I am very thankful for each of you who have been faithfully supporting this little ministry. Not only have you taken care of the ministry, but your support has been a blessing to me personally. I have food. I have a nice bed to sleep in. I have clothes. And now, I am able to keep my body healthy because of your support for the construction of the swimming pool and gym. This has been a huge blessing in the progress of my health.
God is very faithful in watching who gives from their heart. Many of you read of my illness and understood the need for aqua therapy to keep my health. You did not question or quibble. You did not condemn. You sacrificed for my wellbeing. Thank you. Jesus thanks you. Now I will be able to keep the ministry operating for another 30 years. Many more lives will have the opportunity to know Jesus and live with Him eternally. Thank you.
Luke 21:1 to Luke 21:28
Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the offering box, . . .
We look at the “rich” and conclude that they should be “putting their gifts into the offering box”. After all, they are not like us poor people. They can afford it. People look with pleasure on the wealthy who give. But Jesus sees the heart.
. . and he saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins. And he said, “Truly, I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all of them.
Yes, she did. Many use this example as an excuse to give “two small copper coins” thinking that will suffice since Jesus praised this poor lady. What they don’t want to see is the fact that . . .
For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on.”
“She put in all she had to live on”. Those patting themselves on the back can stop patting and realize few, if any, actually give all they have “to live on”. When God called me to this ministry it was interesting how the devil tempted me. I received a check for $3,000. I also had equipment worth thousands of dollars. I could have hoarded it and rejected the call of God. But instead, I gave it all to the work of God. I did not know if this ministry would last more than a few day, weeks or months. All I knew was, God called, and I must answer. I put it all in. Some thought I was nuts. I was. However, looking back, giving all to God was the greatest investment I ever made.
And while some were speaking of the temple, how it was adorned with noble stones and offerings, he said, “As for these things that you see, the days will come when there will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.”
People feel a lot of pride when they give to their churches, religions, denominations and pastors. After all, they have carpets to walk on and soft seats to sleep on. They have expensive pianos, organs, altar pieces and baptismals. Their pastor and church staff receive salaries. It brings them lots of pride to think they are supporting such prideful things. And to think, most churches are only open one day a week. What a waste of money.
“After the return from Babylon, much attention was given to religious instruction. All over the country, synagogues were erected, where the law was expounded by the priests and scribes. And schools were established, which, together with the arts and sciences, professed to teach the principles of righteousness. But these agencies became corrupted. During the captivity, many of the people had received heathen ideas and customs, and these were brought into their religious service. In many things they conformed to the practices of idolaters.
“As they departed from God, the Jews in a great degree lost sight of the teaching of the ritual service. That service had been instituted by Christ Himself. In every part it was a symbol of Him; and it had been full of vitality and spiritual beauty. But the Jews lost the spiritual life from their ceremonies, and clung to the dead forms. They trusted to the sacrifices and ordinances themselves, instead of resting upon Him to whom they pointed. In order to supply the place of that which they had lost, the priests and rabbis multiplied requirements of their own; and the more rigid they grew, the less of the love of God was manifested. They measured their holiness by the multitude of their ceremonies, while their hearts were filled with pride and hypocrisy.” DA 29.
The same has happened in our churches, denominations and religions of today. The “heathen ideas and customs” manifested in our churches and “Christian” institutions today is unbelievable. We have become so accustomed to them, we don’t even notice. We call the heathen ideas and customs righteous and the righteous requirements of God heathen. How fallen we have become! God will destroy it all. Including all who continue to partake in them.
And they asked him, “Teacher, when will these things be, and what will be the sign when these things are about to take place?”
Oh yes, we all want to know so we can stay in our pagan churches, even if they do meet on the 7th day of the week, and then at the last moment jump out and greet Jesus. Not going to happen! If you won’t get out now, you won’t then. Your pride and ego are way too committed to your pagan churches and denominations to serve and love Jesus. Jesus is not going to just “pop” out of the sky. The events leading up to His coming are such that few will recognize until it is too late. Do not be led astray by those claiming, “Jesus is coming”.
And he said, “See that you are not led astray. For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he!’ and, ‘The time is at hand!’ Do not go after them.
“I come in the name of Jesus”. Ever hear that from your church, denomination, religion or pastor? “This church is of God”. “We are the Remnant”. “You must belong to our denomination to be saved”. It is all of the devil. Nothing is going to heaven except character. Denominations full of people will be burned up because the people gave their salvation to the church instead of to Jesus.
And when you hear of wars and tumults, do not be terrified, for these things must first take place, but the end will not be at once.”
So when you hear of the Covid, plagues, terrorist activities, your government supporting wickedness instead of righteousness, “do not be terrified”. Stop running around claiming, “Jesus is coming”. “The end will not be at once.” There are events that still must take place.
Then he said to them, “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.
When the United States of America became involved in the civil war of 1861, many in the USA taught that Jesus was coming “soon”. When the world was on the verge of World War I, many taught Jesus was coming “soon”. When the world was on the verge of World War II, many taught Jesus was coming “soon”. Those wars were simply “nation will rise against nation”, but the end was not then. Jesus is gracious and doesn’t want anyone to be lost. If Jesus had come then, those claiming “Jesus is coming” would have been lost. They were not ready for Jesus because they were not looking into their own hearts to make sure they were ready for Jesus to come. No, they were sitting in church patting themselves on their backs thinking they were saved by what they knew and claiming, “Jesus is coming”.
There will be great earthquakes, and in various places famines and pestilences. And there will be terrors and great signs from heaven.
“There will be terrors”. We are getting there. Wars between nations doesn’t cause much “terror” to the citizens, only the soldiers. But terrorist, they cause terror to citizens. Especially if the terror is coming from your own government, as was happening in the United States of America in 2021 and on. Mandates, crime on the rise, government leaders promoting revolution and destruction of our society, ignoring the creation principles of God such as only two genders and the Sabbath, these are laying the foundation for the end of time.
But before all this they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors for my name’s sake.
Notice, “before all this”, they are “delivering you up to the synagogues”. That means the state and the church must be in cahoots. That isn’t happening yet. Why will they be delivered up to the church? Because the church and the state will hate those who live the perfect, sinless and Commandment keeping life. So, if all you are doing is going to church, but not living the perfect, sinless and Commandment keeping life, you have nothing to fear from the church or the state.
The dignitaries of church and state will unite to bribe, persuade, or compel all classes to honor the Sunday. The lack of divine authority will be supplied by oppressive enactments. Political corruption is destroying love of justice and regard for truth; and even in free America, rulers and legislators, in order to secure public favor, will yield to the popular demand for a law enforcing Sunday observance. Liberty of conscience, which has cost so great a sacrifice, will no longer be respected. In the soon-coming conflict we shall see exemplified the prophet’s words: “The dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.” Revelation 12:17. GC 592.
Settle it therefore in your minds not to meditate beforehand how to answer, for I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or contradict.
Decide now who you are willing to stand with. Perfectly before God, or in the company of church members and the state? If you are perfecting holiness before God now, by living the sinless and Commandment keeping life, you will not have to worry about what to say when persecuted. The Spirit of God will be with you to speak through you.
You will be delivered up even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends, and some of you they will put to death. You will be hated by all for my name’s sake.
During the Nazi and Communist eras, the state learned how to turn families against themselves. Children were taught how to spy on their parents and relatives. Children thought they were doing it for the “good” of society. During the pandemic of 2020/2021, again, governments took a page out of socialist dogma to indoctrinate children to spy on their parents, families and relatives. This is just a warm-up to what is coming. And let me be very clear on this, where did the Nazis, Communists and Socialists learn these tactics? Of course, from the Catholic Church. Read your history folks.
But not a hair of your head will perish. By your endurance you will gain your lives.
After the close of probation, which will begin at Passover, for seven month you will have to live in a state of great endurance in order to “gain your lives”. It is work to get salvation. But not one of those who live the perfect, sinless and Commandment keeping life will perish after probation closes.
“But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation has come near.
To put that statement into context today, we must understand that Jesus is mixing concepts. Yes, when the disciples of Jesus saw Jerusalem surrounded by the armies of Rome, they knew it was time to get far away. And they did. Not one Christian perished in the destruction of Jerusalem.
Today we are not looking for armies to surround Jerusalem. Jerusalem stands for the righteous. Therefore, when you see laws enacted to surround those who live the perfect, sinless and Commandment keeping life with wickedness, then know that “desolation has come near” and Christ will be coming “soon”.
Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, and let those who are inside the city depart, and let not those who are out in the country enter it, for these are days of vengeance, to fulfill all that is written.
At the time of the disciples this was not a problem since they had lots of “free” space to run to. In the 1800’s, it was not impossible to “flee to the mountains” to hide. Today, not so much. All land is owned. Mountains and deserts are owned by governments. We won’t be able to “flee” physically to the mountains. After all, if Terrorists can’t hide from the government, what chance do you have? No, but we must flee to Jesus; He is our refuge. He will protect us if we do not fear by living the perfect, sinless and Commandment keeping life.
Alas for women who are pregnant and for those who are nursing infants in those days! For there will be great distress upon the earth and wrath against this people.
At some point, the godless political party will be seen for what it is, a terrorist organization. A political party for wickedness. Releasing the wicked from jails and prisons, promoting sin and destroying everything that is good. When the political party is seen for what it is, there will come a tidal wave of backlash which will bring about the destruction of the godless and pagan parties of “science” that were fighting against the natural order set up by God. Once that happens in the United States of America, the effects will reverberate around the world. Other nations will join the “Christian” wave against the godless and pagan governments that have been causing terror and anarchy in the world in order to set up a godless one world government.
Once these nations unite for “god”, the Protestant and Catholic religions will unite. Then there will only be one religion left to overcome: Islam. The battle of Armageddon will then take place with the destruction of Islam. This battle will either be political or physical. When that is accomplished the world can unite in their “Christian” program to bring in universal “peace and safety” in obedience to the Ten Commandments. All the Commandments, that is, except one, the 4th Commandment. The world will choose the pagan Sunday instead of the 7th day which God sanctified and made holy.
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“THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES CONCEDES SUNDAY AS A DAY OF WORSHIP/REST” WORLD
“The UAE is adopting a 4.5-day workweek and a Saturday-Sunday weekend.” “‘The extended weekend comes as part of the UAE government’s efforts to boost work-life balance and enhance social wellbeing, while increasing performance to advance the UAE’s economic competitiveness,’ said state news agency WAM, which announced the move on Tuesday”.
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They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive among all nations, and Jerusalem will be trampled underfoot by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.
“Jerusalem” represents the Commandments of God. The 4th Commandment, and those who obey it, will be “trampled underfoot” until Jesus comes. Keep in mind, if you break one of the Commandments you have broken them all. Therefore, even though the world will boast of keeping the Ten Commandments, they will in truth be breaking all of them. When the world institutes the International Sunday Law then probation closes.
“And there will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and on the earth distress of nations in perplexity because of the roaring of the sea and the waves, people fainting with fear and with foreboding of what is coming on the world. For the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
The signs of the “sun and moon and stars” has already been given in fulfilment in one aspect of this prophecy. It will happen again on a much larger scale near the end of all time. During the time the “Christian” nations are rising up against the pagan, heathen and godless governments, there will be “distress of nations in perplexity because of the roaring of the sea and the waves”. Keep in mind, in Bible prophecy, sea and waves represent people, nations and governments. Are they “roaring”? How about Russia? How about China?
But what intrigued me was what came after, “and there will be distress on earth among the nations that are confused by the roaring of the sea and its waves.”
Yes, people were in distress during the 1st and 2nd World Wars. But, I don’t think that is what it is talking about. In the Bible “sea” represents people. The nations are confused by the roaring of the people and their “waves”. That sounds very much like the international migration of people of today. People in the West are very confused by the immigration of Muslims into their countries. Wave after wave of them being let in. And they are roaring against the West. They were programed to come and roar against Christianity and destroy it.
Is this soon to happen? “People will faint from fear and apprehension because of the things that are to come on the inhabited world.” I think so. Next is the “powers of heaven will be shaken”. And then we see the Son of Man coming.
We are very close to that sentence. We must get our characters ready. “He places every human agent under obligation to do his best. Moral perfection is required of all.” COL 330. “Now when these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because your deliverance is approaching.”
And then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
Jesus will physically come. All eyes will see Him. Why will He come? Looking back through biblical history, the only reason God has had to “step in” was because wickedness got so bad it was about to wipe out righteousness from the earth. God can’t allow that. As long as people live under the principles of Heaven, God doesn’t have to “come”. He is already present in the characters of those who have His law in their hearts. Therefore, when the world rejects the 4th Commandment, it will then turn against those who obey it. A united front will be called against those who obey God and keep His Commandments. Keep in mind, what is done to the children of God is done to God Himself. He is coming to execute judgement against the wicked.
Now when these things begin to take place, straighten up and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.”
It is time to “straighten up” and fly right. It is time to get your eyes off this world and off of your church and onto the Ten Commandments. It is time to develop the perfect, sinless and Commandment keeping life. There is no time to lose.