"...for you know how late it is; time is running out. Wake up, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. The night is almost gone; the day of salvation will soon be here. So remove your dark deeds like dirty clothes, and put on the shining armor of right living. Because we belong to the day, we must live decent lives for all to see. Don’t participate in the darkness of wild parties and drunkenness, or in sexual promiscuity and immoral living, or in quarreling and jealousy. Instead, clothe yourself with the presence of the Lord Jesus Christ. And don’t let yourself think about ways to indulge your evil desires." Romans 13:11-14 NLT

"...you know the time, that the hour has come for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed. The night is far gone; the day is at hand. So then let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light. Let us walk properly as in the daytime, not in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in quarreling and jealousy. But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires." Romans 13:11-14 ESV

"Do you know the time? Can you discern the lateness of the hour or do you remain wrapped in the grave clothes of compromise, condemnation. sexual sin or selfishness; intoxicated with the things of the world, satisfied and content?  Things are not as they appear. The lateness of the hour demands you take a long hard look at what you have become, what you have allowed, what you continue to allow, to come between you and YHWH Yireh/JEHOVAH Jireh.  (with God, to see is also to foresee. As the One who possesses eternal wisdom and knowledge, He knows the end from the beginning. . . . From eternity to eternity He foresees everything. . . . Thus with God foreseeing is prevision. As the Jehovah of righteousness and holiness, and of love and redemption, having prevision of man's sin, and fall, and need, He makes provision for that need. For provision, after all, is merely a compound of two Latin words meaning "to see beforehand". And we may learn from a dictionary that "provide" is simply the verb and "prevision" the noun of seeing beforehand. Thus to God prevision is necessarily followed by provision, for He certainly will provide for that need which His foreseeing shows Him to exist. With Him prevision and provision are one and the same thing."  Thus, "YHWH Sees" becomes "YHWH Provides" or "YHWH Will Provide." The Name and Attributes of God).

The LORD would say:  "You, the body of Messiah, have abandoned your watch. You have fallen asleep and now enemies of Truth have come in. Posing as children of light they have stolen from you what was once so very precious....faith, hope, courage, peace. You have exchanged faith for flash, hope for hype, courage for compromise and peace for apathy. Calculating con men have taken hold of the church, turning it away from The Truth. As they preach another gospel men, women, boys, girls are pulled further and further away from a gospel of faith, hope and love into a gospel of foolishness, hopelessness and lies.  What you know to do you must do quickly. The lateness of the hour demands you examine your church, your pastor and yourself."

"For from the least of them even to the greatest of them, Everyone is greedy for gain, And from the prophet even to the priest Everyone deals falsely. "They have healed the brokenness of My people superficially, Saying, 'Peace, peace,' But there is no peace. "Were they ashamed because of the abomination they have done? They were not even ashamed at all; They did not even know how to blush. Therefore they shall fall among those who fall; At the time that I punish them, They shall be cast down," says the LORD." Jeremiah 6:13-15

"He who hates disguises it with his lips, But he lays up deceit in his heart. When he speaks graciously, do not believe him, For there are seven abominations in his heart. Though his hatred covers itself with guile, His wickedness will be revealed before the assembly. He who digs a pit will fall into it, And he who rolls a stone, it will come back on him. A lying tongue hates those it crushes, And a flattering mouth works ruin." Proverbs 26:24-28

"But the Spirit explicitly says that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons, by means of the hypocrisy of liars seared in their own conscience as with a branding iron..." 1 Timothy 4:1-2

"The chuch as a whole has failed.  There are pockets of resistance, churches where My gospel goes forth; but as a whole the church has failed".

I was given names and instructed to name those names...

Joel Osteen
Kenneth Copeland
Jessie Duplantis
Creflo Dollar

I was also given what to write about each....

Joel Osteen....Elmer Gantry
Kenneth Copeland....preaches a false gospel
Jessie Duplantis....money, power and praise of himself, a showman
Creflo Dollar...self promoting, not God honoring

"Why does My church, called by My Name continue to support such as these? Your eyes have become weak so that you see not The Truth. Your ears are dull of hearing, deception has taken the place of discernment. Your superficial faith brings shame and reproach to My Name. You have not become armed and dangerous..you have become arrogant and deadly to those who need Truth.

Only God can make America great again. Not Donald Trump, not the Republicans, not the Democrats only God. But I AM is no longer needed in the house of God. Another god has taken My place."

Recently I had a dream (seldom do I remember dreams). This one I remembered and prayed for interpretation.  A day or two later the interpretation was given.

My husband and I were walking to church. Looking down I realized I was barefoot. He was a bit irritated that I had no shoes. We walked into a nearby store and a woman waited on us. She showed me three (3) different pair of shoes, each size 10.  Trying to decide what to do since they were not my size I looked out the window and say a man standing on a platform high above ground. He had a paint roller in his hand and was walking around on the small platform painting it white. I was concerned for his safety and began to pray that God would protect him and keep him safe.  Then I work up.

Interpretation:

My husband and I represented the church. Barefooted...the church is unprepared. My husband' irritation...the work of the church will be hindered because of those that are unprepared. Three pair of shoes -the Trinity that is so desperately needed in the churches today. Size 10 (wrong size) the church today has a form of godliness but their theology is wrong. (Found this interesting as I researched No. 10.....Esehr [f.], ahsahrah [m.] Divine order, completed cycle, measure, or group (congregation) whether for good or evil, blessing or judgment. A tenth part represents the whole in a tithe. Thus, ten represents a complete congregation, body, or kingdom, whether good or evil. Grace in Torah). The man atop the very high platform using white paint represented the true church. The true church in a very precarious position in much need of prayer and godly protection.

"For this reason I remind you to kindle afresh the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands. For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline. Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord or of me His prisoner, but join with me in suffering for the gospel according to the power of God..." 2 Timothy 1:6-8

"Armed and dangerous...ready for action...prepared for battle.  This is the way of the child of God.

Woe, woe, woe coming soon. Heartache...men' hearts failing them for fear. Unprepared for what is coming upon the earth. Unprepared for what must soon occur.

This is what the LORD says:  “Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls.  But you said, ‘We will not walk in it.’ I appointed watchmen over you and said,   ‘Listen to the sound of the trumpet!’ But you said, ‘We will not listen.’ Therefore hear, you nations; you who are witnesses, observe what will happen to them. Hear, you earth: I am bringing disaster on this people, the fruit of their schemes, because they have not listened to my words and have rejected my law. What do I care about incense from Sheba or sweet calamus from a distant land? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable;
your sacrifices do not please me.”  Jeremiah 6:16-20"

"A typical galaxy contains billions of individual stars; our galaxy alone (the Milky Way) contains 200 billion stars. Our galaxy is shaped like a giant spiral, rotating in space, with arms reaching out like on a pinwheel, and our sun is one star on one arm of that pinwheel. It would take 250 million years for the pinwheel to make one full rotation. But this is only our galaxy; there are many other galaxies with many other shapes, including spirals, spherical clusters, flat pancakes. The average distance between one galaxy and another is about 20 million trillion miles. Our closest galaxy is the Andromeda Galaxy, about 12 million trillion miles away."
David Guzik
The Book of Genesis
Study Guide/Blue Letter Bible

"The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament shows His handiwork. Day unto day utters speech, And night unto night reveals knowledge. There is no speech nor language Where their voice is not heard. Their line has gone out through all the earth, And their words to the end of the world." Psalms 19:1-4

"For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse." Romans 1:20

"The foolishness of man would say...not so!  Scores die daily apart from God; dead in their trespasses and sin...eternally separated from the love of God, but their obituary says otherwise.  Mans rejection of The Truth does not change The Truth."    I am the LORD, I CHANGE NOT."  Malachi 3:6

"All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work." 2 Timothy 3:16-17

We have everything we need in Christ; we are complete in Him. (2 Peter 1:3) - but millions continue to die apart from the goodness of God?

"But even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing, whose minds the god of this age has blinded, who do not believe, lest the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on them. For we do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord, and ourselves your bondservants for Jesus' sake. For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ." 2 Corinthians 4:3-6

"The church has failed, most believers know so little scripture they are unable to separate truth from lie and the gospel being preached is tolerant, tainted and terminal to those who hear and believe."

"Awake My children. Awake to The Truth of My Word. My Word is life to the hearer and healing for the broken. Listen and learn; be transformed by My Word, washed in My blood. Precious Lamb of God, Messiah...Worthy is The Lamb. There is nothing but the blood.

Why do you deny who I AM? Why have you chosen to deny your SAVIOUR? Millions believe 'in' My Son...few believe 'on' Him.

A coming event will so shake your foundations that you will see that I alone hold death, hell and the grave in the palm of My hand. Will it make a difference in your life? Will you repent and return to Me or will it be business as usual?"

"Do we not all have one Father? Did not one God create us? Why do we profane the covenant of our ancestors by being unfaithful to one another?" Malachi 2:10

"What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle within you? You desire but do not have, so you kill. You covet but you cannot get what you want, so you quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ask God. When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures. You adulterous people, don’t you know that friendship with the world means enmity against God? Therefore, anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God. Or do you think Scripture says without reason that he jealously longs for the spirit he has caused to dwell in us? But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says: “God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.” Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom. Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up." James 4:1-10

"Great evil befalls any nation whose people do not seek Truth. Such is the America of 2018.

Your eyes are fixed on many things...but not on Me. Your hopes, dreams, the desires of your heart are driven by the wickedness of the world.

Your churches are filled with the stench of apostasy; your congregations are being spoon fed, desiring not the meat of My Word.  The church of 2018 is a reflection of what your America has become.

Your light is dim, your witness tainted and My Word compromised as pastors speak the gospel of America, 2018."

'The nations have fallen into the pit they have dug; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden. The LORD is known by his acts of justice; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. Psalm 9:15-16

'There is a kind who is pure in his own eyes, Yet is not washed from his filthiness.' Proverbs 30:13

'Is this the way you repay the LORD, you foolish and unwise people? Is He not your Father, your Creator,who made you and formed you?, Deuteronomy 32:6

"God will not be mocked. What a man sows, that will he also reap."

'The harvest is finished, and the summer is gone," the people cry, "yet we are not saved!' Jeremiah 8:20

As painful and frightening as it is to accept, I believe we are on the verge of a global government and religion that will be very brutal to true Christians. It will take more than a sabbatical from bad news and ominous warnings to prepare for enduring life in such an environment.

Satan, the enemy of our souls, is working overtime right now to “wear out the saints” (Daniel 7:25), but I cannot exhort you enough, this is not a time when born-again believers in Christ can afford to be worn down, bury their heads, and become apathetic toward what is happening around us. For those who cave in to that temptation of apathy, it will be very difficult, if not impossible, to stand when things get truly harsh. The time to prepare is long past, but it’s still not too late. The first step is to wake up and accept truth. It is time to gather and store “oil,” the substance that keeps our light shining. In order to keep that flame lit and not allow it to become a flickering flame on a wick in a near-empty reservoir, we must put into action our confession of faith in Christ. He promises to sustain us as we abide in Him.

It is essential for preparation and subsequent endurance that we acknowledge the spiritual war in which we find ourselves, that we do not shut down our senses because of negative information overload, and that we do not live in a bubble of false security.

May we also remember that this home on earth is not our final destination. We have a home where God dwells in righteousness. Nothing in this life is worth forfeiting the opportunity to live in that eternal kingdom with Him. If we are going to defeat the forces of darkness that seek to minimize our efforts and diminish our faith, we will have to fight, “not as one that beateth the air” (1 Corinthians 9:26) but as informed and equipped saints of God. We must not deceive ourselves and think we can be both complacent and effective all at the same time.

Instead of shutting down, let us look up. Genuine blessed hope is the buffer for the stress of perilous times. It can only be had with a sincere relationship with Christ, a strong knowledge of His Word, and the guidance of the Holy Spirit (who “shall teach you all things; John 14 :26). That is the only focus that makes sense in this period of encroaching darkness. As the psalmist so well stated, let us hope in His mercy, rejoice in Him, and trust in His holy name.

Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy; to deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine. Our soul waiteth for the Lord: he is our help and our shield. For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name."
—(Psalm 33:18-21)

The Unacknowledged War and the Wearing Down of the Saints
by Cedric Fisher
Lighthouse Trails