Many believe that the upcoming November 3 election in the United States is the most important election since 1860 or perhaps in its history. The evidence supports this.

Catholic Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, once the Apostolic Nuncio to the U.S., recognizes the perilous nature of the 2020 presidential election. He recently said that in this election the American people face a “biblical” challenge “against the demonic forces of the deep state and against the New World Order.”[i]

The September 24, 2020, Washington Times article quoted the archbishop as saying that the “Presidential elections in November represent an epochal challenge, a biblical challenge, the outcome of which will be decisive not only for the United States of America but for the whole world.”[ii]

Is the archbishop’s assessment accurate? Is President Trump correct when he says that if the Democrats prevail in November, they will bring their socialistic and communistic agenda to America?

I believe they both are absolutely correct in their assessment of the peril facing the United States. Please allow me to explain why I agree with them.

The Anti-God Agenda of the Democrats

Both Joe Biden and Kamala Harris support abortion up to the moment of birth, which includes the horrific partial birth abortion. Harris has repeatedly voted against legislation that would protect babies after birth. Together they form the most pro-abortion presidential ticket in American history. I cannot regard their fanatical support of abortion along with the vile practices of Planned Parenthood as anything else than anti-God and demonic. I do not know how else to describe such rabid determination to murder precious unborn children.

The Biden/Harris war against God was also on display at the October 15 ABC town hall with Joe Biden. During the town hall, Biden included eight-year-old children in his pro-transgenderism agenda, proclaiming their right to change genders. Such a viewpoint attacks God and opposes all that He reveals in His Word regarding creation and the family.

In 2018, Joe Biden described conservative Christians who oppose the LGBT agenda as “the dregs of society.” Biden and those who control him exhibit a clear and undeniable antagonism toward God, the Bible, and those who follow Jesus. Why are so many believers willing to vote for someone who hates both them and the One they claim to worship?

The Democrats Advocate a Marxist’ Redistribution of Wealth

Tom Klingenstein, in his excellent video called Trump 2020: A Man vs. A Movement, stated that “this election is a contest between two competing regimes or ways of life that cannot exist peacefully together.” He described the Democrat agenda as a true “revolution” aimed at overthrowing the American founding.”

Klingenstein said that the “multicultural” objective of the Democrats “requires a never-ending redistribution of wealth and power” the likes of which “can only be achieved by a tyrannical government and like in all tyrannies, one where dissenters are silenced.”[iii]

Is this not exactly what we already see from the left in our country? Just this past week we saw the media shut down a well-documented story of the greed and corruption within the Biden family. Twitter has locked out several conservative voices in the past several days.

Radio host Mark Levin recently warned that Joe Biden’s “joint political platform with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) amounts to a ‘communist manifesto’ that will destroy every aspect of American culture and society.” Levin also added, “Most people haven’t taken time to read the 110-page communist manifesto…. They’re going to implement it. Every aspect of this culture and society is going to be turned on its head, and I don’t mean it in a good way.”[iv]

When one looks at the details of the New Green Deal and the accompanying Agenda 2030 at the UN, one thing jumps out – they are all about a massive redistribution of wealth with a Marxist government in charge of who gets what in the New World Order.

The BLM/Democrats are Orchestrating Violence in the U.S.

Kamala Harris, along with senior staffers on the Biden campaign team, helped raise thirty-five million dollars to help bailout BLM and Antifa rioters in Minneapolis. Many of Harris’ tweets encourage the violence on our streets by these groups, although Biden says the radical group known as Antifa is only an “idea.”

In a recent late-night interview on television, Kamala Harris boasted that “protests” will not stop before or after the election. The message was clear; Biden’s running mate was encouraging the lawlessness and violence of BLM and Antifa and adding her blessing to their destruction of lives and property under the guise of “protests.”

The BLM founders publicly declare their Marxist roots and describe how witchcraft and demon possession play a large part in their activities. Some regard me as a relic of the past for saying that the BLM is Marxist, but I have watched videos where the founders and leaders of the BLM proudly proclaim that they are “trained Marxists” and dependent on the spirits of those long dead.

In front of cameras, Joe Biden bowed his knee to the BLM movement, demonstrating his full support of their radical message and violent methods.

The evil nature of BLM was on full display last month in the attack on two sheriff deputies as they sat in their car. The orchestrated attack consisted not only of the shooting, but also of BLM members blocking the entrance to the hospital of the ambulances carrying the deputies.

The Calm Before the Storm

Could what we see now be a “relative” calm before the storm?

Tyler Durden, in his article 7 Predictions: How 2020 Comes to an End, wrote about violence he sees coming after President Trump wins re-election. He wrote the following about what will happen as the election is hotly contested by Democrats:

While Marxists in Congress are messing with the electoral process, Marxists on the streets (Antifa and BLM) will intensify their violence by burning, looting, and murdering even more than what we’ve seen to this point…. Not only do the puppet masters want all the street chaos to distract our attention from what’s going on in the electoral process, the street Marxists see this election as their only chance to either grab power or put up with Trump for four more years. The protestors have been trained to instigate violence, and copy-cat wannabes will want to join in….

To perpetuate the riots, puppet masters like George Soros will continue pouring money into organizations that fund them. Also remember that Antifa and BLM have threatened to go into the suburbs. Their purpose for doing so is to trigger the Soccer Moms who wants peace at all costs. Marxists will hope that these suburban moms will apply pressure on their elected representatives to give in to the Marxists so the violence will end. Life on American streets will be unpredictable and dangerous.

Former Secretary of State John Kerry said that if President Trump wins in November, there will be a revolution. I tend to believe him in this regard. I have heard more than one person describe the riots and violence of this past summer as a dress rehearsal for what is coming after the election.

After the 2016 election, the coup attempt to remove President Trump from office was political. It will turn bloody this November should he win re-election.

I believe that a landslide victory by President Trump along with Republican victories that sweep many of the BLM/Democrats out of office might mitigate some of the violence that awaits our nation later this fall, but I do not think such an overwhelming victory will happen on November 3. We still face much peril as a nation.

The Peril Facing America

Catholic Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò precisely sums up my concern for the United States. This election is between the American people and “against the demonic forces of the deep state and against the New World Order.”

It’s clear to many that Joe Biden is not in control of his campaign or his agenda. It’s amazing how a candidate for the presidency can spend so much time in his basement, lack any sign of energy, be caught lying about his involvement in his son’s illegal and disgraceful connections with Ukraine and China, continually display a decided diminishing of mental function, and still remain a viable candidate. It’s more than a little bizarre; it’s totally mind-boggling!

Joe Biden is a puppet of the deep state in America who see him as the best path to lure unsuspecting Democrats to vote for a radical agenda they will hate once it comes to fruition. It’s the globalists’ attempt to put a moderate face on a dark agenda that seeks to subjugate America to a Marxist totalitarian regime, but will they succeed?

Those promoting the New World Order, or The Great Reset as the World Economic Forum calls it, are some of the richest and most powerful people in the world. As I have written about in previous articles, their intent is to use climate alarm and the COVID-19 crisis to bring about their desired Marxist utopia where they will control all the people of the world. Please do not underestimate these people; they are evil to the core and have formidable allies with incredible influence in America and throughout the world.

If these elite globalists put their puppet in the White House, the task of implementing The Great Reset will be easy, although it may not happen immediately. If President Trump wins re-election, they will seek to overthrow the government of the United States and a duly elected president.

Much peril lies ahead for the United States regardless of who wins the November 3 election in the United States, but there’s great news for those of us who belong to Christ.

The Good News for the Saints

As I said in my previous post, if not for biblical prophecy I might lose my sanity (although some think this has already happened).

The Bible long ago predicted that the New World Order taking shape before our eyes would happen in the last days. Scripture says that the coming antichrist will make a covenant with Israel and others but break the deal at the midpoint of the seven-year tribulation. By that time, this lawless one of 2 Thessalonians 2:3-8 will be in a position to control the buying and selling of everyone on planet Earth (Rev. 13:16-18). We see this taking shape right before our eyes!!

However, the Bible assures New Testament saints of deliverance and victory.

Our deliverance begins with our departure from this world before God’s judgments fall on the Christ-rejecting world. 1 Thessalonians 5:9 says this, “For God has not destined us for wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.” The wrath referenced in this verse is that of the sudden destruction that initiates the day of the Lord (see 1 Thess. 5:3).

We may see these “perilous times” grow more intense and witness increasing deadly violence before Jesus comes for us, but rest assured He is coming, and it might be very soon.

The other aspect of the good news is this: Jesus will destroy Satan’s man, the antichrist, and his kingdom at His return and establish His reign of righteousness upon the earth (2 Thess. 2:5-8; Rev. 19:11–20:10). Jesus will destroy all the wickedness we currently see in our world.

I do not know for sure what will happen in November or during the remainder of 2020. I suspect we will see much violence and possibly a civil war in the United States. I will pray, vote, and continue to voice my opinion against the Marxist agenda of the Democrats and their BLM allies. After that, I must leave the rest in the hand of my sovereign and all-powerful God.

Yes, it’s more than a little scary when we think of the violence that might lie ahead for America, a possible stolen election, and the fervent aspirations of the radical left backed by some of the richest, most powerful, and most influential people in the world. They will stop at nothing in their quest to implement the New World Order.

But God! But God alone is sovereign (Psalm 46:10), and we can know that incredible and astonishing joy lies ahead in eternity for all those who know Jesus as their Savior. Our amazing future adventure begins with our departure from this world (John 14:2-3; 1 Thess. 4:13-18), which may happen very, very soon.

There’s victory and much excitement ahead for those of us securely in Christ that will far exceed any experience we have had so far on earth.

Maranatha! Come soon, Lord Jesus, to take your bride home!

Jonathan Brentner

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[i] Douglas Ernst, Archbishop Vigano: Trump faces ‘biblical challenge’ against ‘demonic forces of … New World Order‘ on the Washington Times website on September 24 @ https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/sep/24/archbishop-vigano-trump-faces-biblical-challenge-a/

[ii] Ibid.

[iii] The YouTube video of Tom Klingenstein can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_4n_MmNdxA&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR1RxEPDlaChvY86fr5TzsZGnF9pAd4N8IPTyKUsufoj_5tnEA5FUcZY-B4

[iv] Breitbart story at https://www.breitbart.com/radio/2020/10/16/mark-levin-joe-bidens-communist-manifesto-will-destroy-every-aspect-of-our-culture-and-society/

 

An Exposition

Luke 18:35-43: “Compassion by the Jericho Road”

“And it came about that as He was approaching Jericho, a certain blind man was sitting by the road, begging. Now hearing a multitude going by, he began to inquire what this might be. And they told him that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by. And he called out, saying, ‘Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me.’ And those who led the way were sternly telling him to be quiet, but he kept crying out more, ‘Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!’

“And Jesus stopped and commanded him that he be brought to him, and when he came near, He questioned him. ‘What do you want Me to do for you?’ And he said, ‘Lord, I want to regain my sight!’ And Jesus said to him, ‘Receive your sight; your faith has made you well.’ And immediately he regained his sight and began following Him, glorifying God; and when all the people saw it, they gave praise to God” (Luke 18:35-43, NASB).

Jesus’ encounter with the cross and its purpose is at hand as He and His followers head to Jerusalem. He has dealt with a ruler and his search for redemption, albeit on his own terms and not that of the LORD’S. He has also assured His nervous apostles that what they had given up in order to follow Him will be rewarded in ways they do not expect for now. He has also told them of what is to come upon Him when they arrive in Jerusalem in a few days, and they do not have a clue as to what He is implying concerning what will await Him. Jesus is fully aware that these men are not ready for what is to come and the shock that will follow. However, He is preparing them in small steps as to how it will affect their lives from now on when everything He has taught them will be clearly understood during His final meal with them and the commission He will give them when He makes all things new at the proper time.

The group is on their way to the ancient city of Jericho, considered by archeologists and historians to be the world’s oldest inhabited city, dating from 8000 B.C., and is still inhabited today. There were two sites known as Jericho and were within a short distance from one another. The first site is mentioned in Joshua 2, when the Israelites under the command of Joshua conquered the city, the outside walls collapsing according to the instructions God had given them for the attack. Scripture records that the alleged prostitute Rahab and her family were spared due to her hiding the Israelite spies prior to the battle. Rahab’s name is found in the lineage of Jesus Christ (Matt. 1:5).

The newer establishment of what was Jericho at the time of Jesus as well as today is located NE of Jerusalem near the border of the Dead Sea with a major road connecting the two cities.

Being a major road, a great deal of horse-drawn wagons, soldiers patrolling the area, foot traffic, and animal packs filled with goods heading to the local market were a continual sight, and the number of travelers were varied, from different parts of the Roman Empire with its polyglot of nations, customs, languages, and wealth, all making for a scene of activity. This road was also a major source of potential charity for the unfortunate souls who suffered from physical maladies such as a crippled limb, paralysis, and for one man in the crowd, a reliable place to hear what was happening in the world around him, but could not see due to a disease that robbed him of his sight, and along with it, the inability to work or have someone attend to his needs and care.

Scripture refers to him as “Bartimaeus,” which is not his proper name, but in Hebrew it means “Son of Timaeus,” a sign of oblivion and forgetfulness, really no name at all. He is obscure and one of many who have had tragedy fall upon them with no record of help or pity, certainly not from the Romans or Greeks. There was no charity system or places where one could go for help apart from family or friends. When hard times hit, you were pretty much on your own and dealt with the consequences. The days of Rome had much grandeur, order, peace, and opulence, but little compassion.

This blind soul hears the commotion of travel and conversation coming into range, and he hears someone mention that Jesus is on the road with His apostles. Somewhere in the past, he had gotten word of the Man from Nazareth and His marvelous works of healing, His teaching, and His compassion on all who came to Him. The idea came to Bartimaeus that if he could get the attention of Jesus, he would ask Him for one thing, and that was to see again. No asking for wealth, personal blessing, no questions to ask Him, or anything that would deter him from a clear objective that only the Lord Jesus could grant. Bartimaeus knew what he wanted, and he was going to get Jesus’ attention before the opportunity passed.

He called out with as loud a voice as he could muster above the noise of the crowd and commotion for Jesus to have mercy on him. The crowds tried to get him to be quiet, thinking he had gone mad or was of no real concern for someone as noted as the Lord Jesus. He ignored the shouts of the people and cried out again, saying the same phrase with a genuine cry from his desperate soul. There would not be another chance, and it was now or never for him. His cry caught the attention of the LORD, who told the people to bring the blind man to Him at once. Leading Bartimaeus by the hand, the people brought him before Jesus, whom he could not see but could hear and was ready to say what was on his heart and mind.

Here is the Lord Jesus Christ, God Incarnate, the Creator of the universe and the One who keeps it under His sovereign control, King of Kings who now gently asks this man whom He had formed in the womb of his mother long ago for a reason and a purpose (Psalm 139:13-16) what it was that He, the LORD God Almighty, might do for him. Who else could do this but Jesus?

Think on that the next time you feel that you cannot come to God out of a sense of guilt, or fear, or a sense of unworthiness and that you believe you have crossed the line of His care or concern and are without hope. You can go to Him anytime, anywhere and run to Him like a child runs to his Mom or Dad when he needs them, or to let their embrace reassure him that he is loved and all will be well. You can talk to Him honestly. He has heard it all before, and He wants you to come before Him with your questions, needs, concerns, fears, and requests, or to simply talk to Him for no other reason than to have an ultimate conversation like two friends.

Why do you think that people gladly came to Jesus and He never turned them away? Do not let anyone tell you that your sins cannot be forgiven, or that you cannot have a new life in Him if you would but ask in faith and repentance. I believe that when I see Him, He will be there with open arms ready, not just for me, unworthy as I am, but for all of us who call on Him.

Bartimaeus asks for the return of his sight. It is specific and to the point. He knew exactly what he needed and had the faith to believe that Jesus would grant him this request, which He did, and the beggar was freed from his situation and now able to work, able to care for himself, and free to go anywhere he wished. It is a clear picture of the true freedom we have in Jesus Christ when He liberates us from the bondage of sin and hell, and we reside permanently in His presence and grace (John 10:28-30).

Bartimaeus now joins the crowd, able to see the day and its beauty, and to see the people with their expressions of joy and praise as he gives glory to the Lord Jesus. I have no doubt that he was one of those who shouted “Hosanna” as the Lord entered Jerusalem. I have no doubt that he, and countless others, shouted “Hosanna” as they entered into the courts of heaven, and I am certain that we who are in this present world will join the chorus when the Lord Jesus comes back to take us home and prepare us to inherit the coming kingdom and its blessings, but more important, His Holy Presence for all time. Your opportunity is here, too. Call on Jesus and then hit the road with us. Do not let this pass you by.

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