Prophecy

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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Increase in Wickedness – End Times Headline

Recent Headlines about the Increase in Wickedness Is it only me, or does there seem to be a rapid increase in wickedness? I saw a headline the other day that  disturbed me: Satanic Temple’s ‘Weekend of Blasphemy’ Sells Out in Boston (breitbart.com). The “Witches Night” themed event was advertised as “a weekend of blasphemy and

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Lovers of Israel

The Church’s Calling to Israel in the Last Days

The True Lover of Israel Dan. 11:33, 12:3, 10 speaks of the last days when there will be “those with insight,” whom God had been preparing behind the scenes for many years and will suddenly emerge at the appointed time “to give understanding to the many.” And, if that appointed time is not within their

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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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