December 2020 – The Death of a Free America and the Birth of New World Order

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December 2020

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By Mike Wingfield

For many decades I have been sounding the alarm about the coming of a diabolical and ruthless New World Order (NWO). The prophetic Word of God repeatedly declares that when the end comes, the leaders of the world will “take counsel together against the LORD, and against his anointed” (Psalm 2:2). The Bible tells us that this will be a grass-roots movement of the godless people of the world. In this same psalm, the psalmist asked, “Why to the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?” (Psalm 2:1) The word “rage” speaks of open defiance, disorderly conduct, while attempting to overthrow law and order that is promoted by human government. We are now witnessing the fulfillment of this prophecy in Psalm 2. The United States and the nations around the world are experiencing a tsunami of anti-government riots and marches. Even Israel is experiencing major civil unrest, which is unlike anything experienced to this degree in the modern state of Israel.

The nations are finding common ground with a goal to remove God from our modern culture. They want to rid of world of God, His Word, and His people. They are violently opposed to God’s plan for Jesus to rule the world from Jerusalem (Psalm 2:3-6). The wicked of our world want to be free to express their sinful desires. They want to be set free from the basic Biblical foundational principles of our society. They want to erase all of God’s guidelines for marriage, gender, sexual morality, and law and order. For them, freedom is doing whatever they want to do whenever they want to do it. All of this is preparing for the entrance of the one the Bible calls the lawless one – the Antichrist (2 Thessalonians 2:8).

There are two nations that have a significant remnant clinging to the Judeo-Christian values found in the Bible – America and Israel. It is not an accident that those who are planning a global government without God are taking aim at these two nations in an effort to diminish their power and influence. Without question, these two nations are constantly subjected to vicious attacks and rejection within the United Nations. The United Nations is controlled by an alliance of Islamic and Communist nations. And, it is revealing to note that the media, as well as the educational, and political systems of the liberal West are in a mode of appeasement as they support these groups. The appeasement of these governments within the Democrat Party in the U.S. is very troubling. For four years, the Democrats opposed the efforts of President Donald Trump’s administration to strengthen the U.S. This has demonstrated that many of these leftist in our government hate America and are plotting its demise. The evidence of the voter fraud in this past election will expose this agenda. How will America respond? It is my opinion that when the socialist enemies of America are exposed as the ones who orchestrated the deception in this election to impose their will upon the American people, it will bring about a violent revolution within this nation. Or, perhaps all of the fraudulent voter evidence will be conveniently swept under the rug and completely ignored by the liberal judges, complicit media, and all of those who hate President Trump and America.

One of the major developments of the last days is the proliferation of antichrists who will prepare the way for the Antichrist. Near the end of the first century, the Holy Spirit caused the Apostle John to write, “Little children, it is the last time; and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time” (1 John 2:18). Our world is filled with godless, evil tyrants who are antichrists, and some of them have been and are currently involved in American government.

It is not a secret that the socialists and the communist dictators of the world are atheists. They promote a utopian kind of society in which they make themselves god and force the people over whom they rule to be their slaves. Like Satan, they make many deceptive and empty promises, while down deep inside, they know they are speaking a lie. Jesus exposed the true character of Satan when He said to the fake religious leaders of His day, “Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it” (John 8:44). When Jesus spoke of the lust of Satan, He was speaking about the great desire of Satan – power over God’s kingdom. This has been the age-old scheme of Satan. In Isaiah 14:13, the Lord revealed that Satan wanted to overthrow God’s kingdom in heaven and on earth. Satan boldly declared, “I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the Most High” (Isaiah 14:14). When Satan spoke of God, using the name “the Most High,” he was revealing the lust of his heart. The title, “the Most High God,” means God is “the possessor of heaven and earth” (Genesis 14:22). Satan wants power over God’s kingdom in heaven and on earth. It is a struggle for political power and religious authority over all of God’s creation.

The prophet Isaiah also spoke of Satan as the one who “weaken[s] the nations” (Isaiah 14:12). History teaches that one of Satan’s chief instruments on earth he uses to accomplish his agenda is the deception and manipulation of human governments for his diabolical purposes. He weakens them by deceiving them to pursue power over the nations to lead them in a defiant rebellion against God. The book of Daniel focuses upon the course of human history by displaying the succession of evil empires that were symbolically depicted as wild animals, having no conscience (Daniel 7). Daniel’s prophecy traces the trail of these godless empires as it leads to the final wicked kingdom of the Antichrist.

At the beginning of Christ’s ministry, Satan tempted Jesus to submit to his authority. He took Jesus “up into an exceeding high mountain, and [showed] him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou [will] fall down and worship me” (Matthew 4:8-9). Jesus did not fall for Satan’s temptation of power and glory within the kingdoms of this world. However, Satan continues to offer this power to desperate men who want that kind of glory. As a result, they have become pawns in his hands in the great rebellion against the Lord.

In their evil rebellion against God, these governments always expose their malicious character by hating God’s Biblical commandments and order (Psalm 2:3). They also always hate Christ’s disciples (Daniel 8:25; John 15:18-23), and the Jewish people (Jeremiah 30:3-7; Daniel 12:1). As you consider this, think about where the far left in the U.S. stands on these matters? What are they saying about the Bible, Christians, the church, and Israel? This will tell you whose side they are on!!

Godly civil leaders, who exercise the authority given to them by God, do not promote themselves to gain selfish power. They want to serve people. When some of Jesus’ disciples exposed their own selfish and sinful desires to have positions of authority in Christ’s coming kingdom, He rebuked them. Listen to what He told them, “Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise [power] over them; and they that are great exercise authority upon them. But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your [servant]; and whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant: Even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many” (Matthew 20:25-28). Like a good husband/father in the home, a great leader will not flaunt his power and use it for his own gain. Instead, he will shepherd those under his authority as a servant who cares for them.

I am concerned that we are on the precipice of perilous times in America. It is very clear that this past election was filled with corruption and deception. Evil individuals, both national and foreign, were involved in voter fraud in an attempt to see Democrat Joe Biden elected. The progressives (socialists) were confident during the years of President Barack Obama’s administration that they were successfully moving the U.S. toward a socialist takeover. Their plans were surprisingly thwarted by the election of Donald Trump. From the very beginning of his administration in 2017, the socialist elements in America attempted to remove him from office, or impede him from being successful as the leader of a free, constitutional government of America. When all of their efforts failed, they were determined to remove him through the electoral process, by any and every means available to them. As this newsletter goes to press, President Trump’s legal team is uncovering massive amounts of data that prove that crimes were committed in several states to change the voting in Biden’s favor.

If all of this evidence of voter fraud is received in a court of law, and found to be true, it should be a day of great mourning in America. It is frightening and sad that we have come to this point in the history of America. The fact that many people are not alarmed, or seek to dismiss these claims is more alarming. This simply means that facts and laws do not matter to them. This indicates that we have reached a very dangerous period of lawlessness in America that will lead to great civil strife, or civil war. In the play book of the socialists, this is what they want. They want a revolution to overthrow America. The socialists have been very successful in sowing seeds of discord and hatred for many decades. No one can pretend to know what the exact outcome of all of this will be. For the first time in my life, I fear for the immediate future of the America I love and cherish.

It is very apparent that our world is pregnant with the signs of the birth of the coming New World Order. There is an abundance of evidence that the powerful and rich elite in our world want to use the COVID-19 global pandemic to bring a radical change in our world. While this pandemic presents a real threat to us, it is very apparent that it is being used to create a climate of fear around the world. Leaders who thrive on power are anxious to use this pandemic to force our world to accept their vision of a New World Order. They want to control every facet of our lives and destroy our freedoms.

At the end of January 2021, the World Economic Forum (WEF) will hold its 51^st annual meeting in Davos, Switzelland. This group of liberal, left-wing rich individuals, like George Soros, will meet to formulate what they call “The Great Reset.” These people want us to believe that the COVID pandemic and global climate change, are serious threats to the future of our world. Therefore, they believe there needs to be a one-world government to oversee and direct the radical changes that need to be imposed upon all the nations to deal with these kinds of dangers. They believe the nations must move away from nationalism and embrace a form of global socialism.

The members of WEF believe that we need to have a radical reset that will reboot the world’s foundational economic and social systems. They promote a government that will bring about income equality, gender equality, and health equality. In order for this to take place, all nations must submit to the one-world government and all of their agencies that will oversee the consumption, production, and management of all wealth and natural resources. In essence, they will promote taking the wealth from the more wealthy nations and giving it to the nations living in poverty. As the richest nation of earth, America is their number one target!

In order to make this happen, the WEF seeks to transition the world into the age of “the Fourth Industrial Revolution.” This will force all global participants to transition into a world that will employ the newest technologies in the digital, biological, and physical world. In other words, we must accept the latest trends that rely upon super-computers, including artificial intelligence robots. This is the perfect setting for the Antichrist’s global government that will seek to control every person on the planet.

A major part of their strategy is to promote a radical and unscientific view of the threat of global climate change. In just 10 years, they hope to move the world away from the use of fossil fuels – oil and coal. The current vehicle of compliance to accomplish this goal is the Paris Climate Accord. This is an attempt to get nations to begin to move away from fossil fuels and replace them with cleaner forms of energy – solar and wind. An examination of the compliance of the nations who have consented to this agreement, indicate that they are not serious about submitting to this plan, especially China and India. President Trump removed the U.S. from this agreement because he realized that it was being used to bring about the demise of the U.S. economy. However, under the Trump administration, the U.S. has made more progress in dealing with the climate change pollutants than other countries remaining in the Paris Climate Treaty. Stephen Moore, a senior fellow at the Heritage Foundation, comments, “The one country making substantial progress in reducing carbon emissions is the U.S. under President Donald Trump. Even though our domestic product is way up over the past four years, our carbon dioxide emissions are DOWN. Our air pollution levels and emissions of lead, carbon monoxide and other pollutants are at record-low levels” (Stephen Moore, www.gopusa.com, November 24, 2020).

Everyone knows that President Trump’s main focus for four years has been to “Make America Great.” He has restored a major wave of patriotism across America. He has openly and repeatedly stated that he is against socialism and a one-world government. In complete opposition to Trump’s agenda, the Democrats and Joe Biden are great supporters of the socialist agenda and NWO. Joe Biden says that one of his highest priorities as president will be to re-enter the Paris Climate Accord.

Is it any wonder that we have seen so much voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election? The entire world, with the exception of Israel, was promoting the election of Joe Biden. China, Russia, Iran, and other enemies of America, were against the re-election of Donald Trump. The radical left in America and around the world wants to get rid of Donald Trump. His presidency was and would be a roadblock to the success of the creation of a NWO, supported by all of the enemies of a free America.

The WEF has stated that it will attempt to force its agenda of a NWO upon the will of the nations. In order to do this, they have declared they will engage the younger generation to aid them in their agenda. They are forming a network of young people under the age of 30 that agree with their mission. They have already enlisted more than 7,000 members in 369 city-based hubs in 171 countries, calling them “the Global Shapers Community.” They hope these youth will help them to address local, regional, and global challenges that will assist the WEF to usher in a NWO.

Why are the NWO insiders recruiting the younger generation (up to age 30) to assist them in forcing their socialist agenda upon the world? They know that many of these youth have been uniquely misinformed and brainwashed by a wicked culture to lead the world into the slavery of a tyrannical one-world government. In his excellent book, The Gathering Storm, Albert Mohler, who is the president of a Southern Baptist Seminary, a prolific writer, and a major voice in American evangelical circles, devoted an entire chapter in his book describing this generation and what makes them unique. While citing several current surveys, Mohler describes them as a generation that is disconnected from God, church, and family. The most important thing in their life is self. They aspire to spiritual and moral relativism. That simply means that spiritual and moral values have no right or wrong answers. It all depends upon how you personally feel about it. Mohler says they have “replaced the sovereignty of God with the sovereignty of self” (p. 128). The Bible has warned us that this would be the core problem in the perilous times of the last days (2 Timothy 3:1-7).

In essence, this generation lacks maturity. They have had very few responsibilities in their childhood and adolescent experiences. Their time has been spent glued to a screen! They have been greatly influenced by social media, smart phones, and technological gadgets. “Their emergence into adulthood has been delayed by higher education, by delay of marriage, by economic instability, and the continued financial support of their parents” (Mohler, p. 129). This means that they do not understand the real matters that bear upon personal or family economics. Therefore, they have acquired an entitlement mentality. This is the perfect foundation for falling prey to the deception of a big government that promises to pay your bills and take care of you.

This generation has been brainwashed by liberal university and college professors who hate God, family, and the Bible. The great majority of these youth openly accept the socialist agenda. Most of them hate the Republican Party and are great fans of Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, a radical liberal socialist who has many communist connections and friends.

It is not just a coincidence that this summer the U.S. witnessed unemployed youth rioting and looting in U.S. cities. It has been reported that these rioters were not local youth. It is apparent that someone has paid for their expenses in order for them to participate in these riots across America. Now, we know that all of this is being orchestrated by the far-left. Therefore, it is not a surprise that these same people would also steal the election from Donald Trump.

It is time for us to get on our knees and pray. The Apostle Paul exhorted the church to pray “for kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior; who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth” (1 Timothy 2:2-4). Only God can rescue us from the brink of national collapse.

What are we to think about all of this? Should we be troubled or concerned? Are we to remain silent and let come what may? Or, do we engage in the fight for America, by praying and exposing the evil agenda that is threatening America? I direct your attention to a godly servant – the prophet Daniel. When God gave him the vision and understanding of the wicked, blood-thirsty one-world government that would be controlled by the Antichrist, Daniel was deeply troubled.

In Daniel 7:15 he testified, “I Daniel was grieved in my spirit in the midst of my body, and the visions of my head troubled me.” The word “grieved” in the original language of the text indicates Daniel was distressed or very anxious about the matter of the Antichrist’s kingdom. The word translated “troubled” could also be translated “terrified,” or “frightened.” So, Daniel was saying that he was emotionally stirred by the vision of the kingdom of the last days. Later, in Daniel 7:28 he said that his thoughts “much troubled [same word as in verse 15] me, and my countenance changed in me: but I kept the matter in my heart.” Several chapters later, God told Daniel what would happen to his people “in the latter days” (Daniel 10:14). This vision troubled Daniel to the point that he fasted for three weeks and was in a deep state of mourning (Daniel 10:2-3). What can we learn from this testimony of Daniel? Remember that Daniel understood the sovereign hand of God in the process of kings and kingdoms (see Daniel 2:21). Daniel had great boldness and confidence while he spent the night in the lions’ den. However, this godly man was deeply moved by the understanding of the wicked NWO of the last days. For me, this is a great example for all of us. We are not to be detached from the world to the point that we do not care about what is taking place. I believe that we too need to be troubled and grieve for what we see taking place in our beloved nation. I must confess that in recent weeks, I have lain awake at night, concerned about what is about to take place in America. I am very concerned for my family and friends for what we are about to face. How should we pray? What should we do? How should we prepare? How can I best glorify my Lord? What can I do for my country?

We know how all of this is going to end. The Lord will eventually be coming to establish His kingdom upon this earth. It will be a time of righteousness. The law of God will rule over the nations. Evil and lawlessness will not be allowed. The King is coming!

However, before that kingdom comes, a great spiritual darkness will cover the earth (Isaiah 60:2). The evil empire of the Antichrist will march across the face of this earth. During the 7-year Tribulation Period, perhaps 85-90 percent of the world’s population will die. Listen to Isaiah 13:9, 11–12, “Behold, the day of the LORD [the Tribulation Period] cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it. … And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogance of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible. I will make a man more precious [rare] than fine gold…”

The other morning I looked out the back window of my house through the fog and the autumn leaves at an exceptionally beautiful sunrise. I was reminded of Lamentations 3:21-24: “This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope. It is of the LORD’s mercies that we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. The LORD is my portion, saith my soul: therefore will I hope in him.”

In the midst of all the trials and disappointments of 2020, we need to focus upon the goodness and mercy of our great God. The leaves on the trees and the governments of men are forever changing and being tossed about. But, our God is like a rock and is forever unmovable and unchanging.

As we move deeper into these last days and all of the uncertainty, don’t take your eyes off Him. Isaiah 26:3 gives us this promise, “Thou [will] keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on thee: because he [trusts] in thee.”

Lies about Temple Mount Exposed

According to modern Islamic tradition, their founding prophet, Muhammad, ascended to heaven in his infamous “Night Journey” from the oldest mosque on the Jewish Temple Mount in Jerusalem, Al-Aqsa. Therefore, according to this tradition, the Temple Mount in Jerusalem has become the third most holy site within the religion of Islam. However, in recent weeks, a Saudi Arabian journalist, Osama Yamani, has exposed the lie that has gripped the Middle East for many decades. According to Yamani, his research indicates that the real location of Muhammad’s night journey was not from Al-Aqsa in Jerusalem, but was from a mosque near Mecca in Saudi Arabia.

This “fake news” about the mosque in Jerusalem has been the battle cry for wars, violence, and bloodshed in the region. So, why did the Muslims promote this lie and advance this theory as a very important part of their faith? When Yamani was asked this question, he said, “The answer lies in the fact that Islam defines itself as a religion that did not enter the world to live in peace with Judaism and Christianity, the religions that preceded it, but as a universal religion that is meant to obliterate them and take over the world. Islam sees itself as ‘Din al-Haqq,’ the true religion, and Judaism and Christianity as ‘Din al Batil,’ the false religions. The Muslims fear that the Jewish people’s return to their land, cities, and the site of their Temple will grant Judaism the status of a vibrant, active and true religion, posing a theological threat to the very existence and raison d’etre of Islam.

“That is the reason that all Jewish activity on the Temple Mount, especially Jewish prayer, infuriates them, and they will do everything, including spreading prevarications and outright lies, to prevent the Jews from returning to the places from which they were exiled almost 2,000 years ago. That is what makes the conflict over Jerusalem the basis of a theological struggle whose source is the Muslim world’s inability to recognize the history and religious rights of non-Muslim believers, all whom are slated to disappear, according to Islam” (Adam Berkowitz, www.israel365news.com, November 16, 2020).

The timing of the exposure of this lie within the Islamic world is very significant. According to an understanding of Biblical prophecy, the covenant of the Antichrist that will inaugurate the beginning of the Tribulation Period will be also attached to the efforts of Israel to rebuild their temple on the Temple Mount. We know that at the middle of the Tribulation, three and one-half years later, the Antichrist will enter the temple and seize it for his purposes as a Muslim global leader (Daniel 9:27; 2 Thessalonians 2:4; Revelation 11:1-2).

As we examine the current movement of Sunni Arab Muslim nations entering into agreements to establish a relationship with Israel, one wonders if all of this is preparing the Islamic world for their recognition of the Temple Mount as being significant to Jewish history, rather than Islamic history. This could explain why the Antichrist would give Israel permission to build their temple on the Temple Mount at the onset of the Tribulation Period. Once again, one more piece of the puzzle for end-time events to unfold is coming into focus.

Get ready for the shout that will take us out.

Have a Blessed Christmas

As we come near the end of a very difficult year, we rejoice with all of you as we celebrate the first coming of the blessed Lord Jesus almost 2,000 years ago. The eternal Son of God became flesh and walked this earth to become God’s sacrificial lamb. He died for our sins.

When Jesus comes again, He will snatch us away to be His bride and we will be removed from the very presence and power of sin. Oh how we long for His blessed coming!

We thank all of you for your prayers and financial support during this challenging year. The Lord has been so gracious to supply all of our needs so that we could continue to serve Him.

Have a wonderful Christmas as we look for His coming.

August 2020 – Jesus is Coming Soon!

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August 2020

Published monthly

All Bible references are from the KJV

(Examining Current Events in the Light of Bible Prophecy)

P.O. Box 13006, Roanoke, VA 24030-3006

Jesus is Coming Soon!

“…when you shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.” Matthew 24:33

By Mike Wingfield

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During the 62 years I have been walking with the Lord I have been looking for His return. It will be the greatest day in my life! But, I must admit that there have been times when I was not focused upon His coming due to events that preoccupied my thinking. However, in recent weeks and months, my mind has been once again consumed with the possibility that the coming of Jesus to rapture His church to heaven seems to be very near. This expectation is more than just emotions or feelings. It is based upon solid biblical commands and the teachings of Jesus and His apostles.

Someone may say it is wrong to reach these kinds of conclusions. My response is that it is unbiblical and a matter of disobedience to not be watching for our Lord’s coming. We are to be longing and looking for His coming at any moment! After Jesus talked about the signs of His coming and the world conditions at the end of this age, He commanded His disciples to “watch” for His coming (Matthew 24:42, 43). The Greek word translated here is a very powerful word. It means that the believer is to be vigilant, and filled with expectation as he awaits his Lord’s return. In the same passage, Jesus reminded His disciples that no one would be able to know the exact day or hour of His coming (Matthew 24:36).However, before these words, He did tell His disciples that when the final generation would observe all of the things He mentioned about certain world conditions at the end of this age, that they could “know that it is near, even at the doors” (Matthew 24:33).

It is evident from reading many New Testament passages that the apostles and the early church were expecting Jesus to come at any moment. James wrote the first New Testament book in 45 AD. Even then, he wrote, “the coming of the Lord draweth nigh” (James 5:8).

About five years after James wrote his epistle, the Apostle Paul wrote a letter to the church at Thessalonica. In this letter he explained the doctrine that we call the Rapture of the church (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18). In the next chapter, Paul explained that the coming of the Lord would be “as a thief in the night” to those who do not know Him (1 Thessalonians 5:2). The sudden coming of Jesus will catch them completely off guard. They will not be looking for Him. They will consider the coming of Jesus to be an unwelcomed intrusion into their lives, just like the coming of a thief. I am greatly moved and saddened to think that perhaps 99.9 percent of the world’s population is totally oblivious to what is about to happen!

The coming of Jesus for His church will usher the world into the most dangerous and horrific period of time every recorded on earth. While speaking about the time after His coming in the Rapture, Jesus said, “For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake, those days shall be shortened” (Matthew 24:21, 22). Therefore, those who would be left behind on earth after the Rapture will face a “sudden destruction [from which] they shall not escape” (1 Thessalonians 5:3). They will be trapped in a world filled with death, disease, destruction, distress, and demonic deception. Jesus said, “For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth” (Luke 21:35).

The Apostle Paul went on to explain to the believers in Thessalonica that while the world will be clueless about the coming judgment, Christians should not be caught off guard. He wrote, “But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. Therefore, let us not sleep, as do others, but let us watch and be sober” (1 Thessalonians 5:4-6).

We have not been exhorted to watch for certain signs to occur before the Rapture will take place. Technically, there are no signs for the Rapture. Since Jesus ascended back to heaven in 30 AD, the church has been anxiously awaiting His return. He can come at any moment!

However, there are signs that point to the unique period of time after the Rapture, called “the Tribulation.” This defined period of 7-years is clearly revealed in Scripture. Developments in this time will be totally unique and unprecedented! The Bible has much to say about the spiritual, political, economic, geological, medical, and social developments during this troublesome time. For three decades, I have been searching the Bible and identifying, classifying, cataloging, and correlating the signs of the Tribulation. I must confess that I have never been as awed by the developments of our world as I am at this moment in my life. Without question, we are witnessing the trends and events that will usher in the Tribulation Period. My inner spirit is being moved by the Spirit of God to greatly anticipate that the moment of the blessed hope we have been waiting for is about to happen! Jesus’ return is near!

But in the wake of His return, the sudden destruction that will come upon the world is repeatedly compared to the “travail” or birth pangs that come upon a woman as she is about to give birth to a baby (1 Thessalonians 5:3). See Isaiah 13:6-9; Jeremiah 30:6; and Matthew 24:8. Without question, our world is pregnant with the signs of the end of this age. Furthermore, when a woman has contractions, the intensity and frequency of her pain increases as she is about to give birth. It is glowingly apparent to me that the trends that signify the nearness of the Tribulation Period are intensifying and unfolding at an enormous rate at this present time. Just consider all that has happened in 2020, and the year is not over!

Let us briefly look at a few of the trends that are shaping our world for the Tribulation Period.

At the center of the end-time events are the Jewish people and the nation of Israel. The Tribulation Period is not a time for the Lord to refine His church, as some people think. The Tribulation Period is not for the church. It is a time for the Lord to refine His chosen people – Israel (Zechariah 13:8-9). The Lord will use this time to prepare the nation for the millennial kingdom that will follow Christ’s revelation. The Tribulation Period will begin when the Antichrist confirms a false covenant with Israel (Daniel 9:27). The mid-point of this period will be marked by the Antichrist’s seizure of the newly-rebuilt Jewish temple in Jerusalem (Daniel 9:27; Matthew 24:15; 2 Thessalonians 2:4; Revelation 11:1, 2). The last half of the Tribulation Period is called “the time of Jacob’s trouble” (Jeremiah 30:7). The Tribulation will end when Jesus returns to Jerusalem to defend His chosen people and defeat the forces of the Antichrist at the Armageddon campaign (Joel 3:1, 2; Zechariah 14:1, 2; Rev e lation 19:11-21). It is important to note that the events that mark out this unique period of time, as previously stated, have nothing to do with the church (the predominately Gentile bride of Christ). This 7-year period is a divine focus upon the conclusion of God’s eternal promises and purposes for the Jewish people, which were made in an unconditional covenant with their forefathers- Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

God spoke through Moses 3,400 years ago and told the Jews that when they returned to their land in the last days that it would be a time of “tribulation” (Deuteronomy 4:30), and that “evil will befall you in the latter days” (Deuteronomy 31:29). Since a remnant of the Jewish people has returned to their land and the nation was born in 1948, they have endured an ongoing state of war and terrorism from their Islamic neighbors.

However, conditions in Israel at this moment are reaching a very critical point. Due to COVID-19, Israel is facing the possibility of a very serious economic collapse. Millions are unemployed and the nation is facing a second wave of the virus, leading many to be quarantined once again. Violent riots are breaking out all over Israel in rebellion against the government’s policies in dealing with this dangerous pandemic. The riots of the liberally motivated Israelis citizens against the conservative leadership of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu almost mirrors what is taking place in the U.S. today.

In addition, Iran continues to openly declare its desire to destroy Israel. It should trouble us all that our world ignores these ongoing and serious threats to the Jewish nation. While the world focuses and responds to the tweets from President Donald Trump, it totally ignores the viral threats by the Iranian leadership to destroy Israel. The Bible indicates that when the end of this age has arrived, all nations will be united under the evil régime of the Antichrist against Israel. It is very obvious that the world is ready to sacrifice the Jewish state to appease the growing global Muslim population.

While the Trump administration is attempting to isolate Iran and apply economic sanctions to hinder its development of a nuclear weapon, the rest of the world is not concerned. Russia, China, India, Europe, and North Korea continue to do a brisk business with Iran in exchange for oil.

Israel continues to deal with the threat of war with Hamas in Gaza, Hezbollah in Lebanon (which are merely Iranian proxies), and Iran and Russia in Syria. In recent days, Israel has amassed troops on its northeastern border with Lebanon, expecting an imminent war with Hezbollah.

Furthermore, anti-Semitism is rapidly escalating throughout the world, especially in Europe and the United States. Riots in the U.S. have targeted Christians and Jews. On the night of Sunday, August 2, rioters burned Bibles and the American flag in front of the federal courthouse in Portland, Oregon.

For the first time in modern history, many American Jews are seriously planning to immigrate to Israel. In recent days, Israel has been overwhelmed with requests from Jews living in France and the United States, expressing their desire to immigrate to Israel. According to the prophetic Scriptures, this is a major development that signals the Tribulation is near. The Tribulation Period will be a time of increased global anti-Semitism, forcing millions of Jews to seek refuge in Israel – the only Jewish nation in the world. The fact that we are witnessing these events now is a very serious indication that the world is about to erupt into a virulent cycle of hatred for God’s chosen people. According to the Bible, the hatred, violence, and insatiable desire to annihilate the Jewish nation will surpass anything any nation in all of history has had to endure (Daniel 12:1).

Meanwhile, to complicate matters, the newly-formed government in Israel is on the verge of collapse. A coalition that attempted to bring Israeli liberals and conservatives together has failed. This time of political division, economic upheaval, and social unrest in Israel is causing its enemies in the Middle East and around the world to view this as a time of Israeli vulnerability. Will this lead to an invasion of Israel by the Gog and Magog nations mentioned in Ezekiel 38? Many in Israel say this attempted invasion is imminent.

As all of this materializes, Egypt and Turkey are reportedly ready to go to war over Turkey’s desire to take control of Libya – Egypt’s neighbor to the west. Also, Turkey’s radical Islamic president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is threatening to invade Greece, due to a dispute over territorial areas in the Aegean Sea. A serious territorial dispute between India and China over their shared border in the Himalayas is becoming more intense. We must take heed to all of these developments because Jesus said that the end of this age would be marked by “wars and rumors of wars” (Matthew 24:6). Jesus also said that the time of the end would be like the days of Noah. According to Genesis 6, Noah’s day was marked by a global increase in lawlessness that was manifested in sexual immorality and violence. Here in America the recent lawlessness and riots are basically a violent demonstration to erase gender recognition and the biblical view of marriage and the home. The goal of these violent protestors is a sexual freedom that expresses a total abandonment of all that is civil and normal. The Bible declares that it was a haughty spirit of pride, laziness, and immorality that brought about the divine destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah (Ezekiel 16:48-50). It is very apparent that at this very hour, the wickedness of this world is inviting the visitation of the wrath of Almighty God!

While speaking about the Tribulation Period, the prophet Isaiah wrote, “For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people…” (Isaiah 60:2). We are living at a time of great spiritual darkness. Every form of evil is manifesting itself at an enormous rate. Witchcraft, sorcery, and the occult are being openly embraced and considered forms of entertainment. In the name of abortion, babies are being sacrificed on the altar of the god of self. These were the very abominations of the inhabitants of the nations that God called Israel to cast out of the land as an act of divine judgment (Deuteronomy 18:9-12).

Spiritual darkness happens when light (God’s revelation – the Bible) is ignored, scorned, and rejected. We are living in a world that is suppressing the Word of God. Our world hates God and His Word. According to the Bible, the last days will be marked by a godless people who openly and defiantly rebel against God and His laws (Psalm 2:1-3).

The next two issues of this newsletter (September and October) will focus on “Unmasking Socialism.” Be sure to read these issues and pass them along to your family and friends. This November, the U.S. will conduct its most critical election in the history of the nation. We must know clearly what is at stake in the battle for America.

Unfortunately, this spiritual darkness is permeating the professing church. Just as the Bible predicted, “Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrine of [demons]: speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron…” (1 Timothy 4:1, 2). The professing church is abandoning the truth because of the love for self and its indulgence in the things of this world (2 Timothy 3:1, 2). The lives of these professing Christians are just like the lifestyles of those who are not born-again. These people are described in 2 Timothy 3 as those who are lovers of pleasures rather than lovers of God. They have “a form of godliness… [are] ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. … these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith” (2 Timothy 3:5-8).

However, in the midst of all of this, we can rejoice that there is a godly remnant of believers who are clinging to God’s truth. These Christians desire to live a holy life before their holy Lord. Those who are longing for His appearing will strive for purity because they know that at any moment they will stand before their Savior and Judge, Jesus Christ (1 John 3:2, 3).

A major sign of the end of this age is the collapse of America as a free superpower. When the end comes, an evil, lawless empire will rule the world under the dictatorial leadership of the Antichrist. It is my opinion that this global empire and its leader cannot come on the scene until the United States surrenders its sovereign power to some form of wicked global leadership. At this moment, America is fighting for its survival. America has been used by God, in spite of its sinfulness, to promote His laws contained in the Constitution of the United States. America has been raised up by God as a home for the church and as a base for global missionary efforts to reach the world with the gospel of Jesus Christ. It has been used of God to provide a safe haven for God’s chosen people – the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. However, all of this is now coming to an abrupt end.

The next two issues of this newsletter (September and October) will focus on “Unmasking Socialism.” Be sure to read these issues and pass them along to your family and friends. This November, the U.S. will conduct its most critical election in the history of the nation. We must know clearly what is at stake in the battle for America.
Mike Wingfield

We are also witnessing another major sign of the end times – the brutal murder of believers in Jesus Christ. During the Tribulation Period, believers in Jesus will be considered public enemies. They will be hunted down and killed. Many of them will be killed for refusing to worship the Antichrist and his god (Revelation 13:15). The enemies of the cross will literally be intoxicated with a hatred for Christians (Revelation 17:6). Many who come to Christ during the Tribulation will become martyrs for Jesus (Revelation 6:9-11; 7:9-17 ; 12:11). The majority of them will be “beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God” (Revelation 20:4).

In the last few decades, hundreds of thousands of Christians have been imprisoned, slaughtered, tortured, burned, raped, kidnapped, beheaded and crucified for their faith. It is not an accident that the overwhelming numbers of these martyrs were killed by Muslims and Communists. Again, this is more evidence that this will be the political marriage that will produce and promote the ruthless dictator the Bible calls the Antichrist.

The Christian Post recently reported, “House churches across China have experienced intensified persecution in recent months, with Communist officials telling Christians they are not permitted to believe in God in the atheist country” (reprinted and reported by www.wnd.com on July 30, 2020).

The economic impact of COVID-19 around the world is bringing our world to a frightening point of economic collapse. Before this pandemic swept across the face of the earth, the world was on the verge of an economic crisis. It appears that the massive response on the part of governments to quarantine global populations to stop the spread of this virus has created a massive problem with unemployment. As a result, this has produced a substantial problem with incomes and the flow of goods in a global setting that is totally dependent upon those products and services for survival. Many financial markets around the world are reporting that this is the sharpest economic downturn since the depression of the 1930s. The dramatic increase in the cost of precious metals in the last few weeks indicates that many investors are concerned about the global economy.

According to the Bible, near the beginning of the Tribulation Period, the world will experience a dangerous cycle of hyper-inflation. Revelation 6:6 reports that a single loaf of wheat bread will cost a person his wage for a single day of work.

During the enormous upheaval of the Tribulation Period, the Antichrist will attempt to control and manipulate the global population by forcing them to take some type of mark on their right hand or forehead. This mark will enable him to control all of their economic activity (Revelation 13:15-18). As you read this newsletter, an effort is already under way to force the global population to adopt some form of international ID. It is called ID2020. A report given by www.biometricupdate.com states, “The ID2020 Alliance has launched a new digital identity program … Digital identity is a computerized record of who a person is, stored in a registry. It is used, in this case, to keep track of who has received vaccination [for COVID-19]. … ‘Digital ID is being defined and implemented today, and we recognize the importance of swift action to close the identity gap,’ comments ID2020 Executive Director Dakota Gruener. ‘Now is the time for bold commitments to ensure that we respond both quickly and responsibly. We and our ID2020 Alliance partners, both present and future, are committed to rising to this challenge’” www.biometricupdate.com). While this is not the mark of the Antichrist, it is preparing the technology he will use when he takes over the world.

In addition to these complications, during the Tribulation Period the world will face dangerous and deadly cycles of natural disasters – global earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, drought, dramatic climate change and dangerous pollution of all ocean and fresh water. An examination of the data of global natural disasters demonstrates that they are increasing at an alarming rate, especially since the birth of Israel in 1948. Make no mistake about it. The creation is in the hands of its Creator and Ruler. Long ago, the psalmist wrote, “Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands. They shall perish, but thou [God] shalt endure: yea, all of them shall [grow] old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed…” (Psalm 102:25, 26).

These developments are only a small fraction of the significant trends that are setting the stage for the Tribulation Period. I must admit that all of these things are very troubling unless you remember that this world is not our home. We need to exercise the faith of Abraham. According to the Bible, he knew he was only a stranger and pilgrim on this earth (Hebrews 11:13). His faith caused him to look past this temporary world to “look for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God” (Hebrews 11:10).

We must not allow our hearts to be overcome by fear as we watch all of these troubling events come crashing down on our world. Behind all of this bad news is the good news – Jesus is coming soon. Does this comfort you? It should. Get ready for the shout that will take us out!