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I'm Clyde Lewis, and this is Ground Zero.

The numbers to call the show tonight, 503-2-5-0-860.

That's 503-225-0-860.

Over the weekend, I had a lot of time to study, a lot of time to read.

I wanted to venture out beyond the tragedies we've experienced in the last

week, only to find some very interesting things that certainly push me closer to believe

we're in the Eschaton. And I know a lot of people have expressed their concerns about it as well.

And it's, you know, you can keep saying that we're in the Eschaton. We probably are, but it takes time. It's a gradual process. It's just like dying is a gradual process. I'll lose through a cycle. And so when it comes to this type of topic and when it comes to this type of study, I've come to the conclusion that any end-time speculation

or topic for me is like opium. It's like it's narcotic for me. It's like coffee, caffeine,

or something that I use as a crutch to get up in the morning or whatever, especially now

when there is every indication that we are living in times of barbarism where people are targets

for political violence and others will probably be targeted for the religious beliefs.

It seems we've reached a turning point.

And it's not an exaggeration because just looking at the news and what has happened after

the Charlie Kirk assassination and everything else.

I mean, I was always told, I think I've shared this with you many times, but it doesn't hurt to share it

again. I was always told that when I was younger, then there would be assassinations of people

that were considered good people and that Christians would have to face firing squads and guillotines

if they didn't declare their allegiance, if they had to declare their allegiance to Jesus. I mean, I remember many times being asked, if somebody put a gun to your head, Clyde and said, deny Christ, would you deny Christ? I'm like, gulp, you know, what do I say to that? That's pretty harsh. That's what was talked about in these dispensational discussions.

The Eschaton discussion.

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