August 21, 2025


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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 Thursday, August 21, 2025, and this is episode #14 in Series 2025. This episode is titled, “It’s Almost Midnight!”

Before we get into our message for this week, I want to extend a warm welcome to all of our new subscribers around the world. By the grace of God, Winning with the Word now reaches 85 countries all over the globe! Praise the Lord and glory to God!

I want you to know how much I appreciate your support, and I trust that Winning with the Word blesses you and encourages you during these difficult end times. Please share this podcast and blog with your family and friends. I would love to bless them and encourage them as well.

Now on to our message.

The World Is Asleep

While the world sleeps, God’s watchmen are at their posts .For the past decade and more, they have been studying the Word, watching the heavens, and keeping their eyes on the geopolitical pulse of the world, especially on the Middle East, and specifically on Israel. Their conclusions coincide: the world is approaching its end as we know it, and approaching its end at warp speed.

Something shifted in the world back in 2020, and the world has never been the same. Normal did not come back, as people had hoped. But the watchmen know that Jesus is coming back. And they are risking their names and their reputations to warn us.

Why?

Because God, in His infinite love, has given the watchmen a mandate to warn the world. We read this mandate spoken by God in the Book of Ezekiel 33: 6:

“But if the watchman sees the enemy coming and does not sound the alarm to warn the people, he is responsible for their captivity. They will die in their sins, but I will hold the watchman responsible for their deaths.”


The Enemy is Coming

So, what enemy is coming that the watchmen are warning us about? They are warning us about the coming Tribulation under the brutal dictatorship of the AntiChrist. More than that, they are warning the world of the eternal fires of Hell which no one will escape unless he is born again.

And what are the watchmen getting for their warnings? They are being mocked, ridiculed, and scorned. They are being called alarmists and fanatics and lunatics. But they don’t care. Why not? Because they love God and they love you!

You may find this hard to believe, but it is the truth. How do I know? I have followed the watchmen for a decade now, and, indeed, I have joined their ranks.

So, what are the watchmen seeing as they watch?

1) They are seeing that the earth is groaning in labor pains that will only increase before the Tribulation and then result in the birth of the Kingdom in the Millennium, the thousand-year period of time during which Jesus Christ will rule on the earth. These labor pains are appearing in the form of earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, wildfires, monstrous storms, solar flares, falling asteroids, and so on.

Romans 8: 20-23 NLT says this: “Against its will, all creation was subjected to God’s curse. But with eager hope, the creation looks forward to the day when it will join God’s children in glorious freedom from death and decay. For we know that all creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time.” 

And in Luke 21: 11 NLT we read: “There will be great earthquakes, and there will be famines and plagues in many lands, and there will be terrifying things and great miraculous signs from heaven.”

2) The watchmen are seeing the entire world gang up against Israel and demanding a two-state solution. Scripture clearly warns in the Book of Joel that any nation that divides Israel will itself be divided. Listen to the prophet’s sobering warning in Joel chapter 3, verse 2:

“I will gather all the nations and bring them down to the valley of Jehoshaphat. Then I will enter into judgment with them there on behalf of My people and My inheritance, Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations; and they have divided up My land.”

Little do the nations of the world know what awaits them, yet the watchmen are warning them. They will have no excuse when they stand before the King of kings and Lord of lords.

“I will gather all the nations and bring them down to the valley of Jehoshaphat. Then I will enter into judgment with them there on behalf of My people and My inheritance, Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations; and they have divided up My land.”

Joel 3: 2

3) The watchmen are seeing things that generations before us did not aww, indeed, could not have seen. Why? Because things hidden for centuries are now being revealed.

In the Book of Daniel, the angel told Daniel that the book of prophecy would be sealed until the end times. We are now in those end times, and the book of prophecy is being opened again.

Let’s read from Daniel, chapter 12, verse 4:

“But you, Daniel, keep this prophecy a secret; seal up the book until the time of the end, when many will rush here and there, and knowledge will increase.”

We are living in the age when many are rushing here and there and knowledge has increased to the point that computer engineers tell me that computer information becomes obsolete within three months of time, if that long. And travel has certainly increased to the point where millions of travelers travel all over the world. Travel statistics from the year 2024 show that approximately 1.45 billion people traveled internationally during that year, marking an increase of 11.5% over the previous year of international travel.

There are many other signs the watchmen are seeing and pointing out to the world. You would do well to take heed, but be sure that what a watchman says aligns with God’s Word. For just as there are many true and legitimate watchmen, there are many false ones. The way to gauge their veracity and trustworthiness is to measure what they say by what God says in His Word.

If you have been mocking the watchmen, think twice. They are looking out for your soul. And if that isn’t love, I don’t know what is.

Will you receive that love now—God’s love—if you haven’t yet done so? Pray this simple prayer with me now:

Lord Jesus, thank You for Your love. You loved me enough to die for me and to take the punishment for my sin, the punishment that I deserved. And now You are warning me through Your servants the watchmen. So I receive You now as I heed Your warning. I receive You as my Savior and Lord. Make of me what You created me to be. Amen.

If you sincerely prayed this prayer from your heart, you are now a born-again child of God. You have been given an inheritance by God Himself that includes hope, peace, and joy. Write to me at drmaryann@maryanndiorio.com, and I will send you a free PDF e-booklet titled After You’re Born Again.

In case you are not aware, I write heart-mending fiction that deals with the deepest issues of life. In my stories you will find characters just like you who struggle with what look like impossible problems and situations. Check out my books at my online bookstore at shop.maryanndiorio.com. That’s shop.maryanndiorio.com. 

My featured book for this week is titled The Rabbi and Mrs. Goldstein. This powerfully moving novel recounts the story of a 19th-century rabbi’s wife who accepts Yeshua as the Messiah and faces her husband’s wrath in the form of divorce, destruction, and death. You can get your copy at the link provided HERE.

I also invite you to visit me on my other blog, The Relationship Road. There you will find valuable information on creating and cultivating healthful relationships based on God’s Word.

Winning with the Word is available on Apple Podcasts and other major podcast venues as well as on YouTube. Check out my YouTube channel at youtube.com/drmaryanndiorio.

Until next time, remember that God loves you just as you are and just where you are. Yet He doesn’t want to keep you there. As you live in Him, He will help you to keep on winning with the Word.

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