PROOF WE ARE IN THE LAST DAYS!

Oh Jesus, savior, master, creator. You're the alpha. Omega, you're the king of kings.

Hey there, my friends. It's Tom with Watchman River. Thanks so much for joining me. I hope you're well. Today is, believe it or not, it's the last day of June. June 30th, 2026. Where has the time gone? It is flying by, isn't it? Beautiful day here by the river. Very hot. It's going to get hotter as the week goes on, but that's okay.

As far as a live studio audience goes, it's just birds today. Misty the cat's not here and no squirrels, just birds. And uh, but that qualifies, right? That's a live studio audience.

Anyway, it's getting harder and harder to keep these podcasts at the 30-minute mark. You know, I try to keep it 30 minutes, give or take a few minutes, but it's getting harder as we navigate through these last days, as we get closer to the rapture of the church. There's so much going on in the world, and what I have to talk about today is so serious, but it's so important, and I think it's a very important video. So, but before I get to that, I got to read scripture because it's ultra important to start off with the word of God. I believe and I think most of you believe that I'm in God's promises for your every need. It's a book that contains scripture. I'm on page 56. The Bible is your infallible authority. Let's read some of these. Okay.

2 Timothy 3:16: "All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness."

Let's go to Second Peter 1:20 and 21: "Knowing this first, that no prophecy of scripture is of any private interpretation. For prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit." Give me an amen. I heard that.

Let's go to Hebrews 4:12: "For the word of God is living and powerful and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart."

Let's go to John 5:39: "You search the scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of me."

Let's go to First Peter 1:23: "Having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God which lives and abides forever." Love that.

Psalm 33:9: "For He spoke, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast."

And one more, Proverbs 30:5: "Every word of God is pure; He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him."

Have you put your trust in the Lord Jesus? I hope so. Keep listening if you haven't, because, you know what? Time is short, and it's vitally important that you know what Jesus did for you. And I will share that a little later. Maybe you could have new life today.

You know, we're living in the last days. We are gathering together as we see the day approaching. And most of the audience of these podcasts understands the time we're in. Most of us see it. We are gathering as we see the day approaching. It's getting closer and closer. We are in the last of the last days. And I want to start off here. This is just so important because the Christian world is just falling apart. Not, not all of them, but a lot of them. And I think we see that with a lot of false teaching in the last days. And there's a lot of projection going on. They are saying, like, we are teaching the false stuff. You know, Bible-believing Christians teaching dispensationalism. We are the ones who are off track. And that, just to me, I'm telling you, that is a sign of where we are. There is no backing this up. We are in the last days as we watch the world turn against Christians who believe in a pre-tribulation rapture, and we watch the world turn against Israel. And I'm going like, whoa. With every other sign that has converged, we're there right now.

Going to start this off. It was from Jan Markell. Listen to this. "Since I was old enough to understand it, I've believed, I've taught, I've written about dispensational theology. I just call it 'left behind' theology. Critics say it is a modern invention that came along in the 1800s." Jan said, "Please read the Bible." Amen, sister. "The prophetic angle of dispensationalism represents one-third of the Bible. Exactly. If you tear out everything in the Bible that has to do with dispensationalism, you will have a very thin book to read. Very thin."

Dispensationalism teaches a literal antichrist, a literal time of Jacob's trouble or tribulation, a literal rapture, a literal second coming, a literal thousand-year millennium, and distinct roles for Israel and the church. Israel has a glorious future. God has made promises to her and will fulfill them, and the church has not replaced her. A dispensation is the divine administration of a period of time. Seven dispensations in God's plan for humanity. This is so refreshing to read this. I mean, we believe it, most of us who watch this channel, but it's just refreshing when you get other people just saying this truth here. God works in different ways with different people during different periods of time. Things were different pre-flood and post-flood. One could say they were different rules for different periods of time.

Since the 1970s, Hal Lindsay's *Late Great Planet Earth* and *The Left Behind* book and film series by Tim LaHaye have been the face of dispensationalism. Millions of people read and viewed these products and finally put a name to what they already believed just by reading the Bible. The other option, covenant theology, does not see the promises to Israel as literal but fulfilled in the church. It teaches amillennialism, or "we are in the millennium now and have been since the cross." I can't even understand how you could go there. I can't understand it. All I can say is, I just, I don't think you can read the word of God and have the Holy Spirit guiding you and believe that. I just, I don't see it.

But now this theology, since it represents the truth, is under brutal attack, talking about dispensationalism. And wouldn't you know, Tucker Carlson has provided the platform to trash it. His guest, JD Hall, should be careful throwing stones. According to Ministry Watch, Hall embezzled thousands of dollars from his church in Montana. He was convicted of a DUI, domestic abuse, and more. But he is Tucker Carlson's spokesman to trash the truth for nearly two hours. Yeah, they made a video on Tucker's channel about this. And Hall denigrates Christian Zionism, as does Tucker Carlson, who insists a lot of people have died because of Christian Zionism. Wait till they find out one day that God is a Zionist. That's going to shock them to no end, isn't it? The program is titled, "The Origins of Christian Zionism: How It Corrupted American Christianity, and Why It Is Finally Collapsing." But think about the accusation: "Christian Zionism has corrupted Christianity." That suggests standing by Israel has a cancerous effect. Well, yes, because this is all rooted in anti-Semitism and anti-Israel. It always is. It always is.

Ray Fava, an under-30 online host and writer who loves to attack dispensationalism, states, "J.D. Hall's appearance on Tucker Carlson has shifted the conversation on Christian Zionism and dispensationalism." As Hall has emerged as one of the best at articulating how scripture disproves the premise of God's chosen people not being the universal church. He represents covenant theology, as does J.D. Hall. The church is the new Israel. That's what they believe. Fava suggests that J.D. Hall and Carlson destroyed dispensationalism. "It would take much more than these fools to accomplish that," said Jan. Amen. It is wounded, as I acknowledge below.

It is no surprise that The Gospel Coalition writes an article titled, "The Rise and Fall of Dispensationalism: How the Evangelical Battle Over the End Times Shaped a Nation." John Nelson Darby gets all the blame by them, as well as the Scofield Bible. Darby would be shocked to hear what he's being credited for today. But even Al Mohler takes a swing at Darby as he further describes dispensationalism's rise and fall. But it is true that dispensationalism is bruised. That should be expected since it provides a theological firewall against the raging anti-Semitism exploding all around the world. All of this is leading to the ultimate Israeli or Israel abandonment spoken of in Zechariah 12:3, when Israel simply becomes the world's burdensome stone. We're watching prophecy right before our eyes. It's so amazing, and not the end-time marker and signal that time is running out and Jesus is coming soon. Israel is the clock. Jerusalem is the minute hand, and the Temple Mount is the second hand. Amen.

I'll try to remember to put the link because this is a longer article than what I just read, and it's really good. So, I went to that Tucker Carlson video with J.D. Hall. I couldn't, I watched a few minutes. It's just ridiculous. But what shocked me was how many views it had. It had almost a million views and thousands upon thousands of comments. And without telling you the people's names, I want to read a few of the comments that were under that video to show you the times we're in, to show you the attack that dispensationalism and the pre-tribulation rapture is under.

Listen to this comment underneath that Tucker video: "Theologically, Christian Zionism is a heresy. Plain and simple. It's unfortunate that so many have been misled. Politically, it's foolish or corrupt." That comment has almost 4,000 thumbs up.

The next one: "American evangelicals have turned modern Israel into an idol, a new golden calf, something you worship for blessings." These people really, I mean, this is just, it's just Christianity without the Bible. These are people who don't read the word of God, because it's impossible to have the indwelling Holy Spirit and read the word and walk away with these beliefs. It's impossible. Now, I would say it was possible were it not for the Holy Spirit. You know what? If you have the indwelling Holy Spirit and you are reading Genesis to Revelation, it's impossible to have these views.

Um, oh, I almost said the person's name. "I'm a 70-year-old American Christian that believed these evangelical Christian pastors that flat-out lied about Zionism. Now that I have read a lot about Christianity," notice he's not saying "I read the word of God." "I read a lot about Christianity. I also listened to Steven Anderson and Texe Marrs who wrote a book about how Zionism..." Now I am a Christian that does not buy into the lie of Zionism. Notice it's people who aren't going to the word of God. It's always people who go to YouTube, or they go to authors to, to learn about the word of God. They don't go to the word of God. They don't ask the Holy Spirit for guidance.

"Israel wasn't Israel until Rothschilds bought it for them." That's a big one. They love to say that. They don't understand that it was prophesied Israel would become a nation in one day. And on May 14th, 1948, that prophecy came true. It was fulfilled. They don't understand that. So they can look at people who may have had things to do with the formation of Israel, but it's not God bringing back Israel into that land in one day.

This one: "Mike Huckabee is a traitor and should be tried and sentenced accordingly."

"Loving Christians, I'm seeing here another one. I couldn't agree more. Too bad I have been taught most of my life the opposite. Thank God I finally believe the truth on this matter. I wish I had known many years ago."

One more: "Dispensationalism. Zionism is a cult."

Can you believe what we're seeing in these last days? And that's this, to me, points to how close we are to the rapture. Because when you add this and the way they look at Bible-believing Christians and dispensationalists, which I'm telling you, it's very hard to read the word of God without coming to that conclusion. But it just shows you the nearness that the world is turning on us, and they're turning on the Jews and Israel all at the same time, as we are looking at that seven-year tribulation beginning at any time. We are waiting for Jesus right now, day by day, to rapture His church. This stuff just blows me away. It blows me away.

All right, see what's going on in this lovely world. Okay. You always have to keep your eyes on Jesus, on Jesus, on Jesus at all times, especially in these last days. There are so many traps you can fall into. There are so many conspiracies and traps that you can fall into in these last days. It's unbelievable. Satan wants us, but he can't have us. We belong to the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords.

Qatar's foreign ministry spokesperson says US envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will meet Qatari mediators in Doha to discuss the US-Iran negotiations. There will be no meeting with Iran, and states that Qatar has not sent Iran $6 billion of Iranian frozen funds. So, they're supposed to be meeting in Doha today, but Iran is not involved, and Iran wants nothing to do with these meetings because they're not going to change anything. Look, I tell you this every day. Iran would say, "Look, when you wipe Israel off the map, give us a call. Maybe we'll talk peace." That's all it's about for them.

Then this is huge. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said, "I instructed the IDF to prepare for Operation Blue and White in Iran. The IDF is just waiting for it." So, Israel is basically saying, "We're going to go to Iran by ourselves." They're kind of planning it without the help of the United States, which kind of fulfills Bible prophecy, you know, without every nation will turn their back on Israel at some point, but they're preparing right now to go into Iran by themselves. This is huge.

"Israel prepares for possible renewed operations against Iran." According to I24 News in Israel, Israeli military leadership has ordered forces to maintain immediate readiness for a possible renewed round of military operations against Iran. We have a lot of wars in the near future in the Middle East. It's not peace. This whole talk about peace is false. It's war. Do I like that? No. Am I a warmonger who's praying for war? No. I'm praying for peace. Praying that everyone in the world would just understand what Jesus did for them. But that's not the way the world is, you know. That's not the way it is.

Bubba from Bubba News on Telegram said, "For two days now, Israel Katz and the others have been talking about Operation Blue White. Operation Blue White is an Israeli code term for designation for an independent Israeli military operation. It refers to operations that are completely carried out by Israeli forces and without direct US military involvement. Israel is preparing a solo campaign against Iran, confirming that Israel will not leave security zones in Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria until the disarmament of the terrorist organizations occurs." When will that be? God will have to step in for that to happen.

And this one, man, I'm telling you, you tell me if this surprises you. This was breaking right before I hit record. "Iran has blocked UN nuclear inspectors from assessing damaged nuclear sites." What are we back in 2020, 2019? Where are we? Where? We're back. We went back in time. We are time-traveling together in this little mobile office of mine. Yes, UN blocks the UN inspectors. It's like déjà vu all over again. Incredible. Doesn't surprise me. Of course, they're blocking them.

Hananya Naftali shared this headline: "Iran's regime says it will file human rights cases against the United States in court and threatens to seize American assets." And Hananya said, "You can't make this up." Iran, the world's leading sponsor of terrorism, is threatening legal action against the United States over human rights violations. The regime that targets women for not wearing a hijab is lecturing the US. It's time for the West to wake up and stop negotiating with terrorists. Well, that's the way it used to be. Remember when they would say that? We don't negotiate with terrorists. Now we do. We do all the time. We even call them great guys a month after they kill 40,000 at least, minimum 40,000 of their own people for protesting.

You know, here's another one. "Iran says it will not allow any country to help clear the minds from the Strait of Hormuz." It just seems like everything we're being told that Iran has to do are things they ain't willing to do any of them. They are like, "Ain't no way, ain't no how." But they're not saying it in those exact words.

Iranian President Peskin says, "Iran will not make any concessions in negotiations with the US under any circumstances." Doesn't sound like they want peace in that region, does it?

Uh, Defense Minister Israel Katz, quote, "Trump prevented the removal of Hezbollah. Trump linked Iran to Lebanon because he wanted to close a deal with Thron. This prevented us from landing a huge blow on Hezbollah in all of Lebanon." Yeah, Israel was close. But yes, that is what happened.

Central Command commander, um, Bradley Cooper, he met with Lebanese President Aoun to discuss preparations for implementing the Lebanon-Israel peace agreement, according to an official statement from the Lebanese president. So, there you go.

What else? This is from Israel Today on Telegram. "Hamas leader in Gaza, Khalil Alhaya, has taken a tougher line on disarmament in talks with senior Trump administration officials." According to Israeli sources, the negotiations have circled back to the question of what would qualify as heavy and light weapons under the Board of Peace's plan to disarm Hamas and other terror groups in Gaza. So, they're just not going to disarm. They have never said one day that they would. They're just not going to.

All right. What else, you guys? Okay, you might want to pause the video and get a cookie or something. Grab two cookies so I can have one.

The Israeli military has sealed, check out this video. The Israeli military has sealed a massive 16-kilometer-long Hamas terror tunnel in Gaza using over 30,000 cubic meters of concrete. It's pouring. It's pouring. They're pouring the concrete. There it is. According to a Times of Israel report, the IDF believes Hamas is rebuilding its military capabilities and preparing to resume fighting. The terror group is recruiting new fighters, restoring command structures, and retraining members of its elite Nukeba force. Israeli military officials are warning that Hamas is using the current lull to regroup, while the US is reportedly opposing a new large-scale Israeli offensive in Gaza in hopes of advancing diplomatic efforts. Somehow, we keep thinking with all these different groups that if we sit with them, they will be peaceful, but not as long as Israel is on the map.

Bubba said, "All the Psalm 83 players continue to prepare for war against Israel, and the tents of Edom are getting ready for battle, wanting to take the land of Israel." Psalm 83:12. Hamas is producing hundreds of explosive devices and anti-tank missiles per month, recruiting new Hamas fighters aged 18 to 22, training Nukeba terrorists, and trying to smuggle drones and communications equipment through Sinai, while rebuilding terror tunnels throughout Gaza. Hamas must be completely disarmed and removed from power in Gaza before there can be any chance for long-term peace. But the Bible says Hamas will be removed. That day is still coming. Amen, brother. It is. It is.

All right, that's your Middle East stuff.

Chinese AI lab says it has developed a cyber nuclear weapon capable of carrying out major attacks on governments. There you go. We're living in the last days. If you think this world is sustainable, look around. Look at what's going on in the world. I, I just think all of this stuff is not sustainable. It's just not.

Uh, pray for the people in Utah and Colorado. So, there's those fires going on. Three firefighters died battling these uh fierce blazes along the Utah corridor, Colorado, sorry, Utah-Colorado border, driven by high temperatures, strong winds, and low humidity. You know, when I was in Utah, when was it? Back in May, uh, people were telling me, you know, we're we're worried because there's a low snowpack and we're having a drought, and we're we're worried about fires breaking out this summer. And I thought right away, man, I could see that probably happening. And, you know, so pray, pray for rain. Pray for something. Have God intervene and stop those fires.

We're living in the last days. Poland sets a new all-time national temperature record with 40.5 Celsius or 104.9 Fahrenheit. That happened in Poland yesterday, day before yesterday. Hot temperatures everywhere. Uh, the powerful twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela last week, they say they have damaged or destroyed more than 58,000 buildings. Can you imagine that? 58,000. Some 1,700 people have been killed so far. That's where the count is at, with thousands remain missing following those quakes that happened. And, you know, pray for those people. I just, they're going through so much.

And also, uh, this is a comment from, um, Mooney on underneath the video said, "Greetings from Bavaria." That's in Germany. "I'm 71 years old, but we've never experienced such extreme heat here, up to 40° C, because there was no wind either. Railway tracks have cracked open, forcing the suspension of train service, and our roads are cracking everywhere because we in Germany aren't equipped to handle this kind of heat. Most shops and offices don't have air conditioning. I felt like this was a prelude to the impending hardship when the sun would scorch people." Shalom, Maranatha. Amen, sister. Amen.

Yeah, we're just living in amazing times right now. Amazing times. Earthquakes the last 24 hours, 33 over 4.0 and 17 over 5.0. So, they went down a little bit compared to the last few days.

How's about we go to clown world? Want to come with me? Grab your big shoes and your nose, and don't step on the cotton candy because it will stick to your feet.

If you were a charter school with a cool half a million dollars to drop, what would you spend it on? Budgeting for multiple new teachers, perhaps expanding your curriculum or purchasing new teaching materials, funding some sort of overseas trip to broaden your students' horizons. You know, it's none of that. If you answered any of the above, that's why you're not running a charter school. The correct answer is buying two humanoid robots to lurk in your classrooms and function as fancy mouthpieces for ChatGPT. This school system spent $500,000 for two robots. Two humanoid robots. That's what the San Diego charter school did. Uh, the Altus Schools has decided the school has spent $500,000 on two AMA robots. Financial and ethical considerations aside, you might also find yourself wondering what the robots actually do. The answer appears to be that they function as a mouthpiece for a restricted version of ChatGPT. This, of course, raises the questions of whether LLMs should be anywhere near a classroom, especially given that some experts are calling for an immediate ban on chatbot use by children. Two robots for $500,000. For $500,000, I could buy a whole army of robots, not just two. Problem is, I don't want an army of robots in clown world. I, I want to go home. I have an appointment with Jesus very soon. They can have the robots, but my goodness, I can't imagine, you know, I can't imagine anyone who pays taxes or whatever it is in that area just not freaking out about that. $500, half a million dollars for just two robots. It's clown world.

All right. Yeah, we're running late. Let's go to some comments of the day.

Okay, Candace. "It's unbelievable that people don't see what's happening in the world and realize it was prophesied. It's so extreme that I can't understand how they can't see it. I'm astonished. I'm waiting for Jesus." Amen, sister. Yeah, most of us are. It is. It's an amazing time to be alive. They can't see it. Some don't want to. They love their lives.

Clive, "We have unrest in the whole of South Africa. That started today, June 30th, marches in the whole of South Africa. This makes me more anxious for Jesus. The people have got so much fear. This is not our home. Can't wait for us to be with Jesus and our family." Amen, Clive. And there were other commenters from South Africa saying that these marches are going on and it's very dangerous. So, please pray for the people in that part of the world. Again.

JJ, "Please pray for the people over here in Kentucky. We've had some horrible floods recently."

Tom, Tom Phillips said, "Hey, Tom and Watchman River family. In the C.S. Lewis story, *The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe*, little Lucy finds a hiding place in a wardrobe and winds up in Narnia, a truly amazing place. Jesus will be our hiding place. He will soon take us to a truly amazing place where we will be shielded from the wrath to come. 'You are my hiding place; You shall preserve me from trouble; You shall surround me with songs of deliverance.' Psalm 32:7. Thank you, Tom." Beautiful comment.

"Jesus the Messiah is coming," said, "Hold on, brothers and sisters. Keep the faith. Our Savior is returning soon. Trust and believe in Jesus, for Jesus is the only way. Peace." Amen.

Yeah, without Jesus, you got nothing. If you don't belong to Jesus, you've got nothing. And time is short, and you have nothing but trouble ahead of you. I'm going to tell you the gospel in hopes that if there's anyone watching this that doesn't belong to Jesus or or is not sure they do, that they will hear me out and maybe have new life today. Because, you know what? Jesus wants to spend forever and ever with you. Can you imagine? The King of all Kings and the Lord of all Lords, the only begotten Son of God, wants to spend eternity with you. And guess what? He paid your way with a serious payment, a blood payment.

You see, Jesus left a throne in heaven to come here to die on that cross, to get nailed to that cross, to shed that precious blood. That's why He came here. Because without the shedding of blood, ever since time began, without the shedding of blood, there is no remission of sin. We're all sinners, and we need a payment. And that payment is blood. It's always been blood. It will always be blood until the Prince of Peace returns and we have the new heaven and new earth. It's going to be amazing. But the payment is blood. When Adam and Eve sinned, God had to kill an animal, and He covered them with the skins. Blood has to be shed. And why? Because that's how offensive sin is to the Most High God. Blood has to be shed.

Well, guess what? Jesus came here, the once-for-all payment for sin. And He came here, the Lamb of God. He came here in love because He paid our way to heaven with His blood. You know what? That's how you get saved is once you, when you understand that you're a sinner that needs payment for your sin, that you can't get into heaven with your sin problem with you. And you understand Jesus paid for that sin with His blood. And you say to Jesus, "I admit I'm a sinner. I understand that I need a payment. And I now have faith in the blood that You shed. Lord, I have faith that it'll wash me white as snow." And you know what happens? You're washed away. Your sins are gone. They are removed away from you as far as the east is from the west. And yes, you are washed white as snow.

And when you say, "Jesus, I believe that You came here from heaven. I believe You were nailed to that cross and You shed that blood. You died. You were buried. And He rose again the third day. Jesus, I need a Savior, and You're the Savior of the world. So, I am now turning from my unbelief to belief in You." And at that very moment of belief, you are going to be eternally with God forever and ever. God doesn't want anyone to go to hell. God doesn't want anyone to perish. He wants all to come to repentance, to turn and believe in His only begotten Son. God doesn't want anyone to go to hell. He provided the payment. He sent His only begotten Son that whoever believes in Him should not perish, won't go to hell, but will have eternal life.

So, I'm trying to tell you not just good news. Gospel means good news. Trying to tell you phenomenal news. Your sins have been paid for by the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords, who wants to spend forever with you. And every sin you have ever committed was placed on Jesus when He was on that cross. And when He died, what were His last words? "It is finished." Done. Paid in full. He paid for every sin that would ever be committed with His atoning blood. There's one catch. You got to believe in it. You know, if you, if you don't believe it and you're like, "No, no, I'm okay. I don't want to have to believe in that." Then that blood won't do anything for you.

But today is a day of salvation. If this sounds like truth to you, you run to Jesus and have a talk right now. You talk to Him. Tell Him you, you're a sinner and and you believe in the atoning blood and finished work of the, the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords, and you could have new life today. You know, today could be the day you look back on for eternity saying, "That was the day where I believed." And in exchange, Jesus gives you eternal life in a place that we can't even comprehend. It's so beautiful, and He wants to lavish us with His goodness forever and ever and ever. Don't be one of the ones who says, "I don't want to have to believe in this." Because those people are going to face Jesus on judgment day. There will be no question as to who they're kneeling in front of. They will know they're in the presence of God, and He'll say, "Away from me, I never knew you." And that's terrifying. I wouldn't wish that on anyone.

So, you know, today is a day of salvation. Okay, my prayer time. This morning I said a prayer to the Lord for everyone who would watch this video. So that includes you. So, like it or not, you have been prayed for today. And if we're not raptured today, man, I think today's a perfectly good day for the rapture. But it's really not up to me. It's up to the Most High God. But if not today, God willing, I will see you guys tomorrow. I love you guys.

Oh Jesus, savior, master, creator. You're the alpha. Omega, you're the king of kings.