During the National Day of Prayer in the Rose Garden at the White House, President Trump signed into law a religious freedom act. The ceremony was attended by many well-known Christian leaders who applauded the President’s efforts to renew and protect the religious liberties of Americans, including easing IRS rules on houses of worship.
Behind President Trump stood representatives of many faiths: Christian, Jewish, Greek Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and some Eastern faiths. They were all assured that their religious liberties will continue to be protected by the U.S. constitution.
In the middle of his speech, President Trump made mention of his first foreign trip which would take him to the religious capitals of the world’s major monotheistic religions: Saudi Arabia (home of Islam’s Mecca and Medina), Jerusalem (home of Judaism), and Rome (home of Roman Catholicism). President Trump already has the full support and cooperation of evangelicals, who are headquartered in the United States.
The goodwill and cooperation of the religions of the world in the name of “peace” is a first step to a much greater goal. President Trump hopes to garner support for his declared plan to bring peace to the Middle East. It was just this week that Trump met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Abbas’ reaction to the meeting: “Mr. President, with you, we have hope.”
All of this sounds good on the surface. But it behooves the Bible-believing Bereans out there to be wary. Why?
- The Bible teaches that the final 7-years of this age begin with a treaty or covenant between Israel, a world leader, and other nations (Daniel 9:27). Inherent in this prophecy is the existence of a rebuilt Jewish temple. The Temple Institute in Jerusalem has everything ready to erect this temple in record time, including the training of the temple priests. They only lack official permission to build. This permission could be part of the treaty’s stipulations. Revelation 11:2 seems to hint that a shared arrangement of the Temple Mount will be negotiated. The area outside the temple will be “given to the Gentiles.”
- The unity or cooperation of the religions of the world marries Baal with God Almighty. Where in your Bible has this ever resulted in good for God’s people? Co-existence has always necessitated compromise of one’s faith first.
- In the end times, religious freedom will still be in place… for a time. Reading ahead in Revelation 13, we see where there will eventually be some type of “mark” placed on or in the hand or forehead of people for the purposes of buying and selling. This mark will be the world leader’s way of ensuring the cooperation of people. The real game-changer will be economic control of people. Many prophetic teachers see the computer chip being used as the mark of the beast, allowing for control of the world’s economic systems. An implanted chip in the hand for the purposes of buying and selling is now a fact of life in several countries of the world. The rest of us carry that same chip in a debit or credit card, or an iphone.
- As I write this, Air Force jets have intercepted Russian bombers off the coast of Alaska, and North Korea has just fired a ballistic missile. Syria is a mess. And huge famines are wiping out populations of people in Africa. The world is heating up. The groundwork may be being laid for the necessary second coming of Jesus Christ, before mankind does himself in.
- THE CHURCH— FOR THE MOST PART— IS CHOOSING TO IGNORE THE GATHERING STORM CLOUDS. We should be proclaiming the Second Coming of Jesus Christ! But, how many churches are? And have any of President Trump’s ministers warned him of Bible prophecy concerning Israel? Or are they even aware of it?
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