On April 15, 2026

PRÉCIS ON THE TEMPTATION TO RETREAT IN THE HOUR OF ANTICHRIST: THE GREAT STRUGGLE TO HOLD FAST

“But you’re gonna have to serve somebody. Yes indeed, you’re gonna have to serve somebody. Well, it may be the Devil or it may be the Lord, but you’re gonna have to serve somebody.” – BOB DYLAN, 1979; edited

TRUMP’S AI POST. On Monday April 13, 2026, President Donald Trump posted an AI-Graphic depicting himself as Jesus Christ the Healer. In the background of this image was what several experts are describing as a Horned Demon possibly identifiable as Ba’al (Canaanite god associated with sexual immorality, temple prostitution, and human sacrifice, often firstborn children). This is a most Profane demonstration of THE UNPARDONABLE SIN:

“I assure you and most solemnly say to you, all sins will be forgiven the sons of men, and all the abusive and blasphemous things they say; but whoever BLASPHEMES [‘blasphémeó’ (βλασφημήσῃ): ‘speech that dishonors, slanders, or demeans the Divine character, titles, or works of God’] against the Holy Spirit and His power [by attributing the miracles done by Me to Satan] never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an everlasting sin [a sin which is unforgivable in this present age as well as in the age to come].” – JESUS OF NAZARETH, MARK 3:28-29, AMP

Any Pastor, Christian, or any individual who does not immediately RENOUNCE this Hideous Blasphemy shall also be called “Hideous!” by God and be thrown into the Lake of Fire.

SCRIPTURE. “Blessed [happy, spiritually prosperous, favored by God] is the man who is STEADFAST under trial and perseveres when tempted; for when he has passed the test and been approved, he will receive the [victor’s] crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.

Let no one say when he is tempted, ‘I am being tempted by God’ [for temptation does not originate from God, but from our own flaws]; for God cannot be tempted by [what is] evil, and He Himself tempts no one. But each one is tempted when he is dragged away, enticed and baited [to commit sin] by his own [worldly] desire (lust, passion). Then when the illicit desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and when sin has run its course, it gives birth to DEATH.”- JAMES 1:12-14, AMP

KEY TERM. “STEADFAST.” ‘Hupomenó’ [ὑπομένει]: “To stay under (or behind); to remain, undergo or bear a trial; to suffer with patience and perseverance; to endure.”NOTE: “Strong’s 5278 depicts the voluntary choice to: ‘Remain under pressure rather than escape it.’ In Scripture this Endurance is never stoic resignation; it is Confident Perseverance grounded in the Character and Promises of God. The term gathers ideas of Steadfast Loyalty, Patient Waiting, and Unwavering Courage.’”

QUOTATION. “A silly idea is current that good people do not know what Temptation means. This is an obvious lie. ‘Only those who try to RESIST Temptation know how strong it is’…Aman who gives in to Temptation after five minutes simply does not know what it would have been like an hour later. That is why bad people, in one sense, know very little about badness. They have lived a sheltered life by always giving in.” ― C.S. LEWIS, Mere Christianity, 1952; edited

COMMENTARY. “‘It is not every man who suffers, that is blessed; but he who with patience and constancy goes through all difficulties in the Way of Duty.’ Afflictions cannot make us miserable, IF it be not our own fault. The Tried Christian shall be a Crowned one. The Crown of Life is promised to all who have the love of God reigning in their hearts. Every soul that truly loves God, shall have its trials in this world fully recompensed in that world above, where love is made perfect. The Commands of God, and the dealings of His Providence, try men’s hearts, and show the dispositions which prevail in them.

‘But nothing sinful in the heart or conduct can be ascribed to God. He is not the Author of the Dross, though His Fiery Trial exposes it.’ Those who lay the blame of sin, either upon their constitution, or upon their condition in the world, or pretend they cannot keep from sinning, wrong God as if He were the Author of Sin. Afflictions, as sent by God, are designed to draw out our graces, but not our corruptions. ‘The Origin of Evil and Temptation is in our own hearts’ …

‘A True Christian becomes as DIFFERENT a person from what he was before the renewing influences of Divine Grace, as if he were formed over again.’ We should [therefore] devote ALL our faculties to God’s s Service, that we may be a kind of First-Fruits of His creatures.” – MATTHEW HENRY, Exposition of the Old and New Testaments, 6 vols., 1708-1710; edited

MY STRUGGLE. I’ll be brief since I don’t want this to be about me so much as about the Dark Era of the Doctrines of Demons in which we Americans all now reside. And those of us who Teach and Preach as a Calling are to pay Severe Attention to what follows.

Because it nearly goes without saying that THE AMERICAN VISION travels fast to distant shores as the preeminent Trend Setter – for better or for worse. As most of you know, I have spent many hours digging up and exposing many of our Cultural Shibboleths that currently define that Vision.

“A custom, belief, phrase, or pronunciation that acts as a ‘Linguistic Password’ oridentifying Marker for a specific group, distinguishing members from outsiders.” – AI Overview, ret. Apr. 13, 2026; edited

The notoriously acerbic American author KURT VONNEGUT summed up America’s currently Defining Element of what most rightly label, “The American Dream.”

“‘Americans, like human beings everywhere, believe many things that are obviously Untrue. Their most Destructive Untruth is that it is very easy for any American to make money.’ They will not acknowledge how in fact hard money is to come by, and, therefore, those who have no money blame and blame and blame themselves. This inward blame has been a treasure for the rich and powerful, who have had to do less for their poor, publicly and privately, than any other ruling class since, say, Napoleonic Times. Many novelties have come from America. The most startling of these, a thing without precedent, is a mass of Undignified Poor. They do not love one another because they do not love themselves.” ― Slaughterhouse-Five, 1969; edited

AMERICA’S FIRST SIN. As we bear devastating witness to this every day under America’s current morbid and corrupt Plutocracy, this stands in violent and yes, blasphemous contrast to the TEACHINGS OF CHRIST.

“The Spirit of the Lord [is] upon Me, because He has anointed Me [the Anointed One, the Messiah] to preach the good news (the Gospel) to THE POOR; He has sent Me to announce release to THE CAPTIVES and recovery of sight to THE BLIND, to send forth as delivered those who are OPPRESSED [who are downtrodden, bruised, crushed, and broken down by calamity], To proclaim the accepted and acceptable year of the Lord [the day when salvation and the free favors of God profusely abound].” – LUKE 4:18-19, AMPC

Anecdote. I just this very morning (Tue. April 14, 2026) watched still another video of some White American Christians (a silver cross being prominently displayed around the neck of one of the young men) dancing crazily at a well-to-do wedding ceremony some sort of goofy, zombie-like thing (as opposed to an adult style of dance). Annoyed at its ‘Christian’ presentation, I posted a comment reminding them about brutal ICE Assaults on people of color, mentioning about the Days of Noah and Lot.

Predictability, I received the following typical response from a member of our Church of Insufferable Indifference: “When did they let people out of the Funny Farm?”

OUR WITNESS. Admittedly a tiny illustration of the utter Banality of Christian Conduct these days, it points to a vastly larger issue: Our Christian Witness. AS PAUL WROTE:

“But make sure that you don’t get so absorbed and exhausted in taking care of all your day-by-day obligations that you lose track of the time and doze off, oblivious to God. The night is about over, dawn is about to break. Be up and awake to what God is doing! God is putting the finishing touches on the salvation work he began when we first believed.

We can’t afford to waste a minute, must not squander these precious daylight hours in frivolity and indulgence, in sleeping around and dissipation, in bickering and grabbing everything in sight. Get out of bed and get dressed! Don’t loiter and linger, waiting until the very last minute. Dress yourselves in Christ, and be up and about!” – ROMANS 13:11-14, MSG

WHAT WILL IT TAKE ‘TO REMAIN?’

Once again, after an online review of at least a dozen Christian articles dealing with this vitally important issue, I came upon one by the internationally acclaimed Bible scholar and head of a Mission Organization to Russia and then vetted him as I do all my authors.

Who Remains Silent about President Donald Trump.

I found this quotation as the basis of my rejection of his insights concerning The Antichrist: “Many speculate about whether or not the Antichrist is alive right now. ‘The answer is that he may well be, but as noted, no one will know who he is until the Church has been Raptured or evacuated from the world scene.’” – RICK RENNER, The Coming of the Antichrist Series, 2026; edited

This Traditional Pre-Tribulation View taught (or merely ignored wholesale) by most Pastors axiomatically blinds the entire Church from even considering who the AC is. By this twisted hermeneutic, Donald Trump cannot possibly be the Lawless One no matter the evidence right in front of us!

It consequently rules out the SEAL JUDGMENTS as ‘Birth Pang Precursors’ of the Rise of Antichrist and permits them to pretty much ‘Relax their Vigilance’ (if it was ever there in the first place!).

HOLDING FAST PRACTICUM. Therefore, I present an AI Overview of “Remaining Steadfast in the Last Days” defined as: “Perilous Times marked by moral decay, deception, and turmoil.” Which we will all face in the days ahead, and are already facing.

God requires believers to be ‘Unmovable!’ during such Times by anchoring our lives as never before to His Word, relying on His Grace and Power rather than our own strength.

The following NINE SPIRITUAL PROTOCOLS are assisted by Scriptures presented in the New King James Version.

STUDY! ‘Diligently Study and Meditate on Scripture’ to distinguish Truth from Deception, as False Teachers and Heresy will increase. ROMANS 12:2. “And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.”

ABIDE! ‘Maintain a Close, Daily Relationship with God’ through prayer, making Him your Refuge. JOHN 15:7. “If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, youwill ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you.”

DEPART! ‘Actively Choose to Live in Holiness,’ Separating from the Moral Corruption and Relativism of the World. EPHESIANS 5:11. “And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them.”

ABOUND! ‘Do Not Permit Yourself to Become Weary in Doing Good.’ Continue serving, sharing the Gospel, and loving others, knowing that your labor is not in vain. But also take your rest. GALATIANS 6:9. “And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.”

ENDURE! ‘Persevere Under Trial,’ recognizing that suffering is temporary, and ‘Remain Faithful’ even in the face of persecution or adversity. MATTHEW 24:12-13. “And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold. But he who endures to the end shall be saved.”

REMAIN! ‘Live with alertness and urgency,’ recognizing the Signs of the Times without falling into panic or fear. 1 PETER 5:8. “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.”

GROW! ‘Move from Spiritual Infancy to Maturity,’ allowing the Character of Christ to be formed within you. EPHESIANS 4:14. “We should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting.”

GUARD! ‘Trust in God’ Sovereignty and Protection,’ rather than focusing on the Chaos and Turmoil of the World. Yet Pay Attention to the Times! ROMANS 14:8. “For if we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s.”

HOPE! ‘Live with the Hope and Anticipation of Jesus’ Return,’ which motivates purification and righteous living. JOHN 5:28-29. “Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will hear His voice and come forth—those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation.”

CODA. There you have it, beloved. To Remain in Christ’s Final Days Remnant who promise to Persevere Under Trial to the End, these are His Nine Requirements that will encourage your ‘Obedience unto Life with Him, both Now and then Forever.’

As for me in my part as a Teacher to the Remnant, He long ago defined my SPIRITUAL DUTY to Him and to you all. With which I end our conversation for today.

“I charge you therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead at His appearing and His kingdom: PREACH THE WORD! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.

For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers; and they will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables. But you be watchful in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.” – 2 TIMOTHY 4:1-5, NKJV

The very Word of the Lord to all of us, beloved, but most especially to the TEACHERS AND PASTORS. Pray for us, therefore, that we would not fail in this Evil Hour, to bring you ‘His Truth,’ and no other! Selah.

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