Hidden Sign of the Times LDS Signs of the times.

the title of this podcast is going to be the hidden sign of the times i call it the hidden sign of the times because nobody's talking about this i haven't heard it in any conference talks i haven't heard it in any lessons i haven't read it in any articles in the ensign magazine and i haven't seen anything on youtube or the internet that's covering this this particular topic and yet i believe it's probably the mother of all signs of the times i've seen so many uh things on youtube as you have probably giving you timelines for the tribulation talking about great apostasies talking about apocalyptic events talking about all kinds of things but nobody seems to be talking about this particular sign of the times which we're going to look at quite closely i'd quite welcome anybody commenting below on what i'm going to talk about in this this podcast also if you'd like to text on the number above or even email me on the email shown on the screen it all started for me many years ago when i read in the in the ensign magazine it wasn't an article it was simply a two-page spread with a picture of the ten virgins a representation of the ten virgins in the middle and going off on either side were little text boxes just simply explaining element by element the parable of the ten versions and it struck me all those many years ago that without too much text around it no one actually writing an article just simply this graphic and simple text explaining the parable was so impactful on me because it just seemed to me that they've done it it's been done this way whoever did it through inspiration or whatever it was simple it was just so powerful that we could be left with no excuse and later on the prophets have been talking to us and warning us that time is running out talking and referring to winding up scenes and the second coming of the savior and saying that we need to prepare for that event also there's been many references to the parable of the ten virgins which is recorded in uh doctrine and covenants section 45 56 and it reads thus and at that day when i shall come in my glory shall the parable be fulfilled which i spake concerning the ten virgins for they that are wise and have received the truth and have taken the holy spirit for their guide and have not been deceived verily i say unto you they shall not be huge down and cast into the fire but shall abide the day no not these are conditions that required of the members of the church those who have the restored gospel and the restored priesthood and all the light and knowledge that comes with that there will be many people of many faiths and many backgrounds and no faith at all who are simply good moral people living the best they can with the knowledge that they have that will also survive the day but these are conditions for those of us who have the restored gospel have the restored priesthood and the fullness of the gospel and all the other scriptures that we have these are conditions that we have to meet in order to survive that day now there are three conditions the first one is to receive the truth which of course we will have done if we're latter-day saints so we'll leave that to one side take the holy spirit for our guide now many adhere to the false idea that we just need to do what the prophet says to a point that's true but only up to a point the prophet's role is to point us to christ and to teach us how to have a personal relationship with him and receive personal revelation from him and this is countless times the prophet just keeps telling us we need to go and all the prophets the apostles been saying that we need to to develop this ability to to hear him to have his voice to have his guidance personally not waiting just for the next conference for the prophets and apostles to give us further instruction remember doc talks in doctrine of covenants again that uh he that is commanded in all things the same as a slothful servant we're to do many things of our own free will and to bring to pass much righteousness and that requires us to know what it is heavenly father and jesus christ wants us to do and that requires personal revelation now that's what they're talking about when they talk about the taking the holy spirit for your guide because that's the second condition of surviving that day now the third condition for surviving that day nobody but nobody ever talks about and i doubt probably won't the third condition is and have not been deceived that this is the main focus of this this study and podcast its only value over the other two conditions is derived from the fact that it's almost universally overlooked the the lord often describes himself this way i am alpha and amiga which means the beginning and the end he refers to being the author and finisher of our faith these and similar statements invite us to take a broader view and expand our minds and perceptions about who and what he is in a similar way we can expand our understanding of the importance of not allowing ourselves to be deceived by applying the same principle in doctrine and covenants section 52 14 it says again i will give unto you a pattern in all things that ye may not be deceived for satan is abroad in the land and he goeth forth deceiving the nations so there's no question there that satan is abroad in the land deceiving the nations and in order to help us not to be deceived the lord gives us patterns in all things now i want to take this pattern of alpha and amiga and start with that so what is the the alpha at the beginning of deception this subject is so huge that i'm going to have to do at least three or four or it might even be an ongoing thing where we can discuss deception because it is obviously vital as it's the third component in surviving the day so what is the alpha of deception first of all we need to even go back before the foundation of the earth and to understand just who it is who's trying to deceive us in moses 3 verse 4 it tells us and he became satan yeah even the devil the father of all lies to deceive and to blind men and to lead them captive at his will even as many as would not hearken unto my voice so this is the character who's actually trying to perpetrate these deceptions upon us and if we fall victim to them we've only ourselves to blame and not falling victim to the devil's deceptions is one of the criteria for us to survive the the second coming the day of his coming now let's start at alpha the very beginning adam and eve were placed in the garden and satan began to ply his craft adam wouldn't play a ball and so satan turned his attention to eve we all know that eve was tempted and partook of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil and we acknowledge that as the first sin because to do so was to willfully disobey a commandment from god but no action is ever taken before the mind first contemplates the action and in this case the scriptures tell us that eve was beguiled by the devil at least that's her excuse we know that satan used lies and falsehoods to trick eve and that is classic deception so the very first interactions between satan and man stroke woman shows exactly how satan intends to play the game and so it begins i don't mean to be disrespectful but do you think eve was chosen because she was unintelligent or or dumb or easily easily deceived so some christian thinkers think that and worse of mother eve the truth is she was one of the most elect of god's children and smart with it if she can be deceived are you smarter than her are we smarter than her deception is one of satan's greatest tools and he's been playing it from day one here we see that deception is the name of the game and the moment the savior returns there will still be at least 50 percent of the members of the church who will be deceived and that largely because they haven't developed a personal relationship with the savior and not been deceived so what deception in our life today are we deceived or not and how can we know there's a simple test that you can do or a simple activity that you can do and that's to take a piece of paper and write a list of known deceptions you've discovered and are no longer under the spell of the word spell is deliberate as satan and his agents use them to control our mind don't believe me you're 100 deceived you might ask what age do i start my list from there's a clue in the garden story eve had not yet entered into mortality before she was subject to deception and unfortunately the same is true for us it's not that our parents are bad people of their parents before them their children in a fallen world even with deception handed down and embellished by satan over many generations and so they begin our training they do to us and for us what was done to and for them don't beat yourself up if you did any of this stuff we all we all did it and we all do it i mean did you convince your little ones that a fat jolly man with a beard and wearing a red suit would leave presents for them if they were good at christmas time i know when i was tiny i believed it and i told my kids the same thing did you convince them a fairy would replace a tooth with a coin hidden under a pillow and many more falsehoods don't feel bad about it we all deceived our children the same way perhaps it's not a bad lesson to teach our children that even those who love us are capable of deceit the problem is that we don't apply that lesson in our own adult life we're all good people good honest people hopefully and people tend to project onto other people how they feel themselves and if you're good and honest with your fellow man you assume that your fellow man is going to be good and honest with you unfortunately this is a fallen world and that is not going to happen on your list should be at least a few deceptions that your loving parents perpetrated on you as a child but now you're an adult your government teachers experts will only ever lead you down paths of truth with perfect fidelity right 100 deceived if you think that now coming back to your list the fewer items on it means the more deceived you are most people members included and 99 living in for fantasy world so don't worry if you stopped at the tooth fairy let's return to the scriptures one of the best scriptures i found for this is second nephi chapter 28 verse 20 and it reads thus we'll break it down for behold at that day shall he satan rage in the hearts of the children of men and stir them up to anger against that which is good and others will he pacify and lure them away into carnal security but they will say all is well in zion yes zion prospereth all is well and thus the devil cheateth their souls and leadeth them away carefully down to hell and behold others he flattereth away and telleth them that there is no hell and he saith unto them i am no devil for there is none and thus he whispereth in their ears until he grasped them with his awful chains from whence there is no deliverance this scripture is a treasure trove of clues and information about deception let's take a closer look we'll break it down for behold at that day shall he satan rage in the hearts of the children of men what day are you scanning the rest of 2021 maybe 22 3 4 forward into the future for when he's going to start raging in the hearts of men if you're casting your mind forward you're deceived and by default the day is now when satan rages will he leave his number one strategy at home we should not be surprised if today we are more deceived but at any time in history but can you see it in fact if we are to escape this illusion that has been woven around us we need to prepare our minds to be able to let go of so much of what we have perceived to be normal and true it will be uncomfortable at best and downright painful in some cases now here's a little phrase out of those scriptures and stare them up to anger against that which is good now we often use this statement to ascribe it to people being angry when you try and teach good principles such as the proclamation to the world and that would be correct when referring to worldly people but how could that statement have any reference to me or you to understand that we need to understand what is something called cognitive dissonance don't forget the phrase that we're talking about and stare them up to anger against that which is good now i think you'll agree with me that truth is good and if we are deceived that means that somebody is something some concept some idea some belief that we hold is false and and isn't true and for somebody then to to try and correct that or to explain to us or reveal to us something which is true but contradicts that belief that firmly held belief that's something good now cognitive dissonance is a very real thing let me uh read a definition cognitive dissonance occurs when a person holds contradictory beliefs ideas or values and is typically experienced as a psychological stress the discomfort is triggered by the person's belief clashing with new information perceived wherein they try to find a way to resolve the contradiction to reduce their discomfort in us cognitive dissonance can generate emotions ranging from denial to anger and even violence these emotions are very real and powerful and satan knows with great skill how to play them when one of the deceptions he has implanted deep in our consciousness is challenged by real world fights or truth this is why i won't be exposing you to any of the major deceptions currently being deployed to imprison your mind imagine coming out of a dungeon deep underground into blazing sunlight it would be good to be free but not kind to expose someone to such intense light in one go you have to prepare yourself and your mind to be completely open to new ways of thinking and aware of your own cognitive dissonance and discomfort the prophet has even hinted that if we think the gospel has been fully restored there is a lot more to come this might mean changes that will challenge what we thought was the only way who knows but a mind that is open and free will stand a much better chance of embracing change and the advantages it will bring a mind shackled in deception and falsehoods will probably be of little use so we might as well get used to freeing our minds right now cognitive dissonance is very real i have been involved in politics and i've spent time on the streets talking to people and i've actually seen where to challenge somebody's belief maybe that they've held for a lifetime a political issue or something of that nature can actually cause them physical discomfort and the same is true for us if we've been deceived in a particular way for a long period of time and we sincerely believe that x is true and somebody brings along evidence to challenge that it can be very uncomfortable and so we have to we have to appreciate that we have to appreciate that we have to work sometimes to free our minds open our minds to the possibility of new things and as i say that's why i won't be actually exposing you to some of the bigger deceptions that i've learned straight away in this initial podcast ask the lord in prayer for help to prepare you to accept new ideas and to open your eyes so you are not deceived none of this new awareness is free you need to be prepared to do the work invest time in research no one can open your eyes for you you can be pointed in the right direction but the journey is yours alone my favorite song at the moment has these lyrics in the um chorus until one day when i woke up when i drank some truth with my coffee cup i learned the things ain't what they seem this so-called reality is just a dream there's deception everywhere that i look the news the tv and in my school books and i'm pretty soon i realize that everything's just a pack of lies man [Music] [Music] take control of your soul [Music] [Music] let them take your [Music] on a biblical level it's orchestrated by the devil many things that hate don't exist but that's what he wants that's one of his tricks but i found out that that dude's real and i'll tell you man that's a bitter pill before you came to this earth you know there was a war in heaven the devil and his followers fought and we fought against him we know we did because we're here on earth he and his followers are here too but without a body we all know that but the question i asked myself as a youth was what kind of war was it if you can't be killed the answer is it was a war for your mind and your will now we are here on earth we think the battle certain wages is for our body to get us to to abuse it submit to its passions and pleasures that is very true but we need to remember eve the battle wasn't lost when she bit the apple it was lost when her mind was deceived remember before every act is a thought decision deception they are so close you can almost smell the danger no the battle here is still for our minds and others he will pacify and lull them away into carnal security that they will say all is well in zion yeah zion prospereth all is well and thus the devil cheated their souls and leadeth them away carefully down to hell this verse is directed precisely at us there's no ambiguity here the scripture is describing some of the unwise virgins the church members who will think this podcast is nonsense they are they who when they are exposed to the reality of this world of fiction will say nonsense nonsense nonsense i know i have faced it many times we have enough the church is doing fine all is well in zion and thus the devil cheated the souls and leadeth them away carefully down to hell so if having listened to this so far you still can't put your finger on where you've been deceived or you don't even think that you will be deceived or perhaps you think that deception is simply not to believe the gospel anymore or not to accept the gospel if you think that that's the only deception that can possibly sort of affect you in this life 100 deceived as latter day saints we have the fullness of the gospel and that is a real head start having an eternal perspective can help us face the challenges and trials of this world even though you have a testimony do you sometimes feel there is something missing that there is something you can't quite explain we know satan will rage in these last days and you know the world is heading in a bad direction but what could halt the spiritual decline the scale of deception you are subject to every day would and will blow your mind if you see this journey of discovery through [Music] we say the big three questions are where did i come from why am i here where am i going as latter-day saints we know the answer to these questions but there are three more we need to answer and they are who am i where am i and what is my mission i know you will say in answer to who am i i'm a child of god no that's what you are the question is who are you if you think you know you're almost certainly deceived where are you well that's uh a question for later another conversation in another podcast what's your mission if you have the personal revelatory relationship with jesus christ that the prophet keeps pleading that we work for you might know but even so there are layers of worldly deception that could hinder you in pursuing it the key to answering these questions is in seeing and rejecting the deception that imprisons your mind once again if you can't feel it or see it it's because your deception is almost complete the scriptures are clear you will be faced with deception on a massive scale what are some of the telltale signs do you sometimes feel depressed anxious or fearful whenever you feel fearful about the future or what is happening right now realize that is a symptom of being deceived do you think this satanic world could deceive the savior of course not that's why one of his most persistent exhortations is fear not be not afraid be not troubled and countless more here i'll give you a massive clue if you hear something reported that causes you fear or concern know this you're being deceived this isn't a clue but it's the single most important action you can do today to halt the deception stop reading and listening to mainstream media news it's poison and its deception on a massive scale do you find it hard to control your frustration sometimes even anger and other feelings can stem from living in an unreal deceived state i used to feel that way but not anymore there is a saying the gospel can make bad men good and good men better i know of one deception that 98 of the world believes which when uncovered can change life-long atheists into believers in god if it can do that to atheists what could it do for someone who already knows god lives in closing i'd really like to dig deeper into this commandment really not to be deceived and would welcome any emails or texts or if you feel like it you could call the number on the screen and contribute to future episodes if you'd like to contact me text email the phone numbers on the screen and the email as well and i'd like to expand this investigation if you like into deception because i haven't even scratched the surface yet all i wanted to do was to raise the the topic have people ponder on it contemplate it ask heavenly father to help them to know where the deception lies and how they may have been deceived i gave a talk a couple of weeks ago in church where i raised this topic exactly pretty almost as i've done in this little podcast and asked people to consider where they might have been deceived and to come and talk to me about it and that we can discuss it nobody yet has been back to me i doubt whether anybody ever thinks about it anymore but as i close this podcast off remember that those who will survive the day will be those who have received the truth taken the holy spirit for their guide and have not been deceived so where are you deceived in the world today that's the thought i'll leave you with at the end of this particular episode of the podcast and i'll get into some specific areas where we're definitely being deceived in part two so i'm not going to do part two until i know i've got several subscribers at the bottom and that people are wanting to know where they may have been deceived and we can even uh investigate this together if you email me your thoughts on the matter or text me on that number so until next time happy deception they poison the ground and they block out the sun a chemical warfare against everyone a toxic geo-engineering campaign do you know of anything more in humane aluminum strontium two ingredients found in their chemical brew the crops getting drenched with a poisonous rain with metals so heavy they clog up your brain causing diseases it's so sad to mention neurological problems alzheimer's dementia and people get sicker get sicker and sicker the haze in the sky just gets thicker and thicker a dustedly crime against humanity big farmer are rubbing their hands gleefully because the more that they spray then the worst for your health the more that they spray them the more is their wealth but you're all looking down and you're all unaware far too distracted too busy to all the people just look up and see [Music] look up look up to the sky [Music] and ask your government why they're spraying their chemicals over your head it's almost as though they want everyone there look up look up look up look up to the sky above the air that you breathe has been compromised please

Channel: Saints Awake

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Length: 30min 49sec (1849 seconds)

Published: Thu May 06 2021