The time has come, say the rulers of the darkness of this age, for the world of nations to unite, and become as one, or else kill each other. This is what Putin is saying. It is what Xi of China, and the other global elite (the conspirators) are saying. Thus, a one world government is being forced upon the populations of the various nations by these global conspirators. It is "either go along with us or let us kill each other."
Those citizens, in whatever nation they belong, who do not submit to the new global governing system, with its new economic and social system, will be "cut off" from the system. The number of citizens who will "cow tow" to the elite authorities (political leaders and oligarchs) will be a minority and they will not have the means to survive. Power will not be on their side. The wolves will far outnumber the sheep. All this is foretold in scripture. What is going on now in our world is a prelude to the Antichrist, to Babylon, to the beast and false prophet.
The evils that are now occurring in our world are a result of God's judicial withdrawing of restraints upon Satan and the world. As we see God more and more remove his divine restraints we will see the times becoming even more evil. We must see these things as being part of the day of judgment, the beginning of end time woes.
Wait till supernatural things begin to happen in the midst of all this transition! The miracles of the two witness prophets! The miracles of the beast and false prophet! People seeking death and not finding it!
Some think that the time of the prophets ended in the first century and that there can be no others. The Mormons don't agree on this and believe Joseph Smith was a latter day prophet and given new revelation. Of course, I don't agree that Smith was a prophet of God. But, I do not reject his claim because of a presupposition that there could be no prophets after the first century. Many who adopt this view nevertheless call the "two witnesses" of the Apocalypse "prophets" (a correct view).
The early church had its prophets and prophetesses. Oftentimes they prophesied of imminent coming events dealing with then existing believers and with the world then existing.
"Now in these days prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch. And one of them named Agabus stood up and foretold by the Spirit that there would be a great famine over all the world (this took place in the days of Claudius). So the disciples determined, every one according to his ability, to send relief to the brothers living in Judea. And they did so, sending it to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul." (Acts 11: 27-30)
If we are living in the days of great tribulation we could certainly find help by such prophets and their prophecies! Better yet, we should all seek to prophesy, to become prophets. Notice these words of Paul:
"Pursue love, and desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy." (I Cor. 14: 1)
Did that command cease after the first century? For myself, I have always prayed for faith, hope, and love, but additionally have prayed for any gift that the Lord would wish to give, whether gift of miracle working, gift of healing, or gift of prophesy.
Paul admonished the first Christians to "despise not prophesyings." (I Thess. 5: 20) However, those who say that there could be no prophets after the first century (death of the apostles) would despise and reject all prophesying done after the first century. Thus, Paul's admonition is not applicable to any Christian who lived after the first century.
My prayer is the same as Moses who said to Joshua:
"And Moses said unto him, “Enviest thou for my sake? Would God that all the Lord’s people were prophets, and that the Lord would put His Spirit upon them!” (Num. 11: 29)
Ah yes, the gift of being a prophet has never ceased. Is not every true preacher of the gospel a prophet? Does he not warn the people of what will come if they reject the will of God? Does he not see when his sheep have grown cold of heart? A prophet is one who warns of the future, tells the way of escape, and senses the lack of commitment or preparedness of God's people. In my opinion, one cannot even be a pastor unless he is also a prophet. Then in turn, it God's people who are also prophets to discern whether a pastor is truly a prophet of God, and to discern whether the things he teaches contradicts the acknowledged prophets of Scripture. The greatest tool any prophet has is discernment.
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