Julius Caesar's crossing of the Rubicon river on January 10, 49 BC[1] precipitated the Roman Civil War, which ultimately led to Caesar's becoming dictator and the rise of the imperial era of Rome. Caesar had been appointed to a governorship over a region that ranged from southern Gaul to Illyricum (but not Italy). As his term of governorship ended, the Roman Senate ordered Caesar to disband his army and return to Rome. He was explicitly ordered not to take his army across the Rubicon river, which was at that time a northern boundary of Italy. In January of 49 BC, Caesar brought the 13th legion across the river, which the Roman government considered insurrection, treason, and a declaration of war on the Roman Senate. According to some authors, he is said to have uttered the phrase "alea iacta est"—the die is cast—as his army marched through the shallow river.
Today, the phrase "crossing the Rubicon" is a metaphor that means to pass a point of no return. Wikipedia
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The sudden, spontaneous loss of character, morals, and common sense within millions of U.S. citizens, half of our population, in an instant, is astounding. Their utter hatred of everything our country has stood for since its founding, their maniacal destruction of property, historic statues, luting scores of stores, attacking innocent old people and anyone who "looks" Conservative, and taking over whole sections of Democrat run cities, is impossible to comprehend. How could so many people so suddenly shift from "average" citizens to animal-like, revolutionary crazies, or be supporters of them? It reminds me of an old west cattle stampede. Night falls, the cattle lay resting, a cayote howls, the cattle jump up and run blindly, in a split second, trampling the cowboys and then over a cliff. What we are seeing unfold in this dark night is so miraculously, mysterious that it has to be motivated by some superhuman evil power. It seems to classify itself as something also seen by the Apostle Paul in Bible days in 2 Thess.2:7. Something which would also come into plain view, in its degeneracy, just before the rapture of Christians, and the Holy Spirit who lives in them. That verse speaks of the rapture by its English definition ... "taken out".
"For the mystery of iniquity doeth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he is taken out of the way." 2 Thess.2:7
In other words, the mystery of iniquity, which has the capacity to do all kinds of evil, could not do its wickedness unless God's Spirit allowed, or "let" Satan do it. But that partial restraint of Satanic work ends when God's Holy Spirit "is taken out of the way" with believers in whom He dwells, at the Rapture. So the world then faces an unrestrained Satan. This is the "Mystery of Iniquity".
I am suggesting that the superhuman turning of America on its head, by the sudden "evil miracles" which have enveloped our nation, is another sign of the soon return of Christ for his followers in whom the Spirit of God dwells. God will send two Spirit filled witnesses, later, in the Tribulation Period, to present Christ to the Jews, primarily, in Rev.11. This conversion of the Jews is prophesied in Zech.12:10
The ultra turmoil, happening right now in America and the world, is not so much a tragedy as it is an opportunity for Christians to witness Christ to this confused and panicking world.
Pray for the empowering of Christians' testimonies in the days ahead. Our testimony is God's reason for leaving us here and is the most vital element needed by the evil opposition and their innocent victims. In these crisis times our purpose is to secure our families, pray and witness till the trumpet sounds. RB
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