LAST DAYS LAWLESSNESS- HOW TO BEAT IT!
Years ago a wise sage said – “your problem is you see all these problems in pieces…you must see it as a whole.” We see ISIS, the Presidents uncertainty, immigration, debt mounts, riots in Ferguson, athletes caught on video doing violence…these are the pieces but what is the unifying whole?
The unifying ingredient is a spirit of “lawlessness.”
This came home in a quote from Chuck Pierces book “The Future War of The Church.” – he says, “LAWLESSNESS means to be without regard for the principles and regulations established by a governing authority. It means to be uncontrolled. In a spiritual sense lawlessness is a disregard for Gods laws and His order.”
Chuck made an interesting point in his book – that LAWLESSNESS and ANTICHRIST are linked together.
“Let no one deceive you in any way; for that day will not come, unless the REBELLION comes first, and the man of LAWLESSNESS is revealed, the son of perdition, who opposes and exalts himself against every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.”
(2 Thess 2:3-4)
“For the mystery of LAWLESSNESS is already at work; only he who now restrains it will do so until he is out of the way. And then the LAWLESS one will be revealed, and the Lord Jesus will slay him with the breath of his mouth and destroy him by his appearing and his coming. The coming of the LAWLESS one by the activity of Satan will be with all power and with pretended signs and wonders”
(2 Thess 2:7-10)
The spirit of Antichrist is increasing in America and manifesting in increasing LAWLESSNESS. As demons are given ground they build structures that bind the minds of people so that people are further pulled away from Gods laws – any sense of right or wrong.
I don't want to write a long post but will share what the Lord told me.
FOR YOU:
1. Take a walk and break all spirits of entanglement and accusations off by the blood of Jesus Christ – off you and your house. Mention each family member by name. Declare there are NO charges against you that are unanswered by the blood. Keep the spirit of the age out of your home.
2. Command CLARITY to come and call back into alignment all Gods plans, purposes and blessings for your life. (Lawlessness creates a spirit of confusion.)
3. The first phase of recovery for America is not a religious or spiritual confrontation. The church is in no condition to reprove anything yet (credit wallace). The battle must not be over faith and religion. It must be over “irrefutable principles” and common sense.
PRAY RATHER FOR GOD TO RAISE UP A NEW ARMY OF ORACLES. SONS OF ISSACHAR. THOSE WHO WILL IDENTIFY and ADVANCE THE “PRINCIPLES” AND “VALUES” THAT MUST BE DEFENDED AND RESTORED.
PRAY THEY HAVE ARGUMENTS OF THE SPIRIT AND THE WIT AND CANDOR AND BOLDNESS TO MOUNT LARGE PLATFORMS TO DRIVE BACK THE LAWLESS SPIRIT.
NO demonic spirit of lawlessness will be able to resist the wisdom and power by which these oracles will speak. They will push back the enemy and mess up his timing.
I'm taking a midnight prayer walk before bed. Will pray for you also.
thoughts?
I would highly recommend reading Jonathan Welton’s book “Raptureless” to get a true understanding of the antichrist. You can get it for free at raptureless.com.
Hi Sheryl. I am familiar with A lot of Jonathan’s stuff. He is a warm and friendly guy with a compassionate heart for people and a great testimony. He is also very aggressive with his theology which is deeply flawed, and not helping anyone being properly prepared for the battle that lies ahead.
I agree with Mr Finch. I have been to some of Jonathan Welton’s teachings. He was actually an intern for Randy Clark (Global Awakening) in the area where I live. Jonathan has too much ‘education’ which has deeply skewed his thinking. Just because someone said Holy Spirit spoke to him, doesn’t mean it is true. There is a false spirit out there who presents himself as Jesus or the Spirit, but it is the anti-Christ spirit that looks and sounds so much like the real thing that many fall for it because they lack the foundation to discern truth from a lie. That is what the anti-Christ spirit is: a counterfeit of the real. How can it be a good counterfeit if it doesn’t look and sound like the genuine. There is even a false ‘anointing’ which accompanies this spirit. The devil has been preaching false doctrine through the Church since it’s establishment. Unfortunately, Jonathan Welton is amongst that population. His arguments are not even logical: he does not accurately address the scriptures he is trying to refute as pointing to the great catching away of the Bride.
In the end, that is what the Rapture is about: it is catching away the Bride of Christ when she has finally reached that stage of maturation where she is Perfect! This is walking in the fullness of Christ. Without spot or wrinkle. After she has spent some time, short or long, walking in the earth ministering just like Jesus, the day will finally arrive when it is time for the Bride to be caught away into the clouds with our Bridegroom. 2 Peter is a good place to get this picture. This is what the 5 wise virgins depict. It is the ones chosen by the Father to be His Son’s Bride. And we are chosen because we went running when He called us. Most ignore the Father’s invitations. He chooses from amongst the ones who respond to His invitation.
So, be careful what you believe. There are excellent teachers out there who have the heart of God. For anyone looking for deep teaching about the preparation of the Bride of Christ, see Paul Keith Davis’ ministry: White Dove Ministries. He has a load of teaching available on his website.
Sheryl ,
I will agree with Gary. The Flaw that Mr Welton espouses is pretersim and replacement Theology. Raptureless leads a person in a Historical scenario that puts “Nero” as the anit-Christ of the Past.
However in Matt 24: 30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
The question has to be asked why isn’t there any historical evidence from Church fathers that these Events happened. Why Isn’t there ANY Historical Evidence from ALL TRIBES of the earth that mourned at that time? Why isn’t there ANY Evidence of his VISABLE Return BY ANY HISTORIAN PERIOD!!!! You would think that the Clouds of Heaven and the Sound of a trumpet was heard by someone that could have recorded this event? but sadly to say There is no historic proof FROM ANY Culture, society, Nation or tribes that witnessed the second coming of Jesus took place during that “Generation” But rather, This Generation is in reference to the generation that will see these things, Which has NOT YET happened.
The lawlessness and rebellion is prophesied as a future event. And there is a Army overt and Covert that God is Training.
They will walk in the coming clouds of Gods Glory and do great exploits.
Thanks Dr. Lance! Timely and on point. Have been communicating on FB with others about the spiritual warfare we are fighting in different areas of the country through prayer – and victories we see. It is all about Lawlessness. No surprise that this comes just as Jewish New Year has begun as well. All linked together. Are praying for those oracles as well.
EXCELLENT word, brother Lance …. I agree fully.
Irrefutable principles are the created Order that overthrows all things set against it … and common sense can only be fully realized by the transformed mind. The patriot’s common sense is part of the strength of the confusion that lawlessness platforms. We are not of this world, but seeing the world the way Christ sees it, instead of the way the patriot does … will bring the proper clarity that common sense can operate in the created Order.
Then we will be able to reprove as Paul explained … when our obedience is made complete.
Thanks Dr. Lance, for the mentoring. Have been, and will continue praying for you as well.
Blessings to you and lady Anabel and family.
This resonates deeply. Thank you for sharing!
In the past few weeks I’ve been hearing about this “Rapureless” theology. What are your thoughts? I find it hard to believe that all of the theologians througout the ages have gotten this wrong. I’d love to hear your take on it.
I heard of it a couple of years ago. It’s called preterism or partial-preterism – the idea that all the prophesies were fulfilled in the Roman-led destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD. I like Jonathan Welton, and I liked the idea, and I really wanted it to be true! I studied it well, and systematically compared it to prophecies in Daniel and Revelation and many others. Honestly, I don’t think it holds water at all. I think we are looking at a beast/antichrist system to come, seated in the Middle East, and I think it will be Islamic. And I look forward to the day when we will meet the Lord in the air, just like it says in 1 Thessalonians 4:17. And I look forward to His return, with His church, to crush every evil kingdom in the world and set up the full-on-Jesus-sitting-in-Jerusalem-glorious-kingdom-of-God-millennium. Hallelujah!
My thoughts exactly Mike. This partial preterist teaching has been building momentum over the last few years. My current church contains both futurists and preterists. The key thing that holds us together is that we all believe in advancing the kingdom. Jonathan Welton is a man with a compassionate heart for people, but the preterist theology is deeply flawed, as you have correctly stated.
just a few comments on this mini-sidetrack: for over a year now, the Lord has been challenging me to ask Him for His opinion about end time events. what a radical thought! check out some of these mystical seer prophets kat kerr, ian clayton, etc. ; they have definite end time revelations mainly derived from their heavenly experiences. They are controversial and may seem too ‘far out’ there, but that is irrelevant. I appreciate what they bring, and they have something to say, but just like any teaching, vision, doctrine, etc. that i come across, I don’t automatically accept it nor reject it, regardless of who presented it.
The ultimate arbitrator of the truth is going to be a person, the Truth, and He will ALWAYS lead you to Himself. Not a book, vision, doctrine, etc. And in that place of communion-ship of love, peace, joy, and also authority, flows everything we need to overcome in this lifetime, including the path for present and future events. I need to hear what God has given our leaders, bible teachers, and our seer prophets, and thank you very much, but the veil has also been torn, and I have to right and even the obligation to go to the throne room myself and inquire of my Beloved for His thoughts and feelings on every matter that pertains to His kingdom and His people. Come on people, He is waiting for all of us to press into Him. And His eyes are filled with love and adoration for every one of us. And also His plans and hopes for this moment and the ones to come….
I agree with Dave. I have been asking God to tell me how he feels about everything. Then He shows me in His word and I just believe what He tells me.
At the risk of starting an argument (God forbid), what He has shown me is that Jacob had 2 brides because Jesus has 2 brides: the Body of Christ is being divided into 2 camps. This is necessary because all believers are not the same. Please consider that while salvation is indeed *free*, there are numerous warnings all over the NT about “what you DO”; that is to say, these warnings can NOT be about salvation (since it’s *free*), but the warnings are there just the same. IE, there is more to our relationship w/ God than just “going to Heaven”. We are REQUIRED to ‘bring forth fruit’ in order to be raptured. Read Jesus’ warnings to His disciples (in John) about being the vine while they are the branches; He said His Father “removes every branch IN ME that does not bring forth fruit”. This is NOT about your place in Heaven (He has convicted me heavily about that, too- He never breaks covenant Himself)- this about rapture. Remember the foolish virgins called Him “Lord”, too: scripture tells us nobody can call Him Lord but by the Spirit. When Ephesians says He’ll return for a glorious church, it’s not just a prophecy about the church, it’s a promise that’s been made to JESUS. (more on FB: Paul H. Kirk)
The spirit of independence was rooted in the foundation of this nation leading to lawlessness that is apparent, even in the highest offices in the land.
Many strong voices in the church are actually encouraging rebellion and independence in the church, developing apologetic against any form of leadership. There are some legitimate issues with ambition, abuse, etc. And, yes, Jesus is the head of the church. However, we would need to destroy much of the New Testament to satisfy the claims of the doctrinal police. The condition within the church in the USA is paralleling the lawlessness of the nation itself.
So how does the church change this? I am not in leadership & backed out of a leadership role because I did not agree with how they were trying to do things, according to them, in agreement with the word. But my Bible says something entirely different. How does the servant of the Lord deal with this? Prayer, yes. But is there any other way? The Lord knows I am willing. I have been praying for ‘the church’ for years.
Let me know your wisdom and experience, please.
Terry,
Keep praying. Find your platoon – those that God has given for the days ahead. Share the truth you have. Encourage, edify and equip. Find your assignment in the desire of your heart; sacrifice for His plan; submit to His transforming power.
As goes the Church; so goes the Nation!
Confirmation!
God is also downloading divine plans and strategies for those who are listening and seeking. It is no longer a suggestion to seek the presence of the Spirit, but a REQUIREMENT. We must be so close to the Spirit, and not move, speak respond without His leading. Appreciate your boldness, and will join you in unification of mind and spirit in these movements!!!
Cheyanne, I love what you said! We are in a season where we must be in alignment with God and we must hear and our steps must be directed by the Holy Spirit in every area of our lives.
Lance, Thank you for the reminder of who our enemy is and what he looks like and what he wants to accomplish. I appreciate the steps of action that you laid out for the church. Thank you for sowing into our lives.
Thanks for putting what I felt into words Lance.
Agreed! The spirit of lawlessness is on a rampage because it’s kingdom is coming to an end, and the demons are freakin out because they have no where to go to avoid destruction. Their glass houses are popping and crushing under the pressure of the kingdom of God in all His glory.
As we as true believers in God, bombard the earthly realm worshipping God in spirit and in truth, the decay that the enemy and his homies have worked so hard at will only be the fuel for the fire. The weeds and the wheat grow together Jesus said.
My uncle who was a farmer in the NW, in the 6th year of harvest, he would burn off the field and give it a 1 yr. Rest. He let the field rest on the seventh yr. And whatever grew back naturally in that seventh year was for gleaners of every nature, from human to beast. And he never lacked.
what I’m saying is that the ashes of the weeds was a motivator for newness to spring forth without labor and toil, fertilizer if you will.
Get it? Just sayin!
BTW I had a dream of you and Nick Nolty in a white van. You were the driver and Nick Nolty was the passenger. And the van said Ghost B usters on the side. Way too funny!