“Vera Jourova, European Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality, said: ‘Illegal hate speech online is not only a crime, it represents a threat to free speech and democratic engagement.'”

Where Reality is a crime.

That's funny, and yet, fearful.

It is sad that these things are happening in Canada. The USA will not be far behind though perhaps it will be a different topic that gets it going here. And the church that appears as though it is about to fall is heading down that same path.


The good news is that Christ is getting ready to wrap it up! So we may have these trials here, but they will only be for a short time.


All the more reason to get the message out before all these hinderances make it more difficult.

Amen, His child!

How many times have similar sentiments been repeated through history? The EU is well on its way down the path to dictatorship. An "economic trade zone" has evolved into control of borders, immigration, currency, social programs, retirement benefits, and now free speech. There is also talk of an EU army!

"Germany’s defence minister has confirmed that “a united EU military is becoming a reality,”.
Europe’s army is already taking shape,” Ursula von der Leyen wrote in an opinion piece for Handelsblatt on Thursday.

“Germany and France are the driving forces in defence,” Ms von der Leyen boasted, adding that “We’re moving even further ahead with our close partner France” after the two countries agreed to sign a “new Elysèe Treaty” which, amongst other efforts to, in effect, merge aspects of the two countries, includes common defence."

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/01...fence-minister/

Germany, led by a former member of the Stasi who is intent on uniting Europe, in control of a huge supranational military force! What could possibly go wrong?

"And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay." (Dan 2:43)

Re 17:12 And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.

"The agencies of evil are combining their forces and consolidating. They are strengthening for the last great crisis. Great changes are soon to take place in our world, and the final movements will be rapid ones." CCh 37.2


"The world is stirred with the spirit of war. The prophecy of the eleventh chapter of Daniel has nearly reached its complete fulfillment. Soon the scenes of trouble spoken of in the prophecies will take place." CCh 38.6

How would one define "soon?" Jesus said he was coming soon, and the disciples expected his return in their lifetime. That was 2000 years ago. These quotes were written over 100 years ago, which IMO is not "soon."

When I think "soon," especially in the context of last day events, I think months, or perhaps as much as a year. But not 100 years.

A few years ago a friend of mine on their death-bed pointed with a shaky finger to an old shoe box sitting by the bedside, and my friend called it "my promise box." Apparently, many of my friends, friends, would drop by for a "final visit," and my friend would ask each one to write on a little piece of scrap paper, "one promise." When I asked my friend which of the promises were their favourite, my friend actually happened to be clutching one of the scraps in their hand; and this is what was on it: God's people should be bursting with testimonies about this! (compare John 17:3, 1 John 1:1-3) Scripture shows a repeated history of God's people turning crises after crises into opportunity!

SDA have mangled the Book of Revelation so much that "soon" has become a derisive term, as you pointed out. However, the "soon" of the Book actually referred to 70 AD which John would have lived to see. Remember, the angel told John, "He [i.e. Jesus Christ] who testifies to these things says, 'Surely I am coming quickly.'" Rev. 22:20

Does God lie? Does one say "quickly" and mean an eternity?

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