Friday, February 20, 2026
Law abiding Americans now know that there is an indefensible two-tier system of justice; one for ordinary folks, and another for the rich, powerful and politically well-connected. It’s playing out every day. It’s well-known that Epstein had many co-conspirators that engaged in his crimes of human trafficking sexual depravity, yet of those many, only one, Ghislaine Maxwell, has been indicted, convicted and jailed. And she was even moved from a maximum security jail to a cushy minimum security prison because she’s privileged. Were she an ordinary person without political connections and wealth, she would be imprisoned in a very harsh max-security prison in the US.
Yet, of the many other co-conspirators, not a single indictment, because the compromised DOJ under Pam Bondi and President Trump refuse to enforce the law for those of wealth, power and influence. President Trump signed into law the requirement for full transparency of the Epstein files, but Pam Bondi’s DOJ redacted names in order to protect those privileged. It’s evil beyond comprehension. And what’s worse, she doesn’t care. She dispenses injustice with impunity. The Joe Biden administration did the exact same. But we true Christians are commanded to “have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them” (Eph. 5:11). What we now again see is secured evil while religious crimes are harshly prosecuted with immediacy.
When indicting Christian church related crimes, President Trump’s DOJ and Pam Bondi are all over it. See this recent example. While crimes, Christian church or otherwise, must be exposed, tried and convicted, it reeks of evil inequity that Pam Bondi’s DOJ has the audacity to release the following statement concerning church crime: “Combating human trafficking is a top priority for the Department of Justice. We will relentlessly pursue those who facilitate and profit from forced labor and fight to obtain justice for survivors.” [My bold emphasis] What hypocritical nonsense! That’s what Epstein’s co-conspirators did! If President Trump does not force Pam Bondi to uphold the law, and very soon indict Epstein’s other co-conspirators, this immoral deficit will return to haunt the entire Trump administration in the near and distant future!
Crimes are everywhere, including in Christian churches, and I don’t excuse any one of them. They all need to be tried by law and if found guilty, sentenced accordingly. Recently, “Bethel Church pastor and Overseer of Prophetic Ministry at Bethel Church in Redding, California, Ben Armstrong, has been placed on administrative leave following new allegations that he engaged in clergy sexual abuse.” (Source) Now, that revelation must be swiftly investigated and if found to be true, Ben Armstrong needs to suffer the consequences befitting his sexual crimes. And let no one in the church or otherwise make excuses for his highly immoral and improper behavior. It’s entirely untenable that anyone in church leadership preys on weak and vulnerable individuals.
Having said that, be aware that for us true believers, much worse is on the horizon. Christian persecution, false accusations, false imprisonment and more will grow in 2026 and beyond, and no one in this world will come to our defense, because the world and its evil end-time system is increasingly being rigged against Christians. And the ultimate goal of that rigged system will be to systematically force believers to acquiesce to the New World Order with its AI, robotics and bio-tech integration of human DNA. And if you think that’s far-fetched, then you’re not seeing the signs of the end-times. The ungodly world is herding everyone, especially Christians, into a corner of control. The beta-test was COVID-19, and the ungodly were themselves surprised at their level of “controlled” success which was north of eighty percent. Few Christians are ready for what’s coming soon, as many organized church leaders remain non-discerningly silent. Our rights and freedoms of worship are increasingly hated, even criminalized and the ungodly world is more than willing to pursue the open persecution of non-compliant true Christian believers.
Now, for a different persecution: Christian on Christian. War is imminent. President Trump is on the verge of getting the US involved in a very hot war with Iran, no doubt at the behest of Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu. It’s indefensible that America has adopted what can only be called an “Israel First” policy regardless of the consequences, or how many people are killed. An example is Gaza, a land that’s been razed to the ground by the IDF with US support. Palestinian believers have been murdered in that process with no one coming to their defense. Many buildings and homes in Gaza have been turned into rubble because Israel wants Palestinian-occupied lands for Jewish settlers being brought from all over the world. But if those Jewish settlers from abroad are Christians they’re not allowed to resettle to Israel, because unbelieving Israel, governed by unbelieving Jews doesn’t want Christians in their land. And Christian Zionists, by millions of dollars in tithe condone Israel’s brutalities regardless of how many innocent Palestinians are killed. US leaders bow to Israel’s will because they’ve been deceived by the Dispensational Christian Zionist movement that mandates an “Israel First” policy, threatening US leaders of being cursed if they don’t do Israel’s bidding based on an horrible interpretation of Gen. 12:3. For by faith in Christ Jesus “whosoever will believe” (John 3:16) can access God’s promises!
Regardless of what Christian Zionists say, remember, God Himself gave Israel “a certificate of divorce” (Jer. 3:8) and never took her back because of her harlotry and rebellion and unbelief! Yet, if non-Zionist Christians, like myself, point out the atrocities committed by Israel, we are labeled anti-Semites which is utterly false. Christians are commanded to represent and preach the gospel of Jesus Christ to all nations, but when “A delegation of 1,000 U.S. Christian pastors and influencers” (Source) went to Israel those pastors and influencers were likely afraid to preach Christ, because three years ago on January 9, 2023 “Members of the Knesset Moshe Gafni and Yaakov Asher” proposed legislation to outlaw sharing the Gospel message in Israel. (Source) That’s how much unbelieving Israeli’s hate Jesus Christ, yet non-discerning Zionist Christians support Israel regardless of her evil unbelief and wicked conduct toward Palestinians in Gaza.
“Everyone knows that President Trump is going to invade Iran for the purpose of regime change, with the strategic end game and exit strategy still very opaque. They really don’t know what type of hell on earth could be triggered by such a war, especially if Russia and China decide to get involved on the side of Iran, but they are willing to risk it. Why is that? Why are our leaders so eager to start another Middle East war?” (Source) I believe it’s because the US ignorantly bows to the dictates of Israel, and Israel wants the threat of Iran removed. And what Israel wants Israel gets with seemingly unlimited US resources. And that’s a total travesty. Christian tithe dollars will again help fund the killing and destruction of many Christians in Iran when this war breaks out, just as it funded the murders of many Christians in the indefensible overkill Gaza war.
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Marlin J. Yoder
