WINNING WITH THE WORD
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Hello and Happy Day! This is Dr. MaryAnn Diorio, novelist and life coach, welcoming you to another episode of Winning with the Word. Today is February 15, 2021, and this is Episode #3 of Series 2021.
Do you sense that something scary is going on in the world? That something ominous is about to happen, and you have no control over it?
If so, you are not alone. Millions of people throughout the world know that something is drastically wrong in the world, but they don’t know what it is. For this reason, they are afraid.
Today, I’d like to ease your fear by explaining some of the things that are happening, why they are happening, and what to do about them.
1. WHAT is happening?
Did you know that you can learn everything you need to know about what is happening in our world today by reading the Bible? Particularly the following passages:
- Matthew 24 (Parallel accounts are found in Mark 13, Luke Luke 21 and Luke 17:20-37)
- Revelation 13
- 2 Thessalonians 2
- Jeremiah 50-51
- Ezekiel 38-39
- Book of Isaiah 1-66
- Daniel 2, 7-12
- Book of Joel 1-3
- Book of Zechariah 1-14
- Book of Zephaniah 1-3
Thousands of years ago, Old Testament prophets, writing under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, predicted the events that are taking place today–events we are reading about in our morning newspapers, hearing about on the daily news, and living out in our daily lives.
So what is happening today is the fulfillment of Bible prophecy right before our very eyes. The events the Bible predicted thousands of years ago are now coming to pass in our lifetimes. And they are coming to pass very quickly.
2. WHY is it happening?
It’s happening because God said it would happen. In the Book of Numbers, chapter 23, verse 19, the Bible says that “God is not a man, so he does not lie.” Not only does God not lie; He cannot lie because His very nature is Truth. So, when God says something, He says what He means and He means what He says. You can stake your very life on God’s every word. This is the reason the Bible is such an amazing book. Every word in it is the truth!
Take for example the following passage from Matthew 24: 3-8 NLT:
Later, Jesus sat on the Mount of Olives. His disciples came to him privately and said, “Tell us, when will all this happen? What sign will signal your return and the end of the world? Jesus told them, “Don’t let anyone mislead you, for many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah.’ They will deceive many. And you will hear of wars and threats of wars, but don’t panic. Yes, these things must take place, but the end won’t follow immediately. Nation will go to war against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in many parts of the world. But all this is only the first of the birth pains, with more to come.”
Are we not witnessing the beginning of all of these things now? Indeed, we are. And Jesus warned us that there is more to come.
What is this “more to come”? It is a seven-year period of the most horrific events the human race has ever suffered. For it will be the period when the AntiChrist, who is Satan personified, will seize power and enforce the tyrannical government of the New World Order. For the last few decades, we have heard this term bantered back and forth by politicians, beginning with former President George Herbert Walker Bush and used by major political leaders since then.
This New World Order is already upon us. It is now being called “The Great Reset” and is a system of surveillance, censorship, and suppression of basic human freedoms given to us by God. Make no mistake about it, we are living in the last days before the return of Jesus Christ–first in the Rapture to remove His followers before the Tribulation and then, seven years later, at His Second Coming at the end of the Tribulation to set up His millennial kingdom.
So, the third question remains . . .
3. WHAT can I do about it?
The most important thing you can do–and must do if you want to be among those whom Jesus will remove from the earth during the cataclysmic event called the Rapture–is to repent of your sins and accept Jesus Christ as your Savior and Lord. Only by accepting Christ–an act called “being born again”–can you be counted worthy to be removed from the horrors to come upon the earth. For you see, once Christ-Followers are removed, all hell will literally break loose. God’s wrath will be poured out upon the earth against all those who have rejected Christ.
While you can still accept Christ during the tribulation, you will be beheaded by the AntiChrist if you do. And the probable means of beheading will be the guillotine.
So, accept Jesus now, before the Tribulation. If you have not yet accepted Christ as your Savior and Lord, pray this simple prayer with me now:
Lord Jesus, I do not want to be left behind at the Rapture. I want to be taken up with Your true followers to spend eternity with You. So, I receive You now as my Savior and Lord. Forgive me of my sins. Cleanse me of all unrighteousness and make me clean. Give me Your grace to follow you all the days of my life. I ask and receive in Your Precious Name. Amen.
If you prayed this prayer sincerely, please write to me at drmaryann@maryanndiorio.com. I would like to send you a free e-booklet that will help you get started in your walk with Christ. I also encourage you to get yourself a Bible and read it every single day. The Bible is God’s love letter to you, His manual for your life. In the Bible, God reveals Who He is, and He instructs you how to live.
Finally, ask the Lord to lead you to the church of His choice for you where you can learn about Him and have fellowship and encouragement with other Christ-Followers. It is critically important in these last days to fellowship with other believers who are mature in Christ and can guide you as you grow in Him.
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Featured Book of the Week: THE IRON SAINT by MaryAnn Diorio, PhD
The Church in America is on the verge of a tremendous spiritual awakening, an awakening that will first be fueled by persecution unlike anything we have ever seen before in this land. Indeed, a prophetic word given in my home church during the month of November gave this warning to the Church: “Prepare for the fire of persecution!”
But the Church is not ready for this persecution. For the most part, the Church in America has been weak and lukewarm. Flabby and lazy. Consumed with the world and not with the things of God. As a result, the Church has been deceived and has subverted the divine order of things.
In THE IRON SAINT, Dr. MaryAnn Diorio seeks to help equip the saints for the work of true, integritous, and effective ministry. As a teacher in the Body of Christ, it is her burning desire to help correct this devastating error.
In THE IRON SAINT, Dr. Diorio has outlined a plan of action for strengthening the Church through uncompromising obedience to the Word of God. This plan of action is based on her own 50 years of walking with the Lord and being led by His Holy Spirit.
If you are a born-again believer and member of the Body of Christ, make this book a top reading priority.
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