A Growing Hostility Toward Jesus’ Return… From The Church?

A Growing Hostility Toward Jesus’ Return… From The Church?

Jan Markell

I recently received an email from a woman who detailed how her church has become hostile to those of us anticipating Jesus’ return. Mockers were predicted to emerge in the last days, but it is still hurtful.

Scoffers increase every year as we get closer to Christ’s return—despite the signs of the times exploding, which should serve as a wake-up call for how late the hour is.

The email I received also described denigrating names that were being given to people like her who were looking up, awaiting Jesus’ return—names like “End Times Eddie,” “Apocalyptic Anita,” or “Doom and Gloom June.” I wish I were making this up! This is just one more church saying, “Come Lord Jesus… but not too soon.”

Her church went on to teach that we can experience “heaven on earth” right now—and if that’s the case, why be in such a hurry to be raptured out? Are you kidding? With rampant crime and lawlessness, 20 active hot wars, birth pangs causing death and destruction, broken marriages, and teens out of control, thisis apparently “heaven on earth”?

The Bible is clear: until all things are made new, all things will remain broken. There can simply be no heaven on earth until Jesus reigns; the idea that it can is driven by “Kingdom Now” theology known as “dominionism.”

Let’s be honest, Earth is a sinking Titanic. It is ripe for judgment. No amount of wishful thinking can make it a Garden of Eden. Slumbering preachers and sleepy saints need to wake up and realize that Earth has an expiration date, and we are racing towards it. They also need to get excited about the fact that the King is coming to deliver His saints out of it.

Our assignment on this earth is not to continually improve it, making renovations to usher in Christ’s kingdom. While the Holy Spirit operates through the church to restrain the evil of our day, we know where this world is headed. That is why many are looking for the true rescue known as the “Blessed Hope,” the Rapture of believers, out of this Titanic.

We aren’t relying on the United Nations to rescue us or a false theology like “Kingdom Now.” We are waiting for a trumpet and a shout (1 Thessalonians 4). I’m proud to be among this crowd, no matter what name they want to call me—and I think you should flee from any church that seems to be teaching: “Come Lord Jesus… but not too soon.”

Over 10,000 Christians Arrested in China as Xi Jinping’s Communist Regime Escalates Religious Crackdown

REPORT: Over 10,000 Christians Arrested in China as Xi Jinping’s Communist Regime Escalates Religious Crackdown

Ben Kew

Christians across Communist China are being arrested, detained and effectively “disappeared” for worshipping outside state-controlled churches, according to a major investigation by The Telegraph.

The report details accounts from underground Christians who say police have raided homes in the middle of the night, separated families and imprisoned pastors as the regime intesifies its campaign against independent religious groups.

One Christian identified only as “TJ” recalled police smashing into his home before dragging away his wife.

“They grabbed my clothes and grabbed my hands so I couldn’t move. I could hear my daughter crying so much in the room next door but I couldn’t go to her, I couldn’t hug my wife.”

His wife remains in custody, according to The Telegraph.

China officially permits Christianity only through churches controlled by the Communist Party, where congregations are expected to display portraits of Xi Jinping and demonstrate loyalty to the regime.

Millions instead worship in underground churches, placing them at risk of arrest.

According to The Telegraph, ChinaAid founder Bob Fu estimates more than 10,000 Christians have been arrested during Xi’s rule.

Recent raids reportedly targeted Beijing’s Zion Church and the Early Rain Covenant Church, with dozens detained.

Pastor Jun Yang told the newspaper authorities spent months attempting to build cases against church leaders before arresting members.

“They were trying to look for excuses to see if they could set a trap for me.”

Yang escaped only because he was overseas when police raided his home. His wife was arrested instead.

China’s embassy rejected allegations of persecution, insisting it “manages religious affairs in accordance with the law” and accusing “anti-China forces” of spreading disinformation.

But Christians see little hope while Xi remains in power.

“Once Xi Jinping is still the chairman in China, I don’t think anything will be better and if the persecution is not better, that means we cannot have our church and we are in danger anytime,” he added.

NATO’s ‘Missile Summit’: The arms race Europe just signed up for

NATO’s ‘Missile Summit’: The arms race Europe just signed up for

RT

The NATO summit in Ankara hasn’t been dubbed a “missile summit” by anyone – yet it probably should be. More than anything else, the meeting marked the launch of several major missile programs that could fundamentally reshape Europe’s military landscape over the coming decade.

Germany is getting Tomahawks

Chancellor Friedrich Merz got what he had been pushing for – and not just him. The United States has effectively given Berlin the green light to acquire American Tomahawk cruise missiles.

”On the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara we also agreed with the American government that Tomahawk missiles would be purchased by us and stationed in Germany. With this we are closing an important strategic gap in our defense. And at the same time we will work on developing our own European systems and deploying them in Europe,” Merz announced.

The details remain unclear. Berlin has yet to specify exactly which Tomahawk variant it intends to buy. Most likely, however, these will be the ground-launched versions, meaning either the Typhon missile system or a new launcher built around the same family of cruise missiles.

In practical terms, Germany would gain the ability to strike virtually any target in the western part of Central Russia. If similar systems were eventually deployed in the Baltic states, their range would extend as far as the Urals.

One can assume that the German leadership will sleep a little easier knowing it has such capabilities at its disposal. A few billion dollars may seem like a reasonable price for that kind of reassurance.

And what do the Americans get?

They no longer have to deploy their own Tomahawks across Europe to reassure NATO allies. Europe gets to strengthen its own defenses – and pay for them itself. From Washington’s perspective, that’s a remarkably efficient arrangement.

Arguably the biggest missile-related announcement for Ukraine came from President Donald Trump, who revealed plans to grant Kiev a license to manufacture missiles for the Patriot air defense system.

No European country currently possesses such a license. Japan is the only nation outside the United States that produces Patriot interceptors.

Trump said American and Ukrainian technical teams would now begin working on the practical details – drafting agreements and preparing production. For the moment, however, this remains a political declaration rather than an industrial reality.

Building a facility capable of producing Patriot missiles while Russian aerospace forces retain the ability to strike targets across Ukraine borders on fantasy.

Which means that “Ukrainian production” would likely end up being Ukrainian mostly on paper, while the actual factories would operate somewhere else in Europe.

And there is already no shortage of volunteers.

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In an age of Flock surveillance, everyone is a potential criminal

In an age of Flock surveillance, everyone is a potential criminal and you’re guilty until proven innocent

Leo Hohmann

We are suddenly hearing a lot about Flock cameras and the dangers of America going down the path of becoming a police surveillance state.

This is a topic I’ve been harping on for years, so I’m glad others are joining in the refrain and people are starting to wake up.

The problem is that much of the reporting in the mainstream corporate media focuses on how the cameras are actually a good thing and when someone gets wrongly charged with a crime, oh, that’s just because a single police officer “misused” the technology.

That’s a load of bunk. And the talking point of “police misusing Flock cameras” comes directly from the company itself.

I spent some time today viewing multiple local news reports on a case in the Denver, Colorado, area in which a woman was wrongly charged, and below is the most even-handed report I could find explaining exactly what happened to her. This should be everyone’s nightmare in the new Amerika.

This cop was trying to use Flock cameras and Ring Doorbell cameras to coerce Chrisann Elser into confessing to a crime she didn’t commit.

For all you folks out there who love being spied on by AI cameras, claiming that if you have nothing to hide you have nothing to worry about, you need to wake up. That argument assumes not only honest policing, but competent policing — two things that are not in great supply.

The cop in the above video could have been crooked. But more than likely he was just incompetent. More than likely he honestly thought he was prosecuting a solid case against Chrisanna Elser. I don’t think he was a dirty cop. More than likely, he thought she stole the package off the resident’s porch, but he had misinterpreted the video evidence and conducted sloppy police work, jumping to conclusions that just weren’t there. He was probably inexperienced and overeager, hoping to impress his bosses and eventually get a promotion if he solved enough of these petty theft cases.

The most disturbing lesson from this story, and the hundreds of others like it, is that Chrisanna Elder was deemed guilty until proven innocent. The burden was on her to disprove that she had stolen the package, and lucky for her she had her own video evidence of where she was at the time they say she was perpetrating a crime.

Most people don’t have video to document everything they do in their daily lives. But that’s the type of society we are turning into. If you can’t prove your innocence by providing a video, you must be guilty of what the surveillance state assumes you were doing, or about to do! And they say blanketing cities with AI cameras is a great thing that will keep us safer? It’s not so great when they make a mistake and lock you up for a crime you didn’t commit.

Flock’s AI surveillance cameras are now hiding in more than 6,000 American cities and towns, compliments of your city councils. Do you still feel safe under the watchful eye of this Big Tech monster?

Lebanese Army to Deploy in South Lebanon Pilot Zones as Israeli Withdrawal Looms

Lebanese Army to Deploy in South Lebanon Pilot Zones as Israeli Withdrawal Looms

Chase Codewell

The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) are preparing to deploy to two pilot zones in southern Lebanon in the coming days, according to a U.S. official cited by Israeli media. The deployment is part of a U.S.-brokered framework agreement between Beirut and Tel Aviv, under which Israeli forces are expected to withdraw from areas cleared of Hezbollah infrastructure. 

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said the army would begin deploying in pilot zones as a first phase, according to remarks read by Information Minister Paul Morcos after a cabinet meeting [1]. The next round of talks between Lebanese and Israeli delegations is scheduled for July 15-16 in Rome, with U.S. mediators expected to facilitate technical discussions.

Lebanon has stated it will not attend the Rome talks until Israel completes the agreed-upon withdrawal from the pilot zones, an Arab official told the Times of Israel. The framework deal allows Washington to declare each pilot zone before Israeli forces depart, with no clear timetable for full withdrawal, the Arab source said. A U.S. official described the Rome talks as a closed discussion intended to hand off unresolved issues to technical teams. Meanwhile, reports indicate that Israel has delayed its planned pullout from two villages pending agreement on a U.S. oversight mechanism. Israeli security officials told Kan News that “there are currently no timelines” and that withdrawal would only proceed once clear criteria are set [2].

Israeli officials have publicly rejected any large-scale withdrawal from southern Lebanon. Defense Minister Israel Katz said Israeli troops have been instructed to prepare for an extended stay in the so-called security zone [3]. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu named Froun and Zawtar al-Gharbieh as two initial pilot zones late last month, but skepticism has emerged on the ground. The mayor of Froun, Hassan Adel Bazzi, told RT that the town was designated a pilot withdrawal zone despite never being occupied by Israeli forces [4]. The New Arab confirmed that Israeli forces are not present in Ghandourieh, another named pilot zone. The discrepancy has fueled local doubts about the viability of the plan.

The three pilot zones named in reports following the trilateral deal are Froun, Zawtar al-Gharbieh, and Al-Ghandourieh. A U.S. official said these areas have been cleared of Hezbollah infrastructure and will be handed over to the Lebanese Armed Forces. Further pilot zones are being mapped, with U.S. Central Command coordinating between both countries, the official stated. The selection has historical parallels; earlier Israeli military operations in southern Lebanon often concentrated on similar villages. As documented in accounts of past conflicts, Israeli air strikes were heavily focused on Nabatiyeh, Beaufort Castle, and Hasbaya [5].

The upcoming Rome talks are expected to build on the framework deal, though the timetable for further withdrawals remains unclear. A U.S. official said the first pilot zone will launch in a matter of days, with technical teams to work on all issues outlined in the agreement. The Arab source indicated Washington will initially declare the first zone, but no specific date for full Israeli withdrawal has been set.

Hezbollah has rejected the agreement, calling it heavily skewed in Israel’s favor, and its leader Naim Qassem demanded a complete Israeli withdrawal without retaining “an inch” of Lebanese territory [9] [10]. The outcome of the Rome talks will likely determine whether the fragile ceasefire holds or further escalates.