Summary of Bible references on the Rapture

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Acts -- Also the letter to the left behind

Then the book of Acts is also going to be just like the tribulation.

Acts – a preview of what it will be like for the church in the tribulation.
Jesus Taken Up Into Heaven


[Acts begins with the rapture]

1 In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach 2 until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen.

Luke is referring to the gospel according to Luke.

3 After his suffering, he presented himself to them and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God. 4 On one occasion, while he was eating with them, he gave them this command: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about. 5 For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.”

I think this is very good instructions for those who are left behind. Spend the time in the word of God, in prayer, in fasting and in fellowship with other Christians. If you don’t know any then pray that the Lord bring them to you.

6 Then they gathered around him and asked him, “Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?” 7 He said to them: “It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority. 8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

At this time in your Christian life do not focus on what the Lord will do in the big picture, but rather focus on what the Lord will do in your life. Pray to be filled with the Holy spirit so that you could be a witness of the Lord in all the earth.

9 After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight.

This is how the early church started, Jesus was taken up from their sight, in the same way you are starting with the spirit filled believers being taken up from your sight. The reason is simple, the Lord doesn’t want spectator Christians. The first string has been pulled from the field so that you can get a chance to get out their and play.

10 They were looking intently up into the sky as he was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them. 11 “Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven.”

Don’t just stand around, dive into the word. The Lord will be with you, He will be in you, and He will return to you just like you saw with the rapture.

Matthias Chosen to Replace Judas

12 Then the apostles returned to Jerusalem from the hill called the Mount of Olives, a Sabbath day’s walk[c] from the city. 13 When they arrived, they went upstairs to the room where they were staying. Those present were Peter, John, James and Andrew; Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew; James son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James. 14 They all joined together constantly in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers. 15 In those days Peter stood up among the believers (a group numbering about a hundred and twenty) 16 and said, “Brothers and sisters,[d] the Scripture had to be fulfilled in which the Holy Spirit spoke long ago through David concerning Judas, who served as guide for those who arrested Jesus. 17 He was one of our number and shared in our ministry.”

Do not be shocked. There are phony pastors who were working with Satan. They will all be judged and killed right after the rapture and the church buildings burned down and destroyed. This is of the Lord. He wants you guys to start from scratch depending fully on Him just as the early church did. You don’t want anything that is given to you by Satan or “the King of Sodom”. Just as Abraham refused to receive as much as a shoelace from him.

18 (With the payment he received for his wickedness, Judas bought a field; there he fell headlong, his body burst open and all his intestines spilled out. 19 Everyone in Jerusalem heard about this, so they called that field in their language Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.)

Money is the root of all sorts of evil. Pastors sold out Christians because of it. Pray the Lord does not lead you into the same temptation. The good news is that over the next 42 months this will not really be much of a temptation for the believers. Do not think of the mark of the beast as a curse from Satan but rather as a mercy from God to keep you from this temptation and to protect the church from any that would fall for this temptation.

20 “For,” said Peter, “it is written in the Book of Psalms:

“‘May his place be deserted;
let there be no one to dwell in it,’


and,

“‘May another take his place of leadership.’

Again, the prophecies are clear that these FreeMason churches, Mega churches, preachers of the prosperity gospel, etc. that they will all be deserted and no one will attend those apostate churches anymore. Also, just because you are left behind do not despise those that are. All men are sinners, all fall short of the glory of God. This is how the early church began and it is how the church age will end.

21 Therefore it is necessary to choose one of the men who have been with us the whole time the Lord Jesus was living among us, 22 beginning from John’s baptism to the time when Jesus was taken up from us. For one of these must become a witness with us of his resurrection.”

At the moment all of the left behind are a witness of the rapture. But there is about to become a great revival and they will need to hear your testimony, your witness and your help in the word of God. Do not focus on your failure, rather take the Lord’s blood, confess your sins, and realize you have been chosen for such a time as this. You have been with the Lord from the beginning and people need to hear your testimony.

23 So they nominated two men: Joseph called Barsabbas (also known as Justus) and Matthias. 24 Then they prayed, “Lord, you know everyone’s heart. Show us which of these two you have chosen 25 to take over this apostolic ministry, which Judas left to go where he belongs.” 26 Then they cast lots, and the lot fell to Matthias; so he was added to the eleven apostles.

[I think you will have 50 days from the rapture till the pouring out of the spirit. During this time you should be in prayer, fasting and the word of God]
 

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Acts -- Also a letter to the left behind, part 2

2:1 And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.

In your case I think it will be the day of Hanukkah, the rededication of the temple in the days of Antiochus Epiphanes which was a type of the Antichrist. In 2024 this will be December 25th, which is also the day that pagans celebrate the birth of a Babylonian god who was another type of the Antichrist. Previously you were in a church that felt it was OK to compromise with pagan religions. Hopefully now you have come to realize you can’t partake of the table of the Lord and the table of demons. So make a choice, either rededicate yourself to the Lord Jesus Christ, or celebrate the birth of the Antichrist (counterfeit Jesus) and sell your inheritance for a pot of beans.

2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. 3 And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. 4 And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

Your call. You can be those filled with Holy fire, or you can be those with the mark of the beast like cattle in the slaughterhouse.

5 And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven. 6 Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language.

Deep calleth unto deep. Every man has been created with a spirit that can only be filled with God and the word of God. When you speak the word of God you fill a need that no one else can fill.

7 And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilaeans? 8 And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born? 9 Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judaea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia, 10 Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes, 11 Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God.

Yep, that is what you should focus on, the wonderful works of God

12 And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another, What meaneth this? 13 Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine.

You were told in the gospel according to Mark that if being filled with the Holy spirit would be like being filled with new wine. Nothing else will satisfy, nothing else will bring joy to this love lost world.

14 But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words: 15 For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day. 16 But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel; 17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams: 18 And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy: 19 And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke: 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and notable day of the Lord come: 21 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.

These are exciting times you live in. Dive into all the prophecies about the end of the age because they all apply to your day and time. As you see them fulfilled they will strengthen your faith and encourage you, not discourage you. Because the Lord who showed you the way of salvation told you all those things would happen.

22 Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know: 23 Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain: 24 Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.

This is how you know who was wicked and who was speaking the truth. That is why you also will need to take up your cross and follow them, so that people can know that you are speaking the truth and not simply trying to manipulate them for your advantage.

25 For David speaketh concerning him, I foresaw the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved: 26 Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope: 27 Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

You have a promise. The promise is not that you won’t suffer persecution, trial or even death. The promise is that you will not see corruption, but rather you will receive eternal life, saved from the pit of hell.

28 Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance. 29 Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day. 30 Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne; 31 He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption. 32 This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses.

This is why the resurrection of Jesus is proof to us of salvation. Everyone else who died has died a sinner, guilty. But Jesus when He died, His blood became a ransom to pay for the sins of the sinners. This is proof of God’s love for you. Satan thought no one could be loved so much that God would pay such a price.

33 Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear. 34 For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, 35 Until I make thy foes thy footstool.

Jesus is Lord. He is going to make His enemies into a footstool. You want to be on the winning side, so let Jesus be the captain of your soul.

36 Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made the same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.

This needs to be the point of your message, the point of all the wonderful works of God that you highlight, the point of all the prophecies you point out being fulfilled.

37 Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?

This is the point of this letter, what should you do.

38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

The gospel got watered down. They stopped talking about the blood of Jesus being for the remission of sins. They stopped talking about obeying the Lord’s command to be immersed into God and to be His witnesses. They wanted it to be some pathetic life insurance policy rather than the great God turning you into a holy army to vanquish Satan and his henchmen.

39 For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call. 40 And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation. 41 Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls. 42 And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers. 43 And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles.

The fellowship of Christ’s sufferings are so sweet. The experiences you will have at this time will be so wonderful.

44 And all that believed were together, and had all things common; 45 And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need.

This is why I have left some things behind. So you could share them, have them in common, and in some cases barter them.

46 And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart, 47 Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such

This is a pattern for your gospel work. People will be hungry, you bring them a pot of beans and a loaf of bread they will welcome you and love to hear your witness as they eat.
 

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Acts -- Also a letter to the Left behind part 3

3:1 Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour.

If I were left behind my entire focus would be on the gospel and the Lord. I don’t care if I get arrested and beheaded. Running and hiding is not the answer. It is like football, you need to hit the guy head on rather than trying to avoid being hit.

2 And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple; 3 Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked an alms. 4 And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us. 5 And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something of them. 6 Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk. 7 And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up: and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength. 8 And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God.

Which life would you like to live? The guy whose focus is on making silver and gold but is powerless to actually help people or the person who can give Jesus to others that will both bring them eternal salvation as well as healing in this life.

9 And all the people saw him walking and praising God: 10 And they knew that it was he which sat for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened unto him. 11 And as the lame man which was healed held Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them in the porch that is called Solomon's, greatly wondering.

The miracles are like rocket fuel to the gospel. You don’t need money for a sound system, or a TV station or Youtube channel. What you need is Jesus working in your midst and no one will pay any attention to the Mainstream media.

12 And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk?

Wouldn’t it be awesome to be living a life where you would ask people why they are marveling over this miraculous healing? Imagine a life where this is normal for you. Like I said, the tribulation can be a time of new wine and the greatest joy and most exciting life.

13 The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let him go. 14 But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you; 15 And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses. 16 And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all. 17 And now, brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers. 18 But those things, which God before had shewed by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled. 19 Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord. 20 And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you: 21 Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began. 22 For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you. 23 And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people. 24 Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold of these days. 25 Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed. 26 Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.

This is the gospel message. It convicts you of sin, it presents faith in Jesus Christ as salvation, it presents the atoning blood of Jesus Christ as the solution that washes away our sins and brings forgiveness, it presents Jesus Christ as our joy and hope, he presents the words of the Bible to support what he is preaching, and he concludes with a promised blessing to those that turn away from iniquities.

[This is chapters 1,2&3 of Acts. I would also encourage you to read the book of Acts to get an idea of what the tribulation will be like. After that read the entire Bible. You will also find boxes of complete bibles in the garage.]
 

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Jeremiah 49:4 Wherefore gloriest thou in the valleys, thy flowing valley, O backsliding daughter? that trusted in her treasures, saying, Who shall come unto me? 5 Behold, I will bring a fear upon thee, saith the Lord God of hosts, from all those that be about thee; and ye shall be driven out every man right forth; and none shall gather up him that wandereth.
 

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Jeremiah 49:31 Arise, get you up unto the wealthy nation, that dwelleth without care, saith the Lord, which have neither gates nor bars, which dwell alone. 32 And their camels shall be a booty, and the multitude of their cattle a spoil: and I will scatter into all winds them that are in the utmost corners; and I will bring their calamity from all sides thereof, saith the Lord.
 

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Why are some Christians left behind?

Jeremiah 49:12 For thus saith the Lord; Behold, they whose judgment was not to drink of the cup have assuredly drunken; and art thou he that shall altogether go unpunished? thou shalt not go unpunished, but thou shalt surely drink of it.

We have been charged to take up our cross and follow the Lord. Paul told us he had been crucified with Christ and it is no longer I that live. But this is not true of all Christians. Many have figured out how to have their salvation while still partaking of the world. They like to wear the cloak of being a Christian without actually drinking the bitter cup. Well during the seven year tribulation they shall surely drink it.
 

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Let us go every one into his own country for her judgement reaches unto heaven

Jeremiah 51:1 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.

A destroying wind is a wind from the south when you are in Israel. I believe that Babylon was a type and shadow of the USA. A nation filled with idols, names on every brick that built the tower. In the same way the US puts an idol name on every shirt, every shoe, every sign, every stadium, every building. This destroying wind has come from the South, across our border with Mexico.

3 Against him that bendeth let the archer bend his bow, and against him that lifteth himself up in his brigandine: and spare ye not her young men; destroy ye utterly all her host.

Our enemies include those with missiles and also those that wear bullet proof vests.

4 Thus the slain shall fall in the land of the Chaldeans, and they that are thrust through in her streets.

So the missiles will kill those in America as well as those who die in the streets from hand to hand combat. They estimate that 20 million illegals have come across the border since Biden became president. If only 5% of them are military men as an advance deployment that is 1 million men. The US has 450,000 active duty military worldwide. So 1 million men in our land at the time of attack is certainly a massive army that is already here. If the missiles cause the power to go out all the cops will be on street corners trying to maintain order and will be easy targets. The police on the street corners would be sitting ducks for a surprise attack and the police stations would also be easy targets at that time. The police stations would hold radios, uniforms, guns and police cars. Imagine tens of thousands of these military driving police cars and dressed as cops, they could cause massive confusion and mayhem during a nationwide blackout. If the communications are down no one would get any warning of what had happened.

5 For Israel hath not been forsaken, nor Judah of his God, of the Lord of hosts; though their land was filled with sin against the Holy One of Israel.

Israel refers to the prince of God, the children of the Lord. American citizens and Christians are two distinctly different things. The USA is filled with idolators who see Christians as their enemies but who are like serpents in the grass. God sees them, He will protect the believers and destroy the idolators. Those that belong to the Lord will be raptured while those that don't will be left behind in this utter chaos and mayhem. The outer darkness that Jesus mentioned.

6 Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and deliver every man his soul: be not cut off in her iniquity; for this is the time of the Lord's vengeance; he will render unto her a recompence.

After the manchild is caught up the woman that gave birth flees into the wilderness. Babylon is most impactful in the major cities like NYC, Miami, LA, San Francisco, etc. Flee out of them to the wilderness if you are left behind. All those gang members in those cities, they are like hyenas, they will loot, kill and pillage. You don't want to be left behind in a city without police while they roam free.

7 Babylon hath been a golden cup in the Lord's hand, that made all the earth drunken: the nations have drunken of her wine; therefore the nations are mad.

Gold refers to the word of God. The Gideons have distributed 2.6 billion bibles worldwide since 1908. That is a golden cup in the Lord's hand. No other country can make that claim. However, the US has also made all the earth drunken on their music, their movies, and their multinational corporations. McDonald's, Coca Cola, Google, Youtube, Amazon.com, etc. Again, no other country can make this claim. This prophecy and judgment applies to the USA.

8 Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed: howl for her; take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed.

Suddenly fallen refers to Revelation 18 where the collapse takes place in one hour. It is likened to a millstone being thrown into the ocean and sinking. That describes what would happen to our stock market, bond market and US dollar in the event of a massive nuclear attack on the US. Within an hour the US as a superpower or economic power would no longer exist.

9 We would have healed Babylon, but she is not healed: forsake her, and let us go every one into his own country: for her judgment reacheth unto heaven, and is lifted up even to the skies.

Consider this election or the last 20+ years. People have been calling for repentance, confession, prosecution of the crooks, and dealing in righteousness. But they have refused. Instead they have become obstinate, rebellious and slanderous. They censor anyone that challenges their phony narrative. They weaponize the DOJ against their political enemies. Kamala Harris told the Christians to leave her rallies. So then, let us go every one into his own country for her judgment reaches unto heaven.
 

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Every knee will bow and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord.


10 The Lord hath brought forth our righteousness: come, and let us declare in Zion the work of the Lord our God.

This is a reference to the rapture. Zion is heaven. In the midst of this judgment on the USA, the reality of Babylon that will be judged in an hour, you will have the rapture in the twinkling of the eye.

11 Make bright the arrows; gather the shields: the Lord hath raised up the spirit of the kings of the Medes: for his device is against Babylon, to destroy it; because it is the vengeance of the Lord, the vengeance of his temple.

Medo Persia was the alliance that brought down Babylon. We are now at war with the same countries -- Russia and Iran. Of course the Medes refer more to the countries like Afghanistan and all the stans.

12 Set up the standard upon the walls of Babylon, make the watch strong, set up the watchmen, prepare the ambushes: for the Lord hath both devised and done that which he spake against the inhabitants of Babylon.

Let us understand, what is coming is the will of the Lord. If you mock the Lord, reject the Lord, and insult the Lord then your name will also be mocked, rejected and insulted. The Lord will turn their home into a dunghill and their name into a byword. This isn't some petty tit for tat. No, what is about to happen to the US will be a warning to the rest of the world. 95% of the world will be warned by seeing how the mighty fall. This is the best antidote against pride and rebellion. Every knee will bow and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord.

13 O thou that dwellest upon many waters, abundant in treasures, thine end is come, and the measure of thy covetousness.

The USA dwells upon many waters. We have more military bases on the seven continents than the next four countries combined. We have ports on the Pacific ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Arctic ocean, and Gulf of Mexico. Only the US was a cup of gold in the hand of the Lord, only the US force fed the world their filth, only the US is dwelling on many waters and with those three criteria only the US is abundant in wealth.

14 The Lord of hosts hath sworn by himself, saying, Surely I will fill thee with men, as with caterpillers; and they shall lift up a shout against thee.

Open your eyes, this prophecy has already been fulfilled in the US. We have been filled with men as with caterpillars. Simply waiting for the Lord to give the command to shout.

15 He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heaven by his understanding.

Again, a reference to the US teaching evolution and prohibiting the teaching of God the creator in the schools.

16 When he uttereth his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens; and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth: he maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures. 17 Every man is brutish by his knowledge; every founder is confounded by the graven image: for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them. 18 They are vanity, the work of errors: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.

Don't be a fool, when the calamity strikes your idols will be worthless. Yes, putting idolatrous names on everything you make did help you sell them and make a better profit, however, what good is a pile full of cash when you die and have to appear before the Lord? It is all vanity, a puff of smoke.
 

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I will render unto Babylon all their evil that they have done

19 The portion of Jacob is not like them; for he is the former of all things: and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: the Lord of hosts is his name.

This is what salvation is all about. We have chosen Jesus, He is our portion. These other ones rejected Jesus, they chose hell, so hell is their portion.

20 Thou art my battle axe and weapons of war: for with thee will I break in pieces the nations, and with thee will I destroy kingdoms; 21 And with thee will I break in pieces the horse and his rider; and with thee will I break in pieces the chariot and his rider; 22 With thee also will I break in pieces man and woman; and with thee will I break in pieces old and young; and with thee will I break in pieces the young man and the maid; 23 I will also break in pieces with thee the shepherd and his flock; and with thee will I break in pieces the husbandman and his yoke of oxen; and with thee will I break in pieces captains and rulers.

When I first got saved I was involved in a campus ministry on a "top ten" campus. Everyone was very arrogant and proud and some would say that religion was a crutch for the weak, but that they didn't need that crutch. Today I just laugh at them. The whole world is held in fear of death because they don't know Jesus Christ, the one who is the resurrection. Once you have experienced death and resurrection you no longer fear it. So when I talk about the Lord's judgment and the tribulation I am happy because the Lord is coming back, the prophecies are being fulfilled, and we will soon have the kingdom of heaven where righteousness dwells. But others think I am morbid talking about death and destruction. To me I am talking about resurrection and newness of life.

24 And I will render unto Babylon and to all the inhabitants of Chaldea all their evil that they have done in Zion in your sight, saith the Lord.

How can you not love this? You reap what you sow. If you defrauded others, you will be defrauded. If you lied and cheated you will be lied to and cheated. If you were proud and arrogant treating foreign countries in a way that was disrespectful and harmful to them, well they will treat you the same way.
 

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Lamentations 2:17 The Lord hath done that which he had devised; he hath fulfilled his word that he had commanded in the days of old: he hath thrown down, and hath not pitied: and he hath caused thine enemy to rejoice over thee, he hath set up the horn of thine adversaries.
 

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He that searches the hearts

Romans 8:27 And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.

1 Corinthians 4:5 Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.

There is an erroneous doctrine that sounds great and that is that God is not going to let Satan rough up his bride right before the wedding. That is logical, sounds right, and is the perfect example of why we don't make doctrines based on types, shadows and analogies.

Being the Bride of Christ is only one aspect of who the saints are. There are several other aspects as well.

Luke 19:15 And it came to pass, that when he was returned, having received the kingdom, then he commanded these servants to be called unto him, to whom he had given the money, that he might know how much every man had gained by trading. 16 Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds. 17 And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.

We are being trained to rule and reign, and to do that you must be faithful. Being faithful is always tested. Look at marriages today, how many are faithful? In France it is illegal to do a DNA test of your children because 50% of the children are illegitimate. If every father were to divorce his wife due to being unfaithful the marriages in France would all fall apart. Do you really think that the Lord is going to marry a bride without first searching her heart and examining the counsels of her heart?

Revelation 2:23 And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works.

Tribulation saints

Revelation 13:15 And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.

Who are these ones that refuse to worship the beast on pain of death? We call them the tribulation saints. This is clearly the tribulation. So to push this erroneous doctrine they have to teach that all of these ones received the Lord after the rapture. There is absolutely no Biblical basis to teach this other than their doctrine that they have made based on their opinion and logic.

Revelation 15:2 And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God.

Imagine how wimpy a Christian has to be to be afraid of the enemy, to buckle under when the pressure is great, but they assume that during the tribulation brand new babes in Christ will get the victory over the beast. Faith comes from hearing and hearing by the word of God. Where exactly did the faith of these ones come from? Do you think Satan will let them listen to messages on Youtube or Facebook or some other place? There will be massive censorship. All of the apostles were put to death, John didn't die, but he also refused to buckle under to the threat of death. How is the persecution that they endured any less than what the tribulation saints will go through? Aren't they part of the Bride? Yet Jesus allowed them to go through that, even told them they would have to take up their cross and follow Him. Was that command to take up the cross only for the apostles? No. Only for the tribulation saints? No. Everyone that does make it to that sea of glass has faced the same thing. Just because some are standing on a sea of glass that is not mingled with fire does not mean they did not have to face the same test of their faith and their faithfulness.
 

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Revelation 12:1 And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars: 2 And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.

This is a sign in the heavens, we saw this in the stars at the Feast of Trumpets in 2017. This sign has been thoroughly covered by many on the internet and you can watch many excellent videos on Youtube on this. However, the sign depicts a spiritual reality. We are not going to be raptured because of a sign, but rather because there is a reality. The reality is that there are many genuine believers right now who are crying out and travailing in birth. That is the watchmen community. The whole world can hear their cries. I saw one brother who was doing a live broadcast from the US with another brother who was in Australia. There is another brother who regularly posts from Canada, others from the US, and still others from other parts of the world. I am in South Dakota and I can see (hear) all of them. Think about this blog, 410,000 people have viewed this blog. Often there will be several hundred new viewers who have checked it out for the first time that check it out after I go to bed and before I wake up. One day I had two thousand new viewers in a single day. So this woman is crying, the whole earth can hear her cries just as the whole earth could see that sign in the heavens. And the cries are that she is in pain about to be delivered.

3 And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. 4 And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.

Once again, a second sign, in the heavens, that can be seen once you see the first sign. The first sign was unique, first time in recorded human history. But this second sign would never have been seen were it not for the first sign. Once again there is a spiritual reality to the sign. I had previously had an erroneous interpretation of this. One third of the angels fell and so I assumed Satan cast the fallen angels to earth. But that is an error because later in chapter 12 there is a war in heaven and Satan and his angels are cast to earth. So these stars are not referring to fallen angels. Genesis says that Abrahams descendants will be as the sand of the sea shore (Jews) and the stars of the heaven (Christians). Satan casts a third of the Christians to earth. How does he do that? Well my wife and I were forced to resign our jobs because we refused to get the vaccine. The vaccine mandate was one way. I have been suspended from three different social media platforms (Facebook, Youtube and a "Christian" forum). They never said what rule I violated or what was the offending post. Since all of my posts were about the Bible I concluded that sharing the word of God was not welcome on their platform. I shook off the dust and moved to this platform. But shadow banning, and suspending Christians is another way that Satan casts the stars to the earth. This is the spiritual reality that we are witnessing today, the attack against what they call "misinformation". Remember, the people calling this misinformation do not believe in Jesus, they do not believe in a creator, they do not believe that man will be judged for sin, they do not believe there is a hell, and they don't believe in the rapture. So all of those things qualify as "misinformation". Whatever they don't believe in is now "misinformation". In the UK a man was convicted of praying silently and was ordered to pay $18,000 pounds as a penalty.

5 And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.

So this is where we are at. No doubt Jesus Christ is to rule all nations with a rod of Iron. But this promise is also given to the church. The faithful saints are given cities to rule over. Paul tells us that we are the Body of Christ. This is a direct reference to the Body of Christ being caught up, which is the church. Not the spectators that come every Sunday, or at least those that come on Christmas and Easter. Not the apostate church, but the spirit filled church. These are the pillars that all the other living stones are resting upon. This is a reference to the rapture.

So then:

1. Saints cry out that the rapture is near based on the prophecies and signs -->

2. Satan responds by mandating an experimental vaccine that causes many Christians to lose their jobs and also by censoring the speech of Christians -->

3. Rapture.

So those two signs, which we have seen, precede the rapture.
 

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Did God Declare The End From The Beginning With A 2701 Day Count? Rapture Soon


I feel that the day counts in the Bible, especially in Daniel, hold many secrets for us and are exceedingly important. However, I think they are like a very complicated jigsaw puzzle. I would love it if three or four people with a passion for solving this puzzle who were also very well versed in the bible would sit down and work through these. One of the problems I have with many who are doing this is they take a day count from Shavuot to Shemini Atzeret, clearly a reference to the Old Testament, the covenant with the Jews and they apply that to Christians who are told clearly, in black and white, that we are not under the law (the covenant that was given to the Jews and that was what Shavuot was all about) and Paul tells us not to let anyone judge us with regards to these feast days. That is crystal clear, they are not our dress rehearsals for the rapture. They are dress rehearsals for the Jews, so yes, this may be very significant in the timeline for the salvation of Jews, but not for the Gentiles.

Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

I do not see the rapture in that verse. However, I do see John's word that all things came into being through the word of God and apart from the word of God nothing has come into being, and I see a connection between the word of God and the law that Moses gave the Jews on Shavuot. But Christians were not given their covenant on Shavuot, we were given our covenant on Pentecost. So, I add 50 days to this and I get May 13, 2032.

Now that is a very significant day and year. That would be a complete 84 years after Israel became a nation. We are all familiar with Moses saying a generation is 70 years and 80 if they are strong (rebellious). If Moses was speaking in decades then 70 = 65-74, 80 = 75-84. May 13, 2032 would be when you would come to the very end of "this generation" that began with Israel returning to the Land.