Just ask yourself

 

which one of these views

seems to 

"carry more water"

so to speak, than the others?

It's just really not that difficult to figure out.

Its really not.

Premillennialism, amillennialism, and postmillennialism are three primary Christian eschatological views regarding the timing and nature of Christ’s thousand-year ("millennial") reign mentioned in Revelation 20. They differ based on whether Jesus returns before (pre-), after (post-), or if the millennium is a symbolic (a-) rather than literal earthly period.

1. Premillennialism 

(Before the Millennium)

 Premillennialism teaches that Jesus Christ will physically return to earth before the 1,000-year millennial reign begins. The Timeline: The present "Church Age" will conclude with a period of severe tribulation. At the end of this, Jesus will return to bind Satan, resurrect the righteous dead, and establish a literal, visible kingdom of peace and justice on earth. After the millennium, there will be a final rebellion, the defeat of Satan, and the creation of a new heaven and earth. The Interpretation: Interprets the 1,000 years in Revelation 20 as a literal, future timeframe. Variations: It is often split into Historic Premillennialism (the Church goes through the tribulation) and Dispensational Premillennialism (the Church is "raptured" to heaven before a 7-year tribulation).

2. Amillennialism (No/Symbolic Millennium)

Amillennialism ("a" meaning no or non-literal) posits that there will be no literal, 1,000-year earthly reign following Christ's return. The Timeline: The "millennium" is interpreted as a spiritual reality, occurring right now in the present Church Age. Christ is currently reigning in heaven, and the souls of believers who have passed away reign with Him. 

(Which Completely Contradicts:

Revelation 15:8

And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from his power, and no one could enter the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels were completed.

And if?

"the souls of believers 

who have passed away reign with Him."

Seems to me like St. John the Revelator would have 

mentioned them being there, pre-tribulation.

HE DIDNT.

CAUSE THEY AINT THERE YET.

See Revelation 15:8 above.)

"This age will end with Christ's visible return, the general resurrection of all the dead, the final judgment, and the immediate transition into the eternal state (the new heaven and earth). The Interpretation: The 1,000 years is a figurative number representing a long, complete period. Denominations: It is the official view of traditional Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Anglican, Lutheran, and Reformed (Calvinist) churches."

(Does that even come close 

to looking like what we are witnessing 

in our world right now?

Hum? Seriously?

Some people had better rethink

some things, "Quick like in a hurry"

as my buddy Micah used to say.)

3. Postmillennialism (After the Millennium)

Postmillennialism holds that Christ will return after the 1,000-year millennium has taken place on earth. The Timeline: The world is gradually Christianized through the preaching of the gospel and the work of the Holy Spirit. This will lead to a prolonged "Golden Age" of peace, righteousness, and prosperity where Christian principles govern society. 

(Where is anybody seeing this view either?

Some people had better rethink

some things, "Quick like in a hurry".)

"Following this extended period (the literal or figurative "millennium"), Christ will return to earth, inaugurating the final resurrection, judgment, and eternal state. The Interpretation: Highly optimistic regarding the global triumph of the gospel prior to the Second Coming. 

(Does not match what we are witnessing,

not in the least.)

"History: Held by notable theologians like Jonathan Edwards and Charles Hodge, though it saw a decline in the 20th century before seeing a resurgence in some reformed and charismatic circles."

Be a Berean.

Search the scriptures:

Revelation 20:4-6

4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.

5 But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.

6 Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.

I got almost as much of a problem 

with Orthodox and Cathloics 

holding the Amillennial view 

of the Millennial Kingdom

as I do with American Evangelicals

and the pretribulation rapture.

I really do.

And I don't care who you are.

I just really don't.

PROMISE...

Felt like this

 

for a very long time now

via @joshsorenson IG

I've been thinking about how many rules 

we've quietly added to following Jesus.

A whole checklist of what a "real" Christian is supposed to look like. And I don't think most of it actually came from Him.

It's a lot like what the Pharisees did. 

They kept stacking rules on top of the rules 

until nobody could measure up.

So let's take some off.

(Save the one you needed to hear.)

You can follow Jesus and still be a total mess.

He never asked you to clean yourself up first. 

That was never the deal.

You can follow Jesus and have a past you'd never post.

The first person He ever told He was the Messiah was a Samaritan woman who'd had five husbands and was living with a man who wasn't hers. (John 4)

He knew every bit of it, and picked her anyway.

You can follow Jesus and come home after walking away.

In His own story, the father sees the son who left while he's still a long way off, and runs to him. (Luke 15)

There's no walking so far that the way back closes.

You can follow Jesus and still be figuring it out.

The disciples walked with Him for three years and still missed the point constantly. He kept them close the whole time.

Faith was never a finish line. It's a direction.

(You are always going to be in the process of:

"still figuring it out", so just get comfortable being there.

"If infinite wisdom could put itself inside my three lbs brain?

Then it wouldn't be worthy of worship."

~

Kent Hovind)

You can follow Jesus and have real doubts.

A desperate father once told Him, "I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief." (Mark 9:24) Jesus helped him right then.

He was never once scared of your questions.

You can follow Jesus and go to therapy and take the medication.

Luke, who wrote more of the New Testament than anyone, was a doctor. (Colossians 4:14) Faith and medicine were never enemies.

Getting help isn't weak faith. It's wisdom, and caring for your mind is good stewardship.

You can follow Jesus and grieve so hard you can barely breathe.

The shortest verse in the Bible is "Jesus wept." (John 11:35) God in the flesh cried at a friend's grave.

He's not asking you to be okay. He sits in it with you.

You can follow Jesus and have tattoos.

The verse people quote sits in the same chapter that also bans trimming your beard and wearing two kinds of fabric. 

(Leviticus 19)

Ink was never on the list of things that keep you out.

You can follow Jesus and love the people the church pushed out.

"It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick." 

(Mark 2:17) 

He said it at a table 

full of the exact people everyone else wrote off.

He built His whole ministry out there. 

You're in good company.

You can follow Jesus and vote differently than your parents.

"My kingdom is not of this world." (John 18:36) It was never tied to a party or a nation.

You don't have to follow Him the way they did.

Voting differently doesn't change the Jesus you're following.

You can follow Jesus and still have really hard days.

"In this world you will have trouble. But take heart, I have overcome the world." (John 16:33)

He promised peace, not an easy road. A hard season isn't a sign you're doing it wrong.

You can follow Jesus and have failed Him as badly as anyone.

Peter swore he never knew Him. Three times.

Jesus came back for him and handed him the whole church anyway. (John 21)

Your worst moment isn't the end of your story with Him.

You can follow Jesus with nothing left to offer Him.

A criminal dying next to Him just asked to be remembered. Jesus told him, "today you will be with me in paradise." (Luke 23:43)

No time to clean up, no good works to show. Just grace.

You can follow Jesus and come exactly as you are.

There's no cleaning yourself up first. Come as you are was always the actual invitation, not a slogan.

Almost none of what we fight about 

is what actually keeps someone from Jesus.

Most of it we added ourselves, the same way the Pharisees did. He's been saying come as you are the whole time.

If you've been on the outside of somebody's list, you were never on the outside of His.

So come as you are. 

Bring the mess, the doubts, all of it..."

"The proof

 

is in the pudding"

 is what we say 

where I come from.'

"Generally, the expressions are used to say that the real worth, success, or effectiveness of something 

can only be determined by putting it 

to the test by trying or using it, 

appearances and promises aside—

just as the best test of a pudding is to eat it."

Monday, July 20, 2026

The Whole Point of

"things speak for themselves:

Monday, February 9, 2026

Micah chapters 5 and 6...

February 28, 2026

The United States and Israel

attacked Iran.

9 On that day, 

says the LORD, 

I will destroy the horses 

from your midst and ruin your chariots;

(Your military is going away.)

Hit hard this AM

 

betteryouliving@IG

"Biblical affirmations 

to speak over yourself as a child of God."

And yes I know they aren't placed  in 

any sort of context

and they are, 

"coffee cup" slogans or watever etc :-).

But sometimes,

it just helps to read em...

Deuteronomy 28:6

You will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out.

Philippians 4:13

 I can do all this through him who gives me strength.

2 Timothy 1:7

For the Spirit God gave us 

does not make us timid, 

but gives us power, 

love and self-discipline.

Isaiah 41:10

So do not fear, for I am with you;

    do not be dismayed, for I am your God.

I will strengthen you and help you;

    I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

Philippians 4:6

Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

Philippians 4:7

And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Deuteronomy 28:13

The Lord will make you the head, not the tail. If you pay attention to the commands of the Lord your God that I give you this day and carefully follow them, you will always be at the top, never at the bottom.

Ephesians 1:3

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.

Joshua 1:9

Have I not commanded you? 

Be strong and courageous. 

Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, 

for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”

Exodus 14:14

The Lord will fight for you; 

you need only to be still.”

Psalm 139:14

I praise you because I am fearfully 

and wonderfully made;

    your works are wonderful,

    I know that full well.

Romans 8:37

No, in all these things 

we are more than conquerors 

through him who loved us.

2 Corinthians 5:17

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, 

the new creation has come:

The old has gone, the new is here!

(If you never knew the old?

Who are you to say whats "new"?)

Isaiah 54:17

 no weapon forged against you will prevail,

    and you will refute every tongue that accuses you.

This is the heritage 

of the servants 

of the Lord,

    and this is their vindication from me,”

declares the Lord.

Revelation 12:11

They triumphed over him

    by the blood of the Lamb

    and by the word of their testimony;

they did not love their lives so much

    as to shrink from death.

John 15:13

Greater love has no one than this: 

to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.

AND THE ONE

THAT HIT THE HARDEST:

Romans 8:11

And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of his Spirit who lives in you.

Hebrews 11 Highlights...

 

6 But without faith 

it is impossible to please him: 

(You can do everything else 

just as perfect as you possibly can

all of the days of your life 

and if there is no

FAITH

in him?

It was all for nothing...

just a show for others...)

...for he that cometh to God 

must believe that he is, 

and that he is a rewarder of them 

that diligently seek him.

(Key word: Diligently.)

8 By faith Abraham, 

when he was called 

to go out into a place 

which he should after receive 

for an inheritance, 

OBEYED; 

and he went out, 

not knowing 

whither he went.

(Resonates...tons...

You may not understand why

but I sure do, and have

for some time now.)

9 By faith he sojourned 

in the land of promise, 

as in a strange country, 

dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, 

the heirs with him of the same promise:

10 For he looked for a city 

which hath foundations, 

whose builder and maker is God.

Abram was wealthy:

Genesis 13:12

And Abram was very rich in cattle, 

in silver, and in gold.

Genesis 24:34-35

And he said, I am Abraham's servant.

35 And the Lord hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses.

His wife was gorgeous:

Genesis 12:11

And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon:

Genesis 12:14

14 And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair.

He had an army:

Genesis 14:14

And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his trained servants, born in his own house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued them unto Dan.

Genesis 15:6

And he believed in the Lord; 

and he counted it to him 

for righteousness.

It could happen again today

and people wouldnt believe it

even if they witnessed it

with their own two eyes.

I don't worry about it.

I KNOW WHATS UP.

Just Resonates...

Tons...

Updated

 

Thursday, July 2, 2026

The case for the Assyrian Anti-Christ, 

short version. (Kinda lol) 

(Updated 7/21/26)

TO INCLUDE:

Points #6 and #7

 

Added 07/21/26

6 Answers to Questions About the Antichrist

David Jeremiah

"As Daniel says, the coming world leader will be 

renowned for this kind of eloquence, 

which will 

capture the attention 

and admiration of the world.

#6) Eloquence

See: Wednesday, July 2, 2025

There are three major end times prophecies 

current in the process of being fulfilled

What U.S. Diplomats Thought 

After Meeting Syria’s Jihadist-Turned-Statesman Ahmad al-Sharaa

NPR 7/1/25

“Having worked for many four-star generals in the American military, 

I felt like I was talking to a very senior general, 

not that different than an American commander 

who had 

a very deep understanding of 

warfare, economics, policy, 

what he wanted to achieve, 

how he might want to achieve it,” 

(Oh you can believe that alright!)

"says Roger Carstens, 

who worked at the State Department 

in the first Trump administration 

as well as the Biden administration. 

“I walked away impressed.”...

"Barbara Leaf, the U.S. assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs 

at the time and the delegation’s leader, 

found the way al-Sharaa 

(Abu Mohammad al-Julani)

spoke about 

one of Syria’s neighbors 

in the Middle East striking.

“I mean, 

I had to almost close my eyes 

and remind myself 

I was talking to a Syrian official, 

with the very easy way 

he talked about Israel,”

she tells correspondent Martin Smith, 

who in 2021 was the first Western journalist 

to interview al-Sharaa. 

(Abu Mohammad al-Julani).

Leaf says that unlike Hafez al-Assad, 

Bashar’s father who ruled Syria for nearly 30 years, 

al-Sharaa Abu Mohammad al-Julani gave 

“No diatribes, 

no recitation of 40 years of history.”

6 Answers to Questions About the Antichrist

David Jeremiah

"Daniel goes on to tell us that 

not only will this 

golden–tongued orator 

speak in high–blown terms,..."

Wednesday, February 5, 2025

Abu Mohammed al-Jolani "The Assyrian" Part 2

"In response to the American designation of HTS as a terrorist organisation; Abu Muhammad al-Julani, distancing himself from past involvement with Al-Qaeda, stated in a 2021 interview to PBS Frontline:

"Our message to them is brief. We here do not pose any threat to you, so there is no need for you to classify people as terrorists and announce rewards for killing them. And also, all that does not affect the Syrian revolution negatively. This is the most important message. The second message is that the American policies in the region, and in Syria in particular, are incorrect policies that require huge amendments... What we might have in common would be putting an end to the humanitarian crisis and suffering that is going on in the region, and putting an end to the masses of refugees that flee to Turkey or to Europe and create huge issues, either for the Syrian people, who are being displaced all over Europe, or for the Europeans themselves.. This is the issue that we can cooperate the most on, by helping people stay here, by providing them with a dignified life here, in the region, or by liberating the lands of these people so that they can return to their homes, instead of having Russia or the Iranian militias push them to flee abroad.[183]"

"On 18 June 2019, HTS released a statement offering condolences to Egypt's former president Muhammad Morsi upon his death in Egyptian custody.[182] In an interview given to the PBS Frontline documentarian Martin Smith, Abu Mohammad al-Julani stated regarding the religious doctrines and political goals of Tahrir al-Sham:[183]

"To limit the description of the HTS to only being a Salafist or jihadist, I believe, needs a long discussion. And I don't want to comment on that now, because it would take a lot of research and study. We are trying today to talk about Islam in its real concept, the Islam that seeks to spread justice and aspires for building and for progress, and to protect women and preserve their rights, and for education as well. So if we agree that there's an Islamic rule in the liberated areas, we say that there are universities, by Allah's grace, full of students, two-thirds being female students. There are more than 450,000 to 500,000 students enrolled in schools. There are fully functioning hospitals in the liberated areas, and there are people working to build towns and pave roads. Others are trying to establish an economic system for people to live securely and peacefully. And there's a judicial system that seeks to give people back their rights and not only to punish the wrongdoers in the way some people would think, when they hear it is an Islamic or a Salafi group."

Abu Mohammed al-Jolani

Born 29 October 1982

"originally a foreign fighter in the Iraq War."

Lets assume the writer of

What to Know About the Man Who Toppled Assad

means the second Gulf war which started in 2003.

That makes him 21 then.

and 42 now.

NOW ASK YOURSELF THIS:

Does any of whats stated above 

even remotely 

sound like someone 

who has spent half of his life 

(21 years) 

in the deserts of Iraq and Syria fighting Jihad?

The answer is plainly obvious.

NO.

NO IT DOES NOT.

One of the first things I said to honey about him was:

"HE IS SOPHISTICATED WAY BEYOND HIS MEANS."

That kind of intelligence and logic doesn't just crawl out of the deserts of Iraq and Syria after 21 years.

It most certianly does not.

Daniel 11:30

"...he shall even return, 

and have intelligence with them 

that forsake the holy covenant."

(And if you read the entire piece:

Wednesday, February 5, 2025

Abu Mohammed al-Jolani "The Assyrian" Part 2

Everything his organization said

it wasnt going to do?

It has already done.)

6 Answers to Questions About the Antichrist

David Jeremiah

"How does the Antichrist gain political power?

His rise to power will be inconspicuous. 

It will not be noticed in the beginning 

and will hardly raise the attention 

even of the those 

who are closer to the center of action."

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Funny thing bout Satan, 

he knows what you dont wanna believe and exploits it against you, 

Or? "The Assyrian" (Antichrist) 

met with the False Prophet 

at The White House yesterday.

"Over the weekend, he (Abu Mohammed al-Jolani) also became the first Syrian leader to shoot some hoops with the U.S. military. Video shared Saturday by the Syrian foreign ministry shows him nailing a three-pointer as he plays with a U.S. admiral and a brigadier general at an undisclosed location in the U.S."

6 Answers to Questions About the Antichrist

David Jeremiah

"When he comes on the scene, 

people will flock to him like flies to honey, 

and they will do anything he asks.

#7) "capture the attention 

and admiration of the world."

With  Ukraine's Zelenskyy.

UK's PM Starmer

With Turkey's Erdogan

With Cent Comm. Commander 

Bradley Cooper and their wives

in Damascus.

With The false Prophet.

First UN address by a Syrian Head of state in 

almost 60 years.

With Chancellor of Germany is Friedrich Merz.

With Russia's head of state Putin.

First meeting with the false prophet on the sidelines of the 

US/Saudi investment forum.

Saudi Delegation I believe it was.

With Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev.

With former head of the CIA David Petraeus.

US congressional delegation.

With US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

President of France Macron.

Just felt like those points needed to be included.

The Whole Point of

 

Thursday, July 9, 2026

It just absolutely ate at me

Wasnt:

"Hey were gonna call out the US War Machine!"

The point was, 

that if you are going to make a list of reasons, 

why this country isn't "a Christian Country"?

Leaving out the millions of life's taken 

by economic Sanctions and foreign "forever wars".

IS A PRETTY GLARING OMMISION.

IT WAS DONE WITH THAT HAVING BEEN

THE INTENT BY LEAVING IT OUT

IN THE FIRST PLACE.

And somebody tell

Pastor Livingston, 

things speak for themselves:

Monday, February 9, 2026

Micah chapters 5 and 6...

February 28, 2026

The United States and Israel

attacked Iran.

9 On that day, 

says the LORD, 

I will destroy the horses 

from your midst and ruin your chariots;

(Your military is going away.)

NAB NOTES

 [9-13] Part of the messianic restoration will consist

in the removal of everything 

that has drawn 

Israel 

(Believers)

away from the Lord; 

this includes 

not only the objects 

of false worship, 

but also 

the armaments 

in which the idolaters 

had trusted."

"I told honey at the time 

we were working through it

that there was a reason 

we were doing so

as that this was exactly 

what is getting ready to happen

and now look at US."

That was 19 days 

before the war started.

Find me the other guy.

Iran is now saying they will send ground troops across borders to shut our bases down if we don't quit attacking them in the next couple of days.

They more than have the capability 

of doing just that.

This is what happens

when idolaters

trust armaments'.