Summary of Bible references on the Rapture

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Now let's examine this theory about a peace treaty for seven years.

Daniel 9:27 He will confirm a covenant with many for one ‘seven.’ In the middle of the ‘seven’ he will put an end to sacrifice and offering. And at the temple he will set up an abomination that causes desolation, until the end that is decreed is poured out on him.”

If this covenant is a peace treaty with Israel allowing them to rebuild the temple and worship the Lord, then why wouldn't this say "in the middle of the 'seven' he will break the covenant"?

Generally when you "strengthen" a covenant for a set period of time it is like the shutdown during the pandemic or instituting Martial Law. You are saying that it is temporary until we can get control of things again. You would never describe a covenant for Israel to rebuild their temple as being a seven year covenant. Can you imagine building a cathedral on land that you only have a seven year lease on?

So let's consider this covenant a little more. Antichrist is a counterfeit of Jesus Christ. When Jesus came He began His ministry by proclaiming the year of Jubilee. His ministry was all about forgiving the debt of sin. However, it is the baptism which is the confirming or strengthening of the covenant. When the Jews partook of the Passover that was a covenant. However, a mixed multitude came out of Egypt. What strengthened the covenant separating them all the more from Egypt was when they crossed the red sea. In the same way, if we consider the crossing of the red sea as being analogous to Antichrist confirming the covenant for one seven year period that indicates a cataclysmic event is what prompts this.

Now let's suppose that prior to Antichrist we have the pretribulation rapture, that the "restrainer" steps aside. And that once that happens the angels who have been restrained from harming the Earth and Sea now harm the earth and sea and that the Great Babylon (the US) is destroyed in one hour. For the Antichrist this would be like a baptism. I believe it will be like what is described in Matthew 18, a great millstone tossed into the sea. Meteorites hit the ocean, cause a Tsunami that hits the US and also causes major earthquakes. The US is a major producer of food, if there were no exports from the US, and India has already banned exports of rice and Ukraine and Russia have already shut down exports, and Iraq and Iran are suffering horrific drought then the world would be in a dire situation for food. Not only so there is $39 trillion of US debt floating around the world. With that now worthless the entire world's economy would come down like dominoes. How do you solve this? Not to mention the panic and hopelessness after the rapture for those left behind as well as the shock and awe of the two witnesses and the 144,000.

I expect that Daniel doesn't tell us more about this covenant because we should already know. He will be "strengthening" and "confirming" the covenant by erasing all debt (he would have no choice, God just did that, but he would take credit for it) and by instituting a world currency, the digital currency which will include biometrics/the mark to make sure there is no fraud. The situation will be so dire that the world will accept this as the only way to get back on their feet after this cataclysmic event. This is what they are planning with Agenda 2030.

 

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There are many things you can do

Ezekiel 33:1 Again the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them, When I bring the sword upon a land, if the people of the land take a man of their coasts, and set him for their watchman: 3 If when he seeth the sword come upon the land, he blow the trumpet, and warn the people; 4 Then whosoever heareth the sound of the trumpet, and taketh not warning; if the sword come, and take him away, his blood shall be upon his own head. 5 He heard the sound of the trumpet, and took not warning; his blood shall be upon him. But he that taketh warning shall deliver his soul.

One excuse people give for doing nothing is "what is the point". That is a defeatist attitude and demonstrates a lack of faith. What would be the point of God giving us a warning if there is nothing for us to do?

So let's talk about what a proper response would be.

1. If God is real and you must appear before the judgement seat in the future then that changes everything. It is pointless to devote your life to becoming rich if that includes cheating and defrauding others and then when you appear before God you get judged for that. Likewise it is foolish during the tribulation to focus on hiding and staying alive rather than on being saved so that when you appear before God you are standing on the blood of Jesus Christ.

Everyone has sinned, that is sort of the good news and the bad news. The good news is regardless of how shameful and embarrassing your sins are, in the grand scheme of things they are no different from everyone else. I view it like HIV, everyone on the planet is infected, some have full blown AIDS, others you can't even tell they are sick. But either way they are all HIV positive. We are all in the same boat and the way you know we are all in the same boat is because everyone dies. The wages of sin is death. Everyone dies because everyone is a sinner. The good news is that you are in the same boat as everyone else, the bad news is the boat is sinking and you all are going to die. Then the gospel is that Jesus has paid for our sins with His blood. If you stole $5 from someone, that is a sin, but if you were to go and apologize and give them $10 back they should forgive you. The problem is that some sins are so great we can never repay, that is why we need the Lord's blood. The price He paid was so great it repays any sin, no matter how great. But we are not talking about some magic formula or some accounting trick or scam. You confess your sins, you repent and you make restitution. The Lord's blood comes in and says "you don't have enough for restitution, I'll help with that". But you have to confess and repent. Some sins are secret, you confess and repent to God. Some sins only you and another person know of, you confess and repent to that other person. Some sins involve others, if you confess publicly and expose others that might also be a sin (depends on the situation). Other times you may be willing to be wronged and walk away and yet the Lord requires you to be a whistleblower to protect others despite this opening you up to more harm and retribution. This is why we will often need to seek out counsel on how to deal with a sin.

Bottom line is the single most important way to heed God's warnings is to confess your sins, repent, and take the Lord's blood.

2. Let's use a different analogy. No analogy is perfect, it can highlight one single aspect but never the full picture. In this analogy we are considering sin to be an infection we have that will ultimately kill us. We take antibiotics to deal with the infection, that is like the Lord's blood. But we also have to keep clean by washing with water. Uncleanness may not be "sin" but it is unhealthy. We wash with the water of the word. Our baptism is a picture of us being immersed into the triune God like being immersed in the bathtub. The word of God is the incarnate Jesus Christ, if you are immersed into the word of God you will get washed clean just like if you take a bath or a shower. You can have a powerful conversion experience where you clearly repent of your sins. But if you do not immerse yourself into the triune God you will get dirty and infected all over again. Being immersed into the word of God is not simply studying the Bible. Our God is triune, your immersion should be three in one. Pray, Word, and Worship. We sing psalms and hymns as worship to God, those songs and hymns are the word of God. We pray the word, those prayers are composed of the word of God. We read the word of God. If you are heeding the warning that the Lord is about to return you will dive into the word of God in prayer, reading and worship. If you take this perspective you can see that the tribulation is a blessing, the Lord is removing all the defiling things from you. All you need is the Bible and a few brothers and sisters to fellowship with. Think of the tribulation as a time to be immersed into prayer, the word and praise.

3. In my opinion those are the two biggest ways to get ready, however we also need to build up our faith and faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God. Washing is not the same thing as hearing. If you spend an hour reading the word and feel like you didn't retain a thing, what you are saying is you didn't hear a thing, doesn't mean you weren't washed. Hearing requires listening, people talk to us all the time and we do not necessarily "hear" them. God is speaking to us all the time, we have to believe that, and we have to intentionally listen to hear what He is speaking to us. If we do that our faith will grow. If you do the first two things you will be "saved", snatched from the fire. But if you do this as well then you can "stand" in that great day. The Lord is coming back with an army and you can stand with Him. If you are left behind and not taken in the rapture it indicates that you may have spent time listening to the word of God but without hearing the word of God.

4. A prudent person sees the evil coming and hides themself. The first three things are by far the most important, but even if you are saved and standing with the Lord, what about your family, your friends? Suppose you lived in Ukraine. When you saw Russia massing on the border before they invaded you could have easily left. If you were really in tune you would have realized that Biden was an illegitimate president sold out to foreign governments and as soon as the 2020 election was over you would have realized this threatened you first and foremost. You sell your home and you move from Ukraine to Poland. So then if you were perfectly in tune with the heavenly broadcast you could have avoided all harm and loss from Russia's invasion. If you were sleeping but woke up as soon as God slapped you and you immediately heeded the warnings you could have left Ukraine with minimal loss, perhaps being unable to sell your house or business at the best price. If you waited until Russia invaded you could have fled like a refugee, losing all, but saving your life. If you continued waiting until they took everyone from young children to 65 year old men and even women then you lose everything. God is warning, the best you can possibly do is to heed the warning today, tomorrow your loss will be greater than it is today. In this blog I and the links I have posted give very detailed warnings, what cities are going to be hit, what part of the nation will be hit, what the impacts will be. Location is critical, right now you can safely move about, after the attack it will not be safe to even move from one place to another. After that you should be prepared for famine and plague. Yes, we hope to be raptured before the tribulation, but there will be very many who aren't. Canned food lasts for two years, it will be very valuable in a famine, but you have to have a system whereby you eat the old canned food before it is too old. Dry rice and beans is great, but it has to be frozen first to make sure there are no pests. Also it only lasts so long. Joseph's kitchen is probably the best survival food for the money, when it comes to desperate times it is hard to beat Joseph's kitchen for cost (about a tenth of others), the duration (might be good for 25 years) or the nutritional content. It would also be smart to have some silver.

5. What about guns? If you live by the sword you die by the sword. If you are talking about guns for hunting for rabbits, deer, elk, etc. then sure. Personally I think fishing is far more effective at providing food than hunting, but that is just me. However the tribulation for believers is 42 months. We aren't trying to survive the tribulation, we must be focused on being saved out of the tribulation. Also, a major way that most will be saved out of the tribulation is by martyrdom. Each person will be given the choice to receive the mark of the beast of have your head chopped off. Refusing the mark of the beast is a sure fire way to be saved out of the tribulation. So hiding in the woods and trying to survive the tribulation is not a great strategy in my opinion. There will be refuge cities and Christians gathering together in the wilderness, so I don't discourage that, my point is you want to have a very strong and clear testimony for the Lord and being arrested is not a big deal.

 

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50 Years Ago This Pastor Had a Vision Of The Future & This is What He Saw ... | THE VISION 1973

1. Get your house in order, financial catastrophe is coming.

2. Major earthquakes, worldwide famine.

3. Flood of filth and a baptism of dirt in America. Nahum 3:6 I'll pour abominable filth on you.

4. Persecution of believers to separate and scatter the true believers from the false. 2Timothy 3:12 all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.

-- It will come as a persecution madness like a many headed monster out of the sea. US, Canada, the whole world.

-- All Christian ministries will be closely monitored and censored by the government.

-- A giant world religion rises. A cooperative charity program that ends in a political union of one great world religion. It will be antichrist and political in many of its activities with a thin veneer of sprituality.

-- They will want this big "super church" to be a political power capable of defeating every other party.

-- Homosexuals and lesbians welcomed to the super church union in the guise of understanding.

-- occult practices in the super church. Seances will replace prayer meetings.

-- they will try and force Christian ministries off the airwaves. De bank them and de platform them. "Work while it is yet day for the night cometh when no man can work"

 

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The rapture will be a baptism by water and by fire

Luke 17:26 And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man. 27 They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all. 28 Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded; 29 But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all.

Noah's flood was a picture of baptism. We are told the next time it will be by fire and that is what happened to Sodom and Gomorrah. Jesus said the rapture will be like the days of Noah and the days of Lot. You have two groups of Christians who will go through the rapture, those that are in the ark and are taken and those that are in Sodom and will flee to the hills. For both it will be a baptism. For some they will be conformed to the death of Christ and so they will also be conformed to the likeness of His resurrection. For others they will lose everything in the fire but they themselves will be saved.

 

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These 3 Messages From The Lord Were Hard To TAKE IN! He Has Spoken #rapture #Jesus #endtimes

 

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We know that the book of Acts begins with Jesus ascending and the believers then spending 50 days in the upper room in prayer and fasting. I think we can see the same pattern in Jesus ministry, at His baptism the Spirit descends upon Him and then He is thrust out into the wilderness for forty days of fasting followed by temptations by Satan. After that His ministry begins with the declaration of the jubilee. In the same way when the rapture takes place the Spirit ascends, leaving the others behind, that also is like being baptized and having the flesh put to death. It is similar to the point when Jesus was on the cross and said “My God, my God why hast thou forsaken me?” That is followed by three days of darkness as Jesus is in the tomb.

Do you see, the rapture is the end of the earthly ministry for some believers while also being the start of the earthly ministry for others. If you are left behind the rapture is a baptism into the death waters.

This is what the early church was telling us, they were creating one day as a holy convocation for both the birth of the Manchild and also for the Baptism of those left behind.

Revelation 3:9 Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.

You may feel that the Catholic church is the synagogue of Satan, that is fine, the Lord is still the Lord and He will make them come and worship before thy feet on that day you are raptured.

Now one thing we know is that the ministry of the two witnesses is 42 months. We also know their ministry begins after the rapture, Jesus tells the foolish virgins to go and buy oil from those who sell and the two witnesses are called the two olive trees. Jesus said no one knows the day or the hour of the rapture, but He didn't say that about the day that the two witnesses begin their ministry of the day the two witnesses are taken up. We know their ministry is 1,260 days. If they are called "olive trees" then it is reasonable their ministry would start on the feast of trees and 1,260 days later is the Feast of New Wine. The very next day is the 9th of Av when Israel rejected the good report and embraced the evil report and so had to spend another 38 years in the wilderness.

 

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John 20:8 Then went in also that other disciple, which came first to the sepulchre, and he saw, and believed. 9 For as yet they knew not the scripture, that he must rise again from the dead.

When we first believed that Jesus rose from the dead is when we first were born again. We need to see this event as the start of the Christian life. When you are baptized you are testifying that you believe Jesus rose from the dead and that He will also lead you from death to life. You won't believe it unless you first see it.

17 Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God. 18 Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that he had spoken these things unto her.

Following our salvation experience we need to testify. The Lord charges us to be His witnesses. But that is not simply to unbelievers, you can also witness to the Lord's disciples. When Jesus rebukes the man who had buried the talent in the backyard He told him that he should have given the money to the bankers and He would have what is His with interest. When you share your testimony with believers it is the same as giving your talent to the bankers. They are much more receptive and it is much easier.

18 Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that he had spoken these things unto her.

Her testimony leads to the meeting.

19 Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.

Jesus said where two or three of you gather in my name that He would be there in the midst. A meeting of believers focused on our personal experiences and revelations of the Lord will result in this experience.

20 And when he had so said, he shewed unto them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord. 21 Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.

How many disciples? It has to be more than the apostles because Mary is there also. In every case an apostle will go and raise up churches and thus there is a component of evangelism. But the experience will be different, the revelations will be different. Some of the apostles wrote books of the New Testament, but most did not. Matthew, John and Peter were the only ones who did. James and Jude who were brothers of the Lord also wrote, and Paul, the one who was less than the least, also wrote. In addition Luke was a major writer, he was mentored by Paul and Mark also wrote, he was mentored by Peter.

22 And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost: 23 Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.

In the book of Acts we see this word. Peter's sins were remitted, Paul's sins were remitted. Meanwhile Ananias and Saphira's sins were retained. You need to confess and repent of your sins, if you do that your sins will be remitted. But if you lie about this, if you try to hide your sins and cover them up and there is no genuine repentance, then they will be retained.

24 But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came. 25 The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.

We walk by faith, not by sight. However, during the tribulation think of this as a second chance for people like doubting Thomas that need to see with their eyes and feel with their hands. The Lord is merciful. Think of the Tribulation as a second chance for those who are unbelieving.

26 And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you. 27 Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.

Think of the church age as "eight days" beginning with the resurrection of Jesus and ending with the tribulation. Think of Thomas' salvation experience as being that of the left behind saints.

31 But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.

Your ministry should have such a tight focus.

The focus of this blog is "that you might believe that all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are hidden in the incarnated word of God, and that believing you might have life through His name".

 

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[Someone asked me about whether or not I was still posting from those who were clearly "wrong". In other words the inference was I was not discerning the truth.]

I post what other people say because it is essential to know what others are saying and not to be arrogant.

In many cases I am not quick to judge, the New Testament also says "time will tell". What many people think are "false prophets" is simply their ignorance in not understanding what a false prophet is.

If someone leads you away from worshipping that Jesus Christ is the Lord, then by all means you can discern that immediately.

If someone says such and such will happen on this date and it doesn't happen then the Bible says you need not fear them. They aren't necessarily a false prophet, could simply be an immature believer. Peter says that false prophets try to make merchandise of you. Yes, some of these threads are monetized and some even sell merchandise. That is not prohibited in the New Testament (you shall not muzzle the ox that treads the corn) but I will see that as a red flag. I avoid these ones for the most part.

There have been very, very few of those that I have posted that said something would happen on a certain date, but in the two cases that come readily to mind you can see I no longer post anything from them. I don't call them false prophets, that is for the Lord to decide and I do not know enough about their ministry to have seen anything that would lead people away from the worship of the Lord Jesus Christ as Lord of all. We are told to openly reject and "stone" anyone who teaches others to not worship the one true God. We are not told to be the arbiter of truth, or to go around correcting everyone who does not have the same doctrine that we have. In the New Testament, Ephesians chapter 4, we are given the items of the faith once for all delivered to the saints that we are fight for and go to war over. Everything else is something that is general. You can believe that the Ascension was 40 days after the resurrection and ten days before Pentecost (the traditional Christianity teaching). That is not something I am going to fight over even though I believe the New Testament completely debunks that. Ascension was on Shavuot and Pentecost was 50 days after Shavuot on the Feast of New wine. Two different doctrines, no reason believers can't hold to either one and still be one with others.

However, there are others who have been examining various holy convocations in the Bible to see how it aligns with the New Testament teaching on the rapture. They are very clear that they are not prophesying, so anyone who wants to complain about them being false prophets are clearly twisting and distorting what they said. Now if someone is not honest, like those that twist the words of others, then I ignore them completely. The New Testament tells us to have nothing to do with them. For example many called Dana Coverstone a false prophet, I don't post anything they have done because I consider them to be twisting his words and to not be honest.

My blog on the rapture has made it very clear that my goal is to examine the scriptures concerning this doctrine because I find the teaching in Christianity on this woefully inadequate. For most it is a doctrine they are afraid to touch. My blog is public because someone else might be interested in this study. So someone who comes to that blog to tell me to stop that research is also someone I completely ignore. The New Testament says that we are to be servants of the Lord Jesus and answer to Him alone. These people trying to tell me what to do are usurping the Lordship of Jesus Christ and they will be judged for that.

 

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More on discernment:

There are things that people will say that you can immediately discern that it is to be rejected. If they refuse to confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, come in the flesh, resurrected from the dead, sitting at the right hand of God. However, if that is not the case you don't simply reject something because it is different from what you were taught. The Bereans searched the scripture to see if these things were so. If you don't have this attitude you will wind up in an echo chamber. I have said repeatedly in the blog "I am not the arbiter of truth". My standard is not whether or not I was taught this. My criteria is simple:

1. Is this a Biblically based teaching? If I can see that this is a teaching that comes directly from the word of God, whether or not I agree, then it passes this first test.

2. Is it relevant to the rapture. The rapture is a very big topic, so it may not be immediately apparent to others that this relevant. If it is relevant then it passes the second test.

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3. Is it adding something to my blog. I could easily find a hundred videos that are redundant and add nothing. The post could have checked off 1 and 2 but the material covered has already been covered in the blog.

Those are my criteria. I post links from people who I differ with in many issues, but honest debate allows both sides to speak and be heard. As long as the word of God is being spoken in every single post that I put up on my blog, then I am happy. Sometimes it may not be fully apparent to others that the word of God is being spoken. For example I posted a lot of links to people with dreams and visions. I did that because it is a fulfillment of prophecy. So even if the person telling the dream or vision does not provide Biblical references, the fact that they got the dreams and visions is a confirmation of the Bible.

Ephesians 4 gives us the seven items of the faith that we are to contend for. Anything else we can be general about.

 

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Happy New Year!

John 21:1 After these things Jesus shewed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and on this wise shewed he himself.

We have an interesting pattern here. The gospel begins when a woman named Mary living in Nazareth becomes pregnant with Jesus born of the Holy Spirit. She is living in Nazareth and nine months later she goes to Bethlehem, a small town about 15 miles outside of Jerusalem. Now, many years later we have the disciples who have received the Spirit that was breathed into them when Jesus rose from the dead. They were in Jerusalem and now they are going to the sea of Tiberias to fish, which is about fifteen miles from Nazareth.

Jesus was born as the light of the world and during Hanukah in His ministry He healed a man born blind. It is most likely that Jesus was conceived in Mary during Hanukah, which is a festival of lights during the time of the year when it is darkest. Meanwhile these disciples are "conceived" of the Spirit during the feast of unleavened bread and Jesus is charging them to feed His sheep and His lambs.

The light of the world comes into the world during the festival of lights when we are rededicating man as the temple of God, He is born at the Feast of Trumpets with the heavenly host sounding the alarm to the shepherds in the field, He is circumcised on the Day of Atonement and ultimately is sacrificed as our Passover lamb. That light enlightens us and feeds us on the feast of unleavened bread. That is the 17th of the first month and the 17th of the tenth month, nine months after this conception you would have the birth of this child. The early church celebrated both the birth of Jesus and the baptism of Jesus nine months later, it was the 17th of the tenth month, but on the Julian calendar it was "Christmas". Now one week later is New Years whereas one week after Jesus was born was the day of Atonement. In the gospel of John we learn that we must be born again of water and the Spirit, hence baptism is likened to our birth in Christ. But Baptism is also likened to circumcision. When Abraham believed God and made a sacrifice to God and walked between that sacrifice he made a covenant. That is similar to the marriage covenant. Circumcision is a sign of that covenant similar to an engagement ring. When a man gets engaged he will privately propose to the woman, if she accepts then she will publicly wear his ring to let all people know she is engaged. That is what circumcision is, a public declaration of the covenant with God. That is also what baptism is, a public declaration of our covenant with God.

Finally, the Antichrist is given a seven year period to rule and reign. It has always seemed reasonable to me that this seven year reign begins on the first day of the year. At first I thought it would be the first day on the Hebrew calendar, but they have a religious year, a civil year, and in fact they have four "new years" every year. But this doesn't make sense for a second reason, the church is composed of both Jew and Gentile, but is probably 99% gentile with only 1% that are Jews. So it would make sense to use a Gentile calendar. Now there are about 40 calendars in use today among the nations. The main ones are Gregorian, Jewish, Islamic, Hindu, Chinese, Julian, and Persian calendars. Now since we have people of every tribe and nation who are saved would it make sense to use a calendar specific to one nation or the other? So although you might think "Jewish" calendar, there is a second calendar that was in use during the New Testament, which is our covenant, and that is the Julian calendar. Since the one thing all the believers have in common is Jesus why not use the Julian calendar as a common calendar among all believers both Jews and Gentiles? The 14th of January is considered "Old New Year" or New Year on the Julian calendar.

The rapture is of "Old world creatures". The priestly garments are died blue, this color comes from a sea creature. Modern creatures spray black ink, but this creature had blue ink. It is an old world creature that is no longer found. In Hebrew the word is tᵊḵēleṯ. תְּכֵלֶת. These creatures live in the sea and when they are seventy years old they rise to the surface, the Jews would gather them up and use their ink for the priestly garments. The rising to the surface is a type of the rapture where the angels gather up the believers and take them to the heavenly temple. Their ink is blue signifying that their minds are set on things that are above.

Colossians 3:1 If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. 2 Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. 3 For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. 4 When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.

 

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18 ominous war rumors (part 1)

https://endoftheamericandream.com/1...freaking-out-about-right-now/#google_vignette

#1 Is the stage being set for war with Iran? So many people are buzzing about this on social media today. President Trump has repeatedly warned that the U.S. will get involved if Iran’s government continues to kill peaceful protesters, and there are reports that indicate that this is exactly what is happening. We are being told that at least 20 protesters have been killed by Iranian security forces so far, and apparently at least 3 of the dead are children…

At least three children are reported to have been killed and more than 40 minors arrested after eight days of the ongoing protests across Iran, as human rights groups accuse the regime’s security forces of “indiscriminate targeting of civilians”.​

The nationwide uprising sparked by the collapse of the country’s currency and rising living costs has spread to at least 78 cities and 222 locations, with demonstrators calling for the end of the regime, according to the US-based Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRAI).​

The protests continued over the weekend despite a worsening crackdown by security forces after comments from the country’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, who addressed protesters as “rioters”. So far, 990 people have been arrested and at least 20 killed, according to HRAI.​

#2 According to Zineb Riboua, Ayatollah Khamenei has personally authorized his security forces to use live ammunition when firing on protesters…

Khamenei has shut down the internet and authorized live fire against protesters, it’s getting really ugly​

#3 There have been reports of protesters fighting back. For example, an entire bus that was carrying Basij forces has reportedly been destroyed…

Iranian reports say a bus carrying Basij forces was hit by an explosive device or set on fire in the Naziabad neighborhood of southern Tehran.​

#4 The Jerusalem Post is telling us that the U.S. and Israel are both considering some form of intervention in Iran…

The Jerusalem Post has received multiple indications that the US is considering some intervention in the ongoing Iran protests. At the same time, Israel is also checking if the removal of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro will make action against the Iranian regime possible.​

It appears that Israel was surprised by America’s intervention in Venezuela and that this action scrambled Israeli calculations about what might be possible in the Islamic Republic.​

Until the intervention by US President Donald Trump in Caracas, most Israeli officials did not view the protests against Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as necessarily approaching the volume necessary to achieve regime change.​

#5 Israeli officials apparently held a 5 hour meeting on Sunday during which a plan known as “Operation Iron Strike” was discussed…

According to the Israeli channel i24news, Netanyahu chaired a security meeting on Sunday that lasted about five hours, during which he outlined priorities for potential action against Iran.​

The discussions included briefings for senior officials, including Defense Minister Israel Katz and Eyal Zamir, the chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), on exercises simulating possible war scenarios.​

Israeli media reports indicate that the plan, known as “Operation Iron Strike,” could involve strikes against Iran, though its full scope and specific targets have not been publicly confirmed.​

#6 There are lots of rumors that Reza Pahlavi will lead a transitional government in Iran if the current regime is overthrown, and he is certainly doing his best to urge the protesters on…

Dear compatriots,​

The shooting of the brave and noble people of Malekshahi, the killing of the city’s youth, and the subsequent cowardly attack by the regime’s mercenaries on Ilam Hospital, are an unmistakable crime that recalls the massacre of the people of Zahedan on Bloody Friday in 2022.​

A regime that kills unarmed young people and raids medical centers clearly has no legitimacy, and is nearing its end.​

To the suffering and patriotic people of Malekshahi and Ilam: I stand with you in grief and solidarity, and I assure you that Khamenei and the corrupt, murderous ringleaders of the Islamic Republic will pay the price for this crime.​

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#7 The fact that a large number of U.S. military aircraft have been flying across the Atlantic has been creating a tremendous amount of buzz…



#8 Many have been pointing out that we saw a similar level of air activity just before the strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities last year…

Open-source intelligence and flight tracking data indicate increased U.S. military air activity in and toward the Middle East, primarily involving cargo aircraft like the C-17 Globemaster III and refueling tankers.​

These movements resemble pre-strike logistics surges observed before U.S./Israeli actions against Iranian nuclear facilities in mid-2025.​

It is only a matter of time before all hell breaks loose in the region.​

This time the U.S. will be more involved and the goal is regime change in Iran.​

#9 The Iranians are apparently fully convinced that a new round of airstrikes could be coming soon…


Three Iranian officials have told Reuters that Tehran leadership believes the United States or Israel may take military action against the Islamic Republic soon, coming off the heels of the US intervention to remove Venezuela’s Maduro.

There are reports of Iranian ’emergency meetings’ of top leadership to examining options for self-defense, and the country overnight engaged in fresh ballistic missile drills to signal its preparedness.

 

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18 ominous war rumors (part 2)

https://endoftheamericandream.com/1...ople-are-really-freaking-out-about-right-now/

#10 A photo of President Trump holding a hat that says “make Iran great again” while standing next to U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham is causing a great deal of controversy all over social media…



#11 It is being reported that a very special protest in Tehran is being organized for Tuesday. Apparently the plan is for the protesters to march in the direction of the parliament building…

A Telegram channel representing merchants at Tehran’s Grand Bazaar is calling on shopkeepers across multiple bazaars to mobilize Tuesday (Jan. 6) at 12:00, urging coordinated marches towards the Parliament​

#12 Does he know that something is about to happen? Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is warning that if Israel is attacked, “the implications for Iran will be very dire”…

“President Trump and I share a determined position. We will not allow Iran to rebuild its ballistic missile industry, and of course, we will not allow it to resume its nuclear program that we significantly hit during Operation Rising Lion.​

“Our shared position on Iran remains. Zero enrichment capability, removing all the enriched uranium from Iranian territory, and strict and rigorous inspections over its nuclear sites.​

“When we discussed Iran, the popular uprising, not just in Tehran but elsewhere, it has only just begun, and in the meantime, has widely spread. We, in Israel, sympathize with the struggle of the Iranian people and with their aspirations for freedom and justice. It is very possible that we stand before a decisive moment, in which the Iranian people take their destiny into their own hands.​

“In any case, even before I visited the United States and during the visit, I clarified concerning military drills conducted by Iran just a few days ago, that if we are attacked, the implications for Iran will be very dire.”​

#13 There is a rumor that Ayatollah Khamenei and his minions have a plan to flee the country…

Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has a back-up plan to flee the country should his security forces fail to suppress protests or desert, according to an intelligence report shared with The Times.​

Khamenei, 86, plans to escape Tehran with a close circle of up to 20 aides and family, should he see that the army and security called on to quell the unrest are deserting, defecting or failing to follow orders.​

“The ‘plan B’ is for Khamenei and his very close circle of associates and family, including his son and nominated heir apparent, Mojtaba,” an intelligence source told The Times.​

#14 Could Israel be about to go to war with Hezbollah again? Reports of fresh IDF airstrikes in southern Lebanon on Monday have prompted fresh speculation about this…

Israel’s air force struck areas in southern and eastern Lebanon on Monday, saying they are home to infrastructure for the militant groups Hezbollah and Hamas.​

The strikes came a few days before Lebanon’s army commander is scheduled to brief the government on its mission of disarming Hezbollah in areas along the border with Israel.​

The strikes took place nearly two hours after Israel’s military Arabic-language spokesman Avichay Adraee posted warnings on X that the military would strike targets for Hezbollah and the Palestinian Hamas groups in two villages in the eastern Bekaa Valley and two others in southern Lebanon.​

#15 It appears that the Venezuelans do not intend to submit to the Trump administration. In fact, we are being told that authorities in Venezuela have initiated a nationwide hunt for anyone that helped the U.S. grab Nicolas Maduro…

Venezuelan authorities have been ordered to find and arrest anyone involved in supporting the military operation that led to the arrest of Nicolas Maduro.​

A state of emergency decree issued Saturday, but published Monday, orders police to “immediately begin the national search and capture of everyone involved in the promotion or support for the armed attack by the United States,” according to the text of the decree, Reuters reported.​

#16 On Sunday, President Trump made some extremely alarming comments about Colombian President Gustavo Petro, and as a result many are speculating that military action against Colombia could be coming soon…

US President Donald Trump seemed to foreshadow a potential military operation in Colombia, denouncing the nation’s leader as a “sick man” who sells cocaine to Americans.​

The comments came days after the US launched a special forces raid in Venezuela, kidnapping both President Nicolas Maduro and his wife. “Colombia is very sick too. Run by a sick man who likes making cocaine and selling it to the US, and he’s not gonna be doing it very long,” the president told reporters aboard Air Force One Sunday evening.​

#17 Many are suggesting that taunting President Trump is probably only going to make military action against Colombia even more likely, but that is precisely what Petro has chosen to do…

Colombian President Gustavo Petro issued a stark three-word warning to President Donald Trump amid ramped-up attacks against alleged drug trafficking in Latin America: “Come get me!”​

“Come get me,” Petro said. “I’m waiting for you here. Don’t threaten me, I’ll wait for you right here if you want to.”​

#18 There has been a lot of speculation that Cuba is high on President Trump’s hit list. Apparently Trump believes that Cuba is going to fall very soon, and he is saying that many Cuban Americans “are going to be very happy about this”…

“Cuba is ready to fall,” Trump said. “Cuba looks like it’s ready to fall. I don’t know if they’re going to hold out. But Cuba now has no income. They got all of their income from their Venezuela, from the Venezuelan oil. They’re not getting any of it. And Cuba is literally ready to fall.”​

Trump added: “You have a lot of great Cuban Americans who are going to be very happy about this.”​

 

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I AM WATCHING OVER MY WORD TO PERFORM IT - JEREMIAH 1:11

 

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I AM WATCHING OVER MY WORD TO PERFORM IT - JEREMIAH 1:11

So let's consider the Menorah (the Lampstand), Hanukah, and the 70 week prophecy in Daniel.

Let's begin with 70 weeks because we have always wondered where does this prophecy tell us there will be a gap? Why is there a gap? If we can measure precisely from this prophecy to the year of Jesus' crucifixion, why would it then be some vague gap that we cannot measure to the 70th week?

A week is 7 days. Therefore 70 weeks is 7 x 70 = 490. Jesus when talking about forgiving said we don't forgive 7 times we forgive 70x7 times. From that word we can infer that the age of grace is 1,960 years, the gospel goes out to the four corners of the earth preaching a gospel of forgiveness. So then 4 x 490 = 1,960. However, the clock on that forgiveness begins in 70 AD because that is when Jerusalem was sacked and the church was scattered to the four corners of the earth. Prior to 70 AD Paul's epistles were written (1 &2 Thessalonians, Romans, 1 &2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1&2 Timothy, Titus, and Philemon). The book of James was also probably written prior to this. This is the essential books of the New Testament for the church life. Matthew, Mark, Luke and 1 Peter were also written at this time. So you can see they stayed in Jerusalem for 38 years after Jesus crucifixion just as the Israelites stayed in the wilderness for 38 years after they rejected the good report of Joshua and Caleb. During those years the essential New Testament was written. The books of Hebrews, 2 Peter, Jude and John were clearly books to correct and adjust the early church. Jesus explained these 38 years as being the sign of Jonah. I understand that He gave this word in 30 AD on the 9th of Av. That is when the Jewish leaders officially rejected Jesus as the Messiah saying He was casting out demons by Beelzebub, He told them they had committed the unforgivable sin, they asked for a sign. He told them they would get the sign of Jonah. Clearly Jesus crucifixion and resurrection was the sign of Jonah, but in addition to that Jonah walked to and fro throughout the city telling them to repent. We know that from 30 AD the atoning sacrifice was not accepted by God for forty straight years. That is how I conclude this word was spoken in 30 AD prior to the day of atonement which the 9th of Av would have been. Since it is exactly 40 years to the day when Jerusalem was destroyed that was the 40 years of telling them to repent.

So then we add 1,960 years to 70 AD and we will get the conclusion of the seventieth week. So then the opportunity to be forgiven will end in 2030. Therefore not only does Daniel's prophecy tell us the year that Jesus will be crucified, but also the year that the opportunity for forgiveness will also be cut off.

This brings us to Hanukah, a festival of lights, which depicts the rededication of the temple. Think of man as the temple of God, man fell, he sinned, so then the temple needs to be rededicated. You can be forgiven of your sins at any time during the age of grace. To be forgiven is to be washed of your sins and have the stains removed. It is not a dedication, it is simply preparing the person to be dedicated. In order to be dedicated you must be sanctified. Forgiveness is the free gift of God, you don't have to do anything to be forgiven other than to receive the free gift of God. But sanctification requires being separated unto God, to be dedicated unto God. It is your choice. You must do something. This is why the root of the word for Hanukah is the word for Enoch. He was "dedicated" to God and that meant he walked with God 365 days a year and then he was not, he was taken, he was raptured. So then Hanukah includes the concept of the rapture. The Menorah is the lampstand and the church is called the lampstand. It is a light shining in the darkness. Let your light shine, that is the command of the Lord. If you cover your light with a bushel basket (you allow those donating to the church to tell you what you can and cannot say) then you are disobeying the Lord's direct command. Each of the branches of the Menorah are branches of an almond tree. The word for almond in Hebrew is almost exactly the same as the word for watchfulness. You can't simply speak the word of God and say your light is shining. The Lord said you have to give the children of God their food at the appropriate time. There is a watchfulness to our speaking the word of God. We need to respond to the signs, and the things that are taking place around us.

This is true of everyone, both Jews and Gentiles. The Old Testament lays out a blueprint for what God wants, but because of sin that blueprint was broken. The temple was destroyed, twice. That is a testimony that it is not able to be built by man that has not been regenerated and washed from his sins. The crucifixion of Jesus was proof that there was no other way for God to get the temple He desired except that Jesus was crucified and poured out His blood for our forgiveness. This is why the central festival in the New Testament is Hanukah. The church age begins with Pentecost, the feast of new wine and it concludes with Hanukah.

So then consider the story of Hanukah, the story of the Maccabees. That is not a story about the rapture, it is a story about the tribulation. They flee to the mountains and they take a stand against the Antichrist like figure called Antiochus Epiphanes. The seven year tribulation does not begin with Hanukah, it ends with it. So then if the tribulation begins in 2026, it will end 2520 days later (we are told this in Daniel and Revelation) in 2032 at the end of Hanukah.

Hanukah is Nov 27-Dec 5, 2032.

So then, subtract 2,520 days from December 5, 2032 and you get January 11, 2026.

 

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Acts 1:1 The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach, 2 Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen:

This will be repeated with the rapture. Then it will be of all that the raptured saints began both to do and teach until the day in which they were taken up.

3 To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God:

This is a reference to the 144,000 and the "forty days" will be a reference to the forty months until the two witnesses are killed. This verse is the reason that Christianity celebrates Jesus ascension 40 days after his resurrection. But it is foolish. In John we are told that the second time Jesus appeared to the disciples was a week after the first time. So at the very least you should have 47 days after the resurrection. Then the third time He appeared was at the sea of Tiberias. The sea of Tiberias is 70-75 miles from Jerusalem. It is highly unlikely that the disciples had horses and so we can safely assume this was at least a three day journey from Jerusalem. Therefore at the very least we should say that the ascension was 50 days after the resurrection. That would make it at the Feast of Wheat, Shavuot. That would make Pentecost fifty days later at the Feast of New Wine.

4 And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me. 5 For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.

50 days of prayer and fasting. That is what those left behind during the tribulation will need.

 

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Acts 1:6 When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?

We are always focused on when.

7 And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.

But Jesus is always focused on who. Jesus is ascending to the throne, all authority is being given unto Him. He is worthy. If He restored the kingdom at that point He would reign alone as no one else is worthy. But He is leading vaquished foes. Sometimes we forget that before being saved we were foes and that for us to be saved required us to be vanquished. The more vehemently someone is against the Lord the more likely it is that they are in a battle with Him over salvation. Jesus is going to win that battle.

8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

Think about the drug dealer who later becomes a witness of the Lord, or the felon, or the person who railed against Him, or Saul of Tarsus.

9 And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.

Think of Jesus as the graduating senior. He was the star football player, but now He is gone to college and it is our turn to be on the field. He left an example for us to imitate. Jerry Rice, Tom Brady, Reggie White, they all left us an example to imitate if you are a football player. But we are witnesses. Jesus Christ, Peter, Paul, John, and Luke all left us examples of witnesses that we can imitate. Some of the apostles wrote books of the Bible, but most didn't. Everyone was different and yet everyone was also a witness.

 

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Acts 1:10 And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel; 11 Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.

Now we are told that after the mid point of the tribulation Jesus will return in the clouds in great glory and set His foot down on the Mount of Olives which is a sabbath days journey from Jerusalem. When Jesus said that all things will be fulfilled before the fig tree generation were to pass away He was giving us a time range. In Psalms we are told that a generation is 70 years, 80 if it is "strong" indicating rebellious. When you are speaking in decades 70 would be from 65 to 74 years and 80 would be from 75 to 84 years. I believe that the Fig tree refers to the UN which was formed in 1945 and putteth forth leaves refers to when Israel was formed in May of 1948 as its first peace keeping operation. Add 84 years and May of 2032 becomes a deadline, set by the Lord Jesus, to return in the clouds in great glory. That is seven years from now, so we are clearly running out of time before the tribulation will begin. If we add 2,520 days to January 11, 2026 we come to December 5, 2032. In post #15,557 I explain why those two dates stand out as significant. If Jesus returns in May of 2032 it gives Him seven months to clean everything up with the Jews and with Armageddon.