Summary of Bible references on the Rapture

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Prophetic Dreams & Visions from My Lovely Jesus2 days ago
A Reminder: So, you want to call someone a false prophet! Are you 100% sure? You had better be! Vicki Goforth Parnell 10-22-23 @ 1:44 am Updated 8-19-24@1:33PM Please pray about all this information without a preconceived, made-up mind in Jesus Christ’s name I pray and ask. Try/Test the spirits and line this word up by the Word of God. (1 John 4:1-3; 13-15; 1 Thessalonians 5:21 & 1 Corinthians 12:3) Let’s talk about these key verses which cause so many people to sling stones at their brothers and sisters in Christ Jesus intending to kill or maim them.


Deuteronomy 18:21-22 21 And if thou say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the Lord hath not spoken? 22 When a prophet speaketh in the name of the Lord, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the Lord hath not spoken, but the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of him.

***Note: God didn’t set a time limit when a word has to come to pass. **** How many people have been called false prophets or called someone else a false prophet because a word, dream, or vision didn’t come to pass as originally given or as one assumed it would? You don’t have to answer that. God already knows who has and who hasn’t. It would be best if one keeps their mouth shut before slinging railing accusations at one of God’s little ones until you seek fully for His truth in these matters. Do you realize that the prophetic word given to Hezekiah was an unconditional prophecy through Isaiah at the time it was given? Get your house in order, Hezekiah. This sickness is unto death... no "ifs'' to this one! But because God is merciful and full of love and the fact that He is God, if he so chooses, he can change his heart at any given moment of time. Oh, and by the way… He did in this instance. One can see proof of this when He gave Hezekiah 15 more additional years. (2 Kings 20) He created and controls all time. He’s God! Here's my point. This is what God has been showing me, and I feel led to share. Why did God distinguish to Moses in Deuteronomy 18:22, the "If the thing follow not" and "come to pass” when most people assume they generally mean the same thing? One should never assume anything. Especially not when Jehovah God is involved. His ways are too high for us. (Isaiah 55:8-9) Here are the definitions for these words: Follow means to: go or come after (a person or thing proceeding ahead); move or travel behind. To come to pass means: often indicates that what is happening is the result of a course of events. Why is this important? When Isaiah gave the prophetic word to Hezekiah that he was going to die, his death was foretold. Pronounced by Isaiah the prophet by God for him to deliver which he did. He gave the prophetic Word. It was a true word from Jehovah God in Heaven. At this moment in time, He had not allowed his compassion and mercy for Hezekiah's prayers to change his heart because He being God knew already what was best for all involved. (Romans 8:28) But Hezekiah after hearing from Isaiah the prophet he wouldn’t be healed cried out even more unto God who was moved in His heart with compassion and love for his child King Hezekiah. A new word came forth. There was a change in God’s heart toward Hezekiah’s circumstances. The first given word from God given through Isaiah had now been changed to something that is different yet still foretells the same end results. King Hezekiah shall still die but now at a later time. But God is still God. God can’t lie. (Numbers 23:19; Titus 1:2; Hebrews 6:18) He can’t change. (Malachi 3:6; Hebrews 13:8; James 1:7; Revelation 1:8) But here we now see prophetic words are not always as cut and dry as people demand them to be or as they “assume” they should be. This changing of God’s heart and not His mind, toward Hezekiah shows His great love for His Child Hezekiah. He was still appointed to die, but now it would be 15 years later. The word God gave Isaiah was still true. “Hezekiah, you’re going to die,” but the circumstances and timing surrounding it had now been altered. Even though God knew the end results beforehand of what this would cost Judah and Israel. They would become divided after his son Manasseh was born then ruled in his stead. God still granted him the additional years out of love. I wanted to point out the fact that this given word by God didn’t transpire as it first came forth. This doesn't make it a false word. It means we do not fully understand the magnitude of God’s ways and His unconditional love for us. Did this make Isaiah a false prophet? He had given a word that changed. No, no it did not. Actually, the first word foretelling he was to die did come to pass when Hezekiah passed away 15 years later when his allotted time was up. I asked God about this after hearing these accusations hurled my way time and time again. It used to bother me, but not anymore. I know to whom I belong…Jesus Christ. I am “great” in this knowledge. He in His love replied to me. He said this: If I being God can change My own prophetic word given… from it following and happening at one time, for it to come to pass at a latter time, then what is it to man if I choose to do so again? For I am God? (Ecclesiastes 1:9; 3:15) So, there you go. He’s God and we’re not. If someone steps out and speaks words of untruth in Father God or Jesus Christ’s Name with this lie/word and such like not given to them by God or His Son Jesus Christ, then they would rightly earn the title of false prophet. Please make sure that enough time has passed and/or you have sought God earnestly in Jesus Christ’s Name for the truth of the matter. You’ve tested and tried the word (Or whatever was given). You lined it up also with the Word of God by studying and praying in Jesus Christ’s Name to know if this was or wasn’t a real word, dream, or vision sent from Him. If a prophetic word has not occurred yet, it may very well be because there has been some form of change or isn’t time yet for it to occur. If it is a change and it’s a true word given then it has been God Almighty who has changed it. It can be dates, circumstances, people and/or foretold events. If this is the case then at some point the truth will be revealed. If you called this person who delivered the message from God a false prophet and they are not, then realize this. You have just attacked God’s anointed (Those who have accepted Jesus Christ) in addition to one of His prophets. That is a very dangerous thing to do for anyone according to the Holy Word of God, (Psalms 105:15; Matthew 18:5-7; Mark 9:41-43; Luke 17:1-3; Matthew 18:10) Father God does not take too kindly to anyone messing with His little children. True words, dreams, and visions given to someone from Father God or Jesus Christ His Son that are spoken in their Name may not always come to pass as we understand or assume they should. God’s timing is different from ours. It just might be that it has not come to pass yet on God’s time clock, but it will at some time if it’s truly from Heaven and not a false word, dream, or vision. Or He’s stepped in and altered the “how” or “when” it is to occur as He has done before in the written Word of God. So, in a nutshell, here is what I have learned. Just because a word, dream, or vision doesn’t occur or come to pass when we “supposed” or “assumed” it should, doesn’t mean it’s a false word. It could be a prophetic word in waiting or even a word that God has changed Himself. Take it to Jesus Christ in prayer earnestly seeking His truth and you might be surprised by His response…if you will take time to listen to our totally amazing God of love. After all, why take a chance on incurring God’s wrath upon you or even a curse? All because you picked on your own brother and sister in Jesus Christ when you didn’t take time to seek His truth in this matter and you opened your own mouth in evil accusations. I’m just saying……. Other related verses of God’s prophetic words being changed by Him. Amos 7; Jonah 3; Genesis 18:16-33; 1 Chronicles 21:15; Jeremiah 26:18-19; Deuteronomy 13:1-10 Verses about false prophets whose actions lead you from God. (You are to watch the fruit and try the spirits of all. A true prophet will not lead you away from Jesus Christ and Father God.) Deuteronomy 18:17-22 (Warning about not following a true prophet of God’s words and other warnings about speaking in God’s Name when not called or in other god’s names. Or even speaking presumptuously in His Name.) Remember not all prophecies happen immediately when spoken. Most do not and God can change anything He so chooses whether we like it or not. I say again, “He is God, and we are not!” You will know them by their fruit. (Matthew 7:16-20) Learn to test, prove all things, and try the spirts in Jesus Christ’s Name. Read and listen to the Word of God so you will know when what’s being spoken is His truth or not. Protect yourself with the weapons He has provided for us. Do not forget though, if you judge someone harshly, you will receive the same harsh judgment from Father God’s hands. So make sure you are 100% sure that someone is a false prophet before you speak and then make sure it is the sweet Holy Spirit leading you and not your own flesh wanting to do so.
 

Prophecy Watchers: 12/20/2025 | Guest: Dr. Ken Johnson/Dead Sea Scrolls

This is very interesting because according to this the Essenes were the orthodox Jews while the Pharisees and Sadducees were the apostate Jews. So this gives us a much clearer understanding of the apostasy.
 
Prophetic Dreams & Visions from My Lovely Jesus
Verses To Stand Against Enemy Attacks of All Kinds.

Proverbs 26:2 As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.

Numbers 23:23 Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel: according to this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought! Job 1:9-10 9 Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought? 10 Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.

Galatians 3:13 Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:

Psalms 91:9-12 9 Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation; 10 There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. 11 For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. 12 They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.

2 Timothy 4:18 - And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

Proverbs 19:23 - The fear of the LORD tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil. 2 Thessalonians 3:3 But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil.

2 Samuel 22:3-4 3 The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence. 4 I will call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.

James 4:7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

Psalms 138 7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me. 8 The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands.

Isaiah 54:17 No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord.

Psalms 121:1-8 1 (A Song of degrees.) I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. 2 My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth. 3 He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber. 4 Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. 5 The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand. 6 The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night. 7 The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. 8 The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.

Deuteronomy 28:1-2; 15 1 And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the Lord thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth: 2 And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God. 15 But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee:

Matthew 18:18-20 18 Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. 19 Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven. 20 For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.

A Reminder of Who God is and His Real Power.

Isaiah 44:24-26 24 Thus saith the Lord, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the Lord that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself; 25 That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish; 26 That confirmeth the word of his servant, and performeth the counsel of his messengers; that saith to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be inhabited; and to the cities of Judah, Ye shall be built, and I will raise up the decayed places thereof:
 
Discovering the storehouse of heaven

John 1:35 Again the next day after John stood, and two of his disciples; 36 And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God! 37 And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.

Preaching the gospel is as much about the person listening as it is about the person speaking. These two hear one little word and they are off seeking Jesus.

38 Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where dwellest thou? 39 He saith unto them, Come and see. They came and saw where he dwelt, and abode with him that day: for it was about the tenth hour.

To be saved is to dwell with Jesus.

40 One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother. 41 He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.

This is how the gospel spreads.

42 And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone.

To be saved is all about getting a word from the Lord that changes you.

43 The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me. 44 Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.

Some are seeking to know where the Lord dwells, some are transformed by the Lord's word into living stones, and some are seeking to find the one to follow. They are lost, no idea which way to go in life.

45 Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph. 46 And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see. 47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!

The Lord even uses us when we speak the wrong things. Philip's gospel was a mess, but the fact that Nathanael checked it out anyway reveals a lot about his heart.

48 Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee. 49 Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel.

This suggests that Jesus was praying there under that tree, He saw Nathaniel, He sent Philip, and He discerned Nathaniel's heart.

50 Jesus answered and said unto him, Because I said unto thee, I saw thee under the fig tree, believest thou? thou shalt see greater things than these. 51 And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.

This is the conclusion of the chapter. It begins with all things having come into being through the word of God and then concludes with Jesus being the ladder that connects us to the storehouses in heaven. We simply need to learn to ask and pray to get the things we need and to take our concerns to the Lord and lift up those we care about to the Lord.
 
Deuteronomy 28:15 But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee: 16 Cursed shalt thou be in the city, and cursed shalt thou be in the field.

I am looking at major US cities with the homeless lining the streets. I saw this in Washington DC, I saw it in Portland Or, you can see it in California, of course we saw this in Detroit years ago. The gang violence in cities like NY, LA, Chicago and St. Louis are a curse. The 100k a year dying from Fentanyl overdoses are a curse.

17 Cursed shall be thy basket and thy store.

The inflation we have gone through is a curse. If you notice when they talk about the inflation they only talk about changes from one year to the next, or they might say things like "the rate of inflation dropped this month". This is because the real curse from inflation is cumulative. When you compare the impact over fifty years it is very obvious. Fifty years ago gold was $35 an ounce, today it is well over $4,000 an ounce. When I was growing up there was a show about how some rich guy would give these random strangers $1 million dollars and then watch what happened to them, did the money destroy them or did they use it to help others. It seemed like a great amount of money, but today $1 million is not considered to be that much.

Lord Jesus we pray for the people in this country to turn again to You to hearken to your voice and to observe all your commandments and statutes. Let us begin with the most obvious and egregious violations. Lord we pray for a thorough cleansing of the drugs that are being smuggled into this country and that is being used to kill young people while supporting these gangs that sell them. We pray for the information coming out about Epstein island that ultimately we would root out all the evil ones who participate in this vile practice of human trafficking. Lord Jesus we also lift up the investigation into the Charlie Kirk assassination and all the evidence pointing to a military operation and evil elites trying to use this organization to manipulate and indoctrinate young people. Lord may this attempt blow up in their face, may the two pillars holding up this evil temple of idolatry collapse on top of these elites. Lord Jesus we know that when we went off the gold standard and were then able to print money as we pleased that this was when the thieves and the crooks were let loose with unbridled lust. So we pray that you would flip the tables of the money changers. Lord Jesus we pray that this fruitless tree would wither from the roots and be ripped up and cast into the sea. Amen.
 
Deuteronomy 28:18 Cursed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.

What has happened with autism? They want to say it is genetic, but you would not get an epidemic from something that is genetic, and what we are seeing with autism is an epidemic. All epidemics are a result of unclean living, it could be some form of pollution, it could be pesticides and fungicides on the food, it could be the things given to cows that gets into the milk, or it could be whatever is in all the shots they are giving kids. Not only so but look at all the food recalls and all the times they have gone out an wiped out herds and flocks of animals because of some health alert.

19 Cursed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and cursed shalt thou be when thou goest out.

We come home at night from work and the news is terrible, some shooting, or some terrorist attack, or some horrible news. Then we go to work and our phone is beeping with amber alerts, and new threats.

20 The Lord shall send upon thee cursing, vexation, and rebuke, in all that thou settest thine hand unto for to do, until thou be destroyed, and until thou perish quickly; because of the wickedness of thy doings, whereby thou hast forsaken me.

Lord Jesus we pray that all those who have forsaken You would repent and turn again and be healed. Lord Jesus the news is full of vexation and rebuke. The people in Minnesota set their hands to do good to the poor and then discover that half of all the money went to fraud, they were robbed of $9 billion. It used to be they gave to churches and soup kitchens, but they have forsaken you and want to simply let the government take care of it. But then we learn that this is nationwide, DOGE discovered so much fraud, SNAP turned out to be a pipeline to support the fraud and abuse. Not only so but also with Medicaid.

So Lord we pray that all those in the US would see that they have two options, they can return to the Lord, confess their sins and repent or they can perish quickly and be destroyed. Amen.
 
T’was the Night Before Jesus Came T’was the night before Jesus came, and all through the house, not a creature was praying, not one in the house. Their Bibles were lain on the shelf without care, in hope that Jesus would not come there. The children were dressing to crawl into bed, not once ever kneeling or bowing a head. And mom in her rocker with the baby in her lap, was watching the Late Show while I took a nap. When out of the East, there arose such a clatter, I sprang to my feet to see what was the matter. Away to the window, I flew like a flash, tore open the shutters and threw up the sash! When what to my wondering eyes should appear, but angels proclaiming that Jesus is here. With a light like the sun sending forth a bright ray, I knew in a moment this must be THE DAY! The light of His face made me cover my head. It was Jesus returning, just like He said. And though I possessed worldly wisdom and wealth, I cried when I saw Him, in spite of myself. He comes for His own, like a thief in the night, He left without me, I’m overcome with fright. I stood and I cried, as they rose out of sight, Oh, if only I had been ready, ready tonight. Christians are gone, could the Rapture be true? I have been left behind with more than a few. The people whose names had been written with love, He gathered to take to His Father above. The gate is narrow, the path is straight, the day is now, a decision please make. Trust in the Lord, Jesus Christ is His name. Get off your duff, and get in the game. In the Book of Life, He held in His hand, was written the name of every saved man. He spoke not a word as He searched for my name, when He said, “It’s not here,” my head hung in shame. I fell to my knees, having trusted in good deeds, discovering my religion, is of the devil’s creed. And though I possessed worldly wisdom and wealth, I cried when I saw Him in spite of myself. Prostrate before God, is it now too late? The Lake of Fire for me, will that be my fate? In the parable of Lazarus, I learned long ago, that the place set for me, is no place to go. My anguish and suffering, what could be more severe? Separation from God, eternal torment and fear. In the words of this prose, the meaning is clear, The coming of Jesus is drawing near. There’s only one life, when comes the last call. We’ll find that the Bible was true after all. The time is now, Satan’s on the attack. So get right with God, look to the back. Take a minute now, and examine your heart. Jesus is calling you to Him, you can have a new start. If this poem has unsettled you, trust God’s word to be Faithful and True. Get right with God. Pray now, you must do! Dear Lord, I know I’m a sinner at best. Only You can heal me and give me my rest. Dear God, I know the Gospel is true. With humble heart I place my trust in You. My Lord and Saviour, You went to the cross, so a sinner like me need not remain lost. I invite You, Lord Jesus, come into me now, I accept Your free gift and before You I bow. Take control of my life, help me obey in all things, for my only desire is to serve You — LORD OF LORDS and KING OF KINGS. © Colin Driscoll
 

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This post ties our celebration of the Lord's table with the three days of darkness which gives us an idea of how to use the pattern of the Passover week in the gospels with the rapture and the three days of darkness.

Now the Lord commanded us to keep the Lord's table, suppose there are Christians who have stopped keeping the Lord's table. The Lord says why do you say you love me if you do not do the things I command? So that would certainly apply to those who have stopped keeping the Lord's table. Now what is righteous judgement? As you have done it will be done unto you. If you have forgotten the covenant that you made with Jesus is it unrighteous for Jesus to also forget the covenant that He made with you? If you want the Lord to remember that covenant and keep you from evil is it unreasonable that He also wants you to remember the covenant and keep the things you were commanded to do?
 
This post ties our celebration of the Lord's table with the three days of darkness which gives us an idea of how to use the pattern of the Passover week in the gospels with the rapture and the three days of darkness.

Now the Lord commanded us to keep the Lord's table, suppose there are Christians who have stopped keeping the Lord's table. The Lord says why do you say you love me if you do not do the things I command? So that would certainly apply to those who have stopped keeping the Lord's table. Now what is righteous judgement? As you have done it will be done unto you. If you have forgotten the covenant that you made with Jesus is it unrighteous for Jesus to also forget the covenant that He made with you? If you want the Lord to remember that covenant and keep you from evil is it unreasonable that He also wants you to remember the covenant and keep the things you were commanded to do?
Now consider a Christian who every month celebrates the Lord's table at church. When this one hears this will they be argumentative? I doubt it. I would think the normal response would be "Thank you Lord for your protection and care". On the other hand if someone has stopped meeting with the church despite being told clearly in the Bible not to forsake assembling with one another, and they have stopped keeping the Lord's word to take the Lord's table, and they are suffering attacks from the enemy, they may attempt to debate and argue about this word to justify themselves.
 
A shotgun wedding

John 2:1 And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there: 2 And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage.

I think many relate this to the wedding of the lamb, but does that make any sense? Why would you say that Jesus and His disciples are also invited to this wedding if it represents His wedding?

3 And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine.

Also do you really think they are going to run out of wine at the Lord's wedding?

4 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come.

And look at this, Jesus is not going to be saying "mine hour is not yet come" if this were His wedding. In the book of Luke we are told that we are to be like servants waiting for their Lord to return from the wedding and if He finds us watching when He returns then He will serve us and feed us. That is not referring to the Lord's wedding. The Lord's wedding will be at the Father's house, so Jesus will be at home, not returning from somewhere else. No groom on His wedding night will tell the bride to wait while he makes dinner for the servants. Also, aren't the faithful servants also His bride? What this tells us is there is a wedding that signals the return of the Lord. That wedding will be one world government, the covenant with the many that Daniel refers to which signals the start of a seven year tribulation. For example, prior to Solomon being crowned king Adonijah tried to set himself up as king. He invited a whole bunch of people to his coronation ceremony (a wedding is a type of a coronation). Therefore I would say that just as this wedding kicks off Jesus earthly ministry, the seven year covenant described in Daniel kicks of Jesus' heavenly ministry.

5 His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.

Take a look at the previous posts about communion. The Lord has commanded us to keep the Lord's table and we are reminded of this right as they are preparing this peace treaty with Israel. Very often weddings signified a peace treaty between nations.

6 And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece. 7 Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim.

Most recognize that these six waterpots signify six thousand years of mankind being filled up with the death waters since the fall and partaking of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

This is where things get confusing, we would think the "third day" refers to it being 3,000 years after Jesus was crucified. (Actually more than 2,000 years and less than 3,000 years) since to God a thousand years is as one day. That would refer to the millennial reign but Jesus said "my hour has not yet come", so this is prior to the millennial reign. Again, consider Adonijah, he jumped the gun, he crowned himself king before David died. What is the great deception, is it not that someone is coming in the name of Jesus Christ as a counterfeit, and claiming to be the resurrected king, but he is simply a counterfeit. So if you are claiming it is the third day when in reality it is still the second day then this implies you have changed the calendar. This reminds us of Jesus celebrating the Passover with His disciples the night before He is crucified as the Passover lamb. This is what the seven year tribulation is, when you get married your wife will wear your wedding ring signifying she belongs to you. During this seven year tribulation Antichrist will force people to take the mark of the beast indicating they belong to him.

During the wedding of the lamb they are not going to run out of wine. However, during the seven year tribulation they will most definitely run out of wine. This is not some joy filled celebration which brings us to the six waterpots, they are used for purification after a woman has given birth. This is a shotgun wedding. After taking the tree of the knowledge of good and evil the fall of man includes giving birth to sin.
 
The Best Wine

John 2:8 And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast. And they bare it. 9 When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water knew;) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom, 10 And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until now. 11 This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him.

How about that for a wedding gift? God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son that whoever should believe on Him should not perish but have eternal life. To be looking into the precipice of death and then to be saved so that you don't perish, when in reality that is what you deserved, that is mercy. That is the best wine. At the wedding of the lamb there will be no shortage of people sharing their experiences of the Lord's mercy on them, which is why I say at His wedding we will not run out of wine.
 
After the rapture, during the tribulation

John 2:12 After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples: and they continued there not many days.

After this indicates that the wedding took place prior to the Passover. In the same way Israel sold themselves as slaves prior to the Passover. This mimics David's path to becoming King. Capernaum is called "His city" in Matthew referring to Jesus. David reigned in Hebron for seven years, before coming to Jerusalem. In the same way Jesus reigns in heaven for seven years during the seven year tribulation on earth.

13 And the Jews' passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 14 And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting: 15 And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers' money, and overthrew the tables; 16 And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father's house an house of merchandise. 17 And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.

Adonijah being a shadow of the Antichrist is not simply a governmental ruler, the Antichrist also will enforce a one world religion. The apostasy is also on full display here. When you read the gospels you get the impression that the Pharisees, Sadducees and Herodians were the religious leaders. But in reality they were the leaders of the apostasy. The true followers of the Bible were the Essenes.

Money changers refer to the banking system, and their tables refer to Banks. Overthrowing the tables indicates bankruptcies. A scourge of small cords used to drive out the thieves and charlatans is like DOGE or the government dealing with the corruption in Minnesota. These are major signs that the Lord's judgment on the corruption is taking place. However, do not look to the political leaders, think of them as the small cords. If you want the Epstein files released and the $9 billion in fraud in Minnesota to be fully revealed and people held accountable, then you need to pray. In reality we should expect there was fraud committed in all 50 states between SNAP and Medicaid and the various government stimulus packages.

The timing on all this indicates that the crooks do not get driven out of the temple until after the rapture. This is also depicted when Elijah called down fire from heaven. You could say that was the rapture, and following the rapture the false prophets were killed. After the rapture a cleansing will take place among those left behind. That is also the story of Hanukah, a rededication of the temple.
 
What is in you?

John 2:18 Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things? 19 Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.

This resolves the issue. Yes, it was the third day when Jesus turned the water to wine, it will be the millennial kingdom when Jesus wipes away all tears and turns the water to wine. But prior to the third day the Antichrist will have a shotgun wedding with the world in which you have a choice, either your name is on the marriage contract or your brains will be on it. Basically the same deal the godfather gives to people, the old "an offer you can't refuse". It was only the Lord Jesus who called their bluff, went through crucifixion and death to bring us into resurrection.

20 Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days? 21 But he spake of the temple of his body.

So the crucifixion and resurrection is the sign given to everyone that Jesus Christ is King, and that He has the authority to drive out the crooks and thieves from the temple. Before we can even talk about rebuilding the global governing, we have to first rebuilt our own temple. We have to cleanse our life from these demonic and evil forces that use the fear of death to get people to submit to their will.

22 When therefore he was risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this unto them; and they believed the scripture, and the word which Jesus had said.

So in our case we also remembered the word that the Lord spoke to us when Israel became a nation again. Now if we understand that the apostasy was when the Pharisees, Sadducees and Herodians took power of Judaism in Israel then we know that this was the case when Jesus was born. The Jews returning to Israel, that is the "third day" that is being referenced in this chapter. Israel running out of wine would refer to the situation today where the entire world is uniting against them. Being reminded that we are to do whatever the Lord commands us is where we are at the moment, especially with this word about keeping the Lord's table in our homes during the three days of darkness.

23 Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, in the feast day, many believed in his name, when they saw the miracles which he did. 24 But Jesus did not commit himself unto them, because he knew all men, 25 And needed not that any should testify of man: for he knew what was in man.

What is in you? Is it the doctrines of men or the word of God?
 
Prophetic Dreams & Visions from My Lovely Jesus
Reminder: Jesus Christ is unstoppable meaning impossible to stop or prevent. He is unconquerable… incapable of being defeated, overcome or subdued. He’s Sovereign. He’s invincible meaning absolute unconditional unlimited power. He’s Omnipotent. He’s matchless meaning, unable to be equaled. He’s undefeatable, His power is unquestionable. Meaning not able to be disputed or doubted. He reigns supreme. He’s King of kings He’s Lord of lords Just to name a few and He lives inside of His children. That’s power, real power and this power lives inside of you if you have accepted Jesus Christ into your heart whether you realize it or not. All that Didymus power is inside you and that's how you can do all things through Him. But we don't rejoice in the power He’s given us. We rejoice because His Blood was shed for us and we are forgiven of our sins. Now we are no longer in the kingdom of darkness. We're in the Kingdom of Light. We're going about doing His work as we pass through this world trying to take all we can till we get to our real home. Oh what a day that's going to be.
 

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Hanukkah is over and I am devastated

None of us knows when the rapture will be. I thought everything that Steve Fletcher posted on this topic was really interesting and in about six months no one will be able to find these things again. But I never saw a picture of the rapture in the story of Hanukah. They refer to Enoch, but the way I see it the left behind are rebuked at being left behind, their failure was in not dedicating themselves fully to the Lord as Enoch did, and so the rededication of their temple was fully based on them admitting Enoch had been right. The story is really about the left behind saints rallying to stand against the Antichrist.