Something big is coming...but when?

If you can smell the Tribulation…

These are my own words and AI is not used. Have grace. I’m not great at writing and grammar is like kryptonite.

The kitchen table is a familiar place, a safe place, where we fellowship with other members of the Watchmen Community and more broadly the Body of Christ. This is going to be a hybrid post. My goal is to talk out loud about what I’m seeing and then discuss the implications for the Watchman Community as a whole. In my private musings as I watch the news cycle, it is getting much clearer to me that Iran is getting defanged. I believe the consensus view is that they are out of moves. The fact is there is a vise grip on their economy, due to the blockade and other financial blockers (SWIFT), is just the latest in a string of successes by the US government. Add to this the systematic destruction of the military industrial complex in Iran, it leads me to the hypothesis that they will not recover anytime soon. It perfectly explains why Iran (Persia) must join with a coalition army to invade Israel in the Ezekiel 38/39 war. They cannot do it by themselves.

So, when I ask myself if I can imagine Israel living in peace and safety, I can actually see it now. For a long, long time I didn’t see how it could be anytime soon. But just as the Lord used King Cyrus to favor Nehemiah and the rebuilding of the walls around Jerusalem in past centuries, I’m seeing how He is also using the 45/47 administration to position His will for this season. This is the season that sets up the Ezekiel 38/39 war. Most Bible Prophecy ministries I follow believe this war will begin after the Rapture of the Church. I agree with this position. With America gutted by millions of missing people (here) it is entirely plausible.

Like many of you, I find myself praying for clarity. I have distilled that the Lord is using the current president as an accelerant. If this is so, then it is not yet visible to everyday Believers.

But the Watchman and Watchwoman community see these signs like a blinking red light. Alarm bells are going off.

All those executive orders are moving things along with great speed now. He’s slashed red tape and inter-governmental turf wars and forced a leaner process that reduces friction—but for what, exactly? Perhaps the very things He is allowing and putting into place before He takes us home. This includes adoption of AI and advanced warfare technology, digital currencies, and worldwide military build-up. I think the number one consideration is the amount of confusion, deception, and chaos infecting our every waking moment. Consider the oft repeated phrase: Order out of chaos as being one of the hallmarks of the Antichrist. As Jan Markell puts it: Mr. Fix-it Man.

Introduction

One of the roller coaster rides I find myself on are the various opinions about how close we are. No dates. But I long to assess the times and seasons with accuracy. I’m torn, Brothers and Sisters. Sometimes it seems like we are so close → like why are we still here? Official answer: the Lord doesn’t want anyone to perish. But I look at how unsustainable the world is right now. Including recent news of mass persecution of our Brothers and Sisters in Nigeria. Stop and pray for them right now! On the other hand, I sometimes think it could be another year or two. When I think about this possibility, I find myself groaning. We’ve talked about this before, remember? I posted this back in December of last year (here).

Brother Britt Gillette rightly points out impending financial distress. In my opinion, the Lord has not permitted the elites to crash the world and cause the Great Reset. But it is coming, so that it will move people into the digital ID and payment systems that will become the solution to the problem they themselves have created. There is significant digital infrastructure being setup—all of it is required to usher in the Beast System we know is coming. As you all know, I look at Revelation 13 and walk backwards. In my opinion, it’s all lining up with what Scripture says.

How much of this will we see? I can’t answer that question. But the Church is half-in and half-out of the world right now. It’s highly distracted. Would it seem reasonable that the Lord will allow a form of rebuke/shaking/chastisement to occur just before we are caught up? Not a revival per se, but a sobering wake up call to motivate the Church to get ready to meet the Bridegroom in the air.

And then there is the pressure our government asserts on the rest of the world due to an America First agenda. Like a boomerang returning on itself in a parabolic trajectory, I can imagine this haunting us at some point in the future. Russia is on the verge of collapse if you follow what Jason Jay Smart says on his channel (he is pro Ukraine, so he is biased, here). Iran is on the verge of collapse. China is on the verge of more distress, especially in energy, debt, and loss of influence. Just think about that for a minute. How many people have been shaded by the President? Putin, that nasty rocket man, Xi Jinping, the Ayatollah? All have lost their teeth and their bark has been reduced to dismissible noise. It seems like for the time being, America’s military might has quieted the world.

For now…

Israel and the Middle East

I had a moment of insight when Pastor Tom Hughes mentioned to me that he looks for two main categories to inform the sense of urgency he has. His focus on (a) Israel, and (b) the state of technology were spot on. It hit me like a hammer because it had that impression of truth only the Holy Spirit can do. This was my experience, at least. You will have your own thoughts and impressions and way to interpret the news cycle.

It’s very interesting to me that Israel has been pretty quiet the past few weeks. I was quite surprised by Iran’s focus on launching hundreds of ballistic missiles to its Arab neighbors. Their satanically inspired death-cult like thinking was done to cause global chaos that will usher in their Mahdi. The following is a snippet from our friends at GotQuestions (here).

Mahdi is a title meaning “guided one.” He is anticipated as the perfect Muslim who will reappear and unite the world under Islam. According to Shia beliefs, Muhammad bin al-Hasan was born near the end of the ninth century and was no longer seen after the middle of the tenth century. This disappearance was supposedly not the result of death but of a divine cloaking, known as occultation.

I appears to me that the peace and safety phase of Israel is unfurling sooner than I think any of us thought possible. Iran, it’s proxies, it’s industrial might, and I might go so far as to say it’s will, have been set back severely. My point is that if we see the evidences for the things required as a prerequisite for the Ezekiel 38/39 war, how much closer are we than when we first believed? Look at it this way, we’ve seen the nations in the alliance—notably Russia (Magog), Iran (Persia), Turkey (Beth-Togarmah), and the minors (Put, Cush, etc.) shaking hands and/or in various agreements in principle. So, we’ve seen the alliances and relationships for several years now, but the peace part? Not so much.

Technology

I’m concerned about the pace of technology. Anyone else with me? I just covered my take on the new Anthropic model called (Mythos) as yet unreleased—and for very good reason (here). Along with ongoing breakthroughs in quantum computing, which has reduced the number of qubits required to break encryption (here), it seems like the perfect storm leading to ultimate control is just a push of a leading domino away. If you’d like updates on Quantum let me know in the comments below. The improvements are two fold, one is from using AI for quantum state stability and the other is algorithmic efficiency. It seems like the brute force error correction stipulation from even 3-4 months ago may not be required anymore.

As a tech nerd, I’ve been in agreement with the other panelists on John Haller’s Technology Roundtable about the thoroughness of the setup needed for Revelation 13. By the way, the next Roundtable has been announced for Wednesday, April 22 at 4pm Pacific 7pm Eastern. Here is the link for the livestream (here). And I’m delighted to share that Pastor Tom Hughes will be attending! So, it will be the six of us once again.

Also, AI data centers in space continues to be a theme. This makes so much strategic sense in my opinion! It puts AI compute requirements into a more favorable state. Cooling, water, energy, environmental approvals, long bureaucratic delays are all largely solved. Communications and bandwidth continue to improve with the ongoing launch of StarLink satellites every few days. And there are other players trying to get massive communications systems into near earth orbit. There is a moment on the near horizon where no one on earth will be able to escape global surveillance. Hello! With ubiquitous mobile phones eventually connecting to these systems no matter what square meter on the planet they stand on, the chokehold as I like to call it is materializing. Don’t forget cellular support is on Elon’s technical roadmap already. It’s not a stretch, folks. The Beast System continues to rise.

Analysis

As I lift up the prism of this world and what we are witnessing with massively complex and fast moving stage setting, look up, Brothers and Sisters. Even if it turns out that the Lord is delaying so that the fishing net of the Gospel can collect more people before His wrath begins pouring out, we need to bear that with a spirit of cooperation. Pray to endure. Pray to overcome this world. It’s getting worse faster, and more violently and brazen than we thought possible. I’m groaning all day. The number of times I bail out of some news video is increasing to epic proportions now. I just REFUSE to be distracted, lied to, misdirected, confused, distressed, fearful, and hopeless. No. Jesus changed all that for me. Almost like a child, I cling to: Jesus is the reward of life. This is what my inner dialogue is like more and more.

TOP 4 Things to Consider

1. People know something big is coming. Use it and do not shrink away from difficult conversations. The number of people that are sensing it is growing. The number of people that are open to connecting the dots is also growing. However, the number of people that are distracted and numb from the pleasures of this world is also exploding. Apostasy continues to bear its deadly payload. The winnowing fork is coming, while the tares are still among us. This is a tricky concept to get comfortable with. May the Lord show His great mercy and grace to call our future Brothers and Sisters in Christ to Himself. Pray for those in your family!

2. Hope is not found in the might of the President forcing his will on the rest of the world. Hope is found only in Jesus. The sooner we can grasp this the better off we are. I find the narrative of America First and all other prideful statements nothing more than a confirmation that a singular powerful leader will emerge from the chaos. With American might at the apex just 1.5 years after his election, I think this proves to me is that a new leader—the rider of the white horse in the first Seal Judgment is going to take the world be storm. I believe the President will be a scapegoat that he will exploit to solve problems and to deceive the world. The phrase Trump Bad, {name of Antichrist} Good, will be the norm.

3. Get ready to meet the Lord in the air. It can happen at any moment. I watched a good video from Lisa Bevere (here) in which the subject of the 10 virgins came up in the conversation. I really appreciated the discuss about how do you keep your lamp full of oil? It forced me to contemplate the question: I am so depleted that I’m not focused on readiness? I ask in humility, Brothers and Sisters. My gut says that each of us have to introspect about the last steps of preparation. I’m not talking about prepping, I’m talking about letting go of childish things and grasping our mandate to OBEY rather than SACRIFICE. I conclude we are not in the Last Days by mistake. So…it begs the question: what does the LORD require of us in our personal ministry and sphere of influence?

4. The number of flaming darts that are flying in our direction is mind-boggling to me. There is a scene in the movie 300 (involving Sparta and Persia) where the number of arrows launched at the 300 is so dense that it blocked out the sun. That’s kinda what I’m seeing. So, I bring this up because the enemy is at work. We need to be smart about how to work on sanctification, purity, holiness, as the Bride of Christ. I saw a video by Lisa Bevere interviewing Dr. Joel Muddamalle (here around min 53) that brought up some of these points. The oil in the lamps of the 5 wise virgins had a remarkable point: what is it that they did to maintain and sustain and thrive in such a way that they were not depleted like the others. Conversely, what is it that finally revealed the truth of the 5 counterfeit virgins that were left out of the Bridegroom’s chambers? Deep stuff. I’m still thinking about this. Work on sanctification, Brothers and Sisters. Get ready!

Summary

Something big is coming...but when? I’m seeing more and more people pondering this question. We know that one of the next things on the prophetic timeline is the Rapture of the Church. If we participate in the restraining role along with the Holy Spirit, then when we are gone, lawlessness will be pervasive. It is so hard to imagine the consequences and circumstances of those that are left behind, isn’t it? It hurts inside.

If you can smell the Tribulation…

I can. I’m spending so much effort to reach a new generation of Believers after we’re gone. My heart yearns to play a role in the greatest evangelistic harvest in human history. Do not forget that your role is in your hands.

Reach out to Brother Roy McFaddin at his website (here). His Keychain Rapture Kit is identical to the one you can download at RaptureKit.org. He carries these out of love for the Body. He is serving you. By taking on the expense of purchasing the materials, the USB drive, the duplicator, and the work of ensuring that those USB drives are able to deliver the Gospel to YOUR loved ones is easier, cheaper, quicker than many of you can do on your own. PLEASE stop by his website and get involved in this significant ministry opportunity to reach the lost—both before and after the Rapture.

I want to end this post by asking for your thoughts. What are your impressions about the season we are in? Where do you think we are? Are you looking up? Are you yearning to see the Lord in the air? Are you working on sanctification and holiness in a depraved and perverse world? Finally, are you praying for the lost? Like now!

#Maranatha

YBIC,
Scott