Summary of Bible references on the Rapture

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The US is the Great Babylon

Iraq? Jerusalem? The Vatican? London? Washington DC?

Isaiah 13:19 And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the splendor and pomp of the
Chaldeans, will be like Sodom and Gomorrah when God overthrew them.

This does not describe the Vatican nor does it describe present day Iraq.

Iraq? Jerusalem? The Vatican? London? Washington DC?

Revelation 14:8 Another angel, a second, followed, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon
the great, she who made all nations drink the wine of the passion[a] of her sexual
immorality.”

So although Jerusalem is going to be like Sodom and Gomorrah, you cannot say that Jerusalem has made all nations drink the wine of the passions of her sexual immorality. You can say that about Hollywood, and you can claim that Hollywood is run by Jews, but it still would be pointing to the US. So this verse does not refer to Iraq, or Jerusalem or the Vatican.

Iraq? Jerusalem? The Vatican? London? Washington DC?

Jeremiah 20:5 Moreover, I will give all the wealth of the city, all its gains, all its prized
belongings, and all the treasures of the kings of Judah into the hand of their
enemies, who shall plunder them and seize them and carry them to Babylon.

What are the prized possessions of the Jews? Surely it is the Bible, it is the stories. They
have all been taken by Hollywood. Think of the movies "The Ten Commandments" and "It's
a Beautiful Life". Those are close to the story, then you have corruptions like the Lord of the
Rings and the Harry Potter movies. In the Lord of the Rings they describe "the return of the
king". You have Messiah like figures and Satan like figures. The Harry Potter movies are
about "the boy who lived". So Hollywood moves from a movie like the Ten Commandments
clearly a Biblical story, to It's a Beautiful Life, clearly with Biblical references mixed with
superstition, to fantasy with hobbits, goblins, dragons, all seeing eye, rings of power, and
the return of the king. From there they mix in witchcraft to now make the Messiah, the boy
who lived is also the one who is to come, they make him a witch. Iran did not do this, Israel
did not do this, Iraq did not do this. No, this was Hollywood. They have plundered the Bible
and all the stories. Think of the Lion King, or CS Lewis movies, or any of a long list.

Revelation 18:7 As she glorified herself and lived in luxury, so give her a like measure of torment and mourning,
since in her heart she says, ‘I sit as a queen, I am no widow, and mourning I shall never see.’
There is no way this can refer to London. They endured great mourning during WW1 and WW2, their entire empire has been decimated, and now they have been fully humbled.
Iraq? Jerusalem? The Vatican? London? Washington DC?

Revelation 18:11 And the merchants of the earth weep and mourn for her, since no
one buys their cargo anymore, 12 cargo of gold, silver, jewels, pearls, fine linen,
purple cloth, silk, scarlet cloth, all kinds of scented wood, all kinds of articles of
ivory, all kinds of articles of costly wood, bronze, iron and marble, 13 cinnamon,
spice, incense, myrrh, frankincense, wine, oil, fine flour, wheat, cattle and sheep,
horses and chariots, and slaves, that is, human souls.

The US is the biggest consumer on the planet. Clearly this cannot refer to Iraq, or to the Vatican or to Jerusalem. Likewise, if this were the 1800s you could say this referred to the British empire, but no more.

Iraq? Jerusalem? The Vatican? London? Washington DC?
16 “Alas, alas, for the great city that was clothed in fine linen, in purple and scarlet,
adorned with gold, with jewels, and with pearls!

This verse is the one verse that many use to point to the Vatican because their priests wear fine linen, purple and scarlet. You can eliminate Jerusalem, their priests do not wear purple and scarlet, you can eliminate Iraq and London. But, do the Vatican priests wear gold with jewels and pearls? No. You can see this with the prosperity gospel preachers. You can also see this at award ceremonies for Hollywood which worships Moloch. Once again, the only place that fits all of these things is the US.

Iraq? Jerusalem? The Vatican? London? Washington DC?
JER 51:7 Babylon hath been a golden cup in the LORD's hand, that made all the earth
drunken: the nations have drunken of her wine; therefore the nations are mad.

In the Bible gold refers to the divine word of God. You could argue that Jerusalem, the Vatican, London and Washington DC have all been involved in spreading the word of God. But the Jews do not evangelize among the nations. England was the first nation to send out many evangelists all over the world, but it is the US that has taken this to the extreme. The Gideon's have given out 2.6 billion Bibles worldwide. No other organization comes close, but the second place organization for giving out the word of God is also located in the US. Also, within the cup are abominations that Babylon makes all the nations to drink. The US forces Hollywood and multinational corporations down the throats of all the nations. Taiwan wanted to buy AWACs and the US forced them to buy our cigarettes as well after they had been proven to be enhanced to addict people and give them cancer.

Iraq? Jerusalem? The Vatican? London? Washington DC?

Revelation 17:18 And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.

In the 1800s you could look at London and say this was true of them, but not anymore. You could argue that the Vatican is influential, but not to the extent that they reign over the kings of the earth. However, the US dollar is called "King dollar" for a reason and that is because it rules over the kings of the earth. Doesn't matter if they are communist or Islamic, or whatever.

Iraq? Jerusalem? The Vatican? London? Washington DC?

Only the US fits every verse on the Great Babylon.
 

Jesus Didn’t Say “Pray About It” — He Said Speak to the Mountain​

 

2 Words from Jesus Christ of His War Declaration on America 3-11-26 & 3-12-26​

 
Why do bad things happen to good people?

2 Corinthians 1:3 Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; 4 Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God. 5 For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ. 6 And whether we be afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation, which is effectual in the enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer: or whether we be comforted, it is for your consolation and salvation. 7 And our hope of you is stedfast, knowing, that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so shall ye be also of the consolation.

Jesus is the savior. I say this because of all the testimonies of people who have been saved out of every horrible thing imaginable. If there were no horrible things to be saved from then we would never know Jesus as the savior. He is the great physician, how do I know? Because of all the testimonies of people being miraculously healed. He is the great shepherd. How do I know? Because of all the testimonies from lost sheep who were rescued and brought back to the flock by Him. Granted, I have had those experiences myself, but first they were ministered to me by others who shared the consolation and comfort they received.

For example, once I had a great coach who was later arrested for a felony. I was devastated, but then my Dad shared with me that despite this mans sins and crimes he was still a great coach. Later I was in a church that trained me in the word of God and trained me to speak the word of God. But later I discovered that some in the lead there were sinners.

Now imagine what happens to someone who is a Christian, but perhaps they were a foolish virgin, or perhaps they buried their treasure in the backyard and they were a lazy servant of the Lord. They are left behind during the tribulation and at that moment they discover that the pastor or preacher they had put so much faith in had failed them. Now what do you believe? The answer is simple, you have to begin from the very beginning. I used to do a lot of hiking with the Boyscouts. When you are hiking you will have someone who is on "point". He is the guy at the front of the line following the trail. A few times he misses the trail and goes down the wrong trail. You might figure this out after a few hundred yards or after a few miles. But when you do it is crushing because everyone realizes what you have to do, you have to backtrack until you find the trail again. One time I remember this error caused us to hike for an extra hour, and instead of getting into camp while you could still see we stumbled into camp in the dark, exhausted, and upset about this one mistake we had made. That is what it will be like for those left behind, only worse.

So then, why do bad things happen to good people? First of all, you can be sure that everyone that has experienced how bad it is to go down the wrong trail becomes much better, much more alert and careful when they are on point. They figure out after five minutes that we have gone the wrong way, not after an hour. No one wants to stop the hike and say we are on the wrong trail, we got to go back, but the sooner you do that the better. You can waste five minutes or you can waste two hours. The Bible is our trail marker and those who have had this experience realize it is essential to stay on the trail marked out by the Bible. Everything will be harder, finding firewood in the dark, cooking in the dark, washing up afterwards in the dark. The fact that you have done this before makes it easier because you can bring all those anxious thoughts captive to Christ. You can help others, you can encourage others, and you can share your testimonies with others.
 
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Why do bad things happen to good people?

2 Corinthians 1:3 Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; 4 Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God. 5 For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ. 6 And whether we be afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation, which is effectual in the enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer: or whether we be comforted, it is for your consolation and salvation. 7 And our hope of you is stedfast, knowing, that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so shall ye be also of the consolation.

Jesus is the savior. I say this because of all the testimonies of people who have been saved out of every horrible thing imaginable. If there were no horrible things to be saved from then we would never know Jesus as the savior. He is the great physician, how do I know? Because of all the testimonies of people being miraculously healed. He is the great shepherd. How do I know? Because of all the testimonies from lost sheep who were rescued and brought back to the flock by Him. Granted, I have had those experiences myself, but first they were ministered to me by others who shared the consolation and comfort they received.

For example, once I had a great coach who was later arrested for a felony. I was devastated, but then my Dad shared with me that despite this mans sins and crimes he was still a great coach. Later I was in a church that trained me in the word of God and trained me to speak the word of God. But later I discovered that some in the lead there were sinners.

Now imagine what happens to someone who is a Christian, but perhaps they were a foolish virgin, or perhaps they buried their treasure in the backyard and they were a lazy servant of the Lord. They are left behind during the tribulation and at that moment they discover that the pastor or preacher they had put so much faith in had failed them. Now what do you believe? The answer is simple, you have to begin from the very beginning. I used to do a lot of hiking with the Boyscouts. When you are hiking you will have someone who is on "point". He is the guy at the front of the line following the trail. A few times he misses the trail and goes down the wrong trail. You might figure this out after a few hundred yards or after a few miles. But when you do it is crushing because everyone realizes what you have to do, you have to backtrack until you find the trail again. One time I remember this error caused us to hike for an extra hour, and instead of getting into camp while you could still see we stumbled into camp in the dark, exhausted, and upset about this one mistake we had made. That is what it will be like for those left behind, only worse.

So then, why do bad things happen to good people? First of all, you can be sure that everyone that has experienced how bad it is to go down the wrong trail becomes much better, much more alert and careful when they are on point. They figure out after five minutes that we have gone the wrong way, not after an hour. No one wants to stop the hike and say we are on the wrong trail, we got to go back, but the sooner you do that the better. You can waste five minutes or you can waste two hours. The Bible is our trail marker and those who have had this experience realize it is essential to stay on the trail marked out by the Bible. Everything will be harder, finding firewood in the dark, cooking in the dark, washing up afterwards in the dark. The fact that you have done this before makes it easier because you can bring all those anxious thoughts captive to Christ. You can help others, you can encourage others, and you can share your testimonies with others.
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This story is a great illustration. In 2019 this woman working for Department of Human Services in Minnesota recognized issues in the department. At the time they were minor issues, it is like having gone off the trail for less than five minutes. Easy fix. But instead everyone she talked to as she went up the chain of command to deal with this refused to deal with the issues and instead accused her of being racist. Ultimately after an investigation of several months she was found guilty of 1. Having questioned the competency of her leadership at the DHS and 2. Holding up contracts that had compliance issues. Yes, that is what she should have done, kudos to her. Now, after 7 years where they tried to ignore these issues it is no longer a "minor" issue. It has cost $19 billion to the the state in fraud and for many people who did not receive the services from DHS for lack of money due to that fraud, they suffered serious issues like the loss of fingers and toes due to frostbite because they became homeless and DHS was too broke to help. At this point the only solution is to fire most of those involved in management and doing internal audits at DHS.

The church is supposed to represent Jesus Christ, the King of Kings on earth. What this woman did is an example of what that representation would look like as believers filled with the Spirit would restrain evil. What her bosses did is an example of what the apostasy does in leaving the word of God. Why do pastors and churches do that? Simple, they have FreeMasons on the board of directors of the church who are directing them. They make this bargain with the devil because the church is "well financed" as a result of their help, and they in turn can buy their way into a controlling position of the church.

A counterfeit bill can be 95% correct. You don't need to wait until the dollar bill is 20% fake to call it a fake. If it is just 1% fake it is fake. For some people the only way they will learn this lesson is if they are left behind during the tribulation.
 
Were the prophecies in Matthew 24 already fulfilled? (1)

Matthew 24:1 Jesus left the temple and was walking away when his disciples came up to him to call his attention to its buildings. 2 “Do you see all these things?” he asked. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”

This was fulfilled in AD 70

3 As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately. “Tell us,” they said, “when will this happen, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?”

These are two different questions. When will the stones be cast down and what will be the sign of your coming?

This is how the church age begins when the temple is destroyed and the gospel is spread to the four corners of the earth. It is also how it ends. Peter said that we are living stones being built up into the house of God. The destruction of the temple was due to the fact that the Jews rejected Jesus, the Messiah. Now if you think of all the Jews as being stones for that temple, not all were thrown down. Peter, James and John were all Jews. They were not thrown down. Everyone who reads these verses is tempted to think that Jesus said every stone would be cast down. But that is not true, he qualified which stones would be cast down. He said "Not one stone here will be left on another". This is a picture, is your faith built on the rock, which is Jesus Christ, or is it resting on another brother or sister. Do you take what this pastor or preacher says as the gospel, if so, your faith is on another brother or sister. We need to dig down to the rock.

This is what happened to the Jews. They said "Is Jesus the Christ?" The Jewish leaders said "No". And so they decided since the leaders said no, the answer was no. Their faith was sitting on another, not on the word of God but rather on the word of man. As a result those stones "were thrown down" and it will be the same at the end of the age with the church.

So think of this verse as a bookend. At the start of the church age all the stones that put their faith on another stone will be thrown down, while those who had their faith on the rock, they were saved. Likewise at the end of the age it will be the same. The apostasy refers to the "christians" and "churches" that have departed from the word of God as the rock on which we stand. They will be cast down at the Lord's second coming.
 
Were the prophecies in Matthew 24 already fulfilled? (2)

4 Jesus answered: “Watch out that no one deceives you. 5 For many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah,’ and will deceive many.

There were false Christ's from the very beginning. But in verse 31 there is a trumpet call and the Lord gathers all of the elect from the four corners of the earth. After that, there will be no more false Messiah's deceiving the elect. So then, if this prophecy was fulfilled prior to 70 AD how do you explain Jim Jones, David Koresh, and Charles Manson?

6 You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come.

There was a great war in which Jerusalem was besieged and fell to the Romans. They might have heard the rumor that the army was coming prior to this war. But Jesus didn't say "war" He said "wars" and He didn't say "rumor" He said "rumors". Were there multiple wars and multiple rumors of wars prior to 70 AD? This was before newspapers, radio, TV and the internet. Now today, we have certainly seen "wars" and we have also seen "rumors of war". But in 70 AD, any claim that this was fulfilled at that time is stretching the word, trying to make a square peg fit into a round hole.

7 Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. 8 All these are the beginning of birth pains.

You can argue that Rome fighting the Jews was nation against nation, even kingdom against kingdom. But Jesus says "and" meaning He is referring to two or more events, not one. You could say that the Jews suffered a famine, but not "famines". Also note, Jesus says these famines and earthquakes are "in various places". Again, it is a very big stretch to try and fit something that is referring to the whole earth to just Israel, a very tiny nation. Now suppose there were famines and earthquakes in China, Russia, and North America prior to 70 AD. Would that fulfill this prophecy? No. Jesus is telling them the signs they will see and they would not have seen any of those signs.

9 “Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me.

Now this did happen to all the apostles. All of them were persecuted, all were put to death, however John didn't die when put into boiling oil, so he was exiled to Patmos. All were hated by all nations. Catch that word "all nations". The apostles were not simply killed in Israel, they were killed in surrounding nations as well. But it wasn't "all nations". If you consider the entire church age, then yes, it is "all nations". But if you say this was fulfilled in 70 AD your definition of "fulfilled" is sad. It is like saying God promised to take us out to eat a good italian meal and then opened a can of spaghetti o's and gave us that. Also, how do you explain all the Christian martyrs? After all, if the doctrine is that this whole chapter has already been fulfilled, that includes the angels gathering the elect from the four corners of the earth. So then if that took place in 70 AD why have Christians continued to be martyred for the last two thousand years?

10 At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other, 11 and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people. 12 Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, 13 but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.

At what time? This doesn't make sense if he is talking about the martyrdom of the apostles because that was spread out over a sixty year period. However, if He is focused on the question and this is a sign of His coming, then that is the time He is referring to. We have more false prophets now than at any time in the last two thousand years. We have seen the love of most grow cold as church attendance has collapsed in many nations, and dwindled in others. Again, if you think this was fulfilled in 70 AD then why has wickedness increased since then? Why has the love of the many grown cold since then? Why are we seeing more and more false prophets now?

14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.

This was not fulfilled in 70 AD. Even by 1900 there were many people around the world who had never heard the gospel of the kingdom preached. The gospel that had been preached by 70 AD was not a testimony to all nations. WW1 helped spread the gospel to all nations. That was when Gideons became Gideon's international and began to send bibles to the rest of the nations. Radio was invented, later TV was invented, then the internet. Today, the gospel is preached in every nation that gets the internet.
 
Were the prophecies in Matthew 24 already fulfilled? (3)

Matthew 24:15 “So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination that causes desolation,’ spoken of through the prophet Daniel—let the reader understand—

We did not see this when the Temple was destroyed. Once again, in order to make their doctrine concerning this being fulfilled in 70 AD work they have to jam a square peg in a round hole.

16 then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. 17 Let no one on the housetop go down to take anything out of the house. 18 Let no one in the field go back to get their cloak. 19 How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers! 20 Pray that your flight will not take place in winter or on the Sabbath. 21 For then there will be great distress, unequaled from the beginning of the world until now—and never to be equaled again.

I can see that verses 16-20 might be applied to the destruction of the temple which took place in the summer. Fair enough. But not verse 21. Even if it was truly horrendous, how can anyone claim it was never equaled again? Take a look at the Holocaust. Take a look at Rwanda, or Cambodia or any of a number of Genocides. Regardless of how bad anyone says the sacking of Jerusalem was you cannot tell me it wasn't equaled again. The numbers killed and the horrific way in which they were killed were both greater than what happened in 70 AD.

22 “If those days had not been cut short, no one would survive, but for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened. 23 At that time if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Messiah!’ or, ‘There he is!’ do not believe it. 24 For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. 25 See, I have told you ahead of time.

Yes, there were scam artists in 70 AD, but they were common, run of the mill scam artists. We never had scam artists that could deep fakes as quickly and as convincingly as we have now. But think about what the doctrine is saying when they claim that this was already fulfilled. Essentially they are saying "look, here is the Messiah's second coming!" That is what we were warned to not believe.

26 “So if anyone tells you, ‘There he is, out in the wilderness,’ do not go out; or, ‘Here he is, in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it. 27 For as lightning that comes from the east is visible even in the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.

When the Lord returns it will be something the entire world can see. Now think about this prophecy, at the time of 70 AD could people in the western hemisphere see what was happening in the eastern hemisphere like watching lightning? No. But in the first Gulf war we got to see the war taking place in real time, It was about 9pm EST when the bombs began dropping in Iraq around 2-3am their time. CNN had live coverage for the first time and it was transmitted from the East to the West using fiber optic cables and satellite communication. So it was coming to us at the speed of light.
 
Were the prophecies in Matthew 24 already fulfilled? (4)

Matthew 24:28 Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.

From 2017 to 2024 we had three solar eclipses go from one edge of the continental US to the other. That is extremely rare, in fact it may be the first time in human history this happened over the US. If you trace out the paths of the three eclipses it spells Aleph Tav, two letters of the Hebrew alphabet which in Greek would be "alpha and omega". In the Old Testament there are 60 times when Aleph Tav show up without it being translated. In Revelation we learn that Aleph Tav is the initials for Jesus Christ, He is the Alpha and Omega. The Old Testament is a covenant, a contract and those sixty occurences were Jesus Christ initialing the contract. So in 2017 through 2024 Jesus put his initials on the continental US saying that it belonged to Him. We call this "the writing on the wall" sign which according to Daniel's interpretation means the US has been weighed in the balances and found wanting. Anyway, the first two of the three eclipses intersect in a place in Illinois called "little Egypt" and in that location there is a park where every year they have a festival for where the vultures gather together. That sign placed an X on the US and the intersection was where the vultures gather. My understanding is that this writing on the wall sign is based on this prophecy and when the US is judged that is the fulfillment of that prophecy.

29 “Immediately after the distress of those days

“‘the sun will be darkened,
and the moon will not give its light;
the stars will fall from the sky,
and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.’

This did not happen in 70 AD or immediately after it. When you listen to people give you this doctrine they will tell you over and over again that you must believe every word that Jesus said. Later He says that "this generation shall not pass away until all these things take place". Now most Christians understand "this generation" to refer to the generation when Israel became a nation again in 1948. But they tell you that it is the generation of the apostles and you have to believe every word that Jesus says. OK, I have listed many, many words that Jesus said in Matthew 24 that they simply ignore. They will argue that this is "flowery speech" and He didn't really mean this literally.

The issue they have has nothing to do with interpreting the scriptures, rather it has to do with not wanting to believe that the tribulation is still on the horizon. Anyone who examines their doctrine honestly will conclude that it falls apart and cannot possibly be correct.
 
Were the prophecies in Matthew 24 already fulfilled? (5)

Matthew 24:30 “Then will appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven. And then all the peoples of the earth will mourn when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory. 31 And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.

This has not happened yet. They teach there is no rapture and they base this on the idea that Matthew 24 was fulfilled already.

32 “Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. 33 Even so, when you see all these things, you know that it is near, right at the door. 34 Truly I tell you, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened. 35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.

When Israel walked out of the Holocaust and into a reformed Israel that was the fulfillment of Ezekiel's prophecy about the dry bones. This also had not happened prior to 1948, but according to the Lord this event happens before the Day of the Lord. It tells you that you are in the generation that is called "the terminal generation" or the final generation. This is one of many prophecies they complete ignore in order to push this absurd doctrine that all these things took place in 70 AD.

I have heard many doctrines and some, like this one, I assume are so obviously false there is no reason to address it. However, I have learned that despite being obviously false there are still a number of people pushing it. So I felt I had no choice but to address it.

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Were the prophecies in Matthew 24 already fulfilled? (6)

Matthew 24:36 “But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.

It always amazes me how people who don't know the Bible, don't know the prophecies know this verse. So you wind up getting lectured about this verse from people who don't know the Bible. OK, let's look at the context of this verse.

37 As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. 38 For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark; 39 and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.

Jesus explains that "no one knows the day or hour" refers to everyone who was caught by surprise at the time of Noah's flood. But it doesn't refer to Noah and his family. They spent 120 years warning people of the coming flood. They built the ark and gathered the animals. Check the story, Noah and his family entered the ark seven days before the flood started. Jesus explains what He means by "no one knows the day or the hour" by saying it will be like the story in Genesis about Noah. Did Noah know the day or hour when he was building the ark? No. But was he told to enter the ark seven days before the flood? Yes. This is like D day. All the soldiers were preparing for the invasion, but they didn't know the day or hour. Even Eisenhower wasn't sure of the day and hour until a day before hand. But they did know that it was soon since they were preparing for the invasion. And they entered the boat ahead of time, just like Noah.

40 Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other left.

The word "taken" refers to a close personal friend going with you and the word left is the word that is also used for divorced. These two refer to "Christians" one will be taken in the rapture, the other will be divorced. This is a reference to the apostasy, those who leave the Lord Jesus Christ and decide they can worship any way they want and ignore the Bible. The field refers to the gospel. Both of these Christians are working in the gospel field, one is divorced and one is taken!

41 Two women will be grinding with a hand mill; one will be taken and the other left.

Grinding at the mill refers to grinding the word of God into flour to make bread to feed the people of God. You can be teaching the word of God and still be divorced. You can be preaching the word of God and still be divorced. Jesus Christ is Lord, He has to be the one who directs your path, He must be the one who gives the command. We have seen tele evangelists caught up in scandal, and Prosperity preachers caught up in scandal. This word should not come as a shock to us. He told us to be careful of false prophets and false teachers, so no one should be surprised that there are scam artists who will be exposed when the Lord returns.

42 “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.

Everyone who tells you that "no one knows the day or hour" says this as a way of telling you to stop talking about the rapture. They understand this word to mean "no one knows, so stop looking into this". But the conclusion is just the opposite, no one knows, therefore you must watch for the signs and the prophecies.
 
Were the prophecies in Matthew 24 already fulfilled? (7)

Matthew 24:43 But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into. 44 So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.

Imagine a thief is sneaking into your house at 2am only you knew in advance he was coming and you are sitting there with a 12 gauge shotgun and the minute he steps inside you turn on the lights and he sees that you and your three sons all have guns pointed at him. Plus you have two big dogs ready to be released. That is what it means to be ready and that is what it means that the owner of the house knew the time the thief was coming. The antichrist is a thief, and the Lord is telling us if you are careful and are watching carefully you will be like this homeowner and know when he is coming. Compare this story to Noah. He saw the thief was coming, he prepared. After the flood he is now owner of the whole earth and has an ark full of animals, etc. He did very well, whereas all those who weren't watching lost everything, including their lives.

45 “Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of the servants in his household to give them their food at the proper time?

Think about this for a second. "No one knows the day or the hour" but they do know the proper time to be teaching about this. Jesus told us when we see the fig tree put forth the leaves referring to Israel being reformed as a nation, that summer is near, at the door. The signs all tell us what the proper time is. CNN broadcasting live from the Gulf war, that told you they were getting the stage set. The writing on the wall sign from the heavens marking where the vultures gather, that told you what the proper time was. All the rumors of war from fake news, that told you what the proper time is.

46 It will be good for that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns. 47 Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions. 48 But suppose that servant is wicked and says to himself, ‘My master is staying away a long time,’ 49 and he then begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards. 50 The master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he is not aware of. 51 He will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Everything has been recorded. All those who mocked and ridiculed and said I was a tin foil hat conspiracist, that has been recorded. You will have to give account for every word you have spoken or written at the judgment seat. Now is the time to get right with the Lord. That includes all those who teach that these prophecies have already been fulfilled back in 70 AD.
 

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Isaiah 24:19 The earth is broken up,
the earth is split asunder,
the earth is violently shaken.
20 The earth reels like a drunkard,
it sways like a hut in the wind;
so heavy upon it is the guilt of its rebellion
that it falls—never to rise again.
21 In that day the Lord will punish
the powers in the heavens above
and the kings on the earth below.
22 They will be herded together
like prisoners bound in a dungeon;
they will be shut up in prison
and be punished after many days.
 


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2 Corinthians 2:17 For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.

Everyone should be aware, there are many who corrupt the word of God.

How to protect yourself?

1. You have to study the word of God for yourself. The easiest way to scam you is if you don't study the Bible and someone tells you it says such and such and you have no idea or foundation with which to test that claim.

2. Be extremely cautious around someone who can only teach the Bible from a single translation. Primarily this is referring to Jehovah Witnesses and Mormons. But it is more widespread than that. They corrupt the word of God by making their own translation. It is like a counterfeit dollar bill, they'll keep 99% the same but only change a few words in a few verses to support their corrupt doctrine. Protect yourself by checking with two or three other translations: King James Version, 1901 American Standard, or Darby. What these three have in common is they were all done prior to the 20th century. The earliest translations are often the ones with the least agenda other than translating the word of God.

3. Even if they are using a translation that you trust, no interpretation is of its own. Any interpretation of the Bible should agree with the rest of the Bible. If you can find ten verses in other portions of the Bible that support a doctrine, then that would be a good safeguard. If you can't, keep looking before you trust that doctrine. This is what I have been doing with this blog, examining every book of the Bible and in some cases every verse in that book to see if it aligns with my understanding of the doctrine of the rapture.
 
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