In early Mar. 2023, prophecy teacher Amir Tsarfati wrote, “According to those who gather such statistics, of the 2.42 billion people who bear the label ‘Christian’ today, only 6.6% believe in the rapture of the church.”

As one who constantly writes and talks about the Rapture, I am well aware that there is widespread unbelief, but it shocks me that only 6.6% of those that call themselves Christian believe in it (if the number is right).

This much I do know: Every jot and tittle of the Word will be fulfilled.

And the Rapture is going to happen whether church members believe it or not, whether they are ready or not.

We cannot know the day and hour, but we can know when it is getting close, and here is information on recent events that seem to indicate that we are getting close.

One, concerning world government, the decline of America, and deceit: on Mar. 30, 2023, former Pres. Trump was indicted supposedly for paying hush money to a porn star to keep her quiet during his 2016 campaign for President, and it could get worse.

Here is what several Republican politicians said:

• Mike Pence (Former Vice-Pres. of the U.S.): “The message that this sends is a terrible message about the American justice system.”
• Kevin McCarthy (Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives): “Alvin Bragg has irreparably damaged our country in an attempt to interfere in our Presidential election. As he routinely frees violent criminals to terrorize the public, he weaponized our sacred system of justice against President Donald Trump.”
• Ron DeSantis (Gov. of Fla.): “The weaponization of the legal system to advance a political agenda turns the rule of law on its head. It is un-American.
• Nikki Haley (Former Gov. of So. Car.): “It is more about revenge than justice.”
• Jim Banks (Rep. from Indiana): “This isn’t just an indictment of President Trump; it’s an attempt to intimidate anyone who goes against the Left’s radical regime!”

Glen Beck (author, TV commentator, etc.) said, “The Great Reset mob, including Biden, the Democrats, China, neocon Republicans, George Soros, Klaus Schwab, the UN – all of them want to take down the United States because it is in the way of the Great Reset New World Order – and Donald Trump and the MAGA movement have especially been in the way.”

Gary Bauer (Campaign for Working Families) said, “Some might say, ‘I don’t like Trump, why should I be upset?’ Here’s why: This is the stuff of tyranny. It is a gross abuse of the law. It is political persecution.”

Nancy Pelosi (Former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives): “The Grand Jury has acted upon the facts and the law. No one is above the law, and everyone has the right to a trial to prove innocence. Hopefully, the former President will peacefully respect the system, which grants him that right.”

(Note: Pelosi’s statement shows that the system has been corrupted. An honest system says Trump is innocent until proven guilty. It does not require Trump to go to court to prove his innocence. It requires his accusers to take him to an honest court to prove he is guilty.)

If Bill or Hillary Clinton had been indicted, it would be a different matter, but Deep State puppets are not prosecuted on charges like this.

There is overwhelming evidence that the Biden family, and especially Hunter, have been engaged in illegal activity, especially in Ukraine and China, but they have not been prosecuted.

As far as I am concerned, the worst thing about Trump’s indictment is that it is about surrendering the sovereignty of the U.S. to the New World Order.

Payday will come, but we do not know how far away that is on God’s calendar, and it will be devastating for those on Earth.

Two, concerning world government, the cashless society, and tracking all buying and selling: on Mar. 20, 2023, it was reported that a growing number of U.S. national parks (Badlands National Park, Crater Lake National Park, and Sleeping Bear Dunes National Park) no longer accept cash for entrance fees and other services.

These places (and more will soon follow) join at least 20 other federal places (Devil’s Tower National Monument, FDR’s former home, and the Wright Brothers National Memorial, to name a few) that have stopped taking cash.

For years, some Bible Prophecy teachers have taught that tracking all buying and selling requires a cashless society, and it is shaping up now.

Three, concerning a resumption of the animal sacrifices: on Mar. 30, 2023, it was reported that a group of rabbis has petitioned Israeli Prime Min. Netanyahu and Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir to allow them to sacrifice an animal on the Temple Mount at Passover (starts at sundown on Apr. 5, 2023).

Past governments have not allowed animal sacrifices on the Temple Mount, but Netanyahu’s new government is more religious than before.

The Arabs are opposing this, and what happens remains to be seen.

Four, concerning the decline of America: on Mar. 16, 2023, it was reported that Pres. Biden’s new budget proposal will drastically cut funds to the U.S. Navy.

According to the article, Pres. Biden wants to prematurely retire eight ships and two combat vessels that have about 600 vertical launch systems that would be needed if we got into a war with China.

Five, concerning the decline of America: on Mar. 29, 2023, it was reported that a high official in the Israeli government said the Biden administration has recently tried to topple Prime Min. Netanyahu on two different occasions.

This refutes Biden’s claim that he is a friend of Netanyahu, and it ignores the fact that God promised to bless those that bless Israel and curse those that curse Israel (Gen. 12:1-3).

Why would the U.S. try to topple Netanyahu?

The U.S. is siding with liberals, globalists, and Muslim radicals that want Israel to be a secular nation and not a religious nation.

They do not want Jews to go by the Scriptures, take control of the Temple Mount, rebuild the Temple, establish religious settlements on the West Bank, outlaw LGBTQ, etc.

Six, concerning the decline of America and the coming economic collapse: on Apr. 3, 2023, the Institute for Supply Management reported that production in U.S. factories has reached its lowest point since 2009 (excluding the Covid-19 recession).

According to the article, money that Biden requested for jobs in the U.S. is going to Chinese manufacturers and people that give large sums of money to the Democrat Party.

Seven, concerning the decline of America, hyper-inflation, and the coming economic collapse:

• In 2023, Russia announced plans to reduce oil production by 500,000 barrels a day starting on Mar. 1, 2023, and ending on June 30, 2023.
• On Apr. 2, 2023, Russia announced plans to extend the 500,000 barrels a day cuts for 6 more months to the end of 2023.
• On Apr. 2, 2023, OPEC+ nations announced that they will cut their oil production by 1.15 million barrels a day starting on May 1, 2023, and ending at the end of 2023.

Russia cutting 500,000 barrels a day, and OPEC+ cutting 1.15 million barrels a day means there will be 1.65 million fewer barrels a day for the remainder of 2023.

The price of gas has already started increasing, and the price of producing food, delivering products to stores, etc., will soon start up again.

According to the report, Biden and some Democrats are displeased, but they are the ones that are deliberately hindering oil production in the U.S.

And to make matters worse, Biden sold oil from America’s strategic oil reserves, he has not replaced it, and our reserves are lower than they have been in about 35 years.

Eight, concerning the decline of America, hyperinflation, and the coming economic collapse: on Apr. 3, 2023, it was reported that America’s economic slowdown, consistently high record-breaking inflation, and slowing production are depleting America’s Social Security reserves faster than expected.

Unless something is done to change course, the system will run out of funds in 2034.

Citizens have seen warnings like this before (and the system has always been bailed out), but it is an admission that America is experiencing record-breaking inflation, people are losing their jobs, and less money is going into the system.

Nine, concerning the decline of America, hyperinflation, and the coming economic collapse: the number of nations that have stopped using dollars for buying or selling oil is growing.

Saudi Arabia and Iran will now accept other currencies, Russia and China have agreed to accept each other’s currency, China and Brazil have agreed to stop using dollars, and the ASEAN nations (10 nations in Southeast Asia: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam) have announced that they may stop using dollars.

This is happening because Biden has angered several foreign leaders, they think he is weak, they are turning against him, and they are concerned that his spending is threatening the value of the dollar.

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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In 2015, following a home football game, Washington State Bremerton High School assistant football coach, Joe Kennedy, went to the 50-yard line to kneel and pray with fans and students as he had done many times before.

An employee of a different school witnessed the event and complained; Kennedy was suspended, and his coaching contract with the school district was not renewed because he refused to stop kneeling and praying.

Coach Kennedy believed his freedom of religion was being violated; he sued the school district, and his case went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court twice (they refused to hear it the first time). It took seven years, but he won, and on Mar. 13, 2023, a school official announced that Coach Kennedy was getting his job back.

One of the attorneys at First Liberty, the group that represented Coach Kennedy, said, “We are thrilled that Bremerton and Coach Kennedy are back together, and we hope they go undefeated.”

This reminds me of the time Daniel was told not to pray to anyone but king Darius for 30 days because people that didn’t like him wanted him to lose his job (Dan. 6).

Daniel refused to stop praying to his God, went home, kneeled in front of his window, and prayed and gave thanks to Jehovah as he had done many times before.

This got him thrown into a den of hungry lions, but God sent an angel to shut the mouths of the lions, and Daniel went through the night unhurt.

The next morning, king Darius had Daniel removed from the den of lions, restored him to his job, and had his accusers and their families cast into the den of lions, where they perished.

God didn’t promise His people that we would not have trouble as the Tribulation Period nears, but He promised that we will be delivered from the Tribulation Period, and, even if times get so bad that something should kill us before then, we will go undefeated (the resurrection and Rapture).

Here are some recent events that seem to indicate that we are getting close.

One, concerning immorality and the abandonment of Christian principles: on Mar. 21, 2023, the Pres. of Uganda, a predominantly Christian nation, signed an anti-homosexuality bill that was unanimously passed in the legislature that strengthened Uganda’s commitment to Biblical marriage and sexuality.

Western leaders are furious.

U.S. Sec. of State Antony Blinken said it undermines the fundamental human rights of the Ugandan people.

U.S. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said LGBT rights are a core part of our (America’s) foreign policy.

As I see it, Kirby’s words mean the denial of Biblical marriage and sexuality is a core part of America’s foreign policy.

(More: Four states in the U.S. have passed laws requiring students in public and charter schools to use bathrooms and locker rooms that correspond to their biological sex. Lawsuits have been filed in two of those states to throw out those laws.)

Two, concerning the surrender of America’s sovereignty and open borders: on Mar. 22, 2023, it was reported that the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol said it has encountered 4,366 Chinese nationals crossing America’s southwest border since Oct. 1, 2022 (in less than six months).

Most have been released into the U.S., and Biden wants money for America’s military in case we get into a war with China.

Three, concerning the Gospel going all over the world during the Tribulation Period: it was recently reported that two members of Israeli Prime Min. Netanyahu’s government proposed a law that would sentence Christians (or anyone else) to jail for one year (two years if they were witnessing to a minor) for trying to get Jews to convert to another religion.

Their proposal triggered a big backlash among Christian evangelicals, and that triggered a response from Netanyahu on Mar. 22, 2023, who said, “We will not advance any law against the Christian community.”

(My opinion: God may have caused Netanyahu to stop this because the 144,000 and the Two Witnesses must evangelize during the Tribulation Period, and all Israel must get saved.)

Four, concerning corruption and deceit in the White House: the Democrat party, the U.S. Dept. of Justice, the major news media, the social media, etc., the evidence of influence peddling by the Biden family keeps piling up, and all of these groups continue to be in denial of part of the coverup.

• There was a mountain of evidence, including e-mails on Hunter Biden’s laptop.
• Tony Bobulinski, a former business partner of Hunter Biden, said he met with Joe and Hunter to discuss a business deal in China.
• The National Archives has released e-mails that show that Joe Biden was involved while he was vice president.
• An audiotape of Pres. Biden calling Hunter about an article on the corruption has been discovered.
• Photos of Pres. Biden meeting with Hunter and some of his foreign associates have been found.
• The House Oversight Committee has proof of the transfer of $3 million from a Chinese company to a U.S. company that then transferred $1.3 million to former Vice Pres. Biden’s family (Biden’s son, brother, daughter-in-law, and a fourth member of the Biden family identified only as Biden).

Anyway, the House Oversight Committee is investigating the Bidens, the committee keeps finding undeniable proof, and it is obvious that many people have tarnished their once-good reputations by deceiving and lying to the American public.

Five, concerning the Mark of the Beast: on Mar. 23, 2023, Bloomberg reported that JPMorgan Chase & Co is planning to test new technology that will allow customers to pay for goods and services with a face or palm scan.

If the test is successful, the service will be offered to all of JPMorgan’s customers, and the company is anticipating that it will be used by about three billion people to make about six trillion dollars in transactions by 2026.

There should now be no question that the technology will exist for the False Prophet and the Antichrist to require a Mark in the forehead (face) or the right hand (palm, etc.) that can be used to track all buying and selling by the middle of the Tribulation Period.

The timing of this technology with everything else that is coming on the scene (world government, false religion, WOKE culture, etc.) is incredible and no coincidence.

Here is a link to the article.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-23/jpmorgan-test-will-ditch-cards-to-let-consumers-pay-with-palm-or-face-instead?leadSource=uverify%20wall

Six, concerning the deliberate global attack on farmers and ranchers to create food shortages, drive up food prices, seize farmland, and more to meet Sustainable Development goals and justify the establishment of a world government by 2030: The New American posted an article by Peter Rykowski dated Mar. 21, 2023, about the introduction of Senate Bill No. 84 (S.B. 84)in Missouri.

In Rykowski’s own words:

• B. 84 is important because farmers and ranchers are under attack globally. Countries around the world are implementing severe restrictions on farming and ranching, including taxing cattle, mandating reduced fertilizer usage, and even seizing farmland. This attack on farmers is closely connected to the UN’s Agenda 2030 “sustainable development” scheme to eliminate private property and totally reshape society in the name of fighting “climate change.” It is also underway in the United States; it is imperative that state governments stand up for farmers by enacting strong legislation such as S.B. 84.

According to the article, S.B. 84 will:

• Prevent the federal government from using interstate commerce laws to interfere with the right of farmers and ranchers to sell or consume the food they produce.
• Prevent the governor from idling farmers and ranchers by declaring a state of emergency.
• Prevent the use of Credit Scores, the requirement of ID cards of any kind, etc., to purchase food.

I pray that the Rapture happens soon, but if it does not, I pray that this bill passes and that more states enact similar legislation as soon as possible for the protection of their citizens.

Here is a link to the article.

https://thenewamerican.com/missouri-bill-would-protect-farmers-ranchers-from-government-overreach/?mc_cid=e72d6d6b90&mc_eid=551904ee4c

Seven, concerning famine and natural disasters: as I write this, California is in its second snowiest winter on record, flooding caused by a dozen heavy storms has devastated many parts of the state, and another severe storm is approaching with heavy rain, snow, and dangerous winds.

California is perhaps America’s largest producer of Agricultural products, many California farmers say they have lost everything this year, and some experts say the storms will impact America’s food security.

Impacted items include milk, beef, grapes, strawberries, lettuce, tomatoes, nuts, rice, and more.

The storms have killed 28 people and put many out of work.

Eight, it seems that some people are nauseated by reports that some nations are pushing and allowing crickets, locusts, and mealworms to be put in food for human consumption.

On Mar. 26, 2023, it was reported that Hungary has passed a law that requires food that contains insect proteins to be clearly labeled and displayed separately from other foods that are being sold.

According to the same report, Italy has banned the use of insect flour in pasta.

One must wonder why officials in the U.S., Canada, and other nations are not insisting on clear labeling and segregation of products containing insects, insect flour, etc.

This would probably be a popular issue with many voters.

Nine, concerning famine: on Mar. 22, 2023, about 400 farmers in Germany drove their tractors in an event to protest EU and German government limits on how many animals a farmer can own.

According to the farmers, limits on how many animals they can own will reduce the amount of food they produce, increase hunger, and cause some of them to lose their farms.

Ten, concerning an economic collapse: on Mar. 27, 2023, it was reported that low-interest rates in previous years caused a real estate boom.

Now that the U.S. Federal Reserve has increased interest rates several times, housing and commercial real estate sales are tanking.

Many potential buyers are backing out because of the higher payments.

Builders are stuck with buildings they cannot sell, and banks are stuck with builders that cannot pay their bills.

Do not be fooled by those that say America’s economic problems are over.

Problems still exist, and many small and medium-sized banks are aware of them.

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.

duck_daymond@yahoo.com