Formidable Christian and former UK politician, Anne Widdecombe’s brutal murder suggests political violence, and the online left-wing celebration of Widdecombe’s murder offers potential insight into who killed her and why.
“It was her pursuit or invocation of ethics, morals, values, and standards that were rooted in the sacred that provoked the real intensity of hatred against her.”
“Those who exalted in her death imagine they were passing judgement on a bigot. In truth,” Ashenden acknowledged, “they were answering once again the question put to Cain, and answering it by reaching for a rock.”
Ann Widdecombe is a modern-day martyr. We are in a civil war between progressives and conservatives, hatred and democracy, Ashenden said. This is a war between “hatred and decency, the sacred and the profane, freedom and repression of speech.” It’s also between “the courage to articulate unwelcome truth, and those who dress censorship up as a compulsion.” “It’s a conflict between judgement and justice, mercy and the mob.”
Despite not yet knowing the reasons for Widdecombe’s assassination, Ashenden said, “we already know the fault lines of the moral and spiritual conflict.” We too are seeing “who places himself on which side of the line, and why.” “We too face the same invitation to keep faith with God or pretend that somehow we can make salvation ourselves.”
As Widdecombe once said, “You get to heaven through Christ. I mean, I would have thought that was perfectly obvious through the sacrifice at Calvary; I don’t know any other way of getting there.”
She did not deserve to die this way.
Widdecombe certainly doesn’t deserve the drivel being thrown at her by Karl Marx’s flying monkeys who think their “oppressor-oppressed” ideology puts them beyond scrutiny. The real monster is the Marxian woke zero-sum game in play here. Specifically, the Left’s double standards on domestic terror, “hate speech”, and political violence.
To quote the Moravians, “May the Lamb who was slain receive the reward of his suffering.”
Jesus told us that in the time before His return to restore righteousness, lawlessness will abound. It is spiritual warfare they will hate us because of Jesus name.
“Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and put you to death, and you will be hated by all nations for my name’s sake. And then many will fall away and betray one another and hate one another.” Matthew 24:9-10
Fasting is older than the Law of Moses, older than the priesthood, and older than the Temple—yet most believers today treat it as a forgotten or optional discipline. It isn’t a hunger strike directed at heaven, a way to prove your willpower, or a technique to bend God’s arm.
In this video, Behind the Scripture traces the profound, beautiful, and hidden biblical theology of fasting from the ground up. It challenged me which is why I posted it, and it will probably challenge you. They explore the true Hebrew roots of what fasting means, the moments of national crisis in Israel, the corrections of the prophets, and how Jesus elevated the practice into a posture of holy longing for the Christian life. Fasting attracts God not because of your hunger—but because of what that hunger represents.
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Does Revelation 3:10 “Because you have kept my word about patient endurance, I will keep you from the hour of trial that is coming on the whole world, to try those who dwell on the earth.” really promise that believers will escape the tribulation?
In this powerful and eye-opening study, Dr Baroo (LoveIsrael.org) examines one of the most debated verses in the book of Revelation — and uncovers what it actually teaches. You’ll discover the difference between tribulation and God’s wrath (Trumpet and Bowl judgements), who the “earth dwellers” really are, and why this verse may not be saying what many have been taught. This message challenges common assumptions and reveals a deeper biblical perspective about the end times, endurance, and the true identity of those who belong to the kingdom of God.
Joel does a good job of explaining why God has given us incredible detail of Jesus Millennial Temple and how it impacts the world during the 1000 year transition period between Satan’s rule on planet earth and the new Heaven and new Earth of Revelation 21. Beginning in Genesis, Joel explains why the temple needs to exist in Jesus Millennial reign on this Earth. It is based on two realities: 1. The dwelling of God with man, and 2. The Davidic Covenant.
Two important scriptures are 2 Samuel 7:13 and Zechariah 6:11-13. There is no doubt about who will build the temple. It won’t appear magically it will be built. There will be many construction projects as Israel and the world is rebuilt after the devastation caused during the time God’s wrath is poured out on an unrepentant world.. The resurrected Saints will be busy ruling and reigning with Jesus. Moreover, as difficult as this is to comprehend they rule with a rod of iron.
“He (Jesus) shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.” 2 Samuel 7:13
“Take from them silver and gold, and make a crown, and set it on the head of Joshua, the son of Jehozadak, the high priest. And say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, “Behold, the man whose name is the Branch: for he shall branch out from his place, and he shall build the temple of the Lord.It is he who shall build the temple of the Lord and shall bear royal honor, and shall sit and rule on his throne. And there shall be a priest on his throne, and the counsel of peace shall be between them both.” Zechariah 6:11-13
As I mentioned, the detail that is given on the temple is incredible. The river that begins under the temple is amazing in how it transforms the Dead Sea to be filled with all kinds of fish. The trees on either side of the river bear fruit every month and the leaves are for healing.
“And on the banks, on both sides of the river, there will grow all kinds of trees for food. Their leaves will not wither, nor their fruit fail, but they will bear fresh fruit every month, because the water for them flows from the sanctuary. Their fruit will be for food, and their leaves for healing.”Ezekiel 40:12
If the Parable of the Ten Virgins tells us anything, it is this: There are reserves you cannot borrow at midnight. When the cry goes out, you do not get handed clarity. You do not suddenly become steady. You do not wake up and magically think straight.
The midnight hour does not create oil. It reveals whether you have it or not. All Christians have received the Holy Spirit to be there counsellor, comforter and teacher. However, we can quench His work in our life when we do our own thing and grieve Him. Even Jesus in the garden of Gethsemane had to say not my will but the Father’s will be done “Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me. Nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done.” Luke 22:42. At all times we need to be filled with the Spirit and allow Him to direct our steps. “When they deliver you over, do not be anxious how you are to speak or what you are to say, for what you are to say will be given to you in that hour. For it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.” Matthew 10:19-20. It is a conscious decision to be filled with the Spirit and half the virgins did not apply themselves to that task, to keep their lamps full.
Because the end of the age is near we need to be ready, watchful. Peter says it as plainly as anyone: “The end of all things is at hand; therefore be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of your prayers.” That sentence alone should reset how most of us think about watchfulness. Prayers of thanksgiving to the Father for sending the Holy Spirit to guide our every step.
And before that, Peter says, “Prepare your minds for action… being sober-minded, set your hope fully…” That means sobriety is not passive. It is a prepared mind. A directed hope. A disciplined inner life. Paul says the same thing from another angle: “God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and a sound mind.” 2 Tim. 1:7 Fear is not discernment. Fear is the wrong operating system.
Then Philippians grounds it even further. “The peace of God guards your hearts and your mindsin Christ Jesus” Phil. 4:7. Guards them. Peace is one of the nine fruits of the Spirit.
Because the end of the age will increase two things at the same time: Deception and fear. Foggy minds are easy prey for both. Seek God. Face reality. Not one or the other. Both. Scripture never separates them. Peter ties sobriety to prayer because you cannot pray clearly if your mind is spinning. Jesus says “watch and pray” in the same breath. Watchfulness is not scrolling. It is attention in the presence of God. But Scripture also pulls us into honesty. “Search me.” “Try me.” “See if there is any wicked way in me.” That is not denial. That is naming what is actually there. Your body. Your stress. Your fear. Your relationships. Your patterns. Your motives. Your wounds. Your temptations.
Your next faithful stepcan only be taken when guided by the Holy Spirit.
Throughout human history most people understood that human beings are physical beings, but also spiritual. People have physical bodies, but they are also non-material beings, with things like a soul, consciousness, and a mind. But militant Darwinists and atheists have rejected that understanding of what it means to be human.
I want to recommend a new book that seeks to rebut philosophical naturalism and make the case for the reality of non-material realities such as the mind. In this case, the writers are Christians, but they make their case based on what the science is actually discovering and saying.
The book is: The Immortal Mind: A Neurosurgeon’s Case for the Existence of the Soul by Michael Egnor and Denyse O’Leary (Worthy Books, 2025). Denyse O’Leary has written on matters of science and faith, while Michael Egnor is a neurosurgeon, neuroscientist, and professor of neurosurgery in New York.
From the Operating Room to the Chapel
In this post, I simply want to look at the testimony of Michael Egnor. He was an atheist, but his profession – involving 40 years in neurosurgery and 7,000 brain surgeries – has led him to faith.
Just two quotes from his Introduction – a short one and a long one – inform us of how his journey from atheism to Christian faith came about. The first one is this:
“When I was a medical student, I believed that science could explain everything. I was sure that answers to the big questions—How does consciousness emerge from the brain? Do we have a soul? Do we continue to exist after death?—would be found in the laboratory and the operating room. And so I was surprised when, late one night, I found the answers on the floor of a hospital chapel.“
This book is the story of what I learned after I got up off that chapel floor. It is about my search for the evidence that the mind is immortal and that, by extension, the human soul exists. That actual story goes as follows:
When my son was a few months old, my wife and I noticed that he wasn’t smiling or making eye contact with us. He would look at objects with interest, but not at people. We started to face the possibility that he might be autistic. This terrified me—I had always dreaded autism. I knew it would be the worst agony to have a child you love who doesn’t know you or love you back. I had nightmares about my son as an older child sitting in a room, alone and rocking back and forth, while his schoolmates played baseball and enjoyed normal childhoods.
We took the child to an autism specialist, but he said it was too soon to be sure. We would have to wait before we could know more. But at nearly six months of age, he was still not responding to us. I found it harder each day to go about my daily tasks because I thought about him all the time.
One night, it all came to a head. I was called to see a patient at a Catholic hospital in another town. As I was leaving the hospital, I passed the chapel. I thought, “I don’t believe in God, but I’ll do anything now. I just want my son to know me.” I went into the chapel and knelt before the altar. “God,” I said, “I don’t know if you exist, but I need help. I am terrified that my son is autistic. It’s agony to have a child who will never know or love me.”
Then I heard a voice—it was the only time in my life I’d ever heard a voice in my head that was not mine—and the voice said, But that’s what you’re doing to Me. I collapsed in front of the altar.
The voice I heard had only spoken seven words, but I felt like He knew me intimately and had been watching me with love and wisdom all my life and that He knew me better than I knew myself. It was like a curtain was lifted, and the Source of my life was speaking to me directly. My heart burned in me. When I recovered, I prayed, “Lord, I will stop doing it to You. I’m sorry. I won’t be autistic to You any longer. Please heal my son, and please heal me.” I walked out of the chapel a shaken man, and a different man.
The next morning, I called my local Catholic church (my epiphany had happened in a Catholic chapel, and I sensed that this is where He wanted to meet me) and asked to be baptized. A few days after my prayer in the chapel, I went home in the evening to my son’s six-month birthday celebration. That night, he was behaving like a completely normal child, looking us in the eye, smiling and laughing. I knew I had experienced a miracle. It seemed as if, just as I had stopped ignoring the Lord, He had also allowed my son to see me.
The next Easter, I was baptized, along with my son and other members of my family.
People of faith will find this to be a very powerful and moving testimony. Even some non-Christians might be greatly impacted by this amazing story. But of course, critics and sceptics will likely scoff at all this, saying it is all so much baloney, and this guy is just some hillbilly whacko.
It is hard to see how someone with his background, neurosurgeon, neuroscientist, and professor of neurosurgery can be dismissed as just some religious nut. But before these misotheists go to war here, they should get the book which looks at the careful scientific and philosophical case that the authors make.
What if the worst drought in modern U.S. history isn’t something coming… but something that’s already here?
Make sure you read my previous post Critical American Water Crisis as it shows that Lake Mead and Lake Powell have already dropped below the dead pool level, crucial reservoirs that provide drinking water for 40 million Americans, have “reached alarmingly low levels, holding just one-third of their usual capacity. As well, the Ogallala Aquifer is being depleted at an alarming rate, putting America’s agricultural heartland at serious risk. As water levels drop, farmers across the region face shrinking yields, rising costs, and an uncertain future.
Right now, the numbers don’t just look bad — they look impossible. Records that have stood for over a century are breaking all at once. Entire regions are drying out in ways they statistically shouldn’t. Systems that normally buffer against extreme conditions are failing quietly in the background.
The United States just recorded its driest start to a year in the entire 131-year instrumental record — precipitation from January through March came in below seventy percent of average, beating a mark that had stood since 1910. By the Palmer Drought Severity Index, this past March ranked as the third-driest month ever measured, behind only July and August of 1934, the worst months of the Dust Bowl. More than sixty-two percent of the Lower 48 is now in drought, roughly 158 million people are living inside it, and 46 of 50 states are registering moderate drought or worse. But here is the part the headlines keep missing. Drought, in the normal rhythm of the American climate, peaks in summer. This one broke a 131-year record in the spring — before the dry season has even begun. So how much worse can it get before the rains return?
And the most unsettling part? The event scientists expected to drive the worst of it… hasn’t fully arrived yet.
In this deep dive, we follow the trail from scattered warning signs to a single, uncomfortable realization: this may not be a temporary crisis, but the early phase of something much larger. From vanishing snowpack in the West to shifting atmospheric patterns over the Atlantic, from collapsing agricultural signals to the hidden mechanics of how drought actually builds — piece by piece, a bigger picture begins to emerge.
Along the way, we’ll explore the forces shaping this moment, the feedback loops accelerating it, and the unanswered question at the center of it all:
If this is only the beginning… what does the peak look like?
Scripture describes the Antichrist’s arrival as sudden, deceptive, and initially non-violent—rising through political cunning, flattery/intrigue, and false peace rather than open conquest or legitimate royal inheritance.
He is not given the throne by birthright or popular acclaim in the normal way; instead, he seizes it “without warning” and “by flatteries,” quoted from Daniel 11:21 (ESV). This fits a consistent biblical pattern across Daniel, 2 Thessalonians, and Revelation: he emerges amid end-times chaos, appears charismatic and peace-making at first, gains power through deceit and supernatural deception, and only later reveals his tyrannical, blasphemous nature.
The primary passages that describe how he comes on the scene:
1. Daniel 11:21 – The “contemptible person” rises by intrigue
“In his place shall arise a contemptible person to whom royal majesty has not been given. He shall come in without warning and obtain the kingdom by flatteries [or ‘intrigue’].”
In context (Daniel 11:21-24), this figure becomes a king by deceit “shall come in peaceably and seize the kingdom by intrigue”. He prospers initially through smooth words and cunning, not military might or hereditary right.
2. Daniel 7:8, 24-25 – The “little horn” arises among ten kings
“I considered the horns, and behold, there came up among them another horn, a little one, before which three of the first horns were plucked up by the roots. And behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking great things.” (v. 8) “As for the ten horns, out of this kingdom ten kings shall arise, and another shall arise after them; he shall be different from the former ones and shall put down three kings. He shall speak words against the Most High…” (vv. 24-25)
He emerges after a ten-kingdom (or ten-king) coalition forms, quietly displacing three rulers. No fanfare or inherited throne—just opportunistic rise.
3. Daniel 8:23-25 – A king who rises “by his cunning” and “by peace”
“And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors have reached their fullness, a king of bold countenance, one who understands riddles, shall arise. His power shall be great—but not by his own power; and he shall cause fearful destruction and shall succeed in what he does. He shall destroy mighty men and the people who are the saints. By his cunning he shall make deceit prosper under his hand, and in his own mind he shall exalt himself. Without warning he shall destroy many. And he shall even rise up against the Prince of princes, but by no human hand, he shall be broken.”
Key phrase: “by peace [or ‘security’] he shall destroy many” (some translations). He appears peaceful and prosperous at first yet uses that very peace as a weapon of destruction. His power is explicitly not his own—it comes from Satan (cross-referenced in Revelation).
4. Daniel 9:27 – He confirms a covenant (the deceptive “peace treaty”)
“And he shall make a strong covenant with many for one week [seven years], and for half of the week he shall put an end to sacrifice and offering. And on the wing of abominations shall come one who makes desolate…”
This is often seen as the event that launches his public rise: he brokers a seven-year peace deal (perhaps with Israel or many nations), only to break it after 3½ years with the “abomination of desolation.”
5. 2 Thessalonians 2:3-12 – The “man of lawlessness” is revealed after the restrainer is removed
“Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day will not come, unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction, who opposes and exalts himself against every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God… For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work. Only he who now restrains it will do so until he is out of the way. And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will kill with the breath of his mouth… The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan with all power and false signs and wonders, and with all wicked deception for those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth…”
He does not appear until certain preconditions are met (apostasy/rebellion and the removal of the restrainer). When he does appear, it is through Satanic power, counterfeit miracles, and deception—not raw military takeover.
6. Revelation 13:1-8 – The Beast rises from the sea and amazes the world
“And I saw a beast rising out of the sea, with ten horns and seven heads… And the dragon gave him his power and his throne and great authority. One of its heads seemed to have a mortal wound, but its mortal wound was healed, and the whole earth marveled as they followed the beast. And they worshiped the dragon… and they worshiped the beast…”
The beast (widely identified as the Antichrist) emerges from the chaotic “sea” of nations. A fatal wound is miraculously healed, causing the whole world to marvel and follow him. Again, the dragon (Satan) gives him his throne and authority. He is worshipped globally for 42 months.
Summary of the biblical picture
How he comes on the scene: Suddenly and subtly (“without warning”), through political flattery, intrigue, and a false peace covenant—not by legitimate succession or brute force at first.
What empowers him: Satan directly (power, signs, lying wonders).
Initial impression: Charismatic peacemaker who prospers by deceit and “craft.”
Turning point: After 3½ years he reveals his true nature—demands worship, commits the abomination of desolation, and turns tyrannical.
Global reaction: The world is deceived and amazed, especially by the healed wound and false miracles.
This is the unified portrait Scripture gives in the key prophetic books. While Christian interpreters differ on exact timing, identity, or whether Daniel 11 is fully future vs. typological, the manner of his coming (deceptive, intrigue-filled, Satan-empowered rise) is consistently described across these passages. We need to remember that God is in total control during his reign. I believe Christians will be on Earth during much of the Antichrist’s reign. God promises to keep us from His wrath which is poured out on the Earth with the trumpet and Bowl judgements which occur during the last year prior to Jesus return to rescue Israel at the battle of Armageddon. The church is raptured at the trumpet blast at the opening of the seventh seal. Note it is at the end of the opening of the sixth seal that it says the great day of God’s wrath has come.
“Fall on us and hide us from the face of him who is seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb, for the great day of their wrath has come, and who can stand?” Revelation 6:16-17
It is also the sixth church the church of Philadelphia that is raptured:
“Because you have kept my word about patient endurance, I will keep you from the hour of trial that is coming on the whole world, to try those who dwell on the earth.” Revelation 3:10
The seals and the churches reveal what is unfolding in the last seven years before Jesus returns. After defeating the Antichrist’s army Jesus sets up His Millennial Kingdom in a newly restored Jerusalem and a totally restructured Earth. The key Scriptures describing these events are found primarily in the prophetic books of the Old Testament (Isaiah, Micah, Zechariah, Ezekiel) and the book of Revelation. They portray major topographical changes to the earth during the time God pours out His wrath with the Trumpet and Bowl judgements. followed by the exaltation of Jerusalem as the highest mountain, where Jesus establishes His Millennial Kingdom. Go to http://www.millennialkingdom.net for more information anout what is next on God’s agenda for planet Earth.
Someone has been hiding the date of Jesus’s Return from you? This Nelson Walters video reveals a specific three-year window for the “second coming of christ”, claiming it’s been intentionally hidden in plain sight within the “bible prophecy” community. We explore how this crucial information, often overlooked in “hidden scriptures”, points to significant “end times” events. This analysis provides crucial insights into “eschatology” and what it could signify for the future as “Jesus is coming” according to biblical texts. If you have not discarded billions of years of Earth’s history and accepted Noah’s worldwide flood as laying down the fossil record including fossil fuels then you will not accept these Scriptures. You need to go to http://www.creation.com and http://www.answersingenesis.org for the evidence.
There is a date in your Bible. A three-year window for the second coming. Not buried, not cryptic, not waiting to be decoded by some obscure scholar. And not a day or an hour either. It’s right there in plain sight in a passage most Christians have read past a dozen times. And it has been systematically hidden by criminals because anyone that would hide such important data from the general public is a criminal. Peter saw all this coming 2,000 years ago. He named these suspects. He identified their exact motive. He left a warning so clear, but we’re ignoring it. And Peter’s word here is that they did it wilfully. This wasn’t an accident. Last week, we found that date. And today, we’re going to uncover why you were never supposed to know it. So, let’s look at what we uncovered last week and then we’re going to unmask those criminals because some of them may even preach in your pulpits.
The Apostle Peter left a conversion equation in 2 Peter 3:8 that one day with the Lord equals a thousand years. And if we apply that to the days of creation plus the Sabbath, you get a 7,000 year blueprint for human history. God has allowed Satan to rule for 6,000 years (6 days) and the seventh day is Jesus Millennial Kingdom. And we’re at the end of day six, 6,000 year clock. It’s almost up. But then we went deeper. Hosea 5:15, God himself is speaking and he says, “I will return to my place,” which he meant heaven until they acknowledge their offense and seek my face. Hence Jesus returning to heaven is the ascension. Jesus departing approximately 30 to 33 AD. Then Hosea 6:2 really gives us the timeline. Israel prays after two days he will revive us. On the third day he will raise us up. And if we apply Peter’s conversion formula that a day equals 1,000 years, well then two days equals 2,000 years. And since Jesus was crucified and then ascended either in 30 AD or 33 AD, somewhere in that window of time, we have a three-year window by adding 2,000 years to when he returned to his place. Right? So we have 30 AD plus 2000 will be 2030 and 33 AD plus 2,000 years is 2033. So Jesus return is somewhere between 2030 and 2033.
This is one of the greatest Easter messages I have ever heard and it is all about Jesus, the Lamb of God. You will be blessed greatly by this vide
Jonathan Cahn opens up the most majestic and colossal of biblical mysteries – the mystery of the Lamb – from Genesis to Exodus to Isaiah to the Gospel of John to the Epistles and finally to the Book of Revelation – and then to each of us – amazing and divine!
LIVING ETERNAL NOW 