And finally…

As we lock the doors after a phenomenal Prophecy Conference, I am left with my own thoughts on how best to summarize and sort through a mountain of great information, encouragement, and great confidence that He is near, even at the door. The world is careening toward judgment, and the believer who does not have even a working knowledge of what the Bible says will happen in the last days could easily be caught in the web of deception that dominates every world system, whether financial, political, or religious. I am amazed at how easily swayed and undiscerning believers are and this to their own peril.

One of the highlights was a live phone interview from Jerusalem between Joseph Farah of World Net Daily and Rabbi Chaim Richman of the Temple Mount Institute as we watch the events unfolding around the Temple Mount, whether it be the archaeological destruction taking place there, or the pressure by Palestinian negotiators to give the Mount away in the name of “peace”. You could have heard a pin drop in that sanctuary as we listened to him describe the current events and his plea to honor God by speaking up about it to Israeli leadership. Everyone I have spoken to on this issue is as grieved as I am that the Israeli government does not seem to care about this great piece of land – the center of the universe – and what it means to them as a nation and a people. Another thing we were encouraged to watch for is economic factors that may indicate we are heading toward a much larger global economy and a decrease in US influence on that front. We’ll have to see what form that might take, but it appears that changes are coming that will greatly affect the American head-in-the-sand (or is it the mall?) attitude that there is plenty of money and work and it will always be so.

The bottom line is that if you are a believer, you will be under spiritual attack more and more, and need to draw near to Christ every moment. The Bible tells us to ‘take no thought for tomorrow’ as sufficient unto today is the evil thereof, that tomorrow will have it’s own troubles. We must take this to heart or we will be caught up in all manner of anxiety and fear. The world is tossing as the waves of the sea; where do you go for your peace? Who to you allow to steal your peace? Brethren, now is the time to be strong personally, uncompromising spiritually, and be watching and waiting for His appearing. Maranatha!