"Don’t Let Him Find You Sleeping When He Arrives Without Warning"

Do Not Be Found Spiritually Sleeping!!!

"Therefore, stay awake, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming.." -Matt 24:42 (ESV)

Too many professing Christians are asleep at the spiritual wheel these days and their number is increasing. They're asleep in their faith that Jesus is returning soon and therefore pay little attention of the signs of the times. Many are not like the Sons of Issachar.

"Of the sons of Issachar, men who understood the times, with knowledge of what Israel should do, their chiefs were two hundred; and all their kinsmen were at their command." -1 Chron 12:32 (NASB) 

The hour is late as it was when Jesus went to pray in the Garden of Gethsemane. He took Peter and the two Sons of Zebedee with him and as He went farther on to pray as He was very sorrowful for what lay ahead, He asked His disciples to stay back but "watch" with Him (Matt 26:36-46). They were to watch and pray as we are asked to do today. So what are we to pray for now, you may ask? What are we to watch for now? 

Jesus told His disciples to keep a constant watch for His return then and as we are supposed to do now. He spoke these alarming words, 2000 years have lapsed but the sincere truth of His warnings are to be realized in His coming again. We are therefore commanded to watch and pray to be ready with our lamps lit. We are not to be dragged down by careless living, worries and doubts. Consider the commands the Lord gave us in Luke 21:34-36...

"But watch yourselves lest your hearts be weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and cares of this life, and that day come upon you suddenly like a trap. 35- For it will come upon all who dwell on the face of the whole earth. 36- But stay awake at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man." -Luke 21:34-36 (ESV)

When Jesus returned from praying the first time, He found His disciples asleep and then again the second and third time. They couldn't even watch with Him for an hour! What about us, what would we have done... what are we doing now? He chastised His disciples (our chastisement too) - "So, could you not watch with me one hour? 41- Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” -Matt 26:40-41 (ESV). Don't be weighed down with the cares of this world. Don't be focused more on worldly things than heavenly things. Don't be wrapped up in your work that you push prayer and watchfulness out of your life. Be advised as Heb 9:28 says ... He is coming again a second time for those that are watching for Him, those eagerly waiting for him. 

  A most startling warning can be found in the following verses concerning our spiritual sleep and watchfulness... 

  "You, too, must keep watch! For you don’t know when the master of the household will return—in the evening, at midnight, before dawn, or at daybreak. 36- Don’t let him find you sleeping when he arrives without warning. 37- I say to you what I say to everyone: Watch for him!” -Mark 13:35-37 (NLT)

Friends, the time is short and the signs are increasing all around us that His return is near. We should be reading our Bibles, developing a daily personal relationship with the Lord. We should do everything we can to know Him more. Remember, just because you attend church regularly and do good things, your entry into His rest, His home in heaven is not guaranteed. We MUST do His will, confess our sins and repent as often as daily. And these NOT to a mere man but to Almighty God. We must read His word and follow what it says. Our source for Biblical understanding must not lie solely in a priest, Pope, Bishop, pastor or anyone else. Instead, we MUST rely on the truth confirmed through His word through our relationship with the Holy Spirit. Church leaders can help in understanding, but you MUST seek the truth based on your studying of God's word.

"And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” -John 8:32 (NKJV)

Please do not be found sleeping as the disciples did in the Garden three times! Let's all heed this example and learn not to do the same.

"The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved." -Jer 8:20 (KJV)

BPWatcher, Internet Preacher and Bible Prophecy Watchman

GLORY TO GOD!

 

Have You Considered Where You Will Spend Eternity?

Who Ponders This Question, Who Plans for This Reality?

"If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. 2- Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth." -Col 3:2-3 (KJV)

Every day we face the growing threat of a hostile world against people of all nations and especially against Christians. We live in dangerous times not knowing if we will emerge alive from a concert or gathering. From a shopping mall or a restaurant. These increasing perilous times should cause us to pause and think about what death will mean to me. Am I ready? Have I prepared? Have you prepared?

Yes, a negative, not pleasant topic today and one most people tend to sweep under the rug and hope it will never happen to them or they just plain put off thinking and talking about it. Even Christians whisk it away for it is not pleasant to even consider. Folks, I have some news for you ... death is no respecter of persons, and it knows no time clock, nor does it care what is on your schedule to do or even who you are, how wealthy you are or any high-level position/status you hold.

It can come swiftly and without warning or it can come slowly with much time to think. I think it's time for all of us to give clear thinking to eternity and what the term "forever" means as it applies to you and me.

You see it is given man one time to die and then the judgment - Heb 9:27. Friends, there is no alternate meaning to this nor are there additional places to work-off your sin so you can finally make it into heaven. Nope, notta and none. If you embrace that teaching, you have been severely lied to and deceived. Unfortunately, millions have fallen headlong and believed this doctrine of demons. Let's put the finger on this falsehood -- I am thinking of purgatory (Catholicism) and the tremendous deception this has played on people over the centuries. Purchasing worthless indulgences, the same. These are false hopes and tricks of the Devil to steer you towards a final destination into Hell! If you think this untrue then just keep believing in them and you may find yourself in a very warm, tormenting and dark place.

Jesus Christ is our only hope and He is the only door we must pass through to enter His rest. But we must believe in Him, confess our sins and then turn away from evil, wickedness and the sins that easily beset us. To turn away means to amend our ways and not just give lip service to our King.  Eternity is final and the door is closed once we pass from this life. Our fate is sealed and there will be no changes or no extras; it's final so we must be prepared. You may ask when...? I say it could be today or tomorrow or any day.

-> Death is a One Time event! Meaning whatever state you are in while here in the body, is the one you will enter eternity with. Saved or unsaved. Forgiven of your sins or die in your sins. Your choice, but as they say you had better choose wisely!

 

The many mass shootings or extreme weather conditions ramping up across the world (and especially here in America) ... well, how much time did the people caught up in these events have to get right with God (if they weren't to begin with)? ZERO!! How much time and thought did they have? ZERO! None, as they were running for their lives! Death came quickly and without notice - then their life eternal decisions previous to this were "locked in" and eternity the only thing before them. Have you ever thought about your destination and where you would end up once death comes knocking at your door? Sure, it's not a nice thought but one we all must seriously face whether we like it or not.

Friends, it's time to think smartly and consider these words carefully. We will either go to heaven and be with the Lord or we will enter hell and be in eternal torment, flame, and darkness. It's your choice and one you must make today for death knows no time, person, or position.

“Now therefore fear the Lord and serve him in sincerity and in faithfulness. Put away the gods that your fathers served beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord. 15- And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”   -Joshua 24:14-15 (ESV)

Last thought on this - read about the rich man and Lazarus in Luke 16:19-31. In his life, he thought he was much better off than the beggar Lazarus and gave no thought to his eternal destination so when he died he ended up in hell with full consciousness, ability to feel pain, and had all his memories intact (to play over and over for all eternity). Notice, no account of any make-up place  -purgatory- was mentioned. (Friends, get away from the many false teachings of the Catholic church as they will drag you into Hell and you will have no option to escape).  Their religion (not Christianity) brainwashes people into believing the Catholic reinterpretation of God's word is the only interpretation.

Read the account of the rich man and Lazarus many times and examine your life to ensure your eternal planning in the here and now will not throw you in the wrong place at the door of eternity.

It's now time for you and me to decide on these things. Not tomorrow or next week for they may never come. Today is the Day of Salvation in Christ Jesus.

You have only but two choices:

1.  Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and live a holy and righteous life focusing on the things above or
2.  Live according to the world's ways forsaking and rejecting the Lord as your only Lord and Savior.

Folks, it's our choice but remember what path we take today will determine our destiny in eternity - Matt 7:13-14. So ... what's it going to be?  Eternity in heaven or hell? Now's the time folks to serve the Lord or the world, today's the Day of Salvation. There are no other options, no other choices. Soon will be the Day of Redemption - at the rapture of His Bride. Believe, confess and repent in the Lord Jesus Christ.

"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17- For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18- He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God." -John 3:16-18 (KJV)

 

-BPWatcher, Internet Preacher, and Bible Prophecy Watchman

JESUS CHRIST -  HE IS LORD!

 

Salvation ... What Must I Do to Be Saved? Once Saved, Always Saved?

"...Sirs, what must I do to be saved?" -Acts 16:30 (KJV)

Paul and Silas where ministering at Philippi and because of their preaching and healing of a demon-possessed girl they were beaten by order of the magistrates and threw them into prison. They also had their feet locked down in the stocks. But at midnight they prayed and sang hymns to God. Then suddenly there was an earthquake and the foundations of the prison were shaken and all the doors were opened and everyone's chains fell off. This in itself is a miracle worth  further study bit for today we will focus in on what the jailer of the prison said next.

Thinking that all the prisoners escaped the jailer was ready to kill himself but Paul said hold on don't do anything we are all still here. The jailer went immediately to Paul and Silas trembling before them and asked one question - "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?". Now we don't know if the jailer heard them praying and singing but I suspect he did and was moved in his spirit to ask them this question as the earth shook beneath his feet.

Paul answered, "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved, you and your household". Paul and Silas then ministered the word of the Lord to him and he became saved.  You see the jailer wanted to know what he had to do to escape the future judgment as he was now aware of the power of God. One must have faith and believe that the Lord was/is who He claimed to be and believe in the things He did - 1 Cor 15:3-4.

"but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name." -John 20:31 (ESV)

Friends to be saved you must profess the Lord Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, and believe in your heart (soul) that God raised Jesus from the dead. You must then confess your sin and repent and start living in holiness (Heb 12:14). For without repentance no man shall see the Kingdom of God - Luke 13:3. These are our instructions for obtaining eternal life. We must be born again (saved) in order to live with the Lord in His kingdom forever. There is nothing else on the face of the earth that will get you saved.

But you may ask "saved from what?". I say, saved from the terrible consequences of our sin. And saved from His wrath which is surely coming. And then, saved from hell - which is certainly a reality and certainly a place of endless torment.

Once Saved, Always Saved False Teaching (an absolute lie) Salvation is not about a one-time canned prayer that you have said at one time in your life. Salvation is about living and believing in Christ, His word, His teachings, His Bible ... daily! Some big named preachers and evangelists teach that you are saved by grace and once you are saved you cannot lose your salvation. They would argue that if a person claims to be a Christian and then falls back into the world, then they were never a Christian to begin with. Hogwash! And this is false teaching. Consider Paul's words in 2 Th 2:3, where he describes that before the Day of the Lord arrives there will be a great falling away from the faith. Friends, if you fall away, you had to be part of the faith to begin with. Scripture speaks plainly about the false doctrine of Once Saved, Always Saved. Consider carefully - 1 Tim 4:1; Matt 24:10; Heb 6:4-6; 1 Tim 6:10, 21; 1 Tim 1:19; Act 20:29-30,  for starters. Here's a decisive one -  2 Peter 2:20–21. And what about Rev 22:19 ... if your name can be blotted out of the Book, it must have been in the Book to begin with. Also in: Ex 32:32-33; Rev 3:5. There many verses about being removed or blotted out of the Book of Life but not one having your name in this Book and never being removed. Again, to fall away from the faith strongly makes a case that you had to be of the faith to begin with. Now, a true Christian will live a life of holiness and repentance. But what if after living like this a true Christian falls back into the world and forgets God? Nations do this, why can't people? My friends, DO NOT adhere to this Once Saved Always Saved foolishness as it a lie that will lead many astray and cause them to believe in a "hyper-graced" Gospel. One where grace has you covered in everything you do, which many take as a Get-Out-of-Hell free Card.

"Because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10- For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved.:" -Rom 10:9-10 (ESV)

So there it is and now the big question is what will you do about it if you are not really saved today? Do you claim to be a Christian but live like the world? Do you never find time to: pray, read His word, tell others about the Gospel, or live a life of faith? Are you living for the things of this world? This being said will you answer His call and follow Him or keep rejecting Him and procrastinating until some future time which may never come? Today's the day of salvation, not tomorrow or next week. Today! Seek Him beloved for we never know when we will take our last breath and by then your fate and mine are sealed - for heaven or for ... hell!

Stay the Course, Steadfast in Your Faith, Be Strong in the Lord and the Power of His Might!

-BPWatcher, Internet Preacher, and Bible Prophecy Watchman

"Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?" -2 Peter 3:11-12

HE IS LORD!

 

Deceiving Spirits Are Casting A Blinding Spiritual Fog Over Many Including Christians and Christian Churches

Diminishing Faith As Deceiving Spirits Are Unleashed

"But the Spirit explicitly says that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons, 2- by means of the hypocrisy of liars seared in their own conscience as with a branding iron," -1 Tim 4:1-2 (NASB)

The Pied Piper of lies, deceit, trickery, shear despair, fear, worry, guilt, shame, and his name is Satan. This deceptive foe and his filthy lying hoards are working overtime deceiving many people, including Christians to believe lies of all kinds. His armies of mendacious scum are casting their specialties upon the minds of mankind all over the world. But in America, since we are the leaders of freedom throughout the world, we are being targeted with his intense napalm-like red-hot fiery darts across all of society.

And it's our minds that are being zeroed in on.

Attacking our minds via fear stoking it into endless worry promoting endless obedience. Consider these [worthless] and now returning COVID masks (in limited areas) which have been scientifically proven to be ineffective and cause more harm than prevention. The lying spirits in this battalion are causing many to believe lies so they can feel good about what they are doing. Do you think I'm making this up about the makeup of the Devil's armies? HE is highly structured with all kinds of nasty specialties in his ranks. Examine 1 Kings 22:19-23 and observe what the Lord allowed for those who refused to seek Him and listen to His words. A lying spirit was allowed to deceive or entice King Ahab.  

"And the Lord said, ‘Who will entice Ahab to go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead?’ And one spirit said this, while another said that. 21 Then a spirit came forward and stood before the Lord, and said, ‘I will entice him.’ 22- And the Lord said to him, ‘How?’ And he said, ‘I will go out and be a deceiving spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.’ Then He said, ‘You shall entice him, and you will also prevail. Go and do so.’ 23- Now then, behold, the Lord has put a deceiving spirit in the mouth of all these prophets of yours, and the Lord has declared disaster against you.”. -1 Kings 22:20-23 (NASB)  

Does this beg the question of why this new Administration is purposely undoing all the good that the Trump Admin did and put in place? Pure and unadulterated evil and wickedness are being penned from our national leaders are record speed these days. Why? Are they being deceived and since they have zero Godly discernment, they are easily led into wicked darkness full of these deceiving spirits. Makes you think about it in perhaps a different light...  

Concerning the signs of the times that Jesus and some of the Apostles said would be indicative of the days before the Lord returned, we are seeing them without question right now. And some are:  

The Great [Economic] Reset, lawlessness in our streets, removal of peace from our land, men killing men, hate, brutality, rumors of war, wars, extreme weather, media deception, false Christs, false prophets, chaos everywhere, powerless churches, socialism covertly being ushered in, our freedoms on the chopping block and our Constitution under vicious attack eroding it little by little. And these are only a few of what's going on right now in front of all of our lives. But who is paying attention? Many are asleep and therefore when their eyes finally open, it may be too late. 

Obviously, most churches or Christians have not focused on spiritual deception and what it is and how it's deployed. Many just go about their day following the Pied Piper of lies and deception impervious to current events but yet tuned into the manipulated truth -  crafted truths dripping with the poison of demonic deception -  of Main Stream Media's lies day after day and night after night.  Consider this one example: Eve's (and Adam's) deception in the Bible - Gen 3:1-24. What was Satan's strategy? How were words twisted to make them sound right? Why did not Adam and Eve remember the words of God concerning this action? Many things to discover here and they are being perpetrated upon mankind now (perhaps in a different context) but the ploy is the same. This is why we must pray and read God's word daily and listen to what He has said and how His Holy Spirit is leading us.  

Please do your own thinking and make it a habit to validate the words of leaders and see how they match up with what the Bible (God Almighty) has told us beforehand. Seek out truth and put on your eyes of discernment to know truth from untruth. Remember, there is an army of lying, deceitful, wicked, and misleading spirits that are working in the spiritual realm with their payloads manifesting in the physical realm via people's words and actions.  

Listen to some truths from God's Word concerning the fruits of allowing yourself to become deceived:

"Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience. 7- Therefore do not become partners with them; 8- for at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. " -Eph 5:6-86 (ESV)

Observe that the wrath of God still comes upon those who allow themselves to be deceived through lack of discernment since they know not the truth.

"But I am afraid that as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, your thoughts will be led astray from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ. 4 For if someone comes and proclaims another Jesus than the one we proclaimed, or if you receive a different spirit from the one you received, or if you accept a different gospel from the one you accepted, you put up with it readily enough." -2 Cor 11:3-4 (ESV)

There will be no escape from the consequences of being deceived through Biblical ignorance even if you follow a "seemingly" religious religion promoting a false gospel or false Christs. 

Friends, it's time to get serious about your faith and seek out the one true God found only in the timeless pages of Holy Writ. Seek His Son our only Savior and our only way to eternal life. He died for your sins and mine but we must believe in Him only and seek the truth only found in His word, not in the oratory or tradition of mere men or women. God is not kidding or playing with truths and the results of being [allowing ourselves to be] deceived.  

-BPWatcher, Internet Preacher and Bible Prophecy Watchman

GLORY TO GOD!

 

Behold, Today Is The Day of Salvation

Are You Saved?

"for He says, “At a favorable time I listened to you, And on a day of salvation I helped you.” Behold, now is “a favorable time,” behold, now is “a day of salvation”—." -2 Cor 6:2 (NASB)

You can go to church 2 or 3 times a week (perhaps more) and never hear what salvation (to be saved) means, who needs it, how to receive it but yet it's critical, essential, and required for eternal life with God the Father and Jesus the Son.

We live in a time right now where the Lord is listening intently to those who sincerely want to be saved and seek His face through the instructions found in Scripture (e.g. Rom 10:9-10). He is ready for sinners who confess His name as Lord and repent of their sin but on the flip side, there will come a time where He will not strive with man anymore (Gen 6:3). The door is open now but will not always stay open for those that have rejected Jesus (e.g. Ten Virgins - Matt 25, King and Wedding Feast - Matt 22:1-14). There will come an end to this Age of Grace that we are living in now - Gen 6:3; Prov 1:24; John 9:4, so what will you do today? What will become of those that have rejected the King and/or continually mocked Him and rejected His free gift of eternal life? One word ... HELL!

"Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for if you do not believe that I am He, you will die in your sins.” -John 8:24 (NKJV)

Friends, today is the day of salvation, not tomorrow for no one knows if they will even be alive in the morrow. Remember, sinners who mock and are indifferent to the Gospel fall under the indictments of Scripture and their end is in the Wrath of God - Rom 1:18. We cannot continue playing or pretending to be a Christian ... you either know Him or you don't! A litmus test to determine a real Christian ... how often do you pray, seek His face, are grievous about your sin (Godly sorrow), repent of your sin, walk with God, read His word (daily)? Please do not play with the things of God - saying you are a Christian but living a life of unconfessed sin. Today is the day of salvation for everyone. And that salvation gift comes ONLY through the saving grace of the Lord Jesus Christ - He must be your Savior and Lord. "And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” -Acts 4:12 (ESV) So I ask you ... today if you would pass from this life, would you immediately be ushered into the arms of a loving God who you have claimed on earth as your Lord and Savior and be invited into His rest, or will you, living a life of rebellion, obstinately, and unrepentantly rejecting God's message of salvation, be directed to the waiting room of hell like the rich man in Luke 16 was?

What say you to about these things today? Have you been saved by the Blood of the Lamb of God who took yours and mine penalty of sin and bore it in an agonizing death on the Cross? Folks, it's time to seriously think of this. We live in a world of almost constant turmoil, upheaval, deception, lies, and twisted truths. America and the rest of the world are clearly seeing the signs of the last to the last days echoed in Bible Prophecy. Are you watching? Are you listening? What will you do if, in a twinkling of an eye, real Christians are removed by the rapture as defined in Scripture? (i.e. 1 Th 4:16-18; 1 Cor 15:51-52). The time to weigh these things and decide strongly on a course correction in your life is now.

"For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” -Rom 10:13 (KJV)

 

-BPWatcher, Internet Preacher and Bible Prophecy Watchman

"My soul, wait in silence for God alone, For my hope is from Him. 6- He alone is my rock and my salvation, My refuge; I will not be shaken. 7- My salvation and my glory rest on God; The rock of my strength, my refuge is in God. 8- Trust in Him at all times, you people; Pour out your hearts before Him; God is a refuge for us. Selah" -Psa 62:3-8 (NASB)

GLORY TO GOD!