Summary of Bible references on the Rapture
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"It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so." Mark Twain
We have several of these that everyone thinks is true but there is no Biblical basis to say it is true.
1. Antichrist is revealed after the rapture. 2 Thessalonians 2 says that the man of sin will be revealed after He who restrains is taken away. I agree that "He who restrains" is a reference to the Holy Spirit, and it isn't the Holy Spirit that is taken away but the spirit filled saints that were the hands and feet of the Holy Spirit to restrain sin. And I agree that the man of sin refers to the Antichrist. So yes, the Antichrist will be revealed after the rapture to those left behind. That does not in any way suggest that he wasn't already revealed to those who were restraining him. How exactly would the spirit filled saints restrain the man of sin if he is not revealed to them? So for those who are asleep, yes, he is revealed after they wake up. But that doesn't mean that for those who are awake and watching that they can't see him.
2. Israel will rebuild a third temple. There is no Biblical reference at all for this. However, there is a confusing translation, where the word for "Holy Place" is translated as "Temple". There is a Biblical reference that the tabernacle of David will be raised again, that is a tent, and inside you have the Holy Place. This is very deceptive doctrine because it suggests you will get to see all kinds of things take place prior to the rapture. The 2nd temple took 40 years to build. Regardless of how rapidly you think it will take to build a temple I have never heard any estimate faster than six months, and since I have worked on construction sites that estimate seems absurd. A tent could be raised in a weekend. Here is the other thing, we have a reference to the Antichrist sitting in the Holy Place, but no reference to it being built or to it being destroyed even though we are told specifically that in the New Jerusalem there is no temple. According to the Jewish tradition the Messiah is supposed to build the third Temple and Jesus said He would build His church. So this doctrine is really blasphemy against Jesus. Surely if the Antichrist did build a temple as a counterfeit to the church the Bible would record this. Jesus gave a detailed account of the signs that would precede His second coming and none of them referred to rebuilding the temple.
We have several of these that everyone thinks is true but there is no Biblical basis to say it is true.
1. Antichrist is revealed after the rapture. 2 Thessalonians 2 says that the man of sin will be revealed after He who restrains is taken away. I agree that "He who restrains" is a reference to the Holy Spirit, and it isn't the Holy Spirit that is taken away but the spirit filled saints that were the hands and feet of the Holy Spirit to restrain sin. And I agree that the man of sin refers to the Antichrist. So yes, the Antichrist will be revealed after the rapture to those left behind. That does not in any way suggest that he wasn't already revealed to those who were restraining him. How exactly would the spirit filled saints restrain the man of sin if he is not revealed to them? So for those who are asleep, yes, he is revealed after they wake up. But that doesn't mean that for those who are awake and watching that they can't see him.
2. Israel will rebuild a third temple. There is no Biblical reference at all for this. However, there is a confusing translation, where the word for "Holy Place" is translated as "Temple". There is a Biblical reference that the tabernacle of David will be raised again, that is a tent, and inside you have the Holy Place. This is very deceptive doctrine because it suggests you will get to see all kinds of things take place prior to the rapture. The 2nd temple took 40 years to build. Regardless of how rapidly you think it will take to build a temple I have never heard any estimate faster than six months, and since I have worked on construction sites that estimate seems absurd. A tent could be raised in a weekend. Here is the other thing, we have a reference to the Antichrist sitting in the Holy Place, but no reference to it being built or to it being destroyed even though we are told specifically that in the New Jerusalem there is no temple. According to the Jewish tradition the Messiah is supposed to build the third Temple and Jesus said He would build His church. So this doctrine is really blasphemy against Jesus. Surely if the Antichrist did build a temple as a counterfeit to the church the Bible would record this. Jesus gave a detailed account of the signs that would precede His second coming and none of them referred to rebuilding the temple.
all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.
1 Corinthians 12:1 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.
I believe this is the big problem, many Christians are ignorant about this and that results in many issues. If you are jealous or envious of someone's gift it is because you are ignorant about this.
2 Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led.
Step 1 in having your gift get manifested is to cut all ties with dumb idols. One of the best things I did when I first got saved and baptized was to burn my entire collection of record albums. They were idolatrous, that is undeniable. Had I put them out by a dumpster, someone would have taken them, that also is pretty much undeniable. We know that all of these record labels use witchcraft to make all of their albums "charmed". The best way to cut ties with these dumb idols is to burn them. This record collection definitely represented my biggest personal investment at the time, so it became a burnt offering to the Lord.
3 Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost.
Imagine you keep something that blasphemes Jesus Christ? I had record albums that definitely blasphemed Him. Why would you do that? Back then it was a collection of record albums but today it could be a collection of movies or books. You want a ministry that proclaims that Jesus is the Lord, but think of the impact having blasphemous and idolatrous items in your home would do to that. It is like leaving a back door for Satan and the demons. Think how dangerous it would be to bless someone who has an open channel to Satan. This is a spiritual war and you are like Benedict Arnold.
4 Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.
Now that we have cut all ties to the occult, consider the gifts of the Spirit. Look at your human body, is any member not a gift? If you are a finger that is an incredibly useful gift but it would be ridiculous for a finger to be jealous of an eye, and vice versa. Every single member in the Body of Christ has inherent functions that will benefit the body as a whole. We all have different backgrounds and testimonies for a reason.
5 And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord.
There are different ministries. We have ministries whose burden is evangelism, we have others whose burden is to care for new believers, and others concerned with helping married couples, or young people, or children, or feeding the poor, etc.
6 And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all.
Some ministries operate through miracles like a healing ministry. Others operate through love like a person who gives all they have to help the poor and those in need. Others operate according to a word of knowledge and still others a word of wisdom.
7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.
But here is the thing, "knowledge" does not manifest the Spirit, it is when the Spirit's knowledge is manifested that the Spirit is manifested. For example, you are going to share a testimony for five minutes to the congregation. You don't know what each individual person is going through, but the Spirit does. If you pray to the Spirit and open up to the Spirit to be one with the Spirit when you share your testimony it allows the Spirit to speak directly to many who are listening. Perhaps they prayed that morning to the Lord to answer a question and then in your testimony the Lord responds, answering their prayer. Likewise with wisdom. Quoting some "wise saying" does not manifest the Spirit, but if you are open to the Spirit to speak through you it is very possible that the Spirit will speak a word of wisdom through you.
So here is the point so far. Every single one of us has an inherent function, a ministry, in the church. In order to get the most out of your potential function cut off all ties to the occult, burn them up in the fire as a burnt offering to the Lord. The second point is that we are like a tire, you have to pump it up, fill your tire with the Spirit. It takes work to fill a tire up to the appropriate tire pressure. You need regular time in the word and prayer, as well as regular time in fellowship with others. Reading spiritual books and spending time in praise and worship is also beneficial. You will naturally be drawn to serve in different ministries, follow that leading.
8 For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; 9 To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit; 10 To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues: 11 But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.
This is the result. It is awesome. It is fantastic when you are used by the Lord and you realize you don't have this person's gift or that person's gift, but it doesn't matter because the Lord is working through you and you have your own gift.
1 Corinthians 12:1 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.
I believe this is the big problem, many Christians are ignorant about this and that results in many issues. If you are jealous or envious of someone's gift it is because you are ignorant about this.
2 Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led.
Step 1 in having your gift get manifested is to cut all ties with dumb idols. One of the best things I did when I first got saved and baptized was to burn my entire collection of record albums. They were idolatrous, that is undeniable. Had I put them out by a dumpster, someone would have taken them, that also is pretty much undeniable. We know that all of these record labels use witchcraft to make all of their albums "charmed". The best way to cut ties with these dumb idols is to burn them. This record collection definitely represented my biggest personal investment at the time, so it became a burnt offering to the Lord.
3 Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost.
Imagine you keep something that blasphemes Jesus Christ? I had record albums that definitely blasphemed Him. Why would you do that? Back then it was a collection of record albums but today it could be a collection of movies or books. You want a ministry that proclaims that Jesus is the Lord, but think of the impact having blasphemous and idolatrous items in your home would do to that. It is like leaving a back door for Satan and the demons. Think how dangerous it would be to bless someone who has an open channel to Satan. This is a spiritual war and you are like Benedict Arnold.
4 Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.
Now that we have cut all ties to the occult, consider the gifts of the Spirit. Look at your human body, is any member not a gift? If you are a finger that is an incredibly useful gift but it would be ridiculous for a finger to be jealous of an eye, and vice versa. Every single member in the Body of Christ has inherent functions that will benefit the body as a whole. We all have different backgrounds and testimonies for a reason.
5 And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord.
There are different ministries. We have ministries whose burden is evangelism, we have others whose burden is to care for new believers, and others concerned with helping married couples, or young people, or children, or feeding the poor, etc.
6 And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all.
Some ministries operate through miracles like a healing ministry. Others operate through love like a person who gives all they have to help the poor and those in need. Others operate according to a word of knowledge and still others a word of wisdom.
7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.
But here is the thing, "knowledge" does not manifest the Spirit, it is when the Spirit's knowledge is manifested that the Spirit is manifested. For example, you are going to share a testimony for five minutes to the congregation. You don't know what each individual person is going through, but the Spirit does. If you pray to the Spirit and open up to the Spirit to be one with the Spirit when you share your testimony it allows the Spirit to speak directly to many who are listening. Perhaps they prayed that morning to the Lord to answer a question and then in your testimony the Lord responds, answering their prayer. Likewise with wisdom. Quoting some "wise saying" does not manifest the Spirit, but if you are open to the Spirit to speak through you it is very possible that the Spirit will speak a word of wisdom through you.
So here is the point so far. Every single one of us has an inherent function, a ministry, in the church. In order to get the most out of your potential function cut off all ties to the occult, burn them up in the fire as a burnt offering to the Lord. The second point is that we are like a tire, you have to pump it up, fill your tire with the Spirit. It takes work to fill a tire up to the appropriate tire pressure. You need regular time in the word and prayer, as well as regular time in fellowship with others. Reading spiritual books and spending time in praise and worship is also beneficial. You will naturally be drawn to serve in different ministries, follow that leading.
8 For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; 9 To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit; 10 To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues: 11 But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.
This is the result. It is awesome. It is fantastic when you are used by the Lord and you realize you don't have this person's gift or that person's gift, but it doesn't matter because the Lord is working through you and you have your own gift.
That is a nice feeling, you realize that the Lord has made a place for you in the Body of Christ.
1 Corinthians 12:12 For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ.
You can't fake oneness. If you try it will be exposed. The only way we can be made one with the Body of Christ is by being one with the Holy Spirit operating within us.
13 For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.
This is why I can't stand the inordinate emphasis on being saved by faith in Christ while ignoring the need to be baptized into one body. Imagine you want to join the Lord's army but you are not separated from the occult. You are not separated from idolatry or paganism or witchcraft or books on magic. You have to be baptized, you have to be separated fully unto God and you then need to drink into one Spirit. Be filled with the Holy Spirit. Being saved from eternal damnation is great, good for you. But if you want to be in the Lord's army there are two requirements, be fully separated unto Him and be filled with the Holy Spirit.
14 For the body is not one member, but many.
We are not all the same person. Stop trying to imitate someone else. I remember once when this brother was giving me advice on how to imitate others! I was looking at him like "are you for real? Don't you understand what you are saying?" I didn't say that, I thought it. What I did say was that I would continue doing what I was doing which was spending time with the Lord in the word and praying. I let the Lord lead me rather than learn how to be a pretend Christian.
15 If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body? 16 And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body? 17 If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling?
This is clearly a common temptation. When we see a gifted brother or sister manifesting the Spirit it is a typical temptation to want to imitate them. But what happens if a hand imitates a foot? You look like a Chimpanzee. What happens if an ear imitates an eye? You look like a monster with four eyes that is deaf and can't smell. The gift of discernment is a lot like smell, you will detect that "something doesn't smell right". How can we follow the Lord if we can't hear His speaking?
18 But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him.
This is the best feeling to know that you are doing what pleases the Lord. When you are aligned with the Lord's will, consecrated to Him, full of the Holy Spirit, then at that point there is a job for you to do that only you can do and no one else can do it better than when you are one with the Holy Spirit. That is a nice feeling, you realize that the Lord has made a place for you in the Body of Christ.
1 Corinthians 12:12 For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ.
You can't fake oneness. If you try it will be exposed. The only way we can be made one with the Body of Christ is by being one with the Holy Spirit operating within us.
13 For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.
This is why I can't stand the inordinate emphasis on being saved by faith in Christ while ignoring the need to be baptized into one body. Imagine you want to join the Lord's army but you are not separated from the occult. You are not separated from idolatry or paganism or witchcraft or books on magic. You have to be baptized, you have to be separated fully unto God and you then need to drink into one Spirit. Be filled with the Holy Spirit. Being saved from eternal damnation is great, good for you. But if you want to be in the Lord's army there are two requirements, be fully separated unto Him and be filled with the Holy Spirit.
14 For the body is not one member, but many.
We are not all the same person. Stop trying to imitate someone else. I remember once when this brother was giving me advice on how to imitate others! I was looking at him like "are you for real? Don't you understand what you are saying?" I didn't say that, I thought it. What I did say was that I would continue doing what I was doing which was spending time with the Lord in the word and praying. I let the Lord lead me rather than learn how to be a pretend Christian.
15 If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body? 16 And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body? 17 If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling?
This is clearly a common temptation. When we see a gifted brother or sister manifesting the Spirit it is a typical temptation to want to imitate them. But what happens if a hand imitates a foot? You look like a Chimpanzee. What happens if an ear imitates an eye? You look like a monster with four eyes that is deaf and can't smell. The gift of discernment is a lot like smell, you will detect that "something doesn't smell right". How can we follow the Lord if we can't hear His speaking?
18 But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him.
This is the best feeling to know that you are doing what pleases the Lord. When you are aligned with the Lord's will, consecrated to Him, full of the Holy Spirit, then at that point there is a job for you to do that only you can do and no one else can do it better than when you are one with the Holy Spirit. That is a nice feeling, you realize that the Lord has made a place for you in the Body of Christ.
Covet the best gifts
1 Corinthians 12:19 And if they were all one member, where were the body?
What is the scariest animal to run into in the woods? A poisonous snake? A crocodile? Grizzly bear? No, the scariest animal is a pack of wolves. We are made a little lower than the angels, so how can we be a conquering army that is fighting against the prince of darkness? It is because of the Lord and the Holy Spirit taking a multitude of us and building us into a single body. Individually Satan is not scared of us, but collectively, with Jesus as the Head and the Holy Spirit as the life, he is terrified.
20 But now are they many members, yet but one body.
This is awesome when you see Christians with completely different backgrounds, upbringings, and histories all one in the Lord.
21 And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.
This is what makes us one, that we all have need of each other. When a brother or sister does something that you thought you had no need of but then realize that just saved you, that is why we are all one.
22 Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary:
Nothing strengthens me more and convicts me more than when I see a brother or sister that seemed to be feeble stand strong for the Lord.
23 And those members of the body, which we think to be less honourable, upon these we bestow more abundant honour; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness.
There is a movie about this guy in World War 2 who refused to carry a gun. He seemed to be the least honorable guy in the army, he was the most despised in training camp. But when the battle was the fiercest he was the most courageous and they bestowed the highest honor on him. The lion of the tribe of Judah is within us, we may appear feeble and even the least honorable. But we have the name above every name living within us. Let Him be manifested.
24 For our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to that part which lacked.
Sometimes there is a need for the Lord to bestow abundant honor on a member in order to temper the body together. Do not be jealous or envious. Instead, if you are a member of the body, a member of the team, a member of the Lord's army understand that this is so we can defeat the enemy. If the Lord is speaking through a brother or sister He may lift them up just so we know who to listen to for a particular word.
25 That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another. 26 And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.
Think about that, one person needs to be honored and another needs to suffer. Why? Suffering allows us to have empathy for others and not be so self righteous. Being honored lets everyone take notice so that the Lord can share a word or a message to the whole body.
27 Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.
Pray for this revelation. My foot is not jealous of my hand. My eyes are not jealous of my ears. Pray for a revelation that you are member, in particular, of the Body of Christ.
28 And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues. 29 Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all workers of miracles? 30 Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret? 31 But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way.
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1 Corinthians 11&version=KJV
On the one hand we should not be jealous of brothers and sisters but on the other we should covet the best gifts. Have you ever thought about what the best gift is? I remember once going over each and every gift and thinking, nah, it just didn't do it for me. But then I read James 5 and it was like "That's it, that is the best gift! That is what I covet". In James 5 he talks about how the prayers of a righteous man availeth much. I thought, I want to be someone who when they pray God answers. Can you imagine how wonderful that would be? And according to the word of God it is God's will. Jesus told us to ask, Jesus said it glorifies the Father when our prayers are answered.
1 Corinthians 12:19 And if they were all one member, where were the body?
What is the scariest animal to run into in the woods? A poisonous snake? A crocodile? Grizzly bear? No, the scariest animal is a pack of wolves. We are made a little lower than the angels, so how can we be a conquering army that is fighting against the prince of darkness? It is because of the Lord and the Holy Spirit taking a multitude of us and building us into a single body. Individually Satan is not scared of us, but collectively, with Jesus as the Head and the Holy Spirit as the life, he is terrified.
20 But now are they many members, yet but one body.
This is awesome when you see Christians with completely different backgrounds, upbringings, and histories all one in the Lord.
21 And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.
This is what makes us one, that we all have need of each other. When a brother or sister does something that you thought you had no need of but then realize that just saved you, that is why we are all one.
22 Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary:
Nothing strengthens me more and convicts me more than when I see a brother or sister that seemed to be feeble stand strong for the Lord.
23 And those members of the body, which we think to be less honourable, upon these we bestow more abundant honour; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness.
There is a movie about this guy in World War 2 who refused to carry a gun. He seemed to be the least honorable guy in the army, he was the most despised in training camp. But when the battle was the fiercest he was the most courageous and they bestowed the highest honor on him. The lion of the tribe of Judah is within us, we may appear feeble and even the least honorable. But we have the name above every name living within us. Let Him be manifested.
24 For our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to that part which lacked.
Sometimes there is a need for the Lord to bestow abundant honor on a member in order to temper the body together. Do not be jealous or envious. Instead, if you are a member of the body, a member of the team, a member of the Lord's army understand that this is so we can defeat the enemy. If the Lord is speaking through a brother or sister He may lift them up just so we know who to listen to for a particular word.
25 That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another. 26 And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.
Think about that, one person needs to be honored and another needs to suffer. Why? Suffering allows us to have empathy for others and not be so self righteous. Being honored lets everyone take notice so that the Lord can share a word or a message to the whole body.
27 Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.
Pray for this revelation. My foot is not jealous of my hand. My eyes are not jealous of my ears. Pray for a revelation that you are member, in particular, of the Body of Christ.
28 And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues. 29 Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all workers of miracles? 30 Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret? 31 But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way.
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1 Corinthians 11&version=KJV
On the one hand we should not be jealous of brothers and sisters but on the other we should covet the best gifts. Have you ever thought about what the best gift is? I remember once going over each and every gift and thinking, nah, it just didn't do it for me. But then I read James 5 and it was like "That's it, that is the best gift! That is what I covet". In James 5 he talks about how the prayers of a righteous man availeth much. I thought, I want to be someone who when they pray God answers. Can you imagine how wonderful that would be? And according to the word of God it is God's will. Jesus told us to ask, Jesus said it glorifies the Father when our prayers are answered.
Unsealed? Daniel 12 & 2025
During this video he asks for comments, what we think and especially what the odds are of this.
1. He answers what the odds are himself when he points out that 4 out of 10 years fit this criteria. The odds are 4 in 10 or 0.4.
However, the odds of the four feasts perfectly fitting those date counts are easily 10 million to 1. By that I mean this is far more useful at confirming that those day counts are to those feasts. By that we can learn that those feasts are a shadow of those events and those day counts are going to line up with those feasts.
2. What really boosts the odds are that Apophis is coming in 2029. How often do we have a potential planet killer asteroid hitting the earth? Let's say that is 1 in a million. How often would it strike in the correct month (Wormwood appears to hit the earth after the two witnesses are raised and marks the start of the Great tribulation). The odds of that are 1 in 12. This raises the overall that all this is coincidence to 4 out of 120 million.
3. Then what are the odds that 2025 would line up perfectly with the Lord's word about this generation not passing away until all these things are fulfilled, that is 1 in 100 raising the overall odds this is a coincidence to 4 out of 12 billion.
4. What are the odds that Jacob's trouble would start two years earlier in 2023 indicating that by 2022 we had confirmed the Day of the Lord was at hand as the conclusion to the longest day which started two years earlier with the illegal vaccine mandate. I think the odds are greater than 1 in 2000 but to simplify the math I will say 1 in a thousand (the Psalm 83 war has not been fulfilled in over two thousand years and we never had a worldwide mandate of an experimental vaccine in human history, so 1 in a thousand is an extremely conservative estimate). This raises the overall odds that this is all a big coincidence to four in 12 trillion.
I could continue with the odds but I won't, this certainly should be seen as a confirmation that this is God fulfilling His word and it is not a coincidence. The only issue now is our interpretation of what this fulfillment means.
Revelation 3:3 Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.
For example, my interpretation of this verse is that prior to the rapture those who have been watching diligently will know the day and maybe even the hour of His return. Yes, Jesus said no one knows this two thousand years ago, but then He said "therefore watch". That means if you do watch for all the signs you will know and not only so, it is a good thing to know. Think about it, the fact that some did know and were warning everyone else would be a powerful testimony to everyone after the rapture takes place.
What is shared here is not enough to fully convince us since we have been mistaken many times in the past with our interpretation. Therefore I expect a major prophetic fulfillment right beforehand like Damascus becoming a ruinous heap.
Daniel 12:11 And from the time H6256 that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days.
The question is does this mean it is 1290 days from the start of the tribulation to the setting up of the abomination of desolation, or is there 1290 days from the setting up of the abomination to the end of the tribulation?
Genesis 8:11 And the dove came in to him in H6256 the evening; and, lo, in her mouth was an olive leaf pluckt off: so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth.
This is the first use of this word in the Bible. We could say "at the time the dove came". But Daniel is several thousand years away from this event so one way to understand this is that "at that time".
Daniel 8:17 So he came near where I stood: and when he came, I was afraid, and fell upon my face: but he said unto me, Understand, O son of man: for at the time H6256 of the end shall be the vision.
This is the first use in Daniel so this could be the meaning, at the time the daily sacrifice is taken away and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, a thousand two hundred and ninety days. In other words this is not telling us the start, you have to read the context of the whole chapter to get the start and that is in
Daniel 12:1 And at H6256 that time H6256 shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time H6256 of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: H6256 and at H6256 that time H6256 thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book. 2 And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
The chapter starts with the tribulation starting, and perilous times, and warfare, and the dead in Christ rising from the dead. From that starting point is 1,290 days until the daily sacrifice is taken away and the abomination that makes desolate is set up. The word is translated "at that time" in verse 1 so it can be translated the same way in verse 11. If you look at these significant verses "from the time" is only translated like that here, usually it is "at that time". Imagine God is describing a race, it starts with the rapture and the tribulation starting with these perilous times. Then 1,290 days later, at that time the abomination that makes desolate is set up in the Holy Place.
The usual
The question is does this mean it is 1290 days from the start of the tribulation to the setting up of the abomination of desolation, or is there 1290 days from the setting up of the abomination to the end of the tribulation?
Genesis 8:11 And the dove came in to him in H6256 the evening; and, lo, in her mouth was an olive leaf pluckt off: so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth.
This is the first use of this word in the Bible. We could say "at the time the dove came". But Daniel is several thousand years away from this event so one way to understand this is that "at that time".
Daniel 8:17 So he came near where I stood: and when he came, I was afraid, and fell upon my face: but he said unto me, Understand, O son of man: for at the time H6256 of the end shall be the vision.
This is the first use in Daniel so this could be the meaning, at the time the daily sacrifice is taken away and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, a thousand two hundred and ninety days. In other words this is not telling us the start, you have to read the context of the whole chapter to get the start and that is in
Daniel 12:1 And at H6256 that time H6256 shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time H6256 of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: H6256 and at H6256 that time H6256 thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book. 2 And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
The chapter starts with the tribulation starting, and perilous times, and warfare, and the dead in Christ rising from the dead. From that starting point is 1,290 days until the daily sacrifice is taken away and the abomination that makes desolate is set up. The word is translated "at that time" in verse 1 so it can be translated the same way in verse 11. If you look at these significant verses "from the time" is only translated like that here, usually it is "at that time". Imagine God is describing a race, it starts with the rapture and the tribulation starting with these perilous times. Then 1,290 days later, at that time the abomination that makes desolate is set up in the Holy Place.
The usual
Here is the original Hebrew for 12:11
The verse means from this time to that time. The that time means the continual sacrifice is taken away. So it could be understood from the time the continual sacrifice begins to when it is taken away is 1290 days. Granted that is not a typical understanding, but if understood that way it would align with the first half of the tribulation being 1290 days.
The verse means from this time to that time. The that time means the continual sacrifice is taken away. So it could be understood from the time the continual sacrifice begins to when it is taken away is 1290 days. Granted that is not a typical understanding, but if understood that way it would align with the first half of the tribulation being 1290 days.
The secret to never failing
1 Corinthians 13:4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind;
If you are a watchman you have had to suffer a lot of ridicule, a lot of mocking. Do you remain kind? Or do you give as good as you get?
charity envieth not;
It is striking to me listening to various youtube channels how concerned they are with "giving credit" for a question or a message they heard. Apparently they are always getting attacked by others who want credit.
charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
Have you noticed some of the names people give themselves? Sometimes the names come across as "The Great prophet" or something like that and other times they come across as excessively humble like "the man who is nothing".
5 Doth not behave itself unseemly,
Sadly, over the years there have been many who have behaved themselves unseemly. I can think of four different channels that I used to follow and share repeatedly until they behaved unseemly and refused to repent.
seeketh not her own,
If they monetize their channel it is hard to know if they are seeking to do the Lord's will or to make money. That is a small issue, the big issue I have found is click bait, titles that sound like the video will have great revelations only to discover it is a waterless cloud.
is not easily provoked,
I have found others who were easily provoked. They take offense at something you say, so I ask them what would be a better word? I remember once when this happened, someone was offended at something so I asked them how I should have said it. I was willing to change it if they had a better wording. They were unable to come up with a better way.
thinketh no evil;
I see this every single day, people twisting what I have said. Of course the most common is people calling me a false prophet. I ask them to provide a link to the post in which I made a false prophecy. They can't. The problem is not what I said, it is what they think I said.
6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
This has become so prevalent. There are those who every day are seeking to find some iniquity in Biden but then ignoring any iniquity in Trump and vice versa, those seeking every day to find some iniquity in Trump while ignoring any iniquity in Biden.
7 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
The only way you can bear all things is if you are filled with the Holy Spirit. There is a lot of slander, inuendo, lies, and fake news out there. The only way we can believe all things and hope all things is if we are listening to the Lord Jesus and not to Satan. People do not understand the real stories about the heroes of the faith. It isn't that they knew all mysteries or spoke all prophecies, it is that they endured all things.
8 Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.
1 Corinthians 13:4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind;
If you are a watchman you have had to suffer a lot of ridicule, a lot of mocking. Do you remain kind? Or do you give as good as you get?
charity envieth not;
It is striking to me listening to various youtube channels how concerned they are with "giving credit" for a question or a message they heard. Apparently they are always getting attacked by others who want credit.
charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
Have you noticed some of the names people give themselves? Sometimes the names come across as "The Great prophet" or something like that and other times they come across as excessively humble like "the man who is nothing".
5 Doth not behave itself unseemly,
Sadly, over the years there have been many who have behaved themselves unseemly. I can think of four different channels that I used to follow and share repeatedly until they behaved unseemly and refused to repent.
seeketh not her own,
If they monetize their channel it is hard to know if they are seeking to do the Lord's will or to make money. That is a small issue, the big issue I have found is click bait, titles that sound like the video will have great revelations only to discover it is a waterless cloud.
is not easily provoked,
I have found others who were easily provoked. They take offense at something you say, so I ask them what would be a better word? I remember once when this happened, someone was offended at something so I asked them how I should have said it. I was willing to change it if they had a better wording. They were unable to come up with a better way.
thinketh no evil;
I see this every single day, people twisting what I have said. Of course the most common is people calling me a false prophet. I ask them to provide a link to the post in which I made a false prophecy. They can't. The problem is not what I said, it is what they think I said.
6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
This has become so prevalent. There are those who every day are seeking to find some iniquity in Biden but then ignoring any iniquity in Trump and vice versa, those seeking every day to find some iniquity in Trump while ignoring any iniquity in Biden.
7 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
The only way you can bear all things is if you are filled with the Holy Spirit. There is a lot of slander, inuendo, lies, and fake news out there. The only way we can believe all things and hope all things is if we are listening to the Lord Jesus and not to Satan. People do not understand the real stories about the heroes of the faith. It isn't that they knew all mysteries or spoke all prophecies, it is that they endured all things.
8 Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.
There is this doctrine that Satan doesn't know when the tribulation starts. She repeated this in her video. The origin of this is this teaching that in every generation there is an antichrist figure (like Hitler) because Satan needs someone ready to go at a moments notice.
I am not aware of any Biblical basis for this at all.
On the contrary there are a number of Bible verses that throw shade on this.
1. Satan is seeking to change times and seasons. Why? The only reason to do that would be to confuse us as to when the rapture and the tribulation begins, but if he doesn't know why do you need to confuse anyone?
2. There were plenty of references saying that the Jews should have known the time of their deliverance based on the prophecies in the Bible. Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever, therefore it is reasonable to say the same thing about today. Sure enough Jesus said when you see these things take place look up because your redemption draws near. Clearly the signs being fulfilled tell you when the redemption draws near, that indicates that Satan, who knows the Bible, would also see the signs being fulfilled and know the day is drawing near.
3. The fall of man was a legal agreement, they ate of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil so that they could be like God and that agreement was good for 120 jubilees or 6,000 years. Satan knows the day he made that agreement so he also knows the day it expires. Mankind sold themselves as slaves to Satan for six thousand years. After four thousand years Jesus came and paid the price for our sins. If you receive that payment you are free and clear of your debt to Satan and you can go free, if you don't it will expire after six thousand years and then you will have to appear before God to be judged.
If you look at points 1 and 3 it seems ridiculous to say Satan doesn't know the day that the legal agreement expires and if you look at points 2 and 3 it seems ridiculous that Satan doesn't know the year.
Yes, there have been multiple antichrists throughout history. Satan is practicing, working on becoming better and better at deceiving humans and manipulating them. At the same time the deceit that will take place during the last seven years will be seven times more intense than during the church age. That means it is the same, only more intense. Just as believers were growing in grace the unbelievers were being conformed to this age. Think of the last seven years as the "Superbowl", you have the 144,000 that the Lord will have and Satan will have his team as well (144,000 Nephelim?).
No doubt every Christian knows that at the time of the rapture we will discover if we have made the team or not. I remember playing football the coach could only have 40 kids on the team. One year we had 70 kids trying out because we had won the championship and our bowl game in Florida the previous year. So there is a day at the end of summer camp where they post the names of the 40 kids who made the team. To me that is like being raptured (not as good of course, but just like a wedding can be used to describe what it will be like, making the team can also be used to describe what it is like).
Isaiah 43:10 Ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me. 11 I, even I, am the Lord; and beside me there is no saviour. 12 I have declared, and have saved, and I have shewed, when there was no strange god among you: therefore ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord, that I am God.
France Will Recognize Palestinian Statehood, Macron Says
The announcement sets France apart from the United States and most of its close allies, and could cause friction with President Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/world/europe/france-palestine-statehood-macron-gaza.html
President Emmanuel Macron of France delivering remarks at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City last year. Mr. Macron said that he would formally announce France’s recognition of Palestinian statehood at the Assembly in September in New York.Credit...Dave Sanders for The New York Times
I think we can expect this to start the seven year tribulation.
The announcement sets France apart from the United States and most of its close allies, and could cause friction with President Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/world/europe/france-palestine-statehood-macron-gaza.html
President Emmanuel Macron of France delivering remarks at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City last year. Mr. Macron said that he would formally announce France’s recognition of Palestinian statehood at the Assembly in September in New York.Credit...Dave Sanders for The New York Times
I think we can expect this to start the seven year tribulation.
BREAKING: Netanyahu's SHOCKING Move; Israel's Knesset Approves Israeli Sovereignty In West Bank
Israel’s Knesset has approved legislation to extend Israeli sovereignty over parts of the West Bank. The move, championed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has sparked global outrage and raised alarms about the future of peace in the region. Supporters hail it as a bold assertion of Israeli rights, while critics warn it could derail decades of diplomacy and escalate tensions with Palestinians and the international community. The decision marks a seismic shift in Middle Eastern geopolitics.
Israel’s Knesset has approved legislation to extend Israeli sovereignty over parts of the West Bank. The move, championed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has sparked global outrage and raised alarms about the future of peace in the region. Supporters hail it as a bold assertion of Israeli rights, while critics warn it could derail decades of diplomacy and escalate tensions with Palestinians and the international community. The decision marks a seismic shift in Middle Eastern geopolitics.
Desire to Prophesy
1 Corinthians 14:1 Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.
2 For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.
When you read the account of Pentecost you read that everyone heard them speaking in their native tongue. Now if you are speaking in Chinese and I don't know Chinese that would be "an unknown tongue". But the reason someone might have spoken in an unknown tongue on Pentecost was because at least one person did know that tongue and was present. God is not the author of confusion. That said, when you first get saved your heart may be filled with filth and uncleanness. When you first start speaking for the Lord it is going to wash all that filth out and everyone will see. It is terrifying for those who have been carried away by dumb idols to speak and even more, when you do speak you get exposed. In the Old Testament there is a story about King Saul stripping naked as he prophesied. That is what happens to you, the things that are in your heart pour forth from your mouth. We can walk around and think we are good, we are not sinners. But get up and speak and all that stuff comes flowing out and you now have a whole lot to confess, repent and take the Lord's blood for. When you speak the light is shining on you. It is far easier to hide in the shadows. When you speak you enter the field of battle in the spiritual war. No one is a black belt to start, so this is the only way to get trained. My point is that it is by the word of God that we are transformed and that word must enter into our heart and then flow out of our mouth. If you simply take the word in and don't ever speak then you are the dead sea. That water will become super salty, you will be self righteous, and nothing can live in that super salty environment, hence you will be death to those around you. So don't quit just because you get exposed, just because you have to confess and take the blood after speaking, just because you are getting beat up by the enemy. Use it rather to turn to the Lord and grow by it.
3 But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort.
Think about a contractor, a builder. You can't be a skilled builder without a whole lot of experience of building. Pray every time you are about to speak that this will build others up, it will exhort them, and it will comfort them. Little by little you can grow in grace.
4 He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church.
There is a temptation, do you build up yourself or do you build up others? Is your goal that people will see how smart you are, how wise, how spiritual? Then you are building up yourself and you will balk at the Holy Spirit leading you to expose your failings and flaws.
5 I would that ye all spake with tongues but rather that ye prophesied: for greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying.
The issue is whether or not your speaking is building up others. If you speak in a tongue and then interpret, well that can edify too. We are building a church that will withstand the gates of hell. We can see that the attacks are coming, that AI will be used for mass deceit, it is essential that the Body be built on the truth while there is still time.
1 Corinthians 14:1 Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.
- to prophesy, to be a prophet, speak forth by divine inspirations, to predict
- to prophesy
- with the idea of foretelling future events pertaining esp. to the kingdom of God
- to utter forth, declare, a thing which can only be known by divine revelation
- to break forth under sudden impulse in lofty discourse or praise of the divine counsels
- under like prompting, to teach, refute, reprove, admonish, comfort others
- to act as a prophet, discharge the prophetic office
2 For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.
When you read the account of Pentecost you read that everyone heard them speaking in their native tongue. Now if you are speaking in Chinese and I don't know Chinese that would be "an unknown tongue". But the reason someone might have spoken in an unknown tongue on Pentecost was because at least one person did know that tongue and was present. God is not the author of confusion. That said, when you first get saved your heart may be filled with filth and uncleanness. When you first start speaking for the Lord it is going to wash all that filth out and everyone will see. It is terrifying for those who have been carried away by dumb idols to speak and even more, when you do speak you get exposed. In the Old Testament there is a story about King Saul stripping naked as he prophesied. That is what happens to you, the things that are in your heart pour forth from your mouth. We can walk around and think we are good, we are not sinners. But get up and speak and all that stuff comes flowing out and you now have a whole lot to confess, repent and take the Lord's blood for. When you speak the light is shining on you. It is far easier to hide in the shadows. When you speak you enter the field of battle in the spiritual war. No one is a black belt to start, so this is the only way to get trained. My point is that it is by the word of God that we are transformed and that word must enter into our heart and then flow out of our mouth. If you simply take the word in and don't ever speak then you are the dead sea. That water will become super salty, you will be self righteous, and nothing can live in that super salty environment, hence you will be death to those around you. So don't quit just because you get exposed, just because you have to confess and take the blood after speaking, just because you are getting beat up by the enemy. Use it rather to turn to the Lord and grow by it.
3 But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort.
Think about a contractor, a builder. You can't be a skilled builder without a whole lot of experience of building. Pray every time you are about to speak that this will build others up, it will exhort them, and it will comfort them. Little by little you can grow in grace.
4 He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church.
There is a temptation, do you build up yourself or do you build up others? Is your goal that people will see how smart you are, how wise, how spiritual? Then you are building up yourself and you will balk at the Holy Spirit leading you to expose your failings and flaws.
5 I would that ye all spake with tongues but rather that ye prophesied: for greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying.
The issue is whether or not your speaking is building up others. If you speak in a tongue and then interpret, well that can edify too. We are building a church that will withstand the gates of hell. We can see that the attacks are coming, that AI will be used for mass deceit, it is essential that the Body be built on the truth while there is still time.