Summary of Bible references on the Rapture

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1 Peter 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 seven year period known as "the tribulation" or "the seventieth week" or "the Day of the Lord" refers to the Lord's judgment on the Earth. According to Peter this judgment must begin with the house of God. Hence, I view the rapture as that judgment. On the one hand some will be judged as good and faithful servants and others will be cast out with the judgment "I never knew you" or "foolish virgins" or "Lazy servant".
 

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Operation Midnight Hammer

Jeremiah 50:23 How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations!

“Operation Midnight Hammer” is the name of the operation that “broke Elam’s bow”, the operation that demolished Iran’s nuclear capability. Repeatedly President Trump, Secretary of Defense Hegseth and the Chairman of the Joint chiefs of staff declared that there is no other military on earth that could do what the US did. They have proclaimed that it was “the hammer of the whole earth” that destroyed Elam’s bow in Jeremiah 49. Well, next up on Jeremiah’s list of prophetic occurrences is the destruction of Babylon, the “hammer of the whole earth”, that is the USA. It should be obvious to all that you can’t control the Middle East as long as Israel stands, and you can’t defeat Israel as long as the USA stands.
 

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The word of the Lord against the USA

Jeremiah 50:1 The word that the Lord spake against Babylon and against the land of the Chaldeans by Jeremiah the prophet.

I have shared extensively on why I believe that the Great Babylon refers to the USA and Chaldeans refer to elite warriors, the US military. Here is the link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yQatkwB8A2Xi6og2WRxNvfw3CEV0n2_n/view?usp=sharing

2 Declare ye among the nations, and publish, and set up a standard; publish, and conceal not: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is confounded, Merodach is broken in pieces; her idols are confounded, her images are broken in pieces.

This is going to be front page news, all the newscasters will be shouting this news out. The mockers and scoffers make fun of “newspaper prophets” but it is clear from this word that this prophecy being fulfilled is front page news. Bel and Merodach are two idols in Babylon. Bel would refer to the US economy, one major idol in the US is the economy, the job, the house with the picket fence, the big fat retirement account, etc. That will be confounded. The word means perplexed, amazed, confused and bewildered. Imagine what happens if all banking records are destroyed! It would be total confusion. Merodach means pure Lord and the other idol in the US is our military might. Trump, Hegseth and the Chairman of the joint chiefs of staff all expressed the fact that they see the US military as the supreme might on this earth.

3 For out of the north there cometh up a nation against her, which shall make her land desolate, and none shall dwell therein: they shall remove, they shall depart, both man and beast.

If you go North of the USA you come to Canada. It is completely implausible to suggest Canada will come and attack the US. North of Canada is the North Pole. However, if Russia attacks the US you could say they are coming over the North pole. I have even heard they have nuclear submarines in the arctic ocean which could fire at us, so that would certainly be an attack “coming out of the north”.

4 In those days, and in that time, saith the Lord, the children of Israel shall come, they and the children of Judah together, going and weeping: they shall go, and seek the Lord their God.

Israel was divided into two kingdoms, you had the ten tribes known as “Israel” to the North, and you had the two tribes known as Judah to the South. I liken this to the USA representing the ten tribes and Israel representing the two tribes. Today 49% of Jews live in Israel and 49% live in the US. Once the Great Babylon is destroyed economically and militarily the Jews in the US will flee to Israel. They will go weeping because without the US it would seem the world will annihilate Israel. And, they will seek the Lord because they will realize we can no longer trust in our own strength.

5 They shall ask the way to Zion with their faces thitherward, saying, Come, and let us join ourselves to the Lord in a perpetual covenant that shall not be forgotten.

After World War 2 many Jews went to Israel realizing that if they continued to live among the nations they would be wiped off the face of the earth. The only place they had a perpetual covenant that shall not be forgotten is with God in Israel. Many false prophets are trying to preach that God has forgotten that the covenant with the Jews is perpetual, that God is not faithful. But many other Jews sought safety in the US, they will discover when the Great Babylon is destroyed that there is no safety outside of the covenant that they have with God. They were the ones that forgot, they were the ones who didn’t consider that the covenant was perpetual. So they will return to Israel to join themselves to the Lord holding onto the promise that it is a perpetual covenant and that God has not forgotten.

6 My people hath been lost sheep: their shepherds have caused them to go astray, they have turned them away on the mountains: they have gone from mountain to hill, they have forgotten their resting place.

That is very true of Jews in the US.

7 All that found them have devoured them: and their adversaries said, We offend not, because they have sinned against the Lord, the habitation of justice, even the Lord, the hope of their fathers.

Again, that was true of the Romans, of the Spaniards, the Russians and the Germans.

8 Remove out of the midst of Babylon, and go forth out of the land of the Chaldeans, and be as the he goats before the flocks.

Again, this is the point of the destruction of the US, to get the Jews to leave and return to Israel. That means that NYC, California and Florida will be destroyed as the three major places where Jews reside in the US. The he goats at the front of the flock are leaders who are not afraid. The Targum translates this “as princes at the head of their people”.
 

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The word of the Lord against the USA, part 2

9 For, lo, I will raise and cause to come up against Babylon an assembly of great nations from the north country: and they shall set themselves in array against her; from thence she shall be taken: their arrows shall be as of a mighty expert man; none shall return in vain.

The North country would include Russia, North Korea and China.

10 And Chaldea shall be a spoil: all that spoil her shall be satisfied, saith the Lord.


There is a lot to spoil in the US. For example, 65% of Americans live within five miles of the ocean. If you wipe out that 5 mile ribbon around the US, then you would destroy our economy, and our ports, our navy, and many of our early warning systems. That opens the rest of the US up for spoil. There are many theories on who this prophecy is referring to, but remember they must be a preeminent military power with a lot of spoil. That eliminates Iraq and the Vatican. 150 years ago this could refer to the UK but no more. The only country that fits all the requirements is the US.

11 Because ye were glad, because ye rejoiced, O ye destroyers of mine heritage, because ye are grown fat as the heifer at grass, and bellow as bulls;


Look at the leftists in the US, look at the halftime show at the Superbowl, or awards ceremonies at the Grammies, or MTV or Oscars. Look at how Hollywood and the MSM mocks and ridicules Christians and Jews. Other than the US who has grown fat as the heifer at grass and bellows as bulls?

12 Your mother shall be sore confounded; she that bare you shall be ashamed: behold, the hindermost of the nations shall be a wilderness, a dry land, and a desert.

The UK is the mother of the US. Once the US is destroyed as a military and economic power it will cause the UK to be confounded. London as a financial and insurance capital will be confounded. The US is the “hindermost” of nations. It means the last in a long line of nations. Once again, if you look at every single thing said about the Great Babylon at the end of the age it can only refer to the US and not to any other country.

13 Because of the wrath of the Lord it shall not be inhabited, but it shall be wholly desolate: every one that goeth by Babylon shall be astonished, and hiss at all her plagues.


This is the judgement, that it will not be inhabited. This indicates the attack is nuclear and due to the radiation no one can live there any longer. If the grid goes down in the US that will cause many, many problems, but one could certainly be to the existing nuclear power plants. We have 54 working nuclear power plants that potentially could go critical and have meltdowns.

14 Put yourselves in array against Babylon round about: all ye that bend the bow, shoot at her, spare no arrows: for she hath sinned against the Lord.


This is not simply the US versus Russia. China, N. Korea, Iran, Venezuela, Cuba, there may be a long list of countries that join the attack.

15 Shout against her round about: she hath given her hand: her foundations are fallen, her walls are thrown down: for it is the vengeance of the Lord: take vengeance upon her; as she hath done, do unto her.

Consider the crimes the US has perpetrated on other countries. This indicates we will have drones overhead firing on gatherings of people. We will have puppets installed as leaders.

16 Cut off the sower from Babylon, and him that handleth the sickle in the time of harvest: for fear of the oppressing sword they shall turn every one to his people, and they shall flee every one to his own land.

This would make no sense talking about most other countries, but the US is a melting pot with people from all nations. We have tens of millions of people right now who are immigrants, some legal, some undocumented. But either way you are going to see a mass exodus out of the US due to this attack.
 

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The word of the Lord against the USA, part 3

Jeremiah 50:17 Israel is a scattered sheep; the lions have driven him away: first the king of Assyria hath devoured him; and last this Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath broken his bones. 18 Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will punish the king of Babylon and his land, as I have punished the king of Assyria.

Everything we have seen since October 7, 2023 has been God punishing Assyria. What we have seen there we will see in the US. I hope that most Americans are clueless and shocked to learn of the tunnels in the US that are used for human trafficking. But like what we saw happen in Gaza, those tunnels and all those involved in this criminality will be thoroughly purged. Just as Hezbollah and the Houthis are proxies for Iran we will also discover that within the US government there are people acting as proxies for the globalists. They also will be thoroughly purged.

19 And I will bring Israel again to his habitation, and he shall feed on Carmel and Bashan, and his soul shall be satisfied upon mount Ephraim and Gilead.

This is what we learn in Revelation 12, the Manchild is caught up to heaven and the woman that gave birth to that child flees into the wilderness. 49% of the Jews in the world live in the USA and they will flee back to Israel, their true habitation.

20 In those days, and in that time, saith the Lord, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and there shall be none; and the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found: for I will pardon them whom I reserve.

This is what we are seeing in the news. They desperately try to accuse Israel of war crimes, ethnic cleansing, genocide, etc. It is all false. In order to open a door for Satan to act you need to be committing a sin or covering up a sin. That is why they are so desperate to find something.

21 Go up against the land of Merathaim, even against it, and against the inhabitants of Pekod: waste and utterly destroy after them, saith the Lord, and do according to all that I have commanded thee.

Merathaim is thought to refer to “the land of the rebellious people”, a good description of the US. Others interpret it to mean the land that “hath exasperated me and provoked me to anger” another good description of the US. Pekod is thought to mean the land of visitation.

22 A sound of battle is in the land, and of great destruction.

The noise of warriors, bombs exploding, sirens wailing, etc.

23 How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations!

The name of the operation that destroyed Iran’s nuclear facilities was “Midnight Hammer”. During the press conference President Trump, Secretary of Defense Hegseth and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of staff all talked about how the US was the preeminent army on earth, no one else could do what they did. They call themselves the hammer of the whole earth. Pride goes before a fall.

24 I have laid a snare for thee, and thou art also taken, O Babylon, and thou wast not aware: thou art found, and also caught, because thou hast striven against the Lord.

Right now Trump and others are boasting about how they laid a snare for Iran, how clever they were with the misdirection and tactics and technology. What they don’t see is that the Lord has laid a snare for the US. The US is like a cup of fine gold, that would refer to the word of God, that is filled with the wine of sorcery. Yes, the US has been the base for evangelical missions to go to the whole earth. Yes, the Gideon’s are based in the US and have distributed 2.6 billion bibles, that is the fine gold. But within that gold they also send out their multinational corporations, their military industrial complex, their pharmaceuticals and vaccines. Think about the pandemic. Imagine how many countries feel cheated and deceived.
 

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The word of the Lord against the USA, part 4

25 The Lord hath opened his armoury, and hath brought forth the weapons of his indignation: for this is the work of the Lord God of hosts in the land of the Chaldeans.

The weapons of the Lord’s indignation. That will be very scary. Could be a meteorite hits the ocean, causes a tsunami and massive earthquakes as well as a major volcanic eruption. Why would everyone leave the US? Could be that Yellowstone erupts. The bottom line is you don’t mess around with God, no one knows how to deal with you better than God.

26 Come against her from the utmost border, open her storehouses: cast her up as heaps, and destroy her utterly: let nothing of her be left.

Sounds like whatever happens it leaves the US open to be looted, and destroyed and utterly plundered.

27 Slay all her bullocks; let them go down to the slaughter: woe unto them! for their day is come, the time of their visitation. 28 The voice of them that flee and escape out of the land of Babylon, to declare in Zion the vengeance of the Lord our God, the vengeance of his temple.

Why would this be “the vengeance of His temple”? There are several viable theories and all could be true. First, is that the US has helped negotiate a peace treaty in which Israel will be divided with some of the land being given to the Palestinians. The second is that “His temple” refers to the church and the saints of the Lord. God is omniscient, there are things that have happened that we don’t know about. However I would surmise that when everything does come to light we will realize that every word, every jot, every tittle of the Bible was fulfilled.

29 Call together the archers against Babylon: all ye that bend the bow, camp against it round about; let none thereof escape: recompense her according to her work; according to all that she hath done, do unto her: for she hath been proud against the Lord, against the Holy One of Israel.

Archers may refer to missiles, could refer to mortars. I think what people don’t understand and simply cannot appreciate is how complete will be the destruction of the Great Babylon.

30 Therefore shall her young men fall in the streets, and all her men of war shall be cut off in that day, saith the Lord.

Clearly the streets will be filled with dead men. All the men of war will be cut off? At the moment this seems impossible. But prior to Israel invading Iran it seemed that war would have been impossible.

31 Behold, I am against thee, O thou most proud, saith the Lord God of hosts: for thy day is come, the time that I will visit thee.

What is the crime of Babylon? “O thou most proud”. We are told clearly that pride comes before a fall. If the US is the most proud then they will have the most incredible fall.

32 And the most proud shall stumble and fall, and none shall raise him up: and I will kindle a fire in his cities, and it shall devour all round about him.

My understanding is that ten suitcase nukes will go off in ten strategic locations in the US. As a result the entire electric grid in the US will go down and it could be months even years before it comes back up. As a result of this about 90% of Americans will die. Some from starvation, a lot from dysentery, and some from infections and lack of medical attention. There will be looting and mayhem in the cities.
 

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The word of the Lord against the USA, part 5

33 Thus saith the Lord of hosts; The children of Israel and the children of Judah were oppressed together: and all that took them captives held them fast; they refused to let them go.

According to the Bible if you are an employee that is the same thing as being a slave. We have this erroneous and twisted view of slavery due to the abuse of people in America, but according to the Bible a slave is an adult who sells themself to an employer to pay off a debt. You have a contract, agreeing to work so many years for so much pay. The slave master (employer) is not permitted to abuse the workers and slaves who are injured on the job get workers compensation. Because we have lived our whole lives under this system we think it is right, but according to the Bible we should all be running our own business. We should be the business owner, not the employee. What you will also see is that the elites control the banking system which is how most (not all) are able to become the business owner. But then they are servants to the bank, likewise with companies that are owned by stockholders. In the end there are only a very few people who are truly running things, we call them the “elites” and the council of 13, etc. Even CEOs and others who we think of as being rich and powerful are simply pawns of these elites. You can’t get to this level without selling your soul and pledging your allegiance to these elites. The situation today is analogous to Israel being held as slaves in the Egyptian empire. However, Pharaoh has learned to keep hidden. You see the task masters, but you don’t see the ones pulling the puppet strings.

34 Their Redeemer is strong; the Lord of hosts is his name: he shall throughly plead their cause, that he may give rest to the land, and disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon.

We were sold as slaves to Satan when man fell. At that time we were kicked out of the garden. However, because of Jesus’ blood that He poured out on the cross we have been redeemed. You have to receive that and you have to embrace that to be one with the Lord. If you do it is like the Israelites that left Egypt and wandered through the wilderness. People look at this superficially and think they have it better in Egypt and so balk at obeying the Lord to leave and follow Him. But He is speaking to follow Him back to the garden of Eden.

35 A sword is upon the Chaldeans, saith the Lord, and upon the inhabitants of Babylon, and upon her princes, and upon her wise men.

Once again, remember the garden. God guarded the tree of life with a sword. The elites want to eat from that tree and that is why there is a sword upon them. You cannot be filled with Satan and also live forever, such a thing would truly turn the world into hell. Right now there is a time limit and that time limit is what puts a limit on how bad the earth can become, just like there is a limit to how far the ocean can come.

36 A sword is upon the liars; and they shall dote: a sword is upon her mighty men; and they shall be dismayed.

This is the mistake many make when getting involved with organized crime. It seems they are the mighty men, they are the ones that control everything. So many feel they must simply go along to get along. Others see that the best way to “succeed” is to sell your soul completely to do evil. These people are foolish not considering that a temporary “success” followed by judgement and eternal damnation is a very foolish bargain. Think about the vaccine mandate, I suspect the drug companies made billions and there were probably a few executives high fiving with one another feeling like they had pulled off a great deal. But the lies are all recorded, they come back to haunt them, and those lies have resulted in great harm. They thought they had finagled a way to be immune from lawsuits, but that is only true if you follow the law concerning mandating an experimental vaccine, and they didn’t. Those lies in particular will bring a sword upon them. This word for “liars” is quite interesting because it implies “great men”. Think of how they sold the vaccine, you have Fauci presented as the authority on epidemiology, you have the talking heads, the experts. Everyone is supposed to submit to them because “they are experts”. What happens, “they shall dote” meaning they shall appear foolish. That is exactly what happens, you require an expert to lie, the lie comes to light and they become foolish.

37 A sword is upon their horses, and upon their chariots, and upon all the mingled people that are in the midst of her; and they shall become as women: a sword is upon her treasures; and they shall be robbed.

Everything that we have built up thinking we are safe, we have a fortress. We have a powerful military, we have alliances, and we have great treasure. A sword is upon it all to cut it to pieces. According to Revelation it only takes one hour. If the entire grid nationwide goes down, most vehicles will be out of gas in a week. Without electricity our economy crashes, our treasures are robbed. Without that power fueling our military and our economy our allies will flee.

38 A drought is upon her waters; and they shall be dried up: for it is the land of graven images, and they are mad upon their idols.

This word is clearly both metaphorical and literal. Much of our agriculture is done with irrigation which requires pumps. Without power and fuel the pumps stop, the farms dry up. But think of our modern economy as a farm. Without power the phones don’t work, the lights don’t work, the computers don’t work, the AI doesn’t work, the robots don’t work, the xerox machine doesn’t work. If you wipe out the data centers where all our banking information is stored then the banking system will collapse and no one will have access to their bank account nor will they be able to be paid.

39 Therefore the wild beasts of the desert with the wild beasts of the islands shall dwell there, and the owls shall dwell therein: and it shall be no more inhabited for ever; neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation.

This sounds like a nuclear disaster. This could happen in many different ways. I think it would be foolish to speculate on the ways in which this could happen.
 

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The word of the Lord against the USA, part 6

40 As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour cities thereof, saith the Lord; so shall no man abide there, neither shall any son of man dwell therein.

Archaeologists have discovered Sodom and Gomorrah and no one dwells there to this day. That isn’t because or radiation, but rather because the place is essentially uninhabitable. Personally I think this is referring to cities like NYC, Washington DC and Los Angeles. I don’t think this means the entire North American continent. Another way this can happen is if Yellowstone erupts. But that wouldn’t be forever. After Mount St. Helens erupted it only took a couple of decades for plants to return.

41 Behold, a people shall come from the north, and a great nation, and many kings shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth.

How many times are we told they are coming from the north? I think that is a very clear reference to Russia. But they also are raised up from the coasts of the earth or as the coasts of the earth. So you have the roaring of the sea as an analogy. But it also suggests the attack and invasion is from sea, with the invading forces landing on our beaches.

42 They shall hold the bow and the lance: they are cruel, and will not shew mercy: their voice shall roar like the sea, and they shall ride upon horses, every one put in array, like a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Babylon.

A bow can kill you from a small distance, like a rifle and a lance is like a bayonnet on the end of the rifle. The US has 450,000 active duty soldiers, we have had 20 million illegals come into the country in the last few years. If 10% of them are military men as an advance force then we have 2 million soldiers already in place.

43 The king of Babylon hath heard the report of them, and his hands waxed feeble: anguish took hold of him, and pangs as of a woman in travail. 44 Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan unto the habitation of the strong: but I will make them suddenly run away from her: and who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who is that shepherd that will stand before me?

The Israel attack on Iran was called “rising lion”, surely that is not a coincidence. The US attack on Iran is called “Midnight hammer” that also is not a coincidence.

45 Therefore hear ye the counsel of the Lord, that he hath taken against Babylon; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the land of the Chaldeans: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out: surely he shall make their habitation desolate with them.

If you look at this chapter you realize God has completely thought this through. Yes, the US military is extremely powerful, but God in His wisdom has devised a strategy to utterly and completely destroy the US. This talks about the military, about the economy, and about the American people. You have to understand, all the blessing that God did to the US should have caused anyone to appreciate all that God has done. So for some to be so rebellious and obstinate towards God despite all He has done, it reveals their heart and you can see why God is exasperated. I’m not afraid of Satan, or Putin, or Xi, but I am afraid of God. He is fearful and there is none that can stand before Him. He asks about the shepherd that can stand before Him. Jesus is the great shepherd and so the only ones that will be able to stand are those who are one with Jesus. That is a reference to the rapture.

46 At the noise of the taking of Babylon the earth is moved, and the cry is heard among the nations.

This is a stunning prophecy. It indicates that the earth is rocked on its rotation and revolution. It also indicates this will be so horrific it will be front page news on all the news outlets. Peter said that judgment must begin at the house of God. This judgment on the US will be a warning to the rest of the world to turn and repent. They will see that none can stand before the Lord God and they will know it is the Lord God because of the rapture.
 

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The Gospel of Jesus Christ

Acts 26:18 To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.

Few people are balanced. We need to open the eyes of people who don't see they are under the power of Satan and that they are living in the dark. Yes, the main thing people share about the gospel is the forgiveness of sins, but Paul begins with the black background. We live in an environment conducive to sins, that promotes sins. The gospel is not simply to be forgiven of them, but to get out of the dark and into the light and to get out from under the power of Satan and unto God. Not only so but the gospel includes that we might receive an inheritance among those which are sanctified. Paul didn't say among those which are forgiven. To be sanctified is to be separate. Why would you receive an inheritance if you still lived in the dark under the power of Satan? That would simply give the inheritance to Satan. All of this takes place by faith in Jesus. Not simply forgiveness of sins, but sanctification and being delivered from the kingdom of darkness all takes place through faith in Jesus. But Paul didn't say "faith in Jesus" he said it was by the faith that is in me. To minister Christ is to minister the faith that is in me to others that they may be delivered and forgiven and sanctified and receive an inheritance.
 

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Apostasy -- What happens when you desert the Rock who fathered you?

Deuteronomy 32:18 You deserted the Rock, who fathered you; you forgot the God who gave you birth.

This is what I am referring to by the apostasy, to depart from the faith.

19 The Lord saw this and rejected them because he was angered by his sons and daughters.

We are not talking about the world, this happened with the church. God's judgement is righteous. If he rejected them it is because they rejected Him. Take a look at much of Christianity, it is Laodicea, the laity rule. If they like a Bible verse they promote it, if they don't they reject it. If they feel they can reject whatever part of the Bible they wish, then it is righteous that God can reject any of them that He wishes.

20 “I will hide my face from them,” he said, “and see what their end will be; for they are a perverse generation, children who are unfaithful.

Please pay attention to the sequence. First God’s people deserted the rock and forgot God. Then God hid His face from them. This is how you become “dead Christianity”. Second consider what the apostate church does. First they pick and choose what parts of the Bible they will receive or not. Then as problems arise because of this they try and hide that fact. But in the end they can't hide what the end will be, it is apparent to all. You can see a decline in the US, but go to Britain and look at them, the decline is stunning. Look at Europe, wow! They estimate 2-3% of Europeans identify as Evangelical Christians and 5% of those in the UK and 20% of those in the USA.

21 They made me jealous by what is no god and angered me with their worthless idols. I will make them envious by those who are not a people; I will make them angry by a nation that has no understanding.

Beautiful symmetry in the judgement. You make God jealous by what is not a God and He will make you envious by what is not a people. You anger God with worthless idols and He will anger you with a nation that has no understanding. What is terrorism if not God angering us with a nation that has no understanding. Think about the Palestinians, the very first peace treaty offered them everything they are now seeking, but they rejected it. Since then every peace treaty offers less and less. They are truly without understanding and every time they start an uprising it just makes them poorer and more desolate. Many people think the US is rich because we are powerful and powerful because we are rich. But those are false idols, we are rich because God blessed us and we are powerful because God blessed us.

22 For a fire will be kindled by my wrath, one that burns down to the realm of the dead below. It will devour the earth and its harvests
and set afire the foundations of the mountains.

This is what we see in Lamentations. There is a long history of blood guiltiness that they will be held accountable for. This fire will not just eat up the harvests from one year, it will burn down to the foundations of all the powers that be. It is prophecies like this one, and there are many like this, that have me concluding the investigation into election fraud will set fire to the foundation of Democracy in the US. Initially it might have been about Trump, but now it is clearly far wider and bigger than that. Trump won every single county in Oklahoma and yet they are calling for forensic audits there, it isn’t about the presidential election, they are coming for every crook (city, state and federal).

23. “I will heap calamities on them and spend my arrows against them.

Every time something else is revealed about the Hunter Biden laptop it is like an arrow from God. Revealing sins not just of Biden or the CCP but of the DOJ, the FBI, and all the deep state players. This is going to 9/11, the Mortgage crisis, Pedophile rings, human trafficking, and on and on. Think of the calamities to the Lahaina fire, the Palisades fire, the floods, the hurricanes, etc. This is how God operates, little by little he piles stuff up on you for you to ultimately repent and say "I can't go on". If He hit you with everything at once you would be destroyed. He doesn't want that, He wants you to confess and repent and turn to Him.

24 I will send wasting famine against them, consuming pestilence and deadly plague; I will send against them the fangs of wild beasts,
the venom of vipers that glide in the dust.


Look at South Africa and Cuba, they have famine, look at the world they have consuming pestilence. Initially they may have thought the pestilence would help unseat Trump and help them mandate the vaccine. However, the UK, the most vaccinated country in the world, is now seeing a very significant spike in cases. It is a consuming pestilence that will consume this satanic world. Look at how dangerous our inner cities have become with gangs and illegal aliens. Little by little, God wants us to see the error of our ways. When they were pushing for trans athletes to be able to compete I told my sister they would become trans so they could get a college scholarship. She said I was an idiot and didn't understand, apparently becoming trans is too pure to be corrupted by covetousness. But sure enough a year later we have men getting scholarships worth hundreds of thousands of dollars to compete in women's sports. They don't have to get an operation, nothing is permanent. Trans "women" in women's volleyball sent opponents to the hospital with concussions and other serious injuries, Trans "women" dominated women's swimming, and men ranked lower than 200 among men could dominate women's professional tennis.

25 In the street the sword will make them childless; in their homes terror will reign. The young men and young women will perish,
the infants and those with gray hair.

Every day the news terrifies people to the point they are afraid to leave the house, in the streets the violence is astounding. The people killed on the streets of Chicago were far greater than the people killed in Afghanistan during a war. Afghanistan was a war zone, Chicago by comparison was a battlefield. What has happened? Many men and women have departed from God, they have babies out of wedlock, the mothers might have three or four kids from different fathers, these kids grow up in poverty and wind up in street gangs. The women see their children killed, in their homes terror reigns as the Main Stream Media feeds "fear porn" to everyone. The young men are killed in these gangs, the young women become prostitutes and are also killed. The infants disappear as 60 million are aborted and in some neighborhoods you don't see those with gray hairs as they are either dead or in prison before they can get old.

26 I said I would scatter them and erase their name from human memory, 27 but I dreaded the taunt of the enemy, lest the adversary misunderstand and say, ‘Our hand has triumphed; the Lord has not done all this.’” 28 They are a nation without sense, there is no discernment in them.

How stupid do you have to be? This apostasy from God took place after WWII, after seeing everything God had said He would do to Israel be fulfilled. They are senseless. Think of how rapidly the US was blessed to become a world leader. We were the youngest and most naive of nations and yet we became the head. How could that be if it were not for God being on our side. But then they used that money and success for hedonistic pleasures. We had the hippies, the drug culture, and "free love". This led to divorce and abortion and poverty and street gangs. Now we have 100,000 die each year from drugs. Our schools used to be the best in the world and now they are among the worst. It used to be our streets were safe and everyone wanted to live in the US. Now, Chicago is more dangerous than Afghanistan.

29 If only they were wise and would understand this and discern what their end will be!

If only they read the book of James! If you lack wisdom pray and ask God for it.

30 How could one man chase a thousand, or two put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them,
unless the Lord had given them up?

Our victories up through WWII were amazing. Compare them with recent times and what a dismal failure. Leaving Afghanistan with our tails between our legs, Korea is a stalemate, Vietnam is another defeat. After WWII we were arrogant and since then we have had a very big fall.

31 For their rock is not like our Rock, as even our enemies concede.

There was a time after WWII when the whole world conceded this.
 

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Types and Shadows of the Apostasy

Zephaniah 2:1 Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation not desired; 2 Before the decree bring forth, before the day pass as the chaff, before the fierce anger of the Lord come upon you, before the day of the Lord's anger come upon you. 3 Seek ye the Lord, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the Lord's anger.

The rapture is when you will be hid in the day of the Lord’s anger. These warnings, these prophecies, these dreams filling the internet, this is an opportunity for us to seek righteousness and meekness while we still have a chance. The Lord is bidding us as guests to a great wedding feast, He wants us all to be there. Right now it really is up to you whether or not you are there.

4 For Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation: they shall drive out Ashdod at the noon day, and Ekron shall be rooted up. 5 Woe unto the inhabitants of the sea coast, the nation of the Cherethites! the word of the Lord is against you; O Canaan, the land of the Philistines, I will even destroy thee, that there shall be no inhabitant.

These are the cities and lands in and around Israel. The Philistines lived halfway between Israel and Egypt, so many interpret them to be similar to those Christians who have compromised with the world. Think of those who have one foot in the world and one foot in the church. The Lord warned them you can't serve God and mammon, either you will love one and hate the other or you will hate one and love the other. In Revelation the Lord says that the church in Thyatira is where Satan’s throne is. When the rapture takes place some Christians will be taken, and some will be left behind. If you are a Christian and you are left behind that will be a terrible judgement. Not simply because you will now have to go through the great tribulation, which to my mind is the least of your problems. If you are martyred during the great tribulation there is honor in that. If I were left behind I would become very aggressive to preach the gospel, like the two witnesses. No the worst part of it is you knew you could have done something differently and now you will have to live with that for all eternity. Now is the time to do what you plan on doing if you are left behind.

6 And the sea coast shall be dwellings and cottages for shepherds, and folds for flocks. 7 And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; they shall feed thereupon: in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down in the evening: for the Lord their God shall visit them, and turn away their captivity. 8 I have heard the reproach of Moab, and the revilings of the children of Ammon, whereby they have reproached my people, and magnified themselves against their border. 9 Therefore as I live, saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, Surely Moab shall be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, even the breeding of nettles, and salt pits, and a perpetual desolation: the residue of my people shall spoil them, and the remnant of my people shall possess them. 10 This shall they have for their pride, because they have reproached and magnified themselves against the people of the Lord of hosts.

Moabites and Ammonites were the product of incest when Lot escaped from Sodom. Lot also is used to describe the rapture, but rather than a glorious salvation it was a shameful salvation where he was barely saved. Unlike Noah whose whole family was saved Lot only escaped with two daughters, the rest of his family were killed. Noah was “a preacher of righteousness” and was in Hebrews 11 which celebrates men of faith. Lot was called “a righteous man” and is not in Hebrews 11. This indicates that he was redeemed, washed by the blood of Jesus, hence he was righteous, but he was not sanctified, not separated from the world. It says he was tormented by what he saw around him. When he meekly tried to rebuke people who wanted to gang rape some visitors they told him to “shut up, who are you to tell us what to do”. There are two raptures, one at the beginning of the seven years, it sets off the great tribulation, it is where the Lord says “well done” to His good and faithful servants. However, for the foolish ones, the ones who are locked out of the wedding feast, the ones with the weeping and gnashing of teeth, their salvation will be like Lot’s. What is really despicable about these Christians is that they reproached and magnified themselves against the Lord’s servants. Remember the word the Lord said about the servant saying in his heart that his master delays His coming and begins to beat the fellow servants. This is them. These are the ones who set themselves in the chief seats and then at the rapture they are shamed before all when they are left behind and those they despised are taken instead. Lot's wife loved the world and was turned to a pillar of salt, and the others in the family that were killed were mocking and scoffing at him.

11 The Lord will be terrible unto them: for he will famish all the gods of the earth; and men shall worship him, every one from his place, even all the isles of the heathen.

There are Christians churches that have made a compromise with the gods of the earth. Thyatira suffered Jezebel who taught the Lord’s servants to commit fornication and worship idols. Pergamum had false prophets like Balaam. The Lord referred to these compromised houses of worship as “the synagogue of Satan”. Paul talked of an apostasy. The Pandemic has shut down these houses of worship and that in turn is cutting off the collection plate and causing them to be famished. But that is simply a warning. After the rapture why would you return to the same place where none of them were raptured? Why would you continue to sit beneath the teaching of false teachers who promised prosperity and blessing and yet have snared you with them in the great tribulation? The Lord is going to be terrible to them.

12 Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be slain by my sword. 13 And he will stretch out his hand against the north, and destroy Assyria; and will make Nineveh a desolation, and dry like a wilderness.

These are two peoples who don’t actually inhabit Israel, they are neighbors. Assyria used to be a great kingdom. The Ethiopians appears to refer to those living in Arabia and not Africa. The sword that is bringing down the “synagogue of Satan” is also going to bring down these Arabians. The shut down has not only shut down churches it has also greatly reduced the demand for oil. Nineveh was an abusive capital of Assyria that had enslaved Israelites. Russia, Germany and the US all have a very horrible history in this regard. Still, today the worst country for enslaving and abusing God’s people is China. We have seen the war in the Middle East began in 2023 with Gaza, but it spread to Hezbollah in the north and the Houthis in Yemen may be the Ethiopians that this is referring to. We also saw Syria fall and their president flee.

14 And flocks shall lie down in the midst of her, all the beasts of the nations: both the cormorant and the bittern shall lodge in the upper lintels of it; their voice shall sing in the windows; desolation shall be in the thresholds; for he shall uncover the cedar work.

Can you imagine Munich, or New York City, or Moscow or Shanghai as a place for flocks of sheep wandering the streets? It is an apocalyptic vision.

15 This is the rejoicing city that dwelt carelessly, that said in her heart, I am, and there is none beside me: how is she become a desolation, a place for beasts to lie down in! every one that passeth by her shall hiss, and wag his hand.

No doubt, right now the major superpowers of the world are the US, China, Europe and Russia. The US and China are especially guilty of saying “I am and there is none beside me”.
 

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PEACE AND SAFTY...Sudden Destruction Coming Up?
 

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I had a strange dream last night which I feel is quite significant. I don't get too much into interpreting dreams but feel like it is necessary here. Also there is some context that I'll share at the end.

The dream began with me having a small, baby turtle in my hands which I felt I needed to do something about as I walked through what looked like a destroyed neighborhood. At this point it seemed the dream was in black and white and everything was grey. I found a fish tank that looked like it would be very good for the turtle and so dropped him in there feeling relieved I had found a place for him. Shortly thereafter someone wanted to see that the turtle was ok so I took them back and the fish tank had been broken, all the water ran out and so I picked up the turtle (and now I had many of them) and was looking for another place. It seemed like a sewer that had been bombed out but was now more like a small creek, in there I saw some very big fish and thought this must be a good place but just as I was going to put them in I saw this giant spider, it was bigger than the fish which had to be at least 20 pounds and might have been closer to forty pounds (I think it was a red carp). The spider moved in and grabbed the fish and was eating it while it was still alive. It was a scene right out of a horror movie. However, during this dream there was no fear for myself. I was just trying to find a good place for the baby turtles.

So I googled about this symbology and this is what I got that I felt was relevant.

A small turtle in a dream often signifies new beginnings, growth, and perseverance. It can represent the start of a journey or project, emphasizing the resilience needed to navigate life's challenges.

I think my concern is about the new believers who will be left behind during the tribulation.
  • Neglect or responsibility:
    Dreaming of a neglected tank might reflect concerns about responsibilities or feeling overwhelmed by the needs of others.
I do think this was the meaning. A concern for the needs of these new believers and feeling overwhelmed but at the same time this will be the best possible place.
  • Broken tank:
    A broken or cracked fish tank can symbolize a loss of control, danger, or negative influences.
Again, I think this represents the loss of control that will happen during the tribulation.

The phrase "a big fish in a sewer" is not a standard idiom. However, it can be interpreted in two ways, drawing on related idioms: "a big fish in a small pond" and the literal presence of large fish in sewers. The former refers to someone who is important or well-known within a limited or insignificant setting, while the latter describes the unexpected occurrence of large fish in a usually undesirable location.

Yes, I think that after the tribulation starts there are going to be some big fish left behind that will be shocked, instead of living in a giant lake or ocean they will be in undesirable locations. A sewer is generally underground, and I think they will try and hide in underground bunkers but this indicated they had been broken and exposed to the light.

  • Power and dominance: A giant spider, though often smaller than a fish, can be seen as representing cunning and resourcefulness overcoming brute force.
I think the spider represents the cunning and resourcefulness of the Antichrist and Beast system.
  • Unexpected or unusual situations: Fish-eating spiders are considered somewhat of an oddity, and the image of a spider preying on a fish much larger than itself highlights the unexpected nature of the natural world.
  • • Dominance or power struggles: A dream about a big fish eating smaller fish can represent power struggles, while a spider eating a big fish might amplify this theme or suggest a subtle, strategic form of dominance.
Yes, the tribulation will be unusual and unexpected situation, the Antichrist is a power struggle, but a subtle, strategic form of dominance.

As for the big red fish:
  • Red:
    In dreams, red can signify a range of intense emotions, including passion, anger, or even a warning. It could point to strong feelings about a particular situation or relationship in your waking life.
  • Carp:
    Carp, especially koi carp, are highly symbolic in some cultures, particularly in Japan, representing courage, perseverance, and the ability to overcome adversity. They are known for their ability to swim upstream, even against strong currents, which is why they are associated with overcoming challenges and achieving success.
  • Big:
    The size of the carp in your dream suggests the intensity or significance of these symbolic qualities. It could indicate that you are facing a major challenge or that you possess a great deal of inner strength and potential for achievement.



    So then, the context of this dream is that I have been making Pdf files of all the posts on this forum because I anticipate that this forum (the fish tank) will be broken during the tribulation. You can download all the Pdfs to a single flash drive or to your computer and then when the internet does fall under the complete control of the Antichrist (this giant spider) it will eat up everything on the internet but you will still have these Pdfs. Yesterday I began working on the 12th volume (the first 11 volumes all have 400+ pages each).
See post #13,882

The dream was an encouragement to finish the 12th Pdf, but the reality is, things are about to get real bad for those who are left behind.
 

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I had a strange dream last night which I feel is quite significant. I don't get too much into interpreting dreams but feel like it is necessary here. Also there is some context that I'll share at the end.

The dream began with me having a small, baby turtle in my hands which I felt I needed to do something about as I walked through what looked like a destroyed neighborhood. At this point it seemed the dream was in black and white and everything was grey. I found a fish tank that looked like it would be very good for the turtle and so dropped him in there feeling relieved I had found a place for him. Shortly thereafter someone wanted to see that the turtle was ok so I took them back and the fish tank had been broken, all the water ran out and so I picked up the turtle (and now I had many of them) and was looking for another place. It seemed like a sewer that had been bombed out but was now more like a small creek, in there I saw some very big fish and thought this must be a good place but just as I was going to put them in I saw this giant spider, it was bigger than the fish which had to be at least 20 pounds and might have been closer to forty pounds (I think it was a red carp). The spider moved in and grabbed the fish and was eating it while it was still alive. It was a scene right out of a horror movie. However, during this dream there was no fear for myself. I was just trying to find a good place for the baby turtles.

So I googled about this symbology and this is what I got that I felt was relevant.

A small turtle in a dream often signifies new beginnings, growth, and perseverance. It can represent the start of a journey or project, emphasizing the resilience needed to navigate life's challenges.

I think my concern is about the new believers who will be left behind during the tribulation.
  • Neglect or responsibility:
    Dreaming of a neglected tank might reflect concerns about responsibilities or feeling overwhelmed by the needs of others.
I do think this was the meaning. A concern for the needs of these new believers and feeling overwhelmed but at the same time this will be the best possible place.
  • Broken tank:
    A broken or cracked fish tank can symbolize a loss of control, danger, or negative influences.
Again, I think this represents the loss of control that will happen during the tribulation.

The phrase "a big fish in a sewer" is not a standard idiom. However, it can be interpreted in two ways, drawing on related idioms: "a big fish in a small pond" and the literal presence of large fish in sewers. The former refers to someone who is important or well-known within a limited or insignificant setting, while the latter describes the unexpected occurrence of large fish in a usually undesirable location.

Yes, I think that after the tribulation starts there are going to be some big fish left behind that will be shocked, instead of living in a giant lake or ocean they will be in undesirable locations. A sewer is generally underground, and I think they will try and hide in underground bunkers but this indicated they had been broken and exposed to the light.

  • Power and dominance: A giant spider, though often smaller than a fish, can be seen as representing cunning and resourcefulness overcoming brute force.
I think the spider represents the cunning and resourcefulness of the Antichrist and Beast system.
  • Unexpected or unusual situations: Fish-eating spiders are considered somewhat of an oddity, and the image of a spider preying on a fish much larger than itself highlights the unexpected nature of the natural world.
  • • Dominance or power struggles: A dream about a big fish eating smaller fish can represent power struggles, while a spider eating a big fish might amplify this theme or suggest a subtle, strategic form of dominance.
Yes, the tribulation will be unusual and unexpected situation, the Antichrist is a power struggle, but a subtle, strategic form of dominance.

As for the big red fish:
  • Red:
    In dreams, red can signify a range of intense emotions, including passion, anger, or even a warning. It could point to strong feelings about a particular situation or relationship in your waking life.
  • Carp:
    Carp, especially koi carp, are highly symbolic in some cultures, particularly in Japan, representing courage, perseverance, and the ability to overcome adversity. They are known for their ability to swim upstream, even against strong currents, which is why they are associated with overcoming challenges and achieving success.
  • Big:
    The size of the carp in your dream suggests the intensity or significance of these symbolic qualities. It could indicate that you are facing a major challenge or that you possess a great deal of inner strength and potential for achievement.



    So then, the context of this dream is that I have been making Pdf files of all the posts on this forum because I anticipate that this forum (the fish tank) will be broken during the tribulation. You can download all the Pdfs to a single flash drive or to your computer and then when the internet does fall under the complete control of the Antichrist (this giant spider) it will eat up everything on the internet but you will still have these Pdfs. Yesterday I began working on the 12th volume (the first 11 volumes all have 400+ pages each).
See post #13,882

The dream was an encouragement to finish the 12th Pdf, but the reality is, things are about to get real bad for those who are left behind.
I had a very detached attitude while watching the spider eat the fish. On the one hand it was horrifying, but it was like watching this on TV, I did not feel any personal threat, it wasn't like I was looking around to see if there were any giant spiders that would come after me.

I also felt this was God's judgment on false prophets. It was as though that Giant spider was doing God's will.

I was also surprised at how easily that spider grabbed that fish. Usually fish can move very quickly and are slippery. But in this broken sewer it was no trouble at all to the spider.
 

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Proverbs 19:25 Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.

This is why judgement must begin at the house of God. If you are a child of God and scorning those who have been warning of the Lord's return then you will be smitten and that will be cause the simple to beware. When the world sees the judgment on the Apostasy it will cause many to beware and fear of God is the beginning of wisdom.