Have you ever experienced a “paradigm shift”?

What is a “paradigm? It is from the Greek paradeigma (without using the greek alphabet), meaning a “pattern”, a composite word from para- and the verb “to show”. This word is often used in science. It is patterns that give scientific research credibility and proofs of the actuality of their theory.Think of your life existence pattern, the way you live your life. Now if you are faced with a fact that suddenly changes your thinking in some area affecting your life, you have a paradigm shift. Suddenly your life is different because the new thinking impacts your life.

For example: You have a happy family. you are all sitting down for dinner. There is a knock on the door and you go to see who is there. The police are standing there asking for your son. “What is this about?” you ask. “Well, it is like this ma’am, your son broke into the school and stole the hockey trophy out of the glass case in the lobby. He heaved an axe into the glass. As it shattered a piece flew into the eye of a teacher who was walking up the hall. It went deep enough that when the doctors operated, the man died. Witnesses, including the now dead teacher, say it was your son.” You are in shock. You can’t believe it. In time it is proven true and you see your son in a totally different light. You even question yourself and how you raised your son. Your behaviour, your outlook, your life changes. That is a paradigm shift. It can be most unpleasant, very peace granting, or absolutely sublime.

I had such an experience several decades ago. It was Sunday. The kids had been watching cartoons. Then I heard something about our polluted planet. It was a booklet advertised by some college. I ordered it, devoured it, and then ordered more literature. I could not get enough, it was so right on. But it changed my life drastically, because I could no longer view my normal Christian way of life, our holidays, weekends, our income, everything we did through the old lens. It changed my life style. I now went to a church that had their worship day on Saturday. It was a major upheaval. But I grew comfortable with it. Whenever it was in conflict with other family members’ views, plans, wants, etc. it became uncomfortable, but the conviction that it was right and that God would help me through the turmoil made it bearable. I was at peace.

Then there was another shift. The church I attended went through an internal shift. All rules suddenly disappeared. There seemed to be no structure. Everyone was on their own. We all were supposed to have matured to become self-disciplined to do the right thing without supervision. I felt lost. Several years went by. I had major problems at home. actually my whole household fell apart. The kids had flown the coup. My parents needed help. I moved there. It was too far to drive. I got away from attending church. It was so hard to get there. Then I started reading church literature online. I tried to keep tabs on everyone. Many of my friends left the church. I do not know where they are.

Dad died, another shift as we were suddenly alone. Mom and I would often watch European news on the German satellite chanel. We used to get alot of prophesy in church as it says in all the gospels such as Luke: 21:36 “Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.” Jesus was explaining that there would be signs of his near arrival and that we needed to watch for them.

Anyway, I thought it strange that I found no articles like that or anyone analysing world events on our church website. Europe, the Middle East, the USA, England, were always hot prophetic topics. Now nothing, not even the old stuff. For a long time this remained only a little niggeling in the back of my mind. I fell back into the previous routine of Christmas, Easter, etc. as I was dependent on my Mother to keep me. It was so much easier. I was getting older and arthritis is hampering my movement.

And now there was another paradigm shift. It hit me over the head like a sledgehammer. I suddenly realized my church joined mainstream churchianity. The true church was to go through seven different eras. The one that I joined was the philadelphian era. I am now in the Laodicean era church. Revelations:3:18 says: I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see. 3:19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent. 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. 3:21 To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne. This is the last era of the church before Christ’s return!

Jesus is at my door knocking. My life is changing again. Jesus’s return is imminent. Right now is a time of warning. Not much time is left before complete destruction. We are on the brink of WW III. Most of you will think I’m nuts. Well, he who laughs last laughs best. You wanna play “chicken”? Click here for a timely article.

Need confirmation? Find a bible online and read these chapters yourself or here is access to the New World Translation.