Last Daze

It's not a salvation issue. It's a sanctification one.

Tend to agree, but expanded a bit according to scripture: But each in his own order: Christ the first fruits, after that those who are Christ’s at His coming. 1 Cor 15:23 Now those who belong to Christ Jesus crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. Gal 5:24 I don't think its all "born again" believers either. Only those who meet the above criteria set forth in Galatians will be raised and gathered. It's a qualitative measure, one that God will judge. Certainly those who are martyred for refusing the mark and image qualify.

This is a really good point. Sometimes people become too invested in their pet beliefs to ever admit that they're wrong, even when its obvious they are. It's a cautionary tale, and all the "prophetic authorities" would do well to heed it.

Short answer . . . yes.

Agree. The time of great tribulation affects both believers and unbelievers although in different ways. The believers will experience the persecution associated with refusing the mark and the image. Those deceived into receiving the mark and worshiping the image will experience the seven plagues as long as they refuse to repent.

For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will the coming of the Son of Man be. Matt 24:27 Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him, even those who pierced Him; and all the tribes of the earth will mourn over Him. So it is to be. Amen. Rev 1:7 The man of sin will perform amazing signs and wonders, claim to be God and deceive the world into worshiping him. If anyone makes such a claim and you didn't see him come with the clouds like lightning from the east to the west then rest assured that he's a liar.

That can be found in the book of Assumptions. It's written between the lines. It helps to use a mirror and turn the book upside down.

The beast and his 10 horns destroy the harlot. The beast and the ten horns you saw will hate the prostitute. They will bring her to ruin and leave her naked; they will eat her flesh and burn her with fire. Rev 17:16 Have you considered the dual nature of "Babylon"? There are two Babylons that are destroyed in Rev 17 & 18. One is the harlot, apostate Israel, which leads to the rise of the man of sin. The other comes later at Christ's return and is Satan's kingdom. One takes place in an hour when the 10 horns receive authority as kings. The other takes place in a day, the day of the Lord, at His return.

It's important to realize that Babylon is primarily spiritual. It is the effect of Satan's kingdom on the human race. It started in the Garden of Eden and will continue until the return of Christ. Along the way, it manifests itself in different ways in the natural realm, the city and tower of Babel being its namesake. In the last days, it is pictured as a harlot, the symbolism most often used of apostate Israel. Apostate Israel in these last days resides primarily in western culture. The beast and his ten horns bring down the harlot according to Rev 17. The rest of the world is wising up to the harlot's monkey business and are being guided by the beast and his horns to being about her demise. It will be a multi-faceted takedown led by Russia and China. And, yes, there will be an economic aspect to it.

I like to refer to this passage: Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His disciples, saying: "The scribes and the Pharisees have seated themselves in the chair of Moses." Matthew 23:1-2 to point out that that "taking his seat" can be used as a metaphor for "assuming the authority of."

And when it comes to "holy city" there's this: But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to myriads of angels, to the general assembly and church of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God, the Judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous made perfect. Hebrews 12:22-23 Contrasted with Babylon, the city of spiritual wickedness. The events of the end times, regardless of how one interprets them, will separate the wicked from the righteous. The wicked will be destroyed and the righteous will inherit the earth.

Truth is the first casualty in any war.

No.

Maybe he's referencing what they're doing in the Ukraine. We all know who's pulling the strings there.

Trump's chance to "cross the Rubicon" passed years ago. The people who own him don't want America great again. That's a ruse and a false hope. The MAGA movement is a controlled burn. America will die on her bed from internal strife and corruption. It should become obvious before the year's out. What takes her place is yet to be seen.