REVIEW – Message from FEB 10, 2019 SIGN 1 – “signs in the sun, moon and stars” Revelation 12:1–2 (NKJV) 1 Now a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a garland of twelve stars. 2 Then being with child, she cried out in labor and in pain to give birth. Fulfilled September 23, 2017 (Times of the Signs) **SIGN 2 – Increase in Hurricanes and Storms Luke 21:25 (NKJV) ** 25 “And there will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity, the sea and the waves roaring; Tornados- over 500 tornados in the US in the past 30 days, highest on record! **SIGN 3 – People Freaking Out for Fear of the Future Luke 21:25-26a (NKJV) ** 25 “And there will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity, the sea and the waves roaring; 26 men’s hearts failing them from fear and the expectation of those things which are coming on the earth… SIGN 4 – Wars and Rumors of War Ezekiel 38 – 39 set up Iran all the more saber rattling; SIGN 5: ISRAEL! No homeland for nearly 2000 years May 14, 1948 reformed as a nation – fulfilling prophecy **Isaiah 66:8 (NKJV) ** 8 Who has heard such a thing? Who has seen such things? Shall the earth be made to give birth in one day? Or shall a nation be born at once? For as soon as Zion was in labor, She gave birth to her children. 16 prophecies about Israel (11 already fulfilled) Israel would return to the land Israel would become a nation again Israel would become a nation in one day Israel would become a united nation Israel would recapture Jerusalem Their currency would return to the shekel They would experience a rebirth of the Hebrew language Israel would blossom as a rose in the desert Israel would become a light unto the nations Israel would become a source of world conflict Israel would have a powerful military Israel would rebuild the temple – Temple Mount Institute ready ISRAEL – “Deal of the Century” - Unfulfilled Israel would become spiritually deceived Israel would place their hope in the wrong messiah Israel would place their hope in a deceptive treaty Israel would face another holocaust Matthew 24:3 (NKJV) 3 Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?” Matthew 24:5–10 (NKJV) 5 For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many. 6 And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. 7 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places. 8 All these are the beginning of sorrows. 9 “Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for My name’s sake. 10 And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another. **GPS: God’s Prophetic Signs Rise in Christian Persecution You will be hated by all nations for My name’s sake. (v. 9)** Been throughout last 2000 years… “Christian persecution close to meeting the international definition of genocide” SLIDE – Major areas of Persecution According to Open Doors USA, an average of 105 churches and/or Christian buildings are burned or attacked every month. Read more at http://www.prophecynewswatch.com/article.cfm?recent_news_id=3141#7t7eEoFgAwZXySIR.99 an average of 345 Christians are killed for faith-related reasons every single month. Read more at http://www.prophecynewswatch.com/article.cfm?recent_news_id=3141#7t7eEoFgAwZXySIR.99 Bombings of Churches in Sri Lanka – world media called it “Easter worshipers” – don’t call them Christians. Marginalize them. Matthew 24:10 10 And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another. ANTI-CHRISTIAN- Denmark, to cast demons out is illegal, considered “Mental violence” **Matthew 10:21–22 (NKJV) ** 21 “Now brother will deliver up brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against parents and cause them to be put to death. 22 And you will be hated by all for My name’s sake. But he who endures to the end will be saved. TRANSGENDER "Last month, the Supreme Court of British Columbia issued an order that a father (referred to by the pseudonym ‘Clark’) may not refer to his 14-year-old daughter (pseudonym 'Maxine') as a girl or by her original name, whether in public or in private. Read more at http://www.prophecynewswatch.com/article.cfm?recent_news_id=3199#OcP3zphlhtcd806Z.99 In Ohio last year (2018) a Christian couple tried to get counseling for their biological daughter who identified as male. The girl eventually wanted to get hormone replacement therapy and the parents said no. The court got involved and the judge stripped the parents of their rights, and placed the girl in the custody of the grandparents who would support the girls desire for replacement therapy. https://thefederalist.com/2018/02/20/ohio-judge-strips-custody-parents-not-letting-daughter-taking-trans-hormones/ NEXT SIGN: Daniel 12:1–4 (NLT) 1 “At that time Michael, the archangel who stands guard over your nation, will arise. Then there will be a time of anguish greater than any since nations first came into existence. But at that time every one of your people whose name is written in the book will be rescued. 2 Many of those whose bodies lie dead and buried will rise up, some to everlasting life and some to shame and everlasting disgrace. 3 Those who are wise will shine as bright as the sky, and those who lead many to righteousness will shine like the stars forever. 4 But you, Daniel, keep this prophecy a secret; seal up the book until the time of the end, when many will rush here and there, and knowledge will increase.” **GPS: God’s Prophetic Signs Christian Persecution Travel and Knowledge Will Increase** SIR ISAAC NEWTON: "Personally I believe these words concern the end of time. Men will travel from country to country. There may be some means of travel invented which will enable people to go much more quickly than now.” “If the Bible is true, the time is coming when men shall travel at fifty miles an hour.” (see Voltaire’s statement below) Voltaire, a French Enlightenment writer who is formally known as François-Marie Aroue, reveling with disdain against Newton’s worldview, commented on Newton’s “fifty miles an hour” statement: “Now look at that mighty mind of Newton who studied gravitation. When he became an old man and got into his second childhood, he began to study the book that is called the Bible. And it seems in order to credit its fabulous nonsense we must believe that the knowledge of mankind will be so increased that he will be able to travel at the rate of 50 miles an hour. The poor dullard! No man can travel at the rate of 30 miles an hour and get his breath!” Knowledge increase… Buckminster Fuller created the “Knowledge Doubling Curve”; he noticed that until 1900 human knowledge doubled approximately every century. By the end of World War II knowledge was doubling every 25 years. Today things are not as simple as different types of knowledge have different rates of growth. For example, nanotechnology knowledge is doubling every two years and clinical knowledge every 18 months. But on average human knowledge is doubling every 13 months. According to IBM, the build out of the “internet of things” will lead to the doubling of knowledge every 12 hours. Patents filed each year – chart Books published each year – 1M published in 2009, triple the number published in 2005. 2.2 M last year worldwide! YouTube videos – 500 hours of video uploaded every minute; May 2010 – 2 billion views per day – OTHER SIGNS - related **2 Thessalonians 2:1–3 (NKJV) ** 1 Now, brethren, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him, we ask you, 2 not to be soon shaken in mind or troubled, either by spirit or by word or by letter, as if from us, as though the day of Christ had come. 3 Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition [the Antichrist]… GPS: God’s Prophetic Signs Christian Persecution Travel and Knowledge Increase Great falling away (2 Thes. 2:3, 1 Tim 4:1) % of Christians with a Biblical Worldview 2016 Survey by Lifeway commissioned by Ligonier Ministries So this year, LifeWay used more stringent criteria for evangelical faith, as defined by some group called the National Association of Evangelicals. Only participants who called the Bible their highest authority, said personal evangelism is important, and indicated that trusting in Jesus’ death on the cross is the only way of salvation, were labeled “evangelical.” They totaled 586 survey-takers. (about 20%) Seven in ten evangelicals—more than the population at large—said that Jesus was the first being God created. 56% agreed that “the Holy Spirit is a divine force but not a personal being.” They also saw a huge increase in evangelicals (28 percent, up from 9 percent) who indicated that the Third Person of the Trinity is not equal with God the Father or Jesus Feb 4, 2019. Pope Francis and Grand Imam Ahmed el-Tayeb We, who believe in God and in the final meeting with Him and His judgment, Same God - NO! Common Final destination – YES, HELL! (for those that don't truly believe in Jesus as the only way) 2 Thessalonians 2:3-4 3 Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition, 4 who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God. SKIP ( SUMMARIZE SATANIC TRINITY) Revelation 13:1–10 (NKJV) 1 Then I stood on the sand of the sea. And I saw a beast rising up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his horns ten crowns, and on his heads a blasphemous name. 2 Now the beast which I saw was like a leopard, his feet were like the feet of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. The dragon gave him his power, his throne, and great authority. 3 And I saw one of his heads as if it had been mortally wounded, and his deadly wound was healed. And all the world marveled and followed the beast. 4 So they worshiped the dragon who gave authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him?” 5 And he was given a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies, and he was given authority to continue for forty-two months. 6 Then he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme His name, His tabernacle, and those who dwell in heaven. 7 It was granted to him to make war with the saints and to overcome them. And authority was given him over every tribe, tongue, and nation. 8 All who dwell on the earth will worship him, whose names have not been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. 9 If anyone has an ear, let him hear. 10 He who leads into captivity shall go into captivity; he who kills with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints. **Revelation 13:11–18 (NKJV) ** 11 Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb and spoke like a dragon. 12 And he exercises all the authority of the first beast in his presence, and causes the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. 13 He performs great signs, so that he even makes fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men. Revelation 13 – Satanic Trinity The Dragon (Satan) The Beast (Antichrist) Second Beast (False Prophet) Revelation 13:14-15 14 And he (the False prophet) deceives those who dwell on the earth—by those signs which he was granted to do in the sight of the beast, telling those who dwell on the earth to make an image to the beast who was wounded by the sword and lived. 15 He was granted power to give breath to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak and cause as many as would not worship the image of the beast to be killed. **GPS: God’s Prophetic Signs Christian Persecution Knowledge and Travel Increase Great falling away Tech for the image of the Antichrist (Rev 13:15) – A.I. and Transhumanism ** **A.I. (Artificial Intelligence) **- is the simulation of human intelligence processes by machines, especially computer systems. These processes include learning (the acquisition of information and rules for using the information), reasoning (using rules to reach approximate or definite conclusions) and self-correction. Culture being primed through Superhero movies (X-Men, Avengers, Ultron, Vision, Cyborg (DC universe), meta-humans) Sophia the robot and many others Alexa, Siri and others Google constantly gathering data from your phone – “a dormant, stationary Android phone (with Chrome active in the background) communicated location information to Google 340 times during a 24-hour period, or at an average of 14 data communications per hour. In fact, location information constituted 35 percent of all the data samples sent to Google.” Ads targeted to you (based on what it learns) The Singularity is an era in which our intelligence will become increasingly nonbiological and trillions of times more powerful than it is today—the dawning of a new civilization that will enable us to transcend our biological limitations and amplify our creativity. – Ray Kurzweil ROBOTS BECOMING HUMAN vs. Humans combining with robots TRANSHUMANISM – the belief or theory that the human race can evolve beyond its current physical and mental limitations, especially by means of science and technology. February article of 2019 – “Bio-hacking - the desire to be the absolute best version of ourselves.” VIDEO: SWEDEN https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dl_gemn9a9E GENETICS and Computer enhancements Revelation 13:16-18 16 He causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, 17 and that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. 18 Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man: His number is 666. **GPS: God’s Prophetic Signs Tech for controlling commerce (Rev 13:16-17)** AMAZON/GO – Chicago, NY, San Francisco, Seattle www.amazon.com/go RFID – Radio Frequency Identification VIDEO: China – social credit score - more accurately in China called Social Trust Score https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOk27I2EBac Notice – if score low, can’t buy train or plane tickets, punished, can’t get visa, make ride slow train (instead of 3 hour flight, have to ride 30 hour train). Have embarrassing ring tones on cell phone (low life) – police siren when phone rings – “Be careful in your dealing with this person” App locates the “low-lifes” within a mile of you Can’t buy a house, get a car loan, or even book a hotel room! Govt says “trying to create a culture of sincerity and trust.” Can improve your score by reporting on the activities of others; creates nation of informants. There is an App – have to download “Study XI Ping STRONG CHINA APP” and do a little 30 minute study every day or score goes down. CANADA also setting up – to try to identify potential terrorists FORCES WITHIN US GOVT also pushing for this. If you don’t agree with them, you are a bigot, you don’t have the right to speak because you are wrong. Soviet Union did it; Nazi Germany did it. Application Romans 13:11–14 (NLT) 11 This is all the more urgent, for you know how late it is; time is running out. Wake up, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. 12 The night is almost gone; the day of salvation will soon be here. So remove your dark deeds like dirty clothes, and put on the shining armor of right living. 13 Because we belong to the day, we must live decent lives for all to see. Don’t participate in the darkness of wild parties and drunkenness, or in sexual promiscuity and immoral living, or in quarreling and jealousy. 14 Instead, clothe yourself with the presence of the Lord Jesus Christ. And don’t let yourself think about ways to indulge your evil desires. Time is running out. Does this make you nervous? Afraid? Uncomfortable? Get right with God – Salvation call Also wake up call… for evangelism.