Michael Giovengo

[Chad Bird @birdchadlouis]

John the Baptist is uncivilized. With locust legs in his teeth, uncut hair, and a camel-hair wardrobe, he will never be hired by a Fortune 500 company or make the cover of GQ. Mamas don’t want their babies to grow up and be John the Baptists.

He makes us uncomfortable, doesn't he? Not simply because of his appearance or diet, but because he refuses the life we call normal. He lives outside the civilized structures we trust. No home, no polished identity, no white-picket fence and two-car garage.

The wilderness is his dwelling, the Jordan his altar, and repentance his message.

When asked who he is, John refuses all titles. Not the Christ. Not Elijah. Not the Prophet. He is only a voice: “Make straight the way of the Lord.” He exists for one purpose, a singular, consuming focus on the coming Messiah. Everything about him draws attention away from himself and toward another.

And so he calls us out, away from our civilizing of sin. Away from the illusion that our job, family, possessions, or comfort are of ultimate importance. Away from the lie that sin can be managed.

In the wilderness, those illusions collapse. There, stripped of distractions, we see the truth of our condition. The law exposes us. Pride withers. Excuses fall silent. We sit in the dust and remember what we are: from dust, and to dust.

This is why we resist John. The old Adam recoils at being unmasked. His words scrape against us like sandpaper. He will not soften the law or offer a pleasant version of repentance. He calls us to turn, because wrath is real and sin is deadly.

John calls us out into the wilderness, where the only life is where there is water. There stands Jesus in the Jordan. John points: “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.”

In that water, Christ gives us his life. What the law exposes, he heals. What sin has parched, he refreshes. Here conscience finds peace, hearts find rest, and sinners find forgiveness.

The wilderness of repentance becomes the place of salvation, because there Christ meets us in the baptismal water into which he has placed himself for us.

[Danny @Truth_matters20]

John MacArthur beautifully explains the truth of eternal security.

"The idea that you could lose your salvation. That's a lie. Salvation is forever. Salvation is eternal. There's nothing that can separate you from the love of Christ."

[Talk Church @churchtalkative]

This was so clearly and articulately spoken.

[Benny Johnson @bennyjohnson]

Ban all porn on X

X is the town square

No one wants pornography broadcast in the town square

Please share if you want to ban porn on X

[Michael Giovengo @mgio2005]

@sola_chad Not sure where people get this idea from.

Mark 10:18 disagrees with them:

So Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God.”

[Adam | Faithful Messenger @Adam_FaithfulM]

Not all heroes wear capes - mine carried a cross.

[Michael Giovengo @mgio2005]

@assassinscreed 🦅 PC

[Maranatha777 @Maranatha7774]

🔊When our Savior died, the temple veil tore in two, the earth quaked, and the rocks split! When He comes back to take His Church, it will be the fulfillment of His promise to His Church and Satan's complete defeat! The world will be left in chaos as millions disappear! The time to come to Jesus is TODAY!

👉🏼The rapture of the Church will be the most shocking event in human history after the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ!!

⛪As His Church, sealed by the Holy Spirit, is taken out of this world into Heaven, we will experience the incredible fulfillment of Jesus' promises and the total defeat of Satan. However in the aftermath of our departure, this world will descend into utter chaos.

📖"For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord." 1 Thes 4:15-17

📖“Oh Death, where is your sting? O Hades, where is your victory?” I Cor 15:55

👉🏼Just like the centurion (Roman officer) present at Jesus' crucifixion, people will feel stunned, shocked, fearful, and remorseful when they witness millions of people suddenly disappearing. Anyone they knew who had believed in Jesus ALONE for salvation will have been taken to Heaven by Him.

🛸This world will be left panic and confusion! The news would be flooded with reports of missing persons, and people would be frantically searching for their loved ones. The media will try to DECEIVE the world into believing that it was caused by UFOs, aliens, or give you other false explanations. DO NOT GET DECEIVED!

⬇️The economy most likely will plunge as key workers vanish, causing industries and services to come to a standstill. Stock markets will crash due to uncertainty and panic selling.

🚨Roads, railways, and skies will be plagued with accidents as drivers, pilots, and operators suddenly vanish.

⚡Governments would struggle to maintain order. With many leaders and officials gone, there could be coups, uprisings, and general instability, forcing martial law. Law enforcement and emergency services would be overwhelmed, resulting in increased crime, riots, and civil unrest.

👉🏼Essential services like power grids and water supplies could fail due to a lack of maintenance and personnel. Environmental disasters might occur as industrial operations go unchecked.

🏥Hospitals and clinics would be overwhelmed with injuries from accidents and emotional distress, facing shortages of medical staff and supplies.

👉🏼National and global security would be at risk. With military personnel disappearing and defense systems compromised, the threat of conflicts and wars could increase as nations take advantage of the chaos.

☠️Out of this chaos the Antichrist will rise and be revealed. He will be a very charismatic man who will promise to bring peace and order out of this chaos. People will be desperate for a world leader who can protect, bring order back to this world and provide with a peaceful solution for this shaken world, and he will appear to be the perfect one.

🤝One of his initial goals will be to sign a peaceful 7-year agreement with Israel and allow them to rebuild the third temple in Jerusalem. He will introduce to the world the mark of the beast which people will need in order to buy and sell. What will follow are the most HORRIFIC years that humanity will ever experience, after he sits at the temple and declares himself as God.

⚠IF YOU ARE LEFT BEHIND:
🔊DON'T TAKE THE MARK OF THE BEAST!!!!
No matter what happens, even if it means facing death or torture. The mark signifies a complete and final rejection of God and His mercy and grace - at this moment your destination is sealed— YOU WILL GO TO HELL!

⚠ PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO:

👉🏼 The Two Witnesses: Be extremely attentive when two witnesses emerge in Jerusalem, defying the Antichrist. Pay close attention to their message and make sure not to disobey them, for they are sent by God!

👉🏼 The 144,000: There will be also 144,000 Jews who are sealed. They will have special protection from God. Their mission will be to evangelize and proclaim the gospel during this shocking time. Believe what they are saying because they are appointed for this time - TO SAVE YOU!

👉🏼The 3 Angels: There will be three angels, one flying in the midst of heaven proclaiming the Everlasting Gospel to every single person alive on earth, another warning about the fall of Babylon, and another warning you not to take the mark of the beast! TAKE HEED AND LISTEN TO THEM!

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🔊It doesn’t make any difference, at this point, why you’re still on Earth, the point now is you have another chance! DO NOT MISS IT!!!! Don't allow the enemy, the antichrist/Satan, to define your eternity in hell! When our Savior Jesus died, the temple veil tore in two, the earth quaked, and the rocks split! He completely crushed and defeated Satanic forces under His feet! Rising from the grave, He triumphed over Satan, sin, death, and hell! THAT'S YOUR VICTORY when you BELIEVE IN HIM!

⚠️⚠️⚠️ DO NOT GET LEFT BEHIND!
JESUS IS WAITING FOR YOU TO COME TO HIM!
PLEASE GET SAVED AND GET RAPTURE READY NOW! JESUS IS COMING FOR HIS CHURCH
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Believe Jesus is the Son of God, who shed His blood for you, died on the cross for our sins, He was buried and resurrected during the third day, according to the Scriptures, so we can have eternal life with Him. The moment you believe in Him and that He died for your sins - you're saved, justified, sealed until the day of redemption, and rapture ready! The Holy Spirit will come to live inside of you - He will help you, guide you, change you, and be with you FOREVER!

📖"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.

He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God." (John 3:16-18)
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[Michael Giovengo @mgio2005]

@CherylSchatz To me it doesn't really matter when the rapture happens. Our mission doesn't change regardless of when the rapture occurs of if we're in the end times. I do believe in pre-trib for a few reasons, but I'm less concerned with when and more concerned with spreading the word.

[Michael Giovengo @mgio2005]

@RaisinsApples @SterlingSpector Don’t stop, questions like this get many people into the word of God. If posts like yours are flooding his timeline then maybe, he’s being called to accept Christ.

[Michael Giovengo @mgio2005]

@RaisinsApples Matthew 16:25 is a good example of putting God ahead of yourself.

For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.

[Michael Giovengo @mgio2005]

@RaisinsApples Love god first always. The second was to love others as you love yourself. To make those equally as important would basically be loving yourself as much as god, which could be seen as vanity or even idol worship. anything in our lives that is as important or more than god = idol

[Michael Giovengo @mgio2005]

@RaisinsApples Christ said that A is the greatest commandment, followed by B as the second greatest.

[Awaiting Christ @AwaitingChrist]

Billy Crone's prescription for proper balance for the believer in the end times. This is good stuff!

[Billy Graham @BillyGraham]

"Man has no ability to repair this damaged planet. The flaw in human nature is too great. God is our only hope!" #BillyGraham

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[Frank Turek @DrFrankTurek]

You might not be able to change the culture very much, but can you prevent the culture from changing you? Yeah, you can do that. You can ensure that you line up with Jesus rather than the culture.

[Joel Mowbray @joelmowbray]

Jerusalem is -- at most -- the third-holiest site in Islam. Even then, that overstates its significance in Islamic history.

But history makes the issue of who should control Jerusalem very simple.

When Jordan controlled Jerusalem from 1948 - 1967, no Jews could visit the Western Wall -- for 19 years. Not one Jew allowed at the holiest site in Judaism. Zero.

And of the 58 synagogues in the Old City as of 1948, three were converted to stables, as in for horses. The other 55 were completely destroyed. And the Western Wall of the Temple Mount was where Jordan dumped trash, turning Judaism's holiest site into a garbage dump.

When the Jewish state reclaimed its eternal capital of Jerusalem, what happened? Not a single mosque was destroyed. Not one.

And since 1967, Israel has preserved the right of Muslims to pray at the Al Aqsa Mosque on the Temple Mount -- directly above the very Western Wall Jews were prohibited from praying at for 19 years.

The world cannot allow anyone but Israel to control Jerusalem. History shows us why.