The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly

                There are 'prophecy ministries' literally everywhere in America but they seem to tend to congregate in Oklahoma and Florida. There are more books on prophesy than I could ever read....and more prophesy podcasts than I even want to think about. They interview each other all the time....and speak at conferences all the time! Hal Lindsey was one of the first within evangelicalism. So it is a niche....but a huge niche....with a lot of separate niches within....such as Jewish messianic ministries...the biggest one today obviously Jonathan Cahn....but in the past....going way back....we had Zola Levitt and Marvin Rosenthal and others. This is truly....The Good....The Bad....and The Ugly....while the bad are really bad.....and the ugly are really ugly.
                 These ministries major in the concept of....a window of opportunity....a period of time that God has given America to repent. They will give all of these end-times scenarios....usually centered around Russia and Iran. Their niche followings obviously find this fascinating....and there is truth there....but ultimately none of it is real to these people....for it is as just a play....in a theater....with three parts. The ending always has Jesus returning and judging all the bad people. It is Part Two where the plot makes no sense. Here is why...
                There is an imminence in Part One....as America is in rebellion to God....and judgment is coming....so far so good....but then that 'window' comes into play....where the focus of these ministries segues into politics....and America repenting. Here is where they see God blessing America again....and all the judgments then placed on indefinite hold. All of the Russia and Iran warnings....which are true....all of a sudden disappear. Part Three is forgotten.
                It gets worse....much worse. Most of these prophesy ministers are pro-Trump. They have to be for if they were not then they would lose just about all of their followers. The man is a genuine biblical false prophet....and possibly much worse....and an enemy of the gospel of Jesus Christ....and an "antichrist" as the Apostle John describes them....yet we love him? He has emaciated evangelicalism....we are greedy and no longer compassionate....we are power hungry....and oddly enough....he himself prophesies the exact opposite of what all these prophecy experts make their living prophesying! It makes no sense.
               Most of these prophecy ministries believe in a rapture that comes before the Tribulation. That relatively new prophecy doctrine....a little over a hundred years....when applied to America today....permits all the Christians to waste their lives on making money and getting possessions....with grand plans living vicariously through the kids....and in their free time enjoying God's gifts like NFL football....not only gross idolatry,....but Lord's Day idolatry! They all say that they believe that they are ready to be zapped up in the rapture....but they don't really believe it....and they would not even want to get zapped up right now....with that prophesied....Golden Age....just ahead....for what they really want is to make America great again and go on with the American dream....which in reality is a nightmare....and has been one for probably a lot longer than they have been alive.