Summary of Bible references on the Rapture
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Look Up, Your Redemption Draws Near (10)
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These ten volumes are a complete set of what was on my blog. These are free PDFs, I recommend you download them to a flash drive because I expect before this year is out the internet is no longer a place you will be able to get the pure word of God.
Look Up, Your Redemption Draweth Nigh
https://drive.google.com/file/d/15SYqlNc8te7dfdYHcVaPeFSX-wnVHxPo/view?usp=sharing
Look up your redemption draws near (vol 2)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jvRXMLO3OIjx8PoFazuJH5PVvAAKlU12/view?usp=sharing
Look up your redemption draws near (vol 3)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cnGf43wP6OPgj1YTsF8J9tiq75-VS4KI/view?usp=sharing
Look up your redemption draws near (vol 4)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/197cL3vQYrXP357fj1YaCZcIQy7Rs6V6j/view?usp=sharing
Look up your redemption draws near (vol 5)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/160buxQxCAsHjuN7qfTVY7dOQft8VA4L_/view?usp=sharing
Look up your redemption draws near (vol 6)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ewv-l-yh4A2KRcPnQmOJB_51S1HQ095X/view?usp=sharing
Look up, your redemption draws nigh (vol. 7)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1l7FBpjTk2NNVgYBAATm-3Th3rfeXEDhG/view?usp=sharing
Look Up, Your Redemption Draws Near (8)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OkRHsPs36DZ-gFO-UgGUj-mVa63TI1vR/view?usp=sharing
Look Up, Your Redemption Draws Near (9)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xECKmu-anfa0J_Sxn9ysUtpQSG2HVvtt/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/10oJciH4ZauFxyIUXRdGw8BnfTBtd_np0/view?usp=sharing
These ten volumes are a complete set of what was on my blog. These are free PDFs, I recommend you download them to a flash drive because I expect before this year is out the internet is no longer a place you will be able to get the pure word of God.
Look Up, Your Redemption Draweth Nigh
https://drive.google.com/file/d/15SYqlNc8te7dfdYHcVaPeFSX-wnVHxPo/view?usp=sharing
Look up your redemption draws near (vol 2)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jvRXMLO3OIjx8PoFazuJH5PVvAAKlU12/view?usp=sharing
Look up your redemption draws near (vol 3)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cnGf43wP6OPgj1YTsF8J9tiq75-VS4KI/view?usp=sharing
Look up your redemption draws near (vol 4)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/197cL3vQYrXP357fj1YaCZcIQy7Rs6V6j/view?usp=sharing
Look up your redemption draws near (vol 5)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/160buxQxCAsHjuN7qfTVY7dOQft8VA4L_/view?usp=sharing
Look up your redemption draws near (vol 6)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ewv-l-yh4A2KRcPnQmOJB_51S1HQ095X/view?usp=sharing
Look up, your redemption draws nigh (vol. 7)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1l7FBpjTk2NNVgYBAATm-3Th3rfeXEDhG/view?usp=sharing
Look Up, Your Redemption Draws Near (8)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OkRHsPs36DZ-gFO-UgGUj-mVa63TI1vR/view?usp=sharing
Look Up, Your Redemption Draws Near (9)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xECKmu-anfa0J_Sxn9ysUtpQSG2HVvtt/view?usp=sharing
16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: 17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
This reminds us of when Moses came down out of the mountain
19 And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf, and the dancing: and Moses' anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the mount.
This is not a Holy day of the Lord, it is a pagan holiday. The calf is a pagan god. The rapture takes place during a pagan holiday, not a feast day of the Lord and it exposes the apostasy to the uttermost.
20 And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it in the fire, and ground it to powder, and strawed it upon the water, and made the children of Israel drink of it.
Jesus said they would be cast out into outer darkness where there is weeping and gnashing of teeth. That is where they will be drinking the bitter water. Why is the water bitter? It isn't simply because they didn't get raptured, it is because of the idols of their apostasy.
21 And Moses said unto Aaron, What did this people unto thee, that thou hast brought so great a sin upon them?
"So great a sin"? Ask yourself when could the Lord return where the apostate church would be caught in "so great a sin" that is when the Lord returns. Like He said to Sardis, He will return when they think not.
22 And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: thou knowest the people, that they are set on mischief.
What does that mean their heart is set on mischief?
bad, evil
This is the same word translated as "evil" for the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Why are the costumes primarily monsters, witches, vampires, and fallen angels (super heroes)? Because their hearts are on evil all the time. The point is if we look at this shadow of the rapture in Exodus you will know that the Lord comes down at a time that exposes the apostasy to the uttermost so that we can see that their mind is set on evil continually.
23 For they said unto me, Make us gods, which shall go before us: for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.
"Make us gods", in other words the children want to dress up as "gods". Super heroes, vampires, witches, monsters, etc. The Lord brought them up out of Egypt, so they are "Christians" according to the typology, but they have abandoned the faith and are looking to the Pastor (Aaron) to make the church have something that will "go before us", that is lead them and their family.
You may not want to think that this is referring to Halloween, but at the very least you should agree it is not referring to one of the Feasts of the Lord and it is referring to a pagan feast.
This reminds us of when Moses came down out of the mountain
19 And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf, and the dancing: and Moses' anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the mount.
This is not a Holy day of the Lord, it is a pagan holiday. The calf is a pagan god. The rapture takes place during a pagan holiday, not a feast day of the Lord and it exposes the apostasy to the uttermost.
20 And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it in the fire, and ground it to powder, and strawed it upon the water, and made the children of Israel drink of it.
Jesus said they would be cast out into outer darkness where there is weeping and gnashing of teeth. That is where they will be drinking the bitter water. Why is the water bitter? It isn't simply because they didn't get raptured, it is because of the idols of their apostasy.
21 And Moses said unto Aaron, What did this people unto thee, that thou hast brought so great a sin upon them?
"So great a sin"? Ask yourself when could the Lord return where the apostate church would be caught in "so great a sin" that is when the Lord returns. Like He said to Sardis, He will return when they think not.
22 And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: thou knowest the people, that they are set on mischief.
What does that mean their heart is set on mischief?
bad, evil
- bad, disagreeable, malignant
- bad, unpleasant, evil (giving pain, unhappiness, misery)
- evil, displeasing
- bad (of its kind - land, water, etc)
- bad (of value)
- worse than, worst (comparison)
- sad, unhappy
- evil (hurtful)
- bad, unkind (vicious in disposition)
- bad, evil, wicked (ethically)
- in general, of persons, of thoughts
- deeds, actions
This is the same word translated as "evil" for the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Why are the costumes primarily monsters, witches, vampires, and fallen angels (super heroes)? Because their hearts are on evil all the time. The point is if we look at this shadow of the rapture in Exodus you will know that the Lord comes down at a time that exposes the apostasy to the uttermost so that we can see that their mind is set on evil continually.
23 For they said unto me, Make us gods, which shall go before us: for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.
"Make us gods", in other words the children want to dress up as "gods". Super heroes, vampires, witches, monsters, etc. The Lord brought them up out of Egypt, so they are "Christians" according to the typology, but they have abandoned the faith and are looking to the Pastor (Aaron) to make the church have something that will "go before us", that is lead them and their family.
You may not want to think that this is referring to Halloween, but at the very least you should agree it is not referring to one of the Feasts of the Lord and it is referring to a pagan feast.
The rapture of the saints is also the judgment on apostasy
Deuteronomy 13:1 If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder, 2 And the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them; 3 Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the Lord your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
This is what apostasy is, it is "going after other gods". We are told clearly that we will be tested with this. You should not think it strange that the church is tested. So ask yourself, where is the church being proven to see if she will chase after other gods? Christmas is a very clear test, are you worshiping the Lord Christmas eve, or are you worshiping materialism Christmas morning? The same thing is true of Easter, are you up at dawn to worship the Lord's resurrection, or are you looking for easter eggs and bunnies? These are tests where we are being proven. However, with both those tests it is somewhat gray area, for many the joy of Christmas is the Lord's incarnation and the joy of Easter is the Lord's resurrection. Many don't know the deep things of Satan, they don't know what these holidays truly are, so for them it is pure worship of the Lord. However, with Halloween there is no excuse, no confusion, no gray area.
4 Ye shall walk after the Lord your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him. 5 And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death; because he hath spoken to turn you away from the Lord your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, to thrust thee out of the way which the Lord thy God commanded thee to walk in. So shalt thou put the evil away from the midst of thee.
This is what happens at the time of the rapture. There will be many Christians left behind, they will have been swindled by religious leaders who caused them to turn aside from the Lord that brought us out and who redeemed us. People will be outraged at them and kill them. They will also burn those churches and in this way fulfill the Lord's word about putting evil away from the midst of thee.
6 If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers; 7 Namely, of the gods of the people which are round about you, nigh unto thee, or far off from thee, from the one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth;
All of these costumes they wear on Halloween are "other god, which thou hast not known". They are the gods of the people round about. The Superheroes are simply pagan gods, fallen angels. Others will dress up as demons, witches, warlocks, wizards, all kinds of occult and satanic beings. Buying these costumes and wearing them, that is to "serve" other gods, that is to "go after them".
8 Thou shalt not consent unto him, nor hearken unto him; neither shall thine eye pity him, neither shalt thou spare, neither shalt thou conceal him: 9 But thou shalt surely kill him; thine hand shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people.
The rapture has two sides. Yes, for some they are caught up to heaven, but for others they will be revealed as false, they will be hated, and they will be put to death because it is the judgment of God on the apostasy.
10 And thou shalt stone him with stones, that he die; because he hath sought to thrust thee away from the Lord thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage. 11 And all Israel shall hear, and fear, and shall do no more any such wickedness as this is among you.
This will happen in the US but all believers around the world will hear and they will fear and they too will no longer do such wickedness.
12 If thou shalt hear say in one of thy cities, which the Lord thy God hath given thee to dwell there, saying, 13 Certain men, the children of Belial, are gone out from among you, and have withdrawn the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which ye have not known; 14 Then shalt thou enquire, and make search, and ask diligently; and, behold, if it be truth, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought among you; 15 Thou shalt surely smite the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, destroying it utterly, and all that is therein, and the cattle thereof, with the edge of the sword. 16 And thou shalt gather all the spoil of it into the midst of the street thereof, and shalt burn with fire the city, and all the spoil thereof every whit, for the Lord thy God: and it shall be an heap for ever; it shall not be built again.
This sounds like Sodom and Gomorrah. Nowhere is the rebellion and pride of Sodom and Gomorrah on display more than on Halloween. In all of human history I don't know if this word was ever fulfilled, however, it will be fulfilled by the Lord at the start of the seven year tribulation. Jesus says that He will give orders to gather up the Tares and burn them. So then how do people realize that this is the reason they were not raptured? Imagine some apostate church is having a big Halloween party and not a single person is raptured. Imagine all these people in the streets on Halloween and all of a sudden they see the rapture, not of anyone with a costume, but of all the saints. That would drive home the point.
17 And there shall cleave nought of the cursed thing to thine hand: that the Lord may turn from the fierceness of his anger, and shew thee mercy, and have compassion upon thee, and multiply thee, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers; 18 When thou shalt hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God, to keep all his commandments which I command thee this day, to do that which is right in the eyes of the Lord thy God.
If you are dressed up in a costume then the cursed thing is "cleaving to your hand" and so you will feel the fierceness of the Lord's wrath.
Deuteronomy 13:1 If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder, 2 And the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them; 3 Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the Lord your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
This is what apostasy is, it is "going after other gods". We are told clearly that we will be tested with this. You should not think it strange that the church is tested. So ask yourself, where is the church being proven to see if she will chase after other gods? Christmas is a very clear test, are you worshiping the Lord Christmas eve, or are you worshiping materialism Christmas morning? The same thing is true of Easter, are you up at dawn to worship the Lord's resurrection, or are you looking for easter eggs and bunnies? These are tests where we are being proven. However, with both those tests it is somewhat gray area, for many the joy of Christmas is the Lord's incarnation and the joy of Easter is the Lord's resurrection. Many don't know the deep things of Satan, they don't know what these holidays truly are, so for them it is pure worship of the Lord. However, with Halloween there is no excuse, no confusion, no gray area.
4 Ye shall walk after the Lord your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him. 5 And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death; because he hath spoken to turn you away from the Lord your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, to thrust thee out of the way which the Lord thy God commanded thee to walk in. So shalt thou put the evil away from the midst of thee.
This is what happens at the time of the rapture. There will be many Christians left behind, they will have been swindled by religious leaders who caused them to turn aside from the Lord that brought us out and who redeemed us. People will be outraged at them and kill them. They will also burn those churches and in this way fulfill the Lord's word about putting evil away from the midst of thee.
6 If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers; 7 Namely, of the gods of the people which are round about you, nigh unto thee, or far off from thee, from the one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth;
All of these costumes they wear on Halloween are "other god, which thou hast not known". They are the gods of the people round about. The Superheroes are simply pagan gods, fallen angels. Others will dress up as demons, witches, warlocks, wizards, all kinds of occult and satanic beings. Buying these costumes and wearing them, that is to "serve" other gods, that is to "go after them".
8 Thou shalt not consent unto him, nor hearken unto him; neither shall thine eye pity him, neither shalt thou spare, neither shalt thou conceal him: 9 But thou shalt surely kill him; thine hand shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people.
The rapture has two sides. Yes, for some they are caught up to heaven, but for others they will be revealed as false, they will be hated, and they will be put to death because it is the judgment of God on the apostasy.
10 And thou shalt stone him with stones, that he die; because he hath sought to thrust thee away from the Lord thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage. 11 And all Israel shall hear, and fear, and shall do no more any such wickedness as this is among you.
This will happen in the US but all believers around the world will hear and they will fear and they too will no longer do such wickedness.
12 If thou shalt hear say in one of thy cities, which the Lord thy God hath given thee to dwell there, saying, 13 Certain men, the children of Belial, are gone out from among you, and have withdrawn the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which ye have not known; 14 Then shalt thou enquire, and make search, and ask diligently; and, behold, if it be truth, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought among you; 15 Thou shalt surely smite the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, destroying it utterly, and all that is therein, and the cattle thereof, with the edge of the sword. 16 And thou shalt gather all the spoil of it into the midst of the street thereof, and shalt burn with fire the city, and all the spoil thereof every whit, for the Lord thy God: and it shall be an heap for ever; it shall not be built again.
This sounds like Sodom and Gomorrah. Nowhere is the rebellion and pride of Sodom and Gomorrah on display more than on Halloween. In all of human history I don't know if this word was ever fulfilled, however, it will be fulfilled by the Lord at the start of the seven year tribulation. Jesus says that He will give orders to gather up the Tares and burn them. So then how do people realize that this is the reason they were not raptured? Imagine some apostate church is having a big Halloween party and not a single person is raptured. Imagine all these people in the streets on Halloween and all of a sudden they see the rapture, not of anyone with a costume, but of all the saints. That would drive home the point.
17 And there shall cleave nought of the cursed thing to thine hand: that the Lord may turn from the fierceness of his anger, and shew thee mercy, and have compassion upon thee, and multiply thee, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers; 18 When thou shalt hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God, to keep all his commandments which I command thee this day, to do that which is right in the eyes of the Lord thy God.
If you are dressed up in a costume then the cursed thing is "cleaving to your hand" and so you will feel the fierceness of the Lord's wrath.
However, if you feel there must be a holy day from the Bible to denote the event of the rapture consider the Lord's word that they ate and drank right up until Noah enters the ark or until Lot leaves Sodom.
From October 30th to December 25th there is no holy day in the Jewish calendar, it is the only 50 day period on the calendar without a holy day. This period of the calendar is for reflection. The Lord's word indicates that right up to that time you will be eating and drinking but after that, no more. We also know that after the rapture it will be a period of reflection for those left behind and a period of fasting and praying just like the disciples prayed and fasted in the upper room after Jesus ascension
This would give a new angle on the Lord saying "no one knows the day or the hour" indicating that there is no Holy day to mark the event. So instead of looking for a Holy Day, look for the absence of a holy day.
From October 30th to December 25th there is no holy day in the Jewish calendar, it is the only 50 day period on the calendar without a holy day. This period of the calendar is for reflection. The Lord's word indicates that right up to that time you will be eating and drinking but after that, no more. We also know that after the rapture it will be a period of reflection for those left behind and a period of fasting and praying just like the disciples prayed and fasted in the upper room after Jesus ascension
This would give a new angle on the Lord saying "no one knows the day or the hour" indicating that there is no Holy day to mark the event. So instead of looking for a Holy Day, look for the absence of a holy day.
1 Corinthians 11:3 But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God. 4 Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonoureth his head. 5 But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head uncovered dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven.
Our relationship with Jesus is that we are the bride, He is the groom. So when we are praying and prophesying our head should be covered with the word of God. However, I am a man, so my head should not be covered by other men. For example, a pastor should not have to have his message covered by the board of directors of the church or by the traditions of man. That dishonors the Lord.
6 For if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn: but if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered. 7 For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.
If we, as the bride of Christ, are speaking with our heads uncovered, meaning we are not covered by the word of God but rather are spouting our own opinions and traditions of men, then we are going to be "shorn". We will be put to an open shame when the Lord returns. As the bride of Christ we are to express Jesus and glorify the Lord. As men we are to glorify God and it is not a glory to God if you bow and scrape to the demons and fallen angels.
8 For the man is not of the woman: but the woman of the man.
The church came out of the blood and water of the Lord Jesus' crucifixion, not the other way around.
9 Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man.
Likewise the church was created for Jesus, not the other way around.
10 For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head because of the angels.
So wake up, when you use the name of Jesus Christ, you have power on your head. The angles see it and flee.
11 Nevertheless neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man, in the Lord. 12 For as the woman is of the man, even so is the man also by the woman; but all things of God.
The church is the woman and Jesus Christ is the man. But out of the church we also got the apostles, the prophets and the man child. So the church came out of the blood and water of Jesus' death and resurrection, but the man child came out of those in the church who take up the cross and follow the Lord. So then all things are of God.
13 Judge in yourselves: is it comely that a woman pray unto God uncovered?
A woman, not an animal, or a bird. Is it beautiful to see a church abandoning the word of God and setting themselves up as head?
14 Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him?
It is definitely a shame to a man who is a warrior. There is a reason our warriors have a crew cut and keep their hair short.
15 But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering.
It is a glory to women to have long hair but it also a lot of work to take care of it. The appeal for short hair to a woman is how much easier it is to take care of. As women became "professionals" with demanding jobs you began to see short hair styles become more and more popular. But the real issue is those who are speaking the word of God. The internet is filled with people spouting their opinions, their dreams, their visions, their "insights" and referencing all kinds of books and prophecies that are not the word of God. This is why social media is a big confusion, no one knows what to believe, and instead they just refuse to listen to anyone.
16 But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God.
We are to defend the faith, not the doily.
Our relationship with Jesus is that we are the bride, He is the groom. So when we are praying and prophesying our head should be covered with the word of God. However, I am a man, so my head should not be covered by other men. For example, a pastor should not have to have his message covered by the board of directors of the church or by the traditions of man. That dishonors the Lord.
6 For if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn: but if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered. 7 For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.
If we, as the bride of Christ, are speaking with our heads uncovered, meaning we are not covered by the word of God but rather are spouting our own opinions and traditions of men, then we are going to be "shorn". We will be put to an open shame when the Lord returns. As the bride of Christ we are to express Jesus and glorify the Lord. As men we are to glorify God and it is not a glory to God if you bow and scrape to the demons and fallen angels.
8 For the man is not of the woman: but the woman of the man.
The church came out of the blood and water of the Lord Jesus' crucifixion, not the other way around.
9 Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man.
Likewise the church was created for Jesus, not the other way around.
10 For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head because of the angels.
So wake up, when you use the name of Jesus Christ, you have power on your head. The angles see it and flee.
11 Nevertheless neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man, in the Lord. 12 For as the woman is of the man, even so is the man also by the woman; but all things of God.
The church is the woman and Jesus Christ is the man. But out of the church we also got the apostles, the prophets and the man child. So the church came out of the blood and water of Jesus' death and resurrection, but the man child came out of those in the church who take up the cross and follow the Lord. So then all things are of God.
13 Judge in yourselves: is it comely that a woman pray unto God uncovered?
A woman, not an animal, or a bird. Is it beautiful to see a church abandoning the word of God and setting themselves up as head?
14 Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him?
It is definitely a shame to a man who is a warrior. There is a reason our warriors have a crew cut and keep their hair short.
15 But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering.
It is a glory to women to have long hair but it also a lot of work to take care of it. The appeal for short hair to a woman is how much easier it is to take care of. As women became "professionals" with demanding jobs you began to see short hair styles become more and more popular. But the real issue is those who are speaking the word of God. The internet is filled with people spouting their opinions, their dreams, their visions, their "insights" and referencing all kinds of books and prophecies that are not the word of God. This is why social media is a big confusion, no one knows what to believe, and instead they just refuse to listen to anyone.
16 But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God.
We are to defend the faith, not the doily.
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Index of Bible References for Look Up, Your Redemption draws near, vol. 1
I will be creating an index of the Bible references in all ten volumes. I will probably be able to add an index every two or three days and should be finished by October. I will have a single index for all ten volumes when I am done.
Index of Bible References for Look Up, Your Redemption draws near, vol. 1
I will be creating an index of the Bible references in all ten volumes. I will probably be able to add an index every two or three days and should be finished by October. I will have a single index for all ten volumes when I am done.
Carelessness causes confusion
There is a lot of careless references that cause confusion in eschatology.
1. Pre-Tribulation rapture -- the name is very poorly chosen. All believers throughout the entire church age have gone through tribulation. All believers must take up their cross and follow the Lord if they are to be faithful to Him and that includes "tribulation". So what most people mean by "pre tribulation" is pre 70th week of Daniel. But then again, there is no verse in the Bible that says we get raptured before the seventieth week begins. Rather it is inferred by putting two and two together. The only verse that clearly says we will be kept out of the trial at the end of the age is spoken to the church in Philadelphia and they are told they would be kept out of the "hour of trial" which is to come on all the earth. That is the closest you can come. Also we are told that the believers are not appointed to wrath and God's wrath is poured out on the earth during the last three and half years. So during the first three and half years we learn that Antichrist beheads those that do not take the mark of the beast, that is most likely the "hour of trial" though it may include more than that particular trial. We can assume that to be kept out of the hour of trial indicates that the rapture takes place before the mark of the beast. But the term indicates being snatched out of the way of certain destruction, like being pulled off the train tracks from an approaching train.
But that would not be a basis to say we are raptured before the seven year period. No, the basis is based on the fact that the Antichrist is revealed after the rapture and we assume he is revealed at the start of the seven year period. That is a big assumption. The restrainer is restraining the evil ones including the Antichrist. The raptured saints are the spirit filled ones who are one with the Spirit in restraining the Antichrist. When the Bible says he is revealed after the rapture it is not referring to the Spirit, the Spirit knows who he is because the Spirit has been restraining him. Nor is it referring to the raptured saints who were one with the Spirit. It is saying that the Antichrist is revealed to those who are left in the tribulation. They are soulish, they are fleshly, and so they do not see spiritual things. That would be a very weak basis to build a doctrine on.
Instead, in Luke we learn that the rapture takes place after the Lord returns home from a wedding. Obviously, not His wedding. I think the best interpretation for a really significant wedding that the Lord would prophecy about in Luke is the one world government and one world religion of the Beast system. Jesus describes His house as having servants who are watching like this is a time of war. They are watching when the Lord comes in the night. Now that Antichrist is in power it means that the believers are in imminent danger of being killed and that would be when we get raptured. Antichrist is in power but has not yet implemented the requirement to worship the beast and take the mark. The rapture then flips the tables on the world's economy, that would be the destruction of the Great Babylon which is cast into the ocean just like the Lord prophesied about saying to this great mountain to be taken up and cast into the sea. The week in which Jesus was in Jerusalem is a model to us of the last seven years. The Great tribulation would be when Jesus was scourged and crucified and then buried. The hour of trial would be the night before when Jesus was betrayed by Judas and went through a monkey trial. The week begins with the Antichrist riding into Jerusalem to cheers of "peace and security". But the rapture takes place at the same time the money changers tables are flipped and the Great Babylon's judgment comes in an hour. That is the hour of trial that the raptured saints are kept out of. It happens after the Antichrist comes to power. Jesus holds all things together so when the Spirit steps aside all things collapse. Jesus returns to the Father's house after Antichrist's "marriage" with the world.
2. Jacob's trouble -- Many also claim this refers to the seven years of the seventieth week. But that is not true. Jacob's trouble refers to the period of time from the Feast of Trumpets to the Day of Atonement, that is a ten day period, not seven. A worldwide pandemic causing a shutdown of the world's economy precedes this ten day period, it is prophesied of in Joel. That would mean the ten day period (ten years) began on the feast of trumpets in 2021 when the world's economy was shut down and God was declaring a sabbath because the Day of the Lord was at hand.
I think the best analogy is given in Ezekiel of a wheel within a wheel within a wheel. I like to visualize the inside mechanism of a watch. There are three wheels, one for the second hand, one for the minute hand and one for the hour hand. As one moves it moves the other. So we have different time periods, they are all interconnected, but they are not all the same.
There is a lot of careless references that cause confusion in eschatology.
1. Pre-Tribulation rapture -- the name is very poorly chosen. All believers throughout the entire church age have gone through tribulation. All believers must take up their cross and follow the Lord if they are to be faithful to Him and that includes "tribulation". So what most people mean by "pre tribulation" is pre 70th week of Daniel. But then again, there is no verse in the Bible that says we get raptured before the seventieth week begins. Rather it is inferred by putting two and two together. The only verse that clearly says we will be kept out of the trial at the end of the age is spoken to the church in Philadelphia and they are told they would be kept out of the "hour of trial" which is to come on all the earth. That is the closest you can come. Also we are told that the believers are not appointed to wrath and God's wrath is poured out on the earth during the last three and half years. So during the first three and half years we learn that Antichrist beheads those that do not take the mark of the beast, that is most likely the "hour of trial" though it may include more than that particular trial. We can assume that to be kept out of the hour of trial indicates that the rapture takes place before the mark of the beast. But the term indicates being snatched out of the way of certain destruction, like being pulled off the train tracks from an approaching train.
But that would not be a basis to say we are raptured before the seven year period. No, the basis is based on the fact that the Antichrist is revealed after the rapture and we assume he is revealed at the start of the seven year period. That is a big assumption. The restrainer is restraining the evil ones including the Antichrist. The raptured saints are the spirit filled ones who are one with the Spirit in restraining the Antichrist. When the Bible says he is revealed after the rapture it is not referring to the Spirit, the Spirit knows who he is because the Spirit has been restraining him. Nor is it referring to the raptured saints who were one with the Spirit. It is saying that the Antichrist is revealed to those who are left in the tribulation. They are soulish, they are fleshly, and so they do not see spiritual things. That would be a very weak basis to build a doctrine on.
Instead, in Luke we learn that the rapture takes place after the Lord returns home from a wedding. Obviously, not His wedding. I think the best interpretation for a really significant wedding that the Lord would prophecy about in Luke is the one world government and one world religion of the Beast system. Jesus describes His house as having servants who are watching like this is a time of war. They are watching when the Lord comes in the night. Now that Antichrist is in power it means that the believers are in imminent danger of being killed and that would be when we get raptured. Antichrist is in power but has not yet implemented the requirement to worship the beast and take the mark. The rapture then flips the tables on the world's economy, that would be the destruction of the Great Babylon which is cast into the ocean just like the Lord prophesied about saying to this great mountain to be taken up and cast into the sea. The week in which Jesus was in Jerusalem is a model to us of the last seven years. The Great tribulation would be when Jesus was scourged and crucified and then buried. The hour of trial would be the night before when Jesus was betrayed by Judas and went through a monkey trial. The week begins with the Antichrist riding into Jerusalem to cheers of "peace and security". But the rapture takes place at the same time the money changers tables are flipped and the Great Babylon's judgment comes in an hour. That is the hour of trial that the raptured saints are kept out of. It happens after the Antichrist comes to power. Jesus holds all things together so when the Spirit steps aside all things collapse. Jesus returns to the Father's house after Antichrist's "marriage" with the world.
2. Jacob's trouble -- Many also claim this refers to the seven years of the seventieth week. But that is not true. Jacob's trouble refers to the period of time from the Feast of Trumpets to the Day of Atonement, that is a ten day period, not seven. A worldwide pandemic causing a shutdown of the world's economy precedes this ten day period, it is prophesied of in Joel. That would mean the ten day period (ten years) began on the feast of trumpets in 2021 when the world's economy was shut down and God was declaring a sabbath because the Day of the Lord was at hand.
I think the best analogy is given in Ezekiel of a wheel within a wheel within a wheel. I like to visualize the inside mechanism of a watch. There are three wheels, one for the second hand, one for the minute hand and one for the hour hand. As one moves it moves the other. So we have different time periods, they are all interconnected, but they are not all the same.
Carelessness causes confusion (part 2)
The first seal is opened at the start of the seven year tribulation -- This is a very big one pushed by Hollywood and all the rest. Like all good phony doctrines it is based on truth. But let's assume everyone is right, what are the implications of this doctrine?
According to them Jesus takes the document with seven seals, which is a deed to inherit the Earth and all things, and opens it at the end of the church age, right at the start of the seven year period known as the 70th week in Daniel.
Let's ignore the fact that John said Jesus appeared to have just been slain, and let's assume for a minute that this scroll which no one was found worthy to open for the entire church age is opened at the end of the age. The first horse is the Antichrist, which is a counterfeit of Christ. A counterfeit bill is a copy, a replica of the real thing. It implies before you can have a counterfeit you must have a real white horse rider that the Antichrist is a counterfeit of. But OK, one question, no one was found worthy to open the seal including John the Apostle who was there watching this. So how come he can tell us about the Antichrist and all the seven seals and everything that is in this scroll if it isn't opened until the end of the age? Second question, this scroll is the title deed to the whole earth, but we are told in the New Testament that Jesus has already inherited everything, why would they tell us this 2,000 years before the fact? Third question, what is Paul talking about when he says that the mystery hidden from the ages and generations but now revealed to His saints concerning Jesus Christ and His inheritance? Are there two scrolls with seven seals?
If you scrutinize this doctrine it will not hold up. It is fatally flawed. However, there is some truth to it. The Temple is composed of the Outer court, Holy Place and Holy of Holies. What is revealed to the apostles and the saints in the Holy of Holies is not revealed to those in the outer court until the 70th week. Everyone has misread the fact that Antichrist is revealed after the rapture. That doesn't mean that those raptured didn't have the revelation, it means that those in darkness and blind to the spiritual world will get the revelation at that time.
The first seal is opened at the start of the seven year tribulation -- This is a very big one pushed by Hollywood and all the rest. Like all good phony doctrines it is based on truth. But let's assume everyone is right, what are the implications of this doctrine?
According to them Jesus takes the document with seven seals, which is a deed to inherit the Earth and all things, and opens it at the end of the church age, right at the start of the seven year period known as the 70th week in Daniel.
Let's ignore the fact that John said Jesus appeared to have just been slain, and let's assume for a minute that this scroll which no one was found worthy to open for the entire church age is opened at the end of the age. The first horse is the Antichrist, which is a counterfeit of Christ. A counterfeit bill is a copy, a replica of the real thing. It implies before you can have a counterfeit you must have a real white horse rider that the Antichrist is a counterfeit of. But OK, one question, no one was found worthy to open the seal including John the Apostle who was there watching this. So how come he can tell us about the Antichrist and all the seven seals and everything that is in this scroll if it isn't opened until the end of the age? Second question, this scroll is the title deed to the whole earth, but we are told in the New Testament that Jesus has already inherited everything, why would they tell us this 2,000 years before the fact? Third question, what is Paul talking about when he says that the mystery hidden from the ages and generations but now revealed to His saints concerning Jesus Christ and His inheritance? Are there two scrolls with seven seals?
If you scrutinize this doctrine it will not hold up. It is fatally flawed. However, there is some truth to it. The Temple is composed of the Outer court, Holy Place and Holy of Holies. What is revealed to the apostles and the saints in the Holy of Holies is not revealed to those in the outer court until the 70th week. Everyone has misread the fact that Antichrist is revealed after the rapture. That doesn't mean that those raptured didn't have the revelation, it means that those in darkness and blind to the spiritual world will get the revelation at that time.
What ends the church age?
The rapture takes place at the end of the church age, so the question is what ends the church age. If we can answer this question then it becomes clear what the church age is all about.
John 5:43 I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.
We have been charged to be the Lord's witnesses and to preach the gospel to the entire earth. The purpose of the church age is to give people an opportunity to choose Jesus. However, when they choose the Antichrist, the counterfeit Christ for their one world government and one world religion that will be the end of the church age. This is why Luke talks about Jesus coming back from a wedding and finding the servants in the house watching for His return. If you are courting a girl and she marries someone else, well, at the wedding it is truly over. In the same way once the world makes this choice the church age is over. We are ambassadors of the Kingdom of the heavens calling on people to turn to the Lord, but at that point they have made their choice.
Luke 12:32 Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
God desires to give us the kingdom, it is for those who love the Lord Jesus.
33 Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.
The day of the Lord comes as a thief in the night. If your treasure is in heaven you have nothing to fear. The thief is coming for those who had their heart set on this world. It will give them one last chance to repent.
34 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
Every Christian claims to love the Lord, but where is your treasure?
35 Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning;
Our loins are to be girt about with the truth. That is why it has become very difficult lately to discern the truth. God is separating out those who stand on the truth and those who rely on others for the truth. We also must have our lights burning, we are to be a witness in this dark age.
36 And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.
One reason that many Christians do not watch is because they are eating and drinking with the drunken. Their treasure is here on earth and they are not hoping for the Lord's return. Notice that the Lord comes and knocks, that reminds us of Laodicea, the apostate church. At the end of the age we will see apostasy. You want to be one with the Lord who is knocking, not with the apostate church that has kicked him out. This wedding refers to Antichrist being chosen by the world to be the leader.
37 Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.
Faithful to the end. Not asleep. Not drunken. Not befuddled.
38 And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.
We have had many signs of late and even so some have still fallen away.
39 And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through.
We will not be given advance warning. We will not know 12 hours ahead of time that the Lord is coming tonight. That doesn't mean that the watchmen will not see Him as He returns from the wedding. If we know what the wedding is and we know the Lord has gone to that wedding then we know He'll be back soon.
40 Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.
Don't listen to those who say it will be a few more years. For all we know it may be less than two months from now.
The rapture takes place at the end of the church age, so the question is what ends the church age. If we can answer this question then it becomes clear what the church age is all about.
John 5:43 I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.
We have been charged to be the Lord's witnesses and to preach the gospel to the entire earth. The purpose of the church age is to give people an opportunity to choose Jesus. However, when they choose the Antichrist, the counterfeit Christ for their one world government and one world religion that will be the end of the church age. This is why Luke talks about Jesus coming back from a wedding and finding the servants in the house watching for His return. If you are courting a girl and she marries someone else, well, at the wedding it is truly over. In the same way once the world makes this choice the church age is over. We are ambassadors of the Kingdom of the heavens calling on people to turn to the Lord, but at that point they have made their choice.
Luke 12:32 Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
God desires to give us the kingdom, it is for those who love the Lord Jesus.
33 Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.
The day of the Lord comes as a thief in the night. If your treasure is in heaven you have nothing to fear. The thief is coming for those who had their heart set on this world. It will give them one last chance to repent.
34 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
Every Christian claims to love the Lord, but where is your treasure?
35 Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning;
Our loins are to be girt about with the truth. That is why it has become very difficult lately to discern the truth. God is separating out those who stand on the truth and those who rely on others for the truth. We also must have our lights burning, we are to be a witness in this dark age.
36 And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.
One reason that many Christians do not watch is because they are eating and drinking with the drunken. Their treasure is here on earth and they are not hoping for the Lord's return. Notice that the Lord comes and knocks, that reminds us of Laodicea, the apostate church. At the end of the age we will see apostasy. You want to be one with the Lord who is knocking, not with the apostate church that has kicked him out. This wedding refers to Antichrist being chosen by the world to be the leader.
37 Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.
Faithful to the end. Not asleep. Not drunken. Not befuddled.
38 And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.
We have had many signs of late and even so some have still fallen away.
39 And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through.
We will not be given advance warning. We will not know 12 hours ahead of time that the Lord is coming tonight. That doesn't mean that the watchmen will not see Him as He returns from the wedding. If we know what the wedding is and we know the Lord has gone to that wedding then we know He'll be back soon.
40 Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.
Don't listen to those who say it will be a few more years. For all we know it may be less than two months from now.
Index of Bible references in the first two books. Look Up, your redemption draws near (volumes 1 & 2)
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A shadow of the rapture? Or a shadow of the Body of christ?
For several years we have been searching through the Feasts of the Lord trying to find which one is a shadow of the rapture. We have seen quite a bit of shadows that appear to be pointing to the rapture. However, Jesus told us that no one knows the day. There are several ways to interpret that. Some people interpret that to mean that no one knows and so there is no reason to even touch this topic. But that is patently false. Jesus told us to watch, and every time He said no one knows He said that therefore we need to watch. Also He told Sardis that if they didn’t watch they wouldn’t know. So I think that is very clear, if you do watch you will know. So then the second interpretation was that “no one knows the day or the hour” is an idiom for the Feast of Trumpets. However, of all the feast days we can see the least hint of a rapture on Feast of Trumpets. Instead this appears to be the day that the seventieth week of Daniel will begin, the day that Antichrist confirms the covenant with the many. It also seems that the disciples' question about when was aimed more at when the 70th week would start than when the rapture would be. So then we had other interpretations. Satan wants to change the times and seasons, and so maybe that is why no one knows the day or the hour. But Jesus said no one knows the day or the hour and He included the angels in heaven, so that seems quite far fetched. Some tried to say the Lord was referring to the new heaven and new earth and that may be the case in one instance, but not in all. So then we have to look at what Paul said in Colossians 2:16 Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days: 17 Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.
The OT feasts are not dress rehearsals for the NT
On the one hand the Lord’s feasts in the Old Testament are a shadow of things to come. So studying them with that in mind is profitable. On the other hand we are not required to keep them, they are not “holy convocations” for us in the New Testament. That means they are not dress rehearsals. Think of each feast day as a “transparency” and you can put all of them on top of each other. If you do that you will get the Lord’s table. It is the Passover feast, we celebrate what the Lord did on the cross. It is also the feast of unleavened bread, and also the feast of the first first fruits, referring to the Lord’s resurrection. We eat the bread, so it is Shavuot and we drink the wine , so it is Pentecost. We announce the Lord’s coming, so it is the Feast of Trumpets and we examine ourselves to see if we are in the Lord so it is day of Atonement. Ultimately it is a wedding feast so it is the feast of tabernacles. The only day we are charged to keep in the New Testament is the Lord’s table, that is our only Holy Convocation that we are charged to keep in the New Testament. So then if the Lord said no one knows the day and Paul said we don’t have to keep the dress rehearsals, then studying these feasts can tell us a lot, but they won’t tell us the day of the rapture.
For several years we have been searching through the Feasts of the Lord trying to find which one is a shadow of the rapture. We have seen quite a bit of shadows that appear to be pointing to the rapture. However, Jesus told us that no one knows the day. There are several ways to interpret that. Some people interpret that to mean that no one knows and so there is no reason to even touch this topic. But that is patently false. Jesus told us to watch, and every time He said no one knows He said that therefore we need to watch. Also He told Sardis that if they didn’t watch they wouldn’t know. So I think that is very clear, if you do watch you will know. So then the second interpretation was that “no one knows the day or the hour” is an idiom for the Feast of Trumpets. However, of all the feast days we can see the least hint of a rapture on Feast of Trumpets. Instead this appears to be the day that the seventieth week of Daniel will begin, the day that Antichrist confirms the covenant with the many. It also seems that the disciples' question about when was aimed more at when the 70th week would start than when the rapture would be. So then we had other interpretations. Satan wants to change the times and seasons, and so maybe that is why no one knows the day or the hour. But Jesus said no one knows the day or the hour and He included the angels in heaven, so that seems quite far fetched. Some tried to say the Lord was referring to the new heaven and new earth and that may be the case in one instance, but not in all. So then we have to look at what Paul said in Colossians 2:16 Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days: 17 Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.
The OT feasts are not dress rehearsals for the NT
On the one hand the Lord’s feasts in the Old Testament are a shadow of things to come. So studying them with that in mind is profitable. On the other hand we are not required to keep them, they are not “holy convocations” for us in the New Testament. That means they are not dress rehearsals. Think of each feast day as a “transparency” and you can put all of them on top of each other. If you do that you will get the Lord’s table. It is the Passover feast, we celebrate what the Lord did on the cross. It is also the feast of unleavened bread, and also the feast of the first first fruits, referring to the Lord’s resurrection. We eat the bread, so it is Shavuot and we drink the wine , so it is Pentecost. We announce the Lord’s coming, so it is the Feast of Trumpets and we examine ourselves to see if we are in the Lord so it is day of Atonement. Ultimately it is a wedding feast so it is the feast of tabernacles. The only day we are charged to keep in the New Testament is the Lord’s table, that is our only Holy Convocation that we are charged to keep in the New Testament. So then if the Lord said no one knows the day and Paul said we don’t have to keep the dress rehearsals, then studying these feasts can tell us a lot, but they won’t tell us the day of the rapture.
However, the charge to “watch” and the warning to Sardis about what happens if they don’t watch is a promise that in the word in the New Testament we have enough clues to know when the day is.
Erroneous Assumptions
One mistake I made was with my assumptions. So let’s clear them up. Yes, I believe that there will be a pre-tribulation rapture, but the term is misleading. First of all, the believers during the entire church age have gone through tribulation. So I really don’t like the term “pre-tribulation” because it is not true. Instead, Philadelphia is promised to be kept out of the hour of trial. So “pre-trial” rapture is far more accurate. The second assumption is that the “tribulation” is equivalent to “the seventieth week” in Daniel and that is a seven year period that begins on the Feast of Trumpets. I agree that the seventieth week is a seven year period, and I agree that it begins on the Feast of Trumpets. However, we should not equate the entire seven year period to “the tribulation” or the trial that Philadelphia will be kept from. Why? Because they will be saying “peace and security”. Instead I think the “trial” is when the Antichrist demands everyone get the mark of the beast and either worships him or gets beheaded. That is the trial that Philadelphia is kept from and it is not reasonable to think that this would begin on the very same day that the covenant is strengthened with the many.
Another assumption is that Antichrist is revealed on the first day of the seventieth week and the rapture must therefore be before he is revealed. This is a very logical interpretation, but we always get in trouble when we use our logic. I am going to provide a different interpretation, that is also based on the Bible, and I am hoping you can consider this with an open mind. First, the restrainer is restraining evil on the earth and that includes Antichrist. How can the restrainer do that if it has not yet been revealed? So when Paul says that the restrainer steps aside and then the Antichrist is revealed he is not referring to being revealed to the Holy Spirit or to the Spirit filled saints that are one with him. They have all been raptured. No, Paul is referring to the people left on the earth that were not raptured. Paul is saying the antichrist is revealed to the ones mocking and ridiculing and the ones who are walking in darkness. We also know that it is a head wound that the Antichrist is resuscitated from that leads him to being possessed by Satan. So what is more likely is that the world embraces the antichrist as a savior (rider on the white horse) but then after the rapture he is revealed to be the one the believers have been warning about. Consider the word harpazo, to be snatched out of the way of certain death. That sounds like the Antichrist is now requiring everyone to get the mark of the beast and that is when rapture takes place. It may be very early in the beginning of the 70th week but very likely after the 70th week begins.
Another wedding
This is not some crazy idea of mine, it is based on the Bible. In Luke Jesus says it is like those who are watching for their Lord who comes back from the wedding. He finds them watching and so He will serve them. This isn’t the Lord’s wedding. That will be at the Father’s house and we are the bride. No bridegroom is going to make dinner for his servants on his wedding night. No, this is a different wedding that precedes the rapture. The rapture is the conclusion of the church age. So then, what is the point of the church age? We are witnesses telling people to repent and receive Jesus. Some have, and some haven’t. But at the end of the church age the world makes it clear, they have chosen the Antichrist. Jesus said that He came in His father’s name and they rejected Him but one will come in his own name and they will choose him. The entire church age is calling to people to choose Jesus, but at the end, when they choose the Antichrist it is a “marriage covenant” and that ends the church age. So the start of the 70th week is when Antichrist confirms the covenant with the many and that is also the end of the church age. Once that marriage takes place it is over, Jesus comes back, finds some watching, and raptures them. Therefore I am suggesting that the “pre-trial” rapture takes place after Antichrist has confirmed the covenant with the many but before he begins beheading people.
All things came into being by the word of God
I also believe that all things come into being by the word of God. If the Lord spoke it then it will come into being. Moses gave the Israelites the Holy convocations hundreds of years after making the covenant with Abraham. I think this is what the Lord meant. At the time He was making the covenant on the cross no one knew the day, but hundreds of years later God appointed the days because God is the same yesterday, today and forever.
So then, what do we know about the rapture?
If Moses breaking the ten commandments is an example to us and a shadow of things to come, what event in church history was this pointing to? I would say it was Martin Luther nailing the 95 theses to the door of the Wittenberg church on October 31st. I would also say the four days are Mischief Night → Halloween → All Saints day → Day of the Dead → Lord’s day.
Erroneous Assumptions
One mistake I made was with my assumptions. So let’s clear them up. Yes, I believe that there will be a pre-tribulation rapture, but the term is misleading. First of all, the believers during the entire church age have gone through tribulation. So I really don’t like the term “pre-tribulation” because it is not true. Instead, Philadelphia is promised to be kept out of the hour of trial. So “pre-trial” rapture is far more accurate. The second assumption is that the “tribulation” is equivalent to “the seventieth week” in Daniel and that is a seven year period that begins on the Feast of Trumpets. I agree that the seventieth week is a seven year period, and I agree that it begins on the Feast of Trumpets. However, we should not equate the entire seven year period to “the tribulation” or the trial that Philadelphia will be kept from. Why? Because they will be saying “peace and security”. Instead I think the “trial” is when the Antichrist demands everyone get the mark of the beast and either worships him or gets beheaded. That is the trial that Philadelphia is kept from and it is not reasonable to think that this would begin on the very same day that the covenant is strengthened with the many.
Another assumption is that Antichrist is revealed on the first day of the seventieth week and the rapture must therefore be before he is revealed. This is a very logical interpretation, but we always get in trouble when we use our logic. I am going to provide a different interpretation, that is also based on the Bible, and I am hoping you can consider this with an open mind. First, the restrainer is restraining evil on the earth and that includes Antichrist. How can the restrainer do that if it has not yet been revealed? So when Paul says that the restrainer steps aside and then the Antichrist is revealed he is not referring to being revealed to the Holy Spirit or to the Spirit filled saints that are one with him. They have all been raptured. No, Paul is referring to the people left on the earth that were not raptured. Paul is saying the antichrist is revealed to the ones mocking and ridiculing and the ones who are walking in darkness. We also know that it is a head wound that the Antichrist is resuscitated from that leads him to being possessed by Satan. So what is more likely is that the world embraces the antichrist as a savior (rider on the white horse) but then after the rapture he is revealed to be the one the believers have been warning about. Consider the word harpazo, to be snatched out of the way of certain death. That sounds like the Antichrist is now requiring everyone to get the mark of the beast and that is when rapture takes place. It may be very early in the beginning of the 70th week but very likely after the 70th week begins.
Another wedding
This is not some crazy idea of mine, it is based on the Bible. In Luke Jesus says it is like those who are watching for their Lord who comes back from the wedding. He finds them watching and so He will serve them. This isn’t the Lord’s wedding. That will be at the Father’s house and we are the bride. No bridegroom is going to make dinner for his servants on his wedding night. No, this is a different wedding that precedes the rapture. The rapture is the conclusion of the church age. So then, what is the point of the church age? We are witnesses telling people to repent and receive Jesus. Some have, and some haven’t. But at the end of the church age the world makes it clear, they have chosen the Antichrist. Jesus said that He came in His father’s name and they rejected Him but one will come in his own name and they will choose him. The entire church age is calling to people to choose Jesus, but at the end, when they choose the Antichrist it is a “marriage covenant” and that ends the church age. So the start of the 70th week is when Antichrist confirms the covenant with the many and that is also the end of the church age. Once that marriage takes place it is over, Jesus comes back, finds some watching, and raptures them. Therefore I am suggesting that the “pre-trial” rapture takes place after Antichrist has confirmed the covenant with the many but before he begins beheading people.
All things came into being by the word of God
I also believe that all things come into being by the word of God. If the Lord spoke it then it will come into being. Moses gave the Israelites the Holy convocations hundreds of years after making the covenant with Abraham. I think this is what the Lord meant. At the time He was making the covenant on the cross no one knew the day, but hundreds of years later God appointed the days because God is the same yesterday, today and forever.
So then, what do we know about the rapture?
- It comes as a thief in the night.
- It is immediately followed by three days of darkness where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
- The synagogue of Satan will be forced by the Lord to come and worship at the feet of the raptured saints. That will also include the dead in Christ who also rose from the dead.
- Then we have the Lord’s day.
- This will be in the pattern of the Lord’s crucifixion for all the believers that had not obeyed His word to take up their cross and follow Him. First, Judas, the thief comes in the night. Then the body of Christ is crucified while the Spirit steps aside (rapture – my God, my God, why have you abandoned me?). He goes into the grave for three days where he tours the dungeons and sees all the evil spirits being held there. Finally, He rises from the dead on the Lord’s day.
If Moses breaking the ten commandments is an example to us and a shadow of things to come, what event in church history was this pointing to? I would say it was Martin Luther nailing the 95 theses to the door of the Wittenberg church on October 31st. I would also say the four days are Mischief Night → Halloween → All Saints day → Day of the Dead → Lord’s day.
PROPHECY -- TERRORS UPON THE CITIES
U B Ready 9/3/2024 Received 7/6/2024 TERRORS UPON THE CITIES
Jeremiah 15: 6 - 8 6 Thou hast forsaken me, saith the LORD, thou art gone backward: therefore I will stretch out my hand against thee, and destroy thee; I am weary with repenting. 7 And I will fan them with a fan in the gates of the land; I will bereave them of children, I will destroy my people, since they return not from their ways. 8 Their widows are increased to me above the sand of the seas: I have brought upon them against the mother of the young men a spoiler at noonday: I have caused him to fall upon it suddenly, and terrors upon the cities.
My son, as I have said in the past - because of the WICKEDNESS AND UNREPENTANCE OF THESE PEOPLE - I WILL BRING TERRORS UPON THEIR CITIES. THE ARMIES I WILL USE HAVE NOW BEEN ALLOWED IN AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITIES I HAVE MARKED FOR DESTRUCTION. THE TERRORS WILL COME AT NIGHT - AND THE CITIES WILL BURN WITH FIRE. This fire cannot be quenched nor put out - as I WILL FAN THE FIRES OF MY JUDGMENT. My church has sat back and ALLOWED the wicked men to rule over it. There is no deep spiritual warfare in My church - no fasting and praying down strongholds. My church is nothing more than a country club for whiners and thieves. PREPARE NOW - My church - for you WILL TASTE THE PERSECUTIONS as you will be blamed for all the violence. They will say it is the fault of those Christians that have allowed the violence to come on the nation. You will be hunted and killed by your neighbors who hate you for My namesake. REPENT NOW and ready yourself in My Word. Put on your armor daily - for the SUDDEN ATTACKS will come from behind.
My son, the cities will run red with blood, and untold thousands of terrorists will control entire cities. Those remaining in the cities will either bow to the terrorists or perish. You MUST WORSHIP their false god or die. I am speaking plainly. The enemy numbering in the millions in this nation have now been established in every city. The signal will be given - and all hell will break out upon the cities. I say now - flee the cities and seek Me in the wilderness.
My son, I have spoken plainly today so My children will understand. The TERRORS OF THE CITIES are not coming - they are here now. The judgment and fall of Babylon will commence. The current king will fall - and the next queen will be ruthless - for a short time. The final king will be hated and loved, and steer many away from the truth. I HAVE DECREED TERROR UPON THY CITIES AND BLINDNESS UPON THY PEOPLE. I will block their ears from the truth and they will believe the lie. My judgment upon this people is just and will be ongoing and unstoppable. I AM coming soon and bring with Me peace. Amen. Lord Jesus
U B Ready 9/3/2024 Received 7/6/2024 TERRORS UPON THE CITIES
Jeremiah 15: 6 - 8 6 Thou hast forsaken me, saith the LORD, thou art gone backward: therefore I will stretch out my hand against thee, and destroy thee; I am weary with repenting. 7 And I will fan them with a fan in the gates of the land; I will bereave them of children, I will destroy my people, since they return not from their ways. 8 Their widows are increased to me above the sand of the seas: I have brought upon them against the mother of the young men a spoiler at noonday: I have caused him to fall upon it suddenly, and terrors upon the cities.
My son, as I have said in the past - because of the WICKEDNESS AND UNREPENTANCE OF THESE PEOPLE - I WILL BRING TERRORS UPON THEIR CITIES. THE ARMIES I WILL USE HAVE NOW BEEN ALLOWED IN AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITIES I HAVE MARKED FOR DESTRUCTION. THE TERRORS WILL COME AT NIGHT - AND THE CITIES WILL BURN WITH FIRE. This fire cannot be quenched nor put out - as I WILL FAN THE FIRES OF MY JUDGMENT. My church has sat back and ALLOWED the wicked men to rule over it. There is no deep spiritual warfare in My church - no fasting and praying down strongholds. My church is nothing more than a country club for whiners and thieves. PREPARE NOW - My church - for you WILL TASTE THE PERSECUTIONS as you will be blamed for all the violence. They will say it is the fault of those Christians that have allowed the violence to come on the nation. You will be hunted and killed by your neighbors who hate you for My namesake. REPENT NOW and ready yourself in My Word. Put on your armor daily - for the SUDDEN ATTACKS will come from behind.
My son, the cities will run red with blood, and untold thousands of terrorists will control entire cities. Those remaining in the cities will either bow to the terrorists or perish. You MUST WORSHIP their false god or die. I am speaking plainly. The enemy numbering in the millions in this nation have now been established in every city. The signal will be given - and all hell will break out upon the cities. I say now - flee the cities and seek Me in the wilderness.
My son, I have spoken plainly today so My children will understand. The TERRORS OF THE CITIES are not coming - they are here now. The judgment and fall of Babylon will commence. The current king will fall - and the next queen will be ruthless - for a short time. The final king will be hated and loved, and steer many away from the truth. I HAVE DECREED TERROR UPON THY CITIES AND BLINDNESS UPON THY PEOPLE. I will block their ears from the truth and they will believe the lie. My judgment upon this people is just and will be ongoing and unstoppable. I AM coming soon and bring with Me peace. Amen. Lord Jesus
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NtUFIoqL6WARFbocjNgGtbm-qIvKGk-F/view?usp=sharing
Index of Bible References for Look Up, Your Redemption draws near, vol. 1-3
I will be creating an index of the Bible references in all ten volumes. I will probably be able to add an index every two or three days and should be finished by October. I will have a single index for all ten volumes when I am done. As I have been doing this I have made slight modifications to the documents that could affect the page numbers. So I am also including links to the three volumes. These would be better to use if you are using the Index to search for Bible verses.
Look Up, Your Redemption Draws Near (volume 1)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JvGt0moH2kzWMqdxBiO73Gaj7UxxqvfD/view?usp=sharing
Look Up, Your Redemption Draws Near (volume 2)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eAIgnWSGMkVw_Fawa_dbXyJTi1yOWwks/view?usp=sharing
Look Up, Your Redemption Draws Near (volume 3)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Dg9eD4It_H1V8XCMuAc7Im8G2UfuvEjV/view?usp=sharing
Index of Bible References for Look Up, Your Redemption draws near, vol. 1-3
I will be creating an index of the Bible references in all ten volumes. I will probably be able to add an index every two or three days and should be finished by October. I will have a single index for all ten volumes when I am done. As I have been doing this I have made slight modifications to the documents that could affect the page numbers. So I am also including links to the three volumes. These would be better to use if you are using the Index to search for Bible verses.
Look Up, Your Redemption Draws Near (volume 1)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JvGt0moH2kzWMqdxBiO73Gaj7UxxqvfD/view?usp=sharing
Look Up, Your Redemption Draws Near (volume 2)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eAIgnWSGMkVw_Fawa_dbXyJTi1yOWwks/view?usp=sharing
Look Up, Your Redemption Draws Near (volume 3)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Dg9eD4It_H1V8XCMuAc7Im8G2UfuvEjV/view?usp=sharing