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December 2020

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(Examining Current Events in the Light of Bible Prophecy)

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By Mike Wingfield

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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.