Summary of Bible references on the Rapture

7 Raptures in the Bible

Enoch -- Gen 5:24 And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him., Heb 11:5 By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.

Elijah -- 2 Kings 2:1 And it came to pass, when the Lord would take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal., 11 And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.

Jesus -- Mark 16:19 So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.

Acts 1:9 And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight. 10 And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel; 11 Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.

Rev 12:5 And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.

Philip -- Acts 8:39 And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing.

Paul -- 2 Cor 12:2 I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth; such an one caught up to the third heaven. 3 And I knew such a man, (whether in the body, or out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth; 4 How that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.

Body of Christ -- 1 Thess 4:17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

John -- Rev 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.

So we see these five characteristics in those who are raptured:

Enoch — Dedicated -- Everyone who is raptured is fully consecrated to the Lord. This is the first and most telling characteristic.

Elijah — My God is Jehovah -- Everyone who is raptured has this testimony, that they belong to Jesus. There is no confusion or compromise on this issue.

Philip — Lover of horses, warlike -- The violent take the kingdom by force. 12 And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force. We are in a spiritual war. You will be mocked, ridiculed and rejected. If that causes you to turn back then you are not fit for the kingdom of God.

Paul — small or little -- Paul was less than the least of all saints. 1Corinthians 4:13 Being defamed, we intreat: we are made as the filth of the world, and are the offscouring of all things unto this day.

John — Jehovah is a gracious giver -- Everyone has this testimony as well. It is all of grace and none of me.

64 Million people have been affected by the floods in China this year


If the 3 gorges dam collapses you can raise that number to 600 million.

Luke 6:1-9 -- At what point did it become illegal for Christians to do good?

1 One Sabbath Jesus was going through the grainfields, and his disciples began to pick some heads of grain, rub them in their hands and eat the kernels. 2 Some of the Pharisees asked, “Why are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”

This is a weird law. If the disciples were at home and had an orange on the countertop they could pick it up, peel and eat the orange and that would not violate the Sabbath. But because they are standing in a field and not at home this is considered “work” and a violation of the Sabbath. We have seen some very weird laws during this pandemic. For example, a campaign rally held outdoors is a "superspreader" event, but not if it is a BLM rally. They want Americans to have pandemic passports that prove they have received a shot before they are allowed to travel, but illegal aliens who are contagious with Covid19 are exempt. Schools are being done remote to protect against the spread of the pandemic except for illegal aliens, for illegal aliens they are holding in person schools.

3 Jesus answered them, “Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry? 4 He entered the house of God, and taking the consecrated bread, he ate what is lawful only for priests to eat. And he also gave some to his companions.” 5 Then Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”

I have viewed this pandemic as a very long Sabbath. We have seen some very strange laws, particularly laws that shut down the houses of worship even though I thought freedom of religious worship was outside of the authority of the local governments. A woman was arrested by the police in a house of worship. She was pregnant and holding a newborn baby, she became light headed so she removed her mask. This was in Texas where there is no mask mandate. Didn't stop the police from coming in and arresting her. In Australia they have drones flying around telling people that are quarantined (unvaccinated) to stay in their homes.

What we are seeing is that people are hungry for the word. I have gone to the internet, to various fields to see what others are speaking. It is like finding little kernels to eat. Much of the word is about the Day of the Lord, prophecies and even the rapture. I have learned a tremendous amount in this last 2 years from the word, probably more than in any of the last 30 years. I have also learned that the rapture is far more central to the gospel than I had ever realized. In my first 50 years in the bible it was rarely ever mentioned. It is almost like there is an unwritten rule to not talk about it and yet I can now discover it in so many places I am amazed I never saw it before. The rapture is a distinctly Christian teaching and yet it seems there are Pharisees who throw a penalty flag any time someone mentions it, “you are not allowed to talk about that”. However, the Pharisees are not "lord of the rapture", Jesus is.

6 On another Sabbath he went into the synagogue and was teaching, and a man was there whose right hand was shriveled. 7 The Pharisees and the teachers of the law were looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, so they watched him closely to see if he would heal on the Sabbath.

During Jesus ministry this matter of the Sabbath was the third rail. You couldn’t touch it without getting electrocuted. This was how the teachers of the law imposed their authority. So we have the Lord’s disciples finding little kernels of truth throughout the entire Bible on this matter. This is because they are in the field with Him, walking with Him and obeying Him. Then you have those who are in the synagogue under this oppressive regime, they are not allowed to touch this topic and as a result their hand is withered. We also need to remember that God tells us the end from the beginning. Jesus promised that the works He does we would do also and greater works than these because He goes to the Father. I believe this will be fulfilled after the first rapture because many more believers "go to the Father". There are hospitals that will not treat people who are not vaccinated, this is the enemy upping the ante to force people to get vaccinated with this shot. Well if this were poker Jesus would have to either call or see that and raise him. I think at the end of the age we will see this healing taking place, the same work Jesus did, only we'll see it in many, many congregations all over the Earth. You won't treat them? OK, I'll heal them!

8 But Jesus knew what they were thinking and said to the man with the shriveled hand, “Get up and stand in front of everyone.” So he got up and stood there.

So let’s talk about another 3rd rail topic in the church. What about righteousness in our government. If you go back 400 years to 1620 the pilgrims made the mayflower compact, a covenant with God to set up the new land as a city on a hill as a testimony to the whole world. Just like the descendants of Abraham we have become enslaved in this land and after 400 years it is time for our deliverance. But, you need to “get up and stand in front of everyone”. You need to take a stand for righteousness. When I read this I knew I had to go to the rally in Washington DC and then the next Sabbath to the rally in Atlanta, Ga. I am taking a stand for righteousness. I want every legal vote counted, I want every illegal vote not counted, and I want transparency so that everyone can see that the process is free and fair. But many would argue that Christians should not get involved in politics. I would say that I have seen signs from Christians at these rallies, some print out prayers, some sing hymns, and in Atlanta they said the Lord’s prayer. While in Washington DC I went to three candlelight vigils and met Christians from all over the country. Some assume that if you go to this rally you must be "in the cult of Trump". I do not care if Trump is elected or if Biden is elected, to me Jesus is Lord. However, I do care that we know the truth. Knowing the truth sets us free. One truth is that our God is a covenant God, so I care about the US constitution being taken care of. Another truth is that this country is of the people, by the people and for the people. If 70% of Americans are not sure if the election was legitimate then that is a problem that must be resolved with full forensic audits in every state.

9 Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you, which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?”

Simple question isn’t it. At what point did it become illegal for Christians to do good?

The days are now shorter

Judgment on Babylon

Isaiah 47 The Lord says,

“Babylon, come down from your throne,
and sit in the dust on the ground.

A few years ago the US declared that they alone were the superpower. There is no other country that this could refer to at this point in history.

You were once like a virgin, a city unconquered,
but you are soft and delicate no longer!

This was a big point, we always talked about how we didn't fight the wars on our own soil.

You are now a slave!
2 Turn the millstone! Grind the flour!
Off with your veil! Strip off your fine clothes!
Lift up your skirts to cross the streams!
3 People will see you naked;
they will see you humbled and shamed.
I will take vengeance, and no one will stop me.”

This is very clear. The US will be humbled and shamed. Think about Iraq, this used to be the superpower of their day, look at them now. Think of Egypt, think of Greece. All these Empires have been humbled, well now it is the US turn to be humbled and shamed.

4 The holy God of Israel sets us free—
his name is the Lord Almighty.

These two events happen at the same time. God's people are set free and the elites in Babylon will be humbled and shamed.

5 The Lord says to Babylon,

Not a nation unconquered, not a people unconquered, but a city. There are three cities that act independently and view themselves as sitting on a throne. Washington DC, London and the Vatican. They are the rulers of the current world order.

“Sit in silence and darkness;
no more will they call you the queen of nations!

Queen of Nations is the name of a Clipper ship built in England. The United Kingdom used to be the kingdom on which the sun never set. They were an imperial power, ruled the high seas, and so all nations paid tribute in one way or another to them for international trade. That role has been taken over by the US. Meanwhile the Catholic church has tried to influence all nations in their own way. Today the UK is like the "Queen Mother" to the US.

6 I was angry with my people;
I treated them as no longer mine:
I put them in your power,
and you showed them no mercy;
even the aged you treated harshly.

This is a direct reference to the prophecy in Hosea where his third child with Gomer was "Not my People". That was a prophecy about Germany and WWII with the holocaust (a Jewish word that means burnt offering). At that time a third of all Jews on earth were killed just as a third of the Godhead was killed on the cross. As it turns out the Vatican was involved in Germany and their decision to gas the Jews, meanwhile the German war machine was financed by the Rothschilds in London as well as others like Ford in the US. Babylon to me represents all these multinational corporations, each with their own idol (logo) that builds this tower to the heavens brick by brick. NY stock exchange and London Exchange have claimed to "sit as a queen" but they have been very abusive to people.

7 You thought you would always be a queen,
and did not take these things to heart
or think how it all would end.

WWI and WWII give us a preview of the Tribulation. The seven years of the tribulation is broken into two halves just like these two wars. They both (WWII and Tribulation) conclude with a nuclear bomb. We are told that during the tribulation a third of the people die which is just because they killed a third of the Jews. WWI led to the use of chemical weapons and a worldwide plague just like right now we have a worldwide plague and the Earth's environment is becoming toxic and deadly. WWI led to a great depression and likewise we are going to see a great depression as a result of the runaway inflation and collapse of China's real estate bubble.

8 “Listen to this, you lover of pleasure,
you that think you are safe and secure.

There are many signs that the US is currently being invaded from our Southern border and that Russia and China are preparing to attack Israel and Taiwan. They would not do this if they didn't expect the US to be defeated first. Tell Americans this and they think you are some wild paranoid conspiracy theorist. Just another way of saying they think they are safe and secure. Russia and China have both made very clear warnings to the US that they are playing with fire and will get burned.

You claim you are as great as God—
that there is no one else like you.

This is what the apostasy and transhumanism claims.

You thought that you would never be a widow
or suffer the loss of your children.
9 But in a moment, in a single day,
both of these things will happen.
In spite of all the magic you use,
you will lose your husband and children.

It will be in a single day. The visions, dreams and prophecies suggest the US will be destroyed as a world power in a single day. The prophets are seeing the rapture take place at the same time as a meteor shower and an attack from missiles from Russia. A single large nuclear bomb set off 100 miles above the US would be capable of wiping out our entire electric grid for the 48 contiguous states. A missile fired from a ship off the East coast could wipe out the electricity for 65% of the US and the entire East coast. The prophecies are very clear that the destruction will be lighting fast, just like Germany's blitzkrieg during WWII. Russia has nuclear bombs which if set off in the ocean would create a 500 meter tsunami of radioactive water hitting our coastlines.

10 “You felt sure of yourself in your evil;
you thought that no one could see you.
Your wisdom and knowledge led you astray,
and you said to yourself, ‘I am God—
there is no one else like me.’

This is why this prophecy is talking about Washington DC, London and Rome even though everyone would think it is talking about Germany. The "German miracle" was financed by the Rothschilds, the elites in the US, London and the Vatican. They thought no one could see them. This is how our CIA operates. However, everyone who is framed by them knows. They know the pandemic was made in a bioweapons lab.

11 Disaster will come upon you,
and none of your magic can stop it.
Ruin will come on you suddenly—
ruin you never dreamed of!

Think of all the magic they use to manipulate countries into doing what they want, false flag events, creating worldwide pandemics, etc. Hollywood has created all kinds of apocalyptic movies and yet none of them foresee the catastrophe that will hit the US that these prophets are predicting. For example, in Zombie apocalypse you might think they do, but the cars still work and the grocery stores are still stocked and the electricity still works and there is no issue with finding clean water.

12 Keep all your magic spells and charms;
you have used them since you were young.
Perhaps they will be of some help to you;
perhaps you can frighten your enemies.
13 You are powerless in spite of the advice you get.
Let your astrologers come forward and save you—
those people who study the stars,
who map out the zones of the heavens
and tell you from month to month
what is going to happen to you.

I suspect the disaster will come from the sky. The astronomers will warn them, they will dig tunnels and caves and holes in the ground. But what a joke, are any of the astrologers and soothsayers and those who give predictions each year predicting this? Let's make it very clear, we are predicting an attack on the US that in one hour will completely eliminate the US as a power to be reckoned with. Our coastal cities will receive a devastating attack (suitcase nukes), our coastlines will be hit with a Tsunami (65% of our population will be severely impacted by this) and the entire contiguous 48 states will see a blackout with our electric grid being fried. Mad Max situations in NYC, LA, Houston, DC, Miami, Boston, etc.

14 “They will be like bits of straw,
and a fire will burn them up!
They will not even be able to save themselves—
the flames will be too hot for them,
not a cozy fire to warm themselves by.
15 That is all the good they will do you—
those astrologers you've consulted all your life.
They all will leave you and go their own way,
and none will be left to save you.”

A little common sense will show that digging a cave is not going to save them.

No one knows the day or the hour but my father only.

This expression indicates the Father knows the day and hour that the wedding will take place and it is soon.

However, it says more than this, if the tradition back in those days was for the wedding to be a surprise, when would you plan it? Would you say "surprise" in the middle of the day while everyone is working in the fields? I think not. You live in an agrarian society, everyone is on the same general schedule working around the harvest. From March to October would all be terrible months to surprise farmers with a wedding, they will be turning the soil, planting the crop, weeding, watering, killing pests, harvesting, etc. Once farmers start working in the Spring it is pretty much non stop till the fall harvests. Maybe the cows got out of the field and you spend all day rounding them up and fixing the fence. There are a hundred different jobs that need to be done and you would never be able to pick a day that is good for everyone to come to your wedding. But, after the harvests everything changes. Most farmers work in the house on jobs they do throughout the winter. Those jobs are not nearly as pressing and can easily be put off to go to a wedding feast. Also, its not like you just spent the whole day slogging through the mud and are filthy and exhausted. You can easily clean up to go to a wedding. Ruth's wedding took place after they harvested the wheat.

But also consider this, it seems to me a sabbath day would be the best day to have a wedding. You know everyone will not be working that day and will be cleaned up. Weddings can be a church service, I don't know what Jewish law is but I suspect the best months for weddings were right after the fall harvest was brought in, especially in close proximity if not on a sabbath day.

Why do I say all this? Because the shut down from the pandemic was a "sabbath" from God enforced because they had ignored all the previous sabbaths. Telling people to get the vaccine or lose your job is like God telling you to take a sabbath rest. God the father knows when the rapture will be, when the wedding will be, and He is going to want everyone free and available to come to the feast.

The pandemic, the shutdown and the vaccine mandate are all signs telling us that God the Father is about to tell the Son to go get the bride. Not only so but since the church is likened to those who are sowing wheat and growing wheat and harvesting wheat the best, happiest time for a wedding is right after the wheat is harvested.

This is an answer to prayer.

I was amazed at how perfect the Crab was as a sign of the rapture. The name means "remove the Body", how perfect is that for the 9th of Av when the Temple was removed twice already. However, according to Jewish tradition Av is associated with the Lion, not the Crab. But that was 2,000 years ago. Yes, when the 9th of Av took place with the temple being removed twice it was the demonstration of the power of the Lion of the Tribe of Judah to execute judgement. However, there is a prophecy that this day of mourning will be turned to a day of joy. Sure enough the 9th of Av this year takes place while the Sun is still in the crab and it does not move to the Lion till the next day or so.

Lord what do I need to do?

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120 Food processing plants burned up.

The Fed will have the power to freeze our bank accounts on an arbitrary basis

Replacing the US currency as the reserve currency is in process, began August 24th, 2021

Pray -- Lord what do I need to do?

To escape and to stand

Luke 21:36 But watch ye at every season, making supplication, that ye may prevail to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

I have become quite struck with this verse. We are praying for two things: to escape and to stand.

When you listen to the testimonies these two things really come out. There are many sharing how they are sick of this world, they are "strangers in a strange land" and can't wait to be raptured to escape from this evil age.

But there are others, of which I am one, and what we really want to do is to crush the enemy. We had great victories today with the various elections. In some places the candidates were outspent 10:1 but they ran on a platform of returning to law and order and they won.

Let me share my experience, in high school I played goalie on our ice hockey team. Hockey is a very physical game, people are checking and taking the opponents out all the time, but as goalie you can't do any of that, you simply have to block their shots. However, in the high school gym class they had a street hockey competition and my attitude was "forget this, I want to hit someone" so I played forward instead of goalie. Then in the final game we played this team that completely intimidated everyone else. Rigano and Dissler were their two main guys, they were the two offensive tackles on the football team so they were very big and strong. I played offensive guard on the team so I knew both of them and was not intimidated by them, however, their goalie was a kid named Kiely and he I was intimidated by. I played street hockey against him all the time and knew he was the best goalie in the school even though he didn't play on the ice hockey team.

Anyway I had a blast, I would hit Rigano, hit Dissler, take a shot on goal. Kiely would block the shot, Rigano would chase down the puck and then I would hit Rigano, hit Dissler, and take another shot on goal. Everyone else huddled on the other end of the court and watched.

My point is that the rapture is not just about escaping from the enemy, later the Lord returns with His army, so it is also about standing before the Son of Man to be that army that will defeat the enemy. For two thousand years we have been taking the abuse from the enemy, so I can't wait to unleash on the enemy at the end of this age.

So I am here praying "Lord pick me, Lord pick me!"

Pre Tribulation rapture

Luke 12:40 You too, be ready; for the Son of Man is coming at an hour that you do not expect.”

Recently I have seen that some have a real issue with the idea that some will be raptured prior to the Tribulation. If we are raptured after the tribulation then this word in Luke makes no sense. Once the antichrist confirms the covenant with the many we will be expecting Him. Once Israel begins to rebuild the temple we will be expecting Him. Once the antichrist is forcing people to get the mark of the beast or else chop off their heads we will be expecting Him.

They thought they were doing well

Revelation 2:2 I know your deeds, your hard work and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate wicked people, that you have tested those who claim to be apostles but are not, and have found them false. 3 You have persevered and have endured hardships for my name, and have not grown weary.

Sounds good, right?

4 Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first.

They thought they were poor.

9 I know your afflictions and your poverty—yet you are rich! I know about the slander of those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.

They thought they were doing well

13 I know where you live—where Satan has his throne. Yet you remain true to my name. You did not renounce your faith in me, not even in the days of Antipas, my faithful witness, who was put to death in your city—where Satan lives. 14 Nevertheless, I have a few things against you: There are some among you who hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to entice the Israelites to sin so that they ate food sacrificed to idols and committed sexual immorality

How many will say that it isn't their fault because they didn't actually commit the crime, but they also didn't do anything to prevent the crime or to prosecute the crime once it was committed. If we are going to rule and reign with Christ then "the buck stops here". If you see someone sin you must deal with it, particularly if it is in the church.

They thought they were doing well

19 I know your deeds, your love and faith, your service and perseverance, and that you are now doing more than you did at first. 20 Nevertheless, I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophet. By her teaching she misleads my servants into sexual immorality and the eating of food sacrificed to idols.

So then, what do you do if you have an evil Jezebel who reigns over the church like a queen? Suppose you realize you cannot ignore this, you learned the lesson from Pergamum but you are powerless to prosecute this? You need to leave. You cannot tolerate this. You can be "against all" like Antipas and get martyred, but at some point you need to leave. In Matthew 18 the Lord says if they won't listen to you then let them be as unbelievers to you. It doesn't matter if they call themselves "vicars of Christ" you need to shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them an go to the next church.

I don't know what these ones were thinking

I know your deeds; you have a reputation of being alive, but you are dead. 2 Wake up! Strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have found your deeds unfinished in the sight of my God. 3 Remember, therefore, what you have received and heard; hold it fast, and repent. But if you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what time I will come to you.

To these ones it is all about their reputation. Their worship is nothing but a show, pretense.

Some are saying the Lord doesn't love them?

I know that you have little strength, yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name. 9 I will make those who are of the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews though they are not, but are liars—I will make them come and fall down at your feet and acknowledge that I have loved you.

This is hard to believe but the prosperity gospel claims that the evidence that God loves you is the gold chains, fancy cars and big houses. This church is not powerful, but they have kept the Lord's word and they haven't denied His name. Interesting, all the powerful churches with political ties are those that have denied His word, compromised with His word and denied His name.

The worst example

17 You say, ‘I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked.

In every case those that thought they were poor and weak and pitiful got good marks from the Lord and those that thought they were rich and wonderful got severely rebuked.

Until that day when I drink it new with you

Luke 22:18 For I say unto you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come.

Mark 14:25 Verily I say unto you, I will drink no more of the fruit of the vine, until that day that I drink it new in the kingdom of God.

Mattew 26:29 But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom.

It appears that the day of the rapture we drink new wine with the Lord.

However, the oil is not new, they had purchased it and filled their vessels prior to this day.

Matthew 25:4 But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.

This is a strong black and white word concerning the day of the rapture that we drink new wine on it, which would have to be immediately after harvesting the fruit of the vine, whereas it is not at the time of the new oil. The foolish virgins are locked out and told to go buy from those that sell and the perfect time to sell oil is after the harvest of the new oil.

The rapture is the harvest of this fruit of the vine, but as a result of the rapture and the beginning of the tribulation with all the fulfilled prophecies you now have a harvest of new oil to sell.