Summary of Bible references on the Rapture

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Hollywood is obsessed with Halloween -- 80 movies

Many view Hollywood as a window into the worship of Moloch, Baal and Satanism.

With that in mind consider the movies made with Halloween as a theme.

Halloween, Halloween kills and Halloween end -- features an unstoppable killing machine

It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown -- mocks the idea of Jesus returning for the faithful ones.

Rosemary's Baby -- The antichrist is about to be born.

Nosferatu -- A vampire who brings the plague to the town.

Poltergeist -- A movie about demon possession.

Psycho -- A movie about a Psycho and a corrupt world.

Beetlejuice -- A haunted house

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre -- a grimy, seedy horror film

Get out -- Another movie about demon possession only this is from the elites with their ability to inhabit others bodies.

Child's Play -- About Voodoo and demon possession

The Nightmare before Christmas -- The "king" of Halloween town schemes to take over Christmas town. Halloween town is filled with monsters.

The night of the living dead -- Dead rise from the grave

M3GAN -- Movie about AI and robots controlling people -- Beast system

The Purge -- Let all the vengeful and violent people kill each other.

The Rocky Horror Picture Show -- Sodom and Gomorrah meets Halloween

Exorcist -- This and lots of witchcraft movies

These are examples, but my point is all of this points to the days of darkness and when the fallen angels are cast to earth. The earth becomes a hellish place.

We know this is a big day for Satanists. If you were in prison a big day for you would be your release date.
 

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In that day

Isaiah 17:1 The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.

2 The cities of Aroer are forsaken: they shall be for flocks, which shall lie down, and none shall make them afraid.

3 The fortress also shall cease from Ephraim, and the kingdom from Damascus, and the remnant of Syria: they shall be as the glory of the children of Israel, saith the Lord of hosts.

4 And in that day it shall come to pass, that the glory of Jacob shall be made thin, and the fatness of his flesh shall wax lean.

5 And it shall be as when the harvestman gathereth the corn, and reapeth the ears with his arm; and it shall be as he that gathereth ears in the valley of Rephaim.

6 Yet gleaning grapes shall be left in it, as the shaking of an olive tree, two or three berries in the top of the uppermost bough, four or five in the outmost fruitful branches thereof, saith the Lord God of Israel.

7 At that day shall a man look to his Maker, and his eyes shall have respect to the Holy One of Israel.

8 And he shall not look to the altars, the work of his hands, neither shall respect that which his fingers have made, either the groves, or the images.

9 In that day shall his strong cities be as a forsaken bough, and an uppermost branch, which they left because of the children of Israel: and there shall be desolation.

10 Because thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation, and hast not been mindful of the rock of thy strength, therefore shalt thou plant pleasant plants, and shalt set it with strange slips:

11 In the day shalt thou make thy plant to grow, and in the morning shalt thou make thy seed to flourish: but the harvest shall be a heap in the day of grief and of desperate sorrow.

12 Woe to the multitude of many people, which make a noise like the noise of the seas; and to the rushing of nations, that make a rushing like the rushing of mighty waters!

13 The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but God shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlwind.

14 And behold at eveningtide trouble; and before the morning he is not. This is the portion of them that spoil us, and the lot of them that rob us.

In that day

1. The glory of Jacob will be made thin

2. Man will have respect for the creator and despise their idol worship

3. There shall be desolation, stripped bare

4. A day of grief and despair

Could this be the day of the rapture? If so it supports the idea of Damascus becoming a ruinous heap as our final warning.
 

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Hamas in the Bible

Jonathan Cahn Prophetic: The Israel-Hamas End-Time Mystery

 

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Ezekiel 36:32-38 Lord Jesus, Glorify your Name.

32 Not for your sakes do I this, saith the Lord Jehovah, be it known unto you: be ashamed and confounded for your ways, O house of Israel.

What a wonderful, encouraging word. Suppose in 1948 Israel had been this wonderful, lush, garden of Eden. There would be no glory in the transformation. Instead, those people who had ruled over it prior to Israel returning turned it into a wasteland. Now when you see how beautiful it is 75 years later it is hard to believe anyone would want to return it to those evil men who had ruled it prior to 1948. Well it will be the same with the Earth. The Earth will be turned to a wasteland before the millennial reign. During the millennial reign it will be transformed to a glorious paradise of God’s creation. This is just one more way that we shame the enemy. So the Lord is not doing this because of what you are now, but rather because once you have been transformed by His Spirit He will be glorified.

I lived in NYC, the subway is horrible, despicable. In Moscow it is beautiful, a work of art. You don't have to have a nasty, dirty, dangerous subway system, instead it can be beautiful and uplifting. In the US they tell you that the school system ranks 18th in the world. That stinks, but the truth is much worse than that. In reality the school system for about 80% of the country ranks about 30th, and the school system for about 10% of the country ranks among the top 4. There are many, many things we could do which would not cost a dime of taxpayer money that would raise our school system nationwide. One of the horrible things we do is try to force everyone to go to college. Suppose I want to be a mechanic? I would be much better off having three years of technical school working with and studying engines after 9th grade. Maybe at that time I want to be an engineer, those three years are not a waste, instead your knowledge of the engine will be very helpful. Same thing if I want to be a truck driver or plumber or electrician. It is a terrible waste of money to spend $240,000 on a liberal arts education for what? So that you can now be a cashier at Walmart? That same kid who learned to be a plumber could have spent $100,000 on a van and tools and after 4 years be making $100,000 a year.

33 Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: In the day that I shall cleanse you from all your iniquities I will also cause the cities to be inhabited, and the waste places shall be builded. 34 And the desolate land shall be tilled, whereas it was a desolation in the sight of all that passed by. 35 And they shall say, This land that was desolate is become like the garden of Eden; and the waste and desolate and ruined cities [are] fortified [and] inhabited.
36 And the nations that shall be left round about you shall know that I Jehovah build the ruined places [and] plant that which was desolate: I Jehovah have spoken, and I will do [it].

Amen Lord. Think of all the saints in all the professions that can tell you how to make improvements by simply eliminating the crooks running everything. In our school in Brooklyn if we had $60,000 for after school tutoring you would have seen a big boost to the school. We didn't have that money, instead the Mayor spent $500,000 on getting our school new desks and chairs. Nothing was wrong with our old desks and chairs, no teacher requested this. Instead these were triangle desks that you couldn't use unless you put them together forcing four kids to sit together. It is an idiotic doctrine of how it is beneficial for kids to learn to work together. sure there are benefits to this, but making this the exclusive approach in every classroom is idiotic. Why would he do this? He wanted to give the contract to someone who donated to his campaign. True, $500,000 for our school is small potatoes, but we were a tiny fraction of the NYC school system. It is very likely that the full contract was worth over $50,000,000. Donate $5 million to the Mayor's campaign and get a $50 million contract. Then have some idiot justify it.

37 Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: I will yet for this be inquired of by the house of Israel, to do it unto them; I will increase them with men like a flock. 38 As the holy flock, as the flock of Jerusalem in her set feasts, so shall the waste cities be filled with flocks of men: and they shall know that I [am] Jehovah.

How about that! He will yet be inquired of to increase the flock during the tribulation. We are going to see a great revival in the land. That is why Satan will have no choice but to chop heads off.
 

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THE SECOND COMING'S FINAL WAR--EVERY EYE WILL SEE HIM

 

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We know that the times and seasons are being messed with, but according to Genesis 8 Seedtime and Harvest are two constants. The end of the Harvest season is October 31, that is why the Celts had their festival, yes they are pagan, but even the demons know when their time to be released is. Jeremiah says that "the summer is over and we are not saved" and even in Israel the summer ends October 30th. We are told that after the rapture those left behind will experience three days of darkness just as Jesus experienced three hours of darkness on the cross. You have Halloween, followed by All Saints day, followed by Day of the Dead. Three days of darkness. Tishri is supposed to be when the Sun rises in the Scales, but the Bible says "a false scale is an abomination to God" and that is what we are seeing today, weaponization of the DOJ, False scales. Concerning the Days of Noah, when Methuselah died it was a fulfillment of prophecy. His name is often understood to mean "when he dies it will be sent", a prophecy from Enoch concerning the coming flood. The oldest man dies, that was a sign to Noah to enter the ark seven days before the flood. So then do we have a similar prophecy since the Lord's coming will be as the days of Noah? I think the prophecy may be Isaiah 17, the entire chapter refers to "that day" being preceded by Damascus, one of the oldest cities in the world becoming a ruinous heap. The days of Lot tell you of horrible mobs rampaging and wanting to rape and kill. Imagine what happens with the Muslim riots we are seeing now if Damascus becomes a ruinous heap?
 

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Wow!!! Rabbi Confirms Israeli War Will Lead Directly To The THIRD TEMPLE!!!
 

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At years end

Exodus 34:22 And thou shalt observe the feast of weeks, of the firstfruits of wheat harvest, and the feast of ingathering at the year's end.

This verse stuck out to me, Nisan 1 is the first day of the year, why would you say that the feast of ingathering in the seventh month is "at year's end"?

שָׁנֶה shâneh, shaw-neh'; (in plural or (feminine) שָׁנָה shânâh; from H8138; a year (as a revolution of time):— whole age, × long, old, year(× -ly).

The word can be translated as a lifetime of years.

† [תְּקוּפָה] noun feminine coming round, circuit; — construct תְּקוּפַת הַשָּׁנָה Exodus 34:22 (JE), adverb, at the circuit (completion) of the year, so הַשָּׁנָה לִת׳ 2 Chronicles 24:33; = plural construct לִתְקֻפוֺת הַיָּמִים 1 Samuel 1:20; singular suffix of finished circuit of sun Psalm 19:7 (opposed to מוֺצָאוֺ; compare of moon, בתקופתו Ecclus 43:7).

The word could really be translated "circuit", so instead of "Year's end", more like "circuit of life".

This is not the word used in Genesis 2 for ended His work. This word is only used 4 times in the Bible whereas "ended His work" is used 206 times. Nor is this the word used in Genesis 6 for "end of all flesh". That word is used 67 times in the Bible.

What this verse is saying is there is a circuit of life, death and then life. You have the long winter, followed by the spring and summer and harvest. We can see this circle of life in the death and resurrection of Jesus, we can see it in the agricultural cycle, and we can see it in human history. That is what we are seeing in this festival and that is when we celebrate it.
 

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The end of the world

Matthew 13:39 The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.

This word for end is only used 6 times in the New Testament, five times in Matthew and once in Hebrews. It means completion. The harvest is the "completion of the world".

My understanding is that God judges the hearts, out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks, that is our harvest. Right now everyone is speaking, we have social platforms, and even if you don't have a channel you can leave comments. Estimates are that we have 2.5 quintillion bytes of information produced everyday, or 25,000,000,000,000,000,000. This is the harvest season, or "the end of the world".
 

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The end of the world

Matthew 13:39 The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.

This word for end is only used 6 times in the New Testament, five times in Matthew and once in Hebrews. It means completion. The harvest is the "completion of the world".

My understanding is that God judges the hearts, out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks, that is our harvest. Right now everyone is speaking, we have social platforms, and even if you don't have a channel you can leave comments. Estimates are that we have 2.5 quintillion bytes of information produced everyday, or 25,000,000,000,000,000,000. This is the harvest season, or "the end of the world".
What shall be the sign of the end of the world

Matthew 24:3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?

This word for "end" is used six times in the Bible, 5 times in Matthew, and 4 times in Matthew 24.

Matthew 24:6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.

This is a different word for end, it means the ultimate prophetic purpose. This is a sign, but "the prophecy is not complete yet". How exactly do we hear? Does someone ride into our town and tell us what is happening around the world? is it from reading a newspaper? No doubt the printing press was a major sign of the age maturing. Or was Radio a major sign that we were seeing the fulfillment of this sign? But rumours of war have really taken off with the internet and social media. Radio and TV were major signs, but to say that this sign was fulfilled would only be partially right. It was the internet and Facebook and Youtube and Rumble and Parlor and all these other platforms that have truly fulfilled this prophecy.

Matthew 24:13 But he that shall endure unto the
end, the same shall be saved.


This is not the same word, it means to the uttermost, it would be like saying "he that gives 100%".

τέλος télos, tel'-os; from a primary τέλλω téllō (to set out for a definite point or goal); properly, the point aimed at as a limit, i.e. (by implication) the conclusion of an act or state (termination (literally, figuratively or indefinitely), result (immediate, ultimate or prophetic), purpose); specially, an impost or levy (as paid):—+ continual, custom, end(-ing), finally, uttermost. Compare G5411.

Matthew 24:14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.

This word is the same as the word in verse 6 and 13. It indicates there is a prophetic purpose to preaching the gospel. Yes, the gospel of salvation is spoken so that all will be saved, however, even if people reject it the word is still effective because they will be condemned based on rejecting that word.

This word is very interesting when compared with Luke and Mark.

Mark 13:10 And the gospel must first be published among all nations.

Mark doesn't say preached, it says published. Also it doesn't say "the end" but talks about the "first". Right now the gospel is not published among all nations. We do smuggle Bibles into some nations where the penalty if you are caught can be very strict. So this suggests something happens where all of a sudden every nation wants to know what happened and so they do publish the gospel. They may not publish full Bibles, but the gospel which includes the rapture. Imagine if your children were taken? Imagine if people came out of the graves? Everyone in the world will see this, everyone will be impacted and they will want to know what happened.

In Luke this verse isn't anywhere to be found, instead we have this:

Luke 24:46 And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behooved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: 47 And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

We are told that we should be preaching repentance and remission of sins in Jesus name among all nations. That is what is happening now. People with internet can get this all over the world. We have sent missionaries among all the nations.

So we see a progression, in Luke we are charged to do this, in Mark the gospel is published everywhere and in Matthew it is preached everywhere. That word "every nation" really indicates that nations where today you cannot publish or preach the gospel will have it. This means that prior to the rapture some obey this word from the Lord and some don't. After the rapture those left behind repent and show much more obedience to this word. After they are taken away those who are still here become even more bold to speak it out, probably because by this time you can no longer publish.

Matthew 28:20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

This is the last use of this word for end in Matthew
 

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We need to see your faith and love grow

2Thessalonians 1:3 We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;

There are two things that will cause the apostle to give thanks. If our faith grows and if our love grows. Faith without love is religious extremism, legalism, and is death. Love without faith is the apostasy, opening yourself to all kinds of evil and sin, and rejecting and departing from the fellowship of the apostles.

4 So that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure:

The opposite of the prosperity gospel. That gospel says if you have gold and luxury cars and a swimming pool it means you have been blessed by God. This says if you endure persecutions and tribulations patiently that come as a result of your faith that this is a glory to God and proof of your salvation.

5 Which is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer:

This endurance is a token, a proof, that you are worthy of the kingdom because you are willing to pay the price for the kingdom.

6 Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;

But you reap what you sow. Those that trouble you will also reap to themselves trouble from God.

7 And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,

8 In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:

Two things, again the apostasy misses this. Those that know God and obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. Knowing God is not enough, even the demons know God.

9 Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;


Everlasting destruction is a reference to hell.

10 When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.

When Jesus returns He will be glorified in His saints. The whole world will see His glory. Some will reject it, but those who believe will admire it and for those left behind it will strengthen them to stand for the Lord.
 

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What Israel is About to Do Will Shock the World!


I have posted Stan Johnson's interpretation, not because I agree with it but because I want to be fair that there are several different interpretations. The best guy I have found when it comes to these kind of prophecies is DTBM, he is very good with history. But I add this person as well because he seems much better than Stan Johnson when interpreting these historical texts.
 

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Isaiah 66:4 I also will choose their delusions, and will bring their fears upon them; because when I called, none did answer; when I spake, they did not hear: but they did evil before mine eyes, and chose that in which I delighted not.
 

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Isaiah 66:5 Hear the word of the Lord, ye that tremble at his word; Your brethren that hated you, that cast you out for my name's sake, said, Let the Lord be glorified: but he shall appear to your joy, and they shall be ashamed.
 

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Psalm 83 Points to Soon Arab-Israel Conflict (March 4, 2013)
 

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Isaiah 17: The Proxy War that Forces Israel to Destroy Damascus

 

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