Having passed through the first three stages, the United States, Britain and other so-called “Christian nations” are beginning to enter stage four. One will notice that the characteristics of the previous three stages not only continue to be manifested as the nations pass from one stage to the next, but tend to grow in strength and public acceptance in the same way that the “four horsemen of the apocalypse”–false religion, war, famine, pestilence (disease)–have continued to not merely survive over time, but to thrive and to become part of the status quo. For example, false religions, including Christianity, are thriving; war is ongoing continuously and increasing, famine and disease take ever more lives as the starving and dying increase in numbers daily. Similarly, truth has become not merely relative, but is rapidly becoming non-existent; Socialism continues to replace free-enterprise in many nations; first and second world countries are beset with marches, riots, political and social clashes in the streets while those in power refuse to stop them due to political correctness and fear of being thrown out of office. The universal consensus is “Something must be done to stop this madness.”  Which leads us to stage four–normalization.

In the future there will rise up in the affected nations what are known as “strong men.” These men, having gained the support of their nations’ militaries, will take over their respective nations and put a stop to the aforementioned scourges through a process called “normalization.” Simply put, normalization means to force a populace to submit to one’s will under the threat of death.  Another name for these strongmen is “dictators.” In the past they have been ultimately effective and will be equally effective in the future. Just as Vladimir Putin “normalized” Crimea, Josef Stalin “normalized” many nations in eastern Europe, Adolf Hitler “normalized” Austria, Ho Che Mihn “normalized” Vietnam, Fidel Castro “normalized” Cuba, etc., dictators will rise up and “normalize” their respective geographical areas. But these men will pale in significance in the near future every nation on earth will be “normalized” by the Antichrist who will head the mightiest combine of nations the world has ever seen. This unstoppable military power–known Biblically as the “First Beast”–will be spiritually directed by a religious leader known as the “Second Beast.” Their power and control will be total and universal, as will be their normalization process.

When these Beasts arrive on the global scene the normalization process will have already weakened the Institutional Church which will have long ago succumbed to the same self-destructive process as the nations she inhabits. What was openly condemned as sin in previous times will by then be accepted as “normal.” Open-eyed observers have noticed that this is already true in an ever-increasing number of religious institutions. What few evils that have not yet been fully embraced by some groups soon will be when the religious correctness (political correctness with a religious twist) bug bites and releases its “go with the flow” poison into its victim. Some within professing Christendom continue to resist normalization. However, those groups (churches, denominations, faiths, sects, cults, etc.) will eventually bow to group pressure as their need for approval within the religious community will cause them to allow Satan to finish the job he began many years ago.

For many, probably most, readers and listeners, this is the first time you have ever been exposed the Truth of God. If the past is any indication of the future, 99% of you will reject God’s Word and stay the religious course you have been on for many years. I watch as my family, loved ones and social friends continue to decay internally as they follow the lead of their false prophets who, though put forward as great men and women of God, are in reality Satan’s wolves in sheep’s clothing who are leading millions through his wide gate (“join the church of your choice”) and along his broad way (“obey the doctrines of the church you choose”) that lead to death (Mat. 7:13,14).

For those, if any, who believe God’s Word, a bit of encouragement is warranted. Stay the course God has laid out for you in His Word. Through sunshine and storm, high times and low times, STAY THAT COURSE. God is testing you to see what you are made of. Only those exhibiting the right spiritual stuff (obedience to His Word in the face of the church) will join Him in His kingdom (Mat. 10:22). As He said in Matthew 7:13,14, few will do so. L.J.