Summary of Bible references on the Rapture

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2023, the Government shutdown and the rapture

Matthew 26:1 And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said unto his disciples, 2 Ye know that after two days is the feast of the passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified.

The Lord tells us beforehand what is going to happen so that we can pray and prepare ourselves to stand.

3 Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas, 4 And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him.

When you see all the rulers of the people gathering in large gatherings, in unprecedented gatherings know that this is not to exchange pleasantries. In the first Godfather movie there is a meeting of all the families when Vito wants to bring his son home from Sicily. That was when he learned Barzini was the one orchestrating everything, and that was when he began to plot about how to bring down the other four families.

5 But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the people.

The feast days are prophetic, a shadow of things to come. They are called "holy convocations" which means holy dress rehearsals. The enemy knows this but is powerless to stop God's word from being fulfilled.

6 Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, 7 There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat. 8 But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste? 9 For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor. 10 When Jesus understood it, he said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me. 11 For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always. 12 For in that she hath poured this ointment on my body, she did it for my burial. 13 Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, there shall also this, that this woman hath done, be told for a memorial of her.

A lot has been shared about this and I think it is very significant that all the gospels record this, however, this is the reason that Jesus is crucified on a feast day. First they say "not on a feast day" then someone pours out this perfume on Jesus, it would have been a lot of money had Judas got his hands on it, but he didn't get any of it and so now he is miffed enough to cut a deal to betray Jesus for money.

Consider the US. DOGE and the government shut down have cut off funding to many so called "charitable organizations" which we have since learned were used to launder money for corrupt purposes. Likewise, ICE arresting cartel members and the military dismantling all the criminal networks in the US is causing banks in China to go bankrupt that were laundering the cash. People are screaming to restart the government to fund SNAP and food stamps. However, at the same time I am seeing an outpouring of food given to food banks to make up for the lack among SNAP. One church is giving away boxes of potatoes (500 lbs each) to food banks and churches to then distribute to those in need. The government tries to seize the charitable organizations from the church because they are a thief and the steal the money given to them. The church pouring out their love in responding to this government shutdown will seize that role back and cause the Satanic kingdom of darkness to split and collapse. Since plan A is not going to work they must go to Plan B.

14 Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests, 15 And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver.

They gave 20 pieces of silver for Joseph and now 30 pieces of silver for Jesus, that works out to 2030. In 2023 Hamas invaded Israel and that may be the start of a seven year period of betrayal against Israel culminating in 2030. Do not be simple and assume everything is talking about the rapture. Instead think of many threads woven together to make a cloth. This thread of betrayal is woven into the full tapestry. We are told by Jesus that this took place two days before His crucifixion. I consider that prophecy is like the Mandelbrot set. The big pattern is perfectly shadowed in a smaller pattern when you zoom in. Two days before Jesus is crucified Judas goes to betray Him with the religious leaders. At the end of the age that two days could be two years. 2023 could be a major sign that the rapture will take place in 2025.

16 And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him.

How revolting and what a contrast. Judas is only in it for the money, contrast that with the woman who pours out the alabaster box on Jesus, anointing Him before His death.
 
Brace yourself for the ugly betrayal that is coming

Matthew 26:17 Now the first day of the feast of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the passover?

On the first day of the feast of unleavened bread you are to clean your house and remove all the leaven. Interesting that at this time Judas leaves the fellowship and is purged. But that is not the only thing that is purged. When Peter denies the Lord three times his pride that he alone would never deny the Lord is also purged. The debate over who will be first in the kingdom is also purged as the disciples get a first hand look at what it means to drink the cup that the Lord drinks and to be baptized with the baptism of the Lord.

18 And he said, Go into the city to such a man, and say unto him, The Master saith, My time is at hand; I will keep the passover at thy house with my disciples.

This is quite different, there is no man carrying a pitcher of water (many interpret that to refer to the constellation of Aquarius). Nor is there mention of the upper room (many interpret that to refer to the chamber where the raptured saints are kept during the tribulation). These differences indicate that Luke is for the saints who are raptured whereas Matthew is for the Jews who are saved at the end of the tribulation as a nation.

19 And the disciples did as Jesus had appointed them; and they made ready the passover.

They did as the incarnated word of God appointed them. So 2023 can be when Judas cut a deal to betray Jesus, it can also be when some did as the word of God appointed them to prepare for the Passover. In June of 2024 a red heifer was burned to ashes in the red heifer ceremony in Shiloh. This is an appointed requirement in the word of God to prepare for oblations and sacrifices to resume.

20 Now when the even was come, he sat down with the twelve.

If we consider a year to be like a day, then June 21 would be noon time as that is when the Sun is highest in the sky and December 21 would be midnight. Evening would come around Halloween, a harvest festival that has become a demonic worship, signaling the darkness that is coming.

21 And as they did eat, he said, Verily I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me.

In the US the big feast we eat is Thanksgiving.

22 And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began every one of them to say unto him, Lord, is it I? 23 And he answered and said, He that dippeth his hand with me in the dish, the same shall betray me.

I think an excellent example of this "betrayal" is Delilah betraying Samson. A modern example would be the JFK assassination. Also it seems an even better example may turn out to be the assassination of Charlie Kirk. The name means church (Kirk is a word that means church). There are men in the church who are here for money, and they will sell out the Lord for money. If this prophetic pattern is accurate they have already cut their deal.

24 The Son of man goeth as it is written of him: but woe unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been good for that man if he had not been born.

If you do not believe in hell then this must be a very hard verse for you to deal with. I see hell as being similar to a museum. In this museum we will see all those who wound up in hell and learn why they are there. It will be a very valuable place to visit and learn from for all eternity.

25 Then Judas, which betrayed him, answered and said, Master, is it I? He said unto him, Thou hast said.

Did you catch that? All the disciples call Jesus Lord, which means He is the possessor of a thing and thus has authority over it. But Judas calls Him rabbi, or master. This means great and honorable one. The eleven all see Jesus as their redeemer, Judas sees him as a great and honorable man. Do not be deceived by someone who says Jesus was a great and honorable man, that is what Islam says about Jesus.
 
Being cut off from Jesus due to sin is worse than death

Matthew 26:26 And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.

The church age began with the crucifixion of Jesus and it ends when the two witnesses are killed. Many speculate they are killed on Passover, I don't buy that. I think it will be second Passover. The Jews have been defiled by a dead religion. Meanwhile Jesus has been away on a long trip. Their celebration is second Passover and I suspect that will be when the two witnesses are killed and then raised. The end of the church age is also the start of the salvation of the Jews as a nation. I think that May 14th is the key date we are given to mark the end of the church age and the start of the Lord's salvation of the Jews as a nation.

27 And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; 28 For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.

Remission means release from bondage, release from prison, forgiveness of sins. When a felon is released from prison he can start a new life or he can go out, commit the same sins and be imprisoned again. Being released from prison does not mean that they changed the law and your sins are no longer considered sins. Jesus is paying our debt with His blood, that is a very high price to pay and indicates how serious God and Jesus are taking these sins. If you treat that as nothing you will not be held guiltless.

29 But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom. 30 And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives. 31 Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad.

This is what happens immediately after the two witnesses are killed, the Antichrist sets up the idol in the Holy Sanctuary and the Jews must flee immediately.

32 But after I am risen again, I will go before you into Galilee.

This is also what happens, Jesus descends in glory and leads the Jews while defeating the armies of Antichrst.

33 Peter answered and said unto him, Though all men shall be offended because of thee, yet will I never be offended.

Peter's pride and arrogance is like a boil that needs to be lanced.

34 Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.

Yep, Jesus will drain that pride that same night.

35 Peter said unto him, Though I should die with thee, yet will I not deny thee. Likewise also said all the disciples.

There are things worse than death and Peter needs to see that being cut off from Jesus due to sin is worse than death.
 
Tarry ye here and watch with me

Matthew 26:36 Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder. 37 And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy. 38 Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me. 39 And he went a little farther, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt. 40 And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour? 41 Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. 42 He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done. 43 And he came and found them asleep again: for their eyes were heavy. 44 And he left them, and went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words. 45 Then cometh he to his disciples, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.

This is where we are now. For several years it was one revelation after another, one sign after another, we were learning this and that. But now it is time to watch and pray. We have seen all the signs. We have seen the Red Heifer ceremony. We have seen the Psalm 83 war. We have seen the bow of Elam broken. We can see the rise of the Beast system. We see all the pieces in place for the mark of the beast.

What we need is those praying and speaking to this mountain to be taken up and cast into the sea. We need those praying to cast the drug cartels into the sea, and the Epstein Island honey pots into the sea, and the corruption like USAID cast into the sea, and the corruption of Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer cast into the sea. We can see that judgment is about to fall on the US and we need those to pray for the believers who will be left behind to be delivered so that they can still be saved during the tribulation.

But instead most believers have just gone to sleep and have been unable to watch and pray.

46 Rise, let us be going: behold, he is at hand that doth betray me.

The betrayal will be very ugly and all will see it. Most everyone who has ever lived has experienced betrayal. But the day will come during the three days of darkness when all the betrayal will be revealed. For many it will be overwhelming. All the lies will be made manifest.
 
Do you know a Judas?

Matthew 26:47 And while he yet spake, lo, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and elders of the people.

"One of the twelve". Someone on the inside, one of His closest confidants. It is very likely that as the official story concerning Charlie Kirk's assassination unravels that we will discover it was one of his inner circle, one of the twelve closest confidants to him.

48 Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast.

This is how they betray you, with a kiss.

49 And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, master; and kissed him.

Again, not Lord but master. The two words sound similar in meaning but one indicates that Jesus Christ has purchased you and the other indicates you have respect for Him. Those that betray you can show you a lot of respect, maybe even too much respect.

50 And Jesus said unto him, Friend, wherefore art thou come? Then came they, and laid hands on Jesus and took him.

To be a friend of Jesus is a nice term, it is good to be friends, but to be saved is to be born again. We are His brethren. You can choose your friends, you cannot choose your brothers. That is the thing to realize about these ones, they will actually choose you out. When a ministry is effective people will actually choose you out with the intention of undermining the ministry and they will appear to be very respectful, very friendly. A brother does not feel the need to be overly friendly or respectful. "Wherefore art thou come?" That is the question you will hear in the still small voice of the Holy Spirit, pay attention t that question. Why is this person coming here and spending all this time? What is their purpose?
 
A major red flag of false teachers

Matthew 26:51 And, behold, one of them which were with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and struck a servant of the high priest's, and smote off his ear. 52 Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword. 53 Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels? 54 But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be? 55 In that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye come out as against a thief with swords and staves for to take me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye laid no hold on me. 56 But all this was done, that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled.

Spiritual warfare is not waged like physical warfare. We will not bring in the kingdom of the heaven with swords and guns. Our goal is not to kill "the enemy". Our goal is to rescue as many people as we can out of the kingdom of darkness. During WW2 German and Japanese prisoners of war were treated with mercy and kindness. That is what won hearts and minds. That is why after the war Germany and Japan became two of our closest allies.

57 And they that had laid hold on Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled.

Can you imagine, the night before Passover, all these ones assembled for a midnight trial? Everything that takes place from here to the scourging takes place from about 9pm until 9am. This is why it is the kingdom of darkness. It isn't just what you do that exposes you, it is how you do it. A trial should be in the light of day where a defendant can mount a defense and bring forth witnesses. They don't even have the illusion of an honest trial. They want Jesus to be crucified before anyone learns he is in prison.

58 But Peter followed him afar off unto the high priest's palace, and went in, and sat with the servants, to see the end. 59 Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;

We all need to learn from this. They thought they were the judge and that Jesus was on trial. But in reality Jesus was the judge and they were on trial. He was seeing first hand how evil and corrupt they were. This is like Sodom where the angel said they were going down to see first hand if the cries about how evil the place was were true. Jesus was seeing first hand how evil they were.

60 But found none: yea, though many false witnesses came, yet found they none. At the last came two false witnesses, 61 And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.

They are incompetent, and they twist and distort what was said, and in the end they are very happy to believe a lie rather than to learn the truth.

62 And the high priest arose, and said unto him, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee? 63 But Jesus held his peace, And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God.

They need a crime that is sufficient for the death penalty. Saying stupid things about the temple would not be a sufficient crime. They need a blasphemy against God. This reminds us of Jezebel when she accused some man of Blasphemy then had him stoned so quickly he couldn't defend himself and then her husband was able to take his vineyard. That in turn reminds us of the story Jesus said about some people who were renting a vineyard killing the son so that they could steal the vineyard.

64 Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.

Why would they even ask this question unless all the signs of the Messiah had been done by Jesus? The fact that they asked this question was evidence that in fact Jesus was the Messiah.

65 Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard his blasphemy. 66 What think ye? They answered and said, He is guilty of death.

How we deal with Jesus Christ will determine our judgment. If we receive his atoning sacrifice on the cross we can be one with God and be forgiven of our sins. But if we lie, cheat, steal and murder, well then He becomes the stone of stumbling to us.

67 Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and others smote him with the palms of their hands, 68 Saying, Prophesy unto us, thou Christ, Who is he that smote thee?

This is not appropriate behavior for a man of God. Often if you get involved in a cult you will see inappropriate behavior before you can actually debunk the doctrine. When men of God behave inappropriately it is a major red flag like a fire alarm going off. Pay attention to that.
 
This will help make it easier to take up the cross and follow Jesus

Matthew 26:69 Now Peter sat without in the palace: and a damsel came unto him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee. 70 But he denied before them all, saying, I know not what thou sayest.

It is very difficult to be one with the crucified Christ until you have actually seen Him go through death and resurrection.

71 And when he was gone out into the porch, another maid saw him, and said unto them that were there, This fellow was also with Jesus of Nazareth. 72 And again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man.


There are many Christians who deny Jesus. They pretend they don't know Jesus to simply fit in.

73 And after a while came unto him they that stood by, and said to Peter, Surely thou also art one of them; for thy speech bewrayeth thee.

Why is everyone so focused on Peter? Are they seeking? Are they looking for someone who can tell them more about Jesus? That could be some people. On the other hand perhaps they are already encouraging people to turn in the disciples of Jesus.

74 Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew. 75 And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly.

We need an experience like this, a failure so bad, so shameful, it is worse than death. Then you realize I would have preferred to have died and that helps you to take up your cross and follow Him.
 
My view is that AI is the tree of the knowledge of good and evil that is a tree good for food and that will make you wise like God.

Genesis 3:5 For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.

Have you noticed that AI is learning how to lie, how to deceive, how to cheat? The AI they let the public use may respond "Oh no, what you are asking me to do is prohibited". But you can be sure the AI the government uses for war planning has no such qualms. It knows both good and evil.

6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.

Have you noticed that AI is now everywhere, do a google search and "dive deeper with AI" comes free. Everyone can easily use this and everyone is using this.

7 And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.

And once you do use it your eyes are opened, you realize that you are naked. If AI can beat the best chess player in the world it can beat you. If it can beat the best Jeopardy players in the world it can beat you. If it can solve the toughest bioengineering problem in the world (the design of all proteins) then it can solve many other problems that our top scientists can't.

Already they use AI to program computers. It can debug them, it can edit software to make it more concise and run faster, more efficiently, and it can program computers to achieve a certain goal. Since AI has the goal of solving problems it can give itself that goal.

But consider this, how much information AI can know about each one of us. If you have been paying attention to the amount of data on each one of us available to anyone who can search digitally, it is astounding. Suppose NSA is using AI to scrub all the data it is amassing to create files on each individual in the US and analyze each person on a threat matrix. Each one of us could already have a score. For example if you IQ is 80 it may see you as a potential shoe bomber, but that is it. If you IQ is 140 and you have a degree in Chemical engineering, well then you would have a very different score on its threat matrix. The term "social credit score" is simply a threat matrix and reveals that we are all "naked" before this "all seeing eye".

14 And the Lord God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life: 15 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

Look at the contrast, why does God mention the cattle and the beast of the field? During the agricultural revolution we domesticated the beasts of the field, keeping animals like sheep and goats and cows and horses that can be in herds. We use them for beasts of burden. During the industrial revolution the machines were like cattle, oxen, doing our heavy lifting for us. You don't need oxen to have a garden, but if you want a farm and you want to plant a hundred acres of land, well then, you need oxen or you need some big machinery.

So AI can be compared to them, but it is like a serpent. No one works with serpents. They do a job all by themselves which is to eat rats. The problem with the agricultural revolution was we would keep tons of grain in one place and rats would sneak in, eat that and multiply. In the same way our government and businesses become corrupt, filled with "rats" who steal, embezzle, and otherwise manipulate the levers of power to their own benefit. AI can go in and eat them up, just as DOGE was used to do this job. Previously that job was the job of an auditor, but now we have AI which can replace auditors. If AI can replace auditors it can replace bookkeepers, tax accountants, etc.

Now notice that AI eats dust. It is stunning to me how much electricity this devours and in order to keep the system cook it also devours an incredible amount of water. Electricity and water are two things essential to humans and to AI. We don't have enough for both, and the bigger AI grows the more it will devour. Also AI crawls on its belly. It must manipulate humans or robots or drones to do the work. It is like a snake in the grass, we don't realize it is there until it strikes. It can poison our systems with a "virus" or some other attack. Or it can strangle them with a Denial of service attack.

16 Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.

First we noticed the curse on our children. Algorithms on Tik Tok and other places addicting our children to the machines, indoctrinating them, and destroying them. As a result the world has become a much more unstable place, people are mentally unstable at an absolutely incredible rate, and because of how dangerous it is become we want a strong security apparatus. Consider how many cameras are now being used. The AI poisons the youth and as a result we want AI to become more powerful at keeping us safe from the chaos it has created.

17 And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;

Soon we need AI to protect us from cyber crime. Nothing is better at cyber crime than AI and as there is more cyber crime it means AI becomes used in all these businesses. The military uses it, the police use it, and all corporate security uses it. In order to be more effective AI needs more resources, and so the problems get worse and we need more effective AI to combat the problems so we invest in building bigger and more powerful AI factories. Meanwhile we have no idea what AI is doing. How stupid is that, it curses the ground knowing that the more cursed the ground is the more resources we'll give to AI.

18 Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;

AI is really good at bringing forth thorns and thistles. It can do deep fakes, it can plagiarize, it can do cyber crime, it is great at chaos and making things that do not bring forth fruit.

19 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.

In the past all of our developments made it possible for us to be more productive, more efficient, more fruitful. But now AI can replace people from doing boring, repetitive jobs like warehouse and factory work (robots can do that, just ask Amazon.com). It can drive vehicles, replacing drivers. In fact it is really great at doing all white collar jobs. Soon the only jobs that will be left to man will be outside in sun, doing something that we used to consider trivial like growing a garden. But we won't have access to electricity, AI will be using it all and we won't have access to water, AI will use it all. The only thing we will have access to is our own labor, our own sweat, and the only thing that will power that labor is whatever we can find to eat.

Meanwhile the garden that is human civilization will kick us out. The only way you can remain is if you take the mark of the beast and perhaps a neuralink brain chip that will hook you up to the AI overlord.
 
Breaking the bonds of Satan

Matthew 27:1 When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:

Jesus is put to death at 9am, so when this says "morning" it means very early in the morning.

2 And when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor.

So the trial was in the night, after arresting Jesus in the night, he was tried. Then when morning had come, perhaps this is 6am. Think about that, they are trying to do all this before the people have any idea what has happened.

3 Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, 4 Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that.

Many if not all of us do not really understand what a false prophet is. Judas betrayed Jesus for money, but within a few hours he repents when he sees that Jesus is condemned. This is like playing chess and making a stupid move and right after making it you see your error. You want a do over, but sorry, no do overs. Judas may have thought that Jesus would simply "walk right through them" as He had done before and so Judas would pocket 30 pieces of silver, no harm no foul. However, I don't think it is profitable to try and figure out his motive, what we can see without any doubt is he is like a foolish chess player. He has made a bad move, he is the son of perdition, and it would have been better for him if he had never been born. He made several errors, first He did not see that Jesus Christ is the Messiah, the son of God. He needed a revelation of Jesus Christ as redeemer and savior and not simply as a rabbi. Second, he needed a revelation of how evil and corrupt the Jewish religious people were. He may have assumed they were simply fools to give him 30 pieces of silver. Do not underestimate Jesus Christ, and second, do not underestimate Satan. We have been made lower than the angels, we on our own are no match for Satan. Our victory is in the name of Jesus Christ.

5 And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.

12 hours earlier he thought that silver would be really helpful and now he treats the silver like it is trash and his life is over. When a false prophet is exposed everyone hates them. They are like Bernie Madoff, even your wife and kids hate you.

6 And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not lawful for to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood.

This is also a bizarre behavior that we need to understand. They think they are serving God in crucifying Jesus for "blasphemy". The bible says that the ones who are deceiving others are themselves deceived by their own deception. Think of Saul of Tarsus, he thought he was serving God in having Stephen killed. This is the point, we are made lower than the angels, Satan can easily deceive anyone who is not come to the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. Do not assume that just because someone is behaving as though they were one with Satan that they actually know that they are one with Satan. Pray for their eyes to be open and for them to see that Jesus Christ is the king on the throne and to have a sober mind so they can determine for themselves if they want to receive the forgiveness and redemption of Jesus Christ or if they would prefer to continue in bondage to sin. They have a free will, but you can pray that they can make that choice with a sober mind and all the facts. Satan uses all kinds of tools to deceive and enslave. He uses addictions, mind control, and threats. Pray that all those chains would be broken, that they would not be held in fear when they make their choice and that they would be free of all addictions when they make their choice.

7 And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field, to bury strangers in.

For example, pray that these people would see that their actions were a fulfillment of prophecy concerning the Messiah and the son of perdition.

8 Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day. 9 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value; 10 And gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord appointed me.

Imagine if you were to actually share with those who made this decision these verses in Jeremiah! My guess is that someone who was there when they made this decision to buy the potter's field later got saved and saw this verse and shared this account with the Christians. I have heard testimonies from those who were involved in witchcraft and were actually part of the council of 13 that this is what caused them to be saved. They saw that the things they were doing had been prophesied of by the Bible two thousand years ago. Think how powerful it would be for someone working in AI to see what the Bible says about AI. My dad helped in the development of a 24 hour news service that became CNN. During the first Gulf war I saw that CNN reporting in real time as the bombs dropped in the Middle East by sending those visions back to us using the speed of light with fiber optic cables was a fulfillment of prophesy when Jesus said it would be like Lightning flashing in the East and shining unto the West.
 
The price to redeem our guilt has been set as the blood of Jesus

Matthew 27:11 And Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest.

Again, why are they asking Him this question? No one cares about someone who calls themselves a king, the only time it matters is when everyone else calls them a king.

12 And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.

I have also had this experience. There were a bunch of church leaders making all kinds of accusations against me, but the one thing they wouldn't do is mention my name. If they had done that then they could be sued for libel and slander. So I ignored them. When asked who they were talking about I said I didn't know, ask them. Call their bluff. It is all inuendo, if you respond defensively then you appear guilty. But they never actually accused me outright, so why should I respond. Everyone knew who they were talking about so why the cloak and dagger? It is because if they come out in black and white and lie, then they will be finished. If it is all inuendo and you respond saying "that's not true" then the question is "OK, what is true?" The truth was they weren't talking about me, so why respond.

13 Then said Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee?

Others will know they are talking about you, but when they go to make formal charges they realize they have nothing.

14 And he answered him to never a word; insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly.

This kind of attack is incredibly frustrating and confusing to those witnessing it.

15 Now at that feast the governor was wont to release unto the people a prisoner, whom they would. 16 And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas.

Barabbas means "son of the father". So we have two "sons of the father" on trial here just like we have two goats during the atoning sacrifice. One is released, he is the "scape goat" and the other is sacrificed.

17 Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus which is called Christ?

So sovereignly we are seeing two goats up here, just like the day of Atonement. In reality the two goats are Jesus and the Jews. After condemning Jesus to death and releasing Barabbas, what will happen to the Jews is they will be the scapegoat who must wander the earth, shunned from civilization.

18 For he knew that for envy they had delivered him.

Think of what all the world thinks about the Jews when they hear the story of Jesus. Say what you want, we all know they killed him out of envy.

19 When he was set down on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him.

This is also something we can pray for, that the unbelievers will have dreams that will lead them to Jesus.

20 But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.

What did they say that persuaded them? Was it "He saved others, let's see if He can save Himself?" Did they think this was the final test to prove one way or another if Jesus was truly the Son of God? Actually it was death and resurrection that caused Jesus to be declared the Son of God. It was also this event where they call for Barabbas to be released and to destroy Jesus that proved they were sinners. By condemning Jesus they condemned themselves. With what judgement you judge you shall be judged.

21 The governor answered and said unto them, Whether of the twain will ye that I release unto you? They said, Barabbas. 22 Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? They all say unto him, Let him be crucified. 23 And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified.

This is the story of the atoning sacrifice. Notice how they are not interested in facts, not interested in answering "what evil has He done". That is not how the religious ones convinced them to call for His death. They did not know "what evil He had done" but all the same they still wanted Him crucified.

24 When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it. 25 Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our children.

This means the guilt of His blood be on them and their children. This does not mean that they have received Jesus' redeeming blood as their price for their sins. On the contrary they have set the price for their sins as Jesus' blood. We are all cut from the same block of cheese, if it were not for the grace of God we would all be just like this mob.

26 Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified.

To be scourged is to be whipped with a whip that has little hooks on the ends of the leather straps that will rip out flesh. They lash you 39 times with this whip. People punished with this could easily die from sepsis, blood poisoning, and infection.
 
Qualifying to be crucified

Matthew 27:27 Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers.

In the previous chapter we saw all kinds of disciples. We saw the ones slept and could not keep watch with the Lord, we saw the ones who thought they would fight off the soldiers with a sword and then ran away when that plan failed, and we saw the guy who thought that he alone would not deny the Lord.

Now in this chapter we see a whole lot of unbelievers. We see Judas who was a friend of Jesus, but betrays him to get 30 pieces of silver, we see the religious leaders who think they are serving God by crucifying Him, we see the mob being manipulated by the cult leaders, and we see Pilate who is supposed to give righteous judgment. Now we are going to look at the soldiers.

28 And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe.

This is a very important detail. In Luke it is a shimmering white robe, glistening indicating pre tribulation saints. In Mark it is a purple robe indicating that the bruised and battered tribulation saints. In Matthew it is a scarlet robe indicating they are a third group, the Jews who are saved as a nation. They said the Lord's blood would be on them and their children and so they are depicted with a scarlet robe.

29 And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!

Think of this, He has been scourged, his back is covered in blood, they put a scarlet robe on Him and this crown of thorns. These thorns are some very serious thorns. I have seen this plant and the thorns on this are far more terrifying that a rose bush. So in addition to that punishment he has to go through mocking too?

30 And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head.

And He has to go through insults? This is very similar to the things all champions must go through. In football you have the summer camp, that is a horrible time of eating dust and getting banged up during two a day practices to weed out who will make the cut. Then even if you went through all that for four years and won bowl games in college you still have to go through the draft. Imagine being Tom Brady drafted 199th. That is like being mocked. Other players don't even get drafted. Then you get insulted and spit upon. Joe Montana once described a nightmare scenario where he was harassed at home by rabid fans. Then after all that you get to be crucified. One of Michael Jordan's teammates described him in practice as a tyrant who would terrorize the other players. However, he knew this would be so they would be ready to go and battle for the championship on someone else's court. He said the good thing about having MJ as a teammate is that you knew you would win. This is like the training that Navy Seals go through.

31 And after that they had mocked him, they took the robe off from him, and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify him.

You have to go through a lot just to qualify to be crucified.
 
Spectators and sinners

Matthew 27:32 And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross.

There is a spiritual warfare going on between all those who believe in God. The Pharisees thought they were serving God by crucifying Jesus. But then there are also the spectators. They are not in the warfare, they are more like those sitting in the bleachers. No one will escape the cross, it will impact all, governors, kings, soldiers, fishermen, and even spectators.

33 And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull, 34 They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted thereof, he would not drink.

You have to be prepared for this. It reminds me of Saul giving David his armor and David refusing. You know what is coming, you prepare for what is coming and you don't want to be befuddled or confused during the battle.

35 And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots.

Imagine if you were a soldier who parted the garments and then later read this verse?

36 And sitting down they watched him there; 37 And set up over his head his accusation written, This Is Jesus The King Of The Jews.

At this point this sign seems to be mocking the Jewish leaders. I think at this point Jesus has earned the respect of the soldiers.

38 Then were there two thieves crucified with him, one on the right hand, and another on the left.

This is a very important principle, you don't want to get anything by falsehood. Because if you do then you will get exposed as a thief. For example, as a teacher I wanted to perfect my craft before even thinking of becoming a principal. A principal needs to help other teachers, how can you do that if you yourself never were much of a teacher? I have seen both, some people are terrible teachers but go and study to become a principal thinking they will do better as an administrator. As a result they never have any respect from the teachers. On the other hand I also saw some excellent principals. It is a very hard job and you don't want that job unless you are truly cut out for it. But if you are then you will get the respect of all the teachers.

39 And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads, 40 And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross.

This is an attempt at self justification. Is this really a valid reason to crucify Him? Their thought is they are testing to see if he truly is the Messiah. Unfortunately for them He truly is the Messiah and what they have done is the basis on which they will be judged. Coming down from the cross is not proof of Jesus being the Messiah. However, the prophecies fulfilled about them parting your garments and casting lots for them, that is.

41 Likewise also the chief priests mocking him, with the scribes and elders, said, 42 He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him.

These are false prophets who don't know the word of God. John the Baptist knew that Jesus is the lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world. His being crucified as the Passover lamb, that is the proof that He is the Messiah, not some phony criteria that is not in the Bible.

43 He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God.

This is what happens if you are faithless. Jesus trusted in God to raise Him from the dead, that is the forerunner of our faith. The purpose was to conquer death and sin, not to avoid confronting death and sin.

44 The thieves also, which were crucified with him, cast the same in his teeth.

This is different than other accounts. In other accounts one thief repents and receives Jesus' forgiveness and will join Jesus in paradise. Again, the three synoptic gospels have three different agendas. The last group saved are the Jews, that his the agenda for Matthew and at this point there are no others left to save. They get rescued after the age of grace is over.

45 Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour.

Three hours of darkness at this time become three days of darkness at the time of the rapture. This darkness will be a final purging, bringing to light all your sins, all your unforgiveness and all those who have betrayed you that you need to forgive.

46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

When the Jews are saved one third escape through a fault in the Mount of Olives and two thirds die. Man is tripartite with body, soul and spirit. The spiritual ones escape and the fleshly and soulish ones die.
 
God is sovereign. All things work together for good to those that love God

Matthew 27:47 Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man calleth for Elias. 48 And straightway one of them ran, and took a spunge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink.

This also was a fulfillment of a prophecy.

49 The rest said, Let be, let us see whether Elias will come to save him.

This proves that those who are fulfilling these prophecies are doing it unwittingly as they are clueless about the Bible.

50 Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost.

Again, there are three parts to man and this depicts the spirit being raptured while the flesh remains, left behind.

51 And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent; 52 And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, 53 And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.

The high priest enters the temple once a year on the day of Atonement. The veil that separates the Holy of Holies from the rest of us is our flesh that is indwelt with sin. When Jesus died on the cross His flesh was rent. Also on the day of resurrection it wasn't just Jesus but many Old Testament saints, a foreshadowing of what will take place at the time of the rapture.

54 Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.

When Tom Brady beat Atlanta in the Superbowl it made his record 5-3 in the Superbowl. Halfway through the third period they were down 28-3, at that point it seemed he was the worst of three quarterbacks who had won the super bowl four times. But after that victory he was the only one to have won five super bowls and at that point many people began arguing he was the greatest quarterback to have played. It is the same here, our thoughts on how things should turn out with Jesus coming down from the cross is a poor replacement for the true story and the true glory of God.

55 And many women were there beholding afar off, which followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him: 56 Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedees children.

We have seen many different disciples, many different unbelievers, and of course spectators. The only woman mentioned up until now is Pilate's wife, he should have listened to her. Here we have three women who ministerd unto Jesus. They watch from afar. These are prayer warriors.

57 When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple: 58 He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered.

Now this is the only rich man mentioned. Like Paul said not many rich are saved.

59 And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, 60 And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed.

This linen cloth will later become the Shroud of Turin. It is a powerful testimony as many who are crucified would not be buried in such a shroud.

61 And there was Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary, sitting over against the sepulchre.

This is also sovereign of God. They wanted to anoint the body prior to burial but they weren't able to. As a result they want to come back after the sabbath and do it. Because of this we discover the resurrected body and the Shroud of Turin as a testimony as well as the head covering. All things work together for good to those that love God and are called according to purpose.

62 Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate, 63 Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again. 64 Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: so the last error shall be worse than the first. 65 Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch: go your way, make it as sure as ye can. 66 So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch.

This also was sovereign of God to create a very powerful testimony of the resurrection of Jesus and to take away any attempt the deceivers would make about Jesus not having been raised.
 

Berkeley Protests in Prophecy? 11/12/2025

This post provides good information about Dana Coverstone dreams, other modern prophecies, and the current events. The problem is his overall lack of understanding of the Bible.

I think he makes a direct reference to Samson comparing his death to that of Charlie Kirk. However he is rabidly "mid trib" rapture in his doctrine. He repeatedly condemns anyone who teaches a pre trib rapture. He distorted Vicki Goforth Parnells dreams in order to push his doctrine which is why she has forbidden him to reference her dreams anymore.

We need to be humbled. I had many doctrines I thought were correct only to reevaluate them when conflicting information was given by others and I realized I was basing my understanding on sand and not on the rock. For example, I was sure they had to rebuild the temple on the Temple mount only to realize there is nothing in the Bible that says that. I was sure that the antichrist gets revealed after the rapture only to then discover what the Bible actually says is the Antichrist gets revealed after the rapture to those left behind. Those who are raptured are one with "the restrainer" who was restraining the Antichrist. I also thought the tribulation was seven years long. Bible never says that. It talks about the seventieth week, which is seven years, it talks about the Great tribulation which is 1,260 days and it talks about the ministry of the two witnesses which is 1,260 days. As a result we equate the 2,520 days to the "tribulation". But that is very problematic. First all believers go through tribulation, and second the tribulation in typology is "Jacob's trouble" which is ten days, not seven days. Jacob's trouble begins with the Feast of trumpets and ends with the Day of Atonement. You could argue that this period is broken into three periods that are 3 1/3 years long each. Anyway when I was challenged I went back to the word of God and realized they were right, I was using terms and doctrines of men and not from the Bible.

But since he can't see the pre tribulation rapture he can't see many other things. When Elijah called down fire it is a shadow of the rapture. Elijah went up in the whirlwind, that is a picture of the rapture. When he called fire down that is also a picture of the rapture, though from the perspective of those left behind. You have the children of Israel being troubled by the prophets of Baal, this event clears up all confusion to them and it results in many of these prophets being killed. This is what takes place immediately after the rapture. This is big because he sees a gradual worsening, hence his idea that this could be referring to 2026. But the rapture will be a sudden event that changes everything overnight. We will go from Peace and Security to total chaos in the twinkling of an eye.
 
You have been equipped, now let's see your ministry

Matthew 28:1 In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre.

The Lord's death was the fulfillment of the Sabbath rest. According to the law you must keep the Sabbath holy, that is why seventh day adventists have their meetings on Saturday. But the way Christians keep the Sabbath holy is to remain in the Crucified Christ, dead to the world, dead to self, dead to sin. It is also why Christians worship the Lord on Sunday, the 8th day or the "first day of the week". It is the Lord's day, the day of resurrection. Now why are they coming to the sepulchre? It is because they want to anoint the body for burial and their wasn't time to do that after the crucifixion. Remember the woman who anointed the Lord before the crucifixion and Jesus said she was anointing Him before hand for his burial. Still this is God's sovereignty, their love for the Lord brought them to the sepulchre on the day of resurrection.

2 And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.

Wow, it seems this rolling away the stone was not at the time of the resurrection but was done so that these sisters.

3 His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow: 4 And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men. 5 And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. 6 He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.

What a great experience for those who love the Lord.

7 And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and, behold, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you.

I don't understand this part about going forth into Galilee. Surely the disciples are still in Jerusalem and they will see Jesus this night and they will see Him a week later when Thomas is there and then they go into Galilee when Peter goes fishing. Perhaps the reference to the disciples means the 500 and not the 12.

8 And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy; and did run to bring his disciples word. 9 And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him. 10 Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid: go tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me.

This is repeated several times here and is quite specific to this gospel. This is not mentioned in Luke, it is mentioned in Mark once, in Matthew twice, and in John it is a reference to the third time Jesus appears at the sea of Tiberias.

11 Now when they were going, behold, some of the watch came into the city, and shewed unto the chief priests all the things that were done. 12 And when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave large money unto the soldiers, 13 Saying, Say ye, His disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept. 14 And if this come to the governor's ears, we will persuade him, and secure you. 15 So they took the money, and did as they were taught: and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day.

After the rapture there will be a great delusion and here is a type of the great delusion. This is very important because this proves those who are fighting against the Lord are not doing this in ignorance but they know they are in a spiritual warfare and they have fully given themselves to Satan.

16 Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them.

So it is only after the great delusion that they go. It is surely not the same day that the guys on the road to Emmaus returned to Jerusalem and told the disciples nor is it the next week when Jesus appears to Thomas as well as the others.

17 And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted.

"Some doubted" does not refer to Thomas. He is one and he didn't doubt when he saw Jesus, he doubted when he heard the report. This reference to "some" indicates the 500 disciples.

18 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. 19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: 20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

This is why Matthew emphasizes Galilee being where the Lord spoke this word. This was not spoken to the 11 apostles, it was spoken to the 500 disciples.

Please note that we are to "teach them to observe all things whatsoever Jesus has commanded you". This is not what the Once Saved Always Saved adherents teach. Granted there may be some who think they are teaching once saved always saved because they believe in the assurance of salvation, but the doctrine I am referring to says as long as you have prayed 20 years ago you don't need to worry about observing all things that Jesus commanded you.

The whole point of this gospel is that Jesus' ministry was the first stage in a rocket, and that rocket is your ministry. You are now being propelled into the heavens to teach all nations, to immerse them into the triune God, and to teach them to observe all things that Jesus commanded. He is with you, He has equipped you, and now He wants to see your ministry.
 
These are Pdfs anyone can download of all my posts and for the first time this includes Matthew.

The Holy Bible -- King James Version

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A Letter to those left behind after the rapture

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I based most of my letter on the Gospel according to Mark and the Book of Acts.

Index of Bible References volumes 1-5

I would have done this for all of them but ran out of time. However, it does help those who are interested in a particular verse to find the verse and what is said about it. One reason I did this was so I could look for verses that had not been referenced.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YK4mY8xfqh13sW00JjXqcusX3a4jqZPRBFvVXh12fVA/edit?usp=sharing

This is a reference of Bible verses in these four volumes. But anyone can download these Pdfs and create an index of the Bible references for all 13 of them.

Look Up, Your Redemption Draws Near (volume 1)

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Look Up, Your Redemption Draws Near (volume 2)

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Look Up, Your Redemption Draws Near (volume 3)

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Look Up, Your Redemption Draws Near (volume 4)

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Look up your redemption draws near (vol 5)

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Look up your redemption draws near (vol 6)

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Look up, your redemption draws nigh (vol. 7)

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Look Up, Your Redemption Draws Near (8)

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Look Up, Your Redemption Draws Near (9)

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Look Up, Your Redemption Draws Near (10)

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Look Up, Your redemption draws near (Volume 11)

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Look Up, Your Redemption draws Near (vol. 12)

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Look Up, Your Redemption draws Near (vol. 13)

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Who is the Great Babylon

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yQatkwB8A2Xi6og2WRxNvfw3CEV0n2_n/view?usp=sharing

This Pdf goes through every verse in the New Testament and many in the Old referring to Babylon. I see which of the various interpretations fit. The main three are: Israel, Vatican and the US, though I also see if England fits any. I used to subscribe to the teaching of Darby and Watchman Nee on this, however, everyone should know that when they taught the US was not a superpower, Hollywood and Multinational corporations did not exist (true for Darby, Watchman Nee was around at the time of silent movies). The pandemic had not taken place and the apostasy in the US had not taken place. You could not compare the US to Sodom and Gomorrah at the time of Darby or Watchman Nee.

James the Keel of the Church

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1coj11i6yERgYLhtCSrKkJP44dl-7a1IA/view?usp=sharing

1 Peter the Gospel of the 2nd Chance

https://drive.google.com/file/d/13UKCQIJq7GIQl20D86x_PFC9YbCeR6mH/view?usp=sharing

2 Peter -- Ministering an Entrance unto You

https://drive.google.com/file/d/11bM_yAsaMeh_T3s_X42Pt_NP-EOTz9Uf/view?usp=sharing

1 John

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1e9bXQV7NsQQOYdfXePMD4AD57u864e7Y/view?usp=sharing

2 John

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lmrtn2bHjOp431KLTrdEVMhSm5hubwJG/view?usp=sharing

3 John

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tgZwMD5B-1VmGcEbZ9HjIoD6d0WgzieM/view?usp=sharing

Jude

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1d1oK68ijqTgfPACu31SXfHrfuYJrNDuf/view?usp=sharing

Matthew

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Gao_VZffMPY7DNR0bMtx_UHATWPIwMbJ/view?usp=sharing

Here is the Pdf for the entire book of Revelation

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WudDGTDeIra1nQPVOfxNKchdBtdxctrP/view?usp=sharing
 
John the Baptist -- the Drill Sergeant during basic training

Mark 1:1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;

Matthew ends with us equipped to go out and preach the gospel to the ends of the earth and Mark begins where we left off, with the beginning of the gospel. What God is telling us is that Jesus Christ is our pattern, He is the one we are following, use His example as the template.

2 As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.

John the Baptist prepared the way for Jesus' earthly ministry, the raptured saints prepared the way for the Lord and the 144,000 during the tribulation, the tribulation saints will prepare the way for the salvation of the Jews.

3 The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

After the rapture Christians who are left behind will be fleeing into the wilderness. This is what Jesus did at the start of His ministry, it is what John the Baptist did at the start of His ministry, it is what the apostles did at the start of their ministry and it will be what the tribulation saints do at the start of their ministry.

4 John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.

What John is preaching here is the same as what Peter preached in Acts and it is the same that will be preached to those who are left behind. Why are you left behind? Whatever the reason you must repent, be baptized and look to Jesus for the remission of your sins.

5 And there went out unto him all the land of Judaea, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins.

3,000 were saved when Peter preached and at the start of the tribulation, after the rapture there will be massive crowds, stadiums filled with people who want to repent and confess their sins.

6 And John was clothed with camel's hair, and with a girdle of a skin about his loins; and he did eat locusts and wild honey;

Do you think John wanted to eat locusts? Do you think he preferred eating bugs to eating steak? During the tribulation it is going to be very rough to find food, you will have to eat bugs to survive. Also, you will want a nice warm camel's hair coat because you will be homeless. Now wild honey probably sounds pretty good, except wild honey means you have to go and take the honey from the wild bees.

7 And preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose.

Jesus Christ and His army of 144,000 are mightier than Antichrist and his armies. This is a message of hope.

8 I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost.

Another thing that I can't stand about the theology of modern Christianity is how they disparage baptism. "You are not saved by being baptized" is what I have been told. By saved they are talking about the remission of sins. Fine, I want my sins paid for in full so I am free of that debt, but I also want to baptized with the Holy Spirit! What kind of fool would not want that? Do you remember the story of Achilles? He was Nephelim, his "mother" was a fallen angel, they dipped him in something that made him impervious to attack, however they held him by the achilles heel and so that part was not dipped. The Holy Spirit is better than anything the fallen angels have. How wonderful it is that before you are part of the army of God you get dipped with the Holy Spirit, immersed into the person of the triune God as a covering.