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RAPTURES ALERTS

Lightening, Thunder and the Mystery of the Rapture

 

 

How can people disappear in an event called the Rapture and yet the Bible  mentions nothing about the world reaction? WHY? No reaction to what’s happened after so many disappear?

 

We will changed in a moment in the twinkling of an eye.

 

1 Corinthians 15:51-52 Behold, I show you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.

 

1 Timothy 6:14-16; That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukeable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ: Which in His times He shall show who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings and Lord of lords; Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.

 

Is there only one appearance of Jesus?

 

  1. Messiah Ben Yosef – The lamb and suffering servant.
  2. Messiah Ben David – King of Kings- public.

 

John 14:1-2;  Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.

1 Thessalonians 4:15-17; For this we say unto you by the Word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. For the Lord Himself shall descend from Heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God and the dead in Christ shall rise first; Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

Ephesians 1:9-10; Having made known unto us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He hath purposed in Himself: That is the dispensation of the fullness of times He might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven and which are on earth; even in Him:

 

 

Coming = return

Gathering together = a meeting place where all come together: collect something together in the same location.

 

To the general assembly of just men made perfect at the Rapture or gathering together.

 

Rapture = Great general assembly. Jewish tradition has a great general assembly every 7 years where they use a golden trumpet (not the shofar) The trump of God will sound; the golden trumpet for the Great Assembly.

 

2 Timothy 4:1; I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at His appearing and His kingdom;

1 Corinthians 3:11-15; For other foundation can no man lay that that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.  Now if any man build upon this foundation god, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble; Every man's work shall be made manifest: the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man’s work of what sort it is. If any man’s work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward. If any man’s work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.

JUDGMENTS

1.    The church directly after the rapture as seen in 1 Cor. 3:11-15 at the Bema in Heaven .

  1. Judgment of the Nations at the beginning of the Millennial Kingdom. (a) Sheep nations = remnant which survived WITHOUT the mark of the beast and (b) goat nations = Anyone WITH the mark of the beast.
  2. Great White Throne at the end of the Millennium. Rev. 20

 

CATCHING AWAY (RAPTURE)                  RETURN TO EARTH (KINGDOM)

Christ remains in the air                           Christ returns to earth

Dead are raised to meet Him                     Dead return to rule with Him

Living are caught up to meet Him              Living return to rule with Him

We ascend to heavenly Jerusalem              We descend to earthly Jerusalem

We worship in the heavenly Temple           We worship in the earthly Temple

We are judged at the Bema in heaven        Others are judged on earth

 

EARLIER RAPTURES

Enoch: Suddenly disappears, caught up

Elijah: Caught up in chariot of fire 2800 years ago

Jesus: Caught up (500 witnesses)  in a cloud

 

 

Eye Witnesses who saw Jesus after His ascension:

  1. Steven saw Him as he was being stoned.
  2. Saul saw Him and was converted
  3. John on the Isle of Patmos saw Him and he wrote Revelation

Matt. 24:43 speaks of the Goodman of the house being watchful… Those with family member missing will know something has happened.  The rest of the world will not.

Why is peace suddenly taken from the earth? What would cause total chaos, terror and famine? Would the world know we are missing?

OR

Will there be something that happens in such a way that they’ll be so distracted they won’t know for weeks or months who is missing.

 

When the catching away (Rapture) takes place something that is so cataclysmic  will happen that will affect the whole planet within an hour’s time and affect it to such an extent that they’re not going to know who went in the catching away and who didn’t.

 

Half the Christians will be left behind. See Matt. 25 and the parable of the 10 virgins.

Some had knowledge of the Lord but were not serving the Lord and some had knowledge and a real relationship with the Lord and were serving the Lord.

 

An estimated 25% of Christians in the U.S. are really serving the Lord and are LOOKING FOR HIS COMING.

75% could care less. As long as most have all their creature comforts and prosperity they don’t want Jesus to come back.

 

Revelation 6 peace is suddenly taken from the earth.

Revelation 4-22 is all futuristic. It hasn’t happened yet! Is there anything normal from 4 – 22; any peace?

Daniel 8:25 (antichrist) he shall destroy man

Daniel 9:27 not peace; divide Israel up

Peace not necessarily peace. It is security. Usually it is land issues.

 

How will the world react to our sudden departure?

 

LIGHTENING

 

Satan as lightening fell from heaven. Between Genesis chapter 1 verses 1 and 2 Satan’s fall caused chaos and darkness on the earth.

 

Matthew 28:3 Jesus countenance as lightening and garments as white as snow.

Matthew 28:2 Great earthquake happened at the resurrection of Jesus. Earthquakes are linked to the resurrection of the dead somehow.

 

Matthew 24:27 As lightening so shall the coming of the son of man be.

 

HOW LIGHTENING PLAYS A ROLE IN THE RAPTURE

 

Angels: more like lightening

Light travels at 184,000 miles per second. Travels around the earth 7 times in one second.

Ezekiel 1:14 Light connected to the glory of God.

 

The scientific, meteorological explanation (clouds)

 

 

The earth + (positive) signs and – (negative) signs

Cloud: bottom has – signs

Top of cloud has + signs

To produce lightening + charged particles on top of cloud and – on base with +  on the ground . Negative attracts positive on ground which produces giant spark (from Osborne’s Guide to the Weather) Ground particles shoot back up into the clouds and it is called the return stroke. When the stroke meets in the air it creates a lightening strike.

Positive on ground = Our realm (the saints)

Negative on bottom of clouds = Satan’s realm. He is prince of the power of the air. (2nd heaven)

Positive on top of the clouds = Jesus realm (third heaven)

 

Charge of electricity moves the saints (+ particles) to the top of the cloud. Shout; voice of the archangel and the trump (charge) of God caught up (return stroke)

 

Thunder (voice of God) lightening and voices out of God’s throne. Psalm 29:3; Psalm 77:19; Psalm 104:7; Psalm 18:3; Job 40:9; John 12:29 voice from heaven

Exodus 19: Moses went up: Lord came down: thunder, lightening and dark clouds.

 

Lightening comes off Jesus fingers, hits us in the belly (seat of the spirit) and we are changed in an instant, sucked through any enclosure and meet the Lord in the air.

 

What would a world wide lightening strike do? Knock all the power out! This is a giant Electro Magnetic Pulse.

 

Peace is suddenly taken from the earth. World will be in panic, killing each other. Nothing works. Back to the dark ages for weeks and months or longer. Deut 4:11; 5:22; 1 Sam 2:9; 2 Sam 22:10 Psalm 97:2; Isaiah 8:22; Zeph. 1:14-16; Isaiah 16:22 darkness covers the earth. Entire earth goes into complete darkness. Isaiah 13

 

Coming of the Lord and the EMP Effect

Millions of bodies changed at one time causing ME Pulse; atomic reaction. Peace taken from the earth instantly.

This powerful pulse burns out copper wiring and machine components. This world back to the 1800s

 

Ezekiel 38 and 39 they are on horseback. No machines work. The hook in the jaws drawing this great army is starvation. Israel can grow enough food to feed the world because of their underground springs. This is at the beginning of the tribulation. This is why weapons are burning for 7 years.

 

SPACESHIP

A what if scenario

Speed of light time slows down

 

Destination                      Years on ship                          years on earth

Closest star                      3 yrs 6 mos.                             10 years

Alpha Centaury

Center of Milky Way          21  years                                  50,000 years

Nearest galaxy

Andromeda                      28 years                                   2 million years

 

 

Steven Hawkings has studied wormholes, black holes. These exist in space. If you enter the hole at one end and it is billions of miles long, you exit instantly. Those who have had death experiences and come back speak of a TUNNEL. They see a tunnel and see Jesus and a city. Distance matters not!

Credits: This information based on notes taken from a Perry Stone Sermon.

 

Perhaps the TV show Stargate and Stargate Atlantis are not so far off. Maybe that is why so many Christians are attracted to those shows.

 

Praise the Lord. His return is very near. See you at the other end of the tunnel.

 

   
 
    "He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves
with him,"  Psalm 126:6.
 



 

 

"Watch therefore, and pray always, that you may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man."

 As a reminder, here is God's promise:

"For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep. For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord.  Therefore comfort one another with these words" (1 Thessalonians 4:15-18, NKJV).

Let us be hopeful, comforted, and listening for that glorious shout and trumpet sound!
 
God bless you,
 
Jim

7 REASONS WHY WE KNOW WE ARE LIVING

IN THE END TIMES

From Mannafest: Perry Stone ministry

 

 

  1. Key year: 1948. Israel has to be a nation.
  2. No Old Testament prophecy could be fulfilled until Jerusalem was the capital of Israel.  Prior to the 6 day war of 1967 Jerusalem was divided. The eastern side was Muslim and was where all the Jewish sacred sites were. This had to be rectified and WAS during the 1967 6 day war. Hosea 6:1-3. Holocaust they were torn but now healed on the 3rd day of the war. 3rd day Jerusalem was under Israeli control. James 5.
  3. 1967 is the same year as the Charismatic renewal struck mainline Christians.  God poured out His Spirit on all flesh. (latter rain)
  4. The Jews had to return to Israel. Isaiah 11: 11-14. North, south, east and west. Would come on Wings of Eagles, Isaiah 40:31 (from the south) on the shoulders of the Philistines. Isaiah 43:5-6. North: Russia: give up see Jeremiah 31:8-11. Started in the 80s and 90s. Jeremiah 23:7-8.
  5. Ability to reach the world with the Gospel.  Matthew 24:14. End = the summary of all things. Can now use satellite, internet, pod casts to broadcast the gospel. We now have the technology to reach the world with the Gospel.
  6. Moving from Empires to Coalitions of nations.  EU 30 nations, Arab emirates, kings of the east, soon to be Ameri-Euro coalitions of Canada, U.S. and Mexico, Antichrist and his 10 nations. Revelation 7.
  7. Merging of Christians and Jews: Romans 11. Five ways to identify Ephraim (Joseph’s son) who helped produce the Gentile nations who are multicolored as Joseph’s coat. They would be dead but found alive (in Christ) and have the ability to interpret dreams, prophecy. Gentiles would learn the Torah. This is true of charismatic churches and Pentecostal.

The prophetic significance of 2008?
Jim Bramlett
Feb 20, 2008

Dear friends:

Last night I got a telephone call from fellow watchman Dr. Armando Pardil lo of New Mexico.  Armando pointed out to me that a Five Doves post in January pointed to the same date as another post by a different person in February, both totally independent and using a totally different method and assumption.  Both pointed to the Day of Atonement, October 8-9, 2008.  Here they are:

Post # 1.  Armando reminded me that fellow watchman and mutual friend Dr. William Zambrano of Florida had previously called this one to our attention.  On January 9, Ted Porter posted a reply to "TJ's" "A Can't Miss Calculation" at http://www.fivedove s.com/letters/ jan2008/tedp19- 3.htm, with links from "TJ."  It showed how exactly 49 Jewish (360-day) years from the day Israel captured the Temple Mount on June 7, 1967 = 49 X 360 = 17640 days, which takes one to September 22, 23, 2015, the Day of Atonement.  Now, go back 7 years from the Day of Atonement in 2015 and you arrive at the Day of Atonement in 2008, October 9.  Could this be the beginning of the final seven years?

The Miracle Six-Day War in 1967 in Israel and specifically June 7, 1967 are widely considered to be when the end-time countdown began.  That is when the fig tree, Israel, put forth its leaves, and Jesus said when we see this happen we know "He is near, right at the door," and "this generation" (the generation that sees this) will not pass away until all comes to pass (Matthew 24:32-34).

If June 7, 1967 was such a historic prophetic marker, then the date derived by adding seven weeks of years (49 years) to it seems profoundly significant.

Post # 2. On February 15, 2005, Lauren Berns posted a message at http://www.fivedove s.com/letters/ feb2008/lauren21 5.htm in which she traces the 120 Jubilees from Adam as allo tted to man and with a link ( http://www.christia n-forum.net/ index.php? showtopic= 16401) reveals an obscure prophecy by Ezekiel recorded in the Jewish Talmud (Sanh. 97b), all of which also point to the Day of Atonement, October 9, 2008.  I find this date agreement with the previously described message remarkable.

Lauren's end-time scenario is unconventional and difficult for me to understand so far, but her arrival at that specific date is most intriguing.

I do not comprehend what all this may mean.  One possibility is that October 9, 2008 may begin the final seven years, or Tribulation, and/or 70th week of Daniel.  If that is true, the rapture could be anytime before that, such as in the Spring 2008, as many believe.  I am not dogmatically saying that and just mentioning it as a possibility, so save your ammo and use it against the devil!

Re gardless of how things may play out, the above numbers plus many other world and Middle East factors definitely indicate we are in the final countdown. 

So what does Jesus say to do?  "When these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near" (Luke 21:28, NKJV).

"You, brothers, are not in darkness so that this Day should surprise you like a thief"  (1 Thessalonians 5:4, NIV).

Jim

The rapture and the destruction
Jim Bramlett
Nov 5, 2007

Dear friends:

The correct time of year for the rapture has always been a subject of lively debate.  There are excellent arguments for a Spring rapture, such as at Pentecost, and also for a Fall rapture, such as a Trumpets.  Personally, I have vacillated back and forth on the subject.

However, I must say that for years I have leaned toward the time of the year on the Jewish calendar that represents when Noah entered the ark.  That is because Jesus said it would be "as in the days of Noah," a statement that I believe full of more meaning than most realize.  We also know that "the days of Noah" were before the feast days were given to Moses, so the rapture may not be on a Jewish feast day as most people believe.

A writer named Ed P. has a fascinating post explaining this at http://www.fivedove s.com/letters/ nov2007/edp115. htm.

Noah apparently entered the ark on 10 Chesvan, and the flood began on 17 Chesvan.  That would have given him a seven-day warning before the flood began.

For what it's worth, according to the moon-based calendar, in 2007 10 Chesvan falls on November 19.  Seven days later is 17 Chesvan, or November 26.  I believe the rapture may be on a 10 Chesvan some year, and destruction may begin seven days later, just as "in the days of Noah."

Will this be the year?  I do not know, but let us hope.

Speaking of destruction, a friend has done an extensive study on the threat of an EMP (electromagnetic pulse) attack on the U.S.  One nuclear air burst could totally cripple us, knocking out all electricity, electronics, etc. and making us totally helpless, without food, water, heat, or communications, and in chaos.  In a moment, it would virtually cause us to cease to be a country.  Even our military would be largely disabled, and there is not a lot we can do about it.  We are vulnerable, like a deer in the headlights.

Some stored items might b buy you a few extra days, if you are not murdered for them by starving, roving thieves.

Until the other day I never realized how possible, how totally devastating, and how imminent such an attack may be.  See government study and analysis at http://www.globalse curity.org/ wmd/library/ congress/ 2004_r/04- 07-22emp. pdf .

I believe it is the most likely attack scenario against us, and from Iran it may be very soon.  Remember, Iranian President Ahmadinejad recently stated that we would soon cease to be a country?  And I understand Iran has been practicing for such an air burst attack.  Ahmadinejad wants to create havoc and chaos so his Mahdi dude will return.

As Jesus exhorted, pray that you will be accounted worthy to escape the things coming upon the earth and to stand before the Son of ManYou are made worthy only by His precious blood.  Cast yourself totally on Him and His great sacrifice for you.  He is faithful and true.

Those times may soon be upon us.

Jim


 

I got this post from a member of my group and thought it was worth including. I have been hearing this stuff for years, but thought it interesting that it has come up again so recently. B. Fox

astromer_one wrote:

I was listening to a radio talk show, and the guest was a
representative of the Aetherius Organization.

His comments set off my deception alarm – He indicated that alien
beings were here to help man transform into the new world
enlightenment. Here is the statement by the speaker that set off my
flag.

"There is to come a separation of those that accept the gift that the
visitors are bringing, and are willing to move into the new world
enlightenment and those that do not choose to accept the plan. Those
that do not accept the plan are to be moved to another planet until
they progress to a point where they will accept it."

Well this statement by the guest lays out what I feel will be the
explanation of the rapture. No better way to explain our
disappearance and lead the remaining sheep to the slaughter.

Here is a link to their movement:

http://www.aetherius.org 

I have been hearing this explanation for the past 15 years. No surprise. It is one of the reasons I have the two websites and wrote the books. If people know the truth they will not be deceived. I am glad the Holy Spirit set off your alarm bells and rightly so. It shows you are in the center of His will. B. Fox

 
 

 

25% of Americans believe Jesus comes in 2007!
Jim Bramlett
Aug 12, 2007

Dear friends:

Below is an updated excerpt from my archives on January 22, 200 7:
____________ _________ _________ __
 

On January 19, 2007, I forwarded an article from the Christian Post, which quoted a poll that said one in four Americans anticipates the second coming of Christ in 2007.  That's an incredible 25 percent!  Among white evangelical Christians, 46 percent said it's at least somewhat likely that Jesus will return in 2007....

But I have doubts about the poll.  From my associations with Christians, such poll results seem unlikely. 
 
UNLESS....  UNLESS....
 
Here is a provocative thought and possibility for you. 
 
In his 1958 book, Life of Christ (page 13), the late Fulton J. Sheen documented that before Jesus came the first time, there was an expectation of Him throughout the world.  He mentions writings by Tacitus, Seutonius, Cicero, Virgil, and evidence even in Chinese history.  And, of course, we know the Magi from the East expected Him.
 
Could all this expectation be merely from circulated copies of the ancient Hebrew prophecies, or did the Holy Spirit put it on peoples hearts, to prepare them for His coming?
 
I suspect both. 

If true, the Holy Spirit may be doing the same thing today.  Transcending their rational thought, He may be impressing upon the hearts of many that Messiah's return is at the door.  If the poll is valid (and I am not sure), 25 percent are even saying 2007!
 
If the Holy Spirit is, indeed, making such a general communication to the world, it should not surprise us if He speaks specifically to some of His servants, either directly or through some of His servants, confirming the general sensing.  This makes me think of:

1. Michael Hile's five 490-year time historical cycles that end in 2007 (Michael does not try to interpret what it may mean) ( http://www.fivedove s.com/letters/ jan2007/jim111- 1.htm)

2. The late New Zealander George T. Curle's historical time charts that also end in 2007  ( http://www.fivedove s.com/letters/ jan2007/jim111- 2.htm)

3.  The possible recent angel encounter at Wal-Mart about Christmas 2006 being our last Christmas  ( http://www.fivedove s.com/letters/ jan2007/jim115- 1.htm)

4.  Pastor F. M. Riley's calculations that the rapture will be in 2007.  See http://his-forever. com/2007. pdf .

5.  The 1986 dream/vision of Florida mother Shelby Corbitt and her revelation of 2007 as the year of the rapture (which she says God has commanded her to proclaim), and similar revelations of others ( http://www.fivedove s.com/letters/ jan2007/jim16- 1.htm

6.  Kenneth Copeland has said that 2007 is The Year of the Open Door," making us think of the "open door" references to the rapture in Revelation 3:8,10 and 4:1.

I was reminded that the nationally respected pastor of one of the largest churches in my large metropolitan area said recently at a prayer meeting that he believes "we are on an hour-by-hour schedule of the Lords return."  The words "hour by hour" speak of immediacy. 
 
Keep oil in your lamps.  The midnight cry may be near (Matthew 25:1-13).
 
Remember, not just 25 percent but a full 50 percent of the ten virgins expected the Bridegroom, but...  

At midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him. Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.  But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves. And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut. Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not. Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh (vs. 6-13).

Jim 

 

Dear friends:
 
Since about 1972 I remember continuous warnings of an imminent economic collapse or attack on America -- that God's judgment was about to fall. 
 
The first I remember is in the early 1970s when Pat Robertson was just beginning to build his TV network.  He had purchased a TV station in Dallas "to proclaim the gospel" and went on TV saying that an economic collapse was imminent, urging everyone to please donate sacrificially and help him pay for that Dallas station before the crash.  I thought it was God speaking, so I dug down deep and gave sacrificially.  The collapse never came, of course.  Sometime later the station was made a part of his personal commercial empire, then sold for millions, and God only knows what happened to my money.  But I gave it in faith and so I trust that God honored my effort.
 
There have been similar warnings just about every year.  In 1995, I even wrote an essay titled "God's Judgment on America."  It is still available at http://choicesforli ving.com/ spirit/part4/ judgement. htm.  I still believe the judgment is coming, but I cannot say when.  Maybe after the rapture.  Actually, it is in process now.
 
This message is written because the last few days the Internet has been full of dire warnings of imminent terrorist attacks on our cities, probably nuclear, war, and/or economic collapse. 
 
1.  For example, yesterday I received this frantic one:

Friends, late Friday afternoon August 10, I received an envelope with the outside stamped "Israel's Attack on Iran's Nuclear Sites is imminent" and Gold will EXPLODE…. ISRAEL and THE U.S. are set to ATTACK IRAN during Congressional Recess between Aug 6 and Aug 31.  Confirmed by Israeli magazine "Israel Today" published in Jerusalem and not sold on news stands in

U.S., plus other overwhelming evidence…. If this is permitted to take place, a nuclear war may result as China has equipped Iran with nuclear missiles and we have 20,000 naval personnel sitting in the waters in the Persian Gulf and waters outside that area…. The financial markets will be devastated.  We could see the DOW end up down several thousand points.  The war will have a dramatic impact on Gold upward…. It will be difficult to hide the MASSIVE LOSS OF NAVAL PERSONNEL.  

2.  I also received another frantic one that said:

The credit crunch based in U.S. real estate deepens and serious news will probably start to hit in late Sept or October!  Europe is suffering from the US real estate crash that is in process!  Get all dollars out of US stock Market and if possible all real estate!  Transfer all investments (including Retirement Funds) into Gold and silver type commodities that will weather the COMING WORLD WIDE DEPRESSION!! !

In the past I have concluded that a lot of such talk comes from America haters -- people who actually want to see their own nation fall.  I think some of these people are masochistic sickos.  However, no doubt the world economy has always been a house of cards, miraculously held together by God for His purposes.  Some of it may also be fed by disinformation operations of our enemies aimed at gullible Americans to discourage and depress them.  And based on the wording, some of it is clearly from pathological Bush-haters who want p aint a picture of disaster and prove that Bush and the NWO are behind it all. 

Whichever, the prophets of doom have a poor track record, thankfully.
 
3.  In the past few days there have been intelligence reports based on Internet terrorist "chatter" that several U.S. cities are about to get hit by nuclear dirty bombs in the immediate future.  The sources of this are suspect, but the intelligence community and city authorities are on alert.
 
4.  In addition, in his annual New Year predictions, Pat Robertson said there will be terrorist attacks on the U.S. in 2007.  See video at  http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=TZuk3j9YI4k.
 
Over the years I have seen so many of these dire warnings, my first reaction was to yawn and say, "Yeah, right.  Here we go again."
 
However, such warnings always activate my inner prophecy inclinations.  There ma y be something different about 2007. 
 
For example, Shelby Corbitt describes a vision in which she is convinced God revealed to her that the rapture would definitely be in the summer of 2007.  She believes it will be preceded by a period of disruption and difficulty, to paraphrase.  Summer ends with the autumn equinox on September 23.  You can read her Web site and book at http://www.2007rapt ure.com .  Shelby is so persuaded that she heard from God that she spent thousands of dollars of her own money to put it all in a book and has been distributing them free of charge.  That is a true test of conviction and commitment.
 
Also, Pastor F.M. Riley has written that based on biblical chronology, in which he is proficient, he believes the rapture will be in 2007.  I just discovered this yesterday.  You can read his article at http://hi s-forever.com/ 2007.pdf .

(Narrowing the rapture to a specific year is not at all unbiblical.)
 
Will all these things prove to be more gloom-and-doom and prophetic fizzles, or are they keen insights on what lies immediately ahead?  I don't know. 
 
The only thing I do know for sure is that God is totally in charge, that He is merciful, that His timing on all these things will be perfect, that I am His, that I dwell in the secret place of the Most High, and that I abide under His shadow (Psalm 91:1). 
 
In that, I rest totally in His shalom.  I urge you to do the same.
 
Jim

40, 400, 4,000, etc.
Jim Bramlett
Jul 23, 2007

Dear friends:

While meditating on the Word yesterday, I became fascinated again with the numbers 40 an d 400. 

The Bible has many significant uses of the numbers 40 and 400, and also 4,000.  Typically, 40 is a time of testing.

The year 2007 is 40 years from the prophetic Six-Day War, with Israel miraculously defeating five powerful Arab armies in only six days and retaking Jerusalem and the Temple Mount, for the first time since AD 70.  (Luke 21:24.)  These past 40 years have surely been a time of testing for Israel, and in many ways Israel has failed.  But God's will shall be done.

The year 2007 is also the historic 400th anniversary of the first permanent English-speaking settlement on the New World, at Jamestown, the real birth of America.  These past 400 years have also been a time of testing for this great republic, and in many ways we have failed.  But God's will shall be done. It's fascinating to me and surely significant that this 400 and the above 40 coincide in the same year.

While not exact, the year 2007 is close to the 40th Jubilee Year since Christ's first coming.

While not exact, the year 2007 is close to 4,000 years since Abraham, the first Jew and father of the faith.

While not exact, there were about 40 Jubilee years from Abraham to Christ,

While not exact, there were about 4,000 years from Adam to Christ.

Then just this morning, with amazing timing, I discovered that on TV John Hagee is preaching this week on "2007: The Year of Destiny."  I think it will go on all week.  This morning was sort of a primer on the significance of biblical numbers in general.  He mentions some of the above numbers, and also that 7 is the number of completion.  The remainder of the week should be interesting.

 

Jim

 

The last American President before the rapture?
Jim Bramlett
Jul 22, 2007

Dear friends:
 
Below are three past supernatural experiences by others , previously reported, that deserve repeating because of their unusual timeliness.
 
1.  This morning a lady reminded me of a September, 2005 post where I described an unusual e-mail from a reader describing a prophetic experience by the father of his friend, Charles, a pastor.   Charles told him that right about the time President Bush was elected president, his father had this interesting experience.   The reader said:

"Charles' father, Bob, woke up one night from sleeping.   He heard a voice in another room calling him.   Bob asked who it was.  Bob said that the voice said, 'This is your Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.'  Bob then went into the room and saw and spoke to the Lord.   Bob and the Lord communicated by Bob having a question and Jesus answering the question before Bob could ask it.  Charles mentioned the Lord's ability to answer questions in the 'twinkling of an eye' after Bob thought of the question.

"One of the questions that Bob had was, 'Will my family and I all be in Heaven?'   Bob has two sons and a wife.  The Lord said:  'Yes, all five of you.' 

"Bob replied 'Five?,' not understanding where that number came from since they had only four in the family.  Then Jesus said: 'Your other son, too.'  

"At the moment the Lord said that, Bob remembered the baby that his wife had miscarried years ago.   'He's in Heaven now.  He's doing well. You would be proud of him,' the Lord said.   Bob was deeply affected by this because Charles started crying a little bit as he continued on.

(Bramlett comment: This supernatural knowledge seems to authenticate the experience.)

"Bob also asked the Lord about a time years ago when he had been diagnosed with a stomach disease.  One day while he was at work outside, a man in a dark suit and a bald head had appeared all of a sudden and said to him, 'come with me.'  The man then gripped  Bob tightly the way you would if you were helping someone to walk somewhere in a hurry.  The man walked him out into a parking lot and then left.   When Bob went back to the doctor later that week, he had been miraculously healed!  Bob asked the Lord if that had been an angel sent to help him.   The Lord confirmed that it had been an angel.

"The Lord also told Bob, 'Tell your friends that I am coming soon.  There is a Christian President now in office.  But that's not going to stop me.  I am still coming soon.'  Bob took this to mean that Jesus could rapture up the Church before George W. Bush leaves office."

End
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2.  Below is a post on the Five Doves site by Cinda Godfrey that I shared again recently.  The instance happened before the 2000 Presidential election.  Cinda reported a Benny Hinn vision the preceding summer that showed George W. Bush (before he was elected) to be the last American President. 

Cinda was sharing the Benny Hinn vision with a friend who has a daughter, Julie, now in her mid-30s, who sometimes is able to see things in the future.  For example, in a vision, the daughter saw the Alaskan air crash two days before it happened, and even drew an exact map where it went down.  She tried to warn the airline but no one took her seriously.  She also saw two separate murders in her hometown days before both happened, but again, no one took her seriously.  Cinda says, "As we were talking yesterday about the conclusion of Election 2000, Julie told me that she heard the news that George W. Bush had been named the winner while driving on the expressway with her car.  She said she immediately had a vision of George W. Bush in office while millions of people 'disappeared. ' She said they all vanished into thin air and she couldn't understand the significance of the vision.  When I explained the rapture to her, Julie was so excited."
 
What is especially interesting about this experience is that, at the time, Julie was not a Christian and did not know anything about the rapture!  She could not have conjured it up from some theological predisposition.

The above experience may be very significant because: (1) it was first reported seven years ago; (2) Julie, the person who claimed the vision, had never heard of the rapture and thus was not influenced by predisposition; (3) Julie has had other amazing and accurate prophecy-type insights before; (4) it agreed with what Benny Hinn reported; (5) the timing lines up with other things pointing to this year, such as Shelby Corbett.

3. A while back, Rev. Ron Patterson reported to me that because of son Ronnie Jr.'s disability, a social worker recently made a routine call.  Conversation revealed that she is a serious Christian and also a missionary.  Ron said she seemed very mature in the faith.  When she found out about Ronnie Jr.'s previous supernatural experience and that Ron's major ministry is to boldly proclaim the Lord's soon return, she broke down in tears.  She was extremely touched and said she knew it, that Jesus is coming soon!

The lady then told about an elderly missionary friend who was dying a few years ago.  Her loved ones were gathered around her, grieving, for her during her final few moments.  But just before she died, the old lady mustered up the energy to speak up and admonish them, saying, "Don't grieve for me.  I'll be back in six years."

That happened in 2001!  My high-tech electronic calculator confirms my super-rapid mental calculation that 2001+ 6 = 2007!

Ron and I agreed that when they are dying some folks see and hear from the other side.  It's like they have one foot here and one foot in heaven.  An M.D. friend commented and said: "As an internist, I collected stories of near-death experiences. Not only do the dying frequently see heaven and communicate it back to earth, but frequently those physically around them and emotionally close to them are permitted a glimpse also. This story is absolutely credible." 
 
Keep looking up!

Jim

 

Part 2, rapture video
Jim Bramlett
Jul 7, 2007

Dear friends:

Thanks to reader Karen Cline, Part 2 of the previous rapture video link I sent you is at
http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=Xiqoc6HgEUk .  This is also only about 10 minutes long.  On Part 2, several more Christian leaders say the rapture is soon (although post-tribber Pat Robertson only speaks of the Tribulation) . 

As a reminder, for your reference, the previous Part 1 is at
http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=96d-trRsLO8&mode=related&search

These other names in Part 2 include:

Dr. Renald Showers
Dr. Jimmy DeYoung

Jim

http://www.2007rapture.com/  

From 2001: "I'll be back in six years"
Jim Bramlett
Jun 20, 2007

Dear friends:
 
This morning I was reminded of an unusual prophetic event and that it took place seven years ago.  Since seven is a special biblical number, it seemed good to review it for relevance.
 
The situation was described by friend Rev. Ron Patterson, about his then-teenage son, Ronnie, Jr., who has a severe learning disability.  Below are Ron's own words:
 
"Ronnie was walking his dog Sandy and singing praise to the Lord on a warm September 2000 day after school. Suddenly, he was in the spirit in the presence of the Lord. Ronnie saw a huge field of beautiful flowers in heaven, each one perfect and without flaw. Then he saw a big wall with a large gate made of solid white pearl columns. On each side, outside the gate, was huge warrior-like angel about twice the size of a normal man. Ronnie said it took very powerful beings to open the enormous gate.
 
"Next, Ronnie saw past the gate into the beautiful city on the other side. Every building was made of some material that was as clear as pure water . In the middle of the city, he saw two giant chairs or thrones in an indescribable throne room. Ronnie could not see clearly the figures on the seats as they were engulfed in a cloud-like spirit similar to a force field or a glowing mist of energy.
 
"Ronnie was absolutely certain by the power and the presence that these were the thrones of Almighty God, the Father, and Jesus Christ, the Son, surrounded by an unmistakable manifestation of the Holy Spirit. Ronnie was also amazed at a smooth, peaceful, beautiful music that seemed to be all over heaven but was most noticeable in the fields of flowers.
 
"After seeing all of this, Ronnie for the first time during this experience, heard a voice speaking directly to him saying, 'Son, look over here.' Ronnie then saw a long series of horse stables as far as he could see to the right and to the left made up of individual horse stalls. Each stall contained a magnificent white horse with angels standing with the horse s as caretakers (one angel per about 20 horses). The Lord told Ronnie that after He removes His people from the earth, Jesus will remain with them in heaven a short time and then lead them back to the earth riding these white horses. He said Jesus will put an end to all who oppose Him and will establish His kingdom in the earth.
 
"As the vision concluded, the voice of God continued to speak to Ronnie. The Lord told Ronnie not to listen to the devil any longer. He said that the devil had been condemning Ronnie with lies trying to make him believe that Ronnie was worthless, helpless, without value, and on his way to hell. God told Ronnie that Ronnie is His child, 'a child of God,' and that He was well pleased with him.
 
"Next the Lord told Ronnie to stop grieving over being 18 years old and not being able to drive a car as Ronnie had driven himself almost crazy with disappointment over this. The Lord said to Ronnie, 'I am coming so soon for you and my people that there is not enough time for you to drive enough to justify learning."
 
Postscript, June 20, 2007:
 
After 1, 2 and 3 years passed, people began to doubt that Ronnie had truly heard from the Lord.  However, God knew what He was doing.  Only God knew that Ronnie's situation would soon deteriorate to the point where he would not be able to drive a car. 
 
 

June 7, 1967 plus 40 years
Jim Bramlett
May 22, 2007

Dear friends:

For what it's worth...

Using a date counter at http://www.timeanddate.com/date/duration.html  , I have discovered that there are exactly 40 years times 365 days (rounded) = 14,600 days between June 7, 1967 when Israel captured Jerusalem for the first time since AD 70, and Pentecost Sunday, May 27, 2007, on the Gentile calendar.

Also, not rounded, using 365.25 days, the count is 14,610 days, which lands on June 7, 1967, the exact 40th anniversary on the Gentile calendar.

Not sure what it all means but I suspect it is significant on God's calendar. (Of course, everything is significant on His calendar -- every second of eternity has a purpose!)

Jim

 

"Of that day and hour knoweth no man"?
Jim Bramlett
May 17, 2007

Dear friends:

Yesterday I forwarded a person's claim that days after seeking, praying and weeping, the Lord revealed the soon rapture date.  Of course, I do not know whether or not the date is correct, and I commented, "Based on past experience, one cannot help being skeptical."  So true.

About three people instructed me that it obviously cannot be true because Jesus said, "But of that day and hour knoweth no man" (Matthew 24:36 KJV), assuming, I suppose, that I had forgotten about that passage.  I did not forget.

If the reported date is not true, and it may not be, I do not believe the reason will be Matthew 24:36, for reasons stated below from an essay I wrote on the subject several years ago.  From the Scriptures, this should shed light on the subject.

Jim
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When is He coming?  
 
Just the question -- when? -- causes some Christians to cringe, protest, or even scoff! They quickly point out that Jesus said, "But of that day and hour knoweth no man" (Matthew 24:36 KJV).
 
Some believers criticize other believers who are seeking God's clues, either from the Scriptures or by personal revelation.  It is interesting that it was apparently by personal revelation, not Scripture, that many people knew the exact day of Elijah's rapture (2 Kings 2)!  Are there types in the Old Testament?  Do God's principles repeat themselves?
 
The doubters may mention Paul's words that the day of the Lord will come like "a thief in the night" (1 Thessalonians 5:2). But many believers have so misunderstood these verses that they are oblivious to the times, not watching for the Lord as He commanded, and are often absorbed by the cares of this world and their own agendas.
 
As to Matthew 24:36, some scholars point out that Jesus' words here are in the present tense, addressed to His hearers at the time, and not to those alive at the end of the age when Daniel's vision would be unsealed (Daniel 12:9). This would be similar to Matthew 16:20: "Then he warned His disciples not to tell anyone that He was the Christ." As evidence, many other Scriptures reveal to us that God will reveal at least the approximately time. (Even if the "day and hour" restriction is literally valid today, it may be because the Earth is in 24 time zones and always in two different days.)
 
Jesus also said, "but my Father only" knows, which pins the statement to His hearers at the time, when Jesus was still on the earth, because surely there are now no secrets in the Trinity between the Father and the glorified Son, who are truly One. Also, in context, He seems to be speaking of heaven and earth passing away (v. 35), not other end-time events.

In addition, Jesus said, "If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee" (Revelation 3:3). He is obviously saying that to the one who watches, He will not come as a thief and that person will know the
hour! (Hour -- Greek hora -- Strong's 5610; various meanings, including, "any definite time, point of time, moment."
 
GOD'S PROMISES OF REVELATION

 
1.      It is clear that Jesus will not come as a "thief in the night" for watchful believers, because in the very same passage, verse 4, Paul tells us, "But you, brothers, are not in darkness so that this DAY should surprise you like a thief." If we are trusting in Christ and looking for His coming, Paul said that even the very DAY does not have to surprise us!

2.      Also, Jesus exhorted, "If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief" (Revelation 3:3, KJV), obviously saying He will come as a thief only to those not watching!  It is obvious that for those watching, He will NOT come as a thief.

3.      Jesus rebuked those who did not understand the signs of the times in His day: "O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky, but can ye not discern the signs of the times" (Matthew 16:3).

4.      Of the end of the age, Jesus said, "And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh" (Luke 21:28). He said we would know when it is near!

5.      God said, "Surely the sovereign Lord does nothing without revealing it to His servants the prophets" (Amos 3:7, NIV). God said "nothing," and He did not exclude Christ's return. I take Him at His word.

6.      God not only knows the end from the beginning, He tells us that He makes it known! "I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come." (Isaiah 46:10). He has already made it known! I personally believe it has been hidden in His Word all along, to be unlocked in His timing.  There is nothing wrong with seeking!  No doubt, it pleases God.

7.      God said, "I have even from the beginning declared it to thee; before it came to pass I shewed it thee" (Isaiah 48:5, KJV).

8.      Jesus said the Holy Spirit "will teach you all things" (John 14:26). He said "all things." Did Jesus make a mistake, forgetting to exclude when He will return? I don't think so.

9.       Friends confide in one another.  Abraham was called God's "friend" (Isaiah 41:8; James 2:23).  "And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do" (Genesis 18:17).  Now, because of Jesus' atonement, we are called friends of God: "I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master's business. Instead, I have called you friends" (Jesus, John 15:15).

10.  Ecclesiastes 1:9 says "What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun" (NIV).  Many Bible students believe that ancient events and dating in the Bible are shadows and clues that foretell the coming of the Lord, even the timing.  An example is the six days of creation, seen as 6,000 years of man's dominion over the earth, before the return of the Lord and the seventh, or Sabbath Millennium of peace, with Christ ruling in Jerusalem.  According to scholars, we are now at the end of 6,000 years since Adam
 
There are other such passages. God clearly promised that we would know at least approximately when Christ will return, and even "the day" will not surprise us, as the Holy Spirit reveals through Paul!
 
In addition, there is ample precedent for God revealing specific times in advance.
 
1.      He gave Noah advance notice of when the flood would be (Genesis 6,7).

2.      He told Abraham how long the Israelites would be in Egypt (Genesis 15:13).

3.      As mentioned, He revealed to many the very day of Elijah's rapture (2 Kings 2).

4.      He told Jeremiah how long the Babylonian exile would be (Jeremiah 29:10).

5.      He told Daniel exactly when Messiah would come the first time (Daniel 9:25-26).

6.      Some, including the brilliant Sir Isaac Newton, believe this same passage holds the key to the timing of His return.

7.      There is evidence that the Bible reveals the exact number of years of "the times of the Gentiles" and the exact span of time to Israel's rebirth in 1948 and the recapture of Jerusalem in 1967.
 
Obviously, leaving us clueless now would violate God's own established pattern as revealed in His Word!
 
Also obviously, we are not left clueless.  There are many signs and clues.  Let us remain watchful and ready, and be found doing the Master's work.
 
Jim

http://rapturealert.blogspot.com/2007/04/when-bad-things-happen.html   

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article1687360.ece    

"Wake Up, America"
Jim Bramlett
Apr 30, 2007

Dear friends:
 
A must-see video presentation of the mortal dangers immediately facing the U.S. is t itled "Wake Up, America," and is at http://usawakeup. org .  This is hot! 
 
Coincidentally, in 1994 I wrote a newspaper article also titled, "Wake Up, America," which won me a prestigious Amy Writing Award.  The recognition was nice, but unfortunately, America didn't wake up.  In fact, things have become worse. 
 
We should be hearing this message from top politicians and the mainstream media, but we are not, and never will, because it is not "politically correct," a modern social sickness that may destroy us.
 
The video very graphically describes two main threats: (1) radical Islam and (2) out-of-control immigration.  Either or both can destroy this country. 

Open borders are allowing terrorists to flow through unimpeded.  Border control is almost non-existent.  When agents try to do their job, they are persecuted and thrown into prison.  Massive numbers are resigning.  Government and both parties give lip service to the problem but do nothing about it due to politics and political correctness.  This is a scandal of the highest order.

Former CIA director George Tenet said recently that Al Qaeda is already in the U.S., just waiting for orders.  Al Qaeda may be waiting until they have portable nukes in place so their strike will be devastating and final.  According WorldNetDaily, captured al-Qaida leaders and documents (show) "the plan is called the 'American Hiroshima' and involves the multiple detonation of nuclear weapons already smuggled into the U.S. over the Mexican border with the help of the MS-13 street gang and other organized crime groups."
 
Such a devastating strike could cripple our economy and bring anarchy throughout the nation, with no power, no water, no communications, and no food.  People will be killing each other to survive.  This is hell on earth may be closer than most people think.
 
A study by a top U.S. Senate committee said it is not a matter of "if" but "when" America will be hit with a nuke or nukes.  This study was done years ago before Islam was revealed as such an imminent threat.
 
Islamists are now wined and dined at the White House, elected to Congress, and given preferential treatment in our society, such as in our universities where Saudi oil money (read that "our gas money") has established propaganda centers and our young people are being brainwashed.  America is in a self-destruct mode, constructed, aided, and abetted by politicians, academia, and the media.  And they will all go down together into one big heap.
 
I believe the dangers and warnings in this video will come to full fruition and reality after the rapture.  There was never a more compelling time than today to get right with God by casting oneself totally on the grace and mercy of Jesus Christ.
 
In 1995 I wrote an essay circulated worldwide titled "God's Judgment on America," in which I described what I saw from a biblical standpoint, including America in prophecy and where we might fit in.  I believe the insights are still valid and timely.  If you are interested, the essay is online at http://choicesforli ving.com/ spirit/part4/ judgement. htm
 
It appears that judgment is already here, and worse judgment is imminent.  I believe all this and that described in the video are part of God's judgment I wrote about in 1995.  The essay explains why it is probably too late for 2 Chronicles 7:14 to work, as it did not work for Jeremiah. 
 
(Sorry, all you happy time prophets, but this is just the way I see it, and I believe it is scriptural.  God only has promised blessings in store for His people le, some in this world, but mostly after they are removed.)
 
It was painful for me to write this essay because I have always been a very patriotic person.  I spent a 20-year career serving my country in the United States Air Force.  I can still tear up when hearing the Star Spangled Banner or other patriotic songs.  This largely stems from my childhood experience in World War 2 when my dad was in the infantry, landing at Normandy and fighting through Europe, and my uncle, whose B-24 bomber unit was one of the first to deploy overseas, to North Africa.  As a young teen, I followed the war news daily and idolized them and the millions of men and women like them who saved us from German and Japanese fascism. 
 
Today's troops are no less brave, honorable, and dedicated.  They are fighting radical Islamists who want to kill us, yet the troops are being constantly undermined by negative, radical, self-seeking political forces in their own country who even want to put our troops on trial if they are not being "nice enough" to our enemies.  These same negative forces, egged on by the media, also criticize every action taken by our Commander-in- Chief to protect us and capture terrorists, and confine them, even with a benevolence toward prisoners that is historically unprecedented.
 
Our political and social climate has become so divided, so hateful, so evil, and so tolerant of evil, that I do not see how modern soldiers can remain motivated to put their lives on the line each day.
 
I believe these evil, negative, and radical forces will be left behind at the rapture to deal with the anarchy, chaos, and destruction.  I don't want to be here.
 
Come, Lord Jesus.
 
Jim
  

 

 

JUDGMENT IS COMING!

Issue number 17 March 2007 .... Editor: Alan Yusko

God's judgment is coming. By all means... pass this article around! (www.heavensoon.com. com or rapturetoheaven. com)

Acts 17
31 Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.

Welcome to Issue number 17 of the Judgment is coming newsletter. May God bless you as you are encouraged and as you eagerly await the soon return of the Lord Jesus! The signs of impending judgment are all around us! It is a source of encouragement to the Christian as we know the Lord Jesus will very soon return!

THE LORD RETURNS AT THE LEAST EXPECTED TIME!

by Alan Yusko

The Lord Jesus will come at a time least expected! Look at this verse:

Luke 18
8 I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?

This is very interesting because God is actively fulfilling Bible prophecy and the signs of the soon return of the Lord Jesus can be easily seen. The real question may be: Who is watching and expecting the Lord to return?

The above verse clearly warns that many will be caught off-guard. The Lord will come just as He promised and it will be a sudden occurrence. Then the question is asked if faith will be found when the Lord Jesus suddenly comes. The implication is that there will be very little true saving faith at that time. In this day anyone who can fall away, will fall away. The Lord warns that true faith will be lacking when He returns. Even though the signs are all around us, it will be a surprise to many! Would you want to be walking faithfully before the Lord Jesus if He were to return today?

Here are a few signs pointing to the nearness of the Lord's return:
- rejection of Godly morals. Immorality, adultery, sodomy, and the breakup of marriage and the family are worldwide problems.

- The Bible is increasingly becoming "hate" literature by those who reject the Lord Jesus and the narrow way of salvation. The Lord Jesus said He was the only way to be saved. See below:

John 14
6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

By making this claim the Lord Jesus also implies that all other so-called paths lead to death and hell! This greatly angers lost people who want to worship a god on their terms. Lost people want a false god so they can have their religion and enjoy their sin at the same time! This is what the false religion of the 12 step A.A. programs do. They define their false god. Then they define their morality that will please their false god. Hell will be full with many such people. But the problem with the Bible is the fact that the Lord Jesus is the ONLY way to be saved. Only the Lord Jesus and no other pathway! This angers the lost people of the world who want to have a god of their own making on their own terms. They do not want the Biblical plan of salvation.

- Drastic increase in natural disasters. There are record breaking destructive storms, terrible earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes and other disasters that are warning the world of impending Divine judgment

- Israel is back in the land and is a thorn in the side of the world.

Zech 12
1 The burden of the word of the LORD for Israel, saith the LORD, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him.
2 Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem.

There can be no permanent and lasting peace in the Middle East until the Lord Jesus returns to setup His 1000 year Kingdom after the battle of Armageddon.

- Parting of the land of Israel brings judgment to the world. Since 1948 the nations of the world have been parting the land of Israel. When Israel became a nation in 1948 they only received a small portion of land that was promised to them. This was a parting of the land and as a result of the bad treatment of the Jews and Israel by Britain, they lost their glorious British empire. More recently, the land of Israel has been parted and given back to the Arabs (Oslo agreement). All this angers the Lord for this sin. I expect the sin of parting the land of Israel to continue into the reign of the antichrist. This sin has never been done to the land of Israel before 1948. These are unique days as this sin will cause the Lord to judge the entire world. See below

Joel 3
2 I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land.

- Rise of the occult. The religion of the kingdom of the antichrist will be occult based. This is why the Bible is rejected and all forms of occultism are being promoted. Books like the occult Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and the Satanic Narnia desensitize people to Biblical truths and lead them into Satan's occult world. Rock and roll music is also a popular and addictive pathway to the occult. Sadly, all this evil has also made it into the churches!

There are more signs of the nearness of the Lord's return but the above is a good overview.

Many hope for a big delay of the second coming as they do not want the Lord Jesus to return in their lifetime. This is why many say things like:
- I hope He doesn't return
- It won't happen in my lifetime - maybe 50-100 years

Keep this point in your mind. There are many people who do not want the Lord Jesus to return. Their hearts are still focused upon earthly things and they do not want the Lord Jesus to return in their lifetime and disturb their plans.

Others mock the return of the Lord and call Christians "escapists" etc. The mockers also tend to reject the Bible. A good example would be the atheist who mocks the Word of God. Of course such a person would mock the soon return of the Lord Jesus. Other mockers do not rightly divide the Word of Truth, the Bible. These are the anti pre-trib people who by their rejection and mockery of the rapture also show they reject the eternal promises of God to Israel through Abraham, Issac, and Jacob.

FALLING AWAY

We are living in great days of apostasy. False teachers prosper and get rich from those who have accepted Satan's lie not to judge evil and reject it. These are days where anyone who can fall away will fall away. God is separating the true believer from the false ones. Even churches are falling away. Here are some signs of either a church or an individual falling away from God:

Signs of falling into apostasy:
- acceptance of the purpose driven lies
- rock music
- perverted Bible versions based on corrupt manuscripts (stick with the KJV)
- occultism via Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Narnia, yoga etc.
- psychology which denies the sufficiency of the Word of God. Sin is replaced by concepts of self esteem.
- rejection of sound Biblical doctrine and believing the lie that sound doctrine is divisive.
- refusal to judge between good and evil and putting down those who do.
- claiming the Lord Jesus is NOT the only to be saved

Churches are falling away in these last days. How much faith will the Lord find when He returns to rapture home His people? I am quite sure that afte