| (Copyright 2023) by Dwight Fleming (Oroville, California) |
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| A new king has been coronated. Will he follow a traditional role or decide to implement changes to fit the agenda he pursued as prince? His reign may parallel an ancient king who was not satisfied with the old ways. This ancient king made radical changes by making alliances with foreign nations and strange gods. The old religious beliefs, though not perfect, were replaced with a new religion that worshipped the environment. After all, didn’t life depend upon a healthy environment was the rationale of his day. To ensure that everyone conformed to this new religion, power was given to subagents of the king to enforce the new religion of environment worship. The primary enforcer was Queen Jezebel. Her name means, “Baal exalts” or “Baal is husband to.” With this new religion, the nation had now completely forsaken their true husband, the Creator of the universe. God had tolerated their erroneous means of worship instituted by Jeroboam after the death of Solomon. But this outright rejection would eventually convert the nation back to the wicked ways of the Canaanites which God had to destroy. God wasn’t going to just sit by and allow His wife to be spiritually hoodwinked by false gods and evil seducers. This would require strong measures and strong medicine. Who would God send to counter the deceptive influence of the King and his minions? Certainly not a person who desired the acceptance and praise of high society or craved a position of power in the King’s court. A man of humble means and who could endure the hardship of persecution would be necessary for the task. And whose very name declared that The Eternal is God–Elijah! No doubt, you are already familiar with the story of Elijah and the circumstances that brought him on the scene. Elijah demonstrated that Baal was no match to the true God or His servant by forbidding rain which was vital for crops and the economy. As a result of Elijah’s efforts to bring the nation back to the true God, he was branded as “the troubler of Israel” (I Kings 18:17). Here is Elijah’s reply to King Ahab: “And he answered, ‘I have not troubled Israel, but you and your father’s house have, [How?] in that you have forsaken the commandments of the LORD and have followed the Baals'” (I Kings 18:18). We see the same thing happening today as happened in Elijah’s day. The rejection of God’s commandments with the proliferation of a new religion of social justice and environmental worship by government elites and corporate heads. Chief among them has been a prominent member of the British Royal Family who now sits as king. His coronation included representatives of other faiths: Muslim, Sikhism, Greek Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and Judaism. Perhaps others that I’m not aware of. There seems to be a growing alliance between Pope Francis and King Charles for the cause of saving the planet. Many of these same religious leaders plus heads of state and corporate entities under the spell of the WEF (World Economic Forum) seek to bring about a new world order of their own making. To prevent future cataclysms, they believe that a one world government is necessary. Is this what the builders of the Tower of Babel also believed? Slow but steady efforts are being made by those in power to accomplish their goals by any means available to them. Control over the masses is vital for achieving their stated plans. One important avenue will be a digital currency that will be implemented in the near future. This was predicted in Zechariah 5:1-4. All of your transactions will be visible to government agencies. Conform to government policies and mandates or your digital wallet will be frozen. Who will become the top leader of this one world government? Who will be able to transcend the differences in the various religious beliefs? Will the plea for everyone to come together in order to save the planet be the “siren song” that causes many world leaders to submit to a perceived “savior”? Once enough power has been consolidated under one person, any evil agenda that he desires will be vigorously pursued with whatever consequences that result. The Bible has warned about such a person as far back as the time of Daniel who lived in ancient Babylon. This person will work contrary to the laws of God. He will attempt to change to a new calendar. This new calendar will have months but will probably omit the weekly cycle. This will be an attempt to cut many religious groups off from their roots. Without knowing the days of worship instituted by God, a person is further alienated from the true worship. This happened to the Israelites during their time in Egypt. They knew the lunar months but had lost knowledge of the weekly Sabbath. God had to re-introduce the Sabbath after their escape from Pharoah. God made the Sabbath for man to keep us in relationship with the true God, the Creator of the heavens and earth. Thus, it will be imperative for a future world leader to hide the Sabbath with a new calendar that has new holidays for worshiping him or his accomplishments. See Daniel 7:25. Daniel 11:38 mentions that this king will honor the god of fortresses. Could this be a reference to a future alliance with the Kremlin in Russia? What does “kremlin” mean? Fortress! Revelation 13 depicts a beast that rises from the sea. It has the body of a leopard, the feet of a bear, and the head or mouth of a lion. These three animals today represent Britain, Germany, and Russia. They are also depicted in Daniel seven. A little over a century ago, they were headed by George V of Britain, Wilhem II of Germany, and Nicholas II of Russia. All three leaders were cousins. World War I was basically a family feud with very tragic results which set the conditions for WWII. With such a historical background and royal family ties, will these three nations someday honor King Charles III as an honorary leader of a future alliance? Time will tell. In his desire to tackle climate change, Charles has called for a military-type effort. What would this entail? What would happen to any nation which failed to comply with any environmental laws or even denied the authority of the savior of the planet? This future savior will desire more than just compliance, but outright worship as happened with Roman emperors centuries ago. Will anyone or anything be able to counter the power and influence of this future false savior? Will another “Troubler” appear on the scene? Will God send another Elijah? Yes, indeed, as Malachi 4:5-6 promises. It seems that he will be one of the two witnesses mentioned in Revelation 11. In the transfiguration of Jesus found in Mark 9:2-4, Moses and Elijah appeared with Jesus in His glorified state. This indicates that Moses and Elijah will be the two witnesses who are killed by the Beast but then resurrected three and a half days later at the sounding of the seventh trumpet. Will God bring Moses and Elijah back to life in the last days or will the Two Witnesses be a spiritual Elijah and Moses as John the Baptist was a type of Elijah? More important, will we be able to recognize the Two Witnesses as prophets of the Eternal God once they come on the scene? Will we be offended by their message as perhaps John the Baptist was with Jesus? Jesus was not quite what John expected. See Luke 7:16-23. If Elijah was considered trouble to Israel, then the Two Witnesses will be double trouble to the whole world. This is why the whole world will rejoice at their death (Revelation 11:7-10). Despite the efforts of the Two Witnesses to testify against the evil of the Beast and Babylon the Great, the Antichrist and the False Prophet, whoever they may be, will prevail for a short time. God will then begin to intervene with the Resurrection of the saints. Rather than repenting at the sight of God sitting on His throne in heaven (Revelation 6:12-17), the Antichrist and the False Prophet will rally the nations to fight against Jesus and His armies from heaven. Christ will destroy them with the brightness of His coming (2 Thessalonians 2:8). In the meantime, are we just passing the time with carefree pursuits? Consider the apostle Paul’s prudent admonition: “Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Therefore, do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is” (Ephesians 5:15-17). To better understand God’s will in our lives, we need to better know God by studying His Word. It has been said that the Bible is approximately one third prophecy. Prophecy glorifies God and is proof of His existence. Only He knows the end from the beginning. As the angel said to John, “Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy” (Revelation 19:10). Let’s not ignore one third of the Bible but ask God for understanding and wisdom. “‘Go your way, Daniel,’ he replied, ‘for the words are closed up and sealed until the time of the end. Many will be purified, made spotless, and refined, but the wicked will continue to act wickedly. None of the wicked will understand, but the wise will understand‘” (Daniel 12:9-10). I have linked below several videos for your interest. The first two are fairly short and pertain to what was discussed in this letter. The third video is about an hour long. Colonel Douglas Macgregor is interviewed by Donald Trump, junior. An insightful interview by Colonel Macgregor on the problems facing our nation in the military and foreign policy. Well worth your time to watch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JsldnQkk_g Digital Currency by 2030? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kqucxvx-sw King Charles III environmental ambitions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osIctttStQU Colonel Macgregor interview Editor’s Note: I left the last link on here but YouTube says the video has been removed because the account was terminated. If someone knows if the video has been uploaded some place else, please send the link and we will replace this link. Laura Lee ———————————————————————————————————- See Dwight Fleming’s other articles at: Fleming, Dwight – Church of God, Bismarck (church-of-god-bismarck.org) ———————————————————————————————————- |
| Iron Sharpening Iron In regard to: Double Trouble Article by Dwight Fleming Comments by Laura Lee (Bismarck, North Dakota) |
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| From Dwight’s Article: This was predicted in Zechariah 5:1-4. All of your transactions will be visible to government agencies. Conform to government policies and mandates or your digital wallet will be frozen. Laura writes: I am sure there is a prophecy there someplace however, I am not understanding how you are hooking up digital currency with Zechariah 5:1-4. Could you explain this to everyone in detail? From Dwight’s Article: This indicates that Moses and Elijah will be the two witnesses who are killed by the Beast but then resurrected three and a half days later at the sounding of the seventh trumpet. Will God bring Moses and Elijah back to life in the last days or will the Two Witnesses be a spiritual Elijah and Moses as John the Baptist was a type of Elijah? Laura writes: Oh shucks, now this is getting complicated. William P. Goff in his article “You Are My Witnesses” claims the two witnesses are Elijah and John (not John the Baptist but the other John). Now you are claiming the two witnesses are Elijah and Moses. Whoever it is, I will be happy with any two of these three. Anyone else think they know who it is (with proof)? |
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