Summary of Bible references on the Rapture

The 17th of Tammuz -- The least of days

The 17th of Tammuz is when the walls were breached and the enemy horde swept into Jerusalem. Paul says that our rapture takes place when that which restrains is moved out of the way. It seems to me that our rapture would take place when the walls were breached. The saints who are raptured are those on the walls watching and trying to prevent the house from being broken in.

What happens after the rapture? The walls are breached and those who are left behind will fast and pray. They may have been marrying and giving in marriage up to that point, but after that I suspect those celebrations will be cancelled. The Bible doesn't say that AntiChrist is revealed the same day as the rapture but it does say that fallen angels are cast to Earth like a flood and that is what happens when the walls are breached.

The 17th of Tammuz is the third day. The 7th and the 14th are sabbaths.

A few more interesting things about the 17th of Tammuz, it is about the 15th of July which is about the 8th day (if you have 7 days in a week), in Luke the mount of transfiguration was about the 8th day. Also, if Lazarus had been in the grave for four days Martha and Mary would still be unclean for another 3 days meaning the picture of the Lord eating with Martha, Mary and Lazarus as a picture of the church life would take place three days later which is the Lord's day, which would also be the day of the Lord's triumphal entry.

Of all the days we have looked at: Passover, Firstfruits, Shavuot, Pentecost, Feast of Trumpets, this is the "least of the days".

Matthew 2:6 And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, art not the least among the princes of Judah: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.

Luke 9:48 And said unto them, Whosoever shall receive this child in my name receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me receiveth him that sent me: for he that is least among you all, the same shall be great.

Luke 16:10 He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.

Ephesians 3:8 Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;

Hebrews 8:11 And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest.

This word "least" means smallest in size, in rank, in importance, in authority, in the estimation of men. The rapture is when those who were the least in the estimation of men get revealed as not being the least in the estimation of God.

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Examine yourselves -- Time to Go

Put on your armor. Fight the good fight of the faith. It is a battle to gain eternal life.

This is 2022, Wheat harvest is 22, Revelation has 22 chapters.

Luke 18:9 And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: 10 Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. 11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. 12 I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess. 13 And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner. 14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

This is a big problem among Christians.

They that plow iniquity

Job4:8 Even as I have seen, they that plough iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.

Plowing means to cut the soil to prepare it for planting. To plow iniquity means to cut into iniquity to prepare it for planting your seeds of wickedness. To lie, to steal, to kill, these things are work. Planning and preparing to rob a bank, this is work, this is "plowing". This pandemic was designed in a bioweapons lab, they experimented for years, they tested out certain strains, they had to study bioengineering, and all this to "cut the ground" and prepare it to plant the vaccine. The vaccine is the seed they are sowing, it is the wickedness that they are going to sow. In this analogy creating a worldwide pandemic was to "plough iniquity" and then to mandate the vaccine was to "sow wickedness".

Pr 16:28 A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.

We saw this in the Virginia election. The entire strategy of the Democratic candidate was to sow strife and try and divide people by race. However Youngkin focused on policies, ignored all that, and the people rejected the strife, they rejected the race baiting.

A month of dichotomy -- full of opposites

Tammuz is the month that begins the 3 weeks of mourning. The beginning of tragedy that culminates in the 9th of Av.

1. Moses broke the tablets on the 17th of Av because of the sin of the molten calf.

We went through this chapter and it seems to depict the rapture from the perspective of those who are left behind. I compared this to the jealous husband who forces his wife to drink the bitter water in the temple to learn if she has been unfaithful.

2. During the Babylonian siege of Jerusalem the Jews were forced to cease the daily offerings and sacrifices because of the lack of sheep on the 17th of Tammuz.

So in this case the sheep are gone on this day. In the book of Revelation there is only one reference to sheep and it is 18:13 in reference to the judgement that falls on the Great Babylon in one day. Acts refers to Jesus being led like a sheep to the slaughter. The Gospel of John refers to sheep more than any New Testament book, it refers in 19 verses to sheep, mentions sheep specifically 22 times, and the sheepfold once. The only other book with a similar number is 1Samuel with 21 verses mentioning sheep, 21 times sheep is used and once sheepcotes is used. These are very interesting numbers in meaning.

John 10:3 is a verse depicting the rapture: To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.

John 10:7 Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.

Now that is very interesting because Tammuz is the fourth month and the letter for four means door. The word door is tied to the rapture in many verses (Revelation 4:1, James 5:9, Col 4:3, Acts 16:26, Luke 13:25, John 10:9, Mark 11:4, Mark 13:29, Matt 24:33, Isaiah 26:20, SoS 5:4)

John 10:12 But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.

This verse is clearly referring to the tribulation, the phony pastors, the crooks running the government, etc.

Mark 6:34 And Jesus, when he came out, saw much people, and was moved with compassion toward them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd: and he began to teach them many things.

Mark is the gospel to those left behind during the tribulation and I like how here it says they are like sheep without a Shepherd whereas Luke does not say this.

Genesis 4:2 And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.

This is the first mention of sheep and interestingly you could view Abel as a pastor or shepherd. The first martyr was a pastor or shepherd.

3. Some guy burned the holy Torah on the 17th of Tammuz

This reminds me of Moses breaking the tablets. The covenant with God was broken, dishonored. Again, this reminds me of the jealous husband forcing his wife to drink the water mixed with ashes to learn if she has been unfaithful.

4. An idol was placed in the Holy temple on this date

Once again, a picture of the jealous husband and the unfaithful wife. The saints who are taken before the rapture are not unfaithful and do not provoke the Lord to jealousy, but this looks like the saints who are left behind after the rapture. The Bible says it is "in the twinkling of an eye" and many people say that corresponds to twilight which would be the end of one day and the beginning of the next. Therefore the rapture could take place on the 16th of Tammuz, at twilight, and then immediately we have the 17th of Tammuz begin.

5. The Walls of the temple were breached by the Romans on 17th of Tammuz

Once again, the walls restrain the evil one from entering Jerusalem. When the man child is raptured the fallen angels are cast to the earth. Paul describes this event as He who restrains (the Holy spirit in the faithful servants) stepping aside.

Polar opposites

This is a month of two polar opposites. You have the highest high coming off of Shavuot and you have the lowest low with the sin of the golden calf. This is the rapture. It is the highest high for those who are raptured, they will be listed in Hebrews 11, they will be like Abraham and the heroes of faith. Then you have the lowest low with the apostasy, all those believers who corrupted themselves with idol worship, who erased the Bible, broke the commandments and even taught others to do the same.

Everything speaks of Sight

During the entire month of Tammuz the Israelites spied out the good land. This month is associated with Reuben (see a Son). The spies all see the same thing, 2 are saying "God is with us" and 10 are saying "we can't do it".

The dichotomy of sight in Tammuz

The Height

Luke 2:15 And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.

Luke 2:20 And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.

Luke 3:6 And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.

The blessing

Luke 10:23 And he turned him unto his disciples, and said privately, Blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye see:

The Pit

Luke 8:10 And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.

Luke 13:28 There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out.

Luke 13:35 Behold, your house is left unto you desolate: and verily I say unto you, Ye shall not see me, until the time come when ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.

Luke 17:22 And he said unto the disciples, The days will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye shall not see it. 23 And they shall say to you, See here; or, see there: go not after them, nor follow them.

Revelation 18:9 And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning,

2Thessalonians 1:6 Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;

The rapture

Luke 9:27 But I tell you of a truth, there be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God.

Luke 10:24 For I tell you, that many prophets and kings have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.

Luke 21:31 So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand.

Revelation 1:7 Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.

Remove the Body

The heavenly sign for this month is the crab. A month of revealing, renewing and removing.

The crab is an animal that renews itself. It will exchange it's old armor for new armor. This is another picture of the rapture. The saints that are taken are the armor for the crab. They are the prayer warriors, the worship leaders, the light and the salt, the ones with the sword of the Spirit. When they leave what happens? Those who are left behind need to become the new armor. Not only so but if a limb of a crab is cut off the crab can grow a new one. During the tribulation we will have those who are beheaded.

The Hebrew word for crab is composed of two words that literally mean "remove the Body". Can't get much more of an illustration of the rapture than that. But it is even deeper, you remove the outer shell to reveal the soul. What happens at the rapture, God reveals who the faithful ones are. The rapture reveals a whole lot, who was true and who was a liar. Who was faithful and who wasn't. Who the Lord knew and who He didn't know.

The letter associated with this month is equivalent to the number 8. The number 8 means new beginning. The rapture is a new beginning. It will be a new beginning for those who are raptured and it will be a new beginning for those who are left behind. This is the month when you really elevate.

This month is an opportune time to restore good to its predestined pure status. We have been hearing many prophecies concerning cities being bombed, burned, flooded and destroyed. These are warnings, get out, just like Lot was warned. Why is the Lord doing this? Because it is an opportunity to restore the earth to its predestined pure status. A lot of evil things will have to be burned up and destroyed first. Last month God brought the reversal and now it is our turn to respond to God to bring the reversal as well.

The gematria of this month is the same as "great, holy". Both equal 453. This month was dedicated for God's name to be truly exalted and sanctified in this world through the word of God. The reason the temple's destruction began during this month was because the tablets were destroyed during this month. You see the word of God will result in an indestructible temple, not the word written on stone but the covenant written on our heart. God preordained that this month is the time to build the tabernacle. Jesus has prepared a place and then we (in Christ and through Christ) build the furnishings.

Tammuz is an acronym -- "you our king be magnified and sanctified"

This month is our opportunity to rebuild the temple. This month is associated with the prophet Haggai.

Haggai 2:9 The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former, saith the Lord of hosts: and in this place will I give peace, saith the Lord of hosts.

The birth of Joseph took place in this month, a symbol of Jesus Christ, Savior of the World (Zaph Naph Paaneah). His bones are taken up and brought into the good land signifying the dead in Christ rise first. Another reference to the rapture and the tribulation.

On the 13th of Tammuz the Sun was halted by Joshua. What a great day to defeat the Amalekites (Haman was an Amalekite). Wouldn't it be wonderful if we saw the destruction of the Amalekites next week, perhaps the military seizes control of Washington DC and then begins playing an 8 hour video explaining all the corruption.

On the 18th of Tammuz Moses goes up the mountain to ask God to forgive the people for the sin of the golden calf. Once again this month is filled with rapture references.

He became sin for us

This month is designated with the letter that means sin. But in the letter there are things that mean the opposite of sin. From the sin we can pull out the grace. This is what the rapture is, the Lord is pulling out the grace from the sinful world. Out of the sin the Lord is pulling out the restoration. The ones that are being raptured are the faithful servants who will work together with the Lord to restore this earth. This is the month where the enemy says "no you can't" and God says "yes I can". This is the month where God reaches into the sin to pull out the grace, He reaches into the grave to pull out the dead in Christ.

I once was teaching in a school that seemed very close to a mental asylum. We had kids who were clearly mentally unstable walking the halls and acting out in the classrooms. And yet, in the midst of this chaos we had kids in the front row just completely focused on their work, zoning out the chaos. So even though I saw the craziest and most chaotic scenes I also saw the students who shone brightest and impressed me the most.

This month is the month typified by Reuben. He was the first born, the first to open the womb. He was also the one to convert sins with repentance. Who are the firstfruits? They are sinners saved by grace. If Reuben signifies those who are taken first then that means anyone can be saved. But remember this month is a dichotomy. Those who are taken depict those sinners saved by grace and those left behind signify those who still need a full repentance.

Reuben is the one who returned to the pit. He had wanted to deliver Joseph and when he saw that Joseph had been sold he wept and repented before the Lord. He initiates repentance. Joseph is raptured and Reuben initiates the repentance of those left behind.

This is the month you reach into the hearts of those you thought would never change and they change.

This one letter stands for sin, it also stands for grace, and it is the number 8 signifying that which is beyond physical existence. Jesus Christ was full of grace and truth and yet He became sin for us that we might be saved. Moses asks God to forgive the people left behind for the golden calf. How? Jesus will become sin, He will be here with them during the tribulation, He will reach into their hearts and pull grace out.

This letter also leads to life. The same letter used for sin, and grace is used for life.

No one knows the day or the hour (Matthew)

Matthew 24:36 “But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. 37 As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. 38 For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark; 39 and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. 40 Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other left. 41 Two women will be grinding with a hand mill; one will be taken and the other left.

Think about that! No one knew? Really, so then why did Noah build an ark? Why was he preaching to everyone? The context of this is not that we don't know there is a coming judgement, nor is it that we are not to prepare for it, nor is it even that we don't have a very clear idea of when it is about to happen. Surely Noah knew when the ark was prepared, he knew when he had gathered all the animals. He might not have known that it would be three days from today, but He knew it would be very soon. This word is not spoken to Noah, a preacher of righteousness but to all those in the world who were laughing at him and going about their daily business.

38 For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark; 39 and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.

This is stunning. They are not "eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage" during the 3 week fast up to the 9th of Av. The Lord just told you it can't be from the 17th of Tammuz to the 9th of Av. Nor can it be after the 9th of Av because that is the day that the spirit of AntiChrist is no longer restrained.

40 Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other left. 41 Two women will be grinding with a hand mill; one will be taken and the other left.

Two men will be in the field is obviously not during the winter. Two women are grinding is clearly after the grain has been harvested.

42 “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come. 43 But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into. 44 So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.

You don't prepare your house to repel a thief when you see him coming, you do it before that. We will see the apostasy, the house of God being broken into. We are the Lord's servants, He expects we are there preventing the house from being broken into. Paul gave the same admonition to Timothy. If you want the Lord to say "well done good and faithful servant". The point of this word is you prepare for this thief even though you don't know when he is coming. Also if you are the butler to a great house you may not know the precise hour that the Lord will come but you probably have a very good idea. Perhaps he went on a 3 day weekend, maybe he calls before returning, maybe you know what train he will be on.

But what is he likening this to? His house, the temple, being broken into. That happened on the 9th of Av but the siege was for months prior to that and it was on the 17th of Tammuz when the walls were breached. That is when the house was broken into.

45 “Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of the servants in his household to give them their food at the proper time? 46 It will be good for that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns. 47 Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.

What does it mean to give them their food at the proper time? Surely they should be warning of the Lord's coming, warning of the signs of the Lord's coming, advising them on how to stand against the apostasy, advising them on how to properly be ready for the Lord when He does return. This word indicates that to be a faithful servant you will be speaking on the signs of the times.

48 But suppose that servant is wicked and says to himself, ‘My master is staying away a long time,’ 49 and he then begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards. 50 The master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he is not aware of. 51 He will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Wow! If you are the wise and faithful servant you will be expecting the Lord to return on the day He does return. That is very clearly what this warning to the wicked servant is saying. This word that everyone keeps quoting is a warning to wicked servants who are not faithful and wise. Not expecting the Lord on the day He returns and not being aware of the hour in which the rapture takes place is a sign of a wicked servant.

This portion of Matthew uses this warning three times: it is for those who are rejecting the preaching of righteousness from Noah, it is for church leaders to stand up to the apostasy, and it is for the Lord's servants to be faithful and wise giving the members of the household of God their food in their proper time. In none of these three examples is this word an excuse to not preach of the Lord's soon coming, on the contrary it is a warning to be faithful and to be on our toes.

Matthew 25:6 “At midnight the cry rang out: ‘Here’s the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’ 7 “Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps. 8 The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.’ 9 “‘No,’ they replied, ‘there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’ 10 “But while they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom arrived. The virgins who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet. And the door was shut. 11 “Later the others also came. ‘Lord, Lord,’ they said, ‘open the door for us!’ 12 “But he replied, ‘Truly I tell you, I don’t know you.’ 13 “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.

Once again the context of this verse is the opposite of how many use it when they quote it. We have a wedding, in the Jewish tradition there was first an engagement ceremony, for us this was at Pentecost when the Lord gave us the Holy Spirit as a promise. Then He goes to prepare a place for them and has two years to return to get His bride. You have two years of anticipation. This doesn't mean that the bride goes about her business for two years never seeing her betrothed. I would think she would see him every day and if not at least every weekend. Surely she would see the progress on the place He is preparing. But look at those who are locked out of the wedding, "I never knew you". You never came to see the Lord on the weekends, you never fellowshipped with Him during the week, you were not in the word, in prayer, and we know this for a fact because your vessel doesn't have any oil in it. So yes, the bride doesn't know the day or the hour, but she knows the house is ready and it could be any day now.

3 days of darkness


This prophecy should be tied to this prophecy


The dark matter is released and the room is filled with darkness and the darkness expands throughout the entire world covering the world for three days.

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The prophecy is very interesting the use of "remnant" suggests to me that He is talking about those left behind after the rapture. However, the Lord saying He is coming through the darkness suggests to me that this might indicate the rapture precedes this event. The Lord saying nothing will be the same afterwards suggests to me that the three days of darkness divides the church age from the seven years of Satan's reign.

Making the Case for the Rapture on the 13th of Tammuz

Comparing and contrasting Jesus entry into Jerusalem with Satan's.

1. Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead on the same day that the rulers and leaders are plotting how to destroy not just Jesus but Lazarus also. On the 13th Biden is in Jerusalem to plot how to divide up Israel and destroy it.

2. We must wait three days before they can celebrate with Jesus the resurrection of Lazarus (raised from the dead) because Martha and Mary were defiled with a dead body and had to wait one week to be clean. During those three days it is three days of darkness as the angels cast out of heaven flood into the earth. Just as Jews from all over the world were coming to celebrate Passover the fallen angels from all over the universe are coming to celebrate Satan's coming. This is called "the outer darkness". There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. This will also be when the Great Babylon (USA) has her judgement come in one hour. It will be like a great millstone tied around her neck and cast into the sea because of what they did in causing children to be stumbled.

3. On the Lord's day the church (Mary, Martha, Lazarus and Jesus) can celebrate and drink anew in the heavens. Meanwhile on Earth Satan and the fallen angels may celebrate as well (this may be when the water is turned to blood for one week).

4. On the 17th of Tammuz Satan enters Jerusalem, the gates are breached. It is fitting that the fasting and mourning of the saints would begin with the water being turned to blood as a sign that their heart is not right with the Lord and that they are not washed in the blood.

It is fitting that the rapture would be on an appointed day, when the moon is full but also "the least of days". The rapture is when God tells those whom the world esteems the least that they are not the least, but in God's eyes they are highly esteemed.

This is the day that Moses broke the tablets because Israel had broken the covenant in worshipping the golden calf and Moses made them drink the bitter water to reveal who had sinned. The water being turned to blood will be "bitter" you can't drink it and it will reveal who has sinned. If you have not sinned and are washed in the blood you will have clean water to drink.

The 17th of Tammuz is also when they had to cease the daily offering because of the lack of sheep. Those who are raptured are making a daily offering, once they are taken there are no longer enough sheep to make that offering. This reveals the major failing in church doctrine. They think it is sufficient to be washed in the blood to be saved, but you must also be one who is investing the talent the Lord gave you. There will be many secret servants, those who are washed in the blood and have a relationship with the Lord but have buried their talent. This judgement forces them to step forward.

This month is all about sight. You had the two spies who had the proper sight and you had the ten spies who were looking on their own power and strength. This event will adjust the sight. You will see who the spies were that you should have listened to, and who the spies were that you shouldn't have listened to.

On the 17th of Tammuz they also placed an idol in the temple. On this day it will become crystal clear who is the synagogue of Satan who were the true worshippers of Jesus. On this day all will see the salvation of God on one hand and on the other hand there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. This is the day when all the false prophets and false pastors will see that their house is left to them desolate.

The sign for this month is the Crab, it signifies the heavenly dwelling where the raptured saints stay for the week. The name for crab is composed of two Hebrew words which mean "remove the body". The raptured saints are like the body, the shell of this crab that gets removed. All of a sudden the church is left naked like a soft shell crab. But this is when the crab needs to regenerate a new shell. Those who are left behind need to fast and pray for three weeks to become this new shell.

The number associated with this month is 8. This is the number of new beginnings. Luke said the transfiguration took place around the 8th day, that was the day of new beginnings for the Lord and at the end of the age it will be a month of new beginnings. It will be a new beginning for the believers raptured and also for the believers who are left behind.

This month is also the month for Reuben. He was the one who put Joseph into the pit and then repented when his brothers sold Joseph to the Egyptians. This is a good picture of those who are left behind and also of those who are raptured. Those who are raptured are like Joseph, sold as a slave to the Egyptians because of his dreams. Joseph was born on this month and Joseph signifies the dead in Christ who rise first, with his bones leading the way into the good land.

Making a case for the rapture on the 13th of Tammuz, part 2

Tammuz is an opportune time to restore good to its predestined pure status. We have been hearing many prophecies concerning cities being bombed, burned, flooded and destroyed. These are warnings, get out, just like Lot was warned. Why is the Lord doing this? Because it is an opportunity to restore the earth to its predestined pure status. A lot of evil things will have to be burned up and destroyed first. Last month God brought the reversal and now it is our turn to respond to God to bring the reversal as well.

On the 17th of Tammuz we had one guy who burned the Torah and we also had Moses who broke the ten commandments. An act that was copied by Satan in the destruction of the Georgia guide stones this week. The point is that the reason for this judgement is that many ignored the word of God, broke the commandments and even despised the word. This is why Paul says that apostasy must come first where we see a departing from the word of God.

The gematria of this month is the same as "great, holy". Both equal 453. This month was dedicated for God's name to be truly exalted and sanctified in this world through the word of God. The reason the temple's destruction began during this month was because the tablets were destroyed during this month. You see the word of God will result in an indestructible temple, not the word written on stone but the covenant written on our heart. God preordained that this month is the time to build the tabernacle. Jesus has prepared a place and then we (in Christ and through Christ) build the furnishings.

Tammuz is an acronym -- "you our king be magnified and sanctified"

This month is our opportunity to rebuild the temple. This month is associated with the prophet Haggai.

Haggai 2:9 The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former, saith the Lord of hosts: and in this place will I give peace, saith the Lord of hosts.

The birth of Joseph took place in this month, a symbol of Jesus Christ, Savior of the World (Zaph Naph Paaneah). His bones are taken up and brought into the good land signifying the dead in Christ rise first. Another reference to the rapture and the tribulation.

On the 13th of Tammuz the Sun was halted by Joshua. What a great day to defeat the Amalekites (Haman was an Amalekite).

On the 18th of Tammuz Moses goes up the mountain to ask God to forgive the people for the sin of the golden calf. Once again this month is filled with rapture references.

He became sin for us

This month is designated with the letter that means sin. But in the letter there are things that mean the opposite of sin. From the sin we can pull out the grace. This is what the rapture is, the Lord is pulling out the grace from the sinful world. Out of the sin the Lord is pulling out the restoration. The ones that are being raptured are the faithful servants who will work together with the Lord to restore this earth. This is the month where the enemy says "no you can't" and God says "yes I can". This is the month where God reaches into the sin to pull out the grace, He reaches into the grave to pull out the dead in Christ.

I once was teaching in a school that seemed very close to a mental asylum. We had kids who were clearly mentally unstable walking the halls and acting out in the classrooms. And yet, in the midst of this chaos we had kids in the front row just completely focused on their work, zoning out the chaos. So even though I saw the craziest and most chaotic scenes I also saw the students who shone brightest and impressed me the most.

This month is the month typified by Reuben. He was the first born, the first to open the womb. He was also the one to convert sins with repentance. Who are the firstfruits? They are sinners saved by grace. If Reuben signifies those who are taken first then that means anyone can be saved. But remember this month is a dichotomy. Those who are taken depict those sinners saved by grace and those left behind signify those who still need a full repentance. Joseph was also the firstborn and he also was born on this month. So in another aspect we see two firstborn sons, Joseph who depicts those who are raptured to the throne, the ones who were despised and rejected by their brothers, and we also see Reuben, the firstborn, the strength and glory of Jacob who is left behind in his sin. Reuben is the one who returned to the pit. He had wanted to deliver Joseph and when he saw that Joseph had been sold he wept and repented before the Lord. He initiates repentance. Joseph is raptured and Reuben initiates the repentance of those left behind.

This is the month you reach into the hearts of those you thought would never change and they change.

This one letter stands for sin, it also stands for grace, and it is the number 8 signifying that which is beyond physical existence. Jesus Christ was full of grace and truth and yet He became sin for us that we might be saved. Moses asks God to forgive the people left behind for the golden calf. How? Jesus will become sin, He will be here with them during the tribulation, He will reach into their hearts and pull grace out.

This letter also leads to life. The same letter used for sin, and grace is used for life.

Making a case for Tammuz 13 for the rapture, part 3

Let's consider the Bible verses:

Matthew 24:36-39 But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only. But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.

Tammuz 17 begins a 3 week fast in which you don't eat and you don't get married. According to this the flood that wipes out everyone in Noah's time is likened to when they stop eating, drinking, marrying and giving in marriage. Noah enters the ark one week before the flood hits. So based on that we could think this would be anytime from Tammuz 11 to Tammuz 17. I would argue that this verse tells us when the flood hits that takes them all away would be Tammuz 17.

1Thessalonians 5:2-3 For you yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night. For when they say, "Peace and safety!" then sudden destruction comes upon them, as labor pains upon a pregnant woman. And they shall not escape.

Joe Biden is coming to Israel on July 13th (Tammuz 12) saying "peace and safety" and he is coming like a thief in the night to steal half of Israel away from God. Tammuz 17 is when we had "sudden destruction" that came upon the Jews with the walls of Jerusalem being breached and the invading horde sweeping through.

Luke 21:36 Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man."

Those who escape all these things are those who are watching and who are counted worthy. They are on the wall standing against the enemy and restraining him. This is clearly a reference to those who are watching prior to Tammuz 17, once the walls are breached everyone knows what is happening and it is too late to escape.

Luke 17:26-30 And as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be also in the days of the Son of Man: They ate, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all. Likewise as it was also in the days of Lot: They ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built; but on the day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all. Even so will it be in the day when the Son of Man is revealed.

Jesus is using the reference to "the day" liberally. We know that Noah entered the ark 1 week before the flood came and yet here He says that they ate, and drank and married until the day Noah entered the ark. So the Lord has changed up the story slightly. If the church is raptured you can imagine that people are eating and drinking and marrying right up till that day. Then the flood comes. What does that mean? After the rapture the fallen angels are kicked out of heaven and cast to earth like rain that floods the earth and destroys them all. So then I think this verse really brings it home that at the time of the rapture, once the door is closed and all the Christians are safely in the ark, the flood will come.

1Peter 3:20 who formerly were disobedient, when once the Divine longsuffering waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water.

It is interesting that eight souls are saved and Tammuz is associated with the number 8.

Daniel 12:1 “At that time Michael, the great prince who protects your people, will arise. There will be a time of distress such as has not happened from the beginning of nations until then. But at that time your people—everyone whose name is found written in the book—will be delivered.
2 Multitudes who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake: some to everlasting life, others to shame and everlasting contempt.

We are talking about a war, an invasion. Many have focused on this season being the start of summer, or being the time of the wheat harvest. But it is also the time that Jerusalem was invaded and the temple destroyed.

The people who sleep in the dust, who are they? This reminds me of Joseph with his bones going to everlasting life. It also reminds me of all those who died in the wilderness because they were faithless going to shame and everlasting contempt. Tammuz reminds us of both of them.

Romans 8:18 I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. 19 For the creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed.

Tammuz is a month of revealing, of adjusting the sight.

1Thessalonians 4:16 For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.
17 After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever.
18 Therefore encourage one another with these words.

Many have been looking at Shavuot as a picture of the rapture because Moses ascended up the mountain into the clouds. However, Moses is a type of Christ and Jesus does not ascend at the rapture, He comes down. That is what happened at the time of Tammuz 17. Moses descended from the mountain.

2 Thessalonians 2:3 Don’t let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the man doomed to destruction.
4 He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God’s temple, proclaiming himself to be God.

On Tammuz 17 they put an idol in the temple.

2Thessalonians 2:6 And you know what is restraining him now so that he may be revealed in his time. 7 For lthe mystery of lawlessness mis already at work. Only he who now restrains it will do so until he is out of the way.

The one who restrains can be likened to the wall around Jerusalem holding out the Roman invaders and the men on the wall at the front of the battle. These are the ones who are raptured. They are taken up, the wall is breached, and the invaders flood in. The wall was breached on Tammuz 17.

Making a case for the rapture on Tammuz 13, part 4

Luke 17:28 “It was the same in the days of Lot. People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building. 29 But the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all.

This picture is very precise, Lot leaves and fire and sulfur rain down from heaven. From the prophecies we hear that the USA, the Great Babylon, will be destroyed at the same time that the rapture takes place. As we go up, fire falls on the US. Nuclear bombs in the major coastal cities, a tsunami along the coasts, and an EMP all hit the US in an hour and the country collapses. It will be like a great millstone was tied around their neck and they were tossed into the sea because of how they have stumbled the children (we could go into quite a bit about what they have done in the school system and with Disney and Hollywood, and with the worship of Moloch and Baal with the child sacrifices of abortion).

Much of this begins on Tammuz 17 so why do I keep referring to Tammuz 13? This is based on Jesus raising Lazarus, a type of the rapture, 4 days before Palm Sunday when He rides into Jerusalem triumphantly. I think Satan is trying to imitate that triumphal entry. So Satan doesn't get revealed until Tammuz 17, but prior to that from the 13th to the 17th you see people streaming into Jerusalem from all over the world, only this time it will be fallen angels.

These fallen angels streaming in will be 3 days of darkness, likened to the dancing and worship of Moloch at the base of the Mountain in Exodus when Moses broke the tablets.

Making a case for the rapture on Tammuz 13, part 5

These fallen angels streaming in will be 3 days of darkness, likened to the dancing and worship of Moloch at the base of the Mountain in Exodus when Moses broke the tablets.

Another reason to like Tammuz 13/14 is that it is a full moon. In proverbs we have an indication that the appointed time for the Lord to return is on a full moon.

Making a case for the rapture on Tammuz 13, part 5.

This is the fourth month on the Jewish calendar, but on the calendar that Noah used it was the tenth month.

So from Noah's perspective it is the tenth month, a number that is 5 times 2. Five is the number of responsibility and accountability. We have five fingers and five toes. Two is the number of testimony. It is a testimony of our being faithful in our responsibility.

Romans 10:15 And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!

Noah was a preacher of righteousness. If you are burying your talent you will be judged with the slothful servant.

On the other hand for those left behind it is the fourth month. The number four can mean completion of the creation. You have four sides, four corners, four seasons, four gospels, etc. Often the creation is associated with the number four, four horsemen, four creatures, four beasts and four angels holding the four winds. So then it is a very appropriate month to complete the new creation.

However, the number four is the fourth letter of the Hebrew alphabet and it is a pictograph of a door. The letter means door, draw out, portal to heaven. God's calendar and prophetic clock were established on day four of creation.

Ezekiel 14:21 (NASB) For thus says the Lord GOD, “How much more when I send My four severe judgments against Jerusalem: sword, famine, wild beasts and plague to cut off man and beast from it!

The door, the portal to heaven can let blessings come in and out, or it can let judgements and cursing enter in and out.

The fourth branch of the menorah is the center or main branch.

Genesis 4:7 If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.

This is the first mention. Our actions will have a result. If you do well you will be accepted, welcomed into eternal habitations. If you do not do well sin lies at that door. This is what we see at the rapture, some will be accepted, welcomed into eternal habitations and they can enter into the joy of their Lord, others will see sin come pouring out of that door and onto the Earth.

Genesis 6:16 A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it.

Noah entered the ark through the door. That seems obvious, but it is unusual. Most boats don't have a door in the side of the boat. So the door is probably the most unique feature in Noah's ark. Likewise the most unique feature in the Christian faith is the resurrection from the dead and the rapture.

Isaiah 26:20 Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast.

This is depicting the rapture, the saints entering their chambers in heaven and the doors shutting about them.

Luke 13:25 When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are:

Another verse depicting the rapture and then the doors being shut.

Revelation 3:8 I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.

This church is raptured and the Lord tells them He has set an open door before them.

Revelation 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

This church is not raptured, they are vomited out of the Lord's mouth. He says they have kicked Him out of the church and shut the door on His face.

Revelation 4:1 After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter.

This is another depiction of the rapture with an open door in heaven.

Matthew 8:13 And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee.

Did you believe to walk through the open door that the Lord put in front of you? As you have believed so be it done unto you that you might go through the open door in heaven. Did you shut the door on the Lord and lock Him out? Well then it is righteous judgement that He shuts the door on you and locks you out.