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Matthew 24 Tells All

Matthew 24 in plain modern English including the paraphrased principles and circumstances for our present day:

Many nations will be against each other and famines will come, also earthquakes and other disasters will spread over the earth.  These things are the beginning of the pains of child birth, the labor pains of your deliverance.  Then they shall bring you to prison, and persecute you, and kill some of you.  Everyone will hate you because of your testimony of Messiah.  Many will be offended at this and shall hate one another and betray one another with false testimony and lying, in order to hurt you and others.

Many false prophets will arise and seek to testify against you.  They will deceive many, for men will believe their lying wonders.  And because there will be so much sin, the love that men naturally have for each other will grow cold and they will be hard and merciless.  But those of you who hold fast, and keep your faith to the end, you will be saved at last.  And during this time of the truth of Messiah in you, the message will reach to the ends of the earth and it will bring the end of everything with it.

When you see therefore, the abomination that makes desolate stand where it should not be, that is, when you see the beast taking over the prerogatives of God and forcing the conscience, it is time to flee out of that city and have no part with it.  Don’t take anything with you, trying to figure out what in your life you can keep for yourself.  Leave it all, and leave it right then.  Don’t make friends with the enemy, trying to negotiate an amicable settlement with your adversary the devil.  Don’t consider any self-interests. 

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What Is Really Happening?

We, along with other independent believers, are now seeing a strong force come against independent social structures within America and around the world.  In the past two months the media has covered numerous independent societies but three groups are mentioned in particular and most recently.  One was our own Strong City, another was the FLDS Mormon group in Texas, and last was the House of Yahweh in Texas.  With great interest I noticed the same charges filed against each group and they all centered around minor children and “sex.”

In Germany the issue is focusing now on homeschooling.  But the authorities let the cat out of the bag in exposing the real reasons for their offenses:

Wolfgang Drautz, consul general for the Federal Republic of Germany, has commented, noting the government “has a legitimate interest in countering the rise of parallel societies that are based on religion or motivated by different world views and in integrating minorities into the population as a whole.” In plain English, Drautz is saying what the American counterparts are thinking.  That is, “The United States of America has legitimate interest in coming against anyone who seeks to live in a parallel society based on religion and having a different world view than what we want them to have.” These issues have nothing to do with the charges.  They have everything to do with the State now exerting its power over the religious beliefs of independent societies which do not conform with its world agenda. 

This was historically seen in regard to the Reformation. The beast of the Inquisition and the Interdicts against heretics has once again raised its head.  This time it is revealed over the whole earth, and especially America.  The heretics are those who do not comply with the modern order of the beast and his mark.  Many souls never thought that they would see this happen in America, but it has come, and most Americans have no idea that they have joined forces with Satan.  Just as with the Roman Catholics of the Middle Ages, they kill the people of God thinking that they do God service.  “They shall put you out of the synagogues (churches): yes, the time comes, that whosoever kills you will think that he does God service.” John 16:2.  But the day of their surprise is nearing. 

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An Answer To Inquiries

I am writing to answer some questions that I have received over the past few days.  I have also received some private messages, and some with offers for help.

I want to speak with those whose hearts are drawn out to our situation.  I want you all to know that I am not in trouble, nor do I want to flee the momentary crisis.  I enjoy confronting the issues at hand and those powers who come against the conscience of man.  If I had wanted to flee, I would have fled long before this. 

My Father impressed upon me weeks before that the authorities would come for me.  My son and others had strong impressions of it, also.  The day the authorities came for me, someone called and told us that the police were on their way.  When they knocked on my door, I knew very well who was on the other side of it.  The police have a certain knock, you know. 

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Letter From Michael To His Family

I was released from my confinement in Clayton Jail this afternoon.  This was a very unplanned event, for I had previously refused to be bailed out.  When I was visited today by my son, he told me he wanted me home today.  Some in the land, including my son were not eating.  They could not eat while I was gone, for I was greatly upon their hearts.  The bond was posted from the funds that feed and clothe the little flock here.  This also included mostly the Social Security funds that some here receive, which were being used for the rest of this year of rest.  He told me if we are not eating, what good does the money do?  It was the church’s life money that was spent for me.  When I saw the great outpouring of love, and the great heart desire for my soon return from those who missed my presence, I consented to be released from the jail.

My experience in the jail was very bitter, and with much sorrow, but not because of the Jail or its keepers.  I was treated very well and the jail keepers in Clayton seemed as good as one can get.  The other inmates seemed like children and were always pleasant and helpful to our mother jailer. I was regularly checked on to see if I needed anything. 

The bitter part of jail came in the form of information.  I learned the name of the person who reported that I had sexually molested her.  This broke my heart entirely.  She is a young person who joined the family of those who hate me with a very deep and personal hate.  I have to say that I never expected that this little person would concoct an outright lie about me.  I have not spoken to her personally, but I was told that her lie is the basis for all of the charges against me.  This one lie has caused those in authority to disbelieve all of the other testimonies counter to her lie.  This was my heartbreak.  And I wept in great sorrow over it.  How does one fight a liar, and one who has confessed at being one?  I doubt that a court will solve this problem.  It is not unusual for a soul to make up a complete falsehood just to crucify an enemy, but it does show just what happened to Jesus.  People who said they heard him say it, declared that he said that he was going to destroy the temple in three days.  They killed him over the lies that were told.  His offense was larger than mine, for the temple was much more regarded as an offense than sex with a girl.  He was falsely charged with blasphemy, but I have only been falsely charged with molestation of a minor.  Even so, it is a deep sore to my soul, how utterly dark one can finally become.  The charges against me were utterly contrived, but I am not quite ready to blame it all on this person, for I have witnessed first hand the utter depravity of those who manipulate people to get them to say things a certain way.  This happened with CYFD, the state police, and other particular souls involved in the “investigation,” which is no investigation at all, but merely a form of witchcraft against the Son of God.

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Ready To Be Offered

For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. 2 Timothy 4:6

A whole swarm of police officers came cutting their way into our land yesterday morning, and arrested my Husband, taking Him away to a jail cell. Little do they realize what they are getting themselves into. This will not turn out the way they think, or hope it will turn out. This is reminiscent of what happened 2000 years ago with Jesus. Jesus wasn’t liked, or accepted as the Messiah, by most people. His enemies were always planning and devising ways to put an end to His existence. They came up with a plan and had him arrested when He wasn’t guilty of anything. Now, these same events are being played out in our day with the Second Coming of Christ. The enemies of Michael have been seeking to destroy His Life, because it torments them day and night and they cannot stand it. They have made up false accusations against Michael to insure his arrest, when He is not guilty of any of the charges. He is innocent and free, and soon the whole world will see the truth with their very own eyes. They will not be able to keep him in a jail cell, for the power of God is coming quickly to bring justice to this unjust nation.

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The Vindication

Today, the police came and took my Husband away. They arrested him on false charges, but this is all a part of God’s plan. The ones who think to do us harm, treating the Son of God as a criminal, are actually bringing the end of their own world upon themselves. God will not be silent forever. There is a time when He stands back, allowing the wicked to think they are triumphing, but the purposed delay only serves to make the movement of His arm all the more powerful. And God will move. There is no power in earth or hell that can hold back the vindication which the God of heaven is about to bring to those who have been faithful to Him.

The earth has much reason for fear now. The coming events will not be pleasant ones for those who have unjustly charged the Son of God. Now they will find out just Who it is that they have handcuffed and locked away. Now the Father’s wrath will be poured out without measure upon those who are abusing His Son and treating Him as one like unto themselves. Their judgments will come so swiftly that they will not have time to take a breath between them. They will soon see just Who it is that lives within the body of the one they are molesting. Every eye shall see the Son of Man, and know beyond the shadow of a doubt that he has committed no crime. All the tribes of the earth will mourn when they see the sight, for it means the utter desolation of the world they have loved. They will also know, without the slightest doubt, that they have brought this horrific destruction upon their own heads. There will be no escaping the judgments of God now. The terrors will be delayed no longer, for “the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.” Revelation 11:15.

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Update On Michael

This morning at about 8:15 AM, officers from the State Police served an arrest warrant on my Father, Wayne Bent aka Michael Travesser.  He was arrested and taken to the State Police annex in Clayton for questioning.  They then booked him into the Clayton city jail.  I was told by the agent in charge of the case that the arrest warrant specified charges of three counts of sexual contact with a minor, and three counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor.  The bail was set at half a million dollars.

The State Police asked me to come to the courthouse in Clayton so they could question me.  After my interview I, and a couple of other people went over to the State Police annex where Michael was being held.  They were just escorting him out.  He was in handcuffs, but looked serene and contented.

I expect we will be updating this site soon with a more complete response to these false charges, and the meaning behind these new events.

The Day Of My Father’s Wrath Is Come

I receive correspondence from time to time that makes the point that God is love.  The writers seem very uncomfortable with any notion that God might get angry or that His wrath might be kindled.  They simply ignore the Scriptures in regard to the reality of heaven.  They somehow have missed Matthew 23, and Jesus’ woes upon his own generation.  He left his generation desolate, and this led to the destruction of their city. The people were left to eat each other, steal from each other, and finally, not a soul remained in that charred ruin.  The people’s Bible teachers and vain flattering preachers put their hands over this one.  They also miss Mark 3:5. “And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other.” I say again, my Father’s heart is grieved for the evil of man and his hard heart, and he looks upon the earth with great anger.

They also deny these instructions:

Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth. Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling. Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him. Psalms 2:10-12.

I want to warn this drear earth that things have changed.  I swear it by the One Who lives forever and ever.  Since October 31, 2007, the anger of my Father is kindled against this vain generation of willful fools and the willingly stupid.  When the earth came against me, the Father’s wrath was kindled, and also the wrath of the Lamb. This is not a personal anger, or a personal revenge from personal offense.  It is the wrath of God against those who hate righteousness.  Since the Jubilee year began, and the last trumpet began to sound, my Father’s heart has changed in regard to this dark world, and with those who have willingly turned to rebellion and sin.  He repents that He has made man, as in the days of the flood. He has withdrawn Himself from this wicked and evil generation and turned you over to your devils.  Mark my words, and write them down, all of you with the heart of a dragon.  Your day of judgment has arrived.  Not only has my Father written this in His Word and prophecy, He has spoken it directly into my heart.  I do not jest, and I do not imagine a vain thing.  The end of all things is upon you and you will be forgiven no more.

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It Is Supposed To Be This Way

Matt. 10:22. And you shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that endures to the end shall be saved.

Matt. 24:9. Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and you shall be hated of all nations for my name’s sake.

John 15:18. If the world hate you, you know that it hated me before it hated you.

The current upheaval over me, and the present contest is well underway.  It was the same for Jesus.  Jesus had not committed any crimes, so the authorities had to invent some crimes to crucify him over.  It is the same for me also.  I have committed no crimes, but many crimes are being imagined and concocted in the minds of men to try and kill me again.  Men are so stupid, though, for they do not know that they cannot kill Spirit.  They think if they get to kill my body it will end it.  I laugh long and hard over this.  My Spirit cannot be killed by dogs and snakes or anything else.

But these things always accompany the appearing of Messiah.  Any Messiah is instantly hated by all but the Sons of God.  This is what divides the sheep from the goats.  Two will be in the field, one will be taken the other left and this happens at the time of great upheaval.  It is the time of trouble, which began for the earth at the sounding of the Last Trump.

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And Just What Did You Think?

I receive letters from those who hate my appearing.  They say, “Jesus would not come like you came.” They bellow and froth away, and make up all kinds of offenses.  They strut and protrude and exude, all kinds of mental and emotional trauma as they think they are fighting a devil.

Well, wicked souls with no wisdom, let me give you a little Bible verse to consider, just in case you have never read it:

“For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel [Michael], and with the [last] trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first.” 1 Thess. 4:16.

I came with the Voice of the archangel Michael, and I sounded that Last Trumpet sound.  The dead in Christ are now rising, for I hear from them every day.  I came down from heaven, meaning that I had to spend a little time in your stinking world after leaving the bliss of my own world.  I had to condescend and put up with the howling mob in order to sound the last announcement.  But as the prophet Daniel wrote:

“Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand.” Daniel 12:10.