According to the Bible there will be a time when the whole world is under a world government ruled by one man. We are seeing, both Republicans and Democrats, who have an agenda to diminish the United States as a world power. This must be done in order to become a one-world government that would give power to a privileged few.

Revelation 13:7 “It was given power to wage war against God’s holy people and to conquer them. And it was given authority over every tribe, people, language and nation.” (“It” is the Antichrist)

Some leaders believe that a well educated populace would never allow a one-world government to happen. They have instituted a plan to revise our education system and teach our children that America is not a privileged nation. In fact, America has no right to be a world leader and it has abused its powers. These leaders realize that they must not allow students to believe that history has allowed dictators and kings to have enslaved civilizations previously. Their purpose is to dumb down our students, deny that there is a God and teach that there is little need to teach morality and they encourage them to have tremendous self rights.

We are seeing reaction to progressive education when Universities are allowing students to protest and causing administrators to resign. This is a result of a lack of respect for authority, patriotism, morality and the belief that the government can take care of all your needs and God is not needed. It is teaching children they can be their own god and they are to be served rather than loving and serving one’s neighbor. It is easy to get people to believe a lie as was witnessed in Germany under Hitler. The truth is that Satan and demonic spirits are the ones really instigating and planning the demise of America.

Romans 13:1–2 “Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. Consequently, whoever rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves.”

Are there any public educators that are teaching students the above Scripture? They are teaching political correctness replaces free speech; the taking of babies is okay for body parts, evolution and not creation. They are teaching that God is a fictitious character to the uneducated and those who are misguided.

Globally, we are seeing demonic acts of terrorism by the downing of a Russian airplane and attacks and killings taking place in Paris. Many of our own leaders and national leaders are being influenced by demonic spirits. According to Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:12 “What we have received is not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may understand what God has freely given us.” Satan is behind terrorism to establish his one-world government.

Let me define what I mean by being influenced by demonic spirits. Many leaders are led by the spirit of the world or demonic spirits and deny or ignore God. Christians know there is a God and a Holy Spirit and many have received that Spirit. We are told how to receive the Holy Spirit, by accepting Christ and the gospel. 2 Corinthians 5:17 “This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!” That new life is no longer influenced by the spirit of the world.

Romans 8:9–10 “You, however, are not in the realm of the flesh but are in the realm of the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, they do not belong to Christ. But if Christ is in you, then even though your body is subject to death because of sin, the Spirit gives life because of righteousness.”

If you have the Holy Spirit, we are no longer that old person we are a new creation. We are tempted by our flesh and not demonic spirits. Prior to salvation, we were tempted by our flesh, demonic spirits and the Holy Spirit Who was trying to influence us to accept Christ and the gospel. What we are told to do, once we receive the Holy Spirit, is to surrender the lustful desires of our flesh and be guided strictly by the Holy Spirit.

As we come closer to the end time, as described by the prophets and the Book of Revelation, we are seeing our leaders doing things that are preparing our nation to become part of the one world government. They are lying to the American people, telling them that the government is here to replace God. It is done by preaching global warming, Obamacare, regulations, etc. Why do we believe what they are saying? We must understand that many are being influenced by demonic spirits. Satan is preparing the world to accept his chosen person, the Antichrist, to take over the world.

Romans 11:8 “as it is written: ‘God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that could not see and ears that could not hear, to this very day.’”

Matthew 13:13-15 ““Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand. In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah: “‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving. For this people’s heart has become calloused; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts and turn, and I would heal them.’”

Many hearts have become hardened because of their unbelief. It appears God has removed their ability to see and hear and some to repent, thus they will experience the consequences of their rebellion. This is a terrible judgment but it is brought on by their actions. We may be coming to a time when it may not be possible to accept Christ once a person takes the mark of the beast in their right hand or forehead.

The result, under the one world government, will be what has happened in Paris on Friday, the 13th of November 2015 everywhere on earth. It will be a time like never before. There will be earthquakes, abnormal weather, famine, plagues, anarchy in the streets, no freedom, etc. It all ends with the war of Armageddon. Before it is over, two billion people will be killed.

Isaiah 5:20 “Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter.” Matthew 24:11 “and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people.”

Christian blogs that I have written about stress or pressure are read by hundreds. In fact, they are the most read of my almost 700 blogs. I did not realize their importance until I read that 90% of all the tranquilizers taken for nervousness, depression and stress are taken by Americans. That must mean we are a nation of worriers and many are without true hope. You would think a nation with so many Christians, there would not be a problem with depression and stress. Could it be the pace of life and the lusts of life that Americans are faced with?

We are told that the greatest fear is the fear of the unknown. One of the greatest fears of older people is death. Is there a heaven or a hell? If there is, where will I go? To others, it may be will I ever become financially independent? Will I have health issues? Will I ever have a happy life? Will I keep my job, my business or my career? If fear is a great part of your life, no wonder we lack hope and a joyful life and become stressed out or depressed.

Many of our fears come from our past and present actions. Do you realize that Christ came to take away our fears? He came to provide forgiveness and a life filled with joy, freedom and love. Scripture says: I John 4:18 “There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.”

Perfect love cannot coexist with fear according to John. (Hebrews 2:14–15 “Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might destroy him who holds the power of death—that is, the devil— and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death.)” Negative fear has to do with death, failure and punishment, it should not be a part of a Christian’s experience. Too many Christians are unwilling to take on certain tasks because they fear they may fail. If the Holy Spirit leads us to do certain things why are we fearful to accept the assignment?

If we have unconditional love in our hearts and we have hearts without hate we will know positively that Jesus on the Day of Judgment will accept us. There is nothing more important in a believer’s heart than having the confidence to know that they will go to heaven. The Bible and John have made it very clear. We do not get there by working for it. We do not have to be perfectionists. We must have God’s love in our hearts and the Holy Spirit guiding and checking us.

Everyone wants and can have: joy, freedom, an abundant life and a life filled with love. In order for this to happen a person must have hope. My hope comes from Scripture: Philippians 4:13 “I can do all this through him who gives me strength.”

We know that many people who seem to have everything, have problems with depression. We read it in the Bible and history tells of leaders with this problem. They fear the future because of its unknowns. They do not feel free. Learn how to become free of stress, pressures and fear. John 8:28–32 “So Jesus said, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am he and that I do nothing on my own but speak just what the Father has taught me. The one who sent me is with me; he has not left me alone, for I always do what pleases him.” Even as he spoke, many believed in him. To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

Over the past fifty years I have read, studied and taught Bible classes and have learned what Scripture teaches does make life different. I have learned that if you know the truth, the truth will set you free. Once I learned that the Holy Spirit was with me at all times and I was to do only those things that I believed would please God, my life changed.

Romans 15:13 “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”

When we visited Israel we went to the Dead Sea. Nothing can live in those waters. It is so salty that you can lay back and float easily. The reason it is dead is because it only receives water and does not allow any water to flow out. I believe it was God’s illustration for the Jews. I believe it is to teach the necessity of giving. This is what happens to a person who only expects to receive and refuses to give to others. They can become as dead in spirit as the Dead Sea if they are not a giver.

One of the greatest commandments is to Love God and to love others. Scripture tells us, chances are, we cannot love others if we first do not love ourselves. Those who are depressed have little hope and lack joy in their lives probably have a problem loving themselves. Often they are very judgmental of themselves and others. They find it hard to let others love them and they have difficulty providing love to others. If you are a person struggling with depression or unusual pressure, try giving your love to others. You may have to make new friends if your present ones refuse to accept your love.

I John 4:7–12 “Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.”

Christ taught that we must love one another; we are to encourage each other; we are to be at peace with each other; we are to serve and submit to each other; we are to show kindness and honor to each other, instruct one another, forgive one another, not judge each other and are to care for each other’s burdens.

God is the source of love and love comes from God. Christ came that He could demonstrate God’s love through His life. God’s love is not something we are born with nor is it something we can learn. Only those who have received the Holy Spirit understand the kind of love God gives and expects from each believer. This is not a natural love. Human love most always expects something in return. God’s love is given by grace and is not something we earn.

Often time’s families have problems giving love to each other. Their biggest problems are, they don’t live up to your expectations. Many times the problem is not them but you. A person who does not love other Christians does not know God nor have they ever known Him. Love is God’s essence. The world thinks that love is what makes people feel good and that it is alright to sacrifice moral principles and other’s rights in order to obtain such love. But that isn’t true love. If you want to be free of stress, you must overcome fear and allow Christ’s love to flow through you and into others.

FOUR THINGS THAT CAN CHANGE AND SAVE AMERICA

Do you believe in promises that God makes to believers? Scripture states that God says that if we do certain things He will heal our land. He also says that if we don’t, He will discipline our land and our people. Because it is stated in the Old Testament, many believe it no longer applies to believers today. Many theologians believe it was meant for all times, especially today.

II Chronicles 7:13 – 14 – “When I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or command locusts to devour the land or send a plague among my people, if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.”

First, God says that He controls the weather. Do you believe there is a God and He controls the weather? If you do, do not let Satan cause you to accept man-made global warming. He has convinced many of the world leaders and especially our president that man is going to cause the earth to burn up. The Bible tells us if it doesn’t rain it is because God or nature’s law caused it. Don’t allow our leaders to destroy our economy by pushing man-made warming. That does not mean we should not control smog and pollution, which America has to a great degree.

God says: “If my people.” Who would you describe as God’s people? In the Old Testament it was the Jews. In the New Testament it is anyone who accepts Christ, as the Son of God, and the One able to forgive our sins and allow us to be saved and become adopted into God’s family. This means we, as Christians, can petition God to heal our land. In order to do so, we must do, corporately, four things:

1. We must humble ourselves and ask for forgiveness. We should know from Scripture what it means to be humble. Are we here to be served or to serve others? We are told to do unto others as we would have them do unto us.

2. We are told to pray and have an attitude of prayer. Prayer is a type of worshiping God. We must pray for our personal needs. You can’t give something to others that you don’t have yourself. We need to pray for our and other’s spiritual, physical and financial needs. We need to pray for a revival for America. We need to pray for our local, state and government leaders that they will direct us back to being a Christian nation.

For years, I and many others have prayed for our church that we would evangelize the Las Vegas area and beyond. Our attendance went from 470 on weekends, to some weekends over 40,000. We are one of the ten largest churches in America and I believe it is the result of prayer and asking God for His vision for our church. It is apparent God pushed us into growing and we grew by prayer and faith as we never had the money to do what was done.

Our leadership believed the following: John 5:30 – “By myself I can do nothing; I judge only as I hear, and my judgment is just, for I seek not to please myself but him who sent me.” This is what Jesus said of Himself. But it fit our leadership; we could do nothing without God. We did not make decisions to please ourselves but to please God.

3. We are told to: “Seek my face”. This means to seek God continually. We are to become as Christ-like as we can. Jesus spent hours in prayer and continually asked God for guidance. We are told to totally surrender ourselves to Christ. Imagine what would happen if everyone, who called themselves a Christian, would do this; would God not heal our land?

4. We are to “turn from our wicked ways”. God is talking to believers not non-believers. Too many accept Christ as their Savior but, are unwilling to repent and live their lives as Scripture directs. It seems many are seeking insurance from going to hell and not accept the Scripture that says: John 13: 34–35 “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” And Mark 12:30–31 “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.”

If every Christian would believe Scripture and do what it says, we would see a different nation and a different world. Too many have been deceived by Satan who is continually attacking and convincing many that God doesn’t care what we do. Does this sound familiar? We read what happened in the Garden of Eden and what Satan told them. God didn’t really mean they couldn’t eat the fruit from the forbidden tree. Satan is telling Christians today, just be moral people and you will go to heaven. God is telling us differently, He will change our nation if we do just these four things. Do you care about America? Do you want God to forgive America’s sin and heal our land? Do you realize what that would mean? It would mean we would revert back to the pre-1960s when America was prospering and there was no political correctness, people were honest with each other. It was love your neighbor not let’s take what we can get.

All prophesy in the Bible’s Old Testament, history has proven it to be accurate each time it has been predicted and it happen exactly as the Jews were told it would. Why is it so difficult for us today to believe that future prophecy will occur exactly as predicted?

Why isn’t the United States specifically mentioned in the Book of Revelation or is it? Is it because we will no longer be a superpower? If we are in the last days, as many theologians believe, isn’t America supposed to become less powerful? Don’t we have the current political leaders to allow this to happen? Are we not becoming less significant in the world today? Who our next president is, could continue the demise of America’s position in the world. Or, if the right president is elected it could mean America will protect Israel. Revelation 12:14 – “The woman was given the two wings of a great eagle, so that she might fly to the place prepared for her in the wilderness, where she would be taken care of for a time, times and half a time, out of the serpent’s reach.” The woman is Israel and a great eagle could stand for America. We must watch who becomes our leaders.

The Bible says that no one, but Christ, will protect Israel in the war that is prophesied in Scripture. Up to this time, the U.S. has always protected Israel against her many enemies. The Bible says that God will draw the nations north of Israel to attack them. In the latter days, Isaiah 45:3 says Israel will become wealthy. “I will give you hidden treasures, riches stored in secret places, so that you may know that I am the LORD, the God of Israel, who summons you by name.” We believe the hidden treasure is the enormous discovery of oil in the Golan Heights that was captured from Syria in the War of 1967. This was discovered in October 2015. We also believe this is what God will use to bring the many nations to attack Israel. God will not allow America to protect Israel. WHY?

What we are seeing in the streets of America presently, is anarchy. It is only going to get worse according to Scripture. There are many difficult times ahead of us and as Christians there will be times when there will be many who are anti-christian. This is when the Bible tells us we must trust God. He will give believers a faith to trust Him more than many other times in life, because He is directing all things for His purpose.

Not only does God predict the future but He tells believers how we should be living. He knows exactly what we need to do to have a happy and abundant life. He says we must have faith in Him, Christ and the Holy Spirit. Scripture then describes the kind of life we are to live to worship Him and live as He says.

Unless you read the Bible and study it daily you may not realize the many promises He makes to every believer. Having read and studied the Bible for over fifty years, He has met my every need, spiritually, physically and financially. I have witnessed God’s intervention in my life almost daily; at least I give Him credit for my many blessings. Were it not for the Holy Spirit’s inspiration, I would not have been able to write two blogs every week, for over five years. I count it a privilege to be a small part of Christ’s ministry though Christian blogs.

One of the most read blogs I have written is: “How Scripture tells us to deal with pressure”. I also read how almost every prophet, king or God’s chosen leader in the Bible faced depression. I read how many world leaders throughout the centuries have had the same problem. Looking at the end-time prophecy I can see where many will suffer from depression and a lack of hope. This is why it is so important that Christians spread the gospel to as many as will accept. We are going to be witnessing times like we have never seen before. It is very possible that we are headed toward a nuclear war. When that happens, nothing will be able to grow and food will be scare. We are told one-third of the world’s population will be killed.

Who will you put your trust in, the government or God? Our leaders are trying to convince us there is no God and they are our only hope and savior. How will you handle what is about to happen? It will depend on your faith in God and will you trust Him to meet your needs? Is it time to begin reading your Bible daily and learn what you need to do in preparation for what is to come?

The Bible gives a very clear and descriptive picture of what we shall see when the end of the age is to occur. Scripture tells us in the end times there will be scoffers and unbelievers. No matter what the signs tell us and what the conditions might be, most will not be able to believe that the end is nearing. Old Testament history tells us that the people of Israel were often warned and would not believe that God would do as He said He would do. False prophets were continually telling the people that things were only going to get better. But they didn’t!!! How many Americans or the world believe that we are getting near the end? Or, do they think things are getting better?

Luke 21:25– “There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars. On the earth, nations will be in anguish and perplexity at the roaring and tossing of the sea.” We have just witnessed the fourth time in 500 years that we have seen four blood moons fall on a Jewish religious holiday, the last on September 28, 2015. It could mean many things as I have previously expressed.

Throughout history God has forewarned His believers in advance of future events, He deems it of utmost importance. Any student of the Bible could give hundreds of illustrations where God has foretold the future. We read in Luke 12:54-56- “He said to the crowd: ‘when you see a cloud rising in the west, immediately you say, ‘It’s going to rain,’ and it does. And when the south wind blows, you say, ‘It’s going to be hot,’ and it is. Hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky. How is it that you don’t know how to interpret this present time?'”

It is exciting to read Biblical prophecy and see it happening, as predicted, as we listen to the nightly news and read our newspaper. If you follow current events you may be aware that Moscow has aggressively pursued political, economic and military ties to Iran in defiance of U.S. and European protests. They have authorized the sale of nuclear technology to Iran. They are in the process of training approximately 1,000 Iranian nuclear scientists and approved a billion-dollar arms deal with the latest high-tech arms and air defense systems. Until March 21, 1935 Iran was called Persia. The Russians had always hated the Iranians and the Iranians hated the Russians. Many believed the Bible was full of errors, as the two would never form an alliance against Israel or anyone else as described in Ezekiel chapters 36–39.

According to Fox News, just recently since the blood moons, oil was discovered on the Golan Heights that is sufficient to last Israel for centuries and enough to be exported, competing with Russia and the Muslin oil producing nations. Fox News just reported that a coalition of Persian Gulf states is negotiating with Israel to build them the Iron Dome anti-missile systems to defend them against the possibility of foreign missiles. This could be worth perhaps hundreds of billions of dollars. This could be Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait and others. Years ago this could never have happened. These nations would not have negotiated with Israel for anything. However, there is a real fear of war in the Middle-East.

Previously drilling deep below the seas off Israel’s coast, foreign energy companies are discovering gas estimated at five trillion cubic feet of proven reserves. They also believe to have found upward of a billion barrels of oil. Is Israel, like other Muslim oil producing nations, sitting on enormous oil reserves? Imagine the value of Israel as predicted in Isaiah 45:3– “I will give you hidden treasures, riches stored in secret places, so that you may know that I am the Lord, the God of Israel, who summons you by name.”

Just recently Bashar Assad, Syrian dictator went to Russia to talk with Vladimir Putin. We suppose it is to help recapture the Golan Heights, taken from Syria in the 1967 war, and have Russia take it back from Israel to obtain all of the oil and natural gas. It is oil and natural gas that provides income for both Russia and Iran. If Israel were to compete against them, Israel could put those two and many other Muslim nations into a state of economic depression. This would stop the flow of economic support to the terrorists.

Our president believes that Russia is doomed to fail in the Syrian quagmire. This verifies that he has no one that he listens to that understands what the Bible says Russia will do. Putin is not out to revive the old USSR. He and the Muslim’s goal are to control the Middle-East’s oil and natural gas production and destroy Israel. We determine this by Ezekiel 38:4–9– “I will turn you around, put hooks in your jaws and bring you out with your whole army—your horses, your horsemen fully armed, and a great horde with large and small shields, all of them brandishing their swords. Persia, Cush and Put will be with them, all with shields and helmets, also Gomer with all its troops, and Beth Togarmah from the far north with all its troops—the many nations with you. “‘Get ready; be prepared, you and all the hordes gathered about you, and take command of them. After many days you will be called to arms. In future years you will invade a land that has recovered from war, whose people were gathered from many nations to the mountains of Israel, which had long been desolate. They had been brought out from the nations, and now all of them live in safety. You and all your troops and the many nations with you will go up, advancing like a storm; you will be like a cloud covering the land.”

Based on information from Ezekiel, Russia’s influence will continue to increase among the Islamic world as the war against Israel nears. Putin has been co-operating and supporting almost every middle-eastern Islamic nation to the detriment of the United Nations and the U.S.’s resolve to boycott Iran and force the closing of its nuclear facilities. Despite international efforts to isolate Palestine’s Hamas party, Putin is supporting them. Putin has aggressively and systematic built alliances with the countries specifically cited in Ezekiel 38 & 39. We need to watch as efforts intensify as to the time of Ezekiel’s vision comes to fulfillment.

This is not the first time Russia has tried to strike Israel. They were on the brink of war in 1973 when the U.S. mobilized forces to counteract any attack the Russians planned on Israel. It was well known that the Soviet Union had supplied all of the ammunition; intelligence and military training to help the Arab and Islamic coalition destroy Israel. It happened once before in the 1967 war. Under President Lyndon Johnson, we kept Russia from launching forces against Israel.

American intelligent sources state that Putin has ordered a 40% increase in Russia’s defense budget, including new fighter aircraft, new rockets and two new army divisions. Iranian’s past President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had stated that he believed the end of the world is only a few years away. He also said that he believes the way to hasten the arrival of the Islamic messiah is to unleash an apocalyptic holy war against Christians and Jews. Thus, he has vowed to annihilate the U.S. and Israel and was preparing their military to accomplish just that.

This month, according to the New York Times, “An imam in Gaza has been recorded on the pulpit brandishing a six-inch knife, urging his brothers to go out in the streets, find a Jew and stab!” President Mahmoud Abbas of Palestine stated: “We welcome every drop of blood spilled in Jerusalem.” It has not been an idle threat when IS in its latest video, says: “We assure you that soon there will not be a single Jew left on Jerusalem and throughout the country.”

Ezekiel 39:7–8– “I will make known my holy name among my people Israel. I will no longer let my holy name be profaned, and the nations will know that I the LORD am the Holy One in Israel. It is coming! It will surely take place, declares the Sovereign LORD. This is the day I have spoken of.”

These blogs are written to make anyone reading them, understand they must be prepared for whatever happens and when it happens. The Bible tells us what to expect, but does not tell us exactly the time it will occur.

God provides, through the Holy Spirit, spiritual gifts available to Christians that give them advantages in the workplace and everywhere else. Scripture states that everything starts with FAITH in God.

Hebrews 11:6 “And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.” Matthew 17:20 “He replied, “Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”

Many in the world are denying there is a God. This means that God is not pleased with many and the chaos in the world, at the present time, is a result. However, to believers, He rewards those who “earnestly” seek Him. So we need to know what earnestly seeking Him means if we wish to live a successful life.

When I was coaching in high school, if I had ten athletes that believed they could all play professional basketball in the NBA and they practiced most every day of the year in preparation, I believe we would never have lost a game. It would all start with faith and confidence that their goal was a possibility and they would do everything they could to reach that goal. Do Christians earnestly seek God? If not, have you ever wondered why God’s promises didn’t seem to bless you?

Radical Muslims teach their young children to hate Jews and be willing to sacrifice their lives if they must, to do their killing. Christian parents and grandparents we need to teach our young children that each one of them was created by God with a specific purpose. The only way they will find that purpose is if they have faith in God, seek wisdom and pray for a discerning spirit. Things will happen in their lives that will prepare them for that specific thing they were created to do.

I continually prayed that God would use me. I had different jobs, some problems and a normal life. However, each job prepared me for what I finally realized what God’s purpose was. As I look back, I can see how God moved me in many directions until I was where I was supposed to be, to do what I believe God wanted me to do. I believe everyone was created with a purpose. Most ignore God and do not choose to fulfill God’s purpose for their lives. I never knew what my purpose was until I was in my 60’s. My advice is: Pray that God will give you His purpose and allow the Holy Spirit to give you the guidance we all need to fulfill that purpose. The greatest achievement in my life was discovering my purpose and realizing how many things God had done in my life to help me do it.

I had an aunt that was a prayer warrior and earnestly sought God. Her purpose was to raise two boys and help raise me. Two became Christian ministers and their families have raised Christians and more ministers. I believe this lady’s purpose was to see that hundreds were saved, through other’s ministry, because of her Christian leadership and prayers. She was created to witness and assist others in leading hundreds to salvation. She had tremendous faith, wisdom and a discerning spirit. She never finished high school yet, most every generation since, are college attenders or graduates.

God promises to provide wisdom to an earnestly seeking believer and that provides common sense. You would think that everyone, to some degree, has common sense. Those with common sense should know that more is accomplished by being friendly, pleasant, sociable, courteous and adaptable. One must know how to handle difficult problems when they happen. We must have common sense to understand how to motivate other people and one’s self. Common sense realizes the importance of building sound and lasting working relationships and friendships. This is a promise that God offers if you have faith and live according to His ways.

Scripture and common sense should tell a believer that hard work is important and that when we work, God is watching and we are to work to please Him. There is just too many who seem to believe that the world owes them a living. We are measured by the amount of work and the quality that we accomplish. You do not become a professional athlete without tremendous amounts of physical preparation. I believe faith and wisdom, that produces common sense, gave me an advantage. Pray for wisdom!

Proverbs 8:10–14 “Choose my instruction instead of silver, knowledge rather than choice gold, for wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire can compare with her. “I, wisdom, dwell together with prudence; I possess knowledge and discretion. To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech. Counsel and sound judgment are mine; have insight, I have power.”

If you are able to discern between those who are team players and those who are only concerned about themselves it can help you build a business or a career. Some individuals can hinder or build the morale of an organization. Some people seem to have human relation smarts and some do not. We hired hundreds of people based on what we believed were their potential. It is a real advantage if you can determine whether they are fulfilling the potential you believe they had. Many do not realize the effect a bad employee has on other employees. Almost everything we do has an effect on others good or bad. If a person has a good attitude it affects the productivity of others. Everyone’s productivity must be measured. Pray for a discerning spirit to make correct judgments.

Keep in mind, the Holy Spirit gives the gift of faith. Faith provides confidence and the willingness to take risks. So many people fear making decisions or trying new things. If a believer has a God-given faith, they believe that they could move mountains. It is so important to have the confidence and a positive mental attitude. Success comes when one can take a project and believe that they can do whatever it takes to get it done right. Too often, people are unwilling to take the responsibility without detailed instructions. Faith and confidence provides creativity. You do not find too many founders of companies unwilling to take risks. In fact, in most cases this is the difference between those who are successful and those who are not.

I Corinthians 13:2 “If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.”

Have you ever heard that a Jewish Rabbi Judah ben Samuel who lived from 1140 to 1217 predicted the future? They asked him where he received his information and he said the Prophet Elijah, who will precede the return of the Messiah gave it to him. (Don’t stop here, read a little further!)

He predicted that the Ottoman’s (Turks) would take control of Jerusalem in 1517 and control it for 400 years. Afterwards, Jerusalem for fifty years would become a desolate area. After those fifty years it would go back to the Jews which would be 1967. Both of these prophecies happened as predicted. If you will remember in 1967 Israel was attacked by Egypt, Jordan, Syria and the United Arab Republic and a Six Day War allowed Israel to take over all of Jerusalem as foretold. They also increased their land by four times. He then says fifty years later, the year of Jubilee, the Messiah will return and fifty years is another year of Jubilee and 2017.

Leviticus 25:8–12 – “‘Count off seven Sabbath years—seven times seven years—so that the seven Sabbath years amount to a period of forty-nine years. Then have the trumpet sounded everywhere on the tenth day of the seventh month; on the Day of Atonement sound the trumpet throughout your land. Consecrate the fiftieth year and proclaim liberty throughout the land to all its inhabitants. It shall be a jubilee for you; each of you is to return to your family property and to your own clan. The fiftieth year shall be a jubilee for you; do not sow and do not reap what grows of itself or harvest the untended vines. For it is a jubilee and is to be holy for you; eat only what is taken directly from the fields.”

I have previously written that the four blood moons could be the discovery of oil in Israel just two weeks after the last blood moon. According to Fox News, the quantity could be enough to last Israel for centuries. Isaiah 45:3 – “I will give you hidden treasures, riches stored in secret places, so that you may know that I am the Lord, the God of Israel, who summons you by name.”

I have been writing about the four blood moons with number four occurred on September 28, 2015 which was the Jewish religious holiday. This could also be a sign, to get ready, that the rapture is coming, it could be a sign that the disastrous Tribulation is nearing. The Tribulation will be a seven year peace made with Israel by a man-of-peace, known as the Antichrist. You can tell our present administration in Washington hasn’t read the Bible or they would realize they will not be able to make a peace treaty with Israel and Palestine, unless the one who does is the Antichrist, which I doubt.

The Bible tells us in the end times there will be scoffers and unbelievers. No matter what the signs tell us and what the conditions might be, most will not be able to believe that the end is nearing. Old Testament history tells us that the people of Israel were often warned and would not believe that God would do as He said He would do. False prophets were continually telling the people that things were only going to get better. But they didn’t!!!

John 14:1–3 – “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me. My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.”

If we believe in Jesus we can accept things that we cannot understand and the storms of life can become calm. Jesus is telling us, in Heaven there are many rooms and enough for everyone. Early Christians believed that the room one receives will be dependent on ones deeds and their holiness while on earth. Jesus completes the verse by saying He will come back and take us with Him to Heaven.

John 14:4–6 – “You know the way to the place where I am going.” Thomas said to him, “Lord, we don’t know where you are going, so how can we know the way?” Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”

Jesus had repeatedly told His disciples where He was going but they did not understand. He was returning to His Father who had sent Him. If we want to follow Jesus we must believe He is the only way. Jesus says if you want eternal life with God and me, there is no other way. No one else can get you there.

WE NEVER KNOW WHEN CHRIST RETURNS BUT WE MUST ALWAYS BE READY. Luke 12:40 – “You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.”

II Thessalonians 2:3–5 – “ Don’t let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the man doomed to destruction. He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God’s temple, proclaiming himself to be God. Don’t you remember that when I was with you I used to tell you these things?”

There are those who believe the Lord will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness is revealed. The rebellion will be a massive rebellion against God. Some interpret this to mean at the time of the rapture. Most believe it means abandoning God or giving up one’s faith. During the rebellion a person will appear having considerably power from Satan and will personify evil. He will oppose all laws. He will promote immorality and anarchy. Revelation 13:5–8 describes him.

Whether the rapture takes place by 2017 or later makes no difference to those that have accepted Christ as their Savior. My belief is all the signs and world conditions that the Bible prophesies are to happen for the rapture to occur have been met. It is a time that spreading the gospel could not be more necessary. People who want to live with God and Christ in eternity must be ready. I fear there are still too many who call themselves Christians who may not qualify because of how they are living and their hearts are still hard.

When the rapture occurs, we believe children under the age of accountability will be raptured. Will they go to Heaven as orphans? Will their grandparents be there to care for them?

This is what I am looking forward to: Micah 4:1–5 – “In the last days, the mountain of the Lord’s house will be the highest of all—the most important place on earth. It will be raised above the other hills, and people from all over the world will stream there to worship. People from many nations will come and say, “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of Jacob’s God. There he will teach us his ways, and we will walk in his paths.” For the Lord’s teaching will go out from Zion; his word will go out from Jerusalem. The Lord will mediate between peoples and will settle disputes between strong nations far away. They will hammer their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will no longer fight against nation, nor train for war anymore. Everyone will live in peace and prosperity, enjoying their own grapevines and fig trees, for there will be nothing to fear. The Lord of Heaven’s Armies has made this promise!” Though the nations around us follow their idols, we will follow the LORD our God forever and ever.” NLT – Christ will rule on earth for 1000 years.

I write this blog, not because I believe the rapture will occur by 2017, but to encourage anyone that has not accepted Christ as their Savior to make that commitment. Scripture tells us to read the signs and be prepared because there will be a rapture. God does not want anyone to perish.

You may think selling one’s soul to the devil is not possible. If you believe the Bible you know it is possible. We know most people would never believe it, but the Bible says it could happen. The Bible says that God will send a powerful delusion and they will believe the devil and his lies. Therefore, I ask the question: Is it possible for a politician, or anyone, to sell their soul to the devil? If so, what are the possibilities?

2 Thessalonians 2:5–12 – “Don’t you remember that when I was with you I used to tell you these things? And now you know what is holding him back, so that he may be revealed at the proper time. For the secret power of lawlessness is already at work; but the one who now holds it back will continue to do so till he is taken out of the way. And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will overthrow with the breath of his mouth and destroy by the splendor of his coming. The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with how Satan works. He will use all sorts of displays of power through signs and wonders that serve the lie, and all the ways that wickedness deceives those who are perishing. They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie and so that all will be condemned who have not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedness.”

If we know that Satan can enter a person and control them, should we not be concerned who we vote in office as our political representatives? What if we voted into office a person that was possessed? Do you think that person would do what is best for America or what Satan directed them to do?

John 13:27 – “As soon as Judas took the bread, Satan entered into him. So Jesus told him, “What you are about to do, do quickly.” It is very possible that a number of well-known people could be demon possessed. We know that some are Satan or Lucifer worshippers. In fact, in Washington, D. C. there are a fairly large number that worship Satan, possibly more than any other city.

If that person were elected, they could become powerful and attain such notoriety and loyalty from the masses that they could do about anything they wanted. As a tool of Satan they could be given all kinds of counterfeit miracles, signs and wonders in order to deceive all. It could be their power that could deceive and cause unbelievers to perish who refuse to love the truth or gospel message and be saved. Those that chose to follow, God could send a powerful delusion so that they will believe their lies and thus be condemned for not accepting Christ as their Savior. The Bible says that God could allow an evil person to act without restraint. He will do it to allow people to be shown their own sinfulness and to see what happens when they rebel against God and refuse the guidance of the Holy Spirit.

Proverbs 29:1 – “explains that rejecting God’s gift makes our neck stiff and our heart hard. As God hardened the heart of the Pharaoh, He could also do the same to all who rebel against Him. Their hearts will no longer respond to the truth. Can we not see this happening in our world today? We know people who will no longer respond to the truth.

The Bible further tells us if we are totally saved and are believers, we have a fantastic future ahead of us. As believers we must stand firm regardless of what we may have to go through. God can be trusted to bring us to heaven. That means we must accept the gospel message of salvation through Christ. We then go through a process of sanctification learning to become more and more like Christ. This is a major reason God placed His Spirit in us so we could be guided along the way.

We see Cuba now entering the war in Syria along with Russia. The rumor from experts is that we will give up Guantanamo so that Russia can take over. They want to be closer to the United States. Russia has recently forgiven Cuba of 90% of a $350 billion loan they have given them in order to bail them out.

We see the unrest in Israel from the Palestinians. We are living in very precarious times. Should we not be praying for our political leaders and get out the vote?

The fourth blood moon that fell on a Jewish religious holiday occurred on September 28th, 2015. We have told you what happened when this occurred previous. In 1492, 1948 and 1967, Israel was alerted to fantastic events occurring that we believe was God inspired and the moons were a sign from God.

When we saw the blood moon this past September, we wondered what we might expect God would do. We saw a statue of Satan being placed in Detroit. We learned that Oklahoma made all the plagues holding the Ten Commandments were removed from public places. We wondered if something terrible would happen to America and God was using the moons to warn us. If it was, it has not happened yet.

It appears that the moons may have been again for Israel. We knew that something great would be found some day in Israel. Isaiah 45:3 – “I will give you hidden treasures, riches stored in secret places, so that you may know that I am the Lord, the God of Israel, who summons you by name.”

According to Fox News, just recently since the blood moons, oil was discovered on the Golan Heights that is sufficient to last Israel for centuries and enough to be exported, competing with Russia and the Muslin oil producing nations. Fox News just reported that a coalition of Persian Gulf states is negotiating with Israel to build them the Iron Dome anti-missile systems to defend them against the possibility of foreign missiles. This could be worth perhaps hundreds of billions of dollars. This could be Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait and others.

Years ago this could never have happened. These nations would not have negotiated with Israel for anything. However, there is real fear in the Middle-East.

Ezekiel 38:3 – 6 – “and say: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am against you, Gog, chief prince of Meshek and Tubal. I will turn you around, put hooks in your jaws and bring you out with your whole army—your horses, your horsemen fully armed, and a great horde with large and small shields, all of them brandishing their swords. Persia, Cush and Put will be with them, all with shields and helmets, also Gomer with all its troops, and Beth Togarmah from the far north with all its troops—the many nations with you.”

We believe the hook that God is describing is the oil that Israel just discovered. The Golan Heights belonged to Syria and during the Six Day War in 1967 it was captured by Israel. We believe that Russia entering Syria presently, is getting Syria’s support to recapture the Golan Heights and take the oil.

Approximately 70% of Russia’s income is a result of exporting oil and natural gas to Eastern Europe and other nations. With the price of oil being reduced by over 50% Russia is in an economic recession. Iran and Russia cannot afford to allow Israel to produce oil and natural gas and compete against them keeping the price low and the countries in a recession.

Assuming the news about the oil and the missile defensive is correct; it could make Israel one of the richest nations in the Middle-East. Greed and envy could be another hook that would pull the nations to attack Israel.

If you read the Old Testament prophets, especially the Books of Daniel, Ezekiel, Matthew chapter 24 and Revelation, you have to believe that the prophecy given, sounds like today’s news. I believe the devil is deceiving many that man is responsible for global climate change. Satan knows what is predicted and He wants to discourage every single person into believing there is not a God. He does not want anyone to believe that God can control the weather and everything that happens, if He chooses. Read the Bible and history. There have always been times of famine, when God has kept it from raining. When the Jews were driven out of Israel, the land became desolate and hardly anything would grow. Today, they are exporting food to many nations and it’s a beautiful country. At least it was when we visited Israel.

Can we not see how many people do not believe in God? It was not that way 65 years ago. Farmers counted on God to give them a prosperous crop every year. Satan even has many Christians convinced that there is no hell and some Christians believe God will take you to heaven if you are a good person. As a result, they live no differently from how the world lives.

According to Investor’s Business Daily: “At a news conference last week in Brussels, Christiana Figueres, executive secretary of U.N.’s Framework Convention on Climate Change, admitted that the goal of environmental activists is not to save the world from ecological calamity but to destroy capitalism.

Satan must destroy capitalism in order to have a one-world government. We have members of congress that want the democrats to make laws that would prosecute, under RICO rules deniers of man-made global warming. That was a bill passed to prosecute the mob for corruption and racketeering.

Are we seeing Satan preparing the world for his Antichrist to take over? Does this have anything to do with the four blood moons? It may take time before we really know.

For years I have wondered what Scripture meant when it says God will put a hook in Russia and have them with other nations attack Israel. This second week of October, 2015 Israel announced a massive oil reserve has been located in the Golan Heights. This is the land that they captured from Syria in the war of 1967. At this time they do not know the total amount of oil or the quality. Scripture says it will be huge. There is also a massive natural gas reserve off the coast of Israel in the Mediterranean Sea.

Isaiah 45:3 – “I will give you hidden treasures, riches stored in secret places, so that you may know that I am the Lord, the God of Israel, who summons you by name.”

Approximately 70% of Russia’s income comes from oil and natural gas exports. They supply a large part of oil and natural gas to Eastern Europe and others. What if Israel were to compete with Russia and Muslim’s oil producing nations? Russia, Iran and Syria would claim that the Golan Heights rightfully belonged to Syria. I assume the United Nations would agree. They believe they have every right to attack Israel to recapture lost land. It is not Syria’s land; the Bible says it is God’s land given to Israel.

Ezekiel 38:1–10 – “The word of the Lord came to me: “Son of man, set your face against Gog, of the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshek and Tubal; prophesy against him and say: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am against you, Gog, chief prince of Meshek and Tubal. I will turn you around, put hooks in your jaws and bring you out with your whole army—your horses, your horsemen fully armed, and a great horde with large and small shields, all of them brandishing their swords. Persia, Cush and Put will be with them, all with shields and helmets, also Gomer with all its troops, and Beth Togarmah from the far north with all its troops—the many nations with you. ‘‘Get ready; be prepared, you and all the hordes gathered about you, and take command of them. After many days you will be called to arms. In future years you will invade a land that has recovered from war, whose people were gathered from many nations to the mountains of Israel, which had long been desolate. They had been brought out from the nations, and now all of them live in safety. You and all your troops and the many nations with you will go up, advancing like a storm; you will be like a cloud covering the land. ‘‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: On that day thoughts will come into your mind and you will devise an evil scheme.”

Magog is identified as Russia and Meshech is Moscow and Tubal is Tubalsk. We must keep in mind that this is Biblical interpretation and not everyone agrees. In fact most of the world would not agree. Otherwise, nations would leave Israel alone. It is very clear that God is going to protect Israel and nations are going to try to destroy them. If this does not happen then the Bible has been very misleading and I can’t accept that. We also know this all happens after Israel becomes a nation as it did in 1948, over 1800 years without being a nation.

During this war, God will make Himself known. Ezekiel 38:23 – “And so I will show my greatness and my holiness, and I will make myself known in the sight of many nations. Then they will know that I am the LORD.” It is starting to make sense. Oil and natural gas, which is the hook that God describes, that is the resources that will start the war against Israel. This is not something that might happen; it is what God says He will make happen. As a result, He will make Himself known and His holiness and greatness will be seen.

God waits until the Armies led by Russia touch covenant land before He stops them. That is when prophecy states He must stop them to keep His promise to Israel. The destruction takes place on the Mountains of Israel, we assume the Golan Heights. Ezekiel 38:21–22 – “I will summon a sword against Gog on all my mountains, declares the Sovereign LORD. Every man’s sword will be against his brother. I will execute judgment upon him with plague and bloodshed; I will pour down torrents of rain, hailstones and burning sulfur on him and on his troops and on the many nations with him.” This almost sounds like a nuclear attack.

Damascus is the capital of Syria. It is the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world. It reads like Israel will defeat both Syria and Egypt. Damascus will become a heap of ruins indicating that it could also be destroyed by use of nuclear weapons.

Russia has hugely increased their defense budget, including new aircraft, rockets and the size of their army. The Iranian believes it is their duty to prepare the way for the Islamic messiah by destroying the Jews and Christians. Thus, they have vowed to annihilate the US and Israel and are preparing their military and nuclear weapons to accomplish that.

We learn in Ezekiel 39:1 – 6 – “Son of man, prophesy against Gog and say: ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I am against you, Gog, chief prince of Meshek and Tubal. I will turn you around and drag you along. I will bring you from the far north and send you against the mountains of Israel. Then I will strike your bow from your left hand and make your arrows drop from your right hand. On the mountains of Israel you will fall, you and all your troops and the nations with you. I will give you as food to all kinds of carrion birds and to the wild animals. You will fall in the open field, for I have spoken, declares the Sovereign LORD. I will send fire on Magog and on those who live in safety in the coast-lands, and they will know that I am the LORD.”

These attacks on Israel will prove that God protects Israel because they come out victorious. You would think that these nations would read the Bible and realize the outcome. Remember how hard the heart of the Pharaoh was in his confrontation with Moses? God did everything to prove Himself but Pharaoh rejected all evidence. The Radical Muslims do not believe in the Judeo-Christian’s God or His Word and also reject all evidence.

If you read and believe the Bible, you must see that things are in place to fulfill prophecy. No one knows the day or the hour. However, the discovery of oil in the Golan Heights draws the warring parties closer to attacking. Since God will cause it, as the Bible states, it all depends on His timing for the Rapture of Christians and the 1000 years of Christ’s rule on earth. The churches’ mission is to spread the Gospel as God does not wish that any should perish. All Christians have a responsibility to witness to their relatives, friends and neighbors. You need not share the above information: Just tell them what Christ has done in your life. Don’t be one of those Christians that Christ says: “I never knew you.” Matthew 7:21-23 – “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?’ Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’”