Summary of Bible references on the Rapture
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Rapture - Preaching till midnight
1. Enoch is a type of the rapture. He was taken when he was 365 years old. He preceded Abraham so he was a Gentile and being taken when he was 365 is a very clear reference to the Gentile calendar. He was taken prior to the judgement (Noah’s flood). In typology he supports the teaching of a pre tribulation rapture.
2. 50 = Jubilee. A year of redemption. The rapture is the redemption of our Body. 50 = Fullness. What is the “fullness of the Gentiles”? We are adding Gentiles to the church right up until the “fullness has come”. This is also related to the rapture.
3. Gathering in Summer — He that gathers in summer is a wise son, but he that sleeps during harvest brings shame. In the same way we get this concept that some will be wise and some foolish when the Lord returns.
4. Two mountains — Hebrews 12 — Comparison of Mount Sinai with Mount Zion. This is contrasting the Jews heading to Sinai for the age of the law whereas we are heading to Zion for the age of Grace. This chapter compares what happened on Mt. Sinai with what will happen for us on Mt. Zion. The rapture is where the church of the firstborn is gathered to Mt. Zion.
5. Paul Tarrys till Pentecost. 1Cor 16:7 — I will tarry at Ephesus until Pentecost. If Paul is a picture of the Lord’s heavenly ministry, he will tarry at Ephesus because there is a great opportunity to spread the gospel until Pentecost.
6. Paul preaching till midnight — Acts 20 — this is a picture of the church age, where we are preaching the gospel right up until midnight and if you die in the Lord (fall asleep) you will be raised at the end of this age with the rapture.
1. Enoch is a type of the rapture. He was taken when he was 365 years old. He preceded Abraham so he was a Gentile and being taken when he was 365 is a very clear reference to the Gentile calendar. He was taken prior to the judgement (Noah’s flood). In typology he supports the teaching of a pre tribulation rapture.
2. 50 = Jubilee. A year of redemption. The rapture is the redemption of our Body. 50 = Fullness. What is the “fullness of the Gentiles”? We are adding Gentiles to the church right up until the “fullness has come”. This is also related to the rapture.
3. Gathering in Summer — He that gathers in summer is a wise son, but he that sleeps during harvest brings shame. In the same way we get this concept that some will be wise and some foolish when the Lord returns.
4. Two mountains — Hebrews 12 — Comparison of Mount Sinai with Mount Zion. This is contrasting the Jews heading to Sinai for the age of the law whereas we are heading to Zion for the age of Grace. This chapter compares what happened on Mt. Sinai with what will happen for us on Mt. Zion. The rapture is where the church of the firstborn is gathered to Mt. Zion.
5. Paul Tarrys till Pentecost. 1Cor 16:7 — I will tarry at Ephesus until Pentecost. If Paul is a picture of the Lord’s heavenly ministry, he will tarry at Ephesus because there is a great opportunity to spread the gospel until Pentecost.
6. Paul preaching till midnight — Acts 20 — this is a picture of the church age, where we are preaching the gospel right up until midnight and if you die in the Lord (fall asleep) you will be raised at the end of this age with the rapture.
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More comments on the rapture
1. On Shavuot the High Priest (Jesus) holds up the two loaves (Jews and Gentiles) and waves them before the Father. The goal for this age is that these two loaves will become one.
2. Wheat harvest — Shavuot is the wheat harvest feast. You have to have new grain that is used to make the loaves. One way to distinguish between wheat and tares is that during the harvest the stalks of wheat will be bowed due to the weight of the fruit whereas the Tares will be standing straight. The wheat is bowed in worship, the tares are proud and arrogant. We are told that the rapture is also a harvest.
3. Harvest is a picture of resurrection, especially the wheat harvest. Those who died in Christ will be the firsts to meet the Lord in the heavens.
4. Shavuot is the feast without a date. The Lord’s crucifixion definitely had a specific date and the Great White throne judgement definitely has a date, but the rapture does not. There are some who are raptured prior to the tribulation, some in the middle of the tribulation and some at the end of the tribulation. This is just like graduation. Some people will complete the requirements early, some on time, and some after 5 years and still others will get a GED later than that.
5. Season of anticipation — The counting of the omer promotes a season of waiting just as any farmer would have a season of anticipation watching their crops grow. For the believer, the church, we have the same anticipating hope.
6. Ruth took place on Shavuot. It is a beautiful picture of Christ taking a gentile bride, the church. Naomi signifying Israel is destitute and her inheritance is restored through this marriage. Just like rapture.
7. Ruth took place at a time when “everyone does that which is right in their own eyes”.
8. Genesis depicts three raptures: Enoch (before judgement), Noah (preserved during judgement) and Lot (rescued by the skin of his teeth).
1. On Shavuot the High Priest (Jesus) holds up the two loaves (Jews and Gentiles) and waves them before the Father. The goal for this age is that these two loaves will become one.
2. Wheat harvest — Shavuot is the wheat harvest feast. You have to have new grain that is used to make the loaves. One way to distinguish between wheat and tares is that during the harvest the stalks of wheat will be bowed due to the weight of the fruit whereas the Tares will be standing straight. The wheat is bowed in worship, the tares are proud and arrogant. We are told that the rapture is also a harvest.
3. Harvest is a picture of resurrection, especially the wheat harvest. Those who died in Christ will be the firsts to meet the Lord in the heavens.
4. Shavuot is the feast without a date. The Lord’s crucifixion definitely had a specific date and the Great White throne judgement definitely has a date, but the rapture does not. There are some who are raptured prior to the tribulation, some in the middle of the tribulation and some at the end of the tribulation. This is just like graduation. Some people will complete the requirements early, some on time, and some after 5 years and still others will get a GED later than that.
5. Season of anticipation — The counting of the omer promotes a season of waiting just as any farmer would have a season of anticipation watching their crops grow. For the believer, the church, we have the same anticipating hope.
6. Ruth took place on Shavuot. It is a beautiful picture of Christ taking a gentile bride, the church. Naomi signifying Israel is destitute and her inheritance is restored through this marriage. Just like rapture.
7. Ruth took place at a time when “everyone does that which is right in their own eyes”.
8. Genesis depicts three raptures: Enoch (before judgement), Noah (preserved during judgement) and Lot (rescued by the skin of his teeth).
More Key points on the rapture
1. Firstfruits and feast of weeks are connected. The day the Lord was raised from the dead the priest offers a wave offering of barley, on Feast of weeks another wave offering is presented of two loaves of bread. These wave offerings have to do with the resurrection. Paul said that we partake of the one bread and as a result we become one loaf. He said every time we keep the Lord’s table we show forth (count) His death until He comes. It is as though the 50 days of grace refer to us partaking of the Lord’s table and every day that we do partake we count off another day.
2. Paul is a minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable being sanctified by the Holy Spirit. So just as Peter had the gospel to the circumcision and Paul had the gospel to the uncircumcision we see the two loaves that will be offered up to God during the Rapture.
3. On the third day we think of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Also, on the third day the Lord went to the wedding of Cana. Also, in Mt. Sinai it says “on the third day” Moses ascended the mountain.
4. Fig tree and summer. The parable of the fig tree, you know that summer is nigh when you see the fig tree put forth its leaves. The Lord planted the seeds with his ministry, the church age has been the summer time with the harvest growing, and the end of the age is the fall with the harvest of the crops.
5. To celebrate Shavuot the Jews will read and study the Torah for that night and they call this “decorating the bride”. They know it commemorates the marriage between God and His people.
6. A great harvest season, with wheat being one of the largest crops harvested by the Israelites. It has to be stored in granaries. This harvesting of the wheat is likened to the rapture by the Lord Jesus.
7. The goodman has perished. There is none upright among them. This is from Micah, a word of woe, a word of regret of despair. Comparison of all the fruit is gone to all the good men are gone. This word “perished” means to cause to vanish. It is a reference to the rapture. Those who are raptured will be those who were most closely allied to Israel, when the church is raptured the Israelites will lament that their are no good men left.
8. This is the only offering where you offer up leavened loaves. Leaven does not indicate sin, rather it indicates the customs and practices. At Pentecost in Acts what happened, we had new customs and practices. At Mt. Sinai what happened we had new customs and practices. When the age of the law began we had “new leaven”, when the age of grace began we had “new leaven”. Likewise at the rapture we will have new leaven, new customs and practices, because we will have the Millenial kingdom reign where the entire world will be ruled by Jesus Christ.
9. In Acts it says those who observed this tried to explain it away as everyone being drunk. The same thing will happen after the rapture, they will have the “great delusion” to try and explain it away.
1. Firstfruits and feast of weeks are connected. The day the Lord was raised from the dead the priest offers a wave offering of barley, on Feast of weeks another wave offering is presented of two loaves of bread. These wave offerings have to do with the resurrection. Paul said that we partake of the one bread and as a result we become one loaf. He said every time we keep the Lord’s table we show forth (count) His death until He comes. It is as though the 50 days of grace refer to us partaking of the Lord’s table and every day that we do partake we count off another day.
2. Paul is a minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable being sanctified by the Holy Spirit. So just as Peter had the gospel to the circumcision and Paul had the gospel to the uncircumcision we see the two loaves that will be offered up to God during the Rapture.
3. On the third day we think of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Also, on the third day the Lord went to the wedding of Cana. Also, in Mt. Sinai it says “on the third day” Moses ascended the mountain.
4. Fig tree and summer. The parable of the fig tree, you know that summer is nigh when you see the fig tree put forth its leaves. The Lord planted the seeds with his ministry, the church age has been the summer time with the harvest growing, and the end of the age is the fall with the harvest of the crops.
5. To celebrate Shavuot the Jews will read and study the Torah for that night and they call this “decorating the bride”. They know it commemorates the marriage between God and His people.
6. A great harvest season, with wheat being one of the largest crops harvested by the Israelites. It has to be stored in granaries. This harvesting of the wheat is likened to the rapture by the Lord Jesus.
7. The goodman has perished. There is none upright among them. This is from Micah, a word of woe, a word of regret of despair. Comparison of all the fruit is gone to all the good men are gone. This word “perished” means to cause to vanish. It is a reference to the rapture. Those who are raptured will be those who were most closely allied to Israel, when the church is raptured the Israelites will lament that their are no good men left.
8. This is the only offering where you offer up leavened loaves. Leaven does not indicate sin, rather it indicates the customs and practices. At Pentecost in Acts what happened, we had new customs and practices. At Mt. Sinai what happened we had new customs and practices. When the age of the law began we had “new leaven”, when the age of grace began we had “new leaven”. Likewise at the rapture we will have new leaven, new customs and practices, because we will have the Millenial kingdom reign where the entire world will be ruled by Jesus Christ.
9. In Acts it says those who observed this tried to explain it away as everyone being drunk. The same thing will happen after the rapture, they will have the “great delusion” to try and explain it away.
I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling
Zechariah 12:2 Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem.
A cup of trembling refers to a cup of drunkenness, that someone keeps on drinking even though they are drunk out of their mind, they are so befuddled they don't even know there is a siege going on against them. The focus is on Jerusalem. Now the way I read "Jerusalem" is that it depends on where we are in the timeline. As long as we are talking about the church age and the age of grace I think we have to consider the US to be "Judah". It is a country that is based on law, built on the constitution. And Jerusalem, the "city of Peace" would be Washington DC. Now after the rapture of the church Jerusalem would refer to the Jerusalem in Israel and the US becomes "the wilderness". We also know that in the church age the church is the Jerusalem which is above.
So then how would we, the Christians who are not drunk, who are not asleep, who are not befuddled, going to know when the Lord's return is upon us? We will see those in Washington DC and all the people round about (the mainstream media broadcasting out of NYC, Atlanta, and LA) will be befuddled. They will be drinking from a cup of drunkenness and continue drinking from it not having any clue about what is going on.
For example, you might see the other super powers like China threatening Taiwan and even laying the ground work for an invasion by first attacking with a bioweapon, followed up by stealing the election and installing their puppet, and then we would see a rapid increase in cyber attacks. I doubt we would see Russia befuddled so they would probably make a move on the Ukraine. Likewise Iran might see this as an opportunity as well. If you were going to attack the US you would want "shock and awe". You want to be lightening fast on multiple fronts. Taiwan is absolutely critical to Asia, the Pacific and to micro chips. Without a supply of microchips US industry and defense would be crippled. The Ukraine is critical to the peace and security of Europe and Israel is essential to the peace and security of the Middle East. Cutting off the oil from the Middle East would cripple our allies, particularly Europe, and seizing the Ukraine would threaten Europe as well. Not only so but before D Day we had soldiers infiltrate Normandy either paratroopers or those in the underground in France. They were there to make sure once the attack started they would cut communications, blow up bridges, and in many ways make it difficult to reenforce the Normandy beaches. Using that as an analogy consider the D day size invasions of the US (156,000 soldiers) coming across our Southern border every month since Biden became President. So far we have had 1.8 million come in illegally (that we know of).
If you were expecting a very big astronomical event you could use that to attack (fog of war). First you hit the US with a massive cyber attack to cause chaos, confusion, and disrupt communications. At the same time you hit us with missiles as we are being hit with some meteor shower. During this time you roll into the Ukraine full speed and also try to control shipping lanes from the Middle East to Europe. If Europe has to get their oil from Russia they will fold, especially with Russia in the Ukraine. If the US is under attack they will have to focus on the Pacific, the Atlantic and particularly Taiwan. They will be spread too thin to deal with oil to Europe.
Anyway that is all hypothetical and could be weeks away from happening for all we know. Instead what we will be able to see prior to that is Washington drinking from this cup of trembling. Perhaps we see the Chinese in all of our universities and influencing our scientists and politicians with joint projects and grants. Perhaps you will see politicians trying to distract from the threat of China and focus on some trivial threat like "white supremacists" or some other ridiculous boogey man like the parents of elementary school kids. You can be sure that some of our key politicians will have multi million dollar dealings with the Chinese like Hunter Biden does, or Kerry and Clinton do. You will also discover that some politicians have been involved with Chinese spies, probably the pretty honey trap ones like Fang Fang and Swalwell, and yet it doesn't hurt their career, if anything it helped. Then others like Pelosi and Feinstein will be invested in stealing elections using voting machines. This isn't a conspiracy theory, it may be a conspiracy, but there is no theory here, all of this has already been put out in the open. These drunks are so befuddled they don't realize the whole world sees their shame.
Anyway, when you see these things happen know that the day of the Lord is here, the Jerusalem "count down clock" is about to hit 0.
Zechariah 12:2 Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem.
A cup of trembling refers to a cup of drunkenness, that someone keeps on drinking even though they are drunk out of their mind, they are so befuddled they don't even know there is a siege going on against them. The focus is on Jerusalem. Now the way I read "Jerusalem" is that it depends on where we are in the timeline. As long as we are talking about the church age and the age of grace I think we have to consider the US to be "Judah". It is a country that is based on law, built on the constitution. And Jerusalem, the "city of Peace" would be Washington DC. Now after the rapture of the church Jerusalem would refer to the Jerusalem in Israel and the US becomes "the wilderness". We also know that in the church age the church is the Jerusalem which is above.
So then how would we, the Christians who are not drunk, who are not asleep, who are not befuddled, going to know when the Lord's return is upon us? We will see those in Washington DC and all the people round about (the mainstream media broadcasting out of NYC, Atlanta, and LA) will be befuddled. They will be drinking from a cup of drunkenness and continue drinking from it not having any clue about what is going on.
For example, you might see the other super powers like China threatening Taiwan and even laying the ground work for an invasion by first attacking with a bioweapon, followed up by stealing the election and installing their puppet, and then we would see a rapid increase in cyber attacks. I doubt we would see Russia befuddled so they would probably make a move on the Ukraine. Likewise Iran might see this as an opportunity as well. If you were going to attack the US you would want "shock and awe". You want to be lightening fast on multiple fronts. Taiwan is absolutely critical to Asia, the Pacific and to micro chips. Without a supply of microchips US industry and defense would be crippled. The Ukraine is critical to the peace and security of Europe and Israel is essential to the peace and security of the Middle East. Cutting off the oil from the Middle East would cripple our allies, particularly Europe, and seizing the Ukraine would threaten Europe as well. Not only so but before D Day we had soldiers infiltrate Normandy either paratroopers or those in the underground in France. They were there to make sure once the attack started they would cut communications, blow up bridges, and in many ways make it difficult to reenforce the Normandy beaches. Using that as an analogy consider the D day size invasions of the US (156,000 soldiers) coming across our Southern border every month since Biden became President. So far we have had 1.8 million come in illegally (that we know of).
If you were expecting a very big astronomical event you could use that to attack (fog of war). First you hit the US with a massive cyber attack to cause chaos, confusion, and disrupt communications. At the same time you hit us with missiles as we are being hit with some meteor shower. During this time you roll into the Ukraine full speed and also try to control shipping lanes from the Middle East to Europe. If Europe has to get their oil from Russia they will fold, especially with Russia in the Ukraine. If the US is under attack they will have to focus on the Pacific, the Atlantic and particularly Taiwan. They will be spread too thin to deal with oil to Europe.
Anyway that is all hypothetical and could be weeks away from happening for all we know. Instead what we will be able to see prior to that is Washington drinking from this cup of trembling. Perhaps we see the Chinese in all of our universities and influencing our scientists and politicians with joint projects and grants. Perhaps you will see politicians trying to distract from the threat of China and focus on some trivial threat like "white supremacists" or some other ridiculous boogey man like the parents of elementary school kids. You can be sure that some of our key politicians will have multi million dollar dealings with the Chinese like Hunter Biden does, or Kerry and Clinton do. You will also discover that some politicians have been involved with Chinese spies, probably the pretty honey trap ones like Fang Fang and Swalwell, and yet it doesn't hurt their career, if anything it helped. Then others like Pelosi and Feinstein will be invested in stealing elections using voting machines. This isn't a conspiracy theory, it may be a conspiracy, but there is no theory here, all of this has already been put out in the open. These drunks are so befuddled they don't realize the whole world sees their shame.
Anyway, when you see these things happen know that the day of the Lord is here, the Jerusalem "count down clock" is about to hit 0.
Globalism vs the US
Zechariah 12:3 And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it.
We can see that the entire earth would be gathered against Jerusalem in the Middle East because of the oil in the Middle East.
But why would the whole Earth be gathered against the US? Even if China, Russia, Iran, and a few other Islamic nations are against the US that isn't the whole earth. Of course most nations are for globalism. It is pretty much the US that is the lone holdout and primarily because of Evangelical Christians who see this as the coming kingdom of the AntiChrist.
Recently we have seen astounding hypocrisy of "woke" corporations. For example the NBA protesting racism in the US while working closely with the Chinese who are involved in the genocide of the Uyghurs right now. Or Coca Cola and MLB boycott Atlanta and move the All Star game to Denver because Georgia will require voter ID and yet Denver already requires voter ID.
It looks like hypocrisy but it isn't. These corporations worship the dollar. There are 7 billion people on this planet that are not in the US, that means market share and growth for global corporations is outside the US. They obviously don't care about racism, or slavery or even genocide whether past or present, what they care about is money and they are more than willing to lie about it. They have to lie to the US because of the evangelical Christians and that is becoming a very heavy stone for them. Those that pretend to be "woke" and are virtue signalling will be cut in pieces, their ratings will plummet, they will be broken up in antitrust legislation, or through lawsuits, and they will be taken over.
But know this the whole earth is moving towards favoring one world government. The final straw will be the US printing money like a bank robber. They will want one world currency that no one can control the printing press for. Therefore the whole earth will be against the US. Biden's drunken spending spree of $7 trillion and counting is the final straw. In the US we see inflation, but all the countries who invested in our bonds to them this is a bank robber stealing their investment.
Zechariah 12:3 And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it.
We can see that the entire earth would be gathered against Jerusalem in the Middle East because of the oil in the Middle East.
But why would the whole Earth be gathered against the US? Even if China, Russia, Iran, and a few other Islamic nations are against the US that isn't the whole earth. Of course most nations are for globalism. It is pretty much the US that is the lone holdout and primarily because of Evangelical Christians who see this as the coming kingdom of the AntiChrist.
Recently we have seen astounding hypocrisy of "woke" corporations. For example the NBA protesting racism in the US while working closely with the Chinese who are involved in the genocide of the Uyghurs right now. Or Coca Cola and MLB boycott Atlanta and move the All Star game to Denver because Georgia will require voter ID and yet Denver already requires voter ID.
It looks like hypocrisy but it isn't. These corporations worship the dollar. There are 7 billion people on this planet that are not in the US, that means market share and growth for global corporations is outside the US. They obviously don't care about racism, or slavery or even genocide whether past or present, what they care about is money and they are more than willing to lie about it. They have to lie to the US because of the evangelical Christians and that is becoming a very heavy stone for them. Those that pretend to be "woke" and are virtue signalling will be cut in pieces, their ratings will plummet, they will be broken up in antitrust legislation, or through lawsuits, and they will be taken over.
But know this the whole earth is moving towards favoring one world government. The final straw will be the US printing money like a bank robber. They will want one world currency that no one can control the printing press for. Therefore the whole earth will be against the US. Biden's drunken spending spree of $7 trillion and counting is the final straw. In the US we see inflation, but all the countries who invested in our bonds to them this is a bank robber stealing their investment.
Look upon me whom they have pierced
Zechariah 12:10 And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.
This verse is obviously talking about the Israelites in Jerusalem and this is why everyone interprets this chapter as being about Israel. Obviously all the believers are already looking on the one who was pierced. But, are they looking on the one that they pierced? Do they think this is the one that the Jews pierced, or that the Romans pierced, and don't realize this is the one that they pierced?
I believe that every single person who gets saved becomes born again. Just like the process of being born is quite similar for everyone the process of being born again is also similar for everyone. I also believe that all of us must eat the body and blood of the Lord, once again, even though people prepare food differently the process of eating is quite similar all over the world. Likewise we all harvest crops and that process is very similar as well. So whether it is the rapture of the Jews or the rapture of the first fruits, the rapture of Enoch, or Ruth or Noah, I think there are a number of things that are similar and "looking on the one that they have pierced" is one of those things.
Think about what the Lord told Philadelphia, those of the synagogue of Satan would come and bow down and confess that the Lord was really in their midst. It sounds to me that these are believers who all of a sudden see that those Christians they were mocking, ridiculing, and thought were an embarrassment to them were in fact one with the Lord. They were the body of Christ and they realized that they had "pierced" them.
So yes, we can still apply this verse and this prophecy to ourselves. Immediately before and immediately after the rapture of the firstfruits there will be a great awakening among those Christians who are left behind. They will look on "me whom they have pierced" just like Paul looked on the Lord who he was persecuting.
Zechariah 12:10 And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.
This verse is obviously talking about the Israelites in Jerusalem and this is why everyone interprets this chapter as being about Israel. Obviously all the believers are already looking on the one who was pierced. But, are they looking on the one that they pierced? Do they think this is the one that the Jews pierced, or that the Romans pierced, and don't realize this is the one that they pierced?
I believe that every single person who gets saved becomes born again. Just like the process of being born is quite similar for everyone the process of being born again is also similar for everyone. I also believe that all of us must eat the body and blood of the Lord, once again, even though people prepare food differently the process of eating is quite similar all over the world. Likewise we all harvest crops and that process is very similar as well. So whether it is the rapture of the Jews or the rapture of the first fruits, the rapture of Enoch, or Ruth or Noah, I think there are a number of things that are similar and "looking on the one that they have pierced" is one of those things.
Think about what the Lord told Philadelphia, those of the synagogue of Satan would come and bow down and confess that the Lord was really in their midst. It sounds to me that these are believers who all of a sudden see that those Christians they were mocking, ridiculing, and thought were an embarrassment to them were in fact one with the Lord. They were the body of Christ and they realized that they had "pierced" them.
So yes, we can still apply this verse and this prophecy to ourselves. Immediately before and immediately after the rapture of the firstfruits there will be a great awakening among those Christians who are left behind. They will look on "me whom they have pierced" just like Paul looked on the Lord who he was persecuting.
Surprise, the inhabitants of Jerusalem will be your strength
Zechariah 12:4 In that day, saith the Lord, I will smite every horse with astonishment, and his rider with madness: and I will open mine eyes upon the house of Judah, and will smite every horse of the people with blindness.
The context of verse 4 is verse 3 about the entire Earth is against us. So I take these as the horses of war. In that case the dominion machines involved in stealing the election were horses, as well as the riders were all the election official involved in the theft. They have been struck with astonishment. They had no idea that anyone would care much less do anything. The audits have caught them by surprise. They were completely blind that they were rushing headlong into a trap. The same is true of those who created the pandemic.
5 And the governors of Judah shall say in their heart, The inhabitants of Jerusalem shall be my strength in the Lord of hosts their God.
We are starting to see politicians with a backbone because they realize that their are millions of Americans coming forth to back them up. The audit in Arizona is only the tip of the iceberg. There are over 10 states that are planning to also do audits.
6 In that day will I make the governors of Judah like an hearth of fire among the wood, and like a torch of fire in a sheaf; and they shall devour all the people round about, on the right hand and on the left: and Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own place, even in Jerusalem.
There are election integrity laws being passed in multiple states, Liz Cheney has been voted out of power, there are recall votes in the works for Newsom and probably Whitmer. Cuomo has been removed. We may see McCauliff removed from Virginia. The government officials are standing up to the Biden administration because they know the inhabitants of Jerusalem (also known as the MAGA movement will be their strength). It is like a fire sweeping through the states and burning up the chaff and corrupt officials.
Zechariah 12:4 In that day, saith the Lord, I will smite every horse with astonishment, and his rider with madness: and I will open mine eyes upon the house of Judah, and will smite every horse of the people with blindness.
The context of verse 4 is verse 3 about the entire Earth is against us. So I take these as the horses of war. In that case the dominion machines involved in stealing the election were horses, as well as the riders were all the election official involved in the theft. They have been struck with astonishment. They had no idea that anyone would care much less do anything. The audits have caught them by surprise. They were completely blind that they were rushing headlong into a trap. The same is true of those who created the pandemic.
5 And the governors of Judah shall say in their heart, The inhabitants of Jerusalem shall be my strength in the Lord of hosts their God.
We are starting to see politicians with a backbone because they realize that their are millions of Americans coming forth to back them up. The audit in Arizona is only the tip of the iceberg. There are over 10 states that are planning to also do audits.
6 In that day will I make the governors of Judah like an hearth of fire among the wood, and like a torch of fire in a sheaf; and they shall devour all the people round about, on the right hand and on the left: and Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own place, even in Jerusalem.
There are election integrity laws being passed in multiple states, Liz Cheney has been voted out of power, there are recall votes in the works for Newsom and probably Whitmer. Cuomo has been removed. We may see McCauliff removed from Virginia. The government officials are standing up to the Biden administration because they know the inhabitants of Jerusalem (also known as the MAGA movement will be their strength). It is like a fire sweeping through the states and burning up the chaff and corrupt officials.
Groupthink
The book of James deals with the matter of cults. He was the leader of the cult of the "circumcision" according to Paul in the book of Galatians. However, we can see clearly that he repented and the Lord gave him this word.
1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.
His burden is for the 12 tribes in the dispersion. Yes, that is an indication they have not moved on fully to the New Testament ministry, but being burdened for those who are having trouble with the change in dispensation doesn't mean that James didn't have the vision.
2 My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; 3 Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. 4 But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing. 5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. 6 But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. 7 For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord. 8 A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.
In brief people fall into cults because of a lack of faith. The cults prey on those who are not strong in the faith just like wolves picking off the weakest members of the herd. It is easy to know if you are weak in the faith, you are double minded and unstable in all your ways.
9 Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted: 10 But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away. 11 For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways. 12 Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
What we are seeing today is an attempt to divide people in this country based on whether they are rich or poor. Superficially they are saying that it is all about race with Black Lives Matter and Critical Race Theory, but in reality what they are saying is that I am of low degree because I am oppressed by the rich and the guy who is rich is rich because he oppressed me. Two hundred years ago the cult was the opposite, then they were taught we are rich because we are superior or because the slaves are cursed. They are of low degree because God cursed them, etc. This was the basis behind the communist revolution, it was what gave Hitler fire to his speeches.
13 Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: 14 But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. 15 Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.
There is no "if" in this statement. James says that every man is tempted, not "if he is tempted". It is not a matter of if but when. Why do people join cults? It is a temptation, they are drawn away by their own lust. You want to be special, you want to be "the chosen", you want to feel like you alone have the truth.
16 Do not err, my beloved brethren. 17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
This is a crucial lesson, every good gift, every perfect gift comes from God. If someone has a good gift or a perfect gift it came from God. Your lust led you to exclude yourself from others because you were part of a "special group" but the error was that you were cutting you off from many who had gifts from God and you needed every one of those people. Think about today, the rancor and fighting cuts half the country off from the other half. No one can listen to the other. If you listen to MSNBC you can't listen to Steve Bannon or Tucker Carlson and vice versa. We need everyone. Each person has a gift, a talent that we need exercised.
18 Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures. 19 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: 20 For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.
We see this too. People are swift to speak, swift to wrath but very slow to listen. Social media has amplified this. What we need, what we should pray for is to get help from the person we would least expect it from. That will help slow us down in our wrath and speed us up in our listening. We need a word from that person we never expected to get a word from, that will help us to be swift to hear and slow us down in our speaking. We need to confess when we were wrong, that will help slow us down in our wrath.
21 Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
Once all that happens we will begin to receive the word with meekness.
22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
Unless you are a doer of the word it is impossible to not be deceived. Check it out the most arrogant, self righteous, holier than thou Christians, are they doers of the word? You can have all sorts of vain imaginations about who you are until you get into the arena, into the battle, then you find out the real truth.
23 For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass: 24 For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was. 25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
I saw this as a teacher, many teachers seem to have forgotten what manner of man they were. In High School I attended a school with about two thousand students in it and the guidance counselor told my mother after three years that I was the hardest working student anyone at the school had ever seen. But that was because I had decided that I would do 100% of my school work at school. The school opened the doors at 7:30am and I had practice at 3:00 pm. Between those times I did all of my homework, all my reports, everything. At 3 every day I would lock up all my books in the locker to make sure I didn't do anything at home. To my mom, to my family, to my friends they never saw me do any school work. I tell you this because when I look in the mirror as a teacher I know that I was a lazy student and yet I was considered the "hardest working student anyone had ever seen". Yet I hear other teachers always complaining that their students are lazy. They have forgotten what manner of man they were. With the most successful teachers the secret they all have is they remember what manner of student they were.
26 If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.
The new testament does not talk very much about religion, certainly not in a positive way. Only this book does and I would say this term "religion" can very easily become groupthink and a cult. If your religion is not "vain" then you would have the power to bridle your tongue. James explains later how evil the tongue can be and all the harm it can do. Hitler is a great example of this. But the description is beautiful. What is religion? It means that Jesus is Lord, He controls us the way a rider controls a horse by putting a bridle in our mouth. If the Lord is not controlling you then your religion is vain. Saying that Jesus is Lord is simply empty words.
27 Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.
This is the "cult killer" verse. Cults talk a great game but they don't visit orphans and widows in their affliction. A cult is simply Satan disguising himself as an angel of light to lead people astray and make them into wolves in sheep's clothing. It is anathema to them to take care of orphans and widows. At most they will have a pretense like Judas saying "why this waste, this money could have been given to help the poor" when in reality he means give it to me. But the world is another type of cult. Being spotted by the world, giving yourself over to the indulgence of the fleshly desires in the world, that is the worship of the flesh.
Today our "government" behaves like a cult. They don't want you to waste money on helping orphans and widows, they will do that, give them the money and they will be in charge of that. It is Judas all over again. They hold out participation in the world like a carrot with the vaccine mandate. These are cult behaviors.
The book of James deals with the matter of cults. He was the leader of the cult of the "circumcision" according to Paul in the book of Galatians. However, we can see clearly that he repented and the Lord gave him this word.
1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.
His burden is for the 12 tribes in the dispersion. Yes, that is an indication they have not moved on fully to the New Testament ministry, but being burdened for those who are having trouble with the change in dispensation doesn't mean that James didn't have the vision.
2 My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; 3 Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. 4 But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing. 5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. 6 But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. 7 For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord. 8 A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.
In brief people fall into cults because of a lack of faith. The cults prey on those who are not strong in the faith just like wolves picking off the weakest members of the herd. It is easy to know if you are weak in the faith, you are double minded and unstable in all your ways.
9 Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted: 10 But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away. 11 For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways. 12 Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
What we are seeing today is an attempt to divide people in this country based on whether they are rich or poor. Superficially they are saying that it is all about race with Black Lives Matter and Critical Race Theory, but in reality what they are saying is that I am of low degree because I am oppressed by the rich and the guy who is rich is rich because he oppressed me. Two hundred years ago the cult was the opposite, then they were taught we are rich because we are superior or because the slaves are cursed. They are of low degree because God cursed them, etc. This was the basis behind the communist revolution, it was what gave Hitler fire to his speeches.
13 Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: 14 But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. 15 Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.
There is no "if" in this statement. James says that every man is tempted, not "if he is tempted". It is not a matter of if but when. Why do people join cults? It is a temptation, they are drawn away by their own lust. You want to be special, you want to be "the chosen", you want to feel like you alone have the truth.
16 Do not err, my beloved brethren. 17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
This is a crucial lesson, every good gift, every perfect gift comes from God. If someone has a good gift or a perfect gift it came from God. Your lust led you to exclude yourself from others because you were part of a "special group" but the error was that you were cutting you off from many who had gifts from God and you needed every one of those people. Think about today, the rancor and fighting cuts half the country off from the other half. No one can listen to the other. If you listen to MSNBC you can't listen to Steve Bannon or Tucker Carlson and vice versa. We need everyone. Each person has a gift, a talent that we need exercised.
18 Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures. 19 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: 20 For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.
We see this too. People are swift to speak, swift to wrath but very slow to listen. Social media has amplified this. What we need, what we should pray for is to get help from the person we would least expect it from. That will help slow us down in our wrath and speed us up in our listening. We need a word from that person we never expected to get a word from, that will help us to be swift to hear and slow us down in our speaking. We need to confess when we were wrong, that will help slow us down in our wrath.
21 Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
Once all that happens we will begin to receive the word with meekness.
22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
Unless you are a doer of the word it is impossible to not be deceived. Check it out the most arrogant, self righteous, holier than thou Christians, are they doers of the word? You can have all sorts of vain imaginations about who you are until you get into the arena, into the battle, then you find out the real truth.
23 For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass: 24 For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was. 25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
I saw this as a teacher, many teachers seem to have forgotten what manner of man they were. In High School I attended a school with about two thousand students in it and the guidance counselor told my mother after three years that I was the hardest working student anyone at the school had ever seen. But that was because I had decided that I would do 100% of my school work at school. The school opened the doors at 7:30am and I had practice at 3:00 pm. Between those times I did all of my homework, all my reports, everything. At 3 every day I would lock up all my books in the locker to make sure I didn't do anything at home. To my mom, to my family, to my friends they never saw me do any school work. I tell you this because when I look in the mirror as a teacher I know that I was a lazy student and yet I was considered the "hardest working student anyone had ever seen". Yet I hear other teachers always complaining that their students are lazy. They have forgotten what manner of man they were. With the most successful teachers the secret they all have is they remember what manner of student they were.
26 If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.
The new testament does not talk very much about religion, certainly not in a positive way. Only this book does and I would say this term "religion" can very easily become groupthink and a cult. If your religion is not "vain" then you would have the power to bridle your tongue. James explains later how evil the tongue can be and all the harm it can do. Hitler is a great example of this. But the description is beautiful. What is religion? It means that Jesus is Lord, He controls us the way a rider controls a horse by putting a bridle in our mouth. If the Lord is not controlling you then your religion is vain. Saying that Jesus is Lord is simply empty words.
27 Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.
This is the "cult killer" verse. Cults talk a great game but they don't visit orphans and widows in their affliction. A cult is simply Satan disguising himself as an angel of light to lead people astray and make them into wolves in sheep's clothing. It is anathema to them to take care of orphans and widows. At most they will have a pretense like Judas saying "why this waste, this money could have been given to help the poor" when in reality he means give it to me. But the world is another type of cult. Being spotted by the world, giving yourself over to the indulgence of the fleshly desires in the world, that is the worship of the flesh.
Today our "government" behaves like a cult. They don't want you to waste money on helping orphans and widows, they will do that, give them the money and they will be in charge of that. It is Judas all over again. They hold out participation in the world like a carrot with the vaccine mandate. These are cult behaviors.
Groupthink chapter 2
James 2:1 My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons.
This is the heart of groupthink or cults. Instead of having faith in the Lord Jesus they have faith in a man, instead of "what would Jesus do" it is what would the apostle do. Instead of deciding for yourself if you need this vaccine based on your risks and how effective and dangerous the vaccine is, people simply "trust Fauci".
2 For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment; 3 And ye have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say unto him, Sit thou here in a good place; and say to the poor, Stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool: 4 Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts?
Recently Obama came and spoke at a campaign rally where he said the people were being swayed by fake outrage at fake problems. According to Obama, a guy who went to Harvard, they needed to "let the experts" handle their kids education. The "fake problem" was that they were teaching the kids in elementary school that they were evil racists because they were white or that they had been oppressed and were victims because they weren't white. The fake outrage was because a man whose daughter was raped in the bathroom of a Junior High School because a boy in a dress used the bathroom and the school was trying to cover it up. When he went to the school board meeting to complain they arrested him, called him a domestic terrorist and then the Attorney General of the US sent out a directive to the FBI to go to school board meetings and observe what is going on an arrest any parents who are complaining as being "domestic terrorists". As a result of Obama's speech the person he was supporting lost another 8 points in the polls. This kind of attack of "shut up and let the experts handle it" may work in the inner city with poorer, less educated parents, but it doesn't work in the suburbs. The Bible is clear, the responsibility for the education of the kids rests with the parents.
5 Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him? 6 But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats? 7 Do not they blaspheme that worthy name by the which ye are called?
This has been a wake up call and it has become abundantly clear they despise the common people and oppress us.
8 If ye fulfill the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well: 9 But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.
The word "fulfill" is really important here. They will talk about "love" and having respect for all people including transgender. But did they really love this man as they would themselves? One woman put it very clear, she said she wasn't allowed to bring her purse into the meeting because the school board is afraid for their safety, yet they will not protect these girls in the bathroom.
10 For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all. 11 For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law.
Time to wake up, they are lawless and we are witnessing the mystery of lawlessness.
12 So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty. 13 For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.
The golden rule, the law of liberty, is the law that you are to do unto others as you would have them do unto you. When I get judged I want to be judged with mercy, so what this law really says is to judge others with mercy. Think about the vaccine mandates. Many people do not trust the vaccine, yet they are being forced to take it or else lose their job and be excommunicated from society. Is that mercy? So then when the Lord judges them they also will be judged without mercy.
14 What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him? 15 If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, 16 And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit? 17 Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.
Some people will say that they got the vaccine because they have faith and they are not forcing anyone else to get it, they don't "support" these mandates. OK, but faith without works is dead. I am a teacher, part of the biggest union in the country. When the mandate came in NYC about half of the teachers were unvaccinated. If the union had stood as one (which is why I paid dues all this time to them) and said we are against these mandates then the mandates would have collapsed. I know many teachers who got vaccinated because they were coerced and felt they had no choice, they couldn't afford to lose their job. This is why groupthink works, some people have respect to a person and follow a man blindly, others are coerced out of fear to follow the man. In every case the underlying problem is a lack of faith in Jesus Christ, Lord of all.
18 Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.
There are people all over the country taking a stand. Dan Bongino has a very successful radio show, but when the station demanded that everyone be vaccinated he refused to mandate to those who worked with him and he left. Kyrie Irving refused to comply and he left. Draymond Green refused to tell teammates to get the vaccine saying that is their personal choice. One by one you can see people taking a stand based on faith. The faith is not about the vaccine, the faith is about the Lord's rule to treat others the way you want to be treated. Draymond Green put it perfectly, the person not getting the vaccine has no business telling him what he should do about his health, why would he have any business telling him what to do about his health. The law of liberty.
19 Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.
20 But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead? 21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar? 22 Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect? 23 And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.
The radio show is Dan Bongino's baby, he is offering it up on the altar because of his faith and because he is a friend of God. Having mercy on God's people makes you a friend of God.
24 Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only. 25 Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way? 26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
We have a lot of whistleblowers exposing the liars, the thieves and the
James 2:1 My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons.
This is the heart of groupthink or cults. Instead of having faith in the Lord Jesus they have faith in a man, instead of "what would Jesus do" it is what would the apostle do. Instead of deciding for yourself if you need this vaccine based on your risks and how effective and dangerous the vaccine is, people simply "trust Fauci".
2 For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment; 3 And ye have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say unto him, Sit thou here in a good place; and say to the poor, Stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool: 4 Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts?
Recently Obama came and spoke at a campaign rally where he said the people were being swayed by fake outrage at fake problems. According to Obama, a guy who went to Harvard, they needed to "let the experts" handle their kids education. The "fake problem" was that they were teaching the kids in elementary school that they were evil racists because they were white or that they had been oppressed and were victims because they weren't white. The fake outrage was because a man whose daughter was raped in the bathroom of a Junior High School because a boy in a dress used the bathroom and the school was trying to cover it up. When he went to the school board meeting to complain they arrested him, called him a domestic terrorist and then the Attorney General of the US sent out a directive to the FBI to go to school board meetings and observe what is going on an arrest any parents who are complaining as being "domestic terrorists". As a result of Obama's speech the person he was supporting lost another 8 points in the polls. This kind of attack of "shut up and let the experts handle it" may work in the inner city with poorer, less educated parents, but it doesn't work in the suburbs. The Bible is clear, the responsibility for the education of the kids rests with the parents.
5 Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him? 6 But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats? 7 Do not they blaspheme that worthy name by the which ye are called?
This has been a wake up call and it has become abundantly clear they despise the common people and oppress us.
8 If ye fulfill the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well: 9 But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.
The word "fulfill" is really important here. They will talk about "love" and having respect for all people including transgender. But did they really love this man as they would themselves? One woman put it very clear, she said she wasn't allowed to bring her purse into the meeting because the school board is afraid for their safety, yet they will not protect these girls in the bathroom.
10 For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all. 11 For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law.
Time to wake up, they are lawless and we are witnessing the mystery of lawlessness.
12 So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty. 13 For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.
The golden rule, the law of liberty, is the law that you are to do unto others as you would have them do unto you. When I get judged I want to be judged with mercy, so what this law really says is to judge others with mercy. Think about the vaccine mandates. Many people do not trust the vaccine, yet they are being forced to take it or else lose their job and be excommunicated from society. Is that mercy? So then when the Lord judges them they also will be judged without mercy.
14 What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him? 15 If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, 16 And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit? 17 Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.
Some people will say that they got the vaccine because they have faith and they are not forcing anyone else to get it, they don't "support" these mandates. OK, but faith without works is dead. I am a teacher, part of the biggest union in the country. When the mandate came in NYC about half of the teachers were unvaccinated. If the union had stood as one (which is why I paid dues all this time to them) and said we are against these mandates then the mandates would have collapsed. I know many teachers who got vaccinated because they were coerced and felt they had no choice, they couldn't afford to lose their job. This is why groupthink works, some people have respect to a person and follow a man blindly, others are coerced out of fear to follow the man. In every case the underlying problem is a lack of faith in Jesus Christ, Lord of all.
18 Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.
There are people all over the country taking a stand. Dan Bongino has a very successful radio show, but when the station demanded that everyone be vaccinated he refused to mandate to those who worked with him and he left. Kyrie Irving refused to comply and he left. Draymond Green refused to tell teammates to get the vaccine saying that is their personal choice. One by one you can see people taking a stand based on faith. The faith is not about the vaccine, the faith is about the Lord's rule to treat others the way you want to be treated. Draymond Green put it perfectly, the person not getting the vaccine has no business telling him what he should do about his health, why would he have any business telling him what to do about his health. The law of liberty.
19 Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.
20 But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead? 21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar? 22 Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect? 23 And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.
The radio show is Dan Bongino's baby, he is offering it up on the altar because of his faith and because he is a friend of God. Having mercy on God's people makes you a friend of God.
24 Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only. 25 Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way? 26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
We have a lot of whistleblowers exposing the liars, the thieves and the
Groupthink Chapter 3
1 My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation. 2 For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.
Many translations translate this as teacher rather than master. The person in charge, the master, gets to tell others what to do and how to do it (teacher). This is how cults work, you begin with people who are weak in the faith, then you give them someone they put their faith in, the cult leader, the "apostle", for example Fauci. Then those who swallow this stuff hook line and sinker get to become the "teachers", the mini leaders to the rest of the cult members.
3 Behold, we put bits in the horses' mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body.
You think you are advancing in the group, what is actually happened is they put a bit in your mouth. Think about Fauci, he controls the NIH grant money, every scientist that cow tows to him gets the money, but that money is a bit in their mouth giving Fauci control over them so that they obey him.
4 Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, whithersoever the governor listeth.
The US is a ship. Fauci wasn't elected, and yet he steered the ship during the pandemic.
5 Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!
The pandemic was a worldwide fire, primarily because of Fauci. When we wanted to shut down travel he advised against it, when we wanted to wear masks he said they wouldn't help, then he advised everyone to be six feet apart which caused businesses and schools to shut down. He said that Cuomo was the gold standard of how to deal with the pandemic even though Cuomo was putting contagious people into nursing homes increasing the death rate. Fauci turned away investigators from looking at the Wuhan lab, and has lied over and over and over again. All to set the world on fire.
6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell. 7 For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind: 8 But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. 9 Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God. 10 Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.
Our mouths were created to bless God, yet when you see these cult leaders, these false prophets, people like Fauci and Hitler they use their voice to curse man. That is how you know they are not of God.
11 Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter? 12 Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh.
The same fountain cannot yield both kinds of water. Once you see that someone is purposefully lying to you to your harm then that is it, there is no question that some of the water is good, the entire fountain is no good. This is why I have cut off CNN, MSNBC, NY Times, WAPO, Twitter, Biden, Pelosi, Fauci, etc. Once I saw they lied to my to harm me I refused to trust anything they say.
13 Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom. 14 But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. 15 This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. 16 For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.
From the minute Trump was elected we had strife. We had #notmypresident, we had Pelosi ripping up the state of the union address in public, we had investigations, impeachments, and a world of strife. It was a satanic wisdom. They project their own treason and corruption on others. It worked for a while but little by little people have woken up to it. Just yesterday the Lincoln project hired actors to pretend to be KKK members supporting the candidate they didn't like. It was a false flag attempt, just like the phony impeachments, phony special prosecutor and phony Jan 6th insurrection.
17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. 18 And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.
Frontline asked all kinds of very provocative questions concerning the January 6th event insinuating that Trump was guilty of treason. Someone asked me to think about that. My response was that I had my own question, if Trump is guilty of treason why not try him? He is a citizen, Biden controls the DOJ, the democrats control the presidency and the two houses. Instead of suggesting, insinuating and using innuendo, let's have a trial. I said I was 100% for the truth. They said they were going to do this but then Trump said his first witness would be Nancy Pelosi and they balked. When they were calling for audits of swing states that went for Biden many Democrats called for audits of states that went for Trump. My response was to audit all 50 states. That is righteousness. That will lead to peace.
1 My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation. 2 For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.
Many translations translate this as teacher rather than master. The person in charge, the master, gets to tell others what to do and how to do it (teacher). This is how cults work, you begin with people who are weak in the faith, then you give them someone they put their faith in, the cult leader, the "apostle", for example Fauci. Then those who swallow this stuff hook line and sinker get to become the "teachers", the mini leaders to the rest of the cult members.
3 Behold, we put bits in the horses' mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body.
You think you are advancing in the group, what is actually happened is they put a bit in your mouth. Think about Fauci, he controls the NIH grant money, every scientist that cow tows to him gets the money, but that money is a bit in their mouth giving Fauci control over them so that they obey him.
4 Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, whithersoever the governor listeth.
The US is a ship. Fauci wasn't elected, and yet he steered the ship during the pandemic.
5 Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!
The pandemic was a worldwide fire, primarily because of Fauci. When we wanted to shut down travel he advised against it, when we wanted to wear masks he said they wouldn't help, then he advised everyone to be six feet apart which caused businesses and schools to shut down. He said that Cuomo was the gold standard of how to deal with the pandemic even though Cuomo was putting contagious people into nursing homes increasing the death rate. Fauci turned away investigators from looking at the Wuhan lab, and has lied over and over and over again. All to set the world on fire.
6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell. 7 For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind: 8 But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. 9 Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God. 10 Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.
Our mouths were created to bless God, yet when you see these cult leaders, these false prophets, people like Fauci and Hitler they use their voice to curse man. That is how you know they are not of God.
11 Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter? 12 Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh.
The same fountain cannot yield both kinds of water. Once you see that someone is purposefully lying to you to your harm then that is it, there is no question that some of the water is good, the entire fountain is no good. This is why I have cut off CNN, MSNBC, NY Times, WAPO, Twitter, Biden, Pelosi, Fauci, etc. Once I saw they lied to my to harm me I refused to trust anything they say.
13 Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom. 14 But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. 15 This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. 16 For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.
From the minute Trump was elected we had strife. We had #notmypresident, we had Pelosi ripping up the state of the union address in public, we had investigations, impeachments, and a world of strife. It was a satanic wisdom. They project their own treason and corruption on others. It worked for a while but little by little people have woken up to it. Just yesterday the Lincoln project hired actors to pretend to be KKK members supporting the candidate they didn't like. It was a false flag attempt, just like the phony impeachments, phony special prosecutor and phony Jan 6th insurrection.
17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. 18 And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.
Frontline asked all kinds of very provocative questions concerning the January 6th event insinuating that Trump was guilty of treason. Someone asked me to think about that. My response was that I had my own question, if Trump is guilty of treason why not try him? He is a citizen, Biden controls the DOJ, the democrats control the presidency and the two houses. Instead of suggesting, insinuating and using innuendo, let's have a trial. I said I was 100% for the truth. They said they were going to do this but then Trump said his first witness would be Nancy Pelosi and they balked. When they were calling for audits of swing states that went for Biden many Democrats called for audits of states that went for Trump. My response was to audit all 50 states. That is righteousness. That will lead to peace.
He that is feeble shall be as David
Zechariah 12:7 The Lord also shall save the tents of Judah first, that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem do not magnify themselves against Judah. 8 In that day shall the Lord defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David shall be as God, as the angel of the Lord before them.
Look at who gets saved first, the deplorables, the feeble. Not the mighty, or powerful, or rich, but the lowly.
Think about this, the "feeble" will be as David. How, it doesn't make sense. Well, today I can read something that someone else wrote, something that would be likened to a stone from an expert at slinging stones that his headed straight for the forehead of some giant, and I can simply share it myself. I can share it on this blog, or on Facebook, or on some other platform. All of a sudden one expert slinger of stones becomes a hundred or a thousand.
What we are seeing is a populist movement. This is the problem with the deplorables, saying they are deplorable doesn't work, they have been insulted their whole life. All of their friends are deplorable. Those kinds of insults only work on those desperate to be popular with "the beautiful people".
Zechariah 12:7 The Lord also shall save the tents of Judah first, that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem do not magnify themselves against Judah. 8 In that day shall the Lord defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David shall be as God, as the angel of the Lord before them.
Look at who gets saved first, the deplorables, the feeble. Not the mighty, or powerful, or rich, but the lowly.
Think about this, the "feeble" will be as David. How, it doesn't make sense. Well, today I can read something that someone else wrote, something that would be likened to a stone from an expert at slinging stones that his headed straight for the forehead of some giant, and I can simply share it myself. I can share it on this blog, or on Facebook, or on some other platform. All of a sudden one expert slinger of stones becomes a hundred or a thousand.
What we are seeing is a populist movement. This is the problem with the deplorables, saying they are deplorable doesn't work, they have been insulted their whole life. All of their friends are deplorable. Those kinds of insults only work on those desperate to be popular with "the beautiful people".