Summary of Bible references on the Rapture

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Jeremiah 8:20 “The harvest is past, the summer has ended, and we are not saved.”


Matthew 24:20 Pray that your flight will not take place in winter or on the Sabbath.

Mark 13:18 Pray that this will not take place in winter,

This word is not in Luke, only in these two gospels. There is a very interesting interpretation that Matthew is for the Jews who will be raptured at the end of the tribulation, Mark is for those who will be raptured in the middle of the tribulation and Luke is for those that will be raptured before the tribulation begins, hence they don't need this word because they will be raptured prior to this event.
 

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Rumors of War

For the last 2 years or more there has been this fascinating rumor called "Q". It is clearly a psy op but no one really knows if it is white hat (good guys), black hat (deep state Satanists), or some derivation of the two. I also find it crazy why anyone would pay so much attention to this Q, it is simply rumors without any physical evidence offered up.

What I find much more disturbing is all the physical evidence in front of their face that we are at war that they ignore.

1. Pandemic was an act of war. Viewing it any other way until you have absolute, irrefutable evidence that it wasn't an act of war is foolish.

2. Washington DC was surrounded by fences, barbed wire and soldiers. This was after Jan 20th. There was no good explanation given for that so to simply ignore that is incredibly foolish.

3. Afghanistan is stunning. You hand over a fully equipped army to a terrorist organization that is trying to destroy the US? How is anyone not seeing that as an act of war, an act of treason?

4. The US Space force captured the entire election fraud using the Dominion machines on the night of the election and Mike Lindell has presented all of those packet captures to the world through his movies. Election fraud perpetrated by a foreign power is an act of war. Any American involved in that is involved in Treason. We know that the US military knew of this treason since Nov 5th and this treason was certified and set in stone on Jan 20th. Where was the military, if they knew that this was treason they should have arrested the perpetrators and tried them for treason in a tribunal. Oh, yeah, they were in Washington DC, that's right. A much better explanation for why they were there than being worried Trump would try to come back.

5. Antifa riots during the election, that was just like what many other revolutionaries have done to destabilize a country.

6. Defunding the police, again a clear attempt to cause chaos.

7. Throw open the Southern border -- another clear attempt to cause chaos.

8. We have 100s of container ships off our ports unable to unload. There is no plausible explanation for why this is. Many of those things on those ships are being destroyed by mold and mildew. However, one explanation that does make sense is that those ships are from countries involved in the election fraud, involved in treason, and US law stipulates that we cut off trade with countries that try to overthrow us.

We could go on, but these things are happening right in front of everyone's face. So my son asked how could we know that these things are from the "good guys" and not the "bad guys".

Everyone who does evil hates the light

This goes right to the heart of the fundamental flaw of Satan's strategy in his Satanic secret societies. As a rule there are only about 1% of the world's population that are knowingly worshipping Satan after giving themselves to him. Even the majority of those in the FreeMasons are probably not clear on that and simply think they are in a "secret society" that does good works. The reason these societies are secret is because they teach the "dark arts" how to lie, kill and steal. People with a conscience would recoil at that. The motivation is power and success (the same temptations that Satan used on Jesus after He had fasted). People in this society are taught to use secret hand signals to indicate they are part of this society and if you see someone doing this and you are in a position to further their career you are obligated to do whatever you can to promote them. As a result over the last two thousand years members of these secret societies are the leaders and chief executive officers, the "stars", the rich and successful people. Think of your experience, how often do people think that the School chancellor is clueless about improving the school? How often do we see the most incompetent people running corporations and government offices? They don't get to their position because of their skills and wisdom, they get to where they are because of who they know, the old "its not what you know its who you know". So then Satan's strategy has been very effective at putting Satanists at positions of leadership throughout the world, but very poor at getting people who are skilled and wise at what they do. It is like melting gold and having all the dross rise to the surface and then skimming it off. Throughout the world you could eliminate the top rank of people in government and industry and banking and the businesses would not be harmed. Everything would churn along as before, only more efficiently and more economically. The same rich people referring to the poor as "useless eaters" are ironically the most useless and biggest eaters on this planet. Just like Kerry flying around in his private plane as the "climate czar" because his message of not using greenhouse gases is so important he doesn't need to conserve greenhouse gases. This is why the Satanists operate the way they do, they can't win in a head to head battle. They are like a snake that must be concealed and strike when you aren't looking. Once they are exposed and out in the open they get destroyed. 99% of our military, 99% of schools, 99% of people you meet are the ones who do the work and have the skills.

Snakes do not want to be out in the light. Their tongues do not need light to lead them to prey and their eyes work much better in the dark picking up infrared light (heat). The Lord told us "Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed." There is no way that the ones with evil deeds are shining a light on these deeds, they hate that.

Do you want to conquer evil, simply shine a light on them. We do that by speaking the truth. When Jesus sent out the 72 He replied “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven." Satan wants to stop us from speaking. Speaking the word of God is what causes him to fall.

The light within the Satanists is full of darkness. See to it, then, that the light within you is not darkness. They think they have wisdom, but shine a spotlight on it and they are exposed and will flee like cockroaches. The light is our armor. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light. Some will mistakenly think that if they simply keep quiet, don't bring attention to themselves, then they will not be attacked. On the contrary you are standing in a battlefield without any armor.

Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of the heart. This is the appointed time. The Lord is bringing everything to light. He is the judge.
 

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Open your eyes, we are at war

D day was the biggest invasion in human history, we had 156,000 people land on the beaches of Normandy. We are having more than that enter the US at the Southern border every month since Biden has been president. In the first 10 months they estimate 1.8 million have crossed that border (and yet that doesn't include the "get aways", the ones we don't know about). We are having a bigger invasion than D Day every month for the last 10 months.

The Left will claim this is "xenophobic" and racist.

This is how they operate, they accuse the US of being racist and treating blacks and browns in a discriminatory way. Then they flood the country with illegals which will take away the low paying jobs and drive wages down. Soon many Americans will have lost their job either because they refuse the vaccine or because low wage immigrants have taken their job. Who do you blame?

Strategy is to divide and conquer.

Step 1 -- divide the country roughly in half -- white vs all other races.

Step 2 -- pass divisive and racist laws insulting whites and their kids to stir up strife. Meanwhile protests and riots and looting to stir up more strife. Pull up a megaphone every time there is an event like George Floyds death to stir up more strife.

Step 3 -- flood the country with low wage earners and pass laws that force the resignation of many of these laborers. Create a group of people who are "othered" the "untouchables". Everyone who opposes this takeover becomes "the enemy" or "domestic terrorists", the "deplorables" the "irredeemables".

When you are the 1% the way you win is to get 45% to fight against the other 45% and kill each other while you sit on the sidelines provoking more fighting every time things calm down.
 

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This brother is really something when it comes to tying natural phenomenon to the Bible. Just have to appreciate this.
 

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Nice summary of the deception and the white horse of deception.
 

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What a wonderful environment for the gospel!

2 Corinthians 10:5

Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

This is the New Testament ministry in action. This is the gospel. This is what it means to be “saved”. This is what our warfare is. It doesn’t matter who is elected president, or if they stole the election, or if they are corrupt. Whatever the case we can “cast down imaginations” by speaking the word of God. It is the knowledge of God that causes every high thing that exalteth itself to be cast down. When you have people that are fighting against having every thought brought into captivity to the obedience of Christ it becomes a very great contrast that only helps people see the glory of God.

2 Corinthians 11:20

For ye suffer, if a man bring you into bondage, if a man devour you, if a man take of you, if a man exalt himself, if a man smite you on the face.


Many people suffered themselves to be brought into bondage this year. This is what cancel culture is all about, this is what virtue signalling is all about. You are allowing these ones who exalt themselves against the knowledge of God to bring you into bondage. They allowed them to devour them. This is what the BLM and Antifa rallies, riots and looting is all about. They are releasing people from prison, refusing to prosecute shoplifting, and refer to riots and looting as “mostly peaceful events”. They are permitting people to smite them on the face. This is what critical race theory is all about. All whites are “oppressors” they are “evil” and people talk about killing random white people as doing the world a favor. Meanwhile all blacks are victims. They are smiting everyone in the face. This is the ideal environment for the gospel. When people see hell right in front of their face they are much more receptive to the gospel.

Acts 5:31

Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.

“Him hath God exalted”. I like that! All these people are out there exalting themselves. Kamala Harris writes a book about how there are many superheros, Disney makes a small movie portraying her as a superhero. Then she is out handing cookies with her likeness on it. This is an age of self promotion. People are supposed to promote their channels, their names, their work. And what happens if your resume doesn’t look as good as someone else’s? That is racism. Hence the teaching of “equity”. Instead of teaching we need equal opportunity they teach we have to have equal outcomes. Anyone who has excelled is “an oppressor” with the unfair advantages of racism. Anyone who has failed is a victim of this oppression. In this way good is evil and evil is good. The world is turned upside down, lies proliferate and many people hate the truth. To tell the truth is the crime. Fact checkers will mark you out if you tell the truth and censor you. It is nice to have someone you can hold onto that “God exalted”. People are looking for a name they can trust, a sure word, a word that can survive the coming storm. God has identified Jesus Christ as that word.

Philippians 2:9

Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:


2 Thessalonians 2:3-4

3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;

4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.


Everything in the world is cyclic. That which has been is that which shall be. This is so we can be trained, prepared and inoculated. We love the truth and as we abide in the truth the truth abides in us. As a result we are not so easily deceived, ultimately no man can deceive us. For example many voted for Biden because they believed what he and Kamala said, and it sure sounded good. Kamala said that we had human rights abuses at the border and she would put a stop to it immediately if she were elected. They were elected and Biden made her the Border czar. Instead of stopping the human rights abuses they have increased exponentially, Harris refuses to even visit the border, and thinks the whole thing is a joke. And, it is a joke. Anyone who looked at her resume, what she had done in the past would have found her claim that she would fix this very dubious. The same is true of Biden, he was proposing trillions and trillions of dollars of spending and yet no one making under $400,000 would have to pay more in taxes. That quickly changed to no family making under $400,000 would have to pay more in taxes. Then when the budget came out it was families making $60,000 a year were going to pay $2,000 more in taxes. Again, no one who looked at Biden’s resume should have been surprised. Biden says he is for the little guy, well the budget that is going to increase taxes across the board is going to supplement the balance sheets of the chip makers. So when Biden says he is for the “little guy” he is referring to microchip makers.

These people who exalt themselves are pushing God right out the door and want to set themselves up as God. What is the “defund the police” movement all about? Kamala had two staff members arrested for impersonating police and then it was discovered they were members of a sect of free masons that want to replace the police force. They want to be the hyenas in the Lion King movie. Defund the police is about replacing the lions with hyenas. Replacing a local police force with the Gestapo.
 

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Amazing pictures from this month.
 

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That the people may believe thee for ever

Exodus 19:9a And the Lord said unto Moses, Lo, I come unto thee in a thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with thee, and believe thee for ever.

This event was so extraordinary that those who witnessed it would never doubt Moses again. Moses is a type of Jesus, he said that a prophet like him would come after him. This is one of the reasons we associate this event with the rapture.
 

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Peace to this house

10:1 After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of him to every town and place where he was about to go. 2 He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field. 3 Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves. 4 Do not take a purse or bag or sandals; and do not greet anyone on the road.

5 “When you enter a house, first say, ‘Peace to this house.’ 6 If someone who promotes peace is there, your peace will rest on them; if not, it will return to you. 7 Stay there, eating and drinking whatever they give you, for the worker deserves his wages. Do not move around from house to house.

8 “When you enter a town and are welcomed, eat what is offered to you. 9 Heal the sick who are there and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’ 10 But when you enter a town and are not welcomed, go into its streets and say, 11 ‘Even the dust of your town we wipe from our feet as a warning to you. Yet be sure of this: The kingdom of God has come near.’ 12 I tell you, it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom than for that town.

I wanted to look at the Lord's instructions again after seeing this very large protest in NYC with thousands marching across the Brooklyn Bridge. I have no burden for these protests so I am wondering why, am I missing something? I have rejected the vaccine mandate, I have resigned rather than get the vaccine and I have attended two of the rallies to lend my support. But now my feeling is that this is like being told that I am no longer welcome in NYC. They won't let me work, they won't let me eat at a restaurant or attend events. Why would I continue to live here under these conditions and pay taxes to such an oppressive regime? Seems to me the proper attitude is to wipe the dust off, sell the house, resign the job, and leave the city.

The Lord said that when you enter the house first say "peace to this house". These protests are not saying "peace to this house" in fact I have heard some say exactly the opposite. If there is a son of peace in the city our peace will rest upon them. In that case you work in your job (in the house), don't jump from house to house, and you are worth the wages they pay you. That was the case in NYC for years and I worked in the NYC school system. I prayed for the peace of my city and my school, and I worked as unto the Lord while there. This is no longer the case and my peace has returned to me. No longer do I feel any obligation to this city and instead I have the peace to wipe off the dust from my feet as a testimony against them and to go to another city.

This is a matter of self respect. The word of God that we bring is very powerful and effective. If those in a city reject it then to me it is really the sovereign Lord telling you to go elsewhere. Find a city where you are welcomed and take whatever job is offered to you.

13 “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. 14 But it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you. 15 And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted to the heavens? No, you will go down to Hades.

16 “Whoever listens to you listens to me; whoever rejects you rejects me; but whoever rejects me rejects him who sent me.”


Once again, have some self respect. We have been sent by the Lord of all who in turn has been sent by God the creator of all. Rejecting the word we bring is to reject Jesus Christ, the Lord of all. I get it, people feel slighted, insulted, and wronged. The only reason you would feel that way is you are not clear that you are an ambassador of the Kingdom of the Heavens. If someone rejects you they are actually rejecting the king who sent you. The Lord will deal with that, your job is to be a witness to the uttermost parts of the earth.

17 The seventy-two returned with joy and said, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name.”

18 He replied, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. 19 I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you. 20 However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”


We should know that the Lord has given us authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy. Enough with all the superstitious mumbo jumbo and worried about the evil one. The light conquers the darkness and we can trample these ones under foot. However, this is not what we rejoice in. This stuff is not nearly as important as the fact that this is evidence that our names are written in heaven. We are not simply talking about eternal salvation but there is a place for us in heaven. We have a function in the kingdom of heavens! That is what is exciting. It is like learning you got that great job you were hoping to get.

21 At that time Jesus, full of joy through the Holy Spirit, said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this is what you were pleased to do.

There have been many different "wise and learned" who have looked into how to overcome oppressive regimes. It is very simple, we preach the gospel of Jesus Christ. We come and say "peace to this house". If they don't welcome you, if there is no son of peace there, then your peace will return to you and you move on. We are not fighting, protesting, and causing a disturbance. Think about it. 72% of the inner city in NYC is not vaccinated. Instead of protesting the mandate, move out of the city! NYC would collapse, the whole world would see the catastrophe that took place and no one else would try mandating the vaccine.

22 “All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.”

23 Then he turned to his disciples and said privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see. 24 For I tell you that many prophets and kings wanted to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.”
 

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Watch

Revelation 3:3 Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.

I think we need to look at this verse again. The warning is that if you are not watching he will come as a thief. How does a thief come? You wake up and realize “I’ve been robbed” or you return home and realize “I’ve been robbed”. You were clueless at the time about what was going on. So then what does it mean to watch? I saw a video recently selling these doorbell cameras how a woman at work saw someone stealing her packages. She didn’t know the day or the hour, but she was watching and as a result she wasn’t caught unawares.

Luke 2:8 And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.

This is a good example of “watching”. They were keeping watch over the sheep, making sure no wolves got to the sheep. You don’t know the hour or the day that the heavenly host is going to show up to announce Christ’s birth, but because you are watching you find out and are not caught unawares.

Matthew 24: 36 But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. 37 But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. 38 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, 39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. 40 Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. 41 Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left. 42 Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. 43 But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.

Acts 20:29 For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock. 30 Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them. 31 Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears.

We are not simply watching for the Lord’s return, we are watching to protect the flock, we are watching for wolves creeping in. Think about this, why do wolves have to creep in? Without the element of surprise they have very little chance of success. Today we see many who have arisen speaking perverse things to draw away disciples after them. It isn’t working, in fact what we really see is the Lord’s sheep know His voice and they are running from these wolves. But what happens after the first rapture, then with the strongest taken the odds tilt a little in favor of the wolves. They will require the mark of the beast or else get beheaded. 144,000 will choose to have their heads chopped off. But after that the odds tilt even more in favor of the wolves. Then there will still be those who refuse, wandering and destitute. The point is that right now we far outnumber the wolves and good shepherds should have no problem fighting off the wolves.

Luke 12: 36 And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately. 37 Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them. 38 And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants. 39 And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through. 40 Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.

How many of us missed this? Luke is written to the firstfruits, the ones who are raptured before the tribulation. What wedding is the Lord returning from? The wedding we think of takes place after the rapture not before it. Therefore there is another wedding and certainly not the Lord’s wedding. If this is referring to the Lord’s wedding He isn’t going to come out late at night and serve the servants on his wedding night. So let’s consider some of the other weddings. There was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, the wine ran out, and it signifies that human life has ceased being a celebration of life. Imagine you are at a wedding and they stop serving wine and start serving water. “The party is over”. That depicts the end of this age. Think about a baby being born. As it grows in the womb it becomes clear that this is not sustainable. The baby is growing but the womb isn’t. At some point “the party is over”. This is when the Lord will come. There are many things we can watch, we can watch for wolves, we can watch for signs in the heavens, we can watch over the sheep, we can watch those who arise and speak perverse things, and we can watch for signs that “the party is over”.

Mark 13: 28 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When her branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is near: 29 So ye in like manner, when ye shall see these things come to pass, know that it is nigh, even at the doors. 30 Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these things be done. 31 Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away. 32 But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father. 33 Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is. 34 For the Son of Man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch. 35 Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning: 36 Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping. 37 And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.


This shows us that there are many prophecies in the Bible which tell us that the day is approaching. We can know the season (summer is near), we can know the generation, we can know a lot of things that tell us the day is approaching. In the same way you don’t know the day or the hour a woman will give birth to a baby but there are a lot of things that you can know which will give you a very good idea that the day is approaching.

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.

Matthew 26:40 And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour?

Mark 14:37 And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? couldest not thou watch one hour?

Proverbs 8:34 Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.

1Thessalonians 5:6 Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.

The thought is that “the first shall be last and the last first” applies to the gospels. Matthew refers to those raptured last and Luke to those raptured first. In Luke the account is different. The disciples in Matthew and Mark could not watch for one hour, in Luke they sleep for sorrow.
 

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Psalm 37:32 The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.

Luke 20:20 And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor.


We should not be naive. We are eagerly awaiting the coming of the Lord, there are others who are eagerly awaiting the coming of Antichrist. There are those who want Antichrist and they don’t care if billions of people die, to them the proper population for the earth is 500 million so 7 billion dying would be a good thing. We were told that the wheat and tares would grow together. You should not be surprised that there are satanic societies. Satan told the Lord that if He worshipped Satan he would give the Lord all these kingdoms. The Lord didn’t refute that. We are told that the world lies in the evil one. These evil ones have their eye on the church and they know the church is the only power that can stand against them.

Jeremiah 4:16 Make ye mention to the nations; behold, publish against Jerusalem, that watchers come from a far country, and give out their voice against the cities of Judah.

Isaiah 21:6 For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth.

Jeremiah 6:17 Also I set watchmen over you, saying, Hearken to the sound of the trumpet. But they said, We will not hearken.

Revelation 16:15 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.

Ezekiel 3:17 Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me.

We should not be discouraged if some ignore our warnings. Our job is to watch and to sound the alarm. What they do with that will determine how the Lord rewards or punishes them. However, if you don’t sound the alarm you will have no excuse and you will be held accountable.

Ezekiel 33:6-7 But if the watchman see the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, and the people be not warned; if the sword come, and take any person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at the watchman's hand. So thou, O son of man, I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel; therefore thou shalt hear the word at my mouth, and warn them from me.

Isaiah 52:8 Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice; with the voice together shall they sing: for they shall see eye to eye, when the Lord shall bring again Zion.

This is the reward for being a watchman. Look at how they shall all sing together and shall see eye to eye.

Isaiah 62:6 I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the Lord, keep not silence,

Daniel 4:17 This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the basest of men.

We should not be surprised or discouraged if the basest of men are set over the nations. The Lord has done this to wake us up.

Daniel 9:14 Therefore hath the Lord watched upon the evil, and brought it upon us: for the Lord our God is righteous in all his works which he doeth: for we obeyed not his voice.


If you want to pray for the US or for the leaders pray that they would obey the voice of the Lord.

1Corinthians 16:13 Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.
 

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As a rule I do not post links from people who try to put the various numbers together to tie to a day. There have been a couple of exceptions to this rule especially if there is other stuff in the link that I think is very valuable.

However, she has an interesting and very strange take on all these numbers and people should be aware that instead of 3 1/2 years being time, times and half a time she is interpreting that to be 35 days. Posting this should give people an idea of the wide disparity in interpretations of all these numbers.

 

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There will be signs in the Sun


Begins around 6:42
 

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Isaiah 52:8 Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice; with the voice together shall they sing: for they shall see eye to eye, when the Lord shall bring again Zion.
 

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Peace to this house

10:1 After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of him to every town and place where he was about to go. 2 He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field. 3 Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves. 4 Do not take a purse or bag or sandals; and do not greet anyone on the road.

5 “When you enter a house, first say, ‘Peace to this house.’ 6 If someone who promotes peace is there, your peace will rest on them; if not, it will return to you. 7 Stay there, eating and drinking whatever they give you, for the worker deserves his wages. Do not move around from house to house.

8 “When you enter a town and are welcomed, eat what is offered to you. 9 Heal the sick who are there and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’ 10 But when you enter a town and are not welcomed, go into its streets and say, 11 ‘Even the dust of your town we wipe from our feet as a warning to you. Yet be sure of this: The kingdom of God has come near.’ 12 I tell you, it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom than for that town.

I wanted to look at the Lord's instructions again after seeing this very large protest in NYC with thousands marching across the Brooklyn Bridge. I have no burden for these protests so I am wondering why, am I missing something? I have rejected the vaccine mandate, I have resigned rather than get the vaccine and I have attended two of the rallies to lend my support. But now my feeling is that this is like being told that I am no longer welcome in NYC. They won't let me work, they won't let me eat at a restaurant or attend events. Why would I continue to live here under these conditions and pay taxes to such an oppressive regime? Seems to me the proper attitude is to wipe the dust off, sell the house, resign the job, and leave the city.

The Lord said that when you enter the house first say "peace to this house". These protests are not saying "peace to this house" in fact I have heard some say exactly the opposite. If there is a son of peace in the city our peace will rest upon them. In that case you work in your job (in the house), don't jump from house to house, and you are worth the wages they pay you. That was the case in NYC for years and I worked in the NYC school system. I prayed for the peace of my city and my school, and I worked as unto the Lord while there. This is no longer the case and my peace has returned to me. No longer do I feel any obligation to this city and instead I have the peace to wipe off the dust from my feet as a testimony against them and to go to another city.

This is a matter of self respect. The word of God that we bring is very powerful and effective. If those in a city reject it then to me it is really the sovereign Lord telling you to go elsewhere. Find a city where you are welcomed and take whatever job is offered to you.

13 “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. 14 But it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you. 15 And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted to the heavens? No, you will go down to Hades.

16 “Whoever listens to you listens to me; whoever rejects you rejects me; but whoever rejects me rejects him who sent me.”
Suppose everyone in NYC that was not vaccinated had responded when DeBlasio made his vaccine mandate, approximately 72% of the inner city, and they had taken the Lord's word here and wiped the dust off their feet as a testimony against the city. They resign their jobs, leave their apartments, sell their houses. Housing prices would have collapsed. Rental buildings would have had massive vacancy. Businesses and industries would have been unable to function. The economy would have collapsed, the tax base would have collapsed, the people left behind would have hated and despised Deblasio for turning NYC into a wasteland.

If people had listened to the Lord it would have been like a crushing knockout blow to Deblasio, Biden and the Democrats. Think about it, NY is a major Democratic state, primarily because of NYC. If 72% of NYC had left the state they would have lost about a third of their electoral votes making them far less important, and it would flip NY republican. It would have been a torpedo to the Biden administration and would have sunk it right there. Already we have an exodus from California, it could have sparked an even greater exodus from there. Biden, the Democrats, the leftists, the bums trying to rob this country would have been crushed with one single blow.

No doubt for those 72% to do this would have required faith, it would have required taking up your cross and following the Lord, and it would have put you at the front of the Spiritual warfare against this evil globalist agenda.

Everyone reads this and ignores this, they have their ego, they want to "protest", they want to call out the injustice. Wake up, the mayor of the city doesn't welcome you anymore, have some self respect, and go somewhere where you are welcomed. There are places in this country that would welcome you with open arms and thanksgiving.
 

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Key points concerning the Rapture

1. One accord in one place. All with one accord in one place. The rapture will be the next time the worldwide church will be in one place in one accord. However, this will not be at the beginning of the tribulation but rather at the very end. All of the actions that take place during the tribulation work to bring us into one accord, either by causing the believers to repent or by causing the stumbling blocks to be removed.

2. A divine appointment for transformation. We were sealed with the Holy Spirit unto the day of redemption. Our rapture is the day of redemption of our body. We don't all have the same appointment.

3. Peter’s inspired speech — He spoke to those in the upper room and quoted Joel referring to what will happen in the final days. That is a major sign of the end days.

4. We have had several major changes in dispensation,: the Noah covenant after the flood, the age of the law at Mt Sinai, and the age of grace. The rapture will end the age of grace and kick off the millennial kingdom.

5. When Noah's covenant was given many were killed. When the law was given 3,000 died, when the Holy Spirit was given 3,000 were saved. At the rapture, some people will be raptured, others will be judged with fire.

6. Prior to Pentecost the church was awaiting the arrival of the Holy Spirit, likewise we are now awaiting the coming of the Lord Jesus.

7. During Pentecost they gathered in the upper room. During the rapture we will be caught up to “the upper room”.

8. The trumpet of God was sounded by God at Mt. Sinai the next time will be the rapture.

9. Two weddings. Mt. Sinai signified a wedding between God and His people and the rapture will also be for a wedding. On Pentecost we had the “promise of the Spirit” this is like the engagement ceremony. The Lord gave us the Spirit as a promise of this covenant.

10. Taken out of Egypt during Firstfruits commemoration. The first fruits are harvested and cooked into two leavened loaves with new leaven (new practices, new customs). When we bring these loaves before the Lord we are to remember where we have been brought out from.
 

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Matthew 23:39 For I tell you, you will not see me again until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.’”

Psalm 118:26 Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. From the house of the Lord we bless you.

This verse is read on the 8th day of Tabernacles

Psalm 27:5 For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock.

This refers to the raptured saints being hidden in his tabernacles, this verse is read on the last day of tabernacles.

Revelation 5:2 And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming in a loud voice, “Who is worthy to break the seals and open the scroll?”

On the 8th day of tabernacles the ark is opened and the scrolls are taken out be read. The only day of the year when this is done.

Joel 2: 15 Blow the trumpet in Zion,

(Feast of Trumpets)

declare a holy fast, call a sacred assembly.

(Days of Awe)

16 Gather the people, consecrate the assembly; bring together the elders,
gather the children, those nursing at the breast.


(Day of Atonement)

Let the bridegroom leave his room and the bride her chamber.

(7th day of Sukkot)

The mount of Transfiguration

Mark 9:2 And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John, and leadeth them up into an high mountain apart by themselves: and he was transfigured before them.

After six days would be the seventh day

Luke 9:28 And it came to pass about an eight days after these sayings, he took Peter and John and James, and went up into a mountain to pray.

About an eight days would be close to the start of the 8th day at the end of the seventh day.
 

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Rapture = come out of this earthly tabernacle and are clothed with our house from heaven

2 Corinthians 5:1 For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.

2 For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven:

3 If so be that being clothed we shall not be found naked.

4 For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of life.

5 Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit.