Concerning His Second Coming, Jesus said, “Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name’s sake.And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another” (Matt. 24:9-10).

He said, “And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolks, and friends; andsome of you shall they cause to be put to death” (Luke 21:16).

This has never set well with me. Everyone wants to be respected, to be thought well of and to hear a kind word from time to time. No one wants to be hated, mistreated, frowned upon or betrayed. No one wants to be arrested and killed.

But the severity of what Jesus is saying is even worse than that. The severity of one’s persecution will reach down into that person’s family. Parents will turn against their children and vice versa. People will be betrayed by their closest friends. Some will die because of the animosity that will exist between what used to be close friends and relatives.

What could cause this? What could cause family members to so thoroughly turn against each other that they would turn their loved ones over to the authorities to be put to death?

I don’t know, but I have seen two articles lately that make me think it could be coming on the scene.

I cited the first article about a month ago in one of my previous articles titled, “Scary Things” in which I discuss John W. Whitehead’s eye-opening article: “Things Are Getting Scary: Global Police, Precrime and the War on Domestic ‘Extremists.’’ (www.rutherford.org)

It concerns the fact that the Obama Administration wants a global police force to deal with domestic terrorists. And the Obama Administration’s list of domestic terrorists includes ordinary citizens that own guns, oppose abortion, oppose same-sex marriage, oppose world government, want a balanced budget, have conservative political views, etc.

You see, Pres. Obama doesn’t want to target ordinary people for crimes they have committed. No, he wants to target ordinary people for crimes he thinks they will commit. Their crimes will include who their friends and relatives are, what they believe, what they say, what they own, where they go, what organizations they belong to, what they are for, what they are against, etc. He wants to prosecute people that he thinks might oppose him.

The second article, “Economic Totalitarianism: The First Step Is Getting Rid of Cash” by Kade Hawkins (prophecynewswatch.com) concerns the fact that China is developing a system of “citizen scores.”

As I understand it, information is being gleaned about people from the social media (Google, Facebook, websites, etc.) and this information is being turned over or sold to others. This information includes facts such as who people are related to, what they are for, what they are against, what organizations they belong to, etc.

China is using this information to compile a soon to be mandatory “citizen score.” And a person’s “citizen score” can go up or down according to what their family, friends and others say, do, etc. A high “citizen score” means a person is more valuable to the government and eligible for certain benefits (grants, loans, etc.). A low “citizen score” means a person is less valuable to the government and not eligible for certain benefits.

This will force people to strive for a high “citizen score” to find favor with the government. But what if the views of their family and friends is holding their “citizen score” down and costing them benefits?

What if a person can’t get a certain job because someone they are related to or someone they know is not complying with the government’s views and that is holding their “citizen score” down?

What if a person is in trouble with the government not because of what they are doing, but because of what someone else is doing? Family members and friends will betray each other to get their “citizen score” up.

Don’t say this would never come to the U.S. because America is about to lose its sovereignty and all nations will soon be brought under a one-world government. Is it possible that taking a certain name, number or mark will increase a person’s “citizen score” and make them more valuable to the government; but refusing to take it will decrease person’s “citizen score” to the point that they are of no value to the government? What then?

“Now when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh” (Luke 21:28).

Prophecy Plus Ministries
Daymond & Rachel Duck

On Jan. 23, 2013, former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was answering questions in the U.S. Senate about the terrorist attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya.

Mrs. Clinton was pushing the lie that the attack was a spontaneous event that was caused by a poorly produced video that blasphemed Mohammad.

Republican Senators suspected that she was being untruthful and some suggested that the attack was a pre-planned event. In a moment of frustration, Mrs. Clinton asked, “What difference does it make?”

This was a question that she will probably regret for the rest of her life.

Riykah Lambert Adler recently wrote an article, “Are Terror Attacks at Ancient Biblical Sites a Divine Message to the World” dated November 1, 2015, posted on breakingisraelnews.com.

Mr. Adler wrote, “Despite the biblical legacy which links them to Jewish history, last week, UNESCO declared that the Cave of the Patriarchs and the Tomb of Rachel are Muslim holy sites.”

Concerning the Cave of the Patriarchs, the Bible clearly says that Abraham bought the cave and he buried Sarah there (Gen. 23:1-20); Abraham left all that he had to Isaac (Gen. 25:5-6); Abraham was buried there (Gen. 25:8-10); and that Isaac, Rebecca, Jacob (also called Israel; Gen. 32:28) and Leah were buried there (Gen. 49:29-50:13).

Concerning the tomb of Rachel, the Bible clearly says Jacob (Israel) buried her on the road to Bethlehem and erected a monument there (Gen. 35:19-20). She was the mother of Joseph and Benjamin, two of the twelve sons of Jacob (Gen. 46:19) and the beginning of the tribes of Benjamin, Ephraim and Manasseh (Gen. 35:22-26).

The Bible is loaded with stories about the twelve sons of Jacob (Israel), the kingdoms of Israel and Judah, the kings and queens that ruled in those nations, the prophets and priests that came from them, the Scriptures they wrote, the two Temples they built, the wars they fought and more.

Secular history and archaeology have verified the accuracy of thousands of facts that come from the Bible. Hundreds of amazing prophecies in the Bible have been literally fulfilled and that adds to the already overwhelming evidence.

There can be little doubt in the minds of people who seek the truth that the Cave of the Patriarchs and the Tomb of Rachel are Jewish holy sites.

But despite all of this the Palestinian Authority pushed the lie that these places are Muslim holy sites and their willingly ignorant friends at UNESCO voted like they believe every word of it.

So what difference does it make?

Just this: Multitudes of Muslims (and other non-Christians) are going to go to hell if the Bible is the Word of God, and multitudes of people who call themselves Christians are going to go to hell if it isn’t the Word of God. Allah is not God if the Bible is the Word of God, and Jehovah is not God if it isn’t the Word of God.

As far as I am concerned, I believed the Bible is the Word of God and accepted Jesus as my Saviour before I ever heard of Bible prophecy. But the hundreds of fulfilled Scriptures have removed all doubt from my mind.

In the history of mankind, there has never been a book that accurately reveals the future the way the Bible does. It would have been discredited centuries ago if it wasn’t the Word of God.

There is more, but people need to choose who’s holy book they believe and who’s God they are going to serve because UNESCO is not going to have the last word.

Prophecy Plus Ministries
Daymond & Rachel Duck