Livestream Bible study tonight (Oct 13) on Revelation 13 on YouTube at 8 pm Central time.
https://www.youtube.com/live/anUl0xAPOpo?si=d7CvpgmV7JHE8w95

The freight train of apostasy will soon collide with the freight train of judgment. The collision will leave the world a pile of rubble and ashes, and the kingdom will be established in everlasting glory.

There is no going forward with the gospel or vital truth in this satanically-dominated world without opposition. Darkness hates light. Lies hate truth.

Those with the best uplook have the best outlook. Prophecy is the key to understanding the world we live in.

The greatest enemy of the devoted believer is not gross sin, the world, or the devil. It is his own ego. Don't get in the way of what the Lord is trying to do through you.

Here is a good rule of thumb. NEVER go down the conspiracy theory path for an explanation of an event unless it is the ONLY explanation that actually fits and explains the data. If mundane mistakes and oversights and lack of foresight explain the situation, then run with that and resist the conspiracy theory no matter how enticing it seems. Don't be an easy target for the adversary. One of the most successful conspiracies that Satan is deploying in the world is the proliferation of conspiracy-theory rabbit holes.

The conspiracy mentality and the date-setting mentality are both addictions. Men get a dopamine rush from these practices. And when one dopamine rush wears off, they chase the next one.

God help us to tremble at the word of God and to use our God-given reason in a manner that will past muster at the bema seat of Christ.

New theory being floated by some of the bigger names in the date setting crowd. The current war will lead directly to the third temple.

This is a low probability outcome. Unless this war morphs into Psalm 83 war, and the strong opposition from the Muslim community is turned into a historical footnote, the odds that the temple will be built in the immediate future (like in the next year on the heels of the current war) is pretty close to zero. Historical precedent suggests that this war will end with Hamas at least partially intact and the other fundamentalist terrorist organizations barely scathed. The most likely scenario is that this war will set the stage for Psalm 83 and Ezek. 38-39, and that the temple will be rebuilt after the fundamentalist Islamic problem is snuffed out, and the antichrist forces a deal upon Israel which gives them permission to rebuild the temple in return for concessions.

The temptation to quit is a moment of potential glory. Don't let the enemy convince you to surrender or retreat. Stay in the fight. Face the giant. Look to God for supernatural courage, strength, help, and wisdom. Glorious victory is available.

Eyes wide open, brain engaged, heart on fire!

I've posted my live stream intro as a stand alone video.
https://youtu.be/1XBkr8D0wOQ?si=9-dqG4DWmWdBi-Pi

Those who hyped the Saudi normalization as evidence of the temple being rebuilt in the immediate future and therefore evidence of the rapture happening in the immediate future are now strangely silent. No more animated updates. No retractions. No apologies. No "we missed it." Just moving on to the next piece of sensationalism.

Those who watched the normalization process with a mixture of hope and skepticism, hoping for the best but suspecting the worst because their eyes were on Psalm 83 and the Saudi participation in that war now watch Israel once again enjoying notoriety as a cup of trembling with the nations around, with the evil triad (Russia, Iran, Turkey), and even to some degree with her allies.

This is insanity. For decades the climate activists opposed logging and burning forests because it harmed the environment. Now they want to log and burn to protect the environment from carbon. Carbon is the key compound for life and life processes. The opposition to carbon is THE stupidest piece of science falsely so called on the planet.

There is no battle worth fighting which doesn't come with pain, sacrifice, and discomfort. When you embrace the present suck, you embrace the future glory.

When zeal and excitement are regarded as more important than rightly understanding and applying the truth of God revealed in the word of God, apostasy is brewing in the stewpot.