Timely words from Pastor Greg Willis from Alectown, near Parkes, in New South Wales, Australia. We are bracing ourselves for 2022. I wish my readers a fruitful and meaningful year. Be of good courage. Psalm 31:24

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Jesus said “When these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near” [Luke 21:28]. “Even so, when you see all these things, you know that it is near, right at the door” [Matt 24:33]. The ‘things’ Jesus was referring to are the various signs associated with His Second Coming. The most important indication of the Lord’s return is the convergence or merging and intensity of all the signs that Jesus and the prophets said to look for.

Wars and Rumours of wars [Matt 24:4]

Armed conflict and war between nations is nothing new but since WW11 it is estimated that at least 40 wars are going on around the world at any point in time and right now we have major “rumours of war”. Russia’s mobilisation of its’ military troops on Ukraine’s border, China’s preparation for an attack on Taiwan, and Iran’s nuclear strategy and its hatred of Israel. Russia and China already possess nuclear weapons and both countries recently tested a hypersonic missile that travels at nine times the speed of sound. These types of weapons were once the object of science fiction, but ultimately, we live in times where these realities are paving the way for the red horse of war and destruction that is released throughout the coming tribulation as revealed in Revelation 6.

Earthquakes, famine and pestilence [Luke 21:10-11]

We have seen the absolute devastation earthquakes cause throughout the world. Statistics reveal a steady increase in the severity of earthquakes over the last 50 to 60 years. Earthquakes will multiply greatly as the earth continues to groan awaiting its liberty from bondage and decay. David Beasley, head of the World Food Programme (WFP), said 821 million people go to bed hungry every night and a further 135 million are facing ‘crisis levels of hunger or worse’. Never before in the modern era have there been so many major threats to global food production emerging simultaneously. As a result of Covid-19 an additional 130 million people could be pushed to the brink of starvation. The black horse of global famine which is released in the tribulation [Revelation 6] is fast approaching. History has had many plagues and pestilences but we are witnessing an escalation of these realities: the bird flu, Indian swine flu, the Zika epidemic, Sars, Ebola which have brought death and destruction to certain areas of the globe and for the last 2 years the whole world has been in the grip of the corona virus which keeps evolving. Lawlessness: Jesus and the prophets predicted a time when violence and lawlessness would grip the earth as it was in the days of Noah and Lot, where the truth of God’s Word was discarded and pushed aside. The decay and depravity of mankind is clearly with us again today. We see this in the propagation of the LGBTIQ movement and according to the World Health Organisation, 42 to 50 million babies are aborted every year worldwide. There is apostasy within portions of the church where truth has been compromised and traded for a politically correct type of religion. This lawlessness is being further spread through groups like Black Lives Matter, Antifa, Extinction Rebellion, Cancel Culture, the Woke movement. These are all pushing their own Marxist political agenda and cancelling out any who disagree with them. Their anti-Christian, anti-God, anti-Bible influence goes far and wide and unfortunately has crept into segments of the Church.

The Rise of Global Government or a New World Order.

According to Revelation 13 there will be a final world empire which the Antichrist, the man of lawlessness will rule over – an evil totalitarian, dictator who will thrive on tyranny and will stand in complete opposition to the things of God Almighty. World events are certainly paving the ‘Prepare ye the way of the Lord’ Pastor Gregory and Judith Willis “Hebron’ Vanvilla Lane, Alectown, NSW 2870 Ph. 0429 3777 38 Email: timeline1@bigpond.com Web Site: www.timelineministries.online Direct transfers St George bank Jan 2022 BSB 114879 Account 042 025 839 Timeline Ministries way for this coming reality. We have seen with Covid-19 how easy it was to lose our freedom and liberty. Governments were able to control every sporting event, classroom, restaurant table, church pew, limiting what you could or could not purchase, restrict your movements and your finances and even locking you out of society. We have seen our freedoms trampled upon by the censorship of big tech media by deleting and silencing anything that is not in line with the official government position. These companies have also used their power to control the news and information flow for billions of people. As technology continues to advance, every aspect of human life becomes reliant on and intertwined with digital payments and the Internet. If access to those services is cut off, an individual’s ability to participate in modern day society is also cut off. These realities in the world are a mild prelude to what will happen in the tribulation under the coming Antichrist when the mark of the beast will be enforced– see Rev 13:15-17.

World Religion:

For Antichrist to rule the Earth, he must not only consolidate governments, economies and currencies, but also belief systems. A new World order needs a New World Religion. Satan has many tentacles to this global apostate ecumenical religion the Bible calls Mystery Babylon [Rev 17]. For example: there is the World council of Churches, the World Parliament of religions, the Emerging Church Movement, the United Nations and leading the way today is the Vatican and Pope Francis with the One World Religion of Chrislam and now its sister group the Abraham Accords. A world religion is being seen as an important element of creating a sustainable and just global world, where the old hatreds and differences are put aside. One of the biggest warnings that Jesus gave regarding the signs of His return was

DECEPTION.

Israel:

One important and miraculous sign was the rebirth of the nation of Israel which took place in 1948. It was from the ashes of the holocaust that Israel became a nation again after being in the wilderness of its dispersion for nearly 2000 years. Jewish people have come home from over 100 nations around the world and Jerusalem has come back into Jewish hands. Since 1948 Israel has fought 8 recognised wars and 2 Palestinian intifada’s and suffers ongoing Islamic terrorism but God has kept and preserved the Jewish nation, for He is a covenant keeping God. Yet the devil continues to come against Israel. We are seeing another prophecy from Ezekiel 38-39 come together, a Russian Islamic invasion of Israel often called the Gog and Magog war. For the first time since Ezekiel penned this prophecy, the countries who will gather against Israel have built an alliance in recent years. This war will unleash a series of irreversible events which will change the world forever while the perpetrators of this invasion will suffer the judgment of God. Since these signs and more [rise of China, Europe, false prophets, apostasy, increase of knowledge etc] are building, converging and intensifying in our world today, we can know the time is short, and we need to be about our Heavenly Father’s business. The appearance of all these signs should motivate every Christian on earth to make the most of what time we have left. As 1 Peter 4:7 declares:

The end of all things is near. Therefore, be clear minded and self-controlled so that you can pray.

Prayer is the key to living an effective and victorious life. Prayer draws us closer to God so that His ways become our ways and His thoughts our thoughts and strengthens our faith in Him, empowering us to fight the good fight and run the race as the battle intensifies. Prayer is a spiritual weapon which enables us to cut through the darkness that overshadows this world, overcoming the schemes of the Evil One. The importance of prayer has never been greater and more needed than in these prophetic Last Days. See Matt 26:41 Luke 21:36 Jude 1:20 Col 4:2 1 Thess 5:16-18 May we never forget, the Second Coming of Jesus is at least 7 years away [at the end of the tribulation] but the Trumpet of the Lord [1 Thess 4:16-18] which heralds in the rapture could be sounded today. Are you Ready? Greg and Judy’s Update: A new year has come upon us all with its own unique challenges for each one of us and we look forward to how the Lord, our Good Shepherd will direct our paths and make a way forward. We were blessed to share Christmas with our family who all live locally. Our eldest daughter Sarah, who first had heart surgery 23 years ago is again suffering from a heart that is not working properly. She has been escalated to the urgent list in the public system and will have two procedures to try and ascertain the cause of the problem so that the specialist can decide what type of surgery is necessary to rectify the problem. Prayer Corner: Uphold our daughter Sarah before the Lord and that our God will grant wisdom to the medical staff working with her and for the Lord’s Shalom to rest upon her. We are beginning to make plans for 2022, please seek the Lord for His wisdom and direction for Timeline Ministries. During January we are doing 4 sessions at the Baptist Church in Parkes and a Sunday at Cowra Ignite Church please pray for these times. Pray that the Covid vaccine will not become mandatory for those aged 5 to11.

‘Prepare ye the way of the Lord’

About Pastor Greg and Judy Willis

​Pastor Greg and Judy have been in full time Christian ministry since 1984 and have pastored churches in Victoria, NSW and Queensland. Greg has a diploma of ministry through the Churches of Christ in NSW. Judy has done studies through the Jerusalem Institute along with other courses over the years. We have been ministering as itinerant biblical teachers in the area of eschatology under the banner of Timeline Ministries since 2004. To date we have authored nine books [see resources] and travelled Australia and parts of New Zealand teaching this material. The aim of our ministry is to educate people in the area of Biblical Prophecy as declared by both the Old and New Testament prophets. Having an understanding of Biblical prophecy produces faith, hope, encouragement, direction, purpose, anticipation and wisdom as God’s blueprint for this world is revealed.

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