In Christ Alone

 In Christ Alone - By Daymond Duck - https://www.raptureready.com/2022/12/31/in-christ-alone-by-daymond-duck/ This message is shorter than usual. I have been blessed to have several members of my family visiting for Christmas. Some live several hundred miles away, and I do not see them very often. I tried to spend most of my time with them. Concerning the New Year, the great Hal Lindsey wrote, “Christians can look forward to 2023 with renewed hope, but not because the world is getting better. It is not. Morethan ever before, it should be obvious that our hope is not in the mechanisms and programs of this world. It is in Christ alone.” One, concerning the division of Israel: on Dec. 21, 2022, it wasreported that a group of former Israeli military, security, and police officers warned that the EU is clandestinely collaborating with the Palestinian Authority (PA) to take over Judea and Samaria and merge it with other areas to make it part of a future Palestinianstate. The group warned that most of Judea and Samaria is strategic territory that is critical to the defense of Israel, and turning it over to the PA would threaten the securityof Israel. (Note:There will be Jews in Judea at the middle of the Tribulation Period. The Antichrist will defile the Temple at that time, and Jesus said, “Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains” (Matt. 24:16). (My opinion:Satan wants to give Judea to the PA who would drive the Jews out if they could. That would prevent the fulfillment of prophecy, but God’s Word must be fulfilled.) Two, concerning the division of Israel: on Dec. 22, 2022, it wasreported that the EU has confirmed that it is actively working with and for the PA to protect the rights of the Palestinians and to ensure that Judea and Samaria are part of a future Palestinian state. Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Israel has clearly notified all EU officials at every level of service in Israel that what the EU is doing is unacceptable. (Note:Jewish annexation of most or all of Judea and Samaria will lead to an increase in violence and war.) Three, concerning the Israeli government, dividing the land ofIsrael, Judea, and Samaria: on Dec. 22, 2022, Benjamin Netanyahu officially informed Israeli Pres. Herzog that he has put together a new government with 64 partners. It will be the most religious government since Israel became a nation. This is because Netanyahu agreed to make Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria part of the nation of Israel (called the Sovereignty Plan) to get the religious parties tojoin his government. Netanyahu took office on Dec. 29, 2022, and world leaders (the EU, the PA, Iran, and others) are already denouncing his government. (Note:This is why the Jews in Judea need to flee into the wilderness when the Antichrist defiles the Temple. The Antichrist will be from the EU, and he will try to kill the Jews in Judea. God will supernaturally protect those that flee, and they will be part ofthe terminal generation that will not pass away until everything is fulfilled. They will also be among the people with natural bodies that will repopulate the earth during the Millennium.) Four, concerning the Israeli government, dividing the land of Israel, Judea and Samaria: on Dec. 24, 2022, it was reported that Israel, Saudi Arabia, and the U.S. are talking,and Netanyahu said he would suspend his annexation policies in Judea and Samaria for a normalization agreement with Saudi Arabia. Netanyahu said, “If we have peace with Saudi Arabia, we are effectively going to bring an end to the Arab-Israeli conflict.” Five, concerning the Israeli government, dividing the land ofIsrael, Judea: on Dec. 24, 2022, it was reported that Netanyahu reached an agreement with the religious parties that want him to annex Judea and Samaria, and they will not obstruct his efforts to reach a normalization agreement with Saudi Arabia. It is important to remember that on Dec. 8, 2022, Danny Danon, Israel’s former ambassador to the UN, said: “I expect we’ll see an agreement between Israel and Saudi Arabiathis year (in 2023).” He based this upon information that he could not reveal. (My opinion:It is obvious that things are changing almost daily, and we should know that at some point, there will be an agreement. After that, the Antichrist will confirm it, but Christians will not be here, and then the Temple will be rebuilt. Reports such as Netanyahuseeking a peace agreement with Saudi Arabia could indicate that the world is being prepared for the Tribulation Period. People need to make their salvation sure.) Six, concerning violence: Netanyahu’s agreement with the religiousparties includes the passage of a law to execute terrorists that harm the nation of Israel and its people. The execution of Muslim terrorists will cause Muslim radicals and many world leaders to harm Israel any way they can. Seven, concerning rain returning to Israel and the desert bloomingat the end of the age: it has been a very dry year in Israel, but at least some meteorologists are saying that heavy rain is on the way. Having said that, the Mediterranean Sea is on Israel’s west; the Red Sea is on Israel’s south; Israel has built desalination plants at Ashkelon (2005), Palmachim (2007), Hadera(2009), Sorek (2013), Ashkelon (2015), and two more are on the way (for a total of 7), so Israel has not hurt for water like other nations have in the Middle East. Eight, concerning the Battle of Gog and Magog: God said Russiaand her allies (Iran, etc.) will cover the land of Israel like a cloud (Ezek. 38:9). Earlier this year (spring of 2022), Iran sent pilots to Russia to learn how to fly Russian Su-35 fighter jets. In Sept. 2022, Israel said Iran’s purchase of the Su-35 is on the agenda. On Dec. 9, 2022, it was reported that Iran is supplying drones to Russia for her war with Ukraine, and Russia has increased her supply of military equipment to Iran. (My opinion:This growing partnership between Russia and Iran may indicate that the Battle of Gog and Magog is approaching, but no weapon formed against Israel will prosper.) Nine, at the end of the age, God will cause Jews to return toIsrael from all over the world. On Dec. 23, 2022, it was reported that about 70,000 Jews returned to Israel from 95 nations in the first 11 months of 2022 (Jan. 1-Dec. 1, 2022). Ten, concerning natural disasters: according to AccuWeather, onDec. 21, 2022, the temperature in Cheyenne, Wyoming dropped 40 degrees in 30 minutes. This was a national record. Eleven, concerning natural disasters: on Dec. 23, 2022 (2 daysbefore Christmas), Buffalo, NY received 1.98 in. of rain before it started snowing; AccuWeather predicted 4-6 feet of snow with wind gusts approaching 74 mph or greater by Christmas, visibility was zero for 16 hours, drifts were enormous, and there were manyplaces that first responders could not get to. This is record-breaking. (Note:On Dec. 25, 2022, it was reported that the storm had killed at least 34 people in the U.S., millions of people were without natural gas and electricity, and almost 2 million travelers were stranded.) (More: On Dec. 19, 2022, a town in Japan got 43.3 inches of snow in 24 hours.) Twelve, the end of the age will be like the days of Noah whenthe wickedness of man was great. On Dec. 25, 2022, it was reported that 135 businesses and property owners in the Tenderloin district of San Francisco have notified the mayor that they want a full and completerefund of all sales and property taxes because the city has abandoned its responsibility to keep the city safe. Thirteen, concerning corruption in the FBI and the coverup ofthe Hunter Biden scandal: Special Counsel John Durham is in the final stages of preparing a report. On Dec. 26, 2022, it was reported that a former Obama spokesperson, Matthew Miller, came out against releasing the entire report because it may unfairly tarnish some membersof the FBI. From the article, I got the impression that the report will go Merrick Garland and the DOJ where findings that the Biden administration does not want the public to know canbe redacted. Put another way, it looks like the Durham investigation is going to be turned into a waste of time and taxpayer money. Fourteen, concerning corruption in the FBI: on Dec. 27, 2022,it was reported that released Twitter files clearly confirm that the FBI and others were actively aiding and abetting executives at Twitter during and since the 2020 election. (Note:A different report, dated Dec. 26, 2022, notes that Klaus Schwab’s World Economic Forum (WEF) is now recommending that interested people keep up with WEF activities on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, WeChat, and Weibo. It looks like Twitteris now being censored by people that are stealing elections to gain control of governments and establish a world government.) Fifteen, concerning wickedness, deceit, and population reduction:on Dec. 27, 2022, it was reported that since the Covid vaccination campaign began 2 years ago, 1,011 athletes that took the jab have suddenly died, and many officials and commentators believe the number is much higher than reported. (Special note:I wish everyone a blessed, happy, and prosperous New Year. I also wish that everyone that has not truly accepted Jesus as their Saviour will do so immediately, but know that salvation is in Christ alone.) Finally, are you Rapture Ready? If you want to be rapture ready and go to heaven, you must be born again (John 3:3). God loves you, and if you have not done so, sincerely admit that you are a sinner; believethat Jesus is the virgin-born, sinless Son of God who died for the sins of the world, was buried, and raised from the dead; ask Him to forgive your sins, cleanse you, come into your heart and be your Saviour; then tell someone that you have done this.