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Tuesday, November 1, 2016
* STRANGE TIMES WE ARE IN - BE ALERT!
Remember right now and in coming
days to protect yourselves and your families with the tools God has given
us. In particular, put on and live in
God’s armor and wield his sword – his Word (Ephesians 6). In Jesus’ name, cast out evil spirits when
you encounter them. Thank God for his
wonderful angels, the ministering spirits he has sent to serve those who will
inherit salvation.
Mentally and spiritually, keep
your eyes on Jesus. Watch that you are
not deceived. Use that great spiritual
gift discernment. Let the Holy Spirit,
God’s word, and all that God has taught you guide you. Be alert.
These are dangerous times. These days are dangerous days.
Things in society are not
happening by accident. And often they
are not what they appear to be.
Thomas Jefferson once said that
he trembled for his country when he reflected that God is just. That statement is even on the Jefferson
Memorial in Washington. Well, I fear for
America and its people when I realize that and also when I realize the times we
live in, the fact that the devil is running rampant these last days, and the
fact that we live in a land led by quite obviously many lost leaders not only
in government but in other fields such as media and entertainment and higher
education.
Whether this election on November
8 actually comes off in a real way is yet to be seen.
And what more some in the
establishment will do to influence that election is yet to be seen.
You and I have not lived in times
like this before. If you are born of
water and the Spirit, if you are guided by the Holy Spirit and know the Lord,
you have no excuse to be blind and ignorant.
None. Listen to me. You have no excuse.
It is not me and my words you
should be concerned with, it is the Lord’s.
It is the Lord who will hold you and me accountable for our actions in
these last days.
Keep Your Eyes on Jesus!
(NOVEMBER
2016)
Copyright © 2016 by John
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Thursday, October 20, 2016
* THE "ONE-WORLD" GOVERNMENT, THE ANTI-CHRIST, AND THE FALSE PROPHET
This
is an unusual document from us. You
might think it a political treatise at first, and maybe it is. This coming one-world government after all is
a real political thing. It comes about
in the political secular arena. But we
all need to know about it and to see how things are progressing in our time to
it. And we need to know about the two
awful and mysterious characters who move about and gain power during the
tribulation period.
Preparing
for this one-world scenario is really what is going on and being fought over
right now in the US presidential election.
Increasingly we live in a world where the government exerts an ever
greater influence and control on our lives.
Rebellion against that is what happened recently when the United Kingdom
voted to get out of the European Union.
Sometimes
it is difficult even for believers to step back and see what is happening. Let’s do that. Step back.
What
do you think all this open trade is about?
Removing all borders economically so goods move openly between all
countries? NAFTA? The new Asian trade agreement?
You
got it. One world. Move everyone to the same basic economy and
standard of living. In the US presidents
from both parties for several terms have pressed for this. In the simplest terms it sounds a good idea –
free trade. Oh but the
repercussions. The US obviously has to
be brought way down to join in with the other nations. Its economy is way too high. Opening up to free trade will do that. Nations with much lower income per capita
will produce goods and ship them in, profiting at the expense of Americans.
And
then the push to open borders. Let
people move willy-nilly around the world.
Again, one-world. The open border
that has really been in effect for years with Mexico brings in millions of people,
taking the low income jobs in the US, driving down the average income, making
the US more like other nations.
These
are two obvious examples. There are
more. Overall the push is to ever
greater government control of individual lives, ever greater dependency of the
individual on the government. We have
seen that in the Affordable Care Act, the medical insurance program put into
place a few years ago which likely will eventually end up in just one-provider,
the government. We see that in the rapidly
growing number on welfare and the rapidly falling number of people with real full-time
jobs.
This
election cycle suddenly millions of Americans seem to have waked up and have
been screaming and yelling at political rallies for candidates that opposed the
political establishment in both parties.
These people seem to have realized things have gone horribly wrong in
the US. They may not understand the
spiritual side of the issues, but they surely know the times are
desperate.
Most
media members and establishment politicians in both parties who are so opposed
to this anti-establishment movement are tied to the ever growing trend to greater
government control, removal of individual freedoms, and the coming one-world government. It is the anti-establishment movement that
they are afraid of.
There
are numerous groups involved in this build-up to the one-world government that
the anti-christ will try to rule. It has
been going on for centuries. There have
been attempts before. Remember Germany
in WWII? Remember the Soviet Union? Remember Rome? What do you think the radical muslim
jihadists are about? The ISIS leader has
publicly stated his goal of world rule.
LOOKING AT THE TWO MYSTERIOUS CHARACTERS OF THE TRIBULATION AND WHAT
THEY DO
A
one-world government needs to be well on its way when the anti-christ and his
assistant, the false prophet, arrive publicly on the scene. Obviously it is, right now.
Just
who are these two unusual characters?
Operating under the power and guidance of the devil himself, both are
described in Revelation 13 and in other Bible chapters noted at the end of this
article.
In
chapter 13 the anti-christ is called the beast from the sea, and the false
prophet the beast from the earth. In 2
Thessalonians 2 Paul calls the anti-christ the man of lawlessness (Remember
when Paul says the Day of the Lord will not happen until the falling away from
God occurs and the man of lawlessness is identified?).
Referred
to in scripture as the ruler who is to come, it is the anti-christ who confirms
a covenant with the Jewish people for seven years, a step which in fact signals
the beginning of the tribulation. At the
middle of the tribulation he enters the temple in Jerusalem and puts an end to sacrifice and offering. And
at that temple he sets up an abomination
that causes desolation until the end that is decreed is poured out on him.
You
can read all about these two unusual individuals yourself. Read how the anti-christ has evidently
shockingly recovered from what must have been a fatal wound. Read how the false prophet creates an image
of the anti-christ that people worship.
The image causes everyone that does not worship it to be killed. It also causes the requirement for everyone
on earth to have a mark on their face or hand in order to be able to engage in
the marketplace, to be able to buy and sell.
Elsewhere we read that anyone accepting the mark is lost indeed.
Obviously
these two characters are under the influence and guidance of the devil. Everyone on earth follows the beast. And they worship the dragon (the devil) and
the beast.
This
strange team gains power in this tribulation period and rules from Jerusalem for
42 months.
It
is during this period that the two witnesses God sends to Jerusalem testify for
forty-two months. The anti-christ and
his associates cannot harm these two witnesses until their testimony is
complete, after which they kill the two witnesses. People everywhere celebrate and send gifts
about. But in three and a half days the
two witnesses come back to life. God
calls them to “come up here” and they go up to heaven.
The
anti-christ and the false prophet meet their end at the battle of Armegeddon,
where they are seized and thrown into the lake of fire.
SO?
As
true believers in the Lord Jesus Christ I do think it is our role to be
standing up out there in this confused world, standing up for the Lord and his
word and truth, standing right up to the moment when he comes and calls
us. Even if dire things are coming to
the world, we can continue this good fight and hopefully God can draw people to
Jesus through our efforts. Right now it
is not a great number that will be going with him. But that can change. And I think will.
So
be alert. Pay attention. Be aware and ready to go when the Lord
calls. You don’t want to be here when
the anti-christ rules.
Be
alert to all that is happening. Use that
gift of discernment to excess. Don’t be
one of the many that are so incredibly naïve.
The planet is full of naïve and mentally blind people today (see 2
Corinthians 4:4).
And
put Ephesians Chapter 6 to good use.
Protect yourselves as Paul described how to do there.
Remember,
Jesus’ first warning about this time was to watch that you are not deceived.
*************
SOME
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES TO READ ABOUT THE ANTI-CHRIST AND THE FALSE PROPHET
Revelation 13, 11, 14
Daniel 7
Daniel 9
1 John 2
1 John 4
2 Thessalonians 2
2 John 1:7
Mark 13:22
Matthew 24:24
Revelation 19:20
Keep Your Eyes on Jesus!
(OCTOBER 2016)
Copyright © 2016 by John
Newlin
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Monday, October 17, 2016
* THE CHURCHES OF AMERICA ARE LETTING THE AMERICAN PEOPLE DOWN
This sad truth is apparent to any serious born again,
Spirit-filled believer in the Lord. But
it is still painful to read and contemplate.
How are they letting the people down?
· - Most teach nothing about the days we are living
in and the imminent return of the Lord.
It is a subject they stay away from.
And when the Lord soon comes, lots of people are going to be shocked –
by what happens, by where they stand.
· - Most teach virtually nothing about the Holy
Spirit – who is one of the members of the Trinity, along with God the Father
and God the Son, Jesus – and about all the wondrous gifts of the Spirit, such
as divine healing, prophecy, miraculous works, discernment, and more. Rather than guide their members to live lives
of power in Jesus, they keep them domesticated as ineffective sheep. The church members rarely if ever see the
Holy Spirit operating in their services and lives.
· - Many churches even believe that divine healings
and miracles ended centuries ago with the deaths of the original
disciples. They have no answer of course
if ever confronted with the wonderful divine healings that occur daily or the
miracles that happen.
· - Way back in ancient Rome, believers in the Lord
willingly went to their deaths rather than renounce Jesus. They would not declare the emperor as their
lord. Why? Because they knew Jesus, they knew God, they
knew the Holy Spirit. The Lord was real
to them. They lived in his guidance and
truths and actions. How many attendees
of today’s churches have that knowledge or would act similarly?
· - Numerous churches work tirelessly to increase
membership. They introduce all sorts of
things to draw in new attendees. They
are more concerned with their relationship with people than with God, even
though the Bible warns us all to let God be true and every man a liar.
· - Many newer churches and some older ones work
tirelessly to gather funds to build a new building. But it is not a new physical building they
need! America has an overwhelming number
of church buildings.
We’re living in the last of the
last days. The one-world government is
coming together right before our very eyes.
Really rough stuff is close at hand.
How many even notice?
Jesus said that the way is narrow
and few are they who find it. We hardly
knew the truth of that message when we first read it, did we?
Amazing times. Amazing truths. Amazing stuff.
Keep Your Eyes on Jesus!
(October
2016)
Copyright © 2016 by John
Newlin
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Friday, October 14, 2016
* A LIFE CHECKLIST FOR RIGHT NOW - YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO WAIT
Are you hearing these subjects preached and taught in
your church:
· - The imminent return of Jesus…likely in your own
lifetime.
· - The long list of Biblical prophecies of things
to happen before Jesus’ return that have happened in recent years
· - The amazing level of deception today in all
levels and positions in society. (Jesus’
first response when asked about the time of his return was to watch so as not
to be deceived.).
· - The dramatic falling away from God in society.
· - The extraordinary anti-Christian actions taken
by government and other groups today in so many areas of life (and how they
relate to scripture).
· - Jesus and the full gospel message itself – who
he is and all he did and still does….and who you are in him.
· - The Holy Spirit and the gifts of the Spirit –
The Holy Spirit is one of the three members of the Trinity and the one active
on earth in all believers today. Divine
healings, miracles, all still real and true today.
· - The fact that you can do the same things as
Jesus, even greater. He said that.
If
you are not hearing these taught today, ask your pastor why not. If he cannot give you a good answer or does
not believe the above, get out of that church.
It is not a requirement of the Lord or the Bible that you go weekly to a
false or dead church and sit under weak and false teaching. Unless there is a great spiritual revival
affecting many before the Lord returns, Jesus surely will not recognize as his
believers a great number of those who call themselves Christians.
The
Bible does speak about the benefits of being around believers, around those who
can encourage you and through whom you can learn. You do need to find those types of people
where you live even if it is a small number and try to spend time with
them. I know that is difficult. You would be amazed at the calls and emails
and general requests we get from people over the years asking “where can we go
to church.” The lack of real churches is
one of the reasons so many serious believers have taken to meeting in small
groups outside the traditional mainstream churches. Those small groups really become “real”
churches.
One
of the great concerns of serious ministers and believers today is the number of
people (1) who are not born of water and the spirit as Jesus had said was
required to be in the kingdom of God and (2) who sit in churches once a week
where they receive dry, worldly oriented sermons or feel-good sermons and
believe they are all right with God and the future. There is little or no growth in Christian
maturity. Ministers in those churches
will answer to God, but so will the people.
Do you truly know the Lord Jesus
Christ? Do you absolutely know you will
go with him when he returns, that you are in the Kingdom of God now?
· - Jesus
himself said a person had to be born again, or born anew (or born from above to
look at the original Greek) in order just to see the Kingdom of God. To actually be in it, a person must be born
of water and the Spirit. This being born
again is the actual receiving of a new spirit.
As the Bible says, initially a person is born of human parents. But when a person is born again, or born
anew, God himself becomes their father.
They receive a new spirit. (See
John 3:3-5 and John 1:12-13). A key focus
of the rest of life on earth for a born again person is working to rehab their mind
and eventually get the physical body under control. That is called renewing the mind in the
Bible, and has to do with reading and studying the scriptures.
· - Paul
speaking about how a person gets to this position declares that if a person
confesses that Jesus is Lord and believes that God has raised Jesus from the
dead, then he will be saved (Romans 10:9).
That “saved” uses a Greek word which means healed in all aspects of
life. When Paul says the word “believes”
here, he is using a word that means absolute belief – such as you believe there
is enough air in the room in which you are reading this right now to keep you
alive, or else you would be running out.
Absolute belief.
· - Or
the famous John 3:16 statement of Jesus, that God so loved the world that he
gave his only son that whosoever believes in him would not die but would have
life eternal. Again, that word believes
that means absolute belief.
Do
you have that absolute belief? Do you
believe in Jesus that way? Another term
that connotes such belief is knowing the Lord.
Do you actually know him? When
you pray, do you connect with him, with the Holy Spirit? Do you have that absolute faith that your
words are heard and received?
One
clear sign of being in the Kingdom is noted by Paul when he says a person,
having believed, is marked with a seal, the Holy Spirit who is a deposit
guaranteeing our inheritance (Ephesians 1:13-14).
If
you aren’t sure or don’t think you believe like that, ask Jesus to help
you. Ask him to be the Lord of your
life. Give your life to him. Ask for forgiveness for your sins. Jesus is always looking for people who pray
prayers like that. There is no formula,
just a truthful recognition of who Jesus is and asking him to come into your life.
THE KEY POINT OF ALL THIS!
All
around you notice that people really fall into two groups – those who truly
believe and know Jesus, and everyone else.
That everyone else includes all those in other false religions such as
muslims, buddhists, hindu, and so on, and it includes those who profess to be
atheists, and it includes all those who go to church on Sunday but have never
truly known the Lord nor truly in their heart committed to him.
We
are living in the last of the last days.
The Lord is returning soon. There are some serious believers who truly
know that. And there are a great number
of people who attend traditional and other churches where lukewarm sermons deal
with none of the essentials of faith and belief, people who do not know the
seriousness of the times. Add to that of
course the large number of people who just know nothing about the Lord. Difficult times for us all, to be sure.
When
Jesus comes, will he find faith on earth?
The most important question for you – will he find that faith in
you? And will you be ready? What about those you know?
Keep Your Eyes on Jesus!
(July,
2016)
Copyright © 2016 by John
Newlin
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Tuesday, October 4, 2016
* A STORM WARNING AND CALL TO ACTION
It is time for believers to take action against this storm
Matthew that is currently in the Caribbean.
According to the weather experts, many population areas are in the
potential path of this storm.
But of course we know the Lord. We know what he can do. And we know what we can do in him.
In John 14:12-14 Jesus said these words:
12 …
whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and
they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. 13 And I will do whatever you
ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 You may ask me for anything
in my name, and I will do it. (NIV)
What
did Jesus do? Healed the sick, cast out
demons, fed thousands of people from just initially a tiny amount of food, and
CHANGED THE WEATHER (see Mark 4:35-41 and Matthew 8:23-27)! And much more of course.
In
past times of dangerous storms we have called upon those on our distribution
list and especially those in the possible path of the storm to go out on their
decks and porches or just the land itself and face in the direction of the
storm and in Jesus name order the storm
to dissipate, to go away, to turn away, to weaken. Order the winds to be no greater than 20
miles an hour. Order it to go out to
sea. All those things. All in Jesus name. Speak to the storm just as Jesus did.
You
can do those things. We can, in Jesus’
name. We have, for years. I’ve sent messages like this one out several
times in the past and you and we have taken action and God has honored that!
Some
years ago a powerful storm came directly toward where we live on the coast, and
we and others took such action. The
storm roared up and stopped a few miles off shore. It stayed there. And we all kept ordering it away in Jesus’
name. It stayed about a week! And then it turned and went away.
God’s
words are truth. They work.
Exercise
what Jesus has given you. Do it.
May
God bless you all.
Keep Your Eyes on Jesus!
(October
2016)
Copyright © 2016 by John
Newlin
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