What I have not understood is HOW this could happen. That is, until I heard a recent interview with Larry Nichols, an associate of Bill Clinton from his days as governor of Arkansas. Nichols later became a Christian and has spent nearly three decades exposing the Clinton crime syndicate.
In this interview, Nichols describes plans to impeach Trump as well as organize riots and create out-of-control chaos in 5 major cities that would trigger emergency government powers under FEMA. This would pave the way for Congress
to "temporarily" suspend the Constitution and APPOINT whoever they want as
president of a provisional government. Nichols said that paid protesters and agitators will be trained to pose as conservatives and Christians. Then the media and government could blame Trump supporters and the political right for the chaos and create a pretext for clamping down on Christians (i.e. persecution). In the second half of the interview, Nichols talked about political ideas to prevent this scenario. This is too little, too late. Nichols doesn't seem to understand that America is a nation under judgment and political solutions are irrelevant at this point. Personally seeking the Lord and doing his will are the only things that matter.
"'Even if these three men were in it [the land] - Noah, Daniel and Job - they would by their righteousness save only themselves,' says the Lord God." - Ezekiel 14:14
I woke up early this morning to hear to the sound of a rainstorm pounding
the roof. It takes a lot to wake me up so this was LOUD. This thought
came to me: The blood of Christ cleanses our souls from unrighteousness
like the hard rain.
Here is a moral dilemma: If an authority figure tells you to do something
wrong or evil, should you do it?
This question could apply to civil or military authorities as well as
religious, academic and commercial authorities.
The Scriptures say the answer is no, we must not do anything evil, even if
an authority tells us to. We must do what is right.
As governments increasingly align to the New World Order agenda during the end times, we will
face more severe pressures. Authorities may order police or military to
confiscate property or use violence unjustly against fellow citizens. Will
police and military do what's right or enforce the tyranny? Authorities may
force mandatory vaccines that will harm or disable us. Will you let them do
that to you and your family? They may demand people relocate to concentration
camps under the pretext of providing food, shelter and safety, but it will be a
ruse. These will be labor and death camps. Ultimately governments will demand
people take the mark of the beast under penalty of starvation, torture and
death. Anyone who takes the mark can never be redeemed and will spend eternity
in the lake of fire, according to the Book of Revelation.
We have to make up our minds now to be courageous and not yield to the pressures
to do wrong, even if it comes from authorities, whether governmental, religious or societal.
The prophet Isaiah stated plainly the standard of conduct God requires:
"Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; Remove the evil of your deeds from My sight. Cease to do evil, Learn to do good; Seek justice, Reprove the ruthless, Defend the orphan, Plead for the widow." - Isaiah 1:16-17, NASB
Say yes to good and no to evil. Assist the helpless and downtrodden. Stand
up against ruthless abusers.
The prophet Micah said it this way:
"He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require
of you but to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?"
- Micah 6:8, NKJV
Submit only to doing good
Let's begin the primary Bible passage about submission to authority:
"Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is
no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by
God. Therefore whoever resists the authority resists the ordinance of God, and
those who resist will bring judgment on themselves. For rulers are not a terror
to good works, but to evil. Do you want to be unafraid of the authority? Do
what is good, and you will have praise from the same. For he is God’s minister
to you for good. But if you do evil, be afraid; for he does not bear the sword
in vain; for he is God’s minister, an avenger to execute wrath on him who
practices evil. Therefore you must be subject, not only because of wrath but
also for conscience’ sake. For because of this you also pay taxes, for they are
God’s ministers attending continually to this very thing. Render therefore to
all their due: taxes to whom taxes are due, customs to whom customs, fear to
whom fear, honor to whom honor." - Romans 13:1-4, NKJV
Romans 13 encourages us to be good citizens and follow laws and customs.
However, it is clearly a submission in the context of doing good: "Do what
is good." When governing authorities demand we do evil, THIS PASSAGE DOES
NOT APPLY.
Some people believe that submitting to authority means we do anything they
say. No, the injunction to do good and not evil comes first. When we all stand
before the judgment seat of the Almighty, He will not accept "the government told
me to" or "the church told me to" as an excuse for doing evil. We are all individually accountable to
discern and carry out what is right.
Midwives disobey Pharaoh
Let's look at the account of the Hebrew midwives in the book of
Exodus. Keep in mind that Pharaoh is the king. He is the head government
"authority." The Hebrew people are his subjects:
"Then the king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was
named Shiphrah and the other Puah, "When you help the Hebrew women give
birth, observe them as they deliver. If the child is a son, kill him, but if
it’s a daughter, she may live." The Hebrew midwives, however, feared God
and did not do as the king of Egypt had told them; they let the boys live. So
the king of Egypt summoned the midwives and asked them, "Why have you done
this and let the boys live?" The midwives said to Pharaoh, "The
Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women, for they are vigorous and give
birth before a midwife can get to them." So God was good to the midwives,
and the people multiplied and became very numerous. Since the midwives feared
God, He gave them families." - Exodus 1:15-21
Pharaoh began to fear the Hebrew people because they became so numerous and
strong. He was concerned they might one day rebel against his kingdom, so he
decided to persecute them with slavery and infanticide. He ordered the Hebrew
midwives to kill any sons born among their people.
However, the midwives refused to obey the command. When confronted, they
told Pharaoh the Hebrew women bore children before they could arrive. This
wasn't really true - it was acover story. God was pleased with the midwives'
faithfulness and rewarded them with families or, as some translations put it,
"households." According to Jewish sages, this meant not only that
they received husbands and children, but that their families became great in
the nation of Israel. God blessed them greatly for their good deeds.
What is the lesson we can draw from this passage? When confronted with an
evil law or command from those in authority, do not carry it out. Disobedience
and maybe even a little wiliness are in order.
Some may object: Aren't we supposed to submit to authority? Aren't we
supposed to tell the truth? Yes, that's the rule. But there are exceptions to
rules and this passage in Exodus describes one. God expects us to exercise
discernment and make righteous choices, not unthinkingly follow
"rules" and "authorities."
Rahab hides the Israelite spies
Here is another insightful passage in Scripture:
"Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two men as spies from the Acacia
Grove, saying, 'Go and scout the land, especially Jericho.' So they left, and
they came to the house of a woman, a prostitute named Rahab, and stayed there.
The king of Jericho was told, 'Look, some of the Israelite men have come here
tonight to investigate the land.' Then the king of Jericho sent word to Rahab
and said, 'Bring out the men who came to you and entered your house, for they
came to investigate the entire land.' But the woman had taken the two men and
hidden them. So she said, 'Yes, the men did come to me, but I didn’t know where
they were from. At nightfall, when the gate was about to close, the men went
out, and I don’t know where they were going. Chase after them quickly, and you
can catch up with them!' But she had taken them up to the roof and hidden them
among the stalks of flax that she had arranged on the roof. The men pursued
them along the road to the fords of the Jordan, and as soon as they left to
pursue them, the gate was shut. Before the men fell asleep, she went up on the
roof and said to them, 'I know that the Lord has given you this land and that
the terror of you has fallen on us, and everyone who lives in the land is
panicking because of you. For we have heard how the Lord dried up the waters of
the Red Sea before you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to Sihon
and Og, the two Amorite kings you completely destroyed across the Jordan. When
we heard this, we lost heart, and everyone’s courage failed because of you, for
the Lord your God is God in heaven above and on earth below. Now please swear
to me by the Lord that you will also show kindness to my family, because I
showed kindness to you. Give me a sure sign that you will spare the lives of my
father, mother, brothers, sisters, and all who belong to them, and save us from
death.' The men answered her, 'We will give our lives for yours. If you don’t
report our mission, we will show kindness and faithfulness to you when the Lord
gives us the land.' Then she let them down by a rope through the window, since
she lived in a house that was built into the wall of the city. 'Go to the hill
country so that the men pursuing you won’t find you,' she said to them. 'Hide
yourselves there for three days until they return; afterward, go on your way.'
The men said to her, 'We will be free from this oath you made us swear, unless,
when we enter the land, you tie this scarlet cord to the window through which
you let us down. Bring your father, mother, brothers, and all your father’s
family into your house. If anyone goes out the doors of your house, his blood
will be on his own head, and we will be innocent. But if anyone with you in the
house should be harmed, his blood will be on our heads. And if you report our
mission, we are free from the oath you made us swear.' 'Let it be as you say,'
she replied, and she sent them away. After they had gone, she tied the scarlet
cord to the window."
- Joshua 2:1-21, Holman Bible
Joshua sent two spies to investigate the land God had promised to Israel.
The spies stayed at Rahab the harlot's house in Jericho. When the king of
Jericho demanded she bring out the spies, Rahab hid them and misdirected the
authorities. She understood God was with Israel and her city would eventually
fall to them. So Rahab made a deal with the spies to protect her and her
family.
Here again is someone defying authorities and being canny and guileful,
which is portrayed in the word of God as a great act of faith. So much so that
Rahab's story is enshrined in the Hebrews faith hall of fame:
"By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after being encircled by the
Israelites for seven days. By faith Rahab the prostitute received the spies in
peace and didn’t perish with those who disobeyed." - Hebrews 11:30-31
Not only did Rahab become an honorary citizen of Israel, but it appears she also
became part of the Messiah's ancestry:
"Salmon fathered Boaz by Rahab, Boaz fathered Obed by Ruth, Obed
fathered Jesse..." - Matthew 1:5
Is your head spinning now? Many think that walking with God means following
a simple, black-and-white set of rules, but it's more than that. It's walking
with God by faith, hearing his voice and following him. God wants us to
understand the situation and times we are in and discern what his will and
purposes are. Rahab understood she was living in a nation under judgment and
that God was with the nation of Israel. She elected to join God's movement, in
spite of her own people and nation. That was an enormous act of courage and
faith.
By contrast, the Pharisees and Sadducees of Jesus time did not understand
they were living in the time of the Messiah and missed it completely. They
rejected Jesus, labeled him a heretic and consigned him to death.
Do you understand the times we live in now? I cannot emphasize enough how
important that is.
David flees from King Saul
In 1 Samuel we read the story of King Saul and his successor King David.
Saul did not fully trust and obey the Lord and lost his throne, while David was
a man after God's own heart. There came a time when God anointed David as the
next king, but Saul was still on the throne for many years before passing away. In those intervening years, King Saul constantly tried to kill David.
He hated David because he knew God was with him and would eventually inherit
the throne.
Though Saul was king and still the "governing authority," David
fled and would not let Saul kill him. David was constantly on the run. Twice
Saul tried to impale him with a spear, but David dodged it. Saul marched his
army around the country to find and kill David. With the Lord's help, David was
always one step ahead.
Here is my point: Just because the government wants to kill or imprison you doesn't necessarily mean
you should let them. There is a time coming when this will be a clear threat
especially for true Christians. It already is in many countries around the
world.
Saul's servants refuse to slay the priests
1 Samuel 21 and 22 tell the story of David seeking help from the priest
Ahimelech in the town of Nob. David pretended to be on a mission for King Saul,
when actually he was fleeing from Saul. Ahimelech gave David food and Goliath's
old sword.
When Saul learned of it, he was furious and summoned Ahimelech and all his
father's household. He accused Ahimelech of giving aid to a traitor and ordered
his guards to kill the priests.
"But the king’s servants would not lift a hand to execute the priests
of the Lord." - 1 Samuel 22:17
In other words, they feared the Lord and refused to carry out an unjust
order. For those in military, police and other enforcement agencies, please
keep this example in mind.
Instead, Saul ordered Doeg the Edomite, who was not a Hebrew, to do it. Doeg
slaughtered the whole town. For those of you aware of foreign troops stationed
in the US, note the pattern here.
Apostles refuse to stop preaching about Jesus Christ
In Acts 5, the apostles in Jerusalem were preaching and performing miracles
and more and more people became believers. This made the religious leaders
jealous, so they arrested the apostles and put them in jail. An angel of the
Lord opened the door during the night, let them out and told them to go preach
again in the temple complex. When they were spotted preaching, the temple
police brought them in before the Sanhedrin, Jerusalem's council of judges and
religious leaders. The high priest reprimanded the apostles and reminded them
of the Sanhedrin's order to stop preaching about Jesus.
"But Peter and the apostles replied, 'We must obey God rather than
men.'" - Acts 5:29
And that's the bottom line. We obey God rather than men. If the laws and
commands of men conflict with God, we submit to God instead.
Conclusion
I hope these Scriptures challenge everyone to go deeper in understanding
what it means to walk with God by faith. As we move into the end times and the
world system becomes darker and more sinister, conventional wisdom and
conventional ways of operating will no longer apply. Following authority figures
without question or adhering to a simplistic set of rules could get you and
others harmed, killed or worse. Anyone who buckles to the pressure from
government and society to receive the mark of the beast will lose their soul
for eternity (more on this topic in a future article):
"And a third angel followed them and spoke with a loud voice: 'If
anyone worships the beast and his image and receives a mark on his forehead or
on his hand, he will also drink the wine of God’s wrath, which is mixed full
strength in the cup of His anger. He will be tormented with fire and sulfur in
the sight of the holy angels and in the sight of the Lamb, and the smoke of
their torment will go up forever and ever. There is no rest day or night for
those who worship the beast and his image, or anyone who receives the mark of
his name. This demands the perseverance of the saints, who keep God’s commands
and their faith in Jesus.'" - Revelation 14:9-12
I'm not saying people should not follow the rules. I am saying the rules are
perhaps bigger than you think they are. It's important to read Bible cover to
cover and receive the whole counsel of God. We are going to have to live more
by faith - by a direct connection to God through the Holy Spirit. He is faithful to lead us!
"Generals gathered in their masses, Just like witches at black masses Evil minds that plot destruction, Sorcerer of death's construction In the fields the bodies burning, As the war machine keeps turning Death and hatred to mankind, Poisoning their brainwashed minds
Politicians hide themselves away They only started the war Why should they go out to fight? They leave that role for the poor, yeah
Time will tell on their power minds, Making war just for fun Treating people just like pawns in chess, Wait 'till their judgement day comes, yeah
Now in darkness world stops turning, Ashes where the bodies burning No more War Pigs have the power, Hand of God has struck the hour Day of judgement, God is calling On their knees the war pigs crawling, Begging mercies for their sins Satan, laughing, spreads his wings" - "War Pigs" by Black Sabbath, released in 1970 I don't listen to heavy metal music, but for some reason the song "War Pigs" came to mind tonight as I was thinking about America's current situation.
Did you know 84% of Republicans supported President Trump's airstrike against Syria, according to a CBS poll? Since three-quarters of Republicans identify as Christian, this means right-leaning Christians overwhelmingly supported it. In spite of it being unconstitutional for a president to make an act of war without Congress' approval. In spite of the chemical gas attack almost certainly being a false flag. President Assad had absolutely no reason to do it, and Assad isn't that bad of a guy as far as Middle East dictators go. Christian Syrians support him because he protects them! A chemical gas attack was the same gimmick pulled four years ago under Obama when he wanted to attack Syria, but Congressional Republicans wouldn't give approval.Listen to this MIT professor describe how the evidence presented by the White House for the alleged gas attack doesn't even pass the "laugh test":
What is really going? Globalists want to topple
Syria because it's part of their agenda for dominating the Middle East. They
want to ensure oil and gas pipelines to Europe for client states that support
the petrodollar (Saudi, Gulf Arabs states), while denying pipelines to Iran who
aligns with Russia and has been selling oil for gold instead of US dollars.
President Assad also aligns with Iran and Russia, which is why the Western
globalists want him out. This is about money and power, not children in getting
hurt in a gas attack.
It grieves me and boggles the mind that a pagan heavy metal band demonstrated more insight into war and judgment than I see among the Christians who support needless foreign bloodshed. Do we think it pleases God that this country for decades has operated a globalist-run war machine inflicting death and destruction on the world? Or that we will not have to pay a price for it?
No, He is not pleased and America is in trouble. I'll explain a basis from Scripture for why and how the Lord will judge the nation. It is part of the covenant God declared to Noah and all mankind
after the Great Flood - the primary standard for divine
judgment in this age:
"Whoever sheds man’s blood, his blood will be shed by man, for God made man in His image." – Genesis 9:6
The Day’s of Noah before the flood were exceedingly violent,
especially because of the Nephilim, and it grieved the Lord. Therefore God established a standard to keep violence in check by exacting a penalty for those
who engage in it unjustly: Blood for blood and life for life. It doesn’t always
come right away, but it does come.
America has killed an estimated 20 to 30 million people around the world by wars and conflicts since World War II – Vietnam, Iraq,
Afghanistan, Libya, Syria, etc., plus maybe 10 times that in injured, harmed or impoverished. Most or all of these were globalist wars of
conquest.These were sold to the
American public as wars against communism or terrorism or evil dictators, and justified based on false flag events or false narratives. The Gulf of Tonkin incident used to justify invading Vietnam was a false flag. Even Secretary of Defense McNamara basically admitted so in an interview later in life. 9/11 was a false flag used to justify multiple wars and take away civil liberties at home. There was a third building in the World Trade Center complex, the 50-story Building 7, that fell that day but was not even hit by a plane!
Thank God He opened my eyes to see this. Now I understand
there were people all along who revealed the truth about what was happening.
But the nation as a whole did not receive their messages and repent.
The 60 million or so abortions since Roe v. Wade are also
part of America's death count.
This will be the standard for dispensing judgment against
Babylon / America:
"For her sins are piled up to heaven, and God has
remembered her crimes. Pay her back the way she also paid, and double it
according to her works. In the cup in which she mixed, mix a double portion for
her." - Revelation 18:5-6
In other words, America will receive double what she has
dished out. Add up the numbers above, double it and you begin to see the scale
of what is coming.
"How the hammer of the whole earth is cut down and
smashed! What a horror Babylon has become among the nations!" - Jeremiah
50:23, Holman Bible
Hammer of the earth, indeed. This is America.
It's hard to get one's mind around this. But let us remember
that mercy triumphs over judgment. I believe many will be brought into the
kingdom of heaven during the days ahead. That’s what gives me hope in all this.
I feel that’s why I’m here, and to look out for my own family.
After President Trump's recent attack on Syria, some
alternative media personalities and some Christians are waking up to the fact
that Trump is following a globalist neocon agenda, just like Presidents Bush
and Obama before him. The chemical gas attack on civilians that the US
government attributed to Syrian President Bashar Assad was almost certainly a
false flag. Assad was on the verge of signing a peace treaty to settle things
down in Syria. There is no reason why he would provoke international outrage
and give the US an excuse to attack by gassing his own citizens. If you recall
a few years ago, there was a gas attack in Syria (almost certainly a false flag
by the CIA and the Saudis) and Obama wanted to bomb Syria, but Congressional
Republicans would not support it. This time President Trump did not seek
Congressional approval and unilaterally ordered a missile attack. This after he
previously criticized President Obama for wanting to attack Syria:
"We should stay the hell out of Syria, the
"rebels" are just as bad as the current regime. WHAT WILL WE GET FOR
OUR LIVES AND $ BILLIONS?ZERO" - Donald Trump on Twitter
Trump campaigned as an anti-interventionist, pledging to
focus on rebuilding America instead of costly military interventions. Now he's
attacking Syria and rattling sabers with Russia, North Korea and China. I
previously chronicled Trump's deception and bad faith on "repealing"
Obamacare - see Obamacare,
the New World Order and the Mark of the Beast - Part I. Trump campaigned on
putting Hillary Clinton in jail, but after his election said the Clintons were
"good people." He appointed a Goldman Sachs globalist bankster as
Treasury Secretary. And so on and so forth.
Jesus said you will know people by their fruits:
"Beware of false prophets who come to you in sheep’s
clothing but inwardly are ravaging wolves. You’ll recognize them by their
fruit. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes or figs from thistles? In the same
way, every good tree produces good fruit, but a bad tree produces bad fruit. A
good tree can’t produce bad fruit; neither can a bad tree produce good fruit.
Every tree that doesn’t produce good fruit is cut down and thrown into the
fire. So you’ll recognize them by their fruit." - Matthew 7:16-20, Holman
Bible
Trump is producing bad fruit because he is a bad tree. Trump
is a con put up by the globalist elite to fool conservatives and nationalists -
and especially Christians - so that when everything falls apart on his watch,
they get the blame. He was always working for the globalists.
I was not fooled by Trump because I asked the Lord what he
is about. The Lord answered and said Trump was a deception, so I believed it.
It was that simple. I'm not boasting. I didn't see through Trump because I'm
smarter. I listened to the Holy Spirit. Elsewhere
on this blog I shared some of the things the Lord showed me about Trump and
Obama.
Yet after that revelation, I watched most Christians and
almost everyone in the alternative media go bonkers for Trump. It was Trump
mania. Trump this, Trump that. When I spoke against Trump, I was generally
ignored or criticized.
Ask the Lord for Discernment
My point is that we should get our news analysis from Jesus.
Ask the Lord to help us discern the times. Don't depend on the media or
politicians or government propaganda because this is the age of DECEPTION. When
asked by his disciples about the end of the age, Jesus began:
"See to it that no one misleads you." – Matthew
24:4, NASB
Two or three more times in the following passage, Jesus
warned about being misled and deceived. "For false Christs and false
prophets will arise and will show great signs and wonders, so as to mislead, if
possible, even the elect."
THE END TIMES ARE THE AGE OF DECEPTION! We have to guard
against deceptions because falling for them is costly. People can lose their
eternal souls. Lives can be cut short. It can affect the soundness of our
faith, testimony, mission and rewards in heaven.
To guard against deception, we first have to make sure our
hearts are yielded to the Lord. If we are not yielded, it is easy for Satan to
mislead us with tricks and wiles that tickle our ears. When asking God for
wisdom, we have to be willing to hear the answer even if it goes against what
we want or how we think things should be. I've been guilty of doing that. There
were times when I didn't hear the Lord's answer because it wasn't what I
thought it should be.
Be Careful with the Media
If you are watching or listening to mainstream media, turn
it off. Every time you tune in, you are subjecting your mind to Satanic
brainwashing propaganda. Realize that the Democratic vs Republican political
drama is completely fake. It's a distraction to keep you from seeing the truth.
Politicians lie and government bureaucrats lie, knowingly or unknowingly.
Jesus said we should be shrewd as serpents and innocent as
doves. This means worldly-wise, not gullible or naive, while walking in God's
righteousness.
The alternative and Christian media is a mixed bag. There is
truth and some deception, so use discernment. The Trump con is a great example
of alternative media failure. With few exceptions, the alternative media
personalities were all aboard the Trump train. Now some are waking up and
saying, "Oh, I think Trump got co-opted." Co-opted? You mean the guy who bravely and
brashly stood up against the political and media establishment somehow got
tricked into following a globalist agenda as president? No, I don't think so.
Many in the alternative media are sincere and I do
appreciate their work. But I need to warn you about Alex Jones and Infowars.
His support for Trump was so ridiculously fawning and over the top. Jones is
too smart and awake to fall for that, so I believe he was doing it on purpose.
He also avoids critical issues that are sensitive for the globalists, like the
pervasive satanism and child pedophilia among the elite (Pizzagate), mind
control programs, the Vatican and Jesuit influence, and aliens and fallen angel
technology, and exposing false flag operations like Sandy Hook. This tells me
Alex Jones is controlled opposition. His role is to make people think they are
awake while keeping them from really opening their eyes. It's is another level
of deception.
Beware of false prophecies too. Please take prophecies to
the Lord for confirmation and make sure they are from him. For instance, the
prophecies about Trump being God's man to restore America were not from God.
Which brings me back to my main point: We have to listen to
the Lord Jesus and get our understanding of the times from him. The deceptions
will only become more deceitful from here! There will be a fake Jesus that
looks and feels 99.9% like the real one, but it will be a fallen angel or demonic
being. Can you tell the difference? Only if you are listening to the voice of
the Holy Spirit.
I'm going to share some things you need to know but may not want to hear. Please read all the way through, even if you don't agree with everything. This is an important message. It is about the connection between Obamacare, the New World Order "beast" system in Bible prophecy and the mark of the beast.
Case in Point: Obamacare Lite
First, let'sexamine the recent effort by the House Republicans and President Trump to "repeal and replace" Obamacare. There has been a lot of spin from media and politicians, so we need to look closely at the details to see the truth.
Republicans have been promising to repeal Obamacare ever since President Obama and the Democrats passed it seven years ago. It has been a rallying cry to elect more Republicans.House Republicans voted dozens of times to repeal or eliminate provisions of Obamacare while Obama was in the White House. In fact, both the House and Senate Republicans passed a bill in January 2016 to repeal Obamacare. But President Obamavetoed it! Republicans loudly blamed Obama and the Democrats for defending this terrible healthcare legislation.
Along came Donald Trump who campaigned on a promise to repeal andreplaceObamacare. He won, as did a majority of Republicans in the House and Senate. Now Obamacare should finally be repealed, right? Wrong!
Instead of moving forward with the Obamacare repeal that already passed the House and Senate, Speaker Paul Ryan and Republican leaders crafted a bill that made some adjustments to Obamacare but fundamentally left the program in place. It was Obamacare Lite. (Yes, I actually read the Congressional Budget Office's report on the bill.) Like Obamacare, it was was based on the principle that the government shouldfund, regulate and encourageparticipation in health insurance. The Republicans bill was full of subsidies and regulations, though perhaps fewer than Obamacare.It still hada penalty for people who do not purchase approved insurance policies. Instead of a tax penalty, it required insurance companies to charge a 30%premium to any individual who let their coverage lapse more than 63 days.So individuals would pay insurance companies instead the IRS! The bill maintained Obamacare's big government, quasi-socialized health care system. It was not a repeal and not based on principles of free markets and free choice.
When the Congressional Budget Office scored the bill, they concluded it would raise premiums in the non-group individual policy market by 15% to 20% above Obamacare over the next couple calendar years. I can tell you from personal experience that Obamacarehas increased my health insurance costs enormously. Last year alone the increase was 40%! This year premiums for a family of four would be around $16,000 plus an $8,000 family deductible. I would have to pay about $24,000before materially benefiting from a health insurance policy.So the question for me is: Should I pay for my house or buy health insurance and live in a tent? The bill proposed by Republicans would have increased that amount to as much as $29,000 per year. WHAT A HORRIBLE DEAL.
Yes, I realize low income people are benefiting from cheap, heavily subsidized premiums. Wealthy people at the top probably don't care because they can afford any price. But for self-employed families in the middle like mine, health insurance is no longer affordable under Obamacare or Obamacare Lite.
Republican leaders also addeda clause in the bill to defund the abortion provider Planned Parenthood - but only for one year. Republicans could claim they defunded Planned Parenthood, when in reality it was a short-term gimmick and funding would resume again quickly. Maybe they would just front-load the payment to Planned Parenthood and wait a year for the next disbursement. In any case, it was a trick to fool people about federal funding of infanticide.
One would think President Trump, who campaigned on repealing Obamacare and stopping abortion, would object to the Republicans' Obamacare Lite and fake defunding of abortion.Instead Trump said he backed Ryan's bill "100%." He tweeted:
"After seven horrible years of ObamaCare (skyrocketing premiums and
deductibles, bad healthcare), this is finally your chance for a great
plan!" - Donald Trump on Twitter
That was not true at all. When Speaker Ryan and President Trump decided not to put the bill to a vote because too many conservative Republicans would not support it, Trump tweeted:
"Democrats are smiling in D.C. that the Freedom Caucus, with the help of
Club For Growth and Heritage, have saved Planned Parenthood and Ocare!" - Donald Trump on Twitter
That too was a lie. Conservative Republicans merely stopped Obamacare Lite and a fake defunding of Planned Parenthood. Donald Trump is a sharp, detail-oriented executive, and Obamacare is a central issue for the Republican Party. I do not believe he was ignorant about the situation. Trump and Republican leaders chose to be deceptive and act in bad faith. Finally, following standard Washington politics, Trump shifted blame to the Democrats. Along with Paul Ryan, he expressed resignation to the fact that America will be stuck with Obamacare until it sinksthe entire healthcare system under its own weight. THEN he promises to solve the problem:
“The losers are Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer, because they own
Obamacare. They 100% own it,” Trump said. “They have Obamacare for a
little while longer until it ceases to exist, which it will at some
point in the near future.”
"ObamaCare
will explode and we will all get together and piece together a great
healthcare plan for THE PEOPLE. Do not worry!" - Donald Trump on Twitter
The United States of Globalism
So what is really going on here? Why did Republicans promise for seven years to get rid of Obamacare and, when given the opportunity, fail to do it?
Some excuse it by saying Republicans are afraid to lead or unable to govern. No, I don't believe incompetence and fear are the main problems. These politicians are serving the interests of those they represent, though it is not the people.
Others say politicians are beholden to corporate and special interests and corrupted by lobbyists and bribery. This is closer to the truth, because graft is the main driver for many politicians. They receive campaign donations from special interests that, when not all spent on the campaigns, may find their way into their pockets. There are other ways to bribe, like paying for fancy trips (i.e. boondoggles) and offering sure-fire "investments." Not to mention the seedier "benefits" of illicit drugs and sex. Once they are on the take, powers behind the scenes make sure these politicians don't step out of line by threatening to expose or prosecute them. Remember the old Tom Cruise movie The Firm? As a new hotshot lawyer at a prominent law firm, Cruise's character was seduced by a strange woman. Later, when he threatened to expose the firm's illegal activities, the firm's head of security showed him very clear, up-close photos of the encounter and threatened to mail them to his wife if he didn't keep quiet. See how that works?
What about the good guys in Congress - those with integrity and principles? I'm sorry, but they are so few that they don't make a difference.
Top politicians like Paul Ryan and Donald Trump are in a different category. I would put the Clintons, the Bushes, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Dick Cheney, John McCain, Lindsey Graham, Nancy Pelosi, etc. in this category too. Republicans and Democrats alike. These people knowingly and willingly serve the globalist agenda. By globalism, on one level, I am talking about the efforts worldwide to dissolve national borders, economies and militaries and form supranational unions, like the European Union and (eventual) North American Union, which will roll up into the United Nations to form a world government. It includesso-called free-trade agreements like NAFTA, CAFTA, TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership) and TTIP (Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership), which are incremental stepstoward dissolving national borders and handing power over to multi-national corporations and institutions.
At the highest level, globalism refers to the New World Order: the one-world government, religion and economy that will be established at the end of the age according to Bible prophecy. Please see the books of Daniel and Revelation. This is Satan's agenda for the world:
"They worshiped the dragon because he gave authority to the beast. And they worshiped the beast, saying, 'Who is like the beast? Who is able to wage war against him?'...And
he was permitted to wage war against the saints and to conquer them. He
was also given authority over every tribe, people, language, and
nation.All
those who live on the earth will worship him, everyone whose name was
not written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who was slaughtered." - Revelation 13:4,7-8, Holman Bible
By the way, the Republican and Democratic Parties both serve the globalist agenda. They provide a fake contest between two political parties to give an illusion of distinction and choice and democracy, when in fact the globalist elite control both parties from behind the scenes. No matter who is in power, the globalist agenda goes forward. They don't care whether you are Republican or Democrat - only that you pick a side and believe the illusion.
Et Tu, Trump?
Wait a minute, isn't a Trump a nationalist who opposes globalism and wants to build a wall? To which I would say: You mean like he opposed Obamacare?
I'llshow you what Donald Trump is about. Look closely at this picture of the iconic Trump Tower in Manhattan, where Donald Trump lives:
This picture comes from Nathan Leal's excellent article, The Trump Chronicles - Part Five - Trump Tower and the Invocation, which exposes Donald Trump as a high-level occultist. Donald Trump designed the building as a perpetual invocation to spiritual principalities of darkness:
"For
we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities,
against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places." - Ephesians 6:12, New King James Version Trump Tower is shaped to represent 7 pillars of the pagan god Baal standing over a mystical grove of trees that represent the goddess Asherah. The grove is an inverted pyramid with 6 trees on each side - 666. (Trump also lives on the 66th floor.) This is exactly the kind pagan idolatry that ancient Israel adopted from surrounding nations and for which the Lord ultimately judged and destroyed the nation. In other words, Trump constructed a "high place" in plain view in the middle of New York!
Why? Because Trump made a deal with the devil. Remember when Jesus was led into the wilderness to fast and be tempted by Satan? Here was the devil's final offer:
"Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory;and he said to Him, 'All these things I will give You, if You fall down and worship me.'Then Jesus said to him, 'Go, Satan! For it is written, "You shall worship the Lord your God, andserve Him only."'" - Matthew 4:8-10, NASB Notice that Jesus didn't say the devil couldn't deliver on that promise. Instead He said we should worship the Lord God only! The devil can deliver riches, fame and power for a time - though anyone who makes a deal with him will get burned in the end. This is how Trump his achieved his success in real estate, show business and politics and received riches, fame, sex and power. It wasn't because he earned good grades at Wharton Business School or is really smart or makes great deals. That's all secondary. He knows it, by the way, as much as he likes to boast about his own greatness. Trump's success comes from his alliance with spiritual powers of darkness. This is why he made Trump Tower into a skyscraper-sized pagan altar and why he will pursue the devil's main agenda: Globalism. For more details about the state of affairs in America as well as Donald Trump's role in it, please see my other posts:
If the real agenda isglobalism, what does Obamacare have to do with it? I think the answer to that question will clarify why Republicans serving the globalist agenda would not repeal it.
First, Obamacare was designed to be a Trojan Horse that eventually collapses America's healthcare system. Once in place, it creates a slow-motion death spiral that drives up healthcare costs, overwhelmsdoctors and hospitals, increases taxes, government spending and debt, and discourages businesses from hiring full-time workers. Eventually costs become impossible to manage and the system collapses.
Why would they want to do that? Obama and the Democrats really wanted single-payer, government-run health care but didn't have the political support for it. So they created a plan that expands health insurance coverage and extends the tentacles of government control in the short term (so they can claim to help people) while breaking the system in the long run. When that happens, politicians will say, "Oh no, we have to save healthcare! Here the new plan: Single-payer, socialized medicine."
We are well on the way to this goal. The US now spends about 18% of GDP on healthcare, which is about doublewhat other industrialized nations spend. Costs are crazy high. Regulation is stifling. Insurance companies are going bankrupt or opting not to offer insurance plans in many markets.
While I submit that the secret goal of Barack Obama and the Democratic elitewas to collapse healthcare with Obamacare, remember what President Trump and House Speaker Paul Ryan are now saying publicly:
"ObamaCare
will explode and we will all get together and piece together a great
healthcare plan for THE PEOPLE. Do not worry!" - Donald Trump on Twitter
They say we have to let Obamacare collapse before we can save healthcare. Now the Democrats and the Republicans are on exactly the same page with regard to Obamacare. Because they are all globalists!!
But that is only part of the picture. The motto for the globalist elite is: "Order out of chaos." Their grandplan is to create a global economic collapse and World War III -out of the ashes of which will emerge the New World Order. In Revelation 6, war is represented by the Red Horse and economic collapse and famine are the Black Horse. The battle of Gog and Magog in Ezekiel 38-39describes World War III.
The United States has the world's largest economy and the US dollar is the world reserve currency. If the elite want to collapse the global economy, they have to topple the American economy. If they want to topple the American economy, they have to break its largest critical sector: HEALTHCARE.
Now do you see where this is going?
Introducing the Mark of the Beast
I'd like to tell you it doesn't get worse than this, but I actually think it will.
In Part II of this article, I'll explain why I believe a version of Obamacare will introduce the mark of the beast.
"And he requires everyone—small and great, rich and poor, free and slave—to be given a mark on his right hand or on his forehead, so that no one can buy or sell unless he has the mark: the beast’s name or the number of his name.Here is wisdom: The one who has understanding must calculate the number of the beast, because it is the number of a man. His number is 666." - Revelation 13:16-18 But first, let's remember that our healthcare doesn't come from insurance policies or Obamacare:
"And He said, 'If you will give earnest heed to the voice of the Lord your God, and do what is right in His sight, and give ear to His commandments, and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I have put on the Egyptians; for I, the Lord, am your healer.'" - Exodus 15:26 "Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget none of His benefits; who pardons all your iniquities, who heals all your diseases." - Psalm 103:2-3