Tuesday 26 October 2021

THE ANTICHRIST WILL BE A MUSLIM - A MUST READ ARTICLE HERE WHICH PROVES THIS!

 




Daniel's Fourth and Terrible Kingdom--Who Are They? 

The Bible Says It is a Divided Kingdom--But Not Rome--It Is Islam

The Bible Gives an Important Prophecy Clue


"They Will Combine With One Another In Their Descendants"


The Bible is always correct.  Yet prophecy is generally impossible to understand until God chooses to reveal the true meaning.  For example, many have wondered about the terrible fourth kingdom given in Daniel chapter 2 and Daniel chapter 7.  Because it is a divided kingdom (Daniel 2:41-43) many have thought it was Rome, thinking the meaning was about the eastern and western Roman empires. 

But it is not Rome.  The fourth and terrible kingdom Daniel saw is Islam.  Rome does not fit with Daniel nor Revelation prophecy.  For example, Rome cannot be in the "desert wilderness" (the harlot of Revelation 17:3), but Mecca is centered in the desert wilderness.  Mecca is the harlot city of "Mystery Babylon" in Revelation.

Rome never had a world renowned false prophet, but Islam does.  The false prophet of Revelation is Mohammad.  Like Rome, Islam is a divided kingdom, divided between Sunni and Shia.  The Sunni and Shia have been fighting each other for nearly 1,400 years now. 

Most importantly from a salvation viewpoint, the false god spirit of Islam (Baal--"Allah") in the Qur'an (chapter 5) takes away the Oblation, the atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ (Daniel 9:26-27).  Allah only gives bitter waters, not living water.

As you will see below, the Islamic leaders combined with one another in their descendants.
 

The early Islamic leaders intermarried with one another 
dozens of times, 
just as the Bible said would happen.


This important prophecy clue giving the identity of the fourth kingdom is written in Daniel 2:42-43:

Daniel 2:42-43 (NASB)
And just as the toes of the feet were partly of iron and partly of pottery, so some of the kingdom will be strong, and part of it will be fragile. In that you saw the iron mixed with common clay, they will combine with one another in their descendants; but they will not adhere to one another, just as iron does not combine with pottery.


Understanding the extent of familial links between the Islamic Caliphs and companions of Mohammad is quite important since history shows the first century of Islam (632-752) as one of unceasing warfare and animosity between one Islamic faction versus another.  Thus the divided kingdom.

MUSLIM LEADERS SUCH AS ISIS LEADER ABU BAKR AL-BAGHDADI WEAR A BLACK TURBAN IN ORDER TO SIGNIFY BEING A DESCENDANT OF MOHAMMAD

The first four Islamic leaders are the four riders in Revelation chapter 6.  Namely, Mohammad (610-632 AD) on the white horse, Abu Bakr (632-634 AD) on the red horse, Umar (634-644 AD) on the black horse, and Uthman (644-656 AD) on the pale green horse.  After Uthman came Ali with the Sunni-Shia split that exists to this very day as a divided kingdom.

The roots of the Sunni-Shia divide can be traced all the way back to the seventh century, soon after the death of the false prophet Mohammad in 632 AD. While most of Mohammad’s followers thought that the other elite members of the Islamic community should choose his successor, a smaller group believed only someone from Mohammad’s family—namely his cousin and son-in-law, Ali—should succeed him. This group became known as the followers of Ali; or simply "Shia."

Eventually the Sunni majority won out, and chose Mohammad’s close friend Abu Bakr to become the first caliph (the Revelation rider on the red horse), or leader, of the Islamic community.  Ali eventually became a caliph (or Imam, as Shiites call their leaders), but only after the next two that preceded him had been assassinated.  Both Umar and Uthman were assassinated.

The assassination of Umar (the rider on the black horse in Revelation chapter 6) occurred after Umar had conquered Jerusalem. Umar was killed by a Persian slave boy in broad view of many hundreds of shocked people that did nothing to help--and this fulfilled a direct Bible prophecy in Daniel 11:45.

Daniel 11:45 (NASB)
And he will pitch the tents of his royal pavilion between the seas and the beautiful Holy Mountain; yet he will come to his end, and no one will help him.

 

After all this fighting in the divided kingdom, Ali himself, was also killed in 661 AD, as the bitter power struggle between Sunni and Shia continued.  At stake was not only control of Mohammad’s religious and political legacy, but also a great deal of money, in the form of taxes and tributes paid by the various tribes united under the banner of Islam.  These taxes are represented by the pair of scales the rider on the black horse carries, as it was Umar that instituted the Islamic taxes. 

This combination of money and power would only grow.  Within the century after Mohammad’s death, his followers had built an empire that stretched from Central Asia to Spain.  The Islamic empire grew from nothing to having authority over one quarter of the world's population, just as Jesus said would happen in Revelation 6:7-8.  Many prophecy experts incorrectly say this rider "kills one quarter of the world", but the Bible does not say that.  The Bible says they will have "authority" over a fourth of the earth.

Revelation 6:7-8 (NASB)
When the Lamb broke the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, “Come!”  I looked, and behold,  a pale green (ashen) horse; and the one who sat on it had the name Death, and Hades was following with him.  Authority was given to them over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword, and famine, and plague, and by the wild animals of the earth.


Although many of the early Islamic figures listed belonged to various competing factions and groups during the Islamic civil wars (656-661 AD and 680-692 AD) after the Sunni-Shia splint into a divided kingdom, this did not prevent them from marrying into one another’s families and even naming their children ("descendants") after each other.  Just as the Bible said in Daniel 2:41-43!!


DIVIDED KINGDOM INTERMARRIAGE CHART TAKEN FROM:
INTERMARRIAGE BETWEEN THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD'S COMPANIONS 


For a comprehensive study which places them in the context of the first Islamic century and which discusses their social and political ramifications, see the study by Asad Q. Ahmed: The Religious Elite of the Early Islamic Holy Lands (Hijaz), 2011.

The Dream of Daniel 2

In chapter 2, Nebuchadnezzar dreams of a statue made of four different materials, identified as four kingdoms:

  1. Head of gold. Explicitly identified as King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon (Daniel 2 v.37–38).
  2. Chest and arms of silver. Identified as an "inferior" kingdom to follow Nebuchadnezzar (Daniel 2 v.39).
  3. Belly and thighs of bronze. A third kingdom which shall rule over all the earth (Daniel 2 v.39).
  4. Legs of iron with feet of mingled iron and clay. Interpreted as a fourth kingdom, strong as iron, but the feet and toes partly of clay and partly of iron show it shall be a divided kingdom (Daniel 2 v. 41).


The Vision of Daniel 7

In chapter 7, Daniel has a vision of four beasts coming up out of the sea.  In Daniel and Revelation the "sea" represents the spiritual realm.  This means these kingdoms, especially the fourth kingdom, are controlled by the spiritual realm that opposes the Lamb of God.

Daniel is told that the beasts represent four kingdoms:

  1. A beast (Babylon) like a lion with eagle's wings (Daniel 7 v. 4).
  2. A beast (Medes-Persians) like a bear, raised up on one side, with three ribs between its teeth (Daniel 7 v. 5).
  3. A beast (Seleucid Greeks) like a leopard with four wings of fowl and four heads (Daniel 7 v. 6).
  4. A fourth beast (Islam), with large iron teeth and ten horns (Daniel 7 v. 7-8).


This is explained as a fourth kingdom, different from all the other kingdoms; it "will devour the whole earth, trampling it down and crushing it" (Daniel 7 v. 23). The ten horns are ten demonic kings who will come from this kingdom (Daniel 7 v. 24).

A further horn (the "little horn" in Daniel 7:8) with a mouth and eyes--meaning this now is a human, then appears.  This little horn was Umar, the rider on the black horse in Revelation chapter 6.

THE TERRIBLE FOURTH KINGDOM ATTEMPTS TO TAKE AWAY THE SACRIFICE OF JESUS CHRIST


UMAR IS THE RIDER ON THE BLACK HORSE IN REVELATION CHAPTER 6

JESUS TELLS US HOW TO IDENTIFY THE FOUR HORSEMEN OF REVELATION

Jesus said a false Revelation would come into the world.  Jesus said this some 550 years before the Qur'an was given to Mohammad.

Revelation 22:18 (NIV)
I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this scroll: If anyone adds anything to them, God will add to that person the plagues described in this scroll.

 
Revelation 22:19 (NIV) 
And if anyone takes words away from this scroll of prophecy, God will take away from that person any share in the tree of life and in the Holy City, which are described in this scroll.


Jesus is returning soon.  The Book of Revelation is directly from Jesus Christ.  It is the most important book in the Bible for the world today.
 
The truth is Jesus is the Son of God, died for our sins, and is the only path to the Father and eternal life.
 
Jesus is returning soon.  Put your trust in Jesus Christ.  His words are always true.

JESUS FULFILLED 351 OLD TESTAMENT PROPHECIES

The Old Testament, written hundreds of years before Jesus’ birth, contains at least 351 prophecies that Jesus fulfilled through His life, death and resurrection.  Mathematically speaking, the odds are staggering of anyone fulfilling a small amount of prophecy.  Fulfilling just 8 is impossible!

Jesus gives seven sure signs you are living in the last days.


THE TRUTH OF JESUS FOR MUSLIMS

REVELATION-NOW LIBRARY LINK

Tuesday 12 October 2021

THE SPIRIT AND THE BRIDE SAY COME by NEVILLE STEPHENS

 

THE SPIRIT AND THE BRIDE SAY COME by NEVILLE STEPHENS

Are you ready for the Rapture tonight?          

IT IS COMING FOLKS AND IS NOT FAR AWAY NOW

We all know 1 Thess 4: 13-18;  Acts 1:11; 1 Cor 15: 51-54; Rev 12:5; Acts 8:39 (Phillip) and 2 Cor 12: 2-4 (Paul).

JESUS IS SEEKING HIS BRIDE – AND WANTS HER QUICKLY

Biblical theme – Adam and Eve; Abraham and Sarah; Isaac and Rebekah; Jacob and Rachel; and Ruth and Boaz etc.

The Father has Israel (unfaithful at present).

The Son has his BRIDE, us or The Church.

But we must be without spot or blemish

READ Eph 5: 21-27

Eve was taken out of the body of Adam – a holy mystery   (Gen 2: 21-23). This one was Adam’s help meet and the figure of the church in Ephesians 5 read verse 31:

 31 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.

MARRIAGE IS A HOLY PRINCIPLE OF GOD AND THE BIBLE

The first miracle of Jesus was at the marriage at Cana.

The last marriage in the Bible will be the Marriage Supper Banquet in Heaven of Christ to His Bride:

  

THE WEDDING SUPPER OF THE LAMB (Rev 19: 7-9)

 

Let us rejoice and be glad
    and give him glory!
For the wedding of the Lamb has come,
    and his bride has made herself ready.
Fine linen, bright and clean,
    was given her to wear.”

Then the angel said to me, “Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb!” And he added, “These are the true words of God.” (Rev 19: 7-9).

16. Are you “blessed and invited tonight” my friends?

TONIGHT I would like to concentrate on a passage of Scripture that is seldom even read in church let alone preached on.

Yet this small book in the Old Testament is full of references to our soon coming RAPTURE. But it is probably overlooked for it is considered racy and risqué, and even too sexy for modern day congregations even though it comes in ancient poetic and figurative language.

Yes, I am referring to The Song of Solomon with many references to the loving relationship of the Bride (US THE CHURCH) and the groom (CHRIST).

INTRO: The Song of Songs is a love story written by Solomon and abounding in metaphors and oriental imagery. It depicts the wooing and wedding of a shepherdess (Shulamite, OR US THE CHURCH) by the King (Solomon but in reality CHRIST), and the joys and heartaches of wedded love.  

Chapter 1, the Courtship Phase. They exchange loving and flattering words to each other and express their desire to be with one another.  

Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth—
    for your love is more delightful than wine.
Take me away with you—let us hurry!
    Let the king bring me into his chambers (CLEAR REFS TO THE RAPTURE).

I liken you, my darling, to a mare
    among Pharaoh’s chariot horses.
10 Your cheeks are beautiful with earrings,
    your neck with strings of jewels.

12 While the king was at his table,
    my perfume spread its fragrance.
13 My beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh
    resting between my breasts..

15 How beautiful you are, my darling!
    Oh, how beautiful!    Your eyes are doves.

16 How handsome you are, my beloved!
    Oh, how charming!
    And our bed is verdant.

In Chapter 2:10-13, The King beckons the woman to come away with Him

My beloved spoke, and said to me:
“Rise up, my love, my fair one,
And come away with me.
For lo, the winter is past (prob SPRING) now
the rain is over and gone.
The flowers appear on the earth;
The time of singing has come,
And the voice of the turtledove
Is heard in our land.
The fig tree puts forth her green figs (ISRAEL)
And the vines with the tender grapes
Give a good smell. Rise up (RAPTURE AGAIN), my love, my fair one and come away.

Chapter 3: The Bride is troubled vs 1-4, seeking her King and thrilled when she finds Him. The Promise is made, the engagement set.
The Bride finds Jesus and says,
When I found him whom my soul loves.
I held on to him and would not let him go (v4)


Chapter 4 is an expression of the King's love and adoration for His Bride and the Bride's desire for her King, for them to become one (Read vs 1,3,5,7, and 8 below from the NIV).

1 How beautiful you are, my darling! Oh, how beautiful! Your eyes behind your veil are doves.  

3 Your lips are like a scarlet ribbon; your mouth is lovely. Your temples behind your veil are like the halves of a pomegranate. 

5 Your breasts are like two fawns, like twin fawns of a gazelle that browse among the lilies. 

7 You are altogether beautiful, my darling; there is no flaw in you. 

8 Come with me from Lebanon, my bride, come with me.


Chapter 5 describes the torment of separation between Jesus and His Bride. This is the time we are in now, longing for our King and waiting for Him to come sweep us away.  We also see in this chapter that the Gentile bride becomes complacent and didn't answer the King's knock on her door. (Revelation 3:20) When she realizes she missed Him, she goes in search of Him. 

Isn't it true of so many of us that we grow weary in waiting, become complacent about our walk with God, and go back to the world? In verse 8, the Bride even asks the Jewish people to help her find Jesus, but they refuse. I found that interesting.

“I command that you take an oath, O daughters of Jerusalem,
If you find my beloved,
As to what you tell him—
[Say that] I am sick from love [sick from being without him (v8)”


The Bride then goes on to describe all of the King's wonderful attributes to the Jewish people (vs 10-16), summed up by “HE IS ALTOGETHER LOVELY” (v16).

In Chapter 6 the Bride and the King delight in each other with compliments and kind words. Toward the end of the chapter, we have yet another reference to the rapture and its timing.

“I went down to the orchard of nut trees
To see the flowers of the valley,
To see whether the grapevine had budded
And the pomegranates were in flower.

“Before I was aware [of what was happening], my desire had brought me

into the area of the princes of my people [the king’s retinue].” Vs 11-12

Here we see the Bride walking through the orchards seeing if things have budded, which is an obvious reference to the Spring.  Then note, that suddenly, without warning, the King brought her into the palace – THE RAPTURE!  

CHAPTER 7  - Wedding and Honeymoon!

1 How beautiful your sandaled feet, O prince’s daughter! Your graceful legs are like jewels, the work of an artist’s hands. 

2 Your navel is a rounded goblet that never lacks blended wine. Your waist is a mound of wheat encircled by lilies. 

3 Your breasts are like two fawns, like twin fawns of a gazelle. 

5 Your head crowns you like Mount Carmel. Your hair is like royal tapestry; the king is held captive by its tresses. 

6 How beautiful you are and how pleasing, my love, with your delights! 

7 Your stature is like that of the palm, and your breasts like clusters of fruit. 

8 I said, “I will climb the palm tree; I will take hold of its fruit.” May your breasts be like clusters of grapes on the vine, the fragrance of your breath like apples,

9 and your mouth like the best wine. May the wine go straight to my beloved, flowing gently over lips and teeth. 

10 I belong to my beloved, and his desire is for me. 

11 Come, my beloved, let us go 12 Let us go early to the vineyards to see if the vines have budded, if their blossoms have opened, and if the pomegranates are in bloom— there I will give you my love. 


Chapter 8 - Elevation of the Bride and Love sealed. Within this chapter there is a reference to a sister who has no breasts (V8).  I believe this is a reference to those left behind who weren't mature in Christ, both Jews and Gentiles. Words then are spoken of taking care of her and building her up in the future.
“We have a little sister
And she has no breasts.
What shall we do for our sister
On the day when she is spoken for [in marriage]?

“If she is a wall (discreet, womanly),
We will build on her a turret (dowry) of silver;
But if she is a door (bold, flirtatious),
We will enclose her with planks of cedar.”


Then the very last verse of Chapter 8 says,
“Hurry, my beloved and come quickly (THE RAPTURE) Like a gazelle or a young stag [taking me home on the mountain of spices”.

THE RAPTURE MY FRIENDS, IN BEAUTIFUL POETIC LANGUAGE.

Moving on to the New Testament and Rev 22: 12-13 and vs 18 “Look, I am coming SOON! My reward is with me, and I will give to each person according to what they have done. 13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.

18. “AND THE SPIRIT AND THE BRIDE SAY, ‘COME!’ And let him who hears say, ‘Come!’ And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely” (Rev 22:18).

And where is the home? Rev 19: 1-4 says

“Then I saw ‘a new heaven and a new earth,’ for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. 2I saw the Holy City, the NEW JERUSALEM coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. 3And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, ‘Look! God’s dwelling-place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. 4“He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death” or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.’

ALSO:

The New Jerusalem, the bride of the Lamb

9One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came and said to me, ‘Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.’ 10And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the Holy City, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God. 11It shone with the glory of God, and its brilliance was like that of a very precious jewel, like a jasper, clear as crystal” (Rev 21: 9-11). 

18. “AND THE SPIRIT AND THE BRIDE SAY, ‘Come!’ And let him who hears say, ‘Come!’ And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely” (Rev 22:17).

SO COME MY FRIENDS. PREPARE YOURSELF AS A SPOTLESS WIFE AND BRIDE, FOR JESUS THE LAMB IS COMING SOON TO TAKE YOU TO THE MARRIAGE SUPPER OF THE LAMB IN HEAVEN.

DO YOU LOVE THE LORD JESUS TONIGHT?

HE LOVES YOU SO VERY MUCH.

HOW MUCH YOU ASK? JUST LOOK AT HIS NAIL PIERCED HANDS AND CRUCIFIED BODY! THAT IS HOW MUCH!

Greater Love Has No Man Than This That He Lays Down His Life For His Friends (John 15:13)

YOU ARE HIS FRIENDS TONIGHT IF YOU DO WHAT HE SAYS (v14)

MAKE SURE YOU KNOW JESUS AS YOUR LORD AND SAVIOUR TONIGHT. IF NOT, THEN PLEASE COME SEE ME AFTERWARDS.

MARANATHA LORD JESUS –

AND PLEASE MAKE IT SOON.

MARANATHA BLESSINGS TO YOU ALL

Tuesday 20 July 2021

"THE SERMON THAT DID NOT WANT TO BE PREACHED" BY NEVILLE STEPHENS.

 THE SERMON THAT DID NOT WANT TO BE PREACHED - BUT EVENTUALLY BECAME "LOST AND FOUND"!

I did not want to write this sermon friends (25/7/21). Even now I am reluctant and the talk has two endings, such has been my confusion. 

Having wrestled with them both, one succeeded over the other which has now been discounted. However, I will have to see how the Holy Spirit leads to take away the confused.com!!

I normally prepare for a Fochriw talk like this about 4 to 6 weeks in advance, but my mind has been so fuzzy recently that I have not been able to prepare and concentrate properly and have had “Writer’s Block” as some put it.

So what has been the problem? I cannot be 100% sure but I think it started with the appointment of Naftali Bennett as the new Prime Minister in Israel to take over from Bibi Netahyahu on June 13th. I cannot tell you how much this DEPRESSED me!

I have admired Bibi for many years now as he has led the Jewish State thru many turbulent times, but now the impossible had happened and he was dethroned.

I used to admire Bennett also for he is even more right wing than Bibi and has sworn on many times that the Promised Land belongs to Israel 100% and that not one inch will be surrendered to the Palestinians.

But he also had this desire and dream to become PM, and to achieve this I believe he has sold his soul to the Devil.

Israeli elections nearly always end up with a coalition government, and this time was no different. After many dead avenues, the only solution appeared to be Bennett adding his seven YAMINA seats in the Knesset to a form a coalition of EIGHT parties, yes EIGHT other parties to form a government with a majority of JUST ONE!

The agreement involving eight factions with the 61 seats required for a majority was signed on 2nd June, just half an hour before a deadline was due to expire, effectively sealing Mr Netanyahu's fate.

 What will the new government be like? In appearance, Mr Bennett's government will be unlike any which has preceded it in Israel's 73-year history.

The alliance contains parties which have vast ideological differences, and perhaps most significantly includes the first independent Arab party to be part of a potential ruling coalition, Raam. It also has a record number of nine female ministers.

The inclusion of Raam and left-wing non-Arab Israeli parties means there could be friction on issues such as Israeli policies towards Palestinians – for Yamina and the other right-wing party, New Hope, are staunch supporters of Jewish settlement in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, for instance.

Bennett has jumped into bed with some of his enemies in order to gain the role of PM he has coveted so long. Even this week (19/7/21), the traitor Bennett has now changed his mind to appease the Knesset by stating that it is NOT permitted for Jews to pray on the Temple Mount. How fickle he has become!

And to me it is sickening to see his deputy Yair Lapid from the left, visiting Muslim countries and greeting Palestinians in an attempt to make friends for Israel with their enemies who want to wipe them off the face of the earth.

 

MOVING ON (1): About the same time our reliable Ford car was written off by a careless Council worker backing into our vehicle leading to a catastrophic line of events.

This involved courtesy cars, two dodgy cars sold to us (a Citroen C4 and a Hyundai 1.10, and this latest one is still with us and parked outside without a hand brake! This of course has not helped with MY WRITER’S BLOCK.

MOVING ON (2): About the same time I read an astonishing article by the well informed English journalist Tricia Tillin. She wrote: 

“One especially disturbing and disgusting video I watched was of a woman naively telling the story of her date with Jesus, at a conference, where he cuddled her and gave her his love; another woman spoke of having a beautiful orgasm as a result.

In the days after the Fall, we are told [Genesis 6:2-4] that the fallen angels desired human women and came to earth appearing as men to have sexual intercourse with them. This will happen again, and probably has already started now that we are in the End Times.

Visiting Heaven

Another common ability of these false prophets is that they can apparently pop in to visit Jesus in heaven all the time, and they are even happy to tell you how to do it, too. It’s the new normal to see angels, have a chat with Jesus either on earth or in heaven, and fly up to heaven for no reason at all. Tillin then names a few apostates who claim to visit heaven on a regular basis including Patricia King, Donna Rigney, Bob Jones, and Ana Werner with her many videos and including the one where Jesus taught her The Warrior's Dance and that we are to learn it too!

She continues “I believe I’m not alone in sensing “something” is happening, something is coming. Deception, false prophecies, heresies and craziness of all kinds are running rampant like a pandemic, infecting church members everywhere, but particularly in America.

What is this all building up to? What could be the climax of all this preparation? What is the devil trying to achieve with all these teachings and spiritual experiences?

Although I don’t know for certain, I have a sense that we might be entering into the time of the end where there will be appearances, not of just false prophets, but of “ANOTHER CHRIST” who will be so attractive and almost impossibly worshipful and believable……

 ”Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There!’ do not believe it. For FALSE CHRISTS and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. See, I have told you beforehand. “(Matthew 24:23-27).

Tricia continues, “I want to share something that happened to me. As a Christian I pray and worship the Lord in private as well as in my church fellowship, and I love the Lord very much. Well, during those times of prayer and worship there came a “presence” – a figure that I did not see, but I had a strong sense that he was there in the room with me. So much so that I knew where he was standing, and what he looked like.

And this invisible spiritual presence was drawing me, drawing out my love and worship in a strong almost irresistible way.

At one time I imagined him like the Lord Jesus, but with a cross and halo around his head like the image I have posted here. But that didn’t sit well with me, as an evangelical Christian. Indeed, despite the urge to love and worship this “person” there was an underlying worry about it, a caution, a suspicion.

So I talked to my Pastor about it. He wisely said that I should challenge this person with the Name of Jesus and the blood of the cross, as any being that came from God would acknowledge those.

The next time I sensed this being, I asked it, “do you come in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, the Saviour, and do you testify to his saving blood?”

Well, instantly this presence disappeared!!  So clearly it was not the Lord Jesus, nor any being sent by Him. My suspicions were confirmed. I still shudder to remember the intense urge to worship this being!!

False Encounters

 

Thank God that my Lord saved me from this deception. I believe it happened for a reason, because now I see preachers and ordinary people claiming to have seen (visibly in some cases) and had interactions with a person they believe to be Jesus Christ, but from their descriptions it is clear they are meeting with deceiving spirits.

Perhaps they are also meeting – and getting instruction from – the one who will eventually arrive on earth as an alternative saviour, the one we call the Antichrist.

This is why I have mentioned a pseudo-jesus, because another (supposed) Jesus seems to be turning up on a regular basis to meet with naïve and gullible “Christians” – those who believe they must restore the earth and rule over the nations in order to bring the kingdom that they believe must arrive before the Second Coming.

The Temptation of Jesus – And His Church

We know that the devil appeared to tempt Jesus into achieving domination and rulership over the nations the “easy way” – not by having to suffer and die, nor by having to heed the will of the Father, but simply by worshipping satan.

Yet Jesus knew the scriptures! The devil would have persuaded him to ignore all the prophecies and the teachings of God through the ages, in order to grasp at dominion outside of the word of God.

Today it’s exactly the same!

Today the same Tempter offers people what they most WANT, but outside of the infallible prophecies and doctrine found in God’s word. Jesus was offered dominion over the nations, self-indulgence, the use of mighty powers to satisfy his needs.

Jesus was offered HOPE and that’s exactly what the devil is offering the Church today. Hope of recovery instead of redemption.

A Better Brighter Future

People today want power, encounters, prophecies, miracles, signs and wonders, and personally they want fulfilment, happiness, love, provision, safety, hope for the future – worldwide they want to see national problems resolved, climate change ended, natural disasters overcome, right-wing governments installed, biblical laws passed; they don’t want to be cramped into serving God, obeying biblical morals and laws, they want all the benefits of a heavenly life on earth, without godliness.

Adam and Eve wanted the same thing. The devil told them they could know everything, do everything, have everything, without regard to God. They needn’t take orders or be restricted, they themselves were special and divine, and could do as they pleased.

Today’s Adams and Eves are the same. They want to “impact society, release divine wisdom and creativity, and achieve breakthrough over our nation”.

They want to “bring fulfilment to every aspect of society, to carry the power of God into every arena of society for cultural transformation; to lead the seven mountains of societal influence in order to help shape our nation” And so on. (END OF TRICIA TILLIN SEGMENT).

We know that as Born Again Christians that we cannot be possessed by the Devil. But there are many times when we can be oppressed by the evil one who can send demons to attach themselves for a while, or even longer. 

I used to work with a Christian colleague who was quite obsessed with this dark image following him around and making him depressed for a long time. It was not until he demanded that spirit leave him under the blood of the Lord Jesus that this demon finally left him. And another who ran from his caravan after experiencing a demon!

There is the case of Tricia Tillin just quoted, even Pastor Steve said he felt something not right in the evening service three weeks ago, and there seems to be more and more evil manifestations as we reach the climax of The Last Days. The “writer’s block” I continually had during the preparation of this talk was another I think, and I have regularly had to ask the Lord to deliver me from this oppression.

It took a while, but I was determined not to continue in a negative vein. I had long notes on the following despicable things which have happened in the past and also recent short weeks:

1. The arrival of ZOOPHILES attaching themselves to the LGBT movement (ie sex with animals – remember Gen 6 again).

2. The San Francisco Gay Men’s choir singing “We are coming for your children”.

3. The library in Redbridge in London featuring a huge LGBT colourful monkey with a large dildo hanging from his genital region while teaching young children!

4. The third wave of COVID, how this will not go away, and will lead on the many other plagues described in the book of Revelation.

5. What about the plague that killed an estimated ONE BILLION sea creatures, which were cooked to death across the Pacific Northwest in Canada and the USA during the region's record-breaking heat wave of over 50* Celsius. 

6. Devastating and Catastrophic floods in Germany last week (and parts of Belgium and Holland) killing over a 100 people plus many more injuries and severe loss of property.

7. THE TOTALLY NEW GIANT STATUE IN IRELAND APPROX 10 STORIES HIGH WHICH CAN CHANGE FROM MAN TO WOMAN AND ALSO TALK AND SING. A REAL SIGN OF THE COMING ANTICHRIST IF THERE WAS ONE!

8. All sorts of weird phenomena and rare happenings are occurring all over the world with plagues of locusts, birds falling from the skies in vast numbers, and the rise in sightings of UFO’s.

9. Footage grabbed from the NASA live stream of July 3rd from the International Space Station shows a fleet of 10 UFO orb-like objects moving past the camera in formation.

10. Two weeks ago, the long-awaited report by the Pentagon on 144 instances of UFOs concludes that 143 of the cases looked at defied any sort of earthly explanation. They could not be connected to any military or technology programme to any government of any nation on the face of the Earth.

In short, the Pentagon has just admitted that UFOs existing outside of human technology do in fact exist. AS IF WE DID NOT KNOW ALREADY!!!

ENOUGH OF THIS.

DO YOU WANT TO HEAR SOME GOOD NEWS AFTER ALL OF THAT?

“I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents (Luke 15:10).

IF YOU ARE SAVED TONIGHT BROTHERS AND SISTERS, THE ANGELS SANG AND REJOICED IN HEAVEN OVER YOUR SALVATION.

AND FRIENDS, THIS IS STILL HAPPENING EACH AND EVERY DAY NOW EVEN THOUGH WE ARE IN THE LAST DAYS OF THE END TIMES.

Please turn with me to Luke 15.

1. The parable of the Lost Sheep (vs 1-7).

2. The parable of the Lost Coin (vs 8-10).

3. MY FAVOURITE PARABLE – The Prodigal Son (vs 11-31).

Some commentators have tried to apply different interpretations to these lovely parables of Jesus.

But the one thing that stands out a mile like a beacon in the night is the LOVE of Jesus for every single member of His Kingdom, and that not one shall be lost.

“And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man ever pluck them out of my hand” (John 10:28).

The Lost Sheep – see how deeply and diligently Jesus searched for the missing one knowing that the 99 were already safe in the fold.

And then with the Lost Coin, notice the same tenacity in the search to make sure the precious lost coin was found. Followed by a party with her friends, just like the angels rejoicing over us when found from being lost.

And finally the Lost Son. Here Jesus brings the issue home even clearer by introducing the human side of things. This beloved son had foolishly wandered away seeking better things (HAVE YOU EVER WANDERED AWAY DEAR FRIENDS)?

We probably all have if we are honest with ourselves. I certainly have.

Notice the words of the repentant son Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son (v21)”.

This was true, but the Father ignored it and welcomed his son back like royalty.

Remember 1 Cor 3: 10-15

 10 By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as a wise builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one should build with care. 11 For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ. 

12 If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw, 13 their work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light.

It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each person’s work. 

14 If what has been built survives, the builder will receive a reward. 15 If it is burned up, the builder will suffer loss but yet will be saved—even though only as one escaping through the flames.

We are all saved and members of the Church, but many of us are led partly astray at times, or even worse….some of the time?

What could be worse than deserting the fold altogether and going off after strange golden items the world appears to offer, or even strange gods? THANK GOD FOR HIS LOVE FOR US!

Perhaps we have sinned against God and sinned against heaven at times.

But Jesus still loves us. He will search for us everywhere, high and low, even in the hidden places, and when found will beckon the angels to sing over us as He welcomes us back into His family.

Finish with final thoughts based around the beautiful song "Lost and Found" by Robin Mark


When the rain falls
And it some days will
And the pavement under my feet
Sparkles silver in gold
In reflective light
That I otherwise wouldn't have seen

When the storm comes
And the strong wind blows
I will bow my head to push through
And every step that I take
I will watch and pray
And be sure my foothold is true

Jesus, don't you keep me from that storm
I want to walk that sacred ground

For You are Master of it all
And I am but a lost and found

And in the dry place
In the wilderness
When Your words seem so far away
I will think of my life and I will
Bless Your name
For Your promises never have failed

And when the night falls
At the end of days
I will lift my eyes to the Heavens
And we will shine like the stars
For eternal days
In Your presence forever and ever

Jesus, don't you keep me from that storm

I want to walk that sacred ground


For You are Master of it all
And I am but a lost and found

FULL SONG BY ROBIN MARK LISTED ABOVE THIS ARTICLE