Summary of Bible references on the Rapture

Why is Christmas split in two? (part 2)

A smoking furnace and a burning lamp went between those pieces

7 And he said unto him, I am the Lord that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it.

8 And he said, Lord God, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?

9 And he said unto him, Take me an heifer of three years old, and a she goat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a turtledove, and a young pigeon.

10 And he took unto him all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid each piece one against another: but the birds divided he not.

11 And when the fowls came down upon the carcases, Abram drove them away.

12 And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him.

13 And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;

14 And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.

15 And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age.

16 But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.

17 And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces.

We are children of Abraham by faith, we are the offering to God. There will be two kinds that go through between these pieces. A smoking furnace like the one the friends of Daniel were cast into, this depicts the tribulation saints. A burning lamp, this refers to Daniel and to the wise virgins who had their vessels filled with the Holy Spirit.


We walk between the pieces. The pieces signify all those who will die during the tribulation. All those who rejected the Lord, mocked His servants and were proud.

Why is Christmas split in two? (part 3)

There are two aspects to the rapture. On one hand it is like the crucifixion to those who are left behind, crying out "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?". On the other hand it is like the birth of the Manchild who is caught up. But the crucifixion and resurrection can also be likened to the birth of the one new man. Jesus began his earthly ministry by being baptized signifying death and resurrection to become a new creation and then concluded His earthly ministry by ascending to the throne on Shavuot. The Antichrist, a counterfeit bill, will begin his reign by ascending to the throne and then conclude it by killing Christians, putting them into death.

Is the Rapture January 7th?

I am open to a serious critique of the Bible verses, I expect this will not be well received.

That said, Vicky Goforth Parnell has released a video in which one reasonable interpretation would also lead you to January 7th. She did not give a date. I am doing that because of the Bible exposition I have been doing. However, she released this on the 26th and because I was driving I didn't see it until that evening. Pretty much all of my Bible study had been done and posted to my blog prior to that so her video is completely independent of my conclusions.

These 15 pages give the Biblical basis in brief for my conclusion.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1p5rs_hQNZuyLE9FLJP3CcopbKOLgu8rA/view?usp=sharing

This is a link to Vicky's youtube post.


This is an invitation to cross over.

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Lord Teach us to Pray

Luke 11:1 And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.

How do you pray for a wife, a job and a life filled with the Holy Spirit? People are taught to pray for things, like the letter to Santa. But in reality when you counsel people what are the real issues, it is their marriage, their children and their job. For the elderly it is regret over their life choices and feeling like their life is vanity.

2 And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.

So if you are praying for a spouse pray to your Father. He cares about you and a godly family Hallows His name. God is not glorified in divorce, broken marriages, and all the associated harm. Pray that your family would express God's kingdom and that you would do things on earth as they are done in heaven. We have been given instructions, a model, a pattern to follow. The same thing with a job, we don't do our job according to the world, we are to work as to the Lord. We don't raise our children according to the pattern in the world, we don't hand them over to be brainwashed by the world. That does not glorify God. We don't want kids who dream of being a superhero. We want kids who desire to be filled with the Holy Spirit and to express the living God.

3 Give us day by day our daily bread.

In the world they are taught to imitate Barbie and her house and car and pool. We don't pray for a job that will give us a swimming pool, and fancy car. We pray that God would give us our daily bread. Madison Avenue pushes this phony gospel that we find our happiness in the things they sell. That is false. We find happiness when we are filled with the Holy Spirit.

4 And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.

Very often you will counsel someone who is complaining about those who have sinned against them. They may have sinned against you, but they could only do that if God allowed it. So why did God allow it? He allows it because He wants to talk to you. One response to someone sinning against you is to try and get even, that is a temptation and is evil. Let me share an experience: I was a senior in college. I was very active in evangelizing the college. During my senior year a professor who was in charge of my college told my parents that I had wasted my time there. That was very hurtful to me as my parents had paid for the college. So I brought this to the Lord. For the next two weeks everywhere I turned I would see someone that we had preached the gospel to. It was as though every time they saw me the Lord was able to convict them. At this time I went to one college to eat lunch in the cafeteria. They had big tables that seat ten people. I was sitting at a table in the center of the cafeteria. The place was so crowded people were standing by the windows with their plates on the window sill, at the table next to mine two people were sharing one seat, and down the hall I could see people taking their plates on the elevator to eat in their room. However, the other nine seats at my table were empty. It was like those western movies where the gunslinger walks into the saloon and everyone clears out. Paul said that he was "as unknown and yet well known". On that campus I thought I was unknown but the Lord was showing me I was well known. The Lord did point out how I could have done better in school, not a rebuke, more of a correction. After that I was sitting in a Spanish class, and prior to the start of the class all the students were gossiping about this party the night before where the wife of the professor who had slandered me to my parents was underneath the table making out with another student. That same afternoon I had an appointment to go talk to him. I had been to his house freshman week, that was the only other time in four years I had been to his house. So this was no coincidence, this was the Lord. He was there, his wife was there and his daughter was there. They were like ice. He left the school after that year. The Lord told me that vengeance was His, He will repay. The Lord made it clear, you don't touch His anointed.

5 And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves; 6 For a friend of mine in his journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him?

This is true wealth. Imagine you go to the hospital and someone is sick and you feel powerless, you have nothing. What good is all that wealth when you are powerless to help anyone? My dad was in the hospital dying, the doctors did not expect him to live through the night. I came to him and he told me he hadn't had a chance to fix his will. So I prayed. The next morning he looked great, happy, cheerful. We got a lawyer and he spent a day or two fixing the will, getting it signed, notarized and all official. About two weeks later he died, at peace. Later I went to the hospital and my Mom had had a stroke. Half of her body was paralyzed and she couldn't speak. The next morning my sister calls us and is desperate, what can I do, I'll never be able to speak to her normally again. I told her she could speak to her mom normally right now and handed the phone to her. She had had an amazing recovery in the night and was no longer paralyzed and could speak again.

7 And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not: the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give thee.

8 I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth.

True riches is to have a friend like Jesus. We should all be taught to pray to have a relationship with Jesus like this.

9 And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.

Women feel they can't seek a husband, that is OK, just ask and it will be given you. Men seek but can't find, again, just pray and you will find. Many people have a dream about some job they want to do but the door is locked, just pray and the door will be opened. I don't know if you know the story of Kurt Warner, he wanted to play football, the door was locked, he prayed, and the door was opened and now he is in the Hall of Fame.

10 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

Think about that, every one. Let me share an experience how I learned this. I was in a church and they assigned a number of brothers and sisters a portion of a message to share in the meeting the following week. I was given a portion to share. So I went home, prayed about it, asked the Lord to give me an experience this coming week that would make this real that I could then share with the saints. I thoroughly prayed over this. Then I said thank you and went about my business. A week later it is Saturday night and I go to the Lord "Why didn't you answer that prayer?" He said "I did". I was shocked! Where? I thought about the week, I considered everything and one little tiny experience kept bothering me. It was the only thing that stood out but I couldn't see how it related to the verses. So I prayed and all of a sudden I saw how it connected. It was a little, small experience that made the Bible real and that is what I shared.

11 If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?

People are so foolish. How many women complain that their husband is like a stone? God didn't give you that husband, you did that on your own. How many men complain that their wife is a serpent? God didn't give you that wife, you did that on your own. Why didn't you pray before getting married? You are self willed, so that is why you got what you got.

12 Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?

How many people complain about their job and about their boss, or about their children? Why didn't you pray? God is not going to give you a scorpion for a boss or for a child. You did that on your own.

13 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

Do you realize one reason many people don't pray to God and don't trust in God is because they are afraid He won't give them good gifts. Tom Brady said something that amazed me, I think it is the secret to what made him the greatest quarterback in the NFL. He was one of the slowest and weakest quarterbacks to ever play, and he didn't have the greatest arm either. But he had one thing that I never heard another quarterback had. He said his thought was always to get the ball out of his hand as quickly as possible because nothing good happens with him holding the ball. Anyone else would think they had been cursed by God "nothing good happens when the ball is in my hands" yet God turned that "curse" into a blessing. It became the greatest gift a quarterback could have.

ANGEL GABRIEL VISITED AND PROCLAIMED THE WEDDING INVITATION OF THE LAMB ,,RAPTURE SOON,YOU READY?

Tell them "THEY DIDN"T LISTEN"! Very POWERFUL dream given to me early this morning 12/28/24

"They didn't listen. Tell them judgment is coming. They didn't listen"

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Unlocking the Mystery of the Ten Virgins Parable: They Carry TORCHES not Lamps and What it MEANS

Do we have a holiday celebrating shepherds coming in by the door while a thief climbs down another way, from within the chimney?

John 10:1 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.

How about the chimney, if you were to enter a house by the chimney is Jesus saying you are a thief and a robber?

2 But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.

When the shepherds that were watching their flocks learned of Jesus' birth do you think they entered by the door or came down the chimney?

3 To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.

Do you think Jesus will lead His sheep out during Christmas (from December 25th to January 7th -- Roman Catholic celebration to the Eastern Orthodox celebration?)

4 And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice. 5 And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.

Are there a lot of strangers online trying to distract the sheep right now? More than ever before?

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John 11:1 Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.

This event is what sets the stage for Jesus to ride triumphantly into Jerusalem. If this is prophetic Jesus riding triumphantly into Jerusalem and being crucified would be prophetic of the two witnesses who are killed in Jerusalem in the middle of the tribulation. At the beginning of this, before "the hour of trial", Lazarus is raised from the dead. That is a picture of the rapture. So my question is what event takes place prior to the rapture where "Lazarus", the servant of the Lord, is sick? Since we have plenty of reason to believe that the Feast of Trumpets was in the fall of 2021, announcing the coming of Jesus, and according to this portion two days after Lazarus gets sick He begins His journey to Jerusalem. That would be after the trumpets sounding announcing the coming of the king. Lazarus being sick could be a reference to the global Pandemic in 2020.

2 (It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.) 3 Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.

The church was praying and Mary and Martha depict the worshipping saints and the serving saints.

4 When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.

I have shared extensively from Joel how the Covid Pandemic tells us the Day of the Lord is at hand and that is essentially what Jesus says right here. This sickness is for the glory of God that the Son of God might be glorified.

5 Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus. 6 When he had heard therefore that he was sick, he abode two days still in the same place where he was. 7 Then after that saith he to his disciples, Let us go into Judaea again. 8 His disciples say unto him, Master, the Jews of late sought to stone thee; and goest thou thither again?

When Jesus arrives we discover that Lazarus has been dead for four days. Suppose that refers to four years. Recently was anyone dead for four years? Anyone that the rulers tried to stone? This has certainly been a weird year with Trump having been removed from office, convicted of a felony and with two assassination attempts on his life and yet he has returned. Jesus is the body of all the shadows and these events are shadows of the Lord.

9 Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world. 10 But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no light in him.

That is certainly true of today, things are so confusing, no one can possibly see where they are to go without the light of the Lord.

11 These things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.

We have been using this term repeatedly the last four years about people being asleep and people being awake.

12 Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well. 13 Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep. 14 Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead. 15 And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him. 16 Then said Thomas, which is called Didymus, unto his fellow disciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him. 17 Then when Jesus came, he found that he had lain in the grave four days already.

This is certainly the case. We are coming up on the fourth anniversary of January 6th.

18 Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off:

January 7th is the Eastern Orthodox celebration of Christmas and it is 15 days from inauguration day.

19 And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother. 20 Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house. 21 Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. 22 But I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it thee.

Over these last four years there are a lot of people who have died because of evil people lying about Covid, lying about the vaccine, lying about treatment, and imprisoning people over bogus charges. Christians have been praying over this for the last four years.

23 Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again. 24 Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day. 25 Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: 26 And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?

This has been the message in 2024 ever since we saw the Writing on the Wall sign in the heavens. The rapture is about to happen.

27 She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world.

At this moment there are many Christians, like Martha not quite ready to admit that we are about to see the rapture, but at the same time they know the other Christians are on to something about the prophecies.

28 And when she had so said, she went her way, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Master is come, and calleth for thee. 29 As soon as she heard that, she arose quickly, and came unto him. 30 Now Jesus was not yet come into the town, but was in that place where Martha met him. 31 The Jews then which were with her in the house, and comforted her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up hastily and went out, followed her, saying, She goeth unto the grave to weep there. 32 Then when Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. 33 When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled. 34 And said, Where have ye laid him? They said unto him, Lord, come and see. 35 Jesus wept. 36 Then said the Jews, Behold how he loved him! 37 And some of them said, Could not this man, which opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died?

We see Mary depicting the worshipping saints and we see the Jews which are similar to nominal Christians. At this point everyone knows something is going on but few really have faith in the Lord as the resurrection and life. To them that is something far off in the future.

38 Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it. 39 Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days. 40 Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God? 41 Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me. 42 And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me.

This is the time for the believers to have faith that we will see the glory of God.

43 And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth. 44 And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with grave clothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.

Based on this story it seems that the rapture will be about 15 days from Inauguration day and four years after the Pandemic. By itself I would say this is a crazy interpretation, but with everything else we know about Joel, Daniel, the Pact for the Future being the confirming of the seven year covenant with the many, the Writing on the Wall sign, and everything we know about Christmas and Hanukkah pointing to the rapture taking place between December 25th and January 7th, this is not crazy, simply confirming.

The simplest and most compelling evidence that we are about to see the rapture

I have put together about 200 verses pointing to the soon rapture of the church this winter. But the two things that sticks out to me as the simplest and most compelling evidence that this will take place this winter.

1. The sign of Jonah. Yes, we generally consider the death and resurrection of Jesus to be the sign of Jonah and then people argue about when He was crucified and that discussion falls between 30AD and 33 AD. But we can sidestep all of that because we know on the 9th of Av in 70 AD the temple was cast down. Jonah spent 40 days walking about the city telling them to repent or in 40 days the city of Nineveh would be cast down. God relented because they didn't know their right hand from their left. When Jesus' ministry first came to Judea the Pharisees declared they had officially determined that Jesus was casting out demons by Beelzebub the prince of the demons. Jesus told them this was the unforgiveable curse. They asked for a sign and He told them they would be given the sign of Jonah. This should be considered the start of Jonah telling Jerusalem to repent. The fact that the sin was unforgiveable indicates that God was not going to relent and Jesus expounds on that saying that since they say they can see their sin remains. Archaelogical records from the Temple tell us God did not receive the Atoning sacrifice from 30AD. So Jesus telling them this was prior to the Feast of Atonement. From other records we know that this took place around six months before His crucifixion and I would argue that it took place on the 9th of Av and that the temple was destroyed exactly 40 years to the day. Now in 70 AD the believers were scattered, Peter and James refer to them as being scattered abroad. From this point the Gentiles are receiving the gospel to repent and receive Jesus Christ as king. The Jewish leaders claimed to be wise, all knowing and a leader of the blind. They were given 40 years. The Gentiles in God's own words do not know their right hand from their left. They are given 40 jubilees. The jubilee year is the fiftieth year. However, 40 jubilees is not 2,000 years. The way you calculate a jubilee is you count seven weeks of years, 49 years, and then the first year of the next week of years is the Jubilee year. One jubilee is 50 years, but the second will be 2 x 49 +1 =99 years. The third will be 3 x 49 +1 = 148 years. The fortieth jubilee will be 40 x 49 +1 = 1,961 years. This began on 70 AD so this would mean the overthrow of the Gentiles known as Armageddon will be the summer of 2031. Some may not understand, so consider this. Jesus said you need to forgive 7 x 70 times. That is 490 times. The gospel has gone to the four corners of the earth. So 4 x 490 = 1960 years. After that comes the judgement.

2. The writing on the Wall. I like this sign because it was written in the heavens with the sun, moon and stars. The Bible tells us clearly that only God can do that. The Aleph Tav was written on the Continental US (in Greek that is the Alpha and Omega). So there is no confusion about where this judgment is coming, it is clearly and unequivocally on the US. This sign is so amazing it is impossible in this post to go through it extensively, however I have many posts in this blog that do cover it extensively (11,119, 11,120, 11,121, 11,126, 11.127 and 11,128 will all give you a review of AC Katz book on this sign, there are also many videos on Youtube expounding this sign, https://christianchat.com/blogs/summary-of-bible-references-on-the-rapture). This sign points to seven years of peace beginning in the solar eclipse of 2017. When you read Daniel chapter 5 he was "raptured" in typology after interpreting this sign, and Babylon was overthrown the same night that he interpreted this sign. I argue that this sign was interpreted in the Spring of 2024 and the same night refers to this winter.

Anyone still wondering how close we are to the rapture should look at these two points carefully.

Who will be raptured? Children of Abraham who walk according to God's word

12:1 Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee: 2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: 3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.

When I refer to the rapture I'm not talking about being rescued out of certain destruction, that is certainly one interpretation. But I am referring to becoming a great nation and being blessed, and having the name of Jesus and His bride being made great, and that we would be a blessing to others.

So that is why I got out of my country, and from my kindred, and from my father's house and went unto a land that God showed me.

John 11:46 But some of them went their ways to the Pharisees, and told them what things Jesus had done. 47 Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles. 48 If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation.

This gives us insight into the Antichrist kingdom. After the rapture there will be a revival, many people will believe on the Lord and as a result Antichrist will realize if he doesn't do something his kingdom will be taken from him.

49 And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all, 50 Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.

This is what is known as the greater good argument. They used this to justify killing Jesus and they will use this to justify killing Christians during the tribulation.

51 And this spake he not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation; 52 And not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad. 53 Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him to death.

Notice how they can be putting many laws in place without the intention of a genocide of Christians. But then after the rapture they can from that day forth take counsel on how to kill all the Christians.

54 Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews; but went thence unto a country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim, and there continued with his disciples.

After the rapture those left behind will not be able to worship openly.

55 And the Jews' passover was nigh at hand: and many went out of the country up to Jerusalem before the passover, to purify themselves.

This could be seen as another indication that the rapture takes place prior to Passover.

56 Then sought they for Jesus, and spake among themselves, as they stood in the temple, What think ye, that he will not come to the feast? 57 Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a commandment, that, if any man knew where he were, he should shew it, that they might take him.

This is another prophecy, during the tribulation you will be betrayed by family and friends.