The following post is from this past November 9....and today it is three months later. It was mentioned quite a few times back then how there was a concern about Trump seeking vengeance on those who investigated him....and there was a little genuine concern.....but no one....no one could even imagine how he could put America in so much jeopardy as he is in fact doing right now. I was reading an article yesterday where a psychiatrist was quoted as saying that Trump is more than a narcissist....that he is a....solipsist....which is worse in that a solipsist doesn't merely think that he is the greatest....but that his mind is the only mind that exists. I've read over a hundred books on Trump in the past eight years....on every decade of his life....and every area of his life....and what comes out very clearly is that he indeed thinks....as it was described in the article...."the only point of reference is himself." I mentioned something like this in a recent post where Trump....when addressing evangelicals....often makes the dumbest statements....that you would think were coming from a five year old. You see....it doesn't matter to him that his words don't make sense....because he is the only reference point!
The Optimism Is Palpable
Jesus was crucified on the Passover which would have been a full moon....but it is impossible for there to be an eclipse of the sun during a full moon. God could have eclipsed the light of the sun in any way that He desired to do so. I'm sure that this was not the case....but I like to think of it....that all of God's holy and powerful angels hovered wing to wing....and eclipsed the light of the sun....and then as they watched in obedience.....their fists clenched in rage....the vibrations from which caused the earth to quake. Those angels are coming back in force.
Sit back please and think this over with me. From a secular conservative political position this election quite naturally has most everyone dreaming of the great possibilities for at least the next four years. We are thinking about the Supreme Court and the economy and the stock market....peace and safety....and all this without the distraction and angst that a progressive woke society brings with it. It is a heady time....and greatly optimistic. That's not me folks....my optimism is that Jesus is coming back....I'm just describing what conservatives and evangelicals are thinking about right now.
"For when they say, 'peace and safety!' then sudden destruction comes upon them, as labor pains upon a pregnant woman. And they shall not escape." 1 Thessalonians 5:3.
Discernment right now in evangelicalism is close to zero. Everything that you see going on around you at the moment is supernatural. A false prophet has ascended to the most powerful position in the world....and the church helped put him there. My amazement is off the scales on what I have witnessed concerning Donald Trump. We are living in one of the epic moments of history....but everything may go south....to use that colloquial phrase....and very fast.
We are so excited about making America great again....that even thinking about....let alone panting for....the Second Coming of our Lord and Savior and King....and anything and everything related to that....is near impossible in this church atmosphere! The sun was just right as I passed by a beautiful golden field of wheat a few weeks ago....this just before it was to be harvested. There is a harvesting and a winnowing ahead.
I had a very difficult time getting friends to take seriously God's warnings to us before this....'great victory'....of an election. They had no interest at all. I expect that now it will be even more difficult....that is until we begin to see that this past election period was not a blessing....but a curse.
Update....Today....Monday November 11...My wife had lunch with three lady friends....all Christians....and Trump was brought up. She had similar stories in the past week since the election....where the ladies might say that they do not like Donald Trump....but then they would wind up defending him? These are Christian women....who should know better....but today....one lady....an older lady who is 87 years old....demurred....and said that it does not matter who is in office because Jesus is coming back! This is a microcosm of where the church is going. A remnant will be formed....indeed it is here now....that has not been taken in by this false prophet cult leader. The great delusion brought on by Donald Trump has destroyed just about all the discernment of the church. The return of Jesus Christ in power and glory and judgment....mortification at what we have become....self-examination and repentance....all of this and more is the last thing on our minds....as we have been taken in by political glory.
