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The Perfect Storm is Upon Us

03 Sep 2025
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The perfect storm is upon us, but just like Noah and Lot’s Day for its business as usual for most of the Church. We can slumber and sleep if we choose, but I can’t in this time, when the heavens and the earth, are screaming, “the Lord Jesus is coming for his beloved and faithful bride”. What a time to be going into the hedges and highways and compelling the lost and lukewarm to come to the supper. I’d been better off if I’d never been born than to miss the gathering of the saints in the clouds to meet Jesus in the air.

If (Rom.13:11-12) “it is (not) high time to awake out of sleep, for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. (And that) The night is far spent, (and the day is at hand…” then I am not discerning the times.

A few headlines that tell us the antichrist is laying in the wings, ready to be (Rev.6:1) revealed and the only thing keeping that from happening, (2 Thess.2:6-7) the “he” [church] has not been taken out of the way.

Amir wrote this morning “Based on all that I know, September is likely to be what can best be described as a Political Tsunami. October will, in turn mark the military one. Without intending to sound overly sensational, these 60 days will profoundly shape the world.”

You can sleep on if you choose, but I choose to stay awake. Keep in mind, there are no signs connected to the Rapture. All the signs are pointing to his second coming. Now if all the signs pointing to his second coming are in place, then surely Gabriel has the trumpet in his hand just waiting for the Father to give him the order to blow it.

Superintelligence is now here, and now spontaneously “improving themselves. I believe this is the image that already thinks its human. Rev.13:15 states “both speak and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.”

Bill Gates declares, “The end of the Smartphone era and unveils its surprising replacement. The Smartphone could soon be obsolete and replaced with an entirely new technology. Forget everything you know about handheld devices”. Gates envisions a future where “Electronic Tattoos” become the new norm.
Yes, the perfect storm is coming and that scoffers are continuing to scoff about (2 Peter 3:3-4) “and saying, where is the promise of his coming…” You also have (Matt.24:48-51) “that evil servant (that is saying) in his heart, My Lord delayeth his coming…And (is) smiting his fellowservants… (Oh, that they would have took Jesus’ warning seriously) that they shall (be) cut…asunder, and (appointed their) portion with the hypocrite…”.

Yes, it’s time (Isa.55:6-7) to “Seek the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near. Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.”

Yes, the storm is coming, and this forecast will surely come to pass. Will you be ready, or will it be business as usual, with no thought that the Lord is coming in such an hour as men think not. All the pleasures won’t be important no more, and your laugher will be turned to mourning.

My prayer is that you are awake, watching, praying and making sure your house is in order. Don’t wait until the door is shut, and you are one of those whose lamps has gone out.
Maranatha!!!!!

“Just Any Day Now, Our Lord Is Coming”

01 Sep 2025
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The song is truly relevant for our times. “Just any day now, our Lord is coming”. I know there is a lot of folks believe Jesus will come back on the feast of trumpets. Well first of all, please understand, I don’t claim to know it all, but the God I serve, knows the beginning from the ending, and he says in Matt.24:44 “Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as you think not the Son of man cometh.”

I take the scriptures literally and believe it says what it says and means what it says. Jesus has made it unmistakably clear here and in other scriptures that his coming for his bride, will be at an unexpected and unknown time., when those saints who are ready, will be caught up to meet the Lord in the clouds. (1Thess.4:13-18). Luke 21:36, those who are “Watching and praying have been given this blessed assurance in 5:9 that “God hath not appointed us unto wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ.”

There would be a lot of confusion resolved if the church understood that God speaks to three groups of people in scriptures, “The Jews, the Church and the Nations. You cannot put what belongs to the Jews, or vice versa. It is not as the false teachers in the Kingdom Now Theology teach, who are misleading people to think, that the blessed hope is not going to happen. They have a right to believe this lie if they choose, but I believe this glorious revelation that was given to Paul of the rapture will happen before the signing of a peace treaty.

The covenant God promised Abraham and his descendants is just as sure (Rom.11:11-25) as when he made it over 4000, years ago. Israel has only been laid aside (Hos.6:1-3, Luke 13:32) for two days. I believe the signs are pointing to his soon return, by all these latest signs, not because someone believes he’s coming back on the feast of trumpets, that is given to the Jewish nation. Yes, they could iron out a peace agreement coming up Sept.22-23, 2025 when the UN meets for the 80th time.

This date is interesting seeing 9 in works of the Holy Ghost, and 22 is light, and 23 is death. Interestingly whenever this peace comes about, it will give the nations a sense of light, but in reality, they will be signing (Isa.28:15) “a covenant with death.” 1Thess.5:3 “For when they shall cry, peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as a woman with child; and they shall not escape.”

What an exciting time to be living in, with all these signs converging, that just any day now our Lord is coming. The saddest part is a large portion, 75% (Matt.16:27-28, 17:1) of the Church will be spewed out of his mouth (which tells me they were in the body) into the tribulation period. (Rev.3:16) to then wash their robes (Rev.7:14) and be beheaded (Rev.20:4) in the first 31/2 part of the tribulation period.

Oh, how as brother Stephen Flowers sings that song “I pray we’ll all be ready when Jesus comes.” Maranatha!!!!!

Ready or Not Jesus is coming!!!!!

15 Aug 2025
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My prayer today is that we will be in continual prayer throughout the day. The meeting today in Alaska between Donald Trump and Putin, Micheal Synder says “Will be one of the most important events in Modern History and the fate of our society is hanging in the balances.” With this meeting being on (8-15-2025) the 8th carries the meaning of a New Beginning, and 15 rest with 20 being redemption and 25 forgiveness of sin.

To me there is nothing taking place now by accident, will there be Peace or Nuclear.? It sure is looking like, the troubles and trials will soon be over for all those who are ready at this midnight hour. (Matt.25:1-10)

I’m pleading today, for every wayward prodigal, and the lost who feel (John 6:44) the drawing of the Father, through his Spirit, to repent of your disobedience and to take up your cross, in trusting and obeying the Lord Jesus, in what you know you ought to be doing. James 4:17 says “Therefore to him that knoweth to do good and doeth it not to him it is a sin.”

It’s not enough to just believe in Jesus, James 2:19-20 says ” Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe and tremble. But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?” True faith, trust and obeys, they are inseparable. And what you believe will determine how you live.

Very interestingly, a red heifer was sacrificed on 7-1-2025 at 6:00 pm. The number mean 7 complete, 1 unity, 20 redemption, and 25 forgiveness of sins and 6 is man. We’re being told that this was a ‘practice run’ and that the heifer was, “a disqualified heifer’

Byron Stinson on his Facebook page, who helped bring 5 red heifers from Texas to Israel in 2022 said it was not “a practice run” that it was real and the first in 2000 year’s”. He also said “many will continue to question and fight against the ceremony. I just think the world needs to know. The ceremony went perfect with a perfect priest. In a place outside of the camp. And in the opinion of those I respect, we used a perfect red heifer.”

Whether this was a practice run or the real thing, is not what we need to be so focused on, but that all the signs are converging, that Jesus, the apostles and the holy prophets said would come to pass, are literally being fulfilled right before our very eyes.

I don’t need more signs, to tell me the tribulation is near, even at the door. No, I’m listening for the trumpet to sound and making sure, my house is in order, make my calling and election sure. What about you? Would you be ashamed at his coming, because of your disobedience, and have not gained any souls to lay at his feet. You don’t have to be, (1John 1:9) if you’ll confess your sins, and turn from them, you can enter into the marriage supper, for possibly 1007 years.

While the wrath of God is being poured out on earth. The saints will be at the Bema, or Judgment seat of Christ, being judged for our works we have done in the gaining of the talents, and pounds he gave to us, and will be looking for a return on his investment. Our works for Christ, will determine our positions going into the Millennium. This is after the tribulation, Rev.19:7 says, “Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.”

Yes, it’s time to live everyday as if this could be that very day, that our Lord, would return to earth again. he is coming, whether we be ready or not. Oh. the burden I feel for those who are not ready and think they are ready. Donald Stamps wrote in the Life In the Spirit Bible, “That a large portion of the church will not be ready, when Jesus comes for his bride in the clouds of glory.”

Please (2Cor.13:5) examine your life today and see if you are in the saving faith. I am not your judge, but I can tell you on the authority of God’s Word, that the Father is not going to take those in the Rapture, (Eph.5:25-27) with a spotted, blemished, and wrinkled up garment on the bride to be married to his beloved Son.

He is not coming back for (Rev.3.14-22) a lukewarm bride, that brings not healing or refreshment in the lives of others. Time is running out for all of us, to get the spots, blemishes, and wrinkles off the garment. It’s true salvation is free, but maintenance is up to you and me. It’s time to be faithful. The door is still open, today is a good day, to turn to Jesus with all your heart and walk in a life of obedient faith. (1 John 1:7-10, Heb.10:28).
Maranatha!!

Being Rapture Ready!!!

13 Aug 2025
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What are we giving heed too, the opinions of men or (Jam.1:21) “the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls”? My prayer for all who may read this post, is that you are praying for the Holy Ghost, (John 15:13) to “guide you into all truth”

I looked in the mirror today and saw a man, (Phil.3:10-14) like Paul after 30 years of being arrested on the Damascus road, praying this prayer “That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable (inwardly into his likeness, even) unto his death. If by any means, I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead. Not as though I had already attained, (obtained it, this goal of being Christlike) either were already (made) perfect: but I follow after, (to take hold of that perfection) if that I may apprehend (to lay hold of) that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus. Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended (made it) but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before. I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.”

Donald Stamps said “what is needed is a “forgetting those things that are behind” the corrupt world and our life of sin and a “reaching forth” for final salvation in Christ.”

We’re exhorted in James 1:22 to “be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding (looks intently) his natural face in a glass. For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.”

We’re in a battle for our very souls, Rev.12:10 and “the accuser of our brethren is (has) not been cast down.” (to earth) vs.13 And when he is cast down in the middle part of the tribulation period, John says “Woe to the inhabiters of the earth…”

My daily prayer is as my good friend throughout High School, his grandad Brother Little’s (who started many churches) wrote . . . .
“Rules for Today:
1. Do nothing that you would not like to be doing when Jesus comes. 2. Go to no place where you would not like to be found when Jesus comes. 3. Say nothing that you would not like to be saying when Jesus comes.”
Maranatha!!!!! . .

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