Posts filed under ‘Religious – Christian – Prophecy’
8 Weeks to Empty Shelves?
Regarding the lack of oil into this country, he notes, “We are no longer in a price crisis. We are entering a physical shortage. A point where fuel stops being available at any price because there is none left to sell.” Of course, if he is correct and nothing changes to correct this problem, then we will see shortages and continued price hikes. He warns we are fast approaching a time that oil industry people refer to as “tank bottom,” which ostensibly means that it isn’t just low oil reserves. What it means is that the remaining oil in tanks cannot be retrieved because there is not enough pressure inside the tank to retrieve the oil. He says that the USA will experience this around July 4th.
Wilding and Increased Criminality
But what of the wilding mentioned in the previously noted article by Sam Faddis that occurred in 532 AD compared to the teen takeovers that are happening now? How’d that begin to occur? Simply put, while yes, society has degraded to such a level that we are seeing Romans 1 occurring right before our eyes, I believe there are two main reasons for these wilding situations.
Putting Off and Putting On
I believe it is the put off/put on principle that truly transforms the life of the Christian. While many choose not to put in the effort to create new habits and patterns (and some want to but aren’t clear on how), it is incumbent upon us to understand that this is absolutely part of our sanctification process. We must take it seriously and while we do not do this to “earn” our salvation (since salvation cannot be earned, but it is a completely free gift), this process is a must in order to grow in Christ our Redeemer.
Satan’s Strategy and the Role of Self
In the book, The Gospel for Disordered Lives, the authors expose the way Satan works to defeat the believer. In chapter 8 titled, Battling Satan and His Demons, they discuss biblical counseling and how it involves spiritual warfare against evil forces that hate us and who are stronger than the folks counselors counsel. This actually applies to all Christians, whether it is recognized by them or not.
Keeping the Big Picture in View
In Ed Welch’s book, Side By Side, in his last chapter, he writes about keeping the story in view. By that he means that we should try to continually focus on the big picture regarding our salvation. Welch compares our past, which is filled with sin and failure to our ultimate future in Christ. But he also points out our present situation and how much God pursues us daily.
King Jehoiakim’s Defiance
The king seemed interested and wanted to see the scroll so he sent for it. The contents of the scroll was read before the king and all the princes gathered. After 3-4 columns of the scroll were read, the king took a knife and cut off what had been read and tossed the words in the fire near him. Eventually, the entire scroll was burned up after it had been read.
This act was one that showed King Jehoiakim’s view of God and His Word. He didn’t care. He resisted God. V24 tells us that neither the king or princes were afraid at all. They were defiant in their rebellion of God!
Demons as Aliens?
But what is interesting today as it was way back during Noah’s day is that the average human being did not see these beings who were offering to “help” them as demons. They saw them as demigods, which I believe is where we get the Greek gods like Zeus and others, who allegedly came from Mt. Olympus, which may translate to a mountain in the Middle East where Nephilim originally came down to earth.
It’s Getting More Perverse
So much has come out about the inappropriate conduct of many within Congress that it boggles the mind. There are only a few people who seem to be worth anything, Brandon Gill among them. Too many who have been in Congress for years or decades talk a good talk, but that’s essentially all they do. There is no action that they take. Nothing moves in Congress. More and more it seems like a dog and pony show.
Why the Delay?
I’ve been doing a good deal of thinking lately about why God seems to delay in meting out justice at times, yet at other times, He seems to move fairly quickly to resolve something. There are many examples in Scripture where God’s patience seems to have no end in sight, then He finally moves. In other examples, it only takes a person one misstep and God reaches out to deal with it. Why is that?
Feelings Will Follow
We are responsible to “put off” and “put on” with the help of the Spirit within us. We must make the active decision here. Tim notes that when we angrily react to something, we are not using faith at all. We are simply being pushed by our feelings. If we consider the state of much of society, we see large portions of the population devoid of self-control. They simply react to whatever circumstance they encounter, usually in anger. Reacting like this is not loving.
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