Summary of Bible references on the Rapture

After 18 months of looking into this matter daily the biggest benefits are

1. I have learned a lot about the Jewish calendar, the Hebrew feasts, Shemitah cylces, and the prophecies in the Psalms. 18 months ago I didn't know any of this.

2. I have been greatly encouraged every day as the world seems to burn and fall apart. Many people find this disheartening, but not me, because I was seeing how prophecies were being fulfilled and I could see that the Lord's return was very near.

3. My time in the word has doubled even tripled. I have found a couple of great sites where the word is truly excellent. So the time I spend studying the word on my own increased dramatically and the amount of time I spent listening to others teach the world increased dramatically.

4. I feel more joyful and more upbeat than the people around me. Every day I get filled with the word, receive new light, and see more and more how the Lord's return is imminent.

5. I have also discovered aspects of God's move I really had not paid any attention to. People getting visions and dreams. I feel this is peripheral, always remembering the word in Peter that "we have a more sure word of prophecy". But like a painting this provides a little background and helps put current events into context.

6. This is a fun puzzle. It seems like there are thousands of pieces and you have a whole bunch of people working on the puzzle and every week someone comes up with another piece to the puzzle and how it fits into the whole picture.

More on the birth of Jesus, part 7

Luke 2:1 In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. 2 (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) 3 And everyone went to their own town to register.

Once again the reason I am returning to these verses is the idea that the birth of Jesus recorded in the gospels correlates with the rapture of the Man child in Revelation 12. In other words looking at Jesus birth will give us insight into the rapture. Here we see it takes place when there is a nationwide decree for this census, everyone must be registered. A few months ago the US passed a bill that authorizes the government to do a registry of everyone who is vaccinated. I think everyone has come to realize that this vaccine is laying the groundwork for the Mark of the Beast..

4 So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. 5 He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. 6 While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, 7 and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.

As these deadlines for the mandates approach perhaps it will be time for the rapture to take place. Look at the history of the pandemic. We had a vaccine, it was optional and the President said it would be illegal to mandate it. Then they mandated it, but only for industries the government controlled. When the booster came out they said it was a conspiracy theory to say you would need more shots. We now are at the fourth shot and they are suggesting this will be come a regular thing, at least yearly if not more often. Then the "conspiracy theorists" said there would be other pandemics to justify the shots. Again they were ridiculed but sure enough we then had "monkeypox" and NY called for an emergency concerning Polio.

Luke 19:12-27 Three groups of believers

12 He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country, to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return. 13 And he called ten servants of his, and gave them ten pounds, and said unto them, Trade ye herewith till I come. 14 But his citizens hated him, and sent an ambassage after him, saying, We will not that this man reign over us.

This story is cut short, in the other gospels it describes beating and killing the servants. The idea is that Luke is written to those that are raptured at the beginning of the age. You will see the beginning of this hatred, but not the full bloom. Mark is written to those who are raptured in the middle of the tribulation and there you will see the more extreme version of this story. Consider this quote for a little more context on “the citizens hating Him”. From George Orwell’s 1984: “Nearly all children nowadays were horrible. What was worst of all was that by means of such organizations as the Spies they were systematically turned into ungovernable little savages, and yet this produced in them no tendency whatever to rebel against the discipline of the Party. On the contrary, they adored the Party and everything connected with it… All their ferocity was turned outwards, against the enemies of the State, against foreigners, traitors, saboteurs, thought-criminals. It was almost normal for people over thirty to be frightened of their own children.” We aren’t there yet, but we do hear about “The enemies of the state”, and “traitors, saboteurs, and thought criminals”. Recently Biden and Facebook have both encouraged people to turn in their neighbors and family members. It is not hard for us to imagine them becoming ferocious. Again there is a progression from fearing to speak for the Lord lest they put you out of the synagogue to the time will come when whoever kills you will think they are offering service to God.

15 And it came to pass, when he was come back again, having received the kingdom, that he commanded these servants, unto whom he had given the money, to be called to him, that he might know what they had gained by trading. 16 And the first came before him, saying, Lord, thy pound hath made ten pounds more. 17 And he said unto him, Well done, thou good servant: because thou wast found faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities. 18 And the second came, saying, Thy pound, Lord, hath made five pounds. 19 And he said unto him also, Be thou also over five cities.

I think it is easy enough to understand that the ten pounds represents the gifts that the Lord has given. Some are more gifted than others. The one with 10 talents or 5 talents used those gifts for the glory of God. When the Lord returns at the end of the age they will have a powerful testimony of God’s grace and power. However, they were trading on the Lord’s gifts at a time when other citizens were in full rebellion against Him. This account is quite different than Matthew. In Matthew the distribution of the gifts is according to their ability whereas here everyone gets the same gift. The emphasis here is that we have all received the same like precious faith. In 2 Corinthians 10 we learn that as our faith grows Paul is able to glory in that since it was his labor in the word that reached to us. So if I get help from Gill God will reward him, likewise with Chuck Missler, Pastor Sandy, and all the rest. We gain by trading. This is a key process. I pick up something that one brother or sister shared, this causes me to get more light in the word and to then see something else.

20 And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I kept laid up in a napkin: 21 for I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that which thou layedst not down, and reapest that which thou didst not sow.

This man is not a thief, he didn’t try to steal the talent. He also is not a liar, doesn’t pretend that someone stole it or give some story to explain why there is no interest. On the other hand he doesn’t want to be put out of the synagogue. He is “humpty dumpty”, he is attempting to hedge his bets. We have Christians who are "Jesus freaks" preaching the gospel (like Noah), we have others who are nominal Christians but in reality are in the apostasy (like the Concision), and then we have a third group which are the passive, let's not make waves, Christians (like Lot).

22 He saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I am an austere man, taking up that which I laid not down, and reaping that which I did not sow; 23 then wherefore gavest thou not my money into the bank, and I at my coming should have required it with interest?

If you are going to invest you have three options. You can start your own business like Bill Gates did, or you can invest in the stock market like Warren Buffet did, or you can simply put the money in the bank. All three are valid options. If you are a ten talented person I think the best option is to start your own business. If you are a five talented person I think the best option is to invest in businesses that others start. If you are a one talented person the best option may be to put the money in the bank. But, if you are the Lord Jesus, your best option is to invest in everything. During this age the Lord has invested in all of us, when He returns that is when He will settle accounts. During an outbreak of “cancel culture” being silent is equivalent to being wicked. He claims to fear the Lord and yet acted in a way that showed He didn’t fear the Lord. There are things that are happening today that you have no option to be silent. When I saw that DeBlasio was going to mandate the vaccine I publicly resigned and in my resignation letter I made it very clear that this was the strongest stance I could take against vaccine mandates. You cannot sit by quietly while they inject this poison into the kids.

24 And he said unto them that stood by, Take away from him the pound, and give it unto him that hath the ten pounds. 25 And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds. 26 I say unto you, that unto every one that hath shall be given; but from him that hath not, even that which he hath shall be taken away from him.

This is the secret. Do you think Jobs and Wozniack knew how big Apple would become when they started in the garage? What they knew was that they had something. They invested in what they had and it continued to grow bigger. Do you know why Microsoft became a giant? They bought an operating system from a company that didn’t know what they had and then promised to sell an operating system to IBM based on what they bought. It is a prime example of someone thinking they didn’t have anything and selling what they did have. When you think your little experience or little word or little vision is too small and insignificant you aren’t being humble, you are being wicked. You are insulting the Lord who gave that to you. When you see some little garage operation grow into Google, or Amazon.com or Apple you are seeing the glory and power of God.

27 But these mine enemies, that would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.

Right now on the internet there is this huge debate about premillennial rapture, post millennial rapture, etc. Look, the Lord here is dividing the believers into three groups. Those that start ministries, those that invest in ministries, and those that hide what they have been given. If you are actively involved in ministry whether as the minister or someone contributing to that ministry you have a very good chance to get a “well done” at the Lord’s return. If you have been hiding what the Lord has given you will likely get a rebuke as a wicked servant. You aren’t an enemy, you aren’t going to be slain, but there will be no reward for you when the Lord returns. Since we have these three groups why would they all be raptured together? I would compare the pre millennial rapture to Gideon’s army which only had 300. They go up to heaven and kick Satan out. Throughout the Bible we see that God’s people are not all lumped into the same category and do not all receive the same judgement.

And there were Shepherds in the field keeping watch

8 And there were shepherds in the same country abiding in the field, and keeping watch by night over their flock. 9 And an angel of the Lord stood by them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. 10 And the angel said unto them, Be not afraid; for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be to all the people: 11 for there is born to you this day in the city of David a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord. 12 And this is the sign unto you: Ye shall find a babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, and lying in a manger. 13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
14 Glory to God in the highest,
And on earth peace among men in whom he is well pleased.
15 And it came to pass, when the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing that is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us. 16 And they came with haste, and found both Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in the manger. 17 And when they saw it, they made known concerning the saying which was spoken to them about this child. 18 And all that heard it wondered at the things which were spoken unto them by the shepherds. 19 But Mary kept all these sayings, pondering them in her heart. 20 And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, even as it was spoken unto them.

Isn't this wonderful if it is prophetic of today? Yes, the globalists have decreed that everyone get registered with this vaccine passport, it is a Caesar, a type of the pseudo Christ. (Caesar Augustus wanted to be seen as the Supreme spiritual leader. When Halley's comet passed by he claimed it was Julius Caesar entering heaven. This made Julius a god and by default Augustus as his heir was the son of a god.) However, at the same time that we can see all this happening we can also see that there were shepherds in the fields who were watching over the flocks. They got visions and messages from God including angels telling them of great signs.

If you are looking to stamp out false prophets

Here is a prophecy to check out. We'll know if he is right or not in 12 days

Everyone is looking to celebrate Feast of Trumpets this year.

https://rumble.com/v1jtzkr-one-sided-battle-dream-8-13-22-to-8-16-22-today-is-91222.html

One Sided Battle Dream 8-13-22 to 8-16-22 (Today is 9/12/22)

2 Timothy 1:7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

Free Masons -- Understand as irrational animals do and that will destroy them

Jude 10 Yet these people slander whatever they do not understand, and the very things they do understand by instinct—as irrational animals do—will destroy them.

Recently it has become clear that many of our world leaders, namely Obama, Biden and Harris, are Free Masons. This is a religion that teaches you are free from sin in the same way a rattlesnake is free from sin. The snake is a killer by nature, therefore it is not sin for it to kill. They understand that they are “irrational animals” hence for them to act accordingly is not sin. This is why they slander the Bible because it says that homosexual sex is sin, or that transgenderism is sin, or that murder is sin.

So why is this “irrational” since it appears to be hyper rational. A Christian will throw off every weight and encumbrance of sin in order to run the race. These ones are also running the race but they throw off the guilt of sin. But here is the major flaw, the irrationality that will destroy them. Free Masons take an oath to never testify against another Free Mason. The oath even says they would choose perjury over convicting another Free Mason of sin. So the very same religion that teaches you are “free” to do anything you wish that will make you feel good or help you advance says there is an exception and that exception is to to tell the truth concerning another Free Mason. This is like telling a snake you can bite anything you please except for me. So you bite people because it is your nature, therefore you are free from sin and yet I admit you have the power to choose who to bite and who not to. The second really big problem with this is that Free Masons are a secret society, so it is very possible a Free Mason could be on trial for a crime and the jury and judge would not know they are a Free Mason. Therefore they have hand signals they make to let other Free Mason’s know who they are. But those signals can be read by anyone which defeats the whole “secret society” gambit.

Right now we are seeing hundreds of people involved in the pedophile rings and trafficking of children being arrested. They then "flip" and testify against others, after all, they are rats by nature and that is what rats do.

So look at what Jude says: and the very things they do understand by instinct—as irrational animals do—will destroy them.

God wants us to know His plans

Rapture Dream

Last night I had a rapture dream and I have spent all day thinking about it and trying to understand it.

Dream

I was with my wife in the parking lot of a large Christian conference center I helped to build as a full time volunteer. It is a beautiful two story building with publishing and recording facilities as well as a meeting hall that seats about 1200. I had built the planters in the parking lot and had also done the stone work on the building. From where I was standing I could get a great view of everything and it looked really great. I checked the trees in the planters to see that they were still alive. Then I was going to point out to my wife the things I had done but before I could we went into the building so she could use the bathroom. There wasn't a single car in the entire parking lot, it was completely empty. Yet when we went in the hall was filled. You could tell the meeting was about to start in a couple of minutes. I thought I should use the bathroom since the meeting might last a few hours. I asked someone where the bathroom was, they pointed me in the right direction, and I was walking in with a line of people when I realize the name on the door was women, so I figure the Men's is on down the hall a little further. But when I get there that also was a women's rest room. So I ask a woman where the men's was and she pointed to the other side of the hall. I have to walk right in front of the platform and am concerned the meeting is just about to start so I hurry. On the other side the first bathroom I come to is a woman's and the next bathroom I find is also a woman's. I think to myself, wow they really take care of women here. Then I find the men's bathroom. There are three kids in there which I think were from the school I taught at in Brooklyn. At this point I realize I am wearing a green poncho, at first I think it is a thick rubber material but then realize it is a really high quality GoreTex coat. I take that off and I put down something else also. It could have been a bag, or a bible or a computer. I don't know, only that I was holding something else as well.

My interpretation

The building represents my works in the Lord and it especially pointed out to me that God is not unjust to forget our works as this was something from 40 years ago. The trees represented the people I had brought to the Lord and cared for, so I was happy to see they were still going on in the Lord. The stones on the building represented my testimony and witnessing that I had done over my life. Once inside the meeting represented the gathering of all the saints at the rapture because they had not driven there (BTW I don't know if this is relevant but that meeting hall is right next to DFW Airport, and the address is 3600 Esther's road). I tried to figure out what the bathroom meant and it seems like I felt there was one last thing I needed to do before the rapture. Going to the other side of the hall may have been a reference to a trip I recently took across the country to celebrate my Mom's 90th birthday. The raincoat indicates that I had been in a big storm the last few years and hadn't even noticed because the Lord's covering was so good. The thing I was holding was a burden that I have been carrying which I will be able to put down at the time of the rapture.

What I felt I needed the bathroom for was a burden I have concerning my family. It isn't about the rapture, I have already done that and shared the link to this blog with all of them. They also knew my concerns about the vaccine and I had given them the book from Dr. Wolf "The Bodies of Others". But I still wanted to give them a clinical study they could trust and today I got that from the New England Journal of Medicine.

Anyway the bigger picture is that the gathering of the saints in the rapture is very clearly just about to start.

https://rumble.com/v1jvld7-the-one-verse-which-kills-pretrib-09132022.html

1. I agree with him that the tribulation is not "the wrath of God". The wrath of God comes at the end of the tribulation. He seems to think it can be poured out in one day, I think it is more like the last three and a half years. But either way we both agree that Christians will certainly go through some of the tribulation.

2. He dives into this question of what happens to pastors, teachers and preachers who have misled God's people. I think the answer to this is yes, definitely, the rapture will be a judgement on all those who are left behind. He teaches that everyone will be left behind, that is where we differ.

3. But then he swerves into this question of why are people dogmatic and refuse to listen to those they disagree with. This is focused on this one doctrine of pre trib, he thinks the reason they won't listen to him is because "if you don't believe in pre trib you won't go in the pre trib". Obviously an idiotic thought. We have items of the faith that we must all believe in, they are essential, everything else is not essential. I have a different explanation. Suppose I believe that energy equals mc squared. So if someone asks me why I tell them that our atomic bombs and nuclear reactors are based on this and demonstrate that it is true. But if they ask me for a deeper explanation I have no idea and I'm not interested in studying nuclear physics so at this point I will bow out of the discussion. I think this is the attitude of many Christians, this is not something that interests them.

4. Now this entire doctrine of his hangs on a single verse concerning "first fruits" and he feels that because the average Christian lacks information about the feasts they can't understand this. No doctrine should hang on one verse, and you should always be very wary of a doctrine that is so difficult to understand that most won't get it. However, after spending quite a bit of time in this study on the rapture I have also spent quite a bit of time on the feasts. That said he is presenting a view of the feasts I have never heard before. According to him the feasts present the last seven months of the tribulation to help the Jews accept that Jesus is truly their Messiah.

5. His verse which "destroys" the doctrine of Pre trib is talking about the firstfruits being the first ones to come out of the grave (I agree) being 144,000 out of all the tribes of Israel (I agree) and they stand on Mt. Zion (so this is not Armageddon, I agree). However, I believe this was fulfilled at Jesus resurrection when the graves were opened and people saw them.

We can boil Stan's entire "pre trib rapture destroying" doctrine to a single point.

If the Firstfruits refer to Jews that come out of the grave seven months before the end of the tribulation there is no pre trib rapture.

I agree and those who I have linked teaching the pre trib rapture also agree. Our understanding is that those who came out of the grave at the time of Jesus resurrection were the barley harvest and the sheaf of barley that Jesus waved during First Fruits.

Stan would first have to explain who they were and according to his teaching he would have to agree because he says over and over and over again that the first fruits are the first ones to come out of the grave.

Now Stan does present something that is quite interesting. He says that the last seven months of the tribulation fulfill the seven feasts. This could be true. Pattern is prophesy. But it doesn't change the fact that the barley harvest was fulfilled at the time of Jesus resurrection and therefore the rest of the feasts would have to be fulfilled as well in order before we could return to this pattern again for the Jews (Shavuot fulfilled at Jesus' ascension, Feast of New Wine fulfilled at Pentecost, Feast of New oil fulfilled when the foolish virgins are told to go and buy from those who sell, Trumpets fulfilled at the start of the tribulation, etc.)

Another point concerning First Fruits

First fruits is the "first fruits" of your harvest.

1Corinthians 15:20 But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.

This tells you clearly that Jesus fulfilled first fruits at the time of His resurrection.

21 For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. 22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.

This tells us clearly that Jesus is the second Adam. However, the first Adam had a harvest and Jesus was the first fruits of that.

23 But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming.

This is very clear. Jesus, then those who were raised from the grave (the first fruits here are different from Jesus). This happened at the resurrection. Afterwards refers to after the age of grace, they that are Christ's at His coming.

Leviticus is clear, this is referring to a harvest and Jesus was part of that harvest. Therefore, those that came out of the graves when He rose from the dead were also part of that harvest.

If you have a harvest from the OT surely you should also have a harvest from the NT.

Israel had two wives, he married them one week apart, seven years. Leah signifies the Gentiles (blue eyes) and Rachel the Hebrews. The Gentiles are "older" than the Hebrews. We date back to Adam whereas the Hebrews date back to Abraham.

Concerning the Audible voice

If the seven seals play over seven years which is what the "audible voice" told Stan then that means the first seal was opened at the start of the tribulation which is what many teach, that the Antichrist is revealed at the start of the tribulation. However, this takes place in heaven after John hears a voice saying "come up hither" and where He sees the Lamb with the Lamp stand in heaven. John has already told us that the Lamp stand is the church.

Now he says that these 144,000 were kids who died before they could talk (no guile in their mouth). Like those kids who were killed at the time of Jesus' birth. So 144,000 refer to all the Jewish kids who died when they were a year old or younger. We can imagine that this number is probably quite a lot during the entire time from Abraham to Jesus.

Concerning the fruits

They will say "I don't need to prepare", "I don't need to learn about the end".

There are definitely those who teach this and I agree with him, this sounds a whole lot like the "foolish virgins" who do not have oil, their lamps go out, and the Lord says to them "depart from me, I never knew you".

This is why I think the Lord has put this into Stan to be so sure there is no pre trib rapture because the Lord needed someone who would prepare. Things like Joseph's kitchen.

I agree fully with him in calling out Pastors for not teaching on this. In my opinion based on the word of God I believe one sixth of true believers will be raptured before the tribulation. That means that five sixths won't. However, those that aren't will wake up and you will see a glorious revival at the start of the tribulation.

This is why I think that both are right. Yes there is a pre trib rapture, but that is only for one sixth. Yes there is not a pre trib rapture but that is for five sixths, not 100%.

He asks what will you do when the eyes of the people finally come open. I have many posts that cover this point from the prophets in the OT and the NT and it is a very grievous judgement on these pastors, teachers and preachers. Right now there is a very clear rule in the churches "don't talk about the rapture". Well after the rapture people will be outraged that the pastors were operating with this rule.

Habakkuk 1:1 The burden which Habakkuk the prophet did see. 2 O Lord, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear! even cry out unto thee of violence, and thou wilt not save! 3 Why dost thou shew me iniquity, and cause me to behold grievance? for spoiling and violence are before me: and there are that raise up strife and contention. 4 Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth.

There is a lesson here in all the things we are seeing