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Election 2024 Scenario

My late, great friend Tim LaHaye used to say that his detractors accused that all of his Bible prophecy presentations constituted fiction. This he would sometimes joke about during the years he and novelist Jerry Jenkins combined to create perhaps the most successfully selling fiction series in publishing history. Certainly, it was the most successful series in the history of Christian publishing.

Their novels, given the overall title Left Behind, were, although fiction, based faithfully on God’s Truth about prophecy that will unfold from the twinkling of an eye moment Christ calls all believers of the Church Age, dead and living, into the clouds of Glory.

I.e., although these books were fictional accounts from the authors’ combined creative imagination, LaHaye and Jenkins could be assured by scriptural Truth that their scenarios presented in the novels were not without credence from the Word of God.

Now, to try to make it understandable why, I preface this pre-presidential election commentary with the above wordsmith verbiage.

My novelist alter-persona emerges to the writing surface to present this week’s thoughts on the presidential election, which occurs on November 5.

The title Election 2024 Scenario will, as intended, I hope, encompass and reflect Holy Spirit-directed thought (not, of course, Inspired thought as was given to Old and New Testament prophets, but like that understanding/discernment today given those who seek Holy Spirit direction ). I hope the reader will understand that I intend to present how things might unfold, as I suspect is likely, considering that this is, as stated above, written in advance of the November 5 election.

My writing of this article, like in the case of Tim’s and Jerry’s writing the Left Behind books, is a fictional prospective based upon Bible prophecy Truth. But this commentary is meant to address actual, unfolding events of profound importance at this very moment. It is not Biblically Prophetic Truth written for entertainment purposes, like in the case of the Left Behind novels, but is intended to provide thought-provoking probabilities about things to come following this election.

The fictional elements in my commentary are in the scenario. These constitute a spiritual introspective portrayal of likely things to happen over a period of time following this election.

America is in the most tenuous position in which the republic has ever in its history been situated. That is a critically important statement to consider. What makes this present status of our nation the most critical ever confronted?

In my Scenario, Bible prophecy is the answer.

Never before has this nation –nor any other—been situated at a time when Bible prophecy was so near fulfillment in terms of the world being on the brink of going into the Tribulation (Daniel’s seventieth week). Taking into account all of the signals that Jesus gave for that last 7 years of human history leading to Christ’s Second Advent, let us track through my scenario beginning with the presidential election –remembering that it is fiction, but fiction projected from present realities based upon Truth foretold in the Prophetic Word of God, Who cannot lie.

Scenario begins

Donald Trump is now president-elect number 47 with a significant electoral victory. Certification, however, is forcibly dragged out slowly in so-called blue states, which use lawfare to confute election results at every juncture.

Cities within those same states rage with angry protests reminiscent of past elections lost by those who champion radical, leftist ideology.

Republicans win a majority in the House of Representatives and narrowly win a majority in the Senate.

Screams of election cheating blister the mainstream headlines with emotions of rabid anti-Trump hatred. Larger cities erupt in flames and carnage, destroying commercial infrastructure in ways worse than any before.

Paid instigators of violence push anarchistic forces into suburbs. For the first time, the rage is met with resistance by citizens bearing arms. Looters and rioters are killed, and the forces retreat back into their inner-city enclaves.

Mainstream news, rather than laud the resistance to the violence attacking citizens in their suburban communities, blame those defending their homes for the use of gunfire and deadly force.

This media, both news and entertainment, now join in the accusatory mantra of election fraud and cheating. Those in mainstream media and those on the losing side scream about election corruption inversely to the way they prosecuted and ranted against those who made the same accusations in claiming fraud and cheating taking place in the 2020 presidential election. Real insurrection, unlike the pseudo charges of insurrection of January 6, 2021, is now waged by the rioters raging on behalf of the losing political party.

While the United States turmoil boils to near civil war, antagonist enemies of America and the Western alliance, sensing present weakness in the American government and knowing that Trump will very soon take office and their opportunity will be missed, quickly make plans to take advantage. World War III looks to be inevitable.

China gathers to test the resolve of U.S. and other NATO members in threatening Taiwan. Russia moves its troops and North Korean alliance troops in staging for invading Ukraine. Mid-East terrorist organizations move to begin major assault on Israel.

Israel knows of this plan of massive assault –which is on the brink of coming together. IDF, without forewarning to U.S. or Western leaders, plans immediate destruction of Damascus, where most terrorist organizations’ leadership are headquartered. At the same time, the IDF moves to destroy Iran’s nuclear weapons development facilities.

All of this movement toward world war feeds into the altered blueprint that was, before Trump’s reemergence as president, the Great Reset proposed by Klaus Schwab and the WEF. Now something must be hurriedly done, else the collective power the globalists wanting a new world order have spent years constructing will slip away.

They do all they can to see to it that world war is begun. –thus to neutralize Trump’s taking the reins of power and to establish themselves firmly in control of the Western power bloc.

(Novelist note)

Just as the nuclear buttons are about to be pushed, the most profound Intervening Act of Providence in human history brings, for the moment, all war-waging intentions to an abrupt halt.

“For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth. Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man” (Luke 21: 35-36).

–Terry

They Hate God, and Us

The words were there all the time, but it was just this past week that they leaped off the page as never before. Previously, I had hurried past them to contemplate the fulfillment of Psalm 83:3-12 and, after that, to the prayer for God to make Israel’s enemies “like whirling dust” (v. 13).

But this time, the Lord drew my attention to the text of verse 2:

“For behold, your enemies make an uproar;
those who hate you have raised their heads.” (my emphasis)

My focus for what follows is not on how Psalm 83 fits into prophecy but rather on what it reveals about the source of the repeated hostilities toward Israel since it became a nation in 1948, which have greatly intensified beginning on October 7, 2023. All those now besieging the nations with missiles or rallying people against the Jewish people have one thing in common: they hate the only true and living God.

Even though I have known it all along, the Lord used the words of Psalm 83:2 to reinforce the reality that those now attacking Israel are God’s enemies and thus displaying hatred for His people.

Satan viciously opposes the tiny nation because he understands that its people will play a pivotal role in the fulfillment of biblical prophecy. Scripture tells us that the Lord will return to Jerusalem after the surviving remnant of the Jewish people recognize the One that they “pierced” as their true Messiah (Zechariah 12:10-13:1). The devil’s vain attempt to stop these things from happening also lies at the root of the murderous hatred that he’s inspiring against them throughout the entire world.

The same demonic forces that inspired Adolf Hitler to eliminate the Jews remain active today, perhaps to an even more active degree. Is it any surprise that Israel’s defense forces have found several copies of Hitler’s Mein Kampf in homes throughout Gaza, along with Nazi Swastikas painted on many walls? The Israeli army recently displayed a small figurine of Hitler that they found among the things of a Hezbollah supporter. Hmm…

God’s Word tells us that dark days lie ahead for Israel. However, in spite of what happens in the coming weeks and months, we know that one day in the future, a remnant of the Jewish people will inherit a glorious kingdom. How do we know this? Because the Bible also promises that this lies in their future.

What About Us?

Since we, as New Testament saints, also enjoy a privileged status within God’s forever household, should we expect the same satanic hostility directed toward us? Absolutely. And that is exactly what we see happening with an ever-increasing intensity.

Worldwide, those who hate the Lord are killing His followers in record numbers. In America, the opposition to Bible believers intensifies each and every week. Though it has not yet turned violent, we already witness the devil’s opposition through the multiple efforts to silence scriptural truth and arrest some who openly defend the rights of the unborn.

We know that during the Tribulation, the beast will kill a great many Christians and Jews, which will undoubtedly include the many Americans who come to faith in Jesus after the Rapture. Until then, what we already witness on our shores will escalate toward this inevitable outcome.

At a recent Kamala Harris rally, two students bravely responded to her all-out promotion of murdering innocent children in the womb with these words, “Christ is King; Jesus is Lord.” In response, Harris mockingly told the young men that they were at the wrong rally, which brought a mocking assortment of cheers from her crowd. Those around the students ridiculed and shoved the pair until uniformed men escorted them out of the auditorium.

More recently, Harris referred to Donald Trump as Hitler. Such talk not only encourages violence against the former President but also ramps up hostility toward all who oppose abortion, the mutilation of children via sex change operations, and other forms of violence against our children. On October 29, Biden spoke these exact words as he referred to Donald Trump, “The only garbage I see floating out there is his supporters.”

Please, please understand that whether you vote for Trump or not, if you adhere to a biblical worldview, you are a target for those seeking to impose a globalist agenda on America.

In the eyes of Biden and now Harris, all those who adhere to what the Bible says about right and wrong wear MAGA hats and, as such, must be silenced and thrown out of the arena. Hating Trump is just more acceptable at the moment than voicing repulsion for all those who believe the words of Scripture.

Never before in American history has there been an administration so full of hate toward the Lord and those who see the world through the lens of Scripture. Those who cast their ballots for Harris will be supporting all the things that God hates.

Our adversary knows Bible prophecy and recognizes that his time is short. As such, he’s already planting seeds of deadly violence throughout the world that will bear much fruit during the Tribulation.

We don’t know how soon we will meet Jesus in the air, but we recognize that it must be very soon. Since we already see the Tribulation period rapidly approaching, how close must we be to the Rapture of the Church?

For us, the Apostle Paul sums up the over-the-top joyous and wonderful news for us in Philippians 3:20-21:

“But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself.”

We are the generation of saints who will soon experience the fulfillment of this glorious promise as we meet Jesus in the air with incorruptible and immortal bodies.

How can it get any better than that?

-Jonathan

The term “apocalypse” as related to the coming Tribulation (Daniel’s seventieth week) means the “unveiling” or “revelation.” Particularly, it is the revelation of Jesus Christ in all of His power and glory and in His judgeship over all of the world’s evil since Lucifer’s rebellion and the Fall of humankind in the Garden of Eden.

I’ve addressed many times the next step in Christ’s coming judgment over this fallen world. Jesus Himself used the word in giving what I believe is the most important prophecy for believers of this Church Age (Age of Grace):

“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).

According to the Lord’s own words, the son of man will be revealed the very day that something occurs like it did in the days that Lot lived in the wicked city of Sodom. Again, the apocalypse—the unveiling or revealing of Jesus Christ—will take place when something happens just like it did in the days of Lot.

That “something” that brings about the revealing of Jesus in His power as Judge of the world’s evil has everything to do with Lot’s removal from Sodom. Here is what Lot was told in that regard before he and his family were taken from the doomed city:

“Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do any thing till thou be come thither” (Genesis 19:22a).

The angel charged with taking Lot and his family to safety because the city was about to be destroyed said they must be removed before the destruction could be carried out. Jesus is telling future believers in the Luke 17:28–30 prophecy that there is coming a time when we must be taken out of the wicked place we’re living in before He is revealed as Judge. The Lord said the place out of which we will be removed will be dealt with in judgment, just as Sodom and its left-behind residents.

Christ’s judgment–His revealing in his power as Judge—will begin at that very moment. The Apocalypse —that unveiling of power and authority—will begin the process of God destroying the present evil system of satanically inspired, humanistic government. In its place, through seven years of purging by twenty-one specific judgments—seven seals, seven trumpets, and seven bowls—will come the Second Advent of Christ, the King of all kings, and His thousand-year reign on a restored, Eden-like earth—the Millennium.

Each week, I receive emails and phone calls in which I’m told, “I’ve never felt like this before. There’s something that makes me think we might not even reach the November 5 election.”

That sense of impending something-or-the-other indeed seems on the minds of many believers who are paying attention. I must admit, I’ve had those “feelings” in recent days.

Of course, we can’t go too far down the road on “feelings” because such sensations most generally are a mere reflection of human emotion. We’re confronted with all sorts of troubled symptoms of these times. Like old Lot, whom the Bible tells us was “vexed from day to day” with the ungodliness all around him in Sodom, we sometimes can see only a bleak future for ourselves and those we love.

Certainly, there seems a time immediately ahead that is portentous. There are so many symptoms that look exactly like the Lord Jesus described when He answered His disciples’ question: “What shall be the sign of thy coming and of the end of the age?”

To the believer who observes from the pre-Trib view of Bible prophecy, it’s as if the time of the Apocalypse is very near indeed. God’s judgment–Jesus Christ revealed in His divine office of Judge—must be about to, like in the days of Lot prophecy, rain down a fire and brimstone-like cataclysm upon the ungodliness all around us.

We’re approaching Apocalypse, to be sure. Israel’s front-and-center positioning on this end-times geopolitical landscape isn’t happenstance or coincidence. The way the world is dealing with God’s chosen people makes it clear that this age of God’s grace and divine patience is about to end, and that the time of His apocalyptic judgment is poised above a planet ripe for the Almighty’s wrath.

So, in my estimation, it isn’t altogether beyond spiritual reasoning to look with trepidation at the very near future. It is an ominous picture, to be sure. However, it isn’t a picture filled with trepidation for believers. The darkening angst we rightfully have is for those who haven’t come to salvation.

As a matter of fact, for the believer in Christ’s sacrifice as the only Way to God the Father (John 14:6), the immediate future is bright with God’s glorious promise.

“Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, nor has it entered into the heart of man, the things God has prepared for those who love him” (1 Corinthians 2:9).

We will, at any moment, in the “twinkling of an eye,” look into the eyes of our Lord and Savior. So, while we approach Apocalypse, let’s look at all the fearful signals happening in every direction as being but reminders of Jesus’ promise.

“And when ye shall see all these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your head, for your redemption draweth nigh” (Luke 21:28).

If you haven’t come to Christ for salvation, here once again is the way to make sure you will not be left behind to suffer the worst time in human history, but will go into the clouds of Glory to be with Jesus when He calls:

“That if you will confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and will believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart man believes unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation” (Romans 10:9-10).

*** Important Notice! ***

God The Holy Spirit is turning on the Light of God’s Truth in Pakistan and other areas of the Spiritually darkened world.

Again, I’m appealing to you, who understand through Holy Spirit Enlightenment just how late is the prophetic hour, to help us print and distribute the little book Prophecy Power: Strength From God To Face Your Future to the people of Pakistan.

Pastor Anil Jasper worked diligently to translate the Sunday school quarterly-sized book into his native language. The results have been powerful in helping turn on that Light of understanding about Jesus and His soul-saving Sacrifice. Anil reports that the book distribution is reaping great rewards in terms of his people accepting Christ –something that might not have happened if not for the presentation in our little book.

Please consider again supporting this effort, as time looks to be short, according to all prophetic stage-setting signals in the world today. We want to one day hear the words from our Lord: “Well done, good, faithful servant.”

Please go to the following to read more and contribute.

https://terryjamesprophecyline.com/2024/10/04/please-help-in-our-pakistan-missionary-effort/

4 Nov 2024

Approaching Apocalypse :: By Terry James