Summary of Bible references on the Rapture

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Ezekiel 37:15-28 The rapture and the tribulation solve a lot of problems.

15 And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying, 16 And thou, son of man, take thee one stick, and write upon it, For Judah, and for the children of Israel, his companions. And take another stick, and write upon it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim and all the house of Israel, his companions. 17 And join them one to another into one stick; and they shall become one in thy hand. 18 And when the children of my people speak unto thee, saying, Wilt thou not declare unto us what thou meanest by these? 19 say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel his companions, and will put them with this, with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, and they shall be one in my hand. 20 And the sticks whereon thou writest shall be in thy hand before their eyes. 21 And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I will take the children of Israel from among the nations, whither they are gone, and will gather them from every side, and bring them into their own land: 22 and I will make them one nation in the land upon the mountains of Israel; and one king shall be king to them all: and they shall be no more two nations, neither shall they be divided into two kingdoms any more at all.

Once again I fully appreciate that this prophecy is fulfilled in the restoration of Israel. However, for Christians we also are divided into denominations and all kinds of cliques based on the understanding of God’s word. Catholics are very distinct from Evangelicals. Not only so but there is something known as the apostasy where some believers, like myself, believe that every word of the Bible is the inspired word of God that we are to keep. Others freely say which verses in the Bible you should keep and which you don’t need to, which are important doctrines and which are doctrines you can ignore. These issues will not be resolved with debate. Rather they will be resolved by the rapture. Once there is a rapture it will end all debate on whether or not that is literal. Right now Christians, genuine Christians, know that the world is filled with false prophets and false teachers. The rapture will be God’s seal of approval on true teachers. This is like the resurrection, when Jesus was resurrected from the dead He was designated Lord of all by the Father, that ended all debate on whether or not Jesus was a genuine prophet or whether He was leading the people astray.

23 And they shall not defile themselves any more with their idols, or with their detestable things, or with any of their transgressions; and I will save them out of all their dwelling-places wherein they have sinned, and will cleanse them; and they shall be my people, and I will be their God.

This is the truth, there are Christians who are defiled with idols and with the detestable thing. The answer is not to compromise, the answer is to confess, repent, and be cleansed. Being left behind will be a great opportunity for many to repent.

24 And David my servant shall be king over them; and they all shall have one shepherd: and they shall walk in mine ordinances, and keep my statutes, and do them.

The rapture exposes the false shepherds. All the phony shepherds that took care of themselves and led the people astray will be judged. Jesus has always been the Great Shepherd for the last two thousand years, the problem is that some genuine saints were led astray by hirelings and false teachers.

25 And they shall dwell in the land that I have given unto Jacob my servant, wherein your fathers have dwelt; and they shall dwell therein, they, and their children, and their children's children for ever: and David my servant shall be their prince for ever. 26 And I will make a covenant of peace with them: it shall be an everlasting covenant with them; and I will place them, and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in the midst of them for ever. 27 And my tabernacle shall be over them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. 28 And the nations shall know that I Jehovah do hallow Israel, when my sanctuary shall be in the midst of them for ever.

Let’s not focus on the process. Going through the tribulation is messy, it is scary, and for many it will end quite abruptly with them making a glorious testimony to the executioner. Instead focus on the goal. We will dwell for eternity with God, with the Lord Jesus, and with the saints. The transformation that we have seen take place in Israel is only a foretaste of what we will see over the entire world.
 

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This is the first time in the last 2,000 years when these prophecies concerning the timing of the rapture have been fulfilled.

Mark 13:23 But take ye heed: behold, I have foretold you all things. 24 But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light,

It is rare for a lunar eclipse to follow 14 days after a solar eclipse. Happens around twice a year. If people had understood this requirement it would have eliminated many of the bogus claims of the rapture with people being deceived. This is what we are seeing now with a solar eclipse on the 14th and a lunar eclipse on the 28th.

25 And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken.

This is a reference to Revelation 12 and the manchild being caught up to heaven, it is a reference to the rapture. But notice, it takes place during this battle in "heaven". We are told in Daniel that the battles in heaven get played out on earth among the worldly rulers. So not only do you need a solar eclipse prior to a lunar eclipse, you also need to see this war taking place among worldly rulers. Michael refers to one faction of angels and Satan to another. So to see the US government fighting with itself is a very good example of what we would see. How often have we seen this kind of battle taking place at exactly the same time a solar eclipse preceeds a lunar eclipse? Put both of these together and it becomes even more rare. For example, when Nixon resigned in 1974 we had a lunar eclipse and then a solar eclipse about two months beforehand, so that would not fit this pattern. Today we see a very definite split and war going on in this country, the same in Palestine, and to be fair, the same all over the world. The pandemic was worldwide and this battle is worldwide.

26 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.

This is the rapture event, I consider that this is the opening of the sixth seal.

27 And then shall he send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven.

Again, a reference to the rapture.

Luke 21:20 And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh.

How many times have we seen this happen? You could say in 1967, 1973 and today.

The Six day war was June 5, 1967. However, the lunar eclipse was in April and the Solar eclipse in May, so that would be eliminated.

Likewise in 1973 during the Yom Kippur war we had the lunar eclipse first and then the solar eclipse.
 

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This is the first time in the last 2,000 years when these prophecies concerning the timing of the rapture have been fulfilled.

Mark 13:23 But take ye heed: behold, I have foretold you all things. 24 But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light,

It is rare for a lunar eclipse to follow 14 days after a solar eclipse. Happens around twice a year. If people had understood this requirement it would have eliminated many of the bogus claims of the rapture with people being deceived. This is what we are seeing now with a solar eclipse on the 14th and a lunar eclipse on the 28th.

25 And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken.

This is a reference to Revelation 12 and the manchild being caught up to heaven, it is a reference to the rapture. But notice, it takes place during this battle in "heaven". We are told in Daniel that the battles in heaven get played out on earth among the worldly rulers. So not only do you need a solar eclipse prior to a lunar eclipse, you also need to see this war taking place among worldly rulers. Michael refers to one faction of angels and Satan to another. So to see the US government fighting with itself is a very good example of what we would see. How often have we seen this kind of battle taking place at exactly the same time a solar eclipse preceeds a lunar eclipse? Put both of these together and it becomes even more rare. For example, when Nixon resigned in 1974 we had a lunar eclipse and then a solar eclipse about two months beforehand, so that would not fit this pattern. Today we see a very definite split and war going on in this country, the same in Palestine, and to be fair, the same all over the world. The pandemic was worldwide and this battle is worldwide.

26 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.

This is the rapture event, I consider that this is the opening of the sixth seal.

27 And then shall he send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven.

Again, a reference to the rapture.

Luke 21:20 And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh.

How many times have we seen this happen? You could say in 1967, 1973 and today.

The Six day war was June 5, 1967. However, the lunar eclipse was in April and the Solar eclipse in May, so that would be eliminated.

Likewise in 1973 during the Yom Kippur war we had the lunar eclipse first and then the solar eclipse.
This prophecy eliminates many of the bogus claims concerning the rapture (part 1)

Below I give you a list of the predictions of the rapture since Israel has been a nation. You can see how the prophecy that the sun will be darkened and the moon won't give her light eliminates all but one of these predictions, and that prediction is eliminated because Israel was not surrounded by armies. Knowing the word of God eliminates the confusion brought on by false prophets.

Florence Houtef the leader of the Branch Davidians predicted the rapture would take place April 22, 1959,

But they had a lunar eclipse preceeding a solar eclipse at that time, so you could have eliminated that prediction.

Johann Gotfried Bischoff predicted the rapture before he died. He died in 1960 and in that year as well as 1959 the lunar eclipses were before the solar eclipses, could have eliminated that prediction.

The founder of the Church of the Firstborn predicted the Second Coming of Christ would occur on August 9, 1969 but again, you had lunar eclipses prior to solar eclipses, could have eliminated this date.

The founder of the Worldwide Church of God told members of his church that the rapture was to take place in 1936, and that only they would be saved. After the prophecy failed, he changed the date three more times. Second was in 1972. In this year you did have solar eclipses prior to lunar eclipses, but there were not any armies surrounding Israel or Jerusalem.

In 1975 You had Armstrong's fourth and final prediction along with Jehovah Witness prediction, in this year you do have solar eclipses prior to lunar eclipses, but no armies surrounding Israel or Jerusalem.

William Branham predicted the rapture would take place by 1977 at the latest, during that year you had lunar eclipses prior to solar eclipses so you could have eliminated that prediction.

Benjamin Creme took out an ad in the Los Angeles Times stating that the Second Coming would occur in June 1982 with the Maitreya announcing it on worldwide television. You could have eliminated that prediction as well. We had a solar eclipse in June but the lunar eclipse was not until July.

Hal Lindsey predicted 1988, that year you had lunar eclipses and then solar eclipses, so you could have eliminated that year.

Edgar Whisenant After all his 1988 predictions failed to come true, Whisenant revised his prediction date to September 30, 1989. However, in that year we had lunar eclipses then solar eclipses. Could have eliminated this prediction.

Menachen Schneerson, this Russian-born rabbi called for the Messiah to come by the start of the Jewish New Year, September 9, 1991. In January you did have a solar eclipse followed by a lunar, but in June and July you had a lunar followed by a solar. I think the most reasonable reading of this prophecy is that the notable day comes after a solar followed by a lunar without any other eclipses in between, otherwise the prophecy would be completely pointless. Therefore you could have eliminated this prophecy.

Rollen Stewart, this born-again Christian predicted the rapture would take place on September 28, 1992. You had a lunar eclipse followed by a solar eclipse in June of that year, eliminating this prediction.

Lee Jang Rim, the leader of the Dami Mission church, predicted the rapture would occur on October 28, 1992. You had a lunar eclipse followed by a solar eclipse in June of that year, eliminating this prediction.
 

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This prophecy eliminates many of the bogus claims concerning the rapture (part 2)

Below I give you a list of the predictions of the rapture since Israel has been a nation. You can see how the prophecy that the sun will be darkened and the moon won't give her light eliminates all but one of these predictions, and that prediction is eliminated because Israel was not surrounded by armies. Knowing the word of God eliminates the confusion brought on by false prophets.

Harold Camping predicted the rapture would occur on 6 September 1994. When it failed to occur he revised the date to the 29th of September and then to the 2nd October. Yes, there was a solar eclipse followed by a lunar eclipse in May and then in November. So technically this could be said to be after the May eclipses, but again the way I and many read this prophecy it is like the house lights coming down at the start of the play. It seems that 4-5 months lead time is a very long period. But even if this is so you don't see armies surrounding Israel. Anyone considering these prophecies would have been highly skeptical of Camping's predictions if not completely eliminating them because you had 4-5 full moons after the moon didn't give it's light.

James Harmston, the leader of the True and Living Church of Jesus Christ of Saints of the Last Days predicted the Second Coming of Christ would occur on April 6, 2000. In January you had a lunar eclipse followed by a solar, so you could have eliminated this prediction.

Edgar Cayce predicted the second coming this year. There was a solar eclipse followed by a lunar eclipse in July. However, no armies surrounded Jerusalem.

After several unsuccessful predictions in 1994 and 1995, Harold Camping predicted that the rapture and devastating earthquakes would occur on 21 May 2011, with God taking approximately 3% of the world's population into Heaven, and that the end of the world would occur five months later on October 21. There was no solar eclipse followed by a lunar eclipse at this time. You could have eliminated this prediction.

Ronald Weinland, the founder of the Church of God Preparing for the Kingdom of God, stated Jesus would return on September 29, 2011. After his prophecy failed to come true he changed the date to 27 May 2012. There was a solar eclipse in July without any lunar eclipse following it, so you could eliminate the September 2011 prediction. On May 27, 2012 you had just had a solar eclipse but the lunar eclipse was not for a few more days, so you could eliminate this prophecy as well.

After his 2017 prediction failed, David Meade predicted the rapture would take place and that the world would end on April 23, 2018. Prior to this there was a lunar eclipse followed by a solar eclipse, so you could have eliminated this prediction.

Ronald Weinland, who previously predicted the world would end in 2011, 2012, and then 2013, predicted in 2018 that Jesus would return on June 9, 2019. Prior to the date occurring he began to express some doubts regarding his own prediction. There was a solar eclipse followed by a lunar eclipse in January, so you had 4 full moons after the moon "didn't giver her light", again seems this prediction is eliminated by this prophecy.

F. Kenton Beshore said the rapture would take place by 2021 at the latest. In that year you had lunar eclipses followed by solar so this prediction would be eliminated by this prophecy.
 

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Key to countries mentioned in Ezekiel 38

Inhabitants of Dedan — Saudi Arabia

Ishmaelites — Arabs

Tents of Edom — Palestinian camps

Merchants of Tarshish — British Isles

Young Lions — US

Rabbah of the Ammonites — Jordan

Ammon — Children of Lot, Jordan

Moab — Central Jordan

Phut — Libya

Cush — Ethiopia

Sheba — Yemen

Gomer — Germany?

Magog — Russia?

Togarmah —Turkmenistan

Meshech — Turkey

Tubal — Syria

Persia — Iran

Elam — West Iran
 

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1Timothy 2:1 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; 2 For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.

Recently I was thinking how to identify and pray for FreeMasons. My thought was if the FreeMasons and Satanists are attacking Christians and trying to bring down the church, let's have a counteroffensive where we are praying for them to be saved. However, if you understand how FreeMasons operate, how they employ the strategies of the Little Prince, then ultimately you would realize you don't need to figure out who is a FreeMason, simply pray for Kings and all that are in authority. The entire focus of the FreeMasons is to seize control of every important pressure point. Public officials, and the officers of every public company are all easily available. Second why are we praying for them? We aren't praying that they would join the church and donate money to the building fund. We are praying that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. Perhaps they get saved, perhaps their conscience is activated, perhaps they repent of the evil they have done. Maybe they are simply confounded, or fight among themselves. There are a hundred ways that God could accomplish this goal, don't tie His hands.

3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; 4 Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.

It is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour to pray for kings and those in authority. Today we have many Christians who are complaining, criticizing, and bad mouthing elected officials. They are exercising their "constitutional rights to free speech". OK, but is that good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour? We know that God would have all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. Why not pray for them that this would happen?

Paul says "I exhort first of all". Even if you feel it is necessary to call out the sin and depravity, shouldn't you first of all pray for them?
 

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3 choices

8 I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.

We have seen many violent protests, with riots, fires, and people storming government buildings and throwing molotov cocktails. That is "wrath".

We see just as many people walking around with the attitude "nothing we can do", head in the sand, feeling hopeless. That is "doubting".

9 In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array; 10 But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works.

This also is three choices. You can pursue money, you can pursue fleshly pleasures, or you can pursue godliness and good works.
 

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Jeremiah 5:1 Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if ye can find a man, if there be any that executeth judgment, that seeketh the truth; and I will pardon it.

It is becoming very clear there is no execution of judgement. Felons are released into the streets, crimes are not prosecuted, businesses are looted, borders are not secure, a hundred thousand die each year from drug overdoses, it is a mess. On the other hand people get 17-20 years for exercising their constitutional rights, the DOJ is weaponized against pastors who protest abortion or against parents who go to school board meetings, or against political candidates who buck the system. No one is seeking the truth, look at what happened during the pandemic, they criminalized "seeking the truth". Instead you are to take the "official line" as "the truth" and not question it.

2 And though they say, The Lord liveth; surely they swear falsely.

The lies are off the charts. Remember Biden swearing the laptop was Russian disinformation?

3 O Lord, are not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.

The pandemic was a bioweapon, anyone grieving over having made something that killed millions? The vaccine is also killing even more people than the pandemic, anyone grieving over that? What exactly are we defending in Ukraine? They don't have a democracy, the main party are Nazi's and they are the center of human trafficking. Can anyone explain how a bulldozer knocked down the wall in Gaza and it took the IDF seven hours to respond while over a thousand Israelis were murdered?

4 Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the Lord, nor the judgment of their God.

5 I will get me unto the great men, and will speak unto them; for they have known the way of the Lord, and the judgment of their God: but these have altogether broken the yoke, and burst the bonds.

I fear that Jeremiah is mistaken and that the rulers and leaders who do these things do know the Bible. Satan knows the Bible, don't see him repenting.

6 Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities: every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, and their backslidings are increased.

It is coming, we have seen a preview. Look at Gaza, look at the protests that erupted over the bombing of the hospital. The story was that Israel bombed the hospital and 500 were killed. It turns out that an errant Hamas missile hit the parking lot and few dozen were killed. Truth doesn't matter, no one is seeking the truth.
 

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Jeremiah 5:25 Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withholden good things from you. 26 For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men.

This is what happened on 9/11, it was a trap laid by wicked men living among us. This is what happened in 2008 with the mortgage crisis, again snares and traps to catch men. This is what happened with the pandemic and the vaccine.

27 As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich.

To know who the most deceitful are simply look at who the richest and greatest are.

28 They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.

Why did Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden refer to 75 million Americans as deplorable, irredeemable and domestic terrorists?

29 Shall I not visit for these things? saith the Lord: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?

Amen Lord, hear our cry!

30 A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land; 31 The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?

In our government the main stream media are the "prophets" and the "deep state" are the priests. The people who love to have it so are the lobbyists and the military industrial complex.
 

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Jeremiah 6:12 And their houses shall be turned unto others, with their fields and wives together: for I will stretch out my hand upon the inhabitants of the land, saith the Lord.

13 For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them every one is given to covetousness; and from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.

What is coming out about Joe Biden is horrible, they recently showed Jim Biden writing Joe a $200,000 check saying it was a repayment of money loaned by Joe. By itself, on the face of it, that is an IRS violation, but no one really believes Joe loaned Jim $200,000. Instead this appears to be a smoking gun to the bribes being taken by the Biden crime family. But that is not the true horror, if that was it, if this were Teapot dome or some other scandal Joe would be impeached and we would move on. No, for some reason 212 democratic congressmen are either silent or defending Joe Biden and the majority of Republicans are also "silent". They may bloviate a little, but no action.

7 As a fountain casteth out her waters, so she casteth out her wickedness: violence and spoil is heard in her; before me continually is grief and wounds.

Day after day after day for the last two and a half years we learn of one wickedness after another, violence and continual grief and wounds.

This shows us the rot goes from the least to the greatest. Scandals are not an opportunity to clear up the rot, instead it is an opportunity for those who are in a position of authority to take a bribe.

15 Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore they shall fall among them that fall: at the time that I visit them they shall be cast down, saith the Lord.
 

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This is what happens if you reject the word of the Lord

Jeremiah 6:16 Thus saith the Lord, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein. 17 Also I set watchmen over you, saying, Hearken to the sound of the trumpet. But they said, We will not hearken. 18 Therefore hear, ye nations, and know, O congregation, what is among them. 19 Hear, O earth: behold, I will bring evil upon this people, even the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not hearkened unto my words, nor to my law, but rejected it.
 

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