I believe we are down to the wire

Serve Him In the Waiting readers are a special group of folks. This blog has been many things to me and every once in a while I think it is good to stop and do a blessings inventory. Give God some glory where it is due! He is amazing in His love for us, and in His provision!

I first want to say that I believe that we truly are “down to the wire”. What do I mean by that? Whatever the powers that be have cooked up, whatever means by which the chessboard will be moved into the position that changes government across the whole world, that ushers out the petrodollar and ushers in the global currency, it is about to commence. That is where I personally believe we stand at this moment.

In the greater scheme of the Lord’s work of preparing His people and informing them for what is coming, I have been just a tiny little cog in the machine, and I feel blessed in that.

I also want to make sure that readers of this blog know about Terry James’ “Other blog”. As most of you know, Terry James and Todd Strandburg are the two main fellows behind Rapture Ready, with Todd having been the founder. Rapture Ready has played a very important and very unique role in God’s preparation and provision for the matters of prophecy to be taught, and for the Christians to be accurately informed for such a time as this, however, though Mr. James is sort of the public face out in front, there is also a large number of folks working behind the scenes to make that all possible. There are the featured writers pages, regular “freelance” contributors, and very sort of “occasional contributors (such as myself) and for every one of those whose name appears someplace there are numerous, numerous others doing their part. I am speaking of Rapture Ready specifically because Rapture Ready has been the one God led me to. I know there are others out there doing the same work, and I think that is pretty awesome.

I want you readers to know that Terry also writes a blog here on WordPress, which, as soon as he started it here, I did a post to let our readers know about it. I am embarrassed to have to admit, however, that I omitted adding his link to my blog roll. It was my brother who just pointed it out to me today, that it was not there. (Terry, I am So Sorry!) Though I have often re-blogged his stuff to you guys here, I truly thought the link was there. To realize I hadn’t, months later, well, you can imagine how sheepish I feel, particularly in light of the fact he had (so graciously, I might add) put Serve Him In The Waiting on his own blog roll. (I think he must have felt sorry for me, lol)

So first and foremost, I have rectified that situation and you will now note that the link is now in the blog roll.

His site is called Terry James Prophecy Line, and you need to know that he is writing an important series in which he feels the Lord has led him to lay out some possible scenarios we might see come to pass in the coming days and weeks. He is calling it the End of Days Scenarios, and Parts I and II are already up on his main page. Because he feels, (as do I and others), that it is time. So whatever way you keep up with your favorite “go-to” blogs and news sources, just stop reading for a minute and go put Terry’s blog in your reader/favorites, feeds, and whatever other newfangled means people have of keeping up with stuff, that this lady here doesn’t even know about. But please come back, because I’ve lots more to say. I just want to say, too, and I speak for many others, I am sure, that I am very thankful to Terry and Todd and all the other folks at Rapture Ready. I am grateful they have been at this for many years, and in obedience to the Lord’s leading, they have compiled all of this information that is helping people now, and will continue to do so after the point at which we of the Bride of Christ leave this Earth.

Secondly, I owe a big thank-you to a pastor whom I have never met in person, who lives in Festus, MO. His church is just a little old country church that has a whole lot of faith, and has had a huge impact, the extent of which they can’t possibly even know, before we get up there to Heaven, but I can tell you that Pastor Mike Hoggard of Bethel Church in Festus has also been instrumental in my growth/equipping and calling in this ministry. Considering I live in Virginia, that’s pretty amazing. But God led me to Pastor Hoggard’s church website online at a time when we couldn’t find a solid (doctrinally) church to attend, and we needed to be in fellowship in some form. God gave Pastor Mike Hoggard some amazing insight and a heart for uncompromising truth, down to the jot and tittle. I had one dear lady get a little upset when I ran one of his videos on here, her reason being, (in her words) “do you know he doesn’t believe in the pre-trib rapture?” Well, first off, that in my humble opinion, is neither here nor there, however I have sat under many, many hours of Pastor Hoggard’s teaching and one thing I know is that he isn’t going to teach anything he personally doesn’t see “two or more witnesses of” in the Bible. In other words, he’s going to know that he knows that he knows, or he’s not going to teach it. Now, buddy, that’s wisdom! If you wear the title of pastor, and you don’t know something with certainty, don’t teach it! You purport to speak for the Lord God Almighty, and you better well know you’re speaking truth. It is precisely because of his fear of the Lord, His reverence for the Word, that he isn’t going to preach something He has not thoroughly found established or opened up to Him in the scripture. I know a lot of people didn’t watch his videos sometimes because they are quite long. Average an hour and 20 minutes to an hour and a half and sometimes more. That is because, just like a good lawyer, Pastor Mike is going to present an airtight case, and nothing less. It is not that he “doesn’t believe in a pre-trib rapture. He would rather not make any call at all, than make a wrong one.

Pastor Hoggard’s website also is on Worpress and on my blogroll/ministries, etc in the sidebar margin to the right of the blog. His church is made up of “salt of the earth” folk, and I feel like they are my family as much as my own local church, and they are! I believe that he shared my link with the ladies of his church, as I asked him to, although I also know he is a man always busy for the Lord, and may have forgotten. (If you attend Bethel, and are a reader of this blog, here’s a shout-out to you guys, and be sure and shout back at me!) I praise God for your ministry! They’ve blessed me and they’ve blessed many, across the world, from their little secret compound on American Legion Drive in Festus. But recently their little in-house studio sustained fire damage. So just pray for them, okay? Pray for the little church in Kenya that they support, and all the teachings and CD’s and DVD’s, they send out for free or any contribution you would like to give. Pastor Hoggard is all over YouTube, and if you want to understand more of what is happening in the world right now, maybe you have seen enough that has you ready to sit still for an hour and glean some insight. If so, I recommend, “Jesus Christ, DNA, and the Holy Bible” for just a start! ALL of them are chock full of stuff that will blow your mind! Links below will get you there.

Now, there is one other fellow I want you guys to know about. He is a friend of Pastor Mike Hoggard, and he, too, is an awesome preacher. But he wouldn’t want to hear me say that. He is a self-professed “simple country boy” a farmer, a real estate broker, an auctioneer, and the patriarch of an amazing family, and to God goes all the glory! His preaching will fire you up, but put on your steel toed boots, because he will be stepping on toes. Every time. No exceptions, no compromise! Shoots straight from the hip. But you know what, that’s why I like him, and he is one of the best natural storytellers I ever heard talk. I don’t think it is intentional, but in my opinion he has a gift of entertaining while imparting Spiritual wisdom. I tried so hard, based on his distinctive voice to imagine what he looks like, but he is camera shy, and has not gotten into live-streaming and the like, however I did find a picture of him on one of his business sites, and lo and behold he looked just like I pictured him! His name is Reggy (“Reg”) Kelly, and his church is Liberty Faith Church. No denomination. He said “I’m a Christian, a member of the body of Christ, and that ought to be enough”. I like that!

All three of these guys I have mentioned are modern day heroes-of-the-faith in my estimation, though not to be worshipped. Now, with Reg Kelly, if you’re one of our “Yankee cousins” you might find it hard to understand him. My family is from West Virginia and our dialects are near enough, that I can decipher his, lol. Don’t know why Brother Mikes is not as thick as Brother Kelly’s since they only live a hop skip and a jump away from one another, but anyway….if you like Duck Dynasty, you’ll like Reg Kelly! How about that for an endorsement? I think Reg would be a fan, that is, if he even owns a T.V. I am starting to think he also has a similar “dynasty” because his whole extended family is in business with him. I’ll put in more links at the bottom, but his business website is EarthOutdoor.com. They carry a lot of different things, and firearms are on the menu. So check it out!

The past couple of days I was home visiting my mom, with my big brother. We had the best time, let me tell you, we had our own revival, just the three of us! It was a great visit, and we are all encouraged, even as we were keeping up with the latest developments, and all reminiscing about loved ones that have gone before us, and contemplating heaven, and sharing the joy and excitement of anticipating that soon-to-come reunion. So thank you, Lord for answered prayers, for good fellowship, for encouragement, and for caring enough to want to bless us. Before that I already had some great times with two of my very best friends, catching up, and restoring some things. I just want to give praise to the Lord for all of that.

Now, moving on to other business…

What do I mean we’re down to the wire?

I believe that at this time, just about everyone in the world knows “something is about to blow”. Despite the advantage of Scriptures, and the prophecies in them, God did not see fit to give Christians all of the answers, all of the details of what is coming. But He gave us enough for us to recognize that what the Lord did tell us, via the prophets, is on the verge of commencing. I have covered a lot of things on this blog, and you may have noticed that the focus has narrowed in recent weeks and months. Anything regarding Israel is significant. The dead bankers, significant, what’s happening with Russia/Ukraine, very significant, and in my opinion, the “missing plane” also very significant. The cloaking capabilities (which 20 of the missing passengers of Malaysian Flight MH 370 were involved in the research and development of) , itself has been the subject of a race to be first to perfect, with several big nations working on it as well. If a plane, loaded with the type of device that can create an EMP (of the non-nuclear variety), can enter and move around US (or any) air space undetected, that provides the means for that EMP to be detonated in the exact location needed in order to wipe out the grid of the entire nation. (Has to be fairly “central”).

If you are the 20 top guys working on that project, you want to be there when they test it the first time. Before I learned that they were on that plane, my first thought was that something big is about to come down, and that plane has been “disappeared” as a diversion tactic, for purposes of whisking some high-level and very important person to safety in an undisclosed location such as a D.U.M.B. Like, say, Barack and Michelle and the girls. If this was a test of that technology, we may never know (as public at large) where that plane is now. And God Himself and a few people on Earth, are the only ones who know what became of the passengers.

We are on the very cusp of the tribulation. We will either go out before the Antichrist rises, or we won’t. Who is right about that is irrelevant right now. We need to be prepared. I think that we will be here to see the consolidation of powers into the final ten kingdoms, which will hold power for a brief hour, in order to later (after we are gone) hand it over to the antichrist. Thus, we could see some transition in banking across the board, not yet the overthrow of the petrodollar, but some other huge change or an intermediary step between where we are now, stopping short of complete collapse and changeover to global currency.

Remember, God doesn’t have to do anything early, and He is not the author of confusion and fear. He most likely will wait until the very last moment that He can, to take His Bride out. So don’t let any of this cause you to worry. Don’t get anxious. He will take care of you.

During our trip to Mom’s my brother put forth what I think is a plausible scenario of how that might go. I have taken his idea, and fleshed it out a little more in details:

Say here in the U.S., soon (like tomorrow) the banks announce a holiday, the government essentially takes all control of all assets, and at the same time, the President takes to the Oval office to give a nation-wide Address. The news he shares, we all anticipate, is having to do with the missing plane, but what we learn is that in the midst of that investigation, a plot has been discovered, in which Russia and China are intent on detonating an EMP for the purposes of crippling the nation. We are, essentially at war. Time is of the essence, the President informs us, and as of zero six hundred hours this morning, he has issued orders mobilizing Homeland Security, FEMA, law enforcement special forces, our own National Guard in every state, as well as all available troops of the United States Military, to defend this nation and protect our citizens. He adds ” Please do not be alarmed as you see these men and women in uniform moving about in the streets. Your complete cooperation is imperative. Resistance will only endanger lives and will not be tolerated.”

The EMP is averted, but massive numbers of United States Citizens are now on lockdown in FEMA camps, however, everything is orderly, and there has been surprisingly minimal loss of life. Individuals in various locations are being kept informed via daily addresses, from top levels of government. Citizens are commended on their cooperation and the orderly way in which the entire operation has been carried out. The threat has been neutralized, and a reasonable plea is made for patience and cooperation to be maintained. Everyone in the facilities breathes a sigh of relief, still reeling at what has taken place, in shock, and although aware they have very little information, the relative calm, the proffered reassurances, all fosters an overall sense of safety. It is unbeknownst to them, however, the massive number of those Americans who have just died in America’s streets; the resisters.

Meals are skimpy, but everyone is fed, clean water is available, and accommodations for sleep, toilet, etc, are sufficient, if utilitarian. The housed citizens are so shell-shocked it is on par with events surrounding Katrina. No one is aware that all over their own state, and all over every other state, are large groups like themselves, housed in like manner, and being fed the same information. Meanwhile, each is assuming the upheaval is limited, local, and of course, temporary. We see the usual scuffles and flares of temper, as human beings will engage in, under these types of circumstances, and yet overall, order prevails for the most part. But after day three, whispered conversations are starting to take place. Antsy and ready to return home, as they have been repeatedly assured they will be able to do, when delays continue to occur, a restlessness sets in, and with it, a heightened agitation amidst the people. In comparing notes, some have arrived here by train, from fairly far-flung corners of the state, others in buses. Rumbling is heard on day four, which goes on for hours, and the usual updates do not come at the usual time. But the food comes, and civil servants in uniform continue making rounds, bringing water, restocking essentials like toilet paper and soap, and other than the discomfort that generally accompanies many people clustered in in close quarters, and the lack of forthcoming updates, the precarious peace holds.

For several days more, teams of men and women move among the throngs, and seem to interview every person, documenting their names, addresses, birthdates, etc, but also inquiring about their health and well-being in what seems to at last be a professional, if not particularly caring manner. On the eighth day, an announcement is made that citizens would now begin to be returned to their homes. People are divided into groups, and when families are separated into different groups, there is renewed anxiety, and people refuse to cooperate. They are quickly subdued when what seems like an entire brigade of armed men in combat fatigues enter the large indoor space, and distribute themselves among the groups. For a few moments there is a palpable sense of the inevitable resistor making some sort of an attempt to freedom, before a single male voice shouts “now” and several unarmed men in one section, charge the soldiers nearest them. Gunfire ensues, and the whole thing is over in less than two minutes, but the desired effect has been achieved, and there is no further dissention. Surprisingly enough, over the next few weeks, distraught parents are reunited in their homes with their children, and some fairly plausible explanation is given as to why the children were handled separately, with additional manpower and security, etc. Few believe this but what could they do? Stunned, confused, frightened, but thankful to be alive and re-united, neighbors begin to gather, discuss, trade information, and discover rumors that what happened was not isolated, but occurred in every community in the U.S. Businesses are not open anywhere, and soon bulletins begin to be broadcast on television informing citizens that the President would again address the nation. At the appointed time, the president informs the public that the United States of America is no longer a sovereign nation, but part of newly formed coalition which encompasses the entire North American Continent. They are told that as of today, all U.S. currency is null and void. In addition he also rushes to reassure everyone that all of their assets are intact, and a system has necessarily been implemented, by which to assure citizens and their rightful assets would be accurately re-united. Another government representative takes the stage to give a brief explanation of how this will work, the many years of planning and expertise that has gone into the new system, and the reason citizens were not informed prior to the present. (To avoid panic). The president again addresses the people, commending all involved, for the peaceful and successful transition, giving the overall appearance of tragedy having been averted.

The plan: Each citizen is to report to a designated locality according to the last name of head-of-household, at dates and times which would be provided within the coming week. When they appeared for this appointment, each citizen would be given an EBT type card, and a set of personal identifying numbers, one for each family member. An explanation is given as to reasons (illegal immigration, identity theft, etc) why social security numbers will not suffice for the new program, but so far there is no mention of the scope (global) of this new program, which has already been implemented in India, and is in various stages elsewhere. In addition to the numbered cards, they are instructed to look for a notice which will be delivered to each household, with further instructions and details. Each family will be provided with enough food, water, medications, etc, to meet their need for approximately six weeks, by which time they will have access to a limited amount of funds, for the purposes of obtaining rations of food and other necessities, and that program would carry forth from month to month, with six to twelve months being the projected timeframe necessary to have the new system fully implemented, and operational. They are further informed that some time during those months, they should be prepared for a visit from a specialized team of workers who will administer an injectable chip with their identification number on it, via a painless vaccination-type process. Additional information will be gathered during this visit, and that cooperation is essential.

Notice that when they first report as instructed, they are given a number, but that number is not placed permanently upon or inside their person.

In the interim, the pressure on Israel sees no relief, and Russia has solidified their complete control on the Ukraine, while other nations also have been swallowed up or re-aligned in kingdoms or coalitions, totaling ten, and Isaiah 17, Psalm 83, and the Gog/Magog conflict either have played out or are the next thing to happen.

In other words: I believe that we could be here to see Martial law, we could be here to see the initial phases of the change to global currency, and even see numbers starting to be assigned, all assets made inaccessible, and the irrefutable evidence of governmental intent that permanent marks will be required for all future buying and selling, and to see Damascus obliterated and the coalition from the North armed and headed for conflict with Israel. We might even be here when the dust settles from that. I believe that because that’s how much of the groundwork is already in place for all of these events, and because the Bible doesn’t give us evidence to the contrary.

How fast could all of that come together?

I think much faster than many imagine.

Ok, what is happening in this scenario? Is this the tribulation? No, the Antichrist has not made his debut yet. However, this is that last phase, that global realignment, the heads of which will rule for “one hour” with the beast, and which precedes the handing over of global power to one man. Obviously that man is waiting in the wings, but he will not be the Antichrist until the moment Satan indwells him. He can’t be revealed until we are gone, but he can be amongst us “unrevealed”. He would have to be!

Right now, Christians everywhere, informed to vastly different levels as to Bible Prophecy and world events, are desperately scrambling to figure out how best to prepare, and what to expect. Non Christians are working hard to catch up on things they have never been told! The series by Terry James will address this very topic. But Terry James has been at this for many years longer than I have, so you do not want to miss his articles.

This has simply been my own description of one possible sequence of events, as sparked by my brother’s speculation.

To the best of my own understanding and study of prophecy, as well as my understanding and awareness of where things stand and what some of the recent incidents indicate, I believe Christians could be here to see all of these things: War, to the level we have always had it, terrorism, to the level we have had it or somewhat higher, martial law and blatant preparation for the death of the dollar, which is already evident. These are all things that civilizations have seen before, granted not so much at one time, nor so rapidly, but that merely places us in the “labor pains” stage. Remember, once labor starts, it will not regress. Changes as monumental as my proposed scenario, will be enough to convince most everyone (not previously convinced) that the world as we know it has indeed entered uncharted waters altogether, and when Damascus is obliterated and uninhabitable, and Israel is poised to implement the Sampson option, it is possible all of that COULD take place while we are still here, but more certain than ever before that we will be taken out soon. We are not appointed unto wrath (the church). 1 Thessalonians 5:3, addressed to the church (saved), states: For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape. Paul, a Christian, was speaking to the church at Thessalonica, (fellow-Christians) about how they will recognize that time when Jesus is about to return. The “they” in 5:3 is made even more obvious by the “but you” in 5:4. But you, dear bretheren, are not in the dark, for this day to overtake you as a thief. Ye are children of the light. The part about our not being appointed to wrath is a part of this very passage, and you find it in verse 9. So the fact that we are not appointed to wrath, does give us a clue as to when we go out. Some argue that wrath does not start until the Great Tribulation, which is the latter 1/2 of the Tribulation, and that all the stuff that happens before the wrath, is merely a ramped up version of the things we have seen heretofore, just more of them. I can see how some believe that, but it is not my position.

I, personally, believe that the rapture will occur practically simultaneous with the beginning of the conflict that will come to a head when Russia, Iran et al, begin the assault on Israel, and Israel stands ready to fight to the death. The Great Satan (U.S.) has already been subdued. I think that even the finalization of the death of the dollar will coincide when Gog moves upon Israel with a coalition of several nations, and we will go out amidst the erupting “sudden destruction”.

By the way, we just experienced one of those loud “booms” where I live, while I am writing this. Whole neighborhood is out on porches, looking around, so who knows. I also saw a Homeland Security Truck in a line with two state police cars on a traffic cop in Varina, Virginia on 295 as I travelled home. We have been seeing them here since 2011, not all the time, but especially on that north/south corridor.

Keep looking up, keep praying, studying, praising the Lord, sharing the gospel, and pray for those of us working to keep the info flowing in the pipeline. Fast if the Lord leads, and put away beans and water or what have you, to what ever degree you are able, and feel God leading, however, remember the admonition not to store up in barns, while the hungry go without around you. Whatever “overage” you have, to whatever degree you are able, your first obligation is to help see to the needs of a brother or sister who doesn’t have the bare necessities. In doing so, you will be storing up for yourself treasures in heaven.

Below the line are the web links for the three men and their ministries (and business) I spoke of above

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Terry James