Living in the Matrix!

 

Dear Saints,

Forgive me, but this will be more of a personal rant than anything. I'm weary. I'm weary of the news. I'm weary of the predictions for the rapture, I'm weary of the blatant evil of this world. I'm weary of the gross immorality. I'm weary of trying to find something to watch on TV that doesn't have sex, nudity, or blasphemy! I'm weary of Christians who have no clue what's going on prophectically. I'm weary of Christians who love this world more than Jesus. I'm weary of immature believers whose lives look exactly like the lost, who are selfish, consumed with pleasures, and complain about every inconvenience. I'm weary of false doctrines and false teachers and prophets. I'm weary of worrying for my own lost and lukewarm loved ones, of praying and fasting for them constantly. I'm just plain weary. 

I want to go home.  

I hope and pray that most of you reading this have at least one other person in your life who has their eyes open. One other person who loves Jesus and sees Biblical prophecy playing out right in front of them. Someone you can share with, be consoled by, and pray with together.  Someone to walk through the matrix with, hand in hand, so you don't feel like you've lost your mind.

If you don't, then, like me, you may often wonder if you are just a weirdo, an eccentric conspiracy nut who has everything wrong. It certainly would explain the odd looks I get whenever I try to point out something prophetic happening. Which I don't do very often anymore. 

I am continually surrounded by family members and friends who constantly talk about the future. My kids, my husband, my siblings, etc.

I constantly hear things like:   

• When my kids go to college...
• When we are old and gray...
• Next year, we're flying to Hawaii...
• I can't wait to have grandkids...
• We are buying a new home with a pool next year... 
• Why don't we save up to redo the kitchen?  
• When I come for a visit at Christmas...

And on and on it goes. This is after I've told everyone of them that the rapture is close and the Tribulation is at hand. They just continue with life and plans as if what I said went in one ear and out the other. So, I just nod and smile and say nothing more. 

Some of you might be familiar with The Matrix. It's a scifi movie that might not be your cup of tea, but I highly recommend it for the prophetic and spiritual underlying content. The general theme is that everything we see, feel, touch, and taste in this physical realm is all fake. It is part of a digital simulation... like a video game, in which the rulers of the world, have placed people to live. The problem is, their life is not real. It's digital. And their real physical bodies are in a giant warehouse somewhere being used as a power source. I know, sounds gross. 

  

But the overarching problem, the heartbreak, was that all these people were going about living their lives year after year, not once realizing that none of it was real... that real life exists outside of the digital world. Just as real life for us, exists outside of this Earthly, physical realm. Paul tells us that we see through a glass darkly. 

For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known. 1 Corinthians 13:12

AND

But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. 1 Corinthians 2:9 

If you've ever listened to anyone who had a NDE or a vision/visitation of heaven, they all say that it is far more real and more beautiful than anything they ever saw on Earth. Often, these people can't put into words what they've seen because there aren't words! 

The truth is, we actually do live in a digital world. Scientists are now just beginning to understand what our reality exists of and that we only exist in 3 dimensions (4 if you count time) out of at least 20 more dimensions.

But I digress. 

The hero of The Matrix (Neo) finally wakes up to the truth of his digital reality and he is whisked outside of the video game into the real world. This is where the movie alters a bit from Scripture because the real world is a devastated and dark Earth after what must have been a nuclear destruction.

However, after some training, the hero can enter back at will into the digital world. As he walks the streets and watches everyone going about their lives, he KNOWS that it is all fake. He knows the truth. But he can't just tell them. They won't believe him. He has to show them, he has to wake them up, one by one. 

There's a lot more to the movie, including "agents" that represent demons and how we can use spiritual powers to defeat them. 

I'm saying all this because I often feel exactly like Neo. I know more than I wish I knew, actually. I know in part the depths of evil in this world, in our own government, the child sacrifice, the pedophilia, satan worshipers, the lies and deceptions. I know how most of the news is fake, how all the people in power are just actors on a stage, that anyone with fame or fortune sold their souls to Satan. I know they are spraying us like bugs, poisoning our food and medicine, and that the upcoming "alien" disclosure is all about demons and fallen angels. I know that the AI revolution is about complete control over every person alive. (If this is all a shock to you, then you are still in the Matrix)  I know Satan is in charge of this world. I know Bible Prophecy is being played out line by line right in front of us. I know Jesus is returning soon... the rapture quite possibly this year. The second coming seven or less years afterward.

I know that all the plans my friends and family members are making will not come to fruition. 

Yet... I've tried to tell them. I've tried to wake them up. but they all just go about their lives like nothing bad will ever happen and life will just go on and on. Believe me, I grew up believing everything I learned in school and everything I knew about the world was true. It's not easy to break out of that. Why? Because lying in the bed of lies they have created is comfortable and peaceful. 

Whereas the truth is frightening, painful, and discouraging. 

  Here in America, we are even more prone to something called Normalcy Bias. Aside from Pearl Harbor and 9-11 (Both planned and carried out), our nation has never been attacked. We've never suffered war, famine, lack. Because of the great number of Christians here, God's hand has blessed us. Most of us have never been hungry or homeless. Our grocery stores are full of more food than people in some other nations see in a year at their own markets. As I grew up, I believed most people were good, that if I worked hard enough I could get a good job someday, get married, buy a house, and have kids. The Great American Dream was alive and well. And I believe most Americans still believe in it, despite the wickedness surrounding them. 

So, it becomes easy to believe that the wars going on now are far away from us and won't come here, that the economy will rise again like it always has in the past, that new jobs will open up, new opportunities for our kids and grandkids, that with God's grace, a spiritual revival will bring many people back to church. My own husband believes everything moves in cycles. He believes that even the gross immortality of our present age will shift back to a Biblical morality eventually.  

Nothing bad can ever touch us here. We are the greatest nation on Earth! 

Until one day in the near future, one day...one hour.. when everything changes. And life as we know it ceases to exist. But that's a very hard thing for people to believe. 

Regardless that it is written in the Holy Scriptures! Even if some people know Biblical prophecy, they will say, No, that has to be for another time, another generation. Not ours. That's years away. Nothing to worry about. 

Yet, if they really wanted to know the truth, they'd clearly see how everything is converging, all the signs are here, all the prophecies happening everywhere. Even ignoring all that, the calendar tells us we are close! 

So, I have to conclude that most people don't want to know the truth. They like their comfortable lives. In the Matrix movie, there is a character who was awakened to the truth, who left the digital fake world and lived in the real world. But it was a hard existence. He didn't have the comforts he knew in the fake world. He missed life as he once had experienced it. So, he willingly betrayed his friends and went back into the digital world to enjoy a good meal and a soft bed, EVEN KNOWING that it wasn't real.  

I never understood that and to this day, I still don't. I'd rather know the truth and live in squalor with Jesus than go back into the world with tons of riches.  

 For our light, momentary affliction, this slight distress of the passing hour, is ever more and more abundantly preparing and producing and achieving for us an everlasting weight of glory beyond all measure, excessively surpassing all comparisons and all calculations, a vast and transcendent glory and blessedness never to cease!,
Since we consider and look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen; for the things that are visible are temporal, brief and fleeting, but the things that are invisible are deathless and everlasting.  

2 Corinthians 4:17-18 

 

 

The News Screams Tribulation!

 Dear Saints, 

I'm posting just a few news items I found pertinent to Biblical prophecy that caught my eye. I'm probably not going to report the news on this blog anymore.. at least not as extensively as I have in the past. The reason is that I'm really not an investigative reporter, and there are so many other wonderful people out there with that skill set. Where do I get most of my news? Telegram. I highly recommend you download the app.. on phone, tablet, or your computer. Then Look for my channel 

"Cross and Cutlass End Times"  and join. 

What I do there is wade through all the other news channels I sub to and pull out what I consider the most important news, and then I post it on my channel.  You will also be able to see all the channels I sub to and then join them if you want as well. I GET NO MONEY OR POINTS for you joining my channel. It's just a way for you to get the latest prophecy news quickly. 

Having said that, here's some interesting information. What I see from all of this and from all the news I read during the week is that the world is all set to begin the Tribulation!  It's only going to take one spark, a nod from Almighty God, and the rescue of the Bride to set things off!  So, be of good cheer! 

 Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is preparing banks to collect citizenship data

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is reportedly advancing an executive order that would require banks to collect and verify citizenship information from both new and existing account holders, signaling a major shift in financial oversight.
Officials argue the move is tied to national security and ensuring banks truly “know your customer,” with Bessent questioning how institutions can operate without knowing a client’s legal status.
Critics warn the policy could trigger massive compliance costs, increased fees, and potential exclusion of millions from the banking system, while raising serious concerns about privacy and government overreach 

We see how they use all the illegal immigrants they allowed to pour into our country as an excuse now to have a Digital ID... both tied to our banking and our identity for voting, driving, and eventually medical usage.  I've talked to liberals about this and they see no problem. I've even talked to conservatives who think it's great. Why?  They trust the government. They believe the government has their best interest at heart. But that alone shows their naivety. 

And now in the UK, you won't be able to go anywhere without some camera following your every move. In the name of safety, right?  

 Facial recognition to be 'rolled out' across UK after human rights challenge fails

Moderna Begins Testing mRNA Bird Flu Vaccines On Thousands Of Human Subjects In US And UK, EU Approves Flu-Covid mRNA Shot 

Trump's Federal Reserve Chair Replacement Kevin Warsh Doesn't Rule Out Introducing A CBDC At Confirmation Hearing 

Social Credit Score: Facial Recognition To Be 'Rolled Out' Across UK After Judges Strike Down Lawsuit 

Truth about oil.

I'm copying this article below. It may sound far-fetched but I've actually heard and read about this before. If it's true, then the powers that be are far more evil than we can imagine.  

The world’s oil and gas supplies are being deliberately destroyed via the staged Iran conflict and Hormuz blockade, which will inadvertently lead to supply chain breakdowns, hyperinflation, food shortages, and travel restrictions, among others

But unbeknownst to most, oil is not a “fossil fuel” nor some scarce resource. In fact, every time you see the term “fossil fuel” on the news or in the textbooks, you're being lied to

In 1892, at the Geneva Convention, John D. Rockefeller paid scientists to call oil a “fossil fuel” to induce the idea of scarcity and to set and control the world price for oil

Yet the truth is that oil is actually the second-most prevalent liquid on earth next to water, and regenerates within the earth faster than it can ever be depleted

Oil will never run out. Its renewable; not a “fossil fuel” and it only takes approximately 10 years for animal and plant matter to become oil

All resource scarcity is an artificial construct of the ruling predator class used to control the masses…

CHINA TO US- "LAST WARNING"🔴

"China has taken note of the United State's unlawful interception of a civilian cargo ship traveling from China to Iran. Let us be absolutely clear: The US may do many things on the world stage. But attacking, detaining, or harassing ships traveling from China, or returning to China, will not be taken in good will by the Chinese government and people. Such actions will be regarded as a direct attack on China’s sovereignty, its trade, and its core interests. This is the last warning for the United States. Do not miscalculate. Do not play with fire. China will take all necessary measures to safeguard its legitimate rights and interests. The US will bear full responsibility for any consequences arising from further provocations."- Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson 

There are several prophecies about China, along with Russia, attacking the US mainland. I believe it will happen.  

 ISRAEL TO HOST LARGEST PRIDE FESTIVAL IN MIDDLE EAST HISTORY AT DEAD SEA

A massive four-day event known as “Pride Land” is set to transform the Judean Desert into a 24/7 “Pride City” from June 1–4, featuring hotels, beach complexes, nonstop parties, and large-scale performances.

Organizers say the festival will go far beyond entertainment, including cultural exhibits, family-friendly zones, and activities designed to attract a multigenerational audience in what is being described as the biggest initiative of its kind in the region. 

I'm mentioning this because so many Christians almost worship Israel. But most Israelis are not God-fearing. Most are secular, and the ones who are God-fearing are similar to the Pharisees.  Israel is doing the same thing they've always done. Rebel against Almighty God. But we do know that God still has a covenant with them and He promises to redeem and save a remnant of His Chosen People. Which is the entire purpose of the Tribulation.  

TURKEY in Gog-Magog 

 Turkey is taking over the Palmyra Air Base in Syria. This base will be used, according to local sources, to deliver a strong counterattack AGAINST ISRAEL in the event of a possible attack BY ISRAEL ON SYRIA 

Turkey is completing its preparations...Turkey is getting ready for their destiny to be dealt with in Ezekiel 38

Be Blessed Saints! Spend time with Jesus. Make Him Lord of your Life and your first Love. He's crazy about you! This World has nothing for you. It is fast fading away. All that matters is that you are a son or daughter of the Most High and you have an inheritance in heaven that will never fade, rust, be stolen, destroyed or get lost. For all eternity! 

Do you realize what your inheritance is? You will rule and reign with Jesus! You are adopted into the family of God. You are legally a Son or Daughter of God Almighty with all the same privileges and wealth and power that comes along with it.

Do you deserve that? I don't. I deserve hell fire for all eternity for what I've done. But Jesus took all of that on Himself.. along with all your sins, when he suffered immensely and died and rose again. This is all given to us freely!  

That's why every single true believer should be on their face in worship before Him every day of our lives. We should be the most joyful, peaceful, loving people on the planet.  Sadly, that is so rarely the case. 

Do we truly believe what I just spoke? It's all in the Bible. Or are we just playing church, hoping to get into heaven one day? 

Check your heart. It could mean the difference between leaving soon or being left behind.

 

 

 

 

Time is Almost Up!

 

If You Don't want to be with Jesus above all else, You won't be Taken!

 

Saints, I'm reposting this post from 2022 because it is so relevant today. This is something I constantly ask myself. Is Jesus first in my life?  This post isn't meant to condemn but rather as a sort of self-checkup for all of us. Because time is so very very short.  

 

Forgive me in advance, for this post will be a bit of a rant. Over recent weeks, I've encountered a good number of Christians who have zero interest in the rapture, who say it's years away, who shout that "No Man Can Know the Day or Hour", and who deny we are anywhere near the end of days. I have even talked with family members who are preterists (they believe all the end times prophecies in the Bible have already been fulfilled). Then there's the Dominionists (also mostly preterists) who believe it's the Church's job to take over the world before Jesus returns.

 

Want to know one thing I find in common with all these people? 

 

They love this world. 

 

They have plans for their futures. They want to get married, see their kids married, have grandkids, buy homes, go on vacations, advance in their careers, etc. They have good plans for their future, and they surely aren't ready to go to heaven.  I've even had people say to me "I don't want Jesus to come yet. I want to see my kids have children. I want to raise my grandkids." 

 

These are all good things. But not if they come before your love for Jesus. Jesus is to be our first love above all else, above everything in this world. 

 

Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 1 John 2:15 

 

That's a tough Scripture. We are told to NOT love this world or anything in it. Why? Because this world is fallen, filled with wickedness and sin, and controlled by Satan. Does God give us good things to enjoy? Yes. But we should NEVER put them above Him.  

 

He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me. He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for My sake will find it. Matthew 10:37-39 

 

Another tough Scripture, but I don't think Jesus was kidding, do you?  We are not to love anything or anyone above Jesus. Is that because He's some kind of narcissistic God who needs worship? No! He's actually trying to save you! He knows that if you put anything above Him, you're likely to get entangled with the things of this world, which leads to more deception, more entanglement, and eventually hell. 

 

No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon. Matthew 6:24 

 

God gave His only Son to live in a fallen human body, endure all kinds of hatred, insults, and rejection, only to die one of the most horrific and painful deaths known to man, in order to save YOU. He has every right to require your utmost love and devotion. How sad it must make Him to see people who claim to know Him, but who would rather live for this world and all its pleasures than follow Him. 

Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ Matthew 22:37

The problem lies in truly loving Jesus. We can say we love Him. But if we really don't want to be with Him yet, then do we? If we really and truly love Him above all else, we would want to be with Him above all else. And the rapture would be something we would crave and look forward to with great anticipation. 

If you don't love Jesus like that. If you aren't beyond excited to see Him. If the thought of the rapture makes you uneasy because you have plans, then I encourage you to check your heart. If you love this world and you don't want to go in the rapture, God is a gentleman. He will not take you. 

I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot. So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth Revelation 3:15-16

It doesn't matter what you believe about the rapture timing or prophecy, if you don't love the Lord with all your heart and desire more than anything to be with Him, you are in a dangerous place. For one thing, it leads to all sorts of deception and false doctrines, which I've seen in my own family. For another, it could get you left behind. 

 

If that is you, please get alone with the Lord and repent and ask Him to teach you how to love Him with all your heart. In my experience, the best way to do that is by spending time with Jesus, in conversation and in His Word. 

Time is short.

Possible Soon Coming Events

Dear Saints, 

I know many of you have seen the picture above that Trump posted on his social media. I'm only putting it here in case you haven't. Trump wrote it off by saying something like he is healing the nation, but look at his clothing. It is similar to something Jesus would wear. Not to mention the golden light in his hand! There are only three possibilities for what this man is doing. 1. He has completely lost his mind and is delusional. 2. He is demon-possessed and being controlled by Fallen Angels or the Devil himself, or 3. He is the most arrogant narcissistic man ever to live. 

Notice the strange figures in the clouds above him, and in particular the one in the middle with what looks like wings and three horns.  I've seen posts where people are saying this is Apollo, the Roman god, the chief god, who also represents Satan. That would make sense because Trump's apartment in NY has statues of Apollo everywhere! It utterly confounds me how any Christian can still support this man. Yet... many still do. Many in my own family!  

 To make matters worse, here is the Arch Trump has proposed to build in D.C.   The Trump Administration has unveiled design plans for the ‘Triumphal Arch,’ soon to be constructed in Washington DC. Notice “one nation under god” is inscribed directly under the golden angel, which is a depiction of Lucifer. In classical mythology, Lucifer was often depicted as a male figure holding a torch. Clearly, the “god” of America is not the Lord Jesus Christ

I find it interesting that this arch is a near-perfect mirror of the Arch of Constantine in Rome. Fitting, considering Washington DC sits on a plot of land formerly called “Rome” and Trump has previously been compared to Constantine. In Masonry, the Royal Arch is the doorway for the profane (uninitiated) into the Temple (the mysteries)

Perhaps through this arch “they” are hinting at humanity’s initiation from darkness into the false light, of which the occult believes Lucifer will lead mankind through, where all faiths will be united under their false light-bearer and led into his so called “enlightened” aquarian golden age

 

 

It does appear that some people might be waking up. Finally

 

Is Trump the AC? No, I don't think so, but I do think he is being used by the Elite Satanists to set up the AC Kingdom. Whether he is a willing participant in that, I have no idea.

As I scrolled through the news this week, I find myself less and less interested in any of it. I want to have a general idea of what's going on, but honestly, I need no more proof of how close we are to the Tribulation starting and our departure. So, I will list a very few of the things that caught my eye below, under News if you're interested, but mainly I want to discuss a few things I feel are very important. 

Iran's Shia Eschatological Mission  

The first one is about Iran and their "religion"  Some of you may already know this, some don't. But it's important to understand where they are coming from and why they will never give up, concede, compromise or stick to any treaty. 

Tehran Mayor Zakani says Post-war Iran will rise to a new lever and "Prepare Humanity for the coming of the Mahdi." In Shia Islam, the Mahdi, Muhammad Al Mahdi, was born in 869 CE and he did not die. He is believed to be still alive and over 1,100 years old. This "Mahdi will return at the end of times to establish justice." 

The Iranian regime considers their nation to be chosen by Allah to prepare the world for the coming of their messiah, the Twelfth Imam (whom they call the Mahdi) who will establish justice in the world. They believe that catastrophic world chaos and the defeat of their enemies, especially Israel, are prerequisites for this event. Their murder and mayhem is not only a means to an end; according to their religion it is an end in itself, and their foreign policy is guided by the desired impending apocalypse. This makes them a most dangerous foe, since there is no chance of negotiating with them or resolving the conflict peacefully; peace and justice will come only through their own martyrdom, in their view.

To Iran’s leadership, Israel represents far more than a political adversary—it is a spiritual challenge that must be overcome to fulfill divine prophecy. In Twelver Shia theology, the world must be conquered and ruled by Muslims for the Mahdi to return, hence death to American and Israel.

Israel is declared to be the “obstacle” to the return of the Mahdi. Iranian officials frequently cite horrific beliefs, like the notion that the Mahdi won’t return until the “last drop of Jewish blood” is spilled. (That belief does not come from the Quran.) The regime has used it to galvanize its people and its proxies to make war against Israel.

If Israel is eliminated, the logic goes, Iran will have removed the last remaining obstacle delaying the Mahdi’s return. This is why Iran’s leaders believe that they must “wipe Israel off the map.”

Iran’s regime believes nuclear weapons will allow them to destroy Israel, and possibly the world, facilitating the necessary chaos for the arrival of the Twelfth Imam. 

It is interesting to note that if you study the Mahdi, he has almost all the characteristics of the Anti-Christ from the Bible. In any case, Iran is not going to back down... not until God completely destroys them in the Gog-Magog war. 

Possible Soon Coming Events

Not to invoke fear, but I feel led to list a few coming events that have been prophesied by several watchmen and Godly people who receive dreams and visions. I normally don't do this because it's very hard when you don't know someone face to face to determine whether they are truly speaking for God. Even if they think they are, we are all human and make mistakes. But when I hear something repeated multiple times by different people, I start to think it might be from the Lord.

 1. The Abraham Lincoln and possibly another Aircraft carrier or Navy ship will be hit and sunk. This will be a kickoff event that will bring much shame to America and prove to the world that we are no longer a super power. 

2. A limited nuclear exchange will occur in the Middle East. As as result of the above? I don't know. But it will shock the world and cause people across the globe to beg their leaders for more controls, more restrictions, less freedoms, so this won't happen again. 

3. New York City will be attacked at some point. There are multiple prophecies about Tidal waves sweeping over the city 

4. President Trump will be assassinated. I wouldn't even bother to post this, but so many people have seen this, that I thought it wise to include it. When this occurs, it will cause civil war and chaos in America and across the world. 

5. Obama will return. In what capacity, I have no idea. But it will be on his watch that America falls. 

Once these things start, the rest will happen quickly. I'm listing them here as a record so that when/if they occur, people will know that God has told us in advance.  

NEWS:

I could add much more to this, but these things stood out. AI is taking over. The rate at which it is growing and becoming aware and enhancing itself is stunning. Of course I believe it is being run by demons. It is running our military and now it is infiltrating Christianity. 

 Prices are rising, people are being laid off, famine is coming. I know more people with cancer now than I've known in my entire life. The shot? Trump is even telling us there is a Great Reset coming. But it's not the reset his followers think. Global economic failure, meteors, trumpets blasting, earthquakes, floods, volcanoes, the coming digital id, gross immorality, an AI Jesus! Wars everywhere. Israel surrounded!  It doesn't take a rocket scientist to see that we are at the end.  

Anyway, browse below if you're interested. Otherwise, the best advice I can give you is to cling, no, cleave to Jesus. Spend time with Him. Read His Word. Praise Him. And be ready to go home! 

 Mandatory Digital ID coming to Mexico this year.  

A sweeping new law in Mexico now requires EVERY cellphone number to be tied to a verified identity — no exceptions.  Whether prepaid or contract, SIM or eSIM, every line must be linked to a real person using official ID… or risk being shut down. By June 30, 2026, millions of users must comply — or their phones will go silent. Authorities say this is to combat crime like extortion and fraud by eliminating anonymous communication. Yeah, right.

•   Trump Posts: 'World's Most Powerful Reset!!!'  The Great Reset is Here! 
• Claude Mythos - One AI Model Away From A New World Order
• Tech company launches AI avatar of Jesus that you can connect with for $1.99 a minute 
•   Apple Forces Users To Register Digital ID To Use The Internet In UK, Australia And Some US States. UK Government Will Investigate Complaints Of Climate-Change Denial
•  A life-sized AI hologram standing in your room talking with you?
•  Trump Reveals His New Ballroom Is Actually A Military Fallout Bunker, Unveils New Library Named After Him With Golden Statue Of Himself 
• Techno-Fascism: Trump White House Presents AI Proposal To Override State Laws, Sets National Standards For Digital IDs, Free Speech, And Intellectual Property 
•  Russia Introduces Its First mRNA-Based Cancer Vaccine. What Could Go Wrong? 
• IRS Contracts Palantir To Create Tool For 'Highest-Value' Audits, Tax Cheats, Investigations And More 
• Donroe Doctrine: Pete Hegseth Unveils Plans To Takeover The Western Hemisphere, 'We Call This Map The Greater North America' 
• NEW - Ireland begins testing its proposed "digital wallet app," as part of EU regulations that all EU countries must provide a "EU Digital Identity (EUDI) Wallet" for accessing public services by the end of 2026 and 2027 for private services. 

As Always, Saints. Keep looking up! But don't forget to be about your Father's Business!

 

Hope for our Spiritually "crippled" Children!

 

And David said, Is there still anyone left of the house of Saul to whom I may show kindness for Jonathan’s sake? 2 Samuel 9:1

David had finally established his Kingdom and was ruling and reigning out of Jerusalem.  But here we see him asking about any relative of Jonathan. For those of you who don't know who Jonathan was, he was King Saul's son who had befriended David. The two of them had been more than best friends. They were very tight and deeply cared for each other. At some point, Jonathan betrayed David, though Scripture doesn't mention exactly what it was.

However, here we see David wanting to bless anyone connected with Jonathan.  David is a type and shadow of Jesus. His kingship over Israel is an everlasting kingdom and God told David there would always be one of his descendants on the throne...  with the final one being Jesus, Himself. 

I was reading this chapter of Samuel and the story leapt out at me. Not that I hadn't read it before.. many times.. but this time, it took on a new meaning. 

 The king said, Is there not still someone of the house of Saul to whom I may show the unfailing, unsought, unlimited mercy and kindness of God? Ziba replied, Jonathan has yet a son who is lame in his feet. v3 

David finally finds someone who knows a relative of Jonathan. Jonathan had a son who was crippled, disabled we might say in our present time. The Scripture tell us he was "lame in his feet".  In ancient Israel, people who had disabilities were often looked down on. It was believed that the person must have committed a horrible sin for God to allow or even cause their disability. We often see in the Bible how the lame and blind wandered about, begging for money so they could eat. A crippled man was not allowed to be a priest. He could enter the courtyard of the temple, but not any further. To be crippled brought shame and often ostracization from society. 

So, I got to thinking about this in spiritual terms. The Bible says "All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God."  We ALL, are, in a sense, spiritually disabled. None of us are worthy to worship before a Holy God. We should all be considered outcasts, shameful and outsiders to the Kingdom of God. 

That's why Jesus came to Earth, to seek and save the lost, to offer Himself as a sacrifice so we could become a part of His Kingdom. And since David is a type and shadow of Jesus, it warmed my heart to see him do the same thing. No, he didn't sacrifice himself but he went out of his way to inquire after and bring to his kingdom a cripple, the son of a man who had betrayed him and the grandsom of a man who had hated him and sought to kill him (King Saul). 

And Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came to David and fell on his face and did obeisance. David said, Mephibosheth! And he answered, Behold your servant! v 6 Then in verse 8, And the cripple bowed himself and said, What is your servant, that you should look upon such a dead dog as I am?

He calls himself a dead dog. This is how we should approach our Lord.. with humility and reverential fear.  Because without Jesus, that's just what we are: Dead Dogs. 

What's really awesome is that David restores this "dead dog" to the land Jonathan and Saul owned. Not only that, David provided a host of servants to do all the work. But best of all, he orders Mephibosheth to eat at his table every day.

So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem, for he ate continually at the king’s table, [even though] he was lame in both feet. v 13

What a great shadow of what our Lord does for us! He takes us when we were still sinners, outcasts, dogs, and then  dies for us, brings us into His Kingdom and insists we join Him at His royal table.

Yet, another thing struck me as I read this story. David only restored this young cripple because of Jonathan. The lad was Jonathan's son. David and Jonathan had a close relationship. That's why David showed mercy on Mephibosheth.

God will do the same for all the descendants of those who truly love Him and have a close relationship with Him!   So, this story is not only about us and God's mercy toward us, but of God's mercy toward our descendants.  

I know many of you, like me, have lost children and grandkids... so be of good cheer, the Lord wants to restore them to their rightful inheritance and host them at His table in His Kingdom! That's what leapt out at me about this story as I read it. So have faith. Pray. And believe! 

 

   

 

The Winnowing Fork is In His Hand!

Dear Saints, this is a long post but I urge you to take your time with it, check out the Scriptures, and ask the Holy Spirit for discernment. All this information has a grand point at the end, so if you make it through, I hope it will encourage you.  

His winnowing fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clean out His threshing floor, and gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.” Matthew 3:12 

No one can deny that God is a farmer. Throughout Scripture there are many mentions of harvests. The timeline of ancient Israel revolves around seed planting and harvest times. Multiple times in the Gospels, Jesus, Himself, connected the harvest with salvation in many of his parables. Not only was this something the people at the time could understand, but there was something far deeper meant for all who believe. 

Here are some Passages that describe God as a Gardner 

The First Gardener (Genesis 2): God is described as planting the Garden of Eden. He "made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground" and personally tended the initial creation before delegating the task to Adam.
The Vinedresser (John 15): Jesus explicitly identifies His Father as the "vinedresser" (or "husbandman" in older translations like the KJV). In this metaphor, God is the one who prunes branches to ensure they become more fruitful.
The Owner of the Vineyard (Isaiah 5): Known as the "Song of the Vineyard," this passage describes God as a diligent farmer who clears stones, digs the soil, and plants "choice vines" on a fertile hill. It highlights His care for Israel as His "pleasant planting".
The Planter of the Field (1 Corinthians 3): Paul refers to the church as "God’s field" (or "God's husbandry"). While human leaders may plant or water, it is ultimately God who "makes the seed grow".
The Caretaker of Nature (Psalm 104): God is pictured as a gardener who "waters the mountains" and plants the great "cedars of Lebanon".
The Lord of the Harvest (Matthew 9): Jesus refers to God as the "Lord of the harvest," the one who has ultimate authority over the spiritual crop and sends workers into the field.  

Several of the Jewish Feast days are connected to a Harvest. But God singles out Three of those feast days as being so special that He required every Israeli male to assemble in Jerusalem

 Three times you shall keep a feast to Me in the year: You shall keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread (you shall eat unleavened bread seven days, as I commanded you, at the time appointed in the month of Abib, for in it you came out of Egypt; none shall appear before Me empty); and the Feast of Harvest (Shavuot or Pentecost), the firstfruits of your labors which you have sown in the field; and the Feast of Ingathering (Sukkot or Tabernacles) at the end of the year, when you have gathered in the fruit of your labors from the field. “Three times in the year all your males shall appear before the Lord God. Exodus 23: 14-17

Each of these three harvests are associated with a specific crop

• Feast of Unleavened Bread:  Barley harvest  Season: Spring
• Feast of Harvest (Shavuot) Wheat harvest  Season: Spring/Summer
• Feast of Ingathering (Tabernacles) Fruit or Grape harvest  / Fall

Jesus described the Rapture as a Harvest in His parable of the Wheat and tares in Matthew 12-13

The field is the world, the good seeds are the sons of the kingdom, but the tares are the sons of the wicked one. The enemy who sowed them is the devil, the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are the angels. Matthew 13:38-39

In the first Scripture listed on this post, we see that Jesus gathers the wheat (believers) into the barn while the tares (lost) are burned. 

 The Earth is God's Garden and He is going to harvest out of it a people who have chosen Him, believed in Him, and followed Jesus. So why am I going into so much detail and proof? Because I want you to see that the rapture(s) are harvests. And these harvests are connected to the three Harvest Festivals of the Jews in which they were summoned to "assemble" at Jerusalem. 

There are Three Harvests and hence there will be Three "raptures" or Three harvest times for the Earth. Why do I believe this? Because the First one has already occurred, and the last one is mentioned in Scripture as occurring at the end of the Tribulation. 

Then, behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth quaked, and the rocks were split, and the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised;  and coming out of the graves after His resurrection, they went into the holy city and appeared to many. Matthew 27:51-53 

This occurred right after Jesus's resurrection, which occurred during the Feast of Unleavened Bread, which is the First of three in which there is a harvest of souls and all Jewish men were to assemble in Jerusalem. 

The LAST Harvest is mentioned in Revelation 14.  

Then I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and on the cloud sat One like the Son of Man, having on His head a golden crown, and in His hand a sharp sickle. And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to Him who sat on the cloud, “Thrust in Your sickle and reap, for the time has come for You to reap, for the harvest of the earth is ripe.”  So He who sat on the cloud thrust in His sickle on the earth, and the earth was reaped. Revelation 14:14-16

This occurs right before the Bowls of God's Wrath are poured out because the very next chapter talks about those bowls. Notice how the tabernacle fills with smoke here. That gives us a clue as to the timing. 

After these things I looked, and behold, the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened.  And out of the temple came the seven angels having the seven plagues, clothed in pure bright linen, and having their chests girded with golden bands.  Then one of the four living creatures gave to the seven angels seven golden bowls full of the wrath of God who lives forever and ever. The temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from His power, and no one was able to enter the temple till the seven plagues of the seven angels were completed Revelation 15:5-9 

 How do we know when this occurred in relation to the Feast Days? 

In ancient Israel, the tabernacle (and later the Temple) filled with smoke primarily during the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur), when the High Priest entered the Holy of Holies, as detailed in Leviticus 16:13. He was required to burn incense, creating a cloud of smoke to cover the mercy seat and protect him from death.

So we have the first rapture harvest occurring during the Feast of Unleavened Bread, and the last one occurring around the time of the Day of Attonement and Tabernacles. Hmm. Seems there a pattern there.

One more small detail before we continue. First Fruits. With every harvest, there are first fruits. First fruits is a portion of the harvest that is the BEST portion of the early harvest. It always precedes the main harvest. 

So who is the first fruits of the first rapture/harvest? It's Jesus himself!  

But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. 1 Corinthians 15:20

If Jesus was the first fruit of that harvest, who, then, is the main harvest, which comes afterward? I believe it was the Old Testament saints who were raised from the dead right after Jesus did. (See Scripture above from Matthew 27)

Then who is the first fruit of the last rapture/harvest?  

These are the ones who were not defiled with women, for they are virgins. These are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever He goes. These were redeemed from among men, being firstfruits to God and to the Lamb. And in their mouth was found no deceit, for they are without fault before the throne of God. Revelation 14:4-5

This clearly states that the 144,000 are the first fruits of the last rapture. Later in that same chapter it describes this last rapture/harvest as seen above. 

So we have the first fruits and main harvest listed for both the first rapture/harvest and the last rapture/harvest. So what about the rapture/harvest in the middle, the wheat harvest--the one that occurs around Pentecost or Shavuot?  

I am not a prophet, but based on all this Scriptural evidence it seems to me that the middle rapture/harvest must occur around Pentecost and/or the Spring/Summer Wheat harvest. 

Remember the Raptures are harvests as described in Scripture.

Hence it is reasonable to infer that if this is the year we leave, then we are now entering the season of the Wheat Harvest and Pentecost, which occurs 50 days after Resurrection Day. That is a big IF regarding the year. But if this is the year, I truly believe that our departure will occur during this season. Nothing else makes sense to me. That's why every year I get excited during the Spring and Early Summer.

(P.S. I also believe it's possible that we are part of the main Barley Harvest. The reason is that Barley is a grain that doesn't require pressure in order to harvest it. Whereas wheat must be pressed in order to remove it from its hard shell. Hence, I really don't know whether we are wheat or barley.) 

Let's say we are wheat. Then who are the first fruits? This is where things start to drift a bit from what we know from Scripture. If you follow me here, you know I believe in 3 raptures: One before the Tribulation, One in the middle, and one at the end. We know from Scripture there are at least Two, right?  We also know that in the middle of the Tribulation the two witnesses rise from the dead

But after three and a half days, by God’s gift the breath of life again entered into them, and they rose up on their feet, and great dread and terror fell on those who watched them. Then [the two witnesses] heard a strong voice from heaven calling to them, Come up here! And before the very eyes of their enemies they ascended into heaven in a cloud. And at that  hour there was a tremendous earthquake and one tenth of the city was destroyed (fell); seven thousand people perished in the earthquake, and those who remained were filled with dread and terror and were awe-struck, and they glorified the God of heaven. Revelation 11:11-13

So, obviously there is a 2nd rapture in the middle of the Tribulation for at  least the 2 witnesses after their ministry for 3.5 years (as Scripture says). Notice the massive Earthquake. There was also an Earthquake when Jesus resurrected. Earthquakes and resurrections go hand in hand.

And behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled the boulder back and sat upon it. Matthew 28:2

We are not told if other people were harvested or raptured at that same time when the witnesses leave. So it's quite possible that on or around Pentecost in the middle of the Tribulation, there is a wheat harvest/rapture of more people than just the two witnesses.

But who are these people? Certainly they are people who got saved during the first half of the Tribulation. Yet what if they are also  "believers" who got left behind when the bride was harvested pre-trib? 

It is my belief and Scripture confirms that not everyone who believes in Jesus will be taken in the first rapture/harvest, which is the First Fruits Bride rapture. Only those who have made themselves ready, who love Jesus more than anything, and who are longing for his appearing. I've posted about this here multiple times, but I'm happy to provide Scriptures if asked. 

The Bride is the first fruits of the wheat harvest. The remaining wheat have to go through the first half of the Tribulation in order to purify themselves to also be ready to be taken at the midway point. Then the main wheat harvest will be taken. 

Jewish Feast Day    Harvest   Firstfruits   Main Harvest  
Unleavened Bread     Barley       Jesus           Old Testament Saints 

Shavuot/Pentecost     Wheat      Bride           Purified Believers

Sukkot/Tabernacles    Fruit        144,000       True believers left

                                                                 Wicked crushed in winepress

 

In summary, these are the three feasts/appointments in which Israel was to gather in Jerusalem.  Each of these feasts are set around a harvest time, each for a different crop. Each harvest has a first fruits taken out before the main harvest. Since Jesus resurrected on Unleavened Bread and the Bible clearly states another "harvest" resurrection occurs in the Fall around Tabernacles, then we have to assume the middle harvest will also occur. 

 

  

Here are some important Scriptures that allude to the rapture being in Spring/Summer

 

Woe is me! For I am as when the summer fruits have been gathered, as when the vintage grapes have been gleaned and there is no cluster to eat, no first-ripe fig for which my appetite craves. The godly man has perished from the earth, and there is none upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; each hunts his brother with a net. Micah 7:1-2

 

The story of Ruth and Boaz is the perfect foreshadowing of Jesus and His Gentile Bride. Notice that Ruth didn't marry Boaz until the end of the wheat harvest. 

 

So she kept close to the maidens of Boaz, gleaning until the end of the barley and wheat harvests. And she lived with her mother-in-law. Ruth 2:23

 

The wheat harvest in Israel historically concludes in late spring to early summer, specifically between late April and late May, culminating around the festival of Shavuot (the Festival of Weeks), which usually falls in May or early June. It marks the end of the seven-week grain harvest season, which begins with the barley harvest during Passover. 

 

Notice the Season in these verses from Song of Solomon! 

My beloved speaks and says to me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away. For, behold, the winter is past; the rain is over and gone. The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing [of birds] has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land.The fig tree puts forth and ripens her green figs, and the vines are in blossom and give forth their fragrance. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away. Song of Solomon 2:10-13

 I went down into the nut orchard to look at the green plants of the valley, to see whether the grapevine had budded and the pomegranates were in flower. Before I was aware of what was happening, my desire had brought me into the area of the princes of my people [the king’s retinue]. Song of Solomon 6:11-12

In Summary, If we are in the year the Tribulation starts, I believe the Bride leaves very soon... during the Barley/Wheat harvest. And based on all the signs going on in the world right now, I think it's highly likely.

However, I'm not setting any dates. I'm just studying Scripture and making inferences hopefully by the Holy Spirit's leading. 

So, I hope this encourages you. I know many of us are going through some rough times, but the Lord wants you to know that He knows, understands, and is with you. He's on His way and He will come in the nick of time. Trust Him. Spend the remainder of your time here in this age, growing more in Love with Him. He will never fail you!