by
Pastor Mike Taylor
1This
know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.
2For
men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud,
blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
3Without
natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent,
fierce, despisers of those that are good,
4Traitors,
heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
5Having
a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn
away.
6For
of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly
women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,
As
the apostle Paul warned, some 1960 years or so ago, in the last days,
the end of this age, we would see perilous times. A time when men
would grow exponentially more evil in their practices than in any
other time before. Now men have always been sinners, but the
expression of evil that has entered into our times, is
unprecedented. When combined with Paul's thought in verse 13 of
2nd Timothy, (“But
evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being
deceived.”) the Greek grammar gives the sense of conditions or
expressions of human nature that ebb and flow like waves of the sea
rather than a constant state of affairs. However, when combined with
the idea of things growing "worse and worse" and Jesus'
comments about the day's of Noah, we can understand the
situation will be especially intense in our time.
In
addition, Paul did not intend us to suppose that everyone would
express all of these traits all the time. Rather, all of them would
indeed exist in each person since he is describing the elements of
every human's deceitful heart, but the intensity of their expression
would vary from person to person.
PROPHECY
BEING FULFILLED IN OUR DAYS
But
can anyone say that the above scriptures have not been fulfilled? It
seems we are seeing these prophecy warnings in ever-greater
frequency, as people seem to have less and less compunction about
terrorizing and taking the lives of their fellow human beings. Under
the grip of a merciless narcissism, many are losing their humanity.
Take a look around the world we live in. Let's start with the evil in
the Middle East with Islamic terrorist history in the likes of ISIS
that spread from Iraq to Libya and they inflicted a swath of rape,
death, and destruction in their march to install a caliphate with its
Sharia Law into all parts of the land.
In
western Europe, migrants from these lands have invaded their
countries where the God of the Bible has all but been relegated to
the trash can of human depravity. In its place they have been flooded
with “immigrants” who commit evil acts against a people who used
to enjoy freedoms that we have enjoyed in our own land. The news is
awash with the deeds of Middle Eastern and African Muslims who have
all but raped the country into terror for their very lives.
In
Communist Russia, the bear has come awake from it's Soviet Socialist
days and has flexed its muscles militarily that took over Crimea and
the whole of Ukraine without so much as a response from western
countries, except in verbal protest. They have moved into Syria and
supported the evil regime of Assad and have alliances with Turkey and
Iran that has never before been seen in all of human history, as they
have been natural enemies prior to our time. Each have filled the
void that was left by a withdrawal of American troops from Iraq by
the so called past POTUS, (in name only) and have set up military
bases that are now a permanent structure in the life of Syrians and
threaten the surrounding areas with bombings and chemical warfare.
The whole of Syria is a devastation with a homeless population that
struggles to stay alive.
In
Israel, the center of God's universe, the Jewish people have been
demonized since the creation of their nation in 1948. The UN which is
dominated by Arab countries that hate Israel since Isaac and Ishmael
were born, have attempted to create a situation where the land of
Israel will be pulled back to pre-1967 borders and Jerusalem divided.
Christians, even in American have sided with the Palestinians against
Israel and directly bring judgment on them by their un-Biblical
stance against God's chosen. Israel is surrounded on all sides by
those who hate her, and now they have a big dog in their corner,
Putin's Russia. It's only a matter of time when another prophecy is
fulfilled discussed further down.
Looking
across the big pond of the Atlantic, we see death and destruction
coming to America in the form of terrorist attacks, noted by Black
Lives Matters domestic terrorist group killing law enforcement
officers, lawlessness in our streets, corruption on a national scale,
and an economy that teeters on the brink of collapse now due to the
Coronavirus. We saw the Democratic political party who nominated a
known criminal and her family, who has more scandals to her credit
than Carter has Liver Pills. Islamic terrorist have made multiple
attacks on our citizens that fill our news outlets and more are
surely planned as the past “idiot in chief” brought unvetted
Syrian refugees and settled them in most of the 48 continental USA
states without assurances they are not ISIS fighters embedded in
those settled in our country. And to make it even worse, it was
reported that a past candidate for the Democratic party (you know who
she was) planned to increase the amount by 500% without taking
precautions to insure that the American people are protected from
these same terrorist infiltrators. To me, that was insanity.
If
you be a Conservative and thinking for yourself, and not a ”godless”
liberal thinker who embraces a blended population without borders and
where lawlessness abounds, then you can rightly say, as I do, the
world has gone totally mad. Insanity does indeed abound and love for
others have grown cold. Even with the terrible deeds that have been
perpetrated on an unsuspecting public, here and abroad, the problem
will grow exponentially worse, far worse in the near future. If Trump
looses the next election, then we are ripe for socialism and the loss
of all our freedoms our forefathers fought and died for. Right now we
see character and political symptoms that as bad as they are
happening, but they are only a precursor of the evil that will raise
its ugly head when “Hell will be loosed on this earth” during the
coming prophesied Tribulation and the Great Tribulation comprising
seven years of unrestrained evil.
As
a people, the world's population is bumping right up next to the end
of this age. The signs of the end of man's rule on this planet are
shouting loud and clear.
I
know that I keep bringing the subject up, and the reason being, the
drumbeats of that beginning of a time so horrible become louder and
louder, with more intensity. Just look at the symptoms that are
screaming at every man, woman and child on this planet. Why do I say
that?
Remember
that the prophecy of Ezekiel 38-39 will bring to light, in my
opinion, the rise of the Anti-Christ, as a peace maker between Israel
and the surrounding nations. A so called “peace treaty” that is
confirmed with the “many” will attempt to prevent another
onslaught of complete annihilation of the coming Anti-Christ and his
army of demonically inspired reprobates.
Not
withstanding all the turmoil we see all over the world with the
Muslim invasion of democratic countries, but focusing in on what is
forming in the Middle East right now that is the precursor of that
prophetic event. Russia has formed an alliance with Iran, which has
been their proxy in the region for years. The Russian bear has set up
military bases and airfields, along with intercontinental ballistic
missiles capable of nuclear weapons on Israel's doorstep. One false
move on either party could bring all out war between Israel and it's
Islamic neighbors. I believe there will be an early attempt by
fulfilling Psalm 83, but Israel will be victorious in that fight with
God's help.
Coming
not too long on the heels of this victory by Israel, Russia will
think an evil thought, or should I say Putin will.
2“Son
of man, set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince
of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him,
3And
say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against
thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal:
4And
I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws, and I will bring
thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them
clothed with all sorts of
armour, even a
great company withbucklers
and shields, all of them handling swords:
6 Gomer,
and all his bands; the house of Togarmah of the north quarters, and
all his bands: and many people with thee.
7 Be
thou prepared, and prepare for thyself, thou, and all thy company
that are assembled unto thee, and be thou a guard unto them.
8 After
many days thou shalt be visited: in the latter years thou shalt come
into the land that is brought back from the sword, and is gathered
out of many people, against the mountains of Israel, which have been
always waste: but it is brought forth out of the nations, and they
shall dwell safely all of them.
9 Thou
shalt ascend and come like a storm, thou shalt be like a cloud to
cover the land, thou, and all thy bands, and many people with thee.
10Thus
saith the Lord GOD; It shall also come to pass, that at
the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think
an evil thought:
11And
thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will
go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling
without walls, and having neither bars nor gates,” (Ezekiel
38:2-11)
Thus
will the time that will usher in a battle so feriocious that 5/6 of
this invading army will die on the mountains of Israel and the
“plague” will follow them back to their home country. This will
happen at the Hands of Almighty God when He passes judgment and His
fierce anger is taken out on the nations that dare come against His
people or His land. I believe this whole scenario will be after the
coming of our Lord and Savior to take His church out of this world,
so that the Anti-Christ will be revealed...”evil incarnate”.
“For
the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth
will let, until he be taken out of the way.
8
And THEN (my emphasis) shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord
shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with
the brightness of his coming:
9
Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power
and signs and lying wonders,” (2nd Thessalonians
2:7-9)...
The
reference in the previous verses point to the only possible Power
that is holding back rampant evil on this planet, unabated, and
without limits. This Power is the Holy Spirit, and He lives in every
born again believer. If our Comforter, our Counselor, and our
Advocate is taken out of this world, then so are the vessels He
indwells spiritually. But up to that point, before this explosive war
comes to pass, and the Anti-Christ is finally revealed, the world
will be going about living their life as normal as possible...It is
the time we live in right now. Don't mistake me, when I say the Holy
Spirit is being removed. God's Spirit is being drawn back to
Pre-Pentecostal times and giving full sway to the evil that is
lurking in the shadows to come out fully into the light.
People
will still be saved in this time for the efforts of the 144, 000
Jewish evangelist who speak to the world, along with God's two
witnesses and many will be saved, but will not be sealed as the
Church was, but must guard their salvation at all times, to prevent
their crowns from being stolen and succumbing to the Beast power
taking the mark of the beast.
JUST
BEFORE THE TRIBULATION BEGINS
Jesus
said, that as it was in the days of Noah, people would be going about
their usual patterns in life. Those patterns have grown more and more
evil with passing time.
38 For
as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and
drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe
entered into the ark,
39 And
knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also
the coming of the Son of man be.” (Matthew 24:37-39)
Evil
men were doing then, just as they are doing now, without even
thinking that their time on earth was soon to be cut short. What was
Jesus referring to, when He made this astonishing prophecy that will
play out, I feel, in the not too distant future? He was referring to
the time of Tribulation, and the Great Tribulation that would see the
rise of the Anti-Christ. See, I believe the man is alive, right now
and just waiting for the moment to reveal himself to the world as a
charismatic “peace maker”. This man, the Anti-Christ is called
the “lawless one”. The horrific results of Ezekiel 38-39 will, in
my humble opinion, set the stage for someone to come forward with a
peace treaty that scripture says will be for 7 years.
“The
coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan with
all power, signs, and lying wonders, and with all unrighteous
deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the
love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this reason God
will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie,
that they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had
pleasure in unrighteousness.” (II Thessalonians 2:9-12)
The
man will be glorified, heaped praise upon, and will bring a false
sense of security and safety that has finally come to that region of
the Middle East and the rest of the world. He will speak great and
inspiring words for those who will hang on his every word, labeling
him as the “messiah” a bringer of peace. To Israel, he will be a
“political messiah” who brings temporarily, what they have longed
for since they were a nation again in May 1948, peace and security.
He will offer them what they have longed for and allow them to
rebuild their temple, possibly on the temple mount. They will be
blinded by the true intentions of the evil tyrant until he enters the
temple proclaiming himself “a god” and they will know they have
made a pact of evil with the devil.
“And
he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out
the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and
they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the
dividing of time.”
(Daniel 7:25)
The
coming Lawless One will attempt to wipe out the Jewish race and all
who proclaim Jesus as Savior. He will wear them out by hunting them
down for extermination. These are the Tribulation saints who must
guard their salvation as precious as gold.
The
man will proclaim peace, when there is no peace, as was spoken of in
similar times by the prophet Jeremiah:
“They
have healed the brokenness of My people superficially, Saying,
`Peace, peace,' But there is no peace.” (Jeremiah
6:14)
So
begins the most evil time that has ever come upon the earth. We think
the times are evil now, but my friend, “you ain't seen nothing
yet.” I pray, that those reading this never see what I am
describing.
“Let
no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things
cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience. Be not ye
therefore partakers with them. For ye were sometimes darkness, but
now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light: (For the
fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)
Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord. And have no fellowship with
the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them. . .
.(dropping down)
See
then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, Redeeming
the time, because the days are evil. Wherefore be ye not unwise, but
understanding what the will of the Lord is.” (Ephesians 5:6-11,
15-17)
MARK
OF THE BEAST, EVIL FROM SATAN HIMSELF
Those
of us who call Jesus, Lord of our life and have believed in His death
and resurrection as God incarnate, need not worry about what is to
come during this time where the world is thrown into the coming
Tribulation. This part of this message is for the so unfortunate
unbeliever that is doomed to live through the time we call the
“tribulation”. If you should be reading this and the world is in
chaos as millions of people have vanished, and a powerful leader has
deemed it necessary to take a “mark” in your forehead or your
right hand to continue some form of normal life in a one world
economy then you must understand one thing. What is this mark?
16 “And
he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond,
to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
17And
that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name
of the beast, or the number of his name.
18Here
is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the
beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six
hundred threescore and six.”
(Revelation 13:16-18)
Those
who take this mark, by scripture we read that they are doomed to a
Devil's hell for all eternity.
9 “And
the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man
worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark
in his forehead, or in his hand,
10The
same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out
without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be
tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels,
and in the presence of the Lamb:
11And
the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they
have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and
whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.” (Revelation 14:9-11)
Some
ask if you can take the “mark of the beast” unwittingly and will
not be counted as in rebellion against God. The answer in my opinion,
is “NO”. As it was in the Roman times, each citizen had to burn
incense to a statue of Caesar once a year and proclaim Caesar as a
god and worship before that statue. So will it be here. Each of those
who take the mark, will make a conscious decision to proclaim the
Anti-Christ as a “god” in the flesh and will worship him or be
unable to buy or sell, and will be subject to pain of death if they
do not pledge allegiance and worship the Beast Power found in the
Anti-Christ. The false prophet will set up a golden image of the
“beast” and demand worship of it....Some have suggested that the
one world religion will use computer technology that will be
broadcast over all the airwaves of the world and ability to monitor
those who worship and those who do not. In times past, this was not
possible, but with technology advanced as it is, every man, woman and
child will be monitored electronically for compliance.
ARE
YOU READY FOR THE GREATEST EVIL ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH?
Our
Lord and Savior spoke of a time when the world will be living their
lives as usual. Right now, things are pretty messed up and the world
is in upheaval...things will have to settle down for the coming
glorious appearance of our soon coming King to come in the clouds and
cry, come up hither”....what did Jesus say?
38 For
as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and
drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe
entered into the ark,
39 And
knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also
the coming of the Son of man be.” (Matthew 24:36-39)
What
could settle down the chaos this world is experiencing right now due
to this “Hyped” Coronavirus?. Could it be a vaccine that gives
each of those who accept it and have a traceable tattoo on the right
arm so they can return to some form of “normalcy” again?
Men
and women will be living their lives and be completely blind-sided
with the coming event that is just out of site....the coming of our
Lord Jesus for His Bride comprised of the True Church of the Living
God. Suddenly, the world is thrown upside down and chaos is the rule
of the day. People searching for loved ones, their children, women
who are pregnant suddenly without the child residing in their bodies,
and destruction all over the world of unexplained accidents ie. Car
crashes with no drivers, trains derailing without an engineer, planes
falling from the sky because it has no pilot.....where there can be
an accident, you can be sure it will happen.
Know
that God has NEVER in all of the pages of your Bible subjected His
people, His chosen saints that have made that decision for Jesus
Christ and Him crucified and resurrected, now sitting at God the
Fathers right hand to the wrath and righteous indignation that will
rain down on a rebellious world. Even in Lot's day, the angels could
NOT destroy Sodom and Gomorrah until they were safely out of harms
way.
15
“And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot,
saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here;
lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city.
16 And
while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand
of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the Lord being
merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without
the city.” (Genesis 19:15-16)
I
don't know about you, but if I read any of this and read what is
going on in the world that is growing darker and darker with each
passing day, I would be in deep depression if I didn't have the
blessed Hope that will keep me from this hour of total evil. I read
about the suicide rate rising exponentially in the world of people
who can't handle what is coming upon the earth, so they end their
life out of depression and despondency because they have no HOPE. Who
is that blessed 'HOPE” I speak of?
12Teaching
us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live
soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;
13Looking
for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God
and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
14Who
gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and
purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.”
(Titus 2:11-14)
In
this time of great evil that coming upon this world, we proclaim One
Name that will save us from the evil to come. His Name, is Jesus
Christ...Yeshua...I AM that I AM...Jehovah...God of the Bible. Evil
will abound in this period of man's history and many will die. The
Bible talks of nearly 80% of the world's population meeting an
untimely death, either by divine retribution or at the a hands of
evil men. Can you imagination in your wildest nightmare, seeing
almost 6 billion people dying all over this planet in seven short
years? There won't be enough surviving to bury the dead, even though
they may try. Dead bodies will litter the ground. Wild animals will
come out of the woods and hiding to devour those bodies left without
burial and OH THE SMELL....the smell of death will permeate the
entire planet from humans, sea creatures and animals. ..God's wrath
will double down on a rebellious mankind during this period. If you
are so foolish or unfortunate to not take the free gift of salvation
offered to you by the grace of God, then you will experience that
wrath of God first hand, up close and personal. But Jesus made us a
promise that those who belong to Him, as His followers, washed in His
precious blood, can have assurance of redemption from what is to
come.
10 ”Because
thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from
the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try
them that dwell upon the earth.
11Behold,
I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy
crown.” (Revelation 3:10-11)
11Wherefore
comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye
do.” (1st Thessalonians
5:9-11)
And
the salvation message that saves you from the wrath to come and the
evil that will be exponential in this horrific time to come.
“ For
God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that
whosoever believeth in Him, should not perish, but have everlasting
life.
17 For
God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that
the world through him might be saved.
18 He
that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is
condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the
only begotten Son of God. “
(John 3:16-18)
We
are all sinners and can't approach a Holy God, but God sent His Son:
9Much
more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from
wrath through him.” (Romans 5:8-9)
Evil
is rampant in the world. Evil will only grow worse, but our salvation
through Jesus Christ our Lord will find us ready for Him when He
comes for His church, before this dire time called the Tribulation
comes into existence. Don't wait another moment...ask Jesus into your
heart and repent of your sins, right now...call out to Him, and ask
for His forgiveness. You do that with a humble and contrite heart
knowing that without Him, you will die for all eternity...not just
physically, but spiritually for all eternity. And our Great God and
Savior will honor your plea and see your humble heart and come into
your heart as you open your life to Him...Remember, don't wait...evil
grows in this last days to overcome those who wait. Perilous times
aren't future, they are with us now.
8 “But
what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy
heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;
9 That
if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt
believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou
shalt be saved.
10 For
with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth
confession is made unto salvation.
12 For
there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same
Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.
This
is Pastor Mike Taylor, praying for your eternal salvation today. If
you need prayer, counseling, or just a listening ear, email me
at pastormiketaylor@yahoo.com, ...God
bless you all,
TILL
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