Summary of Bible references on the Rapture

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NYC is the one who says she sits here a queen (part 2)

8 Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her.

This is the point. The judgement about to come on NY all comes in one day. To be "utterly burned with fire" suggests nuclear bombs to me. When the US firebombed Tokyo it appeared to have "utterly burned" parts of the city, but not the whole thing. It is very hard to believe anything short of nuclear would utterly burn NYC, especially in one day. The port in NYC and New Jersey is the largest port on the East Coast. If this port were destroyed in one day it would lead to famine.

9 And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning, 10 Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.

Clearly we are talking about a city, a mighty city. That narrows the list down to about ten. We have already eliminated London because they would not be so foolish as to say "I shall see no sorrow". We have also eliminated Tokyo, they are not a major global consumer and after WW2 they would never say they would not see sorrow. Also, they are not a melting pot. The kings in Europe cannot "stand afar off" from cities in Europe or even Moscow. That eliminates Paris and Amsterdam. Singapore has not forced anyone to drink their befuddling wine. Seoul, Shanghai, Dubai, and Beijing are exporters, not importers. An exporter is a merchant, selling their wares, they are the ones made wealthy by their customer buying their stuff.

11 And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more:

The US is the biggest consumer nation. If one of these other powerful cities were destroyed people would be upset, but not because "no one buys their merchandise anymore". Which of these ten most powerful cities being utterly destroyed would have the biggest impact on merchants who export their goods? Clearly it is NYC.

12 The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble, 13 And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men. 14 And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee, and all things which were dainty and goodly are departed from thee, and thou shalt find them no more at all. 15 The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing,

To "stand afar off from" is easy if we are talking about NYC. But how do the merchants in China stand afar off from Tokyo or Seoul? If you look at all these other cities the only one they can stand afar off from is Singapore, but that city has virtually nothing else in common with this chapter.

16 And saying, Alas, alas that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls! 17 For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off,

Notice this word "every shipmaster". That would not be true of China, where most of the ship masters are. The US sits on two oceans. The more you look at this chapter only two cities show up, NYC and London. But London cannot be considered a Christian city, though it can be considered a melting pot. This great city must be a great port, not for exporting but for importing.

18 And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like unto this great city! 19 And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate.

20 Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her. 21 And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all.

This is a direct reference to Matthew 18. New York City was deeply involved in the slave trade and had one of the largest enslaved populations in colonial America. By 1703, over 42% of NYC households enslaved African people, the second-highest proportion of any city after Charleston, SC. NYC held a key role in the institution, including an official slave market on Wall Street.

22 And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft he be, shall be found any more in thee; and the sound of a millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee; 23 And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived. 24 And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth.
 
1 Timothy 4:1 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;

This word translated "latter" is only used here in this chapter. The word is unique to this book and indicates the unique burden or agenda of this book. It does not mean the day of the Lord, rather it would refer to the church age. Times is plural, indicating a plural amount of time, again, the church age is likened to "two days" in Hosea 6. If we consider that the church age is the period of time from the Passover where Israel left Egypt to Joshua leading them into the good land it is very clear that many departed from the faith during that time. The rebellion of Korah is one example, the orgy at the bottom of mount Sinai is another example, and all those who gave heed to the evil report from the ten spies would be a third.

2 Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;

You can speak lies with the intention of deceiving someone, that is what scammers do and flim flam men do. But to speak lies in hypocrisy, this is "projection". This is where a preacher who is living in fornication gets up and condemns fornication from the pulpit. They want to speak a word that convicts people and so they take that word that convicted them but because they continued in their sin while the same time condemning it, their conscience became seared with a hot iron. The lie they are speaking is not that fornication is a sin, that is true, that is the hot iron. The lie they are speaking is portraying themselves as "holier than thou".

3 Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.

Why would someone living in fornication forbid to marry? This is because they have given heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons. When you are living in sin it opens the door for Satan, the evil spirits and the demons to seduce you. Even if they cannot possess you then can seduce you. A born again Christian who is living in sin will become desperate to hear the word of God. Their conscience is seared with that hot iron, which is why they fill their speech with condemnation, it is the only thing they can still feel. Since they feel condemned by God they are easily seduced into thinking that is the Spirit speaking.

4 For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving: 5 For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.

Our natural inclination to sin is similar to Eve saying that God commanded that we cannot touch the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. The reality is God forbid us to eat it. For example we all know that speaking the word of God is an honor reserved to the saints of God, so having AI write a sermon would be like "eating from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil". However, we can liken AI to a serpent and according to this word, every creature created by God is good, including serpents. The proper way to handle this serpent is to pick it up by the tail, just as Moses picked it up by the tail and it became a staff. Moses treated it as "an executive secretary" whereas the magicians picked it up by the head and treated it as the director.

6 If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained.

We are nourished by the words of faith, not by something that AI has written. We do not ask AI to fashion "good doctrine". We must labor in the word to become good workmen: Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. Do not ask AI to "rightly divide the word of truth". That is not its function. The function of the shepherd's staff is not to guide the sheep or to defend them from the wolves. That is the shepherd's function. However, the staff can assist the shepherd in his job just as an executive secretary can assist an executive in his job.

Our first inclination is to be like Eve and forbid anyone from touching it. But face facts, that tree is in the garden, God put it there, and we know that people will be touching it. So then you are like those who forbid marriage and forbid eating certain foods which God created to be a blessing. By forbidding them to touch it you are only forcing them to lie about it. Instead, think about how every plant made by God is good, even the poisonous ones:

Many essential modern medicines are derived from plants that are toxic in their natural state. Scientists and medical professionals have historically harnessed these substances by using precise, highly controlled, and purified doses to achieve therapeutic results. [1, 2, 3]
  • Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea): While all parts of this plant are potentially dangerous if ingested, it is the source of digoxin. This medication is used in controlled clinical settings for treating certain heart conditions, such as congestive heart failure and irregular heart rhythms.
  • Deadly Nightshade (Atropa belladonna): This poisonous plant contains alkaloids such as atropine. In modern medicine, purified forms are used for regulating heart rate and dilating pupils during eye examinations.
  • Pacific Yew (Taxus brevifolia): The bark of this evergreen contains toxic compounds used to produce paclitaxel. This has become an essential chemotherapy medication used in the treatment of several types of cancer, including breast and ovarian cancer.
  • Autumn Crocus (Colchicum autumnale): This toxic plant provides colchicine, a medication primarily used to treat and prevent gout attacks by reducing inflammation. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
 
7 But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness.

"Coffee stunts your growth", "shaving makes hair grow back thicker", "cracking knuckles gives you arthritis". Old wives tales are women trying to make themselves sound wise. What was the temptation to Eve, a tree to make you "wise". Are these bad? Think of Benjamin Franklin and all of his "wit and wisdom" with sayings like "a penny saved is a penny earned". Does not sound bad, but Paul is telling us to exercise ourselves unto godliness. Exercising yourself unto self improvement is "missing the mark". It sounds good, it is far better than living in sin and giving heed to seducing spirits. But it does not strengthen you unto godliness. Many attribute the revolutionary war to George Whitfield preaching to awake from sleep and rise from the dead. His preaching the truth is what caused the light to rise on the US and to free themselves from the bondage of the British. He was exercised unto godliness and his words had the power to bring life to men who were dead in spirit. Meanwhile Benjamin Franklin gave himself to profane and old wives tales. He exercised himself unto those things, and it did nothing to make him godly. Ultimately by the end of his life he realized he was wealthy, he was respected, and yet spiritually he was weak. He realized he had missed the mark, he realized that it was George Whitfield's speaking which was the revolution, not his. It was his speaking that had caused the sun to rise on the US and ultimately he realized unless they returned to prayer to God for blessing and guidance the sun would set on the US.

8 For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.

The things that Benjamin Franklin taught profited a little. They were good concepts for your life, just as doing a little exercise everyday is healthy. But godliness is profitable unto all things. Saving a penny and earning a penny, that is not a bad thing, but is that all that there is to life?

9 This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation.

Exercising yourself unto godliness is profitable unto all things, and it has a promise for both the life that now is and the one that is to come.

10 For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe.

Jesus is like Joseph. In the book of Genesis Joseph's name was "zaph naph paaneah" which can be translated "savior of the world". He was laboring to save everyone in Egypt alive from the famine, and especially to save those of his family.

11 These things command and teach.

Do you see the difference? We don't forbid marriage, rather we command people and teach people that everything is sanctified by prayer and thanksgiving. Thank God for your wife, pray for your wife, and the marriage will be sanctified. Marriage can be a nightmare or a blessing. Children can be a nightmare or a blessing. The solution to a marriage that is a nightmare is not to forbid marriage, it is to pray to God and give Him thanks. If you come to the realization that you don't want to live a lie of deceit, gaslighting and projection then you can climb out of the nightmare. But don't stop at "old wives fables". That is at best a 0. Think of the number line, you have moved out of the negative numbers but have settled at 0 because it is better than a nightmare. Yes, that is true, but it is not as good as godliness which is profitable to all things. The old wives fables may be good at helping you in this life, but they have no value for the life that is to come.
 
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If we know the enemies plans we should be praying to frustrate them.

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Heavenly Father, I come before You in the name of Jesus, standing on the Lord's blood.

I command everything that Satan intends to do concerning the great delusion to be exposed according to Your word, where You said that the things done in secret would be proclaimed from the housetop.

I pray that these plans would be dismantled by the fire of the Holy Spirit and according to Your will.

Let the wicked schemes devised against your children be rendered null and void by the authority we have in the name of Jesus Christ, the king of kings.

I plead the blood of Jesus over my mind, body, and spirit, decreeing that no weapon formed against me shall prosper. Again, based on your word we have a promise that anything Satan is planning to do concerning the great delusion should not prosper.

Lord, confuse and frustrate the plans of the enemy and turn them into blessings for your children.

Every tongue that rises against your children in judgment, I ask that it be condemned and silenced.

I release the fire of God to consume every demonic altar set up against your children.

Holy Spirit, arise and scatter all those who devise mischief against the Lord's church, the body of Jesus Christ.

Let every hidden trap set for the body of Jesus Christ be revealed and destroyed.

Father, send Your angels to encamp around the church of God and of Christ, protecting us from every plot of darkness.

I declare that our life is hidden in Christ, and no evil shall befall me.

By the power of the Holy Ghost, I uproot and tear down every evil foundation laid to harm your children.

Let every curse spoken against the body of Christ be broken and turned into blessings.

I cancel every assignment of the enemy against the families, finances, health, and ministry of Your saints.

In the name of Jesus, I bind every spirit of sabotage and hindrance working against the church and the various ministries that serve the Lord Jesus Christ.

Father, let Your light expose all hidden works of darkness plotting against us.

I declare divine immunity over my life against all satanic attacks.

Let the fire of the Holy Spirit consume every evil plot and render it powerless.

I command all demonic agents assigned to monitor us to be blinded and confused.

Every evil arrow fired at us, I send it back to the sender by fire.

Lord, fortify the spirit of your saints with Your strength and resilience against every attack.

I pray the saints would put on the whole armor of God, standing firm against the wiles of the devil.

By the blood of Jesus, erase my name from every evil register and erase the names of all the blood washed saints.

Father, let Your thunder and lightning scatter every evil gathering against us.

I declare that I am a child of God, and I overcome by the blood of the Lamb.

Let every enchantment and divination against us be destroyed in the name of Jesus.

I release the fire of God to consume every witchcraft activity against the body of Christ.

Holy Spirit, expose and disgrace all those plotting our downfall.

I decree that every pit dug for us, the enemy shall fall into it themselves.

Father, let Your divine protection surround us like a shield.

I command all monitoring spirits and familiar spirits assigned to my life and the lives of your saints to be destroyed by fire.

Lord, arise and let Your enemies be scattered; let those who hate You and your body flee before You.

Let every evil network against the body of Christ be dismantled and destroyed.

By the power in the name of Jesus, I nullify every demonic verdict against my life and against the lives of your saints.

Father, let Your glory overshadow me and overshadow your church and repel all evil attacks.

I decree that my steps are ordered by the Lord, and no evil shall overtake me.

I command every evil conspiracy against the church of Christ to be exposed and nullified.

Father, I thank You for the victory over every evil plot and for Your continual protection over my life and over the life or your children and those sanctified in the word of God. Amen.

adapted from https://jenniferleclaire.org/50-pra...e1Be-x2TFzU6fsGN5dYqU0PFGLLEsGYPUQhgKXbldl5D2
 
We brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.

1 Timothy 6:3 If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness; 4 He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings, 5 Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself. 6 But godliness with contentment is great gain. 7 For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.

Some have coveted after the love of money and have erred from the faith

8 And having food and raiment let us be therewith content. 9 But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. 10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
 
But thou, O man of God, flee these things and follow after:

11 But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.

These six things are our solid foundation of our spiritual walk

12 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.

These are the two things we should be doing.

13 I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession; 14 That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:

This is what we have been commanded to do right up until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ.

15 Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords; 16 Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.
 

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2 Timothy 2:8 Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the dead according to my gospel: 9 Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound. 10 Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.

Paul is equating the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ to our suffering trouble and then obtaining salvation with eternal glory. This is what the watchmen for that Great day were doing in post 16,289 equating the men in the upper room to our being raptured to an upper room to be kept safe during the tribulation. The church age began with the men in an upper room and Jesus meeting them there and according to this "pattern is prophecy" that is how it will end. The church age began with the first Passover and the resurrection from the dead and it concludes with 2nd Passover and the rapture. 2nd Passover becomes a second chance.

Now we have a very crucial day on our calendar which is May 14, 1948. We are told that Jesus Christ ascended to heaven the same year He was crucified and according to Hosea 6 at the end of two days but before it has been three days He will return. He ascended on Shavuot (that can be proven from the Bible, I have done so and others have done so on this blog, however, that is not the date Christianity claims He ascended). Therefore, if we go 2,000 years from His ascension we would expect Him to return in Glory to Jerusalem prior to Shavuot. The 15th of May in 2032 is Shavuot. So Jesus returning on the 14th of May in 2032 would be precisely when we would expect him, especially if the year of crucifixion was 32 AD which is far and away the most likely year. Jesus returns in glory prior to Armageddon, so this would be in the sixth year of the seven year tribulation prior to it being seven years. So then if the tribulation begins six years earlier it would be 2026. If you go to Revelation 5 and 6 ascension day is when everything begins, however the church is already in heaven at that point. According to Ken Peters there is approximately 3 weeks from the rapture of the dead in Christ to the beginning of the tribulation (he didn't know exactly only that it seemed like about 3 weeks).

11 It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with him, we shall also live with him: 12 If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us: 13 If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.
 
Preterism

2 Timothy 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 16 But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness. 17 And their word will eat as doth a canker: of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus; 18 Who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of some.

Throughout human history we have seen people attempt to allegorize prophecy. They will claim the verses about Israel returning to the good land were to be understood spiritually, or that the church is Israel or some other interpretation. They will say that when the Bible says the whole earth will not be able to buy or sell, it really just meant Europe. Do not fall for any of this. When the Bible has a prophecy it is fulfilled precisely and that in turn glorifies God because He alone can tell the end from the beginning.
 
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Preterism

2 Timothy 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 16 But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness. 17 And their word will eat as doth a canker: of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus; 18 Who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of some.

Throughout human history we have seen people attempt to allegorize prophecy. They will claim the verses about Israel returning to the good land were to be understood spiritually, or that the church is Israel or some other interpretation. They will say that when the Bible says the whole earth will not be able to buy or sell, it really just meant Europe. Do not fall for any of this. When the Bible has a prophecy it is fulfilled precisely and that in turn glorifies God because He alone can tell the end from the beginning.
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Wait till you see what they do to the 144,000.
It is laughable.
 
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When you see this in the most powerful rulers of the world, then know that the end has come.

These are perilous times and we were warned ahead of time about these.

2 Timothy 3:1 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. 2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, 4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; 5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

Notice that our job is not to correct these ones, it is to turn away from these ones. To have a form of godliness while denying the power thereof is explained to us in Genesis 3. It is the tree of the knowledge of good and evil that will make you like God, but not by actually having the life of God. The tree of life is what gives us the power of godliness. It is the life of God within us. What the tree of the knowledge of good and evil does is give us a cloak, a mask, that looks like God. The day you eat of that tree you die. That means the day you want to have a form of godliness apart from the life of God, that is death. Jesus Christ is the water of life, how do you have plants apart from the water of life? That would be those plastic plants people have. It looks like a plant, it has a form of a plant, but they have denied the power of having a real living plant and instead have a piece of plastic.

So while this is a list of all the things that you will become if you take that route, the opposite of this is what the life of God is. God is the creator, He loves His creation. Instead of being a "lover of self" He is a lover of the whole world. Without God you will covet the things God created, if you have the creator you will love Him, rather than coveting the things He has created. Boasters, are like name droppers. I know so and so, my daddy is so and so, I made this and that, etc. If you have God and are a child of God then your daddy is God. There is no need to be a boaster, it would be stupid to talk about how you have this or that thing, as a child of God you own the entire universe, your Dad created the entire universe, and He is the one who is raising you up and training you. The flip side of this is that it should drain all pride away. You would never blaspheme, that would be to curse yourself. Your dad is your mentor, He is your coach, your trainer, the one leading you, guiding you and training you. Once you know this you would not be disobedient to Him, you might hesitate to obey, but you would learn that never ends well. This in turn would cause you to be truly thankful because God is telling you to do something, you never would have done it except for the fact He told you to do it, you obeyed and as a result it turned out for blessing. The path that God is leading us on is the narrow way that leads to life and that few find. That way that leads to live also leads to holiness. Everything in the world is common, those who are in Christ are uncommon in a godly way, that is what holiness is. It means you are separated wholly unto God. Now all of those things is what all of us were not in the world and the contrast is what we become in Jesus Christ. However, deeper down is the seed of being a psychopath. If you reject God from an early age you are taking a wide road that leads to destruction and as you travel that road you will become a psychopath without natural affection. You will also be a truce breaker. A truce is an agreement to cease hostilities. It can be the first step to making peace. But a psychopath uses this as a deceitful tool to gain the upper hand. You will also be a false accuser. This is not the same as accusing someone falsely, which is also bad, but indicates it could be an error. The police do this all the time when questioning a suspect. But that is done in a room in secret. A false accuser is knowingly lying about someone to damage that person for their own personal gain, and they do it publicly. This word "incontinent" is only used here, in this one place in the New Testament, it is one of the words unique to this book and gives you the unique agenda of 2 Timothy 3. According to Vine's it means "powerless, impotent in a moral sense. Unrestrained. Think of the tele evangelists found with prostitutes or found cheating on taxes. Think of the prosperity gospel preachers. Someone who lives this lifestyle while at the same time possessing "a form of godliness" is becoming one with Lucifer who can disguise himself as an angel of light. The Holy Spirit is the "restrainer" and all those who are filled with the Holy Spirit are restrained by Him. Then the opposite of fierce is gentle. It is a remarkable combination of having a backbone and standing up to sin while at the same time being gentle towards others. But then it goes to the next level with "despisers of good". Recently many have been stunned by how "good is evil and evil is good". The people arguing for boys in the girl's locker room were the "good" ones and those who stood against that were "evil bigots" who were bullies. Each of these words is like one step closer to destruction. Then they are full blown traitors gone over to the other side. Now this is not referring to just anyone, but to those having a form of godliness that we are to turn away from. These are people claiming to be Christians, who could be preachers and pastors. We have had false teachers and false prophets for the entire church age, but here it becomes a populist movement. A movement that is traitorous to the church and Jesus Christ. That means they must claim to be Christians while secretly having already sold out to betray the Lord. This is like Judas having already agreed to betray Jesus within 24 hours of him actually doing it. So when you see this, for example the President of the US reading the Bible on TV to the nation while at the same time working with those who are pushing a one world religion which will make evangelical Christians criminals, then you know the day is upon us. This word literally means "falling forward" and it is a metaphor for being rash and reckless. Obviously a President who quotes the bible or reads the Bible is not an indication that the day of the Lord is upon us. But if he is also rash and reckless, that combination should be a warning. Then the "lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God" is a very weird expression. Could you still be a lover of God at this point? The answer is sort of. Suppose a president were rash, and a traitor. But he still is jealous of God because everyone loves God and not him. Perhaps he wants to be like Jesus who can heal the sick and raise the dead. Now we have moved from false prophet to false messiah. We would call this megalomania. Now when you see this in the most powerful rulers of the world, then know that the end has come.
 
The Bible is our "night vision goggles".

2 Timothy 3:12 Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.

1 Timothy was about being a pastor during the church age, and 2 Timothy is about this warning of what is to come. The key principle to remember is that all who will live godly will suffer persecution. The issue is that some are soft enough to repent of their sins and some are rebellious and continue down a path that leads to destruction. However, as you move closer and closer to the lake of fire one by one people will continue to repent. According to the Bible you can have your toe dipped into the lake of fire and then be a brand pulled out of the fire. Paul said he was "less than the least" because of how close he had come. He also said he had been a blasphemer, but because he did that in ignorance he could still repent.

13 But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.

The ability to deceive has grown worse and worse in the church age. The printing press helped the word of God to go out, it also helped the level of deception to increase. Likewise with the radio, the TV, and the internet. Today with AI and deep fakes the level of deception is off the charts. But remember, just like Paul, there can be evil, blasphemous people who are doing this in ignorance, they themselves are deceived.

14 But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;

When I look back I learned from the Bible and from godly men who taught the Bible. That is what I need to continue in.

15 And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

This is also true. As a child I grew up in the Episcopal church, and over the front of the church they had this big flowery verse. It was hard to even read because of the way it was written. I would sit there during the sermon and try to decipher it. The verse was "I am the way, the truth, and the life, no man comes to the Father but by Me". That verse made me wise unto salvation.

16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: 17 That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.

Just in case we didn't understand what we are supposed to be continuing in, we need to continue in the word of God. It is the light to us in a dark place. As the age gets darker we need the light from the word of God even more. The Bible is our "night vision goggles". In the word you can see the thieves moving about in the dark.
 
The time of our departure is at hand

2 Timothy 4:1 I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;

The rapture is the judgement of the living and the dead. If you are taken or if you are left behind, that is a judgment. It isn't the judgment seat and it isn't where we are judged for everything we have done and said, but whether or not we are taken or left, that in itself is a judgment.

2 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine.

That is what we should be doing right up to the day the Lord comes.

3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;

There are two ways to arrive at a doctrine. One way is the cutting straight the word of God, it is here a little and there a little, it is making sure the doctrine aligns with every verse in the Bible and that you aren't simply running wild with one verse. The other way is to start with what you want to hear, and then cherry pick Bible verses to come as closely as possible to having the Bible say what you want it to say. One doctrine is the truth and the other doctrine is what someone wishes was the truth. One doctrine has every genuine believer taking up their cross and following the Lord, the other doctrine has Satan telling us that "you shall not surely die", no death to self, no death to the world, no death to the flesh.

4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.

Instead of a gospel of death and resurrection, they turn religion into fables with a moral. If you do that then all religions are essentially the same.

5 But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.

What are we watching? In chapter 3 we were given the Bible as our night vision goggles where we would see the thieves moving about in the dark trying to break into the house of God and plunder it. We also saw the progression we would see as the situation in the world would get worse and worse. Liars and scam artists have to double down on their lies. At first you can come up with some scientific gobblydegook on why you are denying there is a creator, but as you go down that road of rejecting God you must keep doubline down, it is an exponential increase in deceit, until you become a false prophet and ultimately a false messiah. We need to watch in all things.

6 For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand.

In other words, Paul is going to hand off the baton to us. This was a relay race, he kicked it off, and we are the anchor. With the internet and Youtube we can come thundering down the final stretch. Pour out the word, pour out our testimonies, pour out correction and encouragement, rebuke and exhortation.
 
This is "that day"


Zec 12:2. Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem.

This did not happen in 70 AD. The only ones trembling were those in Jerusalem. However, in 2023 all those round about Israel did attack, they did lose, and Jerusalem was a cup of trembling to all the nations round about Israel, all the ethnic groups mentioned in Psalm 83, and that never happened previously in human history and if you read Psalm 83, it never happens again.

Zec 12:3 And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it.

This also never happened in 70 AD. In fact the first time it has ever happened is right now with this war with Iran and the Straight of Hormuz being shut down, and the oil exports being cut off.

Zec 12:6. In that day will I make the governors of Judah like an hearth of fire among the wood, and like a torch of fire in a sheaf; and they shall devour all the people round about, on the right hand and on the left: and Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own place, even in Jerusalem.

This was not 70 AD, to say that is absurd. But to describe what happened to Gaza like this, yes, that makes perfect sense, to describe what Israel is doing to Hezbollah, Hamas and the Houthis, and the IRGC, yes that makes sense.

Zec 12:8 In that day shall the LORD defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David shall be as God, as the angel of the LORD before them.

Once again, this did not happen in 70 AD, so if some of these prophecies can be attributed to 70 AD, the others cannot but can be attributed to today.

Zec 12:9 And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.

Once again, this did not happen in 70 AD, but is happening now before our eyes. In WW2 Germany sought to destroy Israel, take a look at what happened to them.

Zec 12:10 And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn

This begins with "and" which means this happens along with God seeking to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem. That did not happen in 70 AD.

I find it weird that the same people who want to spiritualize all the prophecies in the Bible, saying that you are horrible for saying that the destruction of Gaza could be something prophesied by God and yet these same ones have no problem saying the destruction of Jerusalem is something prophesied by God. They have no issue with atrocities happening to the Jews being a fulfillment of prophesy, but if those who were seeking to destroy Israel reap what they sow, then you are a horrible person for even suggesting that.
 

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The Day of the Lord comes as a thief in the night.

1Thessalonians 5:2 For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.

Luke 12:39 And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through.

1 Thessalonians 5:4 But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.
 
There is a deceit that all the prophesies were fulfilled in 70 AD concerning the tribulation and second coming and that "there have been no actual signs to the contrary".

This is false. There are actual real signs. Israel returning to the land of Israel is a real sign. The atomic bomb, the computer age, satellite communication, the increase in the spread of the gospel, the printing press, radio, tv, and the internet as well as AI, the Psalm 83 war we just witnessed, the Jeremiah 49 prophecy about breaking the bow of Elam we just witnessed, it is very hard to even keep track of all the actual signs we have been given. 1917 Balfour declaration, 50 years later Israel gets control of Jerusalem in 1967 and 50 years later the US and two other nations declare that Jerusalem belongs to Israel. These are all signs that those years were the year of jubilee when you are to declare that Jerusalem belongs to God and His people. Then of course you have the world wars, and the rise of the CIA and intelligence agencies which Jesus warned about in Matthew 24 with deception growing worse and worse. Now with deep fakes no one knows what to believe, which is what was also prophesied, the great deception. This is only a sampling, there are many more prophecies that can be included. For example the Plandemic which is clearly prophesied in Joel as a sign of what takes place immediately before the tribulation period begins.
 


Agreements Inside the 3 Days of Darkness 5-4-26@1:00 PM

Lord Jesus, I pray that all agreements with the kingdom of darkness whether known, or unknown would be broken by the blood of Jesus Christ.

I also pray that if I am about to knowingly or unknowingly reinstitute an agreement with the kingdom of Darkness that the Holy Spirit would sound a very serious warning to me giving me enough warning to stop with any such agreement.

In the name of Jesus Christ, the king of kings and standing on the Lord's blood I make this prayer and petition known to God. Amen.
 
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