Summary of Bible references on the Rapture

Revelation 4 -- The rapture of the church

1 After this I looked,

It is crucial to know what “after this” is referring to. That last three chapters have been talking about Jesus walking in the midst of the seven golden lampstands, it has all been about the seven churches. So then “after this” is “after the church age”. In the first three chapters John refers to the church over 20 times but will not mention the church again until chapter 19 when they are coming out of heaven with the Lord. We are told repeatedly “behold I come quickly” and in this chapter John says “I looked”. Don’t blink or you will miss it.

and, behold, a door was opened in heaven:

This is a clear reference to Isaiah 26 “open ye the gate” and to Psalm 118 “open the gate of righteousness”. Isaiah 26 is read every year at the festival of trumpets and Jesus quoted Psalm 118 saying we wouldn’t see Him again until we said “blessed is He that comes in the name of the Lord”. This opened door in heaven is a reference to those verses.

and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me;

Once again, a clear reference to the “trumpet of God” which the New Testament says is accompanied with the raising of the dead and the rapture of the saints.

Zechariah 9:14 Then the Lord will appear over them;

his arrow will flash like lightning.

The Sovereign Lord will sound the trumpet;

he will march in the storms of the south,

15 and the Lord Almighty will shield them.

They will destroy

and overcome with slingstones.

They will drink and roar as with wine;

they will be full like a bowl

used for sprinkling the corners of the altar.

16 The Lord their God will save his people on that day

as a shepherd saves his flock.

They will sparkle in his land

like jewels in a crown.


which said, Come up hither,

Another reference to the Lord’s quoting of Psalm 118. The week before a wedding a bride groom will be “called up here” in the synagogue to read the scripture and when that happens the congregation will all say “blessed is He that comes in the name of the Lord”.

and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter.

So John is caught up to the heaven to see something that will happen in the future, it is a direct reference to the return of Jesus. It is also a clear reference to Jesus as the bride groom and the resurrection and rapture of the saints. Also, consider that the things that must be after this chapter are better seen from the heavens. We get raptured up before all the things happen in the rest of the book of Revelation.

2 And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne.

This is the coronation of Jesus.

3 And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald.

The rainbow is a direct reference to Noah, which of course is another reference to the first rapture.

4 And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold. 5 And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.

He has just spent three chapters talking to us about the golden lampstands, the seven churches, and now he sees the seven lamps of fire burning before the throne. The church has been raptured to the throne.

6 And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind. 7 And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle. 8 And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.

This looks like the coronation of the Lord Jesus and He is there in heaven with His bride by Him.

9 And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever, 10 The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying, 11 Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.

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1John 4:1-18 -- How do we recognize the antichrist?


1 Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. 2 This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, 3 but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world.


So what does this mean to “not acknowledge that Jesus is from God”. If you acknowledge that Jesus was sent to us from God as the incarnated word, then you are acknowledging that the Bible is the word of God. On the other hand if you say that the Bible is out of date, it was written thousands of years ago and no longer applies, then you are not acknowledging that Jesus is from God who is the same yesterday, today and forever.


4 You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. 5 They are from the world and therefore speak from the viewpoint of the world, and the world listens to them. 6 We are from God, and whoever knows God listens to us; but whoever is not from God does not listen to us. This is how we recognize the Spirit of truth and the spirit of falsehood.


So you can see two spirits operating. There is a spirit in the world that speaks from themselves, they tell you that the Bible is not relevant, and you should listen to them. Many people listen to this. Those of us who are of God speak from the word of God, we acknowledge that Jesus is Lord and therefore we must obey everything He told us. Whoever knows God listens to that, whoever is not from God does not listen to that.


7 Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. 8 Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.


So then, what is it that Jesus tells us to do that they tell us you don’t need to listen to? First and foremost it is to love one another even as Jesus loved us. If someone lies, or cheats, or steals, or betrays others, or acts deceitfully that is not love. Do not be deceived by what they say, look at what they do. Why do they call 75 million Americans deplorable and irredeemable? Why does Biden call them “chumps”? If they loved one another they would care about the concerns of these 75 million, but if they are liars and cheats they can’t be concerned because they are going to expose them. Therefore they say we don’t need to listen to them, they call them racists, xenophobic, homophobic, any excuse in the book to not listen to them.


9 This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. 10 This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. 11 Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. 12 No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.


Many want to know how to recognize the antichrist. What seems much more important to me is how to recognize God, and more importantly how to recognize God being lived out in the believers. I may not know all prophecies or all mysteries, but I do know if someone loves me or doesn’t. If you appreciated that you would know that people who love you have your back, they are trying to protect you from harm. Ignore them at your peril.


13 This is how we know that we live in him and he in us: He has given us of his Spirit. 14 And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world.


Here are three things. God’s word is living to us, it is a lamp to our path, that is we have His Spirit. The antichrist will be speaking gibberish, platitudes, cliches, anything but the living word of God. We have revelation, we have seen, and we have a testimony of God the Father sending His son to our savior and to be the savior of the world. Even if you think you haven’t had a revelation, there are many who are speaking the word of God who have seen and are testifying. These are three things that God has given to us so that we can know God and so that we can live in Him and that He also will be happy living in us.


15 If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in them and they in God.


Paul said that whoever calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. When you say that Jesus is Lord you acknowledge that Jesus is the son of God. The spirit of antichrist does not acknowledge that Jesus is Lord. They exalt their words and their commands over His. This is the most important revelation, Jesus is the Son of God. If you have seen that you do have a revelation and if you testify of that then you are living in God and He in you.


16 And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them.


You cannot skip the first fifteen verses and jump down to this one. You cannot claim that you are living in love while refusing to acknowledge that Jesus is Lord. You cannot truly have the revelation that God is love if you don’t have the Spirit shining on God’s word and if you don’t have a testimony of being saved by Jesus.


17 This is how love is made complete among us so that we will have confidence on the day of judgment: In this world we are like Jesus.


The world claims that “God is love” is contrary to the day of judgement. How foolish is this? When you say that you deny this word here in John and thus you deny that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh. Denying the coming judgement is not love, you are making yourself out to be a liar who just wants others to listen to their words, another “antichrist”.


18 There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear,because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.


The day of judgement is like a big exam. If you have prepared for the exam there is no need to fear it, the only one who would fear the day of judgement is one who has not been made perfect in love. So the world’s claim that God being love means there is no day of judgement indicates they fear the day of judgement and thus their claim to be one with us in loving others is deceitful.

1John 4:19-21 How we identify the Antichrist

19 We love because he first loved us. 20 Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have not seen. 21 And he has given us this command: Anyone who loves God must also love their brother and sister.

This is the basic principle for how we know the antichrist and the spirit of the antichrist. What was it that Antiochus, Titus, and Hitler all had in common? They did not love their brothers and sisters. They elevated their words above the words of God. They reject the Lord’s word to love others even as He has loved us. On the contrary, instead of being willing to die for others they were all very willing to have others die for them.

So then how do we know “The Antichrist”? We can see that there have been many antichrists, many who have chipped away at the recognition of Jesus Christ as Lord and savior. Many who have elevated their words and their commands over His. Titus was an example of the antichrist just as Judas was a type of the false prophet. Titus used cunning deceit to destroy Jerusalem. He told the Jews that if they wanted to celebrate Passover they could, then when they entered Jerusalem he locked the gates and kept them locked in there until they all starved to death. Daniel 8:23 “In the latter part of their reign, when rebels have become completely wicked, a fierce-looking king, a master of intrigue, will arise. This is what the Hunter Biden “laptop from hell” reveals. It is evidence that Biden for many years was completely wicked, that John Kerry and Hillary Clinton and Barak Obama were also complicit. They could not have accomplished this without the help of Adam Schiff, some in the FBI, and NSA, and some of the judges. The major news outlets like CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC, MSNBC as well as the NY Times and Washington Post are also complicit. Of course Twitter, Facebook and Youtube are working with them as well as google. In other words those who are selling out this country, the rebels, also translated as “the transgressors” have become completely wicked. At this time a “fierce-looking king”, “a master of intrigue” will arise. Fierce looking king can also be translated as impudent. Gill says it refers to “impudent brazen faced man, who had no shame nor fear in him; regarded neither God nor man” Impudent means “not showing due respect for another person”, rude. Brazen means bold and without shame. The very first thing you will notice in the antichrist is that he is rude, does not show the proper respect for other people, and is shameless. The second thing is that he is a master of intrigue, he understands dark sentences, riddles. He is well versed in wicked politics and can penetrate into the secrets of others. In my own opinion based on my observation we are seeing “wicked politics” by the Democrats and their allies. 24 He will become very strong, but not by his own power. He will cause astounding devastation and will succeed in whatever he does. He will destroy those who are mighty, the holy people. I agree with Benson’s commentary that this refers to two groups of people: the mighty, and the common man. 25 He will cause deceit to prosper, and he will consider himself superior. Regardless of who it is they are egotistical and narcissistic. Without any doubt we are seeing deceit prospering at this moment. When they feel secure, he will destroy many and take his stand against the Prince of princes. Yet he will be destroyed, but not by human power. Wow, many think that Biden’s victory was so that this entire deep state of the mighty could feel secure.


Revelation 3:3 And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.


There are similarities between this person who was resuscitated and Jesus who was resurrected. With Jesus we say “who is like unto our God” and with this one they say “who is like unto this beast”. Causing the whole world to “wonder after him” implies a form of worship.

Zephaniah 1 -- Rapture: the Lord's bidden guests to the sacrifice He has prepared

1 The word of the Lord which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hizkiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah. 2 I will utterly consume all things from off the land, saith the Lord.

This is the judgement that has been declared for the Day of the Lord. This is the purpose of the Great Tribulation, to “utterly consume all things from off the land”.

3 I will consume man and beast; I will consume the fowls of the heaven, and the fishes of the sea, and the stumbling blocks with the wicked: and I will cut off man from off the land, saith the Lord.

This will be a major extinction event. We know that much of this extinction is due to man himself, he is the problem. So God is going to take the same strategy that evil men used with “the stumbling blocks of the wicked”. For example we tried to exterminate the Buffalo since the Indians depended on them. In the same way we have tried to come up with sensible laws that would protect the rainforest from being burned down to feed cows, or keeping fowls locked up in cruel sheds or overfishing of the ocean. Wicked men have ignored and violated these laws. Not because they aren’t necessary, but because if everyone else keeps the laws they can get rich while everyone else pays the price to keep the world from disaster. So guess what happens when those who are paying the price to keep the world from disaster are taken away in the rapture? It will be like a mad man driving a car without brakes.

4 I will also stretch out mine hand upon Judah, and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and I will cut off the remnant of Baal from this place, and the name of the Chemarims with the priests; 5 And them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops; and them that worship and that swear by the Lord, and that swear by Malcham; 6 And them that are turned back from the Lord; and those that have not sought the Lord, nor enquired for him.

Here is the second issue that will be dealt with. People have forsaken God for idol worship. The great tribulation will cut that off. The NBA playoffs saw a 70% drop in ratings. Hollywood has had to stop the release of movies since the theaters were closed due to the Pandemic. The Oscars saw a huge drop in their ratings. Likewise with live shows like Broadway and TV shows like Saturday Night Live. Now, what do you think happens when things get real bad? Imagine a world with hyperinflation, over 20% unemployment, fires, floods, pandemic, riots, looting, and blackouts. Do you think they’ll say “let’s take a break from all this and go to an NFL game”? If the power goes out will anyone be watching the TV, or listening to the radio, or using the internet? The mainstream media surely represents many who have not sought the Lord nor enquired of Him.

7 Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord God: for the day of the Lord is at hand: for the Lord hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath bid his guests.

The day of the Lord refers to the Great tribulation. God has prepared all of these things, these idol worshippers, and all these who boast against the Lord, mocking Him, for His sacrifice. He also has bid his guests. What exactly is the rapture? All those who loved the Lord and Loved His appearing are bidden to attend the Lord’s coronation and wedding. There is a great feast, a great celebration. How do you feed such a great banquet? Well something or someone is going to have to pay, to be sacrificed. When those who love the Lord are raptured, those who aren’t will be left behind to be sacrificed.

8 And it shall come to pass in the day of the Lord's sacrifice, that I will punish the princes, and the king's children, and all such as are clothed with strange apparel.

Today we see corruption and want it to be punished. It will be on this day. When you see some of these people and the things they are wearing the only way to describe it is "strange apparel".

9 In the same day also will I punish all those that leap on the threshold, which fill their masters' houses with violence and deceit.

We are seeing many protest “abuses of power” and “corruption”. But we are learning as we dig down deeper that this has been full of violence and deceit. Trump claimed that he would “drain the swamp”. Then for four years while president there was a never ending string of accusations against him and investigations to impeach him. Many of these claims have been completely unfounded, others have been shown to be fabricated by his political opponents. Then we had a story hit from a major media outlet that provided physical evidence that Biden’s son received millions of dollars from both Russian and Chinese sources as a way to buy influence with his father, the Vice President. This story was based on emails from Hunter Biden and these various sources. However Twitter and Facebook censored the stories. Their rationale was completely hypocritical in light of their history of running anti Trump stories. There can be no more illusion that these major media outlets censor and manipulate news stories based on their own biases. The country has been filled with deceit and this deceit has led to violence.

10 And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord, that there shall be the noise of a cry from the fish gate, and an howling from the second, and a great crashing from the hills. 11 Howl, ye inhabitants of Maktesh, for all the merchant people are cut down; all they that bear silver are cut off.

We have not got to that day yet. That day will take place after the rapture, after He has bid his guests. But you can get an idea today. International trade is down approximately 30% already, imagine what happens when millions of hard working, taxpayers who support families are raptured? That would be a major blow to every retailer in the world’s economy. What about tax revenue? Without that expected tax revenue what happens to the value of the currency?

12 And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with candles, and punish the men that are settled on their lees: that say in their heart, The Lord will not do good, neither will he do evil.

No one properly considered the implications of the rapture. Instead they have stupid ideas about cars crashing and planes falling from the sky. The rapture will make a very clear distinction between those who are enjoying the Lord’s banquet feast and those who are paying for it. Instantly you will have those who are in heaven and those who are in hell. Not the “real” hell yet, simply a glimpse of how really horrible hell can be.

13 Therefore their goods shall become a booty, and their houses a desolation: they shall also build houses, but not inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, but not drink the wine thereof.

Again, we have just seen a glimpse of what is about to happen. Watch the fires in California. There was a vineyard burned down, the owner standing on the ashes said “everything they had built up over the years was gone”. There were houses burned up, again people saying everything they had built over the years was gone. Unless you repent and turn to the Lord this is what the Great Tribulation will be for you.

14 The great day of the Lord is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of the Lord: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly.

Once again, we have seen a glimpse of this as well. We have seen coaches of NBA and NFL teams as well as players crying bitterly on the news.

15 That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness, 16 A day of the trumpet and alarm against the fenced cities, and against the high towers. 17 And I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like blind men, because they have sinned against the Lord: and their blood shall be poured out as dust, and their flesh as the dung. 18 Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the Lord's wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land.

They will be treated as dust and dung. Take away the breath of the Lord and that is all that we are. All these people have tried to take away the breath of the Lord. So, fine, without the word of God you are nothing but dust and dung. The whole “circle of life” thing that you embrace. With what judgement you judge you shall be judged.

Acts 1:1-11 I tell you the end from the beginning

1 In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach 2 until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen.

The former book is the gospel of Luke. That book presents the gospel to those who are raptured in the first rapture. They are like the honor students, for them the gospel began months before Jesus was born whereas Mark is the “Cliff notes” version which begins with the ministry of John the Baptist. He doesn’t say he is writing this for “the honor students” but rather for Theophilus, those who love God. He also tells us that the gospel tells us all about Jesus from beginning to the day he was taken up to heaven. But this final part is amazing “after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles He had chosen”. The Lord’s ministry had this goal to give instructions to the apostles and it didn’t stop at his crucifixion, those instructions continued right up until He was taken up. The Lord’s ministry is an example for us. It is the pattern.

3 After his suffering, he presented himself to them and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God. 4 On one occasion, while he was eating with them, he gave them this command: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about. 5 For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.”

There is a basic principle that God tells us the end from the beginning. We are here right now giving many convincing proofs from the Bible, from our experiences, from the signs in the heavens, from dreams and visions that everything we are witnessing is what we were told must happen. We are also talking about the kingdom of God. We are also told by the Lord that we need to be watching and waiting for His return and here the disciples are told to be watching and waiting for “the gift my Father promised”. To be baptized with the Holy Spirit is to be immersed “with” the Holy Spirit.

6 Then they gathered around him and asked him, “Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?” 7 He said to them: “It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority. 8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

It is not for us to know times or dates, however what is for us to know is Jesus. We are to be His witnesses. Not only so but what we will receive is not some secret information about what the Lord is going to do, no we will receive power to actually work together with the Lord to do what the Lord is going to do.

9 After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight.

That is the rapture. The Lord’s resurrection was not “the rapture” event even though the rapture indicates the resurrection power. Rather the true type of the rapture event is right here when the Lord is taken up in front of them.

10 They were looking intently up into the sky as he was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them. 11 “Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven.”

Again, God is telling us the end from the beginning. The way the church age begins is the way it will end. So then our focus should be to remain in “the city of God, the city of Peace” until the end of the age, to give many convincing proofs that the Lord resurrected and is alive, to speak on the kingdom of God, and to be the Lord’s witnesses.

There is a wonderful symmetry here. The Lord chose 12 disciples and sent them out two by two. Then those twelve brought in 70, which is almost 12 for each group of two, then those brought in 500 which again is about 12 per group of two. That was in Luke.

Now here we are in Acts and what happens? Jesus is taken away from them and for ten days the disciples and the apostles all stay in an upper room praying, fellowshipping, seeking the Lord until they are filled with the spirit on Pentecost.

I saw this in my own experience. We had 100 saints from a meeting of 200 all pack up and migrate to a new hall. These were the ones on the front row. When I came back to visit two years later they had 200 and those that had been on the back two rows had moved to the front two rows. I could see this happening at the end of the age. Imagine what a great motivation it would be to the believers left behind after the rapture to seek the Lord, pray, fellowship and get into the word.

Isaiah 26:1-11 -- Do you see what I see?

1 In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah; We have a strong city; salvation will God appoint for walls and bulwarks.

This day refers to the Feast of Trumpets and is prophetic for the end of this age.

2 Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation which keepeth the truth may enter in.

This verse refers to the rapture of the saints. What is confusing is that there will be at least two raptures, a “pre trib rapture and a post trib rapture”. That is for the believers, then on top of that there is the rapture of Israel. So I suspect this is closer to the conclusion of everything, not the beginning.

3 Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. 4 Trust ye in the Lord for ever: for in the Lord Jehovah is everlasting strength:

The saints are raptured to a place of perfect peace during the tribulation.

5 For he bringeth down them that dwell on high; the lofty city, he layeth it low; he layeth it low, even to the ground; he bringeth it even to the dust.

While the saints are kept in heaven the Lord will bring down the arrogant to the dust. These aren’t saints, so they must be unbelievers. Many believers have the mistaken understanding that we have nothing to do with what is happening on the world, or with the leaders of these countries. The bible weaves the story of what is happening to both together. One verse it is the rapture, the next verse is the judgement on the corrupt rulers.

6 The foot shall tread it down, even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy.

This is justice, as they have done it will be done to you. They tread down the poor and needy, so it is only right that they are tread upon by the poor and needy. We have been commanded to love others as the Lord loved us. He loved us when we were in sin, when we were dead in our sins and offenses. Then we are told to love in deed, not just words. So it is a commandment of the Lord that we stand in defense of unbelievers, sinners, and those who are in sins.

7 The way of the just is uprightness: thou, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just. 8 Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O Lord, have we waited for thee; the desire of our soul is to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee.

Those who are raptured are judged. You have the wise and foolish virgins who either did or did not prepare. You also have those who are taken in the field and in the bed, while others are left behind. You have those who are feeding God’s people when the Lord returns and you have those who are burying their talent and feasting with the world. Those in the bed, are they sleeping? That wouldn’t make sense because we are warned repeatedly to watch and not sleep. Does this mean that the Lord will come at an instant which will be any of the 24 hours of the day depending on where you live? Maybe. Does it mean that some will be sick and infirm when the Lord comes?

9 With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.

This will begin the millennial kingdom of Christ where His judgements are in the earth and the world will learn righteousness. It begins with the world reaping what they have sown during the tribulation.

10 Let favour be shewed to the wicked, yet will he not learn righteousness: in the land of uprightness will he deal unjustly, and will not behold the majesty of the Lord.

Many do not understand why the Lord tarries in His judgement, but it is to prove this point. Shewing the wicked favor does not result in their repentance from evil. Likewise, they see a land of uprightness as a prime opportunity to run their scams since people are naturally trusting. Regardless of how much you might speak on the majesty of the Lord they will refuse to see it.

11 Lord, when thy hand is lifted up, they will not see: but they shall see, and be ashamed for their envy at the people; yea, the fire of thine enemies shall devour them.

And this is why the end of this age is a time of rejoicing for some and a time of woe for others. Do you see the Lord’s majesty? Do you see that His hand is lifted up? Deal with your envy, because when the Lord judges it is like a forest fire that devours up all the dried out trees.

Isaiah 26:12-21 Open ye the gates

12 Lord, thou wilt ordain peace for us: for thou also hast wrought all our works in us.

The church is the Lord’s masterpiece, He has been building it for 2,000 years and the end of the age is a display of all the works He has wrought in us.

13 O Lord our God, other lords beside thee have had dominion over us: but by thee only will we make mention of thy name. 14 They are dead, they shall not live; they are deceased, they shall not rise: therefore hast thou visited and destroyed them, and made all their memory to perish.

Human history also testifies to the greatness of our Lord. We discover every day that many, many societies that existed previously have all been visited, destroyed and their memory has perished.

15 Thou hast increased the nation, O Lord, thou hast increased the nation: thou art glorified: thou hadst removed it far unto all the ends of the earth. 16 Lord, in trouble have they visited thee, they poured out a prayer when thy chastening was upon them. 17 Like as a woman with child, that draweth near the time of her delivery, is in pain, and crieth out in her pangs; so have we been in thy sight, O Lord.

This is the great sign in heaven that we saw September 2017, and which John wrote about in Revelation 12.

18 We have been with child, we have been in pain, we have as it were brought forth wind; we have not wrought any deliverance in the earth; neither have the inhabitants of the world fallen.

At the time of the Lord’s coming the people of God will be in pain, like birth pains, crying out to Him. The world may be rejoicing, but once the baby is born and caught up to heaven (the first rapture) then the world’s rejoicing will turn to sorrow and God’s people will be the ones rejoicing.

19 Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.

The dead in Christ rise and then those of us who remain will also be with the Lord in the air.

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

During the Tribulation those that are raptured are able to hide in these chambers till the Lord’s indignation is past. But what will the situation be like? The Lord will be indignant at the sins and abusive behavior of the corrupt leaders.

21 For, behold, the Lord cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.

This is a picture of the end of this age. It begins with the festival of trumpets and this chapter in Isaiah is always read during this festival. After the rapture we have the four horsemen of the apocalypse followed by the fifth seal where the martyrs are revealed and their blood under the altar is disclosed. What are the horsemen? The Gospel and the false gospel (represented by the White horse), war, famine and plague. What we will learn is that there are many, many people responsible for these atrocities that the Lord will punish at this time.

My interpretation: This dream has many interesting aspects to it. The colorful runner reminds me of Josephs coat of many colors. This race reminds me of the White horse of the apocalypse. The rider has a bow but no arrow, the colorful runner throws his spear into the air before starting the race whereas the counterfeit runner dressed in white (which later turns to grey, and then satanic red) represents the antichrist and the apostasy. Both have been running which is why it is so hard to determine if the white horse represents the gospel or the antichrist. The trail of fire left behind by the counterfeit runner (he is stiff necked and looks like a mannequin, or puppet and takes orders from the very strange guy who fired the pistol to start the race). Who fired the pistol to start the age of grace, surely it was those who crucified Jesus. Along with this race we see the hands of God dripping with blood opening a scroll like opening seals. There are five months and the colors of White, Black, Scarlet and Grey are prominent in this dream. To me this reminds me of the five seals that are opened after the rapture. The fifth month touches the ground reminding me that "the earth shall disclose her blood".

The flaming spear that is hurled at the beginning of the race and then strikes the church where people are praying that is the word of God that we have been focused on for the entire age of Grace. Stiking the building like brilliant white light from a napolm attack filling up the sky like a fantastic fireworks display is the rapture. That event motivates Christians all over the world to speak the word putting out the fires of hate.

Acts 1:12 -- 23 Replacing False prophets

12 Then the apostles returned to Jerusalem from the hill called the Mount of Olives, a Sabbath day’s walk[c] from the city. 13 When they arrived, they went upstairs to the room where they were staying. Those present were Peter, John, James and Andrew; Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew; James son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James. 14 They all joined together constantly in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.

15 In those days Peter stood up among the believers (a group numbering about a hundred and twenty) 16 and said, “Brothers and sisters,[d] the Scripture had to be fulfilled in which the Holy Spirit spoke long ago through David concerning Judas, who served as guide for those who arrested Jesus. 17 He was one of our number and shared in our ministry.”

18 (With the payment he received for his wickedness, Judas bought a field; there he fell headlong, his body burst open and all his intestines spilled out. 19 Everyone in Jerusalem heard about this, so they called that field in their language Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.)

20 “For,” said Peter, “it is written in the Book of Psalms:

“‘May his place be deserted;
let there be no one to dwell in it,’[e]
and,

“‘May another take his place of leadership.’[f]
21 Therefore it is necessary to choose one of the men who have been with us the whole time the Lord Jesus was living among us, 22 beginning from John’s baptism to the time when Jesus was taken up from us. For one of these must become a witness with us of his resurrection.”

23 So they nominated two men: Joseph called Barsabbas (also known as Justus) and Matthias. 24 Then they prayed, “Lord, you know everyone’s heart. Show us which of these two you have chosen 25 to take over this apostolic ministry, which Judas left to go where he belongs.” 26 Then they cast lots, and the lot fell to Matthias; so he was added to the eleven apostles.

Once again, view this chapter as God telling us the end from the beginning. How would you respond if you just saw the rapture? First, I would get into an upper room with other believers and join constantly in prayer. Second, there will be "apostles" among us like Peter who denied the Lord yet were with him for His ministry who will be stronger in the word than the rest of us. They will need to stand up and speak concerning what to do with the false prophets who sold the Lord for a bag of silver. They don't need to judge Judas, that has already been taken care of, but their office will need to be filled. In other words the back rows now need to fill the roles of those who were in the front rows.

Zephaniah 2 -- Dealing with those who reproached God’s people.

1 Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation not desired; 2 Before the decree bring forth, before the day pass as the chaff, before the fierce anger of the Lord come upon you, before the day of the Lord's anger come upon you. 3 Seek ye the Lord, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the Lord's anger.

The rapture is when you will be hid in the day of the Lord’s anger. These warnings, these prophecies, these dreams filling the internet, this is an opportunity for us to seek righteousness and meekness while we still have a chance. The Lord is bidding us as guests to a great wedding feast, He wants us all to be there. Right now it really is up to you whether or not you are there.

4 For Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation: they shall drive out Ashdod at the noon day, and Ekron shall be rooted up. 5 Woe unto the inhabitants of the sea coast, the nation of the Cherethites! the word of the Lord is against you; O Canaan, the land of the Philistines, I will even destroy thee, that there shall be no inhabitant.

These are the cities and lands in and around Israel. The Philistines lived halfway between Israel and Egypt, so many interpret them to be similar to those Christians who have compromised with the world. In Revelation the Lord says that the church in Thyatira is where Satan’s throne is. When the rapture takes place some Christians will be taken, and some will be left behind. If you are a Christian and you are left behind that will be a terrible judgement. Not simply because you will now have to go through the great tribulation, which to my mind is the least of your problems. If you are martyred during the great tribulation there is honor in that. If I were left behind I would become very aggressive to preach the gospel, like the two witnesses. No the worst part of it is you knew you could have done something differently and now you will have to live with that for all eternity.

6 And the sea coast shall be dwellings and cottages for shepherds, and folds for flocks. 7 And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; they shall feed thereupon: in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down in the evening: for the Lord their God shall visit them, and turn away their captivity. 8 I have heard the reproach of Moab, and the revilings of the children of Ammon, whereby they have reproached my people, and magnified themselves against their border. 9 Therefore as I live, saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, Surely Moab shall be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, even the breeding of nettles, and salt pits, and a perpetual desolation: the residue of my people shall spoil them, and the remnant of my people shall possess them. 10 This shall they have for their pride, because they have reproached and magnified themselves against the people of the Lord of hosts.

Moabites and Ammonites were the product of incest when Lot escaped from Sodom. Lot also is used to describe the rapture, but rather than a glorious salvation it was a shameful salvation where he was barely saved. Unlike Noah whose whole family was saved Lot only escaped with two daughters, the rest of his family was killed. Noah was “a preacher of righteousness” and was in Hebrews 11 which celebrates men of faith. Lot was called “a righteous man” and is not in Hebrews 11. It says he was tormented by what he saw around him. When he meekly tried to rebuke people who wanted to gang rape some visitors they told him to “shut up, who are you to tell us what to do”. There are two raptures, one at the beginning of the seven years, it sets off the great tribulation, it is where the Lord says “well done” to His good and faithful servants. However, for the foolish ones, the ones who are locked out of the wedding feast, the ones with the weeping and gnashing of teeth, their salvation will be like Lot’s. What is really despicable about these Christians is that they reproached and magnified themselves against the Lord’s servants. Remember the word the Lord said about the servant saying in his heart that his master delays His coming and begins to beat the fellow servants. This is them. These are the ones who set themselves in the chief seats and then at the rapture they are shamed before all when they are left behind and those they despised are taken instead.

11 The Lord will be terrible unto them: for he will famish all the gods of the earth; and men shall worship him, every one from his place, even all the isles of the heathen.

There are Christians churches that have made a compromise with the gods of the earth. Thyatira suffered Jezebel who taught the Lord’s servants to commit fornication and worship idols. Pergamum had false prophets like Balaam. The Lord referred to these compromised houses of worship as “the synagogue of Satan”. Paul talked of an apostasy. The Pandemic has shut down these houses of worship and that in turn is cutting off the collection plate and causing them to be famished. But that is simply a warning. After the rapture why would you return to the same place where none of them were raptured? Why would you continue to sit beneath the teaching of false teachers who promised prosperity and blessing and yet have snared you with them in the great tribulation?

12 Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be slain by my sword. 13 And he will stretch out his hand against the north, and destroy Assyria; and will make Nineveh a desolation, and dry like a wilderness.

These are two peoples who don’t actually inhabit Israel, they are neighbors. Assyria used to be a great kingdom. The Ethiopians appears to refer to those living in Arabia and not Africa. The sword that is bringing down the “synagogue of Satan” is also going to bring down these Arabians. The shut down has not only shut down churches it has also greatly reduced the demand for oil. Nineveh was an abusive capital of Assyria that had enslaved Israelites. Russia, Germany and the US all have a very horrible history in this regard. Still, today the worst country for enslaving and abusing God’s people is China.

14 And flocks shall lie down in the midst of her, all the beasts of the nations: both the cormorant and the bittern shall lodge in the upper lintels of it; their voice shall sing in the windows; desolation shall be in the thresholds; for he shall uncover the cedar work.

Can you imagine Munich, or New York City, or Moscow or Shanghai as a place for flocks of sheep wandering the streets? It is an apocalyptic vision.

15 This is the rejoicing city that dwelt carelessly, that said in her heart, I am, and there is none beside me: how is she become a desolation, a place for beasts to lie down in! every one that passeth by her shall hiss, and wag his hand.

No doubt, right now the major superpowers of the world are the US, China, Europe and Russia. The US and China are especially guilty of saying “I am and there is none beside me”.

1 Jn 5 -- You have been warned

1 Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves the father loves his child as well. 2 This is how we know that we love the children of God: by loving God and carrying out his commands.

Wow, I just love reading the apostle’s fellowship, it is so obvious why they are overcomers. Please notice, John doesn’t say “this is how we know that others love”. He is giving you a way to discern if you love the children of God, not a way to impose self righteous judgement on others. It is so simple, keeping God’s commands is an exercise of love towards others. The world would have you believe that the Bible is misogynist and homophobic. The Bible condemns sins and justifies sinners. The world condemns sinners and justifies sin.

3 In fact, this is love for God: to keep his commands. And his commands are not burdensome, 4 for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith. 5 Who is it that overcomes the world? Only the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.

Do you see how intricately tied keeping God’s laws are to overcoming the world? These laws lead us to Jesus Christ, they lead us to salvation. Satan is the ruler of the world and it is critical to Satan to lead us away from Jesus Christ, he does that with his laws. What do they argue? Keeping God’s laws are burdensome, they are out of date, they are homophobic, etc.

6 This is the one who came by water and blood—Jesus Christ. He did not come by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth. 7 For there are three that testify: 8 the Spirit, the water and the blood; and the three are in agreement.

What hypocrites! If you claim the law of God is burdensome then you are claiming that Jesus Christ is burdensome. He is the incarnate word of God, He is the fulfillment of the law of God, He is the expression of the invisible God.

9 We accept human testimony, but God’s testimony is greater because it is the testimony of God, which he has given about his Son. 10 Whoever believes in the Son of God accepts this testimony. Whoever does not believe God has made him out to be a liar, because they have not believed the testimony God has given about his Son. 11 And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 12 Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.

The age of Grace is a trial. Satan the ruler of this world is on trial, God has testified against Him by raising Jesus from the dead. God’s testimony is that He has given us this great gift of eternal life and this gift is given to us by giving us Jesus Christ. We receive Jesus and with that gift we get eternal life. This is what it means to keep the laws of God.

Concluding Affirmations

13 I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life.

This is so important. First and foremost you must have the assurance of salvation. The word salvation is very significant, if you can save yourself then it isn’t salvation. The word salvation means you can’t save yourself, it is only Jesus Christ that can save you. Knowing that you are a failure and a sinner is simply the prerequisite to calling on the Lord to be saved.

14 This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.

How do you ask according to God’s will? Simply ask according to the word of God, the word expresses His will. This doesn’t mean that you say to yourself I want this or I want that and then you go look for a Bible verse that seems to agree with that. This is what the entire prosperity gospel is built on. They want to be rich in the world, so equate being “rich” with being “blessed” and then you are off and running. Sadly, according to that equation the only apostle who was “rich” was Judas when he had the silver after betraying the Lord.

15 And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him.

Wow, that is just great. Step 1, pray according to the will of God, not according to your will, your lusts, your desires. Step 2 know that God hears you. Step 3, if God hears then know that you will have whatever you asked. For example “God I need to have the full assurance that I have eternal life.” I have prayed according to God’s will, I know He has heard me and now I know I have what I have prayed for, the assurance of salvation.

16 If you see any brother or sister commit a sin that does not lead to death, you should pray and God will give them life. I refer to those whose sin does not lead to death. There is a sin that leads to death. I am not saying that you should pray about that.

We are not called to judge and condemn our brothers and sisters, but we are called to pray for them. Once again, step 1 pray according to the will of God, not my opinion, not my desire for vengeance or to spread gossip. Here it is, did you see someone commit a sin, then the will of God is that you pray that God will give them life. Often we pray that God would enlighten them, shine on them, expose them, cause them to repent, confess, etc. But God’s will is that you pray that God give them life, that is the power that enables us to overcome sin and the world. One analogy is of a fish swimming upstream while leaves and sticks are floating downstream. If the world is a stream flowing down to the ocean then the only way to stop floating downstream is if you have life. So then, what is this “sin that leads to death”? Look at Judas, in his heart he saw Jesus as an opportunity to boost his career and to get rich. It was the same sin we saw in Balaam and he was saved by a donkey. The angel told him that had it not been for the donkey he would have been killed. He was a prophet for hire willing to curse God’s people in exchange for money.

17 All wrongdoing is sin, and there is sin that does not lead to death. 18 We know that anyone born of God does not continue to sin; the One who was born of God keeps them safe, and the evil one cannot harm them.

Here is another verse indicating God’s will that you can pray. Are you worried about being safe where the evil one can’t harm you? Once again we receive Jesus Christ, we are born of God, and then we keep His word to us, we obey it, and it will keep us safe.

19 We know that we are children of God, and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one.

If you weren’t clear on this last year hopefully you are now fully clear on this. When we say that people need to “wake up” we mean they need to see that the whole world is under the control of the evil one. When they see this it will cause a revival as people turn to the Lord for salvation and eternal life.

20 We know also that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true. And we are in him who is true by being in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.

Once again, do you need understanding? Do you need to know Him who is true? Everything is so confusing, who do you believe? Here is another verse that you can pray over. God will hear and you will receive.

21 Dear children, keep yourselves from idols.

There are two basic concepts in the world. Democracy is based on the rule of the people. For thousands of years everyone was told that the common man was too stupid to rule himself. This is why the founding fathers called it “an experiment” and knew that it would only be by the grace of God that we could keep this republic. The other basic concept is that government is by elites (Emperor, King, Caesar, General, Dictator, Oligarchs, etc). We all know this, now what John is telling you is that this second form of government is to be ruled by idols. You have been warned, do not choose to be ruled by idols.

Zephaniah 3:1-5 -- The unjust knoweth no shame

1 Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city! 2 She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in the Lord; she drew not near to her God. 3 Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.

Let’s look at this recent case with Hunter Biden. They found pictures and emails on his computer implicating Hunter, Joe, and Hunter’s brother in a corruption scheme selling access to key policy makers. However a day later the response is that this is a Russian disinformation campaign. So then that claim proves someone is lying and it proves this is a very big story about corruption. If it is true Joe Biden’s campaign is lying about it because they realize it is evidence of him committing a felony and selling out the country. If Biden’s campaign is right in saying this is Russian disinformation that the NY Post is publishing that is equally concerning. Rudy Guiliani is the one pushing this story, they are accusing him of spreading lies. So it is confusing, but what is telling is what everyone agrees to be true. First, even the campaign agrees that the pictures that were found on his computer are true. They depict Hunter Biden as a profligate person and a drug addict. During the first debate Joe Biden defended his son saying that he had problems, he couldn’t deny he had been kicked out of the military due to his drug use. But, he was working through these problems (cue the Rocky theme music) and like many other Americans who had drug problems he was picking himself back up and rebuilding his life. These pictures prove that depiction was a lie because the multi million dollars he received for a job involving making introductions was given to him by both the Ukrainians and Chinese while he was a profligate and drug addict. Also, no one denies that he was making millions of dollars from both the Chinese and Ukrainians to make introductions when his father was Vice President. What is also stunning to me is that Joe Biden has said repeatedly that he didn’t ever talk to his son about his business. Really? I have a son and daughter who are both working and we often talk about their business and how that is going. This claim by Joe tells me he knew there was a horrible conflict of interest and appearance of evil. So much so that he has to even deny he knew anything about it. Also, no one denies that Joe Biden pressured the Ukrainian government to fire the man who was investigating his son’s business for corruption. So what exactly do they deny? The emails are from Hunter complaining that he has to give half of his money to his dad, that he gets no respect, and it describes him setting up a meeting with Joe Biden on a certain day. Joe’s campaign has a very specific denial, they say on the date in question that there was no meeting set up with this man “on the calendar”. Yes, there was a large gap in his schedule that is unaccounted for on this day and they don’t deny that he might have met with this man, only that “it wasn’t on the calendar”. This is how liars respond to accusations. Any honest person would have said “I never met this person”. Also when asked if he received money from Hunter he says “he never talked to his son about his business”. Again, trying to pass off an answer to a question not asked as an answer to the question that was. But this is only part of the scandal. The second part is that Facebook and Twitter both blocked every attempt to reference this article from the NY Post. The hypocrisy in this action was incredible. They tried to give various justifications that were absurd. They said it was their policy to not accept a story like this unless Hunter Biden approved! That is laughable. It is like saying we won’t accept stories of Trump’s tax return unless he first approves! So they were excoriated by a variety of news outlets around the world and have since rewritten their policy and completely been exposed for their deceit. But that too is only part of the story. Apparently the FBI also had this evidence and dismissed it as “Russian disinformation”. Think about that for a minute. There was a three year investigation of Trump due to the allegation made by Clinton’s camp of Trump working with the Russians. They spent millions on the investigation, had an impeachment hearing, and did everything in their power to find evidence that would indict the president. During this time I supported the investigation 100%. My thought was if he is guilty I want to know, if he is innocent I want to know. Many complained about the time and expense and my position was “it is well worth the cost to know the answer to this question”. Yet now you actually have real, physical evidence that proves, unequivocally that there was interference in our government at the highest level. Either you have Ukrainian and Chinese buying influence with the Vice President, or you have Russians spreading disinformation during a presidential election. You have clear evidence of the crime they spent three years investigating and they just dismiss it out of hand without opening an investigation? So then, in conclusion:

4 Her prophets are light and treacherous persons: her priests have polluted the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law. 5 The just Lord is in the midst thereof; he will not do iniquity: every morning doth he bring his judgment to light, he faileth not; but the unjust knoweth no shame.

What they are accusing Biden of is the exact same thing they accused Clinton of. Let’s suppose for a minute that Clinton’s foundation was on the up and up. Foreign countries were not buying influence with her by contributing to her foundation. If that were true why did the contributions stop when she lost the election? Talk about no shame, Biden compares his drug addict son getting millions to “make introductions” to him as being similar to any other American trying to rebuild their life after suffering from drug addiction! Bill Clinton went to pedophile island and if Hillary had been president that would have been the front page news! Joe Biden’s “party” wants to pack the Supreme court with more than 9 Supreme court justices and he has the nerve to tell us that we should ignore that and instead focus on the President who nominated a Supreme court justice (his constitutional job) and the Senate who is confirming that nomination (their constitutional job)! He tells us he’ll let us know by election day how he stands on packing the Supreme court yet people are already voting now! There is no shame!

Zephaniah 3:6-20 I will undo all that afflict thee

6 I have cut off the nations: their towers are desolate; I made their streets waste, that none passeth by: their cities are destroyed, so that there is no man, that there is none inhabitant.

Just look at history. French Revolution, Russian Revolution, Roman Empire, there is a long list of those He cut off.

7 I said, Surely thou wilt fear me, thou wilt receive instruction; so their dwelling should not be cut off, howsoever I punished them: but they rose early, and corrupted all their doings.

All these corrupt and wicked politicians think that because they “worked hard” they deserve to be where they are. Yes they rose early, and they also corrupted all their doings.

8 Therefore wait ye upon me, saith the Lord, until the day that I rise up to the prey: for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine indignation, even all my fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy.

He is talking about Armageddon. You want to see some scary youtube videos, watch the videos of both the Russians and Chinese military reviews. They are going to pour people into Armageddon just as the Bible said. We have a conflict just erupting between Azerbaijan and Armenia, Russia is sending 80,000 troops there. They recently sent 30,000 troops to the border with China. There have been border skirmishes with India where India has sent 60,000 troops to the border and China has done likewise. China is threatening Taiwan with threatening military exercises. The US is demonstrating that we will stand with Taiwan by sailing through the straight repeatedly and by selling billions of dollars worth of military hardware to Taiwan. Israel and Iran are also skirmishing. The entire world will be gathered together for this judgement.

9 For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of the Lord, to serve him with one consent.

This is the problem and it dates all the way back to the tower of Babel. When you worship idols it creates a language barrier, because of uncleanness. Why do people speak in “forked tongues”? Uncleanness, deceit, cunning craftiness all designed to hide evil intentions. One language doesn’t mean English or Chinese, we have technological solutions for that. No the issue is some speak with a forked tongue and some speak truth. Some call on the name of the Lord and some worship idols.

10 From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia my suppliants, even the daughter of my dispersed, shall bring mine offering. 11 In that day shalt thou not be ashamed for all thy doings, wherein thou hast transgressed against me: for then I will take away out of the midst of thee them that rejoice in thy pride, and thou shalt no more be haughty because of my holy mountain.

This is the purpose of the great tribulation, to remove these proud and haughty people.

12 I will also leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people, and they shall trust in the name of the Lord. 13 The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies; neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth: for they shall feed and lie down, and none shall make them afraid.

Simple really, the judgement is due to people doing iniquity, speaking lies and having a deceitful tongue.

14 Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem. 15 The Lord hath taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out thine enemy: the king of Israel, even the Lord, is in the midst of thee: thou shalt not see evil any more.

This is why all these debates about climate change are stupid. You can’t deal with any of these problems until you first remove the enemy. The more they discussed protecting the Amazon rainforest the faster it was burned. The more they talked about protecting the fish in the sea the faster they were harvested. If you really are concerned with the environment then the first step is to remove the enemy, those who commit iniquity, those who lie and speak with a deceitful tongue.

16 In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not: and to Zion, Let not thine hands be slack. 17 The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.

If we have one pure language then we can all come together with joy and singing. The world is so corrupt, they want to control, package, and sell to you “joy and singing”.

18 I will gather them that are sorrowful for the solemn assembly, who are of thee, to whom the reproach of it was a burden.

What is this entire movement about respecting everyone, no judgement, etc? What they are actually doing is judging and reproaching Christians and their solemn assembly. They reproached us for speaking of Jesus as a savior and one who delivers from sin. Everyone has a right to believe as they wish without judgement really means everyone but Christians.

19 Behold, at that time I will undo all that afflict thee: and I will save her that halteth, and gather her that was driven out; and I will get them praise and fame in every land where they have been put to shame.

The cancel culture is all about “driving out” and “putting to shame” anyone who speaks for the Lord or from the Bible.

20 At that time will I bring you again, even in the time that I gather you: for I will make you a name and a praise among all people of the earth, when I turn back your captivity before your eyes, saith the Lord.

Psalm 45 -- The cause of humility

1 My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses for the king; my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer. 2 You are the most excellent of men and your lips have been anointed with grace, since God has blessed you forever. 3 Gird your sword on your side, you mighty one; clothe yourself with splendor and majesty. 4 In your majesty ride forth victoriously in the cause of truth, humility and justice; let your right hand achieve awesome deeds. 5 Let your sharp arrows pierce the hearts of the king’s enemies; let the nations fall beneath your feet. 6 Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever; a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom. 7 You love righteousness and hate wickedness; therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions by anointing you with the oil of joy. 8 All your robes are fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia; from palaces adorned with ivory the music of the strings makes you glad. 9 Daughters of kings are among your honored women; at your right hand is the royal bride in gold of Ophir. 10 Listen, daughter, and pay careful attention: Forget your people and your father’s house. 11 Let the king be enthralled by your beauty; honor him, for he is your lord. 12 The city of Tyre will come with a gift, people of wealth will seek your favor. 13 All glorious is the princess within her chamber; her gown is interwoven with gold. 14 In embroidered garments she is led to the king; her virgin companions follow her— those brought to be with her. 15 Led in with joy and gladness, they enter the palace of the king. 16 Your sons will take the place of your fathers; you will make them princes throughout the land. 17 I will perpetuate your memory through all generations; therefore the nations will praise you for ever and ever.


This Psalm depicts the coronation of Jesus, the only one found worthy to open the scrolls. He will be clothed with splendor and majesty at the coronation prior to riding forth victoriously in the cause of truth, humility and justice. Today we see many people championing causes for truth and justice. You don’t see any championing humility as a cause. But what do you think happens when the church is raptured? These are those who were despised, thought very little of, the offscouring of the world. God will exalt the humble.


Luke 1:46 And Mary said: “My soul glorifies the Lord 47 and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, 48 for he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed, 49 for the Mighty One has done great things for me— holy is his name. 50 His mercy extends to those who fear him, from generation to generation. 51 He has performed mighty deeds with his arm; he has scattered those who are proud in their inmost thoughts. 52 He has brought down rulers from their thrones but has lifted up the humble. 53 He has filled the hungry with good things but has sent the rich away empty. 54 He has helped his servant Israel, remembering to be merciful 55 to Abraham and his descendants forever, just as he promised our ancestors.”

The rapture of the saints is the “lifting up the humble”. Jesus birth and ministry championed all three causes: truth, justice, and the humble. This verse that Jesus loved righteousness and hated wickedness is quoted in Hebrews. It demonstrates the superiority of Jesus Christ to all others whether man or angel. The coronation of the Messiah takes place on the festival of Trumpets. His bride is on His right side, evidence that the rapture of the Bride takes place prior to the tribulation. Her gown represents her righteousnesses, interwoven with gold indicates that her life is interwoven with God, embroidered indicates the experiences of Christ. She is “led to the king” indicates the rapture. Your sons become princes indicate that we will rule and reign with Christ.

Leviticus 23:15-17 Bring two loaves made of leaven

15 “‘From the day after the Sabbath, the day you brought the sheaf of the wave offering, count off seven full weeks. 16 Count off fifty days up to the day after the seventh Sabbath, and then present an offering of new grain to the Lord. 17 From wherever you live, bring two loaves made of two-tenths of an ephah of the finest flour, baked with yeast, as a wave offering of firstfruits to the Lord

So Passover is part of a week long celebration of unleavened bread. You are responsible to get rid of the leaven from your house, called "the old leaven". Then on Pentecost you are to bring two loaves of bread made with leaven, this is the new leaven. This is why it is wrong to equate leaven with sin. The "old leaven" is the teachings and customs, that is what you need to get rid of. What is the new leaven? This festival is the day on which God gave the ten commandments inscribed on two stone tablets to the children of Israel through Moses. That was the new teaching and customs. Pentecost is also the day that the Spirit was poured out on the church, the day the laws were inscribed on their heart on tablets of flesh. Once again, that was new teachings and customs.

Interestingly everyone hears them speaking the great things of God in their language. Ever since Babylon there are different languages, different teachings and different customs. However, the laws of God are universal, the teachings and customs are something that we all, every nation and every tongue can agree on.

But Peter's explanation is very interesting:

Acts 2:17“‘In the last days, God says,
I will pour out my Spirit on all people.
Your sons and daughters will prophesy,
your young men will see visions,
your old men will dream dreams.
18 Even on my servants, both men and women,
I will pour out my Spirit in those days,
and they will prophesy.
19 I will show wonders in the heavens above
and signs on the earth below,
blood and fire and billows of smoke.
20 The sun will be turned to darkness
and the moon to blood
before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord.
21 And everyone who calls
on the name of the Lord will be saved.’

He says that what they are seeing is a fulfillment of Joel's prophecy, yet this prophecy appears to be two prophesies. "In the last days" refers to the days of the Messiah. "The great and notable day" refers to the Lord's coming in glory in the clouds.

Pentecost has several names. Pentecost is greek meaning 50th because it is seven sabbaths plus one day after the feast of firstfruits when you waved the sheaf before the Lord. It is also the feast of weeks because it is the first day of the 8th week, a new beginning. However, it is also called the festival of firstfruits, which is confusing since the feast of first fruits was on the first day. In this sense it is the culmination of the celebration of the resurrection. We began this age with the resurrection of Jesus and the age has been fifty days of celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Pentecost is also a mirror image of the Jubilee. They are both counted the same.

Leviticus 25:8 “‘Count off seven sabbath years—seven times seven years—so that the seven sabbath years amount to a period of forty-nine years. 9 Then have the trumpet sounded everywhere on the tenth day of the seventh month; on the Day of Atonement sound the trumpet throughout your land. 10 Consecrate the fiftieth year and proclaim liberty throughout the land to all its inhabitants. It shall be a jubilee for you; each of you is to return to your family property and to your own clan. 11 The fiftieth year shall be a jubilee for you; do not sow and do not reap what grows of itself or harvest the untended vines. 12 For it is a jubilee and is to be holy for you; eat only what is taken directly from the fields.

The Great and notable day of the Lord is when we enter into the Millenial kingdom reign and it is a Jubilee to us. We are doing this in three steps. Step 1 God gave us the law through Moses, this acted as a child conductor to lead us to Christ. This law testified of Jesus that He was the Christ, the Son of God. Step 2 God pours out His Spirit on all flesh and we have this law written on the tablets of our heart. In this way we are transformed into the same image and likeness and we express Jesus Christ who lives in us, the hope of glory. Step 3 -- we enter into the Jubilee as sons of God who are able to inherit the kingdom and rule and reign with Jesus Christ.

Isaiah 10:1-11 -- the writers that write perverseness

1 Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and to the writers that write perverseness; 2 to turn aside the needy from justice, and to rob the poor of my people of their right, that widows may be their spoil, and that they may make the fatherless their prey!

We are seeing unrighteous decrees. Pelosi and the Democrats impeached Trump because of a phone call to the Ukraine. After careful scrutiny it was shown to be a righteous phone call. What is worse, the FBI had Hunter Biden’s laptop at the time of the impeachment, that laptop was physical evidence that the call was righteous, could have put an immediate stop to the impeachment and could have identified those involved in collusion but they hid this evidence. We are also seeing the mainstream media write perverseness. For months they told us that Riots were the language of the unheard. Spokespeople for the BLM and ANTIFA movements said that “looting was reparations”. We watched as businesses were burned, and people were assaulted, shot and stabbed while they said the protests were “mostly peaceful”. In the last 3 months we have seen almost 100 Stop the Steal rallies that were 100% peaceful. Incidents did occur after the rallies where people from the rally were assaulted. Even in Washington DC on January 5th there was a peaceful rally. But then on the 6th a riot took place at the capital. People broke windows and maybe as many as 1,000 protesters entered the building. The same people who for six months told us that riots were the language of the unheard now decried this as insurrection and called for the impeachment of the President. There were at least 500,000 people at that rally, at least 99% of the people did not participate in the riot. In addition, the video shows them booing those that entered and calling them ANTIFA. But this was a heinous crime to walk into the capital building whereas burning and looting cities for the last few months was not. One paper described the BLM riots as "93% peaceful" and when you read the article they said they looked at over 7,000 protests. If you did the math 93% peaceful meant there wre over 500 non peaceful riots. Some claimed that this was on a different level because this was a government building. The Kenosha riots burned down the police station, that was a government building. Joe Biden claimed that the treatment was racist, that Stop the Steal protestors were treated differently than BLM protestors. This is true, an unarmed woman who did not have any criminal past was shot and killed while inside the capital building. The outrage against her was hot and heavy from this media. Meanwhile Jacob Blake was shot and not killed while trying to kidnap three kids and while reaching for a knife. He had a criminal record, he had attacked police before with a knife and he had outstanding warrants against him and was violating a restraining order at that moment. The outrage was also hot and heavy only this time it was against the police and they did incite riots and looting.

These protesters are the needy who are seeking justice. They are the victims of government policies that send manufacturing to China and rob their homes from them with the mortgage meltdown. The widows and fatherless are the prey of this government. They have violated the covenant they have with God. All laws come from God, if the government violates their end of the covenant and will not hear these pleas we then raise our voices to God almighty.

3 And what will ye do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which shall come from far? to whom will ye flee for help? and where will ye leave your glory? 4 They shall only bow down under the prisoners, and shall fall under the slain. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still. 5 Ho Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, the staff in whose hand is mine indignation! 6 I will send him against a profane nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets. 7 Howbeit he meaneth not so, neither doth his heart think so; but it is in his heart to destroy, and to cut off nations not a few. 8 For he saith, Are not my princes all of them kings? 9 Is not Calno as Carchemish? is not Hamath as Arpad? is not Samaria as Damascus? 10 As my hand hath found the kingdoms of the idols, whose graven images did excel them of Jerusalem and of Samaria; 11 shall I not, as I have done unto Samaria and her idols, so do to Jerusalem and her idols?

The Lord has a staff in His hand and He can use it to meet out justice. If the US government ignores these pleas, if they are no longer a legitimate governing body the Lord can use other nations to execute justice. He did this in WWII, He did this during the many revolutions that have taken place. These invasions are called “the day of visitation”. We are not immune. We invaded Iraq, we invaded Afghanistan, we invaded Vietnam. Surely we know that this is a possibility as we have seen this done numerous times in our lifetime.

Isaiah 10:12-34 The Lofty shall be brought low

12 Wherefore it shall come to pass, that, when the Lord hath performed his whole work upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will [e]punish the fruit of the stout heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his high looks. 13 For he hath said, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I have understanding: and I have removed the bounds of the peoples, and have robbed their treasures, and like a valiant man I have brought down [f]them that sit on thrones: 14 and my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the peoples; and as one gathereth eggs that are forsaken, have I gathered all the earth: and there was none that moved the wing, or that opened the mouth, or chirped.

Our CIA is in the business of invading other countries and deposing leaders we don’t like. But according to this prophecy they become proud and arrogant thinking they did this by their own strength. So once the Lord has used the CIA to punish and discipline other countries and other people, He will then deal with the CIA who have become proud and arrogant.

15 Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? shall the saw magnify itself against him that wieldeth it? as if a rod should wield them that lift it up, or as if a staff should lift up him that is not wood.

The claim of the protesters is that the constitution is for “we the people”. These government agencies and officials work for the people not the other way around. The Lord agrees and confirms this.

16 Therefore will the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, send among his fat ones leanness;

They attempted to shut down free speech on Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, Amazon.com and Google. These are the fat ones. Once they did this there was an exodus to alternative sites: DuckDuckgo, Rumble, Parler, etc. According to this prophecy these fat ones are going to get a leanness. The NBA, NFL and MLB were all the "fat ones" and now they are seeing leanness. The rich hollywood actors were the "fat ones" now we are seeing catastrophic drop in ratings for the Oscars. When you get a whole lot of new subscribers it can cause short term issues as they rapidly expand and build up the infrastructure. But when you lose 20-40% of your base that is devastating. You can’t return unneeded servers. You now have too much infrastructure and too many employees. Profit is usually the 10% you have over your cost of doing business. You can lose 20% of your base, you don’t lose 20% of your profit you lose 100%. Stock valuations are based on projected growth, if you are now projecting the market will shrink the stock price will plummet like a rock.

and [g]under his glory there shall be kindled a burning like the burning of fire. 17 And the light of Israel will be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame; and it will burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one day. 18 And he will consume the glory of his forest, and of his fruitful field, both soul and body: and it shall be [h]as when a standard-bearer fainteth. 19 And the remnant of the trees of his forest shall be few, so that a child may write them.

They need to warned. Oh, wait, they were. AOC tried to cancel Goya and instead was named the “saleswoman of the year”. It is possible that stock prices would drop by 50% if they have the kind of response that Goya saw. Many companies use stock to collateralize loans. If the collateral collapses in value the loans will be called in. The only way to raise the capital to pay off the loans is to sell this stock at a depressed price. Selling your stock when there aren’t any buyers will cause it to collapse even further. Today I went onto Amazon.com and cancelled all my subscriptions including Audible and then I cancelled my Prime account which was going to renew in a month. This is the call that is going out nationwide. Amazon.com will be able to see a spike in cancellations that is directly tied to their censorship.

20 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the remnant of Israel, and they that are escaped of the house of Jacob, shall no more again lean upon him that smote them, but shall lean upon Jehovah, the Holy One of Israel, in truth.

Wake up! Why are you leaning on those that smite you? The worldly system is a snake that hates the Lord. I love this word “escaped” because the rapture is an escape. Many Christians are looking at the current events, then they are looking at the Bible, and then they are coming to the realization that this is the Day of the Lord and His return and the rapture is coming quickly.

21 [i]A remnant shall return, even the remnant of Jacob, unto the mighty God. 22 For though thy people, Israel, be as the sand of the sea, only a remnant [j]of them shall return: a destruction is determined, overflowing with righteousness. 23 For a full end, and that determined, will the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, make in the midst of all the [k]earth.

Wake up! You may think you are a Christian. But the word is clear, only a remnant returns to Him at first. The Great tribulation will cause more to repent.

24 Therefore thus saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, O my people that dwellest in Zion, be not afraid of [l]the Assyrian, though he smite thee with the rod, and lift up his staff against thee, after the manner of Egypt. 25 For yet a very little while, and the indignation against thee shall be accomplished, and mine anger shall be directed to his destruction.

Hallelujah! Amen Lord! Hear our cry!

26 And Jehovah of hosts will stir up against him a scourge, as in the slaughter of Midian at the rock of Oreb: and [m]his rod will be over the sea, and he will lift it up after the manner of Egypt. 27 And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall depart from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed by reason of [n]fatness.

We saw in this last election that we were under their yoke. They were able to control the narrative. They were able to accuse the brethren. They were able to hold down the truth in unrighteousness. But when they go the way of MySpace, Compaq and Blockbuster their yoke will be cast off.

28 He is come to Aiath, he is passed through Migron; at Michmash he layeth up his baggage; 29 they are gone over the pass; [o]they have taken up their lodging at Geba; Ramah trembleth; Gibeah of Saul is fled. 30 Cry aloud with thy voice, O daughter of Gallim! hearken, O Laishah! O thou poor Anathoth! 31 Madmenah is a fugitive; the inhabitants of Gebim [p]flee for safety. 32 This very day shall he halt at Nob: he shaketh his hand at the mount of the daughter of Zion, the hill of Jerusalem. 33 Behold, the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, will lop the boughs with terror: and the high of stature shall be hewn down, and the lofty shall be brought low. 34 And he will cut down the thickets of the forest with iron, and Lebanon shall fall by a mighty one.

This is one of the key goals of this age. We are so focused on grace, our maturation, and the rapture we have forgotten this. We are being raised up into the Army of God that hears His voice and responds. Before the rapture of the wheat to the barn the first thing that happens is that the weeds are bundled up and cast into the fire.

The Key points

The great sign from Revelation 12 that appeared on September 23rd, 2017, the first time it is has appeared in the last two thousand years, and coincidentally appeared during Yom Teruah, the Festival of Trumpets, that is a very major sign of the end of the age.

The Fig Tree prophecy indicating an 80 year time frame from May 14, 1948 to May 13, 2028 is also a major sign that this is the end of the age.

The Pandemic is also a sign that the end of the age is at hand based on the book of Joel.

The global shutdown of the economy is also a sign prophesied about in Joel and appears to be referred to allegorically by Israel crossing the Jordan river when they entered the good land.

The BLM protests are prophesied in the book of Jonah.

The Stop the Steal protests are prophesied in Esther.

Without a doubt all of these signs have been seen previously in human history. The great sign from Revelation 12 seems to have been seen at the time of Jesus' birth and also at the time of Adam and Eve. We have had previous pandemics as well. We have also had localized shutdowns of the economy but nothing worldwide. We have had a civil rights movement in various places. Individually I would not consider any one of these signs to be conclusive, but taken together, all six of them, the odds are astronomical. So it is important to look even closer.

When we do look closer we find Daniel 12:12 Blessed is the one who waits for and reaches the end of the 1,335 days.

It is exactly 1,335 days from Sept 23, 2017 to May 20, 2021. Pentecost is May 19th, so this is the very next day. So as confusing as these numbers can seem it is very hard to dismiss the Revelation 12 sign which appeared on the Festival of Trumpets and it is equally hard to ignore the significance of Pentecost, 2021.

Pentecost is a fascinating day. There have been two very significant events take place on Pentecost. The first was the giving of the law through Moses, the second was the birth of the church age. These have been pivotal moments in history. The Mosaic law has had a profound impact on human civilization and if you were to pick a single day on which this law were given it would be that Pentecost. Likewise the church has had an equally profound impact on human society and once again if you were to pick a single day as to when this impact began it would be Pentecost. So then, is May 19th, 2021 going to be the third pivotal day of Pentecost?

What is also fascinating about this day is that it is often referred to as "the festival of First-fruits". That is confusing as "the feast of First-fruits is immediately after the Sabbath following Passover. So the festival of First-fruits begins with the Lord's resurrection and so does it end with the rapture of the First fruits? We will know the answer to that in 18 days.

The number 50 signifies the Jubilee which is deliverance from slavery or oppression. All debts are settled and our inheritance is returned. The number 50 is the Hebrew letter Nun which means faithfulness and the reward of faithfulness. The letter signifies someone kneeling down, being humble, saying I'm nothing but dust so in James he says "if you humble yourself in the sight of the Lord He will lift you up". That is a very clear reference to the rapture. 50 also signifies the coming of God's spirit bringing life and activity. It is also called the feast of weeks, because you have seven complete weeks, seven sabbaths, and then you get Pentecost. One week is a complete time frame to do a work and seven weeks is the completion of all works. The Sabbath rest was fulfilled when Jesus was in the grave for the Sabbath, it is the death of the old man, sin, the flesh, and the world. The very next day is the 8th day, the day of resurrection, a new beginning. It would be very interesting if the completion of all the works for this age took place and then on the day of Pentecost we entered into the next age. Which leads to one more interesting point, using the Torah calendar's "day of creation" it is exactly 6,000 years to the day to May 19th, 2021. So, May 20th, 2021 would be the start of a new millenium, a new beginning.