God’s Word Trumps Trump

It appears we are, in a sense, at the end of the cosmic endgame. If compared to cards, the winning hand is about to be revealed. And the outcome is not a gamble in any sense.

The One who holds that winning hand cannot lose. He knows every card held by every opponent, and they are all losers. This is because they choose not to accept the hand originally given them but rather continue determined to play by rules contrary to the One who deals only in truth.

Truth is all that matters in this game, and when deliberately denying the truth, either on purpose or in ignorance, the player suffers loss to one degree or another.

And now I get to the point of this metaphor. I will aim it at the presidential candidate I support in the upcoming presidential election. It is not a gentle comparison I make, because I want Mr. Trump to realize that when it comes to God’s Word, we are not in the hallway of our junior high years. It is a deadly serious matter to deny the truth—and God’s Word is the only truth there is.

In this eternal high-stakes end game, your word, Mr. President, is trumped by the inerrant Word of the one who holds the hand that cannot be overridden.

Your declaration recently is a most egregious misunderstanding of earthly geopolitics from God’s inerrant view.

In his characteristically outspoken manner, Trump has been critical of Jews who support his opponent. At a speech addressing antisemitism Thursday night in Washington D.C., he warned that if Harris enters the White House as president, Israel would be “eradicated.”

“If I don’t win this election, Israel, in my opinion, will cease to exist within two years, and I believe I’m 100% right,” Trump said. “If I do win, Israel will be safe and secured.”

Dr. Miriam Adelson, the widow of late casino magnate Sheldon Adelson [who leads the way in a large Jews-for-Trump group] spoke in favor of the candidate, saying that Jews have a “sacred duty” to vote for Trump “in gratitude for everything he has done and trust in everything he will yet do.”…

She has written that Trump “should enjoy sweeping support” among U.S. Jews and Israelis and that Trump deserves a “Book of Trump” in the Bible due to his support for Israel…

She did, however, chide Trump after the event. While noting that his claims had some merit, she added, “Our people have one more secret.”

Adelson quoted from the Passover Haggadah to explain what that secret is, “And this [promise] is what has stood by our ancestors and us; for it was not only one man who rose up to destroy us: in every single generation people rise up to destroy us—but the Holy One, Blessed Be He, saves us from their hands.” (“Trump warns President Harris would “eradicate” Israel but Megadonor corrects him: ‘Jews have a secret’”—Israel365 News)

Donald Trump, as president, did much to support Israel. He has taken strong and definitive stands against anti-Semitism. For this, he no doubt was at least in part brought to that high office by the Lord. But it is obvious from his rhetoric that he is woefully ignorant of the truth in this cosmic end game we’re in the midst of.

This Jewish influencer/supporter has corrected him, although I’ve not seen or heard any evidence of Mr. Trump acknowledging that he was wrong by saying that if he doesn’t win this November, Israel will cease to exist within two years.

Mr. President, I hope someone will pass this along to you. You can’t play junior-high word games when it comes to God’s chosen nation. And I say that as one who is praying that if we reach Election Day, you will be the victor. I pray for your safety and for ours as a nation.

That God will assure our continued traversing upon this planet is something we can’t know for certain. But the continued existence of the nation Israel is a God-guaranteed matter.

God’s Holy Word trumps your words, Mr. President. Here is that Word, issued from the Holy Spirit-inspired prophet Jeremiah thousands of years ago:

“This is what the Lord says, ‘He who appoints the sun to shine by day, Who decrees the moon and stars to shine by night, Who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—the Lord Almighty is His Name; Only if these ordinances vanish from My sight,’ declares the Lord, ‘will the descendants of Israel ever cease to be a nation before Me” (Jeremiah 31:35-36).

The date of posting this article is most poignant as we remember October 7, 2023. Israel’s blood-vowed enemies inflicted the most heinous atrocities against the Jewish people since the time of Hitler’s Holocaust.

This is but one more reminder of just how near the world is to entering the time known as Jacob’s trouble (Jeremiah 30: 7). But even during the time Jesus Himself said would be the worst in all of human history, Israel and the Jewish people will, as a chosen remnant, be preserved to go into the millennial reign of the Messiah they rejected two millennia ago.

It will not be Donald J. Trump or anyone or anything other that will bring them to that glorious head of all nations of history. It will be done by the very Word of the Living God!

“If his sons forsake My law, and do not walk in My judgments, if they violate My statues, and do not keep My commandments, then I will visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes. But I will not break off My loving kindness from him, nor deal falsely in My faithfulness. My covenant I will not violate, nor will I alter the utterance of My lips. Once I have sworn by My holiness; I will not lie to David. His descendants shall endure forever like the moon, and the witness in the sky is faithful” (Psalm 89:30-37).

—Terry

*** Important Notice! ***

God The Holy Spirit is turning on the Light of God’s Truth in Pakistan and other areas of the Spiritually darkened world.

Again, I’m appealing to you, who understand through Holy Spirit Enlightenment just how late is the prophetic hour, to help us print and distribute the little book Prophecy Power: Strength From God To Face Your Future to the people of Pakistan.

Pastor Anil Jasper worked diligently to translate the quarterly-sized Sunday school book into his native language. The results have been powerful in helping turn on that Light of understanding about Jesus and His soul-saving Sacrifice. Anil reports that the book distribution is reaping great rewards in terms of his people accepting Christ –something that might not have happened if not for the presentation in our little book.

Please consider again supporting this effort, as time looks to be short, according to all prophetic stage-setting signals in the world today. We want to one day hear the words from our Lord: “Well done, good, faithful servant.”

Please go to the following to read more and contribute.

https://terryjamesprophecyline.com/2024/10/04/please-help-in-our-pakistan-missionary-effort/

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Ancient Foes and Today’s Headlines

The words of Solomon in Ecclesiastes 1:9 relate to the events of the past week, “There is nothing new under the sun.”

The players are different. The technology appears to be far advanced from anything we have seen in just the past twenty-five years. Yet there is a sameness about today’s headlines that pertain to Israel. It’s about ancient foes.

A remarkable passage in Daniel connects recent attacks on Israel to the distant past.

“Then he said to me, ‘Fear not, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your heart to understand and humbled yourself before your God, your words have been heard, and I have come because of your words. The prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me twenty-one days, but Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, for I was left there with the kings of Persia, and came to make you understand what is to happen to your people in the latter days. For the vision is for days yet to come'” (10:12-14).

In the text that follows, which we assume came from this angelic visitor, we read an overview of the future Greek empire that stretches forward to the time of the antichrist and Tribulation period, including the end of human history (Daniel 11:1-12:2).

This “prince of the kingdom of Persia” is a strong demonic power who was able to hinder an angel from providing Daniel with an explanation of his vision. He has not gone away. Today, he works behind the scenes, inspiring murderous hatred among the leaders of current-day Persia, Iran. We don’t know all that this dark entity knew about the future in Daniel’s day, but do we see its deep determination to keep Him from writing about Israel’s future?

Michael, a high-ranking and powerful angel, interceded back then to enable the messenger to reach the prophet. He also appears toward the end of the message that came through the other angel:

“At that time shall arise Michael, the great prince who has charge of your people. And there shall be a time of trouble, such as never has been since there was a nation till that time. But at that time your people shall be delivered, everyone whose name shall be found written in the book” (Daniel 12:1).

Although the Tribulation has not yet started, what we read is the clash of the archangel Michael, “who has charge” of the people of Israel, and the demonic entity inspiring Iran to attack Israel through its proxies as well as directly. Much suffering lies ahead for the Jewish people, but in the end, they will turn their hearts to the Messiah and enjoy the blessings of a gloriously restored kingdom.

Why is Satan Determined to Eliminate Israel?

With hindsight, we understand the devil’s agenda for inspiring Haman to destroy the Jewish people in ancient Persia, as recorded in the book of Esther. He knew that the Messiah would come through the Jewish people and, in particular, the tribe of Judah and the line of King David. His opposition to God’s saving purposes led him to extreme measures, even the killing of infants in Bethlehem.

As Paul points out in 1 Corinthians 2:6-8, the enemy didn’t understand the Lord’s saving purposes in sending His Son to die in our place upon the cross. His first attempt to stop God’s plan failed, but why the continuation of his murderous opposition to the Jewish people? Does it not get back to the message Daniel received regarding the time of the end and Israel’s ultimate deliverance?

Although we don’t know all that this elite demonic power knew about the future, based on what the Lord had already revealed to Daniel, he likely assumed it would’ve pertained to the destruction of Satan’s realm and the establishment of Christ’s kingdom on the earth. If that is what he guessed, he was correct.

The battle between Michael and this ancient dark force assigned to Persia continues. Satan knows that the prophecies recorded in the books of Daniel pertain to a wondrously restored Israel and the book of Revelation to the Lord’s return to the earth, at which time He will complete the demolition of the antichrist’s rule and establish His thousand-year rule over all the nations of the earth.

Just as with Jesus’ first coming, Satan’s agenda is all about stopping God’s plans for His Son and the Jewish people. If the demonic entity behind modern-day Iran can eliminate the Jewish state and its people, he believes he can thwart what the Lord intends for the future. Just as in the past, he will fail. Michael will fight for His people, and the Lord will return in glory, just as the Bible says.

The Good News for Us as New Testament Saints

Satan’s vastly intensified opposition to both Israel and the Jews tells us that he knows his time is exceedingly short. Like us, he recognizes the signs but doesn’t know the timing of the Rapture. For us, it’s our “blessed hope” (Titus 2:13). For him, it will signify that his doom is sure.

The clash of ancient foes playing out now before our eyes is just one of many signs that tell us we live in the days immediately preceding the seven-year Tribulation. There will be a seventieth week of Daniel when the Lord will complete all His purposes for His people and city (Daniel 9:24-27). He will save Israel amid much turmoil; He will surely keep His promise to deliver us from the world before the start of the seven-year Tribulation.

God is sovereign and all-powerful. He will prevail for Israel and for us.

We don’t know if the current war between Israel and Iran will expand beyond the Middle East. The Bible doesn’t reveal how the timing of the Rapture fits with the current war or that of the Gog-Magog invasion described in Ezekiel 38-39. However, based upon what’s happening in the Middle East and around the world, we know that the moment of our homegoing is rapidly approaching.

Maranatha!

-Jonathan

Strange Winds Blowing

Climate change fear-mongering continues to grow as the nucleus around which the coming false religious system will likely be established. That harlot system of Revelation 17 will ride astride the beast described by Daniel the prophet and John, who was given Revelation to write by the Holy Spirit.

Most of us who closely observe these times from the pre-Trib view of Bible prophecy understand that the climate-change mantra is a Mother Earth worship ruse used by Satan to inject fear into the world’s populations – thus to bring into existence a new world order that will eventuate in the Antichrist regime of absolute evil.

Jesus Himself forecasted the weather in His Olivet Discourse. He said the winds and waves will be roaring. This can include, I’m convinced, both the literal seas and waves as well as the seas of people. And certainly, both the literal and the figurative are in tumultuous upheaval as these end times unfold.

With regard to the literal, any review of weather news on any given day is full of great storms that are becoming more violent and wreaking havoc on a global basis. The figurative seas and waves—the wars and rumors of war, the ethnic conflicts—are just as violent and growing more so by the hour. This ramping up of violence includes the ethnic strife within supposedly the most civilized nations, such as our own. There are warnings from many quarters that such turmoil is destined to flair in dramatic fashion no matter which party’s presidential candidate is victorious in November.

All of the above is part of the Bible prophecy picture coming into focus as we watch for and anticipate the wrap-up of this Age of Grace (Church Age).

So the winds Jesus gave us a heads-up about, as far as what to look for as His Second Advent nears, are beginning to blow in hurricane fashion on the end-times horizon. And it is yet another sort of prophetic allusion to tumultuous winds that will blow in the last days that I hope to look at for now. This is a climate-change matter we can point to that is truly upon us as the time of Tribulation nears.

The Apostle Paul prophesied this particular type of climate change for the end of the age: spiritual climate change. It involves a prophecy I believe is taking place at this moment.

“For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; and they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables” (2 Timothy 4:3).

Paul further related this end-of-the-age doctrinal tumult to a dangerous windstorm:

“So that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes” (Ephesians 4:14).

It’s easy to see that we’re now in such an anti-biblical storm of anti-God assaults by strange winds that are blowing against the truth. The following gives credence to the tempest Paul warned of:

Brad Ruggles had already begun wrestling with his evangelical faith when he was called to launch a small church in a north Indianapolis suburb. As he pastored over his 200-member congregation, he found himself struggling with members’ resistance to issues of LGBTQ inclusion or questions raised by the murder of George Floyd.

Eventually, in 2021, he stepped down and away from his faith – but ultimately craved the brotherhood he’d enjoyed as part of a congregation. Then he found C3, an inclusive Sunday collective in West Michigan that had undergone its own transformation and now describes itself not as a church but a home for the spiritually homeless, dedicated to pondering existential questions and living out shared values…

“The post-religious organizational field is highly diverse and fluid,” said Christian Smith, a professor of sociology at the University of Notre Dame who is writing a book about younger generations’ diminishing devotion to traditional religion.

The patchwork existence of such churches means these communities provide their own oversight; their adherence to no doctrine leaves teachings open to constant shift. For now, that’s how they like it. (“As Millions Leave Organized Religion, Spiritual and Secular Communities Offer Refuge,” Mark Ramirez, USA Today)

All of Christendom is under this heavy spiritual weather. Strange winds are blowing, particularly within the organization many prophecy watchers believe will be at the dark center of the Revelation chapter 17 whore of Babylon false religious system headed by the False Prophet of Revelation 13. That prophetic wind might be said to be coming from the voice of the man currently heading up that organization. The following is interesting in that regard:

Pope Francis told young people in Singapore that being “Sikh, Muslim, Hindu, Christian” are just “different paths,” as “every religion is a way” to God…

Continuing, the Pope declared that each religion is a means to attain God, stating:

“Every religion is a way to arrive at God. There are different languages to arrive at God, but God is God for all. And how is God God for all? We are all sons and daughters of God. But my god is more important than your god, is that true?

“There is only one God, and each of us has a language to arrive at God. Sikh, Muslim, Hindu, Christian, they are different paths.”

The Pope’s words were warmly welcomed by those present in the hall, which included leaders and representatives of Singapore’s many religious bodies and the large papal retinue. (“Pope Francis: ‘Every religion is a way to arrive at God,’ Michael Haynes, Snr Vatican correspondent – LifeSite)

To my way of discerning these times and considering the strange winds of doctrine blowing across the spiritual landscape at this late prophetic hour, what might happen next is always at the tip of my mind. Everything points to the beast state–Satan’s Antichrist system—rapidly advancing toward Daniel’s seventieth week–the Tribulation era. That goal of the Ephesians 6:12 cabal cannot take place until the church–all born-again believers—is removed from the planet and taken into the clouds of Glory.

This is why we urge believers to be Rapture Ready.

If you are a believer in Jesus Christ, you must be watching for Him, as described in Mark 13:3, 7; Luke 21:28; and Titus 2:13. Be aware of and beware of strange winds of doctrine–like that which denies the scriptural truth that Jesus will come for His Church before the Tribulation begins (Revelation 3:10).

If you are not a believer in Christ for salvation, your time to get ready for when He calls looks to be very short. Here is what the Bible says you must do in order to be saved from the wrath to come and go to the Lord when He calls believers:

“That if you will confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and will believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart man believes unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation” (Romans 10:9-10).

—Terry

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What Will It Take?

The question that keeps coming to my mind this morning is this: What will it take? Most believers in America seem unaware of the many threats to their future wellbeing. Those apart from Christ have no idea of what’s coming.

What will it take to wake them up?

The normality bias in the U.S. is strong; even as an avid watcher for Jesus’ appearing, I feel it. It doesn’t take long, however, for the news of the day to rouse me to the fact the U.S. is living on borrowed time.

The myriad of signs pointing to the soon arrival of the Tribulation tells me that the Rapture is ever so near. What I see happening throughout the world tells me that God’s judgment has already begun.

The complacency of those outside of Christ is what I might expect, given the vast deception and gaslighting that floods the airwaves. Sadly, most believers also live in a similar state of unawareness concerning the perils that threaten their future wellbeing.

Consider the nominees of the Democratic Party for the highest offices in the land. How is it possible that they have such incompetent people at the head of their ticket with such vile records of wickedness and opposition to all that the Bible says is good and right? The support that they have garnered so far highlights the anti-biblical, and might I say anti-Jesus, worldview that’s now the norm in the U.S.

The political climate in America grows darker by the day. We have already witnessed two assassination attempts against former President Donald Trump, and according to a recent Rassmussen poll, 65% of likely voters believe we will see another attempt on his life. I just watched a segment on Telegram where the current Biden Commerce Secretary, Gina Raimondo, called for Trump to be “extinguished for good.” Why is the Biden administration inciting political violence, which has the potential to incite a civil war?

The massive debt level in the U.S., which some say is increasing by one trillion dollars every one hundred days, should by itself set off loud alarm bells. The economic devastation that’s coming will negatively impact nations all across the world.

With each passing day, the world moves closer to World War III. I’m not sure where I read this, but I wholeheartedly agree with it. Someone wrote that the president of Ukraine, Zelenskyy, knows that he can’t prevail in his current war with Russia. His only hope is to goad Russia into attacking NATO, whom he thinks will defeat his foe. For the past several months, Russian President Vladimir Putin and his officials have warned of a nuclear response that will reach the shores of America. Putin made this point especially clear on September 25, 2024, when he announced a lower threshold for a nuclear response.

The Middle East is another flashpoint that could easily draw America into a deadly conflict. The Biden administration has sent one-third of the Navy to the region along with a total of 40,000 service members. A few days ago, they announced the sending of the 101st Airborne Division to the area. The “what ifs” of this military buildup stagger the imagination. Are these forces there to defend Israel, or is there another objective for their presence?

Each of these troubling realities aligns perfectly with what the Bible says the world will look like in the last days. They tell us that the conditions depicted in Revelation 6:1-8 are not farfetched, as some would have us believe, but soon will mark the beginning of the Lord’s wrath upon an unsuspecting world.

What happened at the UN this past week fits perfectly the prophecies concerning the beast kingdom that the Bible tells us will dominate the earth during the last days. With the world’s attention focused elsewhere, they greatly expanded the UN’s power to establish a one-world government by 2030 through the implementation of its seventeen “Sustainable Development Goals.” The digital future they set in motion is necessary for the antichrist to someday control all the buying and selling on the earth.

What will it take for people to wake up to the perils on their doorstep? For most, it will be the Rapture. When Jesus appears, all of the redeemed, with no exception, will return with Him to Heaven. Watchfulness is a matter of obedience, but we are all saved “by grace through faith” and not by works (Ephesians 2:8-9).

For many church-goers, our disappearance will quickly alert them to their need to trust Jesus alone for their salvation. I believe this group will account for many of the great multitude of Tribulation saints that we read about in Revelation 7:9-12. Many who currently don’t believe in Jesus will awake to the reality that they need Him as they hear the Gospel proclaimed after our departure.

For the majority, however, this wake-up call will drive them further into their rebellion against the Lord. A great many people today fit with what the Apostle Paul describes in Romans 1:28-32 as possessing a “reprobate” or “debased” mind. They will refuse to repent despite all the judgments that the Lord will pour out on the earth during the Tribulation (see Revelation 9:20-21).

I have often written that apart from Jesus, I couldn’t even begin to cope with what I see happening in America. Yes, there are troubling realities in the picture that the Bible paints for the future of this world; we already see the beginning of these things. The Lord, however, calms our hearts with these two comforting truths:

1. The signs of the approaching Tribulation shout with the message that God is sovereign and totally in control. Long, long ago, He said the world would look like this in the last days.
2. The worsening conditions of our world point to the imminent appearing of our Savior, who will take us home to glory to the place He’s preparing for us. The Rapture must happen before the start of the coming day of wrath.

Maranatha!!

-Jonathan