Summary of Bible references on the Rapture

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PROPHECY--FAN THE FIRE


Jeremiah 51:1-2 1 Thus saith the Lord; Behold, I will raise up against Babylon, and against them that dwell in the midst of them that rise up against me, a destroying wind; 2 And will send unto Babylon fanners, that shall fan her, and shall empty her land: for in the day of trouble they shall be against her round about.

WAKE UP!!! OH, BABYLON AMERICA!! How long do you think I will wink at your sins??? How long do you think I will allow your military to brutalize the world??? How long do you think I will allow the rulers of America to continue creating laws that mock and deride Me??? THUS SAITH THE LORD - YOU HAVE BEEN WEIGHED IN MY BALANCES AND FOUND WANTING!! I HAVE LIFTED MY HAND OFF OF AMERICA, AND HER FALL IS NEAR!!

My son, America does not think she can be destroyed - but I say her destruction is already completed in the spirit. I will set against this nation of unwalled cities the armies of the North and East. They will ravage the land and the people. The Persians will sting the great nation that thinks they are undefeatable. I will use the Persians to demonstrate My Judgment against you, America. You think you cannot be touched, but soon you will see how touchable you really are!

My son, a TIME OF WAR IS COMING TO AMERICA, and many in My Body will NOT EXPECT it - nor will they believe Me even though I HAVE BEEN WARNING for many decades. THIS WILL BE THE FIRE THAT WILL TEST THOSE WHO FOLLOW ME. I am saddened to say that many will perish LOOKING TO THE SKY for My return. The SHOUTS and SCREAMS of those will be heard saying, "IT WASN'T SUPPOSED TO BE THIS WAY!!!"

My son, the children of Jerusalem SHOUTED the same thing as My armies of the Babylonians came into the city. Jeremiah, My servant, warned them for 40 years - yet NONE BELIEVED HIM EXCEPT A VERY FEW OF MY REMNANT. SO IT IS NOW. THIS NATION WILL TASTE WAR, AND THE CITIES WILL BURN. Bodies will be dead in the streets, and the people will turn into animals - eating anything that can be eaten. BUT GOD ALSO HAS A REMNANT CHOSEN OUT OF AMERICA! THEY WILL SHINE LIKE BRIGHT BEACONS IN A DARK WORLD! THEY WILL MARCH WITH THE FULL ARMOR OF A MIGHTY GOD ON AND BRING MANY SOULS INTO THE KINGDOM! FEAR NOT, MY CHILDREN, FOR I AM WITH YOU IN ALL THINGS AND ALWAYS! I WILL LEAD YOU AND GUIDE YOU THROUGH ALL THINGS! THEN I WILL GATHER ALL TO ME WHO HAVE CHOSEN ME OVER THE WORLD! I love you, My children - but you MUST BE READY for what is about to come to America! Love each other as I have loved you! Forgive each other as I forgave you! I AM COMING SOON!!

Amen. Lord Jesus
 

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I will send serpents

Jeremiah 8:17 For, behold, I will send serpents, cockatrices, among you, which will not be charmed, and they shall bite you, saith the Lord.

I think this is what the vaccine was. Especially the mandate, take the vaccine or lose your job.

18 When I would comfort myself against sorrow, my heart is faint in me.

You clung to the hope the vaccine would "save you" only to learn the pandemic was a lie and the vaccine was the poison.

19 Behold the voice of the cry of the daughter of my people because of them that dwell in a far country: Is not the Lord in Zion? is not her king in her? Why have they provoked me to anger with their graven images, and with strange vanities?

Take a step back and look at the US and explain it. They intentionally provoke the Lord Jesus to anger, their graven images are an abomination and the US now has very strange vanities. The 2008 crisis proved how much they coveted money and despised people. Seeing obscene Satan worship on the Grammies or Superbowl halftime show or the Olympics is now par for the course. Kids shot at school or Satan worshipping concerts is so common no one gives it much of a second thought.

20 The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved.

Notice how this equates the "harvest is past" with "summer is ended". The harvest is past at the end of October. You don't need to debate about calendars, Genesis 8 tells us that harvest time and seedtime, summer and winter will be two constants for all of human life.
 

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2Thessalonians 2:1 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him, 2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand. 3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;

1. A falling away comes first. -- The same word "apostasia" is used in Acts 21:21 saying that Paul taught the Jews to forsake Moses. It is understood to mean defection or revolt. We see this in the new age movement. There has been a defection or revolt from the Bible. I am a Gideon, many churches refuse to fellowship with us because we believe the Bible is the inerrant word of God, they do not. They believe the Bible is sexist and out of date. Their are many verses in the Bible they refuse to obey. So then, the apostasia has come first.

4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God. 5 Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?

If you say that this verse or that verse is not God's word, then what are you saying about your word? Who has the right to say what is and is not God's word but God Himself? The ones who do this exalt themselves.

6 And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time. 7 For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.

This word translated "letteth" means
  1. to hold back, detain, retain
    1. from going away
    2. to restrain, hinder (the course or progress of)
      1. that which hinders, Antichrist from making his appearance
      2. to check a ship's headway i.e. to hold or head the ship
    3. to hold fast, keep secure, keep firm possession of
  2. to get possession of, take
    1. to possess
So who is holding back, detaining, restraining, and hindering the Antichrist? Surely this must refer to the Holy Spirit but also to the Spirit filled believers who are one with the Holy Spirit. This is the same word as verse 6 which is translated "withholdeth". We know the Holy Spirit and those that are one with the Spirit will restrain until they are taken out of the way. This phrase taken out of the way could be translated to "become from out of the midst" or "to be assembled from out of the midst". To be taken out of the midst is a reference to the rapture.

8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: 9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, 10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

We refer to him as "The Antichrist" but it isn't clear if the New Testament does. John talks about many "antichrists", pretty much anyone who rejects Jesus as Lord. But here Paul calls him "that Wicked". This is truly a very evil being. So prior to this wicked being revealed we have the rapture, then he is revealed and he is revealed in the tribulation.

11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: 12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

What is this strong delusion? It is a lie that the whole world believes in, and this lie is sent after the rapture when the Wicked is revealed. People rising out of the graves, just like when Jesus rose from the dead, only many, many more worldwide. Children are taken. Devout Christians are taken while the worldly ones are left. The lie will be that the Wicked is the Christ and those that were taken were the wicked. Probably it has to do with UFO's abducting them. Also the fallen angels will be called "good aliens" here to help us. This is a lie that will cause all those who love lies to be damned.

13 But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth: 14 Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

There is a contrast here between those who receive the gospel preached by Paul and those who believe the great delusion.

15 Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.

There is a lot of pressure today to not stand fast because of the apostasy. That is how we know we have come to this point in time.

16 Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace, 17 Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work.
 

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Does This Prove We Are "🅾️FFICIALLY" In The Days Of Noah & The GREAT TRIBULATION #bible #daysofnoah


11 The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.

ḥāmās -- From חָמַס (H2554) -- violence, wrong, cruelty, injustice
 

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If we are going to understand the rapture, this chapter is central

Revelation 4:1 After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter.


There is an assumption by many Bible teachers that "after this" refers to "after the church age". They support this by saying the church is not mentioned again until the end of the book. That would be consistent with this interpretation, but should not be confused with proof. However, "come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter" is certainly evidence that this is referring to what takes place after the church age. Again, we should be careful about jumping to conclusions, because from this point on we do see things that happen hereafter, but hereafter what? This chapter gives us the "starting point".

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

On the throne is God, and sitting around the throne are four and twenty elders, not angels. We are told very clearly in the gospels that the dead are not in heaven, they are in Hades. So this is a very big clue. Jesus is not the only one in heaven at this time, we have at least 24 elders sitting on seats around the throne who are also in heaven. Some assume this means the rapture has taken place and I sort of agree, it does mean some men, these elders have been taken up to heaven. I believe that took place at Jesus resurrection. The graves were opened and a number of men were seen in Jerusalem. In order to celebrate first fruits you wave a sheaf of Barley, not a single stalk. Jesus and these elders were resurrected at the same time.

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.

We are told in Revelation 1 that the candlesticks are the churches. However, this word for lamps is not the same word as the word for candlestick. I think we all agree that there is a very clear relationship between seven lamps of fire burning before the throne and the seven candlesticks, but the interpretation that this means the church is now in heaven is only one possible interpretation, there are others. Ephesians 2:6 And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:

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. 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.

In conclusion, I do not see any clear evidence that what we are looking at here is at the end of the church age, it could just as easily be after the resurrection. John was told to come up hither and he would see the things that take place hereafter, and the book of Revelation definitely shows us the things that happened hereafter. But that doesn't mean the vision begins with the end of the age, it could have begun from the moment of Jesus resurrection, and that is what I believe Revelation 5 clearly says.
 

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This scroll is opened right after the Lord rose from the dead (part 1)

Revelation 5:1 And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals.

The meaning of the scroll is best understood by recognizing the truth in each of these ideas:

  • A Catalog of Judgments - Judgments of lament and mourning and woe attend the opening of each seal (and the subsequent trumpets and bowls). In this, the scroll is similar to Ezekiel’s book (Eze. 2:9-10+). “When the Lamb breaks the seals, it is not merely a disclosure of the scroll’s contents, but an activation of those contents.”7
  • Prophetic Revelation - As the seals are removed from the scroll, events unfold which are the fulfillment of prophetic themes found elsewhere in Scripture. When the scroll has been completely unsealed and the seventh trumpet has sounded, it is said that “the mystery of God would be finished, as He declared to His servants the prophets” (Rev. 10:7+). See Related Passages and Themes.
  • A Testament - The testamentary nature of the scroll is seen in the fact that only the slain Lamb can open it (Heb. 9:15-17; Rev. 5:9+). Opening the scroll ultimately brings about the outworking of unfulfilled promises of the New Covenant (Jer. 31:31-37; Rom. 11:26-27; etc.).
  • A Deed of Purchase - By opening of the scroll, the Lamb takes as His inheritance that which He had already purchased (Rev. 5:9+). His inheritance includes an enduring kingdom and the title deed to the earth (Ps. 2:6-8). “But what is this remarkable scroll? It is nothing less than the title deed to the earth itself. . . . it is clearly the antitype of all the rich typological teaching associated with the divinely specified procedures for land redemption in the Old Testament.”8 “The sealed scroll is the deed of purchase for mankind’s tenant possession inheritance or administration of the earth that was forfeited when mankind fell away from God. . . . a scroll deed of purchase was made when Christ paid the redemption price to redeem mankind’s tenant possession of the earth by shedding His blood on the cross.”9
https://www.preceptaustin.org/revelation-5-commentary

2 And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof? 3 And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon. 4 And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look thereon.

This is how I understand "antichrist". Every man prior to Jesus was a counterfeit, only Jesus was the genuine "christ", anointed one to be king. This includes sages, prophets, and philosophers. Many people desired to open this scroll but couldn't. This is what Paul said here:

Ephesians 3:1 For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles, 2 If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward: 3 How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words, 4 Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ) 5 Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit; 6 That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel: 7 Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power. 8 Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ; 9 And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ: 10 To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God, 11 According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord: 12 In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him. 13 Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory. 14 For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, 16 That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; 17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; 19 And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.

A catalog of judgements, a deed of purchase, a testament, a prophetic revelation. This is what Paul is also referring to.

5 And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof. 6 And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.

This is much clearer reference to the timing, this is the most clear reference to when this took place. There are seven lamps of fire by the throne, similar to seven candlesticks on earth being the church, that doesn't mean the rapture has taken place. There are 24 elders sitting in seats by the throne, these also rose from the dead when Jesus did, that doesn't prove the rapture has taken place. The book of Revelation is the conclusion of the Bible, you don't bring in new doctrines, new teachings in the conclusion. According to Paul the epistles reveal what is in this scroll. Everyone agrees the scroll reveals Jesus redemption, that is not something we have to wait until after the rapture to learn about. Also consider this, if Revelation discusses what is in this scroll and what is revealed in this scroll how can John tell us unless this scroll has already been opened? For example how do we know that the number of his name [antichrist] is 666 if the scroll has not already been opened?
 

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This scroll is opened right after the Lord rose from the dead (part 2)

7 And he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne. 8 And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints. 9 And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; 10 And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.

We were told by Peter that we have been made into a royal priesthood. This was revealed in the epistles and it will be fully revealed at the rapture and that is the difference. Think of what is happening in the church age as being veiled from unbelievers. If you are not in the Holy of Holies or the Holy Place you cannot see what is happening in there. But at the rapture even unbelievers will see who was made into a kingdom of Priests. This is why I think there is confusion. Yes, all of this has been opened at the time of the resurrection, but if you are not in the Holy Place it is still a mystery to you and will not be revealed until after the rapture. For example there are two prevailing interpretations concerning the first seal, one is that it depicts the gospel of Jesus Christ going into the whole earth, the other is that it depicts the counterfeit Christ deceiving the world. Both of those have been going on for two thousand years. You cannot have a counterfeit gospel until you first have the real gospel. But if you read Galatians and James, the first two epistles written, it is clear that as soon as the gospel went out there was also a counterfeit gospel.

11 And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands;

Later in this book we will see a huge number of saints who are in heaven, but at this point the only people that are referred to are the "elders". It might be as little as 24 men in heaven with the angels and the beasts.

12 Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.

Jesus received all this at the time shortly after His resurrection. Matthew 28:18 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.

13 And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever. 14 And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever.
 

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Let's examine the apostasy

1Timothy 3:1 This is a true saying, if a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. 2 A bishop then must be blameless,

You don't need to be blameless to be a linebacker in the NFL. You don't need to be blameless to be a heavyweight champion. There are jobs where you cannot have a felony, there are valid reasons why a bank teller, or a teacher cannot have a certain record. But even these guys "don't have to be blameless". So why does a bishop have to be blameless? We need to understand what Paul is saying. Satan disguises himself as an angel of light, we cannot allow a Bishop to be Satan in disguise. We have learned from people involved in Satanic worship and witchcraft that they had bishops in their community of Satanists. Consider the scandal with abusive priests in the Catholic church, that could never have happened without Bishops that were compromised.

the husband of one wife,

This has become one of the key sticking points with apostasy congregations. They see this verse as sexist, and antiquated. But is it? They abandon this verse and have women that are single or lesbian to lead them. I would argue that that is sexist. When Paul says the man must be the husband of one wife he is eliminating appointing an elder or pastor who is not married. He is not condemning not getting married, he is not married and Jesus said it was advisable to become a eunuch for the kingdom of the heavens. What he is saying is that you appoint a "package deal". You get both the Pastor and the Pastor's wife. I have been in many different congregations around the world from NY to Texas to California to Taiwan to Hong Kong to India. In every case the Pastor's wife is very significant person in the church. She is often responsible for the children's work, and the women's ministry. In most churches women outnumber men 2:1 so the women's ministry and children's ministry are clearly the two most important ministries in the church. However, I have visited churches with women pastors. Often those churches become 10:1 women to men when looking at adults. Give them ten to twenty years to fully reap, but places I have been the only men you see are elderly husbands who seem willing to just go along with their wife. Yes the children are more evenly distributed but it seems they come because their mother brings them. My point is if you do not require that a man have a key position in the church men will be ultimately pushed out of all positions. I have dealt with ministry leaders that were women and I noticed that some were quite antagonistic to men. So I reject the premise that this word from Paul is either sexist or antiquated. On the contrary I feel it is essential that a pastor or elder be the husband of one wife. A second benefit is with counseling. Who wants to get marriage advice from someone who is not married? Also you don't want women coming to church, seeing a pastor, deciding they are going to "catch him" and then coming to him for counseling, etc. Much better that he is married first and everyone knows it.

vigilant, sober, of good behaviour,

In other words, a balanced leader. We can't have a leader who sees some news event and is not sober about it. We can't have a leader who is ignorant of what is going on and is not vigilant to protect the church from attack. We can't have a leader whose behavior makes the church look bad.

given to hospitality, apt to teach;

Hospitality is a great way to teach. Given to hospitality is another way to say "transparent".

3 Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre;

These are three ways a subtle attack on the church could compromise the pastor.

but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;

Sonny in the Godfather was not patient, he was a brawler and that was what led to his downfall. Covetous is what we have seen with many tele-evangelists and leads to embezzlement, tax evasion and prison.

4 One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;

This is the proof. So many have failed this that it has become a popular saying "pastor's son" indicating someone who is profligate.

5 (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)

Do you realize how few consider this? What they are concerned with is his diploma from a seminary and how well he can preach. Neither of those two criteria are covered by Paul. "Having his children in subjection" is not referring to toddlers or elementary school age. They would have to be at least in high school. This suggests the pastor would have to be at least 45 to 50 before you would even consider him. Again, how few follow this guideline?

6 Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.

Just in case the last point was too subtle, Paul reenforces this. Not some 20 something kid out of seminary or 30 something kid with the young wife and two toddlers.

7 Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.

On top of all this we need someone the world will also respect.

I believe one major reason we have seen the apostasy spread throughout Christianity is because they did not follow this criteria. You might think, well we only had two or three applicants and none of them filled this. In my experience there is always someone that fits this. They may not be a preacher, they may not be someone who is eloquent and a charismatic speaker. The reason they can't find the right guy is because they are looking for the wrong characteristics.
 

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Jeremiah 9:2 Oh that I had in the wilderness a lodging place of wayfaring men; that I might leave my people, and go from them! for they be all adulterers, an assembly of treacherous men. 3 And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the Lord. 4 Take ye heed every one of his neighbour, and trust ye not in any brother: for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbour will walk with slanders. 5 And they will deceive every one his neighbour, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, and weary themselves to commit iniquity. 6 Thine habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith the Lord.
 

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This is what the apostasy is all about.

8 1 but Jesus went unto the mount of Olives. 2 And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them. 3 And the scribes and the Pharisees bring a woman taken in adultery; and having set her in the midst, 4 they say unto him, Teacher, this woman hath been taken in adultery, in the very act. 5 Now in the law Moses commanded us to stone such: what then sayest thou of her? 6 And this they said, trying him, that they might have whereof to accuse him.

What we see here is that the Pharisees, the organized religion, are looking for a way to get something that they can use to accuse Jesus. The plan is to see how he responds to a woman who is caught in adultery. How did they know where they could go to catch a woman caught in the act of adultery? The Pharisees knew of someone who was in an adulterous relationship. They arranged this trap so that they could catch her in the act. In their attempt to get an open and shut case they used "entrapment" which in the US would cause you to be freed. We see this all the time with the FBI planning, plotting and supplying the weapons for some crime and then arresting the fools that had been manipulated. This isn't speculation here. Jesus stoops down and writes in the ground. In a legal trial a judge will not allow evidence that is irrelevant. If some Pharisee had committed a sin that had no bearing on this trial it would be deemed irrelevant. So these were not just their sins, but sins that were relevant to this trial which is why they will drop the charges.

So what do we learn here? The pharisees are fully invested and sold out in attempting to discredit Jesus. They are not acting as servants of God but rather usurpers of God's kingdom.

12 Again therefore Jesus spake unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in the darkness, but shall have the light of life. 13 The Pharisees therefore said unto him, Thou bearest witness of thyself; thy witness is not true.

There is a full blown legal battle going on between Jesus and the Pharisees at this point. But look at this:

28 Jesus therefore said, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself, but as the Father taught me, I speak these things. 29 And he that sent me is with me; he hath not left me alone; for I do always the things that are pleasing to him.

A debate is not going to do it. They must lift up the Lord on the cross before they will believe. Think about that, there are some seeds you simply put them in the ground, water them and they grow. Other seeds will not germinate unless there is a forest fire. Some people will simply hear the word and believe, others cannot believe until they see Jesus crucified. We see this in creation and we see this in the gospel of John. Let's stop tryin to think that this is a failure, or because they were lukewarm. The Samaritan woman was a sinner when she was saved, how is it any different for those who repent and rededicate themselves to the Lord after the rapture?

31 Jesus therefore said to those Jews that had believed him, If ye abide in my word, then are ye truly my disciples; 32 and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

This is the issue, you have to abide in the Lord's word. Some believers do not abide in the Lord's word. This is what the apostasy is all about. They buy into the idea that the word of God is out of date, or is sexist, or you only need to heed the verses you want to listen to, or it is simply good teachings, or their are too many different interpretations to really know what is being said. In other words they have many excuses to not abide in the word. But that is the sword that divides soul from spirit. Two kinds of Christian believers, those that abide in the word of God and those that don't.

43 Why do ye not understand my speech? Even because ye cannot hear my word. 44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father it is your will to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and standeth not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father thereof. 45 But because I say the truth, ye believe me not.

I have learned this on social media and the internet. There are those who cannot understand what you speak. They will twist, distort, and even lie about what you say. They will do anything to discredit and kill your testimony. The problem is not that you are not speaking the truth, rather it is because you speak the truth that they don't believe you.

47 He that is of God heareth the words of God: for this cause ye hear them not, because ye are not of God.

So then, learn this lesson. We speak the word, he that is of God hears the word. Not everyone will hear them because not everyone is of God. That is fine, you are speaking for the children of God and they will hear you.

51 Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my word, he shall never see death.

And learn this lesson as well. The word of God is like a tank. You are on the battlefield, bullets are flying everywhere. If you step outside that tank you will die. Stay inside the tank and no matter how fierce the fight you will live.

52 The Jews said unto him, Now we know that thou hast a demon. Abraham died, and the prophets; and thou sayest, If a man keep my word, he shall never taste of death. 53 Art thou greater than our father Abraham, who died? and the prophets died: whom makest thou thyself? 54 Jesus answered, If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing: it is my Father that glorifieth me; of whom ye say, that he is your God;

And learn this lesson too. We do not need to be anybody. We don't need to be "greater" than anyone. We only need to be faithful to God. If we are one with the Lord there is no greater honor.

55 and ye have not known him: but I know him; and if I should say, I know him not, I shall be like unto you, a liar: but I know him, and keep his word.

This is all that matters, that you know Jesus and He knows you. This is all contradictory to the apostasy. They have left the word of God and do not abide in it, they think they know all mysteries and are wise and yet they can't understand the word of God and God thinks they are fools. They hold down the truth in unrighteousness, they are like a geiger counter that goes off when it is in the presence of someone speaking the truth. They are trying to cancel each and every believer, and they are able to "kill" those who are outside the word of God. They seek their own glory and not the glory that comes from God. Ultimately they are liars saying they know the Lord and represent Him.

58 Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was born, I am.

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