Summary of Bible references on the Rapture
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Proof that the first rapture cannot take place prior to the start of the 70th week marked by the covenant with the many being confirmed.
Leviticus 25:4 But in the seventh year shall be a sabbath of rest unto the land, a sabbath for the Lord: thou shalt neither sow thy field, nor prune thy vineyard. 5 That which groweth of its own accord of thy harvest thou shalt not reap, neither gather the grapes of thy vine undressed: for it is a year of rest unto the land.
This is why we expect that during the millennial reign there will not be any sowing or reaping for those thousand years. That is a sabbath day. However, this may also apply to the last seven years known as the seventieth week. This may indicate that all who will get saved will get saved in the first six years.
10 And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubilee unto you; and ye shall return every man unto his possession, and ye shall return every man unto his family. 11 A jubile shall that fiftieth year be unto you: ye shall not sow, neither reap that which groweth of itself in it, nor gather the grapes in it of thy vine undressed.
Most of us think that the millennial reign will begin with a jubilee year.
But this word helps to confirm the significance of the Shemitah. The seventieth week must begin on a Shemitah year and this proves that the rapture cannot take place prior to the start of the 70th week because prior to the start of the 70th week you have the seventh year of the previous Shemitah and there is no reaping during that year.
Leviticus 25:4 But in the seventh year shall be a sabbath of rest unto the land, a sabbath for the Lord: thou shalt neither sow thy field, nor prune thy vineyard. 5 That which groweth of its own accord of thy harvest thou shalt not reap, neither gather the grapes of thy vine undressed: for it is a year of rest unto the land.
This is why we expect that during the millennial reign there will not be any sowing or reaping for those thousand years. That is a sabbath day. However, this may also apply to the last seven years known as the seventieth week. This may indicate that all who will get saved will get saved in the first six years.
10 And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubilee unto you; and ye shall return every man unto his possession, and ye shall return every man unto his family. 11 A jubile shall that fiftieth year be unto you: ye shall not sow, neither reap that which groweth of itself in it, nor gather the grapes in it of thy vine undressed.
Most of us think that the millennial reign will begin with a jubilee year.
But this word helps to confirm the significance of the Shemitah. The seventieth week must begin on a Shemitah year and this proves that the rapture cannot take place prior to the start of the 70th week because prior to the start of the 70th week you have the seventh year of the previous Shemitah and there is no reaping during that year.
Furnace of Fire
Matthew 13:42 And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
I was reminded of the LA fires and Lahaina fires. These are warnings to us, this word will be fulfilled. Now is the time to get right with the Lord.
Genesis 15:17 And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces.
This is Abraham's covenant with God, the father of our faith. We all must go through the sacrifice to God as either a smoking furnace or a burning lamp. Better to be a burning lamp with a testimony that shines to the whole house.
Genesis 19:28 And he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, and beheld, and, lo, the smoke of the country went up as the smoke of a furnace.
What we are seeing in LA is a preview of what we will see when Sodom and Gomorrah are judged.
Exodus 9:10 And they took ashes of the furnace, and stood before Pharaoh; and Moses sprinkled it up toward heaven; and it became a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast.
The ashes from the fires in LA and Lahaina are a testimony against man that they have not done what they ought to have done and they have done what they ought not to have done. For example, the brush was not cleared away in LA over some lame excuse about climate change. You can clear the brush without cutting down the trees. Also there was a reservoir that holds 11 million gallons which was empty in LA, that should have been filled. Also, it turns out that these houses in LA have smart meters on the outside of the house that are powered by Lithium batteries. When they get hot from the fire they can burst into flames burning at 6,000 degrees and heating up all the wires that go into the house so that the houses burn from the inside. We have lots of video of houses burned to ashes while the trees in the yard are still green.
Exodus 19:18 And mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because the Lord descended upon it in fire: and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly.
The burning of Sodom and Gomorrah will set the stage for the tribulation to begin in earnest on Shavuot.
Deuteronomy 4:20 But the Lord hath taken you, and brought you forth out of the iron furnace, even out of Egypt, to be unto him a people of inheritance, as ye are this day.
The Jews leaving Egypt and entering the good land is a picture of the rapture rescuing God's people out of an iron furnace. Working in an iron furnace is a good picture of the industrial revolution.
Isaiah 48:10 Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.
No one gets to avoid the furnace of affliction if you want to be chosen of the Lord.
Jeremiah 11:4 Which I commanded your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying, Obey my voice, and do them, according to all which I command you: so shall ye be my people, and I will be your God:
Our experience in the furnace teaches us to Obey the Lord's voice and to do all that He commands us.
Daniel 3:19 Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego: therefore he spake, and commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated.
The tribulation during the seven years known as the seventieth week will be much hotter than it was during the church age. During the church age Jesus freaks were mocked, ridiculed and ostracized. But during the tribulation they will hunt you down, prosecute you and behead you. That is significantly hotter. This does not mean that the tribulation that is worse than all of human history is seven years long. It means that at the start of the seven year period the order is given to heat the furnace. It takes time to get seven times hotter. During the Great tribulation, the last half of the seven years, it is much hotter than the first half. It takes a full 3 1/2 years to get heated up to that level. Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego represent the saints who are left behind while Daniel represents those who were already raptured. What is the difference between the two? All four were given Babylonian names. A name denotes the person and work. 75% of them expressed that Babylonian person and work and so they are called by their Babylonian names. 25% of them did not. Daniel still was called by his Hebrew name. Daniel was sanctified while the other three were pickled in the Babylonian culture.
Matthew 13:42 And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
I was reminded of the LA fires and Lahaina fires. These are warnings to us, this word will be fulfilled. Now is the time to get right with the Lord.
Genesis 15:17 And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces.
This is Abraham's covenant with God, the father of our faith. We all must go through the sacrifice to God as either a smoking furnace or a burning lamp. Better to be a burning lamp with a testimony that shines to the whole house.
Genesis 19:28 And he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, and beheld, and, lo, the smoke of the country went up as the smoke of a furnace.
What we are seeing in LA is a preview of what we will see when Sodom and Gomorrah are judged.
Exodus 9:10 And they took ashes of the furnace, and stood before Pharaoh; and Moses sprinkled it up toward heaven; and it became a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast.
The ashes from the fires in LA and Lahaina are a testimony against man that they have not done what they ought to have done and they have done what they ought not to have done. For example, the brush was not cleared away in LA over some lame excuse about climate change. You can clear the brush without cutting down the trees. Also there was a reservoir that holds 11 million gallons which was empty in LA, that should have been filled. Also, it turns out that these houses in LA have smart meters on the outside of the house that are powered by Lithium batteries. When they get hot from the fire they can burst into flames burning at 6,000 degrees and heating up all the wires that go into the house so that the houses burn from the inside. We have lots of video of houses burned to ashes while the trees in the yard are still green.
Exodus 19:18 And mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because the Lord descended upon it in fire: and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly.
The burning of Sodom and Gomorrah will set the stage for the tribulation to begin in earnest on Shavuot.
Deuteronomy 4:20 But the Lord hath taken you, and brought you forth out of the iron furnace, even out of Egypt, to be unto him a people of inheritance, as ye are this day.
The Jews leaving Egypt and entering the good land is a picture of the rapture rescuing God's people out of an iron furnace. Working in an iron furnace is a good picture of the industrial revolution.
Isaiah 48:10 Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.
No one gets to avoid the furnace of affliction if you want to be chosen of the Lord.
Jeremiah 11:4 Which I commanded your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying, Obey my voice, and do them, according to all which I command you: so shall ye be my people, and I will be your God:
Our experience in the furnace teaches us to Obey the Lord's voice and to do all that He commands us.
Daniel 3:19 Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego: therefore he spake, and commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated.
The tribulation during the seven years known as the seventieth week will be much hotter than it was during the church age. During the church age Jesus freaks were mocked, ridiculed and ostracized. But during the tribulation they will hunt you down, prosecute you and behead you. That is significantly hotter. This does not mean that the tribulation that is worse than all of human history is seven years long. It means that at the start of the seven year period the order is given to heat the furnace. It takes time to get seven times hotter. During the Great tribulation, the last half of the seven years, it is much hotter than the first half. It takes a full 3 1/2 years to get heated up to that level. Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego represent the saints who are left behind while Daniel represents those who were already raptured. What is the difference between the two? All four were given Babylonian names. A name denotes the person and work. 75% of them expressed that Babylonian person and work and so they are called by their Babylonian names. 25% of them did not. Daniel still was called by his Hebrew name. Daniel was sanctified while the other three were pickled in the Babylonian culture.
The Seven Year Tribulation
Let's consider the 7 year famine with Joseph. The first year we have a bad crop, not enough food for us or the cows. What happens? Inflation, food gets more expensive. Thanksgiving in the US was 20% more expensive in 2024 than in 2020. But with each progressive year the situation becomes worse and worse. That is what we see in Revelation with the seven year period. If you want to call it seven years of tribulation based on the story of Joseph that is fine. But that first year of famine is not worse than anything the world has ever seen or.ever will see again. That does not happen until the last 3 1/2 years of the seven year period.
There is nothing in the Bible that says the rapture will be before inflation or before one bad year of harvest.
Rather we are told the rapture is before the hour of trial. That is the question, when does the hour of trial begin and no doubt from Revelation that is a reference to the Mark of the Beast where you cannot buy or sell without the mark and if you refuse the mark they will ultimately execute you.
It would be absurd to say that this is what the covenant with the many is because that day comes as a thief in the night. They can't tell people what is going on because the restrainer is still here.
The last seven years is a Shemitah. The first year of one Shemitah follows the seventh year of the last Shemitah. During the seventh year you cannot reap your fields, so there cannot be a reaping, there cannot be a rapture prior to the seventieth year starting and we know on day one of the seventieth year there is no rapture because the Antichrist is still creeping around in the dead of night like a thief in the night.
On the other hand we can say that there is a 7 year 6 month gap between the rapture and Israel being raised up. But let's consider that, Israel being raised up would be a reaping. You cannot reap during the 7th year of a Shemitah. Therefore they are not raised up during the seventieth week. They are enlived during that time when the Lord returns in glory and defeats the army of Armageddon. But they are not raised up for another year. The seventh year is a year of rest, the Lord will do everything.
Every piece to the puzzle must fit together. Since Jesus returns in the seventh year of the seventieth year we know it will be in the 8th year that the Lord's kingdom is set up in Jerusalem. This will have to be after the day of Judgement.
Basically the rapture must take place after the seventieth week begins when they confirm the covenant with the many on the Feast of Trumpets but it cannot be more than six months after that date.
Also the best date on the Jewish calendar as a shadow of the Jews rejecting and killing the two witnesses will be the 9th of Av and the best date for Jesus to return in glory is Shavuot (same day He ascended) and the best date for the Jews to be raised up 7 1/2 years after the rapture is the 15th of Av, the day the curse ended and the Jews rose up out of the graves.
Let's consider the 7 year famine with Joseph. The first year we have a bad crop, not enough food for us or the cows. What happens? Inflation, food gets more expensive. Thanksgiving in the US was 20% more expensive in 2024 than in 2020. But with each progressive year the situation becomes worse and worse. That is what we see in Revelation with the seven year period. If you want to call it seven years of tribulation based on the story of Joseph that is fine. But that first year of famine is not worse than anything the world has ever seen or.ever will see again. That does not happen until the last 3 1/2 years of the seven year period.
There is nothing in the Bible that says the rapture will be before inflation or before one bad year of harvest.
Rather we are told the rapture is before the hour of trial. That is the question, when does the hour of trial begin and no doubt from Revelation that is a reference to the Mark of the Beast where you cannot buy or sell without the mark and if you refuse the mark they will ultimately execute you.
It would be absurd to say that this is what the covenant with the many is because that day comes as a thief in the night. They can't tell people what is going on because the restrainer is still here.
The last seven years is a Shemitah. The first year of one Shemitah follows the seventh year of the last Shemitah. During the seventh year you cannot reap your fields, so there cannot be a reaping, there cannot be a rapture prior to the seventieth year starting and we know on day one of the seventieth year there is no rapture because the Antichrist is still creeping around in the dead of night like a thief in the night.
On the other hand we can say that there is a 7 year 6 month gap between the rapture and Israel being raised up. But let's consider that, Israel being raised up would be a reaping. You cannot reap during the 7th year of a Shemitah. Therefore they are not raised up during the seventieth week. They are enlived during that time when the Lord returns in glory and defeats the army of Armageddon. But they are not raised up for another year. The seventh year is a year of rest, the Lord will do everything.
Every piece to the puzzle must fit together. Since Jesus returns in the seventh year of the seventieth year we know it will be in the 8th year that the Lord's kingdom is set up in Jerusalem. This will have to be after the day of Judgement.
Basically the rapture must take place after the seventieth week begins when they confirm the covenant with the many on the Feast of Trumpets but it cannot be more than six months after that date.
Also the best date on the Jewish calendar as a shadow of the Jews rejecting and killing the two witnesses will be the 9th of Av and the best date for Jesus to return in glory is Shavuot (same day He ascended) and the best date for the Jews to be raised up 7 1/2 years after the rapture is the 15th of Av, the day the curse ended and the Jews rose up out of the graves.
The rapture is before the hour of trial
The three synoptic gospels have significant differences that indicate Luke is written to those who are raptured first, Mark is to the left behind and Matthew is to the Jews. Obviously the entire Bible is to all of us, every verse is good for instruction, but there is a distinction that helps us understand these three groups.
Luke 22:28 Ye are they which have continued with me in my temptations.
This refers to those raptured first. Not all Christians have continued with the Lord in His temptations. The prosperity gospel is a cloak to justify not continuing with the Lord in His temptations.
29 And I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me;
This is why they have been raptured. This reminds us of the guy who had five talents being made ruler over five cities.
30 That ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
This is also the reward of those who are raptured first. The Lord said He longed to eat and drink with us again at the table and that will happen at the time of the rapture.
31 And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat:
This is a word to those who are left behind. The rapture is before the hour of trial and Simon denies the Lord during the hour of trial.
32 But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.
He has prayed that those left behind will stand strong, turn to Him and trust in Him.
33 And he said unto him, Lord, I am ready to go with thee, both into prison, and to death.
There will be many who think this is the case, but notice the difference. Those who are raptured are those who continued with the Lord in His temptations, that might have been prison, that might have been death. Peter doesn't say "I have gone with you" he says "he is ready to go with Him" and that is precisely what will happen to those left behind.
34 And he said, I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, before that thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest me.
This is the hour of trial for Peter. We all must go through this trial. If you preach the gospel regularly, if you were threatened with losing your job or some other trial and yet you refused to deny the Lord then you have not abandoned the Lord in His temptations. But if you buckled under to the pressure then you have.
35 And he said unto them, When I sent you without purse, and scrip, and shoes, lacked ye any thing? And they said, Nothing.
This is a reference to the church age prior to the rapture.
36 Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one.
This is a reference to the believers who are left behind after the rapture.
37 For I say unto you, that this that is written must yet be accomplished in me, And he was reckoned among the transgressors: for the things concerning me have an end.
Have you been reckoned among the transgressors? That is a requirement. Jesus was accused of the worst crime and convicted. Will you continue with the Lord when you are reckoned among the transgressors? Either the answer is I have been already or I am ready to. That tells me if you are going to be raptured or if you will be left behind.
38 And they said, Lord, behold, here are two swords. And he said unto them, It is enough.
Do you think that we bring in the kingdom with swords? Then you can be sure you will be left behind.
39 And he came out, and went, as he was wont, to the mount of Olives; and his disciples also followed him.
Do you have a well established habit of daily prayer?
40 And when he was at the place, he said unto them, Pray that ye enter not into temptation.
When I was a kid I watched Muhammed Ali dancing in the ring flicking his jab and thought that is how I will fight. Then when I got into the ring I discovered how exhausting that is. If you don't actually fight in the ring you may think you don't need to pray about temptations that the enemy can throw your way. But when you are actually in the ring you learn to pray. You learn that everyone can make a mistake and it only takes a small mistake to lead to knock out punch.
41 And he was withdrawn from them about a stone's cast, and kneeled down, and prayed,
When I pray I feel like I am in a tank firing at the enemy. I want to be a stone's cast away from the brothers and sisters so that there are no friendly fire injuries.
The three synoptic gospels have significant differences that indicate Luke is written to those who are raptured first, Mark is to the left behind and Matthew is to the Jews. Obviously the entire Bible is to all of us, every verse is good for instruction, but there is a distinction that helps us understand these three groups.
Luke 22:28 Ye are they which have continued with me in my temptations.
This refers to those raptured first. Not all Christians have continued with the Lord in His temptations. The prosperity gospel is a cloak to justify not continuing with the Lord in His temptations.
29 And I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me;
This is why they have been raptured. This reminds us of the guy who had five talents being made ruler over five cities.
30 That ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
This is also the reward of those who are raptured first. The Lord said He longed to eat and drink with us again at the table and that will happen at the time of the rapture.
31 And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat:
This is a word to those who are left behind. The rapture is before the hour of trial and Simon denies the Lord during the hour of trial.
32 But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.
He has prayed that those left behind will stand strong, turn to Him and trust in Him.
33 And he said unto him, Lord, I am ready to go with thee, both into prison, and to death.
There will be many who think this is the case, but notice the difference. Those who are raptured are those who continued with the Lord in His temptations, that might have been prison, that might have been death. Peter doesn't say "I have gone with you" he says "he is ready to go with Him" and that is precisely what will happen to those left behind.
34 And he said, I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, before that thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest me.
This is the hour of trial for Peter. We all must go through this trial. If you preach the gospel regularly, if you were threatened with losing your job or some other trial and yet you refused to deny the Lord then you have not abandoned the Lord in His temptations. But if you buckled under to the pressure then you have.
35 And he said unto them, When I sent you without purse, and scrip, and shoes, lacked ye any thing? And they said, Nothing.
This is a reference to the church age prior to the rapture.
36 Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one.
This is a reference to the believers who are left behind after the rapture.
37 For I say unto you, that this that is written must yet be accomplished in me, And he was reckoned among the transgressors: for the things concerning me have an end.
Have you been reckoned among the transgressors? That is a requirement. Jesus was accused of the worst crime and convicted. Will you continue with the Lord when you are reckoned among the transgressors? Either the answer is I have been already or I am ready to. That tells me if you are going to be raptured or if you will be left behind.
38 And they said, Lord, behold, here are two swords. And he said unto them, It is enough.
Do you think that we bring in the kingdom with swords? Then you can be sure you will be left behind.
39 And he came out, and went, as he was wont, to the mount of Olives; and his disciples also followed him.
Do you have a well established habit of daily prayer?
40 And when he was at the place, he said unto them, Pray that ye enter not into temptation.
When I was a kid I watched Muhammed Ali dancing in the ring flicking his jab and thought that is how I will fight. Then when I got into the ring I discovered how exhausting that is. If you don't actually fight in the ring you may think you don't need to pray about temptations that the enemy can throw your way. But when you are actually in the ring you learn to pray. You learn that everyone can make a mistake and it only takes a small mistake to lead to knock out punch.
41 And he was withdrawn from them about a stone's cast, and kneeled down, and prayed,
When I pray I feel like I am in a tank firing at the enemy. I want to be a stone's cast away from the brothers and sisters so that there are no friendly fire injuries.
The Right Attitude for those left behind
Luke 22:42 Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.
This is the right attitude. Jesus is about to go into the ring to destroy Satan, Death and Sin. Trying to show off is a temptation, we pray not to enter into temptation, and we pray that we are walking according to God's will. We did not choose to enter into this ring, God is constraining us so that we must enter into this ring.
43 And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him.
This is further proof that it is God's will. A boxer needs someone to lace up his gloves, if it is truly God's will He will send an angel to lace them up for you.
44 And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.
Foolishness and courage can look like the same thing. This verse proves the Lord was not foolish, He knew precisely what was coming His way. Peter on the other hand was a fool, He didn't know what was coming when he said he was ready to die. Later he did and that is expressed in his epistles. The first time I got into a boxing ring I was a fool. I had no idea what I was getting into. I fought for 12 rounds, we had a referee, we had three judges, but this was something I had organized as 12 year old kid. We had no head gear. I had no idea that kids don't fight 12 3 minute rounds. After that fight both me and the other kid knew exactly what to expect and neither of us ever wanted to get back in the ring. I describe that fight as the closest I have ever come to death.
45 And when he rose up from prayer, and was come to his disciples, he found them sleeping for sorrow,
This also was my case. After each 3 minute round I knew I was losing but had no idea what to do about it. What I learned from that fight is how important it is to have a coach. The Lord Jesus and the Holy Spirit and the word of God, these are our coaches.
46 And said unto them, Why sleep ye? rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation.
Once you are familiar with what a real fight is going to be like then you will prepare and you will prepare in a way that you will not be sleeping but praying. For example, in one Superbowl the score was 28-3 in the 3rd quarter. However the team that was losing wound up winning. They were getting beaten bad, but they had to make adjustments and they did and they were able to turn the game around. This is what warfare is all about. These guys sleeping, they are not warriors.
47 And while he yet spake, behold a multitude, and he that was called Judas, one of the twelve, went before them, and drew near unto Jesus to kiss him.
However, they also are not snakes in the grass like Judas. Warriors know there will always be a snake, a traitor, a spy. They are vigilant and they spot them before the knife goes in the back. Jesus knew Judas was a snake, but these ones sleeping, they didn't.
48 But Jesus said unto him, Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss?
Beware of those who want to be buddy buddy with you. When people read about how Michael Jordan treated his teammates they often think he was too mean. He wanted people he could depend on when the fighting was the fiercest. If they couldn't handle his treatment of them in practice they would never handle the toughest fights on the court.
49 When they which were about him saw what would follow, they said unto him, Lord, shall we smite with the sword?
No. We shall not. But did they wait for Him to answer? Another reason why they are left behind. They pretend to pray but then run off and do their own thing.
50 And one of them smote the servant of the high priest, and cut off his right ear.
Remarkably similar to what happened to Trump.
51 And Jesus answered and said, Suffer ye thus far. And he touched his ear, and healed him.
Jesus gave us a pattern on how to endure the trials and temptations. These ones were being coached, they had not learned these lessons yet and that is why they are left behind.
52 Then Jesus said unto the chief priests, and captains of the temple, and the elders, which were come to him, Be ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and staves?
Get ready, this is what is coming for those who are left behind. You must be reckoned with the transgressors. Those who are raptured are kept from the hour of trial and this is clearly the hour of trial.
53 When I was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched forth no hands against me: but this is your hour, and the power of darkness.
Again, comparing the church age with the hour of darkness, the end of the Age.
54 Then took they him, and led him, and brought him into the high priest's house. And Peter followed afar off.
Luke 22:42 Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.
This is the right attitude. Jesus is about to go into the ring to destroy Satan, Death and Sin. Trying to show off is a temptation, we pray not to enter into temptation, and we pray that we are walking according to God's will. We did not choose to enter into this ring, God is constraining us so that we must enter into this ring.
43 And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him.
This is further proof that it is God's will. A boxer needs someone to lace up his gloves, if it is truly God's will He will send an angel to lace them up for you.
44 And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.
Foolishness and courage can look like the same thing. This verse proves the Lord was not foolish, He knew precisely what was coming His way. Peter on the other hand was a fool, He didn't know what was coming when he said he was ready to die. Later he did and that is expressed in his epistles. The first time I got into a boxing ring I was a fool. I had no idea what I was getting into. I fought for 12 rounds, we had a referee, we had three judges, but this was something I had organized as 12 year old kid. We had no head gear. I had no idea that kids don't fight 12 3 minute rounds. After that fight both me and the other kid knew exactly what to expect and neither of us ever wanted to get back in the ring. I describe that fight as the closest I have ever come to death.
45 And when he rose up from prayer, and was come to his disciples, he found them sleeping for sorrow,
This also was my case. After each 3 minute round I knew I was losing but had no idea what to do about it. What I learned from that fight is how important it is to have a coach. The Lord Jesus and the Holy Spirit and the word of God, these are our coaches.
46 And said unto them, Why sleep ye? rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation.
Once you are familiar with what a real fight is going to be like then you will prepare and you will prepare in a way that you will not be sleeping but praying. For example, in one Superbowl the score was 28-3 in the 3rd quarter. However the team that was losing wound up winning. They were getting beaten bad, but they had to make adjustments and they did and they were able to turn the game around. This is what warfare is all about. These guys sleeping, they are not warriors.
47 And while he yet spake, behold a multitude, and he that was called Judas, one of the twelve, went before them, and drew near unto Jesus to kiss him.
However, they also are not snakes in the grass like Judas. Warriors know there will always be a snake, a traitor, a spy. They are vigilant and they spot them before the knife goes in the back. Jesus knew Judas was a snake, but these ones sleeping, they didn't.
48 But Jesus said unto him, Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss?
Beware of those who want to be buddy buddy with you. When people read about how Michael Jordan treated his teammates they often think he was too mean. He wanted people he could depend on when the fighting was the fiercest. If they couldn't handle his treatment of them in practice they would never handle the toughest fights on the court.
49 When they which were about him saw what would follow, they said unto him, Lord, shall we smite with the sword?
No. We shall not. But did they wait for Him to answer? Another reason why they are left behind. They pretend to pray but then run off and do their own thing.
50 And one of them smote the servant of the high priest, and cut off his right ear.
Remarkably similar to what happened to Trump.
51 And Jesus answered and said, Suffer ye thus far. And he touched his ear, and healed him.
Jesus gave us a pattern on how to endure the trials and temptations. These ones were being coached, they had not learned these lessons yet and that is why they are left behind.
52 Then Jesus said unto the chief priests, and captains of the temple, and the elders, which were come to him, Be ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and staves?
Get ready, this is what is coming for those who are left behind. You must be reckoned with the transgressors. Those who are raptured are kept from the hour of trial and this is clearly the hour of trial.
53 When I was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched forth no hands against me: but this is your hour, and the power of darkness.
Again, comparing the church age with the hour of darkness, the end of the Age.
54 Then took they him, and led him, and brought him into the high priest's house. And Peter followed afar off.
Do all Christians get raptured before the tribulation?
41 Then Peter said unto him, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even to all?
The context is the Lord saying some will be taken as close personal friends and some will be divorced, left behind. Peter wants to know does this apply to himself as well or only to the disciples but not to the apostles.
42 And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season?
Peter and all the apostles are stewards. They are supposed to be feeding the lambs and the sheep. So the Lord is making it clear, what He is speaking right here applies to Peter and all the apostles and anyone else who is a steward in the house of God. Shortly after getting saved I changed my name to indicate that I was a steward of the house of God. So when I read this I know that this applies to me.
43 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
So if we are doing what we are supposed to be doing when the Lord comes then we will be blessed.
44 Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath.
The church age is a period of time when we are being trained to rule and reign with Christ. The fact that you are doing what you are supposed to be doing proves that you have passed basic training.
45 But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;
There are many Christians who do this. They spend the Lord's day watching football games, they justify belonging to country clubs and owning luxury cars, fancy houses, etc. They are eating and drinking with the drunken. He doesn't say they are drunks, merely keeping company with drunks. TV, movies, all these things you should lay before the Lord. But the second proof is that they are beating the Lord's servants. Mocking them, ridiculing them, telling them to stop speaking on the Bible, stop talking about the prophecies, etc.
46 The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.
The fact that they are not looking for the Lord on that day proves that they are attacking the watchmen warning about the Lord's coming. Also, why would anyone do that? They like their life the way it is, they do not love the Lord's appearing.
47 And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.
The Lord's will is the word of God. Jesus said we are to be watching for His return. That is His will. He said we are to give the saints the food at the right time, that means when prophecies are fulfilled we need to sound the alarm.
41 Then Peter said unto him, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even to all?
The context is the Lord saying some will be taken as close personal friends and some will be divorced, left behind. Peter wants to know does this apply to himself as well or only to the disciples but not to the apostles.
42 And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season?
Peter and all the apostles are stewards. They are supposed to be feeding the lambs and the sheep. So the Lord is making it clear, what He is speaking right here applies to Peter and all the apostles and anyone else who is a steward in the house of God. Shortly after getting saved I changed my name to indicate that I was a steward of the house of God. So when I read this I know that this applies to me.
43 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
So if we are doing what we are supposed to be doing when the Lord comes then we will be blessed.
44 Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath.
The church age is a period of time when we are being trained to rule and reign with Christ. The fact that you are doing what you are supposed to be doing proves that you have passed basic training.
45 But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;
There are many Christians who do this. They spend the Lord's day watching football games, they justify belonging to country clubs and owning luxury cars, fancy houses, etc. They are eating and drinking with the drunken. He doesn't say they are drunks, merely keeping company with drunks. TV, movies, all these things you should lay before the Lord. But the second proof is that they are beating the Lord's servants. Mocking them, ridiculing them, telling them to stop speaking on the Bible, stop talking about the prophecies, etc.
46 The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.
The fact that they are not looking for the Lord on that day proves that they are attacking the watchmen warning about the Lord's coming. Also, why would anyone do that? They like their life the way it is, they do not love the Lord's appearing.
47 And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.
The Lord's will is the word of God. Jesus said we are to be watching for His return. That is His will. He said we are to give the saints the food at the right time, that means when prophecies are fulfilled we need to sound the alarm.
Lahaina and LA fires
17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. 18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.
A couple of things, 666 is two thirds of 1,000. The antichrist creates a worship that excludes Jesus Christ, a third of the trinity. The term Antichrist does not mean against Christ, it means instead of Christ. He is a counterfeit Christ.
Also the number of his name is the number or a man, that is Caesar Nero. What did Caesar Nero do, he burned down Rome so that he could buy up the land at a fraction of the cost. This is what we are seeing happen at Lahaina and LA. Most people have their net worth tied up in their houses. If you burn the house down you have put them into poverty. They are broke and homeless and it will be much easier to manipulate them when they are fully focused on trying to put food on the table.
So yes, these fires in Lahaina and LA were prophesied in the Bible. You may not know who the antichrist is, but you can see that he is here and has the spirit of Caesar Nero.
17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. 18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.
A couple of things, 666 is two thirds of 1,000. The antichrist creates a worship that excludes Jesus Christ, a third of the trinity. The term Antichrist does not mean against Christ, it means instead of Christ. He is a counterfeit Christ.
Also the number of his name is the number or a man, that is Caesar Nero. What did Caesar Nero do, he burned down Rome so that he could buy up the land at a fraction of the cost. This is what we are seeing happen at Lahaina and LA. Most people have their net worth tied up in their houses. If you burn the house down you have put them into poverty. They are broke and homeless and it will be much easier to manipulate them when they are fully focused on trying to put food on the table.
So yes, these fires in Lahaina and LA were prophesied in the Bible. You may not know who the antichrist is, but you can see that he is here and has the spirit of Caesar Nero.
3 days of DARKNESS, then the Rapture? Will we have Time for some last minute soul-winning?
I like that he goes through the verse references on the darkness and I agree that the gross darkness in Egypt is one of the shadows of this. He believes this comes before the rapture, but I disagree. Jesus tells us those who are not raptured are cast out into outer darkness. So clearly the darkness is after the rapture. It could be before and after, but the Lord tells them to arise, shine. So if these saints are bright lights that are taken to the heavens it could explain why we have gross darkness.
Another type of the darkness is the three days in grave for the Lord Jesus.
The Cleansing of the Sanctuary
Daniel 8:14 And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed.
I think this is the period of time during the seventieth week that we would refer to as the tribulation. It is 255 days less than seven years. I also think that the period of "death waters" for the Jews will be exactly 6 years. It will begin on Shavuot in 2025 and end on Shavuot in 2031. But six years is 110 days less than 2300 days. If the tribulation begins on Shavuot of 2025 then 2300 days later will be the Feast of Trumpets announcing the coming of the king because the sanctuary has been cleanses. During those last 110 days that will be when the Lord deals with Armageddon and Antichrist's rebellion against His rule.
2 Corinthians 7:1 Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
This tells us why some are left behind while others are raptured. During the church age we are to cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit. But it is up to you, Paul says "let us cleanse ourselves". Today you can hear many so called Christian preachers justify doing many things that to some of us are simply unclean. The general rule is that we are to be strict with ourselves and general with others.
Psalm 119:9 Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word.
This is the answer. We need to be reconstituted with the word of God. There is no other way given whereby we can cleanse our way. Religion will often teach people how to pretend to be cleansed, that is fraudulent, God sees right through that.
Cleansed from what? I looked at all the verses that are used concerning cleansed and the majority of them are about Leprosy. This is a skin disease that depicts rebellion with God. God gave us ten commandments, if you violate them that is rebellion. Stealing, adultery, murder, covetousness, not honoring your father and mother, these would all be rebellion. But what about keeping the Sabbath. That is not actually the commandment, the commandment is to remember the Sabbath to keep it holy. The fulfillment of the Sabbath rest was Jesus in the tomb after being crucified. If like Paul "you have been crucified with Christ" then that is how we remember the sabbath and keep it holy. You will have no other gods but God, well that is easy to see. Some think money, others think power, there are a lot of people out there with other gods besides god. Don't make idols, again, if you have other gods then you will look to make an idol. To take the Lord's name in vain is like a bride, she takes her husbands name, but if she does it in vain we can understand how repulsive that is.
Now the other use of cleansed is to cleanse the land of the blood. Wars, abortion, and many of the other criminal things that are done where innocent people are killed to further some agenda.
Anyway God is not playing around, either you are very serious about cleansing yourself from all filthiness or else you will be left behind and that is when God pulls out the power washer, the period of time commonly referred to as "the tribulation" but Biblically is called "the cleansing of the sanctuary".
Daniel 8:14 And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed.
I think this is the period of time during the seventieth week that we would refer to as the tribulation. It is 255 days less than seven years. I also think that the period of "death waters" for the Jews will be exactly 6 years. It will begin on Shavuot in 2025 and end on Shavuot in 2031. But six years is 110 days less than 2300 days. If the tribulation begins on Shavuot of 2025 then 2300 days later will be the Feast of Trumpets announcing the coming of the king because the sanctuary has been cleanses. During those last 110 days that will be when the Lord deals with Armageddon and Antichrist's rebellion against His rule.
2 Corinthians 7:1 Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
This tells us why some are left behind while others are raptured. During the church age we are to cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit. But it is up to you, Paul says "let us cleanse ourselves". Today you can hear many so called Christian preachers justify doing many things that to some of us are simply unclean. The general rule is that we are to be strict with ourselves and general with others.
Psalm 119:9 Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word.
This is the answer. We need to be reconstituted with the word of God. There is no other way given whereby we can cleanse our way. Religion will often teach people how to pretend to be cleansed, that is fraudulent, God sees right through that.
Cleansed from what? I looked at all the verses that are used concerning cleansed and the majority of them are about Leprosy. This is a skin disease that depicts rebellion with God. God gave us ten commandments, if you violate them that is rebellion. Stealing, adultery, murder, covetousness, not honoring your father and mother, these would all be rebellion. But what about keeping the Sabbath. That is not actually the commandment, the commandment is to remember the Sabbath to keep it holy. The fulfillment of the Sabbath rest was Jesus in the tomb after being crucified. If like Paul "you have been crucified with Christ" then that is how we remember the sabbath and keep it holy. You will have no other gods but God, well that is easy to see. Some think money, others think power, there are a lot of people out there with other gods besides god. Don't make idols, again, if you have other gods then you will look to make an idol. To take the Lord's name in vain is like a bride, she takes her husbands name, but if she does it in vain we can understand how repulsive that is.
Now the other use of cleansed is to cleanse the land of the blood. Wars, abortion, and many of the other criminal things that are done where innocent people are killed to further some agenda.
Anyway God is not playing around, either you are very serious about cleansing yourself from all filthiness or else you will be left behind and that is when God pulls out the power washer, the period of time commonly referred to as "the tribulation" but Biblically is called "the cleansing of the sanctuary".
Revelation 13:12 And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.
I can see why people would associate this with the wound that Trump received, but that is not what this word "deadly" means. It doesn't mean it had the potential to be deadly. It means that is separated the soul from the body and that the life on earth is ended. So no, this does not refer to the assassination attempt on Trump in Pa.
13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,
Many of us realize that the US and other nations do have the ability to call fire down from heaven. I think it is called project Blue Beam and yes, it has been seen, people have taken photos of this ray that comes down and starts fires.
14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.
So then, we are not here yet, but everything is in place. This word for sword is the same word that Jesus used when He said "think not that I have come to send peace on the earth, I came not to send peace, but a sword". It is also the word used by Paul to take up the Sword of the spirit. This word for "did live" means to live, breathe and be among the living. Again, not applicable to what happened to Trump.
15 And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.
We are also seeing amazing 3d images from Holographic displays that are very impressive. Add AI to this and these images can speak.
16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
Once again, we are not here yet, but everything is in place. They have the digital currency. They have approved the Pact for the Future which cedes authority to the UN in the event of a global crisis to implement this currency worldwide.
17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
When this is implemented we will truly be in "the tribulation". I believe this will be implemented on Shavuot, 2025. Though to be fair I believe "the tribulation" begins on that day, don't know if this mark of the beast marks the start of "the tribulation".
18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.
Notice how he says "here is wisdom". This term wisdom means to be able to interpret what is going on. We have had computers, and satellites and holographs and a whole bunch of these things for many years. But the way you know that this is primed for the Antichrist is the spirit of Caesar Nero. I have no issue with someone wanting to build a 15 minute city, but if they decide to burn down LA so they can build it in prime real estate while getting the land at a fraction of the cost, that is what I have an issue with.
I can see why people would associate this with the wound that Trump received, but that is not what this word "deadly" means. It doesn't mean it had the potential to be deadly. It means that is separated the soul from the body and that the life on earth is ended. So no, this does not refer to the assassination attempt on Trump in Pa.
13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,
Many of us realize that the US and other nations do have the ability to call fire down from heaven. I think it is called project Blue Beam and yes, it has been seen, people have taken photos of this ray that comes down and starts fires.
14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.
So then, we are not here yet, but everything is in place. This word for sword is the same word that Jesus used when He said "think not that I have come to send peace on the earth, I came not to send peace, but a sword". It is also the word used by Paul to take up the Sword of the spirit. This word for "did live" means to live, breathe and be among the living. Again, not applicable to what happened to Trump.
15 And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.
We are also seeing amazing 3d images from Holographic displays that are very impressive. Add AI to this and these images can speak.
16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
Once again, we are not here yet, but everything is in place. They have the digital currency. They have approved the Pact for the Future which cedes authority to the UN in the event of a global crisis to implement this currency worldwide.
17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
When this is implemented we will truly be in "the tribulation". I believe this will be implemented on Shavuot, 2025. Though to be fair I believe "the tribulation" begins on that day, don't know if this mark of the beast marks the start of "the tribulation".
18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.
Notice how he says "here is wisdom". This term wisdom means to be able to interpret what is going on. We have had computers, and satellites and holographs and a whole bunch of these things for many years. But the way you know that this is primed for the Antichrist is the spirit of Caesar Nero. I have no issue with someone wanting to build a 15 minute city, but if they decide to burn down LA so they can build it in prime real estate while getting the land at a fraction of the cost, that is what I have an issue with.
Revelation 14:1 And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads.
John doesn't say "after this I looked" rather he says "and I looked". In chapter 13 he is looking at earth and in chapter 14 he is looking at heaven. But it doesn't say heaven it says mount Sion. So let's try to determine what we do know without claiming to know anything that this does not tell us.
1. The 144,000 have been raptured.
2. John talks about the beast rising out of the sea first and I suspect that is because you can see many of these things before the rapture. You can see fire coming down from heaven, you can see AI, drones and robots, you can see the image of the beast, you can see digital currency and you can see laws put in place to replace all currencies with digital currency.
3. However, I don't think the mark of the beast comes before the rapture, and yet the reason it is in chapter 13 is because John is giving us a view of the Beast rising out of the sea and where this is headed. He's being topical. I think it is the rapture that triggers the global crisis for the Pact for the Future to go into effect and that the UN then implements the mark of the beast.
4. At the same time John sees the 144,000 not in heaven, but on Mt. Sion with the Lord Jesus. The Lord is not going to abandon his children who are left behind. Those who are left behind will realize they have made a mistake, they were deceived, but they will be given an opportunity to repent. During the tribulation, which I believe begins with the Mark of the Beast being implemented the 144,000 (who were part of those raptured) will be like a team of evangelists to help those left behind to be saved, sanctified, and fully given over to the Lord.
John doesn't say "after this I looked" rather he says "and I looked". In chapter 13 he is looking at earth and in chapter 14 he is looking at heaven. But it doesn't say heaven it says mount Sion. So let's try to determine what we do know without claiming to know anything that this does not tell us.
1. The 144,000 have been raptured.
2. John talks about the beast rising out of the sea first and I suspect that is because you can see many of these things before the rapture. You can see fire coming down from heaven, you can see AI, drones and robots, you can see the image of the beast, you can see digital currency and you can see laws put in place to replace all currencies with digital currency.
3. However, I don't think the mark of the beast comes before the rapture, and yet the reason it is in chapter 13 is because John is giving us a view of the Beast rising out of the sea and where this is headed. He's being topical. I think it is the rapture that triggers the global crisis for the Pact for the Future to go into effect and that the UN then implements the mark of the beast.
4. At the same time John sees the 144,000 not in heaven, but on Mt. Sion with the Lord Jesus. The Lord is not going to abandon his children who are left behind. Those who are left behind will realize they have made a mistake, they were deceived, but they will be given an opportunity to repent. During the tribulation, which I believe begins with the Mark of the Beast being implemented the 144,000 (who were part of those raptured) will be like a team of evangelists to help those left behind to be saved, sanctified, and fully given over to the Lord.
Seventh Day Adventist
16 Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days: 17 Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.
It is a shame that I have heard a few interesting Bible interpretatins relative to eschatology. I would have posted them on the blog, the problem is that these posts follow up the interesting theory with a heaping dose of judgment concerning Sabbaths. They tell you that the ten commandments tell us to keep the Sabbath. That is not what it says. The ten commandments tell us to remember the Sabbath day to keep it Holy.
Exodus 20:8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
"The Sabbath Day" is a specific day. But Paul tells us we should not let anyone judge us about the sabbath days, plural.
The Sabbath day that we remember and keep Holy is the Day Jesus was in the tomb, the true fulfillment of the sabbath rest. When I remember the Lord's death I am remembering "the sabbath day" and when I worship Him for what He did and follow Him to be crucified with Him, then I am keeping it holy.
16 Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days: 17 Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.
It is a shame that I have heard a few interesting Bible interpretatins relative to eschatology. I would have posted them on the blog, the problem is that these posts follow up the interesting theory with a heaping dose of judgment concerning Sabbaths. They tell you that the ten commandments tell us to keep the Sabbath. That is not what it says. The ten commandments tell us to remember the Sabbath day to keep it Holy.
Exodus 20:8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
"The Sabbath Day" is a specific day. But Paul tells us we should not let anyone judge us about the sabbath days, plural.
The Sabbath day that we remember and keep Holy is the Day Jesus was in the tomb, the true fulfillment of the sabbath rest. When I remember the Lord's death I am remembering "the sabbath day" and when I worship Him for what He did and follow Him to be crucified with Him, then I am keeping it holy.
According to the Scriptures
1 Corinthians 15:3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; 4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
It was essential that Jesus death, burial and resurrection be according to the scriptures. Jesus was not the first man to be crucified. He was not the first man to be treated unjustly by a court of law. The only way to know for sure that Jesus is the Messiah is that this was all done according to the scripture. That is a legitimate requirement for any person to demand and it makes those who refuse to receive Jesus as the Messiah without excuse.
This chapter begins with the Lord being crucified and concludes with the rapture. The rapture is also something that must be according to the scripture. Paul even says in this chapter than when the rapture takes place that prophecy "death where is thy sting" will be fulfilled. This is an adaptation from Hosea 13:14 and that chapter gives us a very clear view of the things happening prior to the rapture.
But here is the point, just as Jesus death, burial and resurrection had to be according to the scriptures so also the rapture.
Some believe that the Lord's word "no one knows the day or the hour" is conclusive and means that no one can know the day or hour. But that is clearly and undeniably an error. Peter tells us no Bible verse is of its own interpretation. You can easily find ten Bible verses that contradict that interpretation. What that Bible verse does tell us is that at that moment, in the present tense, no one knows the day or the hour. But it cannot possibly mean that no one ever can know because that would violate many other scriptures. People who teach this either have a very superficial understanding of the Bible or are willfully ignorant.
When the rapture takes place everyone must know that it was the rapture, there cannot be any doubt about UFOs and Drones and Aliens. That is the great delusion. Since God knows that Satan will be giving the unbelievers a great delusion He also must make it absolutely clear to those left behind that it was the rapture and all the evidence will be in the scriptures. Jesus crucifixion was like the Covenant that God made with Abraham when a smoking furnace and a burning lamp went through the midst of the sacrifice. No one at the time of Abraham knew the day and hour that Jesus would be crucified, that was not revealed until 400 years later when Moses instituted the Passover and gave them the Torah. In the same way just because they didn't know the day and hour two thousand years ago doesn't mean we weren't told the day four hundred years later.
1 Corinthians 15:3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; 4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
It was essential that Jesus death, burial and resurrection be according to the scriptures. Jesus was not the first man to be crucified. He was not the first man to be treated unjustly by a court of law. The only way to know for sure that Jesus is the Messiah is that this was all done according to the scripture. That is a legitimate requirement for any person to demand and it makes those who refuse to receive Jesus as the Messiah without excuse.
This chapter begins with the Lord being crucified and concludes with the rapture. The rapture is also something that must be according to the scripture. Paul even says in this chapter than when the rapture takes place that prophecy "death where is thy sting" will be fulfilled. This is an adaptation from Hosea 13:14 and that chapter gives us a very clear view of the things happening prior to the rapture.
But here is the point, just as Jesus death, burial and resurrection had to be according to the scriptures so also the rapture.
Some believe that the Lord's word "no one knows the day or the hour" is conclusive and means that no one can know the day or hour. But that is clearly and undeniably an error. Peter tells us no Bible verse is of its own interpretation. You can easily find ten Bible verses that contradict that interpretation. What that Bible verse does tell us is that at that moment, in the present tense, no one knows the day or the hour. But it cannot possibly mean that no one ever can know because that would violate many other scriptures. People who teach this either have a very superficial understanding of the Bible or are willfully ignorant.
When the rapture takes place everyone must know that it was the rapture, there cannot be any doubt about UFOs and Drones and Aliens. That is the great delusion. Since God knows that Satan will be giving the unbelievers a great delusion He also must make it absolutely clear to those left behind that it was the rapture and all the evidence will be in the scriptures. Jesus crucifixion was like the Covenant that God made with Abraham when a smoking furnace and a burning lamp went through the midst of the sacrifice. No one at the time of Abraham knew the day and hour that Jesus would be crucified, that was not revealed until 400 years later when Moses instituted the Passover and gave them the Torah. In the same way just because they didn't know the day and hour two thousand years ago doesn't mean we weren't told the day four hundred years later.
Donald Trump
I am very concerned about President Trump but it has nothing to do with what I hear other people saying. I'm not worried about the things he is going to do, I feel very confident that Jesus has lifted him up to be president. I am very confident that the things we are seeing unfold before our eyes are a fulfillment of prophecy and that Jesus is Lord, He is working all things out according to His good pleasure.
No my concern is the fawning adoration that Christians are showering on him. Trump is not a savior, we believe in one Savior. Trump is not the Lord of Lords, he is not the King of kings and I am concerned that the response to him is over the top. I know the response I will get from all those who are fawning all over him, denial and self justification.
I prayed for him. I prayed that the Lord would protect him. I prayed that righteousness and justice would be done. I'm thrilled that the Lord answered those prayers. But if you pray for someone to be healed and they get healed all praise and honor should be to the Lord, not the person who got healed.
Trump becoming president does not change the fact that the whole world lies in the evil one. Trump, the president of the US, is not exempt from that. Satan does not get removed from power by us voting. Jesus is the one who removed Trump from office and Jesus is the one who lifted him up.
That I fear is why the Lord has done this. Who is 100% for the Lord?
I am very concerned about President Trump but it has nothing to do with what I hear other people saying. I'm not worried about the things he is going to do, I feel very confident that Jesus has lifted him up to be president. I am very confident that the things we are seeing unfold before our eyes are a fulfillment of prophecy and that Jesus is Lord, He is working all things out according to His good pleasure.
No my concern is the fawning adoration that Christians are showering on him. Trump is not a savior, we believe in one Savior. Trump is not the Lord of Lords, he is not the King of kings and I am concerned that the response to him is over the top. I know the response I will get from all those who are fawning all over him, denial and self justification.
I prayed for him. I prayed that the Lord would protect him. I prayed that righteousness and justice would be done. I'm thrilled that the Lord answered those prayers. But if you pray for someone to be healed and they get healed all praise and honor should be to the Lord, not the person who got healed.
Trump becoming president does not change the fact that the whole world lies in the evil one. Trump, the president of the US, is not exempt from that. Satan does not get removed from power by us voting. Jesus is the one who removed Trump from office and Jesus is the one who lifted him up.
That I fear is why the Lord has done this. Who is 100% for the Lord?
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