* SIGN OF THE TIMES: DESTROYED FOR LACK OF KNOWLEDGE

  

Surely this is true for the Jews even today.  Few indeed of them know who Jesus is and have accepted him as their Lord.  So the overwhelming bulk of the Jews on earth will have to live through the horrors of the Tribulation; Jews living in Jerusalem will have to suffer all the horrors described about that time in Zechariah 14 and elsewhere.

 

But this verse also applies to some believers in Jesus today who just do not know all that God is and what he has for us.  So many are just unwilling to spend the time studying or reading the Bible and being guided by the Holy Spirit.  They prefer to attend church like going to a theater, to watch and hear what some other person has to say.  Even if that person is an excellent teacher and preacher, he has only a limited amount of time in these formal services to teach a point.

 

Without knowledge, so many of God’s believers do not know all the tools he has for our protection.  They do not know the reality of divine healing.  They do not have revelation of what is happening and soon to happen.  And they make life decisions without the divine guidance that is so crucial and valuable.

 

I know of a very famous pastor who was led into his life’s work by the above verse.  He was sitting in an audience at some type of religious service.  People were called forward for some reason, and as they went forward he saw them as stick figures, as line pencil drawings.  He was horrified and called out to God, what is this?  God answered with the above verse from Hosea.   And his ministry really was born.

 

In the book of Jeremiah, God describes his people then (the Jews, for there were no Christian believers then) as being foolish, not knowing him, being stupid children, not having any understanding (Jeremiah 4:22) .  The book of Isaiah explains why the northern Israeli tribes had gone into captivity by saying they have no knowledge (Isaiah 5:13).

 

In this most difficult of times in which we are living, do your best to read and meditate about the Bible every day.  Ask the Holy Spirit to guide your understanding, reveal truths, even  to guide you to the specific section you should be reading at a particular time.  Use our materials and those of other serious Bible based ministries to help.  You don’t want God applying Hosea 4:6 to you.

 

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* WATCHMAN WARNING: THIS EXTRAORDINARY ELECTION

 

 

This very unpleasant election in America is about to reach the end – of the formal voting at least.  Early voting has already begun in many places and the final official election day is just a few days off.

The contrast between the two major candidates and between the two major parties could not be greater.  One is based more on traditional American values from the Bible and the Constitution.  The other seeks to remake the nation into a socialist society with great attention to race and gender and restrictions on fundamental Constitutional rights such as free speech.  It seems to many a contest of whether the America most citizens over 40 have known all their lives survives or the nation turns the direction of other failed socialist states, a move apparently orchestrated by the evil one to make this great nation part of the soon arriving one world government.

Having said all that, I want to make sure that all believers realize these truths:

• The Lord Jesus is and will be King of Kings and Lord of Lords no matter who wins any human election.
• The Bible is true.  The words of God are inerrant.  They are infallible.
• Believers in Jesus Christ always seek to do his father’s will.  That is one of the fundamental requirements to be in the Kingdom.  Jesus actually said that.
• In the presidential election in the US we the people are not choosing a perfect person or leader.  None of the candidates qualify for that!  We are just trying to select the best candidate to lead a secular government.  Regardless of what we think of a person’s personality or whether we would want to hang out with them, we must choose the best of the candidates. 

Surely a believer in the Lord Jesus should vote, and they should vote for the candidate that is most based on the values Jesus and his father have presented to mankind.  The election is pretty clear if you want to help the US fight to continue the traditional values and not slide to a position of extreme weakness as the Tribulation begins.  Remember, you may not be here during the Tribulation, but some of your relatives, friends, coworkers, neighbors, and associates will surely be.  

October 2024 

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SIGN OF THE TIMES: LIVING AND SURVIVING IN THE MIDST OF ABSOLUTE EVIL

Absolute evil.  That is what we are seeing so blatantly in America today.  Of course, most believers in Jesus have recognized evil all about in this world on an on-going basis.  And probably most nonbelievers surely see some aspects of evil.  But overall the secular world just doesn’t comprehend it or understand it.

Attempting to explain the horrible violence such as happened in El Paso and Dayton, various politicians and media reporters focus on gun control again and again or look into individual problems like mental illness.  Or drugs.  Or just turn to such catchall phrases as racism.  The fact remains, what we are seeing is a very visible, undeniable display of out and out plain absolute evil in all its perverted glory.

The mayor of El Paso got it right in an interview when he described what had happened as absolute evil.  That’s it.

The devil is running amok these days.  His time is limited.  We are nearing the end. 

So many who do not know Jesus are easy prey for his talents.  Remember, he is the father of lies        (John 8.44).  People who do not know about the spiritual realm and about how to use God’s tools for protecting themselves have no defense against the wiles of the evil one.  No unbeliever can stand against demons and evil spirits and most certainly against the devil.  No believer can either, except by standing in Jesus, by exercising faith and using the tools God has provided.

Look at how empty unbelievers are:

·         They don’t know God has sent his ministering spirits – his angels – to serve those who will inherit salvation.  That service certainly includes protection. (See Hebrews 1:14). 

·         And they don’t know about all the protective armor God has given us as described by Paul in Ephesians 6.

·         They don’t know that a true believer in Jesus can, in Jesus’ name, cast out evil spirits, as Jesus said in Mark 16:17. 

·         And they don’t know that a born again, spirit filled believer can discern spirits, can discern when there is danger about, can discern which way to go.  The gifts of the Spirit, the extraordinary guidance of the Spirit, are of indescribable value to the born again, Spirit filled believer (see John 14-16; 1 Corinthians 12, 14).

So many things God has done to equip the believer.  So much he has for us. 

And you as a believer, a born-again, Spirit-filled believer, have those skills and can take advantage of all this in this world.

For more on all this get our CDs The Holy Spirit, Fighting Evil, Your Authority in Christ, and more.  Watch our videos on these subjects on our website or on YOUTUBE.  Read the past newsletters that focused on this, such as the March 2018 one.

And get out there and do all you can to help others find the Lord.  Give them our book WAKE UP AMERICA! – JESUS IS COMING SOON.  Tell them about good and evil, about Jesus and what he has done for them.  Tell them about all the authority a believer has. 

These are the last of the last days.  As the angel said to Daniel in the last chapter of the book of Daniel in the Bible, the wicked will continue to be wicked. None of the wicked will understand, but those who are wise will understand.(Daniel 12:10).

True believers operating in the gifts know what is happening.  They can take action.  And they keep their eyes on Jesus. 

KEEP YOUR EYES ON JESUS.

HE IS YOUR ONLY HOPE.

ONE MORE TIME.  HE IS YOUR ONLY HOPE.

Those killers in El Paso and Dayton did not know Jesus.  They did not know his limitless love, his forgiveness, his caring.  They did not know his and the Holy Spirit’s and God the Father’s guidance for life.  They did not know the words of the Bible are true and real and full of life.  They did not know there is more to life than what they were experiencing, more than the great darkness and loneliness and emptiness. But they did know this – they knew the devil, whether they recognized him or not.  They knew darkness, they knew evil, they knew the direction of the evil forces.  And they acted on that. 

The devil is real.  So too demons and evil spirits.  But God is far more powerful.  Everything ever made is under Jesus’ feet.  In him, we can prevail.  Do that.  Prevail.

Remember again what I am always saying – be alert, be ready for the Lord to come.  In his words to me years ago, be alert, pray for the lost, seek him with all your heart.

Peace.

Maranatha.

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                                                   (August 2019)

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* OH GOD! HELP THIS LOST GENERATION OF PEOPLE AND "CHRISTIANS"

Recently a pastor was bemoaning the fact that the church has gotten off-track, away from the primary teachings for this time.  I understand his very real concern but I have more to say.

First, we need to remember what the CHURCH of our Lord Jesus Christ truly is.  That CHURCH is the collection of all born again, Spirit filled and baptized people in the world wherever they are…in a field, in a business or farm, in a worship service on Sunday or not, on a boat, working in a ditch, wherever.  Its members all should be guided by the Holy Spirit.  They should have and use the gifts of the Spirit.  They should understand the authority they have in Jesus and the divine gifts such as spiritual healing.   They should look with spiritual discernment upon all that happens.  They should realize the times we are living in, the last days just before the return of the Lord.  They should be focused on doing what they can to help God draw others to Jesus.

Notice I said “should” many times.  Sadly, even some in this great true CHURCH with the definition I used of that CHURCH still are not operating in all those things written above.  Some have drifted away.  Some individual congregations may have been guided away from the razor sharp focus they should have on Jesus, the gospel, and his imminent return, being guided by the Holy Spirit in all things.  Certainly that is possible.

On a much larger scale however is that great group of denominations and individual churches that I describe with the small letter word “church.”  These include many of those impressive buildings made of brick and stone and other materials throughout the country and world, some enormous physically.  So many of these have turned for decades to focus on social issues.  They have completely missed the need to be born again in many cases, and in almost all cases save for a few have missed the wonderful Holy Spirit and the reality of his guidance in our time.  They do not preach about the imminent return of the Lord nor do they preach the full gospel message of Jesus Christ.

I would maintain they are not part of the “CHURCH” at all.  When Jesus comes and collects his believers, those going with him will be the true believers, those truly who know him.  He gave several criteria for that which I have written about more than once – the need to be born again – or born anew - , the need to believe in him (meaning serious, serious belief), the need to do his father’s will, the need to believe like little children.  The great missionary Paul gave the criteria of confessing with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believing in your heart that God raised him from the dead, again the word believing being a serious belief.  I just point out one essential thing here – if someone is your Lord, then you do what he says.  You obey him. He is your boss.  What did Jesus say to you?  Read all he said in the gospels.  And consider whatever else he has said to you in prayer.

So many people have not spent time reading the Bible or searching out the truth.  So many naïve and in truth lost people have forsaken their own efforts and just attend a program on Sunday mornings in one of those buildings I referred to above to listen for twenty minutes to a message of little depth and no life-saving consequences.  They are putting their trusts in the preachers and the little time they spend there.  Yet some of these preachers are not even born again themselves!  How can they know the truths of God in their hearts and teach others?

God is all about heart.  It is your heart Jesus speaks to.  It all has to do with God and you.  One on one.

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* EVIL

…He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies. – John 8:44 NIV

Please note:  he was a murderer from the beginning.  Yes, he is a liar and the father of lies, but he also was a murderer from the beginning.

Evil is and has been very real in the world of homo sapiens ever since Eve encountered the devil in the Garden of Eden.

The devil himself, also known as satan and lucifer and the evil one, was as we know from scripture a very important high ranking angel.  And a very beautiful one.  And obviously a very proud one, for he decided to rebel against God and in doing so led many many angels to join him.

His fate is sealed.  In these very days in which we live, he knows his time is exceedingly short.  At the end of the Tribulation period when the Lord leads an army of his holy ones into the battle of Armageddon, the devil is seized and locked in a deep pit for a thousand years.  That is going to happen pretty soon now, and you can be assured the devil knows all those prophecies in the Bible about these last days.  Nothing says he is stupid; just vain and proud and crazily ambitious.  You know he has read the Bible.

In these last days he and those who follow him are wreaking all sorts of havoc.  They are active throughout the earth sowing discord and lies and leading all sorts of terrible things to happen.  How else can you explain ISIS, or Al Qaida, or Boko Haran, or any of the other violent terrorist groups?  How can you explain the massive growth of horrible drugs and their impact on humanity?  How all those millions who blindly follow false gods and doctrine?  How else these maniacal leaders we see in so many places.  And on and on.

These people do not know God, they have not been born again, they do not know scripture, they cannot protect themselves from the attacks and false leading of the devil and his minions.  Any lost person who does not know the Lord is a ready subject for the plans of satan.  The Bible advises us not to give the devil an opening, a foothold.  But anyone who does not know the Lord has given the devil his entire body as an opening, a foothold.

That’s what we have now.  That’s what we see in these evil and apparently blind or ignorant groups operating in such outrageous ways.

And that is what happens to individuals who suddenly in the world’s analysis must have cracked up, or must have a screw loose, or must be under the influence, or must be just plain nuts.  Well, part of that is true.  They are under the influence…of the devil.  That influence may come directly or through illicit drugs or other openings.  But these sad people have no way to defend themselves.  They don’t know the truths we have written about regarding God’s tools for protecting ourselves.

Remember, all you believers, as spelled out in Ephesians 6:12, our battle is not really against flesh and blood.  And we do not use the weapons of the world but rather spiritual weapons to fight with.  Paul was explicit about this in 2 Corinthians 10:3-7.

(You can look up our writings on how to protect yourself in several of our past newsletters, such as the ones of February 2017, December 2016, and October 2015, or watch our television programs titled Fighting Evil on YOUTUBE or the ministry web site, or get the CD by that name.)

There really is evil.  It has been here as long as this human species.  It is active now.  It has been active in the past to be sure.  Remember Hitler and the Nazis and the gas ovens?  Remember Stalin?  Remember…well, ugh, who wants to recount all the horrors of human existence.  Not me.

That man who shot all those people in Las Vegas.  Think he was evil?  Certainly he was under the influence of evil.  To be sure.  Influence of what?  Of the devil.  Doesn’t matter what human terms are used to explain it all.  They are pointless.

This is the effect of real evil.  It is the same evil some of our military have encountered in fighting in the Middle East and unfortunately are not prepared to deal with.  The same evil no doubt that some others hoping to do good encounter when they go to desperate places.  Unless they are born again and baptized in the Spirit, they don’t have the gifts, the skills to discern and recognize and take appropriate action.

Evil is real.  It has always been thus for the human society.  Thank God, it does not win in the end.  But it does provide a lot of horror and pain along the way to that end.

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                                                                                          (October 2017)

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* NO OTHER GODS

THOU SHALT HAVE NO OTHER GODS BEFORE ME

Americans have not done a good job of following this first of the Ten Commandments, have they?  Not just unbelievers, of course, but not even many believers, I would suggest.

No gods before God.  Our focus must be on him first and always.  Family, jobs, friends, hobbies, sports, whatever, even worthwhile causes, cannot come before God.

Jesus again made the same point when asked what was the greatest commandment.  He said to love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.  Again, God is first.  Jesus in his statement went on to make loving our neighbor – i.e., all other people – in second place.  A close second he pointed out, but still second.  Notice again no job mentioned anywhere.  No work assignment.  Don’t think anyone will ever get any praise in heaven regarding how hard they worked at the office or store or plant or factory.

So no gods before God.

Look at America today.  How many gods can you name that Americans worship more than God?  Or put before God in their actions.  Remember, you can judge what a person believes or thinks by looking at his actions.  What he says means little, but what he does tells all.

How about money.  Income.

 

How about work.  Jobs.  Easy to see in some people’s lives that their jobs are the god of their life.  They sacrifice everything to getting ahead in that job (There really is a difference between having income as a god and having work as a god.  Some people just want money, they want more income, they focus on income in life.  And some others really do just focus on a particular type of work – their job really is them—they revel and live in that job.).

How about sports.  Watching sports, especially pro football.  Or playing golf.

How about good times – vacations, etc.

How about a spouse or love.  Putting a person higher than God.  Suppose you are having great difficulty in your marriage.   Suppose you go to all sorts of experts for help – spiritual experts as well as secular counselors, and nothing seems to work.  And you just keep at it and keep trying to adjust your own life, yet nothing you seem to do ever pleases this spouse.  You have made that spouse and your relationship with the spouse your top priority.  You have put that spouse above God.  You need to stop, repent, and put God back at the top of the list.

How about children?  Strange sounding, isn’t it.  We are all supposed to love our children, and I expect overwhelmingly most do.  But I suggest a strange thing has happened in recent decades.  For some reason young parents have become more devoted than ever to being sure their children have everything possible, experience everything possible.  And to being sure they are safe, protected.  Not only do they work tirelessly to do that, but they adjust their entire life schedules and activities to do that.  The children are the center of their lives…and I would suggest their god.  Not the way it was supposed to be.  Children are wonderful, but they are just part of the family.  Life most assuredly is not just about the children, although I expect if you are alert you know some young parents who live that way.

Still having trouble seeing this?  Just look at time – how much time you or others spend on various subjects.  Write it down.  Look at the time spent in work, in watching television for relaxation or vegging out, in driving about and going shopping or out to restaurants, in working on the yard or house, in going to school events, in going to social occasions.  You can do this for yourself and those you know closely.  You likely will be shocked.  Looking at where you spend your time is another indication of your priorities in life.

What if people put God first?  What would happen?  They would realize all the other blessings and promises of God, that’s what. Putting God first surely means you believe him and his words.  It means that you live and act according to his words.  If you don’t you are surely not putting him first.  That’s just like Paul’s famous words about confessing that Jesus is Lord of your life.  If he is your Lord, then you by definition obey and do whatever he says.

Never too late to start.  At least while you are still living and still on planet earth.  But it will be too late soon.

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                                                                                                                        (February 2016)

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GOD'S PROVISION FOR A VICTORIOUS LIFE

The commands, the promises, the rules given in the Bible are not there because God wants to be harsh on people or because he wants them to have a hard time. No, God knows the behaviors that will bring hardship and heartbreak, and he has given us there truths of his kingdom that will enable us to avoid such behaviors if they are obeyed and followed in our actions. Sadly, most people have either not known the Bible at all or have treated it as a general guidebook or an interesting ancient book kept on a table. But the Bible is full of God’s truths, and also warnings about what is to come. It was written by God through people as a gift to people. It is not a guidebook. It is the policy manual and the book of laws for the Kingdom of God. You could say also it is the policy manual and the book of laws for a truly successful life now and in that Kingdom. One more point - these truths and promises of God work if they are actually applied to your life, if you actually act on them.