Summary of Bible references on the Rapture
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1. We have a savior, his name is Jesus.
Information from Russian and American intelligence agencies. There is no way to confirm if this is true but it does bring home how horrible the Tribulation and Great Tribulation may be. When you consider "a fourth of the people die" and then later "a third of the people die" it is hard for us to wrap our heads around these concepts. Also, it is astounding to us that anyone would plan to kill off 5 billion people, but when you see what is coming it becomes far more plausible. They know there is no way to feed or support those people during this catastrophe so better to kill them off first.
2. If you need to be saved you call out "save me Jesus". There is no other name given by which man may be saved.
3 processes that will be continuous
1. Blackout -- months of no electricity, no internet, no international flights, cars won't work. Goal to eliminate millions of people. In 3 years the goal is to eliminate 5 billion people. The 4th of October was a practice run to bring down the entire communications system of the world.
2. After the blackout there will be WWIII with China and Russia aligned together. Then 50% of Europe will be killed.
3. Planet X will be upon us in 2023 or 2024.
4. During the lockdown due to the blackout they will release a virus which will have a catastrophic impact of killing people.
1. We have a savior, his name is Jesus.
Information from Russian and American intelligence agencies. There is no way to confirm if this is true but it does bring home how horrible the Tribulation and Great Tribulation may be. When you consider "a fourth of the people die" and then later "a third of the people die" it is hard for us to wrap our heads around these concepts. Also, it is astounding to us that anyone would plan to kill off 5 billion people, but when you see what is coming it becomes far more plausible. They know there is no way to feed or support those people during this catastrophe so better to kill them off first.
2. If you need to be saved you call out "save me Jesus". There is no other name given by which man may be saved.
3 processes that will be continuous
1. Blackout -- months of no electricity, no internet, no international flights, cars won't work. Goal to eliminate millions of people. In 3 years the goal is to eliminate 5 billion people. The 4th of October was a practice run to bring down the entire communications system of the world.
2. After the blackout there will be WWIII with China and Russia aligned together. Then 50% of Europe will be killed.
3. Planet X will be upon us in 2023 or 2024.
4. During the lockdown due to the blackout they will release a virus which will have a catastrophic impact of killing people.
Many signs pointing to May 16-18
I have tried to follow what he is saying and ultimately it is difficult, however, it is Biblically based because we are told in the Bible that the sun will be darkened and the moon will turn to blood before the notable day comes. From that I conclude that we will have a blood moon immediately after a solar eclipse because otherwise this would be essentially meaningless. Even so this only narrows it down a little, but if you have Pastor Sandy giving you the year, and you have Dr. Barry Awe pointing to Passover and even 2nd Passover, then Gevte is here circling 2nd Passover (though he claims it is Passover) with this blood moon on May 16 that immediately followed a solar eclipse on April 30th. Add to this Steve Fletcher using I Pet Goat to tell us they also are pointing to this solar eclipse on the 11th anniversary of Osama Bin Laden's death as being a critical time for this evil attack.
I have tried to follow what he is saying and ultimately it is difficult, however, it is Biblically based because we are told in the Bible that the sun will be darkened and the moon will turn to blood before the notable day comes. From that I conclude that we will have a blood moon immediately after a solar eclipse because otherwise this would be essentially meaningless. Even so this only narrows it down a little, but if you have Pastor Sandy giving you the year, and you have Dr. Barry Awe pointing to Passover and even 2nd Passover, then Gevte is here circling 2nd Passover (though he claims it is Passover) with this blood moon on May 16 that immediately followed a solar eclipse on April 30th. Add to this Steve Fletcher using I Pet Goat to tell us they also are pointing to this solar eclipse on the 11th anniversary of Osama Bin Laden's death as being a critical time for this evil attack.
Romans 15:1-14 Admonish, counsel and instruct one another in love
1 We who are strong [in our convictions and of robust faith] ought to bear with the failings and the frailties and the tender scruples of the weak; [we ought to help carry the doubts and qualms of others] and not to please ourselves.
There are a lot of believers who do not want to pay any attention to the news or what is going on that they feel they have no control over. This is how I would define those who are “strong” in their faith with those who are weak. If you feel your faith is able to move mountains then you are not fearful of hearing about what is happening in the news. In your faith the Lord can do anything. However, if you feel helpless and unable to do anything and you are just a humble believer who wishes to worship the Lord, then that also is fine. That is how an oak tree begins, as a tiny sprout that could be squashed easily enough.
2 Let each one of us make it a practice to please (make happy) his neighbor for his good and for his true welfare, to edify him [to strengthen him and build him up spiritually].
This is the Lord’s command, to love your neighbor as yourself. When I was a brand new Christian I didn’t watch the news, instead I spent my time in reading the word, fellowship with believers and worship. In one of my classes the professor learned this and was stunned that I didn’t know about 3 mile island. So I asked her to tell me what I had missed. There was a possible leak at 3 mile island, the university was in Houston and 3 mile island was in NY. No one had to be evacuated, no one died, and there was no risk to me in Houston. So I asked her, ok, now that I know more how does any of that require that I watch the news every night? I’m glad I know this but does it really matter if I knew it a month ago or today? We all stand before the Lord if He tells you not to focus on the news that is fine, if He tells you to pay attention to what is going on that also is fine.
3 For Christ did not please Himself [gave no thought to His own interests]; but, as it is written, The reproaches and abuses of those who reproached and abused you fell on Me.
This is known as head covering. My professor reproached me for not watching the news. I was clear before the Lord that I was doing what He wanted me to do, so my head was covered and the reproach fell on Him.
4 For whatever was thus written in former days was written for our instruction, that by [our steadfast and patient] endurance and the encouragement [drawn] from the Scriptures we might hold fast to and cherish hope.
There are many people who watch the news religiously and yet are clueless about what is going on. Just today I talked to two very educated and well informed people that I work with concerning the recent news on the UFO’s. Neither one had a clue what to think. Now if they read the Bible they would know that this is a critical sign of the Lord’s coming. In 2Thessalonians 2 we are told that the Lord does not return before the apostasy and then Paul says that prior to the rapture God will send them a strong delusion. There has to be an explanation for the rapture and for all the fallen angels that are kicked out of heaven and cast down to Earth at that time. So then watching the news is like watching through a window that is covered in soot. Wouldn’t it make sense to first wash the soot off the window? The Bible is that water that will clean the window, it was written for our instruction.
5 Now may the God Who gives the power of patient endurance (steadfastness) and Who supplies encouragement, grant you to live in such mutual harmony and such full sympathy with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus, 6 That together you may [unanimously] with united hearts and one voice, praise and glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah).
Right now there is a very sharp schism between those who support Biden and those who supported Trump. This is because the vast majority of Christians do not fully understand God’s purpose which was written for us in His word. If you did understand that you would know that everything is unfolding according to the prophecies and so that the man of lawlessness could be revealed. As Paul said this is essential prior to the rapture. Many things that are taking place are designed to wake us up. Again, something that was prophesied.
7 Welcome and receive [to your hearts] one another, then, even as Christ has welcomed and received you, for the glory of God. 8 For I tell you that Christ (the Messiah) became a servant and a minister to the circumcised (the Jews) in order to show God’s truthfulness and honesty by confirming (verifying) the promises [given] to our fathers, 9 And [also in order] that the Gentiles (nations) might glorify God for His mercy [not covenanted] to them. As it is written, Therefore I will praise You among the Gentiles and sing praises to Your name.
There was a great discrepancy between these two, a very sharp schism, yet the Lord has laid the cornerstone which unites these two. They also have two very different seasons and different paths and yet we can all be one rejoicing in the Lord and praising Him for what He has done. For example this link from Gevte. He interprets a dream a sister had from the Lord about the rapture. She didn't understand it, but he breaks it down. This is a very important piece of the puzzle and it took these two, the one who had the dream and the one who could interpret.
10 Again it is said, Rejoice (exult), O Gentiles, along with His [own] people; 11 And again, Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles, and let all the peoples praise Him!
This is the key, we should be praising the Lord in all we do. If you have this attitude it will not bother you if someone has a different opinion about the politics of this nation. For example, I was very upset with what I saw as corruption and was very strong demanding that certain crimes be investigated and prosecuted. But regardless of this no one will be cleansed from their sins unless they repent and turn to the Lord. If we prosecute them as we ought to then that is good, if they don’t get prosecuted then when they appear before the Great White throne judgement it will be resolved. What is more urgent right now is that we praise the Lord and exult in His name. Letting all the people know that He is coming and they need to repent for the Kingdom of the heavens, that is the most needful thing.
12 And further Isaiah says, There shall be a Sprout from the Root of Jesse, He Who rises to rule over the Gentiles; in Him shall the Gentiles hope.
Yes, that is my hope, and I am struggling and praying that everything in the world would be brought into subjection under the headship of Jesus Christ. But this begins with me, and that means that I must love my neighbor as myself.
13 May the God of your hope so fill you with all joy and peace in believing [through the experience of your faith] that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound and be overflowing (bubbling over) with hope.
I have been convicted by Noah. Lot is called a righteous man, but Noah was a preacher of righteousness. Lot is rescued by the skin of his teeth and it is a shameful rescue from a burning dumpster fire known as Sodom and Gomorrah. Noah on the other hand had a glorious salvation and deliverance. I want to be Noah not Lot. That requires that you are abounding and overflowing with hope (people around you are getting filled with the water from the word).
14 Personally I am satisfied about you, my brethren, that you yourselves are rich in goodness, amply filled with all [spiritual] knowledge and competent to admonish and counsel and instruct one another also.
This is the kind of fellowship we should be having. Admonish, counsel and instruct one another. I watched an hour long video from a man teaching about how the Vatican has a UFO department that operates observatories, believes in aliens, and is teaching that we should view them as moral superiors. It was astounding, they are paving the way for the fallen angels to come and set up the kingdom of antichrist. This was particularly relevant given the recent news concerning UFOs. There is too much out there for any of us to know so we need each other, whether it is those who have done the heavy lifting in Bible exposition or those who have focused on tangential issues that are also quite relevant (Shroud of Turin, Catholic Church’s UFO theology, etc).
1 We who are strong [in our convictions and of robust faith] ought to bear with the failings and the frailties and the tender scruples of the weak; [we ought to help carry the doubts and qualms of others] and not to please ourselves.
There are a lot of believers who do not want to pay any attention to the news or what is going on that they feel they have no control over. This is how I would define those who are “strong” in their faith with those who are weak. If you feel your faith is able to move mountains then you are not fearful of hearing about what is happening in the news. In your faith the Lord can do anything. However, if you feel helpless and unable to do anything and you are just a humble believer who wishes to worship the Lord, then that also is fine. That is how an oak tree begins, as a tiny sprout that could be squashed easily enough.
2 Let each one of us make it a practice to please (make happy) his neighbor for his good and for his true welfare, to edify him [to strengthen him and build him up spiritually].
This is the Lord’s command, to love your neighbor as yourself. When I was a brand new Christian I didn’t watch the news, instead I spent my time in reading the word, fellowship with believers and worship. In one of my classes the professor learned this and was stunned that I didn’t know about 3 mile island. So I asked her to tell me what I had missed. There was a possible leak at 3 mile island, the university was in Houston and 3 mile island was in NY. No one had to be evacuated, no one died, and there was no risk to me in Houston. So I asked her, ok, now that I know more how does any of that require that I watch the news every night? I’m glad I know this but does it really matter if I knew it a month ago or today? We all stand before the Lord if He tells you not to focus on the news that is fine, if He tells you to pay attention to what is going on that also is fine.
3 For Christ did not please Himself [gave no thought to His own interests]; but, as it is written, The reproaches and abuses of those who reproached and abused you fell on Me.
This is known as head covering. My professor reproached me for not watching the news. I was clear before the Lord that I was doing what He wanted me to do, so my head was covered and the reproach fell on Him.
4 For whatever was thus written in former days was written for our instruction, that by [our steadfast and patient] endurance and the encouragement [drawn] from the Scriptures we might hold fast to and cherish hope.
There are many people who watch the news religiously and yet are clueless about what is going on. Just today I talked to two very educated and well informed people that I work with concerning the recent news on the UFO’s. Neither one had a clue what to think. Now if they read the Bible they would know that this is a critical sign of the Lord’s coming. In 2Thessalonians 2 we are told that the Lord does not return before the apostasy and then Paul says that prior to the rapture God will send them a strong delusion. There has to be an explanation for the rapture and for all the fallen angels that are kicked out of heaven and cast down to Earth at that time. So then watching the news is like watching through a window that is covered in soot. Wouldn’t it make sense to first wash the soot off the window? The Bible is that water that will clean the window, it was written for our instruction.
5 Now may the God Who gives the power of patient endurance (steadfastness) and Who supplies encouragement, grant you to live in such mutual harmony and such full sympathy with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus, 6 That together you may [unanimously] with united hearts and one voice, praise and glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah).
Right now there is a very sharp schism between those who support Biden and those who supported Trump. This is because the vast majority of Christians do not fully understand God’s purpose which was written for us in His word. If you did understand that you would know that everything is unfolding according to the prophecies and so that the man of lawlessness could be revealed. As Paul said this is essential prior to the rapture. Many things that are taking place are designed to wake us up. Again, something that was prophesied.
7 Welcome and receive [to your hearts] one another, then, even as Christ has welcomed and received you, for the glory of God. 8 For I tell you that Christ (the Messiah) became a servant and a minister to the circumcised (the Jews) in order to show God’s truthfulness and honesty by confirming (verifying) the promises [given] to our fathers, 9 And [also in order] that the Gentiles (nations) might glorify God for His mercy [not covenanted] to them. As it is written, Therefore I will praise You among the Gentiles and sing praises to Your name.
There was a great discrepancy between these two, a very sharp schism, yet the Lord has laid the cornerstone which unites these two. They also have two very different seasons and different paths and yet we can all be one rejoicing in the Lord and praising Him for what He has done. For example this link from Gevte. He interprets a dream a sister had from the Lord about the rapture. She didn't understand it, but he breaks it down. This is a very important piece of the puzzle and it took these two, the one who had the dream and the one who could interpret.
10 Again it is said, Rejoice (exult), O Gentiles, along with His [own] people; 11 And again, Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles, and let all the peoples praise Him!
This is the key, we should be praising the Lord in all we do. If you have this attitude it will not bother you if someone has a different opinion about the politics of this nation. For example, I was very upset with what I saw as corruption and was very strong demanding that certain crimes be investigated and prosecuted. But regardless of this no one will be cleansed from their sins unless they repent and turn to the Lord. If we prosecute them as we ought to then that is good, if they don’t get prosecuted then when they appear before the Great White throne judgement it will be resolved. What is more urgent right now is that we praise the Lord and exult in His name. Letting all the people know that He is coming and they need to repent for the Kingdom of the heavens, that is the most needful thing.
12 And further Isaiah says, There shall be a Sprout from the Root of Jesse, He Who rises to rule over the Gentiles; in Him shall the Gentiles hope.
Yes, that is my hope, and I am struggling and praying that everything in the world would be brought into subjection under the headship of Jesus Christ. But this begins with me, and that means that I must love my neighbor as myself.
13 May the God of your hope so fill you with all joy and peace in believing [through the experience of your faith] that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound and be overflowing (bubbling over) with hope.
I have been convicted by Noah. Lot is called a righteous man, but Noah was a preacher of righteousness. Lot is rescued by the skin of his teeth and it is a shameful rescue from a burning dumpster fire known as Sodom and Gomorrah. Noah on the other hand had a glorious salvation and deliverance. I want to be Noah not Lot. That requires that you are abounding and overflowing with hope (people around you are getting filled with the water from the word).
14 Personally I am satisfied about you, my brethren, that you yourselves are rich in goodness, amply filled with all [spiritual] knowledge and competent to admonish and counsel and instruct one another also.
This is the kind of fellowship we should be having. Admonish, counsel and instruct one another. I watched an hour long video from a man teaching about how the Vatican has a UFO department that operates observatories, believes in aliens, and is teaching that we should view them as moral superiors. It was astounding, they are paving the way for the fallen angels to come and set up the kingdom of antichrist. This was particularly relevant given the recent news concerning UFOs. There is too much out there for any of us to know so we need each other, whether it is those who have done the heavy lifting in Bible exposition or those who have focused on tangential issues that are also quite relevant (Shroud of Turin, Catholic Church’s UFO theology, etc).
Romans 15:15-21- Filling in the gap
15 Still on some points I have written to you the more boldly and unreservedly by way of reminder. [I have done so] because of the grace (the unmerited favor) bestowed on me by God 16 In making me a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles. I act in the priestly service of the Gospel (the good news) of God, in order that the sacrificial offering of the Gentiles may be acceptable [to God], consecrated and made holy by the Holy Spirit.
First and foremost is the fellowship of the apostles. Yes all scripture is God breathed and is profitable, but to me the fellowship of the apostles should be first and foremost.
17 In Christ Jesus, then, I have legitimate reason to glory (exult) in my work for God [in what through Christ Jesus I have accomplished concerning the things of God].
Think about what our work is. We see election fraud, we want righteousness, how do we get it? 2,000 people came forward, convicted in their spirit to give affidavits of the fraud. This happened because their spirits had been enlivened by the gospel, they were faithful to listen to the Lord. Others like Mike Lindell were faithful to publish movies on the fraud despite the reproaches that were heaped on him. He did this also because he was faithful to the Lord in His spirit. Many others have volunteered in countless ways whether they are going to school boards, writing letters to congressmen, or going to precinct meetings. So yes, the Lord will bring in His kingdom but it will not be by power or might, rather it will be by his Spirit. Paul therefore has a legitimate reason to glory. He has spoken a word that is working powerfully in mankind for the last 2,000 years, raising up an army to the Lord. After Mike Lindell we see the movie Rigged, and now we see the Movie 2,000 Mules. One by one people rise up and you see that the army of God is coming together. Even many on the left who were terrified that Trump was a fascist now see that the very thing they were afraid of has arisen in the Biden regime with his "ministry of truth".
18 For [of course] I will not venture (presume) to speak thus of any work except what Christ has actually done through me [as an instrument in His hands] to win obedience from the Gentiles, by word and deed, 19 [Even as my preaching has been accompanied] with the power of signs and wonders, [and all of it] by the power of the Holy Spirit. [The result is] that starting from Jerusalem and as far round as Illyricum, I have fully preached the Gospel [faithfully executing, accomplishing, carrying out to the full the good news] of Christ (the Messiah) in its entirety.
Each one of us has a role, do not despise the day of small things. When I read about Paul it seems he had marvelous and miraculous experiences. Yet when I think back on my life I realize I also had miraculous experiences. I think it is very clear that there were at least four times in my life that the angels caught me and made sure I would not dash my foot against the stone. Once I was riding my bicycle alongside a highway when the shoulder became gravel and I was thrown off into the highway. Passing right below my face was a car travelling at 65 mph. 0.1 seconds sooner and I would have been hit by the windshield or the grill or the tires. You can think that was lucky, but there were three other experiences that were even “luckier” to the point you have to conclude that whatever angel has been given the assignment to keep me alive is going to get a bonus when all this is done.
20 Thus my ambition has been to preach the Gospel, not where Christ’s name has already been known, lest I build on another man’s foundation; 21 But [instead I would act on the principle] as it is written, They shall see who have never been told of Him, and they shall understand who have never heard [of Him].
With each of us we look for some function or job that we could do that no one else is doing, to fill in the gap. I was never interested in teaching the Bible because there are plenty of saints doing that, but to share a testimony, my testimony, to make the Bible real today for someone, that is something I am interested in doing.
15 Still on some points I have written to you the more boldly and unreservedly by way of reminder. [I have done so] because of the grace (the unmerited favor) bestowed on me by God 16 In making me a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles. I act in the priestly service of the Gospel (the good news) of God, in order that the sacrificial offering of the Gentiles may be acceptable [to God], consecrated and made holy by the Holy Spirit.
First and foremost is the fellowship of the apostles. Yes all scripture is God breathed and is profitable, but to me the fellowship of the apostles should be first and foremost.
17 In Christ Jesus, then, I have legitimate reason to glory (exult) in my work for God [in what through Christ Jesus I have accomplished concerning the things of God].
Think about what our work is. We see election fraud, we want righteousness, how do we get it? 2,000 people came forward, convicted in their spirit to give affidavits of the fraud. This happened because their spirits had been enlivened by the gospel, they were faithful to listen to the Lord. Others like Mike Lindell were faithful to publish movies on the fraud despite the reproaches that were heaped on him. He did this also because he was faithful to the Lord in His spirit. Many others have volunteered in countless ways whether they are going to school boards, writing letters to congressmen, or going to precinct meetings. So yes, the Lord will bring in His kingdom but it will not be by power or might, rather it will be by his Spirit. Paul therefore has a legitimate reason to glory. He has spoken a word that is working powerfully in mankind for the last 2,000 years, raising up an army to the Lord. After Mike Lindell we see the movie Rigged, and now we see the Movie 2,000 Mules. One by one people rise up and you see that the army of God is coming together. Even many on the left who were terrified that Trump was a fascist now see that the very thing they were afraid of has arisen in the Biden regime with his "ministry of truth".
18 For [of course] I will not venture (presume) to speak thus of any work except what Christ has actually done through me [as an instrument in His hands] to win obedience from the Gentiles, by word and deed, 19 [Even as my preaching has been accompanied] with the power of signs and wonders, [and all of it] by the power of the Holy Spirit. [The result is] that starting from Jerusalem and as far round as Illyricum, I have fully preached the Gospel [faithfully executing, accomplishing, carrying out to the full the good news] of Christ (the Messiah) in its entirety.
Each one of us has a role, do not despise the day of small things. When I read about Paul it seems he had marvelous and miraculous experiences. Yet when I think back on my life I realize I also had miraculous experiences. I think it is very clear that there were at least four times in my life that the angels caught me and made sure I would not dash my foot against the stone. Once I was riding my bicycle alongside a highway when the shoulder became gravel and I was thrown off into the highway. Passing right below my face was a car travelling at 65 mph. 0.1 seconds sooner and I would have been hit by the windshield or the grill or the tires. You can think that was lucky, but there were three other experiences that were even “luckier” to the point you have to conclude that whatever angel has been given the assignment to keep me alive is going to get a bonus when all this is done.
20 Thus my ambition has been to preach the Gospel, not where Christ’s name has already been known, lest I build on another man’s foundation; 21 But [instead I would act on the principle] as it is written, They shall see who have never been told of Him, and they shall understand who have never heard [of Him].
With each of us we look for some function or job that we could do that no one else is doing, to fill in the gap. I was never interested in teaching the Bible because there are plenty of saints doing that, but to share a testimony, my testimony, to make the Bible real today for someone, that is something I am interested in doing.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/14VoBinD3jDV9yXZpb_XVj_nBe867JaZ6fCKTMGqIAms/edit
This is Pyton's calculations but this document does a very nice and more complete job going all the way to May 14, 2029
You will not see the pride and arrogance of this generation fully pass away until Jesus returns in Glory on the clouds
Matthew 24:34 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all these things be accomplished.
I have a completely different view of this verse. In Psalm 90 we learn that it is only if you are strong in your pride and arrogance that it takes you 80 years for a generation to pass away, and then it requires trouble and tribulation.
Here I see this list that Jesus gave us in Matt 24 as being a list of everything that will be required to bring this generation to repentance so that they receive Jesus with the final thing being Jesus coming in glory on the clouds.
In Philippians we learn that every knee will bow and every tongue confess that Jesus is Lord, everything in our lives and in this age is designed to bring us to this confession and that includes the tribulation.
I had an experience like this as a kid. I was on a swim team that went undefeated. To get on the team we had trials and I had won the trial for freestyle which was the anchor for our team. I along with everyone else on that team had grown up on the coast, we all had been on swim teams our whole life. However the other three had been on teams that swam in a pool whereas I was on a team that swam in the ocean. As a result I had never learned to do a flip turn (in the ocean the floats were covered with barnacles and they were rocking in the waves. If you missed on a flip turn you could slice open your entire leg. So I did an open turn which means you grab the float with your hand then place your feet on the boards to push off. It is a little slower than a flip turn but you are able to get a big breath in so that can make up for it). Well in our first race the team had decided that they didn't want me as the anchor (apparently my not being able to do a flip turn was enough to convince them I wasn't capable to anchor the team). So to rebel against the coach they had planned a protest. Here is what happened. We get to our first race and in my mind I am hoping that when I go they hand me a lead. But after the first guy on the relay team we were behind by two body lengths. So in my mind I'm thinking, ok, if the next two guys can each win back one body length then when I go it can be a dead heat. So now I am trying to psych myself up and plan out the best way to attack this. However, after the second guy we were now behind by four body lengths. Again, I am thinking, ok, the first two guys each beat our man by two lengths, so if the third guy can win back two body lengths then I'll have to win back the other two. So now I am psyching myself up even more knowing I will be behind when I go. However, our third man also gives up two body lengths and so I could see I was going to be six body lengths behind when I take off. Now I know that even if I could beat my opponent in a race it would not be by six body lengths so I have no chance of winning, however it occurs to me that he also knows this. Having swum for many years I knew there was a big difference between giving it your all and just going through the motions. So I'm thinking ok, I'll still follow my plan of attack for the first half of the race and if I have a chance then I'll lay it all out in the back stretch. I realized the problem with this strategy as I approached the turn -- how can I possibly know if I still have a chance? You would have to be out of the pool seeing how much I had gained, etc. So as I do my turn my face comes out of the water and there is the coach right in front of my face urging me to go. I realize "he thinks I have a chance". In all of my racing I had never seen that before, the coach face to face with me on the turn screaming to go! So I laid it all out and wound up winning by a tiny fraction of a second. I was so exhausted I could care less about the outcome, but wow, what a change in my team. All arrogance and pride was gone. The question no longer was whether or not I should be on the team, the question now was whether or not they should be on the team.
Matthew 24:34 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all these things be accomplished.
I have a completely different view of this verse. In Psalm 90 we learn that it is only if you are strong in your pride and arrogance that it takes you 80 years for a generation to pass away, and then it requires trouble and tribulation.
Here I see this list that Jesus gave us in Matt 24 as being a list of everything that will be required to bring this generation to repentance so that they receive Jesus with the final thing being Jesus coming in glory on the clouds.
In Philippians we learn that every knee will bow and every tongue confess that Jesus is Lord, everything in our lives and in this age is designed to bring us to this confession and that includes the tribulation.
I had an experience like this as a kid. I was on a swim team that went undefeated. To get on the team we had trials and I had won the trial for freestyle which was the anchor for our team. I along with everyone else on that team had grown up on the coast, we all had been on swim teams our whole life. However the other three had been on teams that swam in a pool whereas I was on a team that swam in the ocean. As a result I had never learned to do a flip turn (in the ocean the floats were covered with barnacles and they were rocking in the waves. If you missed on a flip turn you could slice open your entire leg. So I did an open turn which means you grab the float with your hand then place your feet on the boards to push off. It is a little slower than a flip turn but you are able to get a big breath in so that can make up for it). Well in our first race the team had decided that they didn't want me as the anchor (apparently my not being able to do a flip turn was enough to convince them I wasn't capable to anchor the team). So to rebel against the coach they had planned a protest. Here is what happened. We get to our first race and in my mind I am hoping that when I go they hand me a lead. But after the first guy on the relay team we were behind by two body lengths. So in my mind I'm thinking, ok, if the next two guys can each win back one body length then when I go it can be a dead heat. So now I am trying to psych myself up and plan out the best way to attack this. However, after the second guy we were now behind by four body lengths. Again, I am thinking, ok, the first two guys each beat our man by two lengths, so if the third guy can win back two body lengths then I'll have to win back the other two. So now I am psyching myself up even more knowing I will be behind when I go. However, our third man also gives up two body lengths and so I could see I was going to be six body lengths behind when I take off. Now I know that even if I could beat my opponent in a race it would not be by six body lengths so I have no chance of winning, however it occurs to me that he also knows this. Having swum for many years I knew there was a big difference between giving it your all and just going through the motions. So I'm thinking ok, I'll still follow my plan of attack for the first half of the race and if I have a chance then I'll lay it all out in the back stretch. I realized the problem with this strategy as I approached the turn -- how can I possibly know if I still have a chance? You would have to be out of the pool seeing how much I had gained, etc. So as I do my turn my face comes out of the water and there is the coach right in front of my face urging me to go. I realize "he thinks I have a chance". In all of my racing I had never seen that before, the coach face to face with me on the turn screaming to go! So I laid it all out and wound up winning by a tiny fraction of a second. I was so exhausted I could care less about the outcome, but wow, what a change in my team. All arrogance and pride was gone. The question no longer was whether or not I should be on the team, the question now was whether or not they should be on the team.
Romans 15:20 Thus my ambition has been to preach the Gospel, not where Christ’s name has already been known, lest I build on another man’s foundation;
I realized a lot of people talk about the rapture but it seems their whole focus is on when it will be. That seemed stupid to me (focusing exclusively on when) since we are told specifically that we don't know the day or the hour. As a result it seems many other Christians avoid the topic altogether. Then there are many others that say it is not Biblical.
I wanted to do something different, view the rapture as "the day of our redemption" when our bodies are redeemed. But I felt the biggest burden was to help all believers see that the rapture is part of the Bible. Hence Bible references concerning the rapture.
I take a very broad view of the rapture, so whereas the focus on when it is to me is like focusing on what day the exam will be, my focus is more on the exam itself. The Bema judgement is likened to when they award the gold medals at the olympics. It is a judgement. Now if you were preparing for the olympics would you be more concerned about what you need to do to win gold or about what day and time the award ceremony is going to be? In the same way my concern is about who will be raptured, why they will be raptured, and what we need to know before the rapture so succeed.
I realized a lot of people talk about the rapture but it seems their whole focus is on when it will be. That seemed stupid to me (focusing exclusively on when) since we are told specifically that we don't know the day or the hour. As a result it seems many other Christians avoid the topic altogether. Then there are many others that say it is not Biblical.
I wanted to do something different, view the rapture as "the day of our redemption" when our bodies are redeemed. But I felt the biggest burden was to help all believers see that the rapture is part of the Bible. Hence Bible references concerning the rapture.
I take a very broad view of the rapture, so whereas the focus on when it is to me is like focusing on what day the exam will be, my focus is more on the exam itself. The Bema judgement is likened to when they award the gold medals at the olympics. It is a judgement. Now if you were preparing for the olympics would you be more concerned about what you need to do to win gold or about what day and time the award ceremony is going to be? In the same way my concern is about who will be raptured, why they will be raptured, and what we need to know before the rapture so succeed.
He is making Jubilee cycles every 49 years, so the first year in a cycle is the "50th" year.
I have a different opinion, I believe that 1917, 1967 and 2017 are all Jubilee years, every 50th year. On these three years we had the Balfour declaration, Jerusalem is given to the Jews and the US moved the embassy to Jerusalem. But I think it is important to realize there are different opinions on this matter.
I have a different opinion, I believe that 1917, 1967 and 2017 are all Jubilee years, every 50th year. On these three years we had the Balfour declaration, Jerusalem is given to the Jews and the US moved the embassy to Jerusalem. But I think it is important to realize there are different opinions on this matter.
Psalm 91 -- All is fair in love and War
1 Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. 2 I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” 3 Surely he will save you from the fowler’s snare and from the deadly pestilence.
Be careful these protests are a fowler’s snare and a response to a fowler’s snare. Brionna Taylor was caught in a fowler’s snare. The cancel culture is a fowler’s snare. On the other hand the Pandemic is a deadly pestilence. The Lord will save us from these. If you are not familiar with the documentary "Watch the Water" the claim is that the pandemic appears to attack you the same way that Krait venom does and the vaccine seems to act like King Cobra venom and Remdesivir, the only approved treatment also appears to act like snake venom.
4 He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart. 5 You will not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day, 6 nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the plague that destroys at midday. 7 A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you.
This is a promise to those who find shelter in the Most High. I'm not worried about the pandemic and all the fear mongering, everyday the Lord is my shield. As comforting at this verse is it sure has a horrific background with thousands even tens of thousands falling by your side. We have terror at night like we see in this spike in crime in the cities, we have arrows flying by day like these mass shootings, and we have pestilence and plague. It is clear that these are all attacks of the enemy.
8 You will only observe with your eyes and see the punishment of the wicked. 9 If you say, “The Lord is my refuge,” and you make the Most High your dwelling, 10 no harm will overtake you, no disaster will come near your tent. 11 For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways; 12 they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.
We are going to be spectators. I am watching what is going on, I have gone to rallies and protest marches, but I have been well guarded. What is really happening? All the various leaders are being revealed as being Cartel bosses, or Mafia bosses, or leaders of gangs and they are all fighting with each other to see who rules the world.
13 You will tread on the lion and the cobra; you will trample the great lion and the serpent.
They want to claim that these are absurd allegations that the vaccine is cobra venom, but we were warned in the Bible. What we are seeing is just the story in Numbers all over again where Israel was bit by snakes because they despised the manna and they had to look to the bronze serpent being lifted up to be healed. When they see the rapture they will all be healed.
14 “Because he loves me,” says the Lord, “I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name. 15 He will call on me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him. 16 With long life I will satisfy him and show him my salvation.”
Again, the promise is that if you call on Jesus He will be with you in trouble, He will deliver you and honor you. He will show you His salvation. We see the danger approaching what should we do? Focus on the Lord as your high tower, as your refuge, as the one you love and call on. You would have to be a total fool to think Biden was going to save you, there is only one savior and His name is Jesus! This is a love story. All is fair in love and war.
1 Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. 2 I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” 3 Surely he will save you from the fowler’s snare and from the deadly pestilence.
Be careful these protests are a fowler’s snare and a response to a fowler’s snare. Brionna Taylor was caught in a fowler’s snare. The cancel culture is a fowler’s snare. On the other hand the Pandemic is a deadly pestilence. The Lord will save us from these. If you are not familiar with the documentary "Watch the Water" the claim is that the pandemic appears to attack you the same way that Krait venom does and the vaccine seems to act like King Cobra venom and Remdesivir, the only approved treatment also appears to act like snake venom.
4 He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart. 5 You will not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day, 6 nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the plague that destroys at midday. 7 A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you.
This is a promise to those who find shelter in the Most High. I'm not worried about the pandemic and all the fear mongering, everyday the Lord is my shield. As comforting at this verse is it sure has a horrific background with thousands even tens of thousands falling by your side. We have terror at night like we see in this spike in crime in the cities, we have arrows flying by day like these mass shootings, and we have pestilence and plague. It is clear that these are all attacks of the enemy.
8 You will only observe with your eyes and see the punishment of the wicked. 9 If you say, “The Lord is my refuge,” and you make the Most High your dwelling, 10 no harm will overtake you, no disaster will come near your tent. 11 For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways; 12 they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.
We are going to be spectators. I am watching what is going on, I have gone to rallies and protest marches, but I have been well guarded. What is really happening? All the various leaders are being revealed as being Cartel bosses, or Mafia bosses, or leaders of gangs and they are all fighting with each other to see who rules the world.
13 You will tread on the lion and the cobra; you will trample the great lion and the serpent.
They want to claim that these are absurd allegations that the vaccine is cobra venom, but we were warned in the Bible. What we are seeing is just the story in Numbers all over again where Israel was bit by snakes because they despised the manna and they had to look to the bronze serpent being lifted up to be healed. When they see the rapture they will all be healed.
14 “Because he loves me,” says the Lord, “I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name. 15 He will call on me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him. 16 With long life I will satisfy him and show him my salvation.”
Again, the promise is that if you call on Jesus He will be with you in trouble, He will deliver you and honor you. He will show you His salvation. We see the danger approaching what should we do? Focus on the Lord as your high tower, as your refuge, as the one you love and call on. You would have to be a total fool to think Biden was going to save you, there is only one savior and His name is Jesus! This is a love story. All is fair in love and war.