“In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you” 1 Thessalonians 5:18
You might ask, Does that mean even during the bad times, trials and tribulation?
If you believe God’s Holy Word, it certainly does, and I will tell you why. The Word also tells us,
“And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose” Romans 8:28 (Elim אֵילִם Translation)
If you are a child of God, and you believe this promise, it will come to pass for you, just as God said it would. Believe this promise and it is yours. Don’t despair, for the Word also tells us,
“What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? Romans 8:31
Remember our example, Joseph, when he said to his brothers, who meant to do him harm when they sold him into slavery to the Midianites, who then sold him to Potiphar for a slave in Egypt, because they were jealous of him:
“But as for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day, to save many people alive” Genesis 50:20
Joseph was highly esteemed by Potiphar and he set him over his entire estate, until Potiphar’s wife tried to seduce Joseph. After Joseph fled from her, she lied to Potiphar about him and accused him of actually trying to seduce her. The devil, again, tried to destroy Joseph when Potiphar threw him in prison. Even so, God’s hand of protection was on Joseph and when no one else in Egypt could interpret Pharaoh’s dreams, Joseph not only interpreted them, but also told Pharaoh how he could save Egypt during an upcoming global famine. Pharaoh then gave Joseph power over the entire kingdom; he only answered to Pharaoh himself!
Be patient, beloved. God has very great things in store for you, if you only stay humble before Him, believe His promise, and then see it come to pass! In the meantime, always give God thanks for all that He has done, all He is doing (by faith), and all that He ever shall do.
Salvation is offered to everyone who repents of sin and receives Jesus as their Lord and Savior, unless a person crosses a line with God, to the point of becoming reprobate, having no conscience (Romans 1:21-32; Hebrews 6:4-6). Now is the time of salvation for everyone; tomorrow, or even the next hour, could be too late.
Hundreds of Bible prophecies have been fulfilled and those remaining shall surely come to pass. Are you prepared to stand before God and give an account of the life you have lived on this earth (Revelation 20:12-15)? If not, salvation is only a prayer away. Please visit the How Can I Be Saved page – your eternal destiny depends on it. God bless you.
Throughout history, every raiser of taxes was evil. King Jehoiakim not only taxed the people of Judah to pay Pharaoh, but he committed abominations in the sight of the Lord (2 Kings 23:34; 2 Chronicles 36:8). He was so evil, he burned Jeremiah’s book of prophecy, that was given to him by God.
King Jehoiakim was so wicked that God forbid the people of Judah to mourn for him when he died (Jeremiah 22:18).
King Jehoiakim burned the Holy Word of God (and God told Jeremiah to write it again). Does that sound familiar?
Obama blasted out a rebuke that resounded throughout the world when an American pastor burned a Qur’an. Obama, however, established protocol for the US military’s delicate handling of the Qur’an, even the use of gloves while handling it.
Commander in Chief of US military forces Barack Hussein Obama never retracted or refuted that statement!
The Prophet Daniel wrote about the antichrist to come in the last days. He prophesied,
“Then shall stand up in his estate a raiser of taxes in the glory of the kingdom (antichrist kingdom), but within a few days he shall be destroyed, neither in anger, nor battle” Daniel 11:20.
During the time that Mary the mother of Jesus was espoused to Joseph, Caesar Augustus taxed the entire world. In a biography on Augustus, Anthony Everitt wrote, “Augustus was indeed ruthless, cruel and ambitious for himself. He was devious, untrustworthy and bloodthirsty.”
By the way, Obama is the signator of Obama(don’t)care and the most devious raiser of taxes in the history of our nation!
Hillary said Donald Trump wants to “cut taxes for the super rich.” She lied.
Donald Trump never said he wanted to cut taxes for the rich. He has publicly stated he would reduce taxes – period. He also specified he wanted to reduce taxes on businesses to 15 percent, because small businesses are plagued with high taxes and most of them go belly up within the first five years.
Donald Trump wants to stimulate the growth of businesses and help small businesses thrive, instead of closing their doors because of heavy regulations and taxes, which is just one of his plans to help the economy.
The spirit of antichrist oppresses people and he is a “raiser of taxes.”
According to Bible prophecy, the antichrist will prevail during the last three and a-half years of the seven-year Great Tribulation to come (Matthew 24:21; Revelation 13:5).
The rising antichrist kingdom will also decapitate all who refuse the “mark of the beast” (Revelation 13:16-18, Revelation 20:4) used to buy or sell; and interestingly enough, the antichrist not only beheads people, but will also impose jizya taxes on “infidels” (non-Muslims).
Saudi Cleric Muhammad Al-Arifi explains options to non-Muslims: conversion, jizya or death
Screen shot: YouTube.com
So, we have here another raiser of taxes, Muslim terrorists of the rising antichrist kingdom.
Who does the Bible say is the antichrist?
“Who is a liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? (Muslims deny that Jesus is the Christ). He is an antichrist that denies the Father and the Son (the Qur’an says Allah [God] has no son)” 1 John 2:22.
We have a very clear picture now.
Let us summarize once more:
The antichrist MO (modus operandi, mode of operation) is to impose and raise taxes.
Muslims impose jizya tax on “infidels” (non-Muslims).
The Holy Word of God tells us that the antichrist says Jesus is not the Christ and he denies the Father and the Son (1 John 2:22).
Muslims say Jesus is not the Christ/Messiah and Allah (God) has no son (Surah 17:111).
Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton raise taxes, they are strong promoters of abortion – the slaughter of the unborn – and their policies are a mockery against God’s laws.
Donald Trump wants to lower taxes across the board, he is pro-life and he promotes Christian values.
Satan hates Jews and his minions have tried to destroy them throughout the annals of time. Adolf Hitler hated the Jews and he tried his best to annihilate them.
All Muslims hate the Jews and want to wipe Israel off the face of the map.
Obama and Hillary want to divide Israel and give Jerusalem to the Jew-hating Muslims. Obama and Hillary are for bringing millions of Middle Eastern Muslims (not Christians – less than 1 percent of those admitted already are Christians, all others are Muslims-potential terrorists) into the US.
Donald Trump will stop the immigration of Muslim terrorists and implement extreme vetting policies and he vows to defend Israel!
The antichrist will eventually come to power before the Lord returns to destroy him, but meanwhile, the Spirit of God in His people is a restraining force against the antichrist, as long as we remain on this earth.
“For the mystery of iniquity already works, only he who now letteth (restrains – original Greek) will let (restrain), until he be taken out of the way” 2 Thessalonians 2:7.
We can restrain evil through prayer and the power of God working in us, until we are “caught up” before the Great Tribulation begins (Revelation 3:10).
“For the Lord Himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with the trump of God, and the dead in Christ shall rise first, then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so shall we ever be with the Lord” 1 Thessalonians 4:16-18.
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Senator Jeff Sessions said Donald Trump “received far more votes than any other Republican candidate in history,” during the Republican National Convention (RNC), for which he received a standing ovation.
One prominent minister is encouraging Christians to vote “The Bible,” but the Bible isn’t running for president. I suppose that’s a round about way to say, “vote for the one most in line with the Bible.”
Most ministers will not publicly endorse a presidential candidate because of their 501(c)(3) tax exempt status. They will not publicly advise Christians which way to vote either, for the same reason.
After Jerry Falwell’s Moral Majority influenced voters during the 80s to elect conservative Republican candidates, tax laws were effected to prohibit those with tax exempt status, namely Christian leaders, from participating in political campaigns, because the Liberal-Progressive-Socialist-Marxist-Leninist-Communists were loosing – and they couldn’t tolerate that!
The devil knew exactly how to shut the preachers’ mouths when it comes to getting his candidates in office, didn’t he?
Some of us could care less about the loss of tax exempt status, because we don’t have a 501(c)(3), but if we did, we’d toss it in themud – in order to speak truth to the nations!
The Holy Word of God tells us about the spirit of antichrist and taxes,
“Jehoiakim gave the silver and the gold to Pharaoh, but he taxed the land to give the money according to the commandment of Pharaoh…” 2 Kings 23:35.
“Then shall one stand up in his estate a raiser of taxes in the glory of the (antichrist) kingdom, but within a few days he shall be destroyed, neither in anger, nor in battle” Daniel 11:20.
“It came to pass in those days that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed” Luke 2:1.
Pharaoh and Caesar were tyrants. Tyrants and dictators impose and raise taxes and they all have the spirit of antichrist. This is one of his modus operandi (MOs – modes of operation).
As we see the antichrist kingdom rising, Islamic State Caliphate, we know that their “holy book,” the Qur’an, instructs Muslims to impose “jizya” (Qur’an 9:29), meaning taxes demanded from non-Muslims. These taxes are high and often cannot be paid by non-Muslims. The non-Muslims who can’t pay are killed. This is the spirit of antichrist.
Another antichrist MO is beheading (Revelation 20:4). Revelation 13:16-18 also ties in with the beheading of those who refuse the upcoming “mark of the beast,” refuse to worship the antichrist and who testify of Jesus.
“They had such a big reason for my being here tonight. They have much to contribute to our politics, yet our laws prevent you from speaking your minds from your own pulpits. An amendment pushed by Linden Johnson many years ago threatens religious institutions with the loss of their tax exempt status if they openly advocate their political views. Their voice has been taken away. I am going to work very hard to repeal that language and to protect free speech for all Americans!”
The crowd went wild (cheering)!
The tax threat described here is a very good example of tactics used by Liberal…Communists, like Hillary, to shut the mouths of God’s people, especially during elections.
When God and prayer were kicked out of American schools in the early 60s, Christians should have home educated their children, or placed them in Christian schools, but few ever did, and “Christians” have become secular in many ways.
Jesus said,
“If you were of the world, the world would love his own, but because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hates you” John 15:19.
Let’s get a little clearer about what He said:
“They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world” John 17:16.
The Apostle John said,
“Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him” 1 John 2:15.
And finally…
“You are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people, that you should show forth the praises of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light” 1 Peter 2:9.
By the way, Hillary is a globalist, as is Barack Hussein Obama. If you want an “Obama third term,” by all means, vote for Hillary, especially if you are anxious to see the economy implode , with trillions more indebtedness – beyond the $19 trillion debt Obama is leaving us with! That figure might as well be a zillion, because it’s beyond the scope of our imagination.
Hundreds of Bible prophecies have been fulfilled and those remaining shall surely come to pass. Are you prepared to stand before God and give an account of the life you have lived on this earth? If not, salvation is only a prayer away. Please visit the How Can I Be Saved page – your eternal destiny depends on it. God bless you.
, with trillions more indebtedness – beyond the $19 trillion debt Obama is leaving us with! That figure might as well be a zillion, because it’s beyond the scope of our imagination.
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