America’s poor leadership, the blatant sin in our once great nation, the drought in the southwest and California, high food prices, pestilence and prepping have all been in the news lately.

There is little doubt that Ahab was one of the worst leaders to ever occupy the throne in Israel. The Bible says, he “did evil in the sight of the Lord above all that were before him” (I Kings 16:30). At least until the end of his reign, no leader of Israel had ever exceeded him in evil. He encouraged Baal worship and was often at odds with the true prophets of his day.

He married a Phoenician princess whose name, Jezebel, is synonymous with wickedness. He allowed Jezebel’s religion, Baal worship, to be practiced in Israel and he even built a temple close to the palace to make it easy for Jezebel to worship her false gods. She led many of God’s prophets astray and ordered others to be killed for protesting against her policies (1 Kings 18:4). One of her greatest sins was to falsely accuse a man named Naboth, so she could have him killed, steal his vineyard and give it to Ahab (1 Kings 21:1-25). Jesus compared her to a harlot who encouraged immorality in the church at Thyatira (Rev. 2:20).

Because of sin, God sent the prophet Elijah to visit Ahab one day and say, “As the Lord God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word” (1 Kings 17:1). Then, God told Elijah to flee to the brook Cherith and drink from it. Elijah did, but while he was there the brook dried up from a lack of rain. God told Elijah to go to a widow at Zarephath who would feed him (Zarephath was located out of the country between Tyre and Sidon). Elijah left Israel, found her and asked her for something to eat and drink. The loss of her husband, and the God-sent drought and famine had hit her hard and she had prepared her last meal for her and her son. Elijah’s request was a great test, but she shared with him and God sustained her, her son and Elijah through the drought and famine (1 Kings 17:3-16).

Let’s look at the story about Naaman and then I will get to the point. He was a captain in the Syrian army; a great an honorable man, but he had leprosy. On one of his missions, he defeated some Jews, captured a young Jewish girl and carried her back to Syria to wait on his wife. One day, the Jewish girl said unto her mistress, “Would God my lord were with the prophet (Elisha) that is in Sararia! for he would recover him of his leprosy” (2 Kings 5:3). Naaman eventually wound up at Elisha’s house and Elisha sent word out for him to go dip in the Jordan River seven times. Naaman was upset, but he eventually did as he was told and he was healed (2 Kings 5:14).

This brings us to the beginning of Jesus’ ministry. He arrived at Nazareth where He grew up, went to the synagogue on the Sabbath, read from the book of Isaiah and spoke, but His message was rejected (Luke 4:14-22). Then He said, “I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias (Elijah), when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land; But unto none of them was Elias (Elijah) sent, save unto Sarepta (Zarephath), a city of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow. And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Eliseus (Elisha) the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, saving Naaman the Syrian” (Luke 4:25-27).

Because of wicked leadership and sin in Israel, God sent a drought and great famine that covered the land for three and one-half years. There were many widows (and probably hungry children) among the chosen people in Israel, but God sent Elijah to feed only one widow who lived in a foreign land. There were many lepers among the chosen people in Israel (and all of them probably prayed to be healed), but the only person God healed was a foreign soldier who had defeated some Israeli troops. So Jesus said God sent a drought and famine on Israel for three and one-half years and He didn’t send anyone to feed or heal any of the hungry and sick widows and lepers. What He said really upset the people in His hometown and they tried to kill Him.

When I suggest that national disasters are increasing or there could be more terrorist attacks and it might be a good idea to do some prepping, I sometimes hear “God is in control. He will take care of me.” There is no doubt that God is in control and He cares for us with a love that will never end. But He doesn’t like self-righteousness, being tempted or taken for granted; our blessings are not entitlements. He brings down godless nations (Dan. 2:21); He chastens those He loves (Heb. 12:6). Christians are suffering all over the world and Noah had to build his own boat (Gen. 6:14). My mom loved me, but she spanked me when I needed it.

In my mind, America’s leaders are the worst we have ever had. No president has ever supported some of the wicked things our president supports (abortion, homosexuality, gay marriage, lying, spying on us, betraying our friends, kind words for Allah, etc.). We have great sin in America; drought in the southwest and California; soaring food prices, millions on food stamps (including widows and children), spreading STDs (especially among the gays) and more. It seems to me that America is already paying a price for sin and if the Rapture doesn’t happen soon, the price may increase. His judgment could fall harder and He could decide to feed and heal good people in other countries instead of the United States.

Prophecy Plus Ministries
Daymond & Rachel Duck

Paul said, “This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come” and then, he listed nineteen ungodly characteristics of the last days (2 Timothy 3:1-7). The eleventh characteristic is “false accusers” a destructive sin that has existed since the beginning of humanity. It played a big role in the crucifixion of Jesus. It is a prophecy. Many have been expecting it. I believe it has reached proportions never before seen. And it has gotten much worse since the election that brought Barack Hussein Obama into the White House.

That election pitted Barack Hussein Obama against Hillary Rodham Clinton for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States. Mr. Obama was a student and admirer of a well-known radical named Saul David Alinsky, and Mrs. Clinton said she had been indirectly influenced by Mr. Alinsky. Mr. Obama taught workshops on the Alinsky method and Mrs. Clinton wrote her honors thesis (“There is Only the Fight”) at Wellesley College on Mr. Alinsky.

Mr. Alinsky was a University of Chicago educated community organizer, and he is noted for a book he wrote in 1971 titled, Rules for Radicals. Rule 12 reads, “Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it.” To me it means select your target, zero in on it in a personal way and separate it from its base by demonizing it or depicting it as evil. Simply put, focus in on those you want to defeat and destroy them with false accusations. Hillary’s husband Bill called it the “Politics of Personal Destruction.”

I am not talking about an honest mistake, getting something mixed up or an accidental slip of the tongue. I am talking about deliberate character assassination, planned deception, intentionally lying about someone, name calling and slander. In many cases, the accuser is guilty of the accusation he or she is making, but the accuser is trying to deflect the truth by accusing his or her target of doing what he or she did. We thought we would never hear the end of President Obama blaming his failures on President Bush.

And to this day, he calls those who oppose his policies racists. Hillary Clinton is still blaming Benghazi on an “incendiary video” called, “The Innocence of Muslims” that was produced by Nakoula Basseley Nakoula who she promised to get jailed. Their ardent supporter Senator Harry Reid is blaming everything he can on the “evil and rich” Koch brothers. He has clearly called Cliven Bundy a “hateful racist,” and a man with “extreme, hateful views, and dangerous.” He has clearly called Mr. Bundy’s supporters “domestic terrorists” and the Tea Party “anarchists.” So Saul Alinsky’s “Rules for Radicals” is playing a big role in the end of the age sign called, “false accusations.”

But the target is broader than President Bush, Mr. Nakoula and the Koch brothers who are not totally innocent. Just look at some of the groups that have appeared on government approved potential terrorist lists; those who are anti-gay, anti-Muslim, anti-illegal immigration, anti-abortion or anti-UN; the Family Research Council, the American Family Association and the Christian Action Network; those who oppose the New World Order; those who are concerned about detention centers; those who believe in the right to bear arms; those who believe in end-times prophecy; returning war veterans; patriots; the TEA Party; evangelical Christians, etc. In fact, anyone who opposes the transition to socialism and world government is probably a target right now.

It’s satanic. Sin began on earth with Satan falsely accusing God before Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden (Genesis 3:4-5). Jesus called Satan a liar and the father of lies (John 8:44). It comes from a heart that is not right with God (Matthew 12:34). It is a violation of the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:16) and it is an abomination unto the Lord (Proverbs 12:22).

It’s also dangerous because reviling, demonizing and falsely accusing those who oppose sin and stand for righteousness is clearly taking America down the road to religious persecution. The NSA storage of our financial records, e-mails, phone calls, Google searches, where we go, what we buy, what we sell, etc. is accumulating information that can be used for false accusations.

The building of detention centers and the recent decision of the U.S. Supreme Court not to interfere with an Appellate Court ruling that allows the U.S. military at the president’s discretion to arrest and detain American citizens indefinitely and without a trial legalizes places to hold persecuted people.

True Christians will be out of here (raptured) before the worst comes to pass, but the false accusations of some political leaders (blatant lying, name-calling, etc.) are evidence that the danger of persecution is growing.

Prophecy Plus Ministries
Daymond & Rachel Duck