God’s apostles, prophets and disciples have always been in danger. There are numerous examples. All of God’s true believers are in a constant war with an adversary that deceives the masses and wants to lead as many people as possible into destruction. Outright denial or absence of mention of the one true God, Jesus Christ, is a key for luciferian rulers and powers of this world, and of course, for Satan himself. As long as Satan can control much of this earth with the help of his anti-Christ Chaldean minion-army then people will be conditioned to call what is good-evil and what is evil-good. Luciferian control therefore seeks to limit Jesus Christ’s messengers and their messages as much as possible and by whatever means possible.
Scripture tells us that God will keep some of his own people hidden in the last days, at least partly for the practical purpose of helping them to avoid physical danger while they do his work. End times ‘Jacob’ who I addressed in my last passage is one of those who is hidden. ‘Jacob’ prophetically observes:
…in the shadow of his hand he hid me, he made me a polished arrow and concealed me in his quiver. (Is 49:2-3)
In addition, the ‘Comforter’ and ‘Restrainer’ together as the Holy Spirit, even if he is manifested as an individual(s) in the flesh, is very likely hidden. Recall that the Restrainer is ultimately taken out of the way but will this event be publicly visible or reported on? The manchild in Revelation, Chapter 12, has to be “caught up” right after he is “birthed” in the presence of the dragon.
Jesus and his disciples were in continuous danger
Once God’s people and those speaking his truth are identified, they will be watched, followed and pursued at their peril. (And it is much easier to ‘watch’ and follow in our current day). Due to an ever-lurking adversary, Jesus many times instructed his apostles to, “keep watch,” “be on guard,” “watch and pray,” etc. Many believe that nearly all ultimately died at the hands of others because of their faith and the dangers that speaking about their faith presented to the establishment. It is no different today, even in the U.S.- people speaking the truth and walking with God must be aware, and in many cases, may even be on the run. This is one reason that we are instructed to be, “as wise as serpents and harmless as doves” (Matt. 10:16).
Jesus himself was obviously on the run, having to move around and keep away from danger. Perhaps he alluded to this when he said, “Foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.” (Lk. 9:58). We see it described when Jesus felt the need several times to go off to a “solitary place” to pray (Mk. 2:35) or to retreat to a “quiet place” with his disciples (Mk. 6:31). While some of his following, of course, was due to his fame among the people, Jesus was constantly tracked and stalked by the powers of the land who continuously plotted and schemed against him, even well before he was finally arrested and killed. He knew this and foretold his Pharisee pursuers, however, that he was ultimately going to place where they would not be able to find him and said, “Where I am, you cannot come” (Jn. 7:33).
Leaders in Jesus’ day suppressed truth and still do so today
In keeping a low profile before his time would come Jesus himself many times instructed someone at the receiving end of one of his miracles, “do not tell anyone” or requested that they “not to tell who he was” (Mk. 3:12, 8:30). Jesus knew that leaders at the time were concerned about public opinion, feared the people, and made decisions such as they did at the time of his crucifixion. Leaders feared truth being revealed, including the story about the empty tomb.
We see several examples of this in scripture. When Jesus was asked about the source of his authority by the chief priests he responded by asking them whether John’s baptism was from heaven or from men. They declined to answer because they “feared the people” who held the popular opinion that John was a prophet. Next, in the book of John (Chapter 11), the chief priests and Pharisees held a Sanhedrin meeting due to their power being threatened because of Jesus’ miracles and the people’s popular belief in him. They were concerned that this could lead to the Romans coming to overthrow them and their nation. Finally, in the book of Acts (Chapter 4), the Sanhedrin, again concerned about public opinion, brought Peter and John before them, threatened and warned them against speaking in Christ’s name as they were performing public miracles.
There is every reason to believe that God’s people and his message are still being censored, if not silenced, in the public square today. At the very least, messages are highly controlled, even those from the pulpit. Deception and apostasy is rampant, biblical truth comes in very small doses, and even last days bible prophecy “experts”- who are surprisingly few and far between to begin with- do not present a completely accurate picture.
There is nothing new under the sun. Quieting prophets and God’s people always coexists in lands and peoples that largely worship false gods and idols, and as a result, engage in large amounts of sin and corruption. As in Jeremiah’s and other prophets’ days leaders do not want to hear, or the people of their nations to hear, the kind of prophetic events associated with God’s judgment, especially hardships and destruction, that are going to take place on this earth. They deny those events that are going to dramatically impact their respective countries. Hard truths will spring on them suddenly.
Prophecies about the silencing of God’s people in the end times
The following are examples from a few prophets in the scripture (i.e. Micah, Amos and Isaiah, respectively), showing how silencing God’s people and his message brings on his punishment. Each of the following scenarios is applicable to our current end times period:
- In Micah’s end times prophetic vision houses of Israel and Judah were far from God and staring God’s judgment in the face. Micah prophetically called out both Judah’s and Israel’s serious transgressions of corruption, oppression and idolatry. Meanwhile, they replied, “Do not prophesy about these things (the Lord’s anger and judgment); disgrace will not overtake us” (Mic. 2:6, NIV). Micah retorted, “If a man walking in the spirit and falsehood do lie, saying, I will prophesy unto thee of wine and of strong drink; he shall even be the prophet of this people” (Mic. 2:11). While Micah’s vision concludes with a supernatural revealing and pardoning of God’s inherited remnant (via ‘Jacob’) it will be a day of God’s wonders and a revealing of truth for the world to see so that “nations will be ashamed” and, “They shall lick the dust like a serpent, they shall move out of their holes like worms of the earth…” (Mic. 7:17).
- The Prophet Amos spoke about the nation of Israel’s coming judgment and destruction for their disobedience and corruption on “that day,” referring to the last days. God observed that Israel had, “commanded prophets not to prophesy” (Am. 2:12) among many other iniquities. Even in the midst of the great destruction of and judgment on the (worldwide) house of Israel the nation of Israel’s survivors will continue to say, “We must not mention the name of the Lord,” (Am. 6:10) showing that they still fear and worship Babylon’s “politically powerful,” corrupt rulers, and not the one true God of Israel.
- In the book of Isaiah the prophet discussed ‘Rahab,’ a last days “type” of ‘Egypt.’ She represents a prophetic end times picture of a particular wealthy, rebellious nation (like ‘Babylon’) that relies on oppression and deceit along with a belief that it can escape God’s judgment. In the book of Isaiah the people of this nation say, “Tell us pleasant things, prophesy illusions, leave this way, get off this path and stop confronting us with the Holy One of Israel” (Is. 30:10-11). The Lord responded that this particular nation’s sin is, “like a high wall, cracked and bulging that collapses suddenly…” (Is. 30:13), and refers to its “(sin that will) break in pieces like pottery, shattered so mercilessly that among its pieces not a fragment will be found…” (Is. 30:14).
In conclusion, a significant sign of the coming last days judgment brought about by God will be the suppression of truth including the severe limitation of preaching, prophesying, worshiping and discussing about the return of the one true God of Israel, Jesus Christ. I believe we are there now. Rulers and leaders, beware and be prepared. In a future passage and in my books, Biblical End Times, Volumes 1 and 2, I discuss the upcoming time when God will hide his face from his people and calamities will ensue.
Grace and Peace,
Lion’s Lair (LL)
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