“I will consume man
and beast; I will
consume the fowls of
the heaven, and the
fishes of the sea,
and the stumbling
blocks with the
wicked: and I will
cut off man from off
the land, saith the
LORD” (Zephaniah
1:3).
Have you seen what
is in the news?
Everyone who reads
the newspaper,
listens to their TV,
scans the Internet
or reads even the
Drudge Report sees
all the strange
reports of worldwide
calamities in nature
that no one can
explain. We see
signs in the
heavens. We see
asteroids coming
very close to our
world and the
scientists can’t
explain them or
predict them all.
Russia had a meteor
fall to the earth
the size of a
quarter of a
football field,
exploding in the
atmosphere causing
injury and damage to
thousands of people
and property. There
was a reported
sighting over Cuba
and without warning
that it was coming.
The same event
happened over in
California.
From news
reports, these
events continue to
happen and with no
apparent
explanation. What is
coming upon the
earth?
Now we find out,
even though it is
being under
reported, that
deaths of different
species of animals
continue unabated.
It gives a person
pause to try and
understand what is
happening, as this
is not normal in any
sense of the word.
Lame stream media
has tried to spin
this as caused by
electrical storms,
fireworks going off,
or environmental
changes due to
“climate change.”
Then others dismiss
it as a normal
occurrence that has
happened before and
that this has been
seen the past? Oh,
really media hounds?
Have we?
We see the latest
report of thousand
of seal pups washing
up on California’s
coastline and we
have not a clue why
this is happening.
If it’s a natural
occurrence in regard
to these animals
dying, then why is
it just one species
that is affected in
several cases?
Remember the black
birds by the
thousands falling
out of the sky in
Arkansas, or drum
fish by the hundreds
of thousands washing
up on the banks of
an Arkansas river
not even a hundred
miles away? Why does
it not affect the
other fish, if it’s
natural? Why not
other birds in the
area, if its a
natural occurrence
or environmental?
How about the recent
past news of 200
head of cattle
suddenly dying in
Wisconsin? The whole
herd was found dead.
Can’t explain it in
the natural? Neither
can I, and it is
making some people
very apprehensive
about what could be
the cause.
This phenomenon
keeps happening all
over the globe, as
suddenly, aquatic
life is washed up
onto our shores or
beasts are found
dead in fields or
birds fall from the
sky. If you think
this is news from
the past, read the
latest online at
this web address:
http://beforeitsnews.com/mass-animal-death/.
These events just
seem to keep
happening, even in
recent news and most
likely will continue
without explanation.
Signs in the heavens
are rampant in our
skies. Unexplained
phenomenon have men
searching the
heavens for a
doomsday life
extinction strike
upon the earth, from
a distant traveling
asteroid coming into
our solar system.
Not to mention the
coming signs that we
have already gone
over about blood red
moons, and solar
eclipses that are
predicted in the
near future from
NASA. Are all these
just business as
usual?
Now I don’t know
exactly the cause,
nor am I a scientist
and I’m not into
conspiracy theories.
But when things
start becoming
strange and
unexplainable, I
turn to my Bible for
any possible
explanation that
might give comfort
or give an answer to
these types of
events─especially
when I believe that
we are in the very
last days before the
start of the
Tribulation. If the
news is
supernatural, will
it only increase in
intensity?
Time will tell, if
these events
continue. Then
stress on men’s
minds and hearts
will increase, too.
To me, it sounds
like warning signs
of a coming judgment
on this earth. I
believe that the
Tribulation is
straight ahead of
us. From what I have
read in our Bible,
if you think these
events are
mysterious and
foreboding, you
haven’t seen
anything yet. Wait
‘till God gets
really busy bringing
upon this earth
signs that we know
must be interpreted
as only divine, as
men will know in
their hearts that
the signs they see,
spell doom to this
world they cling to.
“And there shall be
signs in the sun,
and in the moon, and
in the stars; and
upon the earth
distress of nations,
with perplexity; the
sea and the waves
roaring;
Men’s hearts failing
them for fear, and
for looking after
those things which
are coming on the
earth: for the
powers of heaven
shall be shaken”
(Luke 21:25-26).
Are these events
causing distress
amongst the nations?
It is coming and if
this is what men
fear, it will only
get worse as the
verses above lay
out. So what could
be the explanation
of these strange
events? You can find
many of these end
time events in
Revelation, but I
turn to the book of
Zephaniah and look
at this prophet’s
prophecy concerning
judgment on the city
of Jerusalem and
Judah, the southern
kingdom of Israel. I
believe the prophet
speaks of a people
who have turned
their back on God.
Zephaniah speaks to
them, and I believe
he speaks to us in
these last days of
our history on this
earth. I don't want
you to just read
these excerpts from
God’s Word, but take
that Bible in your
lap and read of our
future in Zephaniah,
that many have yet
to read or have long
forgotten. It will
surely come to pass
in your lifetime.
Zephaniah 1.1-7:
“The word of the
LORD which came unto
Zephaniah the son of
Cushi, the son of
Gedaliah, the son of
Amariah, the son of
Hizkiah, in the days
of Josiah the son of
Amon, king of Judah.
I will utterly
consume all things
from off the land,
saith the LORD.
I will consume man
and beast; I will
consume the fowls of
the heaven, and the
fishes of the sea,
and the stumbling
blocks with the
wicked: and I will
cut off man from off
the land, saith the
LORD.
I will also stretch
out mine hand upon
Judah, and upon all
the inhabitants of
Jerusalem; and I
will cut off the
remnant of Baal from
this place, and the
name of the
Chemarims with the
priests;
And them that
worship the host of
heaven upon the
housetops; and them
that worship and
that swear by the
LORD, and that swear
by Malcham; and them
that are turned back
from the LORD; and
those that have not
sought the LORD, nor
enquired for him.”
Hold thy peace at
the presence of the
Lord GOD: for the
day of the LORD is
at hand: for the
LORD hath prepared a
sacrifice, he hath
bid his guests.”
In verse 5, who is
Malcham? It is
another word for
Molech and God saw
how they passed
their children
through the “fires
of Molech.” Child
sacrifice was going
on by the idolatry
and worship of
Molech, not to
mention all the
abominations of the
worship of the other
false gods of that
time.
This prophecy was
Zephaniah’s warning
to the people about
their idolatry and
about coming
judgment for their
sinful ways. Have we
not passed our
children through the
fire? Can you say,
“elected abortion”
of a whole
generation of
American citizens
who never got a
chance at life?
Zephaniah was a
prophet of judgment.
He prophesied of the
imminent devastation
of the land of Judah
and the destruction
of Jerusalem because
of Judah’s
injustice, hypocrisy
and idolatry in
chapter 1 (sound
familiar?). This
prophecy was
fulfilled in 586 BC.
This is why the
faithful remnant is
called to seek
Jehovah when the
nations near and far
will feel Jehovah’s
vengeance (chapter
2). The actual
corrupted state of
things stands in
contrast to the
future blessings of
the people as
described in chapter
3.16-17:
“In that day it is
said to Jerusalem,
`Fear not, O Zion,
let not thy hands be
feeble.
Jehovah thy
God `is' in thy
midst, A mighty one
doth save, He
rejoiceth over thee
with joy, He doth
work in His love, He
joyeth over thee
with singing.’
The blessing of God
being with us, will
remove all the wrath
and judgment, as God
has laid waste all
who rebel against
Him, and He will
appear in the clouds
of heaven and return
with His Saints to
rule and reign for a
thousand years.
Leading to His
judgment on these
people in Zephaniah
God gave them ample
warning and
likewise, so does He
give us the same
today. He warned
them and He warns us
to seek His face and
to repent.
Zephaniah 2:1-3:
“Gather yourselves
together, yea,
gather together, O
nation not desired;
before the decree
bring forth, before
the day pass as the
chaff, before the
fierce anger of the
LORD come upon you,
before the day of
the LORD’s anger
come upon you.
Seek ye the LORD,
all ye meek of the
earth, which have
wrought his
judgment; seek
righteousness, seek
meekness: it may be
ye shall be hid in
the day of the
LORD’s anger.”
Again, God speaks to
us from His word,
especially for this
time in which we
live:
“If my people, which
are called by my
name, shall humble
themselves, and
pray, and seek my
face, and turn from
their wicked ways;
then will I hear
from heaven, and
will forgive their
sin, and will heal
their land” (2
Chronicles 7:14).
In recent times
past, I would have
believed that
America had a chance
to turn back to God
and He would forgive
and heal this
nation. I don’t
believe that
anymore; the nation
as a whole has
turned reprobate. If
God would withhold
His hand from this
nation in judgment,
He would have to
apologize to Sodom
and Gomorrah for its
destruction, as we
have become them.
The homosexual
agenda continues
unabated, and to
turn a blind eye to
this abomination
will only bring
God’s judgment even
quicker.
The whole book of
Zephaniah makes it
clear that the
prophet looks far
ahead of the
imminent destruction
of Jerusalem to that
dreadful day of
Jehovah, the day of
His anger and
judgment, which,
however, will follow
the blessing of the
millennial reign of
peace.
You can see our
nation, this land we
call
the USA -- in
the words spoken by
Zephaniah. We are
like the ancients,
headed for judgment.
God is trying to get
our attention
worldwide. It’s not
just happening in
America, it’s
happening all over
the globe, but
America is where I
live. Events
described in the
reports discussed
above are coming
from England to the
other side of the
globe to Australia.
Unexplainable events
that Zephaniah was
warning the people
of southern Israel
about are being seen
right now.
Zephaniah was
speaking of the “Day
of the Lord.” It was
an imminent time in
history, but it does
not stop with these
ancient people.
There are
peculiarities in the
prophecy when
Zephaniah is warning
the people about the
future coming day of
the Lord.
The day of Jehovah
is mentioned as
follows in the book
of Zephaniah:
Chapter 1.7: The day
of Jehovah.
Chapter 1.8: The day
of Jehovah’s
sacrifice.
Chapter 1.9: The
same day.
Chapter 1.10: That
day.
Chapter 1.14: The
great day of
Jehovah.
Chapter 1.15-16: A
day of wrath, of
trouble and
distress.
Chapter 1.18: The
day of Jehovah’s
wrath.
Chapter 2.2: The day
of Jehovah’s anger.
Chapter 2.3: The day
of Jehovah’s anger.
Chapter 3.8: The day
that I rise up to
the prey, says
Jehovah.
Chapter 3.11: That
day.
Chapter 3.16: That
day.
He is speaking of
the imminent day of
wrath and is
speaking of that day
in their time, but
also of a future
event that will
precede the final
“coming of the
Lord.”
He is
speaking a duality
of prophecy of our
time, not just the
past. He speaks of
the signs of the
great day of wrath
that is to come upon
this earth...our
earth, in our time.
He is speaking of
the return of our
Lord and Savior
Jesus Christ for His
1000-year reign upon
this earth, which is
preceded by a
cleansing of the
earth in righteous
judgment.
What will it take
for America to
wake-up, or will she
wake up? I believe
she has been lulled
to sleep, bathed in
her wickedness. Will
a catastrophic
earthquake
destroying large
landmasses and its
population shake her
awake? How about a
new terrorist attack
that makes 9/11 pale
in comparison?
Remember how we came
together after the
attack of the twin
towers, the
pentagon, and the
fields of
Pennsylvania that
shook our nation?
And we returned to
our churches in
unprecedented
numbers?
How long did that
last?
After six months of
being convicted and
shaken, we returned
to our old ways and
continued our sinful
way of life. It
seems so long ago,
doesn’t it? How
quickly we forget
how we felt and our
need for God. The
church needs to
wake-up from its
sleep, as we must
warn others to get
on the Ark of Jesus
Christ while there
is still time to do
so.
I just read a
commentary of what
our downfall will
look like: A third
world nation that
has no power, no
authority to do
anything to solve a
worldwide calamity,
as this nation has
ceased to exist in
its superpower
status. Is that time
closer than we even
think? I’ve written
of different
scenarios, as no one
knows how this will
shake out. America
will be either
decimated, or become
the facilitator or
the home of the
beast power and all
its tyranny. Either
way, judgment is
coming.
Worldwide calamity
has started. Time
will tell how fast
it will move to our
shores. As it
becomes stronger and
stronger and the
convulsions of an
earth ripe for
judgment fill the
airwaves -- news
outlet reports are
fast and furious;
you can see what I
stated above coming
to pass in all its
fury. Quoting, Luke
chapter 21 again:
“And there
shall be signs in
the sun, and in the
moon, and in the
stars; and upon the
earth distress of
nations, with
perplexity; the sea
and the waves
roaring; men’s
hearts failing them
for fear, and for
looking after those
things which are
coming on the earth:
for the powers of
heaven shall be
shaken” (Luke
21:25-26).
Some, who read this
commentary, will
come away with fear
and a dread playing
on their hearts and
minds. But we have a
promise even as we
see these events
start to unfold:
“A thousand shall
fall at thy side,
and ten thousand at
thy right hand; but
it shall not come
nigh thee. Only with
thine eyes shalt
thou behold and see
the reward of the
wicked” (Psalm
91:7-8).
This would make the
average man on the
street fearful and
many will experience
health issues
because of one thing
and that is: fear
and anxiety. My
brother and sister
in Christ, do not
fear, do not let
your heart be
troubled, as God is
in control even as
times of tribulation
get closer and
closer:
“For God
hath not appointed
us to wrath, but to
obtain salvation by
our Lord Jesus
Christ,
Who died for us,
that, whether we
wake or sleep, we
should live together
with him” (1
Thessalonians 5:9).
This is the time
when we must be
warning others who
are outside of God’s
protection, those
who see what is
coming on the face
of the earth and are
starting to feel
anxiety. They know
something is coming.
They know that “evil
is coming this way.”
They don’t buy the
stories coming out
of the media. They
feel a dread and a
sense of foreboding.
You see survivalists
who think they can
weather the storm,
but for how long?
No, my friend, when
this happens, all
will be dealt a most
horrific future.
Nothing will save
those who go through
what is coming. It
is a time of untold
death and carnage,
not so much at the
hands of men who
will take many
lives, but at the
hand of Almighty God
in fierce judgment
and wrath aimed at
rebellious and
sinful mankind.
You who read this
message, do you feel
the dread in your
mind and soul? So
what are you to do?
Paul warned in 1
Thessalonians
chapter 5.2-4:
“For yourselves know
perfectly that the
day of the Lord so
cometh as a thief in
the night.
For when they shall
say, Peace and
safety; then sudden
destruction cometh
upon them, as
travail upon a woman
with child; and they
shall not escape.
But ye, brethren,
are not in darkness,
that that day should
overtake you as a
thief.”
As a warning
messenger on the
wall, I admonish you
and give you an open
invitation to quiet
the fear in your
mind and in your
heart with God’s
salvation supplied
by His only begotten
Son.
“But what doth it
say? `Nigh thee is
the saying -- in thy
mouth, and in thy
heart:' that is, the
saying of the faith,
that we preach; that
if thou mayest
confess with thy
mouth the Lord
Jesus, and mayest
believe in thy heart
that God did raise
him out of the dead,
thou shalt be saved,
for with the heart
doth one believe to
righteousness, and
with the mouth is
confession made to
salvation” (Romans
10:8-10).
God is trying to
shake everyone awake
as to what is
coming. God is
calling whoever will
believe in His only
begotten Son unto
salvation. The time
is drawing down. The
start of the coming
seven-years of
Tribulation of
Daniel’s 70th week
could be in the
imminent future. So
what do you do with
this warning, this
call unto
repentance? You
could discard it as
the ravings of a
madman, or look
around you and see
that things are
becoming very
fearful and mind
troubling. You may
feel a tug at your
mind and your heart.
[Jesus said,] “No
man can come to me,
except the Father
that sent me draw
him: and I will
raise him up in the
last day.
It is written
in the prophets, and
they shall all be
taught of God. Every
one that hath heard
from the Father, and
hath learned, cometh
unto me” (John
6:44-45
Listen to that voice
inside your spirit:
“Whoever shall call
upon the name of the
Lord, he shall be
saved’” (Romans
10:13)
But in the end,
don’t take my word
for it and all that
I have written;
search God’s Word
for yourself. Take
the news all around
you and the warning
in your Bible and in
your heart, listen
to the voice of the
Holy Spirit calling
you. Make that
decision for Jesus
Christ today, right
now.
If there is anything
that I can pray with
you about, counsel
you with, or give
you biblical
support, then email
me at
realteam1999@sbcglobal.net,
or visit me online
at
www.churchofgod-usa.org.
This is Pastor Mike
Taylor, praying for
your eternal
salvation.
‘TILL WE MEET
AT JESUS FEET,
MARANATHA!