Prayer: Taking Authority

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Using Our God-Given Authority

Yesterday, I shared some thoughts regarding spiritual warfare. While we are not to become distracted or preoccupied with satan or his demons, they do exist and must be resisted at times. The Bible tells us that:

  • We are in a very real spiritual war (see 2 Corinthians 10:4; 1 Timothy 1:18).
  • We are soldiers in this war (see Ps. 110:2-3; 2 Timothy 2:3-4). 
  • We are to “wrestle” against all levels of the kingdom of darkness (see Ephesians 6:12).
  • We are to “resist the devil” (which would in most situations be his demons) and he will flee from us (see James 4:7; 1 Peter 5:9).
  • We are to “tread” on satan and his demons (i.e., exercise authority over them—see Luke 10:19; Romans 16:20).
  • We are to cast out demons (see Mark 16:17).
  • We have the authority to “bind” (forbid) and “loose” (permit) when dealing with the agents and gates of hell (see Matthew 16:19).
  • We have powerful weapons designed to overcome the kingdom of darkness (see 2 Corinthians 10:4; Ephesians 6:10-20).

Regarding binding and loosing, the book I mentioned yesterday by Jack Hayford, Prayer Is Invading the Impossible, gives an enlightening amplification of Matthew 16:18-19, based on the technical aspects of the Greek wording. Dr. Hayford’s translation makes clear that WE must go on the offense:

“Whatever you may at any time encounter (of hell’s counsels which I’m declaring my church shall prevail against), you will then face a decision as to whether you will or won’t bind it. What transpires will be conditional upon your response. If you do personally and consciously involve yourself in the act of binding the issue on earth, you will discover that at that future moment when you do, that it has already been bound in heaven!”(1)

Wow!

The words bind and loose could be translated as “forbid” and “release.” The Greek words are actually legal terms, as in legally binding, or the opposite – being released from that which legally binds. The Lord is saying He has given us legal authority, spiritually speaking, to stop satan’s attacks and release individuals from his control. God doesn’t give us detailed formulas for doing so. He is not into formulas in any area of biblical truth. He prioritizes relationship, and gives us principles to apply as the Holy Spirit leads us. He alone knows exactly what is needed in each situation. Sometimes we simply give biblical commands, releasing the sword of the Spirit (Ephesians 6:17); other times we are led to worship (2 Chronicles 20:1-30), fast (Mark 9:29), or even clap and shout (Psalms 47:1). 

In spiritual warfare, the point is not so much how we wrestle, but that we wrestle – bind, loose, and/or wield the sword – and do so as Holy Spirit leads us. We must go on the offensive and aggressively deal with the forces of darkness whenever necessary. The word “against” is used five times in Ephesians 6 to describe our spiritual warfare. The Greek word is pros, which is a strengthened form of pro. We get the English word “pro/professional” from it. These Greek words mean “in front of,”(2) or “superior to.” We use the concept when referring to professional athletes. A pro athlete is one who is “in front of” or “superior to” others. The words also have the connotation of stepping forward and facing toward something or someone.(3) Paul is using the symbolism in this Ephesians passage of a wrestler stepping forward and facing his opponent. God is saying to us in these verses, “Step forward and face the kingdom of darkness. Wear the armor I have provided and overcome them.”

The following remarkable story tells of two powerful intercessors stepping forward to face demonic powers. John G. Lake, a missionary to South Africa in the first half of the 20th century, relates the story of a fever epidemic that struck a portion of South Africa in a single night. The devastation was such that in one month, a fourth of the entire population of that region died. There were not enough caskets to meet the need, and people were being buried in blankets, so great was the devastation.

Lake tells of a powerful intercessor who began to pray. For days— all day long and into the night—he stationed himself under a tree and prayed against the plague. Several times, Lake asked the man, “Are you getting through?”

He would reply, “Not yet.” But one day he said to Lake, “I feel today that if I had just a little help in faith, my spirit would go through.” Lake got on his knees and joined the man in prayer. What happened next is amazing. Here it is in Lake’s own words:

“As we prayed, the Spirit of the Lord overwhelmed our souls, and presently I found myself, not kneeling under the tree, but moving gradually away from the tree….My eyes gradually opened, and I witnessed such a scene as I never witnessed before – a multitude of demons like a flock of sheep! The Spirit had come upon the other man also, and he rushed ahead of me, rebuking that army of demons, and they were driven back to hell, or the place from whence they came. Beloved, the next morning when I awoke, that epidemic of fever was gone.(4)

We have authority; we must learn to use it!

I shared this from “Give Him 15” by Dutch Sheets. Powerful and anointed teaching about praying and taking authority over our enemy. You have legal authority to bind and lose over your situation, community, church, and nation. Prayer moves mountains. Let’s pray! Rh

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Border Czar Tom Holman

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Border Czar Tom Homan just gave the PERFECT response to Pope Leo

“I’m a lifelong Catholic. I wish they’d STAY OUT of immigration, they don’t know what they’re talking about.”

“Because if they wore my shoes for 40 years, and talked to a 9-year-old girl that got r*ped multiple times, or stood in the back of a tractor trailer with 19 dead aliens at my feet, including a 5-year-old boy that baked to death, if they understood the atrocities that happened on the open border, I think their opinion would change!”

“And I welcome discussion with any of them, because they don’t understand illegal immigration is not a victimless crime.”

“Where President Trump had the most secure border in the lifetime of this nation, right now, lives are being saved. He’s saving thousands of lives a year because he has a secure border!”

“Human traffickers are out of business, right? The cartels are going bankrupt because of that secure border. I wish they’d understand that.”

“Because if they did, I think they’d have a different opinion.”

It’s time we all got a backbone in our government and speak the truth. Stop messing around and allowing the liberal mainstream media, to hijack our agenda. Your legal means illegal! Rh

Effective Fervent Prayer Avails Much: James 5:16 

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From William Bradford and the Pilgrims to the Founding Fathers, greatness was understood in the context of the blessing of God; our founding documents reflect this.

Can America recover? If our only hope is in cultural reclamation through the political process, our chances are nil. Our national sickness goes much deeper than politics; our problem is spiritual and the only true solution is also spiritual. The People of God must see through our enemy’s curtain and recognize Satan’s ability to work through mortals to achieve his sinister goals. After all, he is the Father of Lies and the Great Deceiver and can distract people with decoys, and counterfeits as a wolf in sheep’s clothing. We must grasp the nature of our enemy and pray accordingly, not being distracted by illusions and paper tigers. Now is not the time to self-censor and cower to the cultural elites, hoping for better days ahead. We are in a spiritual battle and must see ourselves as the Resistance of our day. We adopt no exit plan. We recognize our enemy’s tactics, expose his lies, and proclaim truth. Although Satan masquerades as an angel of light, once exposed, he runs for cover. Truth sets us free so we run toward the battle and not away from it.

Like the Founding Fathers, the People of God must care enough about their homeland to take action. Prayer is our greatest weapon but only effective when it’s utilized. America will outlast all the great civilizations of the past when she falls to her knees in humility and prayer. These are the tactics that will restore our greatness and bring revival.    Author Unknown

Many times I get deep into the weeds (obsessed) with the state of the world and culture. I am a current events guy, but always with a Biblical context. Today is a most important post. James 5:16-17 gives us a prescription for the chaos and unbelief and outright demonic hatred of the world of today. Sincere fervent prayer! God is still in charge, we do not understand, but He is. We though do have a part to play. WE pray, We intercede and declare the Word of God. That is our job. I cannot change any dirty politician’s vote, but God can. I cannot change our culture. But God can. But what I can do is pray. “The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man or woman avails much.

The world is ripe for destruction, but also for revival. People are fearful. Many have no clue what will happen next, but Jesus Christ give me peace regardless. We can make a difference. God has moved on me to pray more this year, and I am. We have access into the very throne room of Almighty God, let’s use that privilege. Hebrew 4:16.

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Dictators and Despots – Feckless, anti-Semitic and demonic United Nations

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The U.N. Is the biggest impediment to peace in the world.  Filled with dictators and despot from non-democratic nations and sects they foster hate toward the western democracies, especially the US. They are anti-Semitic and anti democracy.  They have been on the wrong side of history and policy for as long as I can remember.

No only have they sided with every anti democratic nation out there, they have been caught giving aid to Hamas in their attempt to destroy Israel.  Some of their so-called (humanitarian efforts) include financing some teaching programs that instill hate against Israel.

Now they have turned their focus on parents right to home school and educate their children as parents see fit.  The U.N.’s demands include “education standards” for homeschooling, as well as “accountability” to government. The outfit is also demanding mandatory registration, forced “evaluations” of homeschoolers by authorities, compulsory “home visits,” and much more. In fact, the agency is even calling for U.N.-approved values and attitudes to be imposed on children across a wide array of issues, with U.N. control of “education content.”

The new U.N. Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) report on home education, titled “Homeschooling through a human rights lens,” lays out the most draconian global assault on home education in history. The powerful global agency, long dominated by card-carrying communists, claims governments must bring homeschooling under their thumb–for the benefit of the children, of course.

Unsurprisingly, the top U.N. official involved in the push comes from the “Democratic People’s Republic” of Korea (DPRK), better known as North Korea. According to the report’s acknowledgements, it was prepared under the “supervision” of Gwang-Chol Chang, chief of the UNESCO Section of Education Policy.

Before joining the U.N. to help transform education globally, Chang worked for the mass-murdering North Korean Communist regime’s “Education Ministry.” The agency operates among the most comprehensive communist brainwashing systems in human history. And yet, with no sense of the irony, the government controls being demanded by Chang and his minions are said to be necessary to uphold what the global body describes as “international human rights.” Yes, seriously.

Any wonder that the UN officials declare that if Babylon is ever rebuilt, I think it will be, they will move their headquarters there.  Hmnm, makes you wonder doesn’t it.  They will definitely be a part of the anti-christ kingdom for sure.

The UN is where wanna be leaders of small impoverished countries go for validation.  they know their radical ideas and their failure on human rights will be accepted with open arms.  Not surprising the the great Rush Limbaugh once said, “the United Nations looks like the bar scene from a Star Wars movie.”  Man, I miss Rush.

It’s high time to kick the UN to the curb.  Why America allows such propaganda in our nation is a mystery to me.  Sent them packing with all their un paid parking tickets.  Please Trump do the world and the U.S  a favor and build them a home in Gaza.  That’s where they belong.  Or Babylon the seat of evil. 

Talks In Pakistan Have Failed

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To no ones’s surprise, peace talks between the U.S. and Iran have failed. I might add, they were just political theater.

Iran’s negotiating position is to place high demands and concessions on talks, then walk away to talk another day. It has worked for decades. Rh

J. D. Vance press briefer:

Vice President JD Vance in a dramatic statement now from Islamabad, Pakistan:

“We’ve had a number of substantive discussions with the Iranians. That’s the good news. The bad news is that we have not reached an agreement – and I think that’s bad news for Iran much more than it’s bad news for the United States of America.”

Vice President JD Vance: “We leave here with a very simple proposal, a  method of understanding that is our final and best offer.  We’ll see if the Iranians accept it”. Reports are the entire American delegation has left, including Kushner and Witkoff.

Let’s see what happens next. Reports of dozens of KC Stratotanker and KC -46 A Pegasus spotted in Tel Aviv at Ben Guriin airport. Re-wind for war??

Latest from Turkey:

Erdogan says, “If The War drags on and US-Iran talks in Pakistan failed to achieve peace, then Türkiye may enter the war against Israel.” In an official statement.

That is certainly not a good prospect. As I have warned before, Turkey is a key player in the Middle East and certainly a key in Bible prophecy. Rh

Give Him 15 by Dutch Sheets

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Below is portion of an article written by Dutch Sheets, a great man of God. His prayer ministry is well known here in the United States. He is right on target. Enjoy and pray for God’s wisdom in these crazy times. Rh

To those criticizing President Trump for his actions, accusing him of war crimes and of killing innocent people: if you have not screamed as loudly over the murder of 65 million babies in the womb; if you have not protested the mutilation of thousands of confused children by ideologically driven adults; if you did not weep and cry out over the 45,000 innocent Iranians tortured and murdered in the past few months by the evil regime in control there…then spare us your hypocrisy. Your rants ring hollow; your clamoring is meaningless, and your complaints are beyond hypocritical. President Trump and our military are doing the world a favor by dealing with this wicked regime. And we, as Americans, can endure some high fuel prices and a lower stock market for a short season as they do so. 

Pray for our leaders, especially our President. He is making difficult decisions that will impact the world for years. He has the guts and backbone to make tough calls, but only the wisdom of God can move us through these times successfully. Pray also for those advising him. Ask the Lord to block counsel that is not wise, allowing only His wisdom to get to the President. And pray for those in negotiations during this two-week period; ask the Lord to give them supernatural discernment and wisdom.

Pray that any evil intentions and lies from Iran’s leaders be exposed, and pray against the powers of darkness involved in this situation. The Bible speaks of “principalities and powers, rulers of the darkness of this world, and spiritual wickedness in high places” (Ephesians 6:12). We are to stand against them! Ask the Lord for the continued overthrow of the prince of Persia/Iran mentioned in Daniel 10. This spirit seeks to interrupt God’s messages, wear down His people, and thereby disrupt His timing. 

Don’t simply watch the news; make the news through your prayers! The greatest weapon we have is appealing to heaven. When we do not pray, the enemy can prevail in the earth’s situations. But the effectual, fervent prayers of the righteous still avail much (James 5:16)! Dutch Sheets

Trump Blinked

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I am a supporter of Trump, however he just made the two biggest mistakes he will regret.  With all his talk and bluster and egomania he portrays, he blinked.  Israel was two weeks away from total victory in Gaza, ceasefire, Hamas is rebuilding as we speak,  Never did lay down their arms.  Still recruiting, the “Board of Peace” is a joke.  Typical diplomacy.

Here we are in Iran, two weeks away from total victory, another pause.  Iran now feels imbolden, they will hunker down and rebuild.  China and Russia are more than ready to send all the weaponry they need.  

Just minutes after the so-called halt to hostilities, Iran sent multiple missiles into Israel.  Attack also in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Kuwait.  

It has begun, the re-supply:

China and Russia at the UN announced their intention to provide extensive aid to Iran within the next 24 hours, claiming that it is assistance for the country’s reconstruction and not for the arms industry.

However, according to reports in the Russian media, China has already sent 3 cargo ships carrying weapons, while Russian military aid planes are currently on their way to Isfahan. And military aid planes from Belarus are on their way to Tehran!

Trump’s 15 demands to Iran:

 1. Dismantle all major nuclear facilities

 2. End all uranium enrichment on Iranian soil

 3. Transfer enriched uranium stockpiles out of Iran

 4. Accept intrusive international inspections everywhere

 5. Permanently renounce any nuclear weapons pathway

 6. Suspend ballistic missile development

 7. Stop production of long-range missiles

 8. End drone transfers and military exports to proxies

 9. Cut support to Hezbollah

 10. Cut support to Hamas

 11. Cut support to Iraqi Shiite militias and proxy groups

 12. End weapons transfers to the Houthis

 13. Fully reopen and secure the Strait of Hormuz

 14. Stop threatening regional shipping and Gulf states

 15. Accept a broader regional de-escalation framework, including limits on military escalation with Israel

Iran’s 10 demands to Trump:

 1. A binding guarantee that the U.S. and its allies will not strike Iran again

 2. A permanent end to hostilities, not just a temporary ceasefire

 3. An end to Israeli strikes on Hezbollah in Lebanon

 4. Full lifting of U.S. sanctions

 5. Protection for Iran’s regional proxies and allied militias

 6. Reopening the Strait of Hormuz under Iranian conditions

 7. A transit fee reportedly around $2 million per ship, shared with Oman

 8. Compensation or reconstruction support for war damage inside Iran

 9. Recognition of Iran’s regional security interests

 10. A broader framework for long-term negotiations without immediate surrender of core strategic capabilities

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Insanity is expecting peace from radicals.  If this is signed it just made the US a laughingstock in the world community.  

This may be the last straw for me.  Please let a grownup talk some sense into the President.

War Updates: Time is Short for Iran

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President Trump:

A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will. However, now that we have Complete and Total Regime Change, where different, smarter, and less radicalized minds prevail, maybe something revolutionarily wonderful can happen, WHO KNOWS? We will find out tonight, one of the most important moments in the long and complex history of the World. 47 years of extortion, corruption, and death, will finally end. God Bless the Great People of Iran! Posted on Trump’s “Truth Social”

BREAKING NEWS:

Attacks on Kharg Island: The US military attacked bunkers, radar positions, and ammunition depots, According to Fox News, bunkers and ammunition depots were also attacked on Kharg Island.

(Fox News)

Be much in prayer for the next 24 hours, it seems the Iranian leadership is destined for the 72 virgins, without a deal this may be the most deadly part of the war. I expect to see sine ground troop operations, always difficult and dangerous even in the best of conditions. God’s protection over our troops. 🙏🙏🇺🇸🇮🇱

After another bizarre episode of Tucker Carlson’s podcast in which he attacked the president for allegedly desecrating Easter – Trump responds in a conversation with the New York Post: “He calls me all the time; I don’t answer his calls. I don’t deal with him. I like to deal with smart people, not with fools.”

Rescue

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⚡ 48 HOURS IN HELL — THE RESCUE THAT DEFIED A NATION ⚡

There are missions that live in briefings…
And then there are missions that become legend.

This was the latter.

A 48-hour window where time stopped meaning anything. Where survival came down to instinct, training, and sheer refusal to be captured. Where the line between life and death was measured in seconds, altitude, and silence.

🔥 APRIL 3 — IMPACT AT MACH SPEED

It starts violently.

An F-15E Strike Eagle, deep over southwestern Iran, is engaged.
No warning long enough to react. No margin to escape.

A high-speed missile—estimated Mach 2.8—closes the distance.
Not a direct hit. Worse.

💥 Proximity fuse detonation.

The blast tears through the airframe, shredding systems, ripping control authority apart. The jet is no longer a machine—it’s debris still moving forward.

Two men. One decision.

EJECT.

🪂 HOUR 0 — SEPARATION

Both crew punch out into hostile territory.

The pilot lands closer to friendly reach and is recovered quickly.

The Weapon Systems Officer (WSO)… drifts farther.

Alone. Silent. Invisible.

Enemy territory in every direction.

No support. No cover. No guarantee.

🌑 HOURS 1–12 — THE HUNT BEGINS

The moment boots hit the ground, the clock starts ticking.

The WSO moves immediately—no hesitation.
Training takes over. Survival becomes rhythm.

But Iran reacts fast.

🚨 IRGC units deploy within hours.
🚨 Search grids expand.
🚨 Thousands of civilians mobilized.

This isn’t just a search.

It’s a manhunt across an entire region.

Every ridge, every road, every village becomes a risk.

The WSO doesn’t run randomly.
He thinks, calculates, disappears.

⛰️ HOURS 12–24 — THE CLIMB

Fatigue sets in. Hydration drops. Adrenaline burns out.

Still… he climbs.

A brutal ascent to a 7,000-foot ridge—not for escape, but for survival.

Why climb?

Because elevation means:

Fewer patrol routes

Reduced civilian presence

Better observation

Harder capture

Below him, the situation escalates.

💣 US forces crater key roads to slow IRGC reinforcement.
Every destroyed route buys minutes.
Every minute keeps him free.

💥 HOURS 24–36 — THE COST RISES

Rescue operations intensify… and so does resistance.

An A-10 Warthog enters the fight—low, lethal, built for chaos.

But the sky is no longer safe.

🚀 Chinese MANPADS strike.
The A-10 goes down.

Now it’s not one survivor.

It’s more.

And the risk multiplies.

Meanwhile:

🚁 Two HH-60W rescue helicopters are hit.

These are not just aircraft.
They are lifelines.

And now even the lifelines are under fire.

🌌 HOURS 36–48 — THE NIGHT PUSH

There is only one option left:

🌑 Full-scale nighttime extraction.

No half-measures. No delays.

Everything moves under darkness:

Special operations teams

Rescue helicopters

Air cover layered above

The WSO holds position.
No lights. No signals beyond what’s necessary.

Every sound could betray him.
Every second could end it.

Then… movement.

Then… contact.

Then… confirmation.

🚁 APRIL 5 — EXTRACTION

In the early hours before dawn…

💬 “Package secured.”

The WSO is pulled out.

Alive.

Exhausted. Hunted. But unbroken.

🛡️ THE RESULT

Against overwhelming odds:

3 airmen

2 downed aircraft

48 hours behind enemy lines

➡️ All recovered. All alive. All out.

📊 THE BIGGER PICTURE

This wasn’t an isolated moment.

It unfolded within a wider conflict that has already seen:

✈️ 13,000 combat sorties flown

That number tells its own story—
Of scale. Of intensity. Of a sky that never truly sleeps.

⚖️ WHAT THIS REALLY MEANS

This mission wasn’t just about rescue.

It was about:

Trust between crew and command

Precision under pressure

The unspoken promise: no one gets left behind

In modern warfare, technology matters.
Speed matters. Firepower matters.

But in the end…

It still comes down to a single human being
moving through darkness,
choosing not to quit.

🔥 48 hours. One survivor. A nation searching. A team that refused to fail. 🔥

I am so proud to call myself an American. The strength and professionalism of our military is off the charts. God Bless the fighting men and women of our armed forces. God Bless the United States of America. Make America Godly Again! Rh

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Happy Resurrection Sunday!  

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  • Every prophecy fulfilled
  • Passover Lamb slain
  • Darkness at mid afternoon
  • Temple curtain split from top to bottom
  • A hurried burial in a borrowed tomb 

The disciples were scared, confused and uncertain of what would happen next.  All in hiding, waiting, hoping, praying…..

  • A quick visit to the gravesite…where is He, was his body stolen?  

“Early on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb while it was still dark and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb. So she came running to Simon Peter and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and said to them, “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have put Him.” So Peter came out with the other disciple and they went toward the tomb. They both ran together, and the other disciple outran Peter and came to the tomb first. Stooping down and looking in, he saw the linen cloths lying there. Yet he did not enter. Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went inside the tomb. He saw the linen cloths lying there, and the cloth that was around His head, not lying with the other linen cloths, but wrapped in a place by itself.”

‭‭John‬ ‭20‬:‭1‬-‭7‬ ‭MEV‬‬

If that same Spirit…….

It is the folded cloth neatly placed by itself that tells the rest of the story. Tradition tells us when a King or prominent person gets up from the table after a meal, if they plan on returning, they neatly fold the napkin and place it beside their plates.  This act signifies that the person will return and to leave all the dishes and the cups on the table.  

Jesus was giving us a prophetic look into the future that the Apostle Paul would lay out in detail in 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 “But I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep, lest you sorrow as others who have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus. For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep. For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord. Therefore comfort one another with these words.”

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If that same Spirit….. “But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.”

‭‭Romans‬ ‭8‬:‭11‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Our hope is in what is referred to as the “blessed hope”.  Jesus signified He was coming back!  Praise God!  Whether we go by the grave or we are translated and fly away in the Rapture, either way we shall be with Him forever.

If that same Spirit….