Jake McCandless

Executive Director of Stand Firm and lead pastor of Epic Church NWA in Springdale, AR and multiple award-winning author, Jake has a B.A. in Bible and Pastoral Studies from Central Baptist College, and an Advanced Masters of Divinity from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Former regular contributor to the Baptist Press and WND News with popular conservative voices such as Pat Buchanan, Ann Coulter, Ben Carson, Chuck Norris, Greg Laurie, Ben Schapiro, Joel Richardson, and others. He now is a weekly contributor for Israel, Islam, and the End Times and Armageddon News. He has authored books such as the, award-winning Spiritual Prepper from WND Books. Award-winning devotional books, Invincibleand For Uncertain Times, he authored the ground-breaking children’s book, Jesus and His White Horse from CrossLink Publishing. He is also a regular guest on national and international radio and streaming web shows, along with hosting his weekly live streaming program Talking Stand Firm and weekly podcast Stand Firm Parents.

The Great Deception Trap

The Great Deception Trap is Set – Part III

The Antichrist Revelation 13 provides an overview of the end-time scenario hinted at throughout Scripture. In this chapter, the Apostle John shares a vision of a beast coming from the earth and a beast from the sea. It’s easy to get lost in the beast terminology, but the details are consistent with end-time prophecy elsewhere. […]

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The Great Deception Trap Is Set

The Great Deception Trap is Set – Part II

Islam’s Role in the Great Deception I hope the previous article in which I wrote, Islam could possibly be the religion of the Antichrist peaked your interest. In this article we will focus on Islam’s possible role in the Great Deception. Again, there isn’t a Scripture that explicitly points to Islam playing this role, but

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The Great Deception Trap is Set

The Great Deception Trap is Set

In the previous two articles, I shared that at the end of the age we will face two great spiritual dangers—the Great Apostasy and the Great Deception. Both are tied with the rise of the Antichrist. The apostasy or turning away occurs due to the persecution his rise brings. Specifically, this will be done as

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Many will be deceived

Future Headlines, Many Will Be Deceived

Two Warnings There are two Biblical warnings at the heart of Stand Firm. They’re the reasons followers of Christ need to be spiritual preppers. These warnings aren’t merely future possibilities, but due to the nature of Biblical prophecy, we can know with certainty these are future headlines. The events warned about what will happen. Now

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Injustice is the norm

Future Headlines, Injustice is the Norm

Is Justice Unchristian? Unlike most of my articles, this was triggered by a series of tweets I came across. I don’t have room to go into them, but they conveyed a common idea practiced and stated both consciously and subconsciously in America. This idea is that it is “unchristian” for someone to believe there should

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Many will turn away

Future Headlines, Many Will Turn Away

Many Have Turned Away I’ve mentioned Matthew 24:10 a few times—it’s the heartbeat of Stand Firm for it holds a prophecy that many will turn away from the faith. This haunts me. Professed Christians. Church members. Friends. Family. People dear to us, who once proclaimed to be a believer, will turn away. Unfortunately, this future reality doesn’t seem

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Lovers of Pleasure

Future Headlines, People Will Be Lovers of Pleasure

Bible Prophecy No, this a isn’t rerun of my previous article. It’s the same verse. The same prophecy. A connected struggle, but an additional challenge to our faith and future headline we can bet on. Bible prophecy doesn’t only foretell politics, but there are many prophecies that tell the spiritual climate at the end of

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Many Will Turn Away

Future Headlines, Many Will Turn Away

Many Will Turn Away I’ve mentioned Matthew 24:10 a few times—it’s the heartbeat of Stand Firm for it holds a prophecy that many will turn away from the faith. This haunts me. Professed Christians. Church members. Friends. Family. People dear to us, who once proclaimed to be believers, will turn away. Unfortunately, this future reality

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Future Headlines, Injustice Is the Norm

Future Headlines, Injustice Is the Norm

A Culture that Accepts Injustice Unlike most of my articles, this was triggered by a series of tweets I came across. I don’t have room to go into them, but they conveyed a common idea practiced and stated both consciously and subconsciously in America. This idea is that it is “unchristian” for someone to believe

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Lovers of Pleasure

Future Headlines, People Will Be Lovers of Pleasure

People Will Be Lovers of Pleasure People will be lovers of pleasure. No, this isn’t a rerun of my previous article. It’s the same verse. The same prophecy. A connected struggle, but an additional challenge to our faith and future headline we can bet on. Bible prophecy doesn’t only foretell politics. Many prophecies tell the spiritual climate at

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