Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the dead according to my gospel: Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound. 2 Timothy 2:8-9
In Europe, USA, Australia, and elsewhere, digital ID laws are in the process of being approved by those claiming to represent the interests of the people. And as always, the thin edge of the wedge of oppression is adorned with moderation and benignity. But those who understand Bible prophecy are not blind to the movements and intentions of ‘the prince of the power of the air’.
For no other reason than that he preached the gospel of Jesus Christ with power, Apostle Paul was hounded wherever he went. By jealous Jewish religionists, Paul was stoned and beaten with rods. Vice-loving Roman autocrats like Emperor Nero were likewise disturbed by the message of peace attending Paul, which resulted in the apostle’s imprisonment and ultimately, his beheading. Aroused by the jealousy of ‘the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience’ (Ephesians 2:2), these puppets of Satan caused Paul ‘to suffer trouble, as an evil doer’ though all he did was good.
2 Timothy is known to be the last thing Paul wrote before his death. Ever beholding the silver lining of the storm cloud, the chained apostle affirmed from his dungeon – perhaps days or hours before receiving the sword of the headsmen – ‘but the word of God is not bound’. Aware that heaven-sent words falling from his lips had reached even unto Caesar’s household, Paul knew there was nothing the enemy could do to stop the gospel he had done so much to promulgate. Far from being put to silence, what Paul declared as 'my gospel’ has echoed and reechoed throughout the Earth for the last 2000 years.
As the draconian aspects of digital IDs assemble themselves, those who cannot consent to the sorceries of Babylon will be subject to censorship. Low social-credit scores will ban from social media those who dissent from the moral standard of the man of sin. But with Paul, we may say with absolute certainty: ‘but the word of God is not bound’. Like the work Paul did while alive, the words now uttered on Zoom, YouTube, or in print have their part to play. But the power attending the preaching of the gospel will only increase once Zoom and YouTube, or even pen and paper become off limits. Indeed, Paul’s life testifies that death itself cannot stop a word of truth fallen from the lips of the servants of God.
Christopher Sparks