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Depending on God:: by Mark Susswein

Published on: by RR7

Horses and chariots in biblical times were considered to be the latest advancement in the art of warfare. In those ancient days Assyria and Babylon were not just militarily ready for battle, they were powerfully ready; fearless men ready and able to fight any and all who dared to go up against them.

These were not only powerful armies, they were brutal armies who knew, as the saying goes, “Winning wasn’t everything; it was the only thing.” The Assyrians and Babylonians achieved more than their fair share of victories by any and all means necessary.

To pay for those soldiers, horses, chariots, and all that goes with being a powerful military, those nations were, to put it mildly… wealthy. As Isaiah tells us, “Their land is filled with silver and gold, and there is no end to their treasures; their land is filled with horses, and there is no end to their chariots” (Isaiah 2:7, ESV).

Assyria and Babylon were nations having wealth beyond imagination. That kind of wealth leads to pride, arrogance and temptations. Before you know it, that wealth is the driving force for good or evil. We know scripturally that wealth or money itself is not the root of all evil. Here is what Paul wrote to young Timothy.

“For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs” (1st Timothy 6:10, ESV).

As followers of Jesus we cannot allow the love of money to replace the faith and trust we have in God. In all things we are to depend on Him, from our health (physical and spiritual) to our finances. And, let’s be clear here. That doesn’t mean God is against any individual or nation who is economically strong, but those who have been blessed by God in that area would be wise to show gratitude to the Provider by exercising generosity to others out of their abundance.

“A generous person will be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor” (Proverbs 22:9, CSB).

Today’s Israel is a great example of a nation being blessed with wealth and power. In recent years that nation has discovered oil and natural gas – lots of oil and gas – greatly increasing her wealth and power. Did I mention lots of oil and gas? (Hmmm…. Gog Magog War coming soon to a theater near you? “Have you come to seize spoil?” (Ezekiel 38:13a, ESV).

Also, Israel is one of the most advanced and well-armed militaries of the world today. Israel continues to be “independent” with the things of this world instead of being “dependent” on the Almighty God.

By the way, how dependent on God were “we the people” as we allowed Covid19 to fill us with fear and trembling? And what about the Church? Before I ask the following of “we the Christians,” please get your thick skin on. Where were we? What were we doing?

Shamefully, taking counsel from the world; that’s what we were doing. We accepted the world’s lie that we were… not essential.

The Church cannot and should not ever depend on the world’s counsel. We, brothers and sisters, are not of this world. It is up to us to get on our knees and seek His counsel in any and all situations and circumstances. We are to depend on Him.

Hey, you pastors, preachers, ministers, leaders – and yes, you Christians – here is another question to ponder:

What is the plan when this or something worse takes place?

This would be the time to study the Book of Acts and do what our brothers and sisters did long ago beginning with, “And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers” (Acts 2:42, ESV).

That is a pretty good start. Read the rest of that chapter in Acts, and then, as Paul Harvey used to say, “Now you know the rest of the story.”

Back to Israel.

Her spiritual problem correlates to her not having to or desiring to depend on the God of Israel. Let’s not be surprised. This has been Israel’s pattern all throughout her history. She, when the good times rolled, depended mostly on what the “Promised Land” produced along with her livestock and military to keep it “all good.”

Today’s Israel now has re-defined research and development in various technologies, along with some amazing medical and environmental breakthroughs that have not only benefited themselves, but also has blessed the world through those life-changing advancements as well.

But, what about depending on God? Where is He in all of this? Where is the praise, honor and glory for all He has done and continues to do as blessing after blessing and miracle after miracle rain down on her?

From just about the beginning of Israel’s history, it was God who set His nation and people free from the bondages of slavery in Egypt. It was God who parted the Red Sea, making a path to freedom. And, not that long ago, it was God who miraculously intervened to ensure Israel’s victory since Israel’s War of Independence of 1948. In the 1973 “Yom Kippur War,” at the last minute, she “somehow” was victorious. In both of those wars, Israel was sorely undermanned. She was at a huge military disadvantage in just about every category. All that can be said about that is… but God.

Not depending on the God of Israel was Israel’s problem then, and today. Nothing has changed, and neither has God.

In the Old Testament, God’s solution was to send His judgment upon Israel by using the powerful pagan worshipping nations of Assyria and Babylon to eventually defeat and exile Israel and Judah respectively. They were literally evicted by the Landlord of landlords.

Today, “independent” Israel has allowed her wealth and power to fill her up with that same pride and arrogance which she has stubbornly hung on to generation after generation.

Israel’s lack of dependence on God will be addressed by way of “The Time of Jacob’s Trouble.” That will be the time when God will be, for the most part, dealing with the Jewish nation. It will be the most horrific time in her history – even more so than the Holocaust. And, spoiler alert: There will be restoration and salvation for the Jewish nation. Stay tuned and don’t touch that prophetical dial as we watch God’s plan unfold to the letter as was written by the Hebrew Prophets long ago.

As for the Gentile nations, they too will eventually be judged by the Almighty God once and for all; the Prophets tell us so.

Modern-day Israel so wants to be like the wealthy and powerful nations of the world instead of being what God called her to be – a holy nation, and a light unto the Gentiles.

“And you shall be to me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation” (Exodus 19:6a, ESV).

“For so the Lord has commanded us, saying, ‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth’” (Acts 13:47, ESV).

Like Isaiah saw then, we too are able to see and understand the hundreds and hundreds of biblical prophecies written thousands of years ago having been fulfilled (90% of them), and many more of them are coming to fruition as we speak (we are living in the days of the last 10%).

We believing Jews and Gentiles have been blessed to know in advance what the future will be for Israel, the nations, and so on. Biblical prophecy, as Jan Markell from Olive Tree ministries often says, “It is not to scare us, but to prepare us.” Amen?

The day is coming when Israel will say, “Blessed is He that comes in the name of the Lord!” That statement, my friends, is the beginning of Israel’s dependence on God! Praise His name!

Bless You All,

Mark Susswein: msusswein@comcast.net

Rulers of Darkness :: By Daymond Duck

Published on: by RR7

According to the Bible, there are rulers of darkness (satanic or demonic spiritual forces) influencing the citizens and events on planet Earth (Eph. 6:12).

Many U.S. citizens have never seen a time when this was more obvious.

Those that have not accepted Jesus as their Saviour are called the children of disobedience (lawlessness) and the children of darkness (Eph. 2:2; I Thess. 5:4-7).

Satan is using them; they are living by his rules and doing his work.

They do not like America’s Judeo-Christian heritage, the Ten Commandments, public prayer, freedom of religion, what Christians say about abortion, LGBTQ, just one way to be saved, etc.

I pray that many pastors are listening: These children of disobedience and darkness want to change America’s culture, and if they get control of the U.S. government, they will come after every Church.

Here are nine items that recently made the news:

One, on June 21, 2020, Dr. Matteo Bassetti, head of the infectious diseases clinic at San Martino hospital in Genoa, said he believes the Coronavirus is weakening, it could die out, and there might not be a need for a vaccine.

According to Scott Gottleib, former Commissioner of the FDA, the recent spike in cases in some areas is due to young people going out into the public more and taking more risks.

Two, on June 22, 2020, it was reported that Liberty Counsel Chairman Mat Staver said five vaccine research companies are not using aborted fetal tissue, but they are using cell lines that came from aborted fetal tissue.

He urged Congress and governors to protect citizens’ right to refuse vaccinations by rejecting the idea of mandatory vaccinations.

He said some states plan to void religious exemptions and try to force people to be vaccinated.

He said pharmaceutical companies are pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into lobbying, and they will make big money out of forcing everyone on earth to be vaccinated.

He added that it is absolutely imperative that we stop this push for forced vaccinations.

Mandatory vaccinations with a global ID number and tattoos have implications for the Mark of the Beast, and they should be opposed.

Three, on June 22, 2020, a Black Lives Matter activist and supporter of former Democrat candidate for Pres., Socialist Bernie Sanders called for all statues, murals, stained glass windows, etc., to be removed that depict Jesus as a white person, that depict Jesus with a white mother, and that depict Jesus with white friends.

There is no question that Jesus was not a white European, and it is the blood of Jesus that is important, not the color of His skin.

The blood of Jesus will save anyone that accepts Him as their Lord and Saviour regardless of the color of their skin.

Jesus loves all people, and all the saved are brothers and sisters in Christ regardless of the color of their skin.

He will even save people that have rioted, looted, burned and killed if they will turn to Him and repent of their sins.

Racism and white supremacy exist, but Antifa and Black Lives Matter are more about defeating Trump and bringing down America than they are about racism and white supremacy.

Four, on June 22, 2020, it was reported that, during an interview, black rapper Lord Jamar was asked if he supports Black Lives Matter, and he replied, “No. Absolutely not.”

When asked why, he said it isn’t our movement (a black movement); it is a movement that was given to us by George Soros.

When told that Soros funneled 100 million dollars into the movement, Lord Jamar said it was control money.

He said Black Lives Matter is a movement that Soros basically controls.

According to the article, Soros has been involved in the “defund the police” movement since early 2016.

One of the Black Lives Matter slogans is “No justice, no peace.”

In his Weekly Roundup for June 19-June 25, Amir Tsarfati rightly said that means, “If we don’t get our way, we will keep rioting.”

Five, on June 23, 2020, Pres. Trump said, “I have authorized the Federal Government to arrest anyone who vandalizes or destroys any monument, statue or other such Federal property in the U.S. with up to 10 years in prison.… This action is taken effective immediately, but may also be used retroactively for destruction or vandalism already caused. There will be no exceptions!”

On June 26, 2020, he signed an Executive Order to this effect, and the destruction of statues had almost stopped.

U.S. Attorney Gen. Barr announced the creation of a task force to investigate and prosecute individuals and groups that have been involved in the violence and destruction of property.

He mentioned that some of these individuals and groups may be supported by foreign entities.

Six, on June 23, 2020, it was reported that tapes of phone calls that appear to be conversations between former U.S. Vice-Pres. Biden and former Ukrainian Pres. Poroshenko and documents about payments to Hunter Biden have been turned over to the Ukrainian Prosecutor-General’s office.

The phone calls are in the process of being authenticated, but they appear to be discussions between Biden and Poroshenko with Biden asking Poroshenko to stop an investigation of Hunter, and Poroshenko asking Biden what he needed to do to qualify for an IMF bailout loan.

https://www.rt.com/news/492755-biden-poroshenko-burisma-ukraine-tapes/?utm_source=miximedia&utm_medium=miximedia&utm_campaign=Miximedia

Seven, concerning a falling away in the church at the end of the age, it is not unusual to hear pastors and church members say that they don’t think church attendance will get back to where it was before the lockdown.

Eight, concerning a global economic collapse, on June 24, 2020, the International Monetary Fund said the Coronavirus Crisis has more severely impacted the global economy than originally thought.

The U.S. economy is in worse shape than thought, but better off than many nations.

The Rapture or a second surge of the Coronavirus could trigger an economic collapse.

The Rider on the Black Horse in Rev. 6:4-6 is hyperinflation and an economic collapse.

Those that believe in a Pre-Trib Rapture are likely to view the possibility of a second surge and a global economic collapse as a sign that the Rapture is close.

Nine, on June 23, 2020, Dennis Prager said violent mobs have been destroying and stealing.

He noted that the Seventh Commandment is “Thou shalt not steal,” and wondered why the vast majority of clergy is not speaking out.

Even worse than not speaking out is the fact that some religious people and clergy are praising the movement.

Ten, concerning persecution, on June 26, 2020, a federal court ordered NY Gov. Cuomo and NYC Mayor de Blasio to end the discrimination against churches and Jewish groups.

They were allowing Black Lives Matter protests against police, limiting meetings and restaurants to 50% and religious gatherings to 25%.

Eleven, on June 17, 2020, it was reported that China will collect blood from about 700 million male citizens to build a genetic map for their surveillance system.

This is significant because the Kings of the East will lead a 200-million-man army that will kill 1/3 of mankind during the Tribulation Period, and there weren’t 200 million people on earth when the prophecy was written (Rev. 9:16).

Twelve, concerning wars and rumors of wars, and natural disasters, on Jan. 23, 2020, the hands on the Doomsday clock were moved to 100 seconds to midnight, the closest in its 73-year history because of existential danger from nuclear war and climate change (natural disasters).

Know that the rulers of darkness are going to get more active at the end of the age because Satan knows his time is short.

Point number three above tells you what to do.

Prophecy Plus Ministries, Inc.
Daymond & Rachel Duck
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