#21 Has the Beast’s Reign ended?
It’s now October 16th, 2024, and we didn’t see Christ return on Rosh Hashanah/Yom Teruah this year. However, war in the Middle East has expanded with Israel’s “surprisingly” effective destruction not just of Hamas but now Hezbollah, too. An attack on Iran seems forthcoming, but Israel delays. Why? Perhaps Netanyahu is stalling in hope for a more sympathetic U.S. administration. However, many suspect that Israel is running low on air defense materials and can’t yet afford to prompt an Iranian response. Missiles and drones are “cheap” to produce. Not so with sophisticated air defense systems that cost millions (or more) to produce. The THAAD missile defense system that the U.S. is deploying to Israel cost over a billion dollars to produce. How long will it take Israel to restock? That will depend on the U.S., its main supplier. Yet, the current U.S. administration is threatening to cut military aid entirely unless Israel steps up humanitarian aid to Gaza–in essence feeding its enemies.
With respect to the 42-month reign of the beast, have you noticed a subtle but growing discord within the MSM and others regarding the current government and the beast’s presidential candidate’s campaign? The MSM is becoming increasingly critical of Kamala Harris and Tim Walz. It’s subtle, but it’s increasing. And over the last two weeks, we’ve begun to see more and more about the “black vote”–the democrat party’s once reliable and major voting bloc–moving to Donald Trump’s camp. I sense that the beast’s reign is over, although its demise won’t truly come until Christ’s return. That interval is likely to become one of increasing turmoil and violence. Should Trump win the U.S. presidential election, violence is very likely to erupt in every major city. And the Dept of Defense has now authorized the U.S. military to use lethal force to assist state and local governments in quelling such violence. Never in my 70+ years of life, with a block of those years serving in the Army, would I have imagined the military being used to kill our own citizens.
MARANATHA!