Summary of Bible references on the Rapture

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It’s Happening: Israel Prepares for the First Temple Sacrifice in 2,000 Years

We have received two different reports. First is that the sacrifice of the red heifer in Shiloh was a certified red heifer, it wasn't a practice run, it was the real thing. Second report is that according to the Jewish rabbis and the Torah the sacrifice of the red heifer must be at the same height as the temple and in front of the temple so that you can see it.

If the first sacrifice of the red heifer is genuine then it means they have raised the tabernacle of David and the sacrifice was in front of the Tabernacle.
 
Do not be deceived

2Corinthians 11:13 For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. 14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. 15 Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.

Just because someone claims to be a priest, or pastor, or missionary, that is not sufficient. Look at the fruit, do they have the fruit of the spirit or the works of the flesh? Do they proclaim that Jesus Christ is Lord, or do they use vague terms like God. The demons believe in God and tremble, just because they use the term God doesn't make them servants of the Lord Jesus Christ.

19 For ye suffer fools gladly, seeing ye yourselves are wise. 20 For ye suffer, if a man bring you into bondage, if a man devour you, if a man take of you, if a man exalt himself, if a man smite you on the face.

Have you noticed that people will do this in a cult. They'll give up a job as a professor or lawyer to sell flowers at the airport and be brought into bondage, to hand over the deed to their house, and then have the cult leader exalt himself to your face.
 
2 Corinthians 11:23 Are they ministers of Christ?

How is it that some people claim that the proof they are ministers is gold chains, luxury cars, mansions and private planes?

(I speak as a fool) I am more; in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft. 24 Of the Jews five times received I forty stripes save one. 25 Thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night and a day I have been in the deep; 26 In journeyings often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by mine own countrymen, in perils by the heathen, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren; 27 In weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness. 28 Beside those things that are without, that which cometh upon me daily, the care of all the churches.

Look for people who have suffered for the gospel and paid the price with their own sweat and blood.
 
2 Corinthians 12:1 It is not expedient for me doubtless to glory. I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.

Six times in this chapter Paul talks about glory, it is very strange and very uncomfortable to talk about this. Because of that it is hard to read this chapter. So what I am going to do is start from the end of the chapter because that is where we get the context.

21 And lest, when I come again, my God will humble me among you, and that I shall bewail many which have sinned already, and have not repented of the uncleanness and fornication and lasciviousness which they have committed.

Paul is not coming to our town, and yet this word is living, and operative, and able to divide soul from spirit. Therefore, instead of Paul I will insert Jesus Christ who is going to come again. This is a very clear word that when Jesus comes again will He bewail many which have sinned already and have not repented? When you confess your sins and ask the Lord to forgive you and wash away your sins, that should be followed with repentance. For example, if you are confessing living in fornication, repentance means you stop living in fornication.

20 For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and that I shall be found unto you such as ye would not: lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults:

This is what we see right now, debates, envying, wraths, strifes, backbiting, whispering, etc. For example, does it really matter who is president? Why would Christians attack each other saying "a true Christian would not vote for this or that person"? What does that mean? Neither person who was running for president was a Christian. Both were in the world, and we know the whole world lies in the evil one. The only directions that the New Testament gives us for elections is that we are "ambassadors of the kingdom". An ambassador in another country would never get involved in their politics, certainly not publicly. That would be a basis to remove him. Now he can talk policy, he can convict of sin, but to side with one or the other candidate in an election, that is grounds to be removed as an ambassador.

International law, primarily the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations (1961), dictates that diplomats, including ambassadors, must not interfere in the internal affairs of the receiving state. This includes refraining from any activities that might be seen as attempts to influence elections or their outcomes.

This is the context of this chapter. Paul had this fear when he was writing.

2 I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) such an one caught up to the third heaven. 3 And I knew such a man, (whether in the body, or out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) 4 How that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter. 5 Of such an one will I glory: yet of myself I will not glory, but in mine infirmities.

On the one hand Paul has this fear and on the other hand he has this experiential vision that has controlled him in his ministry. We call this a controlling vision. He is running a race, going through terrible suffering because he knows that suffering is for a moment and the glory and joy is for eternity.

6 For though I would desire to glory, I shall not be a fool; for I will say the truth: but now I forbear, lest any man should think of me above that which he seeth me to be, or that he heareth of me.

People who boast are fools. People who follow people who boast and buy into the boasts are even bigger fools. Yes, this has everything to do with those who got involved with their various presidential candidates.

7 And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure. 8 For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. 9 And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

OK, if you don't like who got elected consider that the thorn that the Lord has refused to remove.

10 Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.

That is right, I take pleasure in infirmities because all these events help the gospel. The coming financial collapse and nuclear war helps people to repent and turn to the Lord.

to be continued...
 
2 Corinthians 11:11 I am become a fool in glorying; ye have compelled me: for I ought to have been commended of you: for in nothing am I behind the very chiefest apostles, though I be nothing.

If you watch an interview with a "prophet" or "man of God" you will often see them introduce the person with their resume. They talk about their degrees and their books and all this stuff that is glorying them. They want people to know that they got a really good speaker. But look at what Paul says here, they become fools in their glorying. What we should hear is testimonies from others about how this ministry helped them. We don't need to hear about all that other stuff.

12 Truly the signs of an apostle were wrought among you in all patience, in signs, and wonders, and mighty deeds.

They justify this as "signs of an apostle". But a degree from seminary is not a sign of an apostle. Publishing a best seller is not a sign of an apostle.

13 For what is it wherein ye were inferior to other churches, except it be that I myself was not burdensome to you? forgive me this wrong.

I don't think anyone was blaming Paul for not having the saints in the church support his ministry. Rather, I think Paul is pointing out this is what is very different between him and all the rest. They all come with an offering plate asking for money.

14 Behold, the third time I am ready to come to you; and I will not be burdensome to you: for I seek not yours but you: for the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.

So then let's again consider the reference to Paul coming as a reference for us of Jesus coming. To be coming a third time, wow. One theory of eschatology is that there are three raptures just as we have three harvests: wheat, wine and oil. You have the pre tribulation rapture, you have the left behind Christians, and you have the rescue of Israel as a nation.

15 And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you; though the more abundantly I love you, the less I be loved. 16 But be it so, I did not burden you: nevertheless, being crafty, I caught you with guile. 17 Did I make a gain of you by any of them whom I sent unto you? 18 I desired Titus, and with him I sent a brother. Did Titus make a gain of you? walked we not in the same spirit? walked we not in the same steps? 19 Again, think ye that we excuse ourselves unto you? we speak before God in Christ: but we do all things, dearly beloved, for your edifying.

This is the gospel. We give the gospel freely and people think we have some crafty guile to catch people, like a cult. This is why it is essential that those in this ministry do not make a gain of anyone. This is true of Paul and of Titus. According to the Old Testament it is legal for the priests to live off of the offerings that are made. But in the New Testament we are not ignorant of Satan's devices, he will accuse you of making a gain and having an ulterior motive. The principle is that we do everything for your edifying and that means we take forethought for things honorable in the sight of God and man. There is nothing prohibited with you publishing books, selling them, and being paid. But if you do that there is also nothing wrong with someone comparing you to other authors who do this for a living. Instead you can give the book to a charity so that all profit goes to that charity, preferably one that does not finance your ministry. Not a rule, take it to the Lord, let Jesus lead you.
 
Weep, Howl, Wail; Darkness Descends 8-8-25@4:52 PM Shared 8-9-25

 
2 Corinthians 13:1 This is the third time I am coming to you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.

Again, let me repeat, you can read this for its historical context. But you are not limited to do that. The word of God is living and operative. Paul is not coming to us a third time, but Jesus will come a third time. The first time was His earthly ministry, the second time will be the rapture and the third time will be after the two witnesses are caught up. At that point we will be talking about the Great Tribulation.

2 I told you before, and foretell you, as if I were present, the second time; and being absent now I write to them which heretofore have sinned, and to all other, that, if I come again, I will not spare:

During the Great Tribulation the Lord will not spare. Wormwood and Armageddon will wipe out an incredible number of people. He told us that at this time will be the worst tribulation ever seen in human history. All you have to do is study previous wars and famines and genocides to realize how utterly horrific that will be.

3 Since ye seek a proof of Christ speaking in me, which to you-ward is not weak, but is mighty in you.

The reason some people refuse to receive the gospel is because "they seek a proof of Christ speaking in you". I compare this to the seeds that Redwood trees drop. They will not germinate unless their is a horrific forest fire that clears out the big trees.
 
2 Corinthians 13:4 For though he was crucified through weakness, yet he liveth by the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but we shall live with him by the power of God toward you.

I consider this verse to be a caveat so that we are not convicted by the next verse. Being weak is not proof that you are reprobate.

5 Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?

Reprobate --
  1. not standing the test, not approved.
    1. properly used of metals and coins
  2. that which does not prove itself such as it ought
    1. unfit for, unproved, spurious, reprobate

This word is used for counterfeit coins.


This is the first use in the New Testament

Romans 1:28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate G96 mind, to do those things which are not convenient;

1 Corinthians 9:27 But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway. G96

Apparently Paul did not believe in once saved no chance that you can be a castaway.

2 Timothy 3:8 Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate G96 concerning the faith.

In case there is any confusion, to be reprobate concerning the faith is equated with Jannes and Jambres, the two magicians that opposed Moses in Egypt.

Titus 1:16 They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate. G96

Their good works are counterfeit? Or does this mean they cast away good works and claim that is a "works based gospel"? The expositors understand this to mean that their works deny that they know the Lord. This is like the expression, "don't listen to what they say, look at what they do" and the word the Lord gave us saying we would know the false prophets by their works.

This is the last use of the word in the New Testament

Hebrews 6:8 But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, G96 and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.

Paul said that our works must be tested with fire. Some will burn up but we will still be saved, but so as through fire. In other words if you are genuinely saved it is like becoming land. Your works are what grows on that land. If nothing of value has grown on your land it will all be burned down, but the land still remains. Regardless of how you want to understand this verse, do you really want to be a Christian who is "rejected" and whose end is to be burned?

Paul's point here is that they were examining many other believers and accusing many others of being reprobate, but how about we examine ourselves first?
 
2 Corinthians 13:7 Now I pray to God that ye do no evil; not that we should appear approved, but that ye should do that which is honest, though we be as reprobates.

Paul appeared to be a reprobate. Why? He was a castaway from the Jews. They accused him of being a counterfeit and a false teacher.

There is an expression I learned from Steve Bannon, it is "over the target". The idea is if you are a bomber over the target the sky will be lit up with flares and the guns will be shooting lots of flack at you. Paul was under heavy fire. So being attacked is not evidence that you are reprobate. Satan is going to do all that he can to portray you as "reprobate" to keep people from listening to your word. If Satan is attacking someone I view it as the good housekeeping seal of approval. Now suppose you claim that you are a "mighty man of God", a warrior fighting the spiritual battle, and yet you are not under any attack? I don't want to hear that you are friends with the President and the King of England. That does not tell me you aren't reprobate. What I want to hear is how you are under attack from the kingdom of darkness.

Paul was sent to prison because of his stand for the Lord Jesus. The fact that he was a convicted prisoner is not proof he is reprobate, on the contrary it is proof he is suffering for the name of Jesus Christ.
 
Scriptures to stand on during battle.

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

Romans 8:37 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us

Zechariah 4:6 Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts.

Revelation 12:11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.

Isaiah 59:19 So shall they fear the name of the LORD from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD shall lift up a standard against him.

Isaiah 59:1 Behold, the LORD's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear:

Deuteronomy 28:7 The LORD shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thy face: they shall come out against thee one way, and flee before thee seven ways.

Deuteronomy 28:13 And the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the LORD thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them:

James 4:7-8 7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.

Isaiah 41:10-13 10 Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. 11 Behold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing; and they that strive with thee shall perish. 12 Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that contended with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought. 13 For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.

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

Romans 8:31 What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?

Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who 10 One man of you shall chase a thousand: for the LORD your God, he it is that fighteth for you, as he hath promised you.are the called according to his purpose.

Luke 10:19 Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.

1 John 4:4 Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world

Deuteronomy 33:27 The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them.

Isaiah 43:2 When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.

Psalms 118:6 The LORD is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me?

Psalms 56:3-4 3 What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee. 4 In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me. Joshua 23:10 One man of you shall chase a thousand: for the LORD your God, he it is that fighteth for you, as he hath promised you.

Psalms 18:39-40 39 For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me. 40 Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies; that I might destroy them that hate me.

ASA’s prayer

2 Chronicles 14:11-13 (How I pray it over myself is in parenthesis) 11 And Asa (I) cried unto the LORD his (my) God, and said, LORD, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power: help us, O LORD our(my) God; for we(I) rest on thee, and in thy name we(I) go against this multitude. O LORD, thou art our(my) God; let no man prevail against thee. 12 So the LORD smote the Ethiopians before Asa (me), and before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled. 13 And Asa (I) and the people that were with him(me) pursued them unto Gerar: and the Ethiopians were overthrown, that they could not recover themselves; for they were destroyed before the LORD, and before his host; and they carried away very much spoil.
 
Spiritual Warfare in the book of Job (part 1)

The first thing we need to be very clear on is this: the attack on Job by Satan was allowed by God.

Job 1:8 And the Lord said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? 9 Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought? 10 Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land. 11 But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face. 12 And the Lord said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thine hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of the Lord.

It seems everyone has a different interpretation on this book, so let's begin with a few indisputable facts. The first is that God allowed all the evil that befell Job to fall on him. Yes, it was Satan who was the instrument of attack, but he never could have touched Job if God had not allowed it. So whatever your interpretation is, it has to answer this question, why did God allow this?

So let's consider a similar modern example, the man who won a medal of honor depicted in the movie "Hacksaw Ridge". You could argue that he was a perfect and upright man, one that feareth God and escheweth evil. I don't think anyone would disagree with that. He wanted to be in the army but not carry a gun. He wanted to work as a medic and in his own words, as the whole world is tearing itself apart he wanted to help put a little of it back together. That is a high and noble goal. This would be like some skinny little kid saying he wanted to be the heavyweight champion of the world. So then what happened?

1. They tried to get a psychiatrist to declare him crazy and discharge him.

when that didn't work

2. They punished everyone in his platoon because of him, making them run 20 mile runs at night.

because of that

3. Members of the platoon beat him up.

when that didn't work they

4. Put him in prison for disobeying an order.

Now let's assume God allowed all this to happen to him during basic training. Why?

1. He needs to know the first attack of Satan will be to slander him and say he is crazy. People can dismiss the miraculous with this slander.

2. He was going to rescue 75 men at night after everyone else has fled, that is like going on a 20 mile hike in the night after a long day of training.

3. He was going to have to go through the most intense warfare he had ever seen and the only way to prepare him for that was to beat him a little.

4. He needed to learn to listen to the Lord's orders even if it was contrary to the Captain's orders. All the men were ordered off the ridge, but in his spirit he was bothered, he prayed for the Lord to tell him what to do and that was when he heard someone call for a medic.

He needed the assurance that he could disobey a direct order as long as he was obeying a direct order for the Lord Jesus. My point is that Paul said all things happen to us for good to those who love God and are called according to purpose. All the things that happened to Job were for good. He had a purpose, he wanted to help put things together when everyone is trying to kill themselves. God was going to honor that, but this man needed some basic training before he was thrown into the battlefield. Those four things that seemed unrighteous and unfair, that was God helping him to accomplish this purpose that he had set.

Again, if you are a skinny little kid and you want to be heavyweight champion of the world you are going to have to go through some intense training. This reminds me of Rocky Marciano, the greatest heavyweight of all time. Rocky learned that going through a 12 round fight is an incredible marathon. He trained harder than anyone else was willing to train so that he could go through the 12 round marathon by always bringing the relentless pressure for 12 rounds. He wasn't the most skilled. But you knew if you were going to fight him he would not go down. The fight would last for 12 rounds and he would be relentless. No other fighter had the stamina to do that and so Rocky was undefeated. There were other pro athletes who tried to train with Rocky but they always quit after 1 day. They realized his training was too much for them. But Rocky knew that training was the reason he was undefeated.
 
Spiritual Warfare in the book of Job (part 2)

So Job is "perfect, upright, fears God and eschews evil". This means he wants to be a man of God. But what does that mean? What is the Biblical definition of a man of God?

James 5:16 Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

It means when they pray God answers. Suppose that is your purpose, your goal as a believer. I want to be a believer that when I pray God answers. I read a biography of a man of God, he was traveling by boat across the Atlantic. He was supposed to get to London on a certain day to speak at a church. However a fog descended and the ship dropped anchor. He asks the captain why they have stopped and he said they can't go until the fog lifts. He tells him to raise the anchors the fog will have lifted by the time he does. Then he gets on his knees and prays and sure enough God lifts the fog. I read another biography and this brother was running an orphanage. They had no food to feed the kids. So he called the staff together to pray. A knock comes at the door, it is a man who was delivering food to a store in town, but they were closed for the weekend. The food has to be refrigerated and would be bad by the time they open on Monday. So he asked around if there was anyone he could give the food to and the people in town pointed him to the orphanage.

  • Loss of Wealth: Job's wealth, including his livestock (oxen, donkeys, sheep, camels) and servants, is taken from him.

    If you want to be a man of God it means you put your trust in Him for all things. For most of us, maybe for all of us, it is difficult to learn this lesson if you have a lot of money in a bank account and a comfortable life. There have been several times in my life when lack of money has been a great blessing to me because it forced me to pray to the Lord and see His miraculous provision.

  • Loss of Children: All ten of Job's children die when a strong wind collapses the house where they were feasting.

    Your children are your future, your legacy. It is easy to look at life as though it were a relay race and your kids will finish your race for you. To lose your children is like being in a two minute warning in the game. There is no more time, it is down to the wire, no one is coming in for the second half, you must depend on God to get you through this.

  • Physical Affliction: Job is afflicted with painful boils from head to toe.

    Paul had a physical affliction that forced him to require God's grace constantly. Each of these turns up the pressure on Job one notch at a time. Being broke requires desperate prayer, but not every minute of every day. Only when those events happen that you cannot pay for but must. I have had several experiences like that, but it wasn't every day. Losing your children is something that is with you everyday. You never forget it, but it isn't every minute. It is like losing an arm. You get used to it, you learn to live without the arm, but you never forget it. No day goes by where you forgot for a whole day that you lost your arm. But physical affliction? I remember this brother who had emphysema, that was moment by moment. He was afflicted with every breath. There is no way to learn to live with it. This is like drowning, you are doing all you can to keep from drowning but you know it isn't sustainable. There is a constant realization that if someone doesn't save me I am dead. It is like standing directly in front of a movie screen at the movie theater. It is all you can see in front of you.


    Wife's Counsel: His wife urges him to curse God and die.


Some of us can handle pain and affliction. But this is psychological. What she is saying is that his entire life was a waste, and he needs to quit. You see it all the time, some people quit, they throw in the towel. Other people don't quit. The Patriots were down 28-3 in the Superbowl halfway into the third period. Most people would quit, they didn't quit and they won. The Celtics were playing the Pistons in the playoffs, they had the ball, there was one second left in the game and the Pistons had the lead. Most teams would quit, the Celtics didn't quit and they won the game. Think about that man depicted in the movie "Hacksaw Ridge". He was told over and over and over again to quit. He would never have been able to save 75 men if he had been a quitter.

So then, do you want to be a man of God? Do you want to be someone who depends on God 24 hours a day and who refuses to quit? That is the real spiritual warfare. That is what it means to having done all to stand.

Ephesians 6:13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
 
2Corinthians 11:13 For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. 14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. 15 Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.

The spiritual warfare against false apostles and deceitful workers is "as they have done it will be done to them" and "with what measure they measure it will be measured to them". So then pray for righteous judgment from God, pray for light to shine in the darkness so that the things done in secret will be proclaimed from housetop.
 

End Times Prophecies FULFILLED: Sea of Galilee Turned Red & Perseids Meteor Shower
 
Jeremiah 25:8 Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts; Because ye have not heard my words, 9 Behold, I will send and take all the families of the north, saith the Lord, and Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will bring them against this land, and against the inhabitants thereof, and against all these nations round about, and will utterly destroy them, and make them an astonishment, and an hissing, and perpetual desolations. 10 Moreover I will take from them the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the sound of the millstones, and the light of the candle. 11 And this whole land shall be a desolation, and an astonishment; and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years.
 
Jeremiah 25:15 For thus saith the Lord God of Israel unto me; Take the wine cup of this fury at my hand, and cause all the nations, to whom I send thee, to drink it.

At the Lord's table we take the cup of blessing which we bless. For 1,960 years this cup is offered to the nations, that is from 70AD to 2030 AD. That is 70x7 years for forgiveness x 4 corners of the earth. But this word is for all those who reject the cup of blessing.

16 And they shall drink, and be moved, and be mad, because of the sword that I will send among them.

Jesus sent His servants as witnesses to the whole earth and they had the sword of the Spirit which is the word of God. However, these are those who have rejected the word of God and so God will send another sword among them, what we typically call "Armageddon".

17 Then took I the cup at the Lord's hand, and made all the nations to drink, unto whom the Lord had sent me: 18 To wit, Jerusalem, and the cities of Judah, and the kings thereof, and the princes thereof, to make them a desolation, an astonishment, an hissing, and a curse; as it is this day;

This was first, we saw what happened to the Jews when they rejected their Messiah. From Abraham to Jesus was 2,000 years, plenty of time for the Jews to understand fully who they were looking for, but they missed it. They rejected Jesus and doubled down on rejecting Him. So God sent a sword among them from Rome, put them under seige, destroyed the city, destroyed the temple and scattered them to the four corners of the earth.

19 Pharaoh king of Egypt, and his servants, and his princes, and all his people; 20 And all the mingled people, and all the kings of the land of Uz, and all the kings of the land of the Philistines, and Ashkelon, and Azzah, and Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod, 21 Edom, and Moab, and the children of Ammon, 22 And all the kings of Tyrus, and all the kings of Zidon, and the kings of the isles which are beyond the sea, 23 Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all that are in the utmost corners, 24 And all the kings of Arabia, and all the kings of the mingled people that dwell in the desert, 25 And all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes, 26 And all the kings of the north, far and near, one with another, and all the kingdoms of the world, which are upon the face of the earth: and the king of Sheshach shall drink after them.

This list begins with the nations that are neighbors of Israel and moves outward progressively until you get to the kingdoms of the world far and near.

27 Therefore thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Drink ye, and be drunken, and spue, and fall, and rise no more, because of the sword which I will send among you.

Interestingly, the asteroid known as wormwood hits the earth during the great tribulation and turns the drinking water into wormwood. So although there have been many examples of this judgment on the earth such as the two world wars, the ultimate example will be when this meteorite hits the earth and they are all given this cup to drink.

28 And it shall be, if they refuse to take the cup at thine hand to drink, then shalt thou say unto them, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Ye shall certainly drink. 29 For, lo, I begin to bring evil on the city which is called by my name, and should ye be utterly unpunished? Ye shall not be unpunished: for I will call for a sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth, saith the Lord of hosts.

The rule is that judgment must begin at the house of God, and it did, it began at Jerusalem and the temple called by His name. However, if you do the same things that they did when they got judged then it is only right that you get the same judgment.

30 Therefore prophesy thou against them all these words, and say unto them, The Lord shall roar from on high, and utter his voice from his holy habitation; he shall mightily roar upon his habitation; he shall give a shout, as they that tread the grapes, against all the inhabitants of the earth.

This is what the last seven years are and it is a mercy. That roaring is God letting everyone know that they have sinned, they have not repented and the age of grace is just about over.

31 A noise shall come even to the ends of the earth; for the Lord hath a controversy with the nations, he will plead with all flesh; he will give them that are wicked to the sword, saith the Lord.

If you are ignorant of being wicked then according to the Bible the punishment is less than if you know what you are doing is evil. This is why God has all these nations complaining about what Israel is doing, this shows they are very clear about what is evil and righteous judgement is "with what judgment you have judged you shall be judged".

32 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, Behold, evil shall go forth from nation to nation, and a great whirlwind shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth. 33 And the slain of the Lord shall be at that day from one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth: they shall not be lamented, neither gathered, nor buried; they shall be dung upon the ground.

This is the same way that Israel was described when they died in the wilderness after the evil report. People get very upset when they hear the Jews being called "God's chosen people" because we are all God's children. That of course is the point, God has made them an example to us. They were brought to the Good land and now we are brought to the Good Land, they had a choice to enter in or not and now we have a choice to enter in or not.

34 Howl, ye shepherds, and cry; and wallow yourselves in the ashes, ye principal of the flock: for the days of your slaughter and of your dispersions are accomplished; and ye shall fall like a pleasant vessel.

Shepherds refer to pastors, but the principal of the flock refer to the great ones, the noble ones, the famous, glorious, lordly ones. Since Paul said we did not have many of these in the church we can view the flock as the entire nation. All elected officials can be seen as shepherds and all the "beautiful people" can be considered the principal ones.

35 And the shepherds shall have no way to flee, nor the principal of the flock to escape.

They are trying to escape. They have built magnificent underground cities with tunnels spanning the entire continent whisking people along by Mag Lev train. In California they have underground roads so that the beautiful people don't have to deal with the traffic jams that all the common people deal with.

36 A voice of the cry of the shepherds, and an howling of the principal of the flock, shall be heard: for the Lord hath spoiled their pasture. 37 And the peaceable habitations are cut down because of the fierce anger of the Lord.

Not all habitations are peaceable, there are places on this earth where wars last for generations. But the US is a good example of the peaceable habitation. They will be cut down.

38 He hath forsaken his covert, as the lion: for their land is desolate because of the fierceness of the oppressor, and because of his fierce anger.
 
What I am seeing in Israel reminds me of the crucifixion of Jesus. I am seeing a military that is taking far more precautions about not harming the populace as any army in human history and yet they are the criminal, it is like the monkey trial that Jesus went through. The attack on Israel from Hamas, Hezbollah and Houthis was like being scourged and yet they are also being crucified, which is not supposed to happen, it is supposed to be one or the other punishment. When the woman brings forth the manchild she has to flee into the wilderness and that reminds me of the scape goat. Israel is being turned into a scapegoat. They do this during the day of Atonement to bring peace, so you can see this is what is happening now for everyone screaming for peace, they need a scapegoat and it is going to be Israel.

By putting Israel through all the same unrighteousness that Jesus went through they will be able to identify with Jesus and this may bring them to repentance.
 
Galatians 2:3 But neither Titus, who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised: 4 And that because of false brethren unawares brought in, who came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage: 5 To whom we gave place by subjection, no, not for an hour; that the truth of the gospel might continue with you.

This is the situation today in Christianity just as it was in Paul's day. We have many, many churches which are 501 C(3), these require a board of directors and often Freemasons will be on the board of directors. They buy their way on, they offer lots of money to the church and as a result they are able to steer the church. They direct them to focus on increase and to do that they make the word easier to take (exact same reason we leaven bread, when it rises it is easier to eat). First, they don't want the pastors talking about prophecy even though 25% of the Bible is prophecy. Second they don't want them talking about the Antichrist or hell. Third they want to emphasize eternal salvation while deemphasizing sanctification. The goal is to bring the church into subjection. If you live in sin you will be the slave to sin. That is why they don't talk about sanctification. If you educate them about the Antichrist they won't be deceived by the Antichrist which is why they don't talk about him. Finally, if your focus is on increase they can leverage that to lose the salt from your message so that it is worthless.
 
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