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Oct 30, 2024

ISRAEL AT WAR!!! Day 389 - PRAY!!!

Pray For Israel — Psalm 122:6-8, "Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee. Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces. For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee."

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In Today’s Newsletter…

Misplaced ‘Hope’ Has Made the World Ripe for The Reign of The Antichrist
How An Arab Alliance with Adolf Hitler Gave Birth to Palestinianism
Prophecy Update Videos
Recommended Reading
The Alarming Signals Pointing to A Potential Collapse of The U.S. Dollar
The Rapture – Until He Comes
Daily Jot: Stupidocrisy: Voting for the lie
Daily Devotion: God Has Not Given Us a Spirit of Fear
Prophecy Update News Headlines

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Misplaced ‘Hope’ Has Made the World Ripe for The Reign of The Antichrist

By Dean Dwyer - https://harbingersdaily.com/misplaced-hope-has-made-the-world-ripe-for-the-reign-of-the-antichrist/

Of all the exhortations in the Word of God that Paul is inspired to write, there is one which should be precious to every saint in these closing days of the church age. He says in 1 Corinthians 16:13-14: “Watch, stand fast in the faith, be brave, be strong. Let all that you do be done with love.“

Although the word “hope” is not used in the passage above, it is clear that in order to watch, to stand, to be brave and strong, we must have hope. But what exactly is Biblical hope and where does my hope come from? To answer the first question, hope is an unwavering confidence in God’s goodness and power to do what He says He will do because of His love for us and His faithfulness to His Word. Answering the second question adequately will take a little more time.

Many people believe hope is to be found by looking outward. Consequently, they are searching fervently for a political, economic or cultural solution to counteract the mess the world is currently in. Others believe that hope is found within and that if each person manifests enough of their inner strength, the world will overcome evil with good.

Although such beliefs have formed the basis of countless television shows, feel-good movies and books, real and everlasting hope comes from above. As the Psalmist proclaimed in Psalm 42:5: “Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God, for I shall yet praise Him for the help of His countenance.” This abiding hope is not only reserved for a special few, but it is something that God wants both Jew and Gentile to share in. The reason we are able to share in this common bond of hope is because Jesus didn’t just come to bring hope – He is our hope. 1 Timothy 1:1 says: “Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, by the commandment of God our Saviour and the Lord Jesus Christ, our hope.“

As natural disasters, wars, rumors of wars and diseases continue to cause great distress amongst the nations, people are searching for some type of hope that will comfort them in life and in death. The problem is, they continue their frantic search by looking inward and outward instead of upward. This, to some degree, explains why this world is becoming ripe for the reign of the Antichrist. Many will blindly believe he is the man with a plan who is going to restore hope. Not content to live by faith in Jesus Christ, many will fall for the wicked agenda of the Antichrist because they prefer to live by sight.

In 1 Thessalonians chapter 5, one of the contrasts that Paul uses is soberness and drunkenness. Of course, when we think of being sober minded spiritually, it lends itself to being alert and living with our spiritual ears and eyes open. A sober-minded believer has a calm, rational outlook on life, grounded in the promises of God. It does not mean we are complacent – it simply means that we should not become overwhelmed when we see an increase in wars, in disease, in pestilence and in troubles, for we know these things must come to pass.

We can hear the tragic news of the day, but not lose heart. We can experience the difficulties of life, but not give up. We know Who holds tomorrow and because we can rest assuredly on the promises of God, we can live each day calmly and obediently. There is an old saying: outlook determines outcome. For the believer, our outlook should be centered on the up look because that reminds us that no matter what happens, our outcome is secure because we stand upon the Rock who is our hope. Psalm 62:5-6 says: “My soul, wait silently for God alone, for my expectation is from Him. He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defense; I shall not be moved. In God is my salvation and my glory; the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.“

As we wait for that trumpet blast, let us not permit ourselves to grow weak-kneed and weary but seek the ever-present strength of the Lord, for He is our blessed hope.

How An Arab Alliance with Adolf Hitler Gave Birth to Palestinianism

By Jim Showers - https://harbingersdaily.com/how-an-arab-alliance-with-adolf-hitler-gave-birth-to-palestinianism/

Since Hamas’s brutal and unprovoked assault on southern Israel on October 7, 2023, we’ve heard many protesters chant, “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free,” calling for an end to Israel’s war with Hamas in Gaza. Many protesters fail to realize they are calling for Israel’s destruction and the elimination of all Jewish people from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea.

These protesters believe their support of Palestinian Arabs constitutes an act of justice, standing with the so-called oppressed. They may not understand their battle cry is rooted in a genocidal Muslim belief dating back to World War II.

When large numbers of Jewish people returned to Israel in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the Ottoman Turks controlled the land known as Palestine, though it was first Eretz Yisrael—the ancestral Jewish homeland. Upon their homecoming, Jewish immigrants purchased uncultivated, malaria-infested wasteland from the absentee Ottoman landowners at highly inflated prices. As Jewish ownership of the land increased, civil disputes arose. When the British defeated the Ottomans in World War I and gained control of the land, quarrels intensified.

Arab leaders, who initially accepted the Jewish people’s return, began to feel threatened by their growing population. Jewish immigrants had transformed the worthless swampland they purchased into productive farmland; and as their economy grew, the Arab leaders resented their success.

The Arabs, who had migrated to the Jewish homeland and occupied it for centuries, had no vision to improve it or develop a healthy economy. Leading up to World War II, their opposition turned violent. Many attacked Jewish immigrants, who struggled to fight back, lacking weapons and training.

Driven by their growing need for oil, the British, who controlled the land, favored the Arabs. The Arabs in the Middle East held the oil reserves Britain desperately needed to fuel its economy and war efforts. In the 1930s, pressured by Arab leaders, Britain restricted and eventually closed its doors to Jewish immigrants fleeing growing persecution from Nazi Germany.

Haj Amin al-Husseini, the grand mufti of Jerusalem, befriended Adolf Hitler and proudly supported Nazism. He and Hitler shared a hatred of the Jewish people. The grand mufti “turned the Arab-Jewish dispute from a resolvable conflict over land to an irresolvable conflict over religion.” This development gave birth to Palestinianism, the ideology and movement based on the erroneous belief that Eretz Yisrael belongs to the Arabs.

The grand mufti declared it a violation of Muslim law to accept Jewish sovereignty over even an inch of the land of Palestine, claiming it was forever to be held in trust for Allah. He opposed the creation of a sovereign Jewish state anywhere in it.

During the war, the grand mufti lived in Berlin as Hitler’s guest and contributed to his Holocaust efforts. Following the war, he was designated a war criminal and fled to Egypt to avoid prosecution.

Hamas’s October 7 massacre and the rallying cry “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” are rooted in the fateful decision of an Arab religious leader to exclude Jewish people from the land they had lived in for 2,000 years prior to Islam’s existence and to justify violence to exterminate them. It’s a call for their annihilation.

We must never forget that unbelieving humanity hates Israel because it hates God. Such opposition to Israel will not be resolved until Messiah returns to Earth to crush the Evil One and judge mankind for its mistreatment of His Chosen People.

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The Alarming Signals Pointing to A Potential Collapse of The U.S. Dollar

By PNW Staff - https://www.prophecynewswatch.com/article.cfm?recent_news_id=7475

As America's debt grows unchecked, the question isn't so much whether the U.S. dollar will falter but when. Seven key indicators signal trouble, painting a picture that suggests the dollar's days as the world's primary currency may be numbered.

And yet, the troubling debt spiral unfolding before our eyes receives little more than passing concern from leaders and policy shapers. The consequences of ignoring these signals could be catastrophic.

1. Federal Budget Deficits - A Debt-Fueled Spiral

One of the clearest signs of economic instability is the massive federal budget deficit. Despite optimistic projections that rely on implausibly smooth conditions--no wars, recessions, or emergencies--U.S. debt is projected to grow by $22 trillion over the next decade. With each economic shock or policy shift, these optimistic estimates become even less realistic. The American government, it seems, has become so comfortable borrowing that repaying this debt is an afterthought.

Such soaring deficits can destabilize the dollar by making it less attractive to foreign investors, especially as interest on this debt crowds out critical public spending. The most disturbing aspect of these projections is the near certainty that deficits will only accelerate over time, locking the U.S. into a vicious cycle of borrowing.

2. The Ballooning Federal Debt

Federal debt now stands at $35 trillion, exceeding 123% of the nation's GDP, a staggering burden for any economy. The government's addiction to spending has become so extreme that, contrary to logic, government expenditure is counted as a "positive" in GDP.

In reality, government spending on interest payments and debt-financed projects only deepens America's financial vulnerability. The real economy supporting the debt--the economy of workers, businesses, and production--is already strained under the weight of this spending spree. And as this cycle continues, the true strength of the economy, relative to debt, is much weaker than headline figures suggest.

3. The Exploding Federal Interest Expense

The cost of servicing America's debt is surpassing $1 trillion annually, exceeding all other expenditures, including national defense. This reality should be a wake-up call: the U.S. is heading toward a future in which its largest expenditure isn't education, health, or infrastructure--it's debt interest. Even more alarming, the government is on the brink of spending more on debt than on Social Security, a pillar of American society.

When interest payments alone begin to dwarf federal spending on social programs, the consequences can be extreme. The government may find itself in a fiscal bind, with fewer funds for essential programs and a growing need to placate creditors. This can create a perception of financial instability, further weakening the dollar's appeal.

4. The Federal Funds Rate and the Struggle with Inflation

In a desperate attempt to curb inflation in 2022, the Federal Reserve embarked on one of its steepest rate-hiking cycles in recent history, moving from near-zero rates to over 5% in just 18 months. But this monetary medicine came with consequences: as rates rose, the government's interest burden exploded, forcing the Fed back to rate cuts. The inability to sustain higher rates, even when inflation persists, suggests that the U.S. economy is no longer resilient enough to weather the fallout from responsible monetary policy.

This cycle of low rates followed by frantic hikes and cuts only makes inflation harder to control, creating a volatile environment that could further erode confidence in the dollar.

5. Money Supply and Currency Debasement

The Fed's tools of "currency debasement and gaslighting," as critics would say, are thinly veiled attempts to inflate the money supply in a bid to control debt interest costs. When money is created "out of thin air" to buy up government bonds, inflation inevitably follows, eroding purchasing power and widening inequality. The result is a world where many Americans struggle to stay afloat financially, watching as their real wealth erodes amid skyrocketing prices and stagnant wages.

Those whose wealth hasn't grown by at least 37% since 2020 may already be falling behind, losing ground in an economy that penalizes prudent saving and rewards speculative investment.

6. CPI as a Misleading Inflation Measure

The Consumer Price Index (CPI), long relied upon as a measure of inflation, has come under fire as being misleading. Designed to provide a snapshot of "average" price increases, the CPI doesn't account for the diverse realities Americans face. Cost-of-living pressures in metropolitan centers differ vastly from those in rural areas, and yet all are squeezed into the same "basket" of goods for reporting purposes. Critics argue that selective weighting and item choice skew the results, creating a narrative that inflation is "under control" when, in reality, most Americans experience far steeper price increases.

As long as the government can cherry-pick items to understate the CPI, Americans' lived reality of inflation will continue to diverge from official reports, leaving many with an illusion of stability.

7. Gold Prices and the Flight to Stability

Gold's enduring value is a testament to its role as a hedge against currency collapse. Unlike fiat currency, which governments can inflate at will, gold has a finite supply and can't be debased. It's a refuge that appeals to investors in times of economic uncertainty. With record-high gold prices in recent years and central banks globally increasing their gold reserves, it's clear that confidence in fiat currency, including the U.S. dollar, is eroding.

As the U.S. continues down a path of excessive spending and monetary easing, the stage is set for even more Americans to turn to physical gold as a store of wealth and security, signaling their doubts about the dollar.

Conclusion: The Road Ahead

None of these seven indicators on their own might signal imminent collapse. But together, they form a compelling case that the U.S. dollar's stability is anything but secure. While policymakers and officials continue to downplay concerns, the growing federal debt, rising interest expenses, and manipulated inflation measures paint a troubling picture of an economy on borrowed time.

For now, the U.S. dollar remains the world's reserve currency, but as these fiscal realities become harder to ignore, there may come a tipping point. And when that moment arrives, Americans will find that gold and other stable assets have retained their value as the dollar has not.

The Rapture – Until He Comes

By Ron Ferguson - https://www.raptureready.com/2024/10/26/the-rapture-until-he-comes-by-ron-ferguson/

A number of churches have the communion table with a covering over it on which are the words “Until He Come,” which expression comes from the Authorized Version, a rather bad translation in English that should be “Until He comes.” The practice of remembering the Lord’s death, burial, and resurrection was very precious in the early church and should be so today, but it is often rushed or done improperly or has become a ritual in name only. It is believed that the Apostolic church incorporated the Lord’s Supper as part of their frequent agape meal. I am speaking here of Protestant churches.

The scriptures are clear on how the Lord is to be remembered, gained mainly from the Last Passover with the disciples and 1 Corinthians 11:20-24.

I wish to speak about a conclusion on all this, but before that, there is one thing I wish to share. For most of my Christian life, I have gone along with the expression, “His body was broken for us.” I dare say some of us have used that expression or still do. I stopped using it only about two years ago because it is wrong.

The expression has been passed on over the years from one to the other and never properly examined. It is found in hymns and in written texts, and we just parrot the words, but let us examine them. It becomes easy to repeat without consideration.

In the Old Testament sacrifices, the sacrificial animal was never broken; their bodies were not broken. All those sacrifices typified Christ, who was the Lamb without a spot of blemish. Also, there is a verse, John 19:36-37, “These things came to pass that the Scripture might be fulfilled, ‘Not a bone of Him shall be broken,'” and again another Scripture says, “They shall look on Him whom they pierced.”

The Lord’s body was GIVEN for us – Luke 22:19, “When He had taken some bread and given thanks, He broke it, and gave it to them saying, ‘This is My body which is GIVEN FOR YOU. Do this in remembrance of Me.'”

The Lord’s body was given sacrificially, willingly, wholly, lovingly, eternally, prophetically, unreservedly, and personally (for us all).

Let us try not to use that expression about the Lord’s body being broken for sin. He became the sin-bearer, the One on whom our sins were laid. Isaiah said the following – (NASB) Isaiah 53:5 “but He was pierced through for our transgressions. He was crushed for our iniquities. The chastening for our well-being fell upon Him, and by His scourging we are healed,” and most know the AV’s translation, “But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities…”

A bit later, Isaiah wrote – Isaiah 53:10, “The LORD was pleased to crush Him, putting Him to grief. If He would render Himself as a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, and the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand,” again using the word “crush – “bruise” – AV. We will leave it there because I want to dwell on something else.

If there was no Rapture before the Tribulation, then you would have the/some Church remembering the Lord in the Tribulation, either holding (wrongly) to a mid-Tribulation or Post-Tribulation view of a confused Rapture. Those who try to force the erroneous view of a Rapture at the Second Coming have this notion that the Lord comes and snatches His people up, and they then descend with Him to the earth.

What sense is that? It is ignorance, actually. Why not come to the Mount of Olives and then raise the saints and change those living? It is all too ridiculous. There will be no remembrance of the Lord in the Tribulation because the Holy Spirit left with the Church. The Rapture belongs to this Church age ONLY.

To believe in a Mid or Post Tribulation would then create a problem with Revelation 4 and 5 (for the Mid and Post view) and with the Marriage Supper of the Lamb in heaven in Revelation 19 (at least for the Post view). It would have the Church keeping the Lord’s Supper in the Tribulation, and that is nonsensical when all things are considered. So many scriptures would contradict that ill-formed position.

The conclusion is that the Lord’s Supper is kept during the Church age and has no part in the Tribulation because the Lord would already have come. FOR ME, and I don’t know about you, I see the Lord’s Table as proof that the Church won’t be here in the Tribulation.

A different gospel will be preached then, not the gospel of grace with salvation in the Lord Jesus that we preach. Some cynical Christians disparage the truth of the gospel of the kingdom, dismissing it or trying to equate it with the gospel of grace, but it is what John the Baptist taught (Matthew 3:2 “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand”), and so did Jesus at the start of His ministry – Matthew 4:23, “Jesus was going about in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and every kind of sickness among the people.”

John and Jesus preached that as they were establishing the entry into the Kingdom taught by the Old Testament, and the one that Messiah would rule over. However, the rejection of the Messiah truncated that preaching of the kingdom of heaven/the gospel of the kingdom for the time being while the Church age runs its course. In any case, the essence of the preaching is not the Christian gospel. The preaching of the gospel of the kingdom essentially was confession in baptism for the forgiveness of sin. The Christian message is faith in the Lord Jesus Christ for salvation, then baptism as the witness/obedience to demonstrate what had happened at the time of believing.

That gospel of the kingdom was repentance with confession, and baptism (remember it was before the crucifixion). Do not confuse the two gospels, as ours is the gospel of grace.

In the great Matthew 24 discourse that has NOTHING to with the Church age OR the Rapture, Jesus said this gospel of the kingdom will be preached again – Matthew 24:14, “This gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world for a witness to all the nations, and then the end shall come. “That “end” is the end of the Tribulation and the Second Coming, and answers the disciples’ question; Matthew 24:3, “As He was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately saying, ‘Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign of Your coming and of THE END OF THE AGE?'”

We preach the gospel of grace, and then the end will come (the Rapture), while in the Tribulation, they will preach the gospel of the kingdom, and then the end will come (the Second Coming). One coming for the Church, and another for the world and Israel. We must never confuse the two comings.

Meanwhile, we remember the Lord until He comes, and I think it should be weekly. There is a lot of evidence for that, both from Acts and early Christian writings.

A WORD OF EXPLANATION

Those churches that do correctly remember the Lord in the way he instituted, with the breaking of the bread and the cup, remember His death. I wonder, though, how many are conscious of the Lord’s coming as they do so, the Rapture of the Church, for that is part of this remembrance – UNTIL HE COMES. I believe we must get into the habit of being conscious of the Lord’s coming as we remember His death.

It is not only ironic but tragic that so many churches have their communion/remembrance/the Supper, BUT THEY DO NOT believe in the Rapture. The Lord’s Supper and the Rapture (until He comes) are so fundamentally linked.

It all goes together – His death and burial and resurrection and His coming again. Those who remember the Lord weekly (as it should be) and correctly should also be conscious that the Lord’s Table they just had may be the last one on earth, because when the Rapture comes, no longer will the Lord’s Supper be relevant here on earth.

That has finished the article, and this is an addition. I decided to add this poem of mine here at the end.

REMEMBER ME UNTIL I COME

The bread upon the table now is set,

Reminder of the body of the Lord.

In gratitude – for Jesus paid our debt –

He’s bidden us to eat in one accord.

Around the loaf, and in His presence met,

We think of Him who faced death’s dreadful sword.

We take this bread. His death we’ll not forget,

For Christ is risen, now the One adored.

This cup joins with the bread, and sweet they be –

Points to the blood so freely shed for sin.

The Lamb of God upon the cross we see,

Whose cleansing blood has brought us safe within.

New covenant through blood, so fully free,

We take the cup in memory of Him.

For my sins’ load, His blood my only plea.

Until He comes, let not this truth grow dim.

Until He comes, this feast again we hold,

And thus declare the truth on which we meet.

Proclaim His death – the Lamb’s great love retold,

Where Satan’s forces now lie in defeat.

Then found in Him, we set this statement bold.

We feast in praise, and worship Him so sweet.

The eyes of faith His glories do behold.

Until He comes, this feast we will repeat.

Daily Jot: Stupidocrisy: Voting for the lie

Bill Wilson – www.dailyjot.com

As America enters the last few days before the presidential election, the new media is in frenzy mode. If you look at the stories on conservative media, former President Trump is picking up steam. The case for Trump is so obvious that people would be stupid to vote any other way. If you look at the stories in the leftist media, the case for Kamala Harris is so obvious that only racists, bigots and deplorable people would not vote for Harris. The country is deeply divided and the news media—on both sides—has become shills for what people want to believe. Herein, is the major issue for the election: if voters believe what they want to believe rather than the truth, the resulting leadership will be based on a lie.

Jesus addressed this very issue in a discourse with the Pharisees and scribes after he forgave the woman taken in adultery. Remember, Jesus challenged them by saying “He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.” They walked away and he told the women to go and sin no more. Following this, the Pharisees confronted Jesus saying he was a liar. John 8:13 says, “The Pharisees therefore said unto him, “You are bearing witness concerning Yourself; Your testimony is not true.” As the conversation played out, eventually it got to the point that Jesus called out the religious leaders for wanting to kill him. Jesus said in verse 41, “You do the deeds of your father.” To which the Pharisees replied, “We are not born of sexual immorality; we have one Father, even God.” They were saying that Jesus was illegitimate.

In verses 42-47, Jesus sets the Pharisees straight. His words also can be inform us about this election, “Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I have come here from God. I have not come on My own, but He sent Me. Why do you not understand My speech? Because you are not able to hear My word. You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies. Now because I speak the truth, you do not believe Me! Which of you can prove Me guilty of sin? If I speak the truth, why do you not believe Me? Whoever belongs to God hears the words of God. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God.”

Who do you hear—God or what you want to believe? We are not electing religious leaders. As followers of Christ, however, we have the duty to vote AND the responsibility to reflect Christ in our vote. Our vote should no less be one of truth, not of a lie. All the issues are laid out before us. Which of the candidates more closely reflects the truth of Christ? To discern this, we have to put away what we WANT to believe and closely investigate the truth as it relates to God, not media, celebrity, government or political party. What do candidates say and do? What is the God’s honest truth? We have the God-given “right” to vote. If you are the LORD’s, you best exercise that right in alignment with the truth of God—what is true or like the Pharisees, what you want to believe. Voting with the father of lies is, say it with me…stupidocrisy.

Daily Devotion: God Has Not Given Us a Spirit of Fear

by Greg Laurie – www.harvest.org

For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline. —2 Timothy 1:7

https://harvest.org/resources/devotion/god-has-not-given-us-a-spirit-of-fear/ - Listen

You don’t have to look hard to find reasons to fear. We live in a crazy world. I can’t think of a scarier time than the present, quite frankly. The 24/7 news cycle and social media amplify our sense of danger by bombarding us with images of the latest mass shooting, a Chinese hypersonic missile, or yet another strain of COVID. And that doesn’t even take into account our personal triggers. We all know what it’s like to wake up in the middle of the night and be gripped by panic, fear, or anxiety.

What we also need to know is that we serve a God who is eternal, sovereign, all-powerful, and loving. He is in control. That’s why Paul wrote, “Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 4:6–7 NLT).

Mark 5 tells the story of a demon-possessed man who terrorized people in the region of the Gerasenes. He lived in the tombs and was so powerful that no chains could hold him. Day and night, he cried out and cut himself with stones. He was the stuff of nightmares. Yet when Jesus approached him, it was the demons inside the man who were terrified—because they realized they were powerless against the Lord.

You probably know that when the angel announced Jesus’ birth to the shepherds in the field, his first words were “Don’t be afraid!” or “Fear not!” depending on your translation (Luke 2:10). But did you know that “Don’t be afraid”—or words to that effect—appears more than 350 times in the Bible? That’s almost one “Don’t be afraid” for every day of the year. Obviously, it’s a message God wants us to take away from His Word.

The angel’s next sentence explains why: “I bring you good news that will bring great joy to all people” (Luke 2:10 NLT). Our goal is to experience God’s joy to the fullest. But fear robs us of that joy. It prevents us from experiencing life as God wants us to. The condition of joy is to let go of fear.

First Peter 5:7 says, “Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you” (NLT). You choose to have joy. You don’t wait for it to come if and when your fears go away. It doesn’t matter whether you feel it. Paul was in prison when he wrote, “Always be full of joy in the Lord. I say it again—rejoice!” (Philippians 4:4 nlt). He was able to say, “I’m choosing to rejoice in the Lord, regardless of my very scary circumstances.” You can make the same choice.

Are you struggling with fear or anxiety? Remember God’s words from Isaiah 43:2: “When you go through deep waters, I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown. When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up; the flames will not consume you” (NLT).

Let go of your fear. Give it to God. Walk boldly and courageously in the path He’s laid out for you.

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"Folks, it's all beginning to unravel. America is in more danger of falling than at any time in its history. But I believe Bible prophecy predicts this very decline. From this point on, we believers have to get serious. We are going to face discouragement, disillusionment and, most certainly, persecution in the time between now and the Rapture. But don't be discouraged or disillusioned. The coming turmoil will provide us unrivaled opportunities to share the good news of the Gospel. So be ready to share your faith and your hope with those who need Christ. We still have time to reap a great harvest of souls for God's kingdom!" - Hal Lindsey

1) We need your prayers!- We proclaim the Truth of the Word of God and we are under constant spiritual and sometimes even physical attack.

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I ask that you would prayerfully consider partnering with us to get the Word out and keep the world informed. Remember, your gift, no matter how small, does make a difference! You will be helping to touch lives, around the world, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, thanks to the internet your generosity carries a global impact! - Thanks!

Our Prayer for You- "Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness. You will be made rich in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God. This service that you perform is not only supplying the needs of God's people but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanks to God. Because of the service by which you have proved yourselves, men will praise God for the obedience that accompanies your confession of the gospel of Christ, and for your generosity in sharing with them and with everyone else." 2 Corinthians 9:10-13

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