Summary of Bible references on the Rapture
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Hebrews 13:11-24 Let us go outside the camp, bearing the disgrace He bore
11 The high priest carries the blood of animals into the Most Holy Place as a sin offering, but the bodies are burned outside the camp. 12 And so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate to make the people holy through his own blood. 13 Let us, then, go to him outside the camp, bearing the disgrace he bore. 14 For here we do not have an enduring city, but we are looking for the city that is to come.
If you are following the Lord, if you are bearing your cross and following Him, then surely you will have to go outside the camp and bear the disgrace He bore. This is not about the city we have but rather we are looking for the city to come. Our testimony is that this world is satanic, evil and corrupt. Why would you be surprised that they in turn attack and insult you? This was the point of the mask mandate, vaccine mandate, they are going to "other you", turn you into a leper. So then, let us go to Him, outside the camp, bearing the disgrace He bore.
15 Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise—the fruit of lips that openly profess his name.
This is a great test, can you openly profess His name and give a sacrifice of praise? If you are involved in doing something shameful you can’t, if you are doing something that the Lord prohibits you can’t. Can you continually offer a sacrifice of praise?
16 And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.
Regardless of the situation you can always do good. While being crucified the Lord told one of the thieves that he would be with Him that day in paradise. He saw His mother and told the disciple “behold your mother”, even while dying He is taking care of others and doing good.
17 Have confidence in your leaders and submit to their authority, because they keep watch over you as those who must give an account. Do this so that their work will be a joy, not a burden, for that would be of no benefit to you.
Every leader has authority. Your boss at work has authority over you. They don’t have authority over your worship but they do have authority over the work you do in that job. The same is true of government leaders, they have authority over the city, state and federal government. They have the right to issue laws for your good. They don’t have the right to violate the laws of God. Ever since Noah human government has had a covenant with God to deal with murderers and provide a safe environment for us to live in. Rosa Parks refused to submit to a law that violated God’s law, Mahatma Gandhi also refused to submit to laws that violated God’s law. So then, if the law is according to the covenant that God made with Noah you need to submit, if the law violates God’s covenant then you can imitate the people of faith who have gone before us.
18 Pray for us. We are sure that we have a clear conscience and desire to live honorably in every way.
The apostles were slandered and lied about, but the testimony is that they had a clear conscience and desired to live honorably in every way. We should imitate them and we should also pray for those on the front lines, they are taking the brunt of Satan’s attack.
19 I particularly urge you to pray so that I may be restored to you soon.
This is why I think this was Paul. This appears to be written primarily by one person but because the major revelation in this book appears to be something that both Paul and James discovered he may not have felt comfortable attributing this book as from him. There may have actually been many saints who saw bits and pieces that Paul has compiled here.
20 Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, 21 equip you with everything good for doing his will, and may he work in us what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
This is our prayer, that the Lord’s will would be done. We have been fully equipped, by saying “we” I am referring to the Body of Christ.
22 Brothers and sisters, I urge you to bear with my word of exhortation, for in fact I have written to you quite briefly. 23 I want you to know that our brother Timothy has been released. If he arrives soon, I will come with him to see you.
Again, this appears to be referring to both Paul and Timothy and it also seems they were both imprisoned.
24 Greet all your leaders and all the Lord’s people. Those from Italy send you their greetings. 25 Grace be with you all.
11 The high priest carries the blood of animals into the Most Holy Place as a sin offering, but the bodies are burned outside the camp. 12 And so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate to make the people holy through his own blood. 13 Let us, then, go to him outside the camp, bearing the disgrace he bore. 14 For here we do not have an enduring city, but we are looking for the city that is to come.
If you are following the Lord, if you are bearing your cross and following Him, then surely you will have to go outside the camp and bear the disgrace He bore. This is not about the city we have but rather we are looking for the city to come. Our testimony is that this world is satanic, evil and corrupt. Why would you be surprised that they in turn attack and insult you? This was the point of the mask mandate, vaccine mandate, they are going to "other you", turn you into a leper. So then, let us go to Him, outside the camp, bearing the disgrace He bore.
15 Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise—the fruit of lips that openly profess his name.
This is a great test, can you openly profess His name and give a sacrifice of praise? If you are involved in doing something shameful you can’t, if you are doing something that the Lord prohibits you can’t. Can you continually offer a sacrifice of praise?
16 And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.
Regardless of the situation you can always do good. While being crucified the Lord told one of the thieves that he would be with Him that day in paradise. He saw His mother and told the disciple “behold your mother”, even while dying He is taking care of others and doing good.
17 Have confidence in your leaders and submit to their authority, because they keep watch over you as those who must give an account. Do this so that their work will be a joy, not a burden, for that would be of no benefit to you.
Every leader has authority. Your boss at work has authority over you. They don’t have authority over your worship but they do have authority over the work you do in that job. The same is true of government leaders, they have authority over the city, state and federal government. They have the right to issue laws for your good. They don’t have the right to violate the laws of God. Ever since Noah human government has had a covenant with God to deal with murderers and provide a safe environment for us to live in. Rosa Parks refused to submit to a law that violated God’s law, Mahatma Gandhi also refused to submit to laws that violated God’s law. So then, if the law is according to the covenant that God made with Noah you need to submit, if the law violates God’s covenant then you can imitate the people of faith who have gone before us.
18 Pray for us. We are sure that we have a clear conscience and desire to live honorably in every way.
The apostles were slandered and lied about, but the testimony is that they had a clear conscience and desired to live honorably in every way. We should imitate them and we should also pray for those on the front lines, they are taking the brunt of Satan’s attack.
19 I particularly urge you to pray so that I may be restored to you soon.
This is why I think this was Paul. This appears to be written primarily by one person but because the major revelation in this book appears to be something that both Paul and James discovered he may not have felt comfortable attributing this book as from him. There may have actually been many saints who saw bits and pieces that Paul has compiled here.
20 Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, 21 equip you with everything good for doing his will, and may he work in us what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
This is our prayer, that the Lord’s will would be done. We have been fully equipped, by saying “we” I am referring to the Body of Christ.
22 Brothers and sisters, I urge you to bear with my word of exhortation, for in fact I have written to you quite briefly. 23 I want you to know that our brother Timothy has been released. If he arrives soon, I will come with him to see you.
Again, this appears to be referring to both Paul and Timothy and it also seems they were both imprisoned.
24 Greet all your leaders and all the Lord’s people. Those from Italy send you their greetings. 25 Grace be with you all.
PROPHECY--SHOW NO FAVOR
Jeremiah 16:10-13 10 And it shall come to pass, when thou shalt shew this people all these words, and they shall say unto thee, Wherefore hath the LORD pronounced all this great evil against us? or what is our iniquity? or what is our sin that we have committed against the LORD our God? 11 Then shalt thou say unto them, Because your fathers have forsaken me, saith the LORD, and have walked after other gods, and have served them, and have worshipped them, and have forsaken me, and have not kept my law; 12 And ye have done worse than your fathers; for, behold, ye walk every one after the imagination of his evil heart, that they may not hearken unto me: 13 Therefore will I cast you out of this land into a land that ye know not, neither ye nor your fathers; and there ye shall serve other gods day and night; where I will not shew you favour.
My son, in that day, men will PLEAD for mercy.
In that day, men will BEG for the judgments to stop.
In that day, men will ASK for favor, but I WILL SHOW NO FAVOR.
For the SIN and unabated LACK OF REPENTANCE, I will not stay My hand. Those in My body have NOT REPENTED, but CONTINUE in the carnal lusts of this world. They have EMBRACED every type of false god, and PROMOTE the lies of man OVER the Word of God. They call My Word ANTIQUATED and OUT OF TOUCH with the times of today. They say My Word is VIOLENT and HATEFUL and has NO ROOM in the church today.
I SAY NOW - I WILL SHOW NO FAVOR TO YOU - AMERICA! FOR YOU ARE ICHABOD TO ME! My son, continue to SHOUT REPENT NOW! and turn from your wicked ways, for My judgments are here, and I WILL SHOW NO FAVOR.
Many in My body are SO DECEIVED, they do not even know that My hand has been lifted. They do not know that AMERICA is as SODOM AND GOMORRAH to Me. The SIN CELEBRATED is a stench in My nostrils. Flee from such sin now, or be counted as they are - DEAD TO ME.
My son, I WILL SHOW NO FAVOR to those in My body just because the people go to church and sing a few songs. They have been LULLED TO SLEEP by allowing the enemy into the house. Reprobate shepherds leading reprobate sheep down the path to destruction. Because you have LOST your first love, and now REPLACE that love with things of the world - I WILL CUT YOU OFF. Many will not have the faith to stand in the times ahead. They will be the ones who turn in My true body, My true church - to be killed. The enemy is in the house, but you discern not.
My son, the CALL OF REPENTANCE IS FADING as the noise of the world GROWS LOUDER. Tell My REMNANT to stand strong and to continue in My Word. My Word will sustain you in the DAYS OF AWE. Many will not survive, and others will become like animals with beastly instincts to steal, kill and destroy. Tell My children who will hear to PREPARE TO WITNESS MADNESS never before seen on Earth. BRACE! BRACE! BRACE! yourself in Me! I am your only hope! Trust in Me, and have the knowledge that I will NEVER leave nor forsake those the Father has CHOSEN AND MARKED.
I love you all very much, but I will I WILL SHOW NO FAVOR TO THE UNREPENTANT.
Amen. Lord Jesus
Judgment must begin at the house of God
1Peter 4:17 For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?
The tribulation is God's judgment on the world. The 70th week completes God's judgment on Israel. However, this all "must begin" with the judgment on the apostate church. We are in the church age, during this time you were supposed to confess and repent of your sins. You were supposed to take the Lord's blood and cleanse yourself of all your sins. The tribulation is the end and it is God's judgment on those who do not obey the gospel of God. This is what the book of Revelation tells us, that it is the judgement on those who do not obey the gospel. But the New Testament also tells us that this judgment must also begin with the house of God. Those who are in the church but did not obey the gospel of God. I refer to them as the apostate church, the church that has left the Bible. They ignore the word of God, or decide which Bible verses they will keep and which they will ignore. The 9th of Av is the appointed day for judgement on these ones. They worship Moloch and Baal, they are involved in idol worship, they worship money, etc. The 9th of Av was when the Moloch worshippers were judged. It is the day of judgement on those with the sin of unbelief like the ten spies who have an evil report. The 9th of Av is the day that God cursed them to die in the wilderness. It is the day God judges Israel for their sins by destroying the temple (the apostate church) and carries them off as captives. It is the day they got judged for rejecting Jesus Christ and His gospel, the temple was destroyed and they were scattered to the four corners of the earth. We are told very clearly by Peter that this is where the judgment of God must begin.
The watchmen have latched onto a principle, that the appointed feasts are a shadow of things to come and that God is the same today as He was yesterday. Therefore they have been looking at the appointed feasts and have seen in one after another rapture scenarios. However, if we look at scenarios for when the judgement on the apostates and unbelieving and idolatrous church is, that is very clearly the 9th of Av.
Also, since we can seen many potential rapture scenarios how do you know which one is first? It is very possible that there is a rapture scenario but that it takes place during the tribulation. We know the two witnesses are resurrected and then caught up. So not only do we learn that the 9th of Av is the day on which judgment falls on the apostate church we also know from Peter that judgement on the world must begin with judgment on the house of God. It is not simply an appointed day for judgement on the house of God, but it is the appointed day to begin the judgement of God, the tribulation.
1Peter 4:17 For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?
The tribulation is God's judgment on the world. The 70th week completes God's judgment on Israel. However, this all "must begin" with the judgment on the apostate church. We are in the church age, during this time you were supposed to confess and repent of your sins. You were supposed to take the Lord's blood and cleanse yourself of all your sins. The tribulation is the end and it is God's judgment on those who do not obey the gospel of God. This is what the book of Revelation tells us, that it is the judgement on those who do not obey the gospel. But the New Testament also tells us that this judgment must also begin with the house of God. Those who are in the church but did not obey the gospel of God. I refer to them as the apostate church, the church that has left the Bible. They ignore the word of God, or decide which Bible verses they will keep and which they will ignore. The 9th of Av is the appointed day for judgement on these ones. They worship Moloch and Baal, they are involved in idol worship, they worship money, etc. The 9th of Av was when the Moloch worshippers were judged. It is the day of judgement on those with the sin of unbelief like the ten spies who have an evil report. The 9th of Av is the day that God cursed them to die in the wilderness. It is the day God judges Israel for their sins by destroying the temple (the apostate church) and carries them off as captives. It is the day they got judged for rejecting Jesus Christ and His gospel, the temple was destroyed and they were scattered to the four corners of the earth. We are told very clearly by Peter that this is where the judgment of God must begin.
The watchmen have latched onto a principle, that the appointed feasts are a shadow of things to come and that God is the same today as He was yesterday. Therefore they have been looking at the appointed feasts and have seen in one after another rapture scenarios. However, if we look at scenarios for when the judgement on the apostates and unbelieving and idolatrous church is, that is very clearly the 9th of Av.
Also, since we can seen many potential rapture scenarios how do you know which one is first? It is very possible that there is a rapture scenario but that it takes place during the tribulation. We know the two witnesses are resurrected and then caught up. So not only do we learn that the 9th of Av is the day on which judgment falls on the apostate church we also know from Peter that judgement on the world must begin with judgment on the house of God. It is not simply an appointed day for judgement on the house of God, but it is the appointed day to begin the judgement of God, the tribulation.
Another Will Arise After Them | 174
I think it was Dr. Barnett that shared something I found very interesting about the Roman Empire. Babylon, Medo Persia and Greek empires all conquered territory with their army and held the conquered lands in subjection. The Roman Empire was different. Yes, they won some battles and had a formidable army. But then many of the nations chose to join the Roman empire as a vassal state. They did this because Rome would then build the roads and connect them with the Empire's economy. They paid taxes and sent soldiers, but because Rome didn't have to fight each country they were able to grow rapidly with very little cost.
It is the same principle that the UN and WEF are employing. They make laws, but other than that the UN has not been a creative force. The Roman empire was known for their laws and roads, but were not as creative as the Greeks, or Medo Persians or Babylonians. It was more the mergers and acquisitions department of your law firm.
Therefore it seems to me that the UN is the modern version of the Roman Empire and they are planning to divide the Earth into ten realms, hence the ten kings.
Also, when the stone not cut with hands hits the feet of this statue it brings down all human government, not simply "feet". I would say that the US is the golden head, the Medo Persians are the Chinese and Russians alliance. They are the ones with the silver, slightly less valuable than gold. The bronze stomache that is like a leopard is the Islamic union of nations. They conquer with their knives and swords.
Big Misconception concerning the Antichrist
Paul says that when the restrainer is taken out of the way then the man of lawlessness will be revealed. We understand that the man of lawlessness is the Antichrist. As a result many people teach that the Antichrist is revealed after the rapture, teaching that the restrainer refers to those believers who are filled with the Holy Spirit and are one with the Holy Spirit to restrain evil.
So what this verse really says is that those who are not filled with the Holy Spirit, who are not restraining evil, who are asleep at the Lord's return, they will see the Antichrist revealed after the rapture. That is fine.
But, how can those who are restraining evil and are one with the Holy Spirit be restraining the Antichrist from being revealed if they can't see him? I don't think you can say that the Antichrist being revealed after the rapture is referring to "revealed to those who are filled with the Holy Spirit". It is referring to the fleshly, materialistic people who are left behind after the rapture.
Second, why would John and Paul and Jesus and James and Jude all teach us how to identify the false teachers, false prophets, and counterfeit Christs if we were unable to detect "The Antichrist"? Either we are being trained to discern the counterfeits or we aren't, and if we are then surely that includes "the counterfeit" at the end of the age.
Third, everyone who feels we are a few years or less from the rapture will also agree that the Antichrist is already here. We are told a lot about this person including "the number of his name". Given all the information we are given concerning the Antichrist it seems logical that this is so we can identify him and not have to wait until the mark of the beast.
Paul says that when the restrainer is taken out of the way then the man of lawlessness will be revealed. We understand that the man of lawlessness is the Antichrist. As a result many people teach that the Antichrist is revealed after the rapture, teaching that the restrainer refers to those believers who are filled with the Holy Spirit and are one with the Holy Spirit to restrain evil.
So what this verse really says is that those who are not filled with the Holy Spirit, who are not restraining evil, who are asleep at the Lord's return, they will see the Antichrist revealed after the rapture. That is fine.
But, how can those who are restraining evil and are one with the Holy Spirit be restraining the Antichrist from being revealed if they can't see him? I don't think you can say that the Antichrist being revealed after the rapture is referring to "revealed to those who are filled with the Holy Spirit". It is referring to the fleshly, materialistic people who are left behind after the rapture.
Second, why would John and Paul and Jesus and James and Jude all teach us how to identify the false teachers, false prophets, and counterfeit Christs if we were unable to detect "The Antichrist"? Either we are being trained to discern the counterfeits or we aren't, and if we are then surely that includes "the counterfeit" at the end of the age.
Third, everyone who feels we are a few years or less from the rapture will also agree that the Antichrist is already here. We are told a lot about this person including "the number of his name". Given all the information we are given concerning the Antichrist it seems logical that this is so we can identify him and not have to wait until the mark of the beast.
Proverbs 22:1-8 -- The issue with Capitalism
A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold.
This is the fundamental problem with capitalism. Corporations are supposed to only be focused on great riches. Studies have shown that this causes corporations to act as psychopaths. If corporations are indeed "persons," their mental condition can accurately be described as pathological. Corporations have no innate moral impulses, and in fact they exist solely for the purpose of making money. As such, these "persons" are systemically driven to do whatever is necessary to increase revenues and profits, with no regard for ethical issues that might nag real people. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/our-humanity-naturally/201103/why-corporations-are-psychotic
2 Rich and poor have this in common: The Lord is the Maker of them all.
I have met billionaires, I have met people who were royalty, I have met the family of famous rock stars like the Rolling Stones, I have met people who were royalty but have been deposed, and I have met people who were poor, uneducated, and happy to make minimum wage. What is amazing is how similar they all are. If you gave them all the same clothes and put them in a lineup I would not be able to tell them apart. Some of the dumbest people I ever met were making $100,000 or more a month. Some of the most ordinary people I have ever met were the kids of the elites.
3 The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.
Think about Bernie Madoff. The man was very wealthy and very successful before he even started his ponzi scheme. Why do it? Why trade a good name for riches, and very temporary riches at that. It wasn’t the prudent thing to do, it tells me he was “simple”. Surely once he started down this path he kept going until he had to pay the penalty.
4 Humility is the fear of the Lord; its wages are riches and honor and life.
I suspect this is the big issue. Bernie Madoff lacked humility. He probably had a bad quarter and rather than admit to it, rather than let people see “he wasn’t all that” he thought he could cheat. Cook the books and as long as many people signed up for his fund he would be able to cover anyone wishing to pull money out.
5 In the paths of the wicked are snares and pitfalls, but those who would preserve their life stay far from them.
You see this as a teacher, some kids choose to cheat. That is the path they take and on that path there are snares and pitfalls. As long as Madoff could sign up more new money than people leaving he could keep up the illusion. The first snare is that the only way to do that is to have higher reported earnings than everyone else. Investing the money is risky, you could always have a bad quarter. You have to be opaque because at the end of each quarter you will have to have some bogus set of trades that shows you were getting better returns than the rest of the street. Your fund will grow into billions and billions but you don’t need research, anyone involved with the company would learn it was a sham. One lie becomes ten and ten lies become a thousand. All it takes is for one lie to become exposed and the whole house of cards collapses. It is very easy to turn down this path, but once you do it is very difficult to leave it and after only a few months it would be impossible to leave without confessing to your crime, destroying the entire company and going to jail.
6 Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.
Compare Bernie Madoff with Warren Buffet. From a young age he saw profitable businesses as cash machines. As a kid he invested in a vending machine and realized it was like a box which you go to each day and get money out of. He took this approach to investing, and his life became very simple. Find a good business, understand it, realize it is like a stock that will keep spitting out money each month, and buy it. Gillette razor blades, Coca Cola, Car insurance. Those are the things he invested in and then spent much of his time playing bridge. No worries, just profit. If there was a bad month he had no problem putting out those numbers. In one meeting he said he wanted to thank his personal trainer but the man begged him not to. It was a self effacing joke that demonstrates a guy who is humble.
7 The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.
This is the point. How do you make slaves? You lend money to them. At one point in my life my Dad told me he was shocked at how little money I had (he disapproved of me being a full time Christian evangelist). I said that is true, but I don’t have any debts. How many people can say that? How many are “debt free”? Biden’s policies are designed to make the US slaves. He might argue that the US was already on this path before he became president. That may be true but no one has embraced borrowing money (spending money you don’t have) more than he has.
8 Whoever sows injustice reaps calamity, and the rod they wield in fury will be broken.
What a great picture of today. The two impeachments of Trump were injustice, the lies and slander about the previous administration were injustice, the election fraud is injustice. They will reap for everything they have done. We have inflation, and are swamped with immigrants taking low wage jobs and using government resources. These last two years have been a disaster for the poor, estimates are they have lost something like $10,000 since Biden was president. They are going to reap calamity. Also look at the rod they are wielding in fury accusing Trump supporters of insurrection, they talked about reprogramming 75 million Americans, threatened to quarantine the entire state of Florida, and punished Georgia for racism by sending the All star game to Denver. The rod of “cancel culture” will be broken. MLB, NBA and NFL ratings are down 40% across the board. CNN, Budweiser and Target have learned what happens when you push the woke agenda. Biden claimed he was far more experienced than Trump and would be much better at foreign diplomacy. How is that working out? War between Israel and Iran has already reignited, the exit from Afghanistan was a complete failure and humiliation, China appears to be emboldened to attack Taiwan and we are on the verge of a nuclear war in Ukraine.
A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold.
This is the fundamental problem with capitalism. Corporations are supposed to only be focused on great riches. Studies have shown that this causes corporations to act as psychopaths. If corporations are indeed "persons," their mental condition can accurately be described as pathological. Corporations have no innate moral impulses, and in fact they exist solely for the purpose of making money. As such, these "persons" are systemically driven to do whatever is necessary to increase revenues and profits, with no regard for ethical issues that might nag real people. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/our-humanity-naturally/201103/why-corporations-are-psychotic
2 Rich and poor have this in common: The Lord is the Maker of them all.
I have met billionaires, I have met people who were royalty, I have met the family of famous rock stars like the Rolling Stones, I have met people who were royalty but have been deposed, and I have met people who were poor, uneducated, and happy to make minimum wage. What is amazing is how similar they all are. If you gave them all the same clothes and put them in a lineup I would not be able to tell them apart. Some of the dumbest people I ever met were making $100,000 or more a month. Some of the most ordinary people I have ever met were the kids of the elites.
3 The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.
Think about Bernie Madoff. The man was very wealthy and very successful before he even started his ponzi scheme. Why do it? Why trade a good name for riches, and very temporary riches at that. It wasn’t the prudent thing to do, it tells me he was “simple”. Surely once he started down this path he kept going until he had to pay the penalty.
4 Humility is the fear of the Lord; its wages are riches and honor and life.
I suspect this is the big issue. Bernie Madoff lacked humility. He probably had a bad quarter and rather than admit to it, rather than let people see “he wasn’t all that” he thought he could cheat. Cook the books and as long as many people signed up for his fund he would be able to cover anyone wishing to pull money out.
5 In the paths of the wicked are snares and pitfalls, but those who would preserve their life stay far from them.
You see this as a teacher, some kids choose to cheat. That is the path they take and on that path there are snares and pitfalls. As long as Madoff could sign up more new money than people leaving he could keep up the illusion. The first snare is that the only way to do that is to have higher reported earnings than everyone else. Investing the money is risky, you could always have a bad quarter. You have to be opaque because at the end of each quarter you will have to have some bogus set of trades that shows you were getting better returns than the rest of the street. Your fund will grow into billions and billions but you don’t need research, anyone involved with the company would learn it was a sham. One lie becomes ten and ten lies become a thousand. All it takes is for one lie to become exposed and the whole house of cards collapses. It is very easy to turn down this path, but once you do it is very difficult to leave it and after only a few months it would be impossible to leave without confessing to your crime, destroying the entire company and going to jail.
6 Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.
Compare Bernie Madoff with Warren Buffet. From a young age he saw profitable businesses as cash machines. As a kid he invested in a vending machine and realized it was like a box which you go to each day and get money out of. He took this approach to investing, and his life became very simple. Find a good business, understand it, realize it is like a stock that will keep spitting out money each month, and buy it. Gillette razor blades, Coca Cola, Car insurance. Those are the things he invested in and then spent much of his time playing bridge. No worries, just profit. If there was a bad month he had no problem putting out those numbers. In one meeting he said he wanted to thank his personal trainer but the man begged him not to. It was a self effacing joke that demonstrates a guy who is humble.
7 The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.
This is the point. How do you make slaves? You lend money to them. At one point in my life my Dad told me he was shocked at how little money I had (he disapproved of me being a full time Christian evangelist). I said that is true, but I don’t have any debts. How many people can say that? How many are “debt free”? Biden’s policies are designed to make the US slaves. He might argue that the US was already on this path before he became president. That may be true but no one has embraced borrowing money (spending money you don’t have) more than he has.
8 Whoever sows injustice reaps calamity, and the rod they wield in fury will be broken.
What a great picture of today. The two impeachments of Trump were injustice, the lies and slander about the previous administration were injustice, the election fraud is injustice. They will reap for everything they have done. We have inflation, and are swamped with immigrants taking low wage jobs and using government resources. These last two years have been a disaster for the poor, estimates are they have lost something like $10,000 since Biden was president. They are going to reap calamity. Also look at the rod they are wielding in fury accusing Trump supporters of insurrection, they talked about reprogramming 75 million Americans, threatened to quarantine the entire state of Florida, and punished Georgia for racism by sending the All star game to Denver. The rod of “cancel culture” will be broken. MLB, NBA and NFL ratings are down 40% across the board. CNN, Budweiser and Target have learned what happens when you push the woke agenda. Biden claimed he was far more experienced than Trump and would be much better at foreign diplomacy. How is that working out? War between Israel and Iran has already reignited, the exit from Afghanistan was a complete failure and humiliation, China appears to be emboldened to attack Taiwan and we are on the verge of a nuclear war in Ukraine.
The tribulation does not begin without a few things in place first.
1. The Antichrist, the man of lawlessness, is revealed to the world after the rapture. That means he must already be in place. He is a counterfeit, not of Jesus Christ come as a humble servant but as Jesus Christ, King of Kings, sitting on the throne. King Charles has been crowned.
2. The Mark of the Beast is not instituted prior to the tribulation, but it must be ready to go. That means you need: a quantum computer, starlink satellites , digital currency , and a dress rehearsal for a social credit score
3. The Beast system is not instituted prior to the tribulation, but it also must be ready to go and visible, so that the believers can warn others before being caught up. You need a quantum computer, starlink satellites , AI , and Neuralink . With those you can make an army that no one can fight against.
4. The temple is not built prior to the start of the tribulation but it must be ready to go and that means you have to have certified red heifers that will be ready to sacrifice so that everything can be cleansed
5. Ezekiel 38 may take place at the very start of the tribulation, perhaps the rapture triggers this battle going nuclear. Therefore you need to have an alliance between Russia and the Islamic nations allied against Israel.
6. Judgment begins with the house of God. Therefore we expect the tribulation to kick off with judgement against the apostate church. This church will be like "the days of Lot" so we expect to see a return of Sodom and Gomorrah. Since the house of God during the church age refers to the church we expect the judgment to fall on the apostate church which has become like Sodom and Gomorrah.
7. You need a false prophet and the pope we have seems like a perfect candidate as well as this recent rabbi in Israel.
8. We were told in Joel that before the day comes young men will dream dreams and old men will have visions. So we need a lot of dreams and visions from the Lord to the church.
1. The Antichrist, the man of lawlessness, is revealed to the world after the rapture. That means he must already be in place. He is a counterfeit, not of Jesus Christ come as a humble servant but as Jesus Christ, King of Kings, sitting on the throne. King Charles has been crowned.
2. The Mark of the Beast is not instituted prior to the tribulation, but it must be ready to go. That means you need: a quantum computer
, starlink satellites , digital currency , and a dress rehearsal for a social credit score 3. The Beast system is not instituted prior to the tribulation, but it also must be ready to go and visible, so that the believers can warn others before being caught up. You need a quantum computer
, starlink satellites , AI , and Neuralink . With those you can make an army that no one can fight against.4. The temple is not built prior to the start of the tribulation but it must be ready to go and that means you have to have certified red heifers that will be ready to sacrifice so that everything can be cleansed
5. Ezekiel 38 may take place at the very start of the tribulation, perhaps the rapture triggers this battle going nuclear. Therefore you need to have an alliance between Russia and the Islamic nations allied against Israel.
6. Judgment begins with the house of God. Therefore we expect the tribulation to kick off with judgement against the apostate church. This church will be like "the days of Lot" so we expect to see a return of Sodom and Gomorrah. Since the house of God during the church age refers to the church we expect the judgment to fall on the apostate church which has become like Sodom and Gomorrah.
7. You need a false prophet and the pope we have seems like a perfect candidate as well as this recent rabbi in Israel.
8. We were told in Joel that before the day comes young men will dream dreams and old men will have visions. So we need a lot of dreams and visions from the Lord to the church.
The tribulation does not begin without a few things in place first.
1. The Antichrist, the man of lawlessness, is revealed to the world after the rapture. That means he must already be in place. He is a counterfeit, not of Jesus Christ come as a humble servant but as Jesus Christ, King of Kings, sitting on the throne. King Charles has been crowned.
2. The Mark of the Beast is not instituted prior to the tribulation, but it must be ready to go. That means you need: a quantum computer, starlink satellites , digital currency , and a dress rehearsal for a social credit score
3. The Beast system is not instituted prior to the tribulation, but it also must be ready to go and visible, so that the believers can warn others before being caught up. You need a quantum computer, starlink satellites , AI , and Neuralink . With those you can make an army that no one can fight against.
4. The temple is not built prior to the start of the tribulation but it must be ready to go and that means you have to have certified red heifers that will be ready to sacrifice so that everything can be cleansed
5. Ezekiel 38 may take place at the very start of the tribulation, perhaps the rapture triggers this battle going nuclear. Therefore you need to have an alliance between Russia and the Islamic nations allied against Israel.
6. Judgment begins with the house of God. Therefore we expect the tribulation to kick off with judgement against the apostate church. This church will be like "the days of Lot" so we expect to see a return of Sodom and Gomorrah. Since the house of God during the church age refers to the church we expect the judgment to fall on the apostate church which has become like Sodom and Gomorrah.
7. You need a false prophet and the pope we have seems like a perfect candidate as well as this recent rabbi in Israel.
8. We were told in Joel that before the day comes young men will dream dreams and old men will have visions. So we need a lot of dreams and visions from the Lord to the church.
1. The Antichrist, the man of lawlessness, is revealed to the world after the rapture. That means he must already be in place. He is a counterfeit, not of Jesus Christ come as a humble servant but as Jesus Christ, King of Kings, sitting on the throne. King Charles has been crowned.
2. The Mark of the Beast is not instituted prior to the tribulation, but it must be ready to go. That means you need: a quantum computer
, starlink satellites , digital currency , and a dress rehearsal for a social credit score 3. The Beast system is not instituted prior to the tribulation, but it also must be ready to go and visible, so that the believers can warn others before being caught up. You need a quantum computer
, starlink satellites , AI , and Neuralink . With those you can make an army that no one can fight against.4. The temple is not built prior to the start of the tribulation but it must be ready to go and that means you have to have certified red heifers that will be ready to sacrifice so that everything can be cleansed
5. Ezekiel 38 may take place at the very start of the tribulation, perhaps the rapture triggers this battle going nuclear. Therefore you need to have an alliance between Russia and the Islamic nations allied against Israel.
6. Judgment begins with the house of God. Therefore we expect the tribulation to kick off with judgement against the apostate church. This church will be like "the days of Lot" so we expect to see a return of Sodom and Gomorrah. Since the house of God during the church age refers to the church we expect the judgment to fall on the apostate church which has become like Sodom and Gomorrah.
7. You need a false prophet and the pope we have seems like a perfect candidate as well as this recent rabbi in Israel.
8. We were told in Joel that before the day comes young men will dream dreams and old men will have visions. So we need a lot of dreams and visions from the Lord to the church.
10. We also need 10 kings and sure enough the UN has a plan to divide the Earth into ten realms.
PROPHECY/VISION--FATE OF MYSTERY BABYLON
FATE OF MYSTERY BABYLON
Jeremiah 44:3-5 3 Because of their wickedness which they have committed to provoke me to anger, in that they went to burn incense, and to serve other gods, whom they knew not, neither they, ye, nor your fathers. 4 Howbeit I sent unto you all my servants the prophets, rising early and sending them, saying, Oh, do not this abominable thing that I hate. 5 But they harkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense unto other gods.
VISION: While in prayer, the Lord gave me a vision of a giant map of the United States. On this map, several major cities were marked by a large circles, with the names of these cities printed above them. They are: New York, NY; Washington D.C.; Miami, FL; Atlanta, GA; Houston, TX; Chicago, IL; Las Vegas, NV; Las Angeles, CA; San Francisco; CA; and Seattle, WA. My attention was brought to the background of the map. Every inch of land within the border outline of the entire continental United States appeared as a flag, consisting of the chevron of white, pink, blue, brown, and black colors shown starting on the left (west coast) and the 6 rainbow colors stretching across the nation from the chevron to the right, ending on the east coast. I saw the cities named above marked and standing out on the flag.
As I saw each city appear on the map with their name above it, I saw thick black lines that looked like rays begin to shoot out from each of these cities in every direction, going all around the world. I watched as these lines went out and grew larger and thicker as they went and began to cover the world in thick blackness. The Lord made it known to me that this gross darkness is coming from America and being sent out to the entire world.
MY SON, SHOUT TO THE PEOPLE OF MYSTERY BABYLON! SAY UNTO THEM, YOUR FATE HAS BEEN SEALED, AND MY JUDGMENTS NOW COMMENCE IN EARNEST! THE PEOPLE HAVE SAID - WE HAVE NO GOD! WE CAN MAKE OUR PATHS, AND WE CAN BUILD A NATION IN OUR IMAGE! MYSTERY BABYLON - WHO IS AMERICA - HAS NOW GONE BEYOND MY LINE IN THE SAND. YOU HAVE PASSED THE RUBICON, AND MY HAND SHALL COME DOWN HARD ON THIS NATION. MY CHILDREN, WHO SAY THEY ARE MINE BUT ARE NOT, HAVE LED THIS NATION IN THE WAY OF WICKEDNESS AND HAVE CORRUPTED THE LITTLE ONES! ENOUGH!!! I WILL TEAR THIS NATION DOWN WHERE THERE WILL NOT BE ONE STONE UPON ANOTHER. I WILL SHAKE!! SHAKE!! SHAKE!! THIS LAND UNTIL THE GROUND OPENS UP AND SWALLOWS ENTIRE CITIES. THE FEAR OF THE LORD WILL BE HEARD IN THE VOICES OF MAN. THE CITIES MOST REPROBATE WILL BE DESTROYED BY FIRE, AND THOSE WHO HAVE CURSED MY GREAT NAME WILL PERISH OFF THE FACE OF THE EARTH. YOUR CITIES WILL BURN WITH AN UNQUENCHABLE FIRE, AND IT WILL ONLY TAKE - ONE HOUR. MY SON, WEEP NO MORE FOR THIS NATION - FOR THE FATE OF MYSTERY BABYLON IS SEALED AND THE COMMAND GIVEN. SHOUT REPENT NOW! TO THOSE WHO WILL HEAR! MANY WILL NOT HEAR AND THEIR END IS NEAR. SHOUT REPENT! TO THE CHURCHES WHO WILL HEAR AND TURN BACK TO ME! HOWEVER, MANY WILL NOT HEAR, AND THEIR END IS SOON. SHOUT REPENT! TO THE STUBBORN, STIFF-NECKED BODY THAT, BECAUSE OF PRIDE, REFUSE TO HEAR. THE REPROBATE PEOPLE WHO LOVE THE SIN AND SELF-WORSHIP OF SODOM WILL GROW STRONGER AND STRONGER. SOON MY WORD WILL BE FORBIDDEN TO BE SPOKEN, AND GREAT PERSECUTION IS COMING TO THOSE WHO SPEAK MY WORD. MY SON, THE FATE OF AMERICA - MYSTERY BABYLON - IS NOW DETERMINED, AND MY SEAL SET UPON THE PROCLAMATION. GATHER TOGETHER IN MY NAME AND PRAY FOR THE SALVATION OF THE LOST WHILE THERE IS STILL A WINDOW OF TIME. BE READY AT ALL TIMES TO STAND BEFORE ME. WHEN THE SHAKING STARTS - NO ONE WILL EXPECT IT. VIOLENT EARTHQUAKES DUE TO CLIMATE CHANGE WILL BE THE HEADLINES. BUT IT IS I THAT BRINGS FORTH JUDGMENT.
I LOVE YOU ALL VERY MUCH. REPENT NOW!!
Amen. Lord Jesus
FATE OF MYSTERY BABYLON
Jeremiah 44:3-5 3 Because of their wickedness which they have committed to provoke me to anger, in that they went to burn incense, and to serve other gods, whom they knew not, neither they, ye, nor your fathers. 4 Howbeit I sent unto you all my servants the prophets, rising early and sending them, saying, Oh, do not this abominable thing that I hate. 5 But they harkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense unto other gods.
VISION: While in prayer, the Lord gave me a vision of a giant map of the United States. On this map, several major cities were marked by a large circles, with the names of these cities printed above them. They are: New York, NY; Washington D.C.; Miami, FL; Atlanta, GA; Houston, TX; Chicago, IL; Las Vegas, NV; Las Angeles, CA; San Francisco; CA; and Seattle, WA. My attention was brought to the background of the map. Every inch of land within the border outline of the entire continental United States appeared as a flag, consisting of the chevron of white, pink, blue, brown, and black colors shown starting on the left (west coast) and the 6 rainbow colors stretching across the nation from the chevron to the right, ending on the east coast. I saw the cities named above marked and standing out on the flag.
As I saw each city appear on the map with their name above it, I saw thick black lines that looked like rays begin to shoot out from each of these cities in every direction, going all around the world. I watched as these lines went out and grew larger and thicker as they went and began to cover the world in thick blackness. The Lord made it known to me that this gross darkness is coming from America and being sent out to the entire world.
MY SON, SHOUT TO THE PEOPLE OF MYSTERY BABYLON! SAY UNTO THEM, YOUR FATE HAS BEEN SEALED, AND MY JUDGMENTS NOW COMMENCE IN EARNEST! THE PEOPLE HAVE SAID - WE HAVE NO GOD! WE CAN MAKE OUR PATHS, AND WE CAN BUILD A NATION IN OUR IMAGE! MYSTERY BABYLON - WHO IS AMERICA - HAS NOW GONE BEYOND MY LINE IN THE SAND. YOU HAVE PASSED THE RUBICON, AND MY HAND SHALL COME DOWN HARD ON THIS NATION. MY CHILDREN, WHO SAY THEY ARE MINE BUT ARE NOT, HAVE LED THIS NATION IN THE WAY OF WICKEDNESS AND HAVE CORRUPTED THE LITTLE ONES! ENOUGH!!! I WILL TEAR THIS NATION DOWN WHERE THERE WILL NOT BE ONE STONE UPON ANOTHER. I WILL SHAKE!! SHAKE!! SHAKE!! THIS LAND UNTIL THE GROUND OPENS UP AND SWALLOWS ENTIRE CITIES. THE FEAR OF THE LORD WILL BE HEARD IN THE VOICES OF MAN. THE CITIES MOST REPROBATE WILL BE DESTROYED BY FIRE, AND THOSE WHO HAVE CURSED MY GREAT NAME WILL PERISH OFF THE FACE OF THE EARTH. YOUR CITIES WILL BURN WITH AN UNQUENCHABLE FIRE, AND IT WILL ONLY TAKE - ONE HOUR. MY SON, WEEP NO MORE FOR THIS NATION - FOR THE FATE OF MYSTERY BABYLON IS SEALED AND THE COMMAND GIVEN. SHOUT REPENT NOW! TO THOSE WHO WILL HEAR! MANY WILL NOT HEAR AND THEIR END IS NEAR. SHOUT REPENT! TO THE CHURCHES WHO WILL HEAR AND TURN BACK TO ME! HOWEVER, MANY WILL NOT HEAR, AND THEIR END IS SOON. SHOUT REPENT! TO THE STUBBORN, STIFF-NECKED BODY THAT, BECAUSE OF PRIDE, REFUSE TO HEAR. THE REPROBATE PEOPLE WHO LOVE THE SIN AND SELF-WORSHIP OF SODOM WILL GROW STRONGER AND STRONGER. SOON MY WORD WILL BE FORBIDDEN TO BE SPOKEN, AND GREAT PERSECUTION IS COMING TO THOSE WHO SPEAK MY WORD. MY SON, THE FATE OF AMERICA - MYSTERY BABYLON - IS NOW DETERMINED, AND MY SEAL SET UPON THE PROCLAMATION. GATHER TOGETHER IN MY NAME AND PRAY FOR THE SALVATION OF THE LOST WHILE THERE IS STILL A WINDOW OF TIME. BE READY AT ALL TIMES TO STAND BEFORE ME. WHEN THE SHAKING STARTS - NO ONE WILL EXPECT IT. VIOLENT EARTHQUAKES DUE TO CLIMATE CHANGE WILL BE THE HEADLINES. BUT IT IS I THAT BRINGS FORTH JUDGMENT.
I LOVE YOU ALL VERY MUCH. REPENT NOW!!
Amen. Lord Jesus
Heaven's Proclamation of the Time Era of the Beast 7-2-23 @10-18am
The Era of the beast of the sea.
The time of the Era of the beast has officially begun. This man carries the number 666. It is a time of woe and misery as the Lamb takes His Bride who wears pristine white.
This will take place before the count of 24 is fully completed. The fall of Babylon, the rise of ten kingdoms. The fall of 3 of your kings. His remnant flees. His people see who the risen lamb truly is.
Babylon -- before you fall you will see disaster from within and disaster from without. You shall be divided many ways.
Definition of Era -- A long, distinct period of history with a particular feature or characteristic. In this case the feature will be the Beast ruling over man. A system of dating from a particular noteworthy event. In this case the noteworthy event will be the rapture and the judgement on Babylon.
For those of you questioning the legitimacy of Vicky, I have listened to her for quite awhile and I suspect she does not have much of a scientific training, I say this because she has mispronounced some very basic scientific terms. That said this use of "Era" is very scientific. An Eon is divided into Era's. Apparently from this I would conclude that the age of grace was an Era as well. Perhaps 6,000 years of human history would be an eon. But this is a marvelous way to describe the time period of the tribulation. I used these terms and taught them for years as an Earth Science teacher and yet it would never have occurred to me to use this term and yet it is very appropriate.
For those of you questioning the legitimacy of Vicky, I have listened to her for quite awhile and I suspect she does not have much of a scientific training, I say this because she has mispronounced some very basic scientific terms. That said this use of "Era" is very scientific. An Eon is divided into Era's. Apparently from this I would conclude that the age of grace was an Era as well. Perhaps 6,000 years of human history would be an eon. But this is a marvelous way to describe the time period of the tribulation. I used these terms and taught them for years as an Earth Science teacher and yet it would never have occurred to me to use this term and yet it is very appropriate.
Historically speaking we will say the period is identified by a prominent figure or characteristic feature. For example, Victorian England, or the Elizabethan age. In this case it will be the Beast age, or the Era of the Antichrist.
- The Elizabethan Era: This era is named after Queen Elizabeth I of England (1558-1603), whose reign marked a period of great cultural and artistic achievements, including the works of playwrights such as William Shakespeare.
- The Victorian Era: Named after Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (1837-1901), this period was characterized by the expansion of the British Empire, industrialization, significant advancements in technology, and the rise of Victorian values.
23 Reasons Why I'm Keeping My Eyes Peeled For A Potential 2023 Rapture1 Reasons 18 to 23
18 Increase and more intense birth pains (Matt 24:8)
19. Ezekiel 38 and 39 alliance -- 1st time in history we have seen an alliance between Russia, Iran and Turkey.
20. Transhumanism -- Trying to be like God -- Neuralink connects a person's brain to AI which can then control and manipulate you fully.
21. Playing God -- artificial womb, clones, making babies from two males or two females.
22. The Fig Tree Bang Zone -- 1948-1949 -- 80 years later takes you to 2029 before Israel turns 81. Israel was planted in May of 1948 but the Knesset did not meet until 1949 which could be when the fig tree put forth leaves. Interestingly the Knesset met right around the feast of trees. According to the prophecy Jesus returns in glory on the clouds before Israel turns 81, however Armageddon could still be in 2030.
23. Business as usual is ending --
18 Increase and more intense birth pains (Matt 24:8)
19. Ezekiel 38 and 39 alliance -- 1st time in history we have seen an alliance between Russia, Iran and Turkey.
20. Transhumanism -- Trying to be like God -- Neuralink connects a person's brain to AI which can then control and manipulate you fully.
21. Playing God -- artificial womb, clones, making babies from two males or two females.
22. The Fig Tree Bang Zone -- 1948-1949 -- 80 years later takes you to 2029 before Israel turns 81. Israel was planted in May of 1948 but the Knesset did not meet until 1949 which could be when the fig tree put forth leaves. Interestingly the Knesset met right around the feast of trees. According to the prophecy Jesus returns in glory on the clouds before Israel turns 81, however Armageddon could still be in 2030.
23. Business as usual is ending --