Now The End Begins
Host And Founder Of ‘Now The End Begins’ Geoffrey Grider:
(May 2, 2024) The biblical Mary is a model of humility and submission to God, she is not sinless, not divine, and does not hear or answer any prayers.
(May 2, 2024) The biblical Mary is a model of humility and submission to God, she is not sinless, not divine, and does not hear or answer any prayers.
The virgin called Mary in the Bible was a lot of things, and we will talk about that, but first let’s discuss what she was not, according to scripture. She was not sinless, she was not ‘assumed into Heaven’ instead of dying, she was not the ‘gatekeeper to Jesus’, she did not remain a virgin, she wasn’t blessed above women, and no one who knew her ever asked her to answer their prayers. In short, she is very much unlike the ‘perpetual virgin’ Mary that is a creation from whole cloth by the Roman Catholic Church.
Either you believe the Bible or your don’t, that’s what it comes down to. Mary was a wonderful, godly woman who was used in a tremendous way to show what true, humble submission to the Lord is all about. But Mary was 100% human, just like me and you, she needed a Saviour to pay for her sins, just like me and you, this is what the evidence of scripture shows us. Much myth and legend has grown up around her, and she is worshipped by the Roman Catholic Church who has made her divine. It is my intent with this article to show you Mary’s beautiful humanity, the real Mary who indeed is blessed among women.
There was a time when Mary and Jesus siblings came to visit Him, and there were so many people that they could not gain access. So it was told to Jesus that Mary and His siblings were outside and wanted to see Him. How did Jesus respond to that request? Take a look for yourself:
“Then came to him his mother and his brethren, and could not come at him for the press. And it was told him by certain which said, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee. And he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it.” Luke 8:19-21 (KJV)
Jesus said that anyone who heard to word of God, and did what it said to do, was just as close to Him as His own mother and His own siblings. This is the exact opposite of how Mary is portrayed by the Roman Catholic Church who has turned her into the ‘4th part of the Trinity’. The Bible shows you the real Mary, the Roman Church shows you the pagan Mary who herself has become a god. Which one do you think is the real Mary?
In 1854, Pope Pius IX issued a decree about their “virgin Mary’, and in that writing he declared that Mary was equal with Jesus Christ. Pope Pius IX said about Mary “Let all the children of the Catholic Church, who are so very dear to us, hear these words of ours. With a still more ardent zeal for piety, religion and love, let them continue to venerate, invoke and pray to the most Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, conceived without original sin. Let them fly with utter confidence to this most sweet Mother of mercy and grace in all dangers, difficulties, needs, doubts and fears. Under her guidance, under her patronage, under her kindness and protection, nothing is to be feared; nothing is hopeless.” Do you believe the popes, or do you believe the Bible? Pick one.
“And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary:
for thou hast found favour with God.” Luke 1:30 (KJV)
for thou hast found favour with God.” Luke 1:30 (KJV)
Either you believe the Bible or your don’t, that’s what it comes down to. Mary was a wonderful, godly woman who was used in a tremendous way to show what true, humble submission to the Lord is all about. But Mary was 100% human, just like me and you, she needed a Saviour to pay for her sins, just like me and you, this is what the evidence of scripture shows us. Much myth and legend has grown up around her, and she is worshipped by the Roman Catholic Church who has made her divine. It is my intent with this article to show you Mary’s beautiful humanity, the real Mary who indeed is blessed among women.
• MARY NEEDED A SAVIOUR: “And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.” Luke 1:46-47 (KJV). Well people do not need a doctor, and sinless people do not need a Saviour. Sick people need doctors and sinners need a Saviour. Mary rightly says that God is her Saviour, she understands her true condition before the Lord. The Catholic response to this is to say that “Mary was just being humble when she said that”, but if that’s true, then she lied about needing a Saviour, and lying is a sin. So either way, Mary was a sinner who needed a Saviour.You see, Mary was just like you and me, completely human and completely dependent on the God she served for every good thing in her life. She is a model of humility, and as such, would be appalled if she could come back and see the lies said about her. There is only one Person born sinless, and that’s Jesus, and He shares his glory with no one. The Roman Catholic Church has created an alternate Mary they call the ‘perpetual virgin’, and 100% of what they say about her cannot be proven by scripture. There are no records of any miracles performed by her, or any miracles performed that she had a hand in.
• MARY HAD 6 OTHER CHILDREN: “Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him.” Mark 6:3 (KJV). Not only did Mary have other children, the Bible names Jesus’ 4 brothers and tells us about his two sisters. Matthew 13:53-58 (KJV) shows this to be true as well.
• JESUS ALWAYS CALLED HER ‘WOMAN’: “Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come.” John 2:4 (KJV). Jesus never called Mary His mother, though scripture clearly shows us she was. But anticipating the cult that would rise up around her, it looks like Jesus very carefully addressed her when he spoke to her. As He lay dying on the cross, He continued to refer to her as ‘woman’ even when he was instructing John to take her into his home to live out her days with him. This completely cuts off the idea that Jesus was somehow always a ‘mama’s boy’ and that Mary would lead people to Him as she is portrayed now.
• MARY HELD NO SPECIAL PLACE IN THE CHURCH: “These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.” Acts 1:14 (KJV). The last mention of Mary in the Bible is in Acts, where we see her seated beside all the others as they all prayed together. You will note she holds no special place other than to be a member of this first church, Peter is leading the group and preaching. Mary is not consulted, no one asks her for any special requests or favors, she is on an equal footing with everyone else. She lived the rest of her life out in the church, at some point she died, and went where all saved people go, to Heaven. The Roman Catholic ‘assumption of Mary’ is a complete fabrication not found on any page of any Bible.
There was a time when Mary and Jesus siblings came to visit Him, and there were so many people that they could not gain access. So it was told to Jesus that Mary and His siblings were outside and wanted to see Him. How did Jesus respond to that request? Take a look for yourself:
“Then came to him his mother and his brethren, and could not come at him for the press. And it was told him by certain which said, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee. And he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it.” Luke 8:19-21 (KJV)
Jesus said that anyone who heard to word of God, and did what it said to do, was just as close to Him as His own mother and His own siblings. This is the exact opposite of how Mary is portrayed by the Roman Catholic Church who has turned her into the ‘4th part of the Trinity’. The Bible shows you the real Mary, the Roman Church shows you the pagan Mary who herself has become a god. Which one do you think is the real Mary?
In 1854, Pope Pius IX issued a decree about their “virgin Mary’, and in that writing he declared that Mary was equal with Jesus Christ. Pope Pius IX said about Mary “Let all the children of the Catholic Church, who are so very dear to us, hear these words of ours. With a still more ardent zeal for piety, religion and love, let them continue to venerate, invoke and pray to the most Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, conceived without original sin. Let them fly with utter confidence to this most sweet Mother of mercy and grace in all dangers, difficulties, needs, doubts and fears. Under her guidance, under her patronage, under her kindness and protection, nothing is to be feared; nothing is hopeless.” Do you believe the popes, or do you believe the Bible? Pick one.
Synopsis: The news of the day and how it affects you as a Christian. It’s the Friday News Round-Up and Comment broadcast. Here’s a sample of what host Jim Schneider presented for listeners:
• Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Trump met Wednesday evening at the White House. Instead of a post meeting press conference, President Trump posted on social media his hopes that a deal can still be consummated with Iran.
• Some residents of Tehran chanted slogans on Tuesday against the Islamic republic and its supreme leader on the eve of the most significant annual commemoration of the 1979 Islamic revolution.
• The Pentagon is sending the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford from the Caribbean to the Middle East.
• Italy and Poland are among the latest European allies to snub President Trump’s newly formed “Board of Peace,” joining a list of growing nations refusing or hesitating to participate.
• The Trump administration smuggled roughly 6,000 Starlink satellite internet terminals into Iran after the regime’s crackdown on protests last month as reported by the Wall Street Journal on Thursday.
• Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has received a 70 page draft, “Interim Constitution” aimed at laying the legal groundwork for a future Palestinian state.
• U.S. military forces have completed their mission in Syria to transfer Islamic state detainees to Iraq according to U.S. Central Command.
• Venezuela has sent its first crude oil shipment in years to Israel.
• As of this past Monday, Cuba’s government says international airlines cannot refuel on the island nation.
• Counterterrorism police in Great Britain are reportedly conducting an investigation into the stabbing of two young boys at a London school on Tuesday. The alleged attacker was a 13 year old boy who reportedly cried, “Allahu Akbar!” while he stabbed the two classmates, ages 12 and 13.
• The U.S. will reportedly send some 200 troops to Nigeria in an effort to train Nigeria’s armed forces to combat Islamic terrorists.
• The Supreme Court of Panama blocked a Chinese company from operating ports on either end of the Panama canal.
• Lawmakers are leaving Washington for a break with no deal set to fund the Department of Homeland Security.
• Former CNN host Don Lemon, and others charged in connection to a protest at a church in St. Paul, Minnesota, are being arraigned today.
• White House border czar Tom Homan said he will be wrapping up the immigration surge operation in Minnesota and that 3,364 missing, unaccompanied alien children were found by ICE in Minneapolis.
• Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Trump met Wednesday evening at the White House. Instead of a post meeting press conference, President Trump posted on social media his hopes that a deal can still be consummated with Iran.
• Some residents of Tehran chanted slogans on Tuesday against the Islamic republic and its supreme leader on the eve of the most significant annual commemoration of the 1979 Islamic revolution.
• The Pentagon is sending the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford from the Caribbean to the Middle East.
• Italy and Poland are among the latest European allies to snub President Trump’s newly formed “Board of Peace,” joining a list of growing nations refusing or hesitating to participate.
• The Trump administration smuggled roughly 6,000 Starlink satellite internet terminals into Iran after the regime’s crackdown on protests last month as reported by the Wall Street Journal on Thursday.
• Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has received a 70 page draft, “Interim Constitution” aimed at laying the legal groundwork for a future Palestinian state.
• U.S. military forces have completed their mission in Syria to transfer Islamic state detainees to Iraq according to U.S. Central Command.
• Venezuela has sent its first crude oil shipment in years to Israel.
• As of this past Monday, Cuba’s government says international airlines cannot refuel on the island nation.
• Counterterrorism police in Great Britain are reportedly conducting an investigation into the stabbing of two young boys at a London school on Tuesday. The alleged attacker was a 13 year old boy who reportedly cried, “Allahu Akbar!” while he stabbed the two classmates, ages 12 and 13.
• The U.S. will reportedly send some 200 troops to Nigeria in an effort to train Nigeria’s armed forces to combat Islamic terrorists.
• The Supreme Court of Panama blocked a Chinese company from operating ports on either end of the Panama canal.
• Lawmakers are leaving Washington for a break with no deal set to fund the Department of Homeland Security.
• Former CNN host Don Lemon, and others charged in connection to a protest at a church in St. Paul, Minnesota, are being arraigned today.
• White House border czar Tom Homan said he will be wrapping up the immigration surge operation in Minnesota and that 3,364 missing, unaccompanied alien children were found by ICE in Minneapolis.
Harbinger’s Daily
By Amir Tsarfati: (Galilee, Israel) — Everyone here in the Middle East continues in our hold pattern as the United States and Iran decide what they’re going to do about each other. Other countries, such as Turkey, Qatar, and Russia, are throwing in their two shekels of advice and warnings. Here in Israel, we saw our Prime Minister take his sixth trip to Washington, seventh to the US, where he held a three-hour meeting with the American President. Meanwhile, back home, our military continued its preparations for a brief and violent visit to Iran. In other words, it’s kind of business as usual.
There’s one more area where we can see business as usual. This world continues to rapidly move toward the great war promised in Ezekiel 38-39. Over this past century, we have been witnesses of the fulfillment of Ezekiel 36-37 taking place. God promised that He would bring His people back to the land, and in 1948, Israel became a nation once again. And who was the country filled with? Jews, exactly as God promised through Ezekiel when He said to the mountains of Israel, “But you, O mountains of Israel, you shall shoot forth your branches and yield your fruit to My people Israel, for they are about to come” (Ezekiel 36:8).
The land is not promised to the Arabs, it’s not promised to the Turks, and, believe it or not, it’s not promised to the Church. Trust me, I live here. We welcome Arabs and Turks, and our doors are wide open for Christians. I know, I am a believer in Yeshua living in Israel. This land was promised to the physical descendants of Abraham back in Genesis, and God always keeps His promises.
There’s one more area where we can see business as usual. This world continues to rapidly move toward the great war promised in Ezekiel 38-39. Over this past century, we have been witnesses of the fulfillment of Ezekiel 36-37 taking place. God promised that He would bring His people back to the land, and in 1948, Israel became a nation once again. And who was the country filled with? Jews, exactly as God promised through Ezekiel when He said to the mountains of Israel, “But you, O mountains of Israel, you shall shoot forth your branches and yield your fruit to My people Israel, for they are about to come” (Ezekiel 36:8).
The land is not promised to the Arabs, it’s not promised to the Turks, and, believe it or not, it’s not promised to the Church. Trust me, I live here. We welcome Arabs and Turks, and our doors are wide open for Christians. I know, I am a believer in Yeshua living in Israel. This land was promised to the physical descendants of Abraham back in Genesis, and God always keeps His promises.
Prophecy News Watch
By Michael Snyder/End of the American Dream: Whether we like it or not, AI is radically transforming virtually every aspect of our society. We have already reached a point where AI can do most things better than humans can, and AI technology continues to advance at an exponential rate. The frightening thing is that it is advancing so fast that we may soon lose control over it. The latest model that OpenAI just released "was instrumental in creating itself", and it is light years ahead of the AI models that were being released just a couple of years ago.
An excellent article that was written by someone that works in the AI industry is getting a ton of attention today. His name is Matt Shumer, and he is warning that GPT-5.3 Codex from OpenAI and Opus 4.6 from Anthropic represent a quantum leap in the development of AI models...
An excellent article that was written by someone that works in the AI industry is getting a ton of attention today. His name is Matt Shumer, and he is warning that GPT-5.3 Codex from OpenAI and Opus 4.6 from Anthropic represent a quantum leap in the development of AI models...
For years, AI had been improving steadily. Big jumps here and there, but each big jump was spaced out enough that you could absorb them as they came. Then in 2025, new techniques for building these models unlocked a much faster pace of progress. And then it got even faster. And then faster again. Each new model wasn't just better than the last... it was better by a wider margin, and the time between new model releases was shorter. I was using AI more and more, going back and forth with it less and less, watching it handle things I used to think required my expertise.
Then, on February 5th, two major AI labs released new models on the same day: GPT-5.3 Codex from OpenAI, and Opus 4.6 from Anthropic (the makers of Claude, one of the main competitors to ChatGPT). And something clicked. Not like a light switch... more like the moment you realize the water has been rising around you and is now at your chest.
Geller Report
By Pamela Geller: Drug tents are now popping up across Zohran Mamdani’s NYC, with drugs being sold openly, prices boldly displayed, and police doing nothing.
Hellzapoppin’ in NYC.
Hellzapoppin’ in NYC.
Skywatch TV
Second U.S. Carrier Group Heads To Middle East
Host Derek Gilbert: President Trump has ordered the USS Gerald R Ford carrier strike group from the Caribbean to the Middle East, the second US aircraft carrier within range of Iran. Trump said, “We'll have it ready," if Iran refuses to agree to a nuclear deal.
Paul McGuire
Warning!
Operation Blue Beam & UFO Invasion
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The Final Hour
Dark Days Are Coming For America — What Can We Do?