TECHNOLOGY NOT BRINGING HUNGER & POVERTY TO AN END!

The World Economic Forum were in a high state of alarm during their recent meetings in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland.   Why?  One main reason was that the Advance in Technology didn't work out the way they had intended.

Whilst Technology has indeed given us a dramatic increase in convenience, it has NOT provided much progress in bringing an end to hunger and poverty. 

So, who or what is the World Economic Forum (WEF)?  It is a membership organization  Their Members comprise 1,000 of the world’s top corporations, global enterprises usually with more than US$5 billion in turnover.  It is  "committed to improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic, and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas"

So the bewilderment of the members when their plans are not quite working out is not surprising.

Just a thought ... when people leave the God of the Bible out of the equation and try to do things their own way, it is reminiscent of the picture painted for us in Haggai.  When the children of Israel returned to their country after being exiled (in captivity), many

years before, they put themselves first and not God who had made the return to their country possible.     "Why are you living in luxurious houses while My house lies in ruins? ... Look at what's happening to you!   You have planted much but harvest little.  You eat but are not satisfied.  You drink but are still thirsty.  You put on clothes but cannot keep warm.  Your wages disappear as though you were putting them in pockets filled with holes"  (Haggai 1:4-6)

This is a great description of 2016.  I won't spell it out as the message can easily be applied to all walks of life.  Push God aside, take Him out of the schools, education, business practices, government, etc. and things can and will go very awry sooner or later.

In fact, Rana Foroohar* recently published an article in Time magazine where she states: "It's a paradox because, though we know technology improves productivity and greater productivity creates economic growth, we can't always measure the two working in tandem... Instead of being poised to reap the rewards of a technological windfall, the world is increasingly bracing for what might be yet another global recession in 2016.  Slowing growth in China, a flat-lining Europe, plunging oil prices that are simultaneously decimating emerging markets and failing to provide the usual boost to richer

countries - all of these things have added up to a perfect storm of global gloominess".

People are in a deepening cycle of working harder and earning less. 

The Elite cannot figure this out.  There should be plenty for everyone, but not everyone has honoured the One True God!

Did you know that according to Oxfam International, "62 people own the same as half the world" - put slightly differently, 62 individuals own as much as 3.5 billion people in the world"!

Why am I highlighting this in so much detail today?  ALL of this has great importance as we seek to understand what is happening in relation to what the Bible says about the end-times.  The bewilderment evidenced at Davos this year shows that the Bible prophets were right. The Apostle John said in Revelation 6 that as we reach the end of this Age, the rich will grow richer and the hapless poor will get poorer. And this is despite all the "humanitarian" efforts being made across the globe by individuals, organizations and governments.

God's clock is ticking and time IS running out.  We do not know the exact day or hour the Lord will return, BUT it is important to take note that Jesus rebuked the Pharisees and Saducees (equivalent to churched people) regarding the end of the age when He said to them   "You know the saying, 'Red sky at night means fair weather tomorrow;  red sky in the morning means foul weather all day'.   You know how to interpret the weather signs in the sky, but you don't know how to interpret the signs of the times!"  (Matthew 16:2-3).  

He has promised He is coming back and we need to be ready and help others to find Jesus as Saviour before it is too late!   It is the very fact that we do not know the day or the hour that we must NEVER cease sharing the Good News about Jesus.   

For some time now and in ever-increasing intensity, one can sense (almost palpably many times), the feeling that something catastrophic is looming in our planet's immediate future. One only needs to look at film topics and how they so often reflect the underlying fears of their audiences. For several years now, there has been an increasing sense of doom portrayed by the film producers.  Even TV themes tend to be apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic. 

So, regardless of what you think of this topic, the truth is that the Lord Jesus Christ IS coming back again!  He is not slow concerning His promise for a day with the Lord is as a thousand years and a thousand years as one day.  He is giving everyone the opportunity to get to know Him as Saviour. Sadly there will be very many who will not turn to Him for salvation.

I want to urge you if you do not know Jesus yet, to get to know Him as your Lord and Saviour.  If you do know Him as your Saviour, please be sure you are alert and ready for His return.  He will come suddenly, when you least expect it.  Everything is in place, there is nothing that needs to happen before He returns.  

"For the grace of God has been revealed, bringing salvation to all people.  And we are instructed to turn from godless living and sinful pleasures.  We should live in this evil world with wisdom, righteousness, and devotion to God, while we look forward with hope to that wonderful day when the glory of our great God and Saviour, Jesus Christ, will be revealed."(Titus 2:11-13)

If you have further questions or comments, do not hesitate to contact me.  God bless

* Assistant managing editor for Time magazine. In the past, she has written for Forbes magazine and was Deputy Editor in charge of international business and economics for Newsweek

WHO SAID THE BIBLE IS NOT RELEVANT?

• DESTRUCTION
• VIOLENCE
• LAW HAS BECOME PARALYZED & USELESS
• NO JUSTICE GIVEN IN COURTS
• JUSTICE IS PERVERTED WITH BRIBES & TRICKERY!

Does that look very familiar?

No, it isn't from the latest Newspapers ...

This is from the Bible, God's Word.

When the prophet Habakkuk penned those prophetic words, this is the LORD's reply ... read it carefully and you will see how 100% accurate it is for what is happening in the world today!

"Look at the nations and be amazed!  Watch and be astounded at what I will do!   "I am raising up the Babylonians (Chaldeans) to be a new power on the world scene.  They are a cruel and violent nation who will march across the world and conquer it.  They are notorious for their cruelty.  They do as they like, and no one can stop them.  .... They are a fierce people more fierce than wolves at dusk.  Their horsemen race forward from distant places.   Like eagles they swoop down to pounce on their prey.  On they come, all of them bent on violence.  Their hordes advance like a wind from the desert, sweeping captives ahead of them like sand.  They scoff at kings and princes and scorn all their defenses.  They simply pile ramps of earth against their walls and capture them!   They sweep past like the wind and are gone.  But they are deeply guilty, for their own strength is their god".  (Habakkuk 1:5-11)

This scenario looks VERY familiar indeed!

Understandably Habakkuk was very worried about this and the fate of righteous people under the hand of these evil people.   He highlights the fact that God doesn't allow sin in any form and asks God if He will "stand idly by while they swallow us up?  Should You be silent while the wicked destroy people who are more righteous than they?" (v13)

The LORD provides further information ... "...these things I plan won't happen right away. Slowly, steadily, surely, the time approaches when the vision will be fulfilled.  If it seems slow, wait patiently, for it will surely take place.  It will not be delayed" (Habakkuk 2:3)

I believe we are seeing this prophecy being fulfilled at this very time in history!   I am fully convinced what we are seeing happening in our world is part and parcel of this very prophecy.

May I encourage you to read the whole book of Habakkuk - only 3 short chapters and get the full picture of how the LORD will deal with the wicked (in the original and proper sense and meaning of the word) and rescue those who put their trust in Him.   

If you have further questions about this topic, get back to me.

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"The Lord is good.  When trouble comes, He is a strong refuge, and He knows everyone who trusts in Him" (Nahum 1:7)

Making sense of the fast-paced global changes

I don't know about you, but many folk in various parts of the world, including myself, cannot help but notice the rapid changes that are taking place globally.

2015 was a significant year in regards changes that took place and got the One World Order foundations on its final track!   Think it impossible?   It is a reality which will very soon come to fruition.

There is SO much to share about it that I am taking the liberty of sharing a video by a well-known and loved researcher and teacher.

I want you to take the time to watch it - it makes sense of the fast-paced global changes taking place.

If you have further questions or comments, get back to me

Day Ashton
Email: dayashton.uk@gmail.com

Celestial signs of the Return of the Lord Jesus Christ!

I know that I still have to follow-up on the previous post about the Tribulation Period and the 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse, but I feel compelled to share a video with you which is vitally important for as many people as possible to be aware of.   It deals with the Celestial Signs of the Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ!

I make no apology for publishing this post and the video as my heart goes out to those who are not yet ready to meet the Lord Jesus as Saviour.   This should also be an inspiration to those who know Him already.

Luke's gospel, Chapter 21, is about the return of Jesus Christ. In fact, it is our Lord's own words regarding His return. He had much to say about the Second Coming. 

The world is very familiar, particularly the western world, with Christmas, the story of the birth of Jesus Christ, the story of His first coming.  At least 300 plus Old Testament prophecies were fulfilled in the first coming of Jesus Christ. All the details about His first coming were set out in the Old Testament. So are the details of His Second Coming. In fact, so many places in the Old Testament describe details which were not fulfilled at His first coming BUT will be fulfilled in the run-up to and at His Second Coming. The preciseness of the fulfilment of His first coming validates the Old Testament and confirms just how absolutely credible are the details prophesied with regard to His Second Coming.... 

So take the time to watch this video by John MacArthur ...  it is powerful ... absolutely true to God's Word.

If you have questions about the return of the Lord Jesus Christ, if you want to be sure you are ready for His Return, contact me without delay.

Be ye also ready for the Son of Man (Jesus) cometh at such a time as ye think not .... He will come when you least expect Him .... be ready

Don't put off what needs to be done today.   

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ARE YOU BEING DECEIVED?

We are living in an age of great deception.

It is an age where people prefer to believe a lie, rather the truth.
It is an age where people accept what was always wrong or evil as acceptable and right!
It is an age where people prefer to shut God, the Lord Jesus Christ, out of their lives.
It is an age where people ridicule the Holy Bible and all who believe it.

It is an age where the "deceiver", the "enemy", the evil one ... some of the many names for Satan, is running rampant deceiving the world (and regrettably many Christians and Church leaders too!) and leading people away from the Truth!

Why?   His time is running out fast AND it is in absolute line with what the Bible teaches us about the last days.

See what 2 Timothy 3:13 says:  "evildoers and imposters will go from bad to worse,

deceiving and deceiving others" (NIV)   "Sinful men and false teachers will go from bad to worse. They will lead others the wrong way and will be led the wrong way themselves" (NLV)    "deceiving and leading astray others and being deceived and led astray themselves" (Amplified Version).   This is referring to the last days ... the days we are living in.    

If we go back to the beginning of  2 Timothy 3, it describes so accurately the age we are living in and the dangers of the Last Days ... no doubt whatsoever!   Take a look at this:

"You should know this, Timothy, that in the last days there will be very difficult times. 2 For people will love only themselves and their money. They will be boastful and proud, scoffing at God, disobedient to their parents, and ungrateful. They will consider nothing sacred. 3 They will be unloving and unforgiving; they will slander others and have no self-control. They will be cruel and hate what is good. 4 They will betray their friends, be reckless, be puffed up with pride, and love pleasure rather than God. 5 They will act religious, but they will reject the power that could make them godly. Stay away from people like that!"

Sounds very familiar ... very accurate indeed!

People throughout the world are being deceived day by day.   

This is happening because people no longer take note of God's Word, the Bible.  They scoff and mock people who do and who stick to sound Biblical principles.   People who wish to stick to what the Bible teaches are being "attacked" and "persecuted" because of their beliefs.   Losing their jobs, losing their businesses, treated like the "guilty party" ... it is all in keeping with God's Word and foretold about the the last days.

For the first time in the world's history, ALL the major players are on the stage of world history...  As someone recently said, "the final drama of planet earth has begun".   Right now, if you are willing to listen, one can "hear the thunderous hoof beats of the four horses of the apocalypse storming across the stage of human history ... bringing deception, wars, hunger and death on a scale so massive it staggers the mind".

In my next post I will go into more detail about the four horses of the apocalypse and how what they represent is unfolding before our very eyes ... yes it is!

But, as a brief introduction - we'll be looking at the White Horse and its rider - who is he? One thing I will say is that he is the master of deception and his workings can be seen on the front pages of global newspapers as we speak.  The Red Horse signifies war on a global scale, whilst the Black Horse depicts global famine on a scale you wouldn't begin to imagine.   The Pale Horse, the 4th Horse of the apocalypse, is something that is staring us in the face and the majority of people are being deceived by this - from World Leaders downwards.   

If you want to find out about these Horses and how relevant they are for us ... right now .... make sure you get my next blog post notification and sign up for it today.  I'll also provide some valuable links and resources.

In the meantime I feel absolutely constrained and driven to urge you to make sure that you are right with God.  Make sure you have accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as your own personal Saviour.   Don't wait.   The consequences are unthinkable.   

If you want to get to know Him as your Saviour, please contact me and I will help you to find peace with God and be ready for His Return which is drawing extremely close! 

Keep watch.   I'm longing for His return.  Are you?

THE RAPTURE .... What is it and why should I take notice?

The event, known as the Rapture, could occur at any moment - today, next week, in a few months time ... one thing is sure, it will undoubtedly take place.   There is no prophecy that needs to be fulfilled prior to this particular event. 

Nobody knows the day or the hour, except the God the Father, BUT we can tell the seasons (as per God's Word).

What is the Rapture?

Also known as “a mystery” or “the Blessed Hope”, the Rapture is the catching away of all those people who have put their faith in the Lord Jesus Christ as their own Lord and Saviour.

This is the moment when, in the twinkling of an eye ... “ the Lord Himself will come down from Heaven with a commanding shout, with the voice of the Archangel, and with the trumpet call of God. First, the believers who have died will rise from their graves.  Then, together with them, we who are still alive and remain on the earth will be caught up in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. Then we will be with the Lord forever". (1 Thessalonians 4:16-17)

Is the Rapture a Secret Event?

Although there have been people over many years trying to discredit the pre-Tribulation rapture of the Church, it will by no means be secret, just sudden!

Imagine, if you will, the impact the disappearance of millions from this earth, in one single moment, will have on those left behind.    Millions of conversations halted mid-sentence;  husbands or wives finding their partner has vanished;  driverless cars and trucks;  consider the impact on passengers using the many means of transport, public and private, with some Christian pilots and drivers, etc, disappearing mid-journey .. strange but absolutely true and Scriptural and ... it could happen any time!

What happens to those left behind?

If the world thinks it has seen tribulation, it has no idea of what still lies ahead.  Following the rapture, the Tribulation period will eclipse the worst events in history.   The Bible teaches us very clearly that the Tribulation will last for 7 years. The last 3 and a half years of which is known as the Great Tribulation.

There is already such chaos in the world.   It will get a lot worse.   In fact one can see a possible headline in Newspapers and on TV Screens, Androids and iPhones, etc ...                                                                                                                              

"Global chaos as millions disappear ... in one cataclysmic moment"

Here is  a very brief outline of some of the events that will follow the Rapture of the Church (those who know the Lord Jesus Christ as their personal Saviour):

• A world leader will make/confirm a seven-year agreement (covenant) with Israel (Daniel 9:27).  This world leader is the Antichrist.

• After three and a half years he, the Antichrist, will break that covenant.  He then sets up his image in the temple in Jerusalem (where he would have moved) and begins to control the world.  
  
  
• He, the Antichrist, forces everyone to worship and obey him.  He will also cause all to receive a mark in his/her forehead or right hand.  Without this mark no one will be able to buy or sell - the 666 (mark of the beast) system (Revelation 13).  The Bible says that anyone who takes this mark will have the wrath of God poured out on them for ever.   NEVER take that mark!    (I will be speaking about the Mark of the Beast - 666 - in more detail in one of my next blogs)

• At Armageddon the nations gather in order to fight the Antichrist & Israel, BUT .... they see the sign of Christ’s coming and unite to fight Him (Zechariah 12; Revelation 13:13-14 & 19:11); Jesus returns to the earth.  His enemies are defeated & He is received by the Jews. 
  
  
• The Lord Jesus, the Messiah, now establishes His kingdom on earth where He will reign for a 1,000 years - the millennial reign of Christ (Rev 19:11; Zech.12:7-13:1 & Rev 20:1-5) followed by the Great White Throne Judgment (Rev 20:11-15).

You don’t have to be left behind ...

Only those who have accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as their Saviour will be ready.  To be left behind or to die without knowing Him as Saviour, is too horrific to contemplate.

Please make your choice now.

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I've just started this separate blog for an important topic:  Living in the End Times

I took the liberty of copying over two of my recent posts from one of my other blogs (https://daysmeditations.wordpress.com), to get this blog started.   

The world as we know it is changing extremely rapidly and globally people are asking questions.   As a student of Scripture (the Bible) and with a specific interest in the Return of the Lord Jesus, I have felt burdened to share as much as I can about this subject on this site going forward.

Why?

I want to reach out with the Good News about the Gospel of the Lord Jesus and to help explain (based on the Bible), about the end times and just how relevant it is for us all in these days and to make sure we are ready when the Lord returns.   There is much misunderstanding about this subject and I feel an urgency to point folk back to what the Bible really teaches and not what man thinks is going to happen.

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The Lord bless you and keep you in His care

Dailene