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Unforgettable Faces :: By Jonathan Brentner

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On June 27, 1969, Life Magazine published the pictures of the 242 U.S. soldiers who died in the Viet Nam conflict from May 28 through June 3, 1969. I was sixteen at the time, and to this day, I recall the haunting effect that the faces of those young men had on me.

The striking display brought the horrors of war to life for everyone who saw the display.

Today, we find ourselves in the midst of another battle that’s far more deadly than the one in Southeast Asia so long ago. It’s Satan versus humanity.

It also has its victims, faces that often flash across social media before the censors delete them in one way or another.

For me, many of the images in this conflict remain unforgettable.

Faces in The War Against Bible-Believing Christians

Though it gets little attention in the U.S., Muslims in Nigeria have killed many believers this year. Some estimate that they have martyred three thousand in 2021 alone. I recall one particular image on social media of men carrying the caskets of their slain fellow believers. I will not soon forget the expressions of grief and resolve on their faces. I also remember the picture of a Nigerian pastor sitting at his desk before radicals took his life because he refused to deny Jesus.

The war against Bible-believing Christians in the U.S. looks different at the moment but may also turn deadly.

If you listen to the mainstream media, you’re likely to get the impression that it’s only evangelical Christians who resist the vaccine and are thereby to blame for COVID deaths. The reality is that only half of the population in America have received the injections, and most of these are those outside the faith. I know of many outside the faith that adamantly oppose the mRNA injections.

However, frustration is mounting in the U.S. government as the resistance to the jabs grows stronger. I witnessed the enraged demeanor of Joe Biden as he rushed to a microphone to loudly and repeatedly proclaim that the “unvaccinated are killing people.”

I believe that eventually the blame for COVID deaths will fall on Bible-believing Christians regardless of their vaccination status. If there ever was a time to heed Jesus’ words in Matthew 10:16, it is now: We must be “wise as serpents and innocent as doves.” Ephesians 6:10-18 tells us we already participate in this war, but it’s about to become much more real and oppressive in the U.S.

Faces in The War Against Mankind

Of all the faces that I have recently seen, the most haunting are those who have died as the direct result of the mRNA shots. I have seen dozens of such pictures and heard scores of stories from grieving loved ones as well as from those permanently injured as a result of the vaccine.

The CDC itself reports that over 13,000 people in the United States have died as a result of the COVID-19 injections and that 9,274 recipients are now permanently disabled, but one has to dig deep to uncover these numbers.

Can you imagine the impact of a magazine spread showing pictures of the thousands who have perished as a result of receiving the vaccine?

The CDC attempts to justify the high death toll by saying it represents a small percentage of all those injected. The mainstream media runs many stories of happy recipients of the COVID-19 vaccine who encourage others to take the wonderful injection.

Imagine, if you will, that back in the summer of 1969, the mainstream media has countered the spread of pictures in Life Magazine with the fact that the death toll from Viet Nam reflected a very low percentage of our soldiers in Southeast Asia. What if they ran interviews of veterans who had safely returned from there as proof that the war was not nearly as dangerous as the naysayers claimed it was? The outcry from such scandalous reporting would have been tremendous, and rightly so.

But is that not exactly how the CDC and media currently treat the suffering and deaths that have resulted from the COVID-19 vaccines? Is that not precisely what the mainstream is doing at this very moment?

Dr. Peter McCollough, a professor at the Texas A&M school of medicine and one of the leading cardiologists in all of America, believes the death count from the jabs is closer to 50,000 in the U.S. alone. He claims to have a source inside the CDC that confirms this number of fatalities, which resembles the casualty count from Viet Nam.

Why, then, are the powerbrokers of our day so eager to see that everyone receives the highly dangerous mRNA injections?

Consider the following quote from an article written by Tyler Durden, a writer for the ZeroHedge website. Below, he explores reasons for the over-the-top push to see that everyone, without exception, receives the jab.

If a large population of millions of people remain unvaccinated after the next couple of years, then they will represent a sizable and undeniable control group. A control group is a group of subjects that act as a pure sample untouched by a drug or vaccine experiment. If the vaccinated group becomes ill or dies from specific conditions and the control group does not have those same conditions, then that is a pretty good sign that your vaccine or drug is poison.

My concern is that Klaus Schwab’s reset agenda is impossible to enforce in a permanent way unless the human population is greatly reduced over a short period of time (a generation or two). Globalists are constantly talking about population control and reduction. Elites like Bill Gates are famous for it. Is it any wonder that they would devise a plan to institute it?

What if, as many experts have suggested, the vaccine side effects create this condition of a diminishing population? What if they are meant to? We will not know for certain for a couple of years at least as autoimmune disorders and infertility take time to become visible in a population. [i]

It’s Satan

Daymond Duck, in his August 1 article on the Rapture Ready website entitled It’s Satan, began with these words:

The writer of this article was recently asked, “Why do the globalists who are supposed to be very intelligent make decisions that are so clearly wrong?”

Most don’t realize it, but Satan is behind their evil.

He has blinded them to the extent that they don’t believe the Bible is the Word of God.

The enemy of our soul lies behind the war against Bible-believing Christians and the truths of God’s Word. He is the one behind the numerous lies repeatedly reported by the mainstream media until most people regard them as the truth.

However, there’s exceedingly good news in all of this for those who trust Jesus alone as their Savior. The stepped-up activity of Satan that we see in our world tells us we live in the last days of human history as we know it. This means the seven-year tribulation is right at our door; we already see its shadow growing darker by the day.

And if the day of the Lord’s wrath is so near, that means Jesus’ return for us must be ever so close. He will not allow His church to endure the judgments of this period of time; He’s coming for us very soon.

Yes, much death and destruction lie ahead for the world in which we now live; we may see more of it before our rapid departure from planet Earth.

Our ultimate expectation, however, is the imminent return of Jesus to take us to the place He’s preparing for us (John 14:1-3). Do not let anyone steal that glorious anticipation from you; the pretribulation rapture is the blessed hope of the Gospel (Titus 2:11-14).

Jonathan Brentner

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[i] Tyler Durden, Brandon Smith: Why Are Globalists and Governments So Desperate For 100% Vaccination Rates? August 2021 on the ZeroHedge website @ https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/brandon-smith-why-are-globalists-and-governments-so-desperate-100-vaccination-rates

The Rapture and The Apostasy :: By Daniel Payne

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Is the apostasy spoken of by the apostle Paul in 2 Thessalonians 2:3 a physical departure, a spiritual departure, or both?

As you’ll see, scripture teaches that it’s both a physical and a spiritual departure.

If you’re a believer who’s been born again of the Spirit, then the Holy Spirit is in you. You are sealed by Him until the day of redemption. He will be taken out of the way, then the Antichrist will be revealed. Since He is inside of you until the day of redemption, then you will be taken before the Antichrist is revealed.

“You are from God, little children, and have overcome them; because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world” (1 John 4:4).

“And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption” (Ephesians 4:30).

“And you know what restrains him now, so that in his time he will be revealed. For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only he who now restrains will do so until he is taken out of the way. Then that lawless one will be revealed…” (2 Thessalonians 2:6-8a).

“In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory” (Ephesians 1:13-14).

Now, what about the apostasy spoken of by Paul to the Thessalonians?

Well, first of all, don’t let anyone tell you that you’re not supposed to look for any signs prior to the Rapture. After all, in 2 Thessalonians chapter two, Paul was telling the Thessalonians about signs that would occur prior to the beginning of the Day of the Lord.

Don’t listen to those who want to rob you of one of God’s sweetest gifts: hope.

Apostasia – Greek (feminine noun): “going away from a previous stand.”

Apostasy in Context

As always, it is of the utmost importance to follow the surrounding context of any subject. Studying about apostasy is no different.

Let’s read several passages originally written in Greek that use the exact same word and form of “apostasy” as does 2 Thessalonians 2:3.

In the following passages, using the closest context, let’s identify who or what is going away from who or what:

In 1 Maccabees 2:15, the king’s officers were enforcing apostasy against the Lord through pagan worship:

“The king’s officers who were enforcing the apostasy came to the town of Modein to make them offer sacrifice.”

In Joshua 22:22, it’s Israel committing apostasy against the Lord:

“God is the Lord, and God Himself knows, and Israel He shall know; if we have transgressed before the Lord by apostasy, let Him not deliver us this day.”

In Jeremiah 2:19, it’s Judah’s apostasy against the Lord:

“Thine apostasy shall correct thee… saith the Lord thy God.”

In 2 Chronicles 29:19, king Achaz committed apostasy against the Lord:

“And all the vessels which King Achaz polluted in his reign, in his apostasy, we have prepared and purified: behold, they are before the Lord.”

In Acts 21:21, it’s the Gentiles committing apostasy against Moses:

“But they have been informed about you that you teach all the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses…”

In 2 Thessalonians 2:3, who or what is committing apostasy from who or what?

“Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition.”

The closest context in 2 Thessalonians 2:3 surrounding the apostasy is “you,” “that Day,” and “the man of sin.”

In 2 Thessalonians 2:3, it’s you (the believers) committing apostasy against the man of sin.

Since believers are sealed with the Holy Spirit, when the Holy Spirit is taken out of the way, believers will be both physically and spiritually taken out of the way with Him at the Rapture.