Chronicles of the End Times
Occasionally, people say, are we really in the last days? How do we know? Does it matter one way or another? We will try to answer these questions and many others in this study. But the most important question may be, how can we reach others with hope in these changing times? One part of prophecy is often emphasized over another, causing us to lose perspective and miss the blessing and beauty of prophecy in scripture. I have taken the information in this study from many authors and teachers who have their lives studying God's word. I have added some insight that the Holy Spirit taught me. With God's help, I have endeavored to keep the whole counsel of the word of God in full view to give us an accurate picture of Christ and His great love for a lost world. I pray that this will challenge you and cause you to grow in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ, as it has me preparing it. Let's begin!
Chronicles of the End Times
Freedom Through Christ in a World of Captivity
Freedom. The Iranian people crave it desperately, struggling against an oppressive regime while many in the West remain unaware of their true plight. In this riveting episode, we peel back the curtain on what's really happening in Iran through exclusive insights and powerful testimony.
Most crucially, we explore how the physical captivity of Iranians parallels the spiritual bondage affecting people worldwide. Jesus himself declared, "I have come to set the captives free," commissioning followers to continue this liberation mission. Yet how often do we fixate on symptoms rather than addressing the root spiritual causes of humanity's suffering?
This geopolitical situation carries profound prophetic significance. We examine how independent nations function as obstacles to globalism and the prophesied one-world government. While human-orchestrated unification inevitably fails, there's coming a day when Christ will establish perfect global harmony during His millennial reign. Until then, our mission remains clear—to pray not primarily for personal prosperity or escape from tribulation, but for the true freedom of all people through Jesus Christ.
The spiritual battle intensifies daily. Behind the headlines about Iran, persecuted believers continue sharing the gospel underground. Could God be opening a window for massive spiritual revival before time runs out? Join us as we gain perspective on world events through the lens of Scripture and discover how to pray effectively in these critical times. The King is coming—stay informed, vigilant, and focused on what truly matters in these end times.
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Welcome everyone. This is Russ Scalzo Chronicles of the End Times. I hope you're doing well today and serving the Lord Jesus Christ, growing in His knowledge. Knowledge is power, especially in the spiritual world, to know and to walk with God. I hope you had a chance to listen to and share the last podcast where I ended with some verses out of Psalm 25, where it talked about the friendship of the Lord is for those who fear him. He makes known to them his covenant, and we talked about how the friendship of God can also be interpreted as the secret counsel of the Lord is for those who fear him, and I hope you're digging deep into the secret counsel of God because we all need that desperately.
01:12
Today we're going to continue to look at the country of Iran, former Persia and what is going on with the people. That's the most important part. We know that Jesus told us that we are to love people. Loving people is the gateway to bring people into the kingdom of God. We know that Jesus told us that we are to love people. Loving people is the gateway to bring people into the kingdom of God and no matter what country people are from, what they look like, what their beliefs are, we are to extend to them the love of Jesus Christ. We have the spirit and the gift of reconciliation given to us by the Lord himself and we are to use that gift to bring people to him, to reconcile people to Jesus and to the cross and to a life, an amazing life, that God has for them.
01:51
They are desperate to get out from underneath this terrible oppression of the Islamic regime that happened in 1979. And we have to remember that it's the leadership there that is the enemy. We can compare what's going on in Iran to the rest of the world in a spiritual sense, where people are being held captive by the enemy and they're being influenced by the enemy and the things that he puts around them. That happened to those of us who know the Lord and it can still happen to us if we're not careful. And for those who are listening to this podcast today and feel like, well, that's a little overdramatic, we can refer to Jesus.
02:31
Jesus said I have come to set the captives free, and then he gave that same commission to you and me. I want us to listen to a couple of clips that will give us some clarity of exactly what's going on in Iran. We talked a little bit about this in the last podcast. Let's take a little deeper dive. There's another clip from Tousi TV, Mahyar Tousi talks about what's going on inside Iran with insight from his dad, who was in prison there.
Speaker 3
02:58
Meanwhile, inside Iran, it's all kicking off again. The Iranian people's uprising continues, the national strike around the country continues. This is a banner. We're going to show you a video that says a deal with the US, between the US and Iran, better economy for the people? No, it will always end up in the mullahs' pockets. So, this is a banner, essentially sending a message to the Americans. Well, people who could tell the Americans that the Iranian people do not want a deal, because they know that the deal will basically save the Iranian regime, the only thing that they could have. To continue breathing for a while. The Iranian people continue their uprising and, as the regime is getting weak, they are terrified that a deal might be signed between the US and Iran, which means that the Islamic Republic could get some money and they could stay in power. The US and Iran, which means that the Islamic Republic could get some money and they could stay in power Economically and politically. There is no stability anymore in the region. We have strikes and protests escalating across the country.
03:52
This is the small township near Tehran, Zeytoun. These guys, these are the workers who've been unable to build on their legally owned land for over four decades, despite judicial rulings being in their favor. Essentially, in Iran you don't have individual liberty, right? You're not allowed to do things until the Islamic occupiers give you permission. Even when the law is in your favor, you still have to get permission. If you want to do something, even in your own house, you need permission. It's a weird, weird country. You think china is bad, while the Iranian people are getting close to make this regime even weaker. It will be very, very disappointing for them if the regime gets a lot of money and a guarantee from the west that they will be protected.
04:36
Right now, the Western European countries are protecting the Islamic Republic. They're giving them a lot of money your taxpayers money from France, Canada, the UK and all the other countries and they simply want the us not to treat them as allies the way the Europeans are doing. For example, Vahid Beheshti, the Iranian British Iranian activist who's been, who did the hunger strike outside the foreign office in London until he had to go to the hospital, and he's been campaigning. He has he's basically doing a sitting protest outside the foreign Office for the past two, three years now. He says he's going to stay there until the British government designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organization. Let's quickly go to that clip and then we're going to explain what else is going on with this update.
Speaker 2
05:21
What is the message for Iranians inside of Iran, outside of Iran? I give this message to the international community Getting rid of this octopus of terrorism and madness which is affecting all of us live here in Europe, America, Israel and everywhere is not possible only by Iranian people or only by international community. This is a joint task, joint effort between Iranian people and international community. Israel now doing great job on the first line. They have to strike their IRGC sites, their nuclear sites and their leadership. Then the Iranian people as the great military of 80 million 8-0, they will finish the job, free the whole world, the region and Iran and Israel from the hands of these octopuses of terrorism and madness.
Speaker 1
06:17
For more clarification, let's listen to this next short clip.
Speaker 3
06:21
Simple. You simply need to vote a country like Israel or the US. They have every right in self-defense to hit the sites inside Iran. Iranians are hungry for this. Vahid said that. I've been saying it. My father, who is currently held by the IRGC in Iran, continues to say this. He calls me and he begs me saying tell someone in the West to attack, to strike Iran. Get them to say it, to do it. The only way you can weaken the regime is by hitting the IRGC headquarters and the nuclear sites inside the country. The Iranian people will finish the job.
06:54
You don't need the Western forces to put their boots on the ground and liberate Iran. You do not need to invade Iran. That is a very unnecessary idea. It didn't work in Iraq and Afghanistan. Not going to work. We do not need the west to do a war on behalf of other people. The globalists don't want this. The liberal globalists in the world would rather have a weak enemy in Iran IRGC than a strong, equal partner that they can't handle, they can't control in the region. They need to be able. All these people, the liberal globalists, want to be able to have influence in the region If they lose that control, if Iran becomes independent and democratic Saudi Arabia becoming friends with Iran, Israel, Saudi and Iran becoming friends, these three powers will be able to police the region in a fair way. What will happen to all these liberal Western globalists? Well, they're going to be a little bit left out.
Speaker 1
07:43
That gives us a view of what's going on inside Iran and what these people are going through. They want to have a life. They want to have a life like you and I have, and they're being held captive by a terrorist organization. So, what is globalism? You might have heard a lot about it. How does that relate to Bible prophecy? Well, I think many of you know how.
08:04
The only way the Antichrist gets control of the entire world is if the whole world is convinced that it needs to be one. One government, one banking system, on and on Many of the things you've heard through the years. Independent countries are a roadblock to globalism. Globalism does not work under human control. There's only one person that could bring the whole world together, and that's Jesus Christ, and that will come during the millennial reign of Christ, where those of us who know the Lord resurrected in our glorified bodies, along with saved Israel, will rule and reign with Christ for a thousand years. And even after that time, god will release Satan one more time, because the world will be begging for their leader back, which just proves that, even if Christ rules and reigns from Jerusalem and provides peace for all the world, it will not be enough for those who don't want to serve him. Globalism, or unification of the entire world is coming him. Globalism or unification of the entire world is coming first in the form of the Antichrist, where he will try to bring everyone together and become king and lord of the whole world, and then, after the battle of Armageddon, when Christ will come, the true king of kings and lord of lords. But before that time comes, god wants to save the world. Now we know that only a remnant is going to be saved out of the 8.6 or so billion people that are in the world today. Only a portion of those will come to Christ, unfortunately. But Jesus' heart is to reach everyone.
09:36
So, what's going on in Iran right now? If the people could be set free and that regime removed, it would allow the gospel to be spread much easier than it is right now. Yes, there's a move of God going on in Iran behind the scenes, underground. There's no doubt about it. We hear reports about it all the time. But maybe the Lord wants to open a window not only to Iran but the rest of the world, before the curtain falls on this world. That's what we need to be praying for, not for our own prosperity, not that we be taken out of the world tomorrow, but that God would use us to reach the multitudes. And how do we know how to pray or what to pray for if we're being told lies or if we're being distracted by things that really don't matter that much, by social media or by our own self-centeredness? Let's keep praying for freedom for all people, and that freedom only comes through Jesus Christ. Freedom from sin, freedom from guilt, freedom from oppression and depression All the things we're fighting with pharmaceuticals. We should also be fighting a spiritual war, which is the root of all things.
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I hope you find these informative and enjoy the short podcasts. I feel it's necessary to keep us up to date to what's going on with the proper perspective, the perspective of our Lord and God. Jesus Christ, god bless. This is Russ Scalzo for Chronicles of the End Times. Once again, thank you all for your donations each month. Every amount makes such a big difference. I appreciate every single one. Thank you so much. Keep looking up. The King is coming.
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