Summary of Bible references on the Rapture
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Clearly the Pharaoh of the princes of Zoan.
11Surely the princes of Zoan are fools, the counsel of the wise counsellors of Pharaoh is become brutish: how say ye unto Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings? 12Where are they? where are thy wise men? and let them tell thee now, and let them know what the LORD of hosts hath purposed upon Egypt. 13The princes of Zoan are become fools, the princes of Noph are deceived; they have also seduced Egypt, even they that are the stay of the tribes thereof. 14The LORD hath mingled a perverse spirit in the midst thereof: and they have caused Egypt to err in every work thereof, as a drunken man staggereth in his vomit. 15Neither shall there be any work for Egypt, which the head or tail, branch or rush, may do. 16In that day shall Egypt be like unto women: and it shall be afraid and fear because of the shaking of the hand of the LORD of hosts, which he shaketh over it. 17And the land of Judah shall be a terror unto Egypt, every one that maketh mention thereof shall be afraid in himself, because of the counsel of the LORD of hosts, which he hath determined against it.
Two Earthquakes
Matthew 28:1 In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre. 2 And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.
We had an earthquake during the crucifixion and now three days later we have a great earthquake.
Matthew 28:1 In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre. 2 And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.
We had an earthquake during the crucifixion and now three days later we have a great earthquake.
The Great Delusion
Matthew 28:11 Now when they were going, behold, some of the watch came into the city, and shewed unto the chief priests all the things that were done. 12 And when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave large money unto the soldiers, 13 Saying, Say ye, His disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept.
These leaders knew that Jesus rose from the dead and yet they paid money to perpetuate this lie so they could continue to hold onto power. If they would lie about this and try to hold onto power by fraud just think what else they would do.
Matthew 28:11 Now when they were going, behold, some of the watch came into the city, and shewed unto the chief priests all the things that were done. 12 And when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave large money unto the soldiers, 13 Saying, Say ye, His disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept.
These leaders knew that Jesus rose from the dead and yet they paid money to perpetuate this lie so they could continue to hold onto power. If they would lie about this and try to hold onto power by fraud just think what else they would do.
Matthew 28:18 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. 19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: 20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
The wise will hear what the Lord says and do it. The foolish hear what the lord says and don't do it.
The wise will hear what the Lord says and do it. The foolish hear what the lord says and don't do it.
Isaiah 5:1 Now will I sing to my wellbeloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard. My wellbeloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill: 2 And he fenced it, and gathered out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and also made a winepress therein: and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes. 3 And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem, and men of Judah, judge, I pray you, betwixt me and my vineyard. 4 What could have been done more to my vineyard, that I have not done in it? wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes, brought it forth wild grapes?
Recently the US held the World Cup in our country and so people from Europe and around the world came to the US. These people then reported back to the world the things that amazed them that Americans take for granted. Air conditioning was one, free refills of drinks was a second, being able to use a public bathroom for free was a third, not having to pay a TV license was a fourth, the size of portions at restaurants was a fifth, and how pretty and spacious suburbs in America was a sixth. All of these things were a testimony of how God has blessed America.
5 And now go to; I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard: I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be eaten up; and break down the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden down:
The hedge was broken down on 911, that was the significance of that attack. The wall was trodden down during Biden's administration.
6 And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.
The drought we have seen in the US is further evidence with these roaring fires like that which destroyed Spokane Washington.
7 For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for judgment, but behold oppression; for righteousness, but behold a cry.
The US gets its way by oppression. We use the US dollar as a weapon. In order to trade countries need to use US currency and that means they need to buy US bonds. The US keeps a record of who buys what bonds but then if they don't like something that Russia is doing they simply seize control of those bonds so that Russia cannot redeem them or trade them. This is called "freezing assets" and imposing sanctions. This is oppression, it is a precursor to the Antichrist who will have total control over buying and selling of every person on the planet.
Recently the US held the World Cup in our country and so people from Europe and around the world came to the US. These people then reported back to the world the things that amazed them that Americans take for granted. Air conditioning was one, free refills of drinks was a second, being able to use a public bathroom for free was a third, not having to pay a TV license was a fourth, the size of portions at restaurants was a fifth, and how pretty and spacious suburbs in America was a sixth. All of these things were a testimony of how God has blessed America.
5 And now go to; I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard: I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be eaten up; and break down the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden down:
The hedge was broken down on 911, that was the significance of that attack. The wall was trodden down during Biden's administration.
6 And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.
The drought we have seen in the US is further evidence with these roaring fires like that which destroyed Spokane Washington.
7 For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for judgment, but behold oppression; for righteousness, but behold a cry.
The US gets its way by oppression. We use the US dollar as a weapon. In order to trade countries need to use US currency and that means they need to buy US bonds. The US keeps a record of who buys what bonds but then if they don't like something that Russia is doing they simply seize control of those bonds so that Russia cannot redeem them or trade them. This is called "freezing assets" and imposing sanctions. This is oppression, it is a precursor to the Antichrist who will have total control over buying and selling of every person on the planet.
Isaiah 5:16 But the Lord of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and God that is holy shall be sanctified in righteousness.
The context here is that God judges first and afterwards starting in verse 26 sends in the nations to plunder and spoil the nation.
17 Then shall the lambs feed after their manner, and the waste places of the fat ones shall strangers eat.
This is what we have discovered. Billions of dollars of fraud as strangers have come into the country and fraudulently get money for "Learing centers" in Minnesota, or some other form of Medicare fraud, or fraud from the Pandemic.
18 Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope:
A cord of vanity, is a cord of "nothing". This is what this fraud is, they claim to have a child care center for kids with autism, but when you go and visit nothing is there.
19 That say, Let him make speed, and hasten his work, that we may see it: and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come, that we may know it!
This fraud cannot take place without the assistance of government leaders, either elected leaders or members of the bureaucracy. Make no mistake, this brazen corruption is a direct blasphemy to the Lord Jesus. They mock Him and His people.
20 Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
This was precisely what we saw in our face at the time of the Pandemic. We use the term "gaslighting". Gaslighting is a form of psychological abuse and mental manipulation meant to make a person doubt their own reality, memory, or sanity. It centers on tactics like denying events, twisting facts, and lying repeatedly.
21 Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!
This is the "fake experts strategy". You use a well respected government official to push a policy that results in shutting down businesses, or causing people to lose their jobs unless they submit.
22 Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink: 23 Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!
Think about the vaccine mandate. We had laws which regulated the mandate of an experimental vaccine and they violated those laws. Many people lost their jobs and homes because of them taking away the righteousness of the righteous from him.
24 Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they have cast away the law of the Lord of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
Now we are seeing the fruit of their ways and it is going up like smoke in a fire in the west, and like water logged plants rotting from floods in the east, and the blossom like the IPO for Starlink goes up as dust. This is all because they have cast away the law of the Lord of hosts and they have also despised the word of God.
25 Therefore is the anger of the Lord kindled against his people, and he hath stretched forth his hand against them, and hath smitten them: and the hills did tremble, and their carcases were torn in the midst of the streets. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
We haven't even seen this event yet. Carcases torn in the midst of the streets? I suppose street gangs fighting is a preview of what we will see. Homeless encampments that we see in many cities. We are about to see massive refugee camps in the US with fighting and killing and bodies lying in the street.
26 And he will lift up an ensign to the nations from far, and will hiss unto them from the end of the earth: and, behold, they shall come with speed swiftly:
There is going to be a catastrophic event in the US that will open the door for "peace keepers" to come to the US.
27 None shall be weary nor stumble among them; none shall slumber nor sleep; neither shall the girdle of their loins be loosed, nor the latchet of their shoes be broken: 28 Whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent, their horses' hoofs shall be counted like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind: 29 Their roaring shall be like a lion, they shall roar like young lions: yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey, and shall carry it away safe, and none shall deliver it.
Forget peace keepers, this will be an invading army that has come for spoil. The first wave seems to be drones and robots or some kind of hybrid soldier.
30 And in that day they shall roar against them like the roaring of the sea: and if one look unto the land, behold darkness and sorrow, and the light is darkened in the heavens thereof.
The US has the most elite fighting force in the world. But how many rangers and navy seals do we have? In total it is about 6,000, more than enough to seize president of Venezuela or to destabilize a country like Cuba, but nowhere near enough to defend the US. The prowess of those six thousand elites soldiers does not reflect the abilities of the average soldier. Our enemies can put together a fighting force of millions of men and robots. It is estimated that millions of fighting aged men have already entered the US illegally.
The context here is that God judges first and afterwards starting in verse 26 sends in the nations to plunder and spoil the nation.
17 Then shall the lambs feed after their manner, and the waste places of the fat ones shall strangers eat.
This is what we have discovered. Billions of dollars of fraud as strangers have come into the country and fraudulently get money for "Learing centers" in Minnesota, or some other form of Medicare fraud, or fraud from the Pandemic.
18 Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope:
A cord of vanity, is a cord of "nothing". This is what this fraud is, they claim to have a child care center for kids with autism, but when you go and visit nothing is there.
19 That say, Let him make speed, and hasten his work, that we may see it: and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come, that we may know it!
This fraud cannot take place without the assistance of government leaders, either elected leaders or members of the bureaucracy. Make no mistake, this brazen corruption is a direct blasphemy to the Lord Jesus. They mock Him and His people.
20 Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
This was precisely what we saw in our face at the time of the Pandemic. We use the term "gaslighting". Gaslighting is a form of psychological abuse and mental manipulation meant to make a person doubt their own reality, memory, or sanity. It centers on tactics like denying events, twisting facts, and lying repeatedly.
21 Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!
This is the "fake experts strategy". You use a well respected government official to push a policy that results in shutting down businesses, or causing people to lose their jobs unless they submit.
22 Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink: 23 Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!
Think about the vaccine mandate. We had laws which regulated the mandate of an experimental vaccine and they violated those laws. Many people lost their jobs and homes because of them taking away the righteousness of the righteous from him.
24 Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they have cast away the law of the Lord of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
Now we are seeing the fruit of their ways and it is going up like smoke in a fire in the west, and like water logged plants rotting from floods in the east, and the blossom like the IPO for Starlink goes up as dust. This is all because they have cast away the law of the Lord of hosts and they have also despised the word of God.
25 Therefore is the anger of the Lord kindled against his people, and he hath stretched forth his hand against them, and hath smitten them: and the hills did tremble, and their carcases were torn in the midst of the streets. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
We haven't even seen this event yet. Carcases torn in the midst of the streets? I suppose street gangs fighting is a preview of what we will see. Homeless encampments that we see in many cities. We are about to see massive refugee camps in the US with fighting and killing and bodies lying in the street.
26 And he will lift up an ensign to the nations from far, and will hiss unto them from the end of the earth: and, behold, they shall come with speed swiftly:
There is going to be a catastrophic event in the US that will open the door for "peace keepers" to come to the US.
27 None shall be weary nor stumble among them; none shall slumber nor sleep; neither shall the girdle of their loins be loosed, nor the latchet of their shoes be broken: 28 Whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent, their horses' hoofs shall be counted like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind: 29 Their roaring shall be like a lion, they shall roar like young lions: yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey, and shall carry it away safe, and none shall deliver it.
Forget peace keepers, this will be an invading army that has come for spoil. The first wave seems to be drones and robots or some kind of hybrid soldier.
30 And in that day they shall roar against them like the roaring of the sea: and if one look unto the land, behold darkness and sorrow, and the light is darkened in the heavens thereof.
The US has the most elite fighting force in the world. But how many rangers and navy seals do we have? In total it is about 6,000, more than enough to seize president of Venezuela or to destabilize a country like Cuba, but nowhere near enough to defend the US. The prowess of those six thousand elites soldiers does not reflect the abilities of the average soldier. Our enemies can put together a fighting force of millions of men and robots. It is estimated that millions of fighting aged men have already entered the US illegally.
The fifth biggest help I got in witnessing
6 The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field:
7 The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the Lord bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass.
8 The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.
The word of God is what we should be witnessing. You have a psalm, a revelation, a word of encouragement, a word of comfort, a word of conviction, a word that is a light to our path. When you go forth to witness you will be attacked. The best of these attackers will be like flowers, seemingly beautiful and full of life. Perhaps by comparison you look like an ordinary rock you would kick as you walk the street. But if you are speaking the word of God look closely, that rock has a vein of gold in it. They may kick you, they may despise you, but six weeks later the sun is up, that flowery speech has withered and faded, the heat is on, and the word of God that you spoke is still standing strong.
The sixth biggest help I got in witnessing
Isaiah 6:9 And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not. 10 Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.
When you go and preach the gospel a very small percentage of people will actually receive the word, repent and give their lives fully to the Lord. Some will reject it outright. But not all. Some will "string you along", keeping you hopeful while they don't actually make any real commitment. They will "play you" for their amusement.
The principle here is: "As You Have Done, It Will Be Done to You" — The Talionic Shape of Prophetic Hardening
For example Proverbs 1:24-31 "Because I have called, and ye refused... I also will laugh at your calamity... they shall eat of the fruit of their own way." Refusal (v.24-25) is mirrored by withheld response (v.28) and self-consuming consequence (v.31).
Another example is Obadiah 15 "as thou hast done, it shall be done unto thee: thy reward shall return upon thine own head."
Jesus states the same thing: "with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged... with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again." (Matthew 7:2)
Now consider 2 Thessalonians 2:10-12 "because they received not the love of the truth... for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: that they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness."
Now look at the contrast. Manipulators do this in secret, prophets of God are open and transparent "Go and tell this people". This is a tremendous help in witnessing because it teaches you not to waste your time, and it teaches you that every word of God will not return void. If someone receives the word of God then they will receive life, and if they reject the word of God they will receive judgment. God's judgment is reciprocal, they must reject the word first, and so it is crucial for you to speak to everyone, what they do with the word is up to them. Whether or not someone receives your word, that is up to them, not you. It is not your job to "convince anyone". You don't have to get stuck in the mud endlessly trying to explain. You are a witness in the trial, the people who hear you are the jury. Your only job is to tell the truth, you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. What the jury does with that truth is up to them, they will be judged for their actions. As long as you tell the truth you will have done all that is required of you.
Isaiah 6:9 And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not. 10 Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.
When you go and preach the gospel a very small percentage of people will actually receive the word, repent and give their lives fully to the Lord. Some will reject it outright. But not all. Some will "string you along", keeping you hopeful while they don't actually make any real commitment. They will "play you" for their amusement.
The principle here is: "As You Have Done, It Will Be Done to You" — The Talionic Shape of Prophetic Hardening
Principle
Judicial hardening in Scripture is reciprocal justice — the judgment mirrors the shape of the prior offense.For example Proverbs 1:24-31 "Because I have called, and ye refused... I also will laugh at your calamity... they shall eat of the fruit of their own way." Refusal (v.24-25) is mirrored by withheld response (v.28) and self-consuming consequence (v.31).
Another example is Obadiah 15 "as thou hast done, it shall be done unto thee: thy reward shall return upon thine own head."
Jesus states the same thing: "with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged... with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again." (Matthew 7:2)
Now consider 2 Thessalonians 2:10-12 "because they received not the love of the truth... for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: that they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness."
Now look at the contrast. Manipulators do this in secret, prophets of God are open and transparent "Go and tell this people". This is a tremendous help in witnessing because it teaches you not to waste your time, and it teaches you that every word of God will not return void. If someone receives the word of God then they will receive life, and if they reject the word of God they will receive judgment. God's judgment is reciprocal, they must reject the word first, and so it is crucial for you to speak to everyone, what they do with the word is up to them. Whether or not someone receives your word, that is up to them, not you. It is not your job to "convince anyone". You don't have to get stuck in the mud endlessly trying to explain. You are a witness in the trial, the people who hear you are the jury. Your only job is to tell the truth, you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. What the jury does with that truth is up to them, they will be judged for their actions. As long as you tell the truth you will have done all that is required of you.
My experience: I was on the college campus when some brought the gospel to me. I didn't want to hear it because my heart was set to do sin. However, I feared God and was afraid to reject God. There was an internal struggle going on, I did not want to receive the word, but if this was truly God reaching out to me to save me I didn't want to reject him. At one point I told the Lord that I needed more witnesses, that one brother was not enough, and almost as I was saying that I saw two more "witnesses". The answer to that prayer was when I knew this was the Lord and I had to give myself fully. My point is that during this struggle if I had been told these verses in Isaiah 6 they would have terrified me in a very good way. I knew if I tried to "play God" that I would be the one who would be played.
The seventh biggest help I got in witnessing
It is easy to think "If I was so and so then people would listen to me". Think about James and Jude. They were both brothers of the Lord Jesus. They grew up with Him and knew Him from before the gospels. They could tell us all kinds of things that no one else knew.
Suppose you were going to have a speaker come to your church and he was one of the brothers of Jesus. That is going to draw a crowd right away.
Now look at how James and Jude open their epistles:
James 1:1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ
Jude 1:1 Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James
Neither one claimed to be the brother of the Lord Jesus, and neither one used references to Jesus in their speaking. Instead Jude tells us to listen to the apostles of Jesus.
Remember what Jesus said when told his mother and brothers were outside wanting to talk to Him. He said that His mother and brothers were those who do what He says. The gospels said that his brothers didn't believe in Him and so being a servant of Christ is a more important relationship than being a relative of Jesus in the flesh.
Why does this help you witness? Everywhere you go you will discover that this person is the son of so and so, or the brother of so and so. People will say "do you know who his father is", etc. We need a revelation that there is nothing greater than to be a servant of the Lord Jesus Christ.
It is easy to think "If I was so and so then people would listen to me". Think about James and Jude. They were both brothers of the Lord Jesus. They grew up with Him and knew Him from before the gospels. They could tell us all kinds of things that no one else knew.
Suppose you were going to have a speaker come to your church and he was one of the brothers of Jesus. That is going to draw a crowd right away.
Now look at how James and Jude open their epistles:
James 1:1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ
Jude 1:1 Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James
Neither one claimed to be the brother of the Lord Jesus, and neither one used references to Jesus in their speaking. Instead Jude tells us to listen to the apostles of Jesus.
Remember what Jesus said when told his mother and brothers were outside wanting to talk to Him. He said that His mother and brothers were those who do what He says. The gospels said that his brothers didn't believe in Him and so being a servant of Christ is a more important relationship than being a relative of Jesus in the flesh.
Why does this help you witness? Everywhere you go you will discover that this person is the son of so and so, or the brother of so and so. People will say "do you know who his father is", etc. We need a revelation that there is nothing greater than to be a servant of the Lord Jesus Christ.
The Eighth biggest help I got in witnessing
Jude 1:3 Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.
Jude wanted to talk about the common salvation but within there was this need for him to instead write about contending for the faith.
Jesus didn't abandon his earthly family, when He was being crucified He told John to take care of His mother. What Jesus was saying when He said that those who do the will of His father are His brothers and mother was that He needed to contend for the faith. Jude wanted to talk about the common salvation, perhaps he wanted everyone to know that now he was a believer. Maybe he was so blown away by what the Lord did on the cross in redeeming us and conquering death that this is what he wanted to talk about. But there is a key lesson here for anyone who speaks concerning the Lord. I may have enjoyed something from the word of God very much this week, but when I come to a gathering I have no burden to share that, instead the Lord burdens me about something else. This burden is like you have a need. I want to speak about something else, but I have to speak about this first. You need to be sensitive about that. Jude says "I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation". That means he had done his research, done all the work, had the commentaries and concordances and word studies out. He had done all the work necessary but right when he was going to pick up the pen and start writing the Spirit said no, I need you to talk about contending for the faith.
There is no gospel according to James or Jude. Luke was a gentile, Matthew was a tax collector, Mark was the nephew of one of the founders of the church and John was the beloved disciple who took Mary into his own family. You can also view Romans as the gospel according to Paul, a Pharisee. Regardless of who you are, a sinner, a traitor, someone born in the church, someone who was a gentile and had nothing to do with Christian upbringing, or one who loves the Lord and has embraced the Lord's family as their own family, whatever, the gospels speak to you. Being a brother of Jesus growing up doesn't actually apply to anyone but a very small handful of people that James and Jude could have talked to directly. You need to appreciate who you are because your testimony does apply to a lot of people.
When I first got saved and baptized I was attending Rice University as a freshman. At the end of the first year I dropped out of Rice because it was a sinful place and I wanted to give myself wholly to the Lord. A brother talked to me, he told me for years they had been praying for this campus. But he didn't know anyone who could get into the school (at the time Rice was ranked as a top ten university in the nation). I did not appreciate that the Lord hadn't simply saved me, but He had done it for a purpose to reach others. I grew up in NY and when I applied to Rice I was the only person from my school to apply and Rice told me I was the only person from that area to come to Rice. At the time they were my fourth choice, but a hurricane during a camping trip to Wales England changed that, and they became my first choice. The Lord brought me from New York by way of England to Houston Texas to go to this school. When this brother shared this with me I realized the Lord was answering their prayers. At that moment I realized I needed to return, I requested to be reinstated and so my transcript shows that I voluntarily withdrew and a month later asked to be reinstated.
But here is the thing, I knew no one was going to simply receive a word about "the common salvation". I realized preaching the gospel on that campus was going to be a warfare, a contending for the faith from the get go.
I discovered there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ. These men were on the faculty at Rice.
I knew the school was like Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.
I had a roomate that was like these filthy dreamers who defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities.
The world, just like that school is filled wtih people who have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.
When we preached the gospel for the next three years they were raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.
I learned to prophesy concerning them, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints, To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.
These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men's persons in admiration because of advantage.
But I remembered the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ; How that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts.
Remembering this strengthened my faith
These be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit.
They accused me of separating myself, but the reality was they were the ones who separated themselves from God and the Lord Jesus Christ, I was simply returning to the Lord.
And of some have compassion, making a difference:
And we did, we preached the gospel to thousands on that campus and on some it made a difference.
And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.
We helped some to salvation who did have the garments spotted by the flesh.
This is the point, we want the gospel to go a certain way and instead it becomes a battle, a prize fight. Don't back down, follow the Lord's leading and the Holy Spirits guiding.
Jude 1:3 Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.
Jude wanted to talk about the common salvation but within there was this need for him to instead write about contending for the faith.
Jesus didn't abandon his earthly family, when He was being crucified He told John to take care of His mother. What Jesus was saying when He said that those who do the will of His father are His brothers and mother was that He needed to contend for the faith. Jude wanted to talk about the common salvation, perhaps he wanted everyone to know that now he was a believer. Maybe he was so blown away by what the Lord did on the cross in redeeming us and conquering death that this is what he wanted to talk about. But there is a key lesson here for anyone who speaks concerning the Lord. I may have enjoyed something from the word of God very much this week, but when I come to a gathering I have no burden to share that, instead the Lord burdens me about something else. This burden is like you have a need. I want to speak about something else, but I have to speak about this first. You need to be sensitive about that. Jude says "I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation". That means he had done his research, done all the work, had the commentaries and concordances and word studies out. He had done all the work necessary but right when he was going to pick up the pen and start writing the Spirit said no, I need you to talk about contending for the faith.
There is no gospel according to James or Jude. Luke was a gentile, Matthew was a tax collector, Mark was the nephew of one of the founders of the church and John was the beloved disciple who took Mary into his own family. You can also view Romans as the gospel according to Paul, a Pharisee. Regardless of who you are, a sinner, a traitor, someone born in the church, someone who was a gentile and had nothing to do with Christian upbringing, or one who loves the Lord and has embraced the Lord's family as their own family, whatever, the gospels speak to you. Being a brother of Jesus growing up doesn't actually apply to anyone but a very small handful of people that James and Jude could have talked to directly. You need to appreciate who you are because your testimony does apply to a lot of people.
When I first got saved and baptized I was attending Rice University as a freshman. At the end of the first year I dropped out of Rice because it was a sinful place and I wanted to give myself wholly to the Lord. A brother talked to me, he told me for years they had been praying for this campus. But he didn't know anyone who could get into the school (at the time Rice was ranked as a top ten university in the nation). I did not appreciate that the Lord hadn't simply saved me, but He had done it for a purpose to reach others. I grew up in NY and when I applied to Rice I was the only person from my school to apply and Rice told me I was the only person from that area to come to Rice. At the time they were my fourth choice, but a hurricane during a camping trip to Wales England changed that, and they became my first choice. The Lord brought me from New York by way of England to Houston Texas to go to this school. When this brother shared this with me I realized the Lord was answering their prayers. At that moment I realized I needed to return, I requested to be reinstated and so my transcript shows that I voluntarily withdrew and a month later asked to be reinstated.
But here is the thing, I knew no one was going to simply receive a word about "the common salvation". I realized preaching the gospel on that campus was going to be a warfare, a contending for the faith from the get go.
I discovered there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ. These men were on the faculty at Rice.
I knew the school was like Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.
I had a roomate that was like these filthy dreamers who defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities.
The world, just like that school is filled wtih people who have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.
When we preached the gospel for the next three years they were raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.
I learned to prophesy concerning them, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints, To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.
These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men's persons in admiration because of advantage.
But I remembered the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ; How that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts.
Remembering this strengthened my faith
These be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit.
They accused me of separating myself, but the reality was they were the ones who separated themselves from God and the Lord Jesus Christ, I was simply returning to the Lord.
And of some have compassion, making a difference:
And we did, we preached the gospel to thousands on that campus and on some it made a difference.
And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.
We helped some to salvation who did have the garments spotted by the flesh.
This is the point, we want the gospel to go a certain way and instead it becomes a battle, a prize fight. Don't back down, follow the Lord's leading and the Holy Spirits guiding.
SUN DARKENED - NO MOONLIGHT - STARS FALLING
What does Jesus say will be the signs in the heavens?
Luke 21:7 And they asked him, saying, Master, but when shall these things be? and what sign will there be when these things shall come to pass?
The questions in Luke are different from Mark and Matthew. In Mark they want to know when these things will be over, in Luke they want to know what signs will signal that these things are going to come to pass. In Luke they want to know what to look for, the gospel is for the Christians who are watching for the Lord's coming. In Mark it is for the tribulation saints, they don't need to know when it is going to start, it has already started, they just need to know when it is going to end. Matthew is different from both of these and is specific to the Lord coming in glory.
Luke 21:10 Then said he unto them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: 11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven...25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; 26 Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
In both Mark and Matthew it talks about the sun being darkened, the moon not giving her light and the stars of heaven falling and the powers that are in heaven being shaken. Luke doesn't say any of that. Luke is talking about what you will see before the tribulation starts to alert you. They are the "early warning" team, like being on the radar team. Mark wants to know about the sign they will see once the attack is on, they are like the soldiers and they will hear the alarm from the radar team. World War 1, World War 2, famines, AIDS, SARS, Covid19, nuclear bombs, and the great signs in heaven (Revelation 12 sign and the writing on the wall sign) are the things they should be looking at. "Distress of nations with perplexity" is what we saw with the vaccine mandate, shutdowns, quarantines, etc. The powers of heaven being shaken is what took place with Epstein files, Diddy parties, and various hearings concerning corruption. Your job in the gospel of Luke is to spot those signs before the alarm is sounded and to be the one sounding the alarm.
Mark 13:4 Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled?
Mark 13:24 But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, 25 And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken.
In Mark they just want to know two things, what is the alarm that tells them to move and when will this be over. Consider Pearl Harbor, if you are a radar operator you are looking at very different signals than if you are a pilot in the air force or a gunner on a Navy ship. If you are one of those guys you don't care about blips on a screen, what you care about is that siren that sounds the alarm of an attack. When you hear that you are to run to the airplanes and take off before the air force can be destroyed like sitting ducks. If you are a gunner on a ship you want to hear that alarm in time to man the guns. So for the tribulation saints the alarm is very specific, sun is darkened, moon shall not give her light, stars of heaven shall fall and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken.
Every year we have a solar eclipse and almost every year or at least every other year it is followed by the moon having an eclipse. Now if you want to be more specific, a total eclipse of the sun is about half as frequent. But to take place during a Perseids meteor shower is much less frequent. The peak of the Perseids meteor shower is a two day event, so the odds of these three things happening together are very rare, only happening twice in the last one thousand years, the last time was 1151. Interestingly in 1151 it signaled the "powers in England, Germany, the Middle East and Japan and North Africa would be shaken over the next decade.
26 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.
Luke does not have this. Instead it is generic here about "they see" without telling us who they are.
Matthew 24:3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?
All three gospels ask "when will these things be" referring to Jesus saying the temple will be destroyed and every stone upon another stone being cast down. But only in Matthew do they ask specifically for the "sign of thy coming" and the sign "of the end of the world". Neither of which applies to Christians. We are taken during the first three and half years before the end of the age and before the Lord's coming in glory.
Matthew 24:29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
Here the "tribulation of those days" refers to the church age. From the time they have to flee Israel in 70 AD, through the Spanish inquisition, the pogroms and the holocaust.
30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
Matthew gives the greatest detail because the Jews are one of the tribes of the earth that shall see and shall mourn.
Challenges to the interpretation
Genesis 41:18 And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fatfleshed and well favoured; and they fed in a meadow: 19 And, behold, seven other kine came up after them, poor and very ill favoured and leanfleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for badness: 20 And the lean and the ill favoured kine did eat up the first seven fat kine: 21 And when they had eaten them up, it could not be known that they had eaten them; but they were still ill favoured, as at the beginning. So I awoke.
Here is what a google search of global corn production for the last seven years says:
Over the past seven years (2019–2026), global corn harvests have shown a general upward trend, rising from roughly 1.14 billion metric tons to record highs near 1.33 billion metric tons, driven by improved yields and strong output from top producers like the United States Department of Agriculture data tracker. [1, 2, 3, 4]
General Production Trends
Key Regional Shifts
- The two calves born in 2014 with 7’s on their foreheads that hit the news on Feast of Trumpets. They turned five in 2019 and were full grown “kine” for the last seven years. Cows typically live for 20 years, so it is reasonable for this prophecy to cover a 19 year period. Feast of Trumpets, 2026 will start the last seven years of this 19 year period. (BTW the name of Job equals the number 19 in Hebrew if you are looking for meaning in a 19 year period of time).
Genesis 41:18 And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fatfleshed and well favoured; and they fed in a meadow: 19 And, behold, seven other kine came up after them, poor and very ill favoured and leanfleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for badness: 20 And the lean and the ill favoured kine did eat up the first seven fat kine: 21 And when they had eaten them up, it could not be known that they had eaten them; but they were still ill favoured, as at the beginning. So I awoke.
Here is what a google search of global corn production for the last seven years says:
Over the past seven years (2019–2026), global corn harvests have shown a general upward trend, rising from roughly 1.14 billion metric tons to record highs near 1.33 billion metric tons, driven by improved yields and strong output from top producers like the United States Department of Agriculture data tracker. [1, 2, 3, 4]
General Production Trends
- Steady Growth: Total world production climbed overall, moving past the 10-year average of 1.18 billion metric tons into record-breaking territory by 2024–2025 (1.23 billion metric tons) and 2025–2026 (1.33 billion metric tons). [1, 2]
Key Regional Shifts
- United States: Remains the world's top producer, accounting for roughly 32% to 33% of global output, though acreage saw slight pullbacks heading into 2026 due to rising fertilizer and input costs. [1, 2]
- China: Solidified its place as the second-largest producer, steadily increasing output past 290–300 million metric tons to meet massive domestic demand for livestock feed. [1, 3]
- South America: Brazil and Argentina expanded their market share significantly, with Brazil turning into a major export powerhouse despite periodic weather disruptions and shifting El Niño patterns
- Global Projections: The International Grains Council and USDA tracking highlighted historic worldwide maize production bounds pushing past 1.2 billion metric tons during the mid-2020s marketing windows. [1]
- United States: The 2025 U.S. corn harvest broke modern records, hitting an unprecedented 16.7 to 17 billion bushels (roughly 425+ million metric tons) backed by record-high yields per acre. [1, 2]
- South America: Brazil and Argentina posted massive, record-shattering harvested areas and production volumes in successive seasons between 2023 and 2026. [1, 2]
- South Africa: USDA crop data confirmed record-setting commercial corn production reaching 18.0 million metric tons
Now add the following to the fact that fertilizer is going to have an impact on our food supply as well as the damage to oil refineries and the higher cost of diesel.
The core claim: A major El Niño is developing in 2026, potentially the strongest ever measured, and there are direct historical parallel to the 1877–78 "Great Drought" — an El Niño-driven famine that killed an estimated 30–60 million people (most commonly cited: ~50 million) across India, China, Brazil, and parts of Africa.
The 2026 warning: While modern logistics/satellites/aid networks make a repeat unlikely at that scale, the trend of declining global starvation deaths has recently reversed — citing steep cuts to a major international aid agency's funding (a cited study projects 14M+ additional deaths by 2030 if cuts continue) — landing at the same time as this El Niño.
This is a T4 source — That said, the core factual spine against T1 sources holds up well:
- NOAA (Aug 3, 2026): El Niño present and strengthening, 81% chance of "very strong" conditions Oct–Dec 2026, 97% chance persisting through spring 2027.
- WMO (early Aug 2026): El Niño intensifying into a strong event Aug–Oct 2026, SST anomalies expected to exceed 2.9°C.
- Climate Impact Company (Aug 4, 2026): Niño3.4 index already past the +2.5°C "Super El Niño" threshold; ECMWF and other dynamic models project record-strength El Niño peaking Q4 2026, potentially the strongest on record.
- CSU/NOAA hurricane outlooks: Below-average Atlantic hurricane season attributed directly to this El Niño — consistent with the video's mechanism description.