Unfolding Bible Prophecy :: By Daymond Duck

On July 7, 2021, Nathan Jones, Internet Evangelist for Lamb & Lion Ministries, and Todd Hampson, Bible prophecy teacher of the Prophecy Pros podcast, e-mailed a list of “10 Reasons Why Bible Prophecy Exists.”

  • Shows that God Speaks the Truth
  • Proves the Bible Is God’s Word
  • Shows God Is in Control
  • Demonstrates God’s Love
  • Describes God’s Plan
  • Demonstrates God’s Might
  • Proves God Is Worthy
  • Promises Evil Will Be Punished
  • Prepares Us to Get Right with Him
  • Gives Us Hope

This writer agrees with Jones and Hampson and will add that current events indicate that the God that punishes evil and gives hope to His people will soon act.

It is difficult to deny that society is in a long-planned global pandemic that is moving toward the identification and tracking of everyone on earth.

The implications of that (Rapture, Tribulation Period, World Government, etc.) and the push to establish a global tracking system are beyond comprehension.

Here are more reasons to believe that Bible Prophecy is unfolding.

One, on July 7, 2021, the group behind the Ark Encounter Theme Park in Kentucky announced that it is raising funds to research and build a “Tower of Babel” attraction near its Noah’s Ark exhibition.

It will take about 3 years to complete the project.

The idea of a one-world government and religion can be traced back to Nimrod and the Tower of Babel (Gen. 11).

In addition to the Tower of Babel, the group is also planning to build an indoor model of “what Jerusalem may have looked like in the time of Christ.”

Two, concerning peace in the Middle East: on July 12, 2021, it was reported that Yair Lapid, Israel’s new Foreign Minister, told the EU Foreign Affairs Council he supports the Two-State Solution (division of Israel) between Israel and the PA, but the PA nation must be a democracy that seeks peace with Israel (that is not trying to destroy Israel).

Three, here are some statistics on adverse reactions from Covid-19 vaccinations:

  • In the US, on July 2, 2021, it was reported that the Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System (VAERS) said there have been 438,441 (41,015 serious) adverse reactions and 9,048 deaths from Dec. 14, 2020 to July 2, 2021.
  • In the EU, adverse drug reactions are reported to an agency called EudraVigilance, and as of June 3, 2021, EudraVigilance had recorded 1,687,527 adverse reactions (837,588 serious) and 17,503 deaths from Covid-19 shots.
  • In the UK, on July 9, 2021, it was reported that there have been 146,000 cases of the delta variant in the UK, and at least 50% of the cases are people that have been vaccinated.
  • On July 11, 2021, it was reported that Israel’s Director-General of the Ministry of Health is recommending that those that have been vaccinated twice for Covid-19 take a third vaccination for the Delta Variant.

As bad as this appears, some doctors and scientists say the numbers are understated (and these numbers do not include most of the world; China, India, Africa, etc.).

Also, it is the opinion of some prophecy teachers that a third vaccination will not be the last one.

They believe there will be a fourth, a fifth, a sixth, etc., and this will ultimately lead to the mandatory Mark of the Beast.

For whatever it is worth, no vaccination means no money, but every vaccination means more money to big pharma and their bought-and-paid-for politicians.

Four, on July 12, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning that Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine has been linked to a neurological disorder called Guillain-Barré.

Officials have received 100 preliminary reports (95 serious that required hospitalization, and 1 death).

Five, concerning famine: in the first two weeks of July 2021, there were several reports of panic buying by food stores and food store chains that are concerned about food shortages in the U.S. in the coming months.

On July 12, 2021, several UN agencies reported a sharp increase in world hunger and malnutrition in 2020.

As a group, the agencies reported that Covid-19 has exposed weaknesses in the world’s food systems, no region of the world has been spared, and it will take years, perhaps decades, to reverse the problem.

(Note: On July 13, 2021, it was reported that the cost of eating away from home increased in the month of June more than any other month since 1981).

Six, concerning the Days of Lot (Sodomy; Luke 17:28-29): on July 9, 2021, Bishop Strickland of Tyler, TX called the LGBT rainbow flag, “a sign of sinful pride and rebellion against God’s commandments.”

The Biden administration supports the flying of this symbol of “rebellion against God’s commandments” at U.S. embassies.

Seven, concerning the days of Noah (corruption and violence; Gen. 6:11): on July 12, 2021, Peter Schweizer, Pres. of the Government Accountability Institute (GAI), said the GAI has a copy of Hunter’s laptop and files, and the GAI has confirmed that Pres. Joe Biden did benefit with Hunter’s business dealings with foreigners.

This is called corruption, and the Democrats and Justice Dept. have done nothing.

Also, shootings, murders, and thefts (violence) are getting worse in many large cities, and very little is being done (political corruption).

(Note: On July 13, 2021, it was reported that Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, has received a verified copy of Hunter Biden’s laptop, and it contains damning evidence of Joe Biden’s involvement in Hunter’s financial dealings with foreigners, including in China.).

(Note: If corruption doesn’t exist in the Justice Dept., why are the demonstrators at the capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, being prosecuted, but Hillary Clinton, and many arsonists, rioters and looters in Antifa and Black Lives Matter are not being prosecuted? If corruption does not exist at the highest levels of the Democrat Party, why is Biden’s China collusion, etc., ignored after Trump was impeached twice for Russian collusion? (when no evidence was found).

This is the point: These are signs that the days of Noah (corruption and violence) have arrived, and God will soon intervene.

Oh, by the way, why does Hunter Biden, who is not an accomplished artist, think he can get $500,000 each for some of his paintings?

FYI, the Sunday edition (July 11, 2021) of https://harbingersdaily.com posted an article by Leo Hohmann titled, “What Should You Do If Federal Agents Arrive at Your Door Asking About Your Personal Health Decisions?”

Hohmann posed the question to several constitutional attorneys, and this is some of what John Whitehead, founder and president of the Rutherford Institute, said:

  • “You are under no obligation to answer any of their questions.”
  • “Ask them (politely but firmly) to leave.”
  • “Ask them to leave your property; they are trespassing.”
  • “You may wish to video your encounter with the government agent.”
  • “Just say, ‘sir, I’m calling the police.’”

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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What Do You Hide in the Temple? :: By Nathele Graham

Ezekiel was a prophet of God, and he had very active prophetic revelations. Instead of just seeing a vision or hearing the voice of God, Ezekiel became a part of the prophecy. His vision of the dry bones, recorded in Ezekiel chapter 37, is one of the eeriest prophecies in Scripture. We see the dry bones coming together today as we watch the nation of Israel coming together, as the Jewish people are returning to their God-given land. It isn’t eerie to see it happening, but it is a reason to praise God for giving us prophecy in Scripture so we can understand current events as they fulfill Biblical prophecy.

In Ezekiel chapter 8, Ezekiel was in his home, and “the elders of Judah” were there. Then he saw a being stand before him. “And he put forth the form of an hand, and took me by a lock of mine head; and the spirit lifted me up between the earth and the heaven, and brought me in the visions of God to Jerusalem, to the door of the inner gate that looketh toward the north; where was the seat of the image of jealousy which provoketh to jealousy” (Ezekiel 8:3).

Ezekiel saw “an image of jealousy” in the temple grounds. This image was allowed by the priests, those who should have only served God, and God wasn’t pleased with what they allowed in the temple. “Thou shalt have no other gods before me” (Exodus 20:3).

Anything that’s worshipped in place of God Almighty, or is first in our life, is an abomination. There was more to this vision, and Ezekiel was shown more evils. “He said furthermore unto me, Son of man, seest thou what they do? Even the great abominations that the house of Israel committeth here, that I should go far off from my sanctuary? But turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations” (Ezekiel 8:6).

The things he was shown just kept getting worse. He was shown a hole in the wall and told to dig. So, Ezekiel dug until he came to a door and was told to enter. “So I went in and saw; and behold every form of creeping things, and abominable beasts, and all the idols of the house of Israel, pourtrayed upon the wall round about” (Ezekiel 8:10).

The things he saw would make my skin crawl, as should any idolatry which is brought into the house of the Lord. He saw elders in the temple who looked pious, but he was shown the chambers of imagery… what went on inside their minds. “Then said unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in the chambers of his imagery? For they say, The LORD seeth us not; the LORD hath forsaken the earth” (Ezekiel 8:12).

These men put on a public show as upstanding leaders, but in the darkness of their thoughts, they didn’t fear God nor honor Him. This is a lesson for us today. The religious leaders had abandoned God because they said He wouldn’t see what they did, and they justified their sin by saying God had forsaken the earth. The fact that Ezekiel was shown this abomination is evidence that God was well aware of what was going on and hadn’t forsaken them. They had forsaken God. “Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded” (James 4:8).

People seem to think we can sin all we want, and God should bless us anyway. Our world today is wallowing deep in sin, but we still want God’s blessing as we turn farther away from Him.

There was more to this vision, but let’s talk about the temple. Are we off the hook for idolatry because there is no temple in Jerusalem? “Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are” (1 Corinthians 3:16-17).

When you accept Christ for salvation, your sins are forgiven. The Holy Spirit indwells you, and, as Paul wrote to the Christians in Corinth, we are now the temple of God. Corinth was a city filled with sin, and the abominations of the pagan world were being accepted by the congregation in Corinth. Just as God saw the abominations happening in the temple in Jerusalem, He sees the abominations we try to hide in our own life. It’s easy to justify sin when we ignore God’s word and put other gods before Him. One sin leads to another, and it’s a slippery slope that leads to our downfall. Our sins have been forgiven, but there are still consequences for sin. If you rob a bank, you still need to go to jail. We can usually justify our own sin but condemn others for theirs.

“Who can understand his errors? Cleanse thou me from secret faults. Keep back Thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me. Then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression. Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O LORD, my strength and my Redeemer” (Psalm 19:12-14).

Presumptuous sins are those of pride. It was pride that caused Satan to fall. He wanted to be like God. When we start hiding sin in the temple that is our body and mind, we can pridefully believe that God won’t see our sin and that He doesn’t really care. God does see, and He does care. He cared enough to give His life for our salvation. Be careful what you hide in the temple.

Most people can see that the evil in this world has risen to unimaginable levels. Has God forsaken us? No, He hasn’t. Have we forsaken Him? It seems as if we have. Christians keep silent as public schools teach all kinds of sinful ideas of gender choice, racial intolerance, wrong history, and many teachers live in fear that the one true God will be mentioned in a classroom. If you’re a Christian and this is all OK with you, then you have a lot that you’re hiding in the temple of your heart. The next time your children sit through Storytime with a transgender storyteller, read through the first chapter of Romans and see what happens when God is not honored.

“Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, and changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things” (Romans 1:22-23).

Sounds a bit like the hidden things that Ezekiel was shown. When God isn’t honored, all manner of sin is accepted, and we see that sin at center stage today. If you’re a Christian and hold God’s plan for marriage as truth but think it’s just an individual choice or “people are born that way,” then you’re hiding sin in the temple. You know God’s truth but find sin acceptable. “Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them” (Romans 1:32).

Read the full chapter to see what God thinks of lifestyles today and why you, as a Christian, can’t accept this sin.

We all need to be careful of acting pious but having thoughts that are contrary to a Christian lifestyle. For instance, the Ten Commandments tell us not to commit adultery, but Jesus said that even looking at a woman with lust is adultery. “Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: but I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart” (Matthew 5:27-28).

What movies do you watch, what websites do you visit, and what music do you hear? Those wicked thoughts are hidden in the “chambers of imagery,” but are they really hidden? God knows your thoughts. If your thoughts are filled with lust, anger, and pride, then it’s time to draw closer to God in thoughts, words, and deeds. Make God’s word part of you.

Clean out the clutter of idols in your heart. Don’t provoke God to jealousy by trying to hide sin in the temple of your heart. “And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God” (Romans 12:2).

God bless you all,

Nathele Graham

twotug@embarqmail.com

ron@straitandnarrowministry.com

All original scripture is “theopneustos,” God-breathed.

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