25 Aug 2025

Published on: by RR10 Category:Nearing Midnight

AI, Delusion, and the Lie

One arena of development in the swift movement toward the Tribulation era is the technology that’s exploding all around us. There is just no way to keep up with it. Most indicative of this is the matter of artificial intelligence (AI).

We are hearing more and more stories about how AI is affecting life. It’s in the process of taking over to the extent that even its developers worry that it might soon slip from becoming not a helper to humanity but rather a master ruling over it.

We see changes in daily internet use reflecting AI’s burgeoning influence. For example, when we launch a Google search, we now receive notice that AI was instrumental in the search.

This, of course, is considered a great boon to our need for instant knowledge and its application to every facet of life. And, admittedly, I want instant gratification when I’m researching something for an article, book, or whatever else I’m doing at the moment.

However, the absolute evil of AI becomes unbearably troubling when considering how the diabolists of the world are using it.

For example, just this past week I heard a report of a teenage girl who is a Christian in the truest sense. She is active in her church and has been raised in what is said to be a wonderful Christian family.

The report I heard—I believe on the Sean Hannity radio program—was that someone had used AI to place the girl’s likeness on the body of someone engaged in sex with the father of the boy who produced the wicked video.

The girl and her parents were, of course, devastated as the video went viral.

This vile action is no doubt almost tame by comparison to how this technology will be used to perpetrate Antichrist’s great lie, as foretold in the following.

“And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness” (2 Thessalonians 2:8-12).

The entire Antichrist regime, following the Rapture of all believers in Christ, will be based upon a gargantuan lie. This lie will no doubt begin by convincing most of humanity to take the mark of Antichrist (Revelation 13:16-18).

Can we have any doubt that some form of AI will be used in causing all people to accept the 666 designation as a matter of worshiping the beast—or else being cut out of the system of buying and selling?

The result will not be Heaven on earth but a horrendous system that probably even the fictional account in my novel Jacob’s Trouble 666, written several decades ago, couldn’t adequately capture. Please allow a brief look at a passage from that book:

Bright amber computer data flashed on the rectangular INterface screen when the old woman stepped beneath the Decodscanner.

“Look up!” commanded the stern woman across the counter, her black eyes leering from sockets surrounded by dark, sunken flesh.

The woman obeyed nervously, turning her puffy, age-creased face upward.

The screen displayed:

INterface Response Unity

U.S. SECTOR 781

PROCEED—INPUT

The checker herded a few canned grocery items onto the conveyor, then pressed a button located at waist level behind the counter.

Fumbling through her cracked vinyl purse, the older woman retrieved a tissue and applied it to her cold-infected nose.

“Look, lady! There are other citizens besides you in the PC,” the checker said icily. “Move along!”

Her eyes betraying fear, she gathered the sack into her arms, coughed into the tissue, and exited the Product Center under the suspicious glare of a black-uniformed controller.

An old man shuffled tentatively into the checkout lane, avoiding the gaze of the checker. His broad head was bowed as if he sought to hide beneath the upturned collar of the ragged gray coat he wore. “You got an IN, mister?” Her question cut the air in a tone of disgust.

“Yes… Yes… See here.” The man let his eyes meet hers fleetingly while he pulled back the sleeve on his right arm and moved his hand to a position beneath the countertop Decodscanner, activating an ultraviolet light which made visible a bar code tattooed on the back of his hand. At the same time, the number appeared on the INRU screen:

5DD197920-J

Looking at the screen, the checker pushed a button, and data was added to the display.

5D019792O-J IN5DR – O – CREDIT LINE – D

“You don’t have any drawing rights, Jew! Take these and put them back where they belong!”

The little man shrunk deeper into the oversized coat, although he made a meek protest. “Please… but madam… I…”

“Just get these things back on the shelves, Jew!” She shoved the items roughly at him, cursing beneath her breath. Her outburst drew the attention of others in the Product Center and caused the controller to stiffen to alertness from his position near the exit.

(This isn’t included here to urge the reader to get the novel but to show how AI will almost certainly be advanced to a point that will control Earth’s populations during the Tribulation. Amazon has the novel if you wish to get it.)

To get an idea of just how such a future awaits humankind when Antichrist is on the scene, we can look at the following news item that shows the developing technology that will one day be used to control:

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reportedly intends on acquiring AI technology capable of scanning people’s eyes from several feet away.

According to 9NEWS, the agency issued a notice to purchase licenses for the iris recognition technology to aid in deportations and removals.

“The mobile software from BI2 Technologies can identify individuals from 10 to 15 feet away using a smartphone app, according to the the Massachusetts-based company. It then connects with a second product that includes a database,” 9NEWS wrote.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reportedly intends on acquiring AI technology capable of scanning people’s eyes from several feet away. (ICE Reportedly Plans to Obtain Eye-Scanning AI Technology to Aid Deportations, Danielle, Aug. 12, 2025, Rapture Ready News)

Everything we observe regarding Bible prophecy at the end of this Church Age seems to be already in place and/or developing quickly. Technology is the most rapidly advancing evidence of just how close we might be to Christ’s call to the Church.

AI must surely have been one of the things the angel was referring to when he told Daniel the prophet (Daniel 12) that knowledge will increase as the book is opened for those alive at the time to understand.

And, again, the Lord Jesus’ admonition must surely include the development of AI technology.

“And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh” (Luke 21:28).

Even so, come, Lord Jesus!

—Terry

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Rosh Hashanah Longings

I’m familiar with warnings of severe weather for my area of the country. A watch signifies that all the ingredients for a severe thunderstorm, tornado, or winter storm are present in the atmosphere. A storm warning alerts us to the fact that severe weather will soon impact our area.

I believe this applies rather well to our anticipation of Jesus’ soon appearing. Everything we see points to the arrival of all that John wrote about in Revelation 6. The earth is already in the throes of the birth pangs that Jesus warned about in Matthew 24 as wars, rumors of wars, famines, earthquakes, and volcano eruptions happen with increasing frequency.

In other words, all the ingredients for the upcoming storm, known as the Day of the Lord wrath, are already here. The Rapture will be the spark that turns them into the storm depicted by the seal judgments.

A Time for Watching

More than at any other time in the history of the church, now is the time of watching for Jesus’ appearing. Israel exists as a nation, and world conditions are precisely what the Bible says would exist at the end of the age.

How do we know Jesus will come for us before the seal judgments of Revelation 6? One reason is the presence of the twenty-four elders in Heaven (Revelation 4-5) before Jesus opens the seals. They represent the Church in Heaven after the Rapture. The redeemed of the ages will already be in glory with Jesus before He opens seals and releases the riders of the apocalypse, who will spread the Day of the Lord wrath across the earth.

We also have the Lord’s promise in 1 Thessalonians 5:9-10 that He will deliver us from the “sudden destruction” of the Day of the Lord (5:1-3). The seal judgments signify God’s wrath; even many of those who will experience them will recognize them as such (see Revelation 6:15-17).

When Much Closer?

How much closer to the start of this time of God’s judgment can we get apart from the Rapture occurring? I don’t know the answer to that question, but long ago, the Lord, through the Psalmist Asaph, provided this insight into the matter:

“At the set time that I appoint
I will judge with equity.
When the earth totters, and all its inhabitants,
it is I who keep steady its pillars” (Psalm 75:2-3).

Long before the church age began, the Lord proclaimed that His future outpouring of His wrath upon the world would happen at the time He had already set. Jesus confirmed His Father’s sovereignty in the timing in Matthew 247:36 and Acts 1:7. Isn’t it reassuring to know that despite the chaos, violence, and lawlessness of our world, God’s timing remains intact? He’s in control despite what we see.

Although I never thought we would get this close to the Tribulation before Jesus came for me, I trust His sovereign timing. What I see tells me the Rapture will happen very soon, but I can’t know its exact timing.

A Word of Caution

I’m aware that for several watchers, their hope that Jesus might come during next month’s Feast of Trumpets has morphed into saying He will appear during this time. A planned September vote at the UN on the dividing of Israel via a two-state solution during Rosh Hashanah has triggered much of this anticipation. Some assume this vote will mark the fulfillment of Daniel 9:27 when the antichrist makes a peace covenant with “the many,” including Israel.

Although the UN initiative shouts that we live in the last days and points to the start of Daniel’s seventieth week, it lacks several key elements for it to signify the antichrist’s upcoming deal with Israel. This coming man of lawlessness hasn’t yet appeared and garnered enough power to convince Israel he can protect the nation, which is something he can’t do until after our departure.

We also learn from Isaiah 28:14-18 that the Lord will hold Israel’s leaders accountable for agreeing to this deal. Its current Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has already rejected the UN’s proposal, describing it as “suicidal”; he refuses give up land for the sake of peace. Much has to change in Israel before its leaders accept the antichrist’s peace accord.

As for the Rapture occurring on Rosh Hashanah next month, I understand why many believers look for Jesus to appear at this time. It will be a time of heightened watchfulness for me, but I’m not at the place of saying that the Rapture will happen during Rosh Hashanah either this year or in a future year.

The problem with date setting for the Rapture is that it provides yet another reason for scoffers to ridicule our hope and for pastors to remain silent about Jesus’ appearing. And if it doesn’t happen, some believers may conclude it’s a false hope.

Please know we are close to the time when we will meet Him in the air. The convergence of a myriad of signs signifies that it will happen soon, very soon. How much longer can it be before the Lord responds to the worldwide toll of one billion abortions in the past fifty years and the great misery caused by the rampant sex trafficking of our day?

However, if October arrives, or even 2026 or 2027, and we remain earthbound, please don’t let that dismay or discourage you. It’s only a temporary delay from our perspective. Jesus will come for us at the time set by His Father and not one second beyond it. And the time between now and our departure will pass quickly. Count on it.

Maranatha!

-Jonathan

25 Aug 2025

Published on: by RR10 Category:Prayer Center

TRUTH HAS FALLEN IN THE STREET

Apostasy and Doctrines of Demons…

Vanessa Mdee offered chance to accept witchcraft to boost music career. The Tanzanian musician was offered clear paths to success in the entertainment industry if only she would submit to rituals involving juju, voodoo, and black magic. People kept telling her, “This is what you have to do to get to the next level.” However, Mdee refused to engage in such practices, and she quit the music industry.

Judge temporarily blocks Texas’ Ten Commandments requirement in 11 school districts. A Texas federal judge temporarily blocked from taking full effect a new state law requiring public schools to display donated posters of the Ten Commandments in classrooms.

Welcome To Church: Atheist Pastors, Drag Clowns, and Terrorist Apologies. The slow death of a church begins with a subtle doubt–“Did God really say?”– and ends in full-scale rebellion against God. United Church of Canada has been on this road for decades, and this week, we get fresh reminders that once you toss aside the authority of Scripture, the decline only deepens. (Regarding its speaking up for terrorists, this so-called church called the Oct. 7 horrific massacre of Israeli men, women, and children from infancy on up “expressions of resistance.” Those “expressions” included slaughtering 1,200 Israelis, along with mass kidnappings, sexual violence, and burning entire families alive.)

UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon spends US taxpayer money on ‘gender diversity’ training and yoga instruction. Jesus said there are only two sexes: male and female. And Yoga is a pagan religion practiced by mostly Hindus, but also Buddhists and Jains in worshipping their various so-called gods. All postures of yoga have spiritual significance.

Blind Shepherds: When Pastors Proudly Refuse to Submit to Words of Scripture. Summary of Jonathan Brentner’s article: Why is it that so many professing Christians refuse to believe the words of Scripture? Jesus said in John 14:6, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” They don’t believe what the Lord clearly says about the future restoration of Israel. Also, even fellow believers ridicule the whole idea of a Rapture. Most of you experience rejection and ridicule because of your adherence to what Scripture teaches about the Rapture and the fast-approaching Tribulation. But take heart; Jesus sees and will surely reward your perseverance and longing for His appearing (1 Peter 1:6-9; 2 Timothy 4:8). Perhaps soon, we will all be with the Savior in Heaven with glorified bodies.

Regarding the Climate Change Religion. Trump intensifies long-held criticisms of wind energy, calling it ‘THE SCAM OF THE CENTURY!’ President Trump rightfully denounced them as inefficient and costly while blaming them for higher energy prices, power shortages, and environmental harm, such as many bird deaths. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin also said in March that the Trump administration’s efforts “are driving a dagger straight into the heart of the climate change religion.”

Islam Incursion

Burqas, Socialism, and ‘Insha’Allah’: Inside Omar Fateh’s Mayoral Rally in Minneapolis. What unfolded in Minneapolis wasn’t a normal political campaign rally. It was an imported ideological ceremony that looked and sounded more like Mogadishu than Minnesota.

New York Bows to Pakistan: Mayor Adams Turns City Into Platform for Islamization. Mayor Adams stood with Pakistan’s consul general as the terror state’s flag rose over Manhattan — “diversity” recast as appeasement and a step toward Islamization.

Civilization Jihad Comes to Florida: Muslim Brotherhood’s Orlando Invasion. Behind the glossy façade of interfaith dinners and cultural outreach, Islamic Center of Orlando is embedding Muslim Brotherhood ideology into Central Florida’s churches and schools, universities, etc., as part of a broader campaign of civilization jihad.

Chicago Hijacked: Islamic Military Procession Calls for Funding Jihad with Zakat and War Booty. Chicago’s streets were hijacked by an Arbaeen procession that wasn’t a parade but a manifesto — a loudspeaker call to jihad, Sharia economics, and subjugation of non-believers.

Sharia Law Now Legal in Austria – What Next for Europe? Vienna Regional Court just upheld a contract based on Islamic sharia law, a decision which has sparked uproar across Austria, Europe, and the West. The precedent set by the ruling raises concerns that parallel legal systems are beginning to creep into the heart of Western democracies.

Channel Migrant Who Taught Men How to Kill Their Wives Housed in Luxury London Hotel . A violent migrant who once livestreamed instructions on how to kill disobedient wives is now rewarded by Britain’s broken asylum system with a taxpayer-funded luxury hotel stay instead of deportation.

…Includes Hatred of Jews and Israel

Biblical Weaponization: Catholic Priest’s Inflammatory Accusations Against Israel. Speaking from a South Africa Catholic church, Jesuit Fr. Neuhaus accused Israel of using scripture to “create hell” for ‘Palestinians’ in Gaza. His inflammatory rhetoric represents a troubling new chapter in Catholic-Jewish relations. Also see Tucker Carlson Allows Orthodox Nun to Bear False Witness Against Israel.

Huckabee hits back at BBC’s Gaza report: Retraction? As likely as ice cream in hell. The BBC implied Israel starved a Gazan woman who, in fact, died of leukemia. US Ambassador Huckabee said the BBC would likely apologize “the same day a Baskin Robbins opens in hell.”

US House Committee launches investigation into anti-Jewish bias in nation’s largest teachers’ union . On Thursday, U.S. Representative Tim Walberg (R-MI) sent a letter to the NEA President, calling out the union for banning materials produced by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and for having antisemitic content published in the 2025 NEA Union handbook.

Israel says UN misleads world as Gaza aid stolen and diverted from civilians. As the debate heats up over the delivery of aid into Gaza, Israeli officials have once again questioned the United Nations over its data, specifically aid getting stolen or intercepted and the number of trucks entering the enclave from Israel.

What Lies Beneath: Anti-Semitism Again Flourishing In Europe. Hitler didn’t invent anti-Semitism in Europe; he was merely the tip of the iceberg. The vast bulk of the insidious structure lies beneath the surface, which is why today’s Europe is beginning to resemble 1939 all over again.

Pervasive Perversion

Canada: nurse ordered to pay almost $100k for opposing gender ideology. In British Columbia, Amy Hamm was also suspended for one month by the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives for publicly stating that gender is defined by biology.

The Abortion Abomination

Virginia Gov. Youngkin orders investigation into school’s alleged role in arranging abortions. Fairfax school officials allegedly ‘arranged for minors to get abortions without parental consent and may have misused public funds.’ Fairfax is in Northern VA, loaded with Democrat leftists.

Texas Democrats Thank Planned Parenthood for Killing Babies. They gathered with Planned Parenthood leaders in Chicago to express gratitude for how it kills babies of Texas residents who travel there for abortions. The event highlighted Illinois’ emergence as a hub for out-of-state abortions since Texas implemented an abortion ban that protects women and their babies.

Last Days Traitors and Their Treachery

Democrat Melt Down Over Trump-Putin Summit. Left-wing media and Democrat elites are in meltdown after President Trump’s summit with Russian President Putin, an event that brought serious diplomatic engagement back after years of failed leadership under Biden. Rather than acknowledge Trump’s effort to bring peace in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Democrats resort to name-calling and conspiracy theories, with Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) leading the charge. Demwits are surely enraged that Putin backed Trump’s claim that the Ukraine war wouldn’t have happened if he’d won 2020 election. Putin lamented that bilateral relations prior to Trump fell to the lowest point since the Cold War.

Surveillance Society

Illinois Mandates “Mental Health” Testing of ALL Children. Children’s minds are now officially in the crosshairs of one of the most out-of-control state governments in America. Under a controversial new measure just signed into law by far-left Gov. Pritzker, government schools in Illinois will begin mandatory “mental health” testing of all students each year, starting in 3rd grade.

UK Online Safety Act is about global censorship – and American lawmakers are noticing. The UK’s Online Safety Act is about censorship rather than safety. Censorship being imposed by the Act has caught the attention of US lawmakers, both Democrats and Republicans. Democrat Senator Ron Wyden and Republican House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan expressed concerns about the impact the Act has on free expression and First Amendment rights in the US.

Pestilence

FDA Warns Public Over Potentially Radioactive Walmart Shrimp. The FDA on Tuesday told the U.S. public not to eat, sell, or serve certain imported Walmart frozen shrimp produced by an Indonesian company because it may have been exposed to a radioactive material.

Economic and Food Insecurity

SOME GOOD NEWS: Americans in All 50 States Will See Tax Cut with the Big Beautiful Bill.
The average American taxpayer will see a tax cut of $3,752. And the legislation will create nearly one million new jobs. The historic law –which includes No Tax on Tips, No Tax on Overtime, No Tax on Social Security, an expanded Child Tax Credit, Made in America tax breaks, small business tax cuts, and much more — is a cornerstone of Trump’s economic agenda, which is taming inflation, driving historic investments, and fueling a blue-collar wage boom.

Only 17% of U.S. Young Adults in 25 to 34 Age Bracket Have Attained the 5 Major Milestones of Adulthood. The middle class in America is being systematically destroyed. Young adults are forming middle-class households at an extremely depressed rate because the American Dream is out of reach for most of them in this very harsh economic environment. If you can’t get a good job that pays an adequate wage, you can’t live a middle-class lifestyle.

Weather Events

Cloudburst floods kill nearly 400 in Pakistan, Karachi records heaviest rainfall since 1979. At least 385 people were killed in Pakistan as torrential rains and cloudbursts triggered deadly flash floods and landslides across the country between August 18 and 21, with Karachi recording its highest rainfall since 1979.

Extreme rainfall paralyzes Mumbai, leaving 3 dead, 2 missing between August 16-19. The event prompted mass evacuations, transport collapse, and extraction of over 16,451 million liters (4.35 billion gallons) of floodwater from the city’s pumping network.

Record-breaking rainfall leaves 6 dead or missing in Ordos, Inner Mongolia on August 19.

Flooding triggered by intense rainfall leaves one dead in Caracas, Venezuela on August 17-18.

Heat burst (“Satan’s Storm”) forces beach evacuations on Spain’s Costa Tropical on August 17 as the temperature spiked to 40.1°C (104°F) and wind gusts reached 87 km/h (54 mph).

Wars and Rumors of Wars

US Warships Patrol Waters Around Venezuela Over Cartels as Maduro Deploys 4.5 Million Militiamen. The US sent three destroyers and will send four thousand Marines to patrol the waters around Venezuela in another step toward taking out drug cartels, as promised by President Trump. In response, dictator Maduro reportedly activated 4.5 million militiamen.

‘Maybe we’ll strike Washington next,’ threatens Iranian MP. A lawmaker from Iran’s parliament boasts that Iran’s military has missiles capable of striking every European country, and that Iran has ship-launched missiles enabling attacks on Washington DC.

Wars and Rumors of Wars: U.S., Venezuela, Israel, Iran, Russia, and China Make Moves as Pivotal Month of September Approaches. Ominously, signs that things could really start breaking loose next month continue to pile up.

UN Reports Brutal Civilian Executions by RSF in Sudan’s Darfur Region. At least 89 civilians were killed by the rebel group RSF in the Darfur region of Sudan during a ten-day period. RSF is fighting against Sudanese government forces in the civil war that broke out in 2023. The conflict has claimed over 40,000 lives and forced over 14 million to flee their homes. Aid organizations have recently warned of an impending famine, and several countries are calling for humanitarian pauses in the fighting to allow emergency aid to be delivered.

Mass exodus from Gaza City as fears of Israeli ground offensive mount. Thousands have begun leaving Gaza City in recent days, fearing an Israeli ground offensive after Israel’s security cabinet approved plans to seize the city with full support from U.S. President Trump. Israeli officials estimate as many as 800,000 ‘Palestinians’ may need to be evacuated.

Israeli officials: all hostages must be released in any ceasefire deal. After the announcement that Hamas accepted the most recent proposal for hostage release and ceasefire deal, an Israeli official emphasized that the government will agree only to release of all hostages at once.

Do not be fooled by Hamas’s ‘positive response.’ The Iran-backed Palestinian terror group Hamas said earlier this week that it has delivered a “positive response” to mediators on the latest US proposal for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal with Israel. The group’s leaders, however, continue to talk about the need to continue the “armed struggle,” which means launching more terror attacks against Israel and murdering as many Jews as possible. Hamas leaders, in addition, continue to stress that they refuse to lay down their weapons.

Israel’s Defense Minister: Gates of hell will open in Gaza. Katz emphasized that if Hamas does not agree to Israel’s conditions for ending the war, “the gates of hell will soon open above the heads of Hamas’ murderers and rapists in Gaza — until they agree to Israel’s terms for ending the war, foremost among them the release of all hostages and disarmament.”

The UFO Delusion

Gabbard Promises To Share The ‘Truth’ About Aliens With The American People — But The Bible Has The Real Answers. You don’t have to wait for Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard to fulfill her recent promise of “continuing to look for the truth [about aliens] and shar[ing] that truth with the American people.” To get the truth about extraterrestrials—you can just look to God’s Word! The only ETs out there are angels and demons.

Conclusion

“Behold, the Lord’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear: But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear. For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue hath muttered perverseness…. And judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter. Yea, truth faileth; and he that departeth from evil maketh himself a prey: and the Lord saw it, and it displeased him that there was no judgment” (Isaiah 59:1-3, 14-15).