Brian is a well known Bible teacher with a particular emphasis on Biblical end time events. Believing that these events are already underway, he believes that the Rapture of the Church to glory is imminent. Brian and Gilly (pic here with Bethan)travel throughout the UK and he also teaches in Europe and the USA. Although they are regularly in fellowships and churches who know them well, they are most happy to visit new venues to bring the message of the Gospel and the nearness of Christs return.
Wednesday, 2 May 2012
Monday, 30 April 2012
Friday, 27 April 2012
Wednesday, 25 April 2012
JACOB PRASCH ON THE DEATH OF CHUCK COLSON, A DECEIVER WHO CLAIMED TO BE A CHRISTIAN!
Chuck Colson – death of a deceiver and a man to whom the Word of God meant nothing. Opinion, by Jacob Prasch (24/04/12).
In this article our friend Jacob exposes the myths surrounding Chuck Colson, a man with no regard for Scripture although publicly accepted as a crusading Christian. That description is thrown about too easily. If you love the Lord you love His Word. Colson acted against the Gospel of Jesus Christ at every opportunity, and will be judged accordingly.
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Jacob writes, "In John's Gospel Jesus spoke of those who persecuted Jewish believers but who thought they were serving God while doing evil (John 16:2 -3). They so acted because they did not know Jesus or His Father. Chuck Colson, however, was a man who did evil, claimed to know Jesus and to be "Born Again", which was the title of his book about his claimed regeneration.
Colson was the lead author of the Evangelicals and Catholics Together agreement signed by Pat Robertson, Calvinistic author J. I. Packer, John Kent of The Church of The Nazarene and the late Bill Bright. The document accepted Catholicism as scripturally Christian without reference to the fact that while the true gospel teaches that the blood of Christ cleanses from all sin, in Roman Catholicism one atones for one’s own sin in purgatory and salvation is not by a second birth regeneration but by 'ex oper operato' sacramental rituals.
The idolatry of graven images and worshipping bread and wine as a transubstantiated reincarnation of Jesus Christ, killing him again in the mass and eating Him in an act of religious cannibalism meant nothing to Colson. The false Christ of the Eucharist, the necromancy of prayers to the dead, and the vampire-like consumption of blood - condemned by the apostles in The Book of Acts chapter 15 - were of no more consequence to Colson than was Rome's false gospel.
Colson just did not care. The Word of God meant nothing to Chuck Colson. His actions were in open defiance of it. If it did mean anything to him he would likely not have received the Templeton prize for religion. Neither would he have turned his prison ministry over to a Roman Catholic.
It was Colson whom Satan ordained to persuade Evangelicals to refrain from evangelizing Roman Catholics. As one with a Roman Catholic mother on her way to eternal hell, trusting in scapulars and the traditions of men instead of in the true gospel of Jesus for her salvation, I loathe the legacy of this deceiver who was mislead by the devil and inspired by Satan to mislead others. There have been few agents of hell more destructive to the cause of Christ than Chuck Colson. Roman Catholics need salvation and should be given the true gospel. I suggest those foolishly supportive of Colson ask former Catholics who have been saved.
Although a convicted criminal sent to prison for political corruption , Colson was an activist who tried to identify the Republican Party with Evangelical Christianity in his radio messages. Ronald Reagan's Hollywood divorce and remarriage, Nancy Reagan's advice to her husband acquired from the fortune tellers such as Jean Dixon she consulted, and George Bush placing a Koran which states that God has no Son, (a mark of antichrist according to 1 John) in the White House were irrelevant to Colson.
That President Eisenhower's Earl Warren-led Republican Supreme Court ordered God out of the classroom, that Nixon's Warren Berger Republican Supreme Court ordered God out of the maternity ward with Roe vs Wade, and that Reagan's pro-abortion Supreme court appointee Sandra Day O'Connor ordered God and the 10 Commandments out of the courtroom and judicial building cut no ice with Colson. Neither did O’Connor writing the court’s decision, based on foreign precedent, to outlaw the Texas anti-sodomy law which opened the door for the national surge to same sex marriage: it all evaded Colson's criticism. To Colson, religion was about politics. He had been a liar for a corrupt Nixon White House and was transformed into a liar for a corrupt, pedophile-protecting Vatican.
Colson also endorsed the book Ecumenical Jihad by ex- Evangelical Peter Kreeft which urges ecumenical union with Islam to morally redeem society. Colson had an antichrist spirit and he served Satan powerfully. We shall all appear before the judgment seat of Christ and it is not for me to judge Chuck Colson. It is, however, for all of us to judge his doctrines and his ventures on the basis of God's Word. In doing so it is evident that the deeds and doctrines of Chuck Colson emanated straight from the pit of hell.
Without doubt there will be a chorus of ignorant religious cranks taking offense at these remarks concerning Chuck Colson, oblivious to the fact that everything I have written concerning Colson is irrefutably true. My only response to their silly religious rhetoric is to deal with the established facts - or don't deal at all.
Jacob Prasch.
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Jacob writes, "In John's Gospel Jesus spoke of those who persecuted Jewish believers but who thought they were serving God while doing evil (John 16:2 -3). They so acted because they did not know Jesus or His Father. Chuck Colson, however, was a man who did evil, claimed to know Jesus and to be "Born Again", which was the title of his book about his claimed regeneration.
Colson was the lead author of the Evangelicals and Catholics Together agreement signed by Pat Robertson, Calvinistic author J. I. Packer, John Kent of The Church of The Nazarene and the late Bill Bright. The document accepted Catholicism as scripturally Christian without reference to the fact that while the true gospel teaches that the blood of Christ cleanses from all sin, in Roman Catholicism one atones for one’s own sin in purgatory and salvation is not by a second birth regeneration but by 'ex oper operato' sacramental rituals.
The idolatry of graven images and worshipping bread and wine as a transubstantiated reincarnation of Jesus Christ, killing him again in the mass and eating Him in an act of religious cannibalism meant nothing to Colson. The false Christ of the Eucharist, the necromancy of prayers to the dead, and the vampire-like consumption of blood - condemned by the apostles in The Book of Acts chapter 15 - were of no more consequence to Colson than was Rome's false gospel.
Colson just did not care. The Word of God meant nothing to Chuck Colson. His actions were in open defiance of it. If it did mean anything to him he would likely not have received the Templeton prize for religion. Neither would he have turned his prison ministry over to a Roman Catholic.
It was Colson whom Satan ordained to persuade Evangelicals to refrain from evangelizing Roman Catholics. As one with a Roman Catholic mother on her way to eternal hell, trusting in scapulars and the traditions of men instead of in the true gospel of Jesus for her salvation, I loathe the legacy of this deceiver who was mislead by the devil and inspired by Satan to mislead others. There have been few agents of hell more destructive to the cause of Christ than Chuck Colson. Roman Catholics need salvation and should be given the true gospel. I suggest those foolishly supportive of Colson ask former Catholics who have been saved.
Although a convicted criminal sent to prison for political corruption , Colson was an activist who tried to identify the Republican Party with Evangelical Christianity in his radio messages. Ronald Reagan's Hollywood divorce and remarriage, Nancy Reagan's advice to her husband acquired from the fortune tellers such as Jean Dixon she consulted, and George Bush placing a Koran which states that God has no Son, (a mark of antichrist according to 1 John) in the White House were irrelevant to Colson.
That President Eisenhower's Earl Warren-led Republican Supreme Court ordered God out of the classroom, that Nixon's Warren Berger Republican Supreme Court ordered God out of the maternity ward with Roe vs Wade, and that Reagan's pro-abortion Supreme court appointee Sandra Day O'Connor ordered God and the 10 Commandments out of the courtroom and judicial building cut no ice with Colson. Neither did O’Connor writing the court’s decision, based on foreign precedent, to outlaw the Texas anti-sodomy law which opened the door for the national surge to same sex marriage: it all evaded Colson's criticism. To Colson, religion was about politics. He had been a liar for a corrupt Nixon White House and was transformed into a liar for a corrupt, pedophile-protecting Vatican.
Colson also endorsed the book Ecumenical Jihad by ex- Evangelical Peter Kreeft which urges ecumenical union with Islam to morally redeem society. Colson had an antichrist spirit and he served Satan powerfully. We shall all appear before the judgment seat of Christ and it is not for me to judge Chuck Colson. It is, however, for all of us to judge his doctrines and his ventures on the basis of God's Word. In doing so it is evident that the deeds and doctrines of Chuck Colson emanated straight from the pit of hell.
Without doubt there will be a chorus of ignorant religious cranks taking offense at these remarks concerning Chuck Colson, oblivious to the fact that everything I have written concerning Colson is irrefutably true. My only response to their silly religious rhetoric is to deal with the established facts - or don't deal at all.
Jacob Prasch.
BEWARE OF KEN LIVINGSTON. READ THIS TO SEE WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO LONDON IF HE BECOMES MAYOR!
Here is the Editorial in the May 2012 edition of "The Watchman" (Produced 3 times a year in association with Intercessors for Britain : Editor: Ray Borlase).
I am sure they will not mind this reproduction because this is an important message that needs to be widely disseminated, as a matter of urgency.
Here's how the Editorial reads:
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Mayoral Election. Never was there a clearer example of why we should pray for those in authority (see 1 Timothy 2:1-4) than the up coming election for mayor of London. Ken Livingston has promised to turn London into a beacon for Islam if he is elected. He has pledged to "educate the masses of Londoners" in Islam saying, "That will help cement our city as a beacon that demonstrates the meaning of the words of the Prophet." (Quoted in the Daily Telegraph.)
He describes Mohammed's words as "an agenda for all humanity". In addressing the North London Central Mosque (where Abu Hamza once held sway) he said "I want to spend the next four years making sure that every non-Muslim in London knows and understands [its] words and message." He promised the congregation he would "make your life a bit easier financially." It is very clear that he is seeking the Muslim vote to be elected.
The Finsbury Park Mosque as it was more commonly known, especially during Hamza's time, is now run by the Muslim Association of Britain. The present spokesman for the mosque is Azzam Tamimi who has supported suicide bombers. The mosque also has links with Hamas and has supported its campaign. One of the mosque's current directors is Mohammed Sawalha. As well as masterminding Hamas's strategy he also signed the Istanbul Declaration calling for attacks on all allies of Israel , including the UK .
When Ken Livingston was previously mayor, he strongly supported the mega mosque which was proposed near the Olympic village in spite of the group (Tablighi Jama'at) having terrorist links. This Muslim sect is still trying to get permission to build a mosque for 9,500 people and is about to resubmit its plans.
This is something that every Christian should pray about because if Ken Livingston is elected, it will affect our nation as a whole.
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Thursday, 19 April 2012
BIBLE PROPHECY EXPERT JOEL ROSENBERG ON THE REBUILDING OF THE INFAMOUS BABYLON!!
IRAQ REBUILDING ITS MILITARY AND ECONOMY, EVEN AS THEY REBUILD BABYLON
Prophetic significance?
Joel C. Rosenberg(Washington, D.C., April 13, 2012) --
Watch the video below:
Bible prophecy indicates that in the End Times, the nation we know today as the Republic of Iraq -- known variously in Scripture as Babel, Bablyon, Babylonia, Mesopotamia and Shinar -- will emerge as the global center of wealth, power and terrible evil. Eventually Iraq will pose a direct and existential threat to the State of Israel, particularly during the Tribulation. Since the fall of Saddam Hussein and his regime in 2003, Iraq has not been a regional threat, much less a danger to Israel. Some have assumed, therefore, that Iraq would no longer play a major role in Middle Eastern or global affairs in the future.
But such a conclusion would be a mistake. As I wrote about in my first non-fiction book, Epicenter, those who read, understand and believe Bible prophecy have been watching for Iraq to:
1) begin rebuilding its offensive military capability;
2) begin rebuilding its economy;
3) continue rebuilding the ancient city of Babylon into a major center of commerce and tourism.
Interestingly, all three developments are currently underway.
A few details (much more on the blog):
* The Iraqis are buying 140 state-of-the-art American M1A1 combat tanks.
* The Iraqis are buying 36 advanced American F-16 fighter jets.
* In 2010, the Iraqis embarked on a $13 billion weapons spending spree.
* Iraq's GDP is set to grow by more than 10% for the next few years.
* Iraq's Planning Ministry says Iraq's economy will grow by upwards of 47% by 2017 when the oil starts flowing fast and furious.
* In 2011, ExxonMobil -- the world's largest oil company -- signed a major deal to help develop the oil industry in Iraq's northern region of Kurdistan.
* The U.S. government is helping finance the rebuilding of the city of Babylon.
Joel Rosenberg.
Joel C. Rosenberg(Washington, D.C., April 13, 2012) --
Watch the video below:
Bible prophecy indicates that in the End Times, the nation we know today as the Republic of Iraq -- known variously in Scripture as Babel, Bablyon, Babylonia, Mesopotamia and Shinar -- will emerge as the global center of wealth, power and terrible evil. Eventually Iraq will pose a direct and existential threat to the State of Israel, particularly during the Tribulation. Since the fall of Saddam Hussein and his regime in 2003, Iraq has not been a regional threat, much less a danger to Israel. Some have assumed, therefore, that Iraq would no longer play a major role in Middle Eastern or global affairs in the future.
But such a conclusion would be a mistake. As I wrote about in my first non-fiction book, Epicenter, those who read, understand and believe Bible prophecy have been watching for Iraq to:
1) begin rebuilding its offensive military capability;
2) begin rebuilding its economy;
3) continue rebuilding the ancient city of Babylon into a major center of commerce and tourism.
Interestingly, all three developments are currently underway.
A few details (much more on the blog):
* The Iraqis are buying 140 state-of-the-art American M1A1 combat tanks.
* The Iraqis are buying 36 advanced American F-16 fighter jets.
* In 2010, the Iraqis embarked on a $13 billion weapons spending spree.
* Iraq's GDP is set to grow by more than 10% for the next few years.
* Iraq's Planning Ministry says Iraq's economy will grow by upwards of 47% by 2017 when the oil starts flowing fast and furious.
* In 2011, ExxonMobil -- the world's largest oil company -- signed a major deal to help develop the oil industry in Iraq's northern region of Kurdistan.
* The U.S. government is helping finance the rebuilding of the city of Babylon.
Joel Rosenberg.
Wednesday, 18 April 2012
DAVID HOYLE CONFERENCE IN APPLEBY, CUMBRIA IN APRIL AND MAY. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
A Special Conference with David Hoyle at the Knock Christian Centre, Appleby, Cumbria. 30th April to 4th May 2012.
May I take this opportunity to recommend a wonderful occasion........"The Postman Comes to Knock", a Bible Teaching Conference with our faithful friend David Hoyle. David will be expounding the "Letters to the Seven Churches", from Revelation chapters 2 & 3 over this 5-day conference and retreat IN BEAUTIFUL CUMBRIA.
The cost includes full board ( and believe me it is fabulous cuisine...from one who knows!!!) and at £140 per head, only £40 per day, it is excellent value.
There still are some places remaining but book now to avoid disappointment! For more information contact Wendy Craven on 01274 869594 or by email wendycraven@talktalk.net.
I am sure that you will have a wonderful, heavenly time.
Brian.
May I take this opportunity to recommend a wonderful occasion........"The Postman Comes to Knock", a Bible Teaching Conference with our faithful friend David Hoyle. David will be expounding the "Letters to the Seven Churches", from Revelation chapters 2 & 3 over this 5-day conference and retreat IN BEAUTIFUL CUMBRIA.
The cost includes full board ( and believe me it is fabulous cuisine...from one who knows!!!) and at £140 per head, only £40 per day, it is excellent value.
There still are some places remaining but book now to avoid disappointment! For more information contact Wendy Craven on 01274 869594 or by email wendycraven@talktalk.net.
I am sure that you will have a wonderful, heavenly time.
Brian.
Friday, 16 March 2012
WELCOME TO MY NEW WEBSITE BLOG.
Hello, my name is Brian Gemmell, and I give you a warm welcome to my new blog.
I share my ministry with my devoted wife Gilly, and my lovely mother Kathleen, and we travel together all over the United Kingdom, preaching the good news of salvation found in the Lord Jesus Christ.
We also specialise in holding services, meetings, seminars, conferences, and also weekly residential gatherings where we teach the imminent Rapture of the Church the Body of Christ to heavenly glory, followed soon after by the Second Coming of the Lord Jesus to the Mount Olives in Jerusalem, to save and redeem His chosen nation of Israel.
There is so much happening in the world today, and the Lord Jesus warned of these calamitous events we are seeing all around us, nearly two thousand years ago.
He warned that there would would be great deception (both within and without of the church), there would be earthquakes, tsunamis, a shaking of the earth and the seas, disease, famine, pestilences, wars, rumours of wars, and many other things we are now seeing taking place before our very eyes!
Now is the time to look up, for Jesus said that when these things begin to happen, you will know that your salvation and redemption is drawing near.
Now is the time to accept the Lord Jesus Christ as your Saviour and Lord. You need to repent of your sins and turn to Him for salvation with an open heart, and HE WILL COME INTO YOUR LIFE TO SAVE YOU.
To those of you who know Christ as Saviour already, now it is more important than ever that you live holy and God-pleasing lives, for His return is imminent, and you will not want to be found out at the final judgement!
Please help me spread this vital end-time Biblical message. Please help me to improve this blog, and if you can arrange something locally in your vacinity, I will be more than pleased to come and explain these teachings and doctrines in more detail.
In the meantime, Be Blessed, for Soon and Very Soon, Jesus is Coming Back!
Maranatha Blessings To You All,
BRIAN.
I share my ministry with my devoted wife Gilly, and my lovely mother Kathleen, and we travel together all over the United Kingdom, preaching the good news of salvation found in the Lord Jesus Christ.
We also specialise in holding services, meetings, seminars, conferences, and also weekly residential gatherings where we teach the imminent Rapture of the Church the Body of Christ to heavenly glory, followed soon after by the Second Coming of the Lord Jesus to the Mount Olives in Jerusalem, to save and redeem His chosen nation of Israel.
There is so much happening in the world today, and the Lord Jesus warned of these calamitous events we are seeing all around us, nearly two thousand years ago.
He warned that there would would be great deception (both within and without of the church), there would be earthquakes, tsunamis, a shaking of the earth and the seas, disease, famine, pestilences, wars, rumours of wars, and many other things we are now seeing taking place before our very eyes!
Now is the time to look up, for Jesus said that when these things begin to happen, you will know that your salvation and redemption is drawing near.
Now is the time to accept the Lord Jesus Christ as your Saviour and Lord. You need to repent of your sins and turn to Him for salvation with an open heart, and HE WILL COME INTO YOUR LIFE TO SAVE YOU.
To those of you who know Christ as Saviour already, now it is more important than ever that you live holy and God-pleasing lives, for His return is imminent, and you will not want to be found out at the final judgement!
Please help me spread this vital end-time Biblical message. Please help me to improve this blog, and if you can arrange something locally in your vacinity, I will be more than pleased to come and explain these teachings and doctrines in more detail.
In the meantime, Be Blessed, for Soon and Very Soon, Jesus is Coming Back!
Maranatha Blessings To You All,
BRIAN.
Friday, 2 March 2012
ITINERARY FOR BRIAN'S MINISTRY AND FELLOWSHIP RETREAT AT CROMER IN MARCH.
I AM DELIGHTED TO ANNOUNCE THAT I WILL BE LEADING A RESIDENTIAL, MINISTERIAL RETREAT AT CROMER, IN NORFOLK FROM MARCH 11TH-16TH.
It will be a great time of fun, fellowship, food, and prophetic teaching from the Word of God, and if you can make it, you will have a great time with friends, old and new.
"Signs of the Times" will be the topic and title for the Teaching sessions, and the itinerary will look something like this:
It will be a great time of fun, fellowship, food, and prophetic teaching from the Word of God, and if you can make it, you will have a great time with friends, old and new.
"Signs of the Times" will be the topic and title for the Teaching sessions, and the itinerary will look something like this:
Sunday pm..... Intoduction, "God speaks to His own decause He loves them"... Evening Prayers.
Monday am.......1. What is Bible Prophecy all about. 2. Jesus' First Coming is Prophecy Fulfilled
Monday pm.......3. The Basic Outline of Second Coming Events... Evening Prayers.
Tuesday am......1. The Most Significant Prophecies Part 1. 2. Part 2.
Tuesday pm......3. Understanding the Signs in the Modern World... Evening Prayers.
Wednesday pm...."It is the KING we're looking for"
Thursday am......1. Understanding the Middle East. 2. What's all this about the Anti Christ?
Thursday pm......3. Signs that are bang up to date...Jesus is coming soon!.. Praise and Prayer.
Friday am.... Brief Farewell Devotions.
To make a booking, please write or phone to: Mr Charlie Buxton, The Pleasaunce, Harbord Road, Overstrand, Near Cromer, Norfolk, NR27 0PN (Tel: 01263 579212).
Costs: £150.00 full board – making your own way to the Centre; extra charge for coach excursions (if we have sufficient numbers to hire a coach)
For friends travelling from the north west region, there will be coaches available to take you there. The cost will be £235.00 full board, including pick-up en-route, and this includes excursions. (Please note early bookings required for en-suite rooms).
Pick-up places will be Preston, Warrington, Liverpool, Manchester, and possibly Nottingham if anyone needs a lift fromhere.
Arrive Sunday evening 6pm for evening meal.
Packed lunch provided from Monday until Thursday. (extra charge for packed lunch approx £5.00 for journey home- if required).
There will be plenty of spare time for you to enjoy the delights of Cromer and Norfolk in some hoped for glorious Spring sunshine, and it will be a lovely time of rest and relaxation, as well as good Biblical ministry.
I do hope you can join Gilly, Mum and me for what promises to be a lovely time in the eastern part of our beautiful country.
Blessings To You All,
Brian.
Saturday, 25 February 2012
RUSSIA WARNS ISRAEL NOT TO ATTACK IRAN (Prophetic Implications) By JOEL ROSENBERG.
Joel C, Rosenberg –www.flashtrafficblog.wordpress.com.
Is Putin the biblical figure known as "Gog"? Make no mistake: the Russian-Iranian strategic alliance that I’ve been writing about for the last several years has deepened to the point where Moscow is now unequivocally and quite openly backing the mullahs in Iran.
“Russia warned Israel on Wednesday that attacking Iran would be disastrous and played down the failure of a U.N. nuclear agency mission to Tehran, saying there is still a chance for new talks over the Iranian atomic programme,” reports Reuters.
‘Of course any possible military scenario against Iran will be catastrophic for the region and for the whole system of international relations,’ Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov told a news conference. It was one of Russia’s starkest warnings against resorting to force, an option Israel and the United States have not ruled out if they conclude that diplomacy and increasing sanctions will not stop Iran from developing a nuclear bomb.’
I hope Israel understands all these consequences … and they should also consider the consequences of such action for themselves,’ Gatilov said. ‘I hope a realistic approach will prevail, along with a sensible assessment.’”
The big question now is this: Will Vladimir Putin win his bid to become Russia’s President again during the March 4 elections, and would Putin then directly threaten Israel with retaliation for an attack on Iran? So far, Russia hasn’t gone so far as to threaten a military response, but it’s not out of the question.
The latest poll shows Putin in a commanding lead to regain the presidency, with 58.6% support, compared to Gennady Zyuganov, the head of the Communist Party, who has 14.8% support. And Putin in recent years seems itching to rebuild the Russian military (something he promised again just this week – he’s called for a $770 billion upgrade of Russia’s military), strengthen his alliances throughout the Islamic world, and give the West a black eye.
He’s explicitly running his campaign on anti-Americanism, for example. He’s close to the Iranians. He’s defending the Bashar al-Assad, the butcher in Damascus. He’s growing closer to the Turks, as they become hostile to Israel. Putin hasn’t directly threatened Israel, but he’s backing all of Israel’s worst enemies and could find himself drawn into a war to prove his alpha-dog machismo.
Another question I’m getting asked these days: Is Putin “Gog,” the evil leader described in the prophecies of Ezekiel 38-39? It came up during my recent speaking tour in Florida, and in a talk I gave to a group on Capitol Hill last week?
Thus far, my answer remains the same — Putin is certainly “Gog-esque,” but it is too early to speculate on whether he is actually the biblical figure that will rise to power in Russia (known in Ezekiel’s prophecy as “Magog”) in the last days and build an alliance with Iran (“Persia”), Sudan (“Cush”), Turkey (“Gomer”), Libya and Algeria (“Put”), the countries of Central Asia (“Beth Togarmah”) to attack the State of Israel from “the north” (probably via Lebanon and Syria).
That said, it is fair to say that geopolitical events over the past decade — and certainly over the past year or so — have been moving on a trajectory consistent with the fulfillment of Ezekiel 38-39. That doesn’t necessarily mean we will see the prophecies come to complete fulfillment in our lifetime or soon, but we cannot rule out the possibility.
For the moment, the major need is to keep mobilizing people to pray for the peace of Jerusalem, and to keep asking the Lord to help us get ready for the next war that comes, be that a really bad geopolitical war (ie, an Israeli first strike on Iran, or vice versa), or a prophetic war (ie, the War of Gog and Magog). One way or the other, it would seem that war is coming. The handwriting seems to be on the wall. Dare we allow ourselves to be unprepared?
Is Putin the biblical figure known as "Gog"? Make no mistake: the Russian-Iranian strategic alliance that I’ve been writing about for the last several years has deepened to the point where Moscow is now unequivocally and quite openly backing the mullahs in Iran.
“Russia warned Israel on Wednesday that attacking Iran would be disastrous and played down the failure of a U.N. nuclear agency mission to Tehran, saying there is still a chance for new talks over the Iranian atomic programme,” reports Reuters.
‘Of course any possible military scenario against Iran will be catastrophic for the region and for the whole system of international relations,’ Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov told a news conference. It was one of Russia’s starkest warnings against resorting to force, an option Israel and the United States have not ruled out if they conclude that diplomacy and increasing sanctions will not stop Iran from developing a nuclear bomb.’
I hope Israel understands all these consequences … and they should also consider the consequences of such action for themselves,’ Gatilov said. ‘I hope a realistic approach will prevail, along with a sensible assessment.’”
The big question now is this: Will Vladimir Putin win his bid to become Russia’s President again during the March 4 elections, and would Putin then directly threaten Israel with retaliation for an attack on Iran? So far, Russia hasn’t gone so far as to threaten a military response, but it’s not out of the question.
The latest poll shows Putin in a commanding lead to regain the presidency, with 58.6% support, compared to Gennady Zyuganov, the head of the Communist Party, who has 14.8% support. And Putin in recent years seems itching to rebuild the Russian military (something he promised again just this week – he’s called for a $770 billion upgrade of Russia’s military), strengthen his alliances throughout the Islamic world, and give the West a black eye.
He’s explicitly running his campaign on anti-Americanism, for example. He’s close to the Iranians. He’s defending the Bashar al-Assad, the butcher in Damascus. He’s growing closer to the Turks, as they become hostile to Israel. Putin hasn’t directly threatened Israel, but he’s backing all of Israel’s worst enemies and could find himself drawn into a war to prove his alpha-dog machismo.
Another question I’m getting asked these days: Is Putin “Gog,” the evil leader described in the prophecies of Ezekiel 38-39? It came up during my recent speaking tour in Florida, and in a talk I gave to a group on Capitol Hill last week?
Thus far, my answer remains the same — Putin is certainly “Gog-esque,” but it is too early to speculate on whether he is actually the biblical figure that will rise to power in Russia (known in Ezekiel’s prophecy as “Magog”) in the last days and build an alliance with Iran (“Persia”), Sudan (“Cush”), Turkey (“Gomer”), Libya and Algeria (“Put”), the countries of Central Asia (“Beth Togarmah”) to attack the State of Israel from “the north” (probably via Lebanon and Syria).
That said, it is fair to say that geopolitical events over the past decade — and certainly over the past year or so — have been moving on a trajectory consistent with the fulfillment of Ezekiel 38-39. That doesn’t necessarily mean we will see the prophecies come to complete fulfillment in our lifetime or soon, but we cannot rule out the possibility.
For the moment, the major need is to keep mobilizing people to pray for the peace of Jerusalem, and to keep asking the Lord to help us get ready for the next war that comes, be that a really bad geopolitical war (ie, an Israeli first strike on Iran, or vice versa), or a prophetic war (ie, the War of Gog and Magog). One way or the other, it would seem that war is coming. The handwriting seems to be on the wall. Dare we allow ourselves to be unprepared?
BRIAN.
JUDE, ENOCH, AND THE HYBRIDS BY RON GRAHAM OF RAPTURE READY.
Jude, Enoch, and the Hybrids, by Ron Graham from Rapture Ready.
The response to my commentary “Hybrids” was phenomenal. There were many questions, but the main question was whether or not I believe hybrids are living among us today. I will attempt to answer that question and many more throughout this commentary.
“And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.” Genesis 6:12. The worst case scenario was coming to fruition. God was about to destroy the population of planet earth including every beast with more water than they could have ever imagined possible. Were they clueless as to what was coming? “And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;” 2 Peter 2:5. It’s interesting that the Apostle Peter points out that Noah was a preacher, yet Noah’s preaching obviously had no effect on the rest of the antediluvian world.
There seems to be little difference in the mindset of today’s populous as we review and compare the events of that antediluvian world. There’s little notice by today’s societies of the events that parallel the ancient past. Most don’t even believe in the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob let alone a flood that wiped out billions. Students of prophecy are increasingly warning the world that now is the time to prepare for their eternal destination as humanity is currently living in these very precarious end times, but are they listening?
“And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.” Matthew 24:12. Here we’re confronted with the sad but quite serious reminder that in the last days because of thriving wickedness the love of many will grow cold. The phrase “wax cold” comes from the Greek word “psychō”, which means to blow cold. Metaphorically the phrase “wax cold” is used in the sense of waning zeal or love. Jesus warns us that the love of many will vanish in the final days of planet earth. The tragic results of humanistic, atheistic “we evolved from pond scum” teachings that have permeated societies for decades have certainly taken their toll. What we are witnessing in our society today has been encroaching on us for many years. Is the waxing cold of the human heart finally coming to a crescendo? Or is this the onslaught of a soulless generation of hybrids being unveiled? A little food for thought.
“But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.” Daniel 12:4. The seal has been removed from Daniels book and knowledge is increasing. I believe that some of that knowledge is buried in Jude’s epistle – a little one chapter book that really packs a wallop.
Before you read any further, I must interject that if you have aligned yourself with the wrong interpretation of the book of Genesis chapter 6 you will misinterpret the book of Jude. When we understand the truth that a corrupting influence invaded humanity at that particular point in the time/space continuum (the antediluvian world), we can then anticipate and prepare ourselves for what’s coming. The similarities of that ancient world and ours today are striking.
I will summarize Jude’s little epistle. Occasionally I’ll insert the Greek word and the deeper meaning behind that word for emphasis as we seek the revealing of God’s truth.Jude begins his epistle with an admonishment. We are to earnestly contend for the faith that was once delivered to the saints. There’s a good reason for this as Jude is going to take us on a journey into a very evil world – a world of the malevolent supernatural. He’s going to be referring to the last days just prior to the return of Jesus Christ, but he will also take us back in time.
Concerning those last days something very wicked is going to raise its ugly head and our faith will be attacked – aggressively. To Jude it’s a future event; but to us today the event is here. Jude is adamant that wickedness will be so invasive that we, the saints of God, will find it difficult but necessary to earnestly contend for our faith. The original Greek word used by Jude for the phrase “earnestly contend” is “epagōnizomai” which means “to contend about a thing, as that of a combatant”. Jude suggests that we move into this combatant mode with renewed zeal. How do we do that? Guns and knives will not suffice against the supernatural, nor will they do much good against a generation of enhanced Hybrids. You might want to take a moment here and study Ephesians chapter 6.
Jude points to a certain something coming upon the scene in the last days. In the King James Version of our English Bible we read “certain men” crept in “of old”, “ungodly men”. According to the Greek word “tis”, which is rendered in English as “certain”, these were not necessarily men. As you will see throughout the entirety of Jude’s epistle he’s speaking of something quite different than mere men. They were “of old” which points to another era of humanity’s past. They were ungodly, which when we look at the original Greek word we find it means they held no reverence for God. If they weren’t men what were they?
They crept in stealthily and craftily. When we read that word craftily it should remind us of Genesis chapter 3 “Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made” Genesis 3:1. The Hebrew word for “subtil” means “subtle, shrewd, crafty, sly”. Sound familiar? It should, Jude is referring to the same type of “being”. You might be asking yourself why is Jude referring to “beings” of the past. He’ll get to that directly.
“For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.” Jude 1:4. Jude is not referring to false teachers as many Bible teachers promote, but to “beings” of old who rejected the grace of God and turned that grace into unbridled lust, excess, licentiousness, lasciviousness, wantonness, outrageousness, shamelessness, insolence, which is their nature.
“And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day. Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.” Jude 1:6-7. Jude references the antediluvian period by explaining what happened to the angels who were involved in that first incursion into our world. They were punished for their wickedness by God and are currently held in chains until the judgment. It’s interesting that Jude lumps Sodom and Gomorrha in with those fallen angels of Noah’s day.
When we realize that Satan cannot be working alone in this world as he is not God, we can then come to grips with the fact that he still has an innumerable army of fallen angles ready to do his bidding. It’s not hard to then come to the conclusion to which Jude is guiding us; fallen angels will again participate in the same kind of corruption the others were involved with before the flood.
Genesis chapter 6 tells us that “There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.” Genesis 6:4. The words “and also after that” remind us that the evil of that era would continue. The cities of Sodom and Gomorrha had become extremely wicked because the same kind of supernatural malevolent incursion occurred then as in the pre-flood world.
The mention of going after strange flesh is another obvious allusion to the antediluvian world. Jude is speaking of the lust-filled attitude of fallen angels. Men, too, had given themselves over to fornication and went after strange flesh. The Greek words “heteros sarx” (strange flesh) speak of various types of flesh, not all human, and following the context of his epistle Jude is reintroducing us to a “being” that is not human. With the Greek word “sarx” we see Jude referring to the animal nature, animalistic cravings. Jude speaks of the complete corruption of the body, while participating in extremely egregious sexual activity. The men and women of Sodom and Gomorrha, as well as the surrounding cities, had completely corrupted themselves through the wicked influence of fallen angels..
The destruction of Sodom and Gomorrha was sudden and final, their fall didn’t just occur overnight. The wickedness that brought down all those cities took generations of corruption. There must be no misunderstanding here; Jude is not speaking of false teachers leading their congregations astray. Just so there is no confusion, Jude continually reminds us to whom he is referring.
They are brute beasts, living creatures whose vocabulary is nothing but blasphemies uttered continually, and yet they have no intimate knowledge of who or what they are blaspheming. They are senseless as they continually corrupt themselves in all their ways like animals who know not sin. They are prideful, soulless beasts. The corruption of the human race is their agenda. They are like a spot that spoils everything, like leaven it permeates the whole of whatever it is put into. This spoiling leaven destroys lives by diminishing then eliminating the love people have for one another. Jude explains that these “beings” are void of feelings, void of any good intentions; they are without natural love and affection. They are essentially the walking dead.
Jude is warning the last days Church of evil so reprehensible they must be prepared for combat. He explains that these beings are living and growing wild and savage in the fields or woods; some will resemble men but they are animals, fierce and boorish, rude, full of violent passion, vehement, furious, and uncontrollable. They are tossed to and fro by their raging restless passions, foaming out like refuse worthy of the fire and nothing else. Their actions are shameful, yet they have no shame. They are disgraceful and have no honour. Who are they? They are the progeny of fallen angels roaming the land without fear of where they are heading.
Jude’s quote from the book of Enoch is very telling. The evil that had spread throughout the antediluvian world in Enoch’s day was cause for him to be given insight into the future last day’s events prior to the judgment. He saw the Lord Jesus coming with an innumerable number of His saints to execute His judgment on all the ungodly fallen angels and their ungodly progeny – along with all humankind who’ve rejected the truth of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Then Jude reminds the Church of the words of the Apostles that these things would occur in the last days; that these animalistic brutes would once again invade humanity and corrupt the populous of earth through their sexual escapades. These beings, being void of spirit, would inhabit the earth for a season but would ultimately perish forever in the fires of Hell.
I believe the hybridization of the human genome is the key to the ever increasing wickedness that has been with humankind for thousands of years, and it continues unabated today. Without a doubt we can trace this phenomenon back to the antediluvian world. There is no indication that humanity today has even the slightest concept that this progressive and very aggressive co-mingling of beings of two distinct dimensions is occurring – other than the constant talk of transhumanism, which by the way seems to be a road many are willing to take. In the antediluvian world this corruption didn’t just happen over a period of a few decades but was actually initiated during Adam’s day, at least a thousand years prior to the flood. The last days began in the time of the Apostles; this wickedness that we see escalating today has been stealthily (craftily) increasing for thousands of years.
What we think we know from mankind’s past has deceived many into rejecting the truth of scriptures. It’s time to embrace God’s truth and re-evaluate our own understanding of the events of the antediluvian world. Never mind how it makes you feel, feelings can be deceiving. The truth is, what happened during the pre-flood era has returned in our day and is burgeoning.
What these supernatural beings began in humanity’s past is simply a continuation of the contamination of that pre-deluge world – what they’ve been planning since the serpent deceived Eve. These “malevolent beings” are bent on fulfilling their leader’s ultimate goal, the conclusion to human existence. Their modus operandi is to steal, kill, and destroy. They are the fallen angels, they are here, and they are intertwined with humanity for a reason, to beget an ungodly progeny of hybrid (Nephilim), fully demonic, soulless beings. They aren’t necessarily appearing as giants these days but are actually being developed to look like humans, so much so that we can’t easily tell them apart from the rest of humanity. At least not until they begin to demonstrate superhuman traits.
These beings are beginning to expose themselves to the scrutiny of the public’s eye in ways we would never have imagined. I was reading a book, “The Cosmic Chess Match” by L.A. Marzulli, in which he includes a very interesting video link http://documentaryheaven.com/madness-in-the-fast-lane/. Take the time to watch it as it is both frightening and enlightening. Is this event an isolated occurrence? Probably not.
We are witnessing the unfolding of prophecy. For the saints, it won’t be much longer. The clouds of war are amassing, the armies of the prince of the power of the air are at the door, all the players are set, and the end is in sight. “The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:” 2 Peter 2:9.
God bless you all,
Ron Graham.
Ron is pictured in the gallery at the bottom of this page. Click on his photo and you will be taken to his "Rapture Ready" page, where he has written many more excellent articles worthy of your attention.
Ron is pictured in the gallery at the bottom of this page. Click on his photo and you will be taken to his "Rapture Ready" page, where he has written many more excellent articles worthy of your attention.
See also his splendid piece on "THE RETURN OF THE NEPHILIM" also published further down this blog.
Ron's email is:: twotug@embarqmail.com
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