Summary of Bible references on the Rapture
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Look Up, Your Redemption Draws Near (10)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/10oJciH4ZauFxyIUXRdGw8BnfTBtd_np0/view?usp=sharing
These ten volumes are a complete set of what was on my blog. These are free PDFs, I recommend you download them to a flash drive because I expect before this year is out the internet is no longer a place you will be able to get the pure word of God.
Look Up, Your Redemption Draweth Nigh
https://drive.google.com/file/d/15SYqlNc8te7dfdYHcVaPeFSX-wnVHxPo/view?usp=sharing
Look up your redemption draws near (vol 2)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jvRXMLO3OIjx8PoFazuJH5PVvAAKlU12/view?usp=sharing
Look up your redemption draws near (vol 3)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cnGf43wP6OPgj1YTsF8J9tiq75-VS4KI/view?usp=sharing
Look up your redemption draws near (vol 4)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/197cL3vQYrXP357fj1YaCZcIQy7Rs6V6j/view?usp=sharing
Look up your redemption draws near (vol 5)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/160buxQxCAsHjuN7qfTVY7dOQft8VA4L_/view?usp=sharing
Look up your redemption draws near (vol 6)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ewv-l-yh4A2KRcPnQmOJB_51S1HQ095X/view?usp=sharing
Look up, your redemption draws nigh (vol. 7)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1l7FBpjTk2NNVgYBAATm-3Th3rfeXEDhG/view?usp=sharing
Look Up, Your Redemption Draws Near (8)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OkRHsPs36DZ-gFO-UgGUj-mVa63TI1vR/view?usp=sharing
Look Up, Your Redemption Draws Near (9)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xECKmu-anfa0J_Sxn9ysUtpQSG2HVvtt/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/10oJciH4ZauFxyIUXRdGw8BnfTBtd_np0/view?usp=sharing
These ten volumes are a complete set of what was on my blog. These are free PDFs, I recommend you download them to a flash drive because I expect before this year is out the internet is no longer a place you will be able to get the pure word of God.
Look Up, Your Redemption Draweth Nigh
https://drive.google.com/file/d/15SYqlNc8te7dfdYHcVaPeFSX-wnVHxPo/view?usp=sharing
Look up your redemption draws near (vol 2)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jvRXMLO3OIjx8PoFazuJH5PVvAAKlU12/view?usp=sharing
Look up your redemption draws near (vol 3)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cnGf43wP6OPgj1YTsF8J9tiq75-VS4KI/view?usp=sharing
Look up your redemption draws near (vol 4)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/197cL3vQYrXP357fj1YaCZcIQy7Rs6V6j/view?usp=sharing
Look up your redemption draws near (vol 5)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/160buxQxCAsHjuN7qfTVY7dOQft8VA4L_/view?usp=sharing
Look up your redemption draws near (vol 6)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ewv-l-yh4A2KRcPnQmOJB_51S1HQ095X/view?usp=sharing
Look up, your redemption draws nigh (vol. 7)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1l7FBpjTk2NNVgYBAATm-3Th3rfeXEDhG/view?usp=sharing
Look Up, Your Redemption Draws Near (8)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OkRHsPs36DZ-gFO-UgGUj-mVa63TI1vR/view?usp=sharing
Look Up, Your Redemption Draws Near (9)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xECKmu-anfa0J_Sxn9ysUtpQSG2HVvtt/view?usp=sharing
16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: 17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
This reminds us of when Moses came down out of the mountain
19 And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf, and the dancing: and Moses' anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the mount.
This is not a Holy day of the Lord, it is a pagan holiday. The calf is a pagan god. The rapture takes place during a pagan holiday, not a feast day of the Lord and it exposes the apostasy to the uttermost.
20 And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it in the fire, and ground it to powder, and strawed it upon the water, and made the children of Israel drink of it.
Jesus said they would be cast out into outer darkness where there is weeping and gnashing of teeth. That is where they will be drinking the bitter water. Why is the water bitter? It isn't simply because they didn't get raptured, it is because of the idols of their apostasy.
21 And Moses said unto Aaron, What did this people unto thee, that thou hast brought so great a sin upon them?
"So great a sin"? Ask yourself when could the Lord return where the apostate church would be caught in "so great a sin" that is when the Lord returns. Like He said to Sardis, He will return when they think not.
22 And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: thou knowest the people, that they are set on mischief.
What does that mean their heart is set on mischief?
bad, evil
This is the same word translated as "evil" for the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Why are the costumes primarily monsters, witches, vampires, and fallen angels (super heroes)? Because their hearts are on evil all the time. The point is if we look at this shadow of the rapture in Exodus you will know that the Lord comes down at a time that exposes the apostasy to the uttermost so that we can see that their mind is set on evil continually.
23 For they said unto me, Make us gods, which shall go before us: for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.
"Make us gods", in other words the children want to dress up as "gods". Super heroes, vampires, witches, monsters, etc. The Lord brought them up out of Egypt, so they are "Christians" according to the typology, but they have abandoned the faith and are looking to the Pastor (Aaron) to make the church have something that will "go before us", that is lead them and their family.
You may not want to think that this is referring to Halloween, but at the very least you should agree it is not referring to one of the Feasts of the Lord and it is referring to a pagan feast.
This reminds us of when Moses came down out of the mountain
19 And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf, and the dancing: and Moses' anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the mount.
This is not a Holy day of the Lord, it is a pagan holiday. The calf is a pagan god. The rapture takes place during a pagan holiday, not a feast day of the Lord and it exposes the apostasy to the uttermost.
20 And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it in the fire, and ground it to powder, and strawed it upon the water, and made the children of Israel drink of it.
Jesus said they would be cast out into outer darkness where there is weeping and gnashing of teeth. That is where they will be drinking the bitter water. Why is the water bitter? It isn't simply because they didn't get raptured, it is because of the idols of their apostasy.
21 And Moses said unto Aaron, What did this people unto thee, that thou hast brought so great a sin upon them?
"So great a sin"? Ask yourself when could the Lord return where the apostate church would be caught in "so great a sin" that is when the Lord returns. Like He said to Sardis, He will return when they think not.
22 And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: thou knowest the people, that they are set on mischief.
What does that mean their heart is set on mischief?
bad, evil
- bad, disagreeable, malignant
- bad, unpleasant, evil (giving pain, unhappiness, misery)
- evil, displeasing
- bad (of its kind - land, water, etc)
- bad (of value)
- worse than, worst (comparison)
- sad, unhappy
- evil (hurtful)
- bad, unkind (vicious in disposition)
- bad, evil, wicked (ethically)
- in general, of persons, of thoughts
- deeds, actions
This is the same word translated as "evil" for the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Why are the costumes primarily monsters, witches, vampires, and fallen angels (super heroes)? Because their hearts are on evil all the time. The point is if we look at this shadow of the rapture in Exodus you will know that the Lord comes down at a time that exposes the apostasy to the uttermost so that we can see that their mind is set on evil continually.
23 For they said unto me, Make us gods, which shall go before us: for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.
"Make us gods", in other words the children want to dress up as "gods". Super heroes, vampires, witches, monsters, etc. The Lord brought them up out of Egypt, so they are "Christians" according to the typology, but they have abandoned the faith and are looking to the Pastor (Aaron) to make the church have something that will "go before us", that is lead them and their family.
You may not want to think that this is referring to Halloween, but at the very least you should agree it is not referring to one of the Feasts of the Lord and it is referring to a pagan feast.
The rapture of the saints is also the judgment on apostasy
Deuteronomy 13:1 If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder, 2 And the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them; 3 Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the Lord your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
This is what apostasy is, it is "going after other gods". We are told clearly that we will be tested with this. You should not think it strange that the church is tested. So ask yourself, where is the church being proven to see if she will chase after other gods? Christmas is a very clear test, are you worshiping the Lord Christmas eve, or are you worshiping materialism Christmas morning? The same thing is true of Easter, are you up at dawn to worship the Lord's resurrection, or are you looking for easter eggs and bunnies? These are tests where we are being proven. However, with both those tests it is somewhat gray area, for many the joy of Christmas is the Lord's incarnation and the joy of Easter is the Lord's resurrection. Many don't know the deep things of Satan, they don't know what these holidays truly are, so for them it is pure worship of the Lord. However, with Halloween there is no excuse, no confusion, no gray area.
4 Ye shall walk after the Lord your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him. 5 And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death; because he hath spoken to turn you away from the Lord your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, to thrust thee out of the way which the Lord thy God commanded thee to walk in. So shalt thou put the evil away from the midst of thee.
This is what happens at the time of the rapture. There will be many Christians left behind, they will have been swindled by religious leaders who caused them to turn aside from the Lord that brought us out and who redeemed us. People will be outraged at them and kill them. They will also burn those churches and in this way fulfill the Lord's word about putting evil away from the midst of thee.
6 If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers; 7 Namely, of the gods of the people which are round about you, nigh unto thee, or far off from thee, from the one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth;
All of these costumes they wear on Halloween are "other god, which thou hast not known". They are the gods of the people round about. The Superheroes are simply pagan gods, fallen angels. Others will dress up as demons, witches, warlocks, wizards, all kinds of occult and satanic beings. Buying these costumes and wearing them, that is to "serve" other gods, that is to "go after them".
8 Thou shalt not consent unto him, nor hearken unto him; neither shall thine eye pity him, neither shalt thou spare, neither shalt thou conceal him: 9 But thou shalt surely kill him; thine hand shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people.
The rapture has two sides. Yes, for some they are caught up to heaven, but for others they will be revealed as false, they will be hated, and they will be put to death because it is the judgment of God on the apostasy.
10 And thou shalt stone him with stones, that he die; because he hath sought to thrust thee away from the Lord thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage. 11 And all Israel shall hear, and fear, and shall do no more any such wickedness as this is among you.
This will happen in the US but all believers around the world will hear and they will fear and they too will no longer do such wickedness.
12 If thou shalt hear say in one of thy cities, which the Lord thy God hath given thee to dwell there, saying, 13 Certain men, the children of Belial, are gone out from among you, and have withdrawn the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which ye have not known; 14 Then shalt thou enquire, and make search, and ask diligently; and, behold, if it be truth, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought among you; 15 Thou shalt surely smite the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, destroying it utterly, and all that is therein, and the cattle thereof, with the edge of the sword. 16 And thou shalt gather all the spoil of it into the midst of the street thereof, and shalt burn with fire the city, and all the spoil thereof every whit, for the Lord thy God: and it shall be an heap for ever; it shall not be built again.
This sounds like Sodom and Gomorrah. Nowhere is the rebellion and pride of Sodom and Gomorrah on display more than on Halloween. In all of human history I don't know if this word was ever fulfilled, however, it will be fulfilled by the Lord at the start of the seven year tribulation. Jesus says that He will give orders to gather up the Tares and burn them. So then how do people realize that this is the reason they were not raptured? Imagine some apostate church is having a big Halloween party and not a single person is raptured. Imagine all these people in the streets on Halloween and all of a sudden they see the rapture, not of anyone with a costume, but of all the saints. That would drive home the point.
17 And there shall cleave nought of the cursed thing to thine hand: that the Lord may turn from the fierceness of his anger, and shew thee mercy, and have compassion upon thee, and multiply thee, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers; 18 When thou shalt hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God, to keep all his commandments which I command thee this day, to do that which is right in the eyes of the Lord thy God.
If you are dressed up in a costume then the cursed thing is "cleaving to your hand" and so you will feel the fierceness of the Lord's wrath.
Deuteronomy 13:1 If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder, 2 And the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them; 3 Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the Lord your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
This is what apostasy is, it is "going after other gods". We are told clearly that we will be tested with this. You should not think it strange that the church is tested. So ask yourself, where is the church being proven to see if she will chase after other gods? Christmas is a very clear test, are you worshiping the Lord Christmas eve, or are you worshiping materialism Christmas morning? The same thing is true of Easter, are you up at dawn to worship the Lord's resurrection, or are you looking for easter eggs and bunnies? These are tests where we are being proven. However, with both those tests it is somewhat gray area, for many the joy of Christmas is the Lord's incarnation and the joy of Easter is the Lord's resurrection. Many don't know the deep things of Satan, they don't know what these holidays truly are, so for them it is pure worship of the Lord. However, with Halloween there is no excuse, no confusion, no gray area.
4 Ye shall walk after the Lord your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him. 5 And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death; because he hath spoken to turn you away from the Lord your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, to thrust thee out of the way which the Lord thy God commanded thee to walk in. So shalt thou put the evil away from the midst of thee.
This is what happens at the time of the rapture. There will be many Christians left behind, they will have been swindled by religious leaders who caused them to turn aside from the Lord that brought us out and who redeemed us. People will be outraged at them and kill them. They will also burn those churches and in this way fulfill the Lord's word about putting evil away from the midst of thee.
6 If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers; 7 Namely, of the gods of the people which are round about you, nigh unto thee, or far off from thee, from the one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth;
All of these costumes they wear on Halloween are "other god, which thou hast not known". They are the gods of the people round about. The Superheroes are simply pagan gods, fallen angels. Others will dress up as demons, witches, warlocks, wizards, all kinds of occult and satanic beings. Buying these costumes and wearing them, that is to "serve" other gods, that is to "go after them".
8 Thou shalt not consent unto him, nor hearken unto him; neither shall thine eye pity him, neither shalt thou spare, neither shalt thou conceal him: 9 But thou shalt surely kill him; thine hand shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people.
The rapture has two sides. Yes, for some they are caught up to heaven, but for others they will be revealed as false, they will be hated, and they will be put to death because it is the judgment of God on the apostasy.
10 And thou shalt stone him with stones, that he die; because he hath sought to thrust thee away from the Lord thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage. 11 And all Israel shall hear, and fear, and shall do no more any such wickedness as this is among you.
This will happen in the US but all believers around the world will hear and they will fear and they too will no longer do such wickedness.
12 If thou shalt hear say in one of thy cities, which the Lord thy God hath given thee to dwell there, saying, 13 Certain men, the children of Belial, are gone out from among you, and have withdrawn the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which ye have not known; 14 Then shalt thou enquire, and make search, and ask diligently; and, behold, if it be truth, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought among you; 15 Thou shalt surely smite the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, destroying it utterly, and all that is therein, and the cattle thereof, with the edge of the sword. 16 And thou shalt gather all the spoil of it into the midst of the street thereof, and shalt burn with fire the city, and all the spoil thereof every whit, for the Lord thy God: and it shall be an heap for ever; it shall not be built again.
This sounds like Sodom and Gomorrah. Nowhere is the rebellion and pride of Sodom and Gomorrah on display more than on Halloween. In all of human history I don't know if this word was ever fulfilled, however, it will be fulfilled by the Lord at the start of the seven year tribulation. Jesus says that He will give orders to gather up the Tares and burn them. So then how do people realize that this is the reason they were not raptured? Imagine some apostate church is having a big Halloween party and not a single person is raptured. Imagine all these people in the streets on Halloween and all of a sudden they see the rapture, not of anyone with a costume, but of all the saints. That would drive home the point.
17 And there shall cleave nought of the cursed thing to thine hand: that the Lord may turn from the fierceness of his anger, and shew thee mercy, and have compassion upon thee, and multiply thee, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers; 18 When thou shalt hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God, to keep all his commandments which I command thee this day, to do that which is right in the eyes of the Lord thy God.
If you are dressed up in a costume then the cursed thing is "cleaving to your hand" and so you will feel the fierceness of the Lord's wrath.
However, if you feel there must be a holy day from the Bible to denote the event of the rapture consider the Lord's word that they ate and drank right up until Noah enters the ark or until Lot leaves Sodom.
From October 30th to December 25th there is no holy day in the Jewish calendar, it is the only 50 day period on the calendar without a holy day. This period of the calendar is for reflection. The Lord's word indicates that right up to that time you will be eating and drinking but after that, no more. We also know that after the rapture it will be a period of reflection for those left behind and a period of fasting and praying just like the disciples prayed and fasted in the upper room after Jesus ascension
This would give a new angle on the Lord saying "no one knows the day or the hour" indicating that there is no Holy day to mark the event. So instead of looking for a Holy Day, look for the absence of a holy day.
From October 30th to December 25th there is no holy day in the Jewish calendar, it is the only 50 day period on the calendar without a holy day. This period of the calendar is for reflection. The Lord's word indicates that right up to that time you will be eating and drinking but after that, no more. We also know that after the rapture it will be a period of reflection for those left behind and a period of fasting and praying just like the disciples prayed and fasted in the upper room after Jesus ascension
This would give a new angle on the Lord saying "no one knows the day or the hour" indicating that there is no Holy day to mark the event. So instead of looking for a Holy Day, look for the absence of a holy day.