We’ve all heard that saying, and the same can be said of mankind. “If it walks like a man and talks like a man, then it’s probably a man – and a sinful one at heart. “For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God.”

The Bible says we have all sinned and come short of the glory of God, that there’s “none righteous – no not one.” I’m on that list myself. But thankfully, we can be saved by God’s grace. “We are saved by grace, and that not of yourselves lest anyone should boast.”

There is nothing we can do to earn our salvation, for “all our righteousness are as filthy rags” to Him. Even preachers and rabbis are sinful men like the rest of us. Is it any wonder so many of them fail us – and ultimately God?

The problem stems from our inclination to gratify our longings by doing things that are wrong. Power, greed, sexual gratification, money – who can resist? Only the person who has self-control (which is one of the fruits of the Spirit) can overcome the inclination to sin. It is something I’ve had to contend with all my life – as I’m a vocal person who blurts out – or rather used to blurt out anything that came to mind, to say nothing of the little faults I harbored.

Not being able to hold my tongue, I remember holding a Nazarene pastor to account when he preached something that contradicted scripture. I confronted him only after his little flock had left for the day. Of course, I never went back. Nearly every pastor I encountered in my life was faulty, which led me to believe that they were only human, like the rest of us – sinners saved by Grace.

My advice to you is not to put mere men on a pedestal; they will fail you every time. “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” Today, I respect what every man has and realize that we all have differing opinions about almost everything – that’s why I cling to the Bible, which is never wrong about anything. An added benefit is that by diligently searching scripture – it draws us ever closer to God.

As I look over humanity, I realize that we all come from one set of parents – Adam and Eve, and truly, we are all in the same boat of life. Therefore, I’ve found it wise to treat others as myself since we are all kindred spirits. Notwithstanding those who are in complete opposition to God, people whom I confront unabashedly but with love, since I am a sinner too.

What a state of being we find ourselves in, especially in this end-times scenario we are forced to live in; God, help us. You would think that we human beings who are made in God’s image would know better than deny him who created all things for our benefit just because he loved us so. Incredibly, some of us are convinced that God doesn’t even exist. Satan has blinded those who have resisted the Holy Spirit.

If our loving heavenly Father is tugging at your heart, you would be wise to repent and cry out for forgiveness lest you perish in your sins.

Books

I reached out to Steven Stang, the publisher at Charisma House, with my first book, The Journey, a book I’m turning into a movie, by the way. The man turned it down even though one would inevitably spur the sales of the other. The man is indeed strange. His own book, Trump Aftershock, was endorsed by people like Jim Bakker and Jerry Falwell Jr. (a hypocrite if there ever was one.) I’m surprised he didn’t have Benny Hinn’s and Paula White’s endorsement as well – better yet, Rodney Howard Brown of “laughing ministry” fame.

Everyone knows that writers always uphold each other in hopes of monetary gain in selling their books. And furthermore, they probably never even read the book itself but expect to be repaid by the author’s endorsement when their own book is ready for publication.

Just because a man is good with words doesn’t mean they are on track to heaven.

Jordan Peterson and Dennis Prager have their own failings in that they often deal with scripture from another man’s point of view and not with what the Holy Spirit has to say about a matter. Since scripture is given by God and must be spiritually discerned, lacking in that quality, they must rely on manmade understanding, which is almost always faulty.

Sour grapes, you say? But it is obvious that some of these so-called “pastors” are nothing but charlatans and must be called out – especially in the end times in which we live. Now is no time to be playing with other men’s souls for fame and money. To these I say, Repent before you find yourself answering to Almighty God for your earthly shenanigans. For we must all stand before God and give account for our earthly lives, and there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth at that time by many.

There will be no laughing at the judgment seat of God – only at the bema seat of Christ when we are told to enter into our eternal rest and receive our just rewards. Even so, there will be some who enter eternity with knees knocking and teeth chattering, knowing that they have been slackers and /or opportunists in this life.

Finally, “love thy neighbor as thyself” – do him no harm; don’t be like the aforementioned people who only live to deceive and exploit the slothful foolish. Care for the widows and children. Do no harm to the brethren. In fact, uplift those who are struggling in life. Give to the poor.

Make sure you are on the right track by knowing what the Bible requires of you – repent, be baptized to show sincerity, receive Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, and ask God’s forgiveness for your sins. Dig deeply and get to know the real you by doing so. “Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.” So do yourself a favor and prepare to meet your maker in these – the last of the last days.

YBIC

Jim Towers

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See Jeremiah 7:2-15, 20

What happened to Israel during the time of Jeremiah can also happen in our time. Yes, it can happen today. In the book of Jeremiah, he warned Israel that their Temple and Jerusalem would be destroyed. Solomon’s temple was destroyed by fire. The same thing happened again in AD 70.

Back in the late 1970s, I was in Bible study, and my pastor was leading a study in the Book of Jeremiah.  He was reading about the destruction of the Jewish Temple and Jerusalem in Jeremiah’s time. I asked him if it could happen in our society today.  He did not think it would happen until after the rapture.

The Holy Spirit informed me that it is likely to happen in our time, too, because of the amount of wickedness in today’s society, it is highly likely for our Temples (churches & cathedrals) today.  Solomon says there is nothing new under the sun.

In Britain, on July 7, 1984, clergy of the centuries-old York Cathedral held a meeting in which they consecrated a theology professor, David Jenkins, to be Bishop of Durham. He had caused controversy inside the church and out by questioning the literal truth of the virgin birth and miracles such as Jesus walking on water. He also did not believe Christ actually rose from the dead.

Two nights later, the cathedral caught on fire, caused by a lightning strike. A number of people said God fired that shot of lightning. Earlier, in 1983, I wrote in my notes based on Jeremiah 7 that Churches and Cathedrals would burn in the Judgment of God. God really caught my attention with this.

The most famous Temple to be burned in our times is the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris on April 15, 2019. Why do I believe God burned that Cathedral? There is an awful lot of wickedness in France. Homosexuality is more dominant there than it is in the USA. Political Correctness is enforced by law in France. It is illegal there to speak out against LGBTQ sins. Homosexuality was first legalized in France after the destructive French Revolution. That county also hates the Jews. So God allowed France’s National Temple (Notre Dame Cathedral) to burn in 2019.

Can this happen to America, too? Yes, it can happen here. After George Floyd died, major conflicts broke out in Minneapolis and St Paul, MN, with widespread looting and burning, and many people were killed or injured. Eventually, the conflicts spread across cities around America and even around the globe. Churches were burned in those conflicts as well.

Because we are in the last days, expect Jeremiah 7 (regarding the burning of churches) to replay itself over and over again in the coming days. War (including nuclear) can bring the most destruction to houses of worship. Islamic terrorism is another source of this. What really makes this bad is when terrorists set churches on fire with people inside, resulting in lots of lives lost.

This is happening in Nigeria right now.  Also, in AD 70, people were crowded inside Herod’s Temple with standing room only. They were packed in it like sardines.  A Roman soldier threw a torch in the window. The people’s clothes and bodies became the kindling to burn that temple.

The Ultimate Temple Fire will be St Peter’s Cathedral/Vatican during the Tribulation when the entire City of Rome burns. Could the Coli Albani Volcano be the source of the fire? Nuclear Attack?

First Note based on Jeremiah 7

Here are the notes based on Jeremiah 7 written earlier. “And Cathedrals and Church buildings were set afire!

Second note based on Jeremiah 7

Here is what Jesus would say to us today in Apostate America and in Europe: “I will give America, Europe, and Latin America over to the Babylonians (Armies of the Anti-Christ, including Revived Roman Empire Soldiers, Muslim Terrorists, and others), and they shall set fire to your church buildings and cathedrals.” This is happening today in Europe as Muslims, including Muslims from Iraq (Babylon), set fire to Churches.

In Europe, Muslims have Set Fire to Churches in France and other places.  So Jeremiah 7 is replaying itself around the world.

Scriptures: Jeremiah 7:2-15, 20, Jeremiah 27:5-8, Jeremiah 32:28 – Jeremiah 37:5-8, Jeremiah 39:5-8; Matthew 23:38, Matthew 24:2-3; Mark 13:1-2; Luke 21:5-7.

Just recently, because of the war in Iran, that country has been making threats against Israel and America.

Recently, a headline in the NY Post said, “ISIS Calls on Muslims to Set Fire to Churches and Synagogues across US, Europe in Twisted Easter Threat.” That Terror threat was made on March 18, 2026.  That article was by Anthony Blair on April 2, 2026. Thank God it did not happen at the time.  Though it can happen in the future when society descends into chaos.

A few years ago, I had a bad dream that the church that I attended as a child was burned out.  In the dream, I was standing two blocks away. What I saw was the charred wood beams that originally supported the wood roof. That church is a large church. The roof was gone, but the brick walls remained.  Whether this happens, only God knows. I am not going to reveal the name of the church because I don’t want terrorists to get the idea of attacking it.

Did he (God) send me a Joel 2:28 style dream? It could certainly happen during the Tribulation.  Most churches these days are made largely of wood. Even big churches are primarily made of wood (at least ceilings and roofs supported by wood beams).  The big ones have brick or stone walls.  Small churches are made entirely of wood, though they may have concrete slab floors.

I think the dream happened after the Notre Dame Fire. Will our temples be burned also, as in Jeremiah 7?  Because America, Europe, Canada, Mexico, Australia, North America, and South America have all turned away from God, judgment is going to hit us, too.  Judgment-based Bible prophecies have a way of replaying themselves over and over again. With the increasing threats coming from Iran and other Muslim terrorists, this is increasingly likely to happen. In the Tribulation, this will be more and more widespread.

The Bible says in Peter 4:17, “For the time has come for judgment to begin at the house of God; and if it begins with us first, what will be the end of those [professed but false Christians] that obey not the gospel of God?”  When the Jews turned away from God in the time of Jeremiah and in the time of Jesus, God judged them and burned their temples. Both times, they went into exile. Peter wrote that only a few years before Herod’s temple was destroyed. That was the first target.

God chastises his own people (both Jews and Christians). When those who claim to be Christians turn against God, he judges them. For a long time, America and the European countries were considered Christian nations. But Christendom became more and more corrupt. America, Europe, Mexico, South America, Canada, Australia, and other countries have turned against God.  So look for God to start burning more temples.  Judgment is coming to our country and many others. It will especially get much worse after the Rapture.

With the Tribulation coming soon, now is the time to accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior.  Avoid the Tribulation, the time of multiple disasters.