Summary of Bible references on the Rapture

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Romans 12:11-21 Overcome Evil with Good

11 Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.

Stand up for righteousness! Brace yourself! Do everything that you do as unto the Lord.

12 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction,faithful in prayer.

I am full of hope. I see what is happening in the US right now to be the fulfillment of what happened in the time of Esther with Haman preparing to wipe out the people of God. Imagine what would happen if they could steal elections, pack the supreme court, and outlaw the gospel. There are already places around the earth calling the gospel “hate speech”. China has already put Xi’s portrait in every Christian church sanctuary and they are required to teach from his writings and to sing the national anthem in their worship. They tried to make it illegal for people of God to express their faith (the baker who was required to make a special cake for a same sex wedding, but ultimately won in the Supreme court). I also feel we need to be patient in this battle. Right now I see them in their walled cities hiding behind their walls hoping the armies of Israel will go away. But as the evidence of fraud, corruption, treason and obstruction of justice comes out we can prosecute them and convict them. We just need to stay strong in prayer, believe in the Lord and know that it is not by might or by power but by His Spirit that we will overcome.

13 Share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality. 14 Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse.

I have been to five rallies and in every one you see these ones who persecute us. They scream “fascist” at us, they attack the elderly and women and children. In Atlanta they massed into a group of about twenty with homemade armor and baseball bats. Do not be baited into cursing back at them. Instead bless them.

15 Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. 16 Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited.

It is a joy to associate with the “deplorables” and the “irredeemable” and the “chumps”. I don’t see myself as a “Trump supporter” because I serve the Lord Jesus. But I do see myself as someone willing to associate with those of low position. I see my worship involving being joyful in hope, patient in affliction and faithful in prayer.

17 Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone. 18 If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. 19 Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,” says the Lord.

These are easy mistakes to make. Look at the BLM and ANTIFA protests. They have stated that they are justified in repaying evil for evil. They have not been careful at all to do what is right in the eyes of everyone. Right in the eyes of everyone, not just your little group. They have taken revenge. Instead in these rallies there are those holding up the word of God as the light, they hold up Jesus as king of kings, we pray, and we sing hymns. We trust in the Lord to repay. We made a covenant with God 400 years ago with the Mayflower compact. We are honoring that covenant to be a light on a hill, the New Jerusalem as a testimony to the whole world and we expect Him to also honor that covenant.

20 On the contrary: “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head.”

This is why I have repeatedly called on Joe Biden to honor his word to unify and heal us. Stand up for righteousness that all these contested states would have a complete audit so that the whole country can trust in the election and see that you are truly their president.

21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

Whoa! True and proper worship is to overcome evil with good! They have shut down church services, so let’s have true and proper worship in the streets on the sabbath!

 

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Romans 13 -- Advice for the Trucker convoy

1 Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God.

This has been a wonderful lesson this last year. When George Floyd died it sparked all kinds of riots and looting, yet now we know that he died of a drug overdose and there was no physical evidence from the coroner that the policeman kneeling on him killed him. We also know that his behavior from the drugs was why he had to be restrained in the first place. However, despite all that we also saw Chauvin's depraved lack of concern for a man dying while he kneeled on him for 9 minutes and so he was convicted of murder. What did the rioting and looting accomplish? After January 6 there were many accusations against the people in the Trump rally that they were dangerous rioters and insurrectionists. We now know that only about 8% of those arrested were in fact Trump supporters. The rest that were arrested had ties to various extremist groups, both Antifa and White supremacists groups, but not pro Trump. We heard from AOC how she felt threatened even though she was half a mile away in a different building. We heard that the rioters bludgeoned a cop to death, which was then exposed as a lie. They changed the lie to say he died from being exposed to Bear Spray and yet refuse to provide even the slightest evidence that this is true. When the death certificate came out we learned he died of a stroke unrelated to the January 6th event. Bottom line, it doesn’t matter what side of the political aisle you are on, wait for the facts, be subject to the governing authorities. If you jump to some kind of snap conclusion to justify criminal behavior you will be fighting against God and will be put to shame.

2 Consequently, whoever rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves.

There were those who were outraged at the hypocrisy and unrighteousness of this last impeachment. It violated the US constitution. Rebelling against the constitution is rebelling against God who instituted it. Now we see judgement being brought on those who tried to bring judgement on others. The only charge that seemed to really matter was what they did when they knew the capital was under threat. Pelosi is responsible for that security. She was the one who had inadequate security and she is the one who is responsible for rejecting additional security.

3 For rulers hold no terror for those who do right, but for those who do wrong. Do you want to be free from fear of the one in authority? Then do what is right and you will be commended.

Recently the threats were made that they wanted to count all those who attended Trump’s rally as participating in insurrection. They were going to banks and credit card companies to see who rented a room and who bought gas in the vicinity. But now we know that of the hundreds of thousands of people at that rally (estimated at 1.5 million) there might have been less than ten who violated the law by trespassing in the Capital. The vast majority of those involved in the riot did not attend the rally. Not only so, but none of them were guilty of murder as was originally suggested. To hold a public protest that is peaceful is a constitutional right in this country. Despite the threats you can be free from fear.

4 For the one in authority is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for rulers do not bear the sword for no reason. They are God’s servants, agents of wrath to bring punishment on the wrongdoer.

In a bizarre twist some of the nominees to Biden’s cabinet and administration have claimed that the riot at the capital rises to the level of domestic terrorism but attacking, burning, and destroying other government properties done by Antifa this last year doesn’t. Why? Because those riots were at night. Obviously that logic is absurd and sure enough 71% of Americans now view Antifa as domestic terrorists. The other 29% responded that they were clueless as to who Antifa is. Since this country is a “Democratic Republic” the will of the rulers is expressed by the will of the people.

5 Therefore, it is necessary to submit to the authorities, not only because of possible punishment but also as a matter of conscience.

That’s right, don’t even try to come up with some scriptural excuse for why you don’t need to submit. Lebron James and the NBA need to apologize. They incited a riot in Wisconsin and are now paying the price. They may not be prosecuted in a criminal court but they have already been convicted in the court of public opinion. Ratings have plummeted since their behavior. For example the ratings at the Golden Globes were down 64% from a year ago despite the fact that people have been locked up in their homes, are bored out of their minds, and have nothing better to do than watch it. But people are not interested in listening to these people preaching to them because they know they are hypocrites. CNN's ratings are down 90%. The Olympics had horrible ratings.

6 This is also why you pay taxes, for the authorities are God’s servants, who give their full time to governing. 7 Give to everyone what you owe them: If you owe taxes, pay taxes; if revenue, then revenue; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor.

They are trying to legalize abortion right up until birth. They also want our tax dollars to pay for abortions worldwide. Once again I feel this is a heinous sin. But we have heard many heinous things from our elected officials and I have to believe that they are not the ones in charge but God is. We have seen time and time again that elected representatives are caught and dealt with when they commit crimes. Look at what is happening to Cuomo. Ten months ago people were outraged by his mandate to put people sick with Covid into the nursing homes. They said it would cause thousands of deaths. Well, he has been forced out of office and may be criminally prosecuted. Likewise with Newsom and Whitmer, they also will likely be forced from office. You cannot use what Cuomo did to justify not paying taxes because those taxes also paid for all those people who are now doing their job to remove him from office.

Love Fulfills the Law

8 Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law.

Right now the love of the many has grown cold. The silver lining of this is that showing love to one another and to your neighbor will shine even brighter against this black background.

9 The commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not covet,” and whatever other command there may be, are summed up in this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” 10 Love does no harm to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.

You don’t actually fulfill the law simply by “not doing something”. You fulfill the law by loving your neighbor as yourself. It doesn’t matter if they agree with your politics, it doesn’t even matter if they have ridiculed and insulted you.

The Day Is Near

11 And do this, understanding the present time: The hour has already come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.

All these things that you are seeing happen that are outrageous, or absurd, these things are there to wake you up.

12 The night is nearly over; the day is almost here. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light. 13 Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy.

Behind the injustice and illogical behavior are people living in the flesh. Carousing, drunkenness, sexual immorality and debauchery are all reasons that some people will go to great lengths to cover up and hide their behavior. The Lincoln Project was a group that published the ugliest and nastiest attacks against Trump and the MAGA movement. Well now we know that these ones were pedophiles. The attack was motivated because they were concerned that the Trump administration would do their job to uncover their sins and prosecute them.

14 Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the flesh.

Get dressed. The Lord has given you the wake up call, now it is time to clothe yourself with the Lord Jesus Christ. Every day I want to have a testimony that I belong to Jesus, not simply because of the things I don’t do but even more because of the things that I do do.

 

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Steve Fletcher has identified some key current events and tied them into Biblical prophecy

 

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Brilliant message. The day of the Lord is so that the whole world can see that Jesus is God, the creator. If you see that then why would God have those who already Know that all things are of the Lord go through the Day of the Lord? That would be idiotic.

The purpose of the Day of the Lord is to show that there is salvation in no other name. Why would you take those who know this and make them go through the Day of the Lord.

The purpose of the Day of the Lord is that every knee would bow before God's son and recognize that He is Lord. So why would those who are bowing the knee and witnessing that Jesus is Lord go through this last seven years. Doesn't make any sense.

Hebrews 1:1-3 -- Christ's resume

 

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There is no neutral in this game

More on the prophecy in the psalms

 

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I know it is very confusing but I believe Satan is using his servant Putin to set the stage for the Antichrist to come forward with "peace and security". He will create a situation that the entire world will see as catastrophic so when the Antichrist comes on his white horse to confirm the covenant they will embrace him. People will hear and see what they want to.

Think of the Earth as having a title deed, there is a long history of mortgages on this title and it began with pretend kings on a white horse promising the world but delivering war, famine and plague. So when Jesus comes to claim ownership of the Earth we have to go through this title history, hence the Antichrist rides forward.

Now before all this gets real bad we'll have the rapture, however, it will be far fewer people than most think so yes, people will disappear, but it probably will be less than 1%. There will be a lot of deplorables that are missing but very few dignitaries, officials, talking heads, government officials, etc so the propaganda machine can move along at full speed.

Now what is amazing is all this can take place in the next 6-7 months.

You'll know if this is true if you see a miraculous victory by Israel over Russia and some guy promising to let Israel rebuild the temple.

It also appears that the rapture takes place six months before the tribulation begins. Anyway it seems all kinds of great things will take place this March.

This is what is also fantastic about this story, it seems the first rapture follows a great victory like we saw in Esther defeating the evil Haman. We have seen this battle going on for some time but should come to a conclusion this month.

 

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Sin, rebellion and all rebels continue to the end.

When you read the Bible it is filled with wonderful victories by faith. So how do you explain this?

I think the proper analogy is how silver is purified. You crush the ore, melt it, the dross is lighter than the silver and rises to the top, you skim the dross off. However, the dross still contains silver. So the dross must be crushed and melted and the process repeated, and probably repeated a third time.

So then the age of grace is God removing the silver. The first half of the tribulation is taking the dross, crushing it and melting it again, and the second half of the tribulation is this process repeating.

This is why the last seven years appears like the wicked and demonic are becoming more and more concentrated. This is true, but also the people of God are being removed (raptured) and the numbers who die are astounding, by the Great tribulation half the people on earth die (25% and then 33% of those who are still alive). Close to 4 billion people die in the span of 7 years.

But this is the process of getting silver from humanity, from this ore.

 

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1Thess 5:2 For you yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night. 3 For when they say, “Peace and safety!” then sudden destruction comes upon them, as labor pains upon a pregnant woman. And they shall not escape.

Prior to the tribulation beginning we have a period of unprecedented peace, safety, security, and prosperity.

Daniel 8:25 “Through his cunning He shall cause deceit to prosper under his rule; And he shall exalt himself in his heart. He shall destroy many in their prosperity. He shall even rise against the Prince of princes; But he shall be broken without human means.

December 26, 1991 the USSR collapsed and this ushered in a period of peace and security and fabulous wealth. What is Christmas, it is a celebration of a thief in the night. Our christmas present in 1991 was "peace and security" and it came like a thief in the night.

Think about how deceitful this pandemic has been, the world is so full of lies and those that lie the best prosper, at this time we are seeing "deceit to prosper". The Biden victory was "deceit prospering".

Look at how much they have exalted themselves in their hearts, all these wokeistas thinking they are ruling like kings and queens.

This is where we are! The world said peace and security back in 1991, 30+ years ago. We have had astounding and unprecedented prosperity never before seen in human history. We have seen deceit prosper and the self exaltation of the fleshly.

The prosperity that we have seen these last 30 years man could only dream of. It was like the Dick Tracy and other science fiction shows just a few years ago.

Revelation 6:2 And I looked, and behold, a white horse. He who sat on it had a bow; and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and to conquer.

This is the context of this verse and why people will believe these promises.

It is like a rapid repeat of human history from the fall in the garden when we wanted "to be like God" and rejected God's word.

 

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https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/20...oom-reminds-us-children-fatima-warned-moment/

This moment was predicted in 1917. Our Lady said to the little children in Fatima, if Russia is not consecrated to my immaculate heart, the world will be annihilated. Nations will disappear. Now in 1917 that was a strange concept to get ahold of. But clearly now we know especially with Lavrov, the Russian foreign minister saying we are on the brink of nuclear war and they will take nuclear weapons under consideration in this battle.

I think it should be noted that there are other prophecies that would make 1917 and 1967 Jubilee years and 2017 as the year that the age could have ended according to the Fig tree prophecy about the fig tree not bearing fruit and giving it four years and dunging it. In Hebrew 2021 is "the dung year" and that year ends April 2, 2022 on the first of Nisan.

In this scenario 2020, the year of the pandemic which began at the start of the Jewish year would be the third year when the Lord is asking why the fig tree has not borne any fruit. It was as though the Lord was ready to cut it down during the pandemic but through prayer we were given another year.

I would also point out there are numerous prophecies both from the Bible and currently that are pointing to Fall 2022 as the start of the tribulation and it is thought that Ezekiel 38 precedes the tribulation and sets the stage for it. If this is true this Ukraine invasion will grow and spread all the way to Israel.

 

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Thank you Jews for your hard sacrifice.

 

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People are still saying that no one can know the day or the hour

The Bible doesn't say that, the Day of the Lord is the most detailed period of seven years in the entire Bible. There are more prophecies and details on this seven year period than any other period in the Bible.

Why does everyone focus on one verse while ignoring all the other verses, Peter told us specifically that no verse is of its own interpretation.

Jesus said that no one knows the day or the hour but the Father only. He didn't say that no one will know, only that at that time no one knew meaning you will not find it in any prophecy or word in scripture.

However, He also likened His coming to a bridegroom coming to get His bride in a Jewish wedding. In that scenario it is the father who knows when the time has come, he then tells the son that all things are ready he can get his bride who then tells all his friends to help him and they go with trumpets announcing the bridegroom has come. So obviously if you put these two together the Lord is telling you that if you are His friend and in close relationship with Him you will know when the time comes. Amos says that God does nothing without telling the prophets first, so again, just because we weren't told 2,000 years ago doesn't mean we won't be told prior to the Lord's coming, rather it means you must be in relationship and "watching". Then in Revelation to the church in Sardis they were warned that if they didn't watch they wouldn't know the day or hour of His coming. What kind of threat is that if that were the case for everyone? That would only be a threat if those who are watching do know the day of His coming.

 

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Mark 13:28 Now from the fig tree learn her parable: when her branch is now become tender, and putteth forth its leaves, ye know that the summer is nigh; 29 even so ye also, when ye see these things coming to pass, know ye that [f]he is nigh, even at the doors. 30 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, until all these things be accomplished. 31 Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away. 32 But of that day or that hour knoweth no one, not even the angels in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.

33 Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is. 34 It is as when a man, sojourning in another country, having left his house, and given authority to his servants, to each one his work, commanded also the porter to watch. 35 Watch therefore: for ye know not when the lord of the house cometh, whether at even, or at midnight, or at cockcrowing, or in the morning; 36 lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping. 37 And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.

The context of these verses is comparing the Lord's return to the ruler of a great house and the butler not knowing the day or the hour of the return. Therefore you should be preparing the house for his return so that when He does come it isn't a mess. Now if the master had gone on a long trip say from UK to America you might not know when he is returning but you should have a good idea. You might know when he is planning to take the boat back, you might know that he will take the train from London and you know when the train's arrive, and when he arrives in London he might call or send a telegram ahead to let you know he is almost there. That is the context of this verse, but there are other examples given as well.

1. The Jewish wedding. The Bridegroom spends two years preparing a place while the bride also spends two years preparing what she needs. Just because they aren't married doesn't mean they don't see each other. The Bride could easily visit Him every weekend to see how the construction is going along and so she would know when the place is prepared. She might not know the day or the hour but if she is watching she would have a very, very good idea of when it would be.

2. A thief in the night. You don't know the day or hour that a thief is going to strike which is why you have to watch.

3. A farmer with a crop he is harvesting. He doesn't know ahead of time the day or hour the crop will be ripe and need to be harvested which is why he must watch.

4. A pregnant woman doesn't know the day or the hour that the baby will be born which is why she must watch.

In every case the context is not "no one knows so why bother" rather it is "no one knows therefore you must be more diligent to watch".

Now consider as the day approaches the pregnant woman is going to know, the farmer is going to know, the bride is going to know. The only people who don't know are shameful and irresponsible.

 

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There is a very clear disagreement between Stan and myself. He is completely assured that there is no pre tribulation rapture, I believe there is. That said I think it is God's sovereignty because He is clearly using Stan to prepare the way for those Christians left behind who must go through the tribulation. I can see how this would be God's perfect will.

He points out that we need to heed the still small voice of the Lord. A few months back I bought beans and rice, enough for one person for a year. I felt very burdened from the Lord to do this but didn't feel this was for me. I have a close family member who I suspect may need to go through this.

Also I see there is a very interesting physical analogy. Some seeds require a forest fire before they can germinate. I suspect that it is the Lord's glory that He has some believers who will go through the tribulation and give a testimony there. This said, it doesn't mean I have "the assurance" that I will make the first rapture, I hope I do, but if not my plan is not to hide in a bunker eating canned food until they finally come and find me and try to make me take the mark of the beast. My plan is to get out on the street corner, be very vocal and be taken immediately. I will pray for fire to fall but if not so be it.

 

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A word in the Bible for the US for 2020 and 2021

28 For they are a nation void of counsel,
And there is no understanding in them.
29 Oh that they were wise, that they understood this,
That they would consider their latter end!

In Hebrew the word for Latter end is made into a verb meaning it is the act of latter end or ending. Also the Lamed is used for this action and it is a shepherd's staff leading us out and up (lamed goes up above all other letters).

The Hebrew word means this is the ending that is happening now and putting the Lamed in front makes it an action.

 

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Ezekiel 33:1-8 A word unto the wicked man

1 And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them, When I bring the sword upon a land, and the people of the land take a man from among them, and set him for their watchman;

Many who are watching for the Lord’s appearing call themselves “watchmen”, it is a term you can google and do a Youtube search for. But this chapter isn’t talking about these ones, it is talking about a man who is chosen by the people to be a watchman. For example, NASA is supposed to warn us of meteors that might hit the earth. It appears they know about a future catastrophic event, but instead of warning us they warned the government officials who control their budget. The Department of Defense is supposed to warn us about this. They have been watching it very carefully and may have even calculated to the minute when the impact will begin and yet most people haven’t heard a word. They have built massive underground caverns and we see many countries around the world doing the same and yet the average person has not been warned. Anyway, these are the ones we are talking about, we set them forth as watchmen and they will be held accountable for how well they do.

3 if, when he seeth the sword come upon the land, he blow the trumpet, and warn the people; 4 then whosoever heareth the sound of the trumpet, and taketh not warning, if the sword come, and take him away, his blood shall be upon his own head. 5 He heard the sound of the trumpet, and took not warning; his blood shall be upon him; whereas if he had taken warning, he would have delivered his soul. 6 But if the watchman see the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, and the people be not warned, and the sword come, and take any person from among them; he is taken away in his iniquity, but his blood will I require at the watchman’s hand.

Now this becomes difficult to judge and is a great example of why I am so happy it is the Lord’s job to sort all this out and judge, not mine. Suppose you are working at an astronomy observatory, you spot this, you report it to your boss. You did your job. In fact most of these organizations have strict rules about not talking to the press. I believe those rules are there by the sovereignty of God and they absolve the underlings and put the full onus on the supervisors and heads of these departments. Some think that anyone with a telescope should know about these. Well if you are at one of these observatories you have to request permission for which part of the sky you plan on observing. So there are going to be many who work at an observatory that are not permitted to look at these with those telescopes. Still, if you have the right camera and lens you can view these as they are more than big enough to be seen. However, chem trails are being used to hide them. Yes, a trained person can still detect the objects even if they are obscured with chem trails but trying to explain to an untrained eye is more than a little fuzzy. Still the Lord promised us, “look up” and we would see our redemption approach. They can do a great job of trying to hide and obscure these things but 24 hours a day, 7 days a week is a really high standard, especially with 7 billion people all over the world who might see any mistake they make. This is what we are seeing, people all over the world from China, India, UK, and the US are spotting these. Especially in places like Ukraine where they cannot fly planes to release chem trails.

7 So thou, son of man, I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel; therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me.

The point is that the men appointed by man have been bought out and are not protecting us and are not calling out the warning. So then, God appoints watchmen unto “the house of Israel”. This is such a huge verse full of implications. God’s judgement is righteous, as you have done it will be done unto you. The watchmen that have been appointed have done their job, they have sounded the warning, they have carefully calculated everything down to the minute, but they have not warned us. No, we are deplorables, not worthy of being warned. Instead they have warned the elites, the 1%, the synagogue of Satan. These people are taking appropriate action, they are building underground bunkers, they are stockpiling food, and they are getting the message out in coded messages called “predictive programming”. So then in response the Lord is also appointing watchmen to warn His house, the church.

8 When I say unto the wicked, O wicked man, thou shalt surely die, and thou dost not speak to warn the wicked from his way; that wicked man shall die in his iniquity, but his blood will I require at thy hand. 9 Nevertheless, if thou warn the wicked of his way to turn from it, and he turn not from his way; he shall die in his iniquity, but thou hast delivered thy soul.

These people are wicked. They justify their action because “who am I to stop the end of the world” and yet they want to know the exact minute of this catastrophe. They want to know how to fix their investments. They have had the Fed buying up trillions in corporate debt so that they can get out of their investments without letting deplorables know. They want to know exactly when to get into their bunkers so they’ll be safe and yet justify not telling the unwashed masses because “nothing I can do”. Their whole focus is on saving themself and profiting themself. They are shepherds that only care about themselves and don’t care about the flock.