The Renewing of the face of the earth (Photo: geralt, Pixabay)
Here we are, where the glorious government of God ── the kingdom of God ──
was rejected from the Earth. The next phase in God’s Master Plan… From the Beginning begins: The creation of physical man.
The LORD God wants millions or billions of righteous and perfect spiritual beings,
all governed by the glorious government of God, to complete the beautification, the
majesty, the glory of not only the estimated 22 sextillion planets, but also the
estimated 100 billion to 200 billion galaxies throughout the Milky Way ── as well
as throughout the known universe! “For the earnest expectation of the creation
eagerly waits for the revealing of the sons of God.” – Romans 8:19.
So, here is the next phase of the LORD God’s grand purpose: the REPRODUCING
OF THEMSELVES into trillions upon trillions of God-beings!
“Then God said, ‘Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; …’” –
Genesis 1:26.
When you look up in the night sky, at the countless 100 to 400 billion stars in the
Milky Way ── the whole center of the galaxy displaying and bursting forth colors
as if made by fireworks which we call stars, that dot the night sky more plentiful
than individual grains of sand on all the beaches of the earth ── have you ever
wondered why you are here?
Now, being aware that many of these stars are much larger than our own sun. Like
Betelgeuse, the tenth brightest star in the night sky and the second brightest star
found in the constellation Orion. The radius of Betelgeuse is thought to be around a
thousand times greater than the sun and would reach beyond the orbit of Jupiter
if it were placed at the center of our solar system. 1
Surely you have wondered about the origin of this awesome and breathtaking
universe we find ourselves in. Of how it came to be ── did it just, as the likes of
what the famous Stephen Hawking, who self-righteously hawked, “Because there is a law such as gravity, the universe can and will create itself from nothing”? Or was
the known universe created by intelligent beings? Is there a purpose?
What about those estimated 16 “confirmed Goldilocks planets” that astronomers
claim are located in their star’s habitable zone? Do they sustain life? Are there people
like us on those planets? Are there sea creatures in their oceans? Do any of those
planets that have so far been found sustain any life ── or are they like our Moon,
devoid of life, pockmarked with asteroid strikes? And if they are uninhabited, devoid
of life, and pockmarked by asteroid strikes ── why? Why would intelligent Creators
create an uncountable number of planets only to have them uninhabited and void of
life? Is that logical?
Astronomers and astrophysicists can ponder and hazard guesses. The truth they do
not have. Two great unmanned spacecraft that were sent out into the universe on September 7th, 1977, and August 20th of the same year have now reached what
scientists call the interstellar medium. And, as of August 25th, 2025, Voyager 1 has
traveled 15,603,361,540 miles from Earth! 2
We now have breathtaking photos from the planet Mars ── from rovers that are
active still today, Curiosity, and Perseverance ── showing us a sandy desert littered
with rocks. Dry, barren, and sterile. A wasteland that looks like the movie Mad Max.
We now have stunning photos from Pluto! A beautiful small, icy world
with a diverse surface featuring mountains, plains, and a reddish-brown hue. We
even have a few photos from the planet Venus! A planet with an incredibly hot and
inhospitable atmosphere with massive acrid clouds that reminds us of Dante’s
description of his fictional fiery inferno, he called “hellfire”!
Yet, mankind persists in probing the far reaches of the known universe for any sign
of organic life. My wife is telling me, “It’s too astronomical that life only exists on
Earth.” Myself reminding her, “’ For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are
your ways My ways,’ says the LORD.” – Isaiah 55:8. All presently existing physical
evidence indicates that this Earth is the sole planet with living matter throughout this
endless universe. The only known planet to sustain life – life as we know it.
The Angels That Sinned
So, the angels were not created with perfect righteous character ── their creation
was not yet complete.
It’s hard to imagine the LORD God’s holy angels sinning. Yet this is exactly what
happened. Again, archangels, seraphim, and angels were created with awesome
power, with a mind to think, reason, and plan, and of decision and choice ── or else
they would simply be a robot, without individuality and character, unable to have
any free moral choice. And so, God’s living word teaches us that sin is the
transgression of God’s Law (1 John 3:4). These angels (and apparently only the ones
that were placed on Earth) rebelled against the LORD God’s Law ── which is the
very basis of God’s government.
Well… sin carries penalties. When these angels rebelled against the government of
God, the beautification of the earth in its preparation for the creation of physical
mankind abruptly stopped ── and instead, darkness and physical destruction to the
surface of the earth occurred.
The far-reaching implications of this earth-wide cataclysm and destruction were not
just confined to the planet Earth and its Moon. The penalty of sin by these angels
was not eternal death ── because the LORD God created them immortal spirits
unable to die. Instead, the LORD God threw Helel and his demons back down to
Sheol, to the earth, “to the lowest depths of the Pit.” (Isaiah 14:15; Luke 10:18). As
I’ve said before, I personally do not believe that the LORD God ever had any
intention of putting the kingdom of God under the subjection of angels. GOD truly had – and has – a Master Plan from the very beginning! “For He has not put the world
to come, of which we speak, …” – meaning the soon-coming kingdom of God “in
subjection to angels.” – Hebrews 2:5.
Their immediate penalty was being confined to earth ── “ … ‘ Therefore I cast you
as a profane thing Out of the mountain of God; And I destroyed you, O covering
cherub, From the midst of the fiery stones.’” – Ezekiel 28:16. At the helm of this
angelic coup was Helel (Lucifer in Latin Vulgate) ── the super archangel who had
led the other angels into sin ── into complete rebellion against the government of
God. He was originally created as a bringer of light and truth, but now he has become the
author of darkness, confusion, chaos, evil, destruction ── and even murder.
So now, “The earth [became] without form, and void; and darkness was on the face
of the deep. …” – Genesis 1:2.
However, whatever the LORD God creates, “God saw that it was good.” (cf. Genesis
1:10, 12, 18, 21, 25, and especially 31). As I’ve been saying ── just because the
multiple billions of planets throughout the Milky Way galaxy are in a state of what
we would think to be waste and empty, and uninhabitable for human life, doesn’t
mean that they are not “good.” And it doesn’t mean that they are “dead” planets. Some planets and moons in our solar system are active with volcanoes,
like Io (Jupiter’s moon), Venus, Mars, Enceladus (Saturn’s moon), and Europa
(Jupiter’s moon). Also, death and decay are indeed natural laws created by the LORD
God that govern the universe. The second law of thermodynamics. Logically, just
because something made out of matter decays and dies doesn’t mean that it’s not
“good.”
Many improperly add to 1st Corinthians 14:33. God’s living word says
that God is not the author of confusion. Nowhere does it say that God is not the
author of decay. In fact, the LORD God directly states, "I bring death and I give life" - Deuteronomy 32:39, BSB. As we journey through life, we come face-to-face with the reality of
decay. Understanding properly this aspect of life will help us to better understand
the LORD God and their greatest and most marvelous plan and purpose in every
season. God’s living word reassures us that decay and death are all part of God’s
Master Plan… From the Beginning.
Now, let us notice what the LORD God did next.
The Renewing the Face of the Earth
The LORD God did not leave the Earth in a state of darkness, without form, and
void ── “ … And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.” –
Genesis 1:2. As a result of the angelic rebellion, destruction was wreaked upon the
Earth, and the earth became the condition we read in Genesis 1:2.
In Psalm 104:30, we read, “You send forth Your Spirit, they are created; And You
renew the face of the earth.”
Notice verse 3 – “Then God [Elohim] said, ‘Let there be light’; and there was light.”
Now, Satan the Devil is the very embodiment of darkness, sin, and emptiness.
Darkness was surely caused by his rebellion and sin. The LORD God is the very personification of light, truth, love, and beauty. So, on the very first day of what is
called “creation week,” the LORD God changed the Earth from darkness to light –
from without form (because only water at this moment covered the earth; see Genesis
1:9) to the lifting of earth’s surface for dry land, from being void to full of life (such
as grasses and herbs, trees, birds, sea creatures, land animals and creepy things).
The LORD God had now completed the renewing of the face of the Earth, preparing
for the creation of man.
Now, le plus grand accomplissement ── the greatest achievement ── Man!
“Then God said, ‘Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; … 27)
So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male
and female He created them.” – Genesis 1:26, 27.
Why did the LORD God create man?
What part could mankind possibly have in God’s divine purpose? King David was
inspired to write, “O LORD, our Lord, How excellent is Your name in all the earth,
Who have set Your glory above the heavens! … 4) What is man that You are mindful
of him, And the son of man that You visit him? 5) For You have made him a little
lower than the angels, And You have crowned him with glory and honor.” – Psalm
8:1, 4-5.
King David, looking up into the night sky with all its shimmering stars, asks the
LORD, our Lord, how could God take into account the son of man?
Continuing, “You have made him to have dominion over the works of Your hands;
You have put all things [all that is on this earth] under his feet, 7) All sheep and oxen
── Even the beasts of the field, 8) The birds of the air, And the fish of the sea That
pass through the paths of the seas.
9) O LORD, our Lord, How excellent is Your name in all the earth!” – Psalm 8:6-9.
King David limited mankind’s dominion over the present ── that which the LORD
God placed under mankind at its creation ── the earth, its atmosphere, and its seas.
But, notice in the Book of Hebrews, we read, “For He has not put THE WORLD TO
COME, of which we speak, in subjection to angels.” – Hebrews 2:5. What our Lord
Jesus Christ calls, “’ the age to come’” – cf. Matthew 12:32. Then, beginning in verse 6, the Apostle Paul quotes the Psalms. Again, King David was specifically talking about
the fact that the LORD God has now placed in subjection under mankind the earth,
its atmosphere, and its seas. But, the Apostle Paul was inspired to show us that
something infinitely greater in the age to come, and beyond, is coming for all
mankind!
The LORD God’s revealed knowledge to all mankind ── the very purpose for the
creation of man.
“For in that He [the LORD God] putall in subjection under him [mankind], He [the
LORD God] left nothing that is not put under him [mankind].” – Hebrews 2:8.
Eventually ── all things. “But now we do not yet see all things put under him.”
For those who are willing to believe the LORD our God, He says that He has decreed
that the entire known universe ── with all its galaxies, planets, and suns ── will
eventually be placed under the subjection of mankind. And remember, this is speaking
about the “age to come” and beyond ── not this present evil age.
What we see today ── “ … we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the
angels, for the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, …” – vs. 9.
Mankind, other than our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, is not yet crowned with glory
and honor. But, mankind will be in the age to come, and beyond. □
1) Jones T., The Star Betelgeuse, Astro Backyard, Retrieved 25 Aug. 2025.
2) Science.nasa.gov, Where are Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 Now? Mission Status, Retrieved 25 Aug. 2025.
Good Morning, Brethren. There are, basically, five areas that God’s living word
focuses on in prophecy ── five basic areas that we read about in Scripture. And our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ admonishes us to WATCH what is happening throughout the world, so that we are not caught unprepared.
Now, what was it that He had in mind? Just what are we to ‘watch’? Of course,
He’s not talking about watching the NASCAR Cup 2025 Series. It’s not that it’s wrong
to do so ── but that’s not at all what our Lord Jesus had in mind. That is not what
He was admonishing us to ‘Watch’ for.
God’s living word focuses on certain areas in the world ── pivotal areas. And it is
the axis of evil that is in these areas that are about to climax as we get closer to the
end of this present evil age. Bible prophecy primarily focuses on the Middle East,
which is the focal point, as far as a geographical location.
Bible prophecy also focuses on events and internal strife, decay, and tribulations,
along with economic difficulties concerning the United States of America and our
Anglo-Saxon allies around the world. So, the second major focus is the grave
internal tribulations of the United States of America and the United Kingdom and its Commonwealth Nations.
Bible prophecy also focuses on Europe and a resurrected “Holy” Roman Empire in
the latter days, that is to be resurrected in Europe through a revitalized Roman
Catholic Church with great influence ── which would be the fourth area. A “United
States of Europe” – or whatever name they will be calling themselves – is the third
area. God’s living word talks to us about certain events that will transpire within a
revitalized Roman Catholic Church that will hasten events in a united Europe.
So, these events ── and it’s like I’ve said before ── war often leads to famine, and
famine to pestilences. So, one is a catalyst for another. The grave economic problems
of the United States of America, that President Donald Trump is working on, hence DOGE ──
sadly, he won’t be president but for four years ── along with internal growing
division within the U.S.A. and the U.K. are setting the stage for the position we will
find ourselves in when the ‘beginning of sorrows’ comes to completion. That comes, so that certain other things happen that are prophesied to occur. This great crisis that
is occurring in the Middle East is serving as a catalyst for events to occur in Europe,
as well as influence the things that the (much more popular now) Roman Catholic Church
is coming into a position to do.
So, the Roman Catholic Church is not only a part of the fourth area, but she is
also the fifth. Also, God’s living word focuses on events that will transpire in the
Church that our Lord Jesus Christ built ── the work of God in this end-time.
With the egregious and horrific events that are happening in the Middle East, we
should indeed focus on these key areas. Let’s focus in on some of these areas. Both
what our LORD God (the Elohim, the family of God, which at this time consists of
God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ) prophesied ── what is going to happen
── as well as certain things that are occurring now.
Our Lord and Savior said to watch and pray. WE ARE NOT IN DARKNESS, that
that Day ── called the “Day of the Lord”, the climax at the end of this present evil
age ── should overcome us like a thief in the night. Because the events that will
occur, and the events that are even happening now ── to the majority, it is like a
thief coming to them in the night, because they do not know what all this chaos will
ultimately lead to. As the Apostle Paul states back in his letter to the Thessalonians,
For you yourselves are fully aware that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in
the night. The Day of the Lord is going to catch those of this world by surprise. They
will not be expecting it.
We, brethren, are not in darkness. We live in the Light. We ought to know; we ought
to understand. We ought to be able to appreciate the things that are going to occur.
And, we need to focus on certain things, understand certain things, and know
why these certain things are happening.
Let’s focus first and foremost on the United States of America and the United
Kingdom and her Commonwealth Nations ── who are, for all intents and purposes, ISRAEL in the LORD God’s sense of the term. The nation in the Middle
East calling itself Israel is more properly called JUDAH, and this is the way that the
LORD God refers to it in the Old Testament ── because these are people who are
inhabitants of the modern-day nation calling itself Israel. They are Jews, the House of Judah. Also, in addition to the House of Judah, there is the House of Israel ──
and particularly the descendants of both Ephraim and Manasseh.
You might remember, that Jacob had crossed his hands as he laid his hands upon the
heads of Ephraim and Manasseh, the sons of Joseph, and said, “Bless the lads; Let
my name be named upon them, …” – Genesis 48:16. Recall, his name had been
changed by God to Israel ── so the name of Israel along with the House of Israel
primarily refers to Ephraim and his descendants, and Manasseh and his descendants
in Bible prophecy.
Notice the Book of Jeremiah. Jeremiah 1:16, the very words of the LORD, “’ I will
utter My judgments Against them concerning all their wickedness, Because they
have forsaken Me, Burned incense to other gods, And worshiped the works of their
own hands.’”
Now, brethren, that is the LORD’s indictment about our peoples ── including the
nation in the Middle East called Israel. Understand that this idol doesn’t necessarily
mean one that has been carved out of gold or silver, or wood ── such as a fat, glaring
Buddha with candles around the effigy. What are some of the things of the
works of our hands? Automobiles, televisions, politics, and celebrities. We are nations
that produce material, or we produce a person who has achieved fame, and we turn
around and worship “the works of our hands”! And, if you don’t think that there are
people who actually worship celebrities ── I give you, Celebrity Worship Syndrome.
And, it is just as real as Trump Derangement Syndrome.
The Western nations, in particular, have become nations of materialism ── a god of
our peoples. And Brethren, our people's attitudes, thoughts, and the very sins that our
people have followed will inherently help lead to the impending day of “darkness,
and not light.” – cf. Amos 5:20. Because, when you boil it down, the LORD God
has two specific commandments that deal with the subject of property. The one
commandment, “’ You shall not steal.’” And the other is, “’ You shall not covet …’”
We are not to steal or covet anything that does not rightly belong to us.
All nations in this world have violated these two spiritual LAWS.
Our nation is still facing ── right now ── a 37 TRILLION DOLLAR DEBT! And
growing! The U.S. national debt has increased to $36.2 trillion since January 20,
2025. In 1970, the U.S. national debt was $371 billion. It has rapidly increased! And, it’s on that upward projection where it’s about ready to blow out the top! And, that’s
where you have collapse ── the whole thing is about to collapse under its own
weight.
Why are we faced with this terrible issue? A large part of it is excessive governmental
debt, and part of it is private debt. Private debt has been increasing even greater than
public debt. Truly, a serious violation of God’s Commandment ── “’ You shall not
covet.’” That’s truly what our economy is based upon. Covetousness. The old
saying, “You know you deserve it. You’ve been working so hard.” Certainly, in our
Facebook News feed, ── advertisements for what their algorithms believe your heart
desires. “Look! You see this? Isn’t it nice? Isn’t it more convenient? This is what you
ought to have!” And, it doesn’t matter that you really can’t afford it – You deserve
it! And you ought to have it anyway. So, we bring these penalties upon ourselves.
Human nature.
Notice chapter two of the Book of Jeremiah ── Jeremiah 2:3 ── “’ Israel was
holiness to the LORD, The FIRSTFRUITS of His increase. All that devour him will
offend’ Disaster will come upon them,’ says the LORD.”
HEAR YOU THE WORD OF THE ETERNAL, O HOUSE OF JACOB ── and all
the descendants of the House of Israel!
Verse 5 – “Thus says the LORD: ‘What injustice have your fathers found in Me,
That they have gone far from Me, Have followed idols, And have become
IDOLATERS?’”
Verse 7 – “’ I brought you into a bountiful country, …’”
And you can certainly think of the Lewis & Clark Expedition of 1804.
“ … ‘To eat its fruit and its goodness. But when you entered, you defiled My land
And made My heritage an abomination.’”
Think on this ── Unmitigated Western expansion of the colonists, alongside rapid
technological developments and the emergence of powerful market forces, led the
buffalo close to extinction by the end of the 19th century. The largest decimation of
an animal in modern history!
The LORD God said, “What have I done? I brought you into a most gorgeous and
beautiful land!” Look around at what the LORD God has blessed our people to inherit ── the United States of America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand ── some
of the richest in minerals this world has, the breadbasket of the world, of bounty and
abundance the likes of which the world has ever seen! And, what have we done?
What has our approach been? What has our attitude been? The LORD God has said,
“’ You defiled My land And made My heritage an abomination.’”
The LORD God’s intention was for the House of Israel to be the FIRSTFRUITS.
Indeed, the LORD God had called Israel for a specific purpose ── and that was to
be a light unto the Gentiles. Well, the nations of Israel has been a light (a light that
is dimming every century) ── that’s certainly why some illegal immigrants
dangerously traveled hundreds, if not thousands of miles, to enter the United
States when our nation had a wide open border. The LORD God had blessed the
nations of Israel. And Israel, the LORD God says, has defiled the blessings provided.
They have defiled the land. And look around at the land, the cities, the plight, the
utter pollution ── with many U.S. cities looking like a Third-World country! The
LORD God says that we have defiled His land ── this land that the LORD God
has blessed us to have.
Verse 11 ── “’ Has a nation changed its gods, Which are not gods? But My people
have changed their Glory For what does not profit.’” Have you noticed that nations
that worship idols are continuing to worship the same idols? Take, for example,
Burundi. An estimated 75% of Burundians are “Christian,” with 81.5% of these
“Christians” (61.1% of the total population) being Roman Catholics. A land that has
had nothing ── and continues to have nothing. Ranked the second poorest country in
the world in 2013 and 2014, it fell to the poorest in 2015 and has remained there ever
since. Their religion is not helping them. The god they worship, they continue to cling
to. What about Arabs? Will they be giving up Allah anytime soon? What about the
Orientals with their Buddhism? What about Indians and Hinduism? Yes, you know
they cling to their innumerable gods and goddesses!
Again, “’ Has a nation changed its gods, Which are not gods? But My people have
changed their Glory For what does not profit.’” “They have exchanged what I gave
them for what does not profit them.”
The LORD God Focusing On SEVEN Problems
Beginning in about verse 13, we see that there are about SEVEN PROBLEMS that
the LORD God singles out ──
Verse 13 ── “’ For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me,
the fountain of living waters, And hewn themselves cisterns ──broken cisterns that
can hold no water.’”
What is the “fountain of living waters” of which He speaks? Our Lord Jesus Christ
defines it ── it’s in the Book of John. Speaking to the woman of Samaria at the well
of Jacob, He says to her, “’ If you knew the gift of God, and
who it is who says to you, ‘Give Me a drink,’ you would
have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.’” Because, He continues, “ …’ whoever drinks of the water
that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I
shall give him will become in him a fountain of water
springing up into everlasting life.’” – John 4:10-14. It’s His
Spirit ── the Spirit of God flowing through us like a
fountain of living water. Indeed, as the LORD God says, “’ I
call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I
have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing;
therefore choose life.’” – Deuteronomy 30:19. The LORD
God is the source of all life. And, sadly, the overall majority
of our peoples worldwide have turned their backs on Life ──
on the LORD God, the source of all life ── the very
“fountain of living waters.”
This was one of the first primary divergences that led to other terrible
things.
And if that wasn’t bad enough ── they not only turned their backs from the TRUE
GOD, from serving and obeying the LORD God, but they turned to other gods,
which are not gods; and to other religions. And they have hewn them out like cisterns
that hold no water.
You know, in our front yard we have a huge cistern about three feet tall! It holds
no water ── it has a hole in the bottom. But a cistern with no hole in the bottom, of course, holds water. The LORD God refers to false religions as a broken cistern that
holds no water. They are not going to contain any of the LORD God’s Spirit!
So, what are we better off with?
A fountain of living waters, or a broken cistern? So the very idea of exchanging a
fountain of living water for a broken cistern is certainly a bad swap. And, our peoples
have not received a good and unbroken cistern. They have not received cisterns that
hold water. They’ve gotten broken cisterns. And water that does enter quickly drains
out.
So, our nation has rejected the glorious fountain of living waters ── in other words,
they have rejected the LORD God! They have chosen instead broken cisterns.
Second, we as a nation have gone after false gods and false religions where
there is no profit.
Verse 19 ── “’ Your own wickedness will correct you, And your backsliding will
rebuke you. …’” The problems ── the ultimate problems we as a nation encounter,
are the things that we bring upon ourselves. It’s certainly not that the LORD God
looks down upon the Earth at all the peoples, gets angry, and lets us have it. We bring
our problems upon ourselves.
Verse 21 ── “’ Yet I planted you a noble vine, a seed of highest quality. How then
have you turned before Me Into the degenerate plant of an alien vine?’”
Verse 23 ── “’ How can you say, ‘I am not polluted, I have not gone after the Baals’?
See your way in the valley; Know what you have done: You are a swift dromedary
breaking lose in her ways.’”
In other words, you are a swift Arabian camel racing full speed across a desert
wasteland toward a false god and a false religion. This is the analogy that the LORD
is giving here.
Verse 26 ── “’ As the thief is ashamed when he is found out, So is the house of Israel
ashamed; They and their kings [presidents, prime ministers, and kings] and their
princes, and their priests and their prophets.’”
There is a time coming when the leaders of our Western nations will be truly
ashamed of what they have been doing ── and what they will do very soon.
Turning a page to chapter 4 of the Book of Jeremiah, beginning in verse 1 ── “’ If
you will RETURN, O ISRAEL,’ says the LORD, ‘Return to Me; And if you will put
away your abominations out of My sight, Then you shall not be moved.’”
And, this is a two-fold WARNING. Was the prophet Jeremiah out of his mind? No,
God had inspired him with a dream or a vision–or whatever it was–to write this
about a future captivity of the house of Israel and the house of Judah. Now, at the
time of this writing, the Northern Kingdom of Israel, over 91 years ago, had gone
into captivity by the Assyrians (721 BC)! How are they going to go back into
captivity? He’s talking about the future remnants of the house of Israel and the
remnants of the house of Judah.
And this future captivity can indeed be the loss of our sovereignty. The LORD God
is saying, “IF you return to Me, and put away your sins, I will save you from losing
your sovereignty!”
You see, brethren, we as the descendants of the House of Israel have turned away from
the true God, and we have sought after false gods, goddesses, and false religions,
and we have refused to return. We’re not nations that are truly seeking after the Word
of God, the Truth of God, and the ultimate Plan of God!
The LORD God is saying, You are not a nation that seeks after the truth. We have set
our mind ── our stubborn and stiff-necked head ── in refusing to listen to God’s
truth. And we don’t want to know better. And we truly don’t want to do better as a
nation, as a people.
As a nation, we certainly like to play lip service, “O’, we know God. We believe in
God, we believe in Jesus Christ!” Oh yes, we as a nation believe in God. It says so
on our money! “IN GOD WE TRUST.” You know, our money used to also say,
“Redeemable In Gold On Demand.” By 1934, all gold and gold certificates had to
be surrendered to the United States Department of the Treasury. Now, we just crank up
the printing press and continue printing money backed by no gold! Have we heard
whether President Donald Trump and Musk witnessed gold in Fort Knox?
Truly, we are soon going to find out that the LORD God is going to remove the
protective blessings from our nations, and we will no longer be protected from our
sins.
The LORD God indicts our nations, thirdly, because of a lack of seeking the
Word of God, the Truth of God, and the Plan of God.
Notice the fourth, here in Jeremiah 5:7 ── “’ How shall I pardon you for this? Your
children have forsaken Me And sworn by those that are not gods. When I had fed
them to the full, Then they committed adultery [spiritual adultery] And assembled
themselves by troops in the harlots’ houses.”
In fact, the nations of Israel are lining up to get in! Truly, immorality is rampant in
this nation ── a nation that has designated June PRIDE MONTH! And we, as a
nation, are not ashamed! Our immorality is literally permeating this nation. And, the
LORD God is comparing us to Sodom & Gomorrah! We’ve got individuals
marching in parades dressed as transsexual Catholic nuns! I’m telling you ── there
is nothing gay about any of it! There are people around this present evil age living a
vile, lewd, wretched, perverted life! Because, there is a god of this age that is
transmitting waves of vile and evil signals of the “works of the flesh” ── of adultery,
fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies,
outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissentions, heresies, envy, murders,
drunkenness, revelries, and the like. The LORD God’s solution can be found in
Genesis chapter 19.
Truly, this is one way that the LORD God deals with vile sin ── as far as a society
is concerned.
Verse 8 ── “’ They were like well-fed lusty stallions; Every one neighed after his
neighbor’s wife.’”
And brethren, if you don’t think that characterizes the modern-day nations of Israel
── the United States of America, the United Kingdom, and her Commonwealth
Nations ── then you might have your head buried in the sand. Adultery, fornication,
wife-swapping, wife-sharing, etc., is a way of life for a great many people in the
modern-day nations of Israel. This is one of the reasons ── one of the reasons that
the LORD God lists why people will be destroyed, why they suffer what they
are suffering.
The LORD also says, Verse 9 ── “’ Shall I not punish them for these things?’ says
the LORD. ‘And shall I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?’”
Verse 10 ── “’ Go up on her walls and destroy, But do not make a complete end.
Take away her branches, For they are not the LORD’s. 11) For the HOUSE OF
ISRAEL and the HOUSE OF JUDAH Have dealt very treacherously with Me,’ says
the LORD.”
If you try and tell your neighbors or your unconverted family members about
the modern-day nations of Israel, they will likely tell you to get bent! “O’, you’re out
of your mind! You’re taking Scripture out of context! We’re the strongest and
greatest nation on Earth! Destruction? Famine? Loss of sovereignty? That’s utterly
ridiculous. We as a nation will NEVER fall!” Truly, we’ve never been invaded
successfully by a foreign nation ── foreign troops setting foot on our soil in a war,
since the War of 1812, the Revolutionary War of 1812.
And then you look at the United Kingdom ── Britain. You know that Britain has
not been invaded by foreign troops setting foot on their soil in a war, since- well,
actually, invasions of the British Isles have occurred several times throughout their
history. In more modern times, it was 1215 during the First Barons' War. Over 810
years ago! That was when the first French troops arrived in November 1215, with
240 knights and a similar number of infantry following in January 1216. The French
took several castles in Southern England, including Winchester in June,
Chichester and Reigate Castles, and began a major siege of Dover Castle.
So, for over 810 years, foreign troops have not set foot on British soil! Can you say
that about Russia? Can you say that about France? Can you say that about Germany?
What about Spain? What about China? Japan? So, look at the lands of the modern
day nations of Israel ── the United States of America, the United Kingdom ──
Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and Britain ── point out to me another nation that
has not had foreign troops on its soil, that has not had war fought on its territory, and
that has not been invaded by a foreign military in our modern world.
Why?
God’s Hedge Around Israel & Judah
The LORD God tells us why throughout God’s living word, i.e., Isaiah 5:2 ── “ …
My Well-beloved has a vineyard On a very fruitful hill. 2) He dug it up and cleared
out its stones, And planted it with the choicest vine. He built a tower in its midst,
And also made a winepress in it; So He expected it to bring forth good grapes, But
it brought forth wild grapes.” The LORD God says of Israel & Judah, You are the
sheep of My pasture! What He means is, “’ I am the door,’”“’ I am the way.’” He’s
talking about being the Good Shepherd. No wild animals ── no Satan the Devil can
get through ── as an example: The D-Day Invasion of Normandy was a PURE
MIRACLE! “While careful planning, demonstrations of collective and individual
bravery, and, in many cases, the ultimate human sacrifice contributed to the
operation, much of its success came down to the weather.” ── A TRUE MIRACLE
FROM GOD!
In the Book of Isaiah, the LORD God says that this hedge will soon be removed
from around Israel & Judah.
Verse 5 ── “’ And now, please let Me tell you what I will do to My vineyard: I will
take away its hedge, and it shall be burned; And break down its wall, and it shall be
trampled down.’”
Truly, that’s why our nations ── and our nations alone ── have not been invaded.
That’s why we have not seen foreign troops on our soil in war. That’s why, because
of the hedge that the LORD God has placed around the modern-day nations of Israel.
Yet, we haven’t truly given the LORD God credit for it. They claim, “O’ God is with
us!”
Verse 15 of Jeremiah 5 ── “’ Behold, I will bring a nation against you from afar,
O house of Israel,’ says the LORD. ‘It is a mighty nation, It is an ancient nation, A
nation whose language you do not know, Nor can you understand what they say. 16)
Their quiver is like an open tomb; They are all mighty men.’”
You know ── and I believe this is
based on the fact that ancient
Germans were Assyrians ── the
word GERMAN in Latin is
Germanus. First attested in the writings of Julius Caesar, who used
Germani to designate a group of
tribes
in
northeastern
Gaul.
Perhaps originally the name of an
individual
tribe,
(Celtic)
origins, but it has been
proposed, from words perhaps
originally meaning “noisy.” 1
So, the LORD God is saying, “I’m
going to bring upon you a mighty
people, a mighty nation, because of
your grave immoralities.”
Notice chapter 6 and verse 6 ── “For thus has the LORD of hosts said: ‘Cut down
trees, And build a mound against Jerusalem. This is the city to be punished. She is
full of oppression in her midst. 7) As a fountain wells up with water, So she wells up
with her WICKEDNESS. VIOLENCE and PLUNDERING are heard in her. Before
Me continually are grief and wounds.”
Here in the United States of America, look at the oppression, look at the
VIOLENCE, look at the corruption and political chicanery, the double-dealing, that
besets this nation and all the other modern-day nations of Israel ── including Judah.
The LORD God certainly has plenty of reasons why the hedge is going to be
removed. We, as nations, are filled with violence, wickedness, and evil.
Verse 13 ── “’ Because from the least of them even to the greatest of them, Everyone
is given to covetousness; And from the prophet even to the priest, Everyone deals
falsely. 14) They have also healed the hurt of My people slightly, Saying, ‘Peace,
peace!’ WHEN THERE IS NO PEACE. 15) Were they ashamed when they had
committed abomination? NO! They were not at all ashamed; Nor did they know how
to blush. THEREFORE they shall fall among those who fall; At the time I punish
them, They shall be cast down,’ says the LORD.”
The LORD God is indicting our Western nations, not only for our immoralities, not
only for our utter violence, wickedness, and evil, but also for our
COVETOUSNESS. Let’s get back to this mountain of debt! $37.014 TRILLION! Wouldn’t you say that this is a nation filled with covetousness? A
government with grave overspending. You cannot run a nation very long this way.
It’s not only a matter that the LORD God will eventually remove the hedge ── but
a nation with this massive amount of debt will eventually fall under its own weight!
As an example, President Donald Trump wanted peace ── when there was no peace.
You cannot reason with a cheetah! They cannot be domesticated. They are a predator.
They may appear friendly and cuddly ── they are not friendly to humans. And,
unfortunately, President Donald Trump gave this predator 60 days. And, as Sky News
reminds us, “If nuclear facilities at Isfahan, Natanz and Fordow were “obliterated”
as Donald Trump has claimed, or even crippled, it would certainly halt Iran's ability
to enrich the uranium needed to make a viable nuclear weapon. But that's not the
same as preventing Iran's ability to make a nuclear bomb. … But unlike the industrial
processes needed to enrich uranium, these later steps can be carried out in laboratory-sized facilities. Easier to pack up and move, and easier to hide from prying eyes.
Given that it's understood Iran already moved enriched uranium out of Fordow ahead
of the US strike, …” 2
Now we come to the seventh problem, the seventh abomination, that the modern-day nations of Israel are committing ──
Verse 17 ── “’ Also, I set watchmen over you, saying, ‘Listen to the sound of the
trumpet!’ But they said, ‘We will not listen.’”
O’, how far we are in our abominations unto the LORD God, dear brethren, in this
21st century! Our nations have certainly turned away from the true God, and we, as
nations, have turned to false religions. You can certainly say that we are nations that
do not seek after the truth ── the living truth of God. We are a people who want
our own way ── nations that no longer respect authority. Nations that are consumed
with grave immoralities, violence, and covetousness, and nations that are refusing to
even listen to the warning sound of the trumpet!
Turning a few pages, notice chapter 7 ──
Verse 8 ── “’ Behold, you trust in lying words that cannot profit. 9) Will you steal,
murder, commit adultery, swear falsely, burn incense to Baal, and walk after other
gods whom you do not know, 10) and then come and stand before Me in this house
which is called by My name [falsely labeled], and say, ‘We are delivered to do all
these abominations’?”
It's like last night I watched President Trump’s speech to the nation, and at the end
of the speech he said, “I want to just say, we love you, God, and we love our great
military. Protect them. God bless the Middle East. God bless Israel, and God bless
America.” And that is all good and great, but the religions among us ── including
what is passed as “Christianity” ── they say, “O’ the Law of God is done away. You
don’t have to obey God. Certainly, God will understand.” As they say, “Love who
you wanna love.” Waving their hands about and dispensing grace like it’s going out of style! It is the LORD God who dispenses grace. God is a God of mercy, but God
extends blessings and mercy to whomever He will have mercy, and compassion on
whomever He will have compassion. There are times that the LORD God does
extend mercy to those who may not even deserve it ── but it’s for the LORD God’s
own pleasure (Romans 9:15-16).
Now, the LORD God also indicts and says unmistakably what will happen if we, as
nations, do not repent of our abominations ──
Let’s turn to Leviticus chapter 26 ──
Verse 14 ── “’ But IF you do not obey Me, and do not observe all these
commandments, 15) and if you despise My statutes, or if your soul abhors My
judgments, so that you do not perform all My commandments, but break My
covenant, 16) I also will do this to you: I WILL EVEN APPOINT TERROR OVER
YOU, wasting disease and fever which shall consume the eyes and cause sorrow of
heart. …”
Verse 17 ── “’ I will set My face against you, and you shall be defeated by your
enemies. Those who hate you shall reign over you, and you shall flee when no one
pursues you.’”
Verse 19 ── “’ I WILL BREAK THE PRIDE OF YOUR POWER; …’”
The LORD God is telling us that the pride of our power is breaking! There is a report
in The Nation, June 3rd, 2025, entitled, “President Trump Is Demolishing America’s Global Soft Power.” I’d like to read a few excerpts because if you want to see a
continuing fulfillment of Leviticus 26:19, here it is ──
“Harvard professor Joseph Nye, put it: “Seduction is always more effective than
coercion. And many of our values, such as democracy, human rights, and individual
opportunity, are deeply seductive.” He first coined the term in 1990, just as the Cold
War was ending, writing that “when one country gets other countries to want what
it wants,” that “might be called co-optive or soft power, in contrast with the hard or
command power of ordering others to do what it wants. …
[O]ne thing seems clear enough: Donald Trump’s sharp cuts to this country’s
humanitarian aid will ensure that its soft power crumbles, doing lasting damage to
its international standing.”
Truly, on August 6th, 1945, officially, the United States wielded authority as the
world’s first atomic and technological superpower! No longer. Today, nine countries
have nuclear weapons!
And, we used to think that this nation was a free-enterprising country, but we are
quickly becoming a Third-World Nation ── as Britain is also becoming. We are
following the same course as they are. They rose to greatness first, and they are losing
it first. We are following our Big Brother’s footsteps right along into a deep ditch!
What is our problem, as I see it? Our problem is a lack of patriotism and pride for
our nation ── and this has a lot to do with our massive melting pot. It’s true what
the LORD God says, “’ I will break the pride of your power.’” It’s not that all power
has been removed from us, but rather the PRIDE OF AMERICA HERSELF! We are
a nation that has lost that. We truly don’t look to the LORD God. We are heading
into dangerous waters.
The LORD God unequivocally tells us what is going to transpire, what is going to
happen.
Looking about us ── throughout the world ── the events that are transpiring
throughout the Western nations, these prophecies are continuing to be fulfilled. We
surely can see ourselves, as a nation, rapidly closing in on the condition that the
LORD God describes as coming upon us. We are headed toward an impending
collapse under our own weight ── look at Los Angeles, the civil disorder, the
domestic terrorism, the fact that the LORD God has said, “’ The alien [the illegal
alien] who is among you shall rise higher and higher above you, and you shall come
down lower and lower.’” – Deuteronomy 28:43.
As of March 2025, FAIR estimates that approximately 18.6 million illegal aliens
reside in the United States. … the illegal alien population in the United States has
grown by 4.1 million, or 28.2 percent, reflecting an unprecedented wave of illegal
immigration during the Biden administration. 3
The anti-Americans, the civil disorders, the home-grown terrorism, the factor of
different faiths, racial and ethnic groups being incited with anti-Semitism and hatred
toward America and Israel ── our modern-day nations of Israel contain many animosities that God’s living word in prophecy speaks about, and there is. These
GRAVE PROBLEMS ARE HERE IN SPADES!
Our Western nation has not repented; they have not turned back to the LORD God!
We, as a nation, are guilty of all these things that the LORD God says will be a
punishment upon us.
TODAY ── the whole world is focused on the Middle East. The world’s nightmare
is in Iran.
Of course, China is warning: “If the Middle East is unstable, the world will not be
at peace.” The dictator Saddam Hussein was keeping Iraq stable in the region ──
when he and his Iraq-based Ba'ath Party were removed, it destabilized Iraq. Well,
like it or not, Iran was a stabilizing factor in the Middle East ── under the last Shah
of Iran.
Iran went with a very strict, hardline Moslem group ── the Iranian Revolution of
1979. Even then, instability of the Middle East had set in ── as with the vacuum
that occurred in Iraq, well, Syria provides hard lessons on what’s at stake.
The European €euro is continuing to make a move as a reserve-currency alternative
to the US $dollar. The euro has the second-largest weighting among global foreign
exchange reserves, accounting for 20% of the total, compared with the dollar’s 58%.
The dollar’s dominance has often been explained by the acronym TINA: There is no
alternative. … For the euro to achieve greater prominence and enjoy what former
French president Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, as finance minister, called the “exorbitant
privilege” of reserve-currency status, Lagarde highlighted the improvements
necessary. First, Europe must prove itself a powerful and reliable ally. … Lastly,
Lagarde promoted strong institutions as the ultimate guarantors of investor
confidence. …
These advantages, though, demand one final reform of Europe to drive home these
advantages. “A single veto must no longer be allowed to stand in the way of the collective interests of the other 26 member states,” she wrote. Removing this
obstacle to decision making would perhaps, she said, enable the E.U. to seize its
“global euro moment.” 4
Let’s never lose sight of the fact that the final “beast” power will be an economic
powerhouse that will rise from a United States of Europe. It will be a massive trading
combine.
Now ── something to certainly think about, take the crisis that is currently
happening in the Middle East. Israel, the tiny nation in the Middle East, was pushed
to the point of war for survival. The Arab nations are going to discover that they can
make the Western nations intervene on their behalf. And, it’s oil that is at the
forefront ── it always seems to be oil. Will a final confederation of Islamic nations
push at the final king of the North by cutting off its oil? Is this what will transpire?
Cutting off oil, trying to force a final United States of Europe to force Israel to their
terms? Certainly something to think about.
Because, at this time, the United States of America will be in such a condition
internally that we will have collapsed under the weight of our own massive debt.
And when this happens, Europe will have to pick up the pieces. We are going to
collapse!
This nation is going to continue to be divided ── ethically, morally, and politically. This
nation will literally tear itself apart. And as the United States of America is writhing
internally ── as we are even now ── the Roman Catholic Church will step into the
vacuum. And, as I reported on a few days ago, “Young people are converting to Catholicism en masse.” The new Roman Catholic Church statistics reveal a growing
Catholic population. And this MOTHER OF HARLOTS will quickly move into the
Middle East like lightning.
Q: Now that Israel, the tiny nation in the Middle East, is wounded, will the Arab
Moslem nations go on to, in effect, continue with their hands on the jugular of Israel?
If so, Israel will certainly continue to need help. And they will invite Europe to send in a “peacekeeping” force to stabilize the region. Europe will move its military
forces into Israel.
Brethren, notice these Arab League Countries ── we’re told in Daniel chapter 11
──
Verse 40 ── “’ At the time of the end the king of the South shall attack him; …’”
Certainly, Saudi Arabia is the nation that will be in that position. It’s home to the
largest oil reserve ── estimated at over 260 billion barrels. Before Operation Rising
Lion, Iran was still supplying crude oil to 17 countries, including some in Europe,
despite global sanctions. China began purchasing large quantities of Iranian oil, with
shipments reaching 1.3 million barrels per day in 2023. 5
Since the United States and Europe imposed broad prohibitions on the purchases of
Iran’s oil, China has become practically the sole buyer of Iran’s oil exports. 6
Understand, this final king of the South ── which will surely be led by Saudi Arabia
(a very deeply religious nation) ── it will be deeply religiously motivated convictions
which will lead to the end-time king of the South’s attack. They are devout Moslems.
And they do not hesitate to use oil as a weapon.
Verse 40 ── “ … ‘the king of the South shall attack him; and the king of the North
shall come against him like a whirlwind, …’”
Literally, like a blitzkrieg attack. They will be attacking swiftly ── “ … ‘with
chariots, horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter the countries,
overwhelm them, and pass through. 41) He shall also enter the Glorious Land, and
many countries shall be overthrown; but these [initially] shall escape from his hand:
Edom, Moab, and the prominent people of Ammon.’”
So, the area of TURKEY, JORDAN, IRAQ, SYRIA ── they will pass over
them initially. They will come down further into other Islamic lands.
Verse 42 ── “’ He shall stretch out his hand against the countries, and the land of
Egypt shall not escape. 43) He shall have power over the treasures of gold and silver, and over the precious things of Egypt; also the Libyans and Ethiopians shall follow
at his heels.’”
So, that’s how far he’s going to be going down ── even to the border of Ethiopia,
and down across into North Africa, and to Libya.
Verse 44 ── “’ But news from the east and the north shall trouble him; …’” – and
so let’s set the scene – this vast armada crosses the ocean, lands on Egypt, comes up
from the south, enters into the Palestinian area of Jerusalem (Judea), and then it says,
‘news from the east and the north shall trouble him.’ Well, to the north you have
countries like Syria, Turkey. And to the east, you have countries like Saudi Arabia and Iraq.
What if Europe comes in, sets up control in Jerusalem, and then those other Islamic
states counterattack!? “… he [this European combine] shall go out with great fury
to destroy and annihilate many.’” – to just ‘sweep them away.’ So, they come in over
the ocean and they set up in Israel, they set up the ‘abomination of desolation’ –
these northern and eastern Arab countries say, “We’re not gonna put up with that!”
They try and force an invasion and cause trouble, and they’re wiped out! And as it
says here, they’re just simply ‘annihilated.’
Psalm 83 ── “’ They have taken crafty counsel against Your people, And
consulted together against Your sheltered ones. 4) They have said, ‘Come, and let us
cut them off from being a nation, That the name of Israel may be remembered no
more.’ 5) For they have consulted together with one consent; They form a
confederacy against You: 6) The tents of Edom [the progenitor of the Turkish
people] and the Ishmaelites [Saudi Arabia]; Moab [think Jordan] and the Hagrites
[they anciently dwelt in the land known as Syria today]; 7) Gebal [Lebanon],
Ammon [modern Jordan], and Amalek [Turks]; Philistia [modern Palestinians]
with the inhabitants of Tyre [Lebanon] 8) Assyria [whose descendants migrated
to Germany] also has joined with them; They have helped the children of Lot [Moab
and Ammon in modern Jordan]” – Psalm 83:3-8.
Do you see? Do you see the Middle East being molded and shaped? These events in
Iran are significant! And, Europe is moving along toward European unity and
toward a common currency. Biblical prophecy is moving right along.
Brethren, let’s have our eyes focused and watching.
Let’s conclude here in Matthew chapter 24 ──
Verse 32 ── “’ Now learn this parable from the fig tree: When its branch has already
become tender and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near.’”
So, we can tell by all that. We see that.
Verse 33 ── “’ So you also, when you see all these things you know that it is near
── at the doors!’”
Brethren, we are seeing these things!
Verse 34 ── “’ Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away
till all these things take place.’”
So, the generation that will begin to see all these things take place will by no means
pass away until it is fulfilled. From the beginning to the end of these things spoken
by our Lord Jesus Christ will be within a generation ── roughly 30 years.
Verse 35 ── “’ Heaven [the atmosphere] and earth will pass away, but My words
will by no means pass away.’”
The leaves are on the fig tree. Summer is near; let us all awake and be on alert. The
signs of the times in which we are living──the impending collapse of this present
evil age, this worldly system──and the beginning of the ushering in of a New
World──the glorious World Tomorrow. □
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia, United States
TODAY is MEMORIAL DAY in the United States of America. Originally known as Decoration Day, it started just after the American Civil War to commemorate the Union and Confederate soldiers who died in the Civil War. But by the 20th century,
Memorial Day was extended to honor all Americans who have died in foreign wars
in their military service for this greatest of nations.
Tyler Durden of Zero Hedge wrote in 2023 ──
May 29, 2023
On Memorial Day, we honor those who died in the service of our country.
Let us do everything we can as a people and a nation to stop war and all its
brutality.
A peaceful future without war and all its awfulness is the best way to honor
our troops, even as we cherish the memory of the heroes who gave their all.
Absolutely beautiful words, yet ── we know that true lasting peace will not come
until our Lord Jesus Christ returns! The Prince of Peace!
Notice this from Common Dreams ──
War No More: Veterans Reflect on the Meaning of Memorial Day
This Memorial Day, let us honor the memory of the dead by pledging to
protect our precious planet, its people, and its environment. …
We remember the words of President Dwight Eisenhower, who during World
War II, was the supreme commander of the Allied Expeditionary Forces in
Europe:
“War is a grim, cruel business, a business justified only as a means of
sustaining the forces of good against those of evil.” He also famously
stated, “I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can, only as one
who has seen its brutality, its futility, its stupidity.”
Indeed, there is an evil that is against the good.
Here is something that Theophilus of Antioch (who apparently was a member of the
Church of God) that was written approximately A.D. 180 ──
Consider, therefore, whether those who teach such things can possibly live
indifferently, and be commingled in unlawful intercourse, or, most impious of all,
eat human flesh, especially when we are forbidden so much as to witness shows
of gladiators, lest we become partakers and abettors of murders. But neither
may we see the other spectacles, lest our eyes and ears be defiled, participating in
the utterances there sung. 1
True Christians are not to watch or participate in violent sports, such as gladiators, MMA, American
Football, Muay Thai, etc., that are so very popular in this present evil age.
As far as war ── it will be finally eliminated in the LORD God’s final phase of the
glorious kingdom of God!
Notice His living word ──
“The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.
2) Now IT SHALL COME TO PASS IN THE LATTER DAYS That the mountain
of the LORD’s house Shall be established on the top of the mountains, And shall be
exalted above the hills; And ALL NATIONS shall flow to it. 3) Many people shall
come and say, ‘Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, To the house
of the God of Jacob; He will teach us His ways, And we shall walk in His paths.’
For out of Zion shall go forth the Law, And the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
4) He shall judge between nations, And rebuke many people; THEY SHALL BEAT
THEIR SWORDS INTO PLOWSHARES, AND THEIR SPEARS INTO
PRUNING HOOKS; NATION SHALL NOT LIFT UP SWORD AGAINST NATION,
NEITHER SHALL THEY LEARN WAR ANYMORE.” – Isaiah 2:1-4.
“Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth
had passed away. Also there was no more sea [speaking of the Mediterranean Sea].
2) Then I, John, saw the holy city New Jerusalem, coming down out of [the
atmosphere] from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3) And I heard a loud voice from [the atmosphere] saying, ‘Behold, the tabernacle of God [God the
Father] is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God
Himself will be with them and be their God. 4) And God [God the Father] will wipe
away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death [the second death,
eternal death], nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former
things have passed away.’” – Revelation 21:1-4.
So, as we think about and give honor to our soldiers who have died in foreign wars
today, we can look forward to a most glorious time when there will be no more wars,
tears of sorrow, pain, grief ── the former things would have passed away!
GLORY, GLORY, GLORY.
‘You are righteous, O Lord, The One who is and who was and who is to be, Because
You have judged these things.’ Amen. □
Many worldly churches teach that there is a contest between the LORD God
and Satan the Devil ── with the LORD God losing.
by Leonard V Johnson
OUR LORD GOD IS righteous and just! The Apostle Paul ── under diving
inspiration ── writes,
“Therefore remember that you, ONCE GENTILES IN THE FLESH ── who are called
Uncircumcision by what is called Circumcision made in the flesh by hands ──
12) that AT THAT TIME you were without Christ, being aliens from the
commonwealth of Israel and strangers from the covenants of promise, having
no hope and without God in the world.”
– Ephesians 2:11 12.
So, could a just Creator condemn to Gehenna Fire all people who have
died before the glorious gospel message was brought to the Earth from Father
God by our Lord Jesus Christ? (John 12:49; Mark 1:14-15).
What about our peoples who are living in Communist lands, like China? ── They
did not choose to live in a godless nation. Are they “lost” forever?
It is clear from God’s living word that they are not “lost” because
they have never heard or learned the glorious Word of God, the Truth
of God, or the Plan of God! They have not received the magnificent gift
of the Holy Spirit ── the only means by which the LORD God will resurrect
anyone to eternal life ──
“But if the Spirit of Him [our Heavenly Father]
who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the
dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit [which] dwells in you.” – Romans
8:11.
“So also is the resurrection of the dead. The body is sown in corruption,
it is raised in incorruption.”
– 1 Corinthians 15:42.
God’s Master Plan For Creating Man
The LORD God’s desire is that all mankind will have an opportunity for eternal
salvation ──
“For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, 4) who
desires ALL MEN to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the
truth.”
– 1 Timothy 2:3-4.
Many might say, “O’, everyone is going to be saved by a ‘universal
salvation.’” Yet, God’s living word does not teach this. Notice what
the Apostle Peter wrote,
“The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but
is longsuffering toward us, NOT WILLING that any should perish but that all
should come to repentance.”
– 2 Peter 3:9.
In the following verse, he continued,
“But the Day of the LORD …”
Speaking of an end-time event that is spoken about more than any other event
throughout His living word ── the dreadful and terrible Day of the
LORD!
“ … will come like a thief, in which the heavens will pass away [certainly a reference to Revelation 21:1]
with a roar and the elements will be destroyed with intense heat [asteroids falling and striking the earth, along with erupting numerous
volcanoes because of a massive earthquake?]; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up.”
– verse 10.
It is the LORD God’s desire and will that all would eventually come to
the glorious knowledge of His Word, Truth, and Plan so that they too would be
saved from the penalty of DEATH. But, sadly, the overall majority of our
peoples in this present evil age WILL NOT repent from their transgressions.
And, there will be some of our peoples that will be thrown into the Lake of
Fire – (Revelation 20:15; 21:8).
The Prophet Malachi, under divine inspiration, speaks of the day that
disproves the false doctrine of a ‘universal salvation’ ──
“’ For behold, the day is coming, Burning like an oven, And all the proud,
yes all who do wickedly will be stubble. And IN THAT DAY which is coming
shall burn them up,’ says the LORD of hosts, ‘That will
leave them neither root nor branch.
2) But to you who [reverently]
fear My name The Sun of Righteousness shall arise With healing in His wings;
And you shall go out And grow fat like stall-fed calves. 3) You shall
trample the wicked, For they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet On
the day that I do this,’ Says the LORD of hosts.”
– Malachi 4:1-3.
There is no possibility of a resurrection from Gehenna Fire. The LORD God
desires that ALL MEN may attain eternal life. God the Father and our Lord
Jesus Christ are “long-suffering” and not quick to judge us. They desire that
we will accept GOD’S WAY OF LIFE as revealed to us within God’s
living word so that we may eventually become born children of God at
the glorious resurrection.
A Common Belief
Now, many might surmise that certainly the LORD God should give our peoples
from the time of creation on through the Old Testament a chance to be saved,
but TODAY, in our time, we are having our chance to be saved before Jesus
Christ comes back ── or, it will be too late.
Apparently, this is most people's belief. In fact, the other day, my wife and
I were watching a movie, and a Catholic priest was praying over a dead person,
and she had asked me what it was he was doing. And I explained to her in the
simplest terms that the priest was “praying the person into heaven.” Sadly,
most people do not investigate! Because, as they claim, “ALL THESE CHURCHES
CAN’T BE WRONG!”
So, it appears ── even from the Protestants’ viewpoint ── that salvation TODAY
is open to EVERYONE! Dead or alive. Well, God’s living word actually
teaches us concerning this subject. Yet, it is not properly understood
throughout the churches of the world today ── and it deeply concerns every one
of us!
Blinded By the Light
Let us note what the Prophet Moses had said to the children of Israel shortly
after the Lord GOD led them out of the land of Egypt,
“’ You have seen all that the LORD did before your eyes in the land of
Egypt, …’”
The Lord GOD Himself (not Satan the Devil)
“’ has NOT given you a heart to perceive and eyes to see and ears to hear,
TO THIS VERY DAY.’”
– Deuteronomy 29:2, 4.
The Lord GOD Himself had blinded the children of Israel! And, they wouldn’t
even have known they were blind had He not told them! Deceived people ── for
the most part ── don’t know they’re being deceived.
Also notice what will be sung in JUDAH in that day ──
“’ Woe to the crown of pride, the drunkards of Ephraim, … For with
stammering lips and another [language]
He will speak to this people, ...’ 13) But the word of the LORD was to them,
‘Precept upon precept, precept upon precept, Line upon line, line upon line,
Here a little, there a little,’ That they might go and fall backward, and be
broken And snared and caught.”
– Isaiah 28:1, 11, 13. Exactly the way that God’s living word is
written today, precept upon precept, line upon line, here a little and there a
little.
What had the children of Israel done? They had sinned against the LORD God ──
and what did the LORD God do? BLINDED THEM SPIRITUALLY BECAUSE THEY REJECTED
KNOWLEDGE ──
“’ My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected
knowledge, I also will reject you from being priest for Me; Because you have
forgotten the Law of your God, I also will forget your children.’”
– Hosea 4:6.
Also, notice the Prophet Ezekiel in chapter 20. This is a most important
chapter, it is a summary of all of the LORD God’s dealings with the rebellious
children of Israel. Take special note of verses 11 and 12.
“’ And I gave them My statutes and showed them My judgments, ‘which, if a
man does, he shall live by them.’ 12) Moreover I also gave them
My Sabbaths, to be a sign between them and Me, that they might know that I
am the LORD who sanctifies them. 13) Yet the house of Israel REBELLED
AGAINST ME IN THE WILDERNESS; they did not walk in My statutes; they
despised My judgments, ‘which, if a man does, he shall live by them’; and
they greatly DEFILED MY SABBATHS. …’”
– Ezekiel 20:11-13.
We come to see what the LORD God did to the rebellious house of Israel,
“’ because they had not executed My judgments, but had despised My
statutes, profaned My Sabbaths, and their eyes were fixed on their fathers’
idols. 25) Therefore I also gave them up to statutes that were not good, and
judgments by which they could not live; 26) and I pronounced them UNCLEAN
because of their ritual gifts, in that they caused all their firstborn to
pass through the fire, that I might take them desolate and that they might
know that I am the LORD.’”
– verses 24-26.
They obeyed statutes that brought death ── the statutes of the Gentile nations
around them.
All throughout God’s living word, we are told of the reason why HE
BLINDED THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL, TO THIS VERY DAY.
“ …’ that they might know that I am the LORD.’”
Yes, the LORD God wants everyone to truly know the glorious, holy, and
merciful family of God ── which at this time consists of God the
Father and our Lord Jesus Christ.
However, even though the children of Israel are blinded ── to this very day ──
are they “lost” forever?
Why the LORD God Blinds
Men’s minds are naturally hostile to the LORD God.
“For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life
and peace. BECAUSE the carnal mind is enmity against God; for it is not
subject to the Law of God, nor indeed can be.”
– Romans 8:6-7.
The Apostle Paul also tells us,
“For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the
flesh.”
– Galatians 5:17. There is a constant battle between the natural carnal mind
(the human spirit within man and God’s Spirit, the very mind and Way of
the LORD God).
Men’s carnal mind remains at enmity against the LORD God. The Apostle Paul
says of himself ── and we as true Christians can relate, especially when we
sin against the LORD God during this journey we have taken,
“For we know that the Law is spiritual, but I am carnal, sold under sin.
15) For what I am doing, I do not understand. For what I will to do, that I
do not practice; but what I hate, that I do.”
– Romans 7:14-15.
How many of you have experienced that? You want to do what is right, but you
find yourself doing exactly the opposite. Is it just me, or does everyone
share in this experience? I know the Apostle Paul did. He’s owning it up to
himself – here. He’s saying – ‘this happens to me.’
The LORD God has created mankind to need another Spirit ── the
Holy Spirit. Man was created to know what is right in his own eyes,
hence the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. It is by our own carnal mind
that we are blinded to the glorious spiritual knowledge of God ── certainly
not to cause us to perish, but to bring us to repentance. Concerning the
blinded children of Israel, the Apostle Paul said,
“For God has committed them all to disobedience, that He might have mercy
on all.”
– Romans 11:32.
So, the children of Israel are not “lost” forever.
Mankind, like the children of Israel of old, want to do what they think is
right and wrong ── not what the LORD God says is right and wrong. Truly,
“God is love” (1 John 4:8),
and the
“the fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the
Holy One is understanding.”
– Proverbs 9:10. Mankind, because of human nature, reject the
living truth of God so that they unwittingly sin all the more, and
thereby will eventually learn their lesson that much more deeply ── the lesson
that mankind’s six-thousand year self-rule is NOT in accordance to the
commands of the CREATOR OF ALL THE UNIVERSE!
The Building of Godly Character Takes Time
Of all things physical and spiritual that the Lord God has ever created does
not begin to compare with what He is creating in mankind. Godly character. And
this character cannot be created by fiat. The LORD God cannot just speak it
into existence. It must be developed over time. He has said,
“’ Oh, that they had such a heart in them that they would fear Me and
always keep My commandments, that it might be well with them and with their
children forever!’”
– Deuteronomy 5:29. The LORD God knows that the creation of Godly character
within a person takes time – that it must be developed.
Throughout these nearly six thousand years of mankind’s self-rule, mankind has
had various forms of human government: Authoritarian, Democracy, Monarchy,
Oligarchy, Totalitarian, Dictatorship, etc. Mankind, as a whole, is BLINDED TO
THE GOVERNMENT OF GOD. The nations, countries, and provinces around the world
all believe that their governments are right. YET, NOT ONE HAS BROUGHT TRUE
AND LASTING HAPPINESS, PEACE, AND WELL-BEING!
The LORD God has actually given mankind over to a
“reprobate mind, to do those things which are not [proper].”
– Romans 1:28, KJV. And they will, by
having this type of mind, bring to themselves increased misery ── and will,
upon being called by Father God, upon proper repentance, baptism and the
laying on of hands, and receiving the glorious gift of the Spirit of God,
begin learning that the LORD God’s Way ── that God’s statutes, laws,
and judgments are the right way.
Our Lord Jesus Christ, when the time was fulfilled (cf. Mark 1:15), did not
try and disturb the blindness that is over men's minds. In fact, He stated to
His disciples,
“ …
‘To you it has been given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God; but
to those who are outside, all things come in parables,
12)
so that ‘Seeing they may see and not perceive, And hearing they may hear
and not understand; Lest they should turn, And their sins be forgiven
them.’”
– Mark 4:11-12.
Parables were spoken by our Lord Jesus to actually mask the
living truth from them.
Again, of all the things physical or spiritual that the Lord God has created,
man is superior in his potential future. As well as in his reasoning ability,
and his ability to create. It has been said, and it’s said in various ways by
different people around the world, “Nothing is impossible unless you think it
is.” But, in fact, a man without the LORD God is limited. For our Lord Jesus
Himself states,
“ …
‘with God all things are possible.’”
– Matthew 19:26. IN GOD’S KINGDOM ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE! The LORD God has no
limitations.
When a person has the opportunity to see clearly that his own will has only
resulted in bad results, he will be ready to accept the will of the LORD God
for himself/herself, and will have his/her old self “spiritually buried and
resurrected” ──
“ … do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus
were baptized into His death? 4) Therefore we were buried with Him through
baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the
glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in NEWNESS OF LIFE.”
– Romans 6:3 4.
Are the Majority of our Peoples Still Blinded?
What about the modern-day nations of Israel ── the Anglo-Saxon nations?
Notice the LORD God’s living word concerning this,
“Even so then, AT THIS PRESENT TIME there is a remnant according to the
election of grace.”
– Romans 11:5.
Praise our Lord, GOD MOST HIGH! A few ── the predestined ── have been called
to receive a chance of eternal salvation, but notice verse 7 –
“What then? Israel has not obtained what it seeks; but the elect have
obtained it, and the rest were blinded.”
And this is true also of TODAY in this present evil age. The few predestined,
whoever will, may come to the LORD God, but the vast majority will not,
because they are blinded to the LORD God’s living Word, Truth, and Plan
── believing that their way is better.
Our Lord Jesus never said that everyone in this age is being called to
salvation by Father God. In fact, the Apostle Paul wrote,
“For you see your calling, brethren, that not many wise according to the
flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called.”
– 1 Corinthians 1:26. Truly, only those the Father draws to His Son Jesus can
come to Him. – John 6:44.
So, we see in God’s living word that the overall majority of humanity
── from all nationalities and races ── are blinded! Including this world’s
preachers,
“ … many will follow their destructive ways, because of whom the way of
truth will be blasphemed.”
– 2 Peter 2:2. THE MANY – NOT THE FEW. Sadly, the overall majority of our
peoples globally are “in Babylon” or her daughter churches! “MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND THE ABOMINATIONS OF
THE EARTH.”
Truly, the Roman Catholic Church is indeed the largest “Christian” church in
the world, with an estimated 1.378 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of
2021 1
The vast overall majority of this world will remain blinded ── and so blinded
and misled that they will even fight against our Lord Jesus Christ upon His
glorious and powerful return, not recognizing who He is. Because mankind has
been conditioned and has been misled (surely onward from the mid-1950s)
that our returning Savior will be an invading alien force ── an “Antichrist” ── and will fight against Him – Revelation 17:14.
People of this present evil age can only come to God’s Word, Truth, and Plan,
if Father God calls them to our Lord Jesus Christ, blesses them with
repentance, having been properly baptized and hands laid upon them, and
receiving the glorious gift of God’s Spirit – and afterward to truly
“’ seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, … ask, and it will
be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to
you.
10)
For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who
knocks it will be opened.’”
– Matthew 6:33; Luke 11:9, 10.
Only a relative few in number will receive eternal salvation in this present
evil age. And, these people will have the privilege and the glorious
responsibility to help rule, teach, and judge in ‘the age to come’ ── Isaiah
65:17; Matthew 12:32. The Millennium Reign of our Lord Jesus Christ! As well
as after the ‘Great White Throne Judgment’ ── Revelation 1:6; 5:10; 20:11-13.
The second resurrection of the vast amount that has been blinded since the
beginning, who never was given the opportunity (or never knew enough to be
accountable)! This then is their calling ── Revelation 20:5a.
The Veil Removed!
Again, our LORD God is righteous and just! GOD, who has allowed
spiritual blindness to be upon the overall majority of people that have ever
lived or will ever live until the end of this present evil age ── blinded from
the Law, Precepts, Ordinances, and Judgments of God. Not understanding the
LORD God’s unfathomable grace and mercy ── they will then have their FIRST
CHANCE! YES!! PRAISE OUR MIGHTY CREATOR GOD!
“And He [our Lord Jesus Christ]
will destroy on this mountain [meaning His glorious kingdom]
The surface of the covering over all people, And the veil that is spread
over all nations.”
– Isaiah 25:7.
Friends, it is not a terrible thing for our loved ones, friends, and neighbors
that they are spiritually blinded.
The LORD God’s Master Plan… From the Beginning
truly calls for the complete removal of the veil that is spiritually blinding
the MANY.
A Chance of Salvation
~ the Millennium ~
The LORD God has allotted mankind six thousand years of self-rule on this
Earth. One only needs to study a little world history to see the results! Here
are but a few: The Slave Trade, World War I, World War II, The Black Plague,
The Holocaust, the Irish Potato Famine, Nanking Massacre of 1937.
This present evil age is feverishly approaching a time of unprecedented
tribulation, “such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this
time, no, nor ever shall be” – Matthew 24:21. What happens after this?
“The people who walked in darkness [BLINDNESS] Have seen a great light [the BLINDNESS REMOVED]
… 6) For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government
will be upon His shoulder. … 7) Of the increase of His government and peace
There will be no end, …”
– Isaiah 9:2, 6, 7.
The Prophet Isaiah was inspired by God’s Spirit to record for us this most
awesome prophecy, which spanned from the time of our Lord Jesus’ birth all the
way to His glorious Millennial Rule on this Earth at His second coming! ──
Revelation 20:4.
The veil will be lifted from all people!
“No more shall every man teach his neighbor, and every man his brother,
saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ for they all shall know Me, from the least of them
to the greatest of them, says the LORD. …”
– Jeremiah 31:34.
The rest of mankind,
“who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their
hands, that they should worship demons, and idols”
(Revelation 9:20) are now given their FIRST OPPORTUNITY for eternal
salvation!
Our Lord Jesus Christ, with His angels, and with
“ten thousands of His saints, 15) to execute judgment on all, to convict
all who are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have
committed in an ungodly way, and of all the harsh things which ungodly
sinners have spoken against Him.”
– Jude 1:14-15.
Satan the Devil and his demons will be bound for A THOUSAND YEARS, cast into
the bottomless pit, and shut up, and will have a seal placed upon him,
“so that he should deceive the nations no more till the thousand years were
finished. …”
– Revelation 20:1 3.
No more shall anyone hurt nor destroy in all of His holy kingdom,
“For the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD As the waters
cover the sea.”
– Isaiah 11:9.
The LORD God (the family of God, which at this time consists of God the Father
and our Lord Jesus Christ) will cleanse all people, giving them a new heart
and a new spirit, blessing them with the glorious knowledge of God’s Law,
Statutes, Ordinances, and Judgments – Ezekiel 26:25-27.
Vast Majority of People Saved!
~ the Great White Judgment ~
I referenced this earlier, but notice Revelation 20:4 ──
“And I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was committed to
them. THEN I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their witness
to Jesus and for the word of God, who had not worshiped the beast or his
image, and had not received his mark on their foreheads or on their hands.
And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.”
And then here comes all the people who have ever lived or will live until the
end of this present evil age! Verse 5 –
“But the rest of the dead did not live again until the thousand years were
finished. …”
Now, as hard as it is to believe, the Lord GOD, after His Millennial Reign,
releases Satan the Devil and his demons for “a little season”!
Why?
Because, immediately, he goes out to the four corners of the world ── and
causes utter havoc! He will spiritually influence
Gog and Magog (Siberia, China, Russia area) – A THOUSAND YEARS OF
GLORIOUS PEACE WILL INSTANTLY BE SHATTERED! ── but they will be ultimately
destroyed! Dead bodies will be piled high when the ‘Great White Throne’
resurrection occurs!
“Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat on it, from whose face the
earth and the heaven fled away. And there was found no place for them. 12)
And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God, and books [the Holy Bible]
were opened. And another book was opened, which is the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their works, by the things which
were written in the books.”
– Revelation 20:11-12.
This is what we call
THE GREAT WHITE THRONE JUDGMENT, when the vast overall majority of people who have ever lived from the
beginning will be resurrected on planet Earth and will be given their
FIRST CHANCE for eternal salvation! It has been guesstimated by two separate
sources that there have been roughly 117 billion people who have ever lived!
Conservatively – I’m sure.
Notice that just before ── Satan the Devil, along with his demons, who
deceived them (speaking of Gog and Magog), was cast into the lake of fire and
brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet had been cast. And they will
be tormented [spiritually and mentally] day and night for eternal of ages. ──
Revelation 20:10.
SALVATION will now be open to all people ── just as in His Millennial Reign ──
now, multiple billions upon billions more to accept this glorious offer! Now,
this will not be a second chance; rather, this will be their FIRST CHANCE. For
if they were blinded when they formerly lived, they truly never had a chance.
Ezekiel 37, verses 11-14 gives us a glorious picture of how the LORD God will
accomplish this physical resurrection of all people ── here it is speaking of
the “whole house of Israel” as a type ──
“Then he said to me, ‘Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel.
They indeed say, ‘Our bones are dry, our hope is lost, and we ourselves are
cut off!’ 12) Therefore prophesy and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD:
‘Behold, O My people, I will open your graves and cause you to come up from
your graves, …”
No. This BLINDED PRESENT EVIL AGE does not see, nor do they hear, what
God’s Spirit has to say concerning Father God’s glorious gospel message – the
salvation offered and the soon coming kingdom of God!
Oh, but there is coming a time ── when they will! □
1. Roe, A., Is the Catholic Church the largest in the world? NCESC.com, 15
Feb. 2025.
