Summary of Bible references on the Rapture

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Who you should believe (part 4)

What is Cancel Culture

Cancel Culture : Cancel culture is a phenomenon in which those who are deemed to have acted or spoken in an unacceptable manner are ostracized, boycotted or shunned.

I disagree with this definition because this could be seen as holding someone accountable for bad behavior and the New Testament uses ostracism.

So when I speak of Cancel culture it uses ostracism, but does not employ the NT protocol. In the NT you go to the offending person, you tell them why you are offended, if they repent you have gained a brother if not you tell it to two or three others and if they agree with you they also talk to this person and again, if he refuses to hear them you then tell it to the church (the leaders of the community) and if they still refuse to listen then you publicly ostracize them telling the community why. This does not happen in Cancel culture. As I said, when Facebook suspended me for a month I asked what my offense was, they didn't tell me, I asked what rule I had broken, again, silence. I didn't get to talk with the person I had offended and there is no opportunity for reconciliation. This is clearly not "accountability". Cancel culture is proud, boastful, and unmerciful.

Webster's Dictionary says the definition of accountability is: "the obligation or willingness to accept responsibility for one's actions." At work, that might look like owning a mistake and sharing it as a learning experience or giving a presentation around your personal contributions and their impact.


MLB moved the all star game from Atlanta to Denver because of "equity"? That has nothing to do with accountability, it was simply fear of the cancel culture mob. Again, you don't see accountability being a by product of the cancel culture, on the contrary what you see is an attempt to cover up sins, put a fig leaf on sins, and point the finger at someone else. Fauci is a prime example, he was instrumental in having many people censored, canceled, ostracized, mocked, and ridiculed. Yet, when trying to get him to be accountable he is more slippery than hagfish. He produces more slime than any person in history.

Latest Evidence Lockdowns Were A Disaster: Child Shootings Skyrocketed In Four Liberal Cities

The government-imposed COVID lockdowns wreaked havoc on America’s youth emotionally, mentally, and educationally. Now, new data shows that child gun-related fatalities and assaults skyrocketed in four major liberal cities from March 2020 to December 2021.

New data from Boston University published in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows that during the first two years of the pandemic, fatal and non-fatal gun assaults for minors increased from a rate of 30 per 100,000 to about 62 per 100,000 during the pandemic in Philadelphia alone. Meanwhile, the rates in New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles also increased.

Black children in particular bore the brunt of these tragedies. Per the study, black children were 100 times more likely than white children to be shot during this time. Based on the data, Philadelphia’s gun violence increased at a higher rate than its counterparts, PBS also reported. The authors of this study also did not include fatal shootings in Chicago, so the actual fatality rate is presumably much higher than the limited findings show.


Matthew 24:10 And then shall many stumble, and shall deliver up one another, and shall hate one another.

During the pandemic there was a lot of hate of one another. Some people were claiming the lockdown was deadly and others attacked them as though they were trying to kill people. The same ones who scream "my body my choice" when talking about abortion were equally shrill screeching about trying to kill them if you didn't stay locked up in your house.

John 15:25 But this cometh to pass, that the word may be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.

What the science, the data, the facts are showing is that the people who were sounding the warning concerning the governments actions were doing it in love, concerned about the health and well being of those involved while the screeching lunatics terrified of the pandemic and willing to sacrifice children to save themselves were not. But this should be a major red flag to you, if someone "hates you without a cause" then beware, what they really hate is the light because their deeds are evil.
 

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My word shall not return to me void

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Isaiah 55:11 so shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

With that verse in mind consider the Lord's word in Luke 8

4 And when a great multitude came together, and they of every city resorted unto him, he spake by a parable: 5 The sower went forth to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden under foot, and the birds of the heaven devoured it.

Did the Lord send out His word to be trodden under foot and to be eaten by the birds? I would say yes.

6 And other fell on the rock; and as soon as it grew, it withered away, because it had no moisture.

Did the Lord send out His word to wither away in the rocks? Again, I'd say yes.

7 And other fell amidst the thorns; and the thorns grew with it, and choked it.

Did the Lord send out His word to be choked by weeds? Apparently He did.

8 And other fell into the good ground, and grew, and brought forth fruit a hundredfold. As he said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

So then how is it that the word does not return to Him void? We like to think that this word is sent out to save us and that is reasonable because God desires all men to be saved. But maybe, being saved means that we guard our heart from the evil birds and we remove our heart from the world's thoroughfare so that they are not trampling our garden. Maybe being saved means that we are removing the rocks from our heart and pulling up the weeds that choke the word. Maybe to be saved means to see another brother or sister's field bringing forth 100 fold and deciding we want our field to be just as productive as their field.

John 15:8 Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; and so shall ye be my disciples.
 

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The prophets say unto them, Ye shall not see the sword, neither shall ye have famine; but I will give you assured peace in this place.

Jeremiah 14:13 Then said I, Ah, Lord God! behold, the prophets say unto them, Ye shall not see the sword, neither shall ye have famine; but I will give you assured peace in this place.

14 Then the Lord said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart.

15 Therefore thus saith the Lord concerning the prophets that prophesy in my name, and I sent them not, yet they say, Sword and famine shall not be in this land; By sword and famine shall those prophets be consumed.

16 And the people to whom they prophesy shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword; and they shall have none to bury them, them, their wives, nor their sons, nor their daughters: for I will pour their wickedness upon them.
 

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Ezekiel 33:10-20 I will judge you every one after his ways

10 And thou, son of man, say unto the house of Israel: Thus ye speak, saying, Our transgressions and our sins are upon us, and we pine away in them; how then can we live? 11 Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?

If you watch their movies and TV shows they are filled with this Predictive programming coded in. It makes them think they are so smart that they know what is about to happen and they have been waving this in front of your face for years and yet the masses don’t know. They view this as justification that they consider the rest of the world as “sheeple”. The concept is depicted in the Matrix where this guy begins to see through the code so they decide to “red pill” him and bring him into their little clique.

But now, look at what they are saying in these movies. They are saying essentially that we are all going to die, it will be catastrophic, etc. It will be catastrophic. Maybe tens of millions will die. 50 million people died from the Spanish flu and to most people around the world it was simply a bad year for the flu. It took more than fifty years before people examining death records realized the scale and scope of the death.

So then what is the point of the Covid pandemic and vaccine? It reveals what cowards these wicked men are. You will know that they knew, they saved themselves and justified not telling you because “hey, what can I do”.

12 And thou, son of man, say unto the children of thy people, The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression; and as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall thereby in the day that he turneth from his wickedness; neither shall he that is righteous be able to live thereby in the day that he sinneth. 13 When I say to the righteous, that he shall surely live; if he trust to his righteousness, and commit iniquity, none of his righteous deeds shall be remembered; but in his iniquity that he hath committed, therein shall he die. 14 Again, when I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; if he turn from his sin, and do that which is lawful and right; 15 if the wicked restore the pledge, give again that which he had taken by robbery, walk in the statutes of life, committing no iniquity; he shall surely live, he shall not die. 16 None of his sins that he hath committed shall be remembered against him: he hath done that which is lawful and right; he shall surely live.

This makes me so angry. What some say is hey, my whole life I was a good Christian, never hurt anyone, went to church on Sunday but just in this one thing, the boss told me not to tell anyone about this coming catastrophe and because of this one sin I will be judged. Is that right? Then they have the nerve to point their finger at someone who was a gang member and repented and got saved, or a woman who had an abortion and then repented and got saved. They point out that this person or that person sinned for years and got their sins forgiven so why can’t they just do this one little sin. Everyone who repents of sins must bring forth fruit worthy of repentance. Having the appearance of a "good Christian" is not fruit. Standing up for the truth despite the cost, ridicule and attack, that is fruit.

17 Yet the children of thy people say, The way of the Lord is not equal: but as for them, their way is not equal. 18 When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, he shall even die therein. 19 And when the wicked turneth from his wickedness, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall live thereby. 20 Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. O house of Israel, I will judge you every one after his ways.

The Lord is going to judge everyone of us according to our ways. Let’s begin by looking at this “good Christian” who is submitting to his boss to allow millions to be kept in the dark about the dangers of the vaccine despite that being their job. What do you think is a “good Christian”? Being religious? Having the appearance of being holy without the reality? A good Christian has Jesus Christ living within them and they listen to Jesus and call Him Lord. You called your boss Lord when you listened to him instead of the Lord in your spirit. Now let’s consider these people who were slaves of sin but ultimately were rescued from that slavery by the Lord and gave their life to Him and then testified to others warning them of the impending doom. Of course the Lord will rescue these, they are witnesses of the savior, they worship Him and call Him Lord.
 

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We are the first and only generation that has seen all these things that will be global

Global travel (Daniel)

Global knowledge (Daniel)

Global weather awareness (Luke)

Revelation 11 -- whole world will be communicating

Global evangelism

Global TV -- they'll all see the two witnesses killed and celebrate it in real time

Digital money -- MOTB

Global tracking -- MOTB

Weapons that could wipe out all humans

Global peace, prosperity, hatred for the Jews.

Global pandemic

When all these things become birth pains -- greater frequency, intensity and visibility --

Hebrews 10:24-25 Exhorting one another and so much the more as you see the day approaching -- the purpose of prophecy, motivate us, exhort us. To stir up others to love and good works.
 

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I Will Spit You Out 3-30-23@ 3:37pm. (Uploaded 3-31-23)

 

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A SEVEN-MINUTE SUMMARY OF THE END OF HUMANITY--SURVEYING THE TRIBULATION'S SEAL JUDGMENTS


Seal 1 -- Global deception

Seal 2 -- Global warfare

Seal 3 -- Famine and scarcity

Seal 4 -- Death and Hades taking body and soul

This combines for a loss of one fourth of the people

Seal 5 -- Prayers of martyrs

Seal 6 -- Prayers click in -- six forms of God's wrath, every level of society gets shaken

Seal 7 -- the Wrath of the Lamb
 

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Your king cometh sitting on an ass

Matthew 21:1 And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples,

2 Saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them unto me.

3 And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them.

4 All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying,

5 Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.

6 And the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded them,

7 And brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and they set him thereon.

I have a couple of questions about this Ass that the Lord was riding. Was this Ass born again? Was he a Christian or does he have mean tweets at 2am like most Ass's?

If Jesus, representing the Lord who dwells within all the believers is riding into Jerusalem at the end of the age it seems important, at least to the Pharisees, Sadducees and Herodians that those believers are riding on a sanctified animal.

This is one of the few stories that is repeated in all four gospels. Isn't it good news that we who were once an ass could bear the Lord on our shoulders like the priests carrying the ark of the covenant?
 

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The crown of thorns

When Jesus was crucified they arrayed him with a crown of thorns to mock Him because Passover is when the king is crowned.

Satan was trying to provoke the wrath of God. Imagine if God had lashed out at that moment and destroyed all humans. Satan already knows he has been judged, there is no avoiding that, but he wants to take as many people with him as he can. If God had to judge every single person then Satan would see that as a victory.

So instead we have the grace of God for two years in which we are able to separate out those who are one with Satan with those who love the Lord. Yes the soldiers mocked Jesus but that doesn't mean every single person on Earth was one with them.

Mark 15:17 And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his head,

Matthew 27:29 And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!

John 19:2 And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe,

Now why is it that Luke is the only gospel that doesn't mention the crown of thorns?

Luke 23:11 And Herod with his men of war set him at nought, and mocked him, and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him again to Pilate.

As you have done, it will be done to you. Luke refers to the believers who washed their robes in the blood of the lamb and confessed and repented of their sins before His return. Mark and Matthew is referring to those that were mocking the Lord prior to the rapture. John refers to the viewpoint from God's view, and mankind had mocked Jesus.
 

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The Heavens Declare The Rapture! With Dr Barry Awe

Many, many interesting points.
 

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Comparing Barabbas with Trump

Who was Barabbas in the Bible?
Validating the Story of Barabbas and Jesus
In all 4 Gospels accounting for Jesus life, we find an event in the trial of Jesus where Pontius Pilate brings a prisoner out before the crowd. According to Scripture, it was customary for the Governor to grant clemency on a prisoner’s death sentence as a sign of goodwill toward the Jewish citizens, at Passover. The Jews that were calling for the crucifixion of Christ were given the choice between Barabbas and Jesus.


Who was Barabbas? The name Barabbas is boy’s name of Aramaic origin meaning “son of the father”. The name is ironic, considering that Christian belief states Jesus as the only Son of the Father. What was Barabbas crime? Why was Barabbas in jail? Scripture tells us he was a notorious criminal imprisoned for murder. It also must be noted that his crimes were linked to insurrection in the city.

The reason that this is important is that it makes the man more than an everyday criminal, as sometimes portrayed. He was part of the resistance. For decades, there had been growing tension between the Jewish people and the Romans that ruled over them. There were no doubt times where violence flared up in the streets.

Approximately 30 years after this event involving Barabbas and Jesus, Israel would find themselves in a full-blown revolt against Roman rule (66 AD), which ultimately led to the destruction of the temple.

The full details of Barabbas’ crimes are not available, but it’s highly probable that he was involved in a skirmish or riot that led to the death of a Roman soldier. The punishment for political crimes was death by crucifixion.

The Gospel accounts show the Roman Governor fulfilling his tradition and the mob overwhelming choosing the rebel over Jesus. They screamed “Give us Barabbas!” and “Crucify Him” (Jesus). Pilate was hesitant, even being warned by his wife about a troubling dream, but elected to go with the will of the mob.

Who was Barabbas? He was a criminal sentenced to die under Roman law for insurrection and murder. Pontius Pilate offered the Chief Priests and Israel the choice to free Barabbas and Jesus. Sadly, like many other instances, Israel chose a path that was against God for their own desires and purposes. Pilate granted the death sentence upon Jesus. He was scourged and crucified.

The accounts of Jesus and Barabbas in the Bible can be found in Matthew 27, John 18, Mark 15, and Luke 23. Peter also mentions the event in Acts 3.

https://www.soh.church/who-was-barabbas/

As we approach Passover it is good to remember that this is the perfect time to arrest those people who are involved in insurrection against the globalist regime of the Romans. People like Donald Trump and Barabbas. Both are linked to insurrection in the city, Barabbas to Jerusalem and Trump to Washington DC. Both accused of "murder". We don't know much about Barabbas "murder" but we do know that many accusations flew about the "murder" during Jan 6th and Trump being responsible.
 

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WHY IS THE EXACT MOMENT CHRIST DIED--SO IMPORTANT TO US WHO ARE SAVED?

 

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WHY IS THE EXACT MOMENT CHRIST DIED--SO IMPORTANT TO US WHO ARE SAVED?

It is going to be a fantastic feast

Finally, someone answers a question I have had for a long time. Jesus is the Passover lamb, He was sacrificed at 9am which is when the Passover lamb was prepared. It took six hours to prepare the lamb which was when Jesus was being crucified. Jesus was crucified as the Lamb of God which takes away the sins of the world, while each family was also sacrificing a lamb for their own sins or for their own family.

So my question was this, if the Passover lamb is sacrificed when Jesus was sacrificed and eaten when Jesus was put into the tomb, what was the meal that Jesus ate with the disciples the night before? Jesus tells them to go and find the upper room and there prepare for them to eat the Passover?

So although that feast was part of the Passover week, it isn't the Passover meal that Israel ate the night the firstborn in Egypt died and the evening before they left Egypt. So when Jesus tells the disciples that He will not drink of this vine again until He drinks it anew in the kingdom He is referring to that meal, the meal we all missed. Jesus, the lamb of God was sacrificed for us all to take away the sins of the world, however, Paul says that he is filling up in his body what is lacking in the sufferings of Jesus Christ. All the believers make up the Body of Christ. Those experiences of the cross of Christ and suffering for Jesus name will be part of this feast that we will all enjoy. For every person who has shared their testimony from the pulpit there are a thousand more testimonies yet to hear. It is going to be a fantastic feast.
 

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Did I strike a nerve?

SomeDisciple said:
I don't know how it is that you seem to periodically morph into JTB et. al. , but I will dismantle this post free of charge, as any other piece of propaganda.

Jesus is the "only-begotten Son of God"... IOW, he was the only person born of God at the time of his ministry. His sacrifice was so that he could be the "firstborn of many bretheren".
Many men had names like this, and it's not really important to the story.

Barabbas means "Bar" and "Abbas" or son of the father. There are no coincidences so if you want to say he was a false Christ, or a counterfeit to the real son of God the father that is fine, but the word of God is the word of God and all four gospels agree, his name was Barabbas.

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Yes, Pompey conquered Israel militarily, and the Romans had been fair-and-square rulers over Jerusalem for decades before Jesus was even born. Note that the United States is nether Israel, nor conquered like Israel.

A very compelling case can be made to say that the United States is referenced in some prophesies that refer to Ephraim. The northern ten tribes were often referred to as Ephraim as well. We all know that Israel was composed of the northern ten tribes called "Israel" and two tribes (Judah and Benjamin) called Judah. Today we have two nations very closely aligned, Israel and the US. It is not difficult to see that those two nations can depict Ephraim and Judah. In fact it would be impossible to understand many prophecies and allegories if you try to take the terms to mean what they meant two or three thousand years ago.

SomeDisciple said:
Unlike Trump, who is neither sentanced to die, nor an insurrectionist; and on the contrary, may even be our unrecognized legitimate President, as Jesus was their unrecognized legitimate King.

All we know about Barabbas was that he was a very notable prisoner, not a common, ordinary thief. We also know that he led an insurrection in the city of Jerusalem. Regardless of how you view the legality or truth to this the fact is undeniable that the globalist in our government (both democrats and republicans) have accused him of leading an insurrection on Jan 6th. You don't know anything more about Barabbas other than that he was accused of doing the same.

You Trump to Jesus? Saying he "may even be our unrecognized legitimate President, as Jesus was their unrecognized legitimate king." That was the point of them asking for Barabbas. Jesus salvation requires that you crucify the flesh with its passions and lusts, Barabbas' insurrection had no such requirement.

SomeDisciple said:
OK....

This comparison, which I have now seen multiple times, is probably one of the dumbest things I have ever seen- because the two situations and people are entirely incomparable. IOW, this allegory sucks, and only people with the weakest of faith and conviction will get sucked into it.


What is dumb is closing your mind to the truth. Let's consider the truth. Many, many people are putting their hope in Trump for salvation. Maybe you aren't. Maybe many believers are now making it clear that they aren't. Doesn't change the fact that many have and still are. Second, why on earth would this be a matter of "weakest of faith". Faith in who? Obviously not Jesus or the Bible. Are you talking about faith in Trump and the white hats? That is a stunning statement that is very scary.


SomeDisciple said:
Sound of heaven


SomeDisciple said:
"church". led by a bunch of preterists in NYC...

I honestly consider most preterists to be unbelievers who think that Jesus is just an allegory for General Titus. What they say has to be taken with a grain of salt, and a shot of tequila... and just like the first and only time I tried tequila, preterism makes me vomit, as most forms of preterism are heretical, or borderline heresy.


The heresy is comparing Trump to Jesus.

"That which has been is that which will be"

It is indisputable that this is how the Bible operates. Jesus is our Passover feast. He was crucified at 9am because that is when the priests would sacrifice the lamb for the nation. It took six hours to prepare just as He was on the cross for six hours.

Jesus said that the Bible, all of it, is about Him. He fulfilled Passover, He fulfilled feast of unleavened bread, He fulfilled Shavuot and He fulfilled the feast of new wine.

We know that the Fall feasts will be fulfilled at the end of this age.

I have likened Steve Bannon to Mordecai in the book of Esther and Q to Queen Esther in this thread and you had no issue with that. I have likened Trump to the jawbone of an ass and Jesus to the strongman, Samson, who is killing the Philistines with this jawbone and you had no issue with that. I have compared the Stop the Steal rallies to the protests that Mordecai made locked out of the main city. I have likened the deep state to Haman.

But now, when I compare Trump to Barabbas, now you have an issue with allegories being used from the Bible? That is not credible.

The Bible is a light to our path, today. The words give us light today. The idea that using the Bible to light our path is somehow upsetting to you is something you must deal with.
 

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Shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against them

Luke 9:1 Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases.

2 And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick.

3 And he said unto them, Take nothing for your journey, neither staves, nor scrip, neither bread, neither money; neither have two coats apiece.

4 And whatsoever house ye enter into, there abide, and thence depart.

5 And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against them.

I am sharing the first four verses for context, but my focus is on the fifth verse. Why is it that I have heard many, many messages on speaking the gospel, going out two by two, etc. Yet almost no one and maybe even no one, focuses on verse 5? Anyone who preaches the gospel knows about those who will not receive you. This is not a reference to an individual that refuses to hear the gospel but rather to the city that will not receive you. For example, we once had a prevailing gospel ministry on the campus of Rice university. At one point they tried to prevent one of the brothers from taking part in our ministry, we objected, the rules were clear, and they backed down. But had they violated the rules to kick us off the campus that would have been an example of a city not receiving you. What should we do? Shake off the dust as a testimony, in other words withdraw from the University and continue your education elsewhere like the University of Houston.


Another example is Facebook. They suspended my account for a month. They didn't tell me what my offense was, did not tell me what the offending post was nor did they tell me what rule I had broken. Instead I learn I had been suspended for a month and locked out of my account. What should you do? Shake off the dust as a testimony against them. I asked my wife to let our friends know (testimony) and I cancelled my account. Also whenever it is appropriate I share this story "as a testimony against them".

The Lord is very clear, we do not compromise with the testimony. If a city does not welcome you that is the Lord telling you to move on to the next city.

For example, Mayor Deblasio mandated the vaccine. I decided not to take the vaccine and that meant my wife and I had to leave our jobs. As far as I was concerned that meant we were no longer welcome in NYC, so we sold our house and moved out. Not only so I share this testimony as a testimony against them. Already LA and Chicago are seeing a massive exodus from their cities. If more Christians would do this these abusive rulers would be stopped in their tracks.
 

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What do we do about Mass shootings, gang violence, and how dangerous cities are?

It is not acceptable to keep doing what we are doing and say there is nothing that we can do.

Luke 9:1 Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases.
 

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Differences between Luke and the other gospels

Matthew 16:23 But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.

Mark 8:33 But when he had turned about and looked on his disciples, he rebuked Peter, saying, Get thee behind me, Satan: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but the things that be of men.

This verse is not in Luke. If Luke is to those who are raptured prior to the 70th week then this suggests that the reason you go through the 70th week is because you rejected the word of the Lord about needing to be crucified.

Luke 22:31 And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat:

This verse is only in Luke. Again, that makes sense. If Mark is to those already in the tribulation then this verse would be redundant to the point of having no meaning. However, if Luke is spoken to those prior to the beginning of the tribulation, right after the rapture, then it makes perfect sense -- you are about to be sifted, the Lord has prayed for you.
 

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Comparing Trump with Jesus

29 And it came to pass, when he was come nigh to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount called the mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples, 30 Saying, Go ye into the village over against you; in the which at your entering ye shall find a colt tied, whereon yet never man sat: loose him, and bring him hither. 31 And if any man ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say unto him, Because the Lord hath need of him. 32 And they that were sent went their way, and found even as he had said unto them. 33 And as they were loosing the colt, the owners thereof said unto them, Why loose ye the colt? 34 And they said, The Lord hath need of him.

Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey. This would be like riding in a Kia, not your own Kia, but a borrowed Kia. This is not like coming down the escalator, this is not like flying in a private plane. Let us be realistic, there is nothing humble or lowly about Trump's entrance onto the scene.

35 And they brought him to Jesus: and they cast their garments upon the colt, and they set Jesus thereon. 36 And as he went, they spread their clothes in the way.

No, a donkey is a stubborn animal and we have gotten where we are as a result of some very stubborn people. Steve Bannon is a donkey. Mike Lindell is a donkey. Kari Lake is a donkey. And yes, Donald Trump is a donkey. Steve Bannon has gotten thousands of people to sign up to be precinct committee men for the first time. Dr. Naomi Wolf is a donkey and the thousands that have helped her research Pfizer are donkeys. There are a whole lot of stubborn people who have refused to be stop doing what they are doing that have gotten us to where we are today.

37 And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen;

All the mighty works that they have seen? Surely that refers to exposing Fauci, Pfizer the pandemic, the Wuhan lab, and the vaccine. Trump had nothing to do with that. Surely this refers to all the work done to expose election Fraud. Trump had nothing to do with that. It also must refer to bringing down Facebook, Twitter, and the censorship of Christian conservatives and again, Trump had little to nothing to do with that. And yes, it has to do with Trump draining the swamp and exposing people like Hillary Clinton. He has played a part, but as the donkey, not as the Lord.

38 Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest. 39 And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude said unto him, Master, rebuke thy disciples. 40 And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.

We are talking about these non stop praise and worship events that have gone on for days and even more than a week. They aren't praising Trump they are praising Jesus.

41 And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it, 42 Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes. 43 For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side, 44 And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.

This is the only gospel where this is said here. Right now we are on the eve of destruction. The other gospels refer to those who are already in the tribulation so this word appears in a different context and different timing.

So, sorry, I don't see the comparison. I can easily compare Trump to Barabbas or to the donkey, but not to Jesus.