" A Constant Scene of Violence and Bloodshed"

Yesterday was the international day of prayer for the persecuted church. Yesterday, while worshipping with a local Christian church, we were praying for those persecuted and those who persecute. Around this exact time, a man entered a Texas chapel and opened fired on the First Baptist Church congregation killing 26 people. My heart mourns, and my prayers go out to everyone affected by this tragedy. Sadly, I believe violence is only going to increase in this country.

I've been recently studying the connection between the solar activity of the sun and its effect on human consciousness. Not only does coronal mass ejections and celestial phenomenon effect seismic activity and weather patterns on Earth, but it also affects the human heart. It can manifest externally whatever is internally deep within the heart. So on a worldwide scale, it can bring about great social change and advancements for humanity, or it can bring about violence and destruction. It all depends on what is in the heart of the individual in how they will respond to heavenly signs. Unbeknownst to me of this connection at the time, it was during the season of the Tetrad (4 blood moons) when I was spiritually awakened.

Before the Second Coming as cosmic activity increases, the world is going to polarize between good and evil, light and dark. It will result in what has been prophesied as "fratricidal and genocidal warfare" and "a constant scene of violence and bloodshed." My friend explained that fratricidal is defined as "a person who kills his or her brother" or "the act of killing one's brother."

Whatever has taken root in the heart of man will be exposed and brought to light. Philip in his gospel found in the Nag Hammadi library in the sections titled, "Hidden Parts", " The Root of Evil", and "Revelation of the Seed" talks about this. He explains the need to dig down after the root of evil within us and pull it out of our hearts from the roots, because whatever takes root in our heart will produce fruit in our reality. Before the heavens shall shake with gladness and earth will tremble with joy at the return of the city of Enoch (JST GEN 9), so "Every plant that My Father in heaven has not planted will be pulled out." (Philip 85,21-32) This is why the hearts of men will fail, and the whole world will lieth under sin and groaneth under darkness before that Great and Terrible day, because what has taken root in the hearts of man must be exposed and brought to light.

Alma says that we are our own judges, whether we do good or evil, and whatever state of being we have attained to here, whatever has become our nature, will be restored unto us again. (Alma41). He also counsels us not to procrastinate the day of our repentance. (Alma 13) Philip explains that we cannot be ignorant of the wickedness deep within us. That we must not simply cut away the branches of sin or just chop that tree down at the trunk, (managing our sin life) but that we must lay the axe unto it's roots (crucify, completely destroy, the sin life, Matt 3:10) so that it will not sprout up again.

Its easy to act like godly Christian whene everything is calm in your world. But what I've learned that it is when everything in person's life comes crashing down, when everything they previously relied upon in this world for security and identity is taken away- that is when their true heart manifests.

It will be like this for us in the coming years as we face persecution and trials as this world polarizes. Today, before the turmoil complete covers the earth, we must become pure in heart to see the face of God. (Matt 5:8) We must defend peace when everyone is seeking vengeance and retribution. Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you. (Matt 5:44)

We must become SUPERNATURAL beings of LOVE when the world sees it natural to be a creature of fear.