"THE TIMES OF THE GENTILES" BY PASTOR BILL RANDLES FROM HIS BLOG AT HIS FELLOWSHIP AT THE "BELIEVERS IN GRACE" CHURCH IN MARION IN IOWA.

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The Times Of The Gentiles? by billrandles ...Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.(Luke 21:24 b) In my last article  I observed that the events of the past week may well lead to the complete fulfillment of several end time prophecies. I refer to the shoot out on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, Israel's holiest site. *Three 'Palestinian' terrorists murdered two Druze policemen on the platform [,which is the former site of both Jewish temples. The Jerusalem police department , no longer willing to allow the Holy Temple site to be a refuge for terrorists, took control of the site, for the first time in 2000 years. A large metal detector was erected at the entrance as an allowance for Arabs who want to pray there. Predictably Arab boycotts, riots, shootings and vandalism have broken out in response, but the Jews have held their ground so far; all visitors to the Temple Mt will be screened by metal detectors, (This has been the case thus far for all but Muslims). Israel has seized control of the  Temple Mount from the custodianship of Jordanian Waqf. (Evidently by the time of the writing of this article, Jewish authorities have taken down the Metal detectors at the gates ad installed sluices for Muslim worshippers to pass through, to make it easier to spot any one with a package or bulk,  to be pulled out of line and inspected with hand held metal detectors.) Jesus said that Jerusalem would always be "trodden underfoot of the gentiles", a technical, ritualistic term, which means she would be ceremonially defiled. This could only refer to what lies at the heart of Jerusalem, the holiest place to all of Judea, the place which was sanctified for the location of the first and second temples. This situation would continue until the fulfillment of the "Time of the Gentiles". This is why Moshe Dayan turned the Temple Mount over to the custody of Jordanian Waqf immediately after Jewish Paratroopers seized the city of Jerusalem and famously wept at the "Wailing wall" the section of retaining wall of Both Temples. HE no doubt didn't know why he was doing it, he had his own orders from the Golda Meir Government, which was largely secular and even atheistic. From his perspective, it was reasonable to appease the Muslims, and not rile their sensibilities by driving the Waqf off of the site. But the real Spiritual reason had to do with the timing of God. Evidently ,June 1967 was not the time of the fulfillment of the "times of the Gentiles". I do believe that time is drawing very near and these recent events have served as a portent of that. What exactly did Jesus mean by the expression, " the Times of the Gentiles"? The expression refers to the situation Judah found itself in, from the time of the Babylonian captivity. Judah and the remnant of Israel would lose their national sovereignity as a result of her repeated and unrepentant sin. One Gentile power after another would rule over her, as Daniel saw in his interpretation of Nebuchadnezzar's dream in Daniel 2. Until the very time of the end, the Jews would be ruled and supervised by Babylon, Persia, Greece, and Rome (the Roman phase would come in several long phases, the two Legs ,Feet, iron mixed with clay, and finally ten toes. Romans, Arabs, Crusaders, Ottomans, and fairly recently British, then the U.N. and America,  have all had their turn at ruling or supervising over Israel, and the Jewish remnant. Jerusalem has and will become a tremendous controversy, a literal "burdensome stone" and  "Cup of trembling"  to the Gentiles,(Nations of the world), the Kings of the earth shall deliberate over her, as if she is theirs to divide and distribute. The UN has split Jerusalem in two, and spend a good deal of time deliberating over the status of Jerusalem. Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.  Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King. God is known in her palaces for a refuge.  For, lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by together.They saw it, and so they marvelled; they were troubled, and hasted away.Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail. (Psalm 48:1-6) One day soon this will come to an end. Paul, like Jesus before him, referred to the 'fulness of the gentiles', yet to come in. Evidently there is a set number of Gentiles slated to be saved, For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.  And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:  For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins.(Romans 11:24-27) When you see Jewish Sovereignity over her most Holy site, know for sure that the time of the gentiles is coming to its conclusion and that the new order of Messiah is drawing nigh.

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Wisconsin company Three Square Market is about to become the first in the U.S. to offer microchip implants to its employees. Yes, you read that right. Microchip implants!!

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IT BEGINS: Wisconsin Company Three Square Market Becomes First In United States To Microchip Their Employees by Geoffrey Grider Wisconsin company Three Square Market  is about to become the first in the U.S. to offer microchip implants to its employees. Yes, you read that right. Microchip implants. "And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name." Revelation 13:16,17 (KJV) EDITOR'S NOTE: Now The End Begins began 8 years ago in December of 2009 primarily as an end times ministry warning the world of God's impending judgment and the soon fulfillment of Bible prophecy. We have done countless stories chronicling the rise of the human implantable microchip in our society. What began as a mere trickle in Europe is ready to break through here in America as the implantable microchip becomes the "next big thing". Remember those lines of people waiting for days on end to be the first to get the new iPhone? That's what you will soon see with the microchip. Flight #777 on Titus213 Airlines now boarding... "It's the next thing that's inevitably going to happen, and we want to be a part of it," Three Square Market Chief Executive Officer Todd Westby said. The company designs software for break room markets that are commonly found in office complexes. Official press release from 32M: RIVER FALLS, Wis. – July 20, 2017 – PRLog — Three Square Market (32M) is offering implanted chip technology to all of their employees on August 1st, 2017. Employees will be implanted with a RFID chip allowing them to make purchases in their break room micro market, open doors, login to computers, use the copy machine, etc.  This program, offered by 32M, is optional for all employees. The company is expecting over 50 staff members to be voluntarily chipped.  32M is partnering with BioHax International and Jowan Osterland, CEO, based out of Sweden. source Just as people are able to purchase items at the market using phones, Westby wants to do the same thing using a microchip implanted inside a person's hand. "We'll come up, scan the item," he explained, while showing how the process will work at an actual break room market kiosk. "We'll hit pay with a credit card, and it's asking to swipe my proximity payment now. I'll hold my hand up, just like my cell phone, and it'll pay for my product." More than 50 Three Square Market employees are having the devices implanted starting next week. Each chip is about the size of a single grain of rice. Along with purchasing market kiosk items, employees will be able to use the chip to get into the front door and log onto their computers. Each chip costs $300 and the company is picking up the tab. They're implanted between a person's thumb and forefinger.  Westby added the data is both encrypted and secure. "There's no GPS tracking at all," he said. No one who works at Three Square Market is required to get the chip implant. source

The Welsh Revival Comes to Bedlinog In The Welsh Valleys. The Speaker is Robert C. Owen. This Is The story of How God used a School Teacher to Bring the Welsh Revival to a Small Mining Village. Robert Owen was born in Bedlinog and Pastored Churches Across the UK and the USA.

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ANTICHRIST: Pope Francis Tells Catholics In Rome That A ‘Personal Relationship’ With Jesus Is ‘Dangerous And Harmful’!!

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ANTICHRIST: Pope Francis Tells Catholics In Rome That A ‘Personal Relationship’ With Jesus Is ‘Dangerous And Harmful’ by Geoffrey Grider The video in this article shows proof-positive, once and for all, that Pope Francis and the Vatican Whore are the absolute, sworn enemies of God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. Make this video go viral and expose for all time the Vatican agenda to send your soul to Hell. "Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time." 1 John 2:18 (KJV) Dropping all pretense of being the "vicar of Christ", Pope Francis told a fawning crowd of 33,000 Catholics in Rome that “a personal, direct, immediate relationship with Jesus Christ” must be avoided at all costs. He stated repeatedly that the only relationship you can have with Jesus must be from within the confines of the Roman Catholic Vatican system. These are the words of Antichrist, see for yourself: "There are those of you who believe that you can have a personal, direct and intimate relationship with Jesus Christ outside of the communion and mediation of the Catholic Church. These temptations are dangerous and harmful. They are, in the words of the great Pope Paul VI, 'absurd dichotomies'. Pope Francis, June 25, 2017 Rome Last week, Pope Francis told the Italian newspaper La Repubblica that the United States of America has “a distorted vision of the world” and Americans must be ruled by a world government, as soon as possible, “for their own good.” Pope Francis Says 'Personal Relationship With Jesus' Is 'Harmful And Dangerous' The week before he also called for “a one world government” and “political authority”, arguing that the creation of the one world government is needed to combat major issues such as “climate change.” "And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH." Revelation 17:5 (KJV) Sorry, Frankie, but the only relationship with Jesus that can save your soul is an intimate, personal and direct relationship with The One who bore your sins on the cross at Calvary. And you do not need the Roman Whore to do that. In fact, it is the Catholic Church that keeps people from becoming saved. "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: ot of works, lest any man should boast." Ephesians 2:8,9 (KJV) Revelation 17 and 18 shows us clearly how God views the Roman Catholic Vatican system, what their true agenda is, and what there soon coming end will be. The video in this article shows proof-positive, once and for all, that Pope Francis and the Vatican Whore are the absolute, sworn enemies of God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. Make this video go viral and expose for all time the Vatican agenda to send your soul to Hell. "Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves."Matthew 23:15 (KJV)

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"CONTENTIOUS CONTENDING" BY JAN MARKELL FROM OLIVE TREE MINISTRIES!!

Contentious Contending

By Jan Markell

July 18, 2017

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"Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers." Ephesians 4:29 NKJV

I have watched as fellow Christians have torn into one another, slandered Christian brothers and sisters, tried to harm successful ministries, and behaved in such a manner that would result in the unbelieving world fleeing from them.

 

Added to this is a new contention online, particularly on social media. Disagreements over even minor issues often result in name-calling and denigrating one another. Whether the venue is YouTube, Facebook, or Twitter, the contentiousness is out of control.

I have watched mean-spiritedness coming from Christian "leaders" that might make the secular world blush. It is "friendly fire" that isn't so friendly. And if I publicly chastised them and named their names, they would reply with even more vindictive blogs, radio programs, articles, commentaries, and YouTubes. They can dish out the chastisements but they cannot take an ounce of correction.

Yes, there is raging apostasy. The most frequent email to me is, "Can you recommend a church in you-fill-in-the-blank city?" Many churches have caved to the most unsound doctrine. True heresy needs to be called out with the naming names and citing the aberrant theology. 

But some in today's discernment crowd hide in the bushes, waiting for a Christian leader to make a single misstep. They are then pounced on, labelled a hopeless heretic, and marginalised by others in that community. And if you associate with people they disagree with, feature them, quote them, or publicly show approval of them, you have lost all common sense, discernment, judgement, and more. You are an equal heretic in the guilt by association game.

My radio co-host, Eric Barger, wrote an excellent article titled "When Discernment Turns Ugly." I'd like to quote a few lines.  

Eric writes, "Both Jan and I have become increasingly uncomfortable, even disturbed, with the tone and lack of civility being portrayed by some within the apologetics and discernment community of speakers, writers, and commentators. We've watched, listened, and have tried to intervene as assorted discernment ministries have fired shots at others inside Christianity over issues that fall miserably short of what has always been considered heresy.

 

"A troubling precedent has been spawned by some, lending validation to the idea that it's perfectly acceptable to publicly rake anyone over the coals for nearly any theological reason."

 

Eric continues, "Jan and I are not alone in our dismay with what is happening. Other leaders have voiced the same concern to us in recent days and mind you, the issue is not concerning any rejection of the virgin birth or the bodily resurrection of Christ. Nor is it related to the pseudo-Christian yet cultic Emergent heresy or the seducing web with which spiritual liberalism ensnares so many."

Eric writes, "The type of 'discernment' that I'm referring to here doesn't involve someone's denial of the essential doctrines of the faith. Instead, what these squabbles really amount to are nothing more than disagreements on secondary doctrines, styles of worship, and peripheral practices."

 

I am puzzled as to why this ministry has been the brunt of constant attack for years. I previously reported that Hank Hanegraaff, the Bible Answer Man, called Olive Tree Ministries a "blight on our times" and "reprehensible." This and more was stated on his national radio program. He could have called me and said, "Jan, here's where we disagree. Let's talk about it."  Instead Hank spent at least three minutes shredding my theology and character. At the root of the issue is his Preterism cannot tolerate Dispensationalism. 

Recently another ministry leader who has spent five years denigrating this ministry wrote and said his attitude had softened. He was glad for the areas where we agree. He acknowledged he had not acted Christ-like. He apologised for the damage done and stated that for the issues upon which we agree such as end-time events, he should not have been an adversary.  We are flawed human beings who will never see eye-to-eye on everything. I accepted his apology.

I think Olive Tree Ministries is doctrinally sound. I have sometimes featured guests on air or at conferences with whom I have some minor theological disagreements. I have felt that what they have to say is important enough that I will not let secondary issues stand in the way. I also know that these guests would never push their own agenda.

 

But I have begun to wonder if the contentious contenders expect a background check of everyone with whom one associates? And if so, has the standard been set so high that no imperfect human being can qualify? 

Do these folks think that they have no flaws, no theological weaknesses, and have attained a level of such perfection that they have become, in essence, a sheriff for the church? They must stamp their seal of approval on everyone?

Recently one online ministry attacked another and so denigrated the other with insults that it was embarrassing. The one who was verbally insulting the other via YouTube suggested the other lacked a proper education even though this particular pastor is loved by thousands. He is cutting-edge with an electronic audience consisting of tens of thousands.

 

He was then insulted as someone who needed more theological education in Greek and Hebrew. After an hour of insults, any sound believer would be heartsick and an unbeliever would flee from our camp observing that his unbelieving friends would be far more gracious to him should he make a mistake or have a disagreement.

 

Eric writes, "I think it's needful for each Christian to be able to express positions or hold beliefs on the so-called secondary issues, but is biblical apologetics about denigrating others and, in effect, besmirching entire ministries based on disagreements about side issues? For some, this is what it's become, and worse. The field of discernment has, at least in part, become a hotbed of separatism that seems to far exceed biblical standards."

 

Eric continues, "From what is sometimes only one pen or keyboard, judgment is meted out against the suspected offender as newsletters are printed, blogs are published, seminars are given, and whole ministries and reputations are possibly done irreversible harm. 

"All this takes place no matter how flimsy the evidence presented may be, and often over non-essential theologies! This should disgust the Christian community and I fear for the next generation of apologists (and those they'll likely influence) who are being schooled by this example."

 

I think that God is saddened that elements in the apologetics' world behave no better than the Pharisees of Jesus day. 

As flawed human beings, we make missteps and we certainly make mistakes. As each day dawns, I ask God for sound judgement for the many major decisions I will face that day. I don't want to mislead anyone or introduce them to unsound doctrine. I likely am not batting 1,000.  In that teachers and leaders have a higher accountability, I would ask you to pray for all of us.

It's one thing to contend for the faith which we must do (Jude 3). It's another thing to denigrate character, engage in name calling, and make untrue accusations. A false teacher needs to be called out. Wolves are devouring millions of sheep.  

It's only the contentious contending we are observing that is troubling.

 

 II Timothy 2:24-25:  

And the Lord's servant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, able to teach, patiently enduring evil, correcting his opponents with gentleness.....

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