Ezekiel 33:2-6
“”When I bring the sword upon a land, and the people of the land take a man from their territory and make him their watchman,
3, when he sees the sword coming upon the land, if he blows the trumpet and warns the people,
4, then whoever hears the sound of the trumpet and does not take warning, if the sword comes and takes him away, his blood shall be on his own head.
5, He heard the sound of the trumpet, but did not take warning; his blood shall be upon himself. But he who takes warning will save his life.
6, But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet, and the people are not warned, and the sword comes and takes any person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood I will require at the watchman”s hand.” (Ezekiel 33:2-6)
And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.
And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.
Pastor Mike Taylor;
Each of us are watchmen on the wall. If you stand behind a pulpit or preach to a congregation in whatever media you use, you have a responsibility to warn those who are in danger of hell fire and all that it represents. God does not send anyone to hell, as it is a decision that each of us must make, but the Word of God must start with men and women who are commissioned by God to take the Word of Truth to those who are in their sins.
Whether a minister believes he is a watchman or not, he is commissioned by God to spread the Gospel to the lost. He is to preach the penalty of sin. He is to abandon a feel good “gospel”, prosperity gospel, or a social speech of humanism and being just a “good citizen”. This won’t save anyone. It will not warn those who are walking the wide road and gate to destruction, but will only placate them that they are OK…they are not OK, as they do not have Jesus in their hearts. It is a minister’s job to take the message of salvation to his congregation, his community and the rest of the world.
Jan Markell, Olive Tree Ministries;
Prepping for ‘Mr. Fix-It’
Society is being prepped for the Antichrist, and as prophecy-loving believers try to warn, the words are falling on a lot of deaf ears.
The stage is being set for a closing act. The players are getting into their proper positions. Heads of state are meeting to plot and scheme and deny even more rights. In places like Australia, Lithuania, and Austria, good people are enemies of the state even though they are upstanding citizens.
World leaders have no comprehension they are majoring in minors. To them, it makes perfect sense to obsess over carbon emissions. During the Tribulation, this will fade from their memories as they cope with Seals and Trumpets and Bowls. These will spark “climate change” they cannot imagine!
Most receiving this newsletter are “watchmen.” Ezekiel 33 tells us that if you don’t warn, the blood is on your hands, so you cannot be silent.
Brace yourself to be shocked daily by things you read and watch. Satan is getting more active, and wickedness is rising, so God’s people must shine more brightly.
But for the believer, a glorious event will happen soon. It is known as the Rapture of the Church. It is any day. Any hour. Any minute. So don’t grow weary!
And yes, if a believer is a Rapture skeptic, they get the surprise of their life someday soon. Then you’ll have the privilege of saying, “I told you so.”
Won’t that be a glorious day?
Pastor Greg Laurie; Harvest Ministries
“God promises this in the book of Revelation, and He also gives us a promise of global peace. The Antichrist, however, will bring pseudo peace. During the first three-and-a-half years of the seven-year Tribulation, he will come across as a good guy. But in reality, he will be a bad guy. And the Scriptures say that he will use peace to deceive many. Ultimately, once Antichrist is taken out of the way, God will bring global peace.”
Paul Rolland, Night Watchman, Night Watchman Ministries
Revelation 6:2 And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.
Commentary; the rider is the ‘beast’ or ‘antichrist’. His being clothed in white suggests false righteousness, false peace and false authority. He has a bow, but no arrows. He rules with lies and threats, but no military or arms. He conquers and subjugates, not with force but with lies, deception, false covenants and false agreements. He is the world’s greatest ‘political’ leader and deceiver. He is the one who ‘confirms the false covenant of seven years with Jacob’ which starts the tribulation. You should know now of who I speak. His ‘crown’ represents authority, rulership and position. It even literally represents his ‘position’ as Crown Prince, once the tribulation begins. My discernment is that the ‘white horse upon which he sits’ is symbolically a white Arabian stallion.
Joel 2 Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the Lord cometh, for it is nigh at hand;
The Beast / Prince that ‘Confirms’ the seven (7) year false ‘peace treaty’:
Daniel 9:26-27 And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people [Palestinians, Arabs/Muslims] of the prince [Beast, Antichrist] that shall come shall destroy the city [Jerusalem] and the sanctuary [Third Temple]; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined. And he [Prince, Beast, Antichrist] shall confirm [verify] the covenant [‘Normalization’, Abraham Accords] with many [MENA, Arabic/Muslim Countries] for one week [7 years]: and in the midst [3.5 Years] of the week [7 Years] he [Prince, Beast, Antichrist] shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate [The Prince, Beast, Antichrist places himself in the ‘Holy of Holies’ in the Third Temple and declares himself to be god and to be worshipped as such, under penalty of death]. (Emphasis, interpretation and discernment mine.)
‘Robots, A.I. and Deceiving Miracles and Wonders’; Mapping the ISRAELI Metaverse Startup Landscape. ‘On Par with the Beast Launching his version of the NEOM Metaverse Startup.’ Imagine That! Coincidence. ‘The Week (7 Years) of Jacob’s Trouble.’ 50 ‘5’ Companies are ‘HELPING’ Jacob ‘Build It’s Metaverse.’
by Elihay Vidal / CTech JANUARY 24, 2022 9:45 AM Algemeiner.com
CTech – Israeli tech is intent on playing a major role in the Metaverse madness, with research by seed and pre-seed venture capital firm Remagine Ventures showing that the local landscape already includes almost 50 companies that are active in this blossoming sector.
“Gaming is an entry point to the Metaverse, and we have very strong gaming talent in Israel and a growing group of B2C entrepreneurs who are at the cutting edge of consumer trends like NFTs, DeFi, etc.,” said Eze Vidra, Managing Partner at Remagine Ventures. “A lot of them are waking up to the big opportunities in this market and we expect to see the number of companies in this space grow rapidly.”
According to Vidra, several of the large tech companies have significant teams working on Metaverse related tech (including Meta, Snap, Unity, etc.) that could also play a role in future acquisitions and talent spinning out to build Metaverse related companies. “From a tech perspective, a lot of the challenge of the Metaverse will be addressed by technology that leverages AI: computer vision, synthetic media, NLP, and Israel has a strong cluster in these areas,” explained Vidra.
Metaverse went from relative anonymity to a household term following Facebook’s rebranding to Meta in October 2021, a move designed to capture the trillion dollar valued social network’s intention to become a metaverse-focused company within five ‘5’ years. Several other tech giants quickly also shared their aspirations to build the Metaverse including ‘5’ Microsoft, Nvidia, ByteDance, Samsung, Google and others. Israeli startups are also building the future of the technology and we’re excited at CTech to share the first startup landscape of Israeli startups in the Metaverse space.
Although the term Metaverse is still being defined, in its essence it’s a virtual environment where people can play, shop, socialize, and work. It’s a combination of virtual reality, augmented reality and virtual worlds (which today mostly consist of games like Roblox, Fortnite, Upland, Decentraland, etc. and virtual social platforms like Rec Room or Meta’s Horizon Labs). Some define the Metaverse as a point in time when our digital lives become more important than our physical ones.
As people’s attention is wandering toward digital screens, money and resources will follow. According to the State of Mobile 2022 by App Annie, consumers in the top 10 mobile markets spent 4.8 hours a day on mobile (a third of their waking hours). This trend was accelerated by Covid-19, but by no means is the virus the main driver. In addition, consider that in 1999 only 4% of the population was online. In 2020, it was 62%. The result is a $1 trillion opportunity with a potential to disrupt every aspect of our online lives, according to Jefferies analyst Simon Powell.
Five ‘5’ Sectors:
In order to identify the Israeli companies active in the Metaverse landscape, Remagine Ventures divided up the sector into several field: Decentralization (Crypto, edge computing, web3), Spatial Computing (3D engines AR/VR/XR multi-tasking UI), Creator Economy (design tools, asset markets, work-flow), Discovery (ad networks, social curation, stores, enablers), Experiences (games, e-sports, social, shopping, collectibles).
Five ‘5’ -fold Evils Born of the Spirit of Iniquity:
- P … “I will ascend into heaven.” (position)
- R … “I will rule at my throne above the stars of God.” (rule)
- I … “I will be idolized or worshipped.” (idolized)
- D … “I will be dazzling.” (dazzling)
- E … “I will be equal to God.” (equal)
… “How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! How art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God; I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most high. Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.” (Isaiah 14:12-15).
Commentary: Satan’s five (5) “I WILLS,” have his evil fingerprints over everything evil in the book of Revelation. His desire to counterfeit everything that God accomplished through his only begotten son, Jesus Christ, is manifested in the Babylonian system (compared to heaven), Babylonian City (compared to New, Heavenly Jerusalem), Babylonian False Mystery Religion (compared to the true worship of God/Jesus Christ), beast/antichrist (compared to Jesus Christ), false prophet (compared to John the Baptist), lake of fire death (compared to eternal life through Jesus Christ). Satan is the consummate ‘puppet master’, pulling the strings of the beast/antichrist and the false prophet to deceive mankind with his false, evil promises compared to the truth of salvation provided and offered by Jesus Christ.
“To deliver the vision of the Metaverse, we share the belief that a new ‘Internet’ is being built with the consumer at its center and that Israeli startups can play a crucial role in helping create, operate and monetize it. New advanced infrastructure such as ‘5’ 5/6G, powerful GPU chips, cloud and edge computing and decentralized technologies (known widely as Web3) open the door for new opportunities,” noted Kevin Baxpehler, Managing Partners at Remagine Ventures.
“On top of this infrastructure layer we are seeing new ‘picks and shovels’, including spatial computing tech for AR/VR and 3D content (such as Echo3D) as well as new use cases for decentralized tech like crypto gaming and NFTs which are gaining popularity amongst consumers. New enabling technologies such as Overwolf, HourOne, Anzu or Zoog open the door to new creation and monetization opportunities for creators worldwide,” added Baxpehler.
According to Remagine Ventures, “discovery” in the Metaverse is critical to help educate and onboard new consumers into the Metaverse, something that today is still very challenging. “What we are already seeing on the ground are a lot of new consumer facing experiences, from play-to-earn games such as Reb3lbots to immersive experiences on Roblox (Supersocial and Toya) to companies like Novos training the ‘athletes of the metaverse.’”
Remagine Ventures is a seed and pre-seed venture firm investing in how consumers spend their time and money online, with a spotlight on Israel. Since inception in 2018, Remagine has focused on being the first investors in ambitious founders building the future of gaming, Metaverse and consumer tech. The Remagine Ventures leadership team consists of Kevin Baxpehler and Eze Vidra.
What do you think about the skeptical views regarding the Metaverse model? Is it achievable at all? What needs to happen for it to be popular?
Baxpehler: “New significant shifts in consumer behavior and technology always generate lots of skeptics in the beginning. On top of that some new trends are not mainstream yet, e.g. crypto (NFT) based gaming. While we are very bullish on investing in NFTs and are excited to have invested in Reb3lbots, one has to be careful as this sector is still largely unregulated and will probably go through some sort of hype cycle. Something that AR & VR has already done.
“Where the web3 meets the Metaverse, lets call it the open Metaverse, we still face challenges around onboarding customers that are not crypto savvy. It’s not a mass medium yet, there are around 1 to 2 million play-to-earn gamers, which is not much considering the 2.7 billion gamers worldwide. Another challenge around crypto is high gas prices/slow layer 1 chains. For closed metaverses like Roblox we see challenges around monetization for creators.
“The tipping point will come more quickly than we think. We see an influx of very talented engineers enter web3 and the Metaverse. According to a recent report by Electric Capital, 31,000 developers joined web3 in 2021. That’s still small but the growth and kind of talent that is entering this space is significant. These developers, as well as over $30 (5×6) billion deployed by VCs in crypto in 2021 ‘5’ will solve a lot of the current challenges we see. Nonetheless, we believe that we are at the early stages of a new internet that is being built and our time horizon is five ‘5’ to 10 years.”
Vidra: “There have been old articles circulating recently about people predicting that the Internet is a fad that won’t work. I’m not saying it’s the same, but a lot of big trends start as play and are too easily dismissed at first. We’re still perhaps a decade away from the vision of the Metaverse, but there’s going to be a lot of opportunities for technology companies and creators to play a role.”
Beyond the local initiatives and immediate solutions that come from the grassroots, do you already see tangible investments in Israeli companies in the sector? Millions of dollars? Tens of millions, or more? Who are the big players most interested in investing in the sector?
Baxpehler: “Even though this is a very nascent sector we can already find well funded startups, Overwolf (raised close to $150 ‘5+5+5’million with the last round led by A16Z), Streamelements (raised $111.5 million with the last round led by Softbank) and newcomers such as Toya or SuperSocial with strong international investors. If we look at Israel’s web3/crypto sector we find unicorns such as Starkware or Celsius. The total funds raised by the startups on our map is almost $3 billion.
“The most serious investors are based in the US, a16z or Galaxy and in Asia, Makers Fund and Animoca Brands or Tencent. In the US and Asia we also see general funds invest in the space, whether it’s Sequoia or General Catalyst. As this sector begins to mature a bit we expect a range of M&A activity by the large and dominant web2 companies.”
Israel Metaverse Startup landscape — according to Remagine Ventures
We see a new consumer-centric internet being built. At the center we have new consumer-tech experiences. Around the consumer we can find enabling technologies that help the consumer discover products and services. Further out we see tools and important platforms for creators. New infrastructure technologies are building the bedrock.
Five ‘5’ Sectors:
Decentralization (Crypto, edge computing, web3): Sovryn, Starkware, Horizen Labs, Celsius, HUB, Portis, Fireblocks, Beam, Zengo, Fuse, DaoStack
Spatial Computing (3D engines AR/VR/XR multi-tasking UI): ByondXR, echo3D, AR51, Tetavi, XR Health, Fuse AR, Restsar, Peanut Button, Hexa, 3DFY.ai, VR Steps
Creator Economy (design tools, asset markets, work-flow): AudioLabs, Zoog, Hour One, D-ID, SCRT Labs, NFTrade, Overwolf, Lightricks, StreamElements
Discovery (ad networks, social curation, stores, enablers): CocoHub, Odeeo, anzu, Sayollo, Multinarity, Deepdub.ai
Experiences (games, e-sports, social, shopping, collectibles): Novos.gg, Inception, Toya, Super Social, Rebel Bots, Art AI/Eponym, Ovio, Communix, Disrup
Matthew 24:42; Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
Matthew 25:13; Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.
Mark 13:35; Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning.
Luke 21:36; Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man
Luke 12:37-39; Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them. And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants. And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through.
‘Increasing Like Labor Pains.’ ‘Fearful Sights.’ ‘Perilous Times.’ ‘Men’s hearts failing with fear.’ Great Convergence of Signs.’ REDEMPTION IMMINENT.
In His Service,
Night Watchman
Paul Rolland
Night Watchman Ministries
Make Your Decision for Christ NOW!!!!!!! Time is Up!!!!!!!
Jesus Christ’s Offer of Salvation:
The ABCs of Salvation through Jesus Christ (the Lamb)
A. Admit/Acknowledge/Accept that you are sinner. Ask God’s forgiveness and repent of your sins.
. . . “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.” (Romans 3:23).
. . . “As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one.” (Romans 3:10).
. . . “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.” (1 John 1:8).
B. Believe Jesus is Lord. Believe that Jesus Christ is who He claimed to be; that He was both fully God and fully man and that we are saved through His death, burial, and resurrection. Put your trust in Him as your only hope of salvation. Become a son or daughter of God by receiving Christ.
. . . “That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. (John 3:15-17). For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” (Romans 10:13).
C. Call upon His name, Confess with your heart and with your lips that Jesus is your Lord and Savior.
. . . “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” (Romans 10:9-10).
. . . “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.” (John 1:8-10).
. . . “And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. (John 2:2).
. . . “In this was manifested the love of god toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world. Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.” (1 John 4:9, 14-15).
. . . “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.” (Romans 5:8-10).
. . . “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” (Romans 6:23).
. . . “Jesus saith unto them, I am the way, the truth, and the life, no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” (John 14:6).
. . . “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth.” (Romans 1:16).
. . . “Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.” (Acts: 4:12).
. . . “Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth for there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.” (1 Timothy 2:4-6).
. . . “For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.” (1 Thessalonians 5:9).
. . . “But as many as received him, to them gave the power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name.” (John 1:12).
True Church / Bride of Christ Spared from God’s Wrath:
Romans 5:8-10. “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.”
Romans 12:19. Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
1 Thessalonians 1:10. And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.
1 Thessalonians 5:9. For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,
Romans 8:35. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
Jeremiah 30:7. Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble, but he shall be saved out of it. Revelation 3:10 Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.