Showing posts with label danger. Show all posts
Showing posts with label danger. Show all posts

Friday, November 1, 2013

America’s Destruction is at Hand

On October 17, 2013, during a period of focused seeking the Lord, I had a dream of a puffy, white cloud in the sky "the size of a man’s hand," off in the distance while I was speaking with two ladies in the backyard of the home of a Christian man I know in New Hampshire. The sky was not stormy looking, but fair and blue, but this one cloud had my attention.

Then I saw the cloud start to spin around like it was the beginning of a tornado.  A tail started to form beneath it as it was spinning, as would a twister. Then suddenly the little cloud began to move downward from the sky and toward us at a very high rate of speed, like a missile. The tail either disappeared or was concealed behind it as it rapidly traveled through the air horizontally.  It went right by us to our left.  As it did, the front of the little cloud had an actual face with two eyes, a nose, and a mouth, which was very serious and resolute, like it was carrying out a mission for God.  It struck a residential apartment building some distance away, and although the buildings seemed to be in New York City, I could still see the impact of the explosion all the way up in New Hampshire.  It was huge!

Even though the strike zone was quite a long distance away from us, the debris from the explosion kept flying backward in our direction, and I was surprised at the force and magnitude of it.  It was quite unusual, since I expected that most of the debris from such a strike would fly in the same direction that the projectile was moving when it hit the target.

I had the two ladies, one of which may have been my wife, and the other may have been my oldest sister, get face-down on the ground with me, one on each side of me.  I put my arms over them and told them to keep their faces down.  Afterward people in the city that was hit, which seemed to be New York City, were looking for hotels to stay in.  The hotels were packed.  They were overcome by anxiety.  I had still not seen any official news on the matter, since I don’t read the news.  I was wondering how many deaths or casualties there were.

Then I heard a report in which the news caster said that a whole section of New York City and its suburbs were "carpet bombed."  This type of bombing is also known as saturation bombing, which is a large aerial bombing done in a progressive manner to inflict damage in every part of a selected area of land.  As they said that, I saw a map like they show on the news, showing dots where the bombs hit.  I only remember seeing around seven dots. That's all I remember from the dream, and I believe it ended at that point.

I will let others judge whether this was from the Lord or not.  But as I already mentioned, I had this dream during a special period of seeking the Lord, and I had not been studying or reading about end times.  I had not been seeking the Lord about the last days. 

War Coming to America
Then on October 31, 2013, as I was reading through the book of Revelation, I happened to read online the following account of a dream given by a sister named Deborah Rennier on September 9, 2009.  She simply entitled it "War."

"I found myself being lifted high above the earth by a pair of giant hands. I was taken so high that I could see much of the earth. Before me I could see China, North Korea, Iran, Russia, and Afghanistan."

"As I watched I saw missiles launched. It was nuclear war. Fireballs were erupting everywhere. It started with China and North Korea. Soon Russia and Iran joined in. They were attacking the United States and Israel."

"These events seemed to start slowly and gain momentum. I knew that England, Pakistan and others were on high alert with weapons ready to go. They seemed to be waiting to see who was winning."

"There was great chaos in the sky and on the sea. I saw America firing weapons and missiles. I saw submarines surfacing on both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. I knew there were more underwater. The USA was being attacked on all sides. There was smoke and destruction everywhere. It appeared that the American defenses were overwhelmed."

"Then I saw camps encircled with razor wire. Inside the fences were barracks style housing. I then woke up."

"These things frightened me terribly and I sought the Lord for understanding. I heard the Lord speak to my spirit:"

“'Remember MY saint Corrie ten Boom and what she endured? This is almost upon you. Whoever denies ME before men, I will deny before MY Father.'”

"HE then gave me this scripture:"
Jer 4:27 For thus says the Lord: “The whole land shall be desolate; Yet I will not make a full end.
Jer 4:28 For this shall the earth mourn, And the heavens above be black, Because I have spoken. I have purposed and will not relent, Nor will I turn back from it.
Jer 4:29 The whole city shall flee from the noise of the horsemen and bowmen. They shall go into thickets and climb up on the rocks. Every city shall be forsaken, And not a man shall dwell in it.
Jer 4:30 “And when you are plundered, What will you do? Though you clothe yourself with crimson, Though you adorn yourself with ornaments of gold, Though you enlarge your eyes with paint, In vain you will make yourself fair; Your lovers will despise you; They will seek your life.
Jer 4:31 “For I have heard a voice as of a woman in labor, The anguish as of her who brings forth her first child, The voice of the daughter of Zion bewailing herself; She spreads her hands, saying, ‘Woe is me now, for my soul is weary Because of murderers!’

America and the Bride
Then I happened to read this other vision given to a woman named Cynthia, earlier this year.  She wrote:

"In the early morning of January 3, 2013, as I was still in bed praying, my spiritual eyes caught these visions: First, I saw a girl of about 10 to 12 years old standing by the beach, her back towards me. I could see that she was wearing a swimsuit of red and blue stripes, the color of the American flag. Even from behind I could see that she was healthy and had a lovely feature. Then the girl transformed into a woman. She wore the same swimsuit of red and blue stripes but no longer looked pretty. She’s an obese; her unwanted fats were bulging. Next I saw a bride standing on the porch of an old tower. This second scene was devoid of colors. It looked like an ancient black and white movie or photo. The bride was holding a bouquet and was looking far into the horizon. From her point I could see the depth below so I knew it was a very tall tower where she was standing. Then I saw another thing. I saw this message, 'America’s Destruction is at Hand,' boldly printed on a bond paper.  The paper was placed into a paper bag and a stone, the size of a fist, was thrust onto the paper to make sure it sank to the bottom of the bag. As the paper got to the bottom with the stone, it went further down and I gasped as I realized that the paper bag turned into a black hole, a bottomless pit. The paper with the message just kept falling."

America will betray Israel! Then sudden destruction will come
Then the following day, on November 1, 2013, I happened to see another video, when I was not even looking for it.  This video was posted on May 5, 2013.  It is a man of God I have never heard of, named Sadhu Sundar Selvaraj, sharing the account of a visitation from the Lord that he had.  In that encounter, the Lord showed Him a major military attack on Jerusalem that will result from betrayal by "Israel's best friend."  As he watched all this unfold before his eyes, he heard the angel that was standing there say, "Israel will put up a stiff fight amidst heavy losses.  A political trap will be laid for the city to be captured.  Israel's best friend will betray her."

On another occasion, a mighty angel appeared to him with a long drawn sword, and showed him what would be done to the nation that betrays Israel and divides Jerusalem. First a great 3D map of the US appeared before him.  Then the angel said, "This is what will happen to the best friend that will betray Jerusalem and divide Jerusalem." The angel pierced the sword into the heart of America and divided the nation right down the middle, saying, "Likewise this nation will be divide as Jerusalem will be divided."   You can watch the short, 10-minute video here.

All hell is going to be let loose over America
Immediately after that, I decided to listen to a video of Neville Johnson preaching in Lancaster, CA on August 8, 2013.  I had no idea what he was going to talk about, since the title simply showed his name and the date of the message. I thought, "Let's see what the Lord's been saying to Neville recently."  I was only 2:50 into the video, when he said he had been in heaven recently and the Lord asked him if he wanted Him to give him the good news or the bad news first.  I was shocked when he said the Lord told him, "All hell is going to be let loose over America."  He then told him that "All heaven is going to be let loose over America."  You can watch here the part of the video where he tells about this encounter.

Putting it All Together
I was not planning on sharing my dream with anyone except my own family, but now nearly two weeks later, I feel compelled by the Lord to share these things publicly.  These are some very serious dreams and visions, which are not to be taken lightly.  Dear friend, there are redemptive judgments coming upon America.  It's high time we sought holiness and consecration.  This nation needs to turn back to God in deep, sincere, heartfelt repentance.  When we fail to respond to His kindness, then He has no choice to display His severity toward us.

Please take these revelations to heart, and go before the Lord in your prayer closet.  Repent of your own sin.  Grieve and lament for the nation, and especially the present condition of the Church.  Amend your ways, and turn back to God with all your heart. 

The Lord still loves you, but His standard is high, and His mercy is only attainable on this earth.  We need to return to holiness, righteousness, and truth, without which no man will see God.

Author's note: You must take responsibility for your own actions. Nobody knows the day or the hour, and in no way am I date setting. This is only to provide you with information, so that you can make your own decisions, for which you will be accountable to God.

Please prayerfully listen to this the testimonies I have linked to, and use the Testimony Review Process adopted by this blog, as you decide for yourself whether the Lord has spoken to these individuals.  For issues and concerns, each person must confirm with the Lord, whether something is valid or not.  Please allow me to encourage you to read "Testing the Spirits of False Prophets," "Discerning the Things of the Spirit," and "A Warning to the Nay Sayers."

I also recommend reading Judgment of BabylonAmerica, Turn Back to God, Only the Holy -- Three Shocking Testimonies. Also check out Grieve and Lament for the Church, The End Has Come, The Three Elijahs, and Are You Rapture Ready?  You may also visit our Signs of the Times Directory, and access my complete blog directory at Writing for the Master.

Do You Want to Know Him?
If you want to know Jesus personally, you can. It all begins when you repent and believe in Jesus.  Do you know what God's Word, the Bible says?

“Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.’” (Mar 1:14b-15).  He preached that we must repent and believe.

Please see my explanation of this in my post called "Do You Want to Know Jesus?"
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Len Lacroix is the founder of Doulos Missions International.  He was based in Eastern Europe for four years, making disciples, as well as helping leaders to be more effective at making disciples who multiply, developing leaders who multiply, with the ultimate goal of planting churches that multiply. His ministry is now based in the United States with the same goal of helping fulfill the Great Commission. www.dmiworld.org.

Thursday, August 29, 2013

Come Out of Her

The Lord in His mercy has sent out another wake up call to the Church, in advance of His imminent return.  He has given a vision to Chukwuka N. Morah, a young man in Nigeria, who is a marine geologist.  Brother Chukwuka says that God has called him to "preserve the church from dilapidation, motivate today’s youths towards fulfillment of their destiny, and make known the wonders of living a life of praise."

He has recorded this vision in a little booklet, called "Come Out of Her -- An End Time Message from God," which is also available for reading online through his blog.   He says the Lord allowed him through the vision to experience first-hand what it will be like at the time of Christ's return (the rapture) to be a so-called Christian, who is not living a life of holiness, righteousness, Truth.  In the vision, the Lord showed him how such a person would miss the rapture and then would go through the terrifying experience of the tribulation. 

In the Great Tribulation period that he experienced in the vision, following the rapture of the Bride, he experienced attacks from demonic beasts on earth and great fear, as well as earthquakes, huge missiles Cris-crossing the sky, and World War III. 

I realize this does not agree with the theology of some people, but the Lord is not going to check your theology before He comes back for His people.  However, His concern is that so many are not ready.  This vision and the Lord's deep concern are consistent with many other end time visions and visitations I have personally read or listened to.  You can hear the Lord's heart in it, saying,  "God is very concerned about you.  He does not want to see you in the congregation of sinners,” so that you won't be left behind at redemption hour.

Scripture says, "Then I heard another voice from heaven say: ‘Come out of her, my people,’ so that you will not share in her sins, so that you will not receive any of her plagues..." (Rev 18:4).

I hope you will take time to read this short, compelling booklet, which describes the present state of so many believers in the Church today.  I recommend Come Out of Her -- An End Time Message from God.  And be sure to share it with your friends, too. It's another sign of the times and a wake up cal  for those with ears to hear.

Attribution notice: Scripture quotation taken from The Holy Bible, New International Version® NIV®, unless otherwise noted.

Author's note:  You must take responsibility for your own actions. Nobody knows the day or the hour, and in no way am I date setting. This is only to provide you with information, so that you can make your own decisions, for which you will be accountable to God.

Please prayerfully listen to this brother's testimony, and use the Testimony Review Process adopted by this blog, as you decide for yourself whether the Lord has spoken to him.  For issues and concerns, each person must confirm with the Lord, whether something is valid or not.

You may also want to read my other related posts:

Something is going on 2012 Trumpet Sounds Heard Around the World Are You Rapture Ready?
The End Has Come Very Few Will Hear the Trumpet Grieve and Lament for the Church
Urgent Revelations of Christ's Imminent Return The Amazing Sign of Jonah Mark of the Beast (666)

You may also visit our Signs of the Times Directory, and access my complete blog directory at Writing for the Master.

Do You Want to Know Him?
If you want to know Jesus personally, you can. It all begins when you repent and believe in Jesus.  Do you know what God's Word, the Bible says?

“Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.’” (Mar 1:14b-15).  He preached that we must repent and believe.

Please see my explanation of this in my post called "Do You Want to Know Jesus?"
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Len Lacroix is the founder of Doulos Missions International.  He was based in Eastern Europe for four years, making disciples, as well as helping leaders to be more effective at making disciples who multiply, developing leaders who multiply, with the ultimate goal of planting churches that multiply. His ministry is now based in the United States with the same goal of helping fulfill the Great Commission. www.dmiworld.org.

Saturday, January 19, 2013

The Amazing Sign of Jonah

"I can't believe in God unless I see some kind of sign that He exists." I've heard people say things similar to this before. Maybe you have heard this from someone you love or even said it yourself. This is what the religious people wanted to see from Jesus -- some sort of sign to prove his divinity.

Jesus said, "An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign; and a sign will not be given it, except the sign of Jonah." And He left them and went away. (Mat 16:4) Also see Luke 11:29, 30.

In fact, Jesus compared himself to Jonah, and said that the sign of the prophet Jonah would be given to this adulterous generation. This study examines that sign, comparing and contrasting the experiences of Jonah and Jesus on the sea. I'll put these comparisons side by side, so you can see them one by one, first about Jesus, and then about Jonah. (All references to the book of Jonah will be abbreviated Jon)

Jesus Jonah
Son of God gave the order to go across the lake to the other side (Mat 8:18) God told Jonah to go to Nineveh (Jon 1:2)
Jesus got into the boat to cross over and the disciples followed him (Mat 8:23) Jonah got into a boat and fled from the Lord’s presence. He disobeyed God, heading away from Nineveh (Jon 1:3)
Without warning, a furious storm came up on the sea. (Mat 8:24) There was a great storm on the sea (Jon 1:5)
The waves swept over the boat (Mat 8:23) The ship was about to break up (Jon 1:4)
Jesus was sleeping in the boat (Mat 8:24) Jonah was sleeping in the boat (Jon 1:5)
The disciples in the boat cried out in fear for their lives to the Son of God (Mat 8:25) The sailors in the boat became afraid and every man cried to his god (Jon 1:5, 10)
The disciples went and woke Jesus (Mat 8:25) The captain approached Jonah and woke him (Jon 1:6)
The disciples expected the Son of God to save them from the storm (Mat 8:25) The captain expected the God of Jonah to save him and his crew from the storm. The sailors called on the Lord to save them. (Jon 1:6, 14)
Jesus is the Lord God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land (John 1:1-3) Jonah feared the Lord God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land (Jon 1:9)
Jesus rebuked the wind and the waves of the sea (Mat 8:26) Jonah was thrown into the sea (Jon 1:15)
The sea became perfectly calm The sea stopped its raging (Jon 1:15)
The key to the sea becoming calm again was Jesus being in the boat The key to the sea becoming calm again was getting Jonah out of the boat (Jon 1:11, 12)
The disciples were amazed at the power and authority of the Son of God. They took note that the winds and waves obeyed Him. (Mat 8:27) The sailors feared the Lord greatly after the sea became calm, and they offered sacrifices to Him and made vows (Jon 1:16)
A fish has represented Jesus for centuries, because of the Greek Ikhthus (ΙΧΘΥΣ) acronym (Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior) that means fish. The Lord ordained that Jesus would be crucified and die on a cross. (Mat 20:18,19 and Luk 9:22) The LORD appointed a great fish to swallow Jonah (Jon 1:17 and Is 53:10)
Jesus died to save us from God's wrath. Yet, unlike Jonah, He never sinned, and the wrath was on account of our own sins. (Rom 5:91 and Thes 1:10) When Jonah asked them to throw him into the sea, he was willing to die to save them from the wrath of God. (Jon 1:12)
Jonah seems to have died of drowning before the sea creature swallowed him (Jon 2:5-7).
Jesus was in the heart of the earth for three days and three nights. (Mat 12:39, 40) Jonah's body was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. (Jon 1:17)
Jesus went down to the dead. In 180 AD, Irenaeus of Lyons wrote, “…the Lord went away into the midst of the shadow of death where the souls of the dead were…” In 350 AD, Cyril of Jerusalem wrote, "(Christ) descended into the subterranean regions so that He might ransom from there the just...” (1 Pet 3:19 and Ac 10:40) When Jonah died, he cried to the Lord from Sheol (the subterranean world of the dead). (Jon 2:2)
Many people repented at the preaching of Jesus (Mat 12:41) The men of Nineveh repented at the preaching of Jonah (Jon 3:1-10)
After three days in the heart of the earth, Jesus rose from the dead. (Luke 24 and John 20, and 1 Cor 15:3-5) After three days in the belly of the sea monster, the LORD commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah up onto the dry land. He was raised back to life again by the Lord. (Jon 2:6, 10)

My friend, you've got your sign.  Jesus, One Who is greater than Jonah, has come and walked among us (Mat 12:41, Luke 11:32).  He Himself is a sign, as Simeon said of Him to Mary, His mother, "This child is destined to cause the falling and rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against..." (Lk 2:34).

After Jesus rose from the dead, he manifested himself (appeared) to the disciples by the sea where they were fishing. There he was by the seaside, cooking a piece of fish on the charcoal fire. He gave them some of the fish and they ate breakfast together. John 21:9

"The men of Nineveh will stand up with this generation at the judgment and condemn it, because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, something greater than Jonah is here. (Luk 11:32)

The IKTHUS Fish
The Greek word for fish, ikhthus (ichthys in borrowed words), spelled, in Greek characters, Iota-Chi-Theta-Upsilon-Sigma (ΙΧΘΥΣ looks like IXOYE in Roman alphabet characters) is regarded as an acronym for Ιησως Χριστος Θεου `Υιος Σωτερ (or, in Roman alphabet characters, Iesou (Jesus) Christos (anointed) Theou (of God) Uios (son) Soter (saviour)), which means Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the Saviour.

According to "Knowledge Rush" encyclopedia, "One of the signs for Christianity is the fish. The reason for this dates from some early societies of Christians who protected themselves and their congregations by keeping their meetings secret. In order to point the way to ever-changing meeting places, they developed a symbol which adherents would readily recognize, and which they could scratch on rocks, walls and the like, in advance of a meeting. The fish was chosen as eminently apropos." 

Just Like Jonah (Song)
Thirteen years after writing this article, I composed a song called "Just Like Jonah," using the assistance of artificial intelligence. You can watch the video here at this link.  

What's Your Response to the Sign
When you are driving your car and see a road sign warning that there's danger ahead, you heed the road signs, because you know you could die if we don’t respond properly to the sign.

Jesus has given us in Himself the sign of Jonah. What should our response be at this sign?

First, we should repent with the same wholehearted fervor as the men of Nineveh.  If we do turn from our wicked way, then God will relent concerning the calamity that He had declared He would send on us and we will not perish. If we don’t repent, the men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment and condemn us.

Second, we should believe that God raised Jesus from the dead and receive forgiveness for our sins. Remember that Jesus said the sign he would show was that he would be in the belly of the earth for only three days and three nights, as Jonah was temporarily in the belly of the great fish. Just as it was a miracle that Jonah made it out of the fish alive, it was a miracle that Jesus came back out of the grave. This is the most remarkable aspect of the sign Jesus gave to the world.

The apostle Paul wrote: “If you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; (Rom 10:9). This means that there are two very important things you must do to be saved. The first is to confess with your mouth that Jesus Christ is Lord. That means you say out loud that He is Lord over your life personally and Lord of the Universe. And the second thing you need to do is to believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead.

This takes us back to the sign Jesus gave us. He is no longer in the grave. After three days, He rose again. What will be your response to this sign? Let me encourage you today to repent of your own sin and believe on Jesus Christ. Confess that He is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead. And as the Scriptures say, “You will be saved.”

Will you repent of your sins, and put your trust in Jesus today to save you?

Attribution notice: Most Scripture quotations taken from the NASB.

Author's note: I recommend my other posts called, "Jesus Christ Descended Into Hell," "Trumpet Sounds Heard Around the World," "Something's Going on in 2012" You may also visit our Signs of the Times Directory, and access my complete blog directory at Writing for the Master.

Do You Want to Know Him?
If you want to know Jesus personally, you can. It all begins when you repent and believe in Jesus.  Do you know what God's Word, the Bible says?

“Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.’” (Mar 1:14b-15).  He preached that we must repent and believe.

Please see my explanation of this in my post called "Do You Want to Know Jesus?"
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Len Lacroix is the founder of Doulos Missions International.  He was based in Eastern Europe for four years, making disciples, as well as helping leaders to be more effective at making disciples who multiply, developing leaders who multiply, with the ultimate goal of planting churches that multiply. His ministry is now based in the United States with the same goal of helping fulfill the Great Commission. www.dmiworld.org.