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Matthew 27:49-54The rest said, “Let Him alone; let us see if Elijah will come to save Him.”And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and yielded up His spirit.Then, behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth quaked, and the rocks were split, and the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised; and coming out of the graves after His resurrection, they went into the holy city and appeared to many.So when the centurion and those with him, who were guarding Jesus, saw the earthquake and the things that had happened, they feared greatly ( to terrify) saying, “Truly this was the Son of God!”
Matthew 27:62-64
Pilate Sets a GuardOn the next day, which followed the Day of Preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees gathered together to Pilate, saying, “Sir, we remember, while He was still alive, how that deceiver said, After three days I will rise.’ Therefore command that the tomb be made secure until the third day, lest His disciples come by night and steal Him away, and say to the people, ‘He has risen from the dead.’ So the last deception will be worse than the first.”Matthew 27:65Pilate said to them, “You have a guard; go your way, make it as secure as you know how.”
Setting a guard to prevent something Divine from happening is about as foolish as me standing in front of a train and trying to stop it. I’d lose my life, and they lost theirs. The blindness and the arrogance of the Pharisees to maintain their position after all that had happened is staggering. Such pride and hardness of heart. With good reason Jesus called the Pharisees children of the devil, and so they were.
John 8:44You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it.
Satan is a created being, he stood in the presence of God witnessing His might and power and yet instead of being inspired to worship Him he wanted to be worshipped. How can any one be so blind and arrogant? Yet the Pharisees witnessed Jesus healing, teaching, even raising the dead and ultimately raising Himself from the grave and yet they still called Him a deceiver and then went as far as to tell the soldiers that guarded the tomb to lie. To say that the disciples came and stole Jesus body. Even the soldiers guarding Jesus at the Cross after witnessing all that had happened believed that Jesus was the Son of God. Yet these blind guides, impostors, serpents and vipers as Jesus called them, hands of Satan, filled their cup full with damnation and brought others with them.
This was the reason Jesus called them the offspring of Satan. The same root of pride and hatred that abides in Satan towards God and the things of God abided in them. And Satan has his followers today. We can see them at work working against all that is righteous, wholesome and good. Always and forever in contradiction to truth, purity and justice and absolutely against God’s Word. As it was then, so it is now. As mentioned in the last Vida4U, they have no genuine love for their fellow man, though they pretend as they do. They love only themselves and aggressively seek to pursue their own agenda. They will do anything and everything to advance their cause forward. Ultimately, and according to scripture, they are pressing towards a one world government ruled by “the man of sin” the son man of perdition, the anti( against) Christ.
2 Thessalonians 2:3-6Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day (the return of Christ) will not come unless the falling away first shall happen, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition, who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as god.
Do you not remember that when I was still with you I told you these things? And now you know what is restraining ( The Holy Spirit) that he may be revealed in his own time.
The word perdition means doomed to destruction, and as he is doomed to destruction so are all that follow him. “The falling away,” is in reference to the large number of people he will deceive, even the elect will be challenged.
Matthew 24:23-24“Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There!’ do not believe it. For false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.
One of the key last time events has to be the rebuilding of the Jewish Temple. Something that has been much discussed over the years. I expect the leader that causes that to happen to be this man of perdition or one of his very close assistants acting on his behalf, or it could be President Trump. God could use him to fulfill this part of prophecy? We will see. However there are other signs. The terminology “one world” or “a new world order” or “citizen of the world” or a “global citizen” are all new phrases that we are being conditioned to hear as opposed to being an American, or a Canadian etc. The one world concept are phases that have been long used by satan’s henchmen and they are terms also used in the church in reference to end times prophecy. However not until recently have these terms been used by the mainstream news outlets. Now these phases are heard with more frequency.
We are also hearing about “tracking” in context with people having COVID19. The head of the U.N said even going into people’s home who were suspect of having COVID19. It feels as though are rights are being trampled over. No one questions COVID’S potential to spread, however “generally speaking” it is not much worse than influenza. However, unlike influenza we have not built “herd immunity” to COVID19 because of its newness, so it particularly hurts people that already have respiratory problems. However is the “fear” of it being used as a spring board to change society? The way we interact with each other, what we do for entertainment, education, even the distance we are suppose to maintain from each other. It causes us to distrust each other, it’s the perfect mind game. So many things are influx because of COVID19.
What is behind the scenes, is it being used to introduce “parts” of the new world order? I’ll let you decide, my goal with this Vida is to have us see these signs, wake up in other words; and start seeking the Lord. We need to focus on our relationship with the Him, because if this is part of prophecy then it is going to happen whether we want it to or not. As said, the more important question is are you ready, which of the 5 virgins are you going to be?
Matthew 25:1-10
The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins“Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Now five of them were wise, and five were foolish. Those who were foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them, but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. But while the bridegroom was delayed, they all slumbered and slept.And at midnight a cry was heard: ‘Behold, the bridegroom is coming; go out to meet him!’ Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’ But the wise answered, saying, ‘No, lest there should not be enough for us and you; but go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.’ And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding; and the door was shut.
Will you be ready, looking for our bridegroom?
Another topic aside from “tracking,” and we are hearing more about it, is digital currency. What is the reason for this, could COVID live on currency? If so, be prepared for talk of replacing our currency with digital? The ability to buy and sell, and even the ability to work with digital currency could be reduced to a chip on our forehead or on the top of our hand. The Bible calls this the “mark of the beast.” The technology for this I believe is here, however implementing it is still a future event. For one, we haven’t been “conditioned” enough to accept this new way of commerce. This “mark” will be required by all citizens to be able to function in the new world order. If America fails because of all the stimulus money, in other words the boat can only hold so much weight (debt) before it sinks, then it would be a perfect time to restructure into a one world order with digital currency.
And the vaccine, “being responsible citizens of the world” ( another catch phrase we are being conditioned too) we must all take it, but what if you are not comfortable in receiving it, or for your children, will we be penalized?
To the student of the Bible these new terms, the changes being made, plus the people in government that rule without conscious or care or fear of God are all part and parcel with the last days spoken by Jesus in Matthew.
Matthew 24:3-8
The Signs of the Times and the End of the Age(Mark 13:3–13; Luke 21:7–19)Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?”And Jesus answered and said to them: “Take heed that no one deceives you. For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many. And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of the birth pangs.”
Revelation 13:16-18He ( the Antichrist) causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, and that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man: His number is 666.
Clearly and existing today, and it has always been, are two kingdoms rivaling for power and control of the soul of man. To not see this simply means that we have been too busy in our own world to note and see the subtle changes that are occurring around us. Deception will be paramount and only making our relationship to the Lord a priority will keep pus from not being blinded to these changes. How does one surrender his or her rights, you don’t unless you are convinced that it is for your own good. To take my rights by force would create chaos, however to convince me that it is for my good because of an imminent danger I gladly surrender and obey. There is a saying used by these haters of righteousness, “eyes wide shut.” Meaning that all that is done is done out in the open, but we don’t call it into question because of the context ( the deception) it’s set in. Our eyes are open but we have no understanding of the significance of these events – our conscious is shut. Conditioning and more conditioning in incremental steps is the method. One big step forward and then subtle little ones that don’t seem so bad and so it goes.
911 got us to go to war, the longest war in our history. War world II was approximately 6 years and World War I was 4 years. With all our advanced weapons why was this war so long lasting through half of President Bushes term, all of President Obama’s term until President Trump drew it down. Our casualties were great, was it necessary to fight for so long, was it political? Is it possible that it was used to cripple our fighting ability, to make us weaker? It is a terrible thought but unfortunately it’s a fair question given the scope and the duration of the other wars.
Now let me give you some history about me before you think I’ve lost it. I went to a church, a very good church as I was growing up. However every time something occurred with Israel it was the “coming of The Lord“ – every time. So for me to be writing about end time events is so far out of my character. Vida4U was and is an intentional devotional based on living with Christ here and now. Right now in my situation, how does my relationship to Christ impact my life, my stresses, my challenges etc. That has been the focus of Vida. However when we have a “pandemic” that causes changes as in shutting down nations, it’s time to pay attention to prophecy and send out an alert.
Personal Statement
I am first and foremost a child of The King, and so are you. I am a student of His Word the Bible, hence each Vida has multiple Biblical verses. I do not follow any man’s teaching, but I am open to hearing and learning. I mostly rely on study and the Holy Spirit to teach me, and you should do the same. So this is my perspective as I view and hear of current events, and for me things are just not adding up. In Placer County in the months of February and March more people died in a car accident than died of this disease, yet we don’t shut down driving. My personal feeling is COVID is real but our reaction to it is over the top, why? What is the motive or what is to be gained or how much of our rights will be lost at the end of this? Did the mouse trap just get bigger?
As much as I dislike writing like this, this still should not be doomsday stuff for believers. If you love Jesus this is good news, our homecoming is just that much closer. However for those of us riding the fence, and again this is the reason for this particular Vida, it’s time to make a decision to follow Christ a 110% percent. Ezekiel the prophet was called to warn Israel of future events, to the degree that this Vida helps us with our walk with God I don’t mind being labeled a little “out there.”
Father God, For those of us seeking you this is a time to seek you even more, and for those of us having put the things of the world ahead of You, it is time to repent and re- prioritize You as our first love. Things don’t bring joy, security or peace, only a “live” relationship with You does that. Let us count the cost and move forward in Your Grace, Truth and in Faith. Amen
Arthur Navarrette
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