Things To Come

Greetings in Christ,
Just a quick message to our Millennial Trumpet subscribers.
We hope each of you have much to be thankful for. The Apostle Paul wrote, “And we exhort you, brethren, admonish the idlers, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with them all. See that none of you repays evil for evil, but always seek to do good to one another and to all. Rejoice always, pray constantly, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. Do not quench the Spirit, do not despise prophesying, but test everything; hold fast what is good, abstain from every form of evil. May the God of peace himself sanctify you wholly; and may your spirit and soul and body be kept sound and blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. He who calls you is faithful, and he will do it” (1 Thess. 5:14-24).
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Get Ready for the Coming Persecution
In Tulsa Oklahoma, Rev. Billy Joe Daugherty was attacked last Sunday November 20th, punched in the face twice by Steven Rogers. Daugherty was cut by the eye and required two stitches. No charges were pressed by Daugherty, although a church security guard did press charges. About 15 years ago, Rogers punched Richard Roberts (Oral Robert’s son), but no charges were filed then either.
Rogers had no remorse and was heard to say he’d, “do whatever he wants, to whomever he wants, whenever he wants.”
In Revelation Six Get Ready, the Lord had me write the following:

Christian-Bashing will be the "In Thing to do"

This will shut down the boisterous Christians for fear of their lives. Christian symbols and “in-your-face” slogans on bumper stickers will meet with harassment and hate. People who wear Christ hypocritically around the neck and wrist will be targets for thugs, gang members and outraged homosexuals who will “bash” Christians for the fun of it.
God will allow this to happen to see who is genuine and who is phony. He already knows, but the problem is that we do not. There will be a separation of the wheat and tares that will allow the righteous to be clearly seen on that day when God finally acts.
God will act with great fierceness and wrath against all the ungodly sinners and wicked people who opposed Him and His true servants. First, He must cleanse and purify His people and chase out the wicked. A day of vengeance is coming, and in that day God will have a glorious church that will shine in the darkness as millions of sinners flee to this beacon as the end of the Great Tribulation nears.

An army of true servants of Christ will walk in spiritual authority and power that in some cases will cause outright the death of some who practice evil openly. Just as Ananias and Sapphira fell dead at Peter’s feet, many false Christians and wicked people will be made examples of God’s terrible power.

“It was of these also that Enoch in the seventh generation from Adam prophesied, saying, "Behold, the Lord came with his holy myriads, to execute judgment on all, and to convict all the ungodly of all their deeds of ungodliness which they have committed in such an ungodly way, and of all the harsh things which ungodly sinners have spoken against him” (Jude 14,15).

What is about to happen?
You can expect more birth pangs that will lead into the coming great persecution. This incident in Tulsa Oklahoma is demonic in nature [see Rogers picture] and is a subtle indicator of what we see coming, a persecution madness and rage. Indeed, Christian bashing will be the in thing to do. Many demon driven haters of truth will attack Christians who have any kind of public presentation of the Gospel. It will become a curious test in the minds of these twisted thugs and lawless God haters; a contest to see how many Christians will forgive and turn the other cheek when bashed in the face.

Many indicators point to more destruction coming, and anything can happen at any moment. The economy is like a bubble ready to burst. Wars, rumors of war, natural disasters, trouble, scandal, and immorality, political stupidly and arrogance, along with the roaring of the waves of the sea are terrifying and perplexing. We must pray for God’s timing for judgment during these birth pangs. Satan knows what is coming and that his time is short. He wants to cause millions to go into the valley of decision without understanding. It is not time for the end to come.
The message of the coming kingdom and the true Gospel of Christ must and will be allowed to be shouted to the whole world before the Great Tribulation begins.
Jesus said, “And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached throughout the whole world, as a testimony to all nations; and then the end will come.
‘So when you see the desolating sacrilege spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains; let him who is on the housetop not go down to take what is in his house; and let him who is in the field not turn back to take his mantle. And alas for those who are with child and for those who give suck in those days! Pray that your flight may not be in winter or on a sabbath. For then there will be great tribulation…’” (Matthew 24:14-21).

Remember, Satan tried to kill Moses as a baby. Satan tried to kill Jesus as an infant, and again later, Jesus had to flee for his life when the Temple rulers tried to seize and kill him before His time. Satan is preparing to make full war against the saints. God’s people (including the remnant) are not ready spiritually or physically to contend with the dragon. At this point in time, the true Word of God is not available to God’s people. There is a famine in the church and across the land. At best, God’s people live on a diet of pabulum and milk.
Precious resources and finances are directed away from ministries that teach and preach sound doctrine and pronounce the truth of the coming Kingdom. Satan is attempting to start great trouble before God’s appointed time and shut down these meagerly supported true ministries. To cut them off before God releases them.
When Katrina hit and the gas prices soared, God led us to pray that fuel prices go back down and stabilize. We know that the economy must be intact to ensure that resources and financial support be available for the saints and true ministries to get the word out on the day that God acts. This is when the man-child becomes mature and begins the last half of Christ’s incarnate ministry on earth (the fullness of Christ within the true remnant).
Very little help has been available to ministries that carry the true Word of God forward. The prosperity message and lies from most pulpits, along with greed within the hearts of the saints diverts resources and funds into the false gospel to keep the lies going forward.
God has been faithful to this work. A handful of us, working together, have poured our life savings, resources and every available dime into the message and work God has given us. Just in time we have received a little help from certain persons to keep going. We know we are not alone. As Paul wrote, “Therefore, having this ministry by the mercy of God, we do not lose heart. We have renounced disgraceful, underhanded ways; we refuse to practice cunning or to tamper with God's word, but by the open statement of the truth we would commend ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.” (2 Corinthians 4:1,2).
So, Satan’s goal is to hamper, undermine, divert and attack the true saint and true ministries as they struggle and endure, waiting upon God and preparing to minister to the masses in the coming terror filled days.

“Rejoice then, O heaven and you that dwell therein! But woe to you, O earth and sea, for the devil has come down to you in great wrath, because he knows that his time is short!" And when the dragon saw that he had been thrown down to the earth, he pursued the woman who had borne the male child. But the woman was given the two wings of the great eagle that she might fly from the serpent into the wilderness, to the place where she is to be nourished for a time, and times, and half a time. The serpent poured water like a river out of his mouth after the woman, to sweep her away with the flood. But the earth came to the help of the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed the river which the dragon had poured from his mouth. Then the dragon was angry with the woman, and went off to make war on the rest of her offspring, on those who keep the commandments of God and bear testimony to Jesus. And he stood on the sand of the sea. And I saw a beast rising out of the sea…” (Revelation 12:12- 13:1).

Dear brothers and sisters, you must seek wisdom from God. You must pray according to God’s will.
This is war and Satan wants God’s people to panic, react to the birth pangs inappropriately and pray amiss. This is a time to pray all things to be in God’s control, not in Satan’s control.
There will come a time when the dragon will be allowed to take over, but not yet! This is a time to get ready, not hide but fight, fast and pray! This is the time to be connected with like-minded saints and work on becoming a true disciple of Christ. This is a time to grow up and walk in the fullness. This is a time to allow God to expose all hidden defilements, bad attitudes, ill motives, carnal personalities (double mindedness or twice souled condition) and become transformed in character and nature.
Stop playing church, give up the love of this life and the world.
Stop whining over what’s coming upon us and learn to stand in the gap, fight, pray, fast and win each battle God puts you in. Make sure the battles you take on are God’s and not projects spawned from care taking—look good—pat yourself on the back motives of heart. Covetousness (idolatry), bitter jealousy and selfish ambition must not be named among the true saints.
The day when God acts is coming soon. Be counted among the brethren who have paid the price to be used by Him in that hour!
Be at peace in Him.

Your servant in Christ.

Pastor Pretlow