Summary of Bible references on the Rapture

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9th of Av, part 29

Crab depicts the heavenly chambers

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. The bridegroom goes and prepares the chambers after the engagement ceremony (Pentecost) and within 2 years He returns to get his bride.

The sign for Tammuz is the Crab, it signifies the heavenly dwelling where the raptured saints stay for the week. The sign for Av is the Lion, signifying Jesus, the Lion of the tribe of Judah.
 

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Escape these things

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. 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.

The story of Lot is slightly different. Instead of rain fire and brimstone falls the day that Lot leaves Sodom. There will be people who will be fasting and praying, they will not be eating and drinking or marrying after the rapture. But for those in these evil cities of Sodom and Gomorrah everything will cease. No more buying, selling, planting or building. Everything will be burned to the ground. We have numerous prophecies that as the raptured saints go up fire comes down. The Millstone dream from Dana Coverstone is a very good example, what he calls a “millstone” doesn’t look like a millstone, rather it looks like a droeg stone from Noah’s ark. The dream describes this huge droeg stone falling from heaven with this very thick rope still tied to it that apparently was cut from Noah’s ark as Noah’s ark is in heaven. This rope wraps around the US and drags the US into the sea.
 

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9th of Av, part 30

The rapture takes place during a time of invasion

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.

Revelation 12:7 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, 8 And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. 9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

The 9th of Av is when the temple has been removed twice before during a time of invasion. However the prophecy is that this day of mourning will be turned to a day of rejoicing.
 

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9th of Av, part 31

Raising Lazarus set the stage for the triumphal entry into Jerusalem

Lazarus was critical to setting the stage for Palm Sunday and Jesus’ triumphal entry. Likewise at the end of the age we see the rapture as being a critical event heralding Jesus' triumphal return. If the walls are breached on the 17th, that would be the day that Satan enters Jerusalem. A recent dream from Dana Coverstone shows a clock with the times 4:00, 4:05, 4:10 and 4:15. 4:15 is when we see Jesus shoot an arrow into the heavens that doesn’t return. That to me is describing the rapture. However, the dream is directed at those who are left behind that from this minute on they need to be focused in their prayer.

1Corinthians 15:52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.

Many have already pointed out that the twinkling of the eye was an idiom for sunset or sunrise.

However, fire rains on Sodom and Gomorrah when the Sun had risen.

Genesis 19:23 The sun was risen upon the earth when Lot entered into Zoar. 24 Then the Lord rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven;

From many prophecies we know that the US is Sodom and Gomorrah, particularly California which is called “Californication”. So if the sun has risen in California and it is sunset in Jerusalem this would fit both prophecies very precisely.

We have two dreams from Dana Coverstone that indicate the rapture and several dreams from Vicki Goforth Parnell that also indicate the rapture. Stan with the Prophecy club has also recently changed his opinion that the tribulation should start very soon this year.

Recently we saw a reference to the rapture in Exodus. It seems Exodus is concerning the two witnesses and the ten plagues take place after the rapture. However, before Moses and Aaron go to Pharaoh they say they had "met with God". It would make sense that Pharaoh would entertain a visit from Moses and Aaron after an event like the rapture. This precedes the entire ten plagues in Egypt, they tell Pharaoh we need to leave for a three day journey otherwise God will smite Egypt with these plagues. We have heard that after the rapture there are three days of darkness and then the ten plagues take place "suddenly". The pieces of the puzzle are all beginning to fit together.

In one of Dana Coverstone's dreams (the Millstone dream) a giant stone that is clearly not a millstone but does look like one of the Droeg stones that were found with Noah's ark, falls from heaven having just been cut. He sees this big rope from the stone wrap around the coastline of the US and then drag the US into the ocean. This indicates that when Noah's ark is safely in heaven this judgement falls on the US, like the millstone for those who offend little children.
 

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9th of Av, part 32

Outer Darkness

Matthew 8:12 But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Jesus is marveling at the faith of a man saying he would sit down in the kingdom while “the children of the kingdom” referring to the children of the religious ones in Judaism would be cast into outer darkness.

Matthew 22:13 Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness, there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

This guy was at the wedding feast but wasn’t wearing a wedding garment. This is a believer who was not clothed with the righteousnesses of the saints. He was born again, waiting for the wedding, but was essentially “naked” or “disrespectful” in his conduct towards the Lord. This is a Christian who is not clothed with the Lord's righteousness, he also will be cast into outer darkness.

Matthew 25:30 And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

This guy was a servant of the Lord, he wasn’t evil, he had a relationship with the Lord, he knew the Lord and the Lord does not deny that he knows him. But he buried his talent, he was slothful and unprofitable. He also gets cast into outer darkness.

These are people of God who are not raptured in the pre tribulation rapture.

We have prophecies of this three days of outer darkness being described as these evil angels and demons fill the sky and everyone must hide in doors for three days. 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.
 

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The 9th of Av, part 33

4th month is also the 10th month

The fourth month on the Jewish calendar is the tenth month on the calendar that Noah used.

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.

The letter that signifies ten in Hebrew is the smallest letter, the least letter. Paul was “less than the least of all saints”. The raptured saints are nothing, they are small by the world’s estimation. The Lord said that he that is faithful in the least is also faithful in much. This letter signifies God’s hand. It symbolizes how God’s hand works in our lives. The more humble we are the more God’s hand can work in our lives. The Hebrew word for ten has three letters, the first means to discern or see God’s providence. The second letter refers to the tree of life, the burning bush, the Holy Spirit. The third letter depicts a man persistent in prayer.

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.

The Door -- The fourth month

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 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 of door. 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 the 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.

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 before that the Lord tells them He has set an open door before them. While on Earth we have an open door to serve the Lord. If you choose to walk through it then it is righteous that the Lord lets you enter the door in heaven.

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 judgment that He shuts the door on you and locks you out.
 

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9th of Av, part 34

Star of Bethelehem

7 years ago the star of Bethlehem appeared on the 14th of Tammuz.

Sign of Jonah

1 year ago a boy was saved from the rubble named Jonah, and that was the 14th day of Tammuz.

Full Moon

Proverbs 7:19-20 My husband is not at home; he has gone on a long journey. He took his purse filled with money and will not be home till full moon.

July 13th is the biggest and brightest super moon of 2022, meanwhile the 15th of Av is the Jewish "valentine day", one of the two most auspicious days on the Jewish calendar.

Comet

A huge comet will make its closest approach to the Earth on July 13th. He will be in the constellation that depicts Michael casting Satan out of heaven.

This comet was discovered 1880 days before its closest approach to Earth. 1880 means "to return" from the concordance. The message is that "I return and I will settle accounts"
 

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https://rumble.com/v1c63vh-the-angel-gabriel-returns-from-heavens-courts-7-13-225-04am.html

Heaven's decree delivered by Gabriel -- The First plague is here

(I can't help but notice that this was given at 5:04 am and this reminds me of the 4:05 on the clock for Dana Coverstone.)

We will see the ten plagues of Egypt mimicked over a 40 day period, though it seems like there might be some extra time inserted between these plagues.

The first plague will be water turned to blood.

In every case the test will be whether or not you and your family are covered by the blood of Jesus on your heart.

1. 7 days of processing the water turned to blood but not necessarily seen with the naked eye at this moment.

It won't appear as rapidly as in Moses' time because God chooses to use the same devices used by evil people.

2. 5 days of further processing from CERN and the sister sites in Antarctica and Tennessee. Change the mutated algae.

6 days to be seen but not fully and 1 day when the water is turned to blood fully.

During this time of testing you are given chances to repent. After the testing there will be 40 days of trying.

They are fully here. The threshing of the testing is here.
 

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9th of Av, part 35

Conclusion -- God tells the end from the beginning

In this blog I have looked at every feast day for Israel as a possible rapture scenario. I do this for various reasons, Paul said that the feasts were a shadow of things to come and we saw that Jesus' crucifixion was done exactly according to the pattern of the Passover, same with his death and burial and the feast of unleavened bread, and his resurrection and the feast of first fruits. I have also come to the conclusion that the ascension took place on Shavuot according to that feast. If Shavuot was when Jesus ascended then Pentecost must be the feast of new wine.

The Bible refers to these feasts as "dress rehearsals" and that is what we have seen. Since they were fulfilled in order we look to the next feast which should be fulfilled.

At first we thought feast of Trumpets might be a rapture scenario, obviously they have trumpets and the 100th blast might be "the last Trump". In announces the coming of the king and it is referred to as "no one knows the day or the hour". However, we ultimately concluded that this feast is the beginning of the 70th week, and is not a rapture scenario. Yes, some have presented "Passover" as a rapture scenario, others have presented "2nd Passover" as a rapture scenario, and for most "Shavuot" was the best rapture scenario. Hanukah seems like an excellent rapture scenario for the saints who go through the tribulation.

Then we looked at the "Christian" holiday of Christmas as depicting a thief in the night.

In the end we have all (all the watchmen) come to agree on a few key principles. The rapture of the church is the wheat harvest. The book of Ruth depicts this event taking place after they thresh the wheat. The event takes place before the summer is over, hence before the Fall feasts. We also strongly feel it will take place in 2022 because of many of the prophecies in the Bible both in the New Testament and in the Old.

What I have noticed is that the Biblical basis for this three week period beginning with the 17th of Tammuz and ending with the 9th of Av being the rapture has far more Biblical agreement than any other day we looked at. I am stunned at how well various verses fit. For example, the problem with Shavuot being a rapture scenario is that Moses, a type of Christ, ascends the mountain (ascends to heaven) whereas at the rapture it says Jesus descends from the clouds. Verses like Jesus coming as a thief in the night are a perfect fit, or watch that the house would not be broken into is another perfect fit. Not only so but it is a perfect fit with the idea that some, like Philadelphia will be raptured, and others like those in Sardis who are not watching will not. If the temple of God, the church, is removed on this day then what happens to those who are left behind? They go into captivity. You don't see that with any other feast. It also perfectly fits with the three parables the Lord gave about the evil servant beating the other servants and drinking and getting drunk with the drunken, the ten virgins, and the three servants giving account of what they did with the talents. Based on those parables one sixth of the believers will be taken, and on the 9th of Av one sixth of the spies gave a good report. Wandering in the wilderness for forty years and wandering in the tribulation for forty months are an excellent fit. Seven days later you have the wedding on the 15th of Av, that also is a perfect fit. That also fits well with the adulterous woman saying that the good man returns on the full moon.

So yes, we can see resurrection and salvation in all the feasts, but the rapture of the church, the temple of God we really only see here in full and complete detail.

There is a prophecy that the mourning of this day will be turned to joy. This reminds me of Jesus beginning His ministry by turning the water to wine.

2:1 And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there:

2 And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage.

3 And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine.

4 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come.

5 His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.

6 And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece.

7 Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim.

8 And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast. And they bare it.

9 When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water knew, the governor of the feast called the bridegroom,

10 And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until now.
 

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What is our calling?

I'm of the fellowship of the unashamed. I have Holy Spirit power. The die has been cast. I have stepped over the line. The decision has been made. I'm a disciple of His.

I won't look back, let up, slow down, back away, or be still.

My past is redeemed, my present makes sense and my future is secure.

I'm finished with low living, sight walking, small planning, smooth knees, colourless dreams, tamed visions, mundane talking, cheap living and dwarfed goals.

I no longer need pre-eminence, prosperity, position, promotions, plaudits, or popularity.

I don't have to be right, first, tops, recognized, praised, regarded, or rewarded.

I now live by faith, lean on His presence, walk by patience, lift by prayer, and labour by power.

My face is set, my gait is fast, my goal is heaven, my road is narrow, my way rough, my companions few, my guide reliable, my mission clear.

I cannot be bought, compromised, detoured, lured away, turned back, deluded, or delayed.

I will not flinch in the face of sacrifice, hesitate in the presence of the adversary, negotiate at the table of the enemy, ponder at the pool of popularity, or meander in the maze of mediocrity.

I won't give up, shut up, or let up, until I have stayed up, stored up, prayed up, paid up, and preached up for the cause of Christ.
*African Missionary note from a young man that was going to be killed if he didn't deny Christ. quoted by Chuck Missler in Expectations of the Antichrist -- Session 6
 

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9th of Av

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Jesus charges us to watch for His return because “no one knows the day or the hour”. For example, His return is likened to a pregnant woman giving birth. You can calculate when you think the birth will be, you can see the signs that the day is approaching, but no one knows exactly when the baby will be born. Jesus' return is also likened to a wheat harvest. Farmers will have a good estimate of when the best time for the harvest will be, but again it is based on a number of factors they cannot predict precisely. So then they have to watch their crops, checking on them daily to know exactly when to harvest. A third example is of a thief breaking in to steal something. You don’t know when the thief is going to do this which is why you have night watchmen. In every instance not knowing precisely when the Lord will return is given as an example of why we need to watch. When the disciples asked the Lord for the signs of His coming He didn’t respond “no one knows the day or the hour” instead he gave his most detailed and longest sermons. He referenced the Old Testament prophets. Jesus commanded us to watch for His return, He made it clear what the signs would be, and He even said this to the church in Sardis: 3 Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee. Now this warning is pointless if no one can know the hour. This warning makes it clear that Jesus coming as a thief is on those who are not watching for His return. That those who don’t know what hour He is coming are the ones who will be destroyed by His coming. If the husband is with his wife and watching he will be the first to know the hour that the baby will be born. He will be given a warning, the water breaks, which sends them to the hospital. If the farmer is watching he will know the night before the harvest that they will harvest the crops the following day. A night watchman who is alert will see the thief coming. Jesus said it would be as the days of Noah, according to that story Noah entered the ark seven days before the flood. Jesus also said it would be as the days of Lot. According to that story Lot was warned to flee Sodom and was given enough time to get away before the fire fell. As a result of this verse in Revelation and these two stories given to us as typology I believe all those who are carefully watching will be given a heads up before the rapture. For some it will be as much as seven days, for others it may be as little as a few hours. Today is the first of Av and this paper will make the case for the fire falling on “Sodom and Gomorrah” on the 9th of Av.
 

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Luke 5:17-26 -- Your unforgiveness has paralyzed you

17 One day Jesus was teaching, and Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there. They had come from every village of Galilee and from Judea and Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was with Jesus to heal the sick.18 Some men came carrying a paralyzed man on a mat and tried to take him into the house to lay him before Jesus.19 When they could not find a way to do this because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and lowered him on his mat through the tiles into the middle of the crowd, right in front of Jesus. 20 When Jesus saw their faith, he said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven.” 21 The Pharisees and the teachers of the law began thinking to themselves, “Who is this fellow who speaks blasphemy? Who can forgive sins but God alone?” 22 Jesus knew what they were thinking and asked, “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts? 23 Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’? 24 But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.” So he said to the paralyzed man, “I tell you, get up, take your mat and go home.” 25 Immediately he stood up in front of them, took what he had been lying on and went home praising God.26 Everyone was amazed and gave praise to God. They were filled with awe and said, “We have seen remarkable things today.”

So there is something quite interesting about this story, it says that Jesus saw “their faith”. This refers to the men who carried in this paralyzed man and lowered him down, yet the Lord said to the paralyzed man “friend, your sins are forgiven”. Everyone thinks that we are healed by faith and if you aren’t healed then your faith is not strong enough. But in this story there is no indication that the paralyzed man had any faith, yet he was healed. This is what the false prophets do, they tell you to be healed and if you aren’t then it is because your faith wasn’t great enough. No doubt there are going to be many believers who have already gone through this, they have already tried to speak for Jesus, they just can’t do it. They have bought into the lie that their faith is not strong enough. I can picture this paralyzed man not wanting to go before Jesus. He is going to tell me to rise and walk, I can’t do it, then He is going to say “O ye of little faith” and I will be shamed in front of everyone. He was probably very upset with the two who were taking him to Jesus against his will. Those two were obviously desperate, it is a lot of work to take care of a paralyzed man. Especially a whiny one saying “I can’t do it, I can’t walk by faith, I’ve tried”. But Jesus didn’t tell him to walk by faith, rather He said “your sins are forgiven”. Then He said something that really gives the whole story away. “Which is easier”. If you know Jesus you know that He doesn’t need to worry about which is easier, that word wasn’t for Him it was for the paralyzed man. Which is easier to say “your sins are forgiven” or to say “rise and walk”? The paralyzed man was saying that it was too hard for him to rise and walk, but can you at least say “Your sins are forgiven?” You probably just cussed out those two people, why not start with them and say “I forgive you”? That is a powerful gospel message. If you have tried and failed to preach the gospel and it is just too hard for you, then I suggest you start with “I forgive you”. It is very possible that your unforgiveness has made it impossible for anyone to receive a word you say.

Right now we have a situation where everyone is offended by everything and everyone. Would you like to rise up and walk? The easiest thing to do is to say to others your sins are forgiven. Has anyone offended you, sinned against you? Tell them their sins are forgiven and you will begin to walk in the Lord.
 

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They will burn the weapons for fuel for 7 years?

Ezekiel 39:10 They will not need to gather wood from the fields or cut it from the forests, because they will use the weapons for fuel. And they will plunder those who plundered them and loot those who looted them, declares the Sovereign Lord.

Hard to imagine how you could burn weapons of war for seven years, at least at the time of Ezekiel, however, interesting little side fact, the nuclear warhead on a thermonuclear device from Russia has a shelf life of 7 years, so they can be burned for 7 years for fuel.
 

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This is where we are at today

19 The two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gateway of the city. When he saw them, he got up to meet them and bowed down with his face to the ground. 2 “My lords,” he said, “please turn aside to your servant’s house. You can wash your feet and spend the night and then go on your way early in the morning.”

“No,” they answered, “we will spend the night in the square.”
3 But he insisted so strongly that they did go with him and entered his house. He prepared a meal for them, baking bread without yeast, and they ate.


Why was Lot so insistent about them not staying in the square, were there riots in Sodom?

4 Before they had gone to bed, all the men from every part of the city of Sodom—both young and old—surrounded the house. 5 They called to Lot, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us so that we can have sex with them.”

We have a mob outside screaming to rape the two messengers from God. Seems like Sodom is really strongly against God and anyone who is sent from God. Sounds like Kavanaugh's house.

6 Lot went outside to meet them and shut the door behind him 7 and said, “No, my friends. Don’t do this wicked thing. 8 Look, I have two daughters who have never slept with a man. Let me bring them out to you, and you can do what you like with them. But don’t do anything to these men, for they have come under the protection of my roof.”

Most people are horrified when they hear this but take a look at the Rittenhouse trial, let's toss the 17 year old kid to the wolves.

9 “Get out of our way,” they replied. “This fellow came here as a foreigner, and now he wants to play the judge! We’ll treat you worse than them.” They kept bringing pressure on Lot and moved forward to break down the door.

That is what they were there for, to determine whether or not the city was guilty of sin before God, so these people are not wrong. This is all about a trial, the battle is between God as the judge and the mob. Today if you come to the US to judge the LGBTQ+ community you will be treated the same.

10 But the men inside reached out and pulled Lot back into the house and shut the door. 11 Then they struck the men who were at the door of the house, young and old, with blindness so that they could not find the door.

We saw this too. The Prosecutor argued that the minute you use a gun for self defense it is no longer self defense?! What? Is he blind? Who would say such a stupid thing. Another prosecutor said "sometime you just need to take a beating"! What? A 35 year old convicted pedophile is trying to fight you, a guy with a skateboard whacks you in the head, two other convicted felons attack you, some have guns pointed at your head and you are "supposed to take a beating"?! They have been struck with blindness and are completely unable to find the door. No one is going to buy those arguments. The next thing you know they will be redefining what a woman is, and redefining what a recession is, and redefining what sin is and what murder is, etc.
 

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1. Has there ever been a time in church history when the faith was not under attack?

2. The key doctrine that will be attacked is our blessed hope.
 

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Psalm 120
1 In my distress I cried unto Jehovah,

And he answered me.
2 Deliver my soul, O Jehovah, from lying lips,
And from a deceitful tongue.


Some want to know "what lies"?

So I got this list:
Epstein committed suicide
McAfee committed suicide
Biden won the election
COVID came from a wetmarket
Conservatives are all terrorists
Ivermectin doesn’t work
HCQ doesn’t work
Biden doesn’t have dementia
The jab isn’t making anyone ill
Fauci was consistent
Masks work
COVID passports
Cuomo didn’t kill old people
Dominion systems were secure
Hunter Biden is an artist
Trump colluded with Russia
Jan 06 was an insurrection
Transwomen should compete with women
BLM is mostly peaceful
Trump had a pee pee tape
Antifa is an idea
Advanced coursework is racist
1619 is real history
Hunter Laptop wasn’t real
Trump caused asian hate
White rage is the problem
CRT isn’t poisonous
All white people are racist
A water pipe in ATL stopped the count
Juicy Smollet was attacked
China travel ban was racist
Words are violence
The military isn’t woke
The FBI is apolitical
Obama didn’t build cages
Iran never got cash pallets
Churches should be closed
The border is under control
Voter ID is racist
Biden is tough on Putin
Blasey Ford was credible
Swalwell isn’t compromised
Kids should get the jab
Teachers had it the worst
China managed COVID well
WHO is an independent body
The Great Reset isn't real
Renting forever is just fine
Bailouts are necessary
Gain of Function wasn't funded
Hunter isn’t incestuous
Double masking is best
Own nothing, be happy
Hillary had 98% chance to win
Melania was an escort
A video caused Benghazi
Trump camp wasn't spied on
Hunter was hired on merit
Hands up Don't Shoot happened
AR15s are weapons of war
Bubba Wallace noose was real
Covington Catholic kid is racist
Kyle Rittenhouse is a white supremacist Trump supporter
Jacob Blake was shot because he was black
Pfizer lied about the trials that were done to test the vaccine
Biden said they would not mandate the vaccine
Kamala Harris said if she were elected she would put a stop to human rights abuses at the border

3 What shall be given unto thee, and what shall be done more unto thee,
Thou deceitful tongue?
4 Sharp arrows of the mighty,
With coals of juniper.
5 Woe is me, that I sojourn in Meshech,
That I dwell among the tents of Kedar!
6 My soul hath long had her dwelling
With him that hateth peace.
7 I am for peace:

But when I speak, they are for war.

What a perfect psalm for 2020. The year began with the pandemic (Jewish year began at the same time NY shut down). We now know that Fauci was a liar, a deceitful tongue. It was a year of campaigning where Trump was for peace, about the only 4 years in our recent history of peace, and yet the attacks and vicious words like sharp arrows and coals. People thought that by voting for Biden we would finally have some peace but then we learned he is for war. The border has been thrown open and in the first ten months has seen 1,800,000 cross the border, we have also begun an open war with Iran. We have also seen China threaten the US over Taiwan.

It is really too numerous to count all the lies and all the deceit concerning the Pandemic. Just today I learned that Pfizer lied about the trials they did with the vaccine and that more people died who got the vaccine than those that didn't during the trials and yet they lied about that. Yesterday a doctor from the Mayo Clinic described the vaccine as a reverse HIV virus, killing one kind of T cell while HIV kills the other kind of T cell. The result is a huge surge in all kinds of health related issues.

Psalm 121
A song of ascents.

1 I lift up my eyes to the mountains—
where does my help come from?
2 My help comes from the Lord,
the Maker of heaven and earth.

3 He will not let your foot slip—
he who watches over you will not slumber;
4 indeed, he who watches over Israel
will neither slumber nor sleep.
5 The Lord watches over you—
the Lord is your shade at your right hand;
6 the sun will not harm you by day,
nor the moon by night.
7 The Lord will keep you from all harm—

he will watch over your life;
8 the Lord will watch over your coming and going
both now and forevermore.


Now in the year 2021 this psalm is the promise to everyone. To Kyle Rittenhouse -- your help comes from the Lord. To the January 6th protestors languishing in jail -- your help comes from the Lord. To those praying about election fraud -- your help comes from the Lord. To those at the border being overrun with illegal aliens -- your help comes from the Lord.

It is very clear that your help does not come from Washington DC. Joe Biden is asleep, Kamala Harris is asleep, Joe Buttigieg is asleep. They are all slumbering, they are sleeping, they are not watching.

Are you worried about climate change? You have a promise that the sun will not harm you. Are you worried about riots and looting at night? You have a promise that you won't be harmed by night. The Lord will keep you from all harm.

Have you lost your job because of the vaccine mandate? Your help comes from the Lord.