Jesus said, “The thief [false teachers and ultimately Satan because false teachers are subject to Satan] cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy; I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly” (Jn. 10:10).

The writer to the Hebrews said, “Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil” (Heb. 2:14).

God created Adam and Eve in bodies of flesh and blood, but Satan came to deceive and destroy them.

Jesus could have come as a spirit being (God; a burning bush; a pillar of cloud, a pillar of fire, etc.), but He came in a body of flesh and blood like Adam and Eve (like you and I) so He could die and destroy Satan, who had power over death.

Jesus also died so He could rise again and take away the fear of death.

His resurrection proved that death and the grave could not destroy Him.

Jesus was indestructible.

Death and the grave were temporary for Him.

God can make people and nations indestructible just like Jesus.

The gates of Hell will not prevail against the Church (will not totally destroy it).

The 144,000 Jewish evangelists will be indestructible during the Tribulation Period (they will be sealed, and not even one will die by the hands of the Antichrist or in the terrible disasters).

The Two Witnesses will be indestructible for three and one-half years, then they will be killed, but God will raise them from the dead (their death will be temporary).

Samson was indestructible as long as he didn’t allow his hair to be cut.

Israel cannot be permanently destroyed because God made a covenant to give the Promised Land to Israel.

Satan is doing his best to inspire radical Islam to destroy Israel, but He cannot do it.

He goes about as a roaring lion (I Pet. 5:8), but someone said he is a toothless roaring lion.

The Rapture will prove that death and the grave are temporary for true Christians.

Consider this:

“Thus saith the Lord, which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and the stars for a light by night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar; the Lord of Hosts is his name; If those ordinances depart from me, saith the Lord, then the seed of Israel shall cease being a nation before me for ever” (Jer. 31:35-36).
Israel’s enemies would have to destroy the sun, moon, and stars to destroy Israel, and that is not going to happen.

As I see it, Satan has blinded them into setting up their own destruction.

Here are some recent events that seem to indicate that the end of the age is here.

One, concerning the division of Israel: on May 22, 2025, it was reported that France is pressuring Western nations to recognize the existence of a Palestinian state in Gaza at an upcoming meeting on June 17-20, 2025.

The U.S. and Israel are working to block the move.

(Update: On May 23, 2025, an advisor to French Pres. Macron said only the implementation of a two-state solution will restore peace, prosperity, and security for Israelis, Palestinians, and the entire region.)

(Update: On May 23, 2025, the UN hosted a meeting to prepare for the June 17-20, 2025, effort to recognize the existence of a Palestinian state in Gaza. According to organizers, the goal is to produce an action-oriented outcome document detailing irreversible steps and concrete measures toward implementing a two-state solution.)

(Update: On May 25, 2025, representatives of several European and Arab nations met in Madrid, Spain, and called upon the international community to put sanctions on Israel to stop the war in Gaza.)

(My opinion: These unbelievers may think they can produce peace and safety in the Middle East, but they are more likely to provoke the wrath of God; see Joel 3:1-2.).

Two, in a letter to the UN on May 22, 2025, Iran said if Israel attacks Iran’s nuclear facilities, Iran will hold the U.S. responsible.

Iran urged the international community to take preemptive measures against Israel to prevent the attack.

(Update: On May 27, 2025, it was reported that satellite imagery has revealed a significant U.S. military buildup at the Diego Garcia air base in the Indian Ocean, suggesting heightened readiness amid rising tensions with Iran.)

Three, concerning the war in Gaza and the radical Islamic effort to destroy Israel: at a meeting in France on May 24, 2025, former Hamas hostage, Agam Berger, said,

Israel has no choice but to fight the terrorist group.
Diplomatic solutions won’t work because it’s either us or them.

Four, concerning wars and rumors of wars and Israel expanding its borders at the end of the age: on May 25, 2025, Israel announced that it plans to seize 75% of the Gaza Strip in the next two months.

Five, concerning the danger of Islamic infiltration and the hatred for Jews, on May 21, 2025, a terrorist shouting ‘free Palestine’ gunned down an engaged couple in front of a Jewish museum in Washington, D.C.

It has now been reported that the soon-to-be married couple were believers in Jesus.

Six, concerning radical Islam’s effort to establish an Islamic world government and religion: on May 23, 2025, the RAIR Foundation reported that:

A landmark French intelligence report has revealed that the Muslim Brotherhood has constructed a vast, foreign-funded, ideologically driven infrastructure across France – spanning mosques, schools, digital media, and parallel local governance systems – with the ultimate goal of replacing secular democratic rule with Sharia, and warns that this same model is being replicated in Western nations, including the United States.

Seven, concerning efforts to spread Islam in the U.S.: on May 25, 2025, Conservative News Daily reported that:

Qatar’s active foreign agents have donated nearly $700,000 to members of Congress and other government officials since 2020 and, at the same time, enjoyed open lines of communication and face time with influential lawmakers — often the very same people they cut checks to, according to a Washington Examiner review of hundreds of public records.

Eight, concerning the expansion of Israel’s borders at the end of the age, and in response to Islamic terrorist efforts to drive the Jews out of Samaria on May 22, 2025, Israel announced plans to build thirteen cities with 180,000 housing units and five industrial zones throughout Samaria.

The indestructible nation of Israel is planning to answer those that are trying to destroy Israel by strengthening Israel’s hold on part of the Promised Land.

(My opinion: The Holy Spirit is continuing to draw Jews out of the nations and back to the Holy Land.)

Nine, concerning a borderless world (world government): on May 25, 2025, nine EU nations released a letter they sent to the EU Court of Human Rights, accusing the court of tying their hands when it comes to deporting criminal migrants and protecting their citizens.

Here is some of what they said:

The rights and security of law-abiding citizens must take precedence over the rights of foreign criminals and illegal migrants.
Foreign regimes are using mass migration to destabilize Europe.
Security and sovereignty must be restored.
A Europe that cannot protect its people is a Europe that will not last.
(My opinion: A world government is shaping up, and all nations will soon lose their sovereignty.)

Ten, concerning world government: on May 20, 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) finally got its long-sought approval of a global pandemic agreement (international coordination and surveillance of responses to pandemics).

The U.S. opposed this agreement, but it passed anyway.

The purpose of global coordination and surveillance (tracking) of health issues is global control of everyone on Earth.

Following passage of the agreement, RFK, Jr. said,

I urge the world’s health ministers and the WHO to take our withdrawal from the organization as a wake-up call.
It isn’t that President Trump and I have lost interest in international cooperation. Not at all.
We want a free international health cooperation from the straitjacket of political interference by corrupting influences of the pharmaceutical companies, of adversarial nations, and their NGO proxies.
(My opinion: Giving unelected foreigners the power to track and force people to be vaccinated, wear masks, stay six feet apart, limit church attendance, etc., or lose their job is dangerous. There is tons of evidence that the Covid-19 vaccinations killed or sickened people all over the world.)

Eleven, on May 27, 2025, it was reported that Elon Musk said tens of billions of humanoid robots will populate the Earth by 2040.

Those who said a 200-million-man army (Rev. 9:16) is impossible may need to rethink the issue.

Twelve, concerning the Two-State Solution: I saw a brief video clip on May 27, 2925, in which Pres. Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner said the end state needs two elements:

One, Israel has to have security and not be threatened by its neighbors, and be able to protect its citizens. That is crucial and non-negotiable, and most of the world agrees with that.
Two, the Palestinian people have to have the opportunity to live a better life. It is not enough to say it has to be a state. It has to be a state that can function and thrive.

(My opinion: God gave all of the Promised Land to Israel, and His promise must be fulfilled. He will not accept the Two-State Solution. It will not produce peace and safety. If not stopped by the U.S. and Israel, the upcoming June 17-20 conference to recognize a Palestinian State COULD produce the covenant that will be confirmed by the Antichrist.)

FYI: God does not send anyone to Hell (all of us are born with a sin nature and destined to go to Hell because we sin), but God has provided a way (Jesus) for everyone to go to Heaven (and He is the only way to get there; John 14:6).

Finally, are you Rapture Ready?

If you want to be rapture ready and go to heaven, you must be born again (John 3:3). God loves you, and if you have not done so, sincerely admit that you are a sinner; believe that Jesus is the virgin-born, sinless Son of God who died for the sins of the world, was buried, and raised from the dead; ask Him to forgive your sins, cleanse you, come into your heart and be your Saviour; then tell someone that you have done this.