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A TIME OF CRISIS THE WAKEUP CALL

by ralph jackson  
10/31/2021 / Bible Studies


You must agree that for the past couple of years we have been living under strange circumstances. Democracy and individual rights have been overridden by our own government – for our own good and safety, they tell us and it appears the whole world is the same. 

How many actually believe this is just a glitch in time and all things will get back to normal?  Or could it be that this is the beginning of a downward spiral towards a totalitarian world?   

Prophecy tells us that things are going to get worse as we move towards the final stages of earth’s history.   In our scripture reading (Revelation 12:17), we read that the dragon was wroth with the woman (we know the women to be the true church), so Satan went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the Commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus.  You can read the same in Deuteronomy 6:17 and many other Old Testament verses. 

A War against God’s Church

Could it be that this current pandemic is the beginning of the war against the remnant church?

Will the mark of the beast be introduced in a very subtle way, so that people will accept it without rebellion?  I personally think they have already prepared their plan and this pandemic has been the catalyst to begin the move to the enforcement of the Sunday law.  

The question we have to ask ourselves is: 

“Are we prepared to go through the coming time of trouble?”

Anti-Diluvian World

During the time of Noah there were prophecies that foretold of a coming crisis.  Noah preached for 120 years about the coming calamity but they thought him a fool.  There was a prophecy that stated when Methuselah dies, the crisis will come, but when Methuselah passed on at the ripe old age of 969 years (Genesis 5:27), the people carried on as though they had all the time in the world.  They ignored the prophecy.  However, as the 120 years of Noah’s preaching came to an end and the Ark was finished, the people began to see strange things.  Animals moving in columns towards the ark.  The scientists of the day gave their explanations to this phenomenon and the people believed them. Has anything changed?  Do people still trust scientists today?   They told them there was no need to fear, things would be back to normal very soon.  (A bit like Matt Hancock and our Prime Minister telling us it would take around 3 weeks to get beyond the curve of this virus).   Yet here we are almost 2 years later, still in a crisis. 

The anti-diluvian world was not prepared for the coming rain and I think many today are not prepared for the mark of the beast.

Jeremiah’s Time

It was the same during Jeremiah’s time.  Due to the wickedness of the people, he spoke of God’s coming wrath, but they too would not listen to the warnings.   After all they reasoned:

Are we not Gods people, so God would intervene and stop any crisis that may come.”

The Time of Jesus

We can go back and see a few parallels in the time of Jesus, to our time. The disciples had been prepared by Jesus about future events.  Many times, he told them that he was going to be handed over to be crucified – that he would be stripped of all his human rights and that he would suffer and die a terrible death on a cross.  He told them of the judgments that were to fall upon apostate Israel, and especially the retributive vengeance that would come upon them for their rejection and crucifixion of the messiah.  Unmistakable signs would precede the awful climax.  The dreaded hour would come suddenly and swiftly. But what happened to the disciples when Jesus’s words were fulfilled and he was taken by the Pharisees and accused of sedition?  All of Jesus warnings went out of their heads.  They were not prepared to face the facts.  Why was that?  It was because they had preconceived ideas about how things would develop.  Therefore, because things did not turn out how they thought they would, they completely lost the plot.  We can read how Jesus warned his disciples about what was going to happen to him.  In Matthew 16:21-23 it says:

From that time forth began Jesus to shew to his disciples, how that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes and be killed and be raised on the third day.” 

Then Peter took him and began to rebuke him saying:

“Be it far from you Lord this shall not be unto you.”

“But he turned and said to Peter:

 Get behind me Satan, you are an offence to me, for you savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.”

Why did Peter react in such a way?  We know that Peter was head strong and had a quick temper, but the main reason for his reaction was because he had been indoctrinated into the school of the Pharisees all of his life.  Consequently, his mind set was totally different from that which Jesus had spoken.   As I have said, the Jews believed they were a special nation and that they would always be protected by God.  Even though they were under the bondage of Rome, they still believed they were special and that God would save them from their bondage.  Peter had the same belief.  He thought that Jesus would never allow himself to be subjected to such a cruel death and that before this was going to happen, he would bring forth his power to destroy his enemies and be crowned King of Kings and Lord of Lords.  The disciples had also forgotten the words, which Jesus spoke, informing them to watch and be prepared for the coming destruction of Jerusalem.  He said in Matthew 25:15 and Luke 21:20,21:

“When you therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whosoever readeth, let him understand. then let them which be in Judea flee to the mountains.”

Jesus spoke plainly and directly to his disciples, but they did not comprehend his words.

Church Tradition

Is it still the same in the religious world today?   The world churches believe they can form an alliance and God will accept it, then Jesus will come down from heaven to be crowned King. like the pharisees, the leaders of churches today have a worldly view of God and they follow tradition and we know church tradition and Gods word, are usually at odds with each other.  I will come to this shortly.

In Matthew 15:2-3 we can read what the pharisees said to Jesus and his reply:

Why do your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread?” 

But he answered and said to them:

“Why do you also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?”

And in mark 7:8-9 Jesus continued this when he said:

For laying aside the commandments of God, you hold the tradition of men, the washing of posts and cups: and many other such like things you do.”

“Full well you reject the commandments of god, that you may keep your own tradition.”

And in verse 13 of mark 7:12, Jesus continues:

 Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which you have delivered: and many such like things you do.”

Because the pharisees put tradition above the scriptures, Jesus pointed them back to the Bible.  He said in John 5-39:

Search the scriptures; for in them you think you have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.”  

The Bible must always be our guide and as Isaiah tells us:

To the law and to the testimony: If they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.”  Isaiah 8:20

The disciples got it wrong because they did not comprehend the words of Jesus.  Even though they were with him for three + years and he had told them plainly what was going to happen to him; their indoctrinated pharisaical ideology was so ingrained, they did not see the coming fulfilment of prophecy that was written in the scriptures.

As it was then, so it is today.  Scripture is not only being ignored, it is being replaced by creeds and tradition.

Ellen g white in the great controversy wrote:

"Rome withheld the bible from the people and required all men to accept her teachings in its place.  it was the work of the reformation to restore to men the word of god; but it is not too true that in the churches of our time men are taught to rest their faith upon their creed and the teachings of their church rather than on the scriptures? said Charles Beecher, speaking of the protestant churches: they shrink from any rude word against creeds with the same sensitiveness with which those holy father would have shrunk from a rude word against the rising veneration for saints and martyrs which they were fostering…..the protestant evangelical denominations have so tied up one another hands and their own that between them a man cannot become a preacher anywhere, at all without accepting some book besides the bible….” there is nothing imaginary in the statement that the creed power is now beginning to prohibit the bible as really as Rome did, though in a subtler way.”  GG 88 388.2.

Last Days

We are living in the last days so we must know – from scripture, what is going to happen otherwise we too, like the disciples, will be unprepared for what is to come!

This was the case during the early advent period, most were not prepared for the message of end time events.  It created a crisis because they had preconceived ideas about what was going to happen and they were exceedingly disappointed, when things did not happen the way, they thought it should.   This led to many leaving the millerite church.

Will we be the same and desert our church because we have preconceived ideas about how the end should come?  Just like the disciples who deserted Jesus when they saw him being handed over to his enemies and finally suffer the death on the cross – even though, like the disciples, we have been told in advance, through scripture and many sermons, what must happen before the end?

Satan’s time on this earth is now very short. he knows prophecy but he is still blinded by his own hatred of God and those created in his image.   He is running around furiously, roaring like a lion to destroy all of god’s people.  He’s not interested in those who don’t follow the scriptures, so he is concentrating on you and me.  (1 Peter 5:8  & Revelation 12:12).  He believes that if every commandment keeping person was killed, he would be able to keep this planet for himself and run his own government.  His delusion is complete because he does not admit he is already a defeated enemy of God. 

Comparison between God and Satan

Jesus died on the cross that we might live eternally in his kingdom of peace and love and God will only accept those of us who willing give our lives to him.  God never uses force to bring us into submission to his will.  It is voluntary on the part of the individual, unlike Satan who will use force if we do not do as he wants.  He is a dictator.  He uses individuals and groups to his advantage and many innocent people die because of his ultimate desire to be like God.  When he is finished with those he uses, they are expendable.  He wants worship for himself and he does not care whether that worship is coerced or voluntary,  as long as it fulfils his narcissistic goal. Follow Satan and you will be used by him until you are of no use – then he will spit you out and destroy you.

The Pandemic is not from God

Anyone with common sense, can see this pandemic is not from God.  Yes, he has allowed it and maybe he did so to wake up his Laodicean church.  Fear tends to focus the mind!

For the past couple of years there has been a media blitz of fear propaganda.  Newspapers have been filled with doom and gloom.  Daily briefings by the government filled the heart with dread and rather than bring us together during a crisis, as it did during the two world wars, their words and actions have driven us apart.  There appears to be no love for our neighbour.  We just have to be afraid of them because they may contaminate us.  The government has made us believe this virus was in the air, on our clothes, on surfaces and all around the world.  They psychologically, and in many places literally forced the wearing of masks, which has caused so many to get hypoxia and other lung problems and keep us suspicious and divided from each other, taking away our identity.  They told us they were following the science, yet there is no scientific evidence that face masks do anything more than give a feeling of security to the wearer.  Cloth or plastic masks cannot stop droplets getting into our lungs but they do collect bacteria on the mask surface and this bacteria is sucked into the lungs over and over.     I cannot emphasize more that:

Never in the history of viruss has one been in every country at the same time.’

And

‘Every countries leader used the same rhetoric as though it was planned and rehearsed’

This in itself should have been a red flag to many, but when blinded by fear, rationality and logic seem to go missing.  The brain is a marvellous computer and like any computer it can be programmed to accept false information and that false information becomes truth to many.

Lies told often become truth to many

It is difficult to say who originated the saying: 

If a lie is told often enough it becomes truth

But the quote is often attributed to two individuals – Vladimir Lenin and joseph Goebbels, however,  it may have originated for the latter half of the 19th century, from a book called ‘the crown of life’ 1869 by Isa Blagden, when she wrote:

 ”If a lie is only printed often enough, it becomes a quasi-truth, and if such a truth is repeated often enough, it becomes an article of belief, a dogma, and men will die for it.”

Just look at how the theory of evolution has been absorbed by millions as truth. schools promote this theory as fact and millions of our children are brought up to believe they are a product of chance.

Have you actually stopped to think about what you believe what is happening today.

We pride ourselves as Christian’s that we are students of the Bible and we believe we have the truth, but what about the current situation we are living through?  Have you attempted to clarify what you are being told, or have you just gone along with the narrative and accepted the restrictions on your life? 

Our God Given Freedom

Freedom of individual choice comes from God and the choices we make should be ours when it comes to our health and not a governments.   But should we doubt our leaders?  Are they not looking after our welfare and safety?  Surely, they would not wish us to be ill, whilst telling us they care for us?  Would they?  If the devil is the father of lies, is it not conceivable that those in power lie to the people to ensure they have control over lives?  

Peter tell us in 1 Peter 2:13-25, we must obey authority because if we do not, they could be a terror to us.  Yes. that’s true.  Jesus also tells us that we must render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar’s – but he also tells us to render unto God the things that are god’s.  (Mark 12:17).  Is it not therefore, our duty and responsibility to stand up for God in the face of tyranny? 

When a government takes over responsibility for our health, they take away our human rights to be responsible for ourselves. 

When a government dictates that churches are to be closed – they deny the right to freedom of religion. 

When a government forces people to wear face masks against their will they have taken away individual rights to choose what to wear and most of all they have taken away our individual identity. 

When a government forces people to stay at home against their will, literally imprisoning them, they have become our jailers and made everyone a criminal.  

When a government tells you, you cannot hug your granny or shake a hand, they have removed our humanity.  

When a government dictates or forces you to take an injection, either through fear or against our will, they have taken away our last god given freedom – the right to choose what goes into our own body. 

When a government removes personal freedom of movement and coerces and bully’s its people – they have become dictators.  

When a government tells you that you must have a medical passport to enter certain venues or travel to other countries, they have implemented discrimination and divided us into two groups – those who are vaccinated and those who are not. 

Logic and Common Sense is dead.

They have turned logic on its head by making us believe a healthy unvaccinated person is a disease threat to those who are vaccinated.  By brainwashing propaganda, they have created medical ampharetid, all wrapped up in the fear rhetoric, and telling us it is for our safety.  Millions have willingly given their personal freedom to the government and accepted these new rules and regulations.  They have done so because they trusted the government – most without question.  Today the newspapers and TV continue to use a one-sided view of this pandemic and keep spreading doom and gloom.

More Draconian Measure to Come

Are we soon to feel even more of the heavy hand of the state taking more and more of our freedom away in the next few years?  I am not afraid of the coming crisis because I know that God is in control of all these events that are taking place and he will protect those who follow him – but that does not mean everything will be smooth sailing for us.  We older ones may also still be alive to suffer the same wrath along with the youth by those who believe they are doing God’s will.

A Wake-up Call

God has woken us up from our Laodicean sleep to alert our minds to the coming dangers that each one of us ‘individually’ will meet, but many are going to fail because they are relying on those who govern us to keep us safe.  They tell us we must take an injection (not one but many), because it is the only way to save our lives and the lives of others.  Jesus has been removed as saviour by virologists in white coats.  science is now our saviour.

What does Ellen White say about men who take power to themselves?

The high-handed power that has been developed, as though position has made men gods, makes me afraid, and ought to cause fear.  it is a curse wherever and by whomsoever it is exercised.”

 She goes on to say:

The people are learning that men in high positions of responsibility cannot be trusted to mould and fashion other mens mind and character. the result will be a loss of confidence even in the management of faithful men….”Testimony to Ministers 1895. pages 359-361

I think she was spot on - do we have no trust in those who govern us?  You will have to individually decide for yourselves.

A Need for a Spiritual Revival.

Ellen White also said a spiritual revival was still needed and that God would work with those who are faithful to him.  Speaking of the last day’s she talks of the straight testimony of Jesus, which will cause the shaking time and many whose minds move away from biblical teachings to so called science, will spread false doctrines to draw many away from god.  (Timothy 6:19-21).   She goes on to say that the Sunday law will weed out unsanctified ministers and only true sanctified ministers will be prepared for the later rain – 3SM 385. 

At this time, it is very appropriate that I mention her comments of 1906 (7MR 192) in ‘Last Day Events,’ where she states:

Ministers and doctors may depart from the faith, as the word declares they will, and the messages that God has given his servant declare they will”. 

Why specifically ministers and doctors? 

Those who minister to the people in churches are not immune to following false doctrine, especially if they fail to read their Bible but instead follow current philosophies and doctrines.  Many individuals in the past (even amongst Seventh Day Adventists), have been led away from God’s word  and followed fables. 

Doctors of course, are subject to their medical paymaster and must follow strict medical practices.  To deviate openly from their current medical practices could mean the loss of their job.   Mrs White  was aware of this in her day and the messages she received from God declared that many doctors will reject the doctrines of Jesus Christ to remain in employment in the latter days.

Current Medical Systems

Our current medical system was started by John D Rockefeller, who was a 33-degree Mason.  The following is a short extract from his creed.  It’s quite frightening.

We will use our knowledge of science and technology in subtle ways that they may never see what is happening.  we will use soft metals, ageing accelerators and sedatives in food and water as well as the air.  they will be covered in poisons wherever they turn.  the soft metals will make them lose their minds.”

You can get the full text just by typing ‘ Rockefellers Masonic Creed’ in your web browser.  What he wanted then is being fulfilled today.  

Are we Still Asleep, Today?

As I previously mentioned, we have been preaching for many years that a crisis is coming.   week after week, we have sat in our pews and listened to sermons about the end times.  Has it just become a story about a distant event which we will not be alive to see?  I think we are seeing the beginning of the end and some here may be alive to see Jesus coming in the clouds. 

Self-Doubt

Do you, like me sometimes have self-doubt?  Since I was baptised, I have been at constant war with my old character.  There is a battle going on inside my brain and I sometimes wonder if God actually listens to my prayers, let along answer them?  Even though I was baptised a Christian, by submersion, in Nicosia, Cyprus way back in the early 1980’s, I still   keep asking myself – where is my faith?   Didn’t Jesus say that if we have faith as small as a mustard seed, we could move a mountain.   (Luke 17:6).  I see lots of other Christians working hard for Jesus and I compare my life to theirs and sometimes feel I am not doing enough and that my faith is weak. I don’t think I am alone in my self-doubt and I really do believe that God hears our prayers and answers them – just not always in the way I would like to see them answered.  But he knows best and I realise that for faith to be strong we must not fear. Fear is the direct opposite to faith. Faith is a constant command in the Bible and it’s opposed to the feelings of dread and fear.  We are constantly told not to fear, don’t worry, trust in God, have faith.

The bible tells us that faith cannot be faith if we can see what we have faith in.  Hebrews 11:1 says:

Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.”

Belief in something we cannot see is faith, and it is because we cannot see God in the flesh, that it is sometimes difficult to believe he is there.  But by believing in an invisible God -  that is our faith and from that should come our works, not because we will the saved by works but we will be saved by our faith that produces the works we do.

We read of the deeds of Jesus in the New Testament and the Holy Spirit takes away the fog in our brains and allows truth to settle in our conscience.  We don’t always understand, but we believe that Christ died and rose again and we have hope that he will come again and change us to be like him.  We must listen to that still small voice in our head that quietly speaks to us and we must never run-in front of Jesus in our Christian life.  If we succumb to fear because of life’s events, then we will not only lose our faith, we will make ourselves ill in the process. 

Fear and Health

The Bible tells us that a merry heart does good like a medicine and a broken spirit dries the bones. (Proverbs 17:22).  Did you know that if you are afraid your brain produces excess amounts of cortisol, which is your main stress hormone!  this controls your mood, motivation and fear.   Have you been giving yourself a full injection of cortisol through this pandemic, making you depressed and feeling fearful, not knowing what is coming upon the earth? (Luke 21:26).

The Mark of the Beast

I am concerned that when the mark of the beast is presented to us, it will be presented in the same way as this pandemic and the MRNA experimental vaccination.    We will be required to comply with government rules and lockdowns once again – on pain of punishment and many in will comply as they did in this pandemic.  As we move towards a cashless society, governments will have access to our bank accounts at the press of a key.  they will be able to stop or suspend our income and make it difficult for us to buy or sell, unless we comply with their ‘common good’ programme – which includes keeping Sunday holy.

Ellen White further tells us that many will choose to renounce God’s law and join Babylon:

“An apostate church will unite with the powers of earth and hell to place upon the forehead or in the hand, the mark of the beast, and prevail upon the children of god to worship the beast and its image.  They will seek to compel them to renounce their allegiance to God’s law, and yield homage to the papacy.  Then will come the times which will try men’s souls; for the confederacy of apostasy will demand that the loyal subjects of God shall renounce the law of Jehovah, and repudiate the truth of his word.  Then will the gold be separated from the dross, and it will be made apparent who are the godly, who are the loyal and true and who are the disloyal, the dross and the tinsel.  What clouds of chaff will then be borne away by the fan of God!  Where now our eyes can discover only rich floors of wheat, will be chaff, blown away with the fan of God.  Everyone who is not centred in Christ will fail to stand the tests and ordeal of that day.  While those who are clothed with Christ’s righteousness will stand firm to truth and duty, those who have trusted in their own righteousness will be ranged under the black banner of the prince of darkness.  Then it will be seen whether the choice is for Christ or Belial.  Maranatha p.204.3

Pope Francis and Other Religions on Climate Change

I believe this pandemic has been a ‘test run’ for the next major crisis.  what will that be?  I believe this is going to be ‘climate change’.  On the pretext of saving our planet from destruction by humans, they are currently planning on shutting down the world on Sunday’s. 

Pope Francis and other global leaders gathered at the Vatican earlier this month on the 4th October, to add their voice to next month’s UN climate change conference in Glasgow – which will be entitled COP26.  Most of the Christian leaders were there to add their names. these included those from Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Zoroastrianism and Jainism.  These represent 84% of the world’s population.  British royalty will be there, heads of governments, Vatican representatives, Bill Gates and for the voice of the youth Greta Thurnburg.  everyone one of them calling for action on the climate. 

It appears that all religions are still looking for a man-made solution to the problems on this earth and even though the Christian churches have the Bible, they do not follow the prophecy’s! 

Laudato Si

The pope has already written his ‘Laudato si’, (24 may 2015), (which translated means praise be to you, my Lord). this speaks about everyone coming together to care for our common home and in it he speaks of keeping Sunday as a day of rest.   The media is calling it:  ‘Climate Sunday’ or ‘Green Sunday’ and we are getting closer to this happening.

We have seen the move to renewable energy and according to some statistics it is going to cost $150 trillion dollars to implement their sustainable world by 2050.  Carbon, they hope will be eliminated from the atmosphere?  Combustible vehicles are to be completely scrapped and replaced by battery cars, but prior to this we will not be allowed to drive our cars on Sunday’s.  Sunday’s will be a ‘stay at home family day.  You might not think this is a bad thing, but just remember, Sunday sacredness is religious and not everyone is religious.  Secular people will also be forced to keep a religious day, enforced by the law.   This is just another step in the removal of individual freedom to choose what we can or cannot do with our own free time.   There will be no choice.  Those who do not go along with the ‘common good’ will, just the same as what happened with the pandemic, be fined, or jailed or maybe even worse. 

So, yet again fear will play its psychological part, and many who willingly complied with the current pandemic rules, will go along with the climate change rules because they are either afraid or do not want to stand out from the crowd or speak out against the rules.

What Did you do in this Crisis?

I spoke about Peter the apostle earlier, saying he was brave when there was little danger to face, but when the real test came, he denied Jesus three times. (Matthew 26:34). Will you or I be brave enough to put ourselves in the firing line for Jesus when the mark of the beast is upon us?   Or again, like Peter will we take our eyes of Jesus and start sinking in the water?

We have to ask ourselves individually and privately, “what did I do in this crisis? 

Did I find scientific proof that a face mask protects me and others from an airborne virus, or did I just accept this as truth because the government and the media said it was true?  

Did I make a personal effort to find out about this pandemic and see how it was possible to be around the whole world at the same time and that all government spokesmen from different countries all seemed to be reading from the same script? 

I  have already said that no pandemic in history has affected the whole planet at the same time, yet we are to believe this one has! 

Will you or I be a soldier on duty ready for the attack of the enemy? Or will we capitulate and become a prisoner of the new Satanic world order?

Watch the Signs

Jesus told us to watch for the signs of the times because we do not know at what hour he will return.  Matthew 24 and Luke 12:40. 

Our minds must be alert.  We must not rely on the newspapers, radio or TV, to tell us what is happening or how to think or what to do.  

We are to be active for God.   

We are to be the voices of the three angel’s messages?

We are to tell everyone about Christs soon return?   If we do not know the message to preach or have our lamps filled to the brim with biblical truth, then how can we give that message to others?  This is no time to sleep.  We are not to be like the foolish virgins who were not ready for Christ’s return. 

Isaiah tells us that we should not be satisfied with pleasant things preached to us every sabbath, so that we feel good after we have left church?  Isaiah 30:9-13.

We can do our bit for God.

Our hearts need to be stirred into action so we can become red hot for God.  If we remain in a lukewarm state, we know what the consequences for our immortal life will be! 

None of us is perfect.  Not all can preach a message standing on a street corner, but we can all do our bit for God.  We can speak to our immediate neighbour.  Push literature through doors.  Upload the three angels, messages on social media.     You know your own talents.  God will work with you in everything you choose to do for him.  Just ask him and you will receive what is needed.  No matter how little or how much you can do, God will be there to help in your efforts.  To ensure you are not swept along with the media hype, do your own research about the things you are hearing today, to see if they are true or not.

In Conflict and Courage, page 259, Ellen White says:

Often men are tempted to falter (give up) before the perplexities and obstacles that confront them.  but if they will hold the beginning of their confidence steadfast unto the end, God will make the way clear…before the intrepid spirit and unwavering faith of a Zerubbabel, great mountains of difficulty will become a plain; and he whose hands have laid the foundation, even his hands shall also finish it.” 

It isn’t you or I who will finish the task - it is God who will finish the task through us, if we let him?

A Religious Revival

Earlier I mentioned Ellen White saying there is a religious revival coming, but there is danger in that revival.  We are moving towards  a new world spiritual system which is taking us back to the dark ages of the feudal times, when the pope was the head of the world church and the kings and queens of the land were subjected to him.  Secular law will again be used to quell any dissent made by those who follow Gods word and keep his commandments. 

Use of Secular powers to enforce Religious Laws

We have seen the use of the police during this pandemic, over stepping their protective duties to come down heavy handed on those who protested against the draconian and dictatorial measures of the government.  This will happen again as those in power inflict more restrictions on our personal freedoms.   It calls for great courage and faith by Gods people.  We are not to be afraid, but we are to remain separate from those organisations who join the new Chris-lam ecumenical system, who will keep Sunday as the sabbath. 

Chris-lam

This new religious system is an unholy alliance of religions, which not only denies Jesus Christ is God, or that he rose from the dead, or that he is the saviour of mankind, but many do not acknowledge him at all.  How then can this alliance give the God of heaven glory?

Our Christian Duty today

Our duty today is to tell the people of Jesus and his sacrifice.  Many will tell you that Jesus was an activists for social justice and we should be doing the same? No, he wasn’t’t and we shouldn’t be campaigning for today’s social problems.  Our kingdom is with Jesus and it is not on this world.   There is a spiritual war being fought between Satan and God and humanity is the prize.   Those who fight for climate change and think they can change the planet’s destiny for their children and their children’s’ children are being fooled.   The earth will burn, but it will be God who burns it, not humanity.  We have to direct everyone’s mind to the kingdom that is to come and show them the truth from the Bible.

Rome has not changed. Soon we will see its true self, when they use secular authority to enforce the Sunday law.  In the meantime, those in power are creating many crisis’s to get us ready for their ‘4th industrial revolution’.   Using the Hegelian dialectic method, they create a crisis and wait for the people to react. Then they bring in the solution, which they have previously planned and we all accept it to avert the ongoing crisis.  Bit by bit they remove our freedom and mentally prepare us for greater restrictions in our lives. 

Creating Crisis after Crisis

Food shortages to come over Christmas.

Fuel shortages due to lack of lorry drivers (which we all can now see was not true, but a way to increase the cost of fuel).

Shutting down the internet.

Energy blackouts due to the sun’s activities.

More variants of the virus (they don’t tell you that if you have survived mother virus, you are immune to variants).

All these have been in the newspapers recently to keep us in fear, so they can bring in the solutions that will benefit them and control us and prepare us for the coming Sunday law. 

We will have to wait and see what the November UN climate change meeting will bring and if as I suspect, it will call for emergency action to be taken in every country to save the planet, we are in for more government control. 

 

 

Prophecy will be fulfilled

One thing you can be sure, despite man-kinds attempt at controlling this planet for Satan,  prophecy will be fulfilled the way the Bible tells us.   The Sunday law is coming and persecution of God’s people will happen as it did in the dark ages. 

We are going Home

But this is not a time to be afraid.  We are to be strong and rejoice because we are on the brink of Christ’s return from heaven to collect his children and take us home.

What we should now be doing.

Our most important work now is to say to everyone:

“I am a follower of Jesus Christ and I keep the commandments of God and hold to the testimony of Jesus Christ.”

In doing so, angels will attend to us and protect us.  We are to preach the three angels messages every opportunity we get and practice what we preach so that others who see our example will wish to join us.

Are we ready?

Are we mentally prepared for Christ’s return?  Are we keeping the lamps burning or are we in fear of the current situation in the world?  Only you can answer these questions for yourself.

It is my prayer that none here will, because of media created fear, if we are still alive when the mark of the beast is upon us, leave God’s church and join those who lose the promise of eternal life with God?

Now is the time for great faith in God.

 

Amen

 

Ralph Jackson

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