Tuesday, November 19, 2024

2025 & The Coming “Luciferian Master Race”


I'm copying this from a Telegram Channel entitled "
NavigatingTheLies.  I shared it on my Telegram Channel   For those of you who haven't signed up for my channel, I'm sharing a TON of good information that I would have never had the time to share here. Anyway, I thought this was interesting and I know it's true. 2025 seems to be the year the Beast Empire starts based on several of the Luciferian ancient texts.  (Bold and parenthesized text is from me)

This is not meant to cause fear, but to warn and inform so you won't be deceived. But also to give hope that we are soon to leave this place!

Luciferian Helena Blavatsky believed in a kind of spiritual elitism, with different groups on earth being at varying stages of spiritual evolution. Some she claimed, are highly advanced souls ready to evolve into divine beings. While others it seems, have no souls at all

Blavatsky claimed that a finite number of souls or "egos" have been reincarnating and evolving throughout history in what she called "root races.” This number is fixed, with any growth in population beyond this, therefore being made up of soulless beings lacking a "divine spark"
Blavatsky claimed that the previous Root Race, the Atlanteans, were highly evolved beings who had their third eye or "cyclopean eye" activated

Interestingly, it is said that the “Kingdom of Atlantis” was ruled by 10 Kings (Revelation 17:12) The Atlanteans were then wiped out in a great cataclysm, the same event she claims is described in Genesis as the flood of Noah. The occult calls the flood of Genesis “the deluge;” a great flood that destroyed civilization as divine punishment

According to Blavatsky, the next root race would someday evolve again and reconnect with this “divine source.” The mysteries of the third eye and the keys to its reactivation were said to be handed down through the secret occult orders such as Freemasonry

Blavatsky's successor Alice Bailey believed that at the end of the earth's current cycle, the 'Kali Yuga', said to end in 2025, that a portion of humanity will undergo a great evolution in their consciousness, while a larger portion of humanity it seems “will not make the grade”

Alice Bailey also alluded to a period of chaos and destruction with the "unbelievers" of humanity getting "ejected from the earth.” (Even they know about the rapture!) This traumatic event would then lead those remaining to become "initiated into the mysteries"

Bailey goes on to claim that Lucifer and his fallen angels, who she refers to as the "Lord Maitreya and his Ascended Masters" or simply “the Hierarchy”, would manifest in their physical forms on earth sometime after 2025 and guide humanity through this evolutionary process. (The Fallen angels, the Nephilim)

Gnostic Boris Mourivieff spoke of two races of humans, the pre-Adamic & Adamic, living side by side. The former have no souls & are not capable of "evolving their higher centers.” He claimed that in the end times there would need to be a "separation of the good seed from the tares"

George Gurdjieff believed a small portion of humanity was capable of evolving their consciousness. But he claimed that many of our leaders and those who we meet on the street are “already dead.” He writes that if we ever become aware of this we would "go mad with horror"

Esotericist Rudolph Steiner also spoke of the evolution of consciousness and soulless humans. He claimed that the famous ‘Plague of Locusts’ passage from the bible was in fact referring to such soulless beings who would become apparent on the earth during the end times

New age leader Barbara Hubbard believes that a portion of humanity will someday evolve into a new divine species known as "Homo Universalis"
Much of humanity however are "defective seeds" who need to be "eliminated" so those of us who are capable of evolving can do so. (Which explains why they are trying to depopulate us now) Grimes (Elon Musk ex-girlfriend) recently proclaimed that she herself was apart of a new species she called “homo techno”

Hubbard goes on to claim that those who do make the grade will have their third eyes opened during the Luciferic initiation by the "living God" when he touches their forehead. They will then be "MARKED", "visibly identified to themselves, then to others"

David Spangler once said, “No one will enter the New World Order unless he or she will make a pledge to worship Lucifer. No one will enter the New Age unless he will take a Luciferic Initiation” (as I've been saying)

All of the above quoted are proponents of Luciferian belief systems dating back to ancient mystery Babylon. There may be some truth in there, or there may not. I am simply telling you what the Luciferian elite believe and why they are on the verge of mass genocide. 

There does appear to be a portion of us operating on a much higher level of awareness (due to the Holy Spirit) seemingly in anticipation for this great deception!

Many of us will have felt from a young age that there is something not quite right with this world. In search of answers, we went online and were filled with stories of evil elite bloodlines and their plot to depopulate and enslave humanity in a dystopian 'New World Order'

All these conspiracies appear to have been validated recently. But I believe this is all leading to a grand deception when much to the delight of those remaining 'truthers' this evil system is seemingly taken out and replaced by something far more insidious and sinister, however under the cover of all things righteous and true

Nowadays we see the Luciferian dream of man someday ascending to godhood being promoted by groups like the ‘Academy of Divine Knowledge’. 'Educators' and contributors to the 'academy' include figures such as David Icke, Del Bigtree, S. Tenpenny, Carrie Madej, RFK Jr & so on. 

The Elites, through these Luciferian agents in the so called 'Freedom Movement', have been going out of their way to buddy up to us. All the psyops are directed at us, those they deem "awakened"

David Icke, like H. P. Blavatsky, also believes many of us are reincarnated Atlanteans, born into this time to re-awaken our great Atlantean third eye consciousness. He even claims that he is here to help bring about this "spiritual revolution"

Icke has gained much credibility and trust lately by correctly predicting the impending cartoon dystopia. And when this system implodes, he will be there to guide you into the real NWO and into the Luciferic Initiation 
Many of the other well-known agents within the truth community view the vaccine as a great culling, leaving only those with "divine genome" able to "ascend" when the time comes. This is probably why the "the jab is the mark" theory doesn't seem to go away.

As we are witnessing, most of humanity will do & believe whatever Donald Trump and Elon Musk tells them to do. Satan's minions, therefore, have no real need to control us any more than they already do. What they really want is your soul, which they cannot take from you without your full consent

The old world order & all its institutions will come crumbling down, the new system that emerges from the ashes will be EXACTLY what was always intended. Those of us that survive what is coming (and aren't raptured) will be told that we are the elect, the enlightened ones, that we have an opportunity to evolve into a new species of divine beings, and why would we need God or heaven, when we too can become gods and manifest our own heaven on earth…

"For ye shall be as Gods" was the first ancient lie of the serpent in the Garden of Eden. Will the same serpent with the same lie convince many souls of their own free will, to follow him into the abyss as we approach these end times?

It will not be easy for those of us who refuse what is coming. And if they come for us we will have no fear, for we know that the true kingdom of God awaits.

“Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived”
2 Timothy 3:12-13 KJV

Monday, November 18, 2024

One Day At A Time


 Last night, I found myself tossing and turning in bed, hardly sleeping at all. For those of you who know me, I have bouts of insomnia, but this was worse than usual. My mind races with a million things, leaping from one to the other like a Frog on crack. Part of the problem is that as a watchman, I know too much about the evil going on in the world. The other part is that my personality tends to want to control things in my environment and life and plan things out for the future. This is due to my chaotic past where my mother had 8 husbands and we moved 25 times before I turned 18. Yes, she was a gypsy!  Anyway, last night as I lay there, thinking of everything that could be coming and trying to plan for it, I distinctly heard the Lord say. "One day at a time". 

When I hear from the Lord, I can normally tell right away because it's short, to the point, and brings immediate peace. One day at a time. In other words, stop worrying about the future or even planning every detail of "what if" and just take it one day at a time. 

Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof. Matthew 6:34

How easy it is for those of us who have a proclivity toward worry to forget! So, I said, "Yes, Lord. You're right."  and as I pondered those words and tried to clear my mind, I also sensed rather then heard the following:

If you could see into the future, you would never worry again. 

Wow. That really struck me. If I could transport myself to the moment I meet Jesus in Heaven and then look back at all the days between now and then, I would see that everything I ever worried about turned out perfect and that even through the struggles, the Lord was with me and was working everything out for my good and His glory! 

I mean, we know that, right? We know the Scriptures that tell us "All things work together for good to those who love God and are called"  and the Scriptures that promise us He will never leave us or forsake us and that if we seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness that ALL things will be given us. We know that He who keeps us neither slumbers or sleeps and He will not allow our foot to slip. We know that if we ask anything according to His will, He will do it. 

But do we truly believe it? I mean really have faith. Because if we could transport ourselves into the future and could see everything Jesus sees already, He said we would never worry again. In other words, it's already done! It is finished. He knows every place we will set our foot, every trial, every heartache, every disease, every joy, every accomplishment, every need and He's already provided for it. 

This is the love of God, which none of us can possibly fathom. But it's real, more real than anything. So when I start to worry about things, I'm going to transport myself in my mind far into the future and see that everything worked out far better than I could ever have dreamed.

I wanted to share that with you today to encourage you to trust the One who died for you and who would have gone through all that suffering and pain JUST for you. Do you think He doesn't have you safely in the palm of His hand? 

Your future looks bright!



Saturday, November 16, 2024

My Deepest Apologies

 

Precious Saints and Friends,

The Lord called to my attention that my Post Yesterday entitled "They Chose Barabbas" could be taken in a wrong way, a way in which I did not intend and that it could do damage to some of you, my dear friends. I have reread it several times and can see how my words were harsh and deconstructive. Believe me, that was not my intention. 

It seemed that I was inferring that if you voted for Trump you voted against Jesus, and that was not at all my intent. Please know that I, myself, voted for Ttump. Even though I knew he was one of the Global Elite, I did so mainly because of unborn babies being butchered in the womb. However, I, in no way support the man. I found out after I voted (which was a month ago in early voting) more about how evil he was and how he was all those things I have been posting about in my last 2 Friday posts. Many of those things came as a shock to me. I have since repented of voting for him. I'm not saying you need to do that, but I felt led. 

The people I was referring to in my Friday post who voted for Barabbas are those people who worship the man. It's more of a spiritual mindset rather than actual worship. Their hearts and souls are focused on this world and in making America Great. They completely ignore all the signs he gives and everything about Musk, many of which I mentioned in my past two posts. They look to him to save America, Israel, and the World and not Jesus. They may believe God is working through the T-man, but their hearts lean more toward him than to God. I hope I'm making sense. I have family who have told me that in their eyes, Trump can do no wrong and he could never be a bad man.  I see the thousands flocking to his rallies to hear his every word, wearing T-shirts, hats, signs. I've never seen this in my entire 65 years.  Many of these people are well-meaning Christians, but how easy it is for any of us to drift ever so slightly off that narrow path and put our allegiances on a man instead of God.

My post was meant as a warning to those Christians who think and talk more about Trump than God. This past month, the Lord has led me to discover so much more about him and Musk that it has made my skin crawl. Hence, I felt led to continue warning the saints that this guy may actually be one of those at the head of the Beast System, or at the very least, the one leading the way for the AC. I realized I would make some people mad, but it was never my intention to be so harsh in my condemnation.  My greatest fear is that so many believers will be led astray by him, that he is part of this great deception, the False Light I have been talking about. And like the Pied Piper leading children to their deaths by his sweet music, Trump could very well lead many well-meaning Christians to their spiritual deaths by his deceiving words and actions.   

So, I humbly ask your forgiveness. I had a difficult week dealing with the type of people I was referring to above in my own family, and I extended my frustration into that post. 



Friday, November 15, 2024

They Chose Barabbas

Dear Precious End-Times Remnant of the Most High

I started a telegram channel called Cross and Cutlass End Times.  I decided I would post news items there that I believe are important throughout the week as they come to me. So next week's Friday Blog will not have any news items. I will still be posting about things that happened as they pertain to the soon coming of our Lord Jesus, along with warnings for the church. You can click on the link above to join my channel. I'm not sure if you need a Telegram account or not. It's free, and so is my channel, and I make no money off of it. I just thought it would be an easy way to communicate End Times news with you all in real time. And it is also a place I can switch to if Blogger kicks me off. 

They chose Barabbas. I read a very good prophetic word from a Godly man this week with that sentence in it. This was in reference to Trump, of course and it really struck me. Wasn't it the pharisees, the religious leaders of Jesus's day, the ones who were supposed to know Scripture and read the signs of Messiah's coming? Wasn't it them who chose Barabbas, a murderer and a thief, instead of Jesus? 

How is that any different than what is happening today? The choice was set before the church. Trump or Jesus? They chose Trump. Yet, is that fair? I mean, after all, many Christians believe God is using Trump, protecting him, working through him to Make America Great Again. But how many of them have overlooked the signs, the little nudging of the Holy Spirit inside them? Overlooked the vaccine he pushed, the people he associates with, his Freemason hand signals, his arrogance, his immoral past, his association with Kabballah and the Jesuits, not to mention Epstein, and of course his open declaration that he needs no forgiveness for his sins. Those are only the things out in the open. There's much more beneath the surface. Yet Christians adore him and ignore all the signs plainly in sight. And they never dig any deeper. Why? They love this world and the things of this world. 

So is it fair to say they chose Trump over Jesus? In most cases, I believe so. (See added note below) If any of them actually read the entire Bible, studied Biblical prophecy, and listened to the Holy Spirit, they would know the times we live in. They would be on their guard for deception. They would be skeptical of anyone who rises to power and promises peace. So, yes. They chose Barabbas.

ADDED NOTE: If you voted for Trump, I'm not saying you voted for Barabbas. I'm talking about the many Christians who think he's on their side, who believe he's sent from God to save America and the world. Those who, even when confronted with the truth, refuse to listen and instead continue to hang on his every word and deed.  So, forgive me for sounding harsh above. These people are deceived and yes, we need to pray for them and love them like our own brothers and sisters. 

Megachurch Pastor Kenneth Copeland Says Jesus Has a 'Special Punishment' Waiting For Those Who Didn't Vote For Trump (These are the same pastors who will convince you to take the Mark of the Beast when it comes around)

 As often as the Lord leads, I will let you know what I discover about him. Some of you may be sick of me focusing on him and I promise I won't waste much more of your time, but some things need to get out there as a warning. Why? Because he is going to seem to be doing really good things, hiring the right people, getting rid of the bad, closing the border, lowering taxes, promoting Christian values, bringing peace to the world..etc. But it's all a show. Still, these things pull on our heart strings because we so desperately want things to get better for our kids and grandkids and for ourselves!  But it's time for the Tribulation and that can't happen. 

Please make sure you're on my blog and listen to the Word from the Lord this woman received in the video below. Check with the Holy Spirit if it is right. If the video doesn't work, you can view it HERE


So, please don't be fooled. Just look at these articles, memes, and videos below coming out about Trump!  There are several short videos you need to watch so please go to my blog if you aren't there already. 

Video clip below from The Simpsons shows they already knew Trump would win in 2024. All planned! Wake up. Interesting that the Simpsons predicted all three of Donald Trump's presidencies in their 2015 episode "Trumptastic Voyage". (If you're not viewing this on my blog, you have to click over to see it.) 

For all those who still think everything is real and not preplanned predictive programming, WATCH THIS video below! This card game was designed and released in 1994!
Here's another video of the same card game with descriptions of what is being depicted. EVERYTHING has been planned and scripted. Even Trump's Election. 


US DOJ says Farjad Shakeri, suspect accused of plotting to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump, is still "at large and is believed to reside in Iran."  (Are they actually going to kill him? Perhaps. Even though he's one of them, if it suits their purposes of creating war and chaos)
DOJ moving to wind down Trump criminal cases before he takes office. (Really? All of a sudden, they drop everything.)

I can't verify that the below is true, but it seems likely
Susie Wiles
Peace and Safety

Trumps New World Order?  What his victory means for the world

Notice how Israel and Trump are working hand IN hand currently, and Trump isn't even in office yet. I don't think I've ever seen a President elect having this many meetings with overseas players before even taking Office. 
Benjamin Netanyahu sent his confidant Ron Dermer to meet with President-elect Trump in Mar-a-Lago on Sunday. 


The Golden Age is a Luciferian phrase for the New World Order!
What if Lucifer is Sacrificing The Cabal to get us to welcome the AntiChrist, and how does Donald Trump fit into all this?

Let's take a look at Elon
Elon Musk becomes the most powerful (unelected) man ever
The brain chip, neurolace King has now been elevated to a dangerous and powerful role. 
Elon Musk wants X to be the CENTER of your FINANCIAL WORLD, handling everything in your life that deals with money. He expects these features to launch BY THE END of 2024. Musk told X employees during an all-hands call, that people will be surprised with “just how powerful this system is.”
“When I say payments, I actually mean someone’s ENTIRE FINANCIAL LIFE,” Musk said. 
“If it involves money. It’ll be on OUR PLATFORM. Money or securities or whatever. So, it’s not just like send $20 to my friend. I’m talking about, like, you WON’T NEED A BANK ACCOUNT, credit card or debit card anymore.”

Donald Trumps new right-hand man Elon Musk once said he is “ok with going to Hell” He also once said that “by using  AI, we are summoning the demon” . With statements like this, it becomes crystal clear that these people are not who they claim to be. They are evil actors on Satan's world stage masquerading as “good guys” who want nothing more than to lead you into perdition. Statements such as prove that the wicked ones know God is real and His Word is the truth, yet they willingly choose to side with enemy and do his bidding.
Many of the things being brought to the table by people like Elon that the medical/tech community views as “breakthroughs” (ex. Neuralink) are all huge steps in the wrong direction

Musk is not here to “improve our lives.” The humanitarian front is a farce. He wants to ruin the lives of millions and condemn those unaware to Hell alongside him

Kristi Noem has been picked as Homeland Security Secretary. Earlier this year as Governor, she signed a Bill into law that conflates criticism of Israel with Antisemitism. The Jews have this “antisemitism” law to persecute Christians. Noah hide laws. Watch the video below where she intends to make this law nationwide.

Novus Ordo Seclorum  - New World Order of the Ages.  Elon has tweeted this in recent days and wears it on his clothes. Video below







Please watch this 5 minute video which outlines Trump's Cabinet picks, how much money they received from the Israel Lobby, and their allegiance with Zionism. Remember Zionism has nothing to do with God's true Jewish people. This is a Satanic regime that will rule the world from Jerusalem and it looks like Trump is setting this up perfectly!

MaryLu Here
These articles, along with what I posted last week, should shock you to your core. It's quite possible we just elected a man who will play an active part in the Beast Empire, if not a prominent part! I've been telling people this week that ever since Trump won, I've felt a real sense of darkness, evil, and sorrow in the spirit realm. I've even started crying for no real reason.  

I encourage you to read this word by our brother in Christ William Brooks. It's long but very informative. I believe this word is truly from the Lord. It insinuates that Trump may even be the False Prophet. 

Whether he is or not, I do believe Trump is playing a role in End Times prophecy, a big role. By the way, I tried to talk to family about this and it didn't go well. They don't want to hear it. So now I just keep praying. 

Send this to everyone you know who loves the T man.  I don't care if they file a complaint since I'm not posting news on this blog anymore. Let's get the warning out before it's too late! I don't care if the world hates me. I'm following Jesus!

There's obviously a lot more going on in the world as you can see below. We are still expecting Israel to attack Iran at some point. In the meantime Israel continues to root out Hezbollah in Lebanon. There's lots going on under the War and Beast sections... all things moving toward World War and Digital currency. And don't forget the UFO hearings they had in Congress this week

Above ALL, do not live in fear. Instead, rejoice, for all these signs mean our Prince is coming! 

 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord. Therefore comfort one another with these words.1 Thess 4:16-18 

Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it. 1 Thess 5:23-24

Israel (Daniel 9:24-27, Joel 3:16-17, Romans 11, Matthew 24:15-21)


War (Matthew 24:6, Mark 13:7, Daniel 9:26)

The Beast Empire (Daniel 7:23-26, Revelation 17:8-18, Daniel 2:41-45, Revelation 13)

Watch Reiner Fuellmich,lawyer and co-founder of Corona Investigation Commission in the video below as he outlines the exact plans of the Global Elite by 2030. Key points are as follows:

This will be achieved by creating as much chaos as possible worldwide in the form of pandemics, wars including civil wars, and natural disasters, so that the world's population will be convinced that national governments are overpowered and that only one world government can help."
"Cash should be abolished and replaced by digital currency. It will be distributed or taken from every person in the world, and then tracked down anywhere and at any time through various tracking systems. This should be done from one central world."
"Mr. Global's actions are aimed solely at the following goals: destroying local economies... shifting the wealth of the world's population from the bottom up... depopulating the population... and establishing a world government under the auspices of the UN."


 BREAKING — The NWO Beast's biometric social credit system has arrived in Cairns, Australia

The back story: This is Bernie from Australia, who had his bank account blocked for several weeks for no reason. After several phone calls with the bank manager, the bank then sent him a 9-page document and asked him to fill in personal details, including who he socialises with privately, where he owes money etc. plus biometric data. He sent the document back, excluding his private data, and the account is still blocked and the money is probably lost.
In the video below, Bernie tries to buy a deodorant and the glass door only opens with the 👆fingerprint - which is certainly stored somewhere (bank, for example). You can imagine the rest

Concerns mount as FEMA selects airport in Michigan for Massive Emergency Hub, staging tons of supplies for "Emergency Situation" huh?

Asheville, NC Man Claims 600 Bodies Have Been Found in a Single Area After Their Disastrous Hurricane. “They were told to evacuate way too late because by the time they were told to evacuate, the water was already coming into their homes.” "Thousands of bodies will never be found."

Famine/Economic Collapse (Revelation 6:5-6, Revelation 13:16-17, Matthew 24:7, Luke 21:11)

Plagues and Vaccines (Revelation 6:8, 9:18-20, Luke 21:11)


Immorality/Evil/Chaos/Violence (2 Timothy 3:1-5, Matthew 24:37, 2 Peter 2)


Jack Black's new Christmas movie glorifies Satan

Apostasy (1 Tim 4:1-3, Matthew 24:11,24 , 2 Peter 2:1, 2 Thessalonians 2:11)

Persecution (Micah 7, 2 Timothy 3:12, Matthew 24:9-10, Revelation 6:9-10)

Judge blocks Louisiana from displaying Ten Commandments in Classrooms

Earth Groaning (Matthew 24:7, Luke 21:11, Romans 8:19-22)





Signs in the Sky (Luke 21:11, Acts 2:19)



Monday, November 11, 2024

Salvation is FREE, but it will cost you Everything

 Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able. Luke 13:24

 Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it. Matthew 7:13-14

Come forward, one and all, come to the altar and receive Jesus into your hearts. Just repeat after me this prayer and believe it in your heart that Jesus died and rose again for you, and you'll be saved eternally and go to heaven when you die! Nothing can make you lose your salvation. 

Easy right? I've heard altar calls like this all my life. If they don't call people to the altar, the other tactic is to have everyone close their eyes and the person who wants to "repeat" the prayer just slips his or her hand in the air. I mean, let's start off teaching them to be ashamed of the Gospel, right?

I'm not saying that some people who answer an altar call and some people who embarrassingly slip their hand in the air don't get truly saved. What I'm saying is, and truly believe, that most don't. This is one reason I absolutely disagree vehemently with repeating a prayer in order to get saved. Those who actually do get saved, I wonder how long will they remain saved when they are being taught that God requires nothing else from them. This flies flat into the whole of Scripture, but people actually have to read the Bible to discover that. 

Yes, salvation through Jesus Christ is FREE. Halleluiah!  But Scripture never ever says that the true Christian life is easy. It never says that you can continue living your life for you and do what you want. It never says you will have your best life now on Earth. In fact "STRIVE" in the first verse listed above is the Greek word

agōnizomai - This is a VERB and it means to fight, to struggle with difficulties and dangers, compete, labor fervently. 

Whoops there's that nasty word labor which could mean "works". Yikes. But MaryLu, that's a works-based salvation and that's blasphemous! Yet I would answer that it's right there in the Bible. STRIVE.  I even recently heard a popular pastor with close to 800,000 subs on You tube say that Repent doesn't mean turn from your sins. Rather it means change your mind. Wow. Change your mind about what? 

In the verse from Matthew above, it says that even after you get through this narrow gate, the way is difficult that leads to life.  The Early Apostles understood this.  

Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God. Acts 14:22

What? Tribulation? I didn't sign up for this!  Maybe your pastor forgot to tell you to count the cost of being a true disciple of Jesus.

And whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple.  For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has enough to finish it Luke 14:27-28 .....So likewise, whoever of you does not forsake all that he has cannot be My disciple. v33

It will cost you everything. 

And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding; and the door was shut. “Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open to us!’ But he answered and said, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, I do not know you.’ Matthew 25:11-12

There's nothing that upsets me more than to see professing Christians treat their salvation as if it were a Get out of Jail Free card they stuff in their back pocket and forget. Their lives and their conversations look no different than the heathen all around them. I know I harp on this often, but we are close to going home and many many Christians are going to be left behind and will most likely either give in and take the Mark of the Beast or they will get their heads chopped off. 

If they can't live for Jesus now, they most likely won't have the strength to live for Him when their lives are at stake. 

The Christian life is a life of dedication, sacrifice, discipline, making difficult choices, doing the hard thing, and being willing to be hated and made a fool for Jesus

This week, I must approach some people whom I dearly love and tell them the truth. I don't expect it to go well. But because of my love for them, I must. Love makes the hard choice. It doesn't consider its own reputation or happiness. (Pray for me. I'm not good at this!) 

Jesus was the perfect example of this to us all.

Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men.  And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross.  Philippians 2:5-8