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End-times Briefing 3: the ‘What?’ of Watching > Signs!

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So far we’ve considered the Who, Why and When we’re to watch. Now to the rationale of this blog, as stated in its title’s strap-line, ‘Looking for the signs of Jesus’ return‘ and we examine what Jesus told us to look out for:

WHAT?

Omitting Jesus’ prediction of the destruction forty years later of the Temple in AD70, here’s a selection of signs stated in the first Gospel (Mark 13), and as augmented by Matthew (chapter 24) and Luke (chapters 17 & 21) plus insertion of Paul’s first and follow-up letters to believers in Salonika, to whom he stressed the origin of his teaching; ‘For this we say to you by the word of the Lord…‘

    1. “This gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations [‘ethnos’ – people groups], and then the end will come.”
    2. Disciples will stand before and councils, rulers and kings, beaten in religious assemblies:
    3. Many will come in Jesus’ name, saying, “I am He,” and will deceive many.
    4. Wars and rumours of wars – nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom: “See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet
    5. “And there will be famines, pestilences and earthquakes in various places and there will be fearful sights and great signs from heaven ; All these are the beginnings of sorrows.
    6. “Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you and you will be hated by nations all for My name’s sake.
    7. “And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another…Brother will betray brother to death – a father his child – children will rise up against parents and cause them to be put to death and…
    8. “And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold.
    9. “But he who endures to the end shall be saved.”
    10. “SO, when you see the ‘abomination of desolation’, spoken of by Daniel the prophet standing where it ought not (let the reader understand!), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.” [This refers not only to the Roman standard placed in the Temple’s Holy of Holies but also to profane objects or person therein at any time (including its mount?)]
    11. “…in those days there will be tribulation such as has not been since the beginning of the creation which God created until this time, nor ever shall be.
    12. “And unless the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh would be saved; but for the elect’s sake, whom He chose, He shortened the days….
    13. “Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or, ‘Look, He is there!’ do not believe it for false christs and false prophets will rise and show signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.”
    14. For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven…’and the dead in Christ will rise first,
    15. ‘then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up [‘harpadzo’ = rapture] together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air…’
    16. ‘You know perfectly that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night. For when they say, “Peace and safety” then sudden destruction comes…’
    17. ‘Let no one deceive you…for that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first (Apostasy), and
    18. ‘the man of sin (lawlessness) is revealed, the son of perdition, who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped,
    19. ‘so that he sits as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God…
    20. ‘The coming of the lawless one is according to the workings of satan with all power, signs and lying wonders, and
    21. ‘with all unrighteous deception among those who perish because they didn’t receive a love of the truth, that they might be saved…
    22. ‘For this reason God will send them strong delusion that they should believe the lie (!!)…’
    23. “As it was in the days of Noah, so also in the days of the Son of Man: “They ate, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.”
    24. “Likewise as it was in the days of Lot…on the day Lot left Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed all. Even so will it be in the day when the Son of Man is revealed.
    25. “In that day, he who is on the housetop, and his goods are in the house, let him not come down to take them away. And likewise the one who is in the field, let him not turn back. Remember Lot’s wife: Whoever seeks to save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life will preserve it.
    26. “I tell you, in that night there will be two men in one bed: the one will be taken and the other will be left. Two women will be grinding together: the one will be taken and the other left. Two men will be in the field: the one will be taken and the other left.”
    27. “After that tribulation, the sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light. (“And there will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars…of heaven will fall and the powers of the heavens be shaken”)
    28. “and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity, the sea and the waves roaring;
    29. “men’s hearts failing them from fear and the expectation of those things which are coming on the earth...
    30. “Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
    31. “Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near.”
    32. “Then He will send His angels, and gather together His elect from the four winds, from the farthest part of earth to the farthest part of heaven.” [The Rapture]

Jesus said, “Take heed; see, I have told you all things beforehand.“

Details from The Apocalypse, the book recording ‘the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants’ penned by His apostle John, will follow later.

IS THE END NIGH?

Not necessarily! I’m not of the alarmist brigade because, in my humble opinion, Jesus is coming back for a bride who’s ‘made herself ready’, which I understand to be a church that has been restored to move fully in the ‘greater works’ – one that has arisen with the glory of the Lord appearing over her and piercing the ‘thick darkness covering the peoples’ (see Revelation 19.7, Acts 3.21, John 14.12 and Isaiah 60.1-2). YET, it may be just over the horizon!

There’s clear indications this preparation is already happening through many ministries. Jesus did say, “I will build my church and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.” (Matthew 16.18).

On praying to our Heavenly Father, He instructed us to petition, “Your Kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven…” (Matt 6:10).

The Lord’s Kingdom rule has yet to come in its fullness so, in my opinion, a reworking – even a significant sifting or pruning – may be necessary as the Lord finishes building his Church and believers make themselves ready for the Marriage Supper of the Lamb.

Next, in End-Times Briefings read an expert’s extremely excited opinion in Briefing 4…

Notes:

The above listing covers prophecies from the New Testament only, but not completely. For my blogs on prophecies from the Old Testament visit Bible Updates, Daniel, Ezekiel and Gog-Magog links.

  1. Regarding Daniel’s prophecy on the Temple see Notes to About Watching
  2. Sign #5 – see Fulfilled Prophecy #34 on quakes within hours of prophetic word and on increased activity around the Pacific ‘Ring of Fire’.
  3. Sign #10 – for an incisive opinion read What Not To Watch For In The End-Times.
  4. Sign #15 – an interesting clarification of ‘watch’ regarding pre-Tribulation rapture theories at Nelson Walter’s What Does ‘Watch’ Mean?
  5. Sign #16 “when they say” – the theme of the UN’s Year 2017-18 is ‘Together for Peace, Dignity, Safety  & Respect For All’, as outlined in Three Prophetic Jigsaw Pieces.
  6. Sign #17 – the great falling away from faith by church leaders has already begun, as may be seen under this blog’s Apostasy tag.
  7. Sign #21 – the acceptance of same-sex marriage, in defiance of biblical teaching, and its ‘wedded’ association with Sign #20 should put the holy fear of God in folk!
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End-times Briefing 2: the ‘When?’ of Watching > NOW!

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Knowing the ‘who’ and ‘why’ for watching for the End-times, we must consider timing:

WHEN?

Jesus’ major End-time teaching was given immediately after leaving the Temple with some of His disciples and He foretold its complete destruction, which was fulfilled about 40 years later with the infamous Roman siege of Jerusalem.

Jesus on the Mount of Olives:

As He sat on the nearby Mount of Olives, two sets of brothers (Peter & Andrew, James & John) asked Jesus to expand upon that prophecy, “Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign when all these things will be fulfilled?” (see Mark 13, Luke 21, Matthew 24).

He answered in some depth, and by examination of the details we can conclude that not only does Jesus describe later events in that First Century but also those of a much later time, one yet to come but which is now at the door!

So Jesus did – but didn’t – tell them precisely “when”.

In talking of that future time however, He tells them a parable about the appearing of leaves on a fig tree – which many believe refers to the establishment of the Jewish state of Israel.:

“So you also, when you see these things happening, know that it (or ‘He’) is near – at the doors! Assuredly, I say to you this generation will by no means pass away till all these things take place..But of that day and hour no-one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.

“Take heed, watch and pray; for you do not know when the time is…Watch therefore…I say to all: Watch!” (Mark 13:28-37 NKJV emphasis mine)

Other passages of the New Testament imply that He, or Holy Spirit, subsequently gave those leading disciples, and Saul of Tarsus who became Apostle Paul, further insights on the approximate timing of those signs, as below:

Peter Preaching in the Temple:

Soon after Jesus’ Ascension into heaven and the Holy Spirit falling in flames of fire upon the prayer group of about 120 believers (Acts 1:!5), Peter and John went to the Temple at the hour of prayer. You may recall the account of their stopping to heal a lame beggar “In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth” – it led to everyone heading for the Solomon Portico to become ‘filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him’!!

Peter was then inspired to preaching about it not being either him or John who’d done the healing, but faith in Jesus’ powerful name and he reminded them about how badly the leaders had dealt with Him. So Peter called all the people to:

“Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that He may send Jesus Christ, who was preached to you before, whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, which God has spoken by the mouth of His holy prophets since time began…” (Acts 3:19-21 – my emphasis.)

So there’s a huge contribution followers of Christ have yet to make across all spheres of society towards such restoration – we’ve hardly started; not to mention both human and demonic opposition – but however do we restore ‘all things’? We must conclude that only The Almighty is able to bring about the ‘restoration of ‘all things’ – and doubtless in the manner Zecharia prophesied to governor Zerubbabel:

“Not by might, nor by power, but by My Spirit”, says the Lord of hosts. (Zech 4:6 NKJV)

Although we need to beware of false prophets, Acts 3:21 implies that the Lord will keep His prophets informed of His intentions in bringing this about (Amos 3:7). Hence the important relevance of contemporary prophecy.

Paul Writing to the Thessalonians:

We know from Acts and accounts in Paul’s Epistles that this Apostle to the Gentiles was blessed with visions of and revelations from Jesus Himself as, for example, in the main scripture quoted by ‘pre-Tribbers’:

‘For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep.
‘For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord.’ (1 Thess 4:15-17 NKJV)

‘But concerning the times and the seasons, brethren, you have no need that I should write to you. For you yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night. For when they say, “Peace and safety!” then sudden destruction comes upon them, as labor pains upon a pregnant woman. And they shall not escape. But you, brethren, are not in darkness, so that this Day should overtake you as a thief. You are all sons of light and sons of the day. We are not of the night nor of darkness.’ (1 Thess 5:1-5 NKJV – emphases added)

As modern history attests, Palestinian/Gazan leaders have been defiantly intransigent over any so-called ‘peace plan’ with Israel and, like Iran and Hezbollah, want to wipe Israel off the face of the map! Even so, let’s keep watching!

Note: UN’s theme for 2017-18 was ‘Together for Peace, Dignity, Safety & Respect For All’, as outlined in Three Prophetic Jigsaw Pieces.

20th CENTURY ‘KICK-START’

Although our focus is upon New Testament prophecy, we must not overlook not only that Jesus taught the parable of the ‘Fig Tree’ but also within our lifetime Old Testament prophecies of the future of the Jewish people were fulfilled by the stunningly rapid establishment of the state of Israel in 1948 – as recounted below:

Ten Scriptures Prophesying Israel’s Rebirth – Neil Mackereth

With Jerusalem no longer being “trampled down by Gentiles” (Luke 21:24) after the 1967 Arab-Israel war, that earlier date of 1948 could be regarded as ‘kick-starting’ the fuller aspect of the End-times.

Next, in Briefing 3 we consider what we are to watch out for that’s yet to come…

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End-times Briefing 1: the ‘Who?’ and ‘Why?’ of Watching

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In view of current events it’s time to reconsider the End-times foretold in the Holy Bible.

The mini-series published in February 2018 and filed in the main menu for reference purposes was preceded by a couple of re-blogs referring to one of eight eschatological scenarios – that is, on the pre-Tribulation Rapture. Along with a theology blog’s debate, I was prompted to expand upon one of this blog’s earliest entries – ‘Why Watch?’

So now, lets’ reconsider the ‘Who, Why, When and What’ of our watching:

WHO?

Messiah Jesus Himself is the WHO and is thus the basic reason we should be watching for. because He instructed His followers to do so.

YET the ‘Who’ includes you, me and everybody alive – including unbelievers! SO, If you’re not familiar with who Jesus really is and the fact we can be in a close, loving relationship with Him, then dip into my question: “Do You Know Jesus?”

WHY?

For me, a totally unexpected and very spectacular, life-changing event in 1989 made watching very personal and connected into relevant, directive scripture. (Years later I realised that it was truly a blessed foretaste in every way of His ‘Second Advent’.)

Then in 2008, wanting to check Jesus’ parable of the wheat and tares in Matthew 13, I opened my Bible and IT EXPLODED! as I heard:

“This is ALL about to be fulfilled!”

Thus impelled, in February 2009 I began emailing friends and church leaders on current events and prophecy in The Endgame Is Now In Play, wherein I write:

‘Jesus urged His disciples to look out for and observe signs of the times. Regarding their questions about His return at the end of this Age, the earliest Gospel account has Jesus stressing 7 times, “Watch…be alert…on your guard“ (Mark 13). Matthew 24 reports Jesus saying 4 times, “Watch…and when you see…” followed by the parables of the burglar (Jesus coming “like a thief in the night”) and of the virgins > “Don’t be caught napping!” (is the Church still asleep?).
Luke’s account has, “Be always on the watch…” at Luke 21:36 and chapter 12 (NIV) has sections on watchfulness and interpreting the times. In each Gospel Jesus commands, “Learn the lesson of the fig tree…”. Also, the Apostles went on to give more indicators (Acts 3:20-1, Hebrews 12:26-7, 2 Peter 3, 2 Timothy 3 and the first and second letters to the Thessalonians).’

It’s claimed that for every OT prophecy about Jesus Christ’s birth and life there’s seven to eight times as many about His eventual return or ‘Parousia’, also called ‘The Second Advent’ or ‘Second Coming’. I’m of the opinion the likelihood of that event in our lifetime is rapidly increasing !

Jesus stressed the great importance of His return. Eg, His instruction to the four who’d been with Him from the outset of His mission is given at Mark 13:33-37 (NKJV):

“Take heed, watch and pray; for you do not know when the time is. It is like a man going to a far country, who left his house and gave authority to his servants, and to each his work, and commanded the doorkeeper to watch.

“Watch therefore, for you do not know when the master of the house is coming – in the evening, at midnight, at the crowing of the rooster, or in the morning – lest, coming suddenly, he finds you sleeping! And what I say to you, I say to all, ‘Watch!’.”

That’s why I’m watching and, believer or not, you too are included, as is implicit in Jesus’ admonition: “I say to ALL…“

So, watching for Him is and always has been THE ‘inclusive’ activity – and one with divine warrant!

How Can We Be Sure?

You may object and say, “But even if that’s an accurate quotation it’s only guesswork”. That is, prophecies don’t always come to pass. First, in synopsis only, I offer this key to foretelling the future.:

We’re privileged to learn what Almighty God has decided is to happen. He shared his plans with a select number of ancient sages, or prophets, over a long period that started 29 centuries ago, and several centuries before Christ. Amidst extensive instructions He told the prophet Isaiah:

“For I am God and there is no other, I am God, and there is none like Me, declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times things that are not yet done, saying, ‘My counsel shall stand and I shall do all My pleasure’…” (Isaiah 46:9-10 NKJV)

In fact, some years before Isaiah the first of the ‘writing prophets’ had received a distinct word about God’s intention to divulge His plans. This is recorded in Amos’ scroll at the seventh verse of the third chapter (in modern notation):

“Surely the Lord God does nothing, unless He reveals His secret to His servants the prophets.”

MOREOVER, 10 OLD TESTAMENT PROPHECIES WERE FULFILLED OVER TWO MILLENIA LATER WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE STATE OF ISRAEL IN 1948, as Neil Mackereth writes in his two-part article’s Annex published on 4 April 2025.

Next, in Briefing 2 we learn about when we’re to be watching for whatever’s coming >>

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End-times Great Apostasy in Rome; pope versus the faithful

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Further to the two-part report on papal apostasy confirmed by a sign from heaven on the pope’s birthday, when lightning struck a statue of Saint Peter at a Catholic church near his home diocese Buenos Aires, the co-founder and CEO of LifeSiteNews John-Henry Western writes a profound, shocking short paper upon more proof of the pontiff’s heretical leanings:

Click to read in full:
https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/pope-francis-has-declared-war-on-faithful-catholics/

It is a veritable ‘must-read’ about the pope’s strong support of abortion (child sacrifices to the false-god Molech) and thus empowering so-called Catholic Biden to threaten US Supreme Court Justices attending his abysmal speech on the disastrous state of the Union (click image to read and watch clip):

Biden Threatens Supreme Court Justices to Their Faces (Video)

Double-dose prophecies of Divine Glory upon the Remnant – Veronika West

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We trust these words on Veronika’s Ignite Ireland Ministry Facebook will bless and encourage you mightily:

First, yesterday’s:

”Rising, Shining Remnant: A Divine Recovery and Rescue Mission Is Underway”…

I heard the Spirit say this; “Watch!…As I make My Church,..Relevant again through My Rising, Shining Remnant in this hour,…Watch!…How My Whirlwind moves to dismantle and to completely demolish the Old Wineskin of Religious Tradition and Man made Institutions that have only brought disdain and discredit to My Holy Name,..

Watch!…As My Rising, Shining Remnant goes forth into the places of Increasing Darkness to bring Divine Illumination,…Supernatural Revelation and a Great Revealing of Who I AM…and Who I have created them to BE…for Such a Time as This”…!!!

Get Ready,…For We are the Rising,..Shining Remnant that God is training and raising up by His Spirit in these Days,..A Mighty Remnant Army Called,…Anointed and Appointed to Pursue,..to Overtake and to Recover ALL…; For We are Sons and Daughters Mantled for a Divine Recovery and Rescue Mission in the Nations of the Earth..!!!”

Now, this morning’s:

”New Sounds of Glory are Rising and the Unlocking of Ancient Mantles for a New Kingdom Movement”…

..”Beloved,..I have New and Living Sounds that you must receive in this hour,…Sounds that will bring you into the place of deeper Encounter with My Glory,…but I say,..you must first hear the New Sound frequencies of My Spirit,…then I can release it to you,…

I say Come up here,..Come Up higher,..I say Come Deeper,…for New sounds of My Glory will go before you in this next season to break open and to forge New Pathways of Provision and Divine Purpose…

Listen,..for New Sounds will come forth from the New Mantles that I am placing upon My People,…for these are Ancient Mantles for Such a Time as this,…

Listen!…For there are Virgin Dimensions of My Glory that are now opening up to those that have Clean hands and a Pure heart,…Yes!..These are the Deeper Realms and Dimensions of My Glory where the Mantles of the Ancients reside,…

Again I say Listen!…For the tuning fork of Heaven is descending into the midst of the chaos and confusion that has tried to oppress My People,…For Now there is a Sound of distinction that is being released in the midst of Warfare and Birthing,…a Sound that will break open the Womb of the Wells of Revival within the Nations…

A Sound that will unlock the Doors that lead to the corridors of My Glory where the Secrets and hidden mysteries of My Kingdom are revealed and received by My Sons…

I say to you,…Get Ready,…For I am giving you New Sounds and New Mantles for Greater Assignments for the coming days,..Watch!…Be Still!!!…And you will hear the Sounds that are being released from the deeper realms…Do you hear it?…Do you see it,…For you must hear the Sound First,…and then you will See it,…If you See it,..you can Catch it!…

Listen!…New Sounds…and New Songs are now Rising,..Sounds and Songs that will Mantle My Remnant with Garments of Pure and Radiant Light that shall bring a glorious Illumination in the darkness,…and Kings and all Nations shall be drawn to the brightness of the Light of My Glory that is now Rising…

I say,..the Sounds that I am releasing to you in this hour will bring divine Re-alignment that will Set in place New structures and systems of Supernatural operation that will bring forth the strategies for Greater Kingdom Mobilisation, ..Victory and Freedom…

Watch!..For I am re-igniting,..re-setting and re-synchronising your spiritual senses in this hour,…for you will See,..Hear and Move in a new way;…Your Eyes will be opened to see with greater Clarity, insight, Supernatural understanding,…and your feet shall move and dance to the Sound of a New drum-beat,…

Watch!…For the New and Living Sounds that I am putting within you will bring forth a New Movement in the earth that will cause the Kingdoms of this World to be shaken loose and overthrown…

Watch!…For I will call you out and into the place of deeper encounter with My Presence,…that I may develop within you a New Rhythm and a New Frequency for a New movement in the days ahead….

I say,..Let the New and Living sounds within you collide with the Ancient Mantles that are coming upon you,..Watch as I send you forth Mantled for War to bring a death blow to the destructive plans and purposes of the devil that are assigned to the Nations of the Earth” !

AMEN, SELAH

There’s NO room at the Inn! – Veronika West

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As mentioned at the close of the previous post about the Hermit of Loreto’s premonition about playboy Donald J Trump’s future service to the Lord and America, I’ve been led to consider the role of Jesus’ mother since the children’s nativity service held at 3Counties Vineyard church.  Then a fortnight ago, the notion of pregnant Mary riding a donkey to visit her cousin Elizabeth got DROPPED into my mind – SO I wondered why?

Very soon afterwards, I understood > “Now I know!” < for I read what our dear sister had just posted on her Facebook (12th February) and later on His Kingdom Prophecy:

THERE IS NO ROOM IN THE INN!

So today I was on call, Praying with a powerful Prophet of God and while prophesying over her…I saw her in The Spirit like Mary, who was heavily pregnant sitting on a donkey, and I was shown Joseph walking beside her.

Now, looking at her in the realm of The Spirit, I knew that while I was being shown her specifically, I was also been shown many of God’s Prophets in this hour and season, and I knew by Revelation, that there are many of God’s Prophets who are heavily pregnant and at the point of birthing.

Heavily pregnant with Power, Promise and greater Purpose for the days ahead, and these Prophets carry The Mantle of Mary — The mantle to birth the very Life, Purpose and Destiny of God into Nations that are in a time of great travail.

I also saw that many of these Mary-mantled Prophets also have a Joseph Mantle.

These Prophets carry the multi-coloured coat of The Seven Spirits of God upon them. They also walk in a special favour and revelatory anointing of God, even as Joseph did.

Many of these Joseph Prophets have known the darkness of the dungeon, and they have been tested — and yes! — The Word, The Dream and even The Visions that they have carried, have been severely tested!

But, I see these heavily mantled Mary and Joseph Prophets coming forth in great Anointing, Authority, Revelation and Power for the hour!

But then, I heard these Words, ”Tell My Mary and Joseph-mantled Prophets that there will be no room in the inn!”

As I heard those Words, I immediately inquired of The Spirit of Revelation, and He spoke to me saying, “Tell My double-portion Anointed Prophets that many people and places will not have the capacity to contain what they are carrying in this next season!

Many will not have the ability to discern — or even receive — what My double-portion Prophets are about to birth in the earth!

Tell My Mary and Joseph-mantled Prophets that at the moment of birthing, there will be no room in the inn — for what shall be birthed through them on the earth, cannot be contained in an old winesk-inn!” [wineskin]

Blessings to you all.
~ by Veronika West

‘Trump and The Kingdom’ latest – Julie Green prophecy fulfilled (PPU 115.1)

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Readers may recall my series asking “Is Donald Trump’s heart for the Kingdom of God?” as linked below, together with a subsequent seventh item:

  1. 2008-2017 – Challenge and Comparison (29 Oct ’20)
  2. 2017-2020 – Dismantling Obama’s Legacy (1 Nov ’20)
  3. President Trump’s Personal Faith (2 Nov ’20)
  4. President Trump’s Faith in Action  (3 Nov ’20)
  5. President Trump’s Worship and Belief (13 Jan ’21)
  6. Truth Social and Bible Prophecy (12 May ’22)
  7. Trump and the Kingdom Series Confirmed by Pastors… (22.12.22)

Now, note this regarding a Christian conference yesterday 22 February 2024

The prophecy Soon You Will See A Checkmate brought by Julie Green is very powerful and concludes (underscoring added):

“Listen to the real President’s words very closely. Soon he will give you more clues about what will take place. A shift of power is about to be seen, so get ready for your enemies to scream. Your enemies are making deals behind the scenes with the rightful President, because they do see what is about to take place. So, My children, pray for the ones who refuse to see. Pray for those who are blind to Me and the truth.

The chess-pieces are being moved, and soon you will see a checkmate.

Military moves are being made and are about to be seen. Do not fear this, My children.

Watch the news for what is about to come from the Pentagon. It’s not what you would have expected to hear from them. A cleansing has begun, removals are being made, and a shift of power will also be seen there.

The FBI, CIA, NSA: great shake-ups from the top down will occur, and people will soon be asking what in the world is going on.

Soon you will see who the real Commander-in-Chief has been. A re-instatement and a new inauguration will take place. The location of the new capital will soon be revealed. My United States, great changes are occurring, so get ready to celebrate big time, because the best is yet to come”, saith the Lord your Redeemer.

A HELPFUL SUMMARY:

MJTruth Telegram channel: https://t.me/candlesinthenight

Here you go family… if you want to re-watch Trump’s AMAZING speech last night 🙏

Full Speech – Christian Broadcasters NRB Convention in Tennessee – February 22, 2024  (ie UK style = 22.02.2024)
https://rumble.com/v4f818l-trump-speech-christian-broadcasters-nrb-convention-in-tennessee-february-22.html

NOTABLE CLIPS:

“The Inside People are very Dangerous — To Achieve Victory we Need the Hand of the Lord and the Grace of Almighty God! 🙌
https://rumble.com/v4f5i5r-trump-the-inside-people-dangerous-we-need-the-hand-of-the-lord-and-the-grac.html

“I AM A VERY PROUD CHRISTIAN”  Slings and arrows
https://rumble.com/v4f5jg3-trump-i-am-a-very-proud-christian.html

Trump re: The Election  “We have some Great Safeguards in Place” What kind of “Safeguards” Mr. President? 😎
https://rumble.com/v4f5lrt-we-have-some-great-safeguards-in-place.html

“In the end, we do not answer to bureaucrats in Washington, we answer to God in Heaven! 🙌
I will fight even harder for Christians with 4 more years in the White House.”
https://rumble.com/v4f5nei-trump-in-the-end-we-do-not-answer-to-bureaucrats-in-washington-we-answer-to.html

“You’re going to believe in God because God is here and God is watching”
https://rumble.com/v4f8dbi-trump-youre-going-to-believe-in-god-because-god-is-here-and-god-is-watching.html

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Vision of a Door in Space and Time – Yvonne Coombs

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Number two’s yet again, as earlier today, AND relating to a favourite topic as on blog’s hub Time: A Primer… and parts of what Yvonne brings confirms my understanding:

A few nights ago, I dreamt I was opening a Door in space and time with the number 222.

Last night I had a Dream that seemed more like an experience, a transitioning sense that had no detail in it.

It felt as though the dream went on all night and every time I awoke, I had a beautiful sense of peace and praise in my mouth.

All I know is that many of us were on an exodus. Family was present. I felt like I had to keep repeating out loud, “We have five thousand (5000) hours to go”.

The only detail was that an extremely large caravan appeared just before the dream ended, maybe 5 times larger than an average caravan.

As I came to the end of the dream, I found myself changing the words to “We have five (5) hours to go before we leave this place.” There was peace surrounding this move.

I was praying and praising on my dog walk discussing this dream with The LORD and five (5) Canada geese flew over my head. I was led to look at 2 Chronicles 20.

Five (5) represents God’s Grace. I do not believe there’s a literal time here, but I do believe The LORD is encouraging his pioneers that His Grace and Favour is being quickened.

Many are sensing time being sped up.

I later saw that a line of camels are called a Caravan. They carry supplies and trade goods on the journey.

Camels are also called trains and The LORD is reminding us that His Glory Train is moving at speed.

In the last few years, this Train needed to build momentum, yet now it is at full speed. Prepare to board beloved.

As with the Dream of 222 and the Door. Isaiah 22:22 says,

“I will place on his shoulder the key to the house of David; what he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open”. Isaiah 22:22

There is an establishing of the apostolic works and the Five-fold Ministry, to trust and enter new promise.

David’s Song of Praise (2 Samuel 22).

David sang to The LORD the words of this song when The LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He said:

“The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer,” 2 Samuel 22:2

We are to praise the King of Glory in 2024 – (Psalm 24).

We are to remember verse 17 of 2 Chronicle 20, (RB’s emphasis)

“You will not need to fight in this battle. Position yourselves, stand still and see the salvation of the Lord, who is with you, O Judah and Jerusalem!’ Do not fear or be dismayed; tomorrow go out against them, for the Lord is with you.” 2 Chronicles 20:17

Yes we are in a spiritual battle and need to intercede, yet to remember he has ALREADY established us in the spiritual, and now we are readied to witness it in the natural.

Press and Praise it in!

Jehoshaphat’s Prayer
“Behold, they reward us by coming to drive us out of your possession, which you have given us to inherit. O our God, will you not execute judgment on them? For we are powerless against this great horde that is coming against us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you.”

Meanwhile all Judah stood before The LORD, with their little ones, their wives, and their children. And the Spirit of The LORD came upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, son of Benaiah, son of Jeiel, son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, in the midst of the assembly. And he said, “Listen, all Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem and King Jehoshaphat: Thus says The LORD to you, ‘Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed at this great horde, for the battle is not yours but God’s. Tomorrow go down against them. Behold, they will come up by the ascent of Ziz. You will find them at the end of the valley, east of the wilderness of Jeruel. You will not need to fight in this battle. Stand firm, hold your position, and see the salvation of The LORD on your behalf, O Judah and Jerusalem.’ Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed. Tomorrow go out against them, and The LORD will be with you.”

Then Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground, and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell down before The LORD, worshiping The LORD. 19 And the Levites, of the Kohathites and the Korahites, stood up to praise The LORD, the God of Israel, with a very loud voice. And they rose early in the morning and went out into the wilderness of Tekoa. And when they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, “Hear me, Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem! Believe in The LORD your God, and you will be established; believe his prophets, and you will succeed.” And when he had taken counsel with the people, he appointed those who were to sing to The LORD and praise him in holy attire, as they went before the army, and say, “Give thanks to The LORD, for his steadfast love endures forever.”

And when they began to sing and praise, The LORD set an ambush against the men of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, who had come against Judah, so that they were routed. For the men of Ammon and Moab rose against the inhabitants of Mount Seir, devoting them to destruction, and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, they all helped to destroy one another.”

The LORD Delivers Judah
“When Judah came to the watchtower of the wilderness, they looked toward the horde, and behold, there were dead bodies lying on the ground; none had escaped. When Jehoshaphat and his people came to take their spoil, they found among them, in great numbers, goods, clothing, and precious things, which they took for themselves until they could carry no more. They were three days in taking the spoil, it was so much.” 2 Chronicles 20:11-25

Please also see linked Glory Train Word:  Arrival of the Glory Train

SIMULTANEOUS ‘fire’ worship with ‘fire’ word – AWESOME!!!

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‘Wheels within wheels’ and ‘wheat and tares’ open visions in our church

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As my online friends may well surmise, my mulling over the personal details of timings in my life divulged in Going Full Circle on 47_74; scripturally and numerically a New Beginning led to further insights. A chat over breakfast with a visiting maths teacher at Saturday’s Men’s Bible study led me back to the nature of Time and this dropped into mind: “Wheels within wheels!”

This reminded me of an open vision I’d forgotten, as in  these extracts from emails to our leadership team’s leader at 3Counties Vineyard Church – the vision to wheat and tares connects it directly into the ‘Full Circle’ reference to 2008.

2 Nov ’23 – ‘…you may have wondered how I knew the answer to your question in last Sunday’s service about number of letters in the Hebrew alphabet – easy, it’s my birthday number (22nd September)!

Believe or not, over the past year ’22’ and double 22s have been appearing many times in odd places across my online comms to confirm I’m on the right track – thank you Lord.

…During the first session of worship I saw a large hand holding back wheat-like stalks, as though at the edge of a field, and whilst a few nearby weed-like plants were being uprooted.

I was reminded of Matt 13 parable of the wheat and tares because about 15 years ago upon opening my Bible to check it out I distinctly heard “This is ALL about to be fulfilled!” That is, not only Jesus’ promise in that parable but the rest of prophetic scripture.

Later, however, I realised how well that image fitted your message from 1 Corinthians on temptation and its removal…’

19 Nov – Waiting on The Lord

‘You may have seen my note among many at the close of Graham’s session. I had an open vision of our main hall being the inside of a huge carriage-clock, face-down whilst under maintenance – it reminded me of watching cogwheels, pivots, springs and hands removed, cleaned and skillfully replaced on BBC’s The Repair Shop.

Moreover, for me it was like walking around INSIDE the lain-down clock as the Lord’s hand came to wind it gently to test that it’s working properly!

Upon mulling this vision over the next day at The Upper Room house-group, I realised the next step would be for the Lord to stand that clock up and set the time and then put it on display…’

Selah!

The Prodigal UK shall turn, return and be restored greater than before! – Veronika West

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Veronika posted this to her Facebook on 13th January, and notice once again reference to wheat and tares:

A Word to The UK — A Prodigal Nation shall Turn, Return and be Restored — Greater than before….!

While praying at the beginning of the New Year, 2024, for the four Nations of The United Kingdom, God showed to me that in His great Mercy, He has preserved and reserved a Remnant for the days ahead, who will stand in the gap and cry for a Nation caught in-between — to be Let Go!! Continue reading →

2024: Time to take back the Gates – Veronika West

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RB: Note reference to “Wheat and Tares have come to full maturity!” in this posted 19th January on Facebook:

TAKING BACK THE GATES: A PROPHETIC STRATEGY FOR THE BATTLE OVER NATIONS

So, on the morning of the 21 of October 2023, I awoke to The LORD speaking to me, and I heard Him say, ”Daughter, it’s time to take back The Gates!”

Later that day I sent out a Message to a number of leaders saying the following; ”It’s time to take back The Gates!”

Then I heard the sound of the Shofar blowing, and The LORD began to speak to me about the ruling power and principality of the Philistine Spirit is rising in our Nation(s) and The LORD spoke to me about The Mantle of David, and the mocking spirit of the Philistine over our Nation(s).

At this time, like Goliath who had taunted The Nation of Israel, the streets of London and those of many other Nations, have been filled with the sound of “the Islamic prayer call”.

I saw by The Spirit, that this sound is the same sound of the mocking Philistine spirit of Goliath, that now seeks to intimidate and dominate the airwaves over our Nation(s).

But then I saw in The Realm of The Spirit, The Ecclesia rising and ’going to The Gates’ of The Nations to blow the Shofar — to release The Sound of Heaven — at The Gates and over The Land — which will silence and establish the sound of Victory over the airwaves and over The Natie

On the 17th of January 2024, we had a timely visit from Chuck Pierce who shared on “The Decade of Pey” — the decade of the mouth — and the great importance of our Decree in the days ahead.

”Decree a thing and it shall be established for you!” Job 22:28

In prayer reflection of what was shared at the meeting, I came home and The LORD began to speak to me again about The Gates, and He showed me a violent battle for The Glory unfolding at The Gates of Nations.

Now, as I began to pray and incline my ear to His Voice, suddenly I heard The Spirit say, ”Gateways are the mouth of Regions, Territories and Nations!

I say, release the sound of The Roar from The Gateways! Let The Sound go forth from the mouth of Regions Territories and Nations, and My Word and My Will,. will be built and established in the days ahead!

Again I say, at the sound of The Roar, My Great Eagles will rise and soar, and at the sound of The Roar of the Lion of Judah, the foundations of Nations will be shaken and shifted!

Look up! For a line shall be stretched forth upon The Nations!

See! For The Angels of Zechariah are on the move, measuring the length and breadth of the boundary lines of Nations! (Zechariah 1:12-17)

Yes! Angelic Surveyors with the Measuring Rod in their hands are moving to measure the future Destiny of Cities, Regions, Territories and Nations in this hour.

For I tell you, a Divine Realignment and a reordering of The Boundary Lines of Nations is now taking place, for I AM taking Nations back to my original intent, for prodigal Nations shall turn and return to their Covenant Foundations.

Listen! For the sound at The Gates will bring forth a Divine Distinction in The Valley of Decision — for a Divine Separation of what is Holy and Mine — and what is profane and defiled in now taking place!

For Goat and Sheep Nations are emerging — and two Altars are rising. The Altar of Baal and the Altar of Elijah shall rise, and The Whirlwind of The Seven Spirits shall move upon The Valley of Nations, to gather up and to scatter abroad.

Watch! — as swords fall and sickles fly — for Judgement and Harvest have come to Nations on The Threshing Floor — for Wheat and Tares have come to full maturity!

I say, stay watching and waiting! For a Double-Mantle will fall, and I shall Anoint, for a second time.

An anointing, one thousand times greater, shall be released upon My Ecclesia — even as it came upon Samson for a second time, even as it came upon Elisha.

I tell you, get ready! For a one thousand (1000) times greater anointing is coming upon My Ecclesia! A Double-portion Anointing of The Spirit and Power of Elijah is coming in The Whirlwind of My Seven Spirits!

Have I not said, Nations have now entered into a Second Exodus, and Second Circumcision?

Watch The Blood! The Blood! For the hour of a Second Passover is here!

The hour of Five-Fold Reformation is here, and My Five-Fold will move in the Governmental Power and Authority of The Key of The House of David — for the eyes that were gouged out, are now being fully restored!

Look! For my 11th hour Prophets are rising with Fourth Dimensions of sight and vision!

Enter in! For The Door of Revelation Four stands open before The Nations!

I say come up here! Come up higher! And The Glory that departed — and the hair that was pulled out — will return!

Look! For a Rainbow Whirlwind of My Seven Spirits is coming upon the head once again, My Plumbline Apostles shall arise — as My Covenant speaks a higher thing!

Yes! My Covenant shall speak of true identity and son-ship.

Listen! It’s time to release a Battle Cry! It’s time to take War stance, for a Battle for My Glory is unfolding at The Gate!

A Divine Confrontation is taking place with the ruling spirit of the Philistines — a war over the ancient wells — a mighty contending for Revival and for The Birthright and The Destiny of Nations!

For I tell you, surely The Ancient Wells that were stopped up by the Philistines shall be uncapped, and the stranglehold of the three-fold cord of Jezebel, Anthelia and Delilah shall be broken over The Nations, and the spirit of Herod that rises at a time of birthing, shall be cast down.

See! For a John-the-Baptist Mantle is now coming upon the sons at The Gate to prepare a Highway for The Glory to come, and The Mantle of Might — My Seven-Fold Spirit that came upon Samson for a second time, is now coming upon My Ecclesia to push down the ivory pillars — to tear down the Babylonian structures and systems of religion and finance, that rule over the seven spheres of culture!” says The Spirit of God.

PROPHETIC STRATEGY FOR THE DAYS AHEAD

God gave me a Prophetic Strategy for the decade ahead.

In 2022, God began to speak to be about the battle for The Birthright and The Destiny of Nations. He spoke about the War to come over Kingdom Inheritance, and then in 2023, He spoke specifically to me about a “Staking Anointing” of 2 Samuel 20:23, “And Joab was over all the army of Israel; Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites.”

And He said to me, ”I will release Keys in 23, for Doors in 24.”

This a prophetic strategy of; the Staking Anointing of 2 Samuel 20:23 that would come upon the sons who were mantled with might to fight against the giants in our land of promise.

—>> click to continue reading at His Kingdom Prophecy.

End-times Great Apostasy in Rome confirmed by sign from heaven! – Part 2

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Continued from Part 1, and in case you may have missed comments by Tony thereon he prefaces them; “Because of the nature of the vision I would ask that all who read it take it to the Lord in prayer and see what He speaks to your heart.”  The first has a similar theme to the statue struck by lightning (hence my underscoring):

A READER’S NIGHT VISIONS

11 Mar 2018 –  Doorway of Evil Opened

I had a vision yesterday where I saw the current pope. He was in a room by himself and what would seem a room only he knew about. There was a large door in the room in front of him. I noticed that he had a large gnarly-looking skeleton key in his right hand. I watched as he used it to open this door and when he did I saw many demonic beings fly out.

10 Jan 2016 – The Roman Church

“I had a dream 01/10/16 where I saw, who I believe to be, the current Pope. He wasn’t standing addressing the crowds as I’ve seen on many occasions; instead, he was seated on the Papal throne. The throne was at the top of St Peters Basilica with the Pope seated upon it. Then I saw the building begin to implode with the Pope and his throne disappearing first within the building so that he disappeared from view. Then the building itself began to crumble in upon itself until there was nothing left. I don’t remember seeing rubble from the collapse of the building.”

EXPLOSIVE FURORE!

The document Francis issued the day after his birthday 6 weeks ago today, and on which lightning struck and broke off the keys held in the right-hand of a statue of St Peter near the pope’s home in Argentina, as reported in Part 1, brought immense indignation globally – on top of preceding Vatican actions against, even censorship of, priests and bishops. Archbishop Vignano, on whom I’ve blogged many times, isn’t alone but may be the most outspoken on this latest issue:

https://www.lifesitenews.com/episodes/servants-of-satan-archbishop-vigano-responds-to-pope-francis-blessings-for-homosexual-couples/

Archbishop Viganò Calls for Swiss Guards to Arrest Pope Francis and Cardinal Responsible for Pornograhic Book

A GOD-INCIDENCE!

Moreover, please note, I never expected it to have personal relevance to my Roman Catholic upbringing, as recounted in “You shouldn’t be at our school!”, together with a recent insight on my birth gained at the Nativity service played by children at 3Counties Vineyard church. SO, I had plenty to brood upon, but more was yet to come.

A fortnight ago, a brother at church told me about having a poignant dream on New Year’s Eve and I agreed it’s possibly of especial import because of the date. I was reminded of when Pope Benedict died on New Years’s Eve 2023 being most significant. So I mentioned the great upheaval that’s being happening in that church, as indicated in my posts about Pope Benedict.

On the intervening weekend I was very surprised to receive a message from Laszlo, a neighbour who knows we attend a church but who’s unaware of my blogging, and wherein he asks, “Hi Richard, please listen to this. What do you think?”

In my investigations into prophecy since learning about a visionary’s warning fifty years ago to President John Kennedy not to visit Dallas I came across the accounts in 1917 of some children in Portugal being astonished to have apparitions in which Jesus’ mother Mary gave them prophetic messages. Being concurrent with the Russian Revolution she requested prayers for the conversion of Russia and its return to the Christian fold.

Therefore, it’s not being an unfamiliar topic I found the half-hour video easy to follow and took particular note of how the narrator gives an intriguing nuance into the first four verses of Paul’s Second Letter to the Thessalonians and the Son of Perdition being seated on Peter’s throne! – for reference: BibleGateway’s Douay-Rheims version.

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End-times Great Apostasy in Rome confirmed by a sign from heaven! – Part 1

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Just can’t resist mixing metaphors of a lightning strike having supra-natural after-strikes like snowing jigsaw pieces!  I’d intended blogging this news quickly after posting on Richard’s Watch Telegram on Thursday 4th January but a long weekend intervened – and then more was to follow (in Part 2). Not for the first time does delayed blogging actually slot into what the Lord is doing! (Hence a hint at Part 2!!)

LIGHTNING STRIKES St PETER STATUE

‘Multiple journalism outlets have confirmed that lightning demolished the keys and blessing hand of a statue of St. Peter in Argentina on December 17, Pope Francis’ birthday and the day before the publication of the Vatican document Fiducia Supplicans endorsing homosexual “blessings.”

Source > https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/lightning-st-peter-statute-pope-francis/

NEXT DAY’S NEWS FROM THE VATICAN, ROME:

Source > https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/breaking-pope-francis-publishes-norms-for-clergy-to-bless-homosexual-couples/

COUPLE OF CONTEMPORARY PROPHECIES

Veronika West – Update on The Beginnings of Sorrows For Nations ,18 Sept 2022 closes:

“…See!  For The Nations shall yet be shaken in a greater way in the days ahead, and for those who think they are infallible and untouchable, shall suddenly fall and never recover!

I say, look to what will take place in Rome in the days ahead!

Yes Rome!  For the head of the serpent spirit shall be cut off, and all its demonic tentacles shall be fully exposed for the eyes of the world to see.

For when My Stone of Retribution flies, giants will fall, and when My Sword of Justice falls, heads will roll, for great will be their fall, in the fall that is to come!”

Chris Reed – Praying for 2024 and Beyond, 17 Jan 2024

On February 16, 2019, I saw a devastating earthquake hit the nation of Italy. It was a sign of the shaking happening in Rome and the Vatican. I share this now because I believe this will be the year. The time the earthquake happens will be close to the time this shaking happens in the Roman Catholic Church. This should not surprise us given that the current pope just gave priests and bishops the right to bless same-sex couples. This physical shaking will be a sign of institutional shaking.

Continue reading at Part 2 (29 January)

End-times Great Apostasy – making God in our image!

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This is one of the two aspects of this matter on my mind when I was blessed with the insight of God’s Word being His ‘Battle-Plan’. Revd Franklin Graham remarks about it on his Facebook as follows (emphases and linkage mine):

‘The Methodist Church in the United Kingdom has released its own “Inclusive Church Language Guide” that urges ministers and church-goers to avoid using words such as “husband” and wife” (and more) because those terms can be “hurtful” and “offensive.” Shame on the Methodist Church. These are Biblical terms—and marriage between a man and a woman is Biblical truth. The word “wife” is used in some 360 verses in 38 books of the Bible. They are in essence trying to edit what the Word of God says and teaches to be more appealing to the changing whims of culture.We are warned against that in Scripture. As Christians, we aren’t called to avoid what might offend people—we are called to share the Truth of God’s Word that can guide and direct us through every step of life.’

UN-BIBLICAL ‘BLESSINGS’

Let us not forget that in 2021 this body voted by 254 to 46 to allow same-sex marriages, requiring a change to the definition of marriage to be “a lifelong union in body, mind and spirit of two people who freely enter it”.  This is completely contrary to and at odds with what the saintly founder of Methodism, Charles Wesley, taught – and is utter heresy! Continue reading →

End-times Great Apostasy – confirmed by word from the Lord

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I’m delighted to find Chris G Bennett posted this on his Facebook yesterday:

FALLING AWAY

I see one or two prophecies talking about many things being pointers to the end-times. One of the things I don’t see is any reference to the great falling away, or loss of faith, prior to Christ’s return for the rapture or the second coming. The Lord pointed this out to me the other day and said, very simply, “Have you ever had a look at this?”

Only one mention is made in scripture, in 2 Thessalonians 2:3, of this virtually ignored subject. So many either ignore it altogether, or they brush over it and try to pretend it’s of little or no consequence! Yet there it is, in plain sight for us all to see, to mark, note, and inwardly digest.

Here it is –

“Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition, Now, brethren, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him, we ask you, not to be soon shaken in mind or troubled, either by spirit or by word or by letter, as if from us, as though the day of Christ had come.”

One question, simply,

‘Has not the present state of much of the church amply confirmed that “the falling away” has well and truly started and is progressing at an alarming rate?’ So much so, indeed, that many churches are unrecognisable as Christian churches, but rather resemble more as self-righteous glee clubs, full of gossip and other even less sanctified behaviour!

But the Bible tells us that unless this comes first, then other end-time events cannot happen! So God is not surprised nor dismayed nor even appalled as we so often are! He may be sad at the extent of our sin, but never surprised nor dismayed. Another important point to bear in mind – the falling away must happen BEFORE the other end-time events, and there’s never a timeline laid out in biblical prophecy. However, other end-time signs as in Matthew 24 and elsewhere in Thessalonians, all agree in their pointing to this particular time that we’re in today.

The present falling away is unprecedented anywhere in history – the signs are there for all to see – all of which are declared by scripture as being abhorrent before God, an abomination – yet the church daily goes against scripture and Gods law in so many ways!

  • Abortion/child sacrifice
  • Same sex marriage
  • No heaven – no hell
  • L.G.B.T.Q./Trannies
  • Unsaved & unrepentant clergy

False doctrines; e.g. Replacement Theology, Hypergrace, the twisted Word of Faith / Prosperity gospel, the fallacy that women are not speakers or leaders, and more … (I realise this incomplete list may cause contention but – so be it! I don’t want an argument so: Please just scroll on by!)

Even recently, the Methodist Church probably caused Wesley to turn in his grave again when they came out against the term “husband and wife” in favour of “partners”!

So, call the intercessors again! Yes, call the intercessors, and join them too, to wage spiritual war on the false gospel, on the ‘tolerant’ church, on the ‘live and let live’ communities.

We cannot ignore the falling away any longer. It’s not going anywhere unless we do something about it, and if we don’t do something about it, then God will but we will not like it when He does!

I don’t hate anyone, but I hate sin, even though I’m not innocent either. I love all of Gods creation, even the unlovable and hateful ones. All I can do is love and leave the rest to God. As Billy Graham famously said, “It’s God’s job to judge, Holy Spirit’s job to convict, and my job to love!”

CGB

RB: So encouraging after having posted 70 items on this grave issue that the Lord has told a friend to check it out! The primary topic of both Paul’s letter to the Thessalonian church is that of the Lord’s return and Paul spells out what will happen just prior to that dread yet awesome supra-natural event – and God’s permitting and dealing with it all!!

May you and yours be blessed in celebrating Jesus’ birth

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Christmas card

Then the angel said to the shepherds keeping watch over their flocks at night,

“Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. For there is born to you this day in the City of David a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord…”  (Luke 2:8-14)

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My dear readers, have a ‘Mega-merry’ and blessed Christmas, as may be inferred from the OT Hebrew word ashar (Strong’s #833, as in Proverbs 31:28 on the virtuous wife), meaning:

‘happy, blessed, prosperous, successful, from original root ‘be straight, upright’.’

Better still is New Testament Greek’s makarios (Strong’s #3107), which means:

‘from root mak, indicating large, or of long duration…happy, supremely blessed, a condition in which congratulations are in order. It is a grace word that expresses the special joys and satisfaction granted the person who experiences salvation.’

This ‘Blessed’ is used in The Beatitudes, or the Sermon on the Mount, as recorded in Matthew 5. (Details New Spirit-Filled Life Bible, Executive editor. Dr Jack Hayford.)

May it be an especially blessed night of spiritual silence and insight for everyone.

Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht is an old favourite, always sending shivvers down my spine!

The above Graz choir’s version is ‘dedicated to all those who are not able to spend Christmas with their loved ones‘.

It was first sung in 1818 in Oberndorf bie Salzburg chapel. My father must have heard it during his residence in Stalag IIIA, near Dresden. Austria looked very attractive, even as seen en-route as a captive transported from the Battle for Crete (1941). So mid-1950s, we took many holidays ‘im Tyrol’ west of Salzburg, often motoring through there later.

This version by ‘Celtic Woman’ is also sublime…

Read/watch this song’s story in “Silent Night! Holy Night!” A Song for the World.

2022-23 PROPHECIES IN PROGRESS > https://t.me/PropheciesFulfilled/11876

THE TECH GIANTS ARE ABOUT TO FALL – Julie Green
Word Received: January 8, 2023′

Something is about to take place in New York City that will get the world’s attention, and great exposures will continue to pour out of that area.’

MY GLORY WILL DESTROY IT ALL – Julie Green
Word Received: June 16, 2022

“For I, the Lord, this day encourage My children to get into My presence, where there is rest. Get into My presence, where I will give you peace, joy, and recovery from the effects of all the tests, trials, discouragement, frustration, lies, and torment from your adversary. My children, sit with Me, and I will lead you, guide you, protect you, and restore you from all the damage satan has done to you. Stop being distracted with the things of this Earth and set aside time to be with Me in your prayer closets. My Children, this is the key in this hour to rise above and not be shaken by what will be seen and heard.”

GREAT DARKNESS IS COMING AGAINST YOUR ENEMIES – Julie Green
Word Received: October 5, 2022

Watch Times Square. Things are not how they appear to be.

November 27, 2023:

To play video of Silent Night in Times Square visit > https://t.me/Jack_Posobiec/36440

How to overcome our spiritual adversary – Revelation 12:11

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New King James Version courtesy of BibleGateway.com

The Woman, the Child, and the Dragon

12 Now a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a garland of twelve stars. 2 Then being with child, she cried out in labor and in pain to give birth.

3 And another sign appeared in heaven: behold, a great, fiery red dragon having seven heads and ten horns, and seven diadems on his heads. 4 His tail drew a third of the stars of heaven and threw them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was ready to give birth, to devour her Child as soon as it was born. 5 She bore a male Child who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron. And her Child was caught up to God and His throne. 6 Then the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God, that they should feed her there one thousand two hundred and sixty days.

Satan Thrown Out of Heaven

7 And war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought with the dragon; and the dragon and his angels fought, 8 but they [a]did not prevail, nor was a place found for [b]them in heaven any longer. 9 So the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

10 Then I heard a loud voice saying in heaven,

 “Now salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren, who accused them before our God day and night, has been cast down.11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.12 Therefore rejoice,  O heavens, and you who dwell in them! Woe to the inhabitants of the earth and the sea! For the devil has come down to you, having great wrath, because he knows that he has a short time.”

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On our spiritually limited adversary – Neil Mackereth

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ON TARGET: this latest of my friend Neil Mackereth drew enemy flak whilst he was writing. In its Introduction he refers to his paper of 2021 published God-incidentally as Wow-Wotta-Wednesday: Know Our Enemy’s Strategy along with my 3,000th post –  Satan Has Limited Power, by Veronika West together with a related vision.

THEREFORE, I urge my readers to weigh and pray carefully:

THE  ADVERSARY

Introduction

A couple of years ago I wrote an article entitled “Know Your Enemy” in which I considered some of Satan’s tactics in striving to fulfil his grand strategy of thwarting God’s plan for the redemption of mankind. At that time my focus was on Satan’s endeavours to destroy Israel and to introduce a new world order.

Since then, things have taken a turn for the worse. A great darkness has come upon the Earth and Satan is intensifying his efforts to destroy Israel and the Jewish people.

In this article I ask: Who is Satan and why is he opposed to mankind in general, and Israel in particular?

Answering these questions requires some speculation. The comments that follow do not have full scriptural authority and should be treated with caution!

Satan

In Hebrew the word “satan” means adversary. Satan has come to be used as the name for a fallen angel who rebelled against God and sought to take God’s throne for himself. The Bible gives little information about Satan’s origins and downfall. In Isaiah and Ezekiel there are references to the fall of the “morning star”, translated as Lucifer, which some interpret as referring to Satan, while others suggest it relates to the King of Babylon.

There has been much conjecture and many hypotheses over the centuries: some suggest Satan was a very powerful (perhaps the most powerful) angel and his pride and jealousy led him to rebel against God’s decision to create man (I have not found a scriptural foundation for this theory).

Another suggestion for Satan’s existence is that God, in creating man, wanted us to have freedom of choice, i.e. not be automatons. In order to have freedom of choice (i.e. the option to choose to love, follow and obey God) an alternative has to exist! God gives us all the information we need in order to make an informed choice about the gospel of God and the reality of Jesus as our Messiah. The gospel of God will continue to be preached for as long as God ordains, and during that time, Satan is permitted to roam the Earth (has a legal right?). Again, though some aspects of this theory can be inferred (e.g., from Job), there is no clear scriptural confirmation.

Perhaps Satan’s most significant advantage is that many people do not believe he exists! His and his henchmen’s depiction, particularly at Halloween, as some sort of demonic cartoon characters, has encouraged the view that the devil and his demons are figures of fun; a mythical oddity of no significance to 21st Century man.

However, we can see from Scripture that Jesus took Satan very seriously and even though Satan’s destiny is clear, in the meantime he and his demons will make every effort to undermine God’s plan.

Satan’s Ploys

Satan knows what the Bible says and that the book of Revelation shows that Jesus will return to Jerusalem to take His rightful place on the throne of David, as King of the Jews. He will rule His people and the world from Jerusalem.

Throughout history, Satan has been attempting to prevent the fulfilment of God’s plans. Satan appears to believe that, if he is successful, his eventual banishment to “the lake of burning sulphur” (Revelation 20:10) will not happen. His ploys include:

1. Tempting Adam and Eve (and hence mankind) to sin and fall from God’s grace

2. Seeking to have the baby Jesus killed

3. Tempting Jesus to sin and so become unworthy as Saviour

4. Seeking to destroy Jesus

5. Dispersing the Jews to fragment and destabilise their national identity and/or;

6. Destroying all Jews so that Jesus has no Jewish Kingdom over which to rule and reign;

7. Preventing the re-establishment of a Jewish nation state (Israel) and/or

8. Destroying Israel or Jerusalem, or dividing Jerusalem to ensure areas, particularly the Temple Mount, remain under the control of Muslims

Satan tried the first and seemed to be successful; however, God instigated plan B (or was it always plan A – God is omniscient!). The second ploy was thwarted and the third robustly rebutted by Jesus. Satan appeared to have achieved his goal with the crucifixion, but apparent victory turned to spectacular defeat when Jesus rose from the dead. The fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth ploys have been ongoing throughout history, with varying degrees of success.

However, I want to emphasise the miracle of the preservation of Jewish identity and traditions, over thousands of years, and the huge significance of the re-establishment of Israel as a nation state in 1948; and the reunification of Jerusalem in 1967.

Nevertheless, the Temple Mount remains in the hands of gentiles. Zechariah 1:14-16 may be a “model” for the present situation on the Temple Mount: “Proclaim this word: This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘I am very jealous for Jerusalem and Zion, and I am very angry with the nations that feel secure. I was only a little angry, but they went too far with the punishment.’ “Therefore this is what the Lord says: ‘I will return to Jerusalem with mercy, and there my house will be rebuilt. And the measuring line will be stretched out over Jerusalem,’ declares the Lord Almighty.” (See Addenda below for detail)

What is the Point?

The point is that “the devil roams around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour”. Hamas is the embodiment of that image of Satan, roaming around to devour people. It is imperative that Christians follow events carefully, seek to understand what is happening from a spiritual perspective and encourage their governments to support Israel.

Addenda: Comments on The Temple Mount

The Temple Mount warrants closer examination. The Jews, or more accurately those practicing Judaism, consider the Temple Mount to be the place where God chose to manifest His divine presence (Isaiah 8:18, Psalm 9:11). There has been much confusion about whether the Temple Mount is on Mount Zion.

From 2 Samuel 5:6-9 it is clear that Mount Zion was a fortress that King David captured from the Jebusites. He renamed it City of David and developed and expanded the site. The scope of the City of David can be seen from modern day archaeological excavations. King David’s son and successor, King Solomon, built the first Temple on Mount Moriah (2 Chronicles 3:1-2) in 957 BC. Mount Moriah is probably synonymous with what we now call the Temple Mount, though its exact location has not been confirmed.

It seems that with the building of the Temple the term “Zion” was expanded to include the Mount and subsequently the whole of Jerusalem and the people of Israel (hence Zionism and Zionists). This collective term can be seen in Isaiah 40:9, Jeremiah 31:12 and Zechariah 9:13. The first Temple was destroyed by the Babylonians in 586 BC.

Zion became a term used for the people of God (Isaiah 60:14) and this theme continues through the New Testament (Hebrews 12:22; Revelation 14:1). Peter refers to Jesus as the ‘Cornerstone of Zion’ (1 Peter 2:4-6).

The second Temple was built, under the direction of Zerubbabel, in 516 BC and destroyed by the Romans in 70 AD. Jewish tradition maintains that there will be a third Temple on the Temple Mount and that its design has been prophesied in Ezekiel 40 to 47.

Sunni Muslims consider the Mount to be the “Noble Sanctuary”, the third most holy site in Islam. It is revered as the location to which Mohammad was transported for his ascent to Heaven. The Dome of the Rock and the al-Aqsa Mosque were built on the Mount after the Muslim conquest of Jerusalem in 637 AD. The Dome of the Rock, completed in 692 AD, is in the middle of the Temple Mount, on the site where many (but not all!) Biblical scholars believe the Third Temple should be built.

The question remains, why is the Temple Mount still under Muslim control?

In 1967, the Jordanians, with the help of Syria and Egypt, attacked Israel. Prior to the 1967 “Six-Day War” Jordan controlled East Jerusalem, including the Temple Mount, and the West Bank. Israel’s armed forces defeated the attack and occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank.

In the aftermath of the war Israel agreed the return of the control of the Temple Mount to the Islamic Waqf (guardians of Muslim holy sites). This gesture has not led to peace and reconciliation! The Temple Mount is an enclave within Israeli controlled Jerusalem. The Muslims have been granted authority to manage the Temple Mount in accordance with their traditions, while Israel continues to have technical control of the site and monitor access. To add to the confusion, the Palestinian Authority claims sovereignty over the Temple Mount.

In Summary:

Zion was the fortress that King David captured from the Jebusites. He renamed it City of David. It is thought that the location of Zion expanded to include the Temple Mount, and subsequently Jerusalem and the people of Israel. Following the destruction of Jerusalem the name Mount Zion was transferred to its present location across the valley to the south of the walled city. While the physical location of Zion may have changed over the years, the spiritual relevance has remained constant.

The Temple Mount is almost certainly the most contested religious site in the world. There can be little doubt that Jerusalem is different and, considering its size and location, it is truly amazing how significant it is in world affairs! It is the focal point of End-times prophecy and, as mentioned above, it is imperative that we keep a close watch on all information relating to events in Israel and Jerusalem. Finally, the literalist view is that the building of the Third Temple is a major prerequisite for progress (the next step?) along the prophetic time-line of the Bible story.

Verse of the Day (Luke 2) and apposite reminder of history

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