To my dear family of the Christ King,

I recently wrote this article as a homily to a small fellowship of internationally located believers.

They are folk who originally replied and commented upon some earlier articles I submitted to R/R. And I always invite those who reply to continue the correspondence through ongoing fellowship. I’ve been so blessed to ‘meet’ online with some wonderful folk and have made some great friendships. Praise God!

THE ATTITUDE OF THE WORLD TOWARD GOD:

Unfortunately, it has become impossible to avoid those whose hatred of God or just plain denial is always ‘in your face.’

At one time, they would smile to your face and, with smirks, sneer behind your back.

Always, but always, they considered themselves so far above us.

Spiritually blind to the glory of God and the grace he offers through Jesus, they revel in their pseudo-intellectualism. The latter is tied to their commitment to that which they consider constitutes the ‘real’ truths of the age: science and technology. And far too many of these folk represent academia, unfortunately.

Along with them, deluded, biblically ignorant ‘talking heads’ continue to spread a satanic message that is successfully destroying all societies. Many who, in their conceit, believe they have been gifted to bring ‘truth’ to a dying world are those false gods of celebrity whose every utterance is treated with awe and gob-smacked belief. The world treats them as demigods: basking in this satanic limelight, many see themselves as gods as they spread a false narrative and evil gospel.

What do they appear to have in common? They deny God, our divine creator, and they loathe us: presently, even calling for our personal destruction.

Shortly, this world (as we believe we know it) will pass away amid what is described as ‘the day of wrath.’ Though those given to Jesus are to be spared (as the judged church of faith is called away), the remainder of the world is to await their own personal judgment.

Scripture teaches us that those whose souls have spread the false gospel of denial will, at their resurrection, face an eternity too awful and miserable to contemplate. Yet, even they, prior to the death of their flesh, still have the opportunity of redemption through Jesus.

God granted redemption to all through the death and resurrection of the ‘first-born from death, ‘His own Son, Jesus Christ the righteous, our paschal lamb. Jesus offers redemption to ALL who, in repentance, call upon his name, declaring their affirmation. In this sense, ‘redemption’ is to be understood as being the only way that each of us can be reconciled throughout eternity to our Creator God and eternal Father.

What about ‘us’ as we continue to await delivery?

To a large extent, we are now confronted by the hard rump of Satan’s own. They are those who not only loathe and deride Jesus and deride the Living God but increasingly use every legal lever to prevent us from adhering to the Word of God. And, increasingly, they invade our churches and pervert the pulpit.

Unfortunately, there are not many Bereans who can use the Word of Scripture to defend themselves. Many go to ‘church,’ but few read and familiarize themselves with the Bible. For in truth, we all need to rally to such an extent that, as one congregation, we deny false pastors and ‘priests’ the right to occupy the pulpit to preach to God’s people.

We read how Jesus called out the Sadducees and Pharisees for their false teachings. The Apostles were constantly having to reaffirm the true system of faith, for no sooner had they departed from one of their missionary journey locations, ‘wolves would quickly emerge’ to pervert the truth.

Jesus said, “Watch and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”

Paul had the same kind of group in mind and the same kind of error in mind in Philippians 3:2:

“Look out for the dogs, look out for the evildoers, look out for those who mutilate the flesh.”

And then in verse 18: “For many, of whom I have often told you and now tell you even with tears, walk as enemies of the cross of Christ.”

Then in Romans 16:17, he warned, “Watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles contrary to the doctrine that you have been taught; avoid them.”

We clearly see then that those who pervert and attempt to destroy the truth of the Word represent Satan and this dying, secular world, as now it swiftly passes away.

Every day that passes, we continue to see this foul fruit of denial as its purveyors constantly spit out all manner of perverted heresy. Each day, it oozes like poisonous sap from its satanic source. Have no doubt, Satan himself is the diseased tree (as constituted by the world he set out to destroy from the beginning).

However, while it is the ‘wolves’ who appear to outweigh the ‘sheep of the pasture of Jesus,’ it is the sheep (irrespective of their number) that will be spared the ‘Day of Wrath’ that is shortly to begin.

Make no mistake. You know the end is near when ‘good’ is called evil and ‘evil,’ good (Isaiah 5:20-21).

“Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who turn darkness to light and light to darkness, who replace bitter with sweet and sweet with bitter. Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight…” (Berean Standard Bible).

Brothers/Sisters, we are living in the days in which the family unit has been struck a near-fatal death blow. This cruel world of denial has all but destroyed the major means through which the Word is passed down through the generations.

God created ‘family’ as the means through which he would be worshiped and adored AND through which delivery would come. The human birth of Jesus, the Christ King, clearly testifies to the truth of this claim.

The God who had previously wrought great miracles through his servant Moses, befriended Abraham, and spoke through the medium of a burning bush was no longer a disembodied majesty who could not be ‘seen.’ Instead, ‘He’ came to us in human form. He was touched physically by humans, and he touched them also. He laughed, he wept for Lazarus his friend, and finally, suffering terribly, he died an awful death in the midst of his own physicality.

It’s important to understand exactly what this means. Jesus wasn’t just a godly person with great spiritual insights, nor was He only a great moral and spiritual teacher. He was more than these because He was both fully human and fully divine (which is why He was called the Son of God). Think of it: God became a man, and that Man was Jesus Christ. As the Bible says, “God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him” (Colossians 1:19). (Billy Graham Evangelistic Association)

The work of Satan is moving at great pace, for his time is short. His goal is the total destruction of mankind, which, he falsely believes, was deliberately created by God to replace the premier position he believed he alone should occupy.

Satan has used every legal tool that nations can devise to destroy the family unit. All of them are now in play. Chief amongst them is the destruction of marriage and the matrimonial bonds that this holy Sacrament was designed by God to cement. Not content with this, Satan stands directly behind the destruction of both family and society by destroying our children through the process of abortion.

Now has come the deliberate derogation of fathers as ‘head of the family unit.’ Men are being shown as inherently weak. If they are strong in their faith, they are portrayed as bullies. Satan has used the mantra chant of feminism to help accomplish this. When this movement cries, ‘equality is our goal,’ beware! And be alarmed! What is sought is moral and physical ascendancy, with males reduced to the effeteness of near emasculation so they will become silenced voices.

No more so is this apparent than within the falsity of television advertising, which depicts the ‘laughably effete man.’ He is vividly contrasted against the strong and purposeful woman, who (as de facto head of the family) ALWAYS appears to make the ‘right’ decisions.

What can we say to this? “Dear LORD, deliver us swiftly. This poison has already all but destroyed us!”

Against this backdrop, children are learning to despise their fathers as the State conspires to corrupt them within the school system.

My friends, The ‘Good Ship Lollipop’ is sinking fast. She definitively represents this dying world. Those who are to be saved are already in the lifeboats as they pull away from the impending vortex caused as she founders. And, at the last, there will be a mad panic to get off the doomed vessel.

Alas, there are no more boats or rafts left.

As I cruise the Net (wherein I spend probably too much time), I continue to be amazed at the conviction of the deluded. Mostly, they now appear to be spiritually blinded by their continued denial of God and the atoning grace of salvation offered by our Christ King.

What constitutes their conviction?

>A belief in the perverse untruth that mankind has induced such diabolical changes on the earth that it is now dying. (Actually, they are partially correct. However, it is not the earth that is dying: it is the world, as peopled by this perverse generation.)

>Only man can turn things around and ‘save the planet.’

>In order to ‘save’ mankind, some Draconian changes MUST occur. (These include giving over ALL national power to a ‘new’ world order and, within this ‘reset,’ thereby creating a ‘new’ system of values.

>This system must be arbitrated and forcibly ruled by one international system of governance.

>All personally owned assets must be seized for the ‘good’ of mankind and be utilized at the sole discretion of one individual. (The new King of England has long been a proponent of this nonsense.)

>The family unit must be destroyed in favor of the ‘common good.’

>Gender identification has to be redefined. (Re-identification of gender is a major tool in the destruction of human fertility.) Worse, it is heretically contrary to God’s command that we are to ‘go forth and multiply.’

>Every step must be taken by existing national governments to forcibly reduce their populations. (Therefore, abortion, euthanasia, death by falsely administered medicine, contrived war, and pestilence are also necessary tools to accomplish this, and national laws should be redefined accordingly.)

>The ‘myth’ of Jesus as a Saviour and Christ King, along with the worship of a ‘non-existent’ godhead, must be destroyed at all costs because it encourages all those things that are seen as ultimately destructive to the planet.

Proverbs 30:11-17

11 “There are those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers;

12 those who are pure in their own eyes and yet are not cleansed of their filth;

13 those whose eyes are ever so haughty, whose glances are so disdainful;

14 those whose teeth are swords and whose jaws are set with knives to devour the poor from the earth and the needy from amongst mankind.

15 “The leech has two daughters. ‘Give! Give!’ they cry. “There are three things that are never satisfied, four that never say, ‘Enough!’:

16 the grave, the barren womb, land, which is never satisfied with water, and fire, which never says, ‘Enough!’

17 “The eye that mocks a father, that scorns an aged mother, will be pecked out by the ravens of the valley, will be eaten by the vultures.

Always,
With many blessings and hearts full of hope but never despair,

Denis Bowden

denisjbowden@gmail.com

(all emails answered and continuing fellowship on offer)

 

(There is a special message at the end of this article for those who might happen to read this and do not have Jesus in their life and are looking for peace and a way to better understand the present-day insanity and confusion.)

First, let me be clear that the “hopelessness” of this commentary stops at the threshold of Heaven. There is not a trace of hopelessness in the presence of God, just as there is not a trace of sin.

That cannot be said of the earth as it relates to human conduct.

The very foundation of this world in civilized and organized countries is (now was) based on laws that could only function properly if there were no exceptions made for certain individuals, groups of people, countries, etc.

I am not naïve enough to ignore that, throughout history, there were many countries, kingdoms, aristocracies, and other forms of organized(?) societies that did not fit the parameters defined above. In truth, there may never have been any at all.

That said, there has typically been “some attempt” to adhere to laws and rules of conduct that were aimed at civility and justice in at least some areas of this world.

If not a legitimate attempt, then at least a façade of adherence.

That is no longer the case, and we must acknowledge that fact. Lawlessness is now out of control. Evil has developed a life of its own.

One of the keys to sober living under trying circumstances is Situational Awareness.

It helps to neutralize the detrimental effects of misplaced expectations and helps us to maintain some equilibrium when faced with reality.

Hope is only as good as that in which it is placed.

Laws can only work if they are applied evenly and adhered to regardless of who they are directed at, or to.

Laws cannot function when there are too many individuals who are willing to break them or who are willing to selectively ignore them. This is multiplied exponentially when governments are in place of, or in addition to, individuals.

Laws cannot succeed if there are not enough people to enforce them, and they will not be rightly enforced when those charged with doing so are punished when they do, or worse, hold certain individuals to be above or exempt from those laws.

We appear to have all these myriads of conditions in abundance today.

We were warned by God’s Word that a major characteristic of the “last days” will be lawlessness.

“And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold” (Matthew 24:12).

Someone might choose to (obtusely) argue that this was spoken to the Jews, and that would be true; however, I think we are likely way beyond trying to obfuscate or deflect the clear applicability of this warning by Jesus Himself to the world today.

“All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness” (2 Timothy 3:16).

I believe it can safely be said that we are in the very last of the “last days,” and God’s prophecies relative to it are all the proof that is needed.

I think the saddest and most obvious example of Matthew 24:12 above is right here in what is left of America.

“For look! The wicked bend their bow, They make ready their arrow on the string, That they may shoot secretly at the upright in heart. If the foundations are destroyed, What can the righteous do? (Psalm 11:2-3).

There are some people (and they are very few) that are trying to restore some semblance of justice and adherence to the rule of law in this nation, and I applaud them for their earnest efforts. I think they fall into two (somewhat general) categories.

• Conservative and moral citizens and politicians who do not have a solid foundation in scripture.
• Christian citizens and politicians who are trying their best to do what God has established as the fundamental plumb line of conduct and behavior expected of man.

In both cases, they labor in vain when the underpinnings (foundations) of the laws they are trying to utilize for the purpose of enforcing the other laws, which have previously been ignored and violated, have been so corrupted that there is nothing left to stand on.

It is like repainting a car that has a rotted frame or putting lipstick on a pig. Hopeless.

In this nation, the underpinnings/foundation of our law is the Constitution. It is not a “living” document as described by some who try to make it conform to the desires of the lawless and corrupt.

It is a no-compromise document based on God’s Laws and written by those who knew the direction that man would take if given the opportunity. It is a remarkable achievement of human endeavor to follow God’s laws and recognized that those laws were/are necessary for national survival.

That is the sole reason it is under unrelenting attack. The Constitution is a roadblock to slavery and subjugation of the citizens of this nation, and it is a stumbling block to the effort to impose a one-world government even on all the other nations.

The Word of God clearly indicates that this evil will be allowed to succeed for a short time.

That is why, I believe, the Constitution will be destroyed.

Why will God allow this? Because America, as a nation, is unrepentant and, despite numerous warnings from Him, sin continues to grow like un-plucked, poisonous weeds in what was once a wonderful and blessed garden.

America has become an abomination to the one and only Holy and Righteous God.

A significant part of the problem lies with Christian politicians who have no understanding of God’s Word related to future prophecy and who only selectively read the Word of God, as well as unbelievers who may be both conservative and moral but also do not understand what is truly at stake.

Things are not going to go back to “normal,” and elections are finished.

Am I saying they/we should just give up? No. I am saying that true Situational Awareness would/should bring about a change of strategy and tactics.

The first of these should be repentance and acknowledgment of Jesus Christ as their Savior (and I mean both for those who claim to be Christians but do not live it, and those who are not and so are blinded to the Truth).

Jesus made a promise to those who would make Him Lord of their lives:

“And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free” (John 8:32).

The freedom of God’s Word is knowledge of Jesus Christ and the ability to discern Truth and to be free to apply it in earthly endeavors. Freedom from fear and uncertainty.

I would urge you to ask yourself this question: Under Godless human leadership, is the world improving?

An honest answer and the real solution will have eternal consequences.

Godlessness is like a cancer that grows undetected until it finally manifests and can be diagnosed. Once diagnosed, a decision must be made. If ignored, it eventually reaches the point of irreparable harm.

That is where we are today. Lawlessness is sin, and unrepentant sin is terminal both for individuals and nations.

There are many other indicators of just how far along the world has traveled toward the consequences of this lawlessness in terms of the numerous prophecies revealed in the Word of God, so it is not surprising to see them all converging so rapidly.

They are converging rapidly, as anyone who soberly studies the prophetic word of God will attest. This study of future events (Eschatology) is not for everyone, but it will affect everyone.

Warnings have been sounded and largely ignored.

The immense numbers of already fulfilled prophecies (now referred to as history) are more than adequate proof, both mathematically and in terms of the precise details written thousands of years in advance, of the veracity of the Word of God, as you should expect.

Like a sign warning of a washed-out bridge ahead on a road you are currently traveling; ignore it at your own peril.

“Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear and obey what is written in it, because the time is near” (Revelation 1:3).

Now to the crux of this article

Should we just surrender to the evil forces that have aligned themselves to subjugate and enslave humankind?

No, we must continue to resist evil and align ourselves with the God of creation in prayer and in conduct. He is still in control.

We must instead surrender to Him in repentance and humility.

As previously stated, “Hope is only as good as that in which it is placed,” yet it must rightly be expanded to: Hope is only as good as Him, in Whom it is placed.

The special message below is included in order to help in that life-renewing process.

It is my earnest hope and prayer that you will take that step and become a member of the “forever family” that God, through Jesus Christ, is building.

And, then, pray without ceasing.

“But as it is written: ‘Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, Nor have entered into the heart of man The things which God has prepared for those who love Him'” (1 Corinthians 2:9).

Real Hope! Imagine that.

The special message I promised you:

For anyone who may read this article and has not trusted in Jesus Christ and therefore has no hope or peace in your life:

You can have hope. You can have the peace that Jesus has promised to all who have made Him their Lord and Savior. The peace that passes understanding.

It requires that you come before God on His terms.

And, what are His terms according to His Word?

• Genuine repentance (turning to God instead of continuing to reject or ignore Him).
• Confession of sins (that you are a sinner and acknowledge that to God).
• That you understand that the wages of sin is death (Romans 6:23).
• To acknowledge to God that you are unable to pay that debt.
• Belief that Jesus Christ paid your death sentence for you on the cross.
• To believe that Jesus is the Way, the only Way, that God has established by which humans may be saved from the consequences of their sin and rebellion.

God has made it absolutely clear that there is no one who comes before Him, under His terms, that will be refused.

• No one: no race, no color, no country of origin, regardless of any previous belief system: no one.
• No matter what your past sins have been, God can and WILL forgive you because He says He will.
• Salvation is available to everyone without any exceptions.

If you put all your trust for salvation in Jesus, and Him only, you can follow that prayer up by simply saying, “Thank you, Father God, for hearing my prayer and saving me,” because we can trust Him to keep His Word. He always has. He always will.

“Truly, Truly, I say to you that he who hears My words and believes the One who sent Me has eternal life and will not be condemned. He has crossed from death to life” (John 5:24).

There are no answers and there is no hope in the world by governments, organizations, politics, or politicians. There are only lies and deception. But you can have the Truth and the peace you seek.

The answers are in the Word of God–The Bible. If you ask God, with all your heart, He will hear you.

“And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart” (Jeremiah 29:13).

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