Summary of Bible references on the Rapture
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Do not wonder at the Freemasons and Satanists with all their hand signals
Proverbs 6:12 A worthless person, a man of iniquity,
Is he that walketh with a perverse mouth;
13 That winketh with his eyes, that speaketh with his feet,
That maketh signs with his fingers;
14 In whose heart is perverseness,
Who deviseth evil continually,
Who soweth discord.
15 Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly;
On a sudden shall he be broken, and that without remedy.
In their heart is perverseness and they intentionally sow discord, their whole idea of out of chaos comes order.
Proverbs 6:12 A worthless person, a man of iniquity,
Is he that walketh with a perverse mouth;
13 That winketh with his eyes, that speaketh with his feet,
That maketh signs with his fingers;
14 In whose heart is perverseness,
Who deviseth evil continually,
Who soweth discord.
15 Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly;
On a sudden shall he be broken, and that without remedy.
In their heart is perverseness and they intentionally sow discord, their whole idea of out of chaos comes order.
PROPHECY-- ON THE HORIZON
Matthew 24:21-22 21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. 22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.
My son, hear now and write these words I speak. This nation and its people have NOT HUMBLED themselves NOR REPENTED of the wickedness they do. They consort with evil people and perform evil tasks that will soon envelope the whole world in WAR. Tell those who believe in Me and follow My teachings - that though the world will be at WAR - I WILL BE WITH THEM. Many will perish in the COMING WAR with Russia. Just as the American people have been lied to, the Russian people have also been lied to. The leaders of all the nations have given themselves over to the evil ones, the fallen ones, and they want to destroy My creation.
My son, continue to WARN My people until the time is COMPLETE. My watchmen will go SILENT, for the TIMES OF WARNING will turn into the TIMES OF TROUBLE. I have been WARNING for many years, and now My people no longer hear, for their hearing has become DULL and their understanding has become as DEAD MEN.
My son, My children will BEGIN TO WAKE UP - but as a man drunken will FALL DOWN. Some will wake up and rise and seek Me - while others continue to SLEEP until I SHAKE THEM AWAKE. GREAT FAITH WILL BE NEEDED IN THAT DAY, and many of My children who have not been taught correctly will FALL. I say REPENT now, you reprobate children in churches. You are neither taught the truth nor walk in the way.
My son, I have SHOWN you what is coming to WARN those who will hear. Many have heard and repented and now seek Me with all their hearts. THE WAR WILL BE A TOTAL SURPRISE AND LEAVE THE WORLD IN SHOCK. SO MUCH DEATH AND DESTRUCTION ARE JUST ON THE HORIZON - YET ONLY MY CHOSEN ONES SEE AND HEAR. PERSECUTION WILL COME TO MY CHILDREN, as they will be blamed for everything. They will say that My children brought this great evil upon the world through their prayers for Me to bring judgment upon an UNREPENTANT world. BE BRACED! Hide My Word in your heart where they cannot steal it. SEEK Me now and REPENT. Turn your heart towards Me and turn from your wicked ways.
I AM COMING SOON!
Amen.
Lord Jesus
Matthew 24:21-22 21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. 22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.
My son, hear now and write these words I speak. This nation and its people have NOT HUMBLED themselves NOR REPENTED of the wickedness they do. They consort with evil people and perform evil tasks that will soon envelope the whole world in WAR. Tell those who believe in Me and follow My teachings - that though the world will be at WAR - I WILL BE WITH THEM. Many will perish in the COMING WAR with Russia. Just as the American people have been lied to, the Russian people have also been lied to. The leaders of all the nations have given themselves over to the evil ones, the fallen ones, and they want to destroy My creation.
My son, continue to WARN My people until the time is COMPLETE. My watchmen will go SILENT, for the TIMES OF WARNING will turn into the TIMES OF TROUBLE. I have been WARNING for many years, and now My people no longer hear, for their hearing has become DULL and their understanding has become as DEAD MEN.
My son, My children will BEGIN TO WAKE UP - but as a man drunken will FALL DOWN. Some will wake up and rise and seek Me - while others continue to SLEEP until I SHAKE THEM AWAKE. GREAT FAITH WILL BE NEEDED IN THAT DAY, and many of My children who have not been taught correctly will FALL. I say REPENT now, you reprobate children in churches. You are neither taught the truth nor walk in the way.
My son, I have SHOWN you what is coming to WARN those who will hear. Many have heard and repented and now seek Me with all their hearts. THE WAR WILL BE A TOTAL SURPRISE AND LEAVE THE WORLD IN SHOCK. SO MUCH DEATH AND DESTRUCTION ARE JUST ON THE HORIZON - YET ONLY MY CHOSEN ONES SEE AND HEAR. PERSECUTION WILL COME TO MY CHILDREN, as they will be blamed for everything. They will say that My children brought this great evil upon the world through their prayers for Me to bring judgment upon an UNREPENTANT world. BE BRACED! Hide My Word in your heart where they cannot steal it. SEEK Me now and REPENT. Turn your heart towards Me and turn from your wicked ways.
I AM COMING SOON!
Amen.
Lord Jesus
A very interesting solution to a very difficult problem
Revelation 3:9 Take note, I will make those of the synagogue of Satan, who say that they are Jews and are not, but lie—I will make them come and bow down at your feet and make them know [without any doubt] that I have loved you.
Jesus promised Philadelphia that they would be kept out of the hour of trial because they kept the word of His endurance. The way I understand that is they stood strong to stand with the Lord despite being attacked and ridiculed. Perhaps concerning this LGBTQ+ agenda, perhaps about the criteria for an elder, perhaps concerning the rapture. There are many Christians who claim to be Christians and yet they are full of attacks and slander on other Christians who are standing for the Lord.
So the way I understood this was when they witnessed the rapture and their entire congregation is still here whereas all those Christians they were mocking and ridiculing are taken then this would be fulfilled. But, how would they "come and bow down at your feet" if you are caught up with the Lord and they are left behind? Didn't make sense.
But with a possible Feast of Trumpets rapture it does make sense. The "first" day of the Feast of Trumpets can be two days long, and during that time they will sound 100 blasts of the trumpet to announce the coming of the Lord. The last trump would (in this hypothetical scenario) be when the dead in Christ are raised. However, the rapture would not be for another 24 hours! According to the keeping of the Day of Atonement the priest is changed into a linen cloth at the end of the 3rd day (just like Paul saying we would be changed in the twinkling of an eye, ie at twilight, the end of the day) and then he is taken to a temple chamber for the next seven days (just like the pretribulation rapture taking the saints to a heavenly chamber for the seven years of the tribulation).
So what that would mean is that the dead in Christ would be raised and walking around for 24 hours before the rapture! This gives those mockers and scoffers a chance to bow down at their feet prior to the rapture! This gives everyone a 1 day warning just like Lot got to get out of the city.
This is also quite similar to what happened at Jesus resurrection, the dead that were raised were said to have been seen walking around the city. It wasn't an instantaneous rapture.
This also aligns nicely with Ken Peters dream, he didn't see the rapture, he saw the dead in Christ come out of the graves and then later they were gone, he didn't see them leave.
Revelation 3:9 Take note, I will make those of the synagogue of Satan, who say that they are Jews and are not, but lie—I will make them come and bow down at your feet and make them know [without any doubt] that I have loved you.
Jesus promised Philadelphia that they would be kept out of the hour of trial because they kept the word of His endurance. The way I understand that is they stood strong to stand with the Lord despite being attacked and ridiculed. Perhaps concerning this LGBTQ+ agenda, perhaps about the criteria for an elder, perhaps concerning the rapture. There are many Christians who claim to be Christians and yet they are full of attacks and slander on other Christians who are standing for the Lord.
So the way I understood this was when they witnessed the rapture and their entire congregation is still here whereas all those Christians they were mocking and ridiculing are taken then this would be fulfilled. But, how would they "come and bow down at your feet" if you are caught up with the Lord and they are left behind? Didn't make sense.
But with a possible Feast of Trumpets rapture it does make sense. The "first" day of the Feast of Trumpets can be two days long, and during that time they will sound 100 blasts of the trumpet to announce the coming of the Lord. The last trump would (in this hypothetical scenario) be when the dead in Christ are raised. However, the rapture would not be for another 24 hours! According to the keeping of the Day of Atonement the priest is changed into a linen cloth at the end of the 3rd day (just like Paul saying we would be changed in the twinkling of an eye, ie at twilight, the end of the day) and then he is taken to a temple chamber for the next seven days (just like the pretribulation rapture taking the saints to a heavenly chamber for the seven years of the tribulation).
So what that would mean is that the dead in Christ would be raised and walking around for 24 hours before the rapture! This gives those mockers and scoffers a chance to bow down at their feet prior to the rapture! This gives everyone a 1 day warning just like Lot got to get out of the city.
This is also quite similar to what happened at Jesus resurrection, the dead that were raised were said to have been seen walking around the city. It wasn't an instantaneous rapture.
This also aligns nicely with Ken Peters dream, he didn't see the rapture, he saw the dead in Christ come out of the graves and then later they were gone, he didn't see them leave.
God showed her the horrors after the Rapture! I am speechless!
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‘And it shall be in the last days,’ says God,
‘That I will pour out My Spirit upon all mankind;
And your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
And your young men shall see [divinely prompted] visions,
And your old men shall dream [divinely prompted] dreams;
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‘And it shall be in the last days,’ says God,
‘That I will pour out My Spirit upon all mankind;
And your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
And your young men shall see [divinely prompted] visions,
And your old men shall dream [divinely prompted] dreams;
An evil and adulterous age
Proverbs 6:32 He that committeth adultery with a woman is void of understanding:
He doeth it who would destroy his own soul.
33 Wounds and dishonor shall he get;
And his reproach shall not be wiped away.
34 For jealousy is the rage of a man;
And he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
35 He will not regard any ransom;
Neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.
What is the penalty in the US for adultery? I am pretty sure it is nothing. Why do people justify adultery to the point that it is not viewed as a crime? This tells me we live in an adulterous age, no respect for the marriage covenant. Adultery involves lying, cheating, and being completely untrustworthy. If you don't think that adultery is a crime then you assume all these things are common.
This is what the apostate church is. If you claim to be the bride of Jesus and you claim that Jesus is Lord and yet you don't keep His commandments then you are lying, you are cheating and you are completely untrustworthy.
Proverbs 6:32 He that committeth adultery with a woman is void of understanding:
He doeth it who would destroy his own soul.
33 Wounds and dishonor shall he get;
And his reproach shall not be wiped away.
34 For jealousy is the rage of a man;
And he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
35 He will not regard any ransom;
Neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.
What is the penalty in the US for adultery? I am pretty sure it is nothing. Why do people justify adultery to the point that it is not viewed as a crime? This tells me we live in an adulterous age, no respect for the marriage covenant. Adultery involves lying, cheating, and being completely untrustworthy. If you don't think that adultery is a crime then you assume all these things are common.
This is what the apostate church is. If you claim to be the bride of Jesus and you claim that Jesus is Lord and yet you don't keep His commandments then you are lying, you are cheating and you are completely untrustworthy.
A sign to the unbelieving
1 Corinthians 14:20 Brethren, be not children in mind: yet in malice be ye babes, but in mind be men. 21 In the law it is written, By men of strange tongues and by the lips of strangers will I speak unto this people; and not even thus will they hear me, saith the Lord. 22 Wherefore tongues are for a sign, not to them that believe, but to the unbelieving: but prophesying is for a sign, not to the unbelieving, but to them that believe.
We are seeing a lot of "signs to the unbelieving" these days. The Lord is merciful, He is filling the airwaves with warnings. These dreams and visions are merciful, it is helping these believers to speak for the Lord. When you speak for the Lord you are a "prophet". Prophets do not simply "predict", rather they are like a press secretary for the President. They speak for the Lord. If you are a fully functioning believer you will be speaking for the Lord. There are many gifts, many operations of the gifts, but in every case they are speaking gifts. You don't have to be a preacher or teacher to speak for the Lord.
Also you may not be gifted at something, but you still need to do it. We do not leave all math to those with Phds. Everyone has to be able to do some math, in the same way everyone needs to do some preaching and teaching. You don't need angel visitations to speak for the Lord. The New Testament records several angel visitations, so that is certainly one possible experience, but it also records many other experiences of the Lord without any angel visitation.
When you speak pray first.
24 But if all prophesy, and there come in one unbelieving or unlearned, he is reproved by all, he is judged by all; 25 the secrets of his heart are made manifest; and so he will fall down on his face and worship God, declaring that God is among you indeed.
Pray that the words would come from the Lord and touch people's hearts. That they would be reproved and judged by the words the Lord speaks through you. Pray that the secrets of the listener's heart would be made manifest so that they repent and worship God. Pray that those who hear your words would see that God is among you indeed.
1 Corinthians 14:20 Brethren, be not children in mind: yet in malice be ye babes, but in mind be men. 21 In the law it is written, By men of strange tongues and by the lips of strangers will I speak unto this people; and not even thus will they hear me, saith the Lord. 22 Wherefore tongues are for a sign, not to them that believe, but to the unbelieving: but prophesying is for a sign, not to the unbelieving, but to them that believe.
We are seeing a lot of "signs to the unbelieving" these days. The Lord is merciful, He is filling the airwaves with warnings. These dreams and visions are merciful, it is helping these believers to speak for the Lord. When you speak for the Lord you are a "prophet". Prophets do not simply "predict", rather they are like a press secretary for the President. They speak for the Lord. If you are a fully functioning believer you will be speaking for the Lord. There are many gifts, many operations of the gifts, but in every case they are speaking gifts. You don't have to be a preacher or teacher to speak for the Lord.
Also you may not be gifted at something, but you still need to do it. We do not leave all math to those with Phds. Everyone has to be able to do some math, in the same way everyone needs to do some preaching and teaching. You don't need angel visitations to speak for the Lord. The New Testament records several angel visitations, so that is certainly one possible experience, but it also records many other experiences of the Lord without any angel visitation.
When you speak pray first.
24 But if all prophesy, and there come in one unbelieving or unlearned, he is reproved by all, he is judged by all; 25 the secrets of his heart are made manifest; and so he will fall down on his face and worship God, declaring that God is among you indeed.
Pray that the words would come from the Lord and touch people's hearts. That they would be reproved and judged by the words the Lord speaks through you. Pray that the secrets of the listener's heart would be made manifest so that they repent and worship God. Pray that those who hear your words would see that God is among you indeed.
No confusion
26 What is it then, brethren? When ye come together, each one hath a psalm, hath a teaching, hath a revelation, hath a tongue, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying. 27 If any man speaketh in a tongue, let it be by two, or at the most three, and that in turn; and let one interpret: 28 but if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God.
What did you enjoy this morning, or today or this week? Share what the Lord gave you. Also, sometimes when you have something you realize it doesn't fit with what is going on, just like having a tongue without an interpreter. Imagine you are in China, you have something to share but you don't speak Chinese so you need an interpreter. If you don't have that then it is better not to simply get up and create a confusing mess of the meeting. So then if you feel burdened from the Lord to share something but you need assistance, pray for the Lord to give you the assistance. So then you discover after praying that there is an interpreter it is the Lord giving you the green light to speak.
30 But if a revelation be made to another sitting by, let the first keep silence.
Don't just pray that the Lord open the door for you to speak, pray for others to have the boldness to speak as well. We suffer from two afflictions, we can keep silent when we should speak and we speak when we should keep silent. We are a team, like a basketball team. When you speak you are shooting the ball, when you are praying for someone else you are passing the ball.
26 What is it then, brethren? When ye come together, each one hath a psalm, hath a teaching, hath a revelation, hath a tongue, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying. 27 If any man speaketh in a tongue, let it be by two, or at the most three, and that in turn; and let one interpret: 28 but if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God.
What did you enjoy this morning, or today or this week? Share what the Lord gave you. Also, sometimes when you have something you realize it doesn't fit with what is going on, just like having a tongue without an interpreter. Imagine you are in China, you have something to share but you don't speak Chinese so you need an interpreter. If you don't have that then it is better not to simply get up and create a confusing mess of the meeting. So then if you feel burdened from the Lord to share something but you need assistance, pray for the Lord to give you the assistance. So then you discover after praying that there is an interpreter it is the Lord giving you the green light to speak.
30 But if a revelation be made to another sitting by, let the first keep silence.
Don't just pray that the Lord open the door for you to speak, pray for others to have the boldness to speak as well. We suffer from two afflictions, we can keep silent when we should speak and we speak when we should keep silent. We are a team, like a basketball team. When you speak you are shooting the ball, when you are praying for someone else you are passing the ball.
Let's understand the context
33b As in all the churches of the saints, 34 let the women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but let them be in subjection, as also saith the law. 35 And if they would learn anything, let them ask their own husbands at home: for it is shameful for a woman to speak in the church.
All the churches in Asia divided the men from the women so they sat in two separate areas. If a woman was asking her husband a question during the meeting it was loud enough for the entire congregation to hear and was very disruptive. Obviously asking him something unrelated to the meeting would be very shameful, so they might couch their question to sound more spiritual and related to what the pastor was preaching. That is what is shameful. They could use that as a signal that it was time for the meeting to end. This is rude and therefore shameful.
36 What? was it from you that the word of God went forth? or came it unto you alone?
This chapter gives us the only description of a church meeting in the New Testament. What about musical instruments, what is the rule on that? There isn't one. How long is the meeting? Not here. It would seem that it is very simple instructions and descriptions and yet how many churches follow this? In your church meeting is it true that "each one has" and that if a revelation is given to someone sitting by that the person speaking should be quiet and let that person speak? Each week we are supposed to bring our top 10% experiences of the Lord and share them with the church, but how many do that? How many congregations would even allow that?
33b As in all the churches of the saints, 34 let the women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but let them be in subjection, as also saith the law. 35 And if they would learn anything, let them ask their own husbands at home: for it is shameful for a woman to speak in the church.
All the churches in Asia divided the men from the women so they sat in two separate areas. If a woman was asking her husband a question during the meeting it was loud enough for the entire congregation to hear and was very disruptive. Obviously asking him something unrelated to the meeting would be very shameful, so they might couch their question to sound more spiritual and related to what the pastor was preaching. That is what is shameful. They could use that as a signal that it was time for the meeting to end. This is rude and therefore shameful.
36 What? was it from you that the word of God went forth? or came it unto you alone?
This chapter gives us the only description of a church meeting in the New Testament. What about musical instruments, what is the rule on that? There isn't one. How long is the meeting? Not here. It would seem that it is very simple instructions and descriptions and yet how many churches follow this? In your church meeting is it true that "each one has" and that if a revelation is given to someone sitting by that the person speaking should be quiet and let that person speak? Each week we are supposed to bring our top 10% experiences of the Lord and share them with the church, but how many do that? How many congregations would even allow that?
Rapture doctrine
In a nutshell the rapture doctrine refers to many different verses in the New Testament.
1. In the gospels we hear of many stories from the Lord describing a reward/judgement of His servants. You have the parable of the ten virgins, you have the story of the master returning and getting an account from His servants, you have the servants who are watching for the return of their master, you have the two that are in the bed and the two that are in the field. In every case there is a warning that some will be taken and some will be left.
2. We have a direct warning from the Lord to the church in Sardis that if they do not repent and watch for His return that He will come as a thief and they will not know when He comes. In other words the Lord's secret coming will not be a glory to them but a shame.
3. We are given three different analogies to explain how "no one knows the day or the hour" is a charge to watch for his coming. He compares His coming to a thief (no one knows the day or the hour a thief comes therefore you must watch), He compares His coming to a baby being born (no one knows the day or the hour that the baby will be born therefore you must watch) and He compares His coming to a harvest (no one knows the day or the hour that the harvest should take place therefore you must watch).
4. Revelation 12 describes a baby being snatched up, caught up to heaven, from being killed by God's enemies. This term "caught up" or "snatched up" is a Greek word describing being snatched out of the way of certain harm/death. The word is Harpazo and is the word that many refer to as "the rapture".
5. The word "rapture" is also used to refer to when a woman's water breaks during birth. This seems to be the description in Revelation 12.
6. Then there are many references by Paul to this rapture, with two distinct references in 1Corinthians to two different events.
7. The book of Revelation appears to refer to three different events with the third event referring to the salvation of the Jews as a nation.
8. Then of course we have multiple examples -- Lazarus is raised from the dead, Enoch is caught up to heaven prior to the flood and the sign of Jonah.
9. Jesus likened the end of the age to the days of Noah and the days of Lot. These depict believers being rescued from a flood and fiery judgement.
10. We are told clearly in the NT that believers are not appointed to wrath and we are also told that during the Great tribulation God pours out His wrath on the Earth indicating that the rapture of the believers takes place prior to this wrath being poured out just as Sodom and Gomorrah was destroyed after Lot was rescued.
In a nutshell the rapture doctrine refers to many different verses in the New Testament.
1. In the gospels we hear of many stories from the Lord describing a reward/judgement of His servants. You have the parable of the ten virgins, you have the story of the master returning and getting an account from His servants, you have the servants who are watching for the return of their master, you have the two that are in the bed and the two that are in the field. In every case there is a warning that some will be taken and some will be left.
2. We have a direct warning from the Lord to the church in Sardis that if they do not repent and watch for His return that He will come as a thief and they will not know when He comes. In other words the Lord's secret coming will not be a glory to them but a shame.
3. We are given three different analogies to explain how "no one knows the day or the hour" is a charge to watch for his coming. He compares His coming to a thief (no one knows the day or the hour a thief comes therefore you must watch), He compares His coming to a baby being born (no one knows the day or the hour that the baby will be born therefore you must watch) and He compares His coming to a harvest (no one knows the day or the hour that the harvest should take place therefore you must watch).
4. Revelation 12 describes a baby being snatched up, caught up to heaven, from being killed by God's enemies. This term "caught up" or "snatched up" is a Greek word describing being snatched out of the way of certain harm/death. The word is Harpazo and is the word that many refer to as "the rapture".
5. The word "rapture" is also used to refer to when a woman's water breaks during birth. This seems to be the description in Revelation 12.
6. Then there are many references by Paul to this rapture, with two distinct references in 1Corinthians to two different events.
7. The book of Revelation appears to refer to three different events with the third event referring to the salvation of the Jews as a nation.
8. Then of course we have multiple examples -- Lazarus is raised from the dead, Enoch is caught up to heaven prior to the flood and the sign of Jonah.
9. Jesus likened the end of the age to the days of Noah and the days of Lot. These depict believers being rescued from a flood and fiery judgement.
10. We are told clearly in the NT that believers are not appointed to wrath and we are also told that during the Great tribulation God pours out His wrath on the Earth indicating that the rapture of the believers takes place prior to this wrath being poured out just as Sodom and Gomorrah was destroyed after Lot was rescued.