Judged by this world but our faith is in the word of God.

Acts 27:23-26

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“Last night an Angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood beside me and said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul. You must stand trial before Caesar; and God has graciously given you the lives of all who sail with you.’ So keep up your courage, men, for I have faith in God that it will happen just as he told me. Nevertheless, we must run aground on some island.” Acts 27:23-26

The storm-battered ship could hardly stay afloat, and all of the excess weight of the ship’s cargo and tackle had to be thrown overboard Acts 27:18-20. All hope for survival was lost. At this time, an Angel of the God of Jesus Christ, whom Paul served, came to him with a little encouragement. The life of everyone sailing with Paul would be saved because Paul had to stand trial in the court of Caesar, at the world capital of Rome. That was the ship’s destination. However, the ship would run aground at a place called, Malta!

As followers of Jesus Christ, we are living in the days when the “ship” of peoples and nations around the world are being storm-battered by “hurricane strength winds”. With all of the crime, violence, economic woes, illegal immigration, etc., peoples and nations are having difficulty staying “afloat” socially and economically. All of this is happening as peoples and nations are being driven towards the global government of the United Nations that promises to be the Christ and savior of the world. They promise an earthly Garden of Eden, “The land is like the Garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; Surely nothing shall escape them.” Joel 2:3 The god they serve is the entity that replaces the conscience and spirit to give people what to think, say, feel, and do.

As followers of Jesus Christ, we serve the Living God, who speaks to us through His Gospel and by the presence of the Holy Spirit. He says to us, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” John 3:16 This is the hope that we share with those on this storm-battered planet. As followers of Jesus Christ, we know that Christianity is being and will be judged by the standards of this atheistic world. After the United Nations has come into its full powers as the one world government, and all nations become states under a one world constitution, Christians will suffer harshly.

We are to have courage because all that is happening in this world has been foretold just as God and Jesus Christ has revealed to us in the Bible and by the Holy Spirit in us. This is a guarantee that a home awaits us in the New Jerusalem in the new heaven and earth. For example, global warming is here and is the Fourth Plague of Revelations 16:8-9, “The fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and the sun was allowed to scorch people with fire. They were seared by the intense heat, and they cursed the name of God, who had control over these plagues, but they refused to repent and glorify him.” Revelation 16:8-9 The more powerful the United Nations become as the one world government, the hotter and more intense the effects of global warming become.

As more encouragement of the truth of the word of God, the “ship” of peoples and nations of this world makes a final stop at “Malta!” before arriving to the one world government by the agenda and goals of the United Nations. Malta is the description of an atheistic culture of humanism as described in the posts on Acts 28:1-10 along with an introduction to, Malta! This atheistic culture of humanism is the last stop before arriving to the one world government. Today, peoples and nations have their feet on “Malta’s” sandy shores.

Humanism is the fig leaf worn by those who serve the atheistic entity that replaces the conscience and sprit by giving people what to think, feel say, and do. Humanism is “An outlook or system of thought attaching prime importance to human rather than divine or supernatural matters. Humanist beliefs stress the potential value and goodness of human beings, emphasize common human needs, and seek solely rational ways of solving human problems.” The entity that causes people to wear humanism as a fig leaf gives life to the image of the beast to speak and live through people, and by what they say and do we fall under their judgment. These are those who have, “…a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away…” 2 Timothy 3:5 This also describes the beast with two horns like a lamb, as described in Revelation 13:11-12.

Our Lord Jesus Christ says this to us, “I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Matthew 28:20

Those who were killed for the testimony of Jesus Christ were in Heaven asking God how long it would be before He avenged their deaths. The Lord answered that many more will be killed as they were, for the sake of the Gospel of Christ, and when that is completed, then He will avenge all of their deaths.  “When He opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony which they held. And they cried with a loud voice, saying, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?” Then a white robe was given to each of them; and it was said to them that they should rest a little while longer, until both the number of their fellow servants and their brethren, who would be killed as they were, was completed. Revelations 6:9-11

With Paul, who was beheaded in Rome at the command of the Roman Emperor Nero [at about the age of 60], there is a crown of life awaiting us who remain faithful to Jesus Christ, “For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on that Day, and not to me only but also to all who have loved His appearing.” 2 Timothy 4:6-8

Jesus says to us, “Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves…You will be brought before governors and kings for My sake, as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles…Now brother will deliver up brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against parents and cause them to be put to death. And you will be hated by all for My name’s sake. But he who endures to the end will be saved.” Matthew 10:16, 18, 21-22.

Jesus says, “Most assuredly, I say to you that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice; and you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into joy.” John 16:20

With Paul we say, “For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.” Romans 8:18

The prophecies of the book of Daniel and the Revelation are unfolding in front of our eyes.

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“….to you who do not hold to her teaching and have not learned Satan’s so-called deep secrets,“
‘I will not impose any other burden on you, except to hold on to what you have until I come.’”
“I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.”
Revelation 2:24-25, 3:11