Summary of Bible references on the Rapture
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He also points out that "we will see the day approaching" and one of the prophecies he uses to demonstrate that we can see the day approaching is agenda 2030, a seven year covenant that was made back in 2015 and is going to be confirmed this September at the UN.
However, he also admits that it is the AntiChrist that confirms this covenant. So we can see the covenant, we can read about it, we can hypothesize that this might be the start of the 7 year tribulation, we can note the "coincidence" that this is taking place on the Feast of Trumpets, and yet for some reason we have to say we don't know who the Antichrist is even though this man is the one who is credited with saving this covenant and they have built a statue (idol) of him portraying him as a winged angel (fallen angel?) that is 10 cubits tall (same size as the cherubim in the temple, the statue is supposed to go into the temple once the Jews rebuild it) and this idol is called "savior or the world"! Seriously, we have to put our hands over our eyes and say we don't know who the Antichrist is? The number of this man's name is 666. In fact his name means "man" so when John says "it is the number of a man" you could substitute his name in there. This man has been the prime candidate to be the antichrist since he was born in 1948.
However, he also admits that it is the AntiChrist that confirms this covenant. So we can see the covenant, we can read about it, we can hypothesize that this might be the start of the 7 year tribulation, we can note the "coincidence" that this is taking place on the Feast of Trumpets, and yet for some reason we have to say we don't know who the Antichrist is even though this man is the one who is credited with saving this covenant and they have built a statue (idol) of him portraying him as a winged angel (fallen angel?) that is 10 cubits tall (same size as the cherubim in the temple, the statue is supposed to go into the temple once the Jews rebuild it) and this idol is called "savior or the world"! Seriously, we have to put our hands over our eyes and say we don't know who the Antichrist is? The number of this man's name is 666. In fact his name means "man" so when John says "it is the number of a man" you could substitute his name in there. This man has been the prime candidate to be the antichrist since he was born in 1948.
This ministry began with the proclamation of the Jubilee
Luke 4:16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and he entered, as his custom was, into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up to read. 17 And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Isaiah. And he opened the book, and found the place where it was written, 18The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, Because he anointed me to preach good tidings to the poor: He hath sent me to proclaim release to the captives, And recovering of sight to the blind, To set at liberty them that are bruised, 19 To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord. 20 And he closed the book, and gave it back to the attendant, and sat down: and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fastened on him. 21 And he began to say unto them, To-day hath this scripture been fulfilled in your ears.
Wow! Jesus beginning his ministry according to Luke was on the year of Jubilee, Matthew and Mark do not have this in their account. There is an interesting prophecy that places the Six day war in 1967 is a jubilee year and that 1917 was a jubilee year when the Balfour declaration was made. 2017 was also a jubilee year. In all three cases it was declared that Jerusalem belonged to the Jews. Then in 2017, September 23rd we had the Revelation 12 sign, it would be a major sign of the Lord's coming and it would mark the beginning of the ministry of the "watchmen" who have been proclaiming Jesus' return. So, just like Luke you could say that this ministry began with the proclamation of the Jubilee. (Do not misunderstand me, I have been watching for the Lord's return for 50 years, but it was the 2017 Revelation 12 sign that made it clear we are in the season of the Lord's return).
22 And all bare him witness, and wondered at the words of grace which proceeded out of his mouth: and they said, Is not this Joseph’s son? 23 And he said unto them, Doubtless ye will say unto me this parable, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done at Capernaum, do also here in thine own country. 24 And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is acceptable in his own country. 25 But of a truth I say unto you, There were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when there came a great famine over all the land; 26 and unto none of them was Elijah sent, but only to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow. 27 And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, but only Naaman the Syrian. 28 And they were all filled with wrath in the synagogue, as they heard these things; 29 and they rose up, and cast him forth out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might throw him down headlong. 30 But he passing through the midst of them went his way.
Laugh out loud funny! OK, anyone who has been involved in proclaiming these signs is well aware of many religious leaders, priests, pastors, and teachers of the Bible rebuking the watchmen telling them that "no one knows the day or the hour". Once again this is very similar to these days. This account is not in Mark. They were dismayed that it was a "carpenter's son" who was speaking and refused to receive their word, but that is the extent of it. Likewise in Matthew. In Mark and Matthew they were offended in Him teaching them. But in Luke they want to put an end to this speaking by killing those that speak it. I had an experience similar to this, they tried to shut us up in NYC when they mandated the vaccine, but I simply resigned my job and left NY, walking through the midst of them.
Luke 4:16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and he entered, as his custom was, into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up to read. 17 And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Isaiah. And he opened the book, and found the place where it was written, 18The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, Because he anointed me to preach good tidings to the poor: He hath sent me to proclaim release to the captives, And recovering of sight to the blind, To set at liberty them that are bruised, 19 To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord. 20 And he closed the book, and gave it back to the attendant, and sat down: and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fastened on him. 21 And he began to say unto them, To-day hath this scripture been fulfilled in your ears.
Wow! Jesus beginning his ministry according to Luke was on the year of Jubilee, Matthew and Mark do not have this in their account. There is an interesting prophecy that places the Six day war in 1967 is a jubilee year and that 1917 was a jubilee year when the Balfour declaration was made. 2017 was also a jubilee year. In all three cases it was declared that Jerusalem belonged to the Jews. Then in 2017, September 23rd we had the Revelation 12 sign, it would be a major sign of the Lord's coming and it would mark the beginning of the ministry of the "watchmen" who have been proclaiming Jesus' return. So, just like Luke you could say that this ministry began with the proclamation of the Jubilee. (Do not misunderstand me, I have been watching for the Lord's return for 50 years, but it was the 2017 Revelation 12 sign that made it clear we are in the season of the Lord's return).
22 And all bare him witness, and wondered at the words of grace which proceeded out of his mouth: and they said, Is not this Joseph’s son? 23 And he said unto them, Doubtless ye will say unto me this parable, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done at Capernaum, do also here in thine own country. 24 And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is acceptable in his own country. 25 But of a truth I say unto you, There were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when there came a great famine over all the land; 26 and unto none of them was Elijah sent, but only to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow. 27 And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, but only Naaman the Syrian. 28 And they were all filled with wrath in the synagogue, as they heard these things; 29 and they rose up, and cast him forth out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might throw him down headlong. 30 But he passing through the midst of them went his way.
Laugh out loud funny! OK, anyone who has been involved in proclaiming these signs is well aware of many religious leaders, priests, pastors, and teachers of the Bible rebuking the watchmen telling them that "no one knows the day or the hour". Once again this is very similar to these days. This account is not in Mark. They were dismayed that it was a "carpenter's son" who was speaking and refused to receive their word, but that is the extent of it. Likewise in Matthew. In Mark and Matthew they were offended in Him teaching them. But in Luke they want to put an end to this speaking by killing those that speak it. I had an experience similar to this, they tried to shut us up in NYC when they mandated the vaccine, but I simply resigned my job and left NY, walking through the midst of them.
The best time to be a fisher of men
Mark 1:16 And passing along by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net in the sea; for they were fishers. 17 And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men. 18 And straightway they left the nets, and followed him. 19 And going on a little further, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the boat mending the nets. 20 And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants, and went after him.
This account is in both Matthew and Mark but is completely missing in Luke! The way I understand this is that the tribulation is going to be the best time to be a fisher of men. People will turn to the Lord by the "net full". During the last 2,000 years everyone wants big revivals and great evangelism events. But what this tells me is that nothing that we have seen in the last two thousand years will compare with these last seven years. This is what everyone needs to understand, the Lord has set the stage for the end of the age to cause millions and millions of people to repent and come to the Lord.
Mark 1:16 And passing along by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net in the sea; for they were fishers. 17 And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men. 18 And straightway they left the nets, and followed him. 19 And going on a little further, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the boat mending the nets. 20 And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants, and went after him.
This account is in both Matthew and Mark but is completely missing in Luke! The way I understand this is that the tribulation is going to be the best time to be a fisher of men. People will turn to the Lord by the "net full". During the last 2,000 years everyone wants big revivals and great evangelism events. But what this tells me is that nothing that we have seen in the last two thousand years will compare with these last seven years. This is what everyone needs to understand, the Lord has set the stage for the end of the age to cause millions and millions of people to repent and come to the Lord.
This is not in Matthew
Luke 4:43 But he said unto them, I must preach the good tidings of the kingdom of God to the other cities also: for therefore was I sent.
Mark 1:38 And he saith unto them, Let us go elsewhere into the next towns, that I may preach there also; for to this end came I forth.
This verse is in both Luke and Mark but not in Matthew! This has been the rule for the last 2,000 years and will be the rule in the first half of the tribulation, but during the Great Tribulation God's wrath will be poured out on the world. It is too late for the gospel for them. Now the focus will be on Israel.
And then the end shall come
Matthew 24:14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.
Matthew indicates that the gospel will be preached to all the nations. I heard a man from Indonesia, a country that is 85% muslim, telling us that most of the people in Indonesia have not heard the gospel. This will take place prior to "the end coming".
Mark 13:10 And the gospel must first be published among all nations.
Mark says the gospel must first be published among all the nations. The Gideon's have given out 2.5 billion bibles throughout the world, and with the internet being available worldwide the gospel is also being published over the internet.
Luke doesn't have this verse or even a variation. What they do have is this:
Luke 9:6 And they departed, and went through the towns, preaching the gospel, and healing every where.
This looks like a progression. They go throughout all the towns preaching the gospel, then we get the gospel published and Bibles distributed and finally the gospel is preached to all the nations.
I think Luke describes what is going on during the age of grace. Then Mark says what must take place before the start of the tribulation and Matthew tells you what must take place prior to the Great tribulation (the last 3 1/2 years)
Luke 4:43 But he said unto them, I must preach the good tidings of the kingdom of God to the other cities also: for therefore was I sent.
Mark 1:38 And he saith unto them, Let us go elsewhere into the next towns, that I may preach there also; for to this end came I forth.
This verse is in both Luke and Mark but not in Matthew! This has been the rule for the last 2,000 years and will be the rule in the first half of the tribulation, but during the Great Tribulation God's wrath will be poured out on the world. It is too late for the gospel for them. Now the focus will be on Israel.
And then the end shall come
Matthew 24:14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.
Matthew indicates that the gospel will be preached to all the nations. I heard a man from Indonesia, a country that is 85% muslim, telling us that most of the people in Indonesia have not heard the gospel. This will take place prior to "the end coming".
Mark 13:10 And the gospel must first be published among all nations.
Mark says the gospel must first be published among all the nations. The Gideon's have given out 2.5 billion bibles throughout the world, and with the internet being available worldwide the gospel is also being published over the internet.
Luke doesn't have this verse or even a variation. What they do have is this:
Luke 9:6 And they departed, and went through the towns, preaching the gospel, and healing every where.
This looks like a progression. They go throughout all the towns preaching the gospel, then we get the gospel published and Bibles distributed and finally the gospel is preached to all the nations.
I think Luke describes what is going on during the age of grace. Then Mark says what must take place before the start of the tribulation and Matthew tells you what must take place prior to the Great tribulation (the last 3 1/2 years)
A rebuttal directed at this message
https://www.youtube.com/live/YTKBY8U1oe4?feature=share
"Covenant with Many" (Dan. 9:27) → Summer 2023 Rapture?
It is absolutely critical that we consider this 2030 agenda because it is highly likely that the tribulation will begin with a covenant being confirmed with the many for seven years by the Antichrist.
it is also critical that we act like Bereans and carefully examine if these things be so.
I agree with the four points this brother makes in his rebuttal, I also agree that it is highly likely that this is the covenant that will be confirmed mentioned by Daniel, but before i post my response I wanted to post this so that everyone could view both arguments.
https://www.youtube.com/live/YTKBY8U1oe4?feature=share
"Covenant with Many" (Dan. 9:27) → Summer 2023 Rapture?
It is absolutely critical that we consider this 2030 agenda because it is highly likely that the tribulation will begin with a covenant being confirmed with the many for seven years by the Antichrist.
it is also critical that we act like Bereans and carefully examine if these things be so.
I agree with the four points this brother makes in his rebuttal, I also agree that it is highly likely that this is the covenant that will be confirmed mentioned by Daniel, but before i post my response I wanted to post this so that everyone could view both arguments.
Agenda 2030
The main reason that I believe we will see this covenant that Daniel refers to confirmed by the Antichrist this Feast of Trumpets is not because of anything they have shared about Agenda 2030. It has to do with everything I have posted on here concerning the 9th of Av being a shadow of the rapture and the judgement that falls on the apostate church after the rapture. Because of that I believe that the 9th of Av is when "fire falls" on the Great Babylon. As you have done it will be done to you. They destroyed the Jewish temple on the 9th of Av so it is appropriate that God destroys their temple on the 9th of Av and I believe that Samson gives us a picture of how that temple will be destroyed. The strong man pushes out the pillars being a type of the rapture of the church and as a result more people will get saved during the tribulation than all the people saved during the age of grace.
Now there are many other reasons why I believe this will happen this year. God-A-Minute, Dr. Barry Awe, Pastor Sandy Armstrong and Stan Johnson with Prophecy club all have shared various Bible verses and prophecies that have led me to that conclusion. Even though there is sharp disagreement between these brothers I still see them all providing a strong basis to say that the rapture and/or judgement on the Great Babylon takes place this year.
These prophecies, dreams and visions over the last forty years that Prophecy club has shared are now being confirmed by current events that are unfolding today.
If you agree that this takes place on the 9th of Av, then the question is will the prophesied attack from the north (from Russia) come this year or next? Considering the current events I find it very hard to believe the pressure can continue to be ratcheted up for an entire year. I do not believe Russia waits another 12 months.
I believe the situation will play out like it did on Passover week. The leaders said they didn't want the Lord killed during the Passover, but it wasn't up to them, it is up to God. Likewise, I think you can look at everything about Agenda 2030 and conclude it doesn't rise to the level of what the Bible refers to. There is no claim for "peace" only for security. Nor does it hold the force of law. Currently there is quite a bit of resistance to this, especially from the US.
However, I expect a couple of very big things to happen. I believe Biden will be removed and replaced by Trump and you will see people cheering in the streets replaying "palm Sunday". Immediately after that I expect the "tables to be flipped" on the money changers, causing a collapse of the US dollar. These two events will force their hand and cataclysmic attack on the US will take place. I am not clear whether or not it begins with meteors from space causing a huge Tsunami to hit the East coast or if it is a nuclear attack from Russia, N. Korea, Iran and Venezuela. Either way within an hour the US as a superpower will be destroyed.
Now consider this, you have the rapture of the church, all those who were restraining the Antichrist, the dead in Christ have come out of the graves and risen as well, the US economy has collapsed, and the US dollar is worthless. All of this takes place 45 days before the UN convenes. Will Agenda 2030 still be on the table? Yes, but all those who oppose will be gone and the world will be desperate for one world government to fill the vacuum that the US being destroyed has left.
My point is although everything this brother says is true, the world will be a very different place this September and as a result you will see "Peace and Security" being the primary motivator for this covenant.
He also brings up the issue with the AntiChrist and I would say that I have posted a number of links concerning King Charles, who is the architect of Agenda 2030 and the prime mover of it. Author Tim Cohen has provided extensive evidence confirming that he is the Antichrist. Janie Duvall has posted a number of youtube videos interviewing him and Craig Bong who go over the evidence in great detail. Anyone who has not spent the time to watch those interviews and consider that evidence is not, in my opinion, a Berean and I do not have the time to debate with them until they put in that time to watch those videos.
So I agree with this brother that as it appears today, if the Agenda 2030 UN meeting were held tomorrow it would not be the event described by Daniel. But in two months and 12 days it will be. Obviously this is a hypothesis, an educated guess, based on the Bible and the prophecies I have seen and posted on this blog. If you don't have the rapture and the judgement on the Great Babylon at the end of July, then this hypothesis has been proven wrong.
The main reason that I believe we will see this covenant that Daniel refers to confirmed by the Antichrist this Feast of Trumpets is not because of anything they have shared about Agenda 2030. It has to do with everything I have posted on here concerning the 9th of Av being a shadow of the rapture and the judgement that falls on the apostate church after the rapture. Because of that I believe that the 9th of Av is when "fire falls" on the Great Babylon. As you have done it will be done to you. They destroyed the Jewish temple on the 9th of Av so it is appropriate that God destroys their temple on the 9th of Av and I believe that Samson gives us a picture of how that temple will be destroyed. The strong man pushes out the pillars being a type of the rapture of the church and as a result more people will get saved during the tribulation than all the people saved during the age of grace.
Now there are many other reasons why I believe this will happen this year. God-A-Minute, Dr. Barry Awe, Pastor Sandy Armstrong and Stan Johnson with Prophecy club all have shared various Bible verses and prophecies that have led me to that conclusion. Even though there is sharp disagreement between these brothers I still see them all providing a strong basis to say that the rapture and/or judgement on the Great Babylon takes place this year.
These prophecies, dreams and visions over the last forty years that Prophecy club has shared are now being confirmed by current events that are unfolding today.
If you agree that this takes place on the 9th of Av, then the question is will the prophesied attack from the north (from Russia) come this year or next? Considering the current events I find it very hard to believe the pressure can continue to be ratcheted up for an entire year. I do not believe Russia waits another 12 months.
I believe the situation will play out like it did on Passover week. The leaders said they didn't want the Lord killed during the Passover, but it wasn't up to them, it is up to God. Likewise, I think you can look at everything about Agenda 2030 and conclude it doesn't rise to the level of what the Bible refers to. There is no claim for "peace" only for security. Nor does it hold the force of law. Currently there is quite a bit of resistance to this, especially from the US.
However, I expect a couple of very big things to happen. I believe Biden will be removed and replaced by Trump and you will see people cheering in the streets replaying "palm Sunday". Immediately after that I expect the "tables to be flipped" on the money changers, causing a collapse of the US dollar. These two events will force their hand and cataclysmic attack on the US will take place. I am not clear whether or not it begins with meteors from space causing a huge Tsunami to hit the East coast or if it is a nuclear attack from Russia, N. Korea, Iran and Venezuela. Either way within an hour the US as a superpower will be destroyed.
Now consider this, you have the rapture of the church, all those who were restraining the Antichrist, the dead in Christ have come out of the graves and risen as well, the US economy has collapsed, and the US dollar is worthless. All of this takes place 45 days before the UN convenes. Will Agenda 2030 still be on the table? Yes, but all those who oppose will be gone and the world will be desperate for one world government to fill the vacuum that the US being destroyed has left.
My point is although everything this brother says is true, the world will be a very different place this September and as a result you will see "Peace and Security" being the primary motivator for this covenant.
He also brings up the issue with the AntiChrist and I would say that I have posted a number of links concerning King Charles, who is the architect of Agenda 2030 and the prime mover of it. Author Tim Cohen has provided extensive evidence confirming that he is the Antichrist. Janie Duvall has posted a number of youtube videos interviewing him and Craig Bong who go over the evidence in great detail. Anyone who has not spent the time to watch those interviews and consider that evidence is not, in my opinion, a Berean and I do not have the time to debate with them until they put in that time to watch those videos.
So I agree with this brother that as it appears today, if the Agenda 2030 UN meeting were held tomorrow it would not be the event described by Daniel. But in two months and 12 days it will be. Obviously this is a hypothesis, an educated guess, based on the Bible and the prophecies I have seen and posted on this blog. If you don't have the rapture and the judgement on the Great Babylon at the end of July, then this hypothesis has been proven wrong.
Is the Internal Revolution about to start?
I [Stan Johnson] first heard Dumitru Duduman give this warning in January 1987.
The Message
It was late at night and I couldn’t stay inside because of the smell. I was sitting outside on a rock. A light came toward me. The fear of cars came within me. The Romanian police tried to run over me with cars. That’s why I jumped up. The light surrounded me. Out of the light I heard the same voice. It said, “Dumitru, why are you so despaired?”
I said, “Why did you punish me? What did I do that was so rotten that you brought me to the United States? I have nowhere to lie my head down upon. I can’t understand anybody.”
He said, “Dumitru, didn’t I tell you that I am here with you also? I brought you here to this country because this country will burn.”
“Then why did you bring me here to burn? Why didn’t you let me die in my own country?” “Dumitru, have patience and I will tell you. Get beside me.”
I don’t know what it was, Brothers. I got beside the angel. He showed me all of California. He showed me all the cities of California. Then he showed me Las Vegas.
“You see what I have shown you. This is Sodom and Gomorrah. In one day it will burn.”
He said, “It’s sin has reached the Holy One.”
He showed me another great city. He said, “Do you know what city this is?”
I said, “No.”
He said, “This is New York City. This is Sodom and Gomorrah. In one day it will burn.”
He showed me Florida. He said, “This is Florida. This is Sodom and Gomorrah. In one day it will burn.”
He didn’t let me say a word until he brought me back to the place we had left. He said, “Now Dumitru, you can ask me questions.”
He said, “I brought you to this country. Dumitru, I want to wake up a lot of people. I love this country. I love the people. I want to save them. America will burn.”
And I said, “How can I save them. I can’t even speak their language? Who knows me here? How will they call me?”
He said, “Don’t worry. I will be ahead of you. I will make great healings among the American people. You will go to television stations, radio stations, and churches. Tell them everything I tell you. Don’t hide anything. If you try to hide anything, I will punish you. America will burn.”
“How will America burn? It is so powerful.”
He said, “The Russian spies have discovered where the most powerful nuclear missiles are in America.
The fall of America will start with an internal revolution in America, started by the Communists. Some of the people will start fighting against the government. The government will be busy with internal problems. Then, from the oceans, Russia, Cuba, Nicaragua, Central America, Mexico, and two other countries which I cannot remember, will attack! The Russians will bombard the nuclear missile silos in America. America will burn.”
I received information today I cannot share that COULD be speaking of the start of the internal revolution given to Dumitru Duduman. Then within a few hours I got 5 more confirmations, four of which were from secular new sources. Here are a few.
I [Stan Johnson] first heard Dumitru Duduman give this warning in January 1987.
The Message
It was late at night and I couldn’t stay inside because of the smell. I was sitting outside on a rock. A light came toward me. The fear of cars came within me. The Romanian police tried to run over me with cars. That’s why I jumped up. The light surrounded me. Out of the light I heard the same voice. It said, “Dumitru, why are you so despaired?”
I said, “Why did you punish me? What did I do that was so rotten that you brought me to the United States? I have nowhere to lie my head down upon. I can’t understand anybody.”
He said, “Dumitru, didn’t I tell you that I am here with you also? I brought you here to this country because this country will burn.”
“Then why did you bring me here to burn? Why didn’t you let me die in my own country?” “Dumitru, have patience and I will tell you. Get beside me.”
I don’t know what it was, Brothers. I got beside the angel. He showed me all of California. He showed me all the cities of California. Then he showed me Las Vegas.
“You see what I have shown you. This is Sodom and Gomorrah. In one day it will burn.”
He said, “It’s sin has reached the Holy One.”
He showed me another great city. He said, “Do you know what city this is?”
I said, “No.”
He said, “This is New York City. This is Sodom and Gomorrah. In one day it will burn.”
He showed me Florida. He said, “This is Florida. This is Sodom and Gomorrah. In one day it will burn.”
He didn’t let me say a word until he brought me back to the place we had left. He said, “Now Dumitru, you can ask me questions.”
He said, “I brought you to this country. Dumitru, I want to wake up a lot of people. I love this country. I love the people. I want to save them. America will burn.”
And I said, “How can I save them. I can’t even speak their language? Who knows me here? How will they call me?”
He said, “Don’t worry. I will be ahead of you. I will make great healings among the American people. You will go to television stations, radio stations, and churches. Tell them everything I tell you. Don’t hide anything. If you try to hide anything, I will punish you. America will burn.”
“How will America burn? It is so powerful.”
He said, “The Russian spies have discovered where the most powerful nuclear missiles are in America.
The fall of America will start with an internal revolution in America, started by the Communists. Some of the people will start fighting against the government. The government will be busy with internal problems. Then, from the oceans, Russia, Cuba, Nicaragua, Central America, Mexico, and two other countries which I cannot remember, will attack! The Russians will bombard the nuclear missile silos in America. America will burn.”
I received information today I cannot share that COULD be speaking of the start of the internal revolution given to Dumitru Duduman. Then within a few hours I got 5 more confirmations, four of which were from secular new sources. Here are a few.
News reports:
I [Stan Johnson] received this email from PayPal:
Starting soon, all of your transactions will be automatically converted into USD.
We are making changes to our Payment Receiving Preference options that apply when you receive a transaction that is not in USD. To make managing your account easier, if you receive transactions in another currency, starting on Aug 1, 2023, these transactions will be automatically converted into USD using PayPal's currency conversion rate.
Why would PayPal say they are about to do this? Why the change? A new financial system?
If you accept that the fall of the dollar and the internal revolution are associated, then the following makes sense.
Maybe it is nothing, but in light of other reports it MAY be saying our financial system is about to change. Along with the financial change the internal revolution MAY [or may not] be part of it.
Several news sources say over 200 banks are about to default.
Rep. Comer is nearly prepared to launch charges against Hunter Biden, and perhaps his father.
Two whistle blowers are directly contradicting sworn testimony by Merrick Garland our U.S. Attorney General.
Do you recall the time President Trump said, “A storm is coming.” Then refused to answer more saying, “You will find out!”
Perhaps this is the time! Perhaps it is a simple change of money systems from the "SWIFT" System to the new digital system and the internal revolution has not arrived yet. But... something big is in the wind!
For this fast I am asking us to all pray God will bless America!
If they fail at this internal revolution, it could bring on persecution like the world has never seen!
If they succeed, it will bring every cockroach out of hiding to burn, loot, rape and blow up and destroy America in every way they can! “Some of the people will start fighting against the government.” –Dumitru Duduman
JER 50:15 Shout against her round about: she hath given her hand: her foundations are fallen, her walls are thrown down: for it is the vengeance of the LORD: take vengeance upon her; as she hath done, do unto her.
JER 51:14 The LORD of hosts hath sworn by himself, saying, Surely I will fill thee with men, [Illegal immigrants] as with caterpillers; and they shall lift up a shout against thee.
REV 18:2 And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.
I [Stan Johnson] received this email from PayPal:
Starting soon, all of your transactions will be automatically converted into USD.
We are making changes to our Payment Receiving Preference options that apply when you receive a transaction that is not in USD. To make managing your account easier, if you receive transactions in another currency, starting on Aug 1, 2023, these transactions will be automatically converted into USD using PayPal's currency conversion rate.
Why would PayPal say they are about to do this? Why the change? A new financial system?
If you accept that the fall of the dollar and the internal revolution are associated, then the following makes sense.
Maybe it is nothing, but in light of other reports it MAY be saying our financial system is about to change. Along with the financial change the internal revolution MAY [or may not] be part of it.
Several news sources say over 200 banks are about to default.
Rep. Comer is nearly prepared to launch charges against Hunter Biden, and perhaps his father.
Two whistle blowers are directly contradicting sworn testimony by Merrick Garland our U.S. Attorney General.
Do you recall the time President Trump said, “A storm is coming.” Then refused to answer more saying, “You will find out!”
Perhaps this is the time! Perhaps it is a simple change of money systems from the "SWIFT" System to the new digital system and the internal revolution has not arrived yet. But... something big is in the wind!
For this fast I am asking us to all pray God will bless America!
If they fail at this internal revolution, it could bring on persecution like the world has never seen!
If they succeed, it will bring every cockroach out of hiding to burn, loot, rape and blow up and destroy America in every way they can! “Some of the people will start fighting against the government.” –Dumitru Duduman
JER 50:15 Shout against her round about: she hath given her hand: her foundations are fallen, her walls are thrown down: for it is the vengeance of the LORD: take vengeance upon her; as she hath done, do unto her.
JER 51:14 The LORD of hosts hath sworn by himself, saying, Surely I will fill thee with men, [Illegal immigrants] as with caterpillers; and they shall lift up a shout against thee.
REV 18:2 And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.
They will fall into the pit they have digged
Psalm 7:14 Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood. 15 He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made. 16 His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.
Take a look at what is happening to Fauci, Pfizer, Joe and Hunter Biden, etc. They have travailed with iniquity, they have conceived mischief, they have brought falsehood. They digged a pit and have fallen into the pit they digged.
17 I will praise the Lord according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the Lord most high.
Psalm 7:14 Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood. 15 He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made. 16 His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.
Take a look at what is happening to Fauci, Pfizer, Joe and Hunter Biden, etc. They have travailed with iniquity, they have conceived mischief, they have brought falsehood. They digged a pit and have fallen into the pit they digged.
17 I will praise the Lord according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the Lord most high.
Mark 13:14-25 Take heed I have told you all things beforehand
14 But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judaea flee to the mountains: 15 And let him that is on the housetop not go down into the house, neither enter therein, to take any thing out of his house: 16 And let him that is in the field not turn back again for to take up his garment.
Daniel 11 “31 “His armed forces will rise up to desecrate the temple fortress and will abolish the daily sacrifice. Then they will set up the abomination that causes desolation. 32 With flattery he will corrupt those who have violated the covenant, but the people who know their God will firmly resist him.”
So the antichrist will come in, desecrate the temple, set up an abomination in the temple which will cause desolation, he will corrupt many with flattery, and those that know God will resist him. Right now we don’t even have a temple, so then this could not be fulfilled today. But by referring to Daniel Jesus is referring to the 70 weeks as well. This chapter began with the temple being utterly destroyed, not one stone upon another. Now, he says antichrist will abolish the daily sacrifice and set up an abomination that causes desolation. Therefore the temple needs to be rebuilt.
Daniel 9: 24 “Seventy ‘sevens’ are decreed for your people and your holy city to finish transgression, to put an end to sin, to atone for wickedness, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy and to anoint the Most Holy Place. 25 “Know and understand this: From the time the word goes out to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until the Anointed One, the ruler, comes, there will be seven ‘sevens,’ and sixty-two ‘sevens.’ It will be rebuilt with streets and a trench, but in times of trouble. 26 After the sixty-two ‘sevens,’ the Anointed One will be put to death and will have nothing. The people of the ruler who will come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood: War will continue until the end, and desolations have been decreed. 27 He will confirm a covenant with many for one ‘seven.’ In the middle of the ‘seven’ he will put an end to sacrifice and offering. And at the temple he will set up an abomination that causes desolation, until the end that is decreed is poured out on him.”
So here you can see in the middle of the last 7 years the same guy who struck a deal with Israel for peace breaks the deal and in the temple sets up an abomination that causes desolation. This peace treaty that Trump is negotiating with Israel and the 22 nations of the Arab league allows the Jews to have authority over Jerusalem and to rebuild the temple. It is a major sign. The book of Daniel is a major prophecy concerning the end of the age. This does not mean that Trump is the antichrist.
17 But woe to them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days! 18 And pray ye that your flight be not in the winter. 19 For in those days shall be affliction, such as was not from the beginning of the creation which God created unto this time, neither shall be.
It is not called the “great tribulation” for nothing. If you are familiar with the holocaust, or slavery in the South, or many of the other horrific events in history you have a scale for what the “worst affliction has been in human history”. This will be off that scale.
20 And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect's sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days. 21 And then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here is Christ; or, lo, he is there; believe him not: 22 For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect.
This is the second time He has told us this. Things are going to get crazy. You need to get a very good foundation in the Lord’s word before those things happen. Satan will do everything in His power to make things completely crazy at that time. Who could have thought that all the churches in the US could have their doors shut? If you had asked me four years ago if that were possible I would have said no. Who would have thought you would be mandated to take an experimental vaccine or else would not be allowed to work, or to go to a variety of businesses, or go to school. Who could have imagined the behavior of Trudeau in Canada in freezing bank accounts, arresting truckers and doxing people who contributed to them?
23 But take ye heed: behold, I have foretold you all things.
This is the problem with those who ignore these words because “it will all work itself out in the end”. He tells us to take heed to these words. He tells us He is warning us and foretelling what is going to happen. The best coaches can foretell what the other team is going to do, what to look for, how to react. That is what the Lord is doing, it is a deceit to tell believers they don’t need to heed to this word. We need to respond with courage, and courage comes from faith, and faith comes from hearing, and hearing comes from this word from the Lord. There are several deceitful teachings taught by lying pastors and teachers of the word. One is that we can't know when the Lord is coming back so let's not talk about it, the other is that it will all work itself out in the end so no need to discuss it. Jesus and the apostles never said anything like that.
24 But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, 25 And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken.
I have seen some Christian messages concerning the signs in the heavens and these signs have already appeared. God made the stars for a sign. I have also seen how these forest fires cause the sun to be darkened during the day.
Psalm 19: 1 The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. 2 Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge. 3 They have no speech, they use no words; no sound is heard from them. 4 Yet their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.
Revelation 12 goes into specific detail about what the sign of the Son of Man is, this sign has appeared twice in the heavens, once in 3915 BC and once in September 23, 2017. It is the woman crowned with 12 stars, clothed with the sun, and the moon is under her feet. She is in travail to give birth. The idea is that this sign is the basis for the first prophecy concerning Jesus, the seed of the woman shall crush the serpent's head (crushing the serpent’s head can be seen shortly after the birth). This would align with John saying Jesus is the “alpha and omega, the first and the last”.
14 But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judaea flee to the mountains: 15 And let him that is on the housetop not go down into the house, neither enter therein, to take any thing out of his house: 16 And let him that is in the field not turn back again for to take up his garment.
Daniel 11 “31 “His armed forces will rise up to desecrate the temple fortress and will abolish the daily sacrifice. Then they will set up the abomination that causes desolation. 32 With flattery he will corrupt those who have violated the covenant, but the people who know their God will firmly resist him.”
So the antichrist will come in, desecrate the temple, set up an abomination in the temple which will cause desolation, he will corrupt many with flattery, and those that know God will resist him. Right now we don’t even have a temple, so then this could not be fulfilled today. But by referring to Daniel Jesus is referring to the 70 weeks as well. This chapter began with the temple being utterly destroyed, not one stone upon another. Now, he says antichrist will abolish the daily sacrifice and set up an abomination that causes desolation. Therefore the temple needs to be rebuilt.
Daniel 9: 24 “Seventy ‘sevens’ are decreed for your people and your holy city to finish transgression, to put an end to sin, to atone for wickedness, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy and to anoint the Most Holy Place. 25 “Know and understand this: From the time the word goes out to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until the Anointed One, the ruler, comes, there will be seven ‘sevens,’ and sixty-two ‘sevens.’ It will be rebuilt with streets and a trench, but in times of trouble. 26 After the sixty-two ‘sevens,’ the Anointed One will be put to death and will have nothing. The people of the ruler who will come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood: War will continue until the end, and desolations have been decreed. 27 He will confirm a covenant with many for one ‘seven.’ In the middle of the ‘seven’ he will put an end to sacrifice and offering. And at the temple he will set up an abomination that causes desolation, until the end that is decreed is poured out on him.”
So here you can see in the middle of the last 7 years the same guy who struck a deal with Israel for peace breaks the deal and in the temple sets up an abomination that causes desolation. This peace treaty that Trump is negotiating with Israel and the 22 nations of the Arab league allows the Jews to have authority over Jerusalem and to rebuild the temple. It is a major sign. The book of Daniel is a major prophecy concerning the end of the age. This does not mean that Trump is the antichrist.
17 But woe to them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days! 18 And pray ye that your flight be not in the winter. 19 For in those days shall be affliction, such as was not from the beginning of the creation which God created unto this time, neither shall be.
It is not called the “great tribulation” for nothing. If you are familiar with the holocaust, or slavery in the South, or many of the other horrific events in history you have a scale for what the “worst affliction has been in human history”. This will be off that scale.
20 And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect's sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days. 21 And then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here is Christ; or, lo, he is there; believe him not: 22 For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect.
This is the second time He has told us this. Things are going to get crazy. You need to get a very good foundation in the Lord’s word before those things happen. Satan will do everything in His power to make things completely crazy at that time. Who could have thought that all the churches in the US could have their doors shut? If you had asked me four years ago if that were possible I would have said no. Who would have thought you would be mandated to take an experimental vaccine or else would not be allowed to work, or to go to a variety of businesses, or go to school. Who could have imagined the behavior of Trudeau in Canada in freezing bank accounts, arresting truckers and doxing people who contributed to them?
23 But take ye heed: behold, I have foretold you all things.
This is the problem with those who ignore these words because “it will all work itself out in the end”. He tells us to take heed to these words. He tells us He is warning us and foretelling what is going to happen. The best coaches can foretell what the other team is going to do, what to look for, how to react. That is what the Lord is doing, it is a deceit to tell believers they don’t need to heed to this word. We need to respond with courage, and courage comes from faith, and faith comes from hearing, and hearing comes from this word from the Lord. There are several deceitful teachings taught by lying pastors and teachers of the word. One is that we can't know when the Lord is coming back so let's not talk about it, the other is that it will all work itself out in the end so no need to discuss it. Jesus and the apostles never said anything like that.
24 But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, 25 And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken.
I have seen some Christian messages concerning the signs in the heavens and these signs have already appeared. God made the stars for a sign. I have also seen how these forest fires cause the sun to be darkened during the day.
Psalm 19: 1 The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. 2 Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge. 3 They have no speech, they use no words; no sound is heard from them. 4 Yet their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.
Revelation 12 goes into specific detail about what the sign of the Son of Man is, this sign has appeared twice in the heavens, once in 3915 BC and once in September 23, 2017. It is the woman crowned with 12 stars, clothed with the sun, and the moon is under her feet. She is in travail to give birth. The idea is that this sign is the basis for the first prophecy concerning Jesus, the seed of the woman shall crush the serpent's head (crushing the serpent’s head can be seen shortly after the birth). This would align with John saying Jesus is the “alpha and omega, the first and the last”.
This is not in Luke
Matthew 24:22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.
Mark 13:20 And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect's sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days.
I don't think this "shortening of days" impacts the believers who are raptured prior to the tribulation, hence it is not in Luke.
Matthew 24:22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.
Mark 13:20 And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect's sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days.
I don't think this "shortening of days" impacts the believers who are raptured prior to the tribulation, hence it is not in Luke.
What is Jesus and His name mean to you?
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The name of Jesus is dreadful among the enemy. Dreadful means: causing or involving great suffering, fear, or unhappiness; extremely bad or serious: So, then His name is a source of terror and great fear to little s and his kingdoms. They know they can't go head-to-head with a true Child of God... with His children. This is why they fight using delusions, smokescreens, fights from the shadows and uses many other devices, schemes and tactics. If they can't through deceit bolster themselves up in our eyes as formidable foes instead of already defeated ones, then they have a toe-hole, a stronghold in a person’s life that can lessen our faith in that Jesus’ name is all power. That His name is ultimate all-powerful, and it will always be. They can’t fight you face-to-face until they have weakened one’s resolve and lessened your faith in the name of your God...Jesus...Jesus Christ. (Genesis 3:1; 1 John 2:16; 2 Corinthians 2:11; 4:4; 11:14; Ephesians 6:12; John 10:10; Proverbs 6:16-19; Acts 26:15-18)
When a person realizes the true power of our God Jesus Christ and all that His name contains and does, then all that we have to do is to speak or whisper His name. The power is placed inside the name of Jesus itself by Father God who exalted it above all others. The power is in His name! Not in us! Not in the way we say it or fully understand it! A person who has accepted Jesus into their hearts as their Savior simply speaks the name of Jesus in faith for our enemies to flee or fall before us. It is written in the word of God. This is how it is commanded to be. Philippians 2:9 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: 10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; 11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Isaiah 46:9 Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me, 10 Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:
55:11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
(James 2:19; 4:7)
All power lies inside of the name of Jesus. It is the one specific “Jesus” name designated by Father God and assigned to His Son. When his earthly name was given to him by the Father, He instilled at that moment of time all power, known and unknown to us, found withing all creation and placed it inside it. (Luke 1:31) Every weapon of Heaven’s arsenal, every healing, every understanding, every judgment, every blessing, every cursing, every life, every death...every everything is found in the name of Jesus and its solution when needed. Every situation, every predicament, every trial, every persecution, every illness, every sorrow, every grief, every torment, every mountain, every everything is conquered, and the solutions are found in and by the name of Jesus. Because all power is found within His name! He is the answer to it all. (John 4:6; 10:10; Mark 11:22-25; Philippians 4:19; 2 Peter 3:9; John 3:22)
John 14:13 And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
John 15:7 If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
Psalm 50:15 And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.
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The name of Jesus is dreadful among the enemy. Dreadful means: causing or involving great suffering, fear, or unhappiness; extremely bad or serious: So, then His name is a source of terror and great fear to little s and his kingdoms. They know they can't go head-to-head with a true Child of God... with His children. This is why they fight using delusions, smokescreens, fights from the shadows and uses many other devices, schemes and tactics. If they can't through deceit bolster themselves up in our eyes as formidable foes instead of already defeated ones, then they have a toe-hole, a stronghold in a person’s life that can lessen our faith in that Jesus’ name is all power. That His name is ultimate all-powerful, and it will always be. They can’t fight you face-to-face until they have weakened one’s resolve and lessened your faith in the name of your God...Jesus...Jesus Christ. (Genesis 3:1; 1 John 2:16; 2 Corinthians 2:11; 4:4; 11:14; Ephesians 6:12; John 10:10; Proverbs 6:16-19; Acts 26:15-18)
When a person realizes the true power of our God Jesus Christ and all that His name contains and does, then all that we have to do is to speak or whisper His name. The power is placed inside the name of Jesus itself by Father God who exalted it above all others. The power is in His name! Not in us! Not in the way we say it or fully understand it! A person who has accepted Jesus into their hearts as their Savior simply speaks the name of Jesus in faith for our enemies to flee or fall before us. It is written in the word of God. This is how it is commanded to be. Philippians 2:9 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: 10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; 11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Isaiah 46:9 Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me, 10 Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:
55:11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
(James 2:19; 4:7)
All power lies inside of the name of Jesus. It is the one specific “Jesus” name designated by Father God and assigned to His Son. When his earthly name was given to him by the Father, He instilled at that moment of time all power, known and unknown to us, found withing all creation and placed it inside it. (Luke 1:31) Every weapon of Heaven’s arsenal, every healing, every understanding, every judgment, every blessing, every cursing, every life, every death...every everything is found in the name of Jesus and its solution when needed. Every situation, every predicament, every trial, every persecution, every illness, every sorrow, every grief, every torment, every mountain, every everything is conquered, and the solutions are found in and by the name of Jesus. Because all power is found within His name! He is the answer to it all. (John 4:6; 10:10; Mark 11:22-25; Philippians 4:19; 2 Peter 3:9; John 3:22)
John 14:13 And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
John 15:7 If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
Psalm 50:15 And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.
No stone upon another
Matthew begins with a genealogy that many bible expositors have found meaning in the number of generations. This seems to correspond with Paul's teaching that the Lord came "at the fullness of time". Then you have the wise men who saw Jesus star and come to celebrate His birth. That was based on Balaam's prophecy in the OT and Daniel's interpretation of it to the Babylonian wise men. Then you have Simeon and Anna who both knew they would see the Messiah in their lifetime. You also have John the Baptist' birth which included an angel visitation saying that he would be the forerunner for the Messiah and Mary visits Elizabeth. So obviously Mary and Elizabeth and Zacharias knew that Jesus was the Messiah. The wise men told the religious leaders in Jerusalem and that led to the murder of two thousand children and the fulfillment of a prophecy. Obviously some knew that the reason for this atrocity was the concern that the King of the Jews had been born in Bethlehem. Then during His ministry Peter gets the revelation that Jesus is the Messiah, Mary gets the revelation of his crucifixion, and presumably many of the disciples also got the revelation because on the road to Emaus two of the disciples said they had hoped He was the Messiah and was going to bring in the kingdom. Jesus also rebuked those in Jerusalem saying that they should have known the time of their visitation.
Then in the Old Testament we are told that the Lord will do nothing without telling His prophets. Daniel's prophecy told us the year that the Messiah would be crucified and John the Baptist told us He was the Passover lamb. So you knew the year, the day, even the hour He would be crucified and also how He would die.
Then in Revelation the church in Sardis is told this
Revelation 3:3 Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.
If no one knows when the Lord is coming and it is supposed to surprise everyone, then how is this a warning?
In Colossians Paul told us this
Colossians 2:16 Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days: 17 Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.
The feast of Trumpets is a "new moon" and the 9th of Av is a holy day. These things are a shadow of things to come. Think about what that means, the reality of these "holy days" is some event in the future. The Feast of Trumpets is the announcement of the coming of the king. It kicks off the seven year period known as the 70th week or also knows as the tribulation. The 9th of Av is a day of fasting and mourning because the temple is removed and the nation of Israel goes into captivity. The rapture refers to the removing of the temple and the judgement on the apostate church.
So then Jesus also said
Luke 21:28 And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.
He tells us in Revelation that only those who are not watching will be caught by surprise and here He tells us we will see "these things begin to come to pass" and Paul tells us that the holy days like the 9th of Av are a shadow of things to come. This means the temple, the real temple, is going to be removed and not one stone will be left upon another. We know the day that will take place, it will happen on the 9th of Av.
Matthew 24:2 And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
I have always visualized this as each stone being picked up and thrown down. But the typology is of Samson in the temple to Baal pushing out the pillars. The gematria of pillars tells us they depict the church in typology and Paul tells us that the church is the pillar and base of the truth. Read what Jesus says, the stones that are thrown down are those that are "upon another". Samson removes the pillars (the rapture) and then all those stones that are upon the pillars are thrown down. We all know that in the church there are those that hold the church up, 20% of the members do 100% of the work. The same is true of ministry. These are the pillars and base of the truth. So an equally valid way to view this word from Jesus is what happened at the time of Samson. Interestingly Samson was betrayed by Delilah for 1100 pieces of silver and his death when he pushed out the pillars was 1100 years before Jesus was betrayed by Judas. What is also interesting is that it was the feast of new wine, and the 8th of Av, the day before the 9th of Av is the feast of new wine. You can argue that this prophecy was fulfilled in 70AD but it was fulfilled on the 9th of Av and Paul clearly tells us that is a shadow of things to come. The Temple being removed by pushing out the pillars and no stone being left upon another is a shadow of the rapture and the judgement on the apostate church.
No one's faith can rest on another brother or pastor or someone's teaching or message. Our faith is from the word of God, the Bible, the fellowship of the apostles.
Matthew begins with a genealogy that many bible expositors have found meaning in the number of generations. This seems to correspond with Paul's teaching that the Lord came "at the fullness of time". Then you have the wise men who saw Jesus star and come to celebrate His birth. That was based on Balaam's prophecy in the OT and Daniel's interpretation of it to the Babylonian wise men. Then you have Simeon and Anna who both knew they would see the Messiah in their lifetime. You also have John the Baptist' birth which included an angel visitation saying that he would be the forerunner for the Messiah and Mary visits Elizabeth. So obviously Mary and Elizabeth and Zacharias knew that Jesus was the Messiah. The wise men told the religious leaders in Jerusalem and that led to the murder of two thousand children and the fulfillment of a prophecy. Obviously some knew that the reason for this atrocity was the concern that the King of the Jews had been born in Bethlehem. Then during His ministry Peter gets the revelation that Jesus is the Messiah, Mary gets the revelation of his crucifixion, and presumably many of the disciples also got the revelation because on the road to Emaus two of the disciples said they had hoped He was the Messiah and was going to bring in the kingdom. Jesus also rebuked those in Jerusalem saying that they should have known the time of their visitation.
Then in the Old Testament we are told that the Lord will do nothing without telling His prophets. Daniel's prophecy told us the year that the Messiah would be crucified and John the Baptist told us He was the Passover lamb. So you knew the year, the day, even the hour He would be crucified and also how He would die.
Then in Revelation the church in Sardis is told this
Revelation 3:3 Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.
If no one knows when the Lord is coming and it is supposed to surprise everyone, then how is this a warning?
In Colossians Paul told us this
Colossians 2:16 Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days: 17 Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.
The feast of Trumpets is a "new moon" and the 9th of Av is a holy day. These things are a shadow of things to come. Think about what that means, the reality of these "holy days" is some event in the future. The Feast of Trumpets is the announcement of the coming of the king. It kicks off the seven year period known as the 70th week or also knows as the tribulation. The 9th of Av is a day of fasting and mourning because the temple is removed and the nation of Israel goes into captivity. The rapture refers to the removing of the temple and the judgement on the apostate church.
So then Jesus also said
Luke 21:28 And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.
He tells us in Revelation that only those who are not watching will be caught by surprise and here He tells us we will see "these things begin to come to pass" and Paul tells us that the holy days like the 9th of Av are a shadow of things to come. This means the temple, the real temple, is going to be removed and not one stone will be left upon another. We know the day that will take place, it will happen on the 9th of Av.
Matthew 24:2 And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
I have always visualized this as each stone being picked up and thrown down. But the typology is of Samson in the temple to Baal pushing out the pillars. The gematria of pillars tells us they depict the church in typology and Paul tells us that the church is the pillar and base of the truth. Read what Jesus says, the stones that are thrown down are those that are "upon another". Samson removes the pillars (the rapture) and then all those stones that are upon the pillars are thrown down. We all know that in the church there are those that hold the church up, 20% of the members do 100% of the work. The same is true of ministry. These are the pillars and base of the truth. So an equally valid way to view this word from Jesus is what happened at the time of Samson. Interestingly Samson was betrayed by Delilah for 1100 pieces of silver and his death when he pushed out the pillars was 1100 years before Jesus was betrayed by Judas. What is also interesting is that it was the feast of new wine, and the 8th of Av, the day before the 9th of Av is the feast of new wine. You can argue that this prophecy was fulfilled in 70AD but it was fulfilled on the 9th of Av and Paul clearly tells us that is a shadow of things to come. The Temple being removed by pushing out the pillars and no stone being left upon another is a shadow of the rapture and the judgement on the apostate church.
No one's faith can rest on another brother or pastor or someone's teaching or message. Our faith is from the word of God, the Bible, the fellowship of the apostles.