It was a grisly scene that unfolded on the streets of Minneapolis last Saturday. Federal agents from the Department of Homeland Security descended on 37-year-old ICU nurse Alex Pretti, viciously beating him and then opening fire as he lay helpless on the ground. Pretti died from his wounds at the hospital, his final moments a horrific display of government overreach and brutality.
But this is no isolated incident. Pretti's fate bears a chilling parallel to the kind of violence and oppression prophesied in the Bible thousands of years ago.
The Biblical Backdrop Throughout the scriptures, from the book of Daniel to the apocalyptic visions of Revelation, a consistent warning emerges. In the end times, a tyrannical global power will arise, one that ruthlessly crushes all dissent and forces the world to worship its leader and submit to its mark.
"He was given power to make war against God's holy people and to conquer them." (Revelation 13:7)
The parallels to our modern world are deeply unsettling. Unelected bureaucrats wield unprecedented power. Basic freedoms are stripped away in the name of security. Citizens are brutalized for defying the state's agenda.
Pretti's Final Moments Consider the eyewitness accounts of Pretti's final moments. Federal agents surrounded him, beat him while he was on the ground, and then shot him multiple times. Why? Because they claimed he was "menacingly" approaching them with a gun and "dozens of rounds of ammunition."
Except that makes no sense. As any rational person can see, you can't visually assess the number of rounds inside a concealed magazine. This was clearly a fabricated pretext to justify the use of lethal force.
A Harbinger of Things to Come Pretti's fate is a grim foreshadowing of the dark days ahead. The biblical prophets warned that in the end times, the state will turn violently against its own people, particularly those who refuse to bow to its ungodly demands.
Are we witnessing the birth pangs of this prophesied tyranny? The signs are all around us - the censorship, the surveillance, the erosion of fundamental liberties. Pretti's senseless murder is merely the canary in the coal mine.
The hour is late, my friends. Heed the warnings of Scripture, for the darkness is quickly descending. Keep your lamps trimmed and burning, for the Bridegroom is coming.
"The truth doesn't hide. It waits for those brave enough to look."
The Wise Wolf