If you'll read your Bible, you'll find that a world leader will emerge who will, with the help of 10 others, form a very large army who will imprison and kill people who do not follow him. He will control everything (Marxist- socialist/communist) and distribute goods and services to those who will take a mark on their hand or forehead signifying their allegiance to him. He will not honor any gods but declare himself above all gods. He will be very proud and he will be in the lineage of the people who sacked Jerusalem in 70AD. Many people in the world will follow him...blindly.
Is this a fairy tale, Wayseer? Am I really "peddling my own brand of fear"? We are exactly one strategically-placed catastrophe away from the collapse of the global financial system. That collapse would bring in a global socialistic/communistic system.
There is ONE event/move of God that will set this whole thing rolling and the whole system is being set up right now.
And yes, I own weapons and I'm not afraid to use them against those who would harm me or my family - it's my right as an American.
39"But I say to you, do not resist an evil person; but (
BB)whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.
40"If anyone wants to sue you and take your [
g]shirt, let him have your [
h]coat also.
41"Whoever forces you to go one mile, go with him two.
42"(
BC)Give to him who asks of you, and do not turn away from him who wants to borrow from you.
43"(
BD)You have heard that it was said, '(
BE)YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR (
BF)and hate your enemy.'
44"But I say to you, (
BG)love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
45so that you may be (
BH)sons of your Father who is in heaven; for He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
46"For (
BI)if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same?
47"If you greet only your brothers, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same?
48"Therefore (
BJ)you are to be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
10Then He continued by saying to them, "Nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom, 11and there will be great earthquakes, and in various places plagues and famines; and there will be terrors and great signs from heaven.
12"But before all these things, (
H)they will lay their hands on you and will persecute you, delivering you to the synagogues and prisons, bringing you before kings and governors for My name's sake.
13"(
I)It will lead to an opportunity for your testimony.
14"(
J)So make up your minds not to prepare beforehand to defend yourselves;
15for (
K)I will give you utterance and wisdom which none of your opponents will be able to resist or refute.
1Every (
A)person is to be in (
B)subjection to the governing authorities For (
C)there is no authority except from God, and those which exist are established by God. 2Therefore whoever resists authority has opposed the ordinance of God; and they who have opposed will receive condemnation upon themselves.
3For (
D)rulers are not a cause of fear for good behavior, but for evil. Do you want to have no fear of authority? Do what is good and you will have praise from the same;
4for it is a minister of God to you for good. But if you do what is evil, be afraid; for it does not bear the sword for nothing; for it is a minister of God, an (
E)avenger who brings wrath on the one who practices evil.
5Therefore it is necessary to be in subjection, not only because of wrath, but also (
F)for conscience' sake.
6For because of this you also pay taxes, for rulers are servants of God, devoting themselves to this very thing.
7(
G)Render to all what is due them: (
H)tax to whom tax is due; (
I)custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honor to whom honor.
8Owe nothing to anyone except to love one another; for (
J)he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.
9For this, "(
K)YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT ADULTERY, YOU SHALL NOT MURDER, YOU SHALL NOT STEAL, YOU SHALL NOT COVET," and if there is any other commandment, it is summed up in this saying, "(
L)YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF."
10Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore (
M)love is the fulfillment of the law.
11Do this, knowing the time, that it is (
N)already the hour for you to (
O)awaken from sleep; for now [
a]salvation is nearer to us than when we believed.
12(
P)The night is almost gone, and (
Q)the day is near Therefore let us lay aside (
R)the deeds of darkness and put on (
S)the armor of light.
13Let us (
T)behave properly as in the day, (
U)not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual promiscuity and sensuality, not in strife and jealousy.
14But (
V)put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh (
W)in regard to its lusts.
10Finally, (
S)be strong in the Lord and in (
T)the strength of His might. 11(
U)Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the (
V)schemes of the devil.
12For our (
W)struggle is not against (
X)flesh and blood, but (
Y)against the rulers, against the powers, against the (
Z)world forces of this (
AA)darkness, against the (
AB)spiritual forces of wickedness in (
AC)the heavenly places.
13Therefore, take up (
AD)the full armor of God, so that you will be able to (
AE)resist in (
AF)the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm.
14Stand firm therefore, (
AG)HAVING GIRDED YOUR LOINS WITH TRUTH, and HAVING (
AH)PUT ON THE BREASTPLATE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS,
15and having (
AI)shod YOUR FEET WITH THE PREPARATION OF THE GOSPEL OF PEACE;
16in addition to all, taking up the (
AJ)shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the (
AK)flaming arrows of (
AL)the evil one.
17And take (
AM)THE HELMET OF SALVATION, and the (
AN)sword of the Spirit, which is (
AO)the word of God.
18With all (
AP)prayer and petition (
AQ)pray at all times (
AR)in the Spirit, and with this in view, (
AS)be on the alert with all (
AT)perseverance and (
AU)petition for all the saints,