Summary of Bible references on the Rapture

Matthew 12 -- 99 Trumpets

1 At that season Jesus went on the sabbath day through the grainfields; and his disciples were hungry and began to pluck ears and to eat. 2 But the Pharisees, when they saw it, said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which it is not lawful to do upon the sabbath. 3 But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was hungry, and they that were with him; 4 how he entered into the house of God, and ate the showbread, which it was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them that were with him, but only for the priests? 5 Or have ye not read in the law, that on the sabbath day the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are guiltless? 6 But I say unto you, that one greater than the temple is here. 7 But if ye had known what this meaneth, I desire mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless. 8 For the Son of man is lord of the sabbath.

I am not at all interested in going over this doctrine about whether or not Christians need to keep the sabbath. I am bored senseless with that argument. Jesus is the Lord of the sabbath. If you keep that day, do it unto the Lord, if you don’t keep that day, do it unto the Lord. Jesus did not do away with the Sabbath, rather He said that He is the Lord of the Sabbath. If He wants the church to celebrate the day of resurrection, then that is up to Him.

That said, what I am interested in is that today we have an equally untouchable topic: the rapture. We have a long history of false prophets claiming they knew the day and making those that follow them look like fools. As a result “you don’t know the day nor the hour” has become enshrined in our doctrine so that many wonderful saints who love the Lord interpret that word to mean “we don’t know the day nor the hour, so it isn’t important to look at any of the prophecies, as long as you are right with the Lord it doesn’t matter.”

9 And he departed thence, and went into their synagogue: 10 and behold, a man having a withered hand. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day? that they might accuse him. 11 And he said unto them, What man shall there be of you, that shall have one sheep, and if this fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out? 12 How much then is a man of more value than a sheep! Wherefore it is lawful to do good on the sabbath day. 13 Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, as the other. 14 But the Pharisees went out, and took counsel against him, how they might destroy him.

So we have two examples here. We have the disciples that are plucking grains and eating them, and the Bible is filled with little morsels that tell us about the rapture. We also have those who have bought into this doctrine that Jesus’ word means we can’t know so don’t talk about it. They have a withered hand. In this chapter you need to stretch it out. I will lay out everything (I will try my best to be comprehensive) that I have found on this matter in this chapter. However, I will not say the “day nor the hour” because I am relatively sure that the forums I post this on have a hard and fast rule that this is one of the things they absolutely forbid. We treat this topic just like the Jews treated the sabbath.

15 And Jesus perceiving it withdrew from thence: and many followed him; and he healed them all, 16 and charged them that they should not make him known: 17 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying, 18 Behold, my servant whom I have chosen; My beloved in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my Spirit upon him, And he shall declare judgment to the Gentiles. 19 He shall not strive, nor cry aloud; Neither shall any one hear his voice in the streets. 20 A bruised reed shall he not break, And smoking flax shall he not quench, Till he send forth judgment unto victory. 21 And in his name shall the Gentiles hope.

Hold it a second, Jesus violated the Jewish laws concerning the Sabbath twice in this chapter so doesn’t that give me license to do the same? No. Jesus is Lord. He didn’t violate the laws because He is Lord of the Sabbath. However, I am not. It will be the Lord who has the Last word on this, the “last trumpet”. I am simply attempting to give the 99 trumpets that proceed the last trumpet. I am sharing with you the grains I have collected during this very long Sabbath rest of the lockdown.

22 Then was brought unto him one possessed with a demon, blind and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the dumb man spake and saw. 23 And all the multitudes were amazed, and said, Can this be the son of David? 24 But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This man doth not cast out demons, but by Beelzebub the prince of the demons. 25 And knowing their thoughts he said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand: 26 and if Satan casteth out Satan, he is divided against himself; how then shall his kingdom stand? 27 And if I by Beelzebub cast out demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges. 28 But if I by the Spirit of God cast out demons, then is the kingdom of God come upon you.

So not only will we be discussing the rapture, but also the casting out of demons and the fall of Satan’s kingdom. Right now this present scandal with Biden will split this country and cause the collapse as all the demons are cast out of the government. It won’t happen prior to the election, but for those who remain you will see this fulfilled as well. So let that also strengthen your faith. Jesus is Lord requires that Satan’s kingdom fall and all the demons be cast out.

29 Or how can one enter into the house of the strong man, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house.

We will see this, you are seeing 60,000 soldiers from India already going to the border with China, and 60,000 Russian soldiers going to the border with China, and 80,000 Russian soldiers going to Armenia in the conflict with Azerbaijan, and China is moving their military to attack Taiwan. Not only so but massive protests in Thailand and Pakistan because the pandemic has crushed their economies. And Iran, Syria and Jordan are in even worse situation. The stage is being set for a war of Biblical proportions.

30 He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth. 31 Therefore I say unto you, Every sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men; but the blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven. 32 And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him; but whosoever shall speak against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, nor in that which is to come.

OK, let’s not freak out, let’s look at what He said. Right now you can repent and seek forgiveness of any sin and it will be forgiven you but there is one thing that you could do that could really stumble you, blasphemy against the Spirit. This is spoken in context of Jesus breaking their rules about the Sabbath. He says you can reject that He is Lord of the Sabbath, you can speak against the Son of Man and you can still be forgiven. You can disagree with the things that I am about to share and that is not a big deal. But if you reject the word of God, if you reject the Holy Bible, if you Blaspheme against that, well that is a different matter. You can say “what about this verse” or “what about that verse” or “I’m not so sure about this” or “I want to hear what some elders that I trust have to say about this”. That is fine, but if you deny the Bible that is a very different matter. It’s like Ben Shapiro says, we can debate the interpretation of the facts, but the facts are the facts. The Bible is the Bible.

Matthew 12:33-50 The Men of Nineveh will stand up in judgement with this generation

33 Either make the tree good, and its fruit good; or make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by its fruit. 34 Ye offspring of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. 35 The good man out of his good treasure bringeth forth good things: and the evil man out of his evil treasure bringeth forth evil things. 36 And I say unto you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. 37 For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.

OK, so the atheists will deny God, they will blaspheme the word of God, etc. If you do that you can’t be saved because to be saved you have to first believe that God is, and that God is the savior of those who turn to Him. So what those that fear God but have really not been good and faithful servants of the Lord will do is to mock, trivialize, or try to silence this word. They are riding the fence. The Lord says make a choice, either make your tree good full of good fruit or make it corrupt full of the corrupt fruit you see on TV and in Hollywood. Changing the subject to something less controversial is not a wise strategy because you will have to give account for every idle word you have spoken. You want to be justified at the Lord’s appearing, well it will be based on the words you have spoken.

38 Then certain of the scribes and Pharisees answered him, saying, Teacher, we would see a sign from thee. 39 But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it but the sign of Jonah the prophet: 40 for as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the whale; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

If you stumble with this sign then you will not be able to see anything more. Let’s face it, if you don’t believe Jesus rose from the dead you don’t believe the church will be raptured. Jesus was the firstfruit, the church is the harvest. Passover takes place at the beginning of the season, and Jesus was resurrected at the time of the earliest harvest, the Barley harvest. The church is resurrected (raptured) at the end of the age, at the Festival of Trumpets. That is when the last harvest is brought in.

41 The men of Nineveh shall stand up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, a greater than Jonah is here.

For those of you who are unfamiliar with Jonah he was marching down the streets of Nineveh protesting their abuses of holding the Jews as slaves. There were also protests about animal rights at the same time (read the book, the Lord in trying to explain to Jonah why He isn’t going to just wipe out the city by having fire fall like He did with Nineveh argues that not only would it kill the people but a lot of animals too). Also, it isn’t just the people who needed to repent, again read Jonah, it says the cows had to repent as well. Why? Cow farts were causing climate change. Did your head just explode, read the book Jonah is sitting near the city watching for it to be destroyed and a hot wind comes up killing the plant that is giving him shade. He makes it very clear he cares more about the plant than the people. Not only so but God looks down and sees that all the people repented from the least to the greatest, even the evil king in his house. Do you remember the signs they painted on the streets saying “Black Lives Matter”. So when God looks down He can see we have repented. They painted that outside the Whitehouse and even in front of Trump’s Tower in Manhattan. Right now we have a greater than Jesus here, you don’t like what I am about to share, that is going to be tough at the judgement seat when the people of Nineveh come out and condemn you.

42 The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, a greater than Solomon is here.

There is a prophecy in the Bible that says He told us “the end from the beginning”. The very first word in the Bible is “beginning” though in english we say “in the beginning”. This word in Hebrew is Beresheet, it is composed of six Hebrew letters. Look up the Beresheet prophecy on Youtube, it is quite amazing. The entire story is there. I cannot do justice to the message. But these prophecies are the same thing. He told us the end from the beginning.

43 But the unclean spirit, when he is gone out of the man, passeth through waterless places, seeking rest, and findeth it not. 44 Then he saith, I will return into my house whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished. 45 Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more evil than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man becometh worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this evil generation.

Right now the world is in good order. The electricity is working, the internet is working, my computer is working, the streets are relatively safe. After the rapture all bets are off. The demons being kicked out right now, being exposed, being shamed will find many empty houses, and those who stand against them for the most part have never taken a stand for righteousness. It will be rough, I guess that is why they call it the Great Tribulation.

46 While he was yet speaking to the multitudes, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, seeking to speak to him. 47 And one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, seeking to speak to thee. 48 But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren? 49 And he stretched forth his hand towards his disciples, and said, Behold, my mother and my brethren! 50 For whosoever shall do the will of my Father who is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.

Matthew 13:1-23 -- Behold the sower went forth to sow

13 On that day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side.

Once again, let’s dig a little deeper into the Festival of Trumpets. According to the Old Testament on this day the gates of heaven are opened. The King is going to come out of the house.

The opening days of Tishrei are known as “The Days of Awe” or “The Awesome Days.” Going from the Feast of Trumpets (Yom Teruah) to the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur); there are ten days. The Jewish teachers say, when the Shofar is blown on the Feast of Trumpets, the Gate of Heaven is opened. During this time you pray your prayers, repent, call on the Lord, or cry to the Lord. You have ten days for God to give you a good decision. On the tenth day (The Day of Atonement – Yom Kippur) God seals the fate of every person. Once the Feast of Trumpets was concluded, then the High Priest would go into a chamber in the Temple for seven days. He was to prepare before entering the Holy of Holies. He was away from the people. He was hidden until the Day of Atonement when he would come out and perform the Yom Kippur ceremony determining whether Israel had been forgiven of sin or whether Israel would suffer judgment.

This priest going into a hidden chamber 7 days before the day of atonement signifies the rapture where the faithful servants are raptured to the “hidden chamber” during the last seven years, the great tribulation.

Another picture of the church’ who will be taken away or hidden from God’s wrath. The priest was hidden in a secret chamber in the Temple. The church will be hidden away in the Heavenly Temple. (https://forthosewhoareinterested.co...mpets-is-the-day-of-the-opening-of-the-gates/)

But we aren’t talking about that here. We are talking about the three years, the first three days of awe, when the Festival of Trumpets begins. From 2017 till today what has been going on? Jesus has come out of the house, out of the church, and is sitting beside the sea to teach. In the Bible the land signifies the Jews and the Sea signifies the nations.

2 And there were gathered unto him great multitudes, so that he entered into a boat, and sat; and all the multitude stood on the beach.

This is an interesting picture, Jesus is sitting on the water and the people are standing on the beach. We have done everything to stand and we are doing everything to hear His word.

3 And he spake to them many things in parables, saying, Behold, the sower went forth to sow; 4 and as he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the birds came and devoured them: 5 and others fell upon the rocky places, where they had not much earth: and straightway they sprang up, because they had no deepness of earth: 6 and when the sun was risen, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away. 7 And others fell upon the thorns; and the thorns grew up and choked them: 8 and others fell upon the good ground, and yielded fruit, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. 9 He that hath ears, let him hear.

This is the very first lesson we need to learn. Anyone who has preached the gospel knows this. I have seen the birds snatch the word, censor the word, do everything in their power to intimidate people in to not hearing the word. I have seen people who one day were so joyful and the next had withered and dried up. We have seen saints who grew up with us, fellowshipping with us, but eventually got choked with all their concerns about the world. That has been a wonderful preparation for today. We can now discern the evil birds that try to censor and steal the word, they do everything in their power to make sure that word does not sink into the heart and take root. We are not surprised to see those with a stony heart or those who are choked by thorns. We are used to being in the minority. A big mistake is to think that after the rapture it will be different, then people will repent. Those who have already received the word should repent, but for those who have rejected it preaching the gospel is not going to be easier. After all, if you know so much why weren’t you raptured?

10 And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables? 11 And he answered and said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. 12 For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that which he hath. 13 Therefore speak I to them in parables; because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand. 14 And unto them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall in no wise understand; And seeing ye shall see, and shall in no wise perceive: 15 For this people’s heart is waxed gross, And their ears are dull of hearing, And their eyes they have closed; Lest haply they should perceive with their eyes, And hear with their ears, And understand with their heart, And should turn again, And I should heal them.

It is a great honor to be healed by the Lord. It is a great mercy of God that you would turn and repent. It is a great gift of God that you would understand. The reality is that people don’t see because they have closed their eyes and they don’t hear because they just got tired of listening. As a result you see such fiascos as NBA players thinking that just anyone can take a stand for righteousness. To be a preacher of righteousness, to take a stand against the wiles of the evil one, this requires strict obedience to the Lord’s word and letting him train you. The idea that some NBA player can just decide one day they will do this as a side hustle is as laughable as me deciding I will play in the NBA as a side hustle.

16 But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, for they hear. 17 For verily I say unto you, that many prophets and righteous men desired to see the things which ye see, and saw them not; and to hear the things which ye hear, and heard them not. 18 Hear then ye the parable of the sower. 19 When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the evil one, and snatcheth away that which hath been sown in his heart. This is he that was sown by the way side. 20 And he that was sown upon the rocky places, this is he that heareth the word, and straightway with joy receiveth it; 21 yet hath he not root in himself, but endureth for a while; and when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, straightway he stumbleth. 22 And he that was sown among the thorns, this is he that heareth the word; and the care of the world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful. 23 And he that was sown upon the good ground, this is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; who verily beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.

Don’t think of this as four kinds of people (or even five if you want to include the birds). I know it has been taught this way, but I look at this like a white belt, yellow belt, orange, green, brown and black belt in karate. Every single one of us has had these four experiences. In my own experience I wanted to speak the word of God, I wanted the “sword of the Spirit”. But I had to first learn to understand the word, to make sure it can germinate in my heart. Then, I needed to learn how to endure tribulation and persecution. This is all about learning to stand and not being ignorant of your enemy. The Bible says the enemy is like a snake or a scorpion that will strike. I used to hike in areas with poisonous snakes and scorpions but was never worried because I had good boots. If you have boots that go up your shin and are too thick for a snake to bite through there is nothing to worry about. You need to shod your feet with the “gospel of peace”. All these protestors who are marching through the streets need to learn this, they aren’t shod with the “gospel of peace” as a result they are getting stung and snake bit at every turn. After that I took a tour through the deceitfulness of the world and all the ways they choke the word. You can see all these people in the world learning this right now about Youtube choking the word. They are using algorithms to basically choke these Youtube stations. Facebook and Twitter are like evil birds censoring the word, not even allowing it a chance. PBS is like the rocky soil, a little persecution and they buckle, they won’t even touch a controversial topic. But if you can get through all that then you start to bear fruit. Maybe the first year it is thirty but you can keep working at it and get that up to sixty and keep on pressing on till you get to a hundred.

Matthew 13:24-58 An enemy sowed tares among the wheat

24 Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man that sowed good seed in his field: 25 but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares also among the wheat, and went away. 26 But when the blade sprang up and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. 27 And the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field? whence then hath it tares? 28 And he said unto them, An enemy hath done this. And the servants say unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? 29 But he saith, Nay; lest haply while ye gather up the tares, ye root up the wheat with them. 30 Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather up first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them; but gather the wheat into my barn.

Once again, anyone who has truly given themselves to follow the lord has experienced false prophets. They look just like wheat but they are poison. The world uses these as evidence that all of Christians are false, but the truth is this is evidence that there is a spiritual warfare and that the Lord has an enemy. Think about these protests, do rioters and looters mean that all the protests are false? Once again they made a big mistake, they looked at the church and despised it. They were bigger, stronger, and didn’t need that. But now that they need to take a stand for righteousness they don’t know how, they stumble at every turn, they haven’t been trained.

31 Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like unto a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field: 32 which indeed is less than all seeds; but when it is grown, it is greater than the herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the heaven come and lodge in the branches thereof.

I like mustard, but it is a herb, not a meal. Mustard is not the main dish, it isn’t the “big guy”. It isn’t steak or potatoes. Abnormal growth is an indication of something cancerous, something corrupt. For example the first time I was visiting Mexico I was stunned by the poverty. We drove past houses that people were living in that were being built a few cinder blocks at a time. It was as though with each paycheck the family would add another ten cinder blocks to the house. But then we passed this huge mansion. It had a wall with barbed wire and guards. The person in the van with me told me that in that mansion they had an indoor tennis court and a swimming pool. I asked “who lives there”? He said “the police chief”.

33 Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till it was all leavened.

This is probably the most difficult parable to interpret. Everyone loves leavened bread, if you were not aware of that there are two possible reasons, either you don’t know bread or you buy horrible store bought bread. The best french restaurants have wonderful bread. I once had to live on thirty dollars for thirty days. I slept in the fields and I would buy one loaf of bread each day (this was in England where they had wonderful bread as well). We are talking about the best bread, not the worst. Second, I used to make bread. Making unleavened bread is simple, a ten year old could do it without any difficulty. But making leavened bread, that is where the art and skill and training comes in. So why is it that you or anyone else is afraid to share the word? How did people get intimidated to not speak? Hollywood and the media brings in the most skillful story tellers and by comparison we just can’t stand up to them. No one can, everyone has to start at the white belt stage and work there way up to black belt. The church is supposed to be a safe place where we can learn to speak the word of God. We all begin with unleavened bread. The world mocks us, but as a result we have millions that can share the word and speak their testimony.

34 All these things spake Jesus in parables unto the multitudes; and without a parable spake he nothing unto them: 35 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the foundation of the world. 36 Then he left the multitudes, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Explain unto us the parable of the tares of the field. 37 And he answered and said, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man; 38 and the field is the world; and the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom; and the tares are the sons of the evil one; 39 and the enemy that sowed them is the devil: and the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are angels. 40 As therefore the tares are gathered up and burned with fire; so shall it be in the end of the world. 41 The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that cause stumbling, and them that do iniquity, 42 and shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth. 43 Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He that hath ears, let him hear.

So there is not just the rapture of the saints to the hidden chamber, the harvest of the wheat, there is also the gathering of the tares to fires. What are we seeing right now? We are seeing a scandal that involves Hunter Biden and Joe Biden. But not only so, it involves Facebook and Twitter who actively censored the story, admitted they were wrong, but continue to censor it. But not only so, we have ABC, CBS, NBC, MSNBC, NY Times, Washington Post and PBS all refusing to carry the story. Why? It has been verified by the FBI, DOJ, and DNI. A little persecution and they have completely withered (if you are not aware the internet has completely destroyed these news agencies and they survive by the good grace of Facebook). Then there are other news sources, the conservative right, that are on Youtube but are being actively choked by Youtube. But Jesus is Lord, and in His sovereignty the tares will be exposed, gathered and cast into the furnace. It now appears that the story goes beyond Joe Biden and includes John Kerry and Hillary Clinton. In addition to these three there are other very prominent government officials mentioned as contacts as well. We need to pray and ask the Lord “Jesus, you have come out of the House, this is the Day of the Lord, not the day of the Tares, we expect you to honor your word and God’s word. We expect you to send for the angels to gather your faithful ones to the hidden chamber and we also expect you to send forth your angels to gather the tares to the furnace of fire.”

44 The kingdom of heaven is like unto a treasure hidden in the field; which a man found, and hid; and in his joy he goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field. 45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is a merchant seeking goodly pearls: 46 and having found one pearl of great price, he went and sold all that he had, and bought it.

Jesus sold all that He had to buy the church. Therefore, it isn’t asking too much that He expects the same of us. The New Testament is a contract in which we inherit Jesus Christ as our good land, in exchange we need to sell all that we have. A pearl indicates the transformation that takes place when we have grace in our tribulation. A grain of sand gets into an oyster which then coats the grain which is persecuting the oyster with nacre (the pearl substance). If you want to be transformed so that you have the “sword of the Spirit” to buy that sword you need to sell all that you have.

47 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind: 48 which, when it was filled, they drew up on the beach; and they sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but the bad they cast away. 49 So shall it be in the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the righteous, 50 and shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.

How horrible is that? These ones were so close, even in the same net as those who are raptured to the heavens and then the Lord picks them out and says, “oops, not you”.

51 Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea. 52 And he said unto them, Therefore every scribe who hath been made a disciple to the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is a householder, who bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.

Thank you Lord for saving the Apostle Paul who has helped your church so much.

53 And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence. 54 And coming into his own country he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works? 55 Is not this the carpenter’s son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joseph, and Simon, and Judas? 56 And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this man all these things? 57 And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honor, save in his own country, and in his own house. 58 And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.

Ezekiel 7 The End Has Come -- An Unheard of disaster


1 The word of the Lord came to me: 2 “Son of man, this is what the Sovereign Lord says to the land of Israel:

“‘The end! The end has come upon the four corners of the land!

3 The end is now upon you,

and I will unleash my anger against you.

I will judge you according to your conduct

and repay you for all your detestable practices.


Seven times the Lord says the end has come and it is the end to different things. This is referring to detestable practices and to the four corners of the land. First, the Ever Green Ship grounded in the Suez Canal and is now being held by the Egyptians. Their is word that this ship was involved in trafficking of human beings and perhaps children. Seizing that ship is a sign to the world that the end has come for those involved in this detestable practice. Second, the Catholic church recently held a big conference including the Pope with prominent pro abortionists and pagans. The apostasy is out in the open, in your face, for all to see. Third, Maricopa county is doing a full forensic audit of 2.1 million ballots. The Democrats have fought tooth and nail to prevent this audit so it is a good bet they have something to hide. If this audit reverses the outcome for Arizona it will trigger audits in Wisconsin, Georgia, Michigan and Pennsylvania.


4 I will not look on you with pity;

I will not spare you.

I will surely repay you for your conduct

and for the detestable practices among you.

“‘Then you will know that I am the Lord.’


This is the second time He has promised to repay them for their detestable practices. This word is sure. The only salvation is in the Lord’s blood. Repent for your fornication, your fraud and your apostasy.


5 “This is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“‘Disaster! Unheard-of disaster!

See, it comes!

6 The end has come!

The end has come!


For many years people thought the story of Noah’s flood was exaggeration. No one had ever heard of a worldwide event where it would rain for 40 days and 40 nights. No one had ever heard of a flood that could go over the tops of the highest mountains. But then we discovered the town at the bottom of the Black Sea that was destroyed at the end of the last ice age. People realized that could have been where Noah was from. Later we discovered evidence of huge floods that came out of the tallest mountains in India and the US at the end of the last ice age. No one could explain it, they theorized great ice dams had collapsed, but once again there was evidence of this Biblical flood at the time of Noah. Then they discovered a huge thousand foot high chevrons in Madagascar caused by a giant tsunami also at the end of the last ice age and we discovered craters on the bottom of the Indian ocean from an asteroid. We then realized a giant asteroid hit the ocean at the end of the last ice age vaporizing a huge amount of water which went into stratosphere, circled the globe and then returned to earth as very hot rain. This could have been the cause of the forty days and forty nights of rain. So we realized we were not so smart, we thought this was impossible but there it was in the rock record, undeniable. However, an asteroid hitting the earth does not rise to “unheard of disaster”. No what really stood out was the extinction of hundreds of species on all six continents, animals that might have been domesticated, big herd animals that could plow the land and provide transportation and be useful in war. The exception was 13 large domesticated animals from Mesopotamia, apart from them the only other survivor of this flood was the Llama. It was as though someone had a barn full of these 13 animals (cows, pigs, sheep, goats and horses) and saved them all. Now that is something that no one has ever heard of and yet there are 200 independent flood myths of this event with uncanny similarities including references to a man with a boat who saved the animals. The oldest chinese character for boat is composed of the words 8 and souls. Why would 8 souls be your word for boat unless you are referring to Noah, his three sons and their wives? Now that is truly an unheard of disaster that even if it were told you you would not believe. Still it would be hard to shock us today, we are familiar with plagues and asteroids, apocalyptic fires, tsunamis, nuclear disasters, etc. In fact the only thing that is truly unheard of today would be the rapture. Just as Israel leaving Egypt was a disaster to the Egyptians, the rapture at the end of the age will be a disaster to the world, an unheard of disaster. Don’t you love the way the Lord has these double entendres? No one can talk about the rapture without being ridiculed, as a result very few people do talk about it and therefore it is “unheard of” disaster.

Ezekiel 7:7-11 "Doom has burst forth, the rod has budded, arrogance has blossomed".

7 Doom has come upon you,

upon you who dwell in the land.

The time has come! The day is near!

There is panic, not joy, on the mountains.

The mountains refer to the elites. There is panic right now for the elites. When you have a complete collapse in the economy and world order it is always the elites whose heads get put on a spike. Why are they so desperate to start a race war between whites and everyone else? Whites make up 50% of the US, if 49% of the US is fighting with the other 49% then the 2% might be able to escape notice. But now we can see it, this is so obvious even Charles Barkley pointed it out. They are so desperate they want to convince you that a cop who saved a girl from being stabbed to death only days after another girl was stabbed to death was somehow wrong for shooting the girl with the knife. What is wokeism, it demonstrates the panic among the mountains, among the multinational corporations, among MLB, among athletes, among pundits, they are all being cancelled.

8 I am about to pour out my wrath on you

and spend my anger against you.

I will judge you according to your conduct

and repay you for all your detestable practices.

Wokeism is a detestable practice. They pontificate about how you have to listen to and believe every woman, ignoring the Bible’s requirement of having at least two witnesses before bringing a charge against an elder. With Kavanaugh one woman from twenty years previously without any specifics or details that can be verified, but with Cuomo or Biden they have 3, 7, even 10 witnesses and they ignore it. It is virtue signalling and it is hypocrisy.

9 I will not look on you with pity;

I will not spare you.

I will repay you for your conduct

and for the detestable practices among you.

“‘Then you will know that it is I the Lord who strikes you.

What is the point of having these public confessions of being guilty because you are white? You want people to take pity on you? It is pathetic, like Megan Markle giving us a sob story even though she lives in a mansion, is a royal, and had the most magnificent wedding anyone could ever imagine. Still she is “oppressed”. Do you honestly think the Lord or anyone else is going to look on her with pity?

10 “‘See, the day!

See, it comes!

Doom has burst forth,

the rod has budded,

arrogance has blossomed!

Wow, one wonderful expression after another! It is like a combination thrown by a prizefighter. “Doom has burst forth!” It sounds like a dam has burst. I can see that the audit in Maricopa county could be such an event, it could expose corruption that cannot be ignored and will cause all the other states to do an audit as well. I can see that the Ever Green ship could be such an event, perhaps from testimony given by Ghislain Maxwell. I have heard that her testimony is thousands and thousands of pages at this point. I could see that the new variants in Covid from India, South Africa, and Brazil could be such an event. As a virus spreads it mutates, if you are practicing social distancing and using thermometers the least virulent strains will be the most successful, in this way it will become similar to the common cold. However, the most terrifying places are India, South Africa and Brazil because they have the worst slums in the world. In a slum the most virulent strain will be the most successful. As the strains mutate the vaccines we have will become less and less effective. I could also see forcing Americans to pay for abortions around the world could be the issue that we have a civil war over. All of these events could be the “doom has burst forth” but what really comes to mind is the 3 Gorges dam. If that dam bursts then it will truly be doom to the world. The Yangtze river basin represents the biggest manufacturing economy in the world. It would be wiped out. The electricity from the Dam generates the digital currency the world is trying to switch to, that also would be destroyed. Such an event would be so devastating to China it is hard to predict how they would react. But “doom has burst forth” is probably the best way to describe what will happen. Then “the rod has budded”! Wow! This is a reference to Aaron’s budding rod, it shows which of the 12 tribes God chose, it was a type of the outstanding resurrection. The first rapture will be such a resurrection, it will be “the rod has budded”. “Arrogance has blossomed”. Isn’t that true, can’t you see that? If you can’t see that arrogance has blossomed among Biden’s administration, among the mainstream media and among the tech giants then your eyes are closed. We have news anchors saying it is no longer necessary to be fair and balanced in their assessment of the news. Tech giants are censoring people at their whim, even the President of the United States. Biden is ruling by fiat, signing executive orders without any regard to the law, to the will of the people, or to the constitution. Arrogance has blossomed.

11 Violence has arisen,

a rod to punish the wicked.

None of the people will be left,

none of that crowd—

none of their wealth,

nothing of value.

Very true. Black Lives Matter has had close to 600 violent riots in the last twelve months. They justify looting, rioting, and even when they get what they want as they did with Chauvin trial they are still calling to “burn it all down”.

Ezekiel 7:12-27 The time has come! The Day has arrived!

12 The time has come!

The day has arrived!

Let not the buyer rejoice

nor the seller grieve,

for my wrath is on the whole crowd.



If I buy a house or a car I am going to “rejoice”, it is new, it is exciting, I want to enjoy it. However, if I am taken captive then I cannot rejoice, cannot enjoy it, because I am being taken as a slave. On the other hand if I have to sell my car or my house to pay off my debts I could feel sad about losing it, but no need, since you are being taken as a slave you would have lost it anyway.



13 The seller will not recover

the property that was sold—

as long as both buyer and seller live.

For the vision concerning the whole crowd

will not be reversed.

Because of their sins, not one of them

will preserve their life.



There is no jubilee year for them to hope in. The Lord’s second coming is a jubilee, it is when our inheritance is restored to us. But that is for those who trusted in the Lord. Noah’s flood was a jubilee year for Noah, after the flood he basically could inherit the whole earth. But that is only true if you are in the ark, the Lord is talking to those who are not in the ark. They did not accept the gospel of salvation when it was preached to them.



14 “‘They have blown the trumpet,

they have made all things ready,

but no one will go into battle,

for my wrath is on the whole crowd.



The believers are blowing the trumpet, telling people to wake up! The Lord has made all things ready, but none of those who remain after the rapture would respond. Courage is an expression of faith, hope and love. If you have no faith, hope or love then you will be a coward and afraid to go into battle. You trust that as long as you are with the majority, with the crowd, then you will be ok. You are not walking by faith, you are walking by sight.



15 Outside is the sword;

inside are plague and famine.

Those in the country

will die by the sword;

those in the city

will be devoured by famine and plague.



It used to be we would see what was going on in some other part of the world and think how terrible it was. Now we see it happening in our country. Our border is thrown open and people are pouring in. Whether they are with the cartel or are just desperate for a better life the reality is to get here they had to survive the sword and no doubt they will use the sword to continue to survive. As for the plague we like to think that after a year it is fading. I don’t think so, I think we have three new deadly strains, worse than the first strain. There will be no way to contain it in the cities. So stay in the city and the plague and famine get you, go to the country and marauding gangs with guns and machetes get you.



16 The fugitives who escape

will flee to the mountains.

Like doves of the valleys,

they will all moan,

each for their own sins.



This reminds me of Lot escaping Sodom for the mountains. The US is clearly and unequivocally becoming Sodom and Gomorrah. By executive order everyone must submit to the laws of Sodom and Gomorrah.



17 Every hand will go limp;

every leg will be wet with urine.

18 They will put on sackcloth

and be clothed with terror.

Every face will be covered with shame,

and every head will be shaved.



Can you imagine the shame if you were a Christian and you had gotten involved with the apostasy, mocked and ridiculed Christians who were warning about the Lord’s coming and it was time to wake up, and you are left behind? What if you were a bishop or cardinal, or some other self important religious person? Your face will be covered with shame.



19 “‘They will throw their silver into the streets,

and their gold will be treated as a thing unclean.

Their silver and gold

will not be able to deliver them

in the day of the Lord’s wrath.

It will not satisfy their hunger

or fill their stomachs,

for it has caused them to stumble into sin.



Say goodbye to the US dollar. Surely you can see that. I read that the debt per taxpayer is now $800,000. I know that 80% of Americans would have no hope in paying that off, which means the US is bankrupt. We have financial obligations that we will not be able to pay. All those countries lending us money (buying our bonds) know this. All they have to do is dump them on the market resulting in interest rates to spike to push us over the edge.



20 They took pride in their beautiful jewelry

and used it to make their detestable idols.

They made it into vile images;

therefore I will make it a thing unclean for them.

21 I will give their wealth as plunder to foreigners

and as loot to the wicked of the earth,

who will defile it.

22 I will turn my face away from the people,

and robbers will desecrate the place I treasure.

They will enter it

and will defile it.



People are so foolish. If you do not fear the Lord you are a fool. Disrespect Him and He will totally and completely destroy you in every way imaginable. Disrespect His people, His bride, and be prepared for the fire of hell.



23 “‘Prepare chains!

For the land is full of bloodshed,

and the city is full of violence.

24 I will bring the most wicked of nations

to take possession of their houses.



Today the most wicked of nations is China.



I will put an end to the pride of the mighty,

and their sanctuaries will be desecrated.



Say goodbye to these Denominational churches where the elites go.



25 When terror comes,

they will seek peace in vain.

26 Calamity upon calamity will come,

and rumor upon rumor.



This is what wokeism is all about, rumor upon rumor. Find something that someone said ten years ago and bring terror on them for it. Social media is a platform for spreading rumor upon rumor. The two impeachments, the Steel dossier, these were all based on rumors that were false. So, as you have done it will be done to you. With what judgement you judge you shall be judged.



They will go searching for a vision from the prophet,

priestly instruction in the law will cease,

the counsel of the elders will come to an end.



Now that is funny. The people with a vision and with priestly instruction and with counsel from our elders, these are the ones who are being held in derision. Once they are taken away then people will seek for them but will not find. They didn’t appreciate what they had until it was gone.



27 The king will mourn,

the prince will be clothed with despair,

and the hands of the people of the land will tremble.

I will deal with them according to their conduct,

and by their own standards I will judge them.

“‘Then they will know that I am the Lord.’”


By their own standard! What standard is that? You only need one woman to accuse Kavanaugh or ten women are not enough to accuse Cuomo? Trump is guilty of nepotism even though his kids are not profiting while he is president yet Biden’s kid is getting tens of millions of dollars because Biden is vice president and now president. Biden passes stringent laws concerning guns that apply to everyone but his son. Chauvin is “guilty, guilty, guilty” on three counts that everyone thought were mutually exclusive while OJ is innocent? What kind of sliding, slippery standard is this?

Matthew 14:1-13 -- The Birthday party from Hell.

1 At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the reports about Jesus, 2 and he said to his attendants, “This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”

For the believers the Lord’s ministry began with John baptizing Him into the death waters and raising Him up in a type. But for those who are reserved for the fiery judgement of Hell the Lord’s ministry began with them murdering John and seeing the Lord raise him from the dead. The Old Testament prophesied that before the Lord came Elijah would come to prepare the way (Malachi 4:5). Jesus told us that John the Baptist was Elijah for those who could receive it (Matt 11:14). Then at the end of this age we are told there will be two witnesses and they will also be killed and when the Lord raises them from the dead it will signify the beginning of their judgement. Many think that that the two witnesses will be Moses and Elijah.

3 Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, 4 for John had been saying to him: “It is not lawful for you to have her.” 5 Herod wanted to kill John, but he was afraid of the people, because they considered John a prophet. 6 On Herod’s birthday the daughter of Herodias danced for the guests and pleased Herod so much 7 that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked.8 Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.” 9 The king was distressed, but because of his oaths and his dinner guests, he ordered that her request be granted 10 and had John beheaded in the prison. 11 His head was brought in on a platter and given to the girl, who carried it to her mother.12 John’s disciples came and took his body and buried it. Then they went and told Jesus.

The birthday party from hell. Again, there is a very interesting correlation with the end of the age. When the two witnesses are killed it says that the people on Earth give gifts to one another because these two witnesses troubled them by telling them to repent of their sins.

13 When Jesus heard what had happened, he withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place. Hearing of this, the crowds followed him on foot from the towns. 14 When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them and healed their sick. 15 As evening approached, the disciples came to him and said, “This is a remote place, and it’s already getting late. Send the crowds away, so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food.” 16 Jesus replied, “They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat.” 17 “We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered. 18 “Bring them here to me,” he said. 19 And he directed the people to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then he gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people. 20 They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over. 21 The number of those who ate was about five thousand men, besides women and children.

So the timeline on this chapter is very strange. The chapter tells us the end at the beginning. The timeline goes from verse 3 straight to 21 and then verse 1 and 2 is Herod’s response. When you are contemplating the path of sin you should be aware of the end of that choice at the very beginning. Also, the Lord’s ministry was to His believers, but it was also a declaration of the coming judgement to those who belong to Satan. What is the 5th seal? We see under the altar the blood of those who have been martyred and they are crying out “how long O Lord will you not judge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?” This all began with this beheading of John. This is why I tell the BLM movement, you should allow the Lord to train you, otherwise you will stumble and fall.

22 Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd. 23 After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray. Later that night, he was there alone, 24 and the boat was already a considerable distance from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it.

The war has started. In chapter 13 the Lord talked about being trained to stand against the enemy. In this chapter the war is on. I have heard some say that Elijah was wrong in talking about Herod’s sins. I can’t find that anywhere in the Bible. The main old testament action of Elijah was to stand against Jezebel. Then the main action John the Baptist took was to stand against Herod. Finally, at the end of the age the account of the two witnesses is this:

Revelation 11 And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and one said, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. 2 And the court which is without the temple leave without, and measure it not; for it hath been given unto the nations: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months. 3 And I will give unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth. 4 These are the two olive trees and the two candlesticks, standing before the Lord of the earth. 5 And if any man desireth to hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth and devoureth their enemies; and if any man shall desire to hurt them, in this manner must he be killed. 6 These have the power to shut the heaven, that it rain not during the days of their prophecy: and they have power over the waters to turn them into blood, and to smite the earth with every plague, as often as they shall desire.

This is why we think it is Moses and Elijah because this is what these two did.

7 And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that cometh up out of the abyss shall make war with them, and overcome them, and kill them. 8 And their dead bodies lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also their Lord was crucified. 9 And from among the peoples and tribes and tongues and nations do men look upon their dead bodies three days and a half, and suffer not their dead bodies to be laid in a tomb. 10 And they that dwell on the earth rejoice over them, and make merry; and they shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwell on the earth.

So this is what they do, they measure the temple, act as a light in the darkness, and war with the Beast.

11 And after the three days and a half the breath of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them that beheld them. 12 And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they went up into heaven in the cloud; and their enemies beheld them. 13 And in that hour there was a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell; and there were killed in the earthquake seven thousand persons: and the rest were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven.

When the world sees them rise they know their judgement has come. This is what Herod said of the Lord’s ministry. The demons know who He is and they know that His coming means they will be judged.

Matthew 14:14-36 Walking by faith

25 Shortly before dawn Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake. 26 When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost,” they said, and cried out in fear. 27 But Jesus immediately said to them: “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.” 28 “Lord, if it’s you,” Peter replied, “tell me to come to you on the water.” 29 “Come,” he said. Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus.30 But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!” 31 Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. “You of little faith,” he said, “why did you doubt?”

One of the main things the enemy will do when you enter into a real stand for righteousness is to take away your job and put you into financial trouble. Think about Moses in Egypt, it was the first response of Pharaoh to claim they were lazy and make them go get their own straw for the bricks. Think about Elijah, he had to survive camping out in the woods being fed by ravens. Think about Kaepernick, I had no issue with him making a stand for righteousness, but thinking that it wouldn’t affect his contract, that indicated he was still an orange belt. Think about the NBA being surprised that ratings were down 70%. Every step with the Lord takes you higher, you will need to trust in the Lord now for every step you take.

32 And when they climbed into the boat, the wind died down. 33 Then those who were in the boat worshiped him, saying, “Truly you are the Son of God.”

These experiences strengthen our faith. What is it that Elijah needed to see, he wasn’t alone, there were thousands who had not bowed the knee to Baal. They knew he was being attacked by Jezebel. The Lord can move through any of them to help supply Elijah with what he needed. So not only do we get our faith in the Lord strengthened but we also get a new appreciation for the people of the Lord.

34 When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret. 35 And when the men of that place recognized Jesus, they sent word to all the surrounding country. People brought all their sick to him 36 and begged him to let the sick just touch the edge of his cloak, and all who touched it were healed.

Ezekiel 21:1-15 -- Overturn, Overturn, Overturn it

1 And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, set thy face toward Jerusalem, and drop thy word toward the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Israel, 3 And say to the land of Israel, Thus saith the Lord; Behold, I am against thee, and will draw forth my sword out of his sheath, and will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked.

This word of judgement is towards the holy places and towards Israel and Jerusalem. I understand Jerusalem as referring to the US because for the last 400 years, ever since the Mayflower compact, the people of this country have a covenant with God to make the US the new Jerusalem. Now the judgement is that the righteous and the wicked will be cut off. That is weird. The judgement is not towards the wicked or the righteous but towards the holy places in both the US and Israel. Yet their judgement is that the Lord will draw forth His sword from the sheath and cut off the wicked and the righteous from Israel and the US. This sounds like the Lord’s story about sending forth angels to harvest the wheat and the tares. They are cut off and the wheat is taken to the barn, the tares are tossed in the fire. Yet when that takes place it will be a judgement on those who are behind. Suppose you were ridiculing those who were warning of the Lord’s imminent return? Suppose you were working with or supporting those who were exposed to be the wicked?

4 Seeing then that I will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked, therefore shall my sword go forth out of his sheath against all flesh from the south to the north: 5 That all flesh may know that I the Lord have drawn forth my sword out of his sheath: it shall not return any more.

He doesn’t say that every person will be cut off but rather that He will cut every person off. However, this event will let every person on earth know that this is His intention and also that His sword will not return to its sheath anymore, in other words it is the day of the Lord, the beginning of the tribulation. Again, this sounds a lot like the rapture at the beginning of the tribulation.

6 Sigh therefore, thou son of man, with the breaking of thy loins; and with bitterness sigh before their eyes. 7 And it shall be, when they say unto thee, Wherefore sighest thou? that thou shalt answer, For the tidings; because it cometh: and every heart shall melt, and all hands shall be feeble, and every spirit shall faint, and all knees shall be weak as water: behold, it cometh, and shall be brought to pass, saith the Lord God.

Sigh, yes, this definitely sounds like He is talking about the great tribulation at the end of the age.

8 Again the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 9 Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the Lord; Say, A sword, a sword is sharpened, and also furbished: 10 It is sharpened to make a sore slaughter; it is furbished that it may glitter: should we then make mirth? it contemneth the rod of my son, as every tree.

OK, so He really wants us to take a look at this sword. First, not only is it sharpened, it is also furbished meaning it sparkles in the sun to terrorize those that will be judged. Second, it makes no distinction between common thieves and those holding the sceptre. When Sydney Powell says that her lawsuits will be “Biblical” this is what “Biblical” refers to. Those people who have been caught are terrified and here is how we know. Georgia was trying to erase the software on the Dominion machines, a clear move of desperation. Often the cover up of a crime is every bit as serious as the crime itself. Destroying evidence is a crime. This is a move of desperation. Second, a week ago Giuliani said he had 234 affidavits, a week later he said he had over 1,000. People are rushing to cut deals. Third, even the mainstream press which has tried to ignore and censor this story for the last few weeks is now admitting there is evidence of election fraud. Now Maricopa is doing a full audit and they are terrified, fighting tooth and nail to prevent this.

11 And he hath given it to be furbished, that it may be handled: this sword is sharpened, and it is furbished, to give it into the hand of the slayer.

Look at these lawyers: Rudolph Giuliani, Sydney Powell and Lin Wood. They are slayers. In 2018 the law was sharpened, if you can prove foreign countries were involved then you can freeze the assets of all involved. Dominion, Google, Facebook, Twitter, the Mainstream media, and a whole lot of people could have their assets frozen. Second, it is viewed as treason, that is even more serious than a felony and could be tried in a military tribunal. The US military seized the servers in Germany. If you wipe computers in the US but they communicated with the seized servers the evidence will be there, not only of the first crime but also of the second.

12 Cry and howl, son of man: for it shall be upon my people, it shall be upon all the princes of Israel: terrors by reason of the sword shall be upon my people: smite therefore upon thy thigh.

Why is it that they are doing this? The corruption is not just about the Presidential election, this has been going on for years and a whole host of people will be brought down because of it. So think about that, how many elections will be overturned? How many corrupt individuals will be exposed?

13 Because it is a trial, and what if the sword contemn even the rod? it shall be no more, saith the Lord God.

The power of these government officials is likened to a rod, a piece of wood, whereas the law is likened to a sharpened, glittering sword. They can talk a good game, but if this is me I put my money on the slayer with the sword in his hand rather than the braggart with a wooden stick. This audit has the power to condemn the rod, condemn those in authority.

14 Thou therefore, son of man, prophesy, and smite thine hands together. and let the sword be doubled the third time, the sword of the slain: it is the sword of the great men that are slain, which entereth into their privy chambers. Yes, this sword has been doubled a third time! You have

Giuliani’s team, Lin Wood’s lawsuit, and Sydney Powell’s lawsuits. These are three different and independent teams and their attack is often doubled in more than one state. Great men will be slain! Right now Biden, Harris, Clinton, Pelosi, Feinstein, Schumer, Cuomo, Kemp, Kerry and others have been either named or insinuated. This sword will enter into the most secret rooms, the very hidden places where we will find the evidence of this crime. Mike Lindell has revealed that the NSA has tracked all the election fraud that took place through the internet. The NSA can track phone calls, emails, any electronic communication.

15 I have set the point of the sword against all their gates, that their heart may faint, and their ruins be multiplied: ah! it is made bright, it is wrapped up for the slaughter.

They have obviously fainted. If you were innocent you would be front and center of the camera claiming your innocence and fighting the slander. Instead they are completely silent while they are desperately trying to wash the blood off their hands like Macbeth’s wife. We are all so eager to see this resolved but the Lord enjoys these long, slow judgements as those who are guilty are terrified. For example, treason is certainly something that would allow a judge to give FISA warrants to access the NSA records of all phone calls and emails of these people. Even their most secret conversations. Also, if Biden were to become president some people might be willing to be prosecuted with the hope that he would pardon them. But as this falls apart no one will be willing to be convicted of treason if they can cut a deal instead.

Ezekiel 21:16-24 US democracy is the antithesis of the rule by the Antichrist

16 Go thee one way or other, either on the right hand, or on the left, whithersoever thy face is set.

There are a number of ways this can be resolved. I think they erroneously thought that if they could just get to December 14th they could win. The state legislatures can decide to not certify the votes and appoint different electors and even then the Congress can also bypass the election and vote by state. But what we have seen is a slow motion move towards full discovery, and as we move in this direction the lies and sins of the corrupt government and oligarchs are being exposed. CNN’s ratings are down 40%, only 35% of Americans feel they can trust CNN. This is huge, you can’t expose this sin if no one believes it, you have to wake people up first.

17 I will also smite mine hands together, and I will cause my fury to rest: I the Lord have said it.

The Lord’s fury will strike like a fist and the enemy will be knocked out cold.

18 The word of the Lord came unto me again, saying, 19 Also, thou son of man, appoint thee two ways, that the sword of the king of Babylon may come: both twain shall come forth out of one land: and choose thou a place, choose it at the head of the way to the city. 20 Appoint a way, that the sword may come to Rabbath of the Ammonites, and to Judah in Jerusalem the defenced.

There are two main lines in these legal proceedings. Giuliani is very specific with the Presidential election in the US and having that outcome reversed. That is the path to Judah in Jerusalem the defenced. Sydney Powell is focused on a much bigger corruption of China and Venezuela being involved in robbing elections worldwide. The outcome of her case will have widespread implications and effects on many elected officials. Everyone understands that Giuliani’s approach must be first and foremost because the clock is running on that one. We are seeing this in Arizona and Georgia will follow after that.

21 For the king of Babylon stood at the parting of the way, at the head of the two ways, to use divination: he made his arrows bright, he consulted with images, he looked in the liver. 22 At his right hand was the divination for Jerusalem, to appoint captains, to open the mouth in the slaughter, to lift up the voice with shouting, to appoint battering rams against the gates, to cast a mount, and to build a fort. 23 And it shall be unto them as a false divination in their sight, to them that have sworn oaths: but he will call to remembrance the iniquity, that they may be taken.

OK, great picture, probably impossible to understand were it not being played out in front of our eyes. The mainstream media is claiming that all allegations of election fraud are false and misleading. Every single post that you see on Youtube includes a little message from Youtube that Reuters has already called the election for Biden. For the mainstream media this is a “false divination”. I was at the rally in Harrisburg on Saturday and a few people came by to yell that the election was over. They have “sworn oaths”. It is very funny, they think that since CNN and Reuters have called it that that is it. However, if they are wrong and we just ignore them then CNN and Reuters have destroyed their credibility. These legal cases are like battering rams. The day before thanksgiving there was a hearing in Gettysburg that smashed down the door and convinced many that there is evidence of voter fraud. Sydney Powell and Lin Wood have cast a mound and built a fort in Georgia. About 150 million people have watched Mike Lindell’s movie “Absolute Proof” from start to finish. This is not over.

24 Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Because ye have made your iniquity to be remembered, in that your transgressions are discovered, so that in all your doings your sins do appear; because, I say, that ye are come to remembrance, ye shall be taken with the hand.

Every contact leaves a trace. When you steal an election there are a lot of people involved, a lot of witnesses. Ballots are evidence. Phony and illegal laws are evidence. Computers and servers are evidence. Statistical anomalies are evidence. They have made their iniquity to be remembered, we have discovered their transgressions. We have discovered dead people voting and people using PO boxes as home addresses. We have discovered ballot harvesting, people fixing ballots and people running through ballots multiple times. We have discovered missing USB drives and votes for Trump that were never counted.

People ask why is the US election so important? This is democracy versus tyranny, it is rule by men's conscience or by a tyrant, that is what this is all about. If the US falls, Taiwan falls and so does democracy in Asia. Israel will also fall and with it democracy in the Middle East. Canada already appears to have fallen. Perhaps Australia and New Zealand can continue in some kind of irrelevant way. We know that the end of the Age sees a worldwide tryannical leader called "the AntiChrist" that name indicates the photographic negative of the Lord. The US constitution and democracy is the antithesis of the rule by the Antichrist. We saw this battle played out earlier in history and is commemorated with the festival of Hannukah, the feast of rededication. The New Testament ministry is likened to this same battle and this feast which is "8 days of light".

Ezekiel 21:25-31 Overturn, overturn, overturn it

25 And thou, profane wicked prince of Israel, whose day is come, when iniquity shall have an end, 26 Thus saith the Lord God; Remove the diadem, and take off the crown: this shall not be the same: exalt him that is low, and abase him that is high.

Who is this wicked prince of Israel whose day has come when iniquity shall have an end? It seems it is the Biden crime family that has been involved in selling out this country for 47 years. The Biden family is clearly profane. It appears that they worked with Clinton, Kerry and Obama as well. The elites, representing the richest 1% appear to be working on a plan to have one world government, something they refer to as "the great reset". The only real hinderance to this plan is the US, if they can bankrupt the US there would be nothing to stand in the way. What really gives them power is "one world currency". If you control the currency you can tax the world by simply printing more money. However, you have to exercise great control to make sure they don't barter or use their own currency. Multinational corporations like this because wages are low and the market is big, 8 billion people in the world compared to 350 million in the US.

27 I will overturn, overturn, overturn, it: and it shall be no more, until he come whose right it is; and I will give it him.

Three times He will overturn it. Overturn the Presidential election, overturn election of many legislators, and overturn the attempt by the Democrats to pack the Supreme court. This will be the outcome of Giuliani’s and Lin Wood’s legal cases. We can see all that Biden has tried to ram through. If we can stop this then it will be a great hinderance to this one world government run by the Antichrist.

28 And thou, son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord God concerning the Ammonites, and concerning their reproach; even say thou, The sword, the sword is drawn: for the slaughter it is furbished, to consume because of the glittering: 29 Whiles they see vanity unto thee, whiles they divine a lie unto thee, to bring thee upon the necks of them that are slain, of the wicked, whose day is come, when their iniquity shall have an end.

This will be the outcome of the investigation into election fraud. They will be slain and their iniquity will come to an end. What is happening in Maricopa county is very exciting, if they uncover significant fraud it will open the way for Georgia, Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania to also do audits. Who knows, every state might want to do a thorough investigation.

30 Shall I cause it to return into his sheath? I will judge thee in the place where thou wast created, in the land of thy nativity. 31 And I will pour out mine indignation upon thee, I will blow against thee in the fire of my wrath, and deliver thee into the hand of brutish men, and skilful to destroy.

So this is still not the end. These BLM protests were the result of people being manipulated by those who wanted to bring in a socialist regime with George Soros being the chief architect of this. The idea is to undermine the social order and the middle class so that a tyrannical government could take power. When these “brutish” people realize they have been “played” they will turn on them. It will be like the hyena’s turning on Scar in the Lion king.

32 Thou shalt be for fuel to the fire; thy blood shall be in the midst of the land; thou shalt be no more remembered: for I the Lord have spoken it.

So these ones who have been pulling down statues will make sure to wipe out any remembrance of those involved in this fraud. But this still leaves us with a big, huge question! He said that His sword would cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked. It sounded like He was talking about the rapture and the beginning of the tribulation. He then talks about this election fraud and the various lawsuits as a sharp and glittering sword against the wicked. But what about the “cutting off of the righteous”. Where does He talk about that? It isn’t in chapter 22 because that moves on to another topic saying “moreover…” Unless verse 31 is a reference to that.

31 And I will pour out mine indignation upon thee, I will blow against thee in the fire of my wrath, and deliver thee into the hand of brutish men, and skillful to destroy.

Once the righteous are taken in the rapture all those left on earth will be delivered into the hands of brutish men, and skillful to destroy. Already we are seeing this mark of the beast as a chip that is injected into you with the vaccine. It is “skillful” and it will give brutish men the power to destroy. So this chapter presents three groups of people to us. The righteous who are taken in the rapture. The wicked who will be slain with this sword of the law. Then there is the third group, they were not involved with the wickedness nor did they stand with the righteous. They will be left behind when the “Hyenas” are able to take power and destroy everything.

More references concerning the 2nd Passover

(The second Passover begins tomorrow evening at twilight, also referred to as "the twinkling of the eye")

1Corinthians 10:13 but will with the temptation make also the way of escape, that ye may be able to endure it.


The Red Sea was a way of escape. Noah’s ark was a way of escape from the flood. The rapture is a way of escape from the trial that is about to come on the whole earth.


1Corinthians 11:26 For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.


Until He comes refers to the Lord’s second coming. We proclaim His death refers to the preaching of righteousness, like Noah. Until He comes also refers to the Lord who has gone on a long journey. Also, eating the bread and drinking the wine proclaims His death is similar to the passover feast where they ate the Passover while the blood on the door proclaimed His death. One thing has really struck me is that God is meticulous when it comes to time, and to the calendar and to the feast days. Paul told us those feast days were a shadow of things to come, so they are prophetic. Yet how come the God who is the same today and yesterday isn’t like that in the New Testament? The only feast we are given to keep is the Lord’s table which is the New Covenant version of the Passover, the only difference is we do this “until He comes” back from a long journey! That refers to the second Passover which is to be kept by those who were unclean due to a dead body or who were on a long journey during the first passover. We were dead in our offences and sins, so that refers to everyone in the New Testament, meanwhile Jesus was on a long journey.


1Corinthians 15: 12 But if it is preached that Christ has been raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?


The rapture is equivalent to the resurrection of the dead. Once again, this points to the feast of Passover, or better yet the 2nd Passover and the festival of firstfruits. If the Lord’s return at the end of the age is the harvest then shouldn’t it begin with the first fruits?


1Corinthians 15: 23 But each in turn: Christ, the firstfruits; then, when he comes, those who belong to him.


Luke 12:36 But of that day and hour knoweth no one, not even the angels of heaven, neither the Son, but the Father only. 37 And as were the days of Noah, so shall be the coming of the Son of man. 38 For as in those days which were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, 39 and they knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall be the coming of the Son of man. 40 Then shall two men be in the field; one is taken, and one is left: 41 two women shall be grinding at the mill; one is taken, and one is left. 42 Watch therefore: for ye know not on what day your Lord cometh.

Couple of big things here. No one knows the day or hour and then likens that to Noah who is completely focused on this day, is preparing for this day, can see when the ark is ready, can see when the animals are on board, and then last of all he enters the ark and the door is closed. Not knowing the day or the hour does not mean we are oblivious and ignore the Lord’s coming and the day drawing near. Second thing that is quite interesting is that people are working in the field. They wouldn’t be doing that on a holy day so it seems it isn’t on a holy day. However it seems stunning to me that such an important day would not be marked by a Holy day. In fact there is one Holy day where people would be working, that is the second Passover, this is only kept by those who missed the first one.


Luke 12: 39 But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into. 40 You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.”

This verse refers to the Passover. The avenging angel was coming and was going to steal the first born of man and beast from every house. In the first Passover the Lord stood over the houses with the blood and guarded them from the avenging angel. But here it is a little different, in this case it is not the avenging angel who is coming but the Son of Man. Once again this is the Lord returning from His long journey, that again refers to the second Passover. The word Passover is often thought of as being “to skip over” but in reality the root of the word is much closer to stand guard. In the first Passover God stood guard as we proclaimed the Lord’s blood and partook of Christ our Passover slain for us. In the Second passover it is our job to stand guard and make sure our house is not broken into as the Lord returns at an hour when you do not expect him. There was a man (Dana Coverstone) who had a dream that “big things were going to happen at Passover” and when nothing happened many were disappointed. This just shows how many people do not think about the 2nd Passover, it is an hour when you do not expect Him.


Matthew 27:51 At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook, the rocks split 52 and the tombs broke open. The bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life.

At the time the first lamb was slain we had the resurrection of the holy people, this is a type of the rapture.


Another interesting point -- in the letter to the seven churches the Lord refers to His second coming in the last four letters. To Thyatira and Sardis he says some will be taken, not all and certainly not the majority (to Sardis He says you have a few). Philadelphia is taken as the entire church. So I am wondering, perhaps at the time of the first rapture the Lord’s people are in one of three different church situations (Thyatira, Sardis and Philadelphia), but after the rapture all those who are left are in only one church situation: Laodicea. To Laodicea He says He is outside knocking, He has left the church. It could be that “the light” in the church refers to all those who are taken in the first rapture, once they are taken the Lord is now outside.

More verses on the Rapture

1Jn 3:2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. 3 And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.

This is our hope. It is not simply to “be raptured” but to be “like Him”. This includes bearing our cross, following Him, and being conformed to His death.


2Cor 9:10 Now He who provides seed for the sower and bread for food will provide and multiply your seed for sowing [that is, your resources] and increase the harvest of your righteousness [which shows itself in active goodness, kindness, and love].

How do we multiply seed for the sower? Unless a grain of wheat dies it abides alone, but if it dies it bears much fruit. The end of the age is a harvest of righteousness but wouldn’t it be interesting if the first rapture resulted in seed for the sower being multiplied. Wouldn’t the first rapture be of great assistance to those who are remaining in preaching the gospel and bringing in the harvest?


2Corinthians 12:2 I know a [a]man in Christ who fourteen years ago—whether in the body I do not know, or out of the body I do not know, [only] God knows—such a man was caught up to the [b]third heaven.

The number fourteen reminds us of Jacob working for 14 years to get his two brides and it also reminds us of the Passover which is on the 14th day of the month. If you remember how it went Jacob worked for seven years, got his bride, then a week later got the second bride and had to work another seven years for her.


2Peter 2:1 But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves. 2 Many will follow their depraved conduct and will bring the way of truth into disrepute.

I had a thought, everything that the enemy does is a counterfeit. He is copying what the Lord has done, it is simply a photoshopped version of the real thing. So if the false prophets are “denying the sovereign Lord who bought them” then aren’t the true prophets “like Him”. The true prophets will be proclaiming His death. Once again we are reminded of the Passover with the magicians who depicted the false prophets versus Moses and Aaron who were the real prophets.

Ezekiel 34 -- Shepherds who only take care of themselves


34 The word of the Lord came to me: 2 “Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel; prophesy and say to them: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Woe to you shepherds of Israel who only take care of yourselves! Should not shepherds take care of the flock?


The mayor of Chicago has banned protests on her street. She said this is all about protecting her family. She was elected to be the shepherd of the entire city, a city with protests, riots and looting in the streets. A great number of people are being gunned down in the streets of Chicago each year, and all these businesses are suffering. Her job is to take care of the flock and all she is taking care of is herself.


3 You eat the curds, clothe yourselves with the wool and slaughter the choice animals, but you do not take care of the flock.


Vladimir Putin is reported to have $200 billion. Xi Jinping is reputed to be worth $1.5 billion. The NY Times ran an article calling the Chinese Parliament a “billionaires club”.


4 You have not strengthened the weak or healed the sick or bound up the injured. You have not brought back the strays or searched for the lost. You have ruled them harshly and brutally.


The Black Lives Matter protests are all about how harshly and brutally the leaders have ruled. In Belarus they are protesting their “president” and in Lebanon they are protesting their rulers. Hong Kong is protesting their rulers and the Stop the Steal rallies are protesting what is happening in the US.


5 So they were scattered because there was no shepherd, and when they were scattered they became food for all the wild animals.


The gang violence, the warehouse explosion in Beirut, the deaths from Chernobyl, the people are like sheep being scattered because there is no shepherd. They have become prey for all these wild animals.


6 My sheep wandered over all the mountains and on every high hill. They were scattered over the whole earth, and no one searched or looked for them.


It would be very easy to catch and prosecute perpetrators of gun violence. All you need to do is computerize the database on guns just like we have done with fingerprints. But they refuse to do this, saying it would undermine the right to bear arms since a nationalized database on the computer would be the first step for the government to take the guns away. So then, instead you could require every gun owner have liability insurance just like we require insurance for people who own cars. Then the computerized database could be held by a variety of insurance agencies and when a crime is committed the police would provide the information about the gun, bullet and shell casing to the insurance companies who could do the check and respond back. It would still be much more effective than what we have now. New Jersey wants to require micro ID on the bullets. That is a fantastic idea since the person who bought the ammunition used in a crime would be identified.


7 “‘Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the Lord: 8 As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, because my flock lacks a shepherd and so has been plundered and has become food for all the wild animals, and because my shepherds did not search for my flock but cared for themselves rather than for my flock, 9 therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the Lord: 10 This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am against the shepherds and will hold them accountable for my flock. I will remove them from tending the flock so that the shepherds can no longer feed themselves. I will rescue my flock from their mouths, and it will no longer be food for them.


This is what the defund the police movement is all about. If the police are not protecting and serving the public, then the public needs to stop paying for their services and hire some new shepherd that will. The same is true of the politicians. Corruption is so prevalent that many governments fear rooting it out as it will root the entire government out. "Defund the government" is simply another word for revolution.


11 “‘For this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I myself will search for my sheep and look after them. 12 As a shepherd looks after his scattered flock when he is with them, so will I look after my sheep. I will rescue them from all the places where they were scattered on a day of clouds and darkness. 13 I will bring them out from the nations and gather them from the countries, and I will bring them into their own land. I will pasture them on the mountains of Israel, in the ravines and in all the settlements in the land. 14 I will tend them in a good pasture, and the mountain heights of Israel Will be their grazing land. There they will lie down in good grazing land, and there they will feed in a rich pasture on the mountains of Israel. 15 I myself will tend my sheep and have them lie down, declares the Sovereign Lord. 16 I will search for the lost and bring back the strays. I will bind up the injured and strengthen the weak, but the sleek and the strong I will destroy. I will shepherd the flock with justice.


This age is all about seeing that Jesus is Lord. Every other government is a failure, every other leader has sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. The end of this age will see an end to these corrupt governments, corrupt rulers, corrupt shepherds.


17 “‘As for you, my flock, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will judge between one sheep and another, and between rams and goats. 18 Is it not enough for you to feed on the good pasture? Must you also trample the rest of your pasture with your feet? Is it not enough for you to drink clear water? Must you also muddy the rest with your feet? 19 Must my flock feed on what you have trampled and drink what you have muddied with your feet?


This judgement will extend to all of us. These protests have included those who have rioted and looted. They destroy the shops of local businessmen. They are not simply protesting injustice, they are filled with envy and jealousy for their neighbor who is lifting themself out of the pit.


20 “‘Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says to them: See, I myself will judge between the fat sheep and the lean sheep. 21 Because you shove with flank and shoulder, butting all the weak sheep with your horns until you have driven them away, 22 I will save my flock, and they will no longer be plundered. I will judge between one sheep and another. 23 I will place over them one shepherd, my servant David, and he will tend them; he will tend them and be their shepherd. 24 I the Lord will be their God, and my servant David will be prince among them. I the Lord have spoken.


Bernie Madoff was a fat sheep who plundered the “weak sheep”. The gangs prey on the weaker sheep, extorting them. We need a shepherd with the courage of David to take on the Lion and the Bear.


25 “‘I will make a covenant of peace with them and rid the land of savage beasts so that they may live in the wilderness and sleep in the forests in safety. 26 I will make them and the places surrounding my hill a blessing. I will send down showers in season; there will be showers of blessing. 27 The trees will yield their fruit and the ground will yield its crops; the people will be secure in their land. They will know that I am the Lord, when I break the bars of their yoke and rescue them from the hands of those who enslaved them.


Slavery is alive and well all over the world. The prison system in the US is a form of slavery. People sell themselves as slaves because of indebtedness. The mortgage crisis was a way to put tens of millions of people into indebtedness and enslave them all over again. For all the sins of the US it is far worse in the third world.


28 They will no longer be plundered by the nations, nor will wild animals devour them. They will live in safety, and no one will make them afraid.


I saw a video about Venezuela, a place considered to be one of the most dangerous places in the world. That is a place where the gangs truly do plunder the people and devour the people. Everyone in the poor neighborhoods lives in fear.


29 I will provide for them a land renowned for its crops, and they will no longer be victims of famine in the land or bear the scorn of the nations.


Venezuela is very rich with oil. It is amazing that the country could be so poorly managed that a few people are extremely rich and the rest live in abject poverty terrified by the roving gangs. It provides a vision for what Detroit can become, and what Chicago can become after that.


30 Then they will know that I, the Lord their God, am with them and that they, the Israelites, are my people, declares the Sovereign Lord. 31 You are my sheep, the sheep of my pasture, and I am your God, declares the Sovereign Lord.’”


The end of the age is not the end of the world. The end of the age is the end of the rule of evil and corrupt rulers. It ushers in a new age where Jesus is Lord.

Matthew 25:1-12 What does it mean to fill your vessel with oil?

1 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.

This refers to an ancient custom for weddings. The first step is the man decides who he wants to marry and goes to the father with the proposal. He then checks with his daughter to see if she is willing to marry this man. If she is the man pays a price for the daughter and they have a marriage contract, they are engaged. This is very similar to our experience. Each one of us had to accept the gospel ourselves, no one could force it upon us. Also, the Lord paid the price for us by giving His life and redeeming us from sin. Then the man has two years to go and prepare a house for them to live in and during that time the bride is to prepare the things she’ll need. She can use the money that her bridegroom paid for her. In the same way the Lord has given us His word, His spirit, the fellowship of the saints, and the church. Then the bridegroom will come back secretly and steal the bride. This just makes things much more exciting. He might come in the middle of the night, he might come when the father is at work. But once he steals her his friends begin blowing trumpets and announcing that the Bridegroom has come. This depicts the rapture of the saints at the end of this age. I think many of us are worried, are we ready? Remember, the Lord will be coming as the Bridegroom, He is going to be in a very good mood, and He is coming for all those He has redeemed. Every single one. The Bible doesn’t say that some are left out of the feast because He rejected them but because they were foolish and didn’t watch.

2 And five of them were foolish, and five were wise. 3 For the foolish, when they took their lamps, took no oil with them: 4 but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.

So what should we be doing? Filling our vessels with oil. That means going into the Bible in prayer. For your lamp to be lit you need to be speaking and sharing with others. Think how great this type of wedding is. It is fun. It is exciting. It is a little rebellious. There was two years of anticipation. And it is a big deal for the entire community. If the man has spent two years building a house in the community you know they aren’t going somewhere else after they get married. The bride doesn’t have to give up all her friends and relatives to get married, she gets to stay in the community where she grew up. Today no one wants to go to a wedding where two years later you learn they got divorced. Also, This man’s friends and this woman’s friends will spend seven days celebrating the wedding. They all grew up together and they are expecting to live in the same community for the rest of their lives, so you want to make this an event you can remember for the next 50 years. This is a great event for everyone in this village. They didn’t force everyone to fly to Bermuda for the wedding, they have invested in the town, they have put down roots, and the celebration is about people, not beaches and resorts. If you go to one of these areas where a forest fire has just burned thru it is a scene of total destruction. But come back in six months and you will see little plants budding and flowering. That is such a hopeful sight, you are seeing restoration and renewal. That is what this wedding is, the budding and flowering of a plant that is putting down roots and renewing the community. Their marriage is not some narcissistic exercise of fleshly gratification, it is something the entire community can rejoice in.

5 Now while the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.

There are two stories here about the rapture, one has ten people, the other two. Combined they are twelve, a complete number for eternity, and you see those who have died (fallen asleep) and those who are still alive at the Lord’s coming.

6 But at midnight there is a cry, Behold, the bridegroom! Come ye forth to meet him. 7 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. 8 And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are going out. 9 But the wise answered, saying, Peradventure there will not be enough for us and you: go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.

Wow, I love this. The virgins who had vessels filled with oil were still worried there might not be enough for them. I don’t believe anyone seeing the day approaching is not nervous. I remember times when there were big exams, big tests, sometimes I would have to stand in front of a thousand people or more to speak. There is that worry, did I do enough? I learned this attitude: “I have been preparing and I am going to lay it all down on the line, if it isn’t enough at least I know I gave it my all”.

10 And while they went away to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage feast: and the door was shut. 11 Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. 12 But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.

That is the crux of what it means to fill your vessel with oil. Do you know the Lord? If you know Him, if you spend time with Him everyday then you can be sure He knows you. If when He speaks you listen and obey, then surely He knows you. Jesus is the incarnated word, when you spend time in His word in prayer you are spending time with Him.

Matthew 25:13-30 Watch Therefore, for ye know not the day nor the hour

13 Watch therefore, for ye know not the day nor the hour.

This is an interesting expression to the Jews. No one knows the day or the hour that the Festival of Trumpets begins. The rabbis have to watch and when the moon is exactly right then they can blow the trumpets. If this meant “no one can know the day or the hour” then why tell us to “watch therefore”? The rabbis are told to “watch therefore” because they don’t know beforehand the exact day or hour that the festival will begin. This makes much more sense than our concept that it is pointless to watch because no one knows the day or the hour. That is the foolish virgin approach to the Bible. Think of this example with the bride. Her bridegroom is working on building their house, does she ever visit him while he is doing that? Does she bring lemonade and sandwiches? Surely she would have a very good idea on when the house is ready. She saw them putting down carpet and installing the appliances, the electricity is turned on, the plumbing is working. You don't think she knows when the day is? If she is clueless then you have to really ask if she loves the Lord? Is she the one who left her first love and doesn't spend any time with him?

14 For it is as when a man, going into another country, called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. 15 And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one; to each according to his several ability; and he went on his journey.

Again, He is telling us about the rapture, but from a different angle. Jesus has delivered the word to us, His spirit to us, the church and the saints to us. It is our job to build up the heavenly economy while He is gone. The rapture is the one festival that occurs when the Lord returns from a long journey. You can view the two years spent building the house as a long journey or you can view this example, either way the rapture is after the Lord returns from a long journey. There is only one festival in the Old Testament that is specifically for a man who returns from a long journey, that is the second Passover.

16 Straightway he that received the five talents went and traded with them, and made other five talents. 17 In like manner he also that received the two gained other two. 18 But he that received the one went away and digged in the earth, and hid his lord’s money.

Again, many of us are nervous about the Lord’s coming, will He be happy with what I have done. Did you hide your talent? He is not going to be happy about that. But just because you aren’t some “great evangelist” doesn’t mean you haven’t invested your talent. He seems quite happy with everyone who did invest, it is just the guy who hid the talent that He is not happy with. This sounds like the kid who always gets his lunch money stolen by the bully so he hides the money rather than stand up to the Bully. At the end of the age we are supposed to take a stand to prevent our house from being broken into, a stand against the bully.

19 Now after a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and maketh a reckoning with them. 20 And he that received the five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: lo, I have gained other five talents. 21 His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things; enter thou into the joy of thy lord. 22 And he also that received the two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: lo, I have gained other two talents. 23 His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things; enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

Enter into the joy of the Lord. The Lord’s return is joyful for some. I tell all my students that the exam is “an opportunity for them to shine”. It is a running joke with foolish virgins that people hate exams, it isn’t true. I have students who get 100 on exams, they don’t hate them. This is also another way of looking at filling your vessel with oil. He gave them talents according to their ability like giving them oil according to the size of the vessel.

24 And he also that had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou didst not sow, and gathering where thou didst not scatter; 25 and I was afraid, and went away and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, thou hast thine own.

Quick question, this doesn’t seem to be my experience, I have had times when I felt I should speak but didn’t. I have had experiences where I was afraid to share my experience. Never once was it because I thought “oh the Lord is a hard man reaping where He doesn’t sow”. Either this guy is very different from me, or else he isn’t being honest. I suspect he fashioned what he thought would be a clever explanation for why he had done nothing as he saw all the other saints sharing their experiences. Bad strategy, lying to the Lord. If you were truly scared of the Lord you would be way too scared to lie. Better to be a "slothful" servant who is honest than one who is a liar.

26 But his lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I did not scatter; 27 thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the bankers, and at my coming I should have received back mine own with interest.

If he had simply done nothing he would have been slothful but not wicked. Fabricating a lie to justify his action indicates he was also wicked. Then the Lord hits the real objection, I was afraid of man. If you were afraid of man then share with the saints, they welcome all testimonies. I used to be a stock broker and you can do much better with wise investing in the market, but at the same time I can understand someone who is scared to do that. There are guaranteed investments with banks, easy peasy.

28 Take ye away therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him that hath the ten talents. 29 For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not, even that which he hath shall be taken away.

Wow, this guy thought he had nothing and yet what he did have the Lord and all the saints want. Too bad he didn’t appreciate what he had.

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

This is where it gets confusing. What does this mean? I suspect there have been a lot of erroneous theories posited on this. Things like purgatory and indulgences. All I know is if the Lord comes tomorrow and I am left out in the dark I will be weeping and gnashing my teeth. I’ll have 1,260 days to turn things around.

Matthew 25:31-46 3 Different groups


31 But when the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the angels with him, then shall he sit on the throne of his glory: 32 and before him shall be gathered all the nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as the shepherd separateth the sheep from the goats; 33 and he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.

This is something else. We are now talking about the Great White Throne of Judgement. He talked about the bride being taken, the foolish virgins and the foolish servants being cast into outer darkness, and now He is talking about the goats.

34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: 35 for I was hungry, and ye gave me to eat; I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink; I was a stranger, and ye took me in; 36 naked, and ye clothed me; I was sick, and ye visited me; I was in prison, and ye came unto me.

Christians inherit Jesus Christ, He is eternal, the world was created through Him and for Him. The kingdom prepared from the foundation of the world refers to the created world. Also, we inherit our inheritance because of Christ’s righteousness, not ours. We are justified by faith, not by the works we have done. This is not referring to believers, it is referring to good, moral, considerate people.

37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee hungry, and fed thee? or athirst, and gave thee drink? 38 And when saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? 39 And when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? 40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it unto one of these my brethren, even these least, ye did it unto me.

They never believed in Christ and yet they were caring for Him.

41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into the eternal fire which is prepared for the devil and his angels: 42 for I was hungry, and ye did not give me to eat; I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink; 43 I was a stranger, and ye took me not in; naked, and ye clothed me not; sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not. 44 Then shall they also answer, saying, Lord, when saw we thee hungry, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee? 45 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not unto one of these least, ye did it not unto me. 46 And these shall go away into eternal punishment: but the righteous into eternal life.

You really see this on the road. People who think they are anonymous will behave reprehensibly because they think no one knows what they are doing. They are not accountable for their actions, they will deny the truth and hide the evidence. But in the end there will be a day of reckoning.

Romans 1:1-20 -- Holding down the Truth in unrighteousness

1 Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,

There are a lot of protestors claiming to be standing for righteousness. That is a worthy goal, but are you a servant of Jesus Christ? Are you separated to the gospel of God?

2 (Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures,)

The prophets have promised a kingdom in which righteousness dwells, they have promised that the wicked and evil men will be judged.

3 Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh;

But the focus on all their words are on Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

4 And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:

The resurrection from the dead is what started the church age, it is what started the age of grace.

5 By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name:

Again, where did you receive grace? What is the basis for your call to obedience of all the nations? Many of the protestors are demanding everyone obey them, but based on what? Do they have power over death?

6 Among whom are ye also the called of Jesus Christ:

Yes, it isn’t just Paul. We all have been called of Jesus Christ.

7 To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

The gospel of grace brings peace from God our Father. Right now there are a lot of things happening that are causing people to be troubled in the world. But in Jesus Christ we have peace.

8 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.

Isn’t the internet, Youtube, and online forums awesome? Thank the Lord our faith is being spoken of throughout the whole world.

9 For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers; 10 Making request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you. 11 For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established; 12 That is, that I may be comforted together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me.

I see this in many of the testimonies on Youtube and on these forums. People are ministering what they have seen and heard so that others might be established and comforted.

13 Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you, (but was let hitherto,) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles.

We aren’t ignorant, we know that there has been censorship, government lockdowns, and government persecution in many areas of the world. We used to think that censorship was only a problem in China and Russia and Iran and North Korea. But recently we are seeing widespread censorship everywhere including the US.

14 I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise.

This is so true, you can pick up stuff from so many. I saw a video on the Beresheet prophecy, that was amazing. He shows how the entire story of the Bible is told in this one word which is the Hebrew word for beginning. So when God says “I told you the end from the beginning” it is truly a double entendre. Then I saw another testimony from a girl who literally knew nothing of the Bible, she didn’t even know about the rapture, yet she had a rapture dream that was very encouraging.

15 So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also. 16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. 17 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.

All of these protests in the US prove that you need a revelation of the righteousness of God. It is a very narrow road and clearly there are few that find it.

18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;

Holding down the truth in unrighteousness is censorship. But notice the caveat that Paul doesn’t simply say it is holding down the truth, but that they do it in unrighteousness. You may feel that the truth is that Covid19 is a hoax. Your speech may be censored for that, yet holding down speech that is considered to create a health risk for others can be done in a way that is not unrighteous. No, an example of holding down the truth in unrighteousness is what the NFL did about the truth concerning CTE, the brain damage to people in the NFL. Another example is what Facebook, Twitter, ABC, NBC, CBS, New York Times, Washington Post and the AP are doing with the scandal concerning Hunter Biden’s emails. We are seeing the wrath of God revealed against what the NFL did, what the cigarette companies did, and what these media companies are doing.

19 Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.

For 2,000 years the truth concerning Jesus has been suppressed.

20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

The Shroud of Turin is an excellent example. This one artifact has undergone a more rigorous forensic examination than any other artifact in human history. Scientists involved in this process that were sure it was a fake have been convinced they were mistaken. One scientist said that they would have confirmed it’s authenticity years ago if not for the implication of that.