Rapture and End Times

Therefore, ‘Come out from them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you. (2 Corinthians 6:17)

Then I heard another voice from heaven saying, ‘Come out of her, my people, lest you take part in her sins, lest you share in her plagues. (Revelation 18:4)

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More Than 50 Heads of State Met in Paris for the “Summit for a New Global Financing Pact” Activist Post, July 15, 2023

Despite a blackout by the American media, the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact brought more than 50 world leaders to Paris for a meeting which is sure to have far-reaching consequences for the world.

On June 22 and 23, President Emmanuel Macron welcomed 50 heads of state, representatives of NGOs and civil society organizations to Paris for the “Summit for a New Global Financing Pact.” Although the summit received little to no reporting from the American media, it was the latest effort to reset the international financial system as part of the continued push towards the 2030 Agenda and “net-zero” goals.

The French government stated that the objective of the gathering was to “build a new contract between [the global] North and South” which will better equip the nations to fight poverty and climate change. The summit was attended by US President Joe Biden, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

In addition to heads of state, the summit was organized with support from the Open Society Foundations, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and the Rockefeller Foundation, among others.

France24 reports that Macron first announced his intention to host the finance summit at the end of COP27 in November 2022 after environmentalists were dissatisfied with the climate negotiations. At that meeting an agreement was reached to create a fund to compensate developing countries who suffer the effects of climate change. One of the goals of the June summit was to establish tools to finance such a fund.

One of the other stated goals of this summit was to transform the entire international financial system by adapting the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank to modern challenges.

These goals mirror recent statements made by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres when he called for a “new Bretton Woods moment”, referencing the infamous 1944 international agreement which established rules for governing monetary relations among independent states, including requiring each nation to guarantee convertibility of their currencies into U.S. dollars. The Bretton Woods Agreement established the IMF.

While the “Summit for a New Global Financing Pact” is an important event worth taking note of, we should also be aware that it is simply the latest in the globalist meetings taking place this year. The roadmap of the Pact makes it clear that the meeting’s main purpose is to draw up a guide that will be used at the next G20 summit in India in September, the Africa Climate Summit in September, the Sustainable Development Goals Summit in September, the annual meetings of the IMF and World Bank in October, and COP28 in Dubai in early December.

The Predator Class may use the threat of a looming pandemic, or climate crises, or even threats from beyond our world, but the goal is the same: complete control and cataloguing of all human life. We must resist these plans at the local level if we have hopes to prevent The Great Reset from becoming reality.

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“This is a Digital Prison… It’s a Global Government” – Dean Michele Bachmann on the Global Effort to Eliminate Our Freedom The Gateway Pundit, Jul. 25, 2023

Michele Bachmann joined The Joe Hoft Show on TNTRadio.live on Monday to discuss frightening actions by world elites who are implementing processes that ignore individual rights across the globe.

The former Minnesota US Representative and current Head of the School of Government at Regent University is one of the thought leaders in the US and the world today.

She shared her concerns with efforts around the globe that are praised as being high-tech but, on the other hand, destroy individual freedoms people enjoy today in the US and elsewhere.

Bachmann shared:

People sense that there is something seriously, drastically wrong and that something is that you and I and people across the world are losing their freedom and their authority to make decisions…What we are seeing is that our choices are being taken away from us. As a matter of fact, we are being punished for choices. We are being censored for choices.

We may not have the freedoms in the very near future that we enjoyed just even 5 years ago and 10 years ago. We’re seeing that not only in the United States but we’re seeing that globally in countries across the world…Today there is a threat of global domination. It seems to come from global institutions but also from people who have more wealth than people who have ever seen before in the history of man.

Dean Bachmann then shared some recent personal experiences and a video from an Indonesian official who recently praised the idea of global passports for the “next pandemic.”

Bachmann shares:

They’re planning on another pandemic right around the corner. Of course, the pandemic is just a pretext for control.

This is a cover-up to set up a global government through the World Health Organization, the WHO and the United Nations. This is real…

…When will we wake up. They’re not going to ask for out consent…What this is is a digital prison but it’s actually global government…

What about us? The United States is the prize.

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Transhumanism: Globalists Promise To ‘Improve’ On God’s Design Of Man Harbingers Daily, July 27, 2023

It sounds like bad science fiction, but it is rapidly becoming reality. Some of the most powerful people on the planet think they are going to “upgrade” human beings — or at least some human beings — through genetic engineering and technological schemes such as “brain implants.” Yes, really. In fact, they are publicly touting alleged benefits, supposedly including eternal life, and even evolving into “gods.”

If that all sounds crazy or even diabolical — good, it should, because it is. And yet, the technologies to make some of these nightmarish visions possible are progressing so fast it would make your brain spin. In some cases, the tech already exists. Meanwhile, children around the world are being prepared to embrace it through public schools and “entertainment.”

World Economic Forum chief Klaus Schwab, the global frontman for the so-called “Great Reset,” has been celebrating it all for years as part of what he calls the “Fourth Industrial Revolution.” In his book on the subject and in speeches, Schwab outlined a plan to merge people with computer technologies, brain implants, and even to genetically “improve” them.

“Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies will not stop at becoming part of the physical world around us — they will become part of us,” Schwab writes in his book Shaping the Future of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, a narrative that he has been peddling for almost a decade in speeches, articles, essays, and books. “Indeed, some of us already feel that our smartphones have become an extension of ourselves.”

“Today’s external devices — from wearable computers to virtual reality headsets — will almost certainly become implantable in our bodies and brains,” he continues in the book. “These implantable devices will likely also help to communicate thoughts normally expressed verbally through a ‘built-in’ smartphone, and potentially unexpressed thoughts or moods by reading brain waves and other signals.”

Schwab, who oversees a sprawling organization bringing together political and business leaders from around the world, goes on to suggest that governments can and perhaps should mandate submission to such intrusive technology. “As capabilities in this area improve, the temptation for law enforcement agencies and courts to use techniques to determine the likelihood of criminal activity, assess guilt or even possibly retrieve memories directly from people’s brains will increase,” adds the professor, saying governments could even require “a detailed brain scan to assess an individual’s security risk.”

Eventually, humans will merge with technology and become one with it, according to Schwab. “At the end, what the Fourth Industrial Revolution will lead to is a fusion of our physical, our digital, and our biological identities,” he declared at a speech at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and many since then. And he means it, too.

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The Ancient City of Babylon

The ancient city of Babylon stands as one of the most significant and awe-inspiring civilizations in human history. Located in the heart of Mesopotamia, along the fertile banks of the Euphrates River, Babylon flourished for over a millennium and left an indelible mark on the cultural, architectural, and political landscape of antiquity.

Babylon’s history can be traced back to the early Bronze Age, around the 23rd century BC, when it emerged as a small settlement in the region of Akkad. The city’s strategic location, between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, offered fertile soil for agriculture, attracting settlers and enabling it to grow rapidly into a thriving metropolis. As Babylon rose to prominence, it became the center of the Babylonian civilization, which eventually culminated in the famous Neo-Babylonian Empire under the rule of King Nebuchadnezzar II in the 6th century BCE.

Babylon’s renowned Tower of Babel is immortalized in the Bible’s Book of Genesis. The tower was a ziggurat, a stepped pyramid-like structure built to honor the Babylonian god Marduk. According to the biblical account, humanity sought to build a tower that would reach the heavens, prompting God to confound their languages, leading to the dispersion of people across the earth.

The zenith of Babylon’s power came under Nebuchadnezzar II’s rule in the 6th century BC, but the city’s glory was short-lived. After Nebuchadnezzar’s death, the empire faced a series of challenges, leading to its eventual fall to the Persians under Cyrus the Great in 539 BC. Despite the city’s decline, Babylon’s legacy endured through history. It became a cultural and religious center, mentioned in various ancient texts, including the Bible. Babylon’s name, synonymous with splendor and sinfulness, became a metaphor for great cities and empires throughout literature.

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The Babylonian World System

In the cosmic battle between light and darkness, Babylon stands as the ultimate symbol of humanity’s rebellion and insidious attempt to replace the divine order with its wicked ways. In the Book of Revelation, Babylon emerges as a powerful force, captivating the hearts of nations with its seductive allure. Some scholars and interpreters have sought to link Babylon to specific nations throughout history, but let us be guided by the Spirit of Truth, which unveils deeper meanings to us. Babylon, dear friends, transcends temporal boundaries; it is not confined to a single geopolitical entity but rather embodies the spirit of godlessness that permeates all nations and peoples.

Babylon’s defining characteristic lies in its rebellion against the Most High. From the ancient tower of Babel to the prophetic Babylon of Revelation, the root of its rebellion remains unchanged – a collective human desire to ascend to the heavens and usurp the divine throne. Just as Lucifer’s heart swelled with pride, so does Babylon seek to supplant the true God with its own idols, ambitions, and wickedness.

Babylon’s deceptive charm ensnares many, luring them away from the path of righteousness with its enticements of power, wealth, and pleasure. This world system whispers seductively, promising fulfillment through material possessions and earthly achievements. It masks its true nature, disguising itself as an agent of progress and prosperity while fostering spiritual destitution. It permeates societies, cultures, and ideologies, seeking to replace God’s eternal truth with relativism and moral decay.

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Babylon, in the Book of Revelation, manifests a threefold nature that epitomizes the world system’s malevolent essence.

Economic Babylon: This aspect of the world system thrives on materialism and greed, seeking to control the global economy and subjecting nations to its financial influence. It deceives humanity into worshipping mammon, nurturing a relentless pursuit of wealth, and rendering souls enslaved to earthly possessions.

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Political Babylon: Herein lies the embodiment of humanity’s lust for power and control. Political Babylon manifests in oppressive regimes, authoritarian leaders, and governments that elevate themselves above God’s authority. It conspires to create a new world order, devoid of divine principles, in its quest for absolute dominion.

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Spiritual Babylon: This represents the corrupted religious and spiritual institutions that have strayed from God’s pure teachings. It perverts the truth, embraces false doctrines, and promotes idolatry. In doing so, it misguides countless souls, leading them away from the path of salvation and into the abyss of eternal darkness.

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Citizen of Babylon or of Heaven?

In Galatians 1:4, we read, “who gave himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father.” This verse underscores the fallen state of this world, infected by sin, evil, and corruption. The Babylonian world system, metaphorically representing all that stands opposed to God’s will, often entices us with its allurements, its false promises, and its temporary pleasures. Yet, we must recognize that these things are transient, and pursuing them can lead to spiritual bondage.

In Isaiah 52:11, the Lord calls out to His people, “Depart, depart, go out from there; touch no unclean thing; go out from the midst of her; purify yourselves, you who bear the vessels of the LORD.” This command resonates through the ages, urging us to separate ourselves from the ways of the world, its sinful influences, and its ungodly systems. As believers, we are vessels of the Lord, and we are called to live differently, with holiness and righteousness.

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Embracing Our Heavenly Identity

2 Corinthians 6:17 reminds us, “Therefore, ‘Come out from them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.‘” God’s call for separation from the world is not to isolate us, but rather to create a clear distinction between us and the world, allowing us to live in His love and embrace our heavenly citizenship fully.

In John 8:23, Jesus declares, “You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.” As followers of Christ, we are no longer defined by the world but by our heavenly origin. The Lord calls us to live in the world, but not to be part of its value system or corrupted ways. In John 18:36, Jesus states, “My kingdom is not of this world.” This affirms that His kingdom is one of truth, love, and righteousness, standing in stark contrast to the fleeting and deceitful nature of the world’s systems.

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The Citizenship of Heaven

Philippians 3:20 beautifully describes our true identity, “But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it, we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.” As citizens of Heaven, our focus shifts from temporary gains to eternal treasures. Our hope rests in the promise of Christ’s return, where He will establish His everlasting kingdom, free from sin, suffering, and decay.

In 1 John 2:15-17, the apostle writes, “Do not love the world or anything in the world… The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever.” This powerful exhortation urges us to refrain from placing our affections on worldly pursuits that do not align with God’s will. Instead, we must seek to do His will, for that is where true life and eternal significance are found.

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Babylon’s Fall and the Call to Holiness

Revelation 18:4 echoes Isaiah’s call to separate ourselves from the Babylonian world system, stating, “Then I heard another voice from heaven saying, ‘Come out of her, my people, lest you take part in her sins, lest you share in her plagues.‘” Babylon’s fall represents the ultimate judgment of the world’s sinful systems. God’s warning is clear – if we align ourselves with the world, we risk sharing in its fate.

Revelation 18:11-13 provides a lamentation over the downfall of Babylon, listing various elements of its alluring riches and materialistic allurements. As citizens of Heaven, we are called to detach ourselves from the love of money, the pursuit of wealth, and the desire for worldly success. Our focus must be on storing up treasures in Heaven and seeking the Kingdom of God above all else.

Remember that Babylon, as depicted in the Book of Revelation, symbolizes not a mere earthly nation but rather the sinister world system that opposes and seeks to replace God. It is a multifaceted entity, weaving its malevolent web into the very fabric of humanity. But fear not, for the victory belongs to our Lord, and He shall triumph over all evil.

In the wake of Babylon’s fall, the triumphant reign of God’s Kingdom shall be established. The Lamb of God, Jesus Christ, shall return as the Conqueror, reclaiming His rightful throne and dispelling the darkness that engulfed the world. His reign will usher in an era of righteousness, where every knee shall bow and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord.

Our true identity lies in being citizens of Heaven, not captives of the world. In a world marred by sin, God calls us to live distinctively, marked by holiness, righteousness, and love. The Babylonian world system may offer temporary pleasures, but they are fleeting and hollow. Our hope is anchored in Christ, our Savior, who rescues us from the present evil age and offers us the gift of eternal life.

May we heed the call of our Heavenly Father to separate ourselves from the world, embracing our heavenly citizenship wholeheartedly. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author, and finisher of our faith, and live as beacons of light in this dark world, pointing others to the truth and love found in Christ alone. May our lives be a testimony to the transforming power of the Gospel, drawing others to experience the freedom and joy that come from being citizens of Heaven. May God bless you abundantly as you walk in the fullness of your heavenly identity.

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If you are not sure that you are saved, you can accept Christ into your life right now, by praying:

“Lord Jesus, I believe you are the Son of God. Thank you for dying on the cross for my sins.  Please forgive my sins and give me the gift of eternal life.  I ask you in to my life and heart to be my Lord and Savior.”

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