Over 2 million Suspected TERRORISTS Illegal in the United States of America?

Reports are going around claiming that over 2,000,000 TERRORISTS have illegally entered the United States of America's southern border – because it is WIDE OPEN! Here are a couple of reports:

One from The Center Square (formerly Watchdog.org) – a conservative online news organization.

(The Center Square) – Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd says the biggest problem with illegal border crossers is they’re coming “across the border specifically to commit crime.”

“They're coming across the border hand over fist as a result of very organized systems and processes [created] by the criminal cartels out of Mexico. They're bringing with them methamphetamine. They're bringing with them fentanyl,” the Florida sheriff said in a discussion with Citizens Defending Freedom founder Steve Maxwell.

“We're not just dealing with migrants coming here to better themselves,” he added. “That's not the issue that's creating the biggest problem. The biggest problem is that these folks are coming across the border … from all kinds of terrorist nations. … Cartels are flooding the U.S. with drugs and killing thousands of people a year and we don't even know yet the end game of the terrorists who are sneaking across. That's still oblivious to us.

Retired FBI counterintelligence officials warned Congress last month that a terrorist attack was likely imminent and preventable. They said, “It would be difficult to overstate the danger represented by the presence inside our borders of what is comparatively a multi-division army of young single adult males from hostile nations and regions whose background, intent, or allegiance is completely unknown. They include individuals encountered by border officials and then possibly released into the country, along with the shockingly high estimate of 'getaways,' meaning those who have entered and evaded apprehension.”

An estimated two million getaways illegally entered since January 2021, The Center Square has reported.

(https://www.thecentersquare.com/florida/article_f406cdba-caa8-11ee-95e5-bf759c2a75b8.html).

Here’s another report from WorldNetDaily – a very far-right conservative news source. Indeed, it can be very “reliable” to most conservatives.

Sheriff’s Source: 2 million terrorists have entered U.S. - Coming through Biden's open border

There's a new report that charges there might be two million terrorists who have gained access to the United States, and are inside the borders now, as a result of Joe Biden's open borders policies for the nation's security.

That some have entered is without doubt, as border security teams have confirmed they've stopped even those on terror watch lists at the border, and those experts really have no way of monitoring those they miss. …

That information explains two million suspected terrorists may have crossed the border already into the U.S. …

Border experts have confirmed that many of those entering the U.S. across Biden's open border are men, of military age, and often traveling without family.

(https://www.wnd.com/2024/02/sheriffs-source-2-million-terrorists-enteredu-s/).

Now, I liken reading these two news sources as one would read the Star (magazine) or the National Enquirer. Let us take it with a grain of salt.

However… the latter report stated, “That some have entered is without doubt.” Indeed! Two Million!? While the true number of illegal immigrants that desire to harm U.S. legal citizens is actually unknown, as far as illegal aliens and the end-time descendants of the house of Israel – God’s living word WARNS –

“’ The alien who is among you shall rise higher and higher above you, and you shall come down lower and lower. 44) He shall lend to you, but you shall not lend to him; he shall be the head, and you shall be the tail.

45) MOREOVER all these curses shall come upon you and pursue and overtake you, until you are destroyed, BECAUSE YOU DID NOT OBEY THE VOICE OF THE LORD YOUR GOD, to keep His commandments and His statutes which He commanded you.

46) And they [these curses] shall be upon you FOR A SIGN and A WONDER, and on your descendants forever. 47) Because you did not serve the LORD your God with joy and gladness of heart, for the abundance of everything, 48) therefore you shall serve YOUR ENEMIES, whom the LORD will send against you, in hunger, in thirst, in nakedness, and in need of everything; and He will put a yoke of iron on your neck UNTIL HE HAS DESTROYED YOU.

49) The LORD will bring a nation against you from afar, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flies, a nation whose language you will not understand, 50) a nation of fierce countenance, WHICH DOES NOT RESPECT THE ELDERLY NOR SHOW FAVOR TO THE YOUNG.

51) And they [these illegal aliens] shall eat the increase of your livestock and the produce of your land, until you are destroyed; they shall not leave you grain or new wine or oil, or the increase of your cattle or the offspring of your flocks, until they have destroyed you” – Deuteronomy 28:43-51.

When our U.S. President Donald Trump placed a ban on illegal immigrants from many Muslim nations back in 2017, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau welcomed them into his nation with open arms! Sadly, CANADA is expected to suffer the same fate as the USA within biblical prophecy – cf. Daniel 11:39 –

“Thus he [a reorganized United States of Europe; a revised and resurrected “Holy” Roman Empire] shall act against the STRONGEST FORTRESSES with a foreign god [Certainly, in this end time, the ‘strongest fortresses’ are the United States of America and her Anglo-descended allies], which he shall acknowledge, and advance its glory [a ‘foreign god’ – speaking of superior military weaponry]; and he shall cause them to rule over many, AND DIVIDE THE LAND FOR GAIN.”

It is extremely dangerous to have radical Muslims inside Western “Christian” nations! - or for that matter, a Jewish nation!

Notice this important two-fold prophecy from the prophet Isaiah –

“The Lord sent a word against Jacob, And it has fallen on Israel. …”

Again, in this two-fold prophecy, speaking concerning the end-time descendants of the house of Israel and the house of Judah respectively.

“ 9) All the people will know─ Ephraim [modern-day United Kingdom and her Commonwealth Nations] and the inhabitants of Samaria─ [modern-day United States of America and her territories; a great number of Scriptures indicate that Manasseh being referred to as Samaria] …

11) Therefore the LORD shall set up The adversaries of Rezin against him, And spur his enemies on, 12) The Syrians before and the Philistines [Palestinians] behind; And they shall devour Israel with an open mouth.” – Isaiah 9:8-9, 11-12.

“Make a chain, For the land is filled with crimes of blood, And the city is full of violence. 24) Therefore I will bring the worst of the Gentiles, And they will possess their houses; I will cause the pomp of the strong to cease, And their holy places [this world’s churches, synagogues, and mosques] shall be defiled. 25) Destruction comes; They will seek peace, but there shall be none” – Ezekiel 7:23-25.

Now, as far as the Syrian connection from the prophet Isaiah, does this mean that all or most of the Syrian refugees are terrorists!? Of course not. Yet, as we posted back in February 2021, there has been an egregious amount of ‘pestilences’ and TERRORISM since September 1, 2001!

The United States of America and our British brethren should expect even more deadly terrorist attacks from Syrians – and others! All around the world, there has been a grave uptick in massive earthquakes as well as volcanic activity.

Indeed, our Lord Jesus Christ WARNED for this end-time, “’ there will be earthquakes in various places, and there will be famines and troubles. These are the beginnings of sorrows’” – Mark 13:8.

TODAY─ in this end-time, nearly every Western “Christian” nation has radical Muslims inside their borders! And, we are not anti-Muslim, we are anti-terrorist!! And there is a growing of Islamic extremism throughout the world! As the Muslim population increases in the United States, so too will the number of Islamic terror attacks.

Consider some biblical prophecies related to TERRORISM:

“’ But IF you do not obey Me, and do not observe all these commandments, 15) and if you despise My statutes, or if your soul abhors My judgments, so that you do not perform all My commandments, but break My covenant, 16) I also will do this to you: I will even appoint TERROR over you, wasting disease and fever which shall consume the eyes and cause sorrow of heart. And you shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it. 17) I will set My face against you, and you shall be defeated by your enemies. THOSE WHO HATE YOU shall reign over you, and you shall flee when no one pursues you’” – Leviticus 26:16-17.

“’ The sword shall destroy outside; There shall be TERROR within For the young man and virgin, The nursing child with the man of gray hairs’” – Deuteronomy 32:25.

So, what is Islam’s role!? A person from lands that are currently dominated by Islam is prophesied to be involved with deals with a final European ‘king of the North’ – Daniel 11:27; along with Psalm 83:3-8.

God’s living Word specifically WARNS of grave problems from the Arabic peoples in this end-time (which nearly all are Muslim).

Friends, bringing in Muslim immigrants into North America will very likely result in some of them fulfilling terroristic prophecies (be sure to read ‘How Democrats are using multiculturalism and immigration to destroy America’).

Without national repentance, the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and even Bermuda are doomed. Notice that lack of repentance is indeed listed as a reason that the ‘king of Assyria’ – the final ‘king of the North’ – will become Ephraim’s king:

“’ I taught Ephraim to walk, … 5) But the Assyrian shall be his king, Because they refused to repent. 6) And the sword shall slash in his cities, Devour his districts, And consume them, Because of their own counsels. 7) My people are bent on backsliding from Me. Though they call to the Most High, None at all exalt Him’” – Hosea 11:3, 5-7. □

A Morning Bible Study - Just What Is Armageddon?

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In our latest Letter to our Friends, we briefly speak of Armageddon. Just what is Armageddon!? Does it have anything to do with the 1998 blockbuster movie “Armageddon” starring Bruce Willis!? Nearly everyone on this planet has heard the name “Armageddon.” World leaders, movie directors, and even scientists have all used this biblical name when speaking of an all-out nuclear war between world nations, or even a “planet-killing” asteroid! Yet, very few know just what Armageddon is.

In this Bible study let’s begin to understand how this name fits into biblical prophecy – especially when it comes to the glorious and powerful return of our Savior and Lord, Jesus Christ!

“Yours, O LORD, is the greatness, The power and the glory, The victory and the majesty; For all that is in heaven and in earth is Yours; Yours is the kingdom, O LORD, And You are exalted as head over all” – 1st Chronicles 29:11. Amen.

1) What are the first FOUR future plagues allowed by the LORD God upon an unrepentant sinful world!? Called in the Bible “the seven last plagues.”

ONE

“Now I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals; and I heard one of the four living creatures saying with a voice like thunder, ‘Come and see.’ 2) And I looked, …”

So, it was the apostle John that this cherub was addressing – not the whole world here.

“ … and behold, a WHITE HORSE. He who sat on it had a bow; and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and to conquer.” – Revelation 6:1-2.

Now, I guess there could be different interpretations. However, it is possible that this represents a false religion gaining great strength and world prestige again –the Mother Church of Europe – which has plunged this world into numerous world wars!

Notice –

“ …’ Take heed that no one deceives you. 5) For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many’” – Matthew 24:4-5.

TWO

“When He opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, ‘Come and see.’ 4) Another HORSE, FIERY RED, went out. And it was granted to the one who sat on it to take peace from the earth, and that people should kill one another; and there was given to him a great sword” – Revelation 6:3-4.

This is our Lord Jesus Christ suggesting the prophecy of the prophet Daniel in chapter 11. A direct reference to a final holy war between the end-time Catholic United States of Europe (‘king of the North’) and the Islamic confederation of nations (‘king of the South’) – cf. Daniel 11:40; Revelation 9:13-16.

Notice –

“’ For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. …’” – Matthew 24:7a.

Religious motivated militancy and aggression often lead to war. And wars often lead to FAMINE, which is mentioned as number three.

THREE

“When He opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, ‘Come and see.’ So I looked, and behold, a BLACK HORSE, and he who sat on it had a pair of scales in his hand. 6) And I heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, ‘A quart of wheat for a denarius [which was approximately one day’s wage for a worker!], and three quarts of barley for a denarius; and do not harm the oil and the wine.’” – Revelation 6:5-6.

The black horse of FAMINE. So here the food is very scarce. Your food is being measured out on a scale in very small quantities – like a cup of wheat. Not enough food to sustain one’s family let alone themselves! And, not only the purchase of wheat but also of barley.

Notice –

“ … ‘ And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places’” – Matthew 24:7b.

FOUR

“When He opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, ‘Come and see.’ 8) So I looked, and behold, a PALE HORSE. And the name of him who sat on it was Death, and Hades [the grave] followed him. And power was given to them over A FOURTH OF THE EARTH, to kill with SWORD, with HUNGER, with DEATH, and by the beasts of the earth” – Revelation 6:7-8.

So, it is as if death and the grave are personified here with this being which is sitting upon this pale horse.

You take 8 billion people – we’re talking about 2 billion people who are going to die as a result of these events here! And I know this is horrible news! Again, when the prophet Ezekiel saw what was written on that scroll, it was lamentations and mourning and woe.” – cf. Ezekiel 2:9-10.

The majority of the Anglo-Saxon-dominated nations will be affected – which are the end-time descendants of Israel, also prophetically referred to as Israel (cf. Genesis 48).

Notice –

“’ All these are the beginning of sorrows’” – Matthew 24:8.

2) What are the last THREE future plagues upon a still unrepentant sinful world!?

FIVE

“When He opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony which they held” – Revelation 6:9.

This, of course, is allegorical language. Throughout our history, many peoples were martyred doing God’s true work – and in the very near future, there will be many more martyred. So, the fifth seal talks about the martyrdom of God’s true servants – a group of “end-time prophets” who go out throughout the world as a witness to all nations and preach the living gospel message – the kingdom of God.

Notice –

“’ Then they will deliver you …’” – here pertaining mostly to the final “end-time prophets” – cf. Revelation 11. “ ‘… 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. 11) Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many. 12) And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold’” – Matthew 24:9-12.

And they – possibly twelve final end-time prophets – will be given power from God Almighty and Jesus Christ to begin prophesying – testifying - to kings, to world rulers, to the captured and subjugated elect of God, to a great religious leader and political leader – standing before the god of the earth (Satan the devil) – WARNING for 3 ½ years!

“’ And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world AS A WITNESS to all the nations, AND THEN THE END WILL COME’” – Matthew 24:14.

SIX

“I looked when He opened the sixth seal, and behold, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became like blood” – Revelation 6:12.

Logically, the moon appears "like blood" or reddish – when it appears in an atmosphere full of dust, smoke, or smog! The atmosphere will be thick with volcanic ash towers from a great number of volcanoes erupting around the globe, possibly caused by the massive "great earthquake."

Our Lord Jesus Christ also prophesied of this sixth seal.

Notice –

“’ Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; …’” – Matthew 24:29a.

SEVEN

“When He opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour” – Revelation 8:1.

Now, we believe that the first four of these trumpets are in conjunction with the prophesied “end time prophets” which are spoken of in the Book of Revelation chapter 11 – which finalizes with the “Two Witnesses.”

This ‘fallen star’ is Satan the Devil and his demons being thrown into the ‘bottomless pit’ just before the glorious and powerful return of Jesus Christ, His saints, and His angels! – cf. Revelation 20:1-2. Back in the 1st chapter of the Book of Revealing, our Lord Jesus Christ tells us that “stars” can represent angels – Revelation 1:20.

“And they [these 200 million strong Islamic soldiers, which is spoken of when the sixth angel sounds his trumpet] had as king over them the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in Hebrew is Abaddon, but in Greek he has the name Apollyon” – Revelation 9:11.

Of course here referring to Satan the Devil.

“One woe is past. Behold, still two more woes are coming after these things.”

3) What will occur when this SIXTH TRUMPET BLAST is poured out!?

“Then the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up, so that the way of the kings from the east might be prepared” – Revelation 16:12.

The great river Euphrates – the longest river in southwest Asia, it is 1,740 miles (2,800 km) long, and it is one of the two main constituents of the Tigris-Euphrates river system – will be dried up. The river rises in Turkey and flows southeast across Syria and through Iraq.

“And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs coming out of the mouth of the dragon [a reference to Satan the Devil], out of the mouth of the beast [a final end time Catholic United States of Europe], and out of the mouth of the false prophet [a final end time great religious leader]” – Revelation 16:13.

Notice that these three unclean spirits directly influence the leaders of nations - verse 14.

4) Are these three unclean spirits truly responsible for gathering together the armies of the nations!?

“For they are spirits of demons, performing signs, which go out to the kings [the leaders] of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty” – Revelation 16:14.

Satan the Devil and two of his demons will especially work through human leaders. Such as a final end-time “beast,” a political-military leader of the 10-nation revival of the “Holy” Roman Empire. Also, through a final end time “false prophet,” a great religious leader who will have global appeal because “he performs great signs, so that he even makes fire come down from heaven [the atmosphere] on the earth in the sight of men” – Revelation 13:11-17. They work together and will spiritually influence this world’s political and military leaders to mobilize their forces!

5) WHERE do these three spirits of demons cause the armies of the nations to be gathered together!?

“And they gathered them together to the place called in Hebrew, Armageddon” – Revelation 16:16.

The nations will gather their great military forces at a place called “Armageddon.” Armageddon actually comes from the Greek rendering of the Hebrew name Har Megiddo. “hill of Megiddo.” Megiddo is a plain about 86 miles north of Jerusalem.

Ancient Megiddo was one of the royal cities of the Canaanites. The city was not fully occupied by the Israelites until the time of King Solomon. Notice –

“And Solomon had twelve governors over all Israel, who provided food for the king and his household; each one made provision for one month of the year. … 12) Baana the son of Ahilud, in Taanach, Megiddo, and all Beth Shean, …” – 1st Kings 4:7, 12.

Megiddo and the valley of Megiddo became a strategic site. Megiddo was the most important fortress city that guarded the strategic passes of the Mt. Carmel area.

For the kingdom of Israel, Megiddo as well as the Plain of Jezreel became a battleground for centuries. Time after time vicious bloody battles were fought there. Today Tel Megiddo is a national park!

Notice the Book of Joel chapter 3 –

Verse 1 – “’ For behold, in those days and at that time, When I bring back the captives of Judah and Jerusalem.’”

Here speaking about a two-fold prophetic statement at the time of the end when these nations are going to be in a type of subjugation. Now, do we ever hear this talked about in our news media!? That we here in the great United States of America could be someday in a state of subjugation by a foreign power!? Absolutely prostrate on the ground in front of our enemies!?

Verse 2 – “’ I will also gather all nations, And bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat.’”

The name Jehoshaphat means “YHWH has judged.” So, the focal point of this massive battle will be in the Valley of Jehoshaphat. This valley is slightly northeast of the Old City of Jerusalem, which then separates the Temple Mount from the Mount of Olives. Today it known as the Kidron Valley.

6) How is this great climatic battle pictured!?

Continuing in the Book of Joel chapter 3 –

Verse 9 – “Proclaim this among the nations: ‘Prepare for war! Wake up the mighty men, Let all the men of war draw near, Let them come up. 10) Beat your plowshares into swords And your pruning hooks into spears; Let the weak say, ‘I am strong.’”

Verse 11 – “Assemble and come, all you nations [the Gentile nations], And gather together all around. …”

Verse 12 – “’ Let the nations be wakened, and come up to the Valley of Jehoshaphat; …” – indeed, speaking of just what we read in Revelation 16:16.

“ … ‘For there I will sit to judge all the surrounding nations. 13) Put in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe. …’” –see Revelation 14:14-16. “ … ‘Come, go down; For the winepress is full, The vats overflow – For their wickedness is great.’”

Verse 14 – “Multitudes, multitudes [millions!] in the valley of decision! For the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision.”

7) What will occur when the SEVENTH TRUMPET BLAST sounds!?

We’re speaking about a time here when there is NO MORE DELAY.

“but in the days of the sounding of the seventh angel, when he is about to sound, the mystery of God would be finished, as He declared to His servants the prophets” – Revelation 10:7.

SEVENTH ANGEL, SEVENTH TRUMP! THIS IS THE RESURRECTION TRUMP! And you can turn to 1st Thessalonians chapter 4 and 1st Corinthians chapter 15, and we can read about this very event! – “the mystery of God would be finished.” In fact, this is the culmination of the event which is depicted by all of God’s prophets down through history. Certainly, all of the prophecies we read about that is yet to be fulfilled, such as in the Book of Isaiah chapter 2, Micah chapter 4, and even in the Book of Habakkuk where it says, “For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, As the waters cover the sea.” All of God’s prophets have looked to this moment in time! And here it is about to unfold! They have all thought about and meditated and pondered this very moment! There are even some of whom I know – begotten children of God who have since died – that looked for this very moment in time! In the Book of Hebrews, the apostle Paul speaks of men and women, who lived by faith – some of which were “tortured, … had trial of mockings and scourgings, yes, and of chains and imprisonment … stoned, they were sawn in two, were tempted, were slain with the sword. They wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, tormented─ of whom the world was not worthy. They wandered in deserts and mountains, in dens and caves of the earth. And ALL THESE, having obtained a good testimony THROUGH FAITH, DID NOT RECEIVE THE PROMISE”! “These all died IN FAITH, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off were assured of them.” – cf. Hebrews 11:13, 35, 36-39.

“Then the seventh angel sounded: And there were loud voices in heaven [the atmosphere], saying, ‘The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord [God the Father] and of His Christ [our Lord Jesus Christ], and He shall reign forever and ever!” – Revelation 11:15.

The BLOWING OF THE SEVENTH TRUMP is that event where the saints of God – living and dead – are resurrected and brought into full-time eternal membership in the family of God! □

Scriptural Index

Old Testament - Genesis 48; 1 Kings 4:7, 12; 1 Chronicles 29:11; Ezekiel 2:9-10; Daniel 11:40; Joel 3:1, 2, 9-10, 11, 12, 13, 14; Habakkuk 2:14.

New Testament - Matthew 24:4-5, 7, 8, 9-12, 14, 29; Hebrews 11:13, 35, 36-39; Revelation 1:20; 6:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9, 12; 8:1, 7-12; 9:1-11, 12, 13-19; 10:7; 11:15; 13:11-17; 14:14-16; 16:12, 13, 14, 16; 20:1-2.

Authoritarianism Can Happen Again!

INDEED AUTHORITARIANISM CAN HAPPEN AGAIN!

Notice this from back in 2018 –

“Liberal democracy has enjoyed much better days. … In light of recent turns toward authoritarianism in Turkey, Poland, Hungary, and the Philippines, there is widespread talk of a “democratic recession.” In the United States, President Donald Trump may not be sufficiently committed to constitutional principles of democratic government.

In such a time, we might be tempted to try to learn something from earlier turns toward authoritarianism, particularly the triumphant rise of the Nazis in Germany in the 1930s. The problem is that Nazism was so horrifying and so barbaric that for many people in nations where authoritarianism is now achieving a foothold, it is hard to see parallels between Hitler’s regime and their own governments. Many accounts of the Nazi period depict a barely imaginable series of events, a nation gone mad. That makes it easy to take comfort in the thought that it can’t happen again.

But some depictions of Hitler’s rise are more intimate and personal. They focus less on well-known leaders, significant events, state propaganda, murders, and war, and more on the details of individual lives. They help explain how people can not only participate in dreadful things but also stand by quietly and live fairly ordinary days in the midst of them.”

Recall, in the article “A Wicked and Adulterous Generation” I had stated, “we have high-office leaders here in the United States of America, such as, Nancy Pelosi, and “The Squad,” and others of their ilk which are evil – and are representatives of the evil one. And like what the apostle Paul said concerning receiving “a different spirit” or “a different gospel” – you may well put up with it! And that’s what a great majority of this nation is doing – putting up with this evil which is amongst us!”

Continuing –

“They offer lessons for people who now live with genuine horrors, and also for those to whom horrors may never come but who live in nations where democratic practices and norms are under severe pressure.

Milton Mayer’s 1955 classic They Thought They Were Free, recently republished with an afterword by the Cambridge historian Richard J. Evans, was one of the first accounts of ordinary life under Nazism. …In They Thought They Were Free, Mayer decided to focus on ten people, different in many respects but with one characteristic in common: they had all been members of the Nazi Party. Eventually, they agreed to talk, accepting his explanation that he hoped to enable the people of his nation to have a better understanding of Germany. …

Mayer’s most stunning conclusion is that with one partial exception (the teacher), none of his subjects “saw Nazism as we—you and I—saw it in any respect.” Where most of us understand Nazism as a form of tyranny, Mayer’s subjects “did not know before 1933 that Nazism was evil. They did not know between 1933 and 1945 that it was evil. And they do not know it now.” Seven years after the war, they looked back on the period from 1933 to 1939 as the best time of their lives.

Mayer suggests that even when tyrannical governments do horrific things, outsiders tend to exaggerate their effects on the actual experiences of most citizens, who focus on their own lives and “the sights which meet them in their daily rounds.” Nazism made things better for the people Mayer interviewed, not (as many think) because it restored some lost national pride but because it improved daily life. Germans had jobs and better housing. They were able to vacation in Norway or Spain through the “Strength Through Joy” program. Fewer people were hungry or cold, and the sick were more likely to receive treatment. The blessings of the New Order, as it was called, seemed to be enjoyed by “everybody.”

READ MORE: https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2018/06/28/hitlers-rise-it-can-happen-here/. Retrieved 17 June 2021. Boldness added for emphasis.

Sadly, the greater majority of our people around the world in this 21st century cannot conceivably grasp in their minds how desperate and dejected the average German people were in the 1930s! It’s like the well-made documentary I was watching on television last night, “The Greensboro Four.” On display at the National Museum of American History is a section of the original lunch counter in which the four Greensboro students staged a civil rights sit-in at the Woolworth’s five-and-dime. And, in one ‘Sit-In Talk’ presentation event at the museum, a small boy asks, “Is this real!?”

Understand, Hitler offered the German people a utopia – the Third Reich! Under Hitler, as tyrannical and evil as he was to anyone not an Aryan, the German economy began to improve. The German people began to have hope again. And, militarily, much of their fatherland was regained which they had lost in WWI.

TODAY we are witnessing, to no small degree, an upsurge in authoritarianism and totalitarianism due to COVID-19 restrictions. Authoritarian actions certainly have been occurring in which the greater majority of Americans do not consider it to be a dictatorship – as many of our elected officials have taken it unto themselves to close businesses, schools, churches, restricted travel, etc.

Many European nations – as well as other parts of the world – are truly facing massive economic turmoil – which could lead to a severe worldwide economic depression.

This vile and evil tyrannical leader Hitler was able to rise up because of the Great Depression of the 1930s.

God’s living word – the Holy Bible –speaks of a soon-coming Millennial reign of the great King of kings and Lord of lords – cf. Revelation 20:1-6. Hitler had hollowly promised his twisted version.

Will European nations listen to another tyrannical leader like this again!?

God’s living word says, yes!

Friends, let us consider what this religious leader in Europe declared back in 2016 –

“I dream of a new European humanism, one that involves “a constant work of humanization” and calls for “memory, courage, [and] a sound and humane utopian vision.”

READ MORE: ‘Zenit_ Pope's Address at Being Awarded Charlemagne Prize,’ Retrieved 17 June 2021. Again, boldness added for emphasis.

Well, unlike the 1930s, God’s living word indeed tells us of a great European religious leader who will support and be ‘given breath’ that he ‘should both speak and cause as many as would not worship the image of the beast’ – the image being the Roman Catholic Church – ‘to be killed.’ Do you recall the “Catholic Crusades”!? What occurred before in Europe, will occur again! There is coming – again, primarily in Europe – the rise of another and final totalitarian civil and military leader which is called “the beast”! cf. Revelation 13:1-10.

There be some who feel that this COVID-19 crisis would break any possibility of European unity. However, I believe it will help lead to it!

Truly, and we know this from our world history, that when people are afraid and desperate, they will accept a dictatorial leader. Even a weak-looking, conniving Snidely Whiplash. Our people, sadly, are getting more and more tolerant of being in a surveillance state.

Notice this from Minister Michael C. Garrett –

“TODAY we hear about Islamic terrorism. We hear threats about militant Islam, Islamofascism, whatever phrase you want to use! And now we have the threat, the very real threat of nuclear weapons someday being launched from Islamic states, or by Islamist terrorists. And we already know that Pakistan has nuclear weapons. We know Iran has missiles that can reach Europe, and we know they're working on the nuclear bomb, despite whatever they're saying. As I’ve said before: 1) the seventh and final revival of the “Holy” Roman Empire – a united Europe – will occur as Europe attempts to defend and protect itself from the threat of militant Islam. 2) that coalition will be inspired spiritually, emotionally, just like Urban II, by a man, who leads the Roman Catholic Church. A man who will be given “miraculous” power from Satan himself. I spoke of this in the second part of this series – End-Time Babylon. I believe that the prophecies of the Bible reveal that there will indeed be one last crusade.”

READ MORE: The Prophecy Series – The Last Crusade, 29 January 2019.

Let us, friends, turn in our Bible and see for ourselves just but a few of these amazing prophecies related to this soon-coming final vie for ultra-domination –

“’ At the time of the end the king of the South [a confederation of predominantly Muslim lands in the Middle East and North Africa] shall attack him; and the king of the North [a seventh-resurrection of the “Holy” Roman Empire in the form of a UNITED STATES OF EUROPE (or a FEDERATION OF EUROPE)] shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter the countries, overwhelm them, and pass through. 41) He shall also enter the Glorious Land, [meaning, the Middle East, meaning Jerusalem] and many countries shall be overthrown; …’” – Daniel 11:40-41.

This friends is telling us of one last and final Crusade yet to occur! It hasn’t happened yet, but it soon will happen!

“ … ‘but these shall escape from his hand: Edom [which we believe to be Turkey], Moab [which we believe is sort-of Syria and Iraq], and the predominant people of Ammon [or rather Jordan].’”

It says these people will not first incur the wrath of Europe!

Verse 42 - “’ He shall stretch out his hand against the countries, and the land of Egypt shall not escape.’”

We believe and teach that this implies, in this dual-prophecy, the invasion of the Middle East by the European power will be across the Mediterranean and onto the shores of Egypt.

“Then the sixth angel …” – remember you have the seven seals, the seventh seal being seven trumpets!? Here is the sixth trumpet!

“…And I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God, 14) saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, ‘Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates.’”

Now, throughout God’s living word – especially prophetically – angelic beings are often in charge of countries or nations. What if these FOUR ANGELS spoken of here are nations such as Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan!?

Now, there are a great many churches of God leaders who proclaim that this 200 million man army spoken of in Revelation chapter 9 will be a combined Asian force. However – You know, I was watching a documentary (in which the Leftist Wikipedia calls propaganda) by Frank Capra and the U.S. government entitled “Why We Fight: The Battle of China.” The Official World War II US Government account of Chinese defense against Japanese aggression. And at the beginning of the documentary, the narrator said, “But what kind of people are the Chinese? Well, in four thousand years of continuous history, China has never fought a war of aggression. They're that kind of people.” AAUGH! You mean to tell me that there was no aggression on the Chinese part since the Qin Dynasty to say the Yangzhou massacre of AD 760!? “Lucy,” as Ricky Ricardo would say, “you got some ‘splainin to do!”

“So the four angels, who had been prepared for the hour and day and month and year, were released to kill a third of mankind. 16) Now the number of the army of the horsemen was two hundred million; I heard the number of them. 17) And thus I saw the horses in the vision: those who sat on them had breastplates of fiery red, hyacinth blue, and sulfur yellow; and the heads of the horses were like the heads of lions; and out of their mouths came fire, smoke and brimstone. 18) By these three plagues a third of mankind was killed – by the fire and the smoke and the brimstone which came out of their mouths” – Revelation 9:13-18.

What about Revelation chapter 6, beginning in verse 12!?

“ … the sixth angel …” the SEVEN LAST PLAGUES!

“…poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up, so that the way of the kings from the east might be prepared.”

Now, logically, these ‘kings from the east’ could easily be China, Korea, Japan, and maybe Indonesia – which does have a large Muslim population. This is the final counterattack that sets up what we’ve often called the great battle of Armageddon, as he says in verse 16 – “And they gathered them together to the place in Hebrew, Armageddon.”

Now, one may wonder, does our Lord Jesus Christ speak of this!? Well, yes – yes He does! Let’s read of this from the New English Bible –

“’ And when you hear of wars and insurrections, do not fall into a panic. These things are bound to happen first; but the end does not follow immediately.’ Then He added, ‘Nation will make war upon nation, kingdom upon kingdom; …’”

And we are willing to accept the very real possibility that this is what our Lord Jesus Christ was speaking of – the dual prophecy of Daniel chapter 11 – ‘the king of the North vs. the king of the South.’

“’ But when you see Jerusalem encircled by armies, then you may be sure that her destruction [or rather the ‘abomination of desolation’] is near’” - Luke 21:9-10.

Now, just maybe – and think of this – these armies will not be European armies, but rather Islamic armies!?

This final European “beast” that rises ‘up out of the sea’ will be similar to Hitler. That ‘sea’ is what Scripture calls the ‘Great Sea’ – cf. Numbers 34:6-7; Joshua 1:4; 9:1;23:4; Ezekiel 47:13-16 – the Mediterranean Sea.

Friends, as the Lord lives, His living word teaches us that Europe will reorganize and turn power over to a dictator –

“’ The ten horns which you saw are ten kings [or rather ten kingdoms, or combined nations as God sees them] who have received no kingdom as yet, but they receive authority for one hour as kings with the beast. 13) These are of one mind, and they will give their power and authority to the beast’” – Revelation 17:12-13.

We will see the rise of a powerful European dictator – and the people’s great fear concerning pandemics and economic issues will be a contributing factor.

So, truly, for the whole world in general – yes. Yes, authoritarianism can happen again! □

Notes Concerning the Day of Atonement (Prophetically the Day of the LORD) VII

by Michael C. Garrett

And, continuing my thought here – some of them who knew the Word of God, and had preached it for years, when the group in Pasadena announced that they were changing doctrine, they just went along with it. Because, well, they had a wife, and children, and had a mortgage, and they had to pay for college for their children, and get a retirement fund set up. They couldn’t just walk away! Had they walked away, I believe God would have blessed them, for their loyalty to Him. And even now, there is a certain organization, from which I know from short personal experience, which pays some of its supporters – and they don’t publicize this very much – in order to keep them loyal. And so whatever the little leader says – he snaps his fingers – he expects everybody just to bow and say, “O’ yes, O yes!” The same types of stuff God condemn here in the Bible!

Ezekiel 16, Verse 34, 35 – “’ Now then, O harlot, hear the Word of the LORD!’” – this is God speaking to modern-day Israel and modern-day America and the British Commonwealth, the nations from which the once British Commonwealth was formed. Verses 36-37, 38 – “’ And I will judge you as women who break wedlock or shed blood are judged; I will bring blood upon you in fury and jealousy.’” – that’s A DIRECT THREAT AGAINST OUR PEOPLE! Verse 39 – “’ I will also give you into their hand, and they shall throw down your shrines and break down your high places. … 40) They shall also bring up an assembly against you, …’” – that’s an army – armed forces. “…’ and they shall stone you with stones and thrust you through with their swords.’” – that’s military defeat. He’s saying, ‘you will be ravaged, killed, raped, plundered!’

And this is part of your punishment – and this is a part of the DAY OF THE LORD! Which is prophetically linked with the Day of Atonement. Verse 41 – “’ They shall burn your houses with fire, …’” – again, any discussion with the Day of the Lord often involves images of fire and things being burned down and destroyed. Verses 41, 42 – “’ So I will lay to rest My fury toward you, …’” – so, eventually it comes to an end. And that’s the beginning of the Millennium. “…’ and My jealousy shall depart from you. I will be quiet, and be angry no more.’” – that’s the Millennium again. Verse 43 – “’ Because you did not remember the days of your youth, …’” – remember, America was founded on Judean-Christian principles. And it’s very easy to go back to the writings of our founding fathers and to see where they saw our government outlined in the pages of the Bible. And yet now, we’re turning against our Christian roots. And we’re embracing everything that God says, ‘I do not want you to do.’ “…’ with all these things, surely I will also recompense your deeds on your own head, …’” – so many places in the Bible we’ve heard that phrase. ‘I will recompense you!’ ‘I will give you what you deserve!’ “…’ And you shall not commit lewdness in addition to all your abominations.’” – in other words, ‘this will end!’ ‘Your whoredoms will end!’ ‘And in the end you will come back to the true God, and beg for forgiveness and you will be forgiven, and you will start up anew in the Kingdom of God. In the Millennium, under the leadership of God the Father and Jesus Christ and all the resurrected saints and the great angelic throne. And you will finally learn how to live according to My ways!’ Verse 44 – “’ Indeed everyone who quotes proverbs will use this proverb against you: ‘Like mother, like daughter!’” – again, very powerful Words! So, let’s skip down to Verse 59 –

“For thus says the Lord GOD: ‘I will deal with you as you have done, …’” – once again, you’re going to be paid – you’re going to be rewarded – or, you’re going to be punished, exactly the way you deserve. “…’ who despised the oath by breaking the covenant.’” – that ancient marriage covenant.

But again, there’s redemption on the other side, there’s healing on the other side. Verse 60 – “’ Nevertheless I will remember My covenant with you in the days of your youth, and I will establish an everlasting covenant with you.’” – that’s the Millennium. That’s the government of God. That’s the Family of God.

Ezekiel 18 – Verse 30 – one more time this DIRECT WARNING FROM GOD! In the end, there will be justice. In the end, all of the books will balance. In the end, there will be ATONEMENT! And He says, “’ Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways,’ says the Lord GOD. ‘REPENT, and turn from all your transgressions, so that iniquity will not be your ruin. 31) Cast away from you all the transgressions which you have committed, and get yourselves a new heart and a new spirit.’” – A direct illusion TO THE NEW COVENANT! Speaking of the New Covenant, we need to look to the New Covenant and not the Old Covenant. “…’ For why should you die, O house of Israel?’” – if you live according to the Old Covenant, you will die! If you live according to the New Covenant you will live for all eternity. Verse 32 – “’ For I have no pleasure in the death of one who dies,’ says the Lord GOD. ‘Therefore turn and live!’” – LIVE THE PRECEPTS OF THE NEW COVENANT AND LIVE under the Priesthood of Jesus Christ and you will live! But if you live by the Old Covenant and the old ways you won’t make it. THUS SAYS, GOD!

Ezekiel 20 – notice Verse 8 – here God had attempted the children of Israel to go into the Promised Land. Verse 9 – “’But I acted for My name’s sake, that it should not be profaned before the Gentiles among whom they were, in whose sight I had made Myself known to them, …’” – think of all the miracles that took place during the time of the Passover in leaving Egypt. Powerful miracles. Verse 10 – “’ Therefore I made them go out of the land of Egypt and brought them into the wilderness.’” – so, that was physical Israel leaving slavery to go – eventually – into the Promised Land.

The analogy is: Now God is working with the members of a spiritual Israel. Members of the true Church, in whose Spirit resides and Truth resides. And for those people, God will take out of the bondage of being human, and temporary, and mortal, and releasing them to live for all eternity in the Kingdom of God. And that’s the analogy of the Old compared to the analogy of the New.

Verse 11 – “’And I gave them My statutes and showed them My judgments, ‘which, if a man does, he shall live by them.’” – and then, notice Verse 12 – Now, there might be some of you who read these notes, who may find what I say different and unique, and some of you are still clinging to your old Protestant or Catholic roots, or other religious roots.

And some of you might read this and you are still fixated on the idea that in the Bible the weekly day of church is Sunday. And, let me tell you again, I’ve spoken of this before, nowhere in the Bible does it say that Sunday is the day of worship. Over and over, dozens and dozens and scores of times the Bible talks about the Sabbath – the Sabbath is not Sunday. The Sabbath is the seventh day of the week. It’s what we call in our Western culture, Saturday. He says in Verse 12 – “’ Moreover I also gave them My Sabbaths, to be a sign between them and Me, that they might know that I AM the LORD who sanctifies them. 13) Yet the house of Israel rebelled against Me in the wilderness; …’” Verse 16 – “’ because they despised My judgments and did not walk in My statutes, …’” – they did not follow the Law’s of God. “…’ but profaned My Sabbaths; for their heart went after their idols.’” – false religion. False religious ideas. Verse 18 – “’ But I said to their children in the wilderness, ‘Do not walk in the statutes of your fathers, nor observe their judgments, nor defile yourselves with their idols.’” – with their false religion. Verse 19 – “’ I AM the LORD your God: Walk in My statutes, keep My judgments, and do them; …’” – OBEY THE TEN COMMANDMENTS! Verses 20-22, 24 – “’ because they had not executed My judgments, but had despised My statutes, …’” – they did not keep the Ten Commandments. “…’ profaned My Sabbaths, and their eyes were fixed on their fathers’ idols [false religion]’”

Now, I’ve had people say, “What you’re saying makes sense. And I can’t discount it, but my father was a member of the such-and-such church. Of a Catholic church or a Protestant church. And I’ve got to go with my father and my mother. I mean, God says, ‘Honor thy father and thy mother!’” Well, honor thy father and thy mother when their right! But if they're blatantly wrong, opposing the Word of God, then it’s incumbent upon you to make a change! Recall that song by Michael Jackson, Man In the Mirror, with the lyrics ♪ ♫ I’m gonna make a change For once in my life ♪ ♫. Look into your Bible and realize that the Bible talks about keeping the Sabbath! I know that’s odd to so many people!

Because they’ve grown up in a culture in which they, sort-of, pay lip-service on Sunday – but everything else is just doing what you want. But folks, that’s what the Bible says! I don’t want you to die. I don’t want to die.

And the only way that I can ensure that both you and I have a chance at eternal life is if we live in the concepts and precepts of the New Covenant with Jesus Christ as our High Priest and the basis of our lives are on the Law of the Ten Commandments. That’s THE FOUNDATION upon which we stand! And, the leadership and the guidance of Jesus Christ! That’s where our focus is. Now I continually speak of the Word of God, the Truth of God, and the Plan of God. And we should focus on what Jesus said, “’ Feed My sheep!’”

Again, I’ve been speaking on the meaning and the Biblical authority of the Day of Atonement – which is prophetically linked with the Day of the Lord. Now, I think each holy day has different meanings – different layers of meaning – and so with the Day of Atonement. But the ultimate meaning of the Day of Atonement is symbolic of the Day of the Lord – that is the day when Jesus Christ and God the Father (the realm of GOD) comes to this Earth and They exact justice. The books will finally be balanced, of good and evil, of justice and injustice. It is the final accounting of mankind’s sins. And, it is a day of judgment upon all facets of the earth. And Jesus Christ will literally come face to face with human beings, and there will be a big-time accounting. And, I’ve been trying to say, and some may not believe me, and some may not understand what I am saying, but the majority of the Bible is prophecy or has a prophetic nature to it– the vast majority. And, the vast majority of those prophecies, maybe upwards of 90%, deal with the Day of the Lord. Now, this has never been taught in the generations of the different manifestations of the churches of God. It’s never been understood. And for many of you whose roots go back to the Worldwide Church of God, you might very well find yourself saying, “Wait a minute. Herbert never taught that. Ted never taught that.” And, the answer is, “Yes, you’re correct!” They never did teach about this because, quite frankly, and in my opinion – the only thing I can conclude is – they simply did not understand it. Now I have every reason to believe, that had they understood it, they would have talked about it. But quite frankly, the Worldwide Church of God dismissed the magnity of the Day of the Lord. Just said that it was a relatively minor event, just a passing event.

Well, it is relatively short in time, but it is the most traumatic event the Earth will have ever gone through when this thing is over with! And it affects everyone who will be living upon the face of the Earth! Now, hopefully, just BEFORE the Day of the Lord, many of us – who profess and hope that we have God’s Spirit and that our names are written into the Book of Life – will be resurrected from a mortal human existence into an immortal eternal spiritual existence. And that is the hope of eternal life promised so many times in the pages of the Bible.

Now, this series of notes have not gone over all of the Scriptures which deal with the Day of the Lord. And in truth I’ve only covered a tiny portion – maybe dented it just a bit. There is so much more to go over. However, this is vital information that has never been explained, never been understood, never been taught, in the hallways of the churches of God. And, by going over these notes, you’re going to see passages which you’ve heard – you’ve heard different minister’s talk about – but which you’ve never understood, or really had the slightest meaning about what it was talking about. It just, sort-of, sounded like “Old Testament stuff.” Well, all of a sudden these verses which have been oblique at best in your mind will become crystal clear as to their meaning. Now, to those who continually say to me, “People don’t need to hear downtrodden messages, they need to hear happy things, and joyous things, and uplifting things!” Well, I think of Isaiah 30 - beginning with Verse 9 – “’That this is a rebellious people, Lying children, Children who will not hear the law of the LORD; 10) Who say to the seers [to the preachers, the prophets], ‘Do not see,’ And to the prophets, ‘Do not prophesy to us right things; Speak to us smooth things, prophesy deceits. 11) Get out of the way, Turn aside from the path, Cause the Holy One of Israel [Jesus Christ, Himself] To cease from before us.’” – basically, this is what happened to me with a particular group from 2012 to 2019. They didn’t want to be confronted with what the Word of God says, even with the profound meanings of the Day of the Lord! Which is what I was doing. “But just prophesy smooth things.” “Easy things, just prophesy candy, and think of the church people as children who want their new lollipop or gumdrops or their new juicy fruits.” “But whatever you do, don’t give us real solid meat from the Word of God!” Well, I’m sorry brethren, I reject what you attempted to do to me, and Jesus Christ is still with me, and to the best of my ability I will continue to teach from the Word of God – all of the Word of God! Including those things which talk about the Day of Atonement – the Day of the Lord. The day when God Almighty and Jesus Christ visit this Earth in a time of judgment, in a time of justice. Also turn to Jeremiah 5, verse 31 – “’ The prophets prophesy falsely, And the priests rule by their own power; And My people love to have it so. …’” – and in today’s world we don’t use the terms ‘prophets’ and ‘priests,’ we use the word ministers. There are ministers, in important places, and even though they try to come across as charming and also humble, and gentle, they prophesy candy and sweet things, they are prophesying falsely. Because the truth of the Bible is not candy and sweet things – but the DAY OF THE LORD! Which is soon to come upon this Earth. Also turn to 1st Timothy – chapter 4, beginning in verse 1 – “Now the Spirit expressly says that in the latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons, 2) speaking lies in hypocrisy, …’” – and what happened to me - where it was said to me, “I will do everything within my power to destroy you and the church in Owensboro!” ‘speaking lies in hypocrisy!’  I would rather have a rattlesnake for a friend. “…’ having their own conscience seared with a hot iron, …’” – and I think because of God’s Spirit he didn’t want me anywhere around him. Well, you would think I was a ten-horned demon.

In the end, the truth will come out. And I will live quite peacefully knowing that I have served my Creator and Savior and that my life is in Their hands. And my fate is in Their hands.

So, going again to some of the passages which talk about the Day of the Lord. And, these are just notes, not anything closely related to in depth. Just some of the chief places – some of the Books that talk about the Day of the Lord in different ways.

Deuteronomy 31:16 – “And the LORD said to Moses: ‘Behold, you will rest [‘you’re going to go to sleep] with your fathers; and this people [this nation called ISRAEL] will rise and play the harlot with the gods of the foreigners of the land, where they go to be among them, and they will forsake Me and break My covenant which I have made with them.” And, Verse 17, God’s ultimate punishment for this act of rebellion over centuries and centuries – “’Then My anger shall be aroused against them IN THAT DAY, …’” – in the Bible – not every time, but, the vast majority of the time – when you see the phrase “in that day” that is referring to the Day of the Lord. Now, sometimes “in that day” refers to the events just following the Day of the Lord, in which God begins to set up the Kingdom of God, in the Millennial reign of Jesus Christ. It’s like two different sides of the same coin. “…’ and I will forsake them, and I will hide My face from them, and they shall be devoured. And many evils and troubles shall befall them, so that they will say IN THAT DAY, ‘Have not these evils come upon us because our God is not among us?’” – ‘God has left us!’ Verse 18 – “’ And I will surely hide My face IN THAT DAY because of all the evil which they have done, in that they have turned to other gods.’” – so, even back in the writings of Moses you have references to the Day of the Lord.

Isaiah 1:20 – now if you refuse and rebel, if you refuse to hear the Word of God and the Truth of God and the Plan of God, “’ But if you refuse and rebel, You shall be devoured by the sword [warfare].’” Isaiah 2:11 – “The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, The haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, And the LORD alone shall be exalted IN THAT DAY [the Day of the Lord]. 12) For THE DAY OF THE LORD of hosts Shall come upon everything proud and lofty, Upon everything lifted up – And it shall be brought low … 17) The loftiness of man shall be bowed down, And the haughtiness of men shall be brought low; The LORD alone will be exalted IN THAT DAY, 18) But the idols He shall utterly abolish.”

19) They shall go into the holes of the rocks, And into the caves of the earth, From the terror of the LORD And the glory of His majesty, When He arises to shake the earth mightily.” – in THE DAY OF THE LORD and the events leading up to it, there will be many violent earthquakes upon our planet.

Also notice chapter 3, Verse 7 – “IN THAT DAY he will protest, saying, ‘I cannot cure your ills, For in my house is neither food nor clothing; Do not make me a ruler of the people.’ 8) For Jerusalem stumbled, And Judah is fallen, Because their tongue and their doings Are against the LORD, To provoke the eyes of His glory.” And, again here, these are just a few, to try to show you that there are great portions of the Bible which talk about the Day of the Lord and prophecy that we need to explore. Verse 18; King James Version – “IN THAT DAY the Lord will take away the bravery of their tinkling ornaments about their feet, and their cauls [scarves or veils], and their round tires like the moon [the crescents]” Verse 25 – “Your men shall fall by the sword, And your mighty in the war. 26) Her gates shall lament and mourn, And she being desolate shall sit on the ground.” – now one of the Books of the Bible is called Lamentations. Lamenting, mourning. And I’ve asked the question: What are they lamenting!? And, yes, there were some events back in that day – but prophetically – the lamenting in the Book of Lamentations is about the Day of the Lord. An event which is yet to come!

Chapter 4, Verse 1 – “And IN THAT DAY seven women shall take hold of one man, …” - meaning, so many men will have been killed, that there will be a great majority of women and very few men because they’ve been killed in warfare and sickness and plague and all manner of horrible things. Verse 2 – “IN THAT DAY the Branch of the LORD shall be beautiful and glorious; …” – again, this is talking about the backside of the Day of the Lord, which is the establishment of the Millennial reign of Jesus Christ.

Chapter 5, Verse 20 – and this is a verse I often mention. In the eyes of God – especially concerning His so-called ministers – He says in verse 20, “’ Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; Who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! 21) Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, And prudent in their own sight!’” Verse 24 – “…’ Because they have rejected the law of the LORD of hosts, And despised the Word of the Holy One of Israel.’” Verse 30 – “’ IN THAT DAY they will roar against them Like the roaring of the sea. And if one looks to the land, Behold, darkness and sorrow; And the light is darkened by the clouds.’”

Chapter 13, Verse 6 – “Wail, for THE DAY OF THE LORD is at hand! It will come as destruction from the Almighty. 7) Therefore all hands will be limp, Every man’s heart will melt, 8) And they will be afraid. Pangs and sorrows will take hold of them; They will be in pain as a woman in childbirth; They will be amazed at one another; Their faces will be like flames.” Verse 9 – “Behold, THE DAY OF THE LORD comes, Cruel, with both wrath and fierce anger, To lay the land desolate; And He will destroy its sinners from it.” – It’s a day of judgment upon the Earth! Verse 13 – “’ Therefore I will shake the heavens, And the earth will move out of her place, …’” – talking about earthquakes. “…’ In the wrath of the LORD of hosts And in the day of His fierce anger.’” – the Day of the Lord!

Isaiah 22:4 – “Therefore I said [Isaiah speaking when he sees these things in vision], ‘Look away from me, I will weep bitterly; Do not labor to comfort me Because of the plundering of the daughter of my people.’ 5) For it is A DAY OF TROUBLE …” – now, you’ve heard the expression Jesus Christ talking about ‘a day of tribulation,’ well, that word just means troubles. And here is what Isaiah says, it’s a day of just tremendous troubles.

The vast majority of the Bible is talking about the DAY OF THE LORD! And yet, the leaders of the Worldwide Church of God and the churches which came from it, have never put this together! Well, I’m blessed and I’m humbled to realize that God has shown this to me.

Chapter 30, Verse 25 – “There will be on every high mountain And on every high hill Rivers and streams of waters, IN THE DAY OF THE GREAT SLAUGHTER, …” – that’s another name for the Day of the Lord.

Chapter 34, Verse 8 – “For it is THE DAY OF THE LORD’S VENGEANCE, The year of recompense for the cause of Zion.” Verse 9 – “Its streams shall be turned into pitch, And its dust shall become burning pitch. 10) It shall not be quenched night or day; Its smoke shall ascend forever. From generation to generation it shall lie waste; No one shall pass through it forever and ever.” – and this is talking about TURKEY! Turkey, one of the Islamic nations! A Sunni nation, who horribly betrays the nation of Israel as they try to escape in the future. Turkey will be punished by God by complete destruction! This is one of the prophecies concerning the Day of the Lord!

Chapter 61, Verse 2 – now, this is interesting, these are some of the same Words spoken of by Jesus Christ! And He actually quoted verse 1 and stopped before following up with verse 2. “To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, …” – He did mention that but then stopped. “…’ And THE DAY OF VENGEANCE OF OUR GOD; …” – now, the ‘acceptable year of the LORD’ is the establishment of the Millennium, of the Kingdom of God. But before that will come ‘the day of vengeance of our God.’ So, He was selective in what He had quoted when He stood up that day in the temple.

Jeremiah 12, Verse 3 – “But You, O LORD, know me; You have seen me, And You have tested my heart toward You. Pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, And prepare them for THE DAY OF SLAUGHTER.” – once again we hear the Day of the Lord.

Chapter 16, Verse 18 – “’ And first I will repay double for their iniquity and their sin, because they have defiled My land; they have filled My inheritance with the carcasses of their detestable and abominable idols.’”

Chapter 17, Verse 17 – “Do not be a terror to me; You are my hope in the DAY OF DOOM.” – and that’s what all of us should think!

If the return of Jesus Christ is a decade away or less (10-years) there’s a good chance a lot of us will be here when it happens! The only thing that will protect you – in that time of trouble – will be you having a close connection with the living Jesus Christ. And that’s what he’s saying here. Verse 18 – “Let them be ashamed who persecute me, But do not let me be put to shame; Let them be dismayed, But do not let me be dismayed. Bring on them the DAY OF DOOM, And destroy them with double destruction!” – so, Jeremiah, he had troubles with people trying to cause him a hard time. That was his prayer for them.

Chapter 46, Verse 10 – “’ For this is THE DAY OF THE LORD GOD of hosts, A day of vengeance, That He may avenge Himself on His adversaries. The sword shall devour; It shall be satiated and made drunk with their blood; For the Lord GOD of hosts has a sacrifice In the north country by the River Euphrates.’” – that sounds like it could be IRAQ. Remember, in the end-time, the Arab and Islamic nations will, basically, be decimated by the hand and the direction of Jesus Christ! He is probably determined that their religion is so apart from the true religion – and the people who get sucked into that religion – their minds become so hardened, that when He returns He’s not going to waste a bunch of time trying to convert them, He’s just going to have them eliminated! And then, in the “Great White Throne Judgment,” a thousand years later, He will bring them back to life and the earth will have lived under the rulership of Jesus Christ for a thousand years – and then He will attempt to change those hearts and minds. But, at the end of their life, if they do not change – after being told the truth of God and having it made clear to them – then they will face the lake of fire – the final death.

Chapter 51, Verse 2 – “’ And I will send winnowers [winds] to Babylon [think IRAQ, think Bagdad], Who shall winnow [blow] her and empty her land. For in THE DAY OF DOOM They shall be against her all around.’” – think of the Islamic world.

Lamentations 1:3 – “Judah has gone into captivity, Under affliction and hard servitude; She dwells among the nations, She finds no rest; All her persecutors overtake her in dire straits.” – now, this did take place in 605 B.C.! THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN! So, many prophecies are dual – they have an earlier fulfillment, and they have a much larger, more significant fulfillment in the latter days! And this will be one of those latter days fulfillment.

Verse 12 – “Is it nothing to you, all you who pass by? Behold and see If there is any sorrow like my sorrow, Which has been brought on me, Which the LORD has inflicted In THE DAY OF HIS FIERCE ANGER.” – the Day of the Lord!

Chapter 2, Verse 1 – “How the Lord has covered the daughter of Zion With a cloud in His anger! He cast down from heaven to the earth The beauty of Israel, And did not remember His footstool IN THE DAY OF HIS ANGER.” – ‘In the day of His anger’ is the Day of the Lord! Verse 5 – “The Lord was like an enemy. He has swallowed up ISRAEL, … And has increased mourning and lamentation In the daughter of Judah.” Verse 21 – “’ Young and old lie On the ground in the streets; My virgins and my young men Have fallen by the sword; You have slain them in THE DAY OF YOUR ANGER, You have slaughtered and not pitied.’” – now, ‘Pray Not For This People’ is indeed a Message from the Bible.

Also, Ezekiel 7:19 – “’They will throw their silver into the streets, And their gold will be like refuse; Their silver and their gold will not be able to deliver them IN THE DAY OF THE WRATH OF THE LORD; They will not satisfy their souls, Nor fill their stomachs, Because it became their stumbling block of iniquity.’”

Chapter 13, Verse 5 – “’ You have not gone up into the gaps to build a wall for the house of Israel to stand in battle ON THE DAY OF THE LORD.’” – again, a direct reference to the Day of the Lord.

Chapter 30, Verse 3 – “’ For the day is near, Even the DAY OF THE LORD is near; It will be a day of clouds, the time of the Gentiles.’” – because for a time the Gentiles will have seem to have taken over ISRAEL and JUDAH. But it doesn’t last very long.

Hosea 5:9 – “’ Ephraim [think the United Kingdom] shall be desolate in THE DAY OF REBUKE; Among the tribes of Israel I make known what is sure.’”

Joel – the Book of Joel – is a very definitive chapter that links the concept of the Day of the Lord and the Day of Atonement. Joel is one of the so-called “minor” prophets, and there are 12 so-called “minor” prophets. Now, they’re “minor” because they are relatively short but their Message is not minor. Nine of the twelve “minor” prophets deal with some degree or another with the Day of the Lord. And here in the Book of Joel, it’s very frank – the connection with the Day of Atonement and the Day of the Lord.

Joel 1: beginning with verses 1, 4 – “’ What the chewing locust left, the swarming locust has eaten; What the swarming locust left; the crawling locust has eaten; And what the crawling locust left, the consuming locust has eaten.’” – in other words, He’s talking about an insect infestation that’s basically denuded the landscape. Verses 5-6 – “’ Awake, you drunkards, and weep; And wail, all you drinkers of wine, Because of the new wine, For it has been cut off from your mouth. 6) For a nation has come up against My land, …’” – and these, again, are Gentile armies. “…’ Strong, and without number; His teeth are the teeth of a lion, And he has the fangs of a fierce lion.’” Verse 7 – “’ He has laid waste My vine [the people of Israel and Judah], And ruined My fig tree; He has stripped it bare and thrown it away; Its branches are made white. 8) Lament …’” Verses 9-13, 14 – “’ Consecrate a fast [very symbolic of the Day of Atonement] …’” Verse 15 – “’ Alas for the day! For THE DAY OF THE LORD is at hand; [again, a direct reference to the Day of the Lord!] It shall come as destruction from the Almighty.’” Verses 16-18, 19 – “O LORD, to You I cry out; For fire [again, fire in reference to the Day of the Lord] has devoured the open pastures, And a flame has burned all the trees of the field.’”

Chapter 2, Verse 1 – “’ Blow the trumpet in Zion, And sound an alarm in My holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble; FOR THE DAY OF THE LORD IS COMING, …’” – once again, the Day of the Lord! There’s no fogginess about what this is talking about! Verse 2 – “’A day of darkness and gloominess. A day of clouds and thick darkness, Like the morning clouds spread over the mountains. A people come, great and strong [again, Gentile armies; the invading armies], The like of whom has never been; Nor will there ever be any such after them, Even for many successive generations. 3) A fire devours before them, And behind them a flame burns; The land is like the Garden of Eden before them, And behind them a desolate wilderness; Surely nothing shall escape them. 4) Their appearance is like the appearance of horses; And like swift steeds, so they run. 5) With a noise like chariots Over mountaintops, they leap, Like the noise of a flaming fire that devours the stubble, Like a strong people set in battle array. 6) Before them [speaking of the ARMY OF GOD – and most likely, the resurrected saints of God coming to the rescue of the people of Israel and Judah –] the people writhe in pain; All faces are drained of color [the Gentile armies and most likely the Arab and Islamic armies which they are taking on].

7) They run like mighty men, They climb the wall like men of war; Every one marches in formation. And they do not break ranks.” – I know of a psalm that the Worldwide Church of God uses to sing - a song written by Dwight Armstrong – "Blow The Horn, Let Zion Hear!", which takes this section of the Bible and made a psalm. And the psalm is set to, sort-of, an upbeat tempo, and the people would sing it like, “O’ isn’t this a joyous thing!?” They didn’t have a clue about what they were singing! This is not a time of joy or happiness, this is a part of THE DAY OF THE LORD! When millions and millions of people are going to be destroyed! Verse 8 – again, this same ARMY OF GOD – “’ They do not push one another; Every one marches in his own column. Though they lunge between weapons, They are not cut down.’” – again, these are not human beings they’re spirit beings. Verse 9 “’ They run to and fro in the city, They run on the wall; They climb into the houses, They enter at the windows like a thief.’”

Now we’re back to the Day of the Lord – Verse 10 – “’ The earth quakes before them, The heavens tremble; The Sun and Moon grow dark, And the stars diminish their brightness. 11) The LORD gives voice before His army, …’” – and we were just reading about His army (verses 6-9). “…’ For His camp is very great; For strong is the One who executes His Word. For THE DAY OF THE LORD is great and very terrible; Who can endure it?’”

Verse 12 – He changes tenses here, talking about AFTER the Day of the Lord – “’ Now, therefore,’ says the LORD, ‘Turn to Me with all your heart, With fasting [again, a reference to the Day of Atonement], with weeping, and with mourning.’” – Verses 13 – this is talking about a time following the Day of the Lord where God Almighty and Jesus Christ start to reach out to the children of Israel and the children of Judah – showing them that now they’re going to be protected. They’ve been punished, now they’re going to be taken care of. Verses 14-17.

Now Verses 18-29 – are talking about the Millennium.

Beginning with Verse 30, this goes back to the vengeful part of the Day of the Lord. “’ And I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth; Blood and fire and pillars of smoke. 31) The Sun shall be turned into darkness, And the Moon into blood, Before the coming of the great and awesome DAY OF THE LORD.’” – so we know that there will be many frightening signs at the time of the Day of the Lord.

Chapter 3, Verse 1 – “’ For behold, in those days, and at that time, When I bring back the captives of Judah and Jerusalem, …’” – this is during the Day of the Lord! Where the people are being punished. Verses 2-8.

Verses 9-14 gets back into warfare.

So, here we see, not just here, but many portions of this Book are talking about the Day of the Lord and the warfare and the blood shedding. And it also several times links it with ‘call a fast.’ So again, the Day of the Lord – prophetically linked with the Day of Atonement.

Amos 5:18; remember Jonah. Jonah wanted to see death and destruction. It was Nineveh’s ‘day of the Lord.’ But they repented. And God changed His mind. And Jonah was just all broken up. Verse 20.

Obadiah 15; that once again – throughout the Bible – this principle that God talks about: It will be recompensed unto you, the way you deserve it. And those who deserve to be punished will be punished. And those that deserve to die will die. And those who deserve to be saved will be saved.

Zephaniah 1:7-9; again, evil people will be rewarded. Verses 14-18. Zephaniah 2:1.

Zechariah 14:1-4.

Malachi 4:1, 3, 5.

So, again, with these notes – of what I’ve tried to do – is to show you just a few of places in the Bible which talks about the Day of the Lord. The single most prophesied event in the Bible.

I wanted to record this truth – a truth which has not been spoken about. And, you might say, “Well, it’s no big thing.” However, it’s the most traumatic, awesome thing which will occur in the history of the Earth. This is a very big deal. And, what really makes it important, if the return of Jesus Christ is within the next 8-10 years, many, if not most of you who read this, will experience this. You will either experience this – while being protected by Jesus Christ, or, you’ll be experiencing it by being in the middle of it – without God’s protection! So I pray that each and every one of you turns to Jesus Christ, and ask that He grant you His Spirit, that He grant you His Truth, His knowledge, the understanding of His Plan, and I ask that you pray that He protect you through all of these horrible things.