An Election Gimmick :: By Daymond Duck

 

Concerning the high price of gasoline: on June 22, 2022, it was reported that Pres. Biden wants to suspend the federal gas tax (18 cents per gallon) for three months (between now and the mid-term elections).

It looks like a plan to stop trying to force voters to buy electric vehicles until the election is over, but when the election is over, the taxes and push for electric vehicles will be restored.

Senate Republicans will be pushed to cooperate, but if they don’t, it is a sure bet that they will be accused of supporting higher taxes, hurting the poor, hurting women and children, being under the control of big oil, etc.

Notice that Biden doesn’t intend to permanently solve the problem (drill for more oil, restore America’s energy independence, permanently lower taxes, help the poor, the women, the children, etc.).

Biden is simply trying to temporarily deceive enough voters to help his party win enough seats in the House and Senate to continue his climate change agenda (the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals and America’s submission to the New World Order).

It’s an election gimmick to stay in office and continue the effort to establish the New World Order.

Here are reports that recently made the news.

One, concerning deceit at the end of the age: on June 22, 2022, it was reported that Tedros Ghebreyesus, head of the World Health Organization (WHO), recently told a senior European politician the Covid-19 virus probably started with experiments in a lab in Wuhan, China (but he still says he doesn’t know how it started).

In Oct. 2021, the National Institutes for Health (NIH) admitted that Dr. Anthony Fauci lied to the U.S. Senate when he said U.S. taxpayers didn’t subsidize those experiments.

So, this is the point: These men are proven liars, so why should every person on earth be required to obey them and not have the ability to remove them from office?

Two, concerning the New World Order: on June 22, 2022, the Foreign Ministers of Russia and China announced that their nations will work together to establish a new “democratic world order.”

A spokesperson for China’s foreign ministry said they are working together to advance “global multipolarity and the democratization of international relations.”

It is my understanding from past reports that they want a larger group of leaders (the Bible indicates the rise of Ten Kings or ten leaders) to establish and run international relations.

The leaders of both nations have already expressed support for the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, both praise Klaus Schwab and the World Economic Forum (WEF), Putin agreed to the Paris Climate Accords, etc.

The big problem seems to be the structure of the NWO (which nations and how many run it).

Russia and China want to diminish the power and control of the EU and the U.S. and to increase their power and control.

As this writer sees it, Ten Kings of iron plus clay are coming (not ten kings of iron; the materials in Nebuchadnezzar’s statue represent nations or groups of nations), and soon after that, they will surrender their authority and militaries to the Antichrist.

Three, concerning world government: in early June, I wrote that Mexico’s Pres. Obrador suggested that the U.S. and Mexico should erase their border and merge the two nations, and he will meet with Pres. Biden at the White House next in July to discuss this very issue.

On June 21, 2022, it was reported that Obrador announced that he will meet with Biden at the White House in July, and he plans to suggest the merger of the entire Western Hemisphere (North, Central and South America) into one group of nations like the European Union (EU).

For several years, I have been saying the UN goal is to divide the world into ten groups of nations (with a leader over each group) patterned after the EU.

It has been my understanding that the U.S. will be merged with Canada and Mexico (Central and South America would be a different group), but nevertheless, Biden has stopped construction on the border wall, destroyed the border patrol, thrown the border between the U.S. and Mexico wide open, and Mexico’s Pres Obrador says he plans to discuss a merger patterned after the EU with Biden at the White House in July.

Four, concerning natural disaster: I recently wrote that on June 17, 2022, it was reported that the Bureau of Reclamation has given the seven states in the Colorado River system 60 days to draft an emergency plan to cut their water usage in the next 12 months or the Bureau of Reclamation will declare an emergency and make the cuts that need to be made.

On June 24, 2022, it was reported that if something isn’t done to slow the current rate of decline in the water level at Lake Mead, in about two years, the water will stop flowing through Hoover Dam, and millions of people will no longer receive water and electricity from the lake and dam.

According to the article, Nevada, Arizona, California, and part of Mexico will no longer be livable.

At peak production, one million homes received electricity from Hoover Dam; that is down to about 675,000 homes, and it will drop to zero in about two years if something doesn’t change.

Five, concerning pestilence and famine: on June 23, 2022, it was reported that the Executive Director of the Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria (pestilences) said Russia’s invasion of Ukraine (war) started a global food crisis (famine) that will prevent millions of people from having enough to eat, weaken them, and make them vulnerable to infectious diseases that will take their life.

Time will tell if he is right, but this fits Rev. 6:5-8 (one-fourth of the global population dying from war, hunger, pestilence, and wild animals).

(More: On June 24, 2022, UN Sec. Gen. Guterres said the world faces the prospect of a mass starvation catastrophe driven by unprecedented food shortages. He said, “There is a real risk that multiple famines will be declared in 2022, and 2023 could be even worse.”)

Six, concerning hyper-inflation and an economic collapse: on June 23, 2022, Federal Reserve Chairman, Jerome Powell, told the House Financial Services Committee (in my words):

  • The U.S. is on an unsustainable fiscal path because its debt is growing faster than its economy.
  • To get America where it needs to be, the U.S. economy needs to grow faster than its debt for longer periods of time.
  • The Federal Reserve was wrong when it said inflation is transitory.
  • In 2021 (before Russia invaded Ukraine), inflation rose from 1.4% to 7%, and in 2022 (while Russia was invading Ukraine), inflation rose another 1.6%.
  • The biggest rise in inflation occurred before Russia invaded Ukraine, and the main cause was government spending (Biden’s 1.9 trillion-dollar stimulus package).

This is the point: If our government doesn’t deal with the real problem (excessive spending), the U.S. economic situation will continue to worsen.

Seven, concerning the days of Noah and wickedness: on June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the U.S. Constitution makes no reference to abortion and no implication of a right to an abortion.

  • Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) said, “The hell with the Supreme Court; we will defy them.”
  • An agent at the Dept. of Homeland Security informed the Catholic diocese of Stockton, CA, that nationwide intelligence reports warned that the terrorist group called “Jane’s Revenge” was calling for “extreme violence against Catholic churches and pregnancy centers” nationwide.
  • Nineteen state Attorneys General sent a letter to Merrick Garland at the U.S. Dept. of Justice (DOJ) urging him to investigate and prosecute the terrorist acts and threats by “Jane’s Revenge” and other groups.
  • Garland denounced the Supreme Court decision and said the “DOJ will use every tool at our disposal to protect reproductive freedom.”

Understand that at the same time Democrats are encouraging and overlooking demonstrations by domestic terrorists that have admitted damaging pro-life centers, they are prosecuting Trump supporters for the Jan. 6 demonstrations.

Antifa and Black Lives Matter destroyed millions of dollars of property in Minnesota, but nothing was done about it; now, “Jane’s Revenge” has admitted damaging pro-life centers and is threatening to damage more. The Dept. of Homeland Security and the DOJ know about it, and 19 Attorneys General have asked for them to be investigated and prosecuted, but it looks like nothing will happen.

Equal justice under the law no longer exists at the highest level of the U.S. government, and the statement that the U.S. Constitution gives a woman a right to an abortion has now been found to be a fraud that people (politicians, doctors, and others) have used to kill more than 60 million babies.

Eight, concerning the days of Noah and wickedness: the U.S. military discharged personnel that refused to take the Covid-19 vaccination, and the Dept. of Justice is prosecuting the Jan. 6 protestors for breaking the law, but:

  • The Pentagon has announced that it will not obey the laws in states that prohibit abortion.
  • The Dept. of Justice (DOJ) has announced that it will ignore the U.S. Supreme Court ruling and state laws that criminalize abortion.

What is the purpose of laws and the U.S. Supreme Court if the military and the DOJ can ignore them?

(My opinion: U.S. institutions are being deliberately destroyed from within to bring about America’s transition into the New World Order.)

Nine, concerning hyper-inflation and natural disasters: on June 23, 2022, Germany, the largest economy in Europe, announced that it is facing a long-term gas supply shortage that will cause prices to skyrocket, impact industrial production, a be a major financial burden upon citizens.

Germany, Austria, Italy, and the Netherlands may soon go back to their coal-fired power plants.

Consider this: Biden is preventing more oil and gas production in the U.S., so some of our allies will make up their energy shortages by burning coal, but burning coal supposedly increases pollution in the atmosphere and contributes to global climate change and natural disasters (and electric companies are going to have to burn coal to provide power to charging stations to charge up citizen’s electric vehicles).

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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Pain :: By Grant Phillips

Pain is one of those things we prefer not to think about, let alone experience. Unfortunately, it eventually will show itself in our lives either through physical suffering or emotional anguish. Actually, both often arrive together, especially if the physical pain is severe.

I am reminded of a favorite idiom (proverb, saying, expression) used by many dedicated sports enthusiasts … “no pain, no gain.”

Wikipedia had this to say about “no pain, no gain.” No pain, no gain (or “No gain without pain”) is a proverb, used since the 1980s as an exercise motto that promises greater value rewards for the price of hard and even painful work. Under this conception, competitive professionals such as athletes and artists are required to endure pain (physical suffering) and stress (mental/emotional suffering) to achieve professional excellence. Medical experts agree that the proverb is wrong for exercise.

Another Internet search came up with: What did Benjamin Franklin say about no pain, no gain? Benjamin Franklin Coined the Phrase “No Pain, No Gain.” It is of the greatest importance to prevent diseases. Exercise is a vitally important part of achieving optimum health and happiness. Franklin found that moderate exercise before meals improved his digestion, promoted sound sleep, and put him in a cheerful mood.

And still another Internet search stated the following: What is the origin of the expression “no pain, no gain? The origin of the expression “no pain, no gain” comes from the 2nd century. The first known version of the saying comes from a Rabbi’s writings in “The Ethics of the Fathers,” where it appears like the following. “According to the pain is the gain.”

Wherever the “no pain, no gain” saying originated is anyone’s guess, I suppose, but I tend to agree with the statement from Wikipedia that it is wrong for exercise. Pain can be a message from our body that something is wrong, and we need to stop before something worse happens. If you’ll think about it, sometimes pain is actually a blessing from God, with respect to providing us a means of telling us we have a problem and it needs to be corrected.

Physical Pain is an attack upon our body. Those in the hospitals or recouping at home on medication can certainly attest to the devastating effects pain can have on their lives. Talk to a person with back problems or another with an arthritic body. Speak to those in the burn units or those with broken ribs or limbs. Yet another villain that has attacked the bodies of millions is called cancer.

There are endless means of our experiencing bodily pains, and none are welcome. They hurt, and no one in their right mind would welcome any kind of onslaught causing us pain.

Then there are emotional pains that can be just as devastating, sometimes even more so than physical pains. The loss of a loved one. The agony of addiction. The helpless suffering of one you love destroying their life. The heart-wrenching helplessness of watching someone you love suffer. Rejection, mockery by one’s peers, and hundreds of other means can cause emotional pain to a broken heart.

There are so many ways in this cruel world we live in that can beat a person right down into the proverbial dust. I often wonder how those who do not know Jesus make it through this world without going mad.

The sad thing is most people blame the wrong one for all their misery. God gets the blame while Satan cackles in the background.

Satan brought sin into this world and all the miseries that accompany it, pain being one of them. God, in the person of Jesus, gave His life that we might have a new life in Him, but only a few actually come to Him. In this world, there will always be pain of one kind or another, but in our Heavenly home, pain will not exist. There will be no sin, and obviously nothing that comes from sins’ consequences.

The Bible says, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life” (John 3:16).

For those who don’t know Jesus as their personal Savior and Lord, regardless of what you’re going through, you can come to Jesus in faith, and by His grace, you will be adopted into God’s family and given a home with Him in Heaven. And in Heaven, there is no pain of any kind … only love and happiness coming from the throne of God.

If you are already a child of God, just remember, “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose” (Romans 8:28).

This world really doesn’t have much to offer. It’s a shame that the Lord gave us a perfect world in the book of Genesis, and in the same book, we threw it all away by listening to Satan’s lies. You may be thinking that it was Adam and Eve’s fault, but would we have done differently? I seriously doubt it. Regardless, it is what it is, and God has provided us the only way to be saved from it and have eternal life with Him. That way is through His Son Jesus. “Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me'” (John 14:6).

When Jesus left this world from the Mount of Olives, He promised He would return for His own first and then pronounce judgment upon the world. He will first remove His bride, the Church, and then a period of seven years called the Tribulation will begin. At the end of that seven-year period, He will return, and everyone will see Him. Some will be thrilled, but many will be terrified, because He will return as Judge. All who have rejected Him will be assigned to the Lake of Fire for eternity, and what pain could be worse than that?

The emotional and mental anguish will be off the charts for those condemned, because they will know they could have put their faith in Jesus and could have been saved, but at that moment, it is too late. They will have all of eternity regretting their decision.

Time is quickly running out. Keeping in mind that the true Church will be removed first, the storm clouds of the Tribulation are forming, and then a time so terrible there would be no one left living if Jesus doesn’t cut it short.

“For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be. And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved; but for the elect’s sake those days will be shortened” (Matthew 24:21-22).

Consider what the apostle Paul says through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. “For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us” (Romans 8:18).

Now consider what the Lord Jesus says in the last book of the Bible.

“Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea. Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

“And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, ‘Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.’

“Then He who sat on the throne said, ‘Behold, I make all things new.’ And He said to me, ‘Write, for these words are true and faithful.’ And He said to me, ‘It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give of the fountain of the water of life freely to him who thirsts. He who overcomes shall inherit all things, and I will be his God and he shall be My son.

“But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death” (Revelation 21:1-8).

Yes, it is a painful world we live in. There is so much pain and suffering, but in Jesus Christ is joy and peace. Turn to Him today.

Grant Phillips

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