November 6th - White Horse Rider

"And I perceived when the Lambkin opens one of the seven seals; and I hear one of the four animals saying, as with a voice of thunder, "Come!" And I perceived, and lo! a white horse, and he who is sitting on it has a bow, and to him was given a wreath. And he came forth conquering and that he should be conquering." (Revelation 6:1-3)

A year ago I was reading the above and meditating on how, if at all, the election of DJT fits with the prophecies related to the return of Jesus. I noticed for the first time something unique about verse 3 which reads: "he came forth conquering and that he should be conquering". There seems to be a gap of time between when "he came forth conquering" and when "he should be conquering".

I do not usually speculate on my Facebook page about current events and how they suggest an exact date when Jesus may return (soon I hope). But, I am going to make an exception today - Sorry.

If Jesus returns in my lifetime, could the "white horse" rider be DJT?

My thoughts:

1. DJT "came forth conquering" in 2016, was rejected in 2020, yet came back in 2024. Maybe he could be the white horse rider who "should be conquering". I think DJT could be used of God to bring peace and prosperity to the world. I think the governing group of the United Nations could affirm the Abraham Accords negotiated by DJT and his team in the fall of 2028. That affirmation could begin the 70th week of Daniel (called The Tribulation by most Christians). DJT may even be named the Secretary-General of the United Nations after his current US Presidential term ends in 2028.

"After the sixty-two sevens, Messiah shall be cut off, and there will be no adjudication for Him. The city and the holy place shall be laid in ruins with THE OTHER GOVENOR'S coming... Then he will be master of a covenant with many for one seven; at half of the seven, he shall cause to cease the sacrifice and the approach present; on a wing of the sanctuary shall be desolating abominations. Until the conclusion of the era the decided conclusion shall be poured forth on the desolation." (Daniel 9:26-27)

2. After the seven year period begins, peace and prosperity will continue for another three and one half years (a total of seven years of prosperity - 2025 through 2032 - similar to the seven years of plenty in the days of Joseph before the famine that engulfed the world at that time).

3. That prosperity will end when a world leader commits "desolating abominations" involving the "sanctuary" in Jerusalem which is located on the temple mount. That event is so dramatic for Israel that it leads to wars (probably nuclear), pestilence, famine, and death to half the world's population.

4. The "other govenor" (DJT?), who is then the leader of the United Nations of the world, appears to be killed and resurrected. At about the same time Satan snd his angelic followers are cast out of the celestials onto the earth by the angel Michael. The world leader will probably become possessed to become the wild beast/Antichrist at that time. (Revelation 12:7-13; 13:3)

5. Two and a half years later, God's wrath on the Antichrist and those with his mark will begin, one year before Jesus return to earth. (Isaiah 34:8; 61:2; 63:4; Revelation 11:15-19). I think that wrath may begin in the fall of 2034. Before that wrath of God starts there is a one half hour of silence in heaven and the two witnesses who have been preaching in Jerusalem for 1260 days are killed. Three days later they are resurrected and ascend into heaven along with, in my opinion, all the saints (dead and living believers throughout the past ages). (Revelation 8:1; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-5:9)

6. When God's wrath is finished, Jesus will return to earth with all the saints/believers to set up a 1,000 year reign over the earth. I think that could begin in the fall of 2035 AD.

Of course, I may be completely wrong. Again, sorry for the rambling of this old man who in his old age thinks alot about these things while trying to....

"deny godlessness and worldly passions and to live in a sensible, righteous, and godly way in the present age, while waiting for the blessed hope and the glorious appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ." (Titus 2:11-13)

November 5th - How Sad!

When Knox my grandson was younger, he used to say “how sad” when he didn’t get his way. We adults sometimes do the same. God has said…

"Remind them to be subject to rulers, to authorities; to be obedient, to be ready for every good deed, to speak bad about no one, to be peaceable, gentle, showing every consideration for all humanity..." (Titus 3:1-2)

Being "subject to ruers' of course applies to our political leaders - to which I often think “ how sad!” To subject myself to bad leaders I must remind myself ...

...we also once were foolish ourselves, disobedient, deceived, enslaved to various lusts and pleasures, spending our life in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another.  But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for humanity appeared, He saved us..." (Titus 3:3-5)

The realization that it was the "kindness" of God that saved me is the only thing that keeps me from hating those I deem to be ungodly leaders. And reminding myself that the kindness of God has everything to do with His "mercy" and "grace", and nothing to do with my perception of a ruler's unrighteousness...

...not on the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness, but according to His mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit whom He poured out upon us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that being justified by His grace we would be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life." (Titus 3:5-7)

God has poured out His grace and mercy on humanity through the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ our Savior so that humanity is "justified by His grace" and has a confident expectation ("hope") of "eternal  life". 

Unfortunately, the salvation and justification of humanity is the best kept secret in the world because most of its rulers (political and religious) are ignorant of it. Yet it is "trustworthy" and the knowledge of it should motivate people to do "good deeds" (good deeds in the bible refers to things done for each other without expectation of anything in return - agape love).

...This is a trustworthy statement; and concerning these things I want you to speak confidently, so that those who have believed God will be careful to engage in good deeds. These things are good and profitable for humanity. But avoid foolish controversies and genealogies and strife and disputes about the Law, for they are unprofitable and worthless. Reject a factious person after a first and second warning, knowing that such a person is perverted and is sinning, being self-condemned." (Titus 3:8-11)

Instead of uniting our world under the gospel of God, our world continues to be divided by various political and religious rulers who reject and condemn the other groups - causing wars and rumors of wars. 

“How sad!”

November 4th - The Election that Really Counts

"For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ" (Philippians 3:20)

The only vote that really matters is God's and He voted to save humanity - all of us - both friends and enemies. God is obviously not like us!

“…while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of His Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, we shall be saved by His life. More than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation…. one died for all, therefore all died; and He died for all, so that they who live might no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died and rose again on their behalf.…God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and He has committed to us the word of reconciliation. Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ...” (Romans 5:10-11; 2 Corinthians 5:14-20)

Humanity from God's point of view are not Republicans, Democrats, Libertarians, Communists, Socialists, Christians, Jews, Muslims, or Atheist - just sinners who need to be saved.

"What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also, along with Him, freely give us all things? Who will bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. Who is there to condemn us? For Christ Jesus, who died, and more than that was raised to life, is at the right hand of God—and He is interceding for us...I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor principalities, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord." (Romans 8:31-38)

Yep, humanity has won the election that counts. As for the political elections of today, the winners are determined by God, at least that is how I view the following verses of Scripture... 

“...there is no authority except from God, and those which exist are established by God. Therefore whoever resists authority has opposed the ordinance of God.” (Romans 13:1-2)

“…the Most High is sovereign over all kingdoms on earth and gives them to anyone He wishes and sets over them the lowliest of humans.” (Daniel 4:17)

When my favorite candidate does not win, I am sad, but I will try my best not to oppose the lowliest of humans who are "established by God".

November 3rd - Secrets Revealed!

 "Lo! a secret to you am I telling! We all, indeed, shall not all sleep, yet we all shall be changed, in an instant, in the twinkle of an eye, at the last trump. For He will be trumpeting, and the dead will be roused incorruptible, and we shall be changed..." (1 Corinthians 15:51-52)

Biblical secrets/mysteries, are not unknowable, they are things left unrevealed until the proper time. The "secret" revealed above was that the dead will not "all sleep" but all will be changed instantly from a corruptible body to an incorruptible, immortal body. The above "secret" and other secrets had been hidden from humanity until revealed to Paul...

"...since you surely hear of the administration of the grace of God that is given to me for you, for by revelation the secret is made known to me according as I write before, in brief, by which you who are reading are able to apprehend my understanding in the secret of the Christ, which, in other generations, is not made known to the sons of humanity..." (Ephesians 3:2-5)

Another "secret" reveled to Paul was that all nations, not just Israel, are to be the joint body of the Messiah/Christ Jesus.

"...in spirit the nations are to be joint enjoyers of an allotment, and a joint body, and joint partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus, through the gospel." (Ephesians 3:6)

Paul also revealed the "secret" that the blindness of Israel is temporary, and all Israel will be saved...

"For I am not willing for you to be ignorant of this secret, brethren, lest you may be passing for prudent among yourselves, that callousness, in part, on Israel has come, until the complement of the nations may be entering. And thus all Israel shall be saved, according as it is written, arriving out of Zion shall be the Rescuer. He will be turning away irreverence from Jacob." 

(Romans 11:25-26)

Paul was "reproached" by the religious system of his day for sharing these secrets - and nothing has changed in the last 2000 years. Nevertheless, these secrets are still the true gospel we are to be "charging and teaching" our children, grandchildren and anyone else who will listen. They are "faithful" sayings even though they bring reproach from those who do not believe.

"Faithful is the saying and worthy of all welcome (for for this are we toiling and being reproached), that we rely on the living God, Who is the Savior of all humanity, especially of believers. These things be charging and teaching." (1 Timothy 4:9-11)

When all humans have "put on incorruption" and "immortality" they will have experienced victory over death.

"For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal put on immortality. Now, whenever this corruptible should be putting on incorruption and this mortal should be putting on immortality, then shall come to pass the word which is written, Swallowed up was Death by Victory. Where, O Death, is your victory? Where, O Death, is your sting? Now the sting of Death is sin, yet the power of sin is the law. Now thanks be to God, Who is giving us the victory, through our Lord Jesus Christ. So that, my beloved brethren, become settled, unmovable, super-abounding in the work of the Lord always, being aware that your toil is not for naught in the Lord." (1 Corinthians 15:53-58)

November 2nd - The Lake of Fire

“And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for the ages of the ages… And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire…And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death...” (Revelation 20:10, 14,15)

The lake of fire will consume the enemies of humanity which are 1) the adversary (Satan); 2) the governments of humanity (beasts); 3) the religions of men (false prophets); 4) death and hell (the grave).

What about those not found in the "book of life"? Thy experience a "second death".

Remember that both the "just and the unjust" are to be resurrected after death. It is my view that the righteous will be raised immortal, however the wicked will be raised back into their mortal bodies.

"And many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to age lasting life, but others to shame and age lasting contempt." (Daniel 12:2)

"...there will be a resurrection which is impending of both the just and the unjust." (Acts 24:15)

The resurrected who are unjust are raised after the thousand year reign on Christ Jesus on this earth, and then stand before the Great White Throne. There they will become believers in Christ Jesus, returned to a second death by means of the lake of fire, and raised again as immortals when death is "destroyed". 

"As in Adam all die, even so, in Christ, shall all be made alive...The last enemy to be destroyed is death...that God may be All in all." (1 Corinthians 15:22,26,28)

Humanity began as corruptible mortals and will end as incorruptible immortals.

"For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal put on immortality. Now, whenever this corruptible should be putting on incorruption and this mortal should be putting on immortality, then shall come to pass the word which is written, Swallowed up was Death by Victory..." (1 Corinthians 15:53-55)

Even though God's plan includs adversaries, sinners, evil, suffering and death, God also predestined all sinners be saved through Christ Jesus bringing “unity to all things in heaven and on earth” when God's plan reaches its conclusion.

“Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners...This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who will have all humanity to be saved...we trust in the living God who is the Savior of all humanity, especially believers. Command and teach these things..." (1 Timothy 1:15, 2:3-4, 4:9-11)

"In love He predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with His pleasure and will— to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the One He loves. In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace that He lavished on us. With all wisdom and understanding, He made known to us the mystery of His will according to His good pleasure, which He purposed in Christ, to be put into effect when the times reach their fulfillment—to bring unity to all things in heaven and on earth under Christ.” (Ephesians 1:4-10)

Out of the ash heap of the failures of mortal humans will be born a new, immortal and victorious spiritual creation...praising and loving it gracious God.  There will be no more "cowards, unbelievers, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and liars"...

"So it is with the resurrection of the dead. Sown in corruption, raised in incorruption; sown in dishonor, raised in glory; sown in weakness, raised in power; sown a natural body, raided a spiritual body..." (1 Corinthians 15:42-44)

"Then I saw a New Heaven and a New Earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea no longer existed...Then I heard a loud voice from the throne: Look! God’s dwelling is with humanity, and He will live with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them and be their God. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes. Death will no longer exist; grief, crying, and pain will exist no longer, because the previous things have passed away...The victor will inherit these things, and I will be his God, and he will be My son. But the cowards, unbelievers, vile, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars—their share will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.” (Revelation 21:1-8)

When Scripture is viewed from the standpoint of God's love and justice, all its difficult passages are easily harmonized with His goal of saving and reconciling all to Himself. 

In this expectation believers of this present age are to wait with "patience"...

"For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until now. And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies. For in this hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees? But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience." (Romans 8:22-25)

Again, the second death by means of the lake of fire is only for unbelievers after their resurrection to stand before the Great White Throne - and that fire will return their mortal bodies to dust. That second death, and all in it, will be abolished and all therein made alive to enter the New Heaven and New Earth where God is All in all.

November 1st - Denied but not Damned

"...whoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven." (Matthew 10:32-33)

What will Jesus deny to those who deny Him?

Certainly not salvation for we know God is the Savior of all humanity.

"..we have fixed our hope on the living God, who is the Savior of all humanity, especially of believers." (1 Timothy 4:10)

What Jesus denies to those who deny Him in this age in which we live is to "REIGN" with Christ during the one thousand year age that follows the return of Jesus to this Earth.

"If we endure, we will also REIGN with Him; If we deny Him, He also will deny us." (2 Timothy 2:12).

When Jesus returns the mortals left living on this earth will be reigned over by those who have placed their trust in God up until that time. Those who have died will be raised to life . At the end of the thousand years, mortals being reigned over will rebel against bringing destruction to this earth. Then all unjust mortals will be raised and stand before the Great White Throne of God to give account and be judged by Jesus. All of them will bow and acclaim that Jesus Christ is Lord - to the glory of God the Father.

"As surely as I live, says the Lord, every knee will bow before me; every tongue will acknowledge God...at the name of Jesus every knee shall bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father." (Romans 14:11; Philippians 2:10-11)

They will then die the second time and raised immortal when death is abolished. God's plan is to  be "All in all".

"For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ, all shall be made alive...For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under His feet...The last enemy is being abolished: death... that God may be All in all." (1 Corinthians 15:20-29).

There has always been a remnant of people who believe God. These all endure to the end of life with peace and hope in their heart. All of them will be raised to "REIGN" with Christ Jesus during the one thousand year age that follows the coming of Jesus. That reign is what men who deny Jesus will be denied, however, they will saved and made alive thereafter - or the Bible is false.

"For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to everyone. 12It instructs us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live sensible, upright, and godly lives in the present age, 13as we await the blessed hope and glorious appearance of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ. 14He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds." (Titus 2:11-14)

October 31st - Rescued!

"For He rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins." (Colossians 1:13)

Most Christians do not agree with me that ALL humanity will be saved and reconciled to God because it is not what they have been taught. I had read the entire Bible more than 20 times before it dawned on me what the following verse clearly says - that God intends to reconcile ALL His creation through Christ Jesus.

"For it was the Father’s good pleasure for all the fullness to dwell in Him, and through Him to reconcile ALL things to Himself, having made peace through the blood of His cross; through Him, I say, whether things on earth or things in heaven." (Colossians 1:19-20)

Scripture came alive for me again when I came to a knowledge of that truth, and now I embrace Paul's doxology of praise...

"For God has shut up ALL in disobedience so that He may show mercy to ALL. Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and unfathomable His ways! For who has known the mind of the Lord, or who became His counselor? Or who has first given to Him that it might be paid back to him again? For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever. Amen." (Romans 11:32-36)

Happy Halloween! - even the ghosts and goblins are to be reconciled to God. 😇👻