and include more startling revelations of the future of sinful mankind. Daniel was persistent, focused, and absolutely driven by the fear of the Lord. He set his heart on understanding and humbling himself before His God (Daniel 10:12).

Be sure and assured that you are in alignment with His will for you, according to all that is in His Word. Embrace His counsel. Confess your sins, and truly turn away in repentance. Willingly take the position of obedient servant, and serve your Lord with all your heart. Prepare yourself to “always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you, yet with gentleness and reverence” (I Peter 3:15). Focus on the depth of your resolve and service, and let Him decide the expanse of your results. He is coming soon! Maranatha!

The prayer of Daniel – can it be your prayer this week?!