Shadow People (The Remnant)

Revelation 13:15-18 "And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as should not worship the image of the beast should be killed. And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their forehead: And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six."

Every ten years, the United States performs a census on the population which is used as the basis for drawing congressional districts, alloting financial resources, and what have you. Every time that this process is undertaken, the questionaires become more intrusive as to the information that is requested. Another problem that takes place is the effort to count all of the homeless, all of the aliens, and those who slip under the governments radar. These folks are in the population, but they don't show up on paper. Counting the homeless and those who are in this country illegally is a nearly impossible task. Many of the homeless are drifters and many of the illegal aliens work for cash; conducting business just beyond the all-seeing eye of big brother.

Every tyranny strives to bring the population under complete control as to remove any resistance to its being. Weapons will be confiscated, contrary literature destroyed, and "papers will be issued." In Nazi Germany, you couldn't travel anywhere without papers as the regime tried to keep track of those residing within its borders. Today, in 2006, the methods of tracking the population are far more intrusive. (Joseph Stalin and Erik Honecker would have been delighted to have had such an array of devices at their disposal.) Cameras are at every corner in nearly every town; in fact I recently saw a statistic in which the average British citizen appears on camera 300 times a day, as they go about their business. I don't know what the average is in the US but I'm certain that were catching up with our "ally in the war on terror" as we must "protect the citizens from the threat of Islamic extremists." As the years have come and gone, a culture of surveillance has been quietly established under the banner of "security." Folks will do anything for a little peace and safety; a little "peace of mind" if you will. This desire will play into the hands of the man of sin, the "antichrist" perfectlly when he makes his move to control the world and become the object of mens "worship.

Daniel 8:23 "And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentances, shall stand up. And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and holy people. And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand."

Revelation 13:4 "And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshiped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?"

Just a note concerning this verse. Worship "cannot" be forced because it is a condition which exists in the heart. It really has little to do with words themselves, however, words will usually reflect the content of the heart. Worship is the voluntary adoration of someone or something.

When this man of sin is in power, he will have control of the whole earth for a short season. (until he is broken without hand at the return of Jesus Christ) He will cause all to receive a mark; without which they will be unable to partake of the economic system. A person who receives the mark has "sold his birthright for a loaf of bread." A person who partakes of this system has sealed their doom as they "love their life in this world." CAN YOU SEE WHY THE BIBLE TELLS US TO LOVE NOT THE WORLD? Love of the world will cause a person to make REALLY BAD CHOICES, such as bowing down to Lucifer in order to take part in what appears to be "prosperity under the new world leaders regime." This is why I write so much about this; because the saints are not preparing for the days ahead. Most believe that God is going to give them a pass that no other generation of saints had and take them out of here before anything "hard on the flesh" comes into play. I know that in many other places, the church is undergoing incredible persecution; specifically in Eritrea, Uzbekistan, Darfur, and throughout the middle east. In the United States, however, the church is fat, lazy, comfortable, lukewarm, and heaping unto themselves teachers who constantly tell them "Don't worry, we're not appointed unto wrath and we'll just name it and claim it until Jesus comes."

Right now, the wheat and the tares are growing together. Soon, when everything is shaken to its core and the man of sin makes his move, the wheat and the tares will forever part company. I feel like a broken record; I wasn't even planning to post this morning as I need to go get hay for the goats. But this is too much on my heart to let go. We're primed to see a falling away of biblical proportions "LITERALLY" and the saints in America are primarily concerned with making sure that their christmas play is a success.

In the days to come, as in past generations, faith in the Lord Jesus Christ will mean physical death at the hands of wicked men; oftentimes as they claim to be serving God. This is not doom and gloom; this is something that Jesus talked about on a regular basis. Before he ascended into heaven, he told Peter specifically "Peter; when you're old, they're going to kill you." (I'm paraphrasing) From that moment on, Peter lived out his days knowing that he wouldn't die of "natural causes." If you read through the gospels, you'll see that Jesus consistantly steered toward the eternal. He preached the kingdom, healed the sick, cast out devils and "paid for our sins with his own innocent blood on an old rugged cross." He came to seek and to save that which was lost. He often warned of the pitfalls involving the love of this world. He admonished us to "let the dead bury their dead, and follow him." Really spend some quality time in the gospels. And then, try to imagine Jesus Christ, our Lord, preaching to the folks at any one of the "megachurches" that dot the American landscape.

Daniel 11:32-35 "And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries: but the people that do know their God shall be strong and do exploits. And they that understand among the people shall instruct many: yet they shall fall by the sword, and by flame, by captivity, and by spoil many days. Now when they shall fall, they shall be holpen with a little help: but many shall cleave to them with flatteries. And some of them of understanding shall fall, to try them, and to purge, and to make them white, even to the time of the end: because it is yet for a time appointed."

The remnant will be strong and do exploits. They will reside outside of the "powers that be" and will refuse to take the mark. The antichrist will make war with the saints and prevail against them for a short season. The remnant saints will keep the faith of Jesus Christ regardless of the physical consequences. These days will soon be upon us. The "war on terror" has provided a great opportunity for the installment of an intrusive surveillance system; the internet being an intregal component. You can be certain that every syllable ever typed into the system is stored somewhere. (Even the deleted stuff that you thought was gone forever.) The NSA monitors all activity on the internet along with all other communications in an effort to "identify terrorist activity." This information will inevitably be used against us as the global governing entity comes into its own. "Here is the patience of the saints" To endure unto the end and not be moved away from our first love. To keep our eyes and our hearts steadfast on our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ who is returning to set up his kingdom. To not be soon shaken by the events that will be unfolding before us in the very near future.

I read an article that told about how the implementation of chip implants will progress; beginning with felons and those with mental illnesses and progressing step by step through the rest of the population until EVERYBODY WILL NEED ONE in order to engage in society. I pray that every saint of God would be alert to the closeness of the hour. Don't think to yourselves that "they've been saying this stuff since I was a kid." The technology is now here and the cause is here also. It's happening even as I write this. THE CHIPS ARE HERE and soon, you're going to need one if you want to hold a job, buy groceries for your family, see a doctor, or operate a vehicle. Well, I need to go for now. Please draw close to the Lord like never before; abiding in him and being attentive. Eternity is in the balance and you must be ever so sober minded as things unfold. Two more "very familiar verses" and I'll close.

Isaiah 26:20 "Come my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors behind thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast."

Luke 21:19 "In your patience possess ye your souls."