Time is shorter that we think.

I am concerned as I look out over the political landscape these days. With each passing election I am more convinced that elections and the change of guard that takes place in various places of power are pointless and are held only for the benefit of distracting the public which they are supposed to be serving in order that they do not bother to find out what is really going on behind the scenes. I believe that politicians are not just self serving as some would believe but are also serving a higher power to which they themselves are subservient. Their reward for going along with the flow is lifelong financial gain and a life of leisure.Their failure to go along will result in removal. Someone will show up with a brown envelope containing pictures or other information designed to persuade the reluctant. They are serving a shadow government whose agenda moves ahead no matter who is in office. As far back as the 1980's I was aware of changes being permitted or implemented that were leading to the reduction in the standard of living for the majority of Americans. I was also aware of legislation being proposed and passed that would resulted in loss of liberty but people are easily deceived. I remember a day in 1994 that a man who was working for me joined me for lunch under the shade tree in my front yard. During our conversation I asked him what he thought of the proposed bicycle helmet law that would be voted on that November. He replied that he thought it was a good thing. I asked him why and he said that many parents would not require their kids to wear a helmet so somebody had to do it. I asked his what gave him the right to force me or my kid to wear a helmet or do anything else that was not a danger to the public? He did not have a good answer. I told him that if he went along with that one that soon someone would be telling him what he could or could not do in almost any situation and that is what we have today and it is only going to get worse because through small incremental things such as the environment or recycling and the green movement and on and on the country has been divided to the point that there could even be a civil war. Actually there already is, it just hasn't progressed to the point of taking up arms but the hatred is there and could explode into violence at any time. With the upcoming election and the possibility of upsetting the status quo in Washington I think for every conservative there's a liberal to block any real change not to mention the fact that most of the so called conservatives running for office are still first and foremost politicians. What we need is a majority of Statesmen. The difference in case you don't know is that a politician is self serving and a Statesman is dedicated to the good of the country even if he doesn't see the results in his own lifetime. They truly look to the future and do what is right even to their own hurt. Let's face it folks there will not be anything to change the direction of the country for it is focused on globalism and those now in power are intent on securing for themselves a position in the new One World Government. What they don't realize is that they are mere front men to do the dirty work of the global elite who will cast them off like a dirty shirt when they achieve their goal.

Now to the real reason for this article, I comment on politics only for the purpose of trying to point out the futility of making that our focus. We talk a lot about conservative values and republican administrations versus liberal administrations but I think an honest review of all the acts of George Bush while in office would reveal a great deal of loss of liberty for the average American citizen. Many people do not want to know the truth about 9-11 or the reasons for it nor to consider all the freedoms we have given up in order to supposedly protect ourselves from the perpetrators. There's no blindness worse than willful blindness. There is so much available evidence out there that something was very fishy about that whole ordeal but many people refuse to examine anything that does not come from the main news organizations that are no better than the communist propaganda organs of the cold war era. The most dangerous part of willful blindness is that it leaves a person with no time or opportunity to prepare for the danger that is bearing down on them with the force of a runaway train. Political action will not change the direction the country and the entire world is now heading and has been for the last few generations. Careful examination of history will reveal that plans have been in the works back before most of us were born to bring about a one world government and it's all behind the scenes and cannot be stopped. It is no accident that our current president is in power, he has been groomed for that purpose most of his life. The folks pulling the strings are very patient and now everyone is alarmed because all the plans and preparations made many years ago are now being implemented at lightning speed. You can rest assured that they also took into account the reaction of the conservative populace in an upcoming election and have made preparation for that as well.
I have said all this in order to get to my real point and my regular readers know it is going to be about spiritual matters. In Christ is our only hope and we must take individual responsibility for our relationship with Him. His promises are great and His power to bless, provide and protect are greater than any earthly or heavenly force. I suggest that you read Psalm 91 the entire chapter and see if you cannot see in there the promises of protection from every weapon of mankind. I believe this psalm is a prophetic promise of future protection for the people of God in the coming times of turmoil but it is not going to be of any benefit to the casual christian. I wrote an article earlier this year titled "The Secret Place"http://acts2216.blogspot.com/2010/07/secret-place.html and I suggest that you read it for further understanding. There is news that few are taking notice of and even fewer understand the significance of it. That is the news concerning the nation of Israel and the meetings being held to attempt to settle the Palestinian issue with an independent Palestinian state within Israel. Anyone who has studied bible prophesy knows that most major world events of the past several thousand years were foretold in prophesy and there are future events foretold as well. Unfortunately prophesy is rarely understood accurately until it is fulfilled and we can look back on it and then it is possible to understand what some of the strange sayings mean. If we were to write about events of 500 years from now we could only use terms that we have at our disposal today but in 500 years, should we be here that long, the terms used to describe almost anything would no doubt be very different. How many of today's kids know what a record player is or an 8 track player and I could go on an on. However in some prophesies many of the things spoken of are pretty clear with only a few minor terms that cannot be known for certain but the event foretold is very clear. This one in particular is found in the Book of Ezekiel chapters 37-38. It speaks of a time when a final solution is reached with the enemies of Israel and a 7 year peace agreement is signed.
The safety of Israel is guaranteed by a third party but at 3-1/2 years into this agreement the treaty is broken and a whole host of nations invade Israel. This will launch the worst conflict the world has ever seen. The beginning of this 7 year peace agreement also signals the beginning of the 7 year period known as the Great Tribulation recorded in the book of Revelation.

Right now in Washington and Telaviv discussion is going on about the particulars of this peace agreement. The Israeli Prime Minister declared they did not want any Muslims to be among the peace keepers but has since relented. One issue after another is being settled and I can see an agreement being reached very soon for a variety of reasons including the fact that Iran is provoking them a great deal and the world leaders are afraid that if they do not find a way to restrain Israel that they will launch a pre-emptive military strike against Iran and start WW3. Israel seems ready to trade almost anything for a solution.
Folks we must wake up and realize we must take immediate action to prepare ourselves for difficult times the likes of which we have never seen nor ever thought would happen in our lifetime. Soon the only choice remaining will be the choice to serve God or reject Him. The earlier that a person accepts Christ and determines to allow Him to work in their life the more time there is for Him to make you strong enough to stand when the difficult times come. We will all face the decision whether to accept the coming Mark of the Beast. If you do accept there is no turning back and if you don't accept then you will need to have enough faith (which is gained over time through interaction with the Lord) to believe what He has promised to do for those who refuse the Mark. He will feed and protect and care for you when all seems lost. We can only know God enough to really trust Him through doing business with Him on a regular basis. I think a very high percentage of professing Christians don't even know how to pray and couldn't find their way through the bible if they even have one. I don't blame the Christian for in most cases now the Pastors don't even mention the need to know your bible and they make it easy for them not to even open their bibles by posting the scriptures on a screen if they use the scriptures at all. These pastors are what scripture calls hirelings because a true Shepherd will feed the people what they need, not what they want, and if the people don't like it they can go somewhere else. Of course no Pastor wants his congregation and support to leave so they just avoid anything that would make people uncomfortable. This is not the way to prepare people to endure the must horrific time the world has ever seen and those who are not doing their job will give answer for all those lives that were lost as a result. I think pastors should not be paid, that way they would see their job as a ministry for which God provides rather than a job by which they support themselves. That way there would be no incentive to withhold the truth but then again many of them don't even know the truth for they have been trained in man's schools rather than in the school of the Spirit.
Anyway friends I want to encourage everyone to deepen your roots with Christ and ask Him to fill you with the Holy Spirit if you have not yet received so that He can teach you and guide you into all truth for the time is short.
God bless you all. If you have questions or comments please leave them here in the comment section or write me at justjohn@eoni.com or acts2216@eoni.com and I will answer every one personally.
john Martin