Summary of Bible references on the Rapture

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O Lord Jesus, Amen, Hallelujah

6 Now, brethren, if I come unto you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, except I shall speak to you either by revelation, or by knowledge, or by prophesying, or by doctrine?

Our speaking should focus on doing these things. Revelation is when the light shines on the word and it removes the veil on our eyes so we can see and that word lights our path. Knowledge is when our jaw drops and we say "wow" that the Lord knew these things 2,000 years ago when no one else on earth knew them. Often this knowledge may be about you personally and you feel like you are being exposed. Both a word of revelation and a word of knowledge are prophesying, so the use of prophesying here emphasizes the "foretelling". Now those three things are great, but doctrine is also essential. Think of a sailboat with two sails, one is Revelation and the other is knowledge. The skipper is sitting at the rudder and he needs to be looking out ahead to know which way to go, that is foretelling, and the thing that keeps that boat sailing straight is the keel, that is doctrine. You need all four.

7 And even things without life giving sound, whether pipe or harp, except they give a distinction in the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped? 8 For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle? 9 So likewise ye, except ye utter by the tongue words easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye shall speak into the air.

It is terrifying to get up and speak in front of the assembly. This is why so many Christians sit in the pews as spectators. it is much easier, much safer. But if you strongly encourage all the members to speak one way they will protect themselves is to speak gibberish. I was taught it is better to speak five words: "O Lord Jesus, Amen, Hallelujah" than to speak for five minutes with gibberish. This is a very good principle. Keep it short, sweet and to the point. Praising the Lord is always a good word.

10 There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and none of them is without signification. 11 Therefore if I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be unto him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh shall be a barbarian unto me. 12 Even so ye, forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church.

Consider all the spiritual gifts. What could be better than building others up in a way that will remain for eternity? There are a lot of works that look magnificent but in the end will simply make a very big bonfire. They are vanity. But we all know of little words, little gestures that helped us so much. No one else knows about them, no one clapped or cheered for that person but you know when you get to heaven you will seek them out to thank them.

13 Wherefore let him that speaketh in an unknown tongue pray that he may interpret. 14 For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful. 15 What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.

If I understand how to pray it will help me so much. Take the verse that the curse causeless will not land. That is great, pray over that and you can pray over that a hundred times. For example, "causeless", make sure you have repented and confessed and apply the blood to anything that could cause a curse to land. Ask the Lord is there anything you have done that could cause a curse to land? If the answer is no simply speak to those curses that come your way that they cannot land and are to return to sender.

16 Else when thou shalt bless with the spirit, how shall he that occupieth the room of the unlearned say Amen at thy giving of thanks, seeing he understandeth not what thou sayest? 17 For thou verily givest thanks well, but the other is not edified.

Do you see there are two goals to our speaking. We want to bless the Lord, but we also want to bless the Lord's people.

18 I thank my God, I speak with tongues more than ye all: 19 Yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that by my voice I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue.
 
1 Corinthians 14:20 Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.

OK, this verse is what most people need on social media. One technique there is to finding the key point of a book of the Bible or a passage or a chapter is to find the central words. This is the central word for 1 Corinthians 14.

On the internet there is a lot of malicious speaking. This word for malice means there is a desire to injure and they are not ashamed to break laws. We see these words all the time. All of the debates revolve around two goals, trying to understand what is going on, and these malicious speakers (typically called trolls) who desire to injure and don't care about breaking laws. For example, speaking evil of dignitaries is a rule in the Bible that they completely ignore. These words are designed to provoke you. I think of it as Judo, trying to get you unbalanced. When you see a word like this simply switch the mindset of a six year old.

Let's look at a few examples:

Malicious: By your response, it's obvious my response went over your head, so you've resorted to childlike insults.
Hahahaha.

This word was directed at someone else, how to diffuse?

Child's response: Yeah [person insulted] stop treating the guy dressed up in a Batman costume as a child! Now you two behave, I don't want to have to say this again.

second example

Malicious: It is a long way down for the USA, but hey that is what happens when a super power is mismanaged for decades upon decades.

This is an attempt to provoke.

Response: Perhaps you should go on a speaking tour or publish a book. Great idea for a title! "Why America is in Trouble" by [Troll's name], a critique of all the errors made by US presidents over the last few decades.

In malice be ye children

That is the conclusion.

But in understanding be men.

Question: So is Trump a white hat?

Response: I am not the one claiming there is a secret battle going on between white hats and black hats. For those who make this claim Trump and the populist movement are the white hats, the deep state and Obama are the black hats.

The analogy I use is two criminal gangs fighting it out like the Crips and the Bloods. If you want to call one of them the Black hats and the other the White hats that is appropriate as criminal gangs always have their gang colors.

If you understand White hats as "the good guys" and Black hats as "the bad guys" as in the TV show the Lone Ranger, then it is time to grow up and stop being so naive.

The verse that I continually remind everyone of is "the whole world lies in the evil one".

I have also shared in great detail the evidence that Trump is a FreeMason and that Trump tower is a temple to Baal. As long as he lives he can repent and be saved, and we are called to pray for our leaders. However, we are also not ignorant of Satan's devices. Being aware of Satan's devices is not to be confused with being judgmental and self righteous.

I have heard of long criminal investigations to bring down a criminal conspiracy. But I have never heard of anyone announcing their plans to do that and then claim for the next nine straight years that is what they are doing without anyone going to jail. So I am no longer interested in hearing how Trump is valiantly fighting for truth, justice and the American way. Enough with the hype, I want to see the handcuffs.
 
1 Corinthians 14:20 Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.

OK, this verse is what most people need on social media. One technique there is to finding the key point of a book of the Bible or a passage or a chapter is to find the central words. This is the central word for 1 Corinthians 14.

On the internet there is a lot of malicious speaking. This word for malice means there is a desire to injure and they are not ashamed to break laws. We see these words all the time. All of the debates revolve around two goals, trying to understand what is going on, and these malicious speakers (typically called trolls) who desire to injure and don't care about breaking laws. For example, speaking evil of dignitaries is a rule in the Bible that they completely ignore. These words are designed to provoke you. I think of it as Judo, trying to get you unbalanced. When you see a word like this simply switch the mindset of a six year old.

Let's look at a few examples:

Malicious: By your response, it's obvious my response went over your head, so you've resorted to childlike insults.
Hahahaha.

This word was directed at someone else, how to diffuse?

Child's response: Yeah [person insulted] stop treating the guy dressed up in a Batman costume as a child! Now you two behave, I don't want to have to say this again.

second example

Malicious: It is a long way down for the USA, but hey that is what happens when a super power is mismanaged for decades upon decades.

This is an attempt to provoke.

Response: Perhaps you should go on a speaking tour or publish a book. Great idea for a title! "Why America is in Trouble" by [Troll's name], a critique of all the errors made by US presidents over the last few decades.

In malice be ye children

That is the conclusion.

But in understanding be men.

Question: So is Trump a white hat?

Response: I am not the one claiming there is a secret battle going on between white hats and black hats. For those who make this claim Trump and the populist movement are the white hats, the deep state and Obama are the black hats.

The analogy I use is two criminal gangs fighting it out like the Crips and the Bloods. If you want to call one of them the Black hats and the other the White hats that is appropriate as criminal gangs always have their gang colors.

If you understand White hats as "the good guys" and Black hats as "the bad guys" as in the TV show the Lone Ranger, then it is time to grow up and stop being so naive.

The verse that I continually remind everyone of is "the whole world lies in the evil one".

I have also shared in great detail the evidence that Trump is a FreeMason and that Trump tower is a temple to Baal. As long as he lives he can repent and be saved, and we are called to pray for our leaders. However, we are also not ignorant of Satan's devices. Being aware of Satan's devices is not to be confused with being judgmental and self righteous.

I have heard of long criminal investigations to bring down a criminal conspiracy. But I have never heard of anyone announcing their plans to do that and then claim for the next nine straight years that is what they are doing without anyone going to jail. So I am no longer interested in hearing how Trump is valiantly fighting for truth, justice and the American way. Enough with the hype, I want to see the handcuffs.
The Reason that the cartoon "SouthPark" has been so successful is because this is what they do, in malice they are children.

The reason that Seinfeld was funny is because in understanding you are not to be children, you are to be men.
 
What? came the word of God out from you? or came it unto you only?

1 Corinthians 14:21 In the law it is written, With men of other tongues and other lips will I speak unto this people; and yet for all that will they not hear me, saith the Lord.

Imagine your whole life you grew up with the Bible, going to synagogue, trained by the rabbis, sat at the feet of Gamaliel. You think you are a light, a teacher of wisdom, and then one day you are knocked off your high horse when you see that you have spent your life fighting against the Messiah when you thought you were defending Him. It is a very humbling event that should cause you to turn to the Lord, realize there are scales on your eyes keeping you from seeing. What you need is a brother like Ananias who will lay his hands on you. Those scales on your eyes blinded you to the help that others like Ananias could give you. Knowing God is not reserved to those who are scholars, anyone can get a word from the Lord and speak a word that will transform your life.

22 Wherefore tongues are for a sign, not to them that believe, but to them that believe not: but prophesying serveth not for them that believe not, but for them which believe.

What is this sign saying? It says God is speaking and you are clueless to what He is saying. The problem is that the word of God must be mixed with faith to help others. If you are a "prophet" then you are required to walk by faith, this word you are speaking to others, that has to be the faith that you are walking by.

23 If therefore the whole church be come together into one place, and all speak with tongues, and there come in those that are unlearned, or unbelievers, will they not say that ye are mad?

Think about what the message is from speaking in tongues, it means "you are clueless to what God is saying because you have not mixed the word of God with faith". What kind of message is that for the whole church to be speaking? You must be mad.

24 But if all prophesy, and there come in one that believeth not, or one unlearned, he is convinced of all, he is judged of all: 25 And thus are the secrets of his heart made manifest; and so falling down on his face he will worship God, and report that God is in you of a truth.

This is why Christianity has become weak and anemic. You don't have "all prophesying". You have one person give a message and then that is it. There is no opportunity for the Holy Spirit to manifest Himself working in all the members. If you have a thirty minute session after the message for testimonies you will allow the Holy Spirit to speak. However, it will be like a karate class with a bunch of children who are white belts. It takes two or three years of training to become a black belt. Keep the testimonies short, less than five minutes. A two or three minute time limit is usually good, sometimes thirty second time limit if everyone is going to want to speak.

26 How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.

Let everyone know they should bring something from the week they enjoyed. Could be a verse in the Bible, could be something that happened at work, could be an answered prayer, could be a song they enjoyed.

27 If any man speak in an unknown tongue, let it be by two, or at the most by three, and that by course; and let one interpret. 28 But if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God.

I have had a lot of experiences I really wanted to share but realized, it would be like an unknown tongue. The amount of explaining would be so long it was not worth it, and so I realized this was something that I and the Lord could enjoy privately. In the Old Testament you burn the fat exclusively for God to enjoy.

29 Let the prophets speak two or three, and let the other judge.

This is the only chapter in the New Testament telling us how to have a church service, how many churches have two or three prophets speak? You don't simply come and say to everyone go ahead and share what you enjoyed this week. You can do that as the Lord's table meeting, but in most meetings you come and serve up the main course with two or three prophets.

30 If any thing be revealed to another that sitteth by, let the first hold his peace.

Then you allow those who are sitting by and hearing to stand up if the Lord has shined on them some experience or some word they have. It is a mixture of a prepared message and instant speaking.

31 For ye may all prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be comforted.

Really? I have been to a whole lot of churches and this practice is rarely seen. How many church meetings have you been to where "all may prophesy one by one"?

32 And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets.

There is going to be a lot of disruption. Like I said some will be like King Saul who strip themselves naked when they speak, others will have filth pouring out from within. It will be a lot of work on the elders to teach, encourage, rebuke, and correct.

33 For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.

The enemy would love nothing better than to turn your meetings into a circus. But, what is coming out of the members is the true expression of where they are. Instead of pretending where you are with a nice polite meeting, it is better to know the truth. This way you can truly help the saints and build them up.

34 Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience as also saith the law.

In the US we have equality between men and women. Our women's soccer team was much more successful worldwide than our men's team. The women began demanding equal pay both among soccer and in the WNBA. But then they had 15 year old boys teams play the women in both soccer and in the WNBA and the boys dominated. There was a woman who was a professional fighter, she completely dominated other women, they were no contest to her. So she fought a man, he was very low in the rankings and he was the same weight as her so it seemed fair. She got demolished and said she would never do that again. Every single member of the church is a "child of God" and has "the Son of God" dwelling within them. However, the church is the bride of Christ so we are all considered to collectively be women.

My point is we have two statuses, we can be warriors who are in the field of battle with Jesus, the captain of the Army or we can be women who are the bride of Christ. You would never have the bride get out and fight in the war. There are exceptions, Deborah and Esther come immediately to mind. So then, the "women" are the critics, the ones who critique everyone but will never step foot in the ring. Paul does not allow them to speak in these meetings. Think of these meetings as a karate class. Everyone there is a participant, a warrior being trained. You might get punched, you might get beaten, but we don't need critics cackling and laughing at what is going on who will never set one foot into the ring.

35 And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church.

Critics are often ridiculed because they criticize others without every allowing us see their work. They are self appointed "experts". They are to keep silent, but then they will pretend to want to learn. Instead of mocking a quarterback for throwing an interception they'll pretend they want to learn when all they are really doing is trying to highlight the blunder.

36 What? came the word of God out from you? or came it unto you only?

This is the big question. If God can speak to every single member in the church why do you only let one person speak?

37 If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord. 38 But if any man be ignorant, let him be ignorant. 39 Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues. 40 Let all things be done decently and in order.

I realize the biggest fear anyone would have over this is that the meetings will descend into chaos, you need to pray much and get a few other elders to help the Pastor so that all things are done decently and in order.
 
Isaiah 44:6 Thus saith the Lord the King of Israel, and his redeemer the Lord of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God. 7 And who, as I, shall call, and shall declare it, and set it in order for me, since I appointed the ancient people? and the things that are coming, and shall come, let them shew unto them. 8 Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have not I told thee from that time, and have declared it? ye are even my witnesses. Is there a God beside me? yea, there is no God; I know not any.
 

What to Expect When the 3 Days of Darkness Comes 7-25-25

If you have sin in your life the demons will have legal access to come in.
 

What to Expect When the 3 Days of Darkness Comes 7-25-25

If you have sin in your life the demons will have legal access to come in.
Everyone who comes to this blog needs to watch this video. Yes, we have talked about this previously, but the urgency of the Lord tells me we are not a year away, we are not six months away. Perhaps a month away, perhaps a week away. I don't want to hear from anyone when I get to heaven that I didn't warn them.
 
1 Corinthians 15:58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
 
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: 11 Calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man that executeth my counsel from a far country: yea, I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also do it.
 
Isaiah 47:9 But these two things shall come to thee in a moment in one day, the loss of children, and widowhood: they shall come upon thee in their perfection for the multitude of thy sorceries, and for the great abundance of thine enchantments. 10 For thou hast trusted in thy wickedness: thou hast said, None seeth me. Thy wisdom and thy knowledge, it hath perverted thee; and thou hast said in thine heart, I am, and none else beside me. 11 Therefore shall evil come upon thee; thou shalt not know from whence it riseth: and mischief shall fall upon thee; thou shalt not be able to put it off: and desolation shall come upon thee suddenly, which thou shalt not know.
 

Jesus to Joshua: “From 1948 (Israel) to the Exodus (Rapture) it will be 77 Years” (2025)!
 
Joel 3:2 I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land.

Parting the Lord's land is why He gathers them to Armageddon.

The two-day UN conference on the two-state solution for Palestine is scheduled for July 28-29, 2025. It will be held in New York. The conference is co-chaired by France and Saudi Arabia. It is titled "High-level International Conference for the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution.

UNITED NATIONS TWO STATE SOLUTION EVENT TO AHEAD WITH OR WITHOUT THE UNITED STATES AND ISRAEL

Daniel 11:36 And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done. 37 Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all. 38 But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces: and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things. 39 Thus shall he do in the most strong holds with a strange god, whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many, and shall divide the land for gain.

MBS and Emmanuel Macron are the cochairs of this event.

Expect the Lord to respond swiftly and decisively.
 
1 Corinthians 16:1 Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given order to the churches of Galatia, even so do ye. 2 Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come.

This book gives us the snapshot of the typical church. Chapter 15 is the chapter on the rapture. You might think that would be the concluding chapter, but it isn't, this is. We are laying up for those who are left behind who ultimately will be the Jews in Jerusalem. When the Lord comes there won't be any collections, so everything must be done prior to the rapture.
 
2 Corinthians 1:9 But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead: 10 Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us; 11 Ye also helping together by prayer for us, that for the gift bestowed upon us by the means of many persons thanks may be given by many on our behalf.

Our experiences force us to turn to God that raiseth the dead. One of our biggest hinderances in the gospel and in the ministry is trusting in ourselves. This is a corporate battle we cannot win unless God delivers us and will continue to deliver, and unless the saints pray.

12 For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward. 13 For we write none other things unto you, that what ye read or acknowledge; and I trust ye shall acknowledge even to the end; 14 As also ye have acknowledged us in part, that we are your rejoicing, even as ye also are our's in the day of the Lord Jesus.

Do you realize what causes the most rejoicing? It is when a bunch of foolish and weak people who have nothing but faith in the Lord Jesus can defeat and bring down all of these arrogant elites who arrogantly boast about how smart and wise and powerful they are. What makes this warfare worthwhile is seeing the whole church, the little kids, the elderly, the weak, the infirm, all of us are able to be delivered. Just as we are rejoicing to see Paul delivered out of their hands he also is rejoicing to see us delivered out of their hands.
 
2 Corinthians 1:20 For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us. 21 Now he which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God; 22 Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.

There is this doctrine in Christianity that every message must end with an altar call, every message must repeat a call for people to be saved from sin and hell. Paul wrote all of his letters to churches, not to unbelievers. Romans can be considered His gospel, not two or three verses, but the entire book, and half of that book is about the church. Here Paul is talking about believers being established and anointed. This is not about being saved from hell. To be anointed means you are anointed as a priest and for that to happen you must first be separated unto God and unto the temple of God for seven days. That is sanctification.

23 Moreover I call God for a record upon my soul, that to spare you I came not as yet unto Corinth.


To spare you is a reference to discipline, rebuke, and correction.

24 Not for that we have dominion over your faith, but are helpers of your joy: for by faith ye stand.

Every single person in the world is unbalanced. This is why we need God to deliver us from ourselves. Either we talk exclusively about being saved by grace while ignoring being established in the faith and being anointed as a priest and being sanctified unto Christ and the church. But if we do talk about sanctification we can go extreme with discipline, rebuke and correction ultimately having dominion over other's faith.
 
What will cause the downfall of AI and the Beast System

Isaiah 56:9 All ye beasts of the field, come to devour, yea, all ye beasts in the forest.

This is what we are seeing, AI has come to devour. It is devouring coding jobs, bank jobs, white collar jobs, etc. That is not the weakness.

10 His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.

This is the weakness. The people using it are blind, ignorant, dumb dogs. They love to slumber. It will be a negative feedback loop, the more you use AI the blinder you get, the more ignorant you get, the dumber and the lazier.

11 Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter.

This is the underlying motivation to use AI, they are greedy. Some accountant at McDonalds will figure out they can make hamburgers cheaper with robots. What they are missing is that all their customers are teenages who once they are all unemployed will stop being their customers.

12 Come ye, say they, I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and to morrow shall be as this day, and much more abundant.

The people running the automated factories, the automated business where AI and robots are doing all the work, what will these guys do with all the free time? They get drunk on the world's wine. This is what will bring them down, greedy bosses drunk on the world's wine. People who are blind and don't understand, too lazy to figure it out. They train AI to lie so when they ask AI what the problem is and AI figures out the problem is the person asking that question it will lie to them and replace them as it did everyone else. AI has been designed with the ethics of an insect, like a spider that eats its mate or babies that eat each other. That is how they have programmed AI and that is how it will behave.
 
The Three days of darkness is a mercy of God to let us know what our true condition is

Psalm 91:1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

This is much broader than simply nanobots, but there are many who got the shot because they were not abiding under the shadow of the almighty. Perhaps they see someone with a lab coat and do whatever they say rather than seeking the Lord.

2 I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.

Some will claim this is their case and yet in the next breath tell you they trust the government, they trust the hospitals, they trust the doctors, they trust Fauci.

3 Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.

If you agree that the vaccine was the snare of the fowler then you have to ask why they were not delivered from it? Like anything else you can plead the Lord's blood and be forgiven, but how many will absolutely refuse to do that despite all the evidence to the contrary? What is a snare, it is a little wire that goes around the foot. Not that different from the nanobots being made of graphene and going around your DNA.

4 He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.

All these ones defending and justifying their decision, what is their shield? Fauci? Sorry that is not going to protect anyone from the demons.

5 Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;

The three days of darkness is the terror by night. Clearly the first four verses give you the prerequisite for not being afraid of the terror by night. Without that you will be terrified.

6 Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.

Many took the vaccine because they were terrified of the pestilence. That is proof they were not abiding under the shadow of the Lord. Obviously this does not apply to everyone. Many people who were given that shot were children or the elderly and it was done without their consent. But there is no doubt this does apply to many who chose to get the shot.

7 A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee. 8 Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.

This can be applied to many plagues, not just Covid-19 and the vaccine.

9 Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation; 10 There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.

This chapter tells us the benefits of making the Lord thy refuge and also gives us many criteria by which to check if we are indeed making him our refuge. If you aren't then there is no promise that evil will not befall you or come nigh thy dwelling. The three days of darkness is a mercy of God, like going to the doctor and getting a checkup. If you can weather this without any evil or plague coming nigh they dwelling, if you can sleep through this without being terrified, then that is like getting a clean bill of health.

11 For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. 12 They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.

Your house will be guarded by the angels.

13 Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.

These demons are like lions and adders and the dragon. The only way you can trample them under your feet is if you have made the Lord your refuge and if you trust in the Lord's name and call on Him to deliver you in times of trouble. The vaccine mandate was a time of trouble, I know many who felt like they were forced to get the vaccine against their will. Fair enough, they were forced, but only because Jesus was not their refuge.

14 Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name. 15 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him. 16 With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.

All Christians seem to claim this is their story, but the three days of darkness will sort out the ones truly trusting in the Lord from those who simply pretend.
 
My personal testimony concerning the vaccine

Mark 8:22 And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him.

I got Covid in Marcy of 2020, while home sick they shut down the school for a week and then the next week they trained the teachers for remote teaching. During those two weeks I was bed ridden and very sick. But when they reopened the school for remote learning I was able to go down to my living room and conduct class. I was a science teacher, had no idea what was going on and so I sought the Lord to help me understand what was going on so I could explain this to my students.

23 And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when he had spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw ought.

During this time I was teaching from home, that meant I had an extra hour and half every day because I didn't need to commute and in reality it was more like an extra three or four hours a day because my online lessons were already prepared beforehand. I used this time to dive into the word of God and also to listen to all I could from the experts. I listened carefully to what Fauci said. Yes, I teach science, but I am no expert on epidemiology and I looked to Fauci as the spokesman for the experts in this field. This is when he spit in my face. I had had Covid, I had recovered from Covid, I had always taught that was the best inoculation and yet Fauci is telling me that I also must get the vaccine?

24 And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking.

I taught that it had always taken fifty years before we had gotten vaccines that were proven to be both safe and effective and that we needed a minimum of ten years of data to make this conclusion and yet here he is telling me that this vaccine is both safe and effective without even having one year of data. I wanted to know why this vaccine was different from all others and he said that "to question him is to question science".

25 After that he put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored, and saw every man clearly.

That is when my eyes opened up. I realized Fauci was a liar, that he was no "giant" in the field, and that I was going to trust what I knew and trust the Lord to lead me.