Summary of Bible references on the Rapture

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Habakkuk 1:5 Behold ye among the heathen, and regard, and wonder marvelously: for I will work a work in your days which ye will not believe, though it be told you.

WWI, WWII, and the Gulf Wars are the days of the heathen.

6 For, lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation, which shall march through the breadth of the land, to possess the dwellingplaces that are not their's.

The US is a bitter nation, lots and lots of complainers despite being the wealthiest, freest, and best place to live on earth. They are also hasty. China thinks in terms of hundreds of years, Russia, Europe, these countries all have histories much longer than the full lifetime of the USA. Not only so but there is no other nation that has set up military bases in so many countries. I think we have more foreign bases than the next five countries combined.

7 They are terrible and dreadful: their judgment and their dignity shall proceed of themselves.


We are impressed with our Navy Seals and Blue Angels and Army Rangers. But the rest of the world looks on in awe and see how terrible and dreadful they are.

8 Their horses also are swifter than the leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves: and their horsemen shall spread themselves, and their horsemen shall come from far; they shall fly as the eagle that hasteth to eat.

Yes, the military equipment we have with smart bombs, drones, cruise missiles, night vision, bunker buster bombs, all these things are more fierce than evening wolves. You would think that Afghanistan or Ukraine or Iran is a long way from the US, no need to worry about them, but that is not the way they think of us. They hide in the shadows, looking over their shoulder for some drone flying in on them.

9 They shall come all for violence: their faces shall sup up as the east wind, and they shall gather the captivity as the sand. 10 And they shall scoff at the kings, and the princes shall be a scorn unto them: they shall deride every strong hold; for they shall heap dust, and take it.

We have this attitude in the US and the rest of the world is stunned by it. We mock the kings and Queens and Sheiks and think they are buffoons. The rest of the world fears the tyrants knowing full well that you cross the queen you end up dead in a car accident, or you cross the Sheik and you end up dead from suicide or home invasion.

11 Then shall his mind change, and he shall pass over, and offend, imputing this his power unto his god.

Yes, the US has become arrogant. God used us to humble the rest of the world, but look at us now. Look at Hollywood, look at our Main stream media, look at our government. The US does not worship Jesus. They worship their God, fornication, abortion, and materialism.

12 Art thou not from everlasting, O Lord my God, mine Holy One? we shall not die. O Lord, thou hast ordained them for judgment; and, O mighty God, thou hast established them for correction.


The USA has been established for correction. We have corrected the rest of the nations for their arrogance and now it is our turn. We will are being corrected right now.
 

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Luke 19:28-48 Separating the wheat from the chaff

28 And when he had thus spoken, he went on before, going up to Jerusalem. 29 And it came to pass, when he drew nigh unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount that is called Olivet, he sent two of the disciples, 30 saying, Go your way into the village over against you; in which as ye enter ye shall find a colt tied, whereon no man ever yet sat: loose him, and bring him. 31 And if any one ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say, The Lord hath need of him. 32 And they that were sent went away, and found even as he had said unto them. 33 And as they were loosing the colt, the owners thereof said unto them, Why loose ye the colt? 34 And they said, The Lord hath need of him. 35 And they brought him to Jesus: and they threw their garments upon the colt, and set Jesus thereon.

He just gave us a parable about three different servants. This colt is also a “servant” but one on which “no man ever yet sat”. I have heard from those that raise horses that it is generally not an easy thing to ride a colt on which no man ever sat. But what I get from this is that each one of us has our place in God’s kingdom. This colt doesn’t really fit into one of the three groups that Jesus already shared, so it is the other side of the coin. On one hand we have those who have ten talents, those with five talents and those with one. On the other hand the Lord has cattle on a thousand hills and He knows each one and has a purpose for each.

36 And as he went, they spread their garments in the way. 37 And as he was now drawing nigh, even at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works which they had seen; 38 saying, Blessed is the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest. 39 And some of the Pharisees from the multitude said unto him, Teacher, rebuke thy disciples. 40 And he answered and said, I tell you that, if these shall hold their peace, the stones will cry out.

I heard something that someone shared on a Youtube video. He said at the end of the age you see the angels separate out the wheat from the chaff and throw the chaff into the fire but they gather the wheat into the barns. Right now we are seeing a separation. The streets are filled with hate, riots, looting and killing. It is like the chaff is being separated out. The way they separate out the chaff is to take a big shovel full of the wheat and throw it in the air. The wind blows the chaff away. Right now the media, Youtube, and social media are acting like the wind. You see the chaff being driven by the wind into protests full of fire. Meanwhile the wheat is also being separated out. This is where the sound of praise is. People crying out peace in heaven and glory in the highest. You can also see this on Youtube, on social media, and on church broadcasts.

41 And when he drew nigh, he saw the city and wept over it, 42 saying, If thou hadst known in this day, even thou, the things which belong unto peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes. 43 For the days shall come upon thee, when thine enemies shall cast up a bank about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side, 44 and shall dash thee to the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.

“The city” refers to Jerusalem. Jesus is drawing nigh to Jerusalem. This peace treaty that is about to be confirmed with the many is a very powerful indication that Jesus is drawing nigh to the city. The stolen election, the blatant fraud, the pushing of a radical Sodom and Gomorrah policy, this is all evidence that Jesus is drawing nigh and the demons are going nuts. Russia is about to attack the US and yet this is hid from the eyes of America by this corrupt propaganda wing of the deep state called "the main stream media".

45 And he entered into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold, 46 saying unto them, It is written, And my house shall be a house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of robbers.

There will be many in the “church” that will be rebuked. They have turned the Lord’s house into a den of robbers. Probably the clearest example is that of the pedophile priests in the Catholic church. About 6% of all priests were pedophiles. Instead of dealing strictly with them the Catholic leadership moved them around, trying to sweep this under the rug. They convinced victims to settle for a pittance plus an apology from the Bishop. Everything was done outside of the courts, sealed away from public scrutiny. Why did they do this? Well it appears that about 50% of priests were involved in sexual relationships, mostly with other consenting adults. Since they were supposed to have a vow of chastity it would be embarrassing to them if this were revealed and they would have been defrocked. No one ratted anyone out because they were all afraid of being exposed. This is how it becomes a den of robbers, everyone has something to hide. I have heard of 5 megachurch pastors who were involved in child trafficking and have since been convicted of their crimes in military tribunals. They "stepped down from ministry" because it is much more unsettling to criminals to see accomplices disappear without knowing who, what, when or why.

47 And he was teaching daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the principal men of the people sought to destroy him: 48 and they could not find what they might do; for the people all hung upon him, listening.

You can be sure that if you share these things that there are those in the shadows that are seeking to destroy you. Jesus going up to Jerusalem has “become personal”. The chief priests and scribes want to destroy Him and He is going to destroy them and put them to an open shame. Stick close to Jesus, stay in His wake, it will be those who hesitate that get picked off.
 

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I have spoken I will also bring it to pass

Bayesian analysis of the prophecies

(To make this easier to calculate all numbers will be simple factors of 10)

1. Jesus born in Bethlehem -- 1 / 100,000

(how many people are born in Bethlehem divided by all the people on Earth)

2. He would be heir to king David's throne -- 1/ 100

(No doubt the majority of those born in Bethlehem were of the line of Judah, but I am looking at this from all human history since the prophecy was made and for the last 2,000 years this is not true. In fact after the diaspora Jews can no longer trace their family history)

3. God would call His Son out of Egypt -- 1 / 1000

(Again I am being extremely generous in all of these calculations. Compare the population of Egypt about 100 million with the population of the world, about 7.5 billion and it gives you a rough estimate of 75:1. However, many of those in Egypt were born there, all of those would be eliminated. Then of those in Egypt who were not born there how many are called out to come to Israel?)

4. Jesus birthplace would be marked by a massacre of children -- 1/10,000

(How many massacres have happened in Bethlehem? Not only so, what are the odds of a massacre taking place in a small town like Bethlehem of children? In the US we had a massacre of adults in Las Vegas at a concert. We have had a number of school shootings that do not even approach this massacre in size and this is despite the population being far greater than it was at the time of Jesus. Not only so but the massacre would have to be at the same time of Jesus otherwise it wouldn't have been a sign)

5. He would speak in parables -- 1 / 1,000

(We have had many great leaders, how many have spoken in parables? There are currently 7.5 billion people on this earth, do you think 7.5 million speak in parables? There have been a few philosophers who have, but for the most part other than Christian pastors expounding on Jesus' parables this is rare).

6. Messiah's price for betrayal would be 30 pieces of silver and used to buy the potter's field -- 1/1,000,000

(I suspect the odds are less than this but I am using a million as my limit for extremely specific and rare prophecies. Yes, 30 pieces of silver was a set price in Israel, yet how many of those who got this money would have used it to buy a potter's field? This might be the only time in history so I am being extremely generous).

7. Messiah's hands and feet would be pierced. -- 1/100,000

(People getting murdered or tortured is not this rare, however, this is a very specific torture. It might take place in addition to crucifixion, yet it would be very unique. Pulling fingernails, waterboarding, etc. are all examples of torture. Never heard of them piercing hands and feet in Gitmo or some other place of torture. Still crucifixion was practiced for a brief time in history but even then I suspect it was used on less than 1 in a 100 in the Roman Empire. So then it was only used on a portion of the world's population for a small portion of the world's history.)

8. Soldiers would gamble for Messiah's clothes -- 1 / 100

(Soldiers would apparently divide up the belongings of those they crucified. However, this coat was of very high quality which is why they didn't want to divide it up. I suspect that is rare among those being crucified, however I am going to include the prophecy that his bones will not be broken in this number and that he would be given vinegar to drink).

9. He would be buried with the rich. -- 1/10

(I have already factored in the odds on crucifixion, I suspect the odds of someone being crucified and buried with the rich is much bigger. My point here is that the rich represent 10% so you have a 1/10 odds of being buried with them).

Total odds of these 9 points taking place

1/10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000

How big is that number? Imagine you had 1,000 containers the size of the earth. You filled each container with dice, and every one of these was a cubic centimeter. One of these dice is marked. What are the odds of finding that particular die?

Isaiah 46:8 Remember this, and show yourselves men; bring it again to mind, O ye transgressors. 9 Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me; 10 declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times things that are not yet done; saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure; 11 calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man of my counsel from a far country; yea, I have spoken, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed, I will also do it.
 

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In the end everyone will be without excuse.

Luke 2:
21 On the eighth day, when it was time to circumcise the child, he was named Jesus, the name the angel had given him before he was conceived.

Jesus Presented in the Temple
22 When the time came for the purification rites required by the Law of Moses, Joseph and Mary took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord 23 (as it is written in the Law of the Lord, “Every firstborn male is to be consecrated to the Lord”), 24 and to offer a sacrifice in keeping with what is said in the Law of the Lord: “a pair of doves or two young pigeons.”

25 Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him. 26 It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen the Lord’s Messiah. 27 Moved by the Spirit, he went into the temple courts. When the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for him what the custom of the Law required, 28 Simeon took him in his arms and praised God, saying:

29 “Sovereign Lord, as you have promised,
you may now dismiss your servant in peace.
30 For my eyes have seen your salvation,
31 which you have prepared in the sight of all nations:
32 a light for revelation to the Gentiles,
and the glory of your people Israel.”
33 The child’s father and mother marveled at what was said about him. 34 Then Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, his mother: “This child is destined to cause the falling and rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against, 35 so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed. And a sword will pierce your own soul too.”

36 There was also a prophet, Anna, the daughter of Penuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was very old; she had lived with her husband seven years after her marriage, 37 and then was a widow until she was eighty-four. She never left the temple but worshiped night and day, fasting and praying. 38 Coming up to them at that very moment, she gave thanks to God and spoke about the child to all who were looking forward to the redemption of Jerusalem.

39 When Joseph and Mary had done everything required by the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee to their own town of Nazareth. 40 And the child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was on him.

We also have the same thing happening today. Ken Peters and Dimitri Duduman both had very specific prophecies concerning the coming of the Lord. Jonathan Cahn has a best selling series of books that begins with the Harbinger showing how 9/11 was a harbinger of the Lord's coming. Just like the Lord's first coming we have had numerous prophets come forward with prophecies concerning this being the Day of the Lord and the Day of His coming. Prophecy club, Vicki Goforth Parnell and Dana Coverstone have all had dreams indicating the coming the Lord.

Consider that the Lord will be righteous and every man a liar. He will publish all this in the best selling book ever, He will distribute that book around the world for free, passing out over 2 billion Bibles free through the Gideons. He will use best selling books like the Harbinger, viral videos like Dana Coverstone and ministries that have been gathering these dreams and visions for forty years like Prophecy club. You will have extremely credible witnesses like Simeon and Anna, so in the end everyone will be without excuse.
 

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Joshua 2 -- Time to cut a deal

1 And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot's house, named Rahab, and lodged there.

A harlot is a person who is for sale. Right now it has become abundantly clear that many of our politicians are for sale. The Hunter Biden laptop and Anthony Weiner laptop are merely the tip of this iceberg. We now have a Chinese spy who has defected and has the names of every government official working with China.

2 And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, there came men in hither to night of the children of Israel to search out the country. 3 And the king of Jericho sent unto Rahab, saying, Bring forth the men that are come to thee, which are entered into thine house: for they be come to search out all the country.

They are searching Mar a Lago, they are following Mike Lindell to Hardy's, they are swatting MTG. Pelosi and the FBI are searching out the city for the spies, the ones who are gathering the information on election fraud, criminal involvement with Russia and China among the elites, the pedophile ring connected to Epstein island, and of course the biologic warfare associated with this pandemic and the vaccine.

4 And the woman took the two men, and hid them, and said thus, There came men unto me, but I wist not whence they were: 5 And it came to pass about the time of shutting of the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out: whither the men went I wot not: pursue after them quickly; for ye shall overtake them. 6 But she had brought them up to the roof of the house, and hid them with the stalks of flax, which she had laid in order upon the roof.

I went to six of these protests concerning this election and you can see a lot of the focus is on the elected officials. There are calls to “primary them” or to vote them out of office, or to prosecute them. In the last few weeks we see major victories in the US and Europe. What we need to realize is that some of these officials, these “harlots” are courageous. They are doing the right thing but they are not fools. There are people in the FBI, in the CIA, in various government positions who are doing the right thing.

7 And the men pursued after them the way to Jordan unto the fords: and as soon as they which pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate. 8 And before they were laid down, she came up unto them upon the roof; 9 And she said unto the men, I know that the Lord hath given you the land, and that your terror is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land faint because of you.

It is so obvious that they are terrified and faint. Their ratings are plummeting but they are silent because they don’t know what to do about it. They have tried to steer people away from these stories with their algorithms or to censor the stories and that has only blown up in their face. It has caused a stampede to sites like Rumble. They can’t control the story, they can’t censor it, they can’t deny it, and they can’t ignore it with thousands of emails and phone calls every day to the representatives and with the protestors on the street. Steve Bannon's broadcast is to over 120 million! Meanwhile CNN can't get 800,000 viewers.

10 For we have heard how the Lord dried up the water of the Red sea for you, when ye came out of Egypt; and what ye did unto the two kings of the Amorites, that were on the other side Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom ye utterly destroyed.

This country has had a history of conquering tyrannical rulers. We defeated King George in the Revolutionary war when the British were the superpower of the day and we defeated Germany and Japan during WWII. This is a constant refrain from the protestors, some are calling this 1775, others are pointing to their military service to uphold democracy. Arizona audit is a major victory. The convictions of hundreds of criminals in these military tribunals is a victory. I love the fact they don't make any of this public. Imagine how uneasy and uncomfortable you would be, people who know your crimes seem to disappear. You are afraid to make a phone call because you know they could be listening, you are afraid to talk to someone because they might have flipped and be wearing a wire.

11 And as soon as we had heard these things, our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more courage in any man, because of you: for the Lord your God, he is God in heaven above, and in earth beneath.

The protestors are people of faith. They sing hymns, they pray prayers, they quote scripture. The heart of these corrupt officials has melted. They know these people won't quit and can't be bought and now they know the truth. Steve Bannon, Peter Navarro, Mike Lindell, MTG, Trump, Gaetz, these guys are all coming like Patton and Eisenhower and MacArthur, or better yet like Mordecai and Esther. When Bannon was on the steps of the courthouse declaring he was going to take them all down it reminded me of Mordecai refusing to bow the knee to Haman.

12 Now therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by the Lord, since I have shewed you kindness, that ye will also shew kindness unto my father's house, and give me a true token: 13 And that ye will save alive my father, and my mother, and my brethren, and my sisters, and all that they have, and deliver our lives from death.

Giuliani said he had 234 affidavits, a week later he said he had over 1,000 affidavits, later he said he had 2,000. People are cutting deals, they are lawyering up and exchanging immunity for their testimony. Last I heard he has over 5,000 affidavits. Meanwhile we have heard that over 100 FBI have become whistle blowers. While all of this is progressing on this front we see that Durham's investigation is also moving forward with witnesses flipping.

14 And the men answered her, Our life for yours, if ye utter not this our business. And it shall be, when the Lord hath given us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with thee. 15 Then she let them down by a cord through the window: for her house was upon the town wall, and she dwelt upon the wall. 16 And she said unto them, Get you to the mountain, lest the pursuers meet you; and hide yourselves there three days, until the pursuers be returned: and afterward may ye go your way.

These things take time, and we are seeing that those who do testify have to hide their identity because they receive a whole host of threats against themselves and their family and because the media will viciously attack and defame anyone who does come forward.

17 And the men said unto her, We will be blameless of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear. 18 Behold, when we come into the land, thou shalt bind this line of scarlet thread in the window which thou didst let us down by: and thou shalt bring thy father, and thy mother, and thy brethren, and all thy father's household, home unto thee. 19 And it shall be, that whosoever shall go out of the doors of thy house into the street, his blood shall be upon his head, and we will be guiltless: and whosoever shall be with thee in the house, his blood shall be on our head, if any hand be upon him.

No double crossing or back stabbing. What a great motivation, you don't just get to save your own skin, you get to save everyone you care about and love.

20 And if thou utter this our business, then we will be quit of thine oath which thou hast made us to swear. 21 And she said, According unto your words, so be it. And she sent them away, and they departed: and she bound the scarlet line in the window.

Isn't it amazing how there aren't any leaks? You can tell the deep state is panicking, just look at Biden's blood red speech, and yet no leaks. That has to scare them to death. Who can you trust? This is the problem that these crooks and thieves have. Yes, these government officials are “harlots” but some of them are also people with a conscience and they can see how this war is going to go. How do you win, you are trapped in your little city. They can only operate in the dark, what happens when the spotlight is on them?

22 And they went, and came unto the mountain, and abode there three days, until the pursuers were returned: and the pursuers sought them throughout all the way, but found them not. 23 So the two men returned, and descended from the mountain, and passed over, and came to Joshua the son of Nun, and told him all things that befell them: 24 And they said unto Joshua, Truly the Lord hath delivered into our hands all the land; for even all the inhabitants of the country do faint because of us.

Every single day the story gets bigger, the evidence grows, the hearings are public, and everyone accused of criminal behavior has fainted. There was a period there where everything was silent, the spies were still trying to get back to Joshua. But now we see everything going public, Durham, Maxwell, January 6, etc. Where are those accused of criminal behavior? Why haven’t they denied the charges? Why are they not refuting the allegations of fraud and misconduct? The book "Laptop from Hell" is a runaway best seller, why isn't Biden denying the charges?