What Can We Expect in 2021?

After all the commotion and disruption that 2020 brought about, we are all cautiously optimistic about the coming year 2021. Personally, I did not have any prophetic dreams or words specific for this year, but I do have some biblically educated guesses and the sense that the "shaking" will continue, though many things might get better.

We might see the pandemic at least begin to wind down as greater number of people gain immunity to  Coronavirus causing Covid-19 either through developing antibodies in the course of illness or through vaccinations if they are found safe and successful.

The good news is that from the beginning of the pandemic the death rate has not increased. It remains around 2% even in the countries with the greatest numbers of infections. Nearly one year into it the death toll is not nearly as big as that of the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918, which killed more than 50 million people in 1- 2 years while the world population was much smaller than it is now. As of today, globally, out of more than 83 million people infected, only 1.8 million have died. In addition in many of these deaths, Covid-19 was only one factor that led to their deaths and not always its main cause.

This  by no means does lessen the loss of these lives, but it is important to put them into a larger perspective. Covid-19 could be dangerous to people with serious health issues and those with low immune systems and should be treated seriously. Our individual efforts to slow its spread are very important, but this crisis is not as big as many seem to paint it. We need to be responsible, but we should not live in fear. The lockdowns will have to end soon as there is not much evidence that they make that much difference. The country of Sweden was initially criticized for refusing to institute a full lockdown. Instead they asked their citizens to observe physical distancing and to avoid any large gatherings. The schools and businesses remained open, but their death rate and number of infections is not that much higher and in fact lower than in many other countries. Perhaps there is a lesson to be learned here.

On the political front, the division sharpened by the most recent elections in the United States will continue to cause upheaval in that country. The political bias of the media and tech giants must end if the public in the U.S. and around the world is to have any confidence in them and the fairness of political process. We must pray that this problem will continue to be confronted and that it will be dealt with one way or another. The Islamic Republic Regime in Iran is in crisis with its leader about to die, so it is desperate to start a new war in hopes of staying in power, we must pray for our persecuted brothers and sisters inside Iran, that God will deal justice on their behalf.

There are also rumors that Pope Francis is about to step down, which was in fact predicted by Tom Horn during the online Defender Conference in November. Tom Horn has correctly predicted the stepping down of Pope Benedict well before it happened and now he is saying that Pope Francis will either step down or "be removed" from office. Tom Horn speculates that whoever will replace him might be the last Pope. I guess we will see if he is correct or not sometime in 2021.

Whatever is in store in 2021, as believers in Jesus, we can be sure of one thing. He will be with us in it, both good and bad, and He will be working everything for our good, so we don't need to be anxious. Despite its challenges, I have many things to be thankful for this year and so are many of you. May we  all be blessed in 2021 and draw even nearer to our Lord and Savior in these tumultuous times.
 

Prophetic Outlook: What Can We Expect in New Year 2020 And a New Decade?

Today concludes both the year 2019 and the present decade, so what can we expect going forward? The Bible

gives us a large scale scenario and signs of the times and seasons, but no specific dates. I never claim to know the future, but I always share some biblically educated guesses as to what  is coming.Sometimes I get a prophetic dream or two that foreshadows the coming decade. I did receive one a couple of days ago and it was ominous.

In this dream I was in a large  office- type building in some city with many people on one of the higher floors when the building began to sway violently back and forth as if it was on a swing. We were experiencing a very strong earthquake. The building was swaying too much for us to even run out for safety, so I began praying and commanding it to stop in the name of Jesus for fear of it collapsing altogether. It stopped as soon as I uttered the prayer. We then ran out to see large scale damage. Many buildings were leveled,  bewildered people flooded the streets, then one woman shouted that she saw news on her phone that it is happening everywhere around the globe, and that other places sustained much worse damage.

There were reports of fires, raptures of the ground, many causalities, but we did not know what caused this global earthquake. Then, we ran to the nearest store that had a TV working and we saw authorities giving an update, urging people not to panic, or turn to violence or looting, but to cooperate and help one another as much as possible, as it would give people much higher chances of survival until help could be dispatched. Somehow, I had a strong conviction that this was the prelude to the  releasing of the sixth seal spoken of by Apostle John in the Book of Revelation. I knew Jesus would be coming soon for us, but also did not know exactly at which point during the upcoming events His return would take place. We were still here to share the gospel and help the people who were about to face the Great Tribulation and the Judgments to follow.

Is this really coming this decade?  Is there some kind of global "shaking" about to take place? I don't know because I wasn't given any dates, but I think that it will be wise that we prepare both spiritually and physically. Other prophetic voices in the Church have received similar warnings in their dreams and visions. Tom Horn just released a book titled "The Wormwood Prophecy" about a possible threat to earth from asteroid Apophis, which according to some scientists has a substantial chance of hitting the earth on April 13th, 2029 and how it fits with biblical prophecy, which reminds me about another prophetic dream I have received back at the end of 2012. which I am going to share in another post.

There will for sure be many changes on the geopolitical and technological scene as we will have another historic presidential election in the United States in which according to the prophecies shared by late Kim Clement and Mark Taylor author of "Trump Prophecies", Donald Trump will be elected for the second term, which will further enrage the radical Left around the world and cause greater fight for Internet freedom and freedom of speech as the Leftists will continue to try to silence all who don't agree with their values and their version of "justice", labeling them as "dangerous", " alt-right",  and a threat to their vision of the future society. Elon Musk will launch his neuro-link, which he hopes can help people interface with Artificial Intelligence so that humanity will not be destroyed by it, but it will eventually lead to the loss of free will and humanity as we know it in people who take it, leading to the struggle between the enhanced and those who choose to stay "organic."

The world will be a much different place for sure by the time this new decade ends and we will have to be ready for it. God will continue to bless individuals and nations that walk in His ways while He withholds His hand of protection from those who choose to walk away from Him by allowing them to face the consequences of their actions and it is up to each one of us, in which group we want to be. Besides the geopolitical turmoil and scary technologies, global economic instability will come as the largest generation of Baby Boomers retires and/or dies in their largest numbers and stops contributing trillions of dollars into the economy, thus ending an unusual and unnatural bubble in human history. Credit will become more and more expensive again ( i.e., interest rates will be higher) and harder to obtain while the costs of living will continue to grow. Many of those who overextended themselves financially in the time of plenty will begin to default, but those who were wise and have put their finical house in order will be more blessed than ever as their savings will increase.

I believe that with each decade we are coming closer to the times prophesied of old by both Old and New Testament prophets as well as by Jesus Himself:


“There will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among nations, in perplexity at the roaring of the sea and the waves, men fainting from fear and the expectation of the things which are coming upon the world; for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. “Then they will see THE SON OF MAN COMING IN A CLOUD with power and great glory. “But when these things begin to take place, straighten up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.” ( Luke 21: 25-28)