RENDER UNTO CAESAR WHAT IS CAESARS PROFSSING CHRISTIANS HAVE BEEN DOING THAT FOR YEARS AND LOOK AT WHAT IT HAS GOTTEN THEM

What Caesar wants is not what GOD wants. The governments of men are all going to be replaced by the kingdom GOD. The world is not going to be made a better place by man, only by GOD with the return of HIS son. This is what we live for, what we pray for. Two thirds of registered voters in the U.S. identify as Christians 58% are democrats and 74% are republicans. So there is a political divide between professing Christians. There are 189.5 million registered voters in the United States according to USAFacts, there are 44.1 million democrats and 37.3 million republicans.  Non Christians voters are 35%.  To be a Christian and yet have this kind of division shows that giving Caesar what is Caesar’s produces division among those claiming to be Christians. One would think that all Christians would be of the same mind, believing the same things, which is what GOD desires but human politics shows this is not so.  On the view of abortion among Protestants 68% say it should be legal, 59% of Catholics do as well. Among black Christians 71% say abortion should be legal. Among Mormons 69% and Jehovah Witnesses 54% say abortion should be legal. Looks like Caesar is winning the day and GOD is losing. What a great Christian nation we have, right !!! This is exactly what happens when man rules instead of GOD in the lives of people, they use Caesar to justify murder.  

 

To be a part of human government is to be a part of the problem not the answer. Whatever you participate in you are a part of regardless of which side you are on you are part of the political system. There is no control over anything if you are the minority and true Christians are the smallest minority on earth. In the USA Caesar has legalized abortion even though some fake Christians are against it. This is how Caesar works. This problem is not the only problem as opinions vary across different political ideologies. The division in the US and the rest of the world has grown increasingly divided over many issues. The truth of GOD is cast to the ground and stomped upon so that the people can continue in their sins while claiming to be Christians. It is hypocrisy of the highest degree.

The only thing we owe Caesar is to pay his taxes and obey his laws just as the scriptures say. Nowhere does it say that Christians are to take part in this world of darkness controlled by Satan. Luke 5:6  Isaiah 40:17  This perverted idea comes from the minds of Satanically Inspired people who desire to have power and control over the world.

 

I see Patriotism as a religion of worship of the state and attempting to supply what they cannot deliver, a utopia. Anyone involved in the lie that men are capable of governing themselves rejects GODS government. Christians cannot serve two governments it’s either the government of men or the government of GOD. GOD is able to produce utopia, men can’t. Seek first the kingdom of GOD, not the kingdoms men. In both World Wars it was Christians killing other Christians when the Allie’s fought Germany. In the U.S. civil war Christians killed Christians. The Catholic Church used their power over nations to kill thousands of Christians and Jews. This is the legacy of human governments, killing, death, confusion and chaos. Looks like we did give Caesar what was Caesars, isn’t it about time we give GOD what is GODS.

 
Sources for the information given are; Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the Guttmacher institute, Society of Family planning, the World Health Organization.

 

 

2 Corinthians 11:4

“For if he who comes preaches another Jesus whom we have not preached or if you receive a different spirit which you have not received or a different gospel which you have not accepted you may well put up with it !”  2 Corinthians 11:4

The gospel is a message from GOD the FATHER through HIS son Jesus Christ.  It details how a person can have the hope of salvation.  The human being that GOD created to preach this gospel was not GOD ALMIGHTY, it was HIS 100% human son.  GOD did not die for us, a righteous man did.  If people do not know this what would that mean ?  The true gospel, of which is only one, is not a message about a triune GOD whose second member became a man and provided a way for salvation by his death and resurrection.  I thought that GOD could not die, and wouldn’t one member of a trinity becoming a human effect the nature of a distinct but not separate triune GOD ?  In all of this we have a different GOD, a different Jesus and a different gospel because none of its teachings are true.

Romans 1:16  “The gospel is the power of GOD unto salvation”  this seems very clear, the gospel is what we must know the truth of in order to have the hope of salvation.  Paul seemed to think that the gospel is what saves us, but we must hold firmly to its message.  1 Corinthians 15:1,2 

What if people who call themselves Christians do not know or understand the meaning, message and believe in another gospel that is totally different?  Paul said, Galatians 1:11,12  ,  how Paul received the gospel that he preached is the same way we all receive it.  GOD teaches us the gospel by divine revelation through Jesus Christ.  John 6:44,45  There is no other way to receive it.

Ephesians 4:4,5,6   There is only one gospel, one true GOD, one messiah.  To obey the gospel you have to know and understand the gospel otherwise you can’t obey the gospel. 

 2 Thessalonians 1:8   Wow, sure sounds like people that don’t know GOD and aren’t obeying the gospel are going to be in very big trouble.  I would think that this would apply to any religion that teaches a false gospel or false God, wouldn’t you ?  

For someone who considers themself to be a Christian to just slap the label of Christian on people who obviously do not know GOD, Christ or the message of the gospel seems extremely foolish.  The evidence from scripture is very plain and to deny it calls GOD, Jesus and the Apostles liars.  

Instead of just slapping the label Christian on anyone who claims to be a Christian wouldn’t it be wise to go with what GOD has inspired in the scriptures to identify HIS people ?   Otherwise you may well put up with it.   Think on it.

WAS THE MESSAGE OF CHRIST FOR THE CHURCH TO BRANDISH A SWORD AS AN EXECUTIONER ?

Matthew 26:52   Matthew 5:9   Hebrews 12:14,19 Romans 12:18   Galatians 5:22   

There are people who think of themselves as the executioner who wields their sword for Christ.  Christ said that his kingdom was not yet for if it was then his servants would fight.  John 18:36   These executioners perceive themselves as a spiritual warrior who must defend their idea of what they think the true faith is.  If you disagree with them they will cut you to pieces with their sword.  They think they are perfect and see anyone who isn’t of their views as imperfect and needs to taste their steel.  They insult, they use grandiloquence to impress and quote scriptures they don’t understand.  They resemble the crusaders of old fighting for Christianity that was not Christianity at all.  They are soldiers of Babylon masquerading as soldiers for Christ.  They are able to deceive the simple minded to follow them in their folly.  

The time for true Christians to pick up the sword is yet future at the return of Christ, not now.  Psalm 149:6,7,8,9  This understanding escapes these current swordsmen who in their own deception will eventually fall on their own sword.  Hebrews 12:14  says to persue peace not war.  The one who lives by the sword dies by the sword.  The ones living today by the sword needs to beat their swords into plowshares. 

 Unconverted Peter used his sword to cut off the ear of the high priest’s servant, but what did Jesus do and what did Jesus tell Peter.  Matthew 26:51,52,53,54   Mark 15:46,47  John 18:10,11  Luke 22:49,50,51   

Peters ignorant act was going against what the scriptures said needed to be fulfilled.  This is exactly what these ignorant swordsmen do today.  They go against the teachings of Christ while thinking they are his soldiers to defend him.  No one needs to defend Christ but we all need Christ to defend us. This is a prime example of misguided zeal, a very small amount of knowledge without any wisdom that makes this sort of person dangerous.  Proverbs 3:31   Matthew 5:5   Luke 6:27,28   “To those of you who will listen” , violent men, swordsmen, executioners do not listen.  Psalm 11:5   The weak minded who agree with the swordsman are being led into a way that is not good.  Proverbs 16:29  Proverbs 24:1,2   Proverbs 3:31   These are warnings to weak minded followers of violent executioners, know this,  executioners deserve no sympathy and will receive none from Christ.  Matthew 7:21,22,23  Luke 13:25,26,27 

True Christian soldiers have their marching orders; love, peace, kindness, forgiving, merciful, humble, meekness that are the exact opposite of the swordsman.   Think on it.

HOW WILL SATAN DECEIVE THE WORLD REVELATION 12:9 ?

 The question arises, how will Satan deceive people during the period just before the great tribulation, that first 3 1/2 years of the 7 year covenant that he makes with 10 nations.  

This deception must be extremely efficient but in order to pull it off Satan will use scripture.  Satan can’t deceive anyone if he appears in his evil nature, people would see that right away.  Satan and his demons appear as ministers of light, truth is mixed with lies.  I believe that Satan will reinstitute the Ten Commandments and law of Moses, this is biblical and the vast majority of false Christians believe the Jews are GODS chosen people.  The Jews were under the law, the elect of the old covenant but due to their continued idolatry GOD divorced Israel and will not deal with them again until after Christ returns.  The church is the election according to grace, not law.  True Christians are not under the law but grace.  The law rightfully condemns all under it to death because all have sinned therefore all die.  The church escapes this condemnation and comes under the law of Christ, love GOD and neighbor with the love GOD places in us by HIS Spirit.  Romans 5:5   Love is the fulfillment of the law not our struggle to keep the law that only kills us.  The letter kills it is the spirit that gives life.  Therefore if Satan brings the world under the law there is no salvation but there is a denial of everything Christ accomplished for us.  The book of Revelation says there will be a temple and sacrifices which indicates the old covenant is revived.  Paul also mentions a third temple .  Modern day Israel will believe that the beast is their messiah and will be thrilled to have their temple, the sacrifices and their way of temple worship practiced by all.  Remember Jesus gave his life to get us out of the law and bring us into a new covenant and once this happens we are no longer under the law. Do you see this tactic of the Devil ?  Do you understand how it works ?   This deception will be swallowed hook, line and sinker by the carnal world.  The true Christians, the elect of GOD cannot be deceived, they know the truth.  There is to be a small remnant of these elect saints that have protection from GOD during the entire 7 years of the antichrist rule.  Revelation 3:10   This remnant is of the 144000 that will inherit the kingdom of GOD when Jesus returns.  This is the little flock Jesus talked about.  Luke 12:32  These elect saints are the few chosen by GOD.  Matthew 22:14   These elect cannot be deceived, it’s not possible. Matthew 24:24   These elect are faithful and are protected from the evil one.  2 Thessalonians 3:3  1 Corinthians 1:8,9   These elect are the Philadelphia church in the book of Revelation.  Revelation 3:7-13   

Satan will use scripture but mix it with lies to deceive the world, to bring them under the law by which is no salvation but rather a denial of Christ.   At the midpoint of the 7 years the antichrist declares himself GOD.  The Jews will reject him and bring about the tribulation on themselves and the rest of the world.  Others who believe that GOD can be a man will accept the antichrist and take his mark.  There are many other articles here that explain this more clearly.

Because the world has been deceived on so many things it makes it extremely difficult to to unravel all the lies of Satan to expose them and then reveal what the truth is.   Revelation 12:9 is not exaggerating, the entire world, except the true church, is even now deceived before the great tribulation has begun.  If the world is already deceived it will be even worse during the time of the antichrist.  

THE VEIL SPREAD OVER ALL NATIONS

 Isaiah 25:7KJV  2 Corinthians 3:14,15,16

What is this veil that covers all nations ?

2 Corinthians 3:7 Paul calls the Ten Commandments, that were engraved in letters on stone, the ministry of death.  In verse 9 Paul calls the Ten Commandments the ministry of condemnation.  The law, the Ten Commandments, had a glory but the new covenant of GOD and Christ has a greater glory that does not fade away as the Ten Commandments do.  This agrees with Hebrews 8:13, the old covenant, the Ten Commandments, are obsolete and are fading away just as the the glory on the face of Moses faded away.  Romans 6:7  Paul explains that Christians are released from the Ten Commandments so that we may serve in the new covenant of the Holy Spirit and not in the old covenant way of the Ten Commandments.  The old covenant, the Ten Commandments and law of Moses, is only abolished in the church not in the carnal unconverted world.  John 1:17  if grace and truth came by Jesus Christ then the law, the old covenant, the Ten Commandments, that came by Moses, had no grace or truth.  The law, the old covenant, the Ten Commandments, only made things worse, made sin even more sinful, but the church has grace and forgiveness of sin but the unconverted would does not.  Romans 5:20,21

Now, this veil that covers the nations is the hiding of the knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of GOD from everyone but the church.  Matthew 13:11

The entire carnal world is guilty under the law, Romans 3:19  ,  they are all under the Ten Commandments, the old covenant, the church is not.  

Everyone who is placed under the law, the Ten Commandments , are under the curse of death, no one under the Ten Commandments is justified and the law is not of faith but the carnal world under the Ten Commandments must live by them or die.  Galatians 3:10,11,12   The church is under a greater set of commandments, the two Jesus gave us of love to GOD and love to neighbor.  The Ten Commandments did not have GODS love, GODS love is only by a gift of HIS Holy Spirit.  Romans 5:5  The carnal people of the world cannot understand this at all, only GOD can open their eyes to see it.  Therefore a veil covers all the carnal people of the world and the only way for it to be lifted is when GOD draws a person to Christ and converts them, gives them HIS spirit and teaches the person HIS truth.   No one can come to Christ unless the FATHER draws them and the FATHER does this by the old covenant Ten Commandments because that person is then able to see they are dead in their sins and need a savior.  This is how the Ten Commandments are a schoolmaster to draw us to Christ, then the person is no longer under the Ten Commandments but under the two greatest commandments Jesus gave and GOD works in them with HIS love to change the persons nature to be like that of GOD and HIS son Jesus.  The person no longer works to keep the Ten Commandments, they become GODS workmanship and GOD works in them both to will and to do HIS good pleasure.  In this way sin is no longer the transgression of the Ten Commandments but whatever is not of the love of GOD.  If GODS love fulfills the Ten Commandments then not loving doesn’t.  People under the Ten Commandments do not have GODS love in them because they do not have the Holy Spirit that gives that love, therefore under the Ten Commandments they can never fulfill the Ten Commandments and they sin, then sin brings death.  No one should ever despise GODS Ten Commandments, they should love GODS Ten Commandments because they are what GOD uses to bring you to Christ.  King David, who had GODS Holy Spirit, Psalm 51:11 , loved GODS Ten Commandments because he learned the lesson of the schoolmaster, he was in the new covenant and had access to repentance and forgiveness when he sinned by committing adultery and murder.  Read all of Psalm 51 with the new covenant in mind and if GOD  desires to open your eyes you will see the blessings of the new covenant applied to King David.  

The true church of GOD is not under the veil that covers all the nations, the veil for them was lifted when they were brought to Christ by GOD.  

FRUSTRATION OVER THE GRACE OF GOD

Galatians 2:21KJV  What did Paul mean when he wrote this scripture ?  “I do not frustrate the grace of GOD for if righteousness came by the law Christ died for nothing”.  Paul mentions both grace and law in this passage.  People in Paul’s day just like today can’t understand how sin can be avoided if they don’t keep the Ten Commandments.  The Ten Commandments were the old covenant GOD made with ancient Israel. Exodus 31:18   These two tables of stone were kept in the ARK OF THE COVENANT so it is very plain that the Ten Commandments were indeed the old covenant.  To dispute this point is futile.  Under this old covenant a person who broke the Ten Commandments died without mercy. Hebrews 10:28   There was no mercy in this old covenant, no repentance, no forgiveness, no justification, no faith and no life.  The letter of this law kills everyone under this covenant.  Here is the proof.  Romans 3:23  Galatians 3:10  The Ten Commandments are GODS justice against sinners.  The wages of sin is death.  Romans 6:23

The question then is, how can we avoid sin if the church is not under the Ten Commandments ?

The answer is the new covenant of grace.   Jesus did not abolish the law, all the law is still in force over the carnal world a condemns all sinners to everlasting death.  Matthew 5:17   Jesus told people that he knew were under the law to keep the law because the law was to lead people to Christ, to see their need for a savior to rescue them from the laws just condemnation of sinners.

Because there was none righteous, no not one, GOD had to create a righteous man, HIS son, the messiah.  This righteous messiah would fulfill the intent of GODS Ten Commandments with GODLY love, not by human effort but by GODS love.  GODS love is the fulfillment of the Ten Commandments.  Romans 13:10   The Ten Commandments did not include GODS love by HIS spirit but in the new covenant of grace this GODLY love is in Christians by the Holy Spirit. Romans 5:5   True Christians are empowered by GODLY love to do no harm to anyone and thus fulfilling what the Ten Commandments could not do.  Romans 8:3   Now, one of the definitions of sin is to be unrighteous.  1 John 5:17  1 Corinthians 6:9KJV  GODLY love produces righteousness and neither righteousness or GODLY love comes by the Ten Commandments.  Just as Paul said, if righteousness did come by keeping the Ten Commandments then Jesus died for nothing and there would have been no need for a new covenant or a messiah.  This spiritual understanding was given only to the true church of GOD, all other people not called and chosen in this current age will not understand.  Matthew 13:10,11,12,13,14  

 This prompts another question, why does GOD call and choose some people and not all people ?  The answer to this is also only known by the called and chosen.  John 3:16,17   GOD loves the whole world, all people, but is not willing that any should perish but rather come to repentance.  2 Peter 3:9  GOD wants people to repent, however most people in this current evil age will not repent.  To avoid these unrepentant people from perishing if GOD gave them HIS spirit now HE will wait until two more opportunities in the future when conditions are more favorable for them, the millennium and second resurrection.  If people who have GODS spirit refuse to repent they will perish as Jesus said, Luke 13:3  GOD who is omniscient, knows absolutely everything in eternity, knows who will repent in this age and who will not and to keep the unrepentant of this age from perishing HE will not call and choose them for salvation at this time.  Remember, GOD has written a book called the Lambs book of life and all the names of all true Christians are in it.  GOD wrote this book at the foundation of the world, before time began.  Revelation 13:8  Ephesians 1:4  Revelation 20:12  Revelation 3:5  Psalm 69:27,28  Exodus 32:32,33   The only sin that leads to everlasting death in the new covenant is sinning against GODS Holy Spirit.  This is the unpardonable sin and only people that have the Holy Spirit can commit this sin.  So I hope you see why GOD does not call and choose everybody in this current evil age, it’s because HE loves them and doesn’t want to see them perish.  

I hope GOD gives the eyes to see these things to whoever HE calls and chooses. A babe in Christ, a newcomer to the faith, will have to be taught by GOD through Jesus about the mysteries of the kingdom of GOD.  When the babe finishes his milk then he will be ready to eat meat.  

Now that you have read this article I hope you can understand why so many people frustrate grace.  Why only the true church understands the mysteries of the kingdom of GOD and why GOD doesn’t call and choose everyone today.  That GOD has known all things in eternity and knows the best time for each of us to be called and chosen.  That GOD does all these things because HE loves everyone.

THE TRINITARIAN GOSPEL

 

 For most trinitarians the following is their view of the gospel .

GOD died for us 

Our souls are immortal 

Once we are saved we’re always saved 

Our reward is going to heaven immediately after we die and meeting all those who died before us 

We already have everlasting life because of our immortal soul we just need a place to live it out 

Bad people go to hell and are experiencing everlasting conscious torture 

Everyone who says they believe in Jesus and call him Lord will be saved

These are a few of the beliefs of trinitarians, do you think trinitarians are Christians ?  Do you think their beliefs are true ?   Do their beliefs agree with the gospel ?  

If you have been taught by GOD through Jesus Christ the true gospel then you would see instantly that all trinitarian beliefs are false.  The gospel is the message from GOD that HE sent HIS son to preach. It is the message of salvation in the kingdom of GOD.  The Holy Spirit of the FATHER gives true Christians the gift of discernment to identity spirits and their origin, are they of GOD or Satan.  Using this gift a true Christian would only need to ask anyone some questions and could by their answers determine if they are a Christian or not.  This would not take much time or effort to determine.  

Telling someone that they do not have the Holy Spirit greatly offends them even when it is the truth. People believe very strongly in the deception they are in and think they know the truth but in reality they know nothing. Just ask former members of the Jehovahs Witnesses, WCG, Mormons or other false churches whose have been called and chosen, elected by GOD and put into HIS church. They were all deceived before GOD and Christ intervened and now do know the truth.  Now that they see it may be possible, if GOD is willing, that they may help others in deception to see.  It will be GOD who must open the eyes of the spiritually blind, at best the elect saints can only be used by GOD as a catalyst to begin the process of coming out of deception, out of darkness and into the light.

 Just because a person is unconverted and without the Holy Spirit does not mean they are condemned to everlasting death, it means they have not been converted yet.  GODS plan of salvation has three separate times in which HE will offer salvation; today in this current evil age, the millennium and finally the second resurrection .

True Christians know this and are not being unmerciful or cruel, they are merely being truthful as to the spiritual state of the unconverted.  

I have written many articles that explain all of this in greater detail.  GODS love is what makes salvation possible, not HIS justice in the law.  True Christians are not under the law, the Ten Commandments and laws of Moses.  True Christians have two commandments of love that GODS spirit in them helps them to live in that love.  This love is GODS love by the Holy Spirit in us.  Romans 5:5  If you love GOD and your neighbor with this GODLY love then you will fulfill the intent of the law.  You will not do any harm, you will not sin.  It is GOD working in the Christian while the Christian stops working and submits in faith.   Philippians 3:9  Philippians 2:13   Under the law you worked, under grace GOD works. Ephesians 2:10KJV  To believe this requires faith, Hebrews 11:6 and even faith is a gift of GOD.  Galatians 5:22  

In summary,  it is not wrong, evil, unmerciful or uncompassionate to say trinitarians are not Christians and do not have the Holy Spirit nor is it to say the same of the other false churches in this world.  It is speaking the truth , to not speak the truth is to speak lies.  No lie is of the truth.

AS IT WAS IN THE DAYS OF NOAH

Matthew 24:37   Luke 21:26,27   Hebrews 11:7  1 Peter 3:19,20,21  2 Peter 2:5  Genesis 6:11,12,13  Genesis 7:11,12   Genesis 7:15,16   Genesis 9:11,15

The above scriptures all relate to the comment Jesus made, “as it was in the days of Noah so shall it be at the coming of the son of man”.  The question then is how do the days of Noah relate to today ?  Very often the scriptures use symbolism, parables and analogies instead of plain speech and this is done to hide the true meaning from people that GOD does not want to understand.  To the church only is it given to understand the mysteries of the kingdom of GOD.  Luke 8:10  “Unto you”   The “you” in this verse was the disciples Jesus was speaking to, the men who became Apostles in the church.  All unconverted people will not understand.  

Noah did preach a message to the people of his day just as Christ did in his day. 2 Peter 2:5  The vast majority of the people in both days did not believe or understand the message.  Noah’s message saved 8 people from a flood but the message of Jesus saves multiple billions of people from a fire, the lake of fire, the second death.  

When the time appointed by GOD came those who believed Noah’s message were sealed inside the ark by GOD.  When the time comes, those who believed Jesus will be sealed in their foreheads by GOD.  Before the flood came the door of the ark was open to everyone but just before the flood GOD shut the door to the ark.  Genesis 7:16.  Today the door of salvation is open to those GOD calls and chooses out of the world and the door is open to them but when the number of 144,000 is completed the door will be shut, the door is Christ, John 10:9  and only GOD can open that door that no one can shut or open.   John 6:44  Revelation 3:7,8  

The fire of the great tribulation will burn men who are not in the ark, the Philadelphia church, along with certain Christians who are not cold or hot, the Laodiceans .  Matthew 3:12  Revelation 3:15,16,17,18,19 

Baptism is symbolized by the waters of Noah , 1 Peter 3:21 and just as the waters of Noah cleansed the earth of evil humans it cleanses the spirits of just men made perfect.  Washed in the blood of Christ and by the water of the word. The flood came and took all the people away, in the future Satan spews a flood out of his mouth to carry the church away but the earth helps the church by swallowing up the flood.  This is the unconverted people swallowing the deception of Satan and thus revealing to the church the lies of Satan.   Remember GODS promise to never again destroy all life on Earth , HE keeps that promise by allowing those who repent during the tribulation to live into the millennium. Genesis 9:11

During the false millennium people will be marrying and giving in marriage as in Noah’s day but then comes sudden destruction. In Noah’s day the flood in our day The great tribulation.

Now, this idea is one that needs much prayer, meditation and study; Genesis 7:11 , specifically the date, the 17th day of the second month.  This year, the 17th day of the second month, fell on May 14th , 2025 and will be the same in 2026, in 2027  it will fall on March 26, 2027 . In 2028 it will be Saturday May 13th and in 2029 Wednesday May 2 .  Could the comments by Jesus have anything to do with any of these dates ?   Several of these dates are around the time Israel became a nation on May 14, 1948  May14th 2026 Israel will be 78 years old.

In Noah’s day people were evil , Genesis 6:5 ,  and this seems to be what is happening in this world today.  It says in this verse, “the thoughts and intents of the heart (human spirit) was only evil continually” and is in agreement with the words of Jesus,  Matthew 15:19,20   When this kind of spiritual condition exists in humanity GOD will intervene.  In Noah’s day GOD responded by ending human life but the next time HE intervenes to save it.  Matthew 24:22   The flood was caused directly by GOD but the tribulation by Satan and his human followers.  The day of the Lord is GODS intervention to bring HIS wrath upon Satans kingdom. Revelation 11:18

Today there are so many things happening that it is almost impossible to keep track of them all.  Humanity is growing more evil.  All you need to do is watch the news, at least news that reports the truth, because even much of the news media is evil.  Many elected politicians are evil as well as those who elected them.  It is not only in the United States, it is worldwide.  What we are seeing is Satan preparing the world for his antichrist to rule but to achieve this Satan will have a false tribulation.  Once Satans antichrist is in power then Satan produces a false millennium.  The covenant Satans antichrist makes for 7 years with ten earthly rulers will be broken by the antichrist and this will start the real great tribulation.  These things are only generalities because I have no specifics, no details, as is true of prophetic events.  We must watch to see the finer details come to light as events progress. 

 President Trump has brokered a peace deal in the Middle East. What could this event lead to ?  The Jewish people compare President Trump to the biblical king  Cyrus, king of Persia, who allowed the Jews to return to Israel and rebuild the city and the temple. If this third temple is built will President Trump play a part ?  Why would Jewish rabbis view President Trump in this way ?   If the Islamic nations are willing to have peace then what else may they be willing to do ?  We may very well see that third temple on the hill of Zion very soon.  This dream of the Jewish people is a nightmare for the Islamic people and could very well end President Trumps peace deal if Israel attempts to build it.  Remember that the Islamic people have a very bad track record when it comes to honoring deals.  A Jewish third temple may just be what causes the false tribulation.  We have suspected that Islam will be the false antichrist that the real antichrist destroys.  

The comments made by Jesus concerning the days of Noah being similar to our days is showing us a pattern of how GOD has dealt with humanity in the past and how HE will deal with them in the future. 

I do not think the peace deal by President Trump will hold for long because just like in Noah’s day every thought and intent of the signers of this deal is only evil continually.   It is interesting that 8 Islamic nations were instrumental in Trump’s peace agreement; Qatar, Egypt, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, U.A.E. , Indonesia and Pakistan. When you add Israel and the United States it is 10 nations that were involved, interesting.  

We must continue to watch and not reach premature conclusions about what I have written.  With that said, I do believe that events are lining up for the crisis we know is coming and the end of human rule of the earth with the return of Jesus Christ.  I am now in my 70’s and I have seen many things but I have never seen anything like what is happening today.  Hopefully it will not be long before GOD sends Jesus back to establish HIS kingdom.

THE MIND OF GOD CHRIST AND THE SAINTS

 There seems to be much confusion about the mind of GOD not being accessible to a converted human.  Some think it’s blasphemy to claim that a Christian can think like GOD.  Well, if we don’t then we are not Christians.  In order to come out of our sinful nature we must have GODS love and be taught and inspired by HIS spirit.  Even Jesus had  his GOD and FATHERS way of thinking because that is how he lived his life and why he was incapable of sin.  Here are some scriptures that back up the spiritual truth that true Christians do indeed have the mind of Christ who had the mind of GOD.

Job 38:36  Luke 24:45   Romans 8:5,6,7   Romans 12:2,3   1 Corinthians 2:12,16 Ephesians 4:20,21,22,23,24   Philippians 2:5   Philippians 4:7 

Colossians 3:2   Hebrews 8:10   James 1:5,6,7,8

2 Timothy 1:7KJV   Ephesians 3:16   Romans 8:5,6

There are many more scriptures that inform us about how GODS people will experience a changing of their minds and thoughts to by HIS spirit be recreated in the image of HIS son who HE created after HIS own image.  Hebrews 1:3  The Christian destiny is to be born into the kingdom of GOD as an immortal impeccable spirit being. At that time we will no longer be human beings but spirit beings and will have achieved perfection.  We will be just like Christ, a true son of the living GOD.  While we are yet human the process begins at conversion and is to continue until we die.  We are to grow in the spirit, in grace and knowledge.  There will always be only just one GOD and we along with Jesus are all HIS sons.  We are when in the kingdom both kings and priests and we will rule and teach the humans on earth.  This is what GOD is doing with humanity and HE will achieve it at three different times; this current evil age, the age to come in the millennium and the third age the second resurrection.  After the third age there will be endless ages of righteousness, joy, peace and love.  Today a true Christian can only know and understand these things by the Holy Spirit of GOD in them, their minds are connected to the minds of GOD and Christ, true Christians then think and live as Christ did, we become spiritual copies of Jesus.  

For anyone to deny these things shows their spiritual ignorance and total lack of spiritual knowledge and understanding.  

What I have written here is exactly what GOD is doing and I know these things because, Amos 3:7 , and all of GODS elected Christians are prophets and prophetesses because they are taught by GOD through Jesus Christ.  John 6:45  Everything I know or any true Christian knows about spiritual things is by divine revelation from GOD through the mediator Jesus Christ.  

THE U.S. GOVERNMENT IS NOT WHAT YOU THINK *

Most people today think the federal government is operating in accordance with the constitution.  Recently the supreme court ruled Roe vs Wade unconstitutional because the constitution gave the federal government no express power to make abortion the law of the land.  The Implied power excuse was not used by the court. Any power not granted to the federal government must go to the states.  The tenth article of the bill of rights says that any power not specifically given to the federal government by the constitution must go to the States.  If this is true of Row vs Wade then it would also hold for any other things the federal government has taken upon itself to make national law.  Things like social security, medicare and medicaid are unconstitutional for the same reason as Roe v Wade because the constitution does not give the federal government the power to establish a national retirement program or health care program.  The constitution gives the federal government the following powers; Taxing, borrowing money, printing or coining money and controlling the value of money, regulating commerce, the U.S. mail, declaring war, raising armies, provide for defense and promote general welfare.  These are called enumerated powers and are explicitly listed in article 1 section 8 of the constitution.  Many say the constitution grants implied powers that gives congress the ability to institute things like the federal reserve but nowhere does it say this in the constitution.  The politicians use the phrase "necessary and proper" to say that federal government can basically rob the powers that belong to the states in the constitutions tenth article.  The federal reserve was created by congress in 1913 by a simple up or down vote that gave control of the nations money supply to a group of private bankers but according to the constitution congress cannot delegate powers given to it by the constitution to some other entity, for example congress cannot vote to make the governor of Florida the commander and chief of the nations military because the constitution gives that power to the president.  The only way the constitution can be changed is by an amendment that requires a two thirds majority of both houses of congress or by two thirds of the states.  

What our federal government is today is nothing like what the founding fathers designed.  Politicians in congress have over the years butchered the constitution  to give themselves more power.  Today the federal government basically blackmails the states by withholding money from them to bend them to their will.  This money belonged to the states but congress controls how it is distributed.  Haven't you ever wondered why the states have many of the same departments as the federal government; education, treasury, transportation, justice, agriculture, health and human services.  These departments do receive some state funding but also rely on federal government support.  The federal government has it fingers into everything but according to the constitution has no authority to do so.

What this shows is that your voting means nothing in the long run of things because the federal , state and local governments are all in cahoots with each other to control just about everything in the lives of the citizens.  Changes have been made without the process prescribed by the constitution to the constitution. 

There is a very intelligent man by the name of Mark Levin on the Fox News channel who has a program called "Life, Liberty and Levin" and I would highly recommend that you tune in to watch. Levin is an expert in the constitution and explains how modern government is nothing like the founding fathers intended.  While I am apolitical and do not take part in politics I do watch what is going on because as I sojourn in this land and it can effect me.  If I feel threatened by government I will pray to GOD to intervene to stop it.  Voting won't change anything because once governments gain power they do not want to give it up. 

* I would never do anything to harm the U.S. or any other nation and I hope that you will not either.  No statement made in this article should be taken in any way other than an observation based upon biblical evidence or actual historical facts.  

 

THE ANSWER TO ALL THE EVIL WE SEE IN THIS WORLD

 If you have been watching current events then you should be aware that not only is the Unites States in deep trouble but almost all nations are experiencing conditions that most people have never seen.  Here in the United States there is violence breaking out in many cities and people either ignorantly or deliberately are breaking federal laws about illegal immigration and on college campuses praising terrorist organizations.  We have seen the murders of citizens and attempted murder of Donald Trump.  While I am apolitical I am not stupid and I follow the command of Jesus to watch events.  Mark 13:37  The division in the United States runs very deep between the two major political parties; Democrats and Republicans.  I do not see either side willing to give up what they stand for.  The violence seems to come from the Democratic left and is being encouraged by Democratic Party leaders.  From Governors to Mayors, house and senate leaders from the Democratic Party have been pushing agendas that the majority of Americans don’t want or support.  In Europe the Islamic people they brought into their countries have been causing big problems and they are feared by leaders and citizens.  There is the war in Ukraine and the Middle East accompanied by a growing wave of antisemitism.  The world is a mess.

What we are seeing is the perilous times predicted by the Apostle Paul.  2 Timothy 3:1,2,3,4,5,6,7   1 Timothy 4:1,2,3  and Peter 2 Peter 3:3  Jude 1:18  and Jesus Matthew 24:10,11,12   These ongoing events have the potential to produce the crisis of the end of the age that I call the false tribulation.  It is a time when the antichrist will appear and seem to bring peace as he forms a ten nation alliance.  From Jerusalem he will rule for almost 7 years.  He will be involved in building the third Temple, bring back the animal sacrifices and bring the world under the law.

I do not know exactly when or how these things will all come together but scripture says they will.  The true church of GOD must stay out of these things that are coming and remain politically neutral and continue living in GODS will.  Because we love GOD and neighbor we do no harm to anyone and therefore will not be perceived as a threat to anyone.  After this false tribulation ends then there will come a false millennium.  The Jews will think antichrist is their messiah and false Christians will think he is Jesus.  At the midpoint of the 7 year alliance the antichrist breaks the agreement and declares himself GOD. The Jews will reject him because they have always known GOD isn’t a man but the false Christians who are 98% Trinitarian think GOD can be a man and follow the antichrist and accept his mark.  This begins the great tribulation which is the worst time in all of human history and will be cut short by the return of Jesus otherwise all of humanity would die.  Matthew 24:22   

I am aware that prophecy is like looking in a dark place making it hard to see and when details are blurred, but if we are watching as events unfold more light will shine that allows more to be known. If we do not watch those days will come upon as a thief and we will not see and be in darkness as to what is happening.  1 Thessalonians 5:1,2,3,4,5,6   

The church of the living GOD in order to be protected by GOD from the times coming we must be faithful to the gospel, not deny the name of Christ and endure to the end.  Revelation 3:8,9,10  

 Even though what is coming is horrible beyond words to describe it must happen to bring back Jesus.  Only the FATHER knows the day and the hour of all these things.  We HIS people pray for HIS kingdom to come to Earth because the only answer to all the political problems of division, violence, murder and all manner of evil is the return of Jesus Christ.

GODS LOVE (AGAPE) VERSUS JUSTICE

There is a debate online about love and justice and sadly most think justice is more important than love.  If a person wants justice without love then that is what GOD will give them.  Matthew 7:12  Does not scripture give us an understanding that it is GODS love, not HIS justice that saves us?  

There are those who attempt to compare GODS justice to unconverted mans human justice administered by human governments but there is no comparison at all.  GOD is going to end all human governments and replace them with HIS own government.  What all humanity deserves is everlasting death because they all have sinned and under the law to sin is to die an everlasting death. Christ saves us from the second death not the first death because it has been appointed by GOD that we all die simply because we are mortal.  Hebrews 9:27   GODS justice is tempered with mercy, compassion, love and the desire that no one perishes but has opportunity to repent.  2 Peter 3:9

There is only one way to die forever in the new covenant and that is by committing the unpardonable sin of blasphemy against the Holy Spirit and you must have the Holy Spirit in order to do this.  Justice in GODS eyes is very different from what carnal men believe.  Justice without GODS love is legalism, it is the covenant of death that GOD gave to Israel, the ministry of death.  2 Corinthians 3:7.  Under the Ten Commandments and the Law of Moses everyone dies, no one can fulfill the laws demands because everyone has sinned.  GOD gave the law to Israel to show humanity that Adams choice of trees was the wrong choice.   The law was to act as a deterrent to sin through fear of death, to define what sin is for the unrighteous man and to be a schoolmaster to lead us to Christ.  Christ provided a way for us to escape the condemnation of the law to Passover into a new covenant the gives life and not death.  What made all of this possible was not justice, for justice demanded we die, it was GODS love.  John 3:16   GODS true justice is also tempered with GODS love.  HIS true justice is the second death, the lake of fire and is an act of GODS love because the people who commit the unpardonable sin are being tortured spiritually and unlike Satan and his demons can die forever to end their torture.  It is something like destroying a rabid animal.  GOD will go to the uttermost to save people but HE does have a limit to HIS patience.  Hebrews 7:25KJV

Those people that put justice ahead of GODS love are spiritually ignorant and delusional.  They really don’t know GOD, Christ or the message of the gospel.  I would much rather have the one who judges me do so with love than without love.

The Apostle John said GOD IS LOVE. The Apostle Paul said GODS love fulfills the law and that of all things GODS love is the greatest.  Only GODS love makes salvation possible, HIS justice is reserved at the end at a great white throne and a lake of fire into which those are cast who have committed the only sin that will justify their everlasting death.  GODS Justice is for those who refuse to love while having GODS Holy Spirit in them.  Whatever is not of GODS love is sin.

It seems as though the people who place justice over GODS love see themselves as without sin because they don’t need love but desire justice on all others they see as spiritually inferior.  This sort reminds me of legalism and the false churches that promote the idea that Christians must keep the law.  They want to see other people receive their idea of justice while they escape due to their self righteousness.  They are just like the unconverted Saul of Tarsus and have yet to meet Jesus Christ.  

Matthew 6:33 does not say, “seek you first the kingdom of GOD and HIS justice” it says HIS righteousness.  John 3:16 does not say, “for GOD so much wanted justice for the world that HE gave HIS only begotten son” but that GOD loved the world.  John 3:17 does not say, “for GOD did send HIS son into the world to bring HIS justice to condemn the world, to convict the world with HIS Justice”  A human mind that thinks this way is not of GOD.  To place justice above love is Satanic.  GOD does want justice but it is tempered with HIS love.  The worlds idea of justice is perverted with Satanic lies.  The carnal world is to this day under the law, the Ten Commandments and law of Moses, Romans 3:19,20   The church is not under these laws but under GODS grace which is HIS love for us and by HIS Holy Spirit gives us HIS own GODLY love so that we by it can fulfill the intent of the law.  What the law could not do GOD did through Jesus. Romans 8:3  To desire justice over love is spiritual ignorance as the scriptures confirm.

A FATHER AND HIS SON

 There was a man who had a son who kept company with others of his own age that were of very questionable character.  One day while with these friends and unknown to him they robbed and killed a man and all of them were apprehended by the police and charged with murder and robbery.  The father believed his sons claim of innocence in the crime and at great cost hired the best defense attorney he could find, even getting a second mortgage on his house to pay the attorney.  The trial came and the attorney was able to convince the jury of the young man’s innocence and the father and son rejoiced together.  The day after the trial the father found out that his son was still keeping company with people of the same crowd as before.  What do you think about this ? 

 A man who is guilty of many things is led to Christ by GOD and is forgiven for all the sins he previously committed when he was in the world. The man was now not of the world anymore , he is now a citizen of the kingdom of GOD because he was taken out of all that darkness and brought into the light.  The man was no longer a citizen of Satans world or of all the nations that had their governments set up by Satan.  The man was purchased by GOD now and was GODS property.  Then as GOD watched the man , the man went back into the darkness, back to Satans government to cast his vote for one of Satans candidates.   What do you think GOD would think about that ?  GOD knew the man would have trials in his life but expected the man to come to him and cast all these cares upon GOD and in faith rely on GOD and not governments of men. The man didn’t see it that way and justified his actions by saying it would not show love to his family if he did not vote.  After all that GOD did for this man and called the man a son of GOD, a Citizen of GODS kingdom, forgave all his sins, sacrificed HIS own son , gave the man HIS Holy Spirit , brought the man out of this evil world of darkness into HIS marvelous light then the man goes back into  the darkness to participate in Satans government.  

People want to claim all the many blessings that GOD gives but sometimes fail to see what GOD requires of them.  HE says, “come out from among them and be separate and touch not the unclean thing and I will receive you” ,  the unclean thing is this world but we through Christ have been cleansed. Once clean we are not to get dirty again.

Think on it.

SUBMITTING VERSES PARTICIPATING

 Submit = Strongs G5293 it means; to arrange under, to subordinate, to put in subjection.  It is a voluntary action to place yourself under a higher authority for the purpose of obeying or yielding 

Participate = Strongs G3348 or G2841 it means to share or take part in something or to have a share of or fellowship with, respectively. 

There is a huge difference between submitting and participating, I hope you see that.

Submitting to human governments does not imply participation in them.  GOD ALMIGHTY gave Satan authority over the Earth. It is Satan who sets up the rulers and has demons over each of them to influence them to do Satans will.  Luke 4:5,6  did you catch that, all the kingdoms of the world, are Satans and no one but GOD could have given them to him.  It is GODS will that we Christians submit to Satans governments , obey their laws, pay their taxes but under no circumstances participate in them.  The reason being that we not only avoid punishment but for , 1 Timothy 2:1,2  and Peter agrees,  1 Peter 2:13,14  see also Titus 3:1  Matthew 22:21  

Jesus did not involve himself in Earthly politics, he came to preach the gospel and give his life.  When the people wanted to take Jesus by force and make him king Jesus withdrew himself.  John 6:15. In both Satans offer and the people wanting Jesus to be king,  Jesus turned them both down.  Does that sound like Jesus wanted to be involved in politics ?  We must remember this, John 18:36  

 We true Christians obey Satans governments because GOD made Satan god of this world.  It is similar to King David still respecting Saul as King when Saul was evil and wanted to kill David.  As long as Saul was alive he was King of Israel, the Lords anointed, and David respected that because GOD had not yet removed Saul. 1 Samuel 24:10  We true Christians live in a world where GOD appointed Satan as god and we respect his governments and obey his laws, pay his taxes but are waiting like David did for GOD to remove Satan and replace him with Jesus Christ.  Proverbs 20:22  I hope you can understand this.  Just as Jesus is on this Earth so are we.  1 John 4:17. 

  There are many biblical principles that must be put together properly, rightly divided, and consideration for every word of GOD in any spiritual matter.  No one should read Romans 13 and say let’s go vote, let’s take part in Satans darkness thinking they are citizens of the nation they live in when the are to be citizens of the kingdom of GOD.   When you received the Holy Spirit you gave up all your “rights” of your former life and became GODS property, GOD owns you, HE purchased you with the blood of HIS son.  The saints are to die with Christ from this world and become living sacrifices and like Jesus live our lives for the kingdom of GOD.  Colossians 3:3   This is a total commitment.   If you consider yourself a citizen of the nation in which you currently live and actively participate in their government then listen to what Paul said, 2 Corinthians 6:14   1 Corinthians 10:21 Ephesians 5:6,7,8,9,10,11  John said this,  1 John 1:5,6,7  1 John 2:15,16,17   I have heard people say that they show love to their family and friends by voting as it is a way of placing a better politician in office over a poorer one.  GOD says, 1 Peter 5:7   Matthew 6:25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35   Philippians 4:6,7   Psalm 55:22 Hebrews 13:5,6   2 Corinthians 1:3,4   People who think voting is OK do not love their family or friends because they place faith in human government over faith in GOD.  They will deny they are doing this but are lying to themselves.  Jesus said, “without me you can do nothing”.  Jesus is your access to the only one who can help you, your family and friends. Ask yourself, why do I vote ?  Shakespeare, in Hamlet, wrote, “to thine own self be true”, this means don’t lie to yourself.  There is no excuse for you to take part in Satans government but if you come up with one then your lying to yourself.  You can’t pray to GOD to install righteous political leaders because GOD doesn’t install them, Satan does.  Then there is,”there is none righteous, no not one” .  Being in this world is a test for the saints to prove them worthy of the kingdom of GOD.  2 Thessalonians 1:5,6,7,8    You are to suffer as Christ did, take up your cross as Christ did but then you say, “I must go vote in Satans government to show love to my family and friends”.

Suffering under Satanic human governments is what we do and our reward is based upon our enduring it to the end, not taking part in it.  Acts 14:22  2 Timothy 3:12   John 16:33   Romans 8:17   By your own admission you desire to avoid suffering with Christ , you don’t want to really carry a cross, you want to have your say in a Satanic system thinking your doing it out of love when in reality you love your family and friends more than you love Christ.  This is misplaced love, misplaced faith and a lack,of understanding of the hope of your calling.  Your mind is not thinking right, Philippians 4:8   Romans 12:2   Colossians 3:2  You are to think like Jesus Christ, let his mind be in you, is it in you ?

CONDONING SIN OUT OF HUMAN LOVE

I recently had a visit with a relative who has a homosexual grandson who is only 15 years old.  At that age I find it difficult to believe that this young fellow has any comprehension of what he claims to be.  This relative approves and condones the grandson’s homosexuality because of love for him.  This is loving grandson more than GOD.  People say they are born that way, they say GOD made them homosexual.  I ask you, would a loving GOD create someone homosexual then in the scriptures condemn them as a sinner ?  Leviticus 18:22   Leviticus 20:13   1 Corinthians 6:9   GOD created humanity male and female saying, be fruitful and multiply, this is impossible with homosexuality.  All things GOD created can reproduce themselves in nature, homosexuality is not natural.   Jesus said there are only two genders.  Matthew 19:4  Genesis 1:27,28  Homosexuality is no worse a sin than adultery, fornication, murder or idol worship.  All sin leads to death.  Romans 6:23   Homosexuality is condemned in scriptures, it is called perversion and an abomination.  This is GODS view, it is HIS truth.  To not accept this is calling GOD a liar.  Adam sinned because he harkened to the voice of Eve rather than his GOD.  Genesis 3:17  Adam loved Eve more than his GOD.  This, my relative, loves their grandson more than GOD.  Anyone who loves anything more than GOD is an idolator.  Even with Christ it is the same, anyone loving any other person more than they love Jesus is not worthy of Jesus.  Matthew 10:37

My relative is of course a carnal person, without the Holy Spirit,  therefore I expect this type of thinking from them.  However, this relative believes they are a Christian.  This is the way of the carnal world, justifying themselves and there loved ones of behavior that is sin because of spiritual ignorance.  The parents of Tyler Robinson, who murdered Charlie Kirk, turned in their own son to authorities.  They loved their son but could not condone his behavior.  I can respect that.  I would do the same if one of my children was involved in any sin, I would still love them but I would never condone their sin.   Many parents today do not do this, they do what my relative did.  All sin is of the Devil, sinners are the Devils children, the children of disobedience.  The saints are GODS children, we are to obey GOD and Christ.  1 John 3:2

The false Christian world accepts sins and condones them when it involves themselves or others they love.  Whatever happened to go and sin no more ?  

While true compassion involves genuine concern for someone’s well being condoning sin is harmful and implies that sinful behavior is acceptable, encourages its continuation that may lead to further pain and separation from what is good.  It is a misunderstanding of true love where emotional connection is mistakenly prioritized over a persons harmful and destructive behavior.

If you truly do love someone you need to make this distinction very clear.   You should not hate anyone but you should not condone their sins either.  2 John 1:9,10,11  To approve of, be happy for and condone sin is to yourself be a partaker in their wicked work.  2 John 1:10,11  If you have anyone in your life that you know to be involved in sin, you can still show GODS love to them but should never accept what they do.  Good advise is to separate yourself from people who are bad company.  1 Corinthians 15:33  Psalm 1:1   

Parents, in order to avoid the shame of having a homosexual offspring jump on the acceptance and approval wagon to condone their child’s sin. Today this is easy because society has accepted homosexuality as “normal”.  Apparently they don’t care about what GOD has to say about homosexuality.  They harken to the voices of society rather than that of GOD.  They are eating forbidden fruit, they partake of the evil of their child.  This happens with other things too; unwed mothers, teen sex, transsexuality and sex change operations.  Would a parent condone theft or murder by their child, some do.  It is not love to condone any sin committed by anyone for any reason because it encourages the sinner if you approve of the sin.  Look at the recent murder of the health insurance executive by Luigi Mangione.  There are people that justify his crime.  In a recent survey 45% of the people questioned said it would be justified to kill Elon Musk and 55% said the same for Donald Trump.

This is the result of Satanic influence in the minds of many people that confuses their ability to see right from wrong and good from evil and actually reverse their definitions.  Isaiah 5:20   These people suppress the truth to practice wickedness.  Romans 1:18   Prophetic scriptures warn of these things in the last days.  2 Timothy 3:1,2,3,4,5   1 Timothy 4:1   These wicked people are following the teachings of demons.  The CDCP or Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says 38% of all gun deaths in 2023 were murder and the total murders that year in the U.S. were 22,830 .  It has since then increased dramatically.  As horrible as this sounds being a homosexual is no worse a sin than murder in GODS righteous judgment all sin brings the death penalty.  Any loved one you may have that commits sin will not be in the kingdom of GOD.  Revelation 21:8   Galatians 5:19,20,21  1 Corinthians 6:9,10   Ephesians 5:5   Colossians 3:5,6   1 Timothy 1:9,10    This is extremely serious, so if you are guilty of supporting, accepting, condoning any sin for any reason then you have also sinned.  Repent of this, ask GOD to forgive you and for the power from HIS spirit to overcome this weakness and HE will.

WHAT DEATH DOES JESUS SAVE US FROM ?

 All humans die because we are mortal.  There is the lie Satan told Eve, “thou shalt not surely die” ,  that is indeed a lie. No one’s spirit goes to heaven conscious. The dead know nothing.  Ecclesiastes 9:5   Psalm 146:4   Isaiah 38:18,19   Psalm 115:17   Isaiah 26:14   John 3:13   Jesus Christ is the only human being that entered heaven very much alive and conscious.  All human spirits do go back to GOD but are totally inoperative, cannot function without a body.  These spirits await a resurrection of the dead of which are two, first and second.  The first is the true church, the second is everybody else that GOD never called and chose in this age.  

Given this information it cannot be the first death Jesus saves people from.  It is the second death he saves us from.  The law never provided a rescue from the second death, only Christ in the new covenant does that.  The law serves to condemn all humanity to that second death and it is only through Christ that anyone can receive a reprieve.  Romans 3:19. True Christians can escape the condemnation of the law when they are in Christ. Romans 8:1  The Holy Spirit of the FATHER gives us GODS love,  Romans 5:5 , that will fulfill what the law demanded from us that we could not do. Romans 8:3   GODS love fulfills the intent of the law.  Romans 13:10   Jesus gave us two commandments of love GOD and neighbor that are greater than the Ten Commandments.  Mark 12:29,30,31   We become GODS workmanship, GOD works in us to obey HIS will.  Philippians 2:13

You do no more work in the law because GOD works in you.  You take a spiritual sabbath for the rest of your life, resting from your struggle to keep laws you could never keep and condemn you to death. Matthew 11:28  The choice of law or grace is what the two trees in Eden symbolized, one life the other death.  GOD gave Adam what Adam chose, death, while in GODS mind HE already provided a way to escape this death sentence.  Jesus, the second Adam, obeyed his GOD, harkened to the voice of his GOD and has become the tree of life for us as we must eat his flesh and drink his blood else we have no life in us.  John 6:3  Jesus is married to his Eve, the church, his bride. The church is pregnant with the children of GOD that will be born into spirit existence at the return of Jesus.  Just as Jacob claimed Joseph’s two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh as his own sons , GOD claims us as HIS own sons.  Genesis 48:5   

There was the greatest price ever paid by anyone to make all these things happen, GOD sacrificed HIS only son as Abrahams sacrifice of Isaac was a type. Genesis 22:12   There are parallels like this throughout the Old Testament writings.  

The only hope humanity has of escaping the death penalty of the old covenant laws is what GOD did through Jesus Christ.  

ALL THE NATIONS ARE RULED BY DEMONS

Psalm 96:5   Revelation 16:14   Ephesians 6:12 

Revelation 9:20   Deuteronomy 32:17   Psalm 106:37   1 Corinthians 10:20   Leviticus 17:7 

2 Chronicles 11:15   1 Timothy 4:1

In both old and New Testaments it is recorded that people were worshiping demons.  It is no different today.  True Christians are involved in a spiritual warfare with demonic forces that control every nation on earth.  GOD gave authority of the earth to Satan after Adam sinned.  Proof of this is in Luke 4:5,6,7   Matthew 4:8,9   2 Corinthians 4:4   Ephesians 2:2   1 John 5:19   Revelation 12:9

Acts 26:18   Colossians 1:13,14   

Every nation on earth, yes even the U.S.A. , is ruled over by demonic forces.  Satan appoints the leaders and influences them to do his will.  Satan gains the following of the people with a mix of good and evil but also blurs the minds of the people from discerning good and evil.  Satan promises liberty to the people but turns them into his servants of corruption.  Satan continues to promote the various governments on the earth to further enslave the people.  They are all children of the Devil and do their fathers will, children of disobedience, children of darkness.  It does not matter what nation you live in Satan controls its leaders and the people.  You can name any leader of any nation; Putin, Xi, Macron, Merz, Starmer, Netanyahu or Trump all of them are under the control of Satan.  Either this is true or the scriptures are all wrong.  The scriptures were inspired by GOD ALMIGHTY so if you don’t believe them you call GOD a liar.  This is a very difficult thing to accept for many people that somehow think their nation is special or their nation is GODS nation, GOD hasn’t had a nation since ancient Israel and HE divorced Israel a long time ago. The nations in GODS sight are less than nothing. Isaiah 40:17   Daniel 4:35    All the nations in the future are going to be conquered by the kingdom of GOD.  At that time all people will realize that they were serving Satan and not GOD.  Shame will cover them and they will loathe themselves,  Ezekiel 36:31   True Christians are not involved with Satan and his demons and just like Jesus would turn down the offer Satan made to him, after all what is there to gain if you get the whole world but lose your own soul.

WHAT WOULD JESUS DO ?

Jesus Christ set an example for all people of the one true faith about how to live their lives in a way that is pleasing to his GOD.  When the FATHER draws a person to Christ it is the beginning of the death of yourself so that Christ can live in you.  Everything about the old person must die so that the new man may live.  Jesus said that we must take up our own cross and follow him.  This cannot be a half hearted intent but a full hearted act.  You no longer live because Christ lives in you.  You must deny your own self to do this.  We must walk as Jesus walked.  We become living sacrifices in a world of darkness and are to shine as lights in it.  The enemy, Satan, knows who we are and has targeted us for war.  Satan uses lies and deceptions to lure us away with the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes and the pride of life.  When Satan deceived Eve he used the words of GOD in his deception to cause Eve to sin saying,  Genesis 3:1  .   When tempting Jesus Satan used GODS words,  Matthew 4:5  .   This seems to be Satans method of deception because look at all the false churches in this world, they all use the word of GOD to deceive and were taught by their father the Devil.    We of the one true faith are to know Satans devises.  We are to have the armor of GOD.   It seems that we lose many battles in this spiritual warfare but know that Christ has already won the victory.  

What would Jesus do when he is living in you ?  You no longer live if Christ lives in you.  This is to be your hope of glory.   Is this only symbolic or is it true ?  Romans 8:9   1 Corinthians 6:19   2 Corinthians 13:5   If a person has GODS spirit in them they do not ask questions like; “Who is GOD”  or  “Why does GOD allow evil”  or  “How do I know I’m saved” .  The spirit of GOD teaches you through Christ to have the answers to questions, you will know.   

This physical creation is not GODS ultimate goal, HIS ultimate goal is a spiritual creation of which Christ was the first born of many.  GOD lived in Christ and Christ must live in us.  Everything Jesus said and did he attributed to his GOD.  The words Jesus spoke, the miracles that were done were all done by his GOD living in him.  The FATHER dwelled in Jesus, Jesus dwelled in the FATHER and Jesus must dwell in us.  The spirit that dwelled in Jesus is the same spirit that dwells in us.  Jesus and his FATHER are one and our hope is to be one with them.  The things of the creation of this world have no place in Jesus and should have no place in us.  This world is not GODS world, it is Satans world.  We have been provided an escape from this world into the world to come.  The true reality is the spiritual reality, this physical reality is a shadow, it is the place where GOD gets the raw material to fashion it into the likeness of HIS son.  We are the clay and GOD is the potter and each of us is to be recreated into the likeness of Christ.  Whatever men highly esteem in this creation GOD considers an abomination.  All the affairs of Satans Children are not ours as they all lead to death.  We must be careful to not take part in the affairs of carnal men.  If gaining the entire world would not profit you what should that tell you ?  All that is in this world is of the Devil but we are not of this world just as Jesus was not of this world.  This is not hyperbole, this is the most serious and important thing that you will ever do, die to your former self in the world to become a new creation in Christ.   

HOW GOD INSPIRED THE BIBLE TO BE WRITTEN

 When GOD inspired the writing of the scriptures it seems as though HE did so in a way that was very vague.  Look at how many different interpretations there are that have produced so many different churches believing in different things.  I think GOD did this deliberately to hide the truth from everyone except those HE wanted to understand HIS truth.  The scriptures contain verses that say this very thing. 2 Timothy 3:6,7  Romans 1:21,22   1 Corinthians 2:14   Ephesians 4:18   Isaiah 44:18   Matthew 13:13,14,15   Isaiah 6:9,10   Mark 4:11,12   Luke 8:10   Acts 28:26,27   Romans 11:8   2 Corinthians 3:14,15    There are many more verses that seem to reenforce the claim that only the called and chosen elect saints of GOD can know and understand the truth of GOD.  Even in these plain scriptures the carnal minds of the unconverted will have a different interpretation because it is unfathomable for them to accept the fact that so few people are truly GODS saints.  According to scripture the only way for anyone to learn the truth from the FATHER is through Jesus Christ by the power of his GOD and FATHERS Holy Spirit.  John 6:45  It is also true that no one can of themselves choose Christ, rather the FATHER chooses and draws a person to Christ.  John 6:44,65   1 Corinthians 1:9   2 Thessalonians 2:13   Romans 9:16   Isaiah 54:13   John 6:39 

You could describe the Bible as one big parable that requires the FATHERS Holy Spirit through Jesus to understand.  Why would GOD do this ?  2 Peter 3:9  I think is the answer.  Most people will not repent of their sins but sincere, humble and genuine repentance is required as a first step toward conversion.  If GOD would give HIS spirit to a person who has not genuinely repented that person will commit the unpardonable sin and perish forever and GOD is not willing for that to happen so HE will wait until a future time to offer this type of person salvation.  Now all that I have written here will not be received by the worlds churches because they do not have the Holy Spirit and GOD has not yet chosen them.  They will have an entirely different interpretation of what I have written and it will be false.  The veil that covers all nations covers them to actually protect them from themselves and it is GOD who placed this veil on them because HE loves them and doesn’t want them to perish.  GOD , at this time, is not trying to save all of humanity but has a plan to offer salvation to all but at different times.  These times are; now, in the millennium and second resurrection.  Using symbolic imagery Jesus illustrated this truth . Use New King James and read Matthew 13:33  as other translations butcher this verse.  In this parable the three measures of meal represents the three different times Salvation is offered and the leaven represents the FATHERS Holy Spirit.  To mix three separate measures of meal one batch must be mixed first followed by the second and finally the third, this is then the three times; now, the millennium and second resurrection.

In the here and now GOD selects or elects those people HE knows will genuinely repent and that number is very very few because many may be called but few will be chosen.  This changes in the millennium and second resurrection because GOD will in these times pour out HIS spirit on all flesh, all people and everyone will have HIS Holy Spirit, be converted and be teachable.  At these future times Jesus and the glorified saints will be their teachers.  Isaiah 30:20   Daniel 11:33  

This article was written to explain why GOD had the scriptures written in such a vague way by using analogies, symbolism, never giving any times of fulfillment and often having one event foreshadowing another.  

MATTHEW 24:1-51 VERSE BY VERSE

 Matthew 24:1-51

VERSE BY VERSE

1As Jesus left the temple and was walking away, His disciples came up to Him to point out its buildings.

2“Do you see all these things?” He replied. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”

3While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately. “Tell us,” they said, “when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of Your coming and of the end of the age?”

4Jesus answered, “See to it that no one deceives you. 5For many will come in My name, saying that I am the Christ, and will deceive many.

This warning was for the future because the great deception began when the primitive Catholic church introduced many heresies. The Pentecost church had not even been started yet when Jesus spoke these words.

  6You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come. 

Not just one war, Rome destroying Jerusalem, but many wars. Rome is not even mentioned here. Don't be alarmed. No mention by Jesus of the second temple, the end is not yet. This is future.

7Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. 8All these are the beginning of birth pains.  

 None of this happened in the first century , the beginning of birth pains, not a great tribulation.  Nations and kingdoms warring, famines and earthquakes and this is just the beginning.  All of this is future.  The end is not yet.

9Then they will deliver you over to be persecuted and killed, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name.

 The Apostles and the church would begin to suffer persecution by the Jews and the Romans and be hated by all nations. Was the church hated by all nations in 70 AD ?   Jesus said This before the Pentecost church even began therefore even this is yet future.

  10At that time many will fall away and will betray and hate one another, 11and many false prophets will arise and deceive many.   

Just as Jesus warned about deception in verse 4 How could there be this falling away of many when the church had not even started yet, but will AT THAT TIME.   Many false prophets did not exist at this time. This is for the future.

12Because of the multiplication of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold. 13But the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.

 They end of what, the temple ?  This is describing events that happen years after the church was established and was yet future when Jesus said these things.  The end is salvation, the kingdom. The kingdom did not come at the destruction of the second temple. The next verses , 14 through 31 confirms what this “end” is as Jesus outlines events that lead to his return.

 14And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.

The end of what, the temple ?  This end to come would be the return of Christ, yet future.  This agrees with verse 13 above.  Take note, there is still no mention of the second temple.

 15So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand), 16then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. 17Let no one on the housetop come down to retrieve anything from his house. 18And let no one in the field return for his cloak.

"You see"  Strongs #G3708 Horao  is not meaning these disciples would actually see with their eyes.  The true meaning is deeper than that and is actually about those people in the future that see the abomination of desolation as it happens shortly before the return of Christ, not in the first century.  Paul, in 2 Thessalonians 2 reveals this abomination. 

19How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers! 20Pray that your flight will not occur in the winter or on the Sabbath. 21For at that time there will be great tribulation, unseen from the beginning of the world until now, and never to be seen again. 22If those days had not been cut short, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be cut short.

From verse 15 to 22 describes the end, after the gospel has been preached to all nations. The elects sake, the elect sealed in Revelation 7, just before the great tribulation that the innumerable multitude come out of, where was this multitude in the first century ?   This tribulation is yet future and is the worst time in human history and is a worldwide event and if not stopped by Christs return everyone on earth would be dead.  This cannot be the destruction of Jerusalem by Rome.  This is all yet future.  In the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD it has been estimated that over a million Jews died, but was this the greatest time ever for death to come to the Jews ?  During the holocaust six million Jews died and was far worse than 70 AD. 

23At that time, if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There He is!’ do not believe it. 24For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive even the elect, if that were possible. 25See, I have told you in advance.

 There will be a false Christ, an antichrist, who will pretend to be the messiah of the Jews and the false Christians .  Revelation records the miracles of the false prophet that deceive all people.  Where was this false prophet in the first century ?  This is what Jesus was referring to.  It is all yet future. At that time.  Was Jesus telling his disciples that he was returning in 70 AD because look at his comments, “if anyone says to you , here is the Christ” .  This means 70 AD can’t be the great tribulation.

26So if they tell you, ‘There He is, in the wilderness,’ do not go out, or, ‘Here He is, in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it. 27For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. 28Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.

 Now we are at the return of Jesus. All the events in all the previous verses led up to this point, this was a continued narrative by Jesus giving an outline of events in answer to the questions asked by the disciples.  Everything Jesus said was future at the time then that he said it.  Yes,  Jesus said it to them in their present time but all of his response was for the future.

29Immediately after the tribulation of those days:

‘The sun will be darkened,

and the moon will not give its light;

the stars will fall from the sky,

and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

30At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven,  and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.  31And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.

 Jesus is still answering those two questions of the disciples, “the sign of your coming and the end of the age”.   Jesus did not return immediately when Jerusalem and second temple were destroyed.  Therefore the second temple destruction had nothing to do with the second advent and is why everything Jesus said was for a future time, a time beyond 70 AD, as the events Jesus describes are beyond 70 AD   Jesus is describing his return and the first resurrection .  All of this chapter is in direct response to those questions asked by the disciples.  

 32Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its branches become tender and sprout leaves, you know that summer is near. 33So also, when you see all these things, you will know that He is near, right at the door. 34Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened. 35Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.

All the things Jesus said from Matthew 24:4 to Matthew 24:51 are his complete answer to, "tell us when shall these things be and what will be the sign of your coming and the end of the age?"  The people who would witness the end of the age are hopefully you and me, more than 2,000 years after, Jesus , in Matthew 24 described the events leading up to of the end of the age, and we are the generation that may actually see the miraculous events Jesus spoke about take place.  There will be a faithful remnant of GODS elect saints alive at the end of the age, not all of them will be asleep, a remnant will yet be alive, not pass away.

This cannot possibly be the first century AD that all the events Jesus mentioned took place. The people who see these things, are that future generation that will witness the return of Christ, not the people Jesus was speaking to in the first century.  Luke 21:31,32  “when you see these things happening know that the kingdom of GOD is near, I tell you this generation (that sees these things and the kingdom is near) will not pass away until ALL these things have happened.  

 36No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son,  but only the Father. 

Apparently Preterists have known the day and the hour since all or part of things were fulfilled according to them in the first century.  The comments by Jesus begin with a warning of deception and culminate with his return, this cannot be denied.  This was a continuing narrative from start to finish by Jesus.  

  37As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man. 38For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. 39And they were oblivious until the flood came and swept them all away. So will it be at the coming of the Son of Man. 

In the first century the Jews were not surprised and had taken up defenses as the Romans surrounded Jerusalem, they were not oblivious to what was happening. The Jews even staged attacks against the Romans as the were building their siege engines setting them on fire.  

40Two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left. 41Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left. Did this happen in 70 AD ?  No it did not.

42Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day on which your Lord will come. 43But understand this: If the homeowner had known in which watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into. 44For this reason, you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.

45Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the others their food at the proper time? 46Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns. 47Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.

48But suppose that servant is wicked and says in his heart, ‘My master will be away a long time.’ 49And he begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards. 50The master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not anticipate. 51Then he will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

In response to the questions asked by his disciples Jesus begins his reply in verse 4.  He gives a warning about deception in verses 4 and 5.  Verse 6 he predicts wars and rumors of wars but this WAS NOT TO TROUBLE THEM. These wars must happen BUT THE END IS NOT YET.  verse 7  he predicts wars among the nations resulting in famine and pestilence and earthquakes in various places.  Verse 8  and all these things are only the beginning of sorrows.  Verse 9  he predicts the persecution of the Apostles with afflictions, murder, and hatred from all nations because of the name of Christ.  Verse 10  many will be offended, betray each other and hate each other.  Verse 11 false prophets will come and deceive many.  Verse 12  iniquity shall abound and the love of many wax cold. 

Thus far there is no mention of the second temple at all but the events Jesus does mention are in a series of events beginning from his warning of deception to love waxing cold.

Verse 13  he that endures all these things to the end will have salvation. Did the first century Jews receive salvation ?

Verse 14  the gospel must be preached in all nations as a witness then the END will come.  Revelation 14:6  (Here we are in time all the way to the end, when Christ returns and still no mention about the second temple)

Verse 15  in his continuing from verse 14 about the end, the abomination of desolation, prophesied by Daniel, stands in the holy place or the holy of holies in the temple, (whoever reads let him understand).

Now this is the first mention of a temple but is it the second temple ?  If it is then all the rest of Matthew 24 must involve the second temple but it is plain that when you get to verses 27,28,29,30,31  that the narrative takes us to the return of Christ which did not happen in 70 AD. 

Verses 16,17,18,19,20,21,22   Involves the great tribulation, a time of trouble unequaled in all of time that will never be repeated, that if not shortened in duration would destroy all human life on earth.  The description of this day eliminates 70 AD as the tribulation because none of the things Jesus said pertained to 70 AD.  It is yet future.  As a matter of fact everything Jesus said to answer the questions of the disciples in verse 3  begins in verse 4 and are all future and have nothing to with the second temple.  What happened in 70 AD had some similar issues but could not possibly be the things Jesus described.  In reality Jesus was speaking about events leading up to the end of the age when he returns, “when shall these things be and what will be the sign of your coming and the end of the age” , there will be a third temple that Jesus will cleanse at his return, Daniel 8:14  and Jesus gave a list of things to watch for that would lead up to his second advent.  Remember in verse 15, “let him who reads understand”  this abomination will be in the third temple not the second because in the following verses is the great tribulation and return of Jesus, events that did not happen in 70 AD   

Paul in , 2 Thessalonians 2:4  mentions the third temple as John does in Revelation 11:1  it is logical that if Paul wrote about a third temple then the one in Revelation 11:1 is that third temple.  The antichrist re-institutes the animal sacrifices, Satan brings the deceived people under the law, the Ten Commandments and law of Moses, hence the warning not to flee on the Sabbath day in Matthew 24:20 , all those who worship antichrist and take his mark will be keeping the sacrifices and the holy days. This in effect denies what Christ did, Galatians 5:4  2 Peter 2:1  Matthew 10:33  1 John 2:22,23  and indeed Revelation 12:9 confirms that the world is deceived, but the elect saints cannot be deceived, Matthew 24:24,25   Jesus told us in advance these things.   The false prophet calls fire from heaven to burn up the sacrifices and in this way deceives the people by performing a lying wonder , Revelation 13:13 thus imitating Elijah the prophet and these Trinitarian people will say, “the beast he is god” but the Jews will reject him.  

In the entire chapter of Matthew 24 from verse 4 to verse 51 Jesus never mentions the second temple, he is speaking about the third temple.  There is going to be another final siege of Jerusalem in the future when Israel is aligned with the antichrist thinking he is their messiah and because of all the signs and lying wonders billions of unconverted pagan trinitarians, who think antichrist is the god man Jesus, but once antichrist says he is GOD the Jews will reject him but the trinitarians will love him all the more thus causing the time of Jacobs trouble, the great tribulation that encompasses the entire planet.  The antichrist forces, 10 kings, will attack the harlot Jerusalem.  Revelation 17:16  Ezekiel 16:37,38,39,40,41  Isaiah 11:11,12   Other prophecies in the prophets inform us that Israel will be taken into captivity a second time .  

Before the second advent Israel will be in captivity again, this time because of the ten kings of the antichrist and this is part of the wrath YAHWEH pours out on them and all nations.  Jeremiah 25:15,16,17,18,19,26,28,29,30,31. This event is in Revelation 14:9,10,11  Jeremiah 51:7   Revelation 18:2,3   Revelation 17:2   Revelation 16:19  

Jesus spoke of this in Matthew 24:38,39   Luke 17:26,27,28,29,30   Examine Matthew 24:3   Mark 13:3,4   Luke 21:7   In none of these accounts does Jesus in his answer speak about the second temple. 

Jesus spoke the words in Matthew 24,  Mark 13 and Luke 21 in the presence of his disciples but what he said was for a future generation that would see everything he spoke about come to pass, the time of his return, those who will be alive and remaining.

Zechariah 14:1,2,3,4,5  describes an event that occurs just prior to the second advent of Christ.  It is not the ancient Roman army attacking Jerusalem but all the nations will battle against Jerusalem and capture it.  In Luke 21:20,21 Jerusalem is surrounded by armies (plural)  not just the Roman army.