Do Plagues, Pestilence and Judgment Follow the Rapture? If So Then Why are We Still Here?

In 1975 I was certain the Rapture, the gathering of the believers unto the Lord in the air would occur before 1984 but I'm still here and it's 2014! 

The Catching Up commonly referred to as the Rapture

The Comfort of Christ’s Coming

1 Thessalonians 4:13 But I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep, lest you sorrow as others who have no hope. 14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus.

1 Thessalonians 4:15 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. 16 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. 17 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. 18 Therefore comfort one another with these words.

Now it's 2014 and we have all of these things going on

Habakkuk 3:5 Before Him went pestilence, And fever followed at His feet.

Matthew 24:7 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places.

Luke 21:11 And there will be great earthquakes in various places, and famines and pestilences; and there will be fearful sights and great signs from heaven.

Great signs from Heaven

A Solar flare in the shape of the Cross

Famine

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Pestilence

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Ebola VirusThe Ebola virus at 108,000 X magnification.

Pestilent defined by King James Dictionary

• Producing the plague, or other malignant, contagious disease noxious to health and life as a pestilent air or climate.

Earthquakes

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How bad has it become

Prelude to Armageddon - Israel & Gaza

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All of the above are headlines over the past two months

Today we have a global pestilence headline

EBOLA’S Patient ZERO HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED: GLOBAL TRANSMISSION HAS BEGUN

By Dave Hodges 'The Common Sense Show'

"It  is now being reported that Patrick Sawyer, whose sister also died from Ebola, was allowed on two ASKY Airlines flights in Liberia while infected with the deadly virus, Ebola, which painfully kills 90% of its victims.

Patient Zero, Patrick Sawyer, had a layover in Ghana then changed planes in Togo and flew to an international travel hub of Lagos, located in Nigeria. Nigeria is also the site of an Ebola outbreak.  “The dad-of-three died five days after arriving in the city”.  His sister, with whom Sawyer had contact, died of Ebola. He should never have been allowed to board any plane." (Read more)

In 1975 I had been taught and believed the pre-tribulation Rapture would have me removed from this world before it got this bad.

Today there is growing excitement among those who hold to the pre-tribulation rapture based on 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 referenced above. They are sure they are about to leave at any moment, much like I was in 1975.

As we seek the truth we must compare our teaching to God's Word.

All these things must come to pass before we are gathered to the Lord.

• The Antichrist must come before the Rapture
• The Tribulation must come before the Rapture
• The Sun and Moon Must be Darkened before the Rapture
• The Lord Must descend from Heaven with a Shout before the Rapture
• Jesus Must Return before the Rapture
• The Resurrection must happen just before the Rapture (or, at the same time)
• There is only one resurrection for those who are God’s people

Read the pre-tribulation Rapture lie for an additional opinion sharing the truth based on Scripture, or click here for my past article.

No, Christians Should Not Believe in 'Left Behind's' Rapture Theology, Says Prominent Apologist (Watch the trailer)

God showed me in His Word why we are still here and I will let Him speak for Himself.

1 Thessalonians 4:16 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. 17 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. (The dead rise first)

The dead must rise first - this is the first resurrection and it occurs in Revelation 20

Revelation 20:4 And I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was committed to them. Then I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their witness to Jesus and for the word of God, who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received his mark on their foreheads or on their hands. And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. 5 But the rest of the dead did not live again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. 6 Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection. Over such the second death has no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with Him a thousand years.

Matthew 24:29 [ The Coming of the Son of Man ] “Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

The good news is there will be a safe place on the earth were believers will be protected.

Psalm 91 clarifys our protection as well until we are gathered together with Him.

Seek the Lord with all your heart and get ready by abiding in Him, it's going to get bumpy!

The News is Out - Cancer is Curable Now

My Health Tips page has a new HD video link to Cancer is Curable Now. This is a full feature documentary.

Check it out and get your Free 'Truly Heal Guide' by clicking here.

I'm all for natural healing being the best option. Our son had bone cancer 3 years ago and was completely healed in six weeks using home treatment. The story can be found here.

By His stripes we are healed!

1 Peter 2:24 who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness—by whose stripes you were healed.

Who Leaves First? The Wheat or the Tares?

When the harvest comes

Until the harvest let them grow together

When the harvest comes gather the tares first

Where do they go?

Matthew 13:24 [ The Parable of the Wheat and the Tares ] Another parable He put forth to them, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field;

Matthew 13:25 but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat and went his way.

Matthew 13:30 Let both grow together until the harvest, and at the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, “First gather together the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn.”’”

The Parable of the Tares Explained

Matthew 13:36 Then Jesus sent the multitude away and went into the house. And His disciples came to Him, saying, “Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field.”

Matthew 13:37 He answered and said to them: “He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man. 38 The field is the world, the good seeds are the sons of the kingdom, but the tares are the sons of the wicked one. 39 The enemy who sowed them is the devil, the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are the angels. 40 Therefore as the tares are gathered and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of this age. 41 The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and those who practice lawlessness, 42 and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth. 43 Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!

Is there a connection related in the parable above to the pre-tribulation rapture doctrine? Are the tares the first ones out? In Matthew 24 after the tribulation not before as many profess, the gathering takes place. The tares are gathered first and cast into the furnace of fire then we, the elect are gathered to the Lord.

Then the wheat/elect is gathered to the Lord. 

Matthew 24:29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: 30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. 31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

Our God is Making the Headlines in the Middle East

Do you believe in miracles? Israel does, and so do Hamas soldiers, in fact Israels very existence is dependent on miracles! Just look at the headline.

If you go by the headlines of local newspapers in Israel, the Jews under attack by Hamas rockets have another hidden defense: God himself. The Jewish Telegraph opens with a quote from David Ben Gurion, who once said, “In Israel, in order to be a realist, you must believe in miracles.” The article claims that even the Hamas have become frustrated with Israel’s miracles:

“[T]he Talmud Yerushalmi tells us that in no way are we to depend on miracles. It argues that we must not desist from our obligations and must not wait for miraculous intervention from the Supernatural. How perfectly relevant are both of these views today. We witness hourly miracles. As one of the terrorists from Gaza was reported to say when asked why they couldn’t aim their rockets more effectively: ‘We do aim them, but their God changes their path in mid-air.’ Amen! And when our God is not busy doing that, He is ensuring that the high-tech brain power of our ‘start-up nation’ is working overtime to produce yet another Iron Dome battery to help protect our cities and us.”

The theme of miracles protecting Israel during the Gaza war is not limited to this newspaper. Another news source called Arutz Sheva reported earlier in the month the importance of miracles to the Jewish people:

“The Jewish nation’s existence for six millennia is a miracle. There is no single Jewish life without a miracle. Miracle is an essential part of our belief; it is a gem of Jewish folklore. It is a source of our hope in the dark, and it is a gift of our dreams. And we know why – because these miracles are true.” (Read More)

The Lord's promise to Abram

Genesis 12:I will bless those who bless you, And I will curse him who curses you; And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”

I would say those rockets are cursed.

Four (4) Blood Moons - Oops Somebody Got the Dates Wrong

Lunar eclipses are for signs to Israel but in 2014 and 2015 Israel won't see any of them!

By John Hagee (ERROR)

Does anyone have an interest?

4 Blood Moons is a hot topic according to Google, 7,820,000 search results. Those interested have plenty of choices on where to look but to what end?

As Great Tribulation approaches Christians need to be focused on and abiding in Christ, in His Word seeking His protection and safety rather than chasing a new revelation as John Hagee puts it.

Hagee says Joel 2:31 pertains to these 4 Blood moons. Joel 2:31 is cross referenced to Isaiah 13:9,10 - lets see what God says.

Joel 2:31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of the Lord come.

Isaiah 13:9 Behold, the day of the Lord cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it. 10 For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.

Hagee didn't mention the stars and constellations going dark, a blackout! Maybe because they didn't, or maybe because he had a good title for a book if he didn't present the true full connection of Scripture and just used bits and pieces that suited his purpose. Scripture taken out of context to lead you to a new revelation according to man, not God!

Lets cover some errors in this whole concept.

• Israel will not see any of these 4 Lunar eclipses
• The event dates given by NASA don't match God's appointed feasts
• The stars and constellations going dark as stated in Isaiah isn't mentioned either

These two short videos really cut to the chase and are very well done by Jesse at BPEarthwatch.

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Click this link to watch part 1

Part 2

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Money changers profiting off those who fail to do their own search of Scripture to see if these things be true.

Acts 17:11 These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.

Look at who is preaching this new revelation and beware lest you be deceived.

4 Blood Moons - NASA Tetrads - Rare Occurrence?

Tetrads or 4 Blood Moons are rare but are they as rare as you have been led to believe?

God said these are for signs and seasons

Genesis 1:14 Then God said, “Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs and seasons, and for days and years; 15 and let them be for lights in the firmament of the heavens to give light on the earth”; and it was so. 16 Then God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night. He made the stars also. 17 God set them in the firmament of the heavens to give light on the earth, 18 and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness.

Based on what God said in Genesis 1:14 when these fall on His Feast days during 2014 and 2015 I believe we need to pay attention but it is likely to be a non event based on Tetrad history.

Many look at these dates as rapture possibilities. Do not be deceived we will not join the Lord until after the first resurrection following Great Tribulation as stated in Revelation 20:5 & 6. (More on the rapture doctrine)

But I have questions

• Since these signs are on God's feast days in 2014 and 2015 do they have to appear in Israel's view? In Israel's night sky? Or does anywhere in the world work? (As I understand it Lunar eclipses are for signs to Israel and Solar eclipses are a sign to the world)

Why would he claim this Tetrad occurred twice from 1901 AD - 2000 AD when NASA shows 5 occurrences during this span of time?
  

John Hagee makes similar claims about his book



What does the Bible say about these events?

We must very carefully study God's Word in the full context of quoted Scripture. Many pictures can be drawn with bits and pieces of Scripture and those pieces usually fit mans picture not Gods.

Money changers today market books, CDs, art, and many other items. How many of today's churches are filled with money changers?

Jesus Cleanses the Temple

John 2:13 Now the Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 14 And He found in the temple those who sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the money changers doing business. 15 When He had made a whip of cords, He drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and the oxen, and poured out the changers’ money and overturned the tables. 16 And He said to those who sold doves, “Take these things away! Do not make My Father’s house a house of merchandise!”

For the record here are all of the Tetrads since 1401 AD according to NASA's website. (Click here to see for yourself)

1401-1500 AD

   1.  Tetrad:   1428 -  1429

                              2.  Tetrad:   1457 -  1458

                              3.  Tetrad:   1475 -  1476

                              4.  Tetrad:   1493 -  1494

1501-1600 AD

  1.  Tetrad:   1504 -  1505

                              2.  Tetrad:   1515 -  1516

                              3.  Tetrad:   1522 -  1523

                              4.  Tetrad:   1533 -  1534

                              5.  Tetrad:   1562 -  1563

                              6.  Tetrad:   1580 -  1581

1601-1700 AD

1. 0

1701-1800 AD

1. 0

1801-1900 AD

1. 0

1901-2000 AD

1.  Tetrad:   1909 -  1910

                              2.  Tetrad:   1927 -  1928

                              3.  Tetrad:   1949 -  1950

                              4.  Tetrad:   1967 -  1968

                              5.  Tetrad:   1985 -  1986

1401-2000 AD we had a total of 15

2001-2100 AD

1.  Tetrad:   2003 -  2004

                              2.  Tetrad:   2014 -  2015

                              3.  Tetrad:   2032 -  2033

                              4.  Tetrad:   2043 -  2044

                              5.  Tetrad:   2050 -  2051

                              6.  Tetrad:   2061 -  2062

                              7.  Tetrad:   2072 -  2073

                              8.  Tetrad:   2090 -  2091

Spending time in the Word is more beneficial than many books on today's market.

AMEN

Day 8 Following Our 777 Days of Prayer for America

After 7 7 7: Heaven's Answer?!

Thank you for participating in 7 7 7: An Urgent Call to Prayer.

The following picture was taken on Day 8 of 7 7 7 by a woman who prayer-walked the White House, Capitol, and the Supreme Court, using our prayers as a guide.  Since the rainbow was given as a sign of God's covenant to Noah underscoring that never again would the world be destroyed by a flood, could it be that God has sent it as a sign that He has heard our prayers, will forgive our sin, and heal our land? For the glory of His great name! 

From the photographer: "This was taken July 8. My friend and I … drove around Independence Avenue and crossed in front of the Capitol, we saw this magnificent, double rainbow. I firmly believe the Lord sent this "DOUBLE" rainbow as a direct answer to all of our prayers with the 777 initiative, reminding us He is a covenant-keeping Lord and He has heard our prayers.  This double rainbow is a reminder of the double portion of His grace I believe He desires to shed on this great nation."

Visit her site for NOW WHAT?

Colossians 2:9-10 KJV

For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:

Hearing from God is vital, you could be watching and listening to Him nightly if you only knew how. Get the answer in this video.

Would You Recognize False Doctrine?

Today many who say I am a Christian attend a church that teaches false doctrine. The danger of participating in or supporting false doctrinal teachings carries eternal consequences which are...

 Colossians 2:22 Which all are to perish with the using;) after the commandments and doctrines of men?

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The Living Word

2 Timothy 3:16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

John 14:26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

Christ talks to us through His Word, Dreams, Visions, and whispers in our prayer closets and during our daily walk with Him. The dreams, visions, and whispers will never contradict His written Word. If you hear something that contradicts His Word then it wasn't spoken by Him. To determine contradiction you must compare all things heard or seen with the written Word. Failure to do this leads you into the doctrines of devils and men! 

We are to be like those in Berea

Acts 17:10 And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. 
11 These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.

Doctrine of Christ (KJV contains 4 verses)

1 Timothy 4:6 If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained.

1 Timothy 6:3 If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness;

Hebrews 6:1 Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,

2 John 1:9 Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.

Doctrine/s of men (KJV contains 4 verses)

Matthew 15:9 But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.

Mark 7:7 Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.

Colossians 2:22 Which all are to perish with the using;) after the commandments and doctrines of men?

Ephesians 4:14 That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;

Doctrines of devils

1 Timothy 4:1 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;

Being a true Christian is not easy, it requires diligence on a daily basis! Is eternity in heaven with our Lord worth the effort? Absolutely!!! The consequence of lacking diligence is...

Hosea 4:6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.

Doctrines summary

• The Word is sufficient for all
• Adding to the Word, such as rituals, opinion, practices, and traditions puts you at risk of following after mans doctrine

Food for thought

In the Old Testament God was in the temple, people met in churches, temples, and synagogues. (Actual buildings to meet with God)

In the New Testament we are God's temple, we do not have to go to a building to meet with God.

1 Corinthians 3:16 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

1 Corinthians 6:19 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?

So how do we recognize false doctrine? We compare the doctrine to God's Word.

• If the doctrine is in agreement with God's Word as determined by examining the Holy Scripture in detail then it would be sound doctrine
• If the doctrine contradicts God's Word when examined in detail then it is false doctrine

Doctrine defined

From Webster: Doctrine is a set of ideas or beliefs that are taught or believed to be true. : a statement of government policy especially in international relations.

To finish how to recognize a false doctrine lets do a simple exercise together to determine whether a doctrine is true or false based solely on God's Word.

Let's look at the Rapture Doctrine

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Basis for the Rapture Doctrine (KJV)

• 1 Thessalonians 4:13 But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. 14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. 15 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. 16 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: 17 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. 18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
• John 14:1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. 2 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. 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. 4 And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.
• 1 Corinthians 15:51 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, 52 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.

Rapture summary by Lamb & Lyon Ministries (Read more)

"To summarize, these passages teach that the shout of an archangel and the blowing of a trumpet will herald the sudden appearance of Jesus in the heavens (1 Thessalonians 4:16). The dead in Christ will be resurrected and rise up to meet the Lord in the sky. Then, those saints who are alive will be "caught up" to the Lord. Paul concludes his description in 1 Thessalonians 4 by encouraging his readers to "comfort one another with these words."

And truly the Rapture is a comforting thought! Consider the promises contained in the concept of the Rapture. Jesus will bring with Him the spirits of those who have died in Him (1 Thessalonians 4:14). He will resurrect their bodies in a great miracle of re-creation; He will reunite their bodies with their spirits; and He will then glorify their bodies, making them immortal. And those believers who are living will not even taste death. Rather, they will be caught up to the Lord, and in transit, they will be translated from mortal to immortal".

Basis for the Rapture Doctrine being called False Doctrine (KJV)

• 2 Thessalonians 2:1 Now, brethren, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him, we ask you, 2 not to be soon shaken in mind or troubled, either by spirit or by word or by letter, as if from us, as though the day of Christ had come. 3 Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition, 4 who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.
• Revelation 20:4 And I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was committed to them. Then I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their witness to Jesus and for the word of God, who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received his mark on their foreheads or on their hands. And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. 5 But the rest of the dead did not live again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. 6 Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection. Over such the second death has no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with Him a thousand years.

Summary as to why the Rapture teaching is False Doctrine

In 2 Thessalonians 2:1-4 Paul writes in reference to 1 Thessalonians 4: 15-17 to clarify what was stated  so that no one should be deceived. He says before we gather to the Lord we must first witness the 'falling away' of the church, the man of sin must be revealed, and he must be seen sitting in the temple showing himself that he is God.

In 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 Paul writes the dead will rise first then we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds. The dead rising here would be considered the 'first resurrection'. In God's Word the 'first resurrection does not occur until after the great tribulation as we are told in Revelation 20:5-6. In fact the 'first resurrection' only appears twice in the Bible and that is in Revelation 20:5 & 6.

By now I hope I have been able to share why false doctrine is very dangerous and risky.

I picked the Rapture for an exercise because it is something most people are familiar with. The whole picture in detail must be considered as God has clearly described, concerning the falling away, the man of sin, and the man of sin sitting in the temple calling himself God. He also clearly says the dead rise first and then we who are left follow. 

For those who believe in a pre-tribulation rapture you are supposed to be gone before these events so the impact of seeing these events unfold may have quite a shaking affect on your faith. Are you prepared to deal with this change? 

God also tells us what to expect before we meet Him in the air.

Matthew 24:7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. 8 All these are the beginning of sorrows. 9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake. 10 And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another. 11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.

Matthew 24:29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: 30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. 31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.


In closing here are some common areas within the church that should raise a red flag regarding false doctrine.

In America any church that is a 501(c)(3) has to answer to the U.S. Government as their ultimate overseer. "According to the Internal Revenue Service, no substantial part of a religious, tax exempt church may engage in any activity which may be attempting to influence legislation and the church may not intervene in political campaigns. In other words, if the government decides to secretly disappear dissidents, the church must remain silent or risk losing its tax exemption. If the government continues to expand its infanticide policies by extending the murder of babies to include post-delivery abortion, then the church must remain silent. If the government engages in any heinous, genocidal act, such as the murder of 1.2 million Iraqi’s, under the false pretense of looking for weapons of mass destruction, the church must remain silent or risk losing the tax advantages for being a 501 (c)(3) tax exempt organization". (Read More) 

Common Lies

1. Those who say there is no hell
2. Those who say all faiths take different paths to arrive heaven
3. Those who say God and Allah are the same
4. Those who say taking the 'Mark of the Beast' is forgivable and you will still go to heaven
5. Those who say the church is the only mediator between God and Man

God's response in order

1. Isaiah 14:9 Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming: it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations.
2. John 10:7 Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep. John 10:9 I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.
3. Exodus 20:3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
4. Revelation 14:11 And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name. Revelation 20:4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
5. 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.

AMEN

Prophetic - Johnny Cash Goin' By The Book (Video)

Goin' By The Book

In 1990 Johnny said it's Goin by The Book, we better get ready to go!

Luke 21:7 And they asked him, saying, Master, but when shall these things be? and what sign will there be when these things shall come to pass?

8 And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them.

9 But when ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified: for these things must first come to pass; but the end is not by and by.

10 Then said he unto them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:

11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.

12 But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name's sake.

13 And it shall turn to you for a testimony.

14 Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer:

15 For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.

16 And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolks, and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death.

17 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake.

18 But there shall not an hair of your head perish.

19 In your patience possess ye your souls.

20 And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh.

21 Then let them which are in Judaea flee to the mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out; and let not them that are in the countries enter thereinto.

22 For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.

I'ts Goin' By The Book are you ready? Is your family ready?

Romans 3:23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;  24 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.

Mark 16:16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.

John 10:9 I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.

Acts 2:21 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.

Acts 11:14 Who shall tell thee words, whereby thou and all thy house shall be saved.

Call out to Him NOW and be saved, repent and ask His forgiveness and He will come into your heart!

AMEN

7 Hours of Prayer and Fasting

When your need is great and God's Judgment is on the horizon prayer and fasting is an absolute necessity. Weekly meetings of this nature would be more appropriate for those abiding in Christ.

Prayer is where the victory comes. For those who are serious about seeking God I have added a new page titled '7 Hours'

 

Many Christians don't know how to pray and fast and this new page will provide guidance and direction for them. I use it myself so I don't miss anything I should have covered. (Basically fasting is generally understood to be going without food during a set amount of time during prayer) 

Examples of when and how to pray from God's Word

Prayer and fasting:

Psalm 35:13 But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom.

Daniel 9:3 And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes:

Matthew 17:21 Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.

Mark 9:29 And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.

Luke 2:37 And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.

1 Corinthians 7:5 Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency.

Pray without ceasing:

Acts 12:5 Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him.

Romans 1:9 For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers;

1 Thessalonians 5:17 Pray without ceasing.

2 Timothy 1:3 I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day;

Pray continually: 

Psalm 72:15 And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba: prayer also shall be made for him continually; and daily shall he be praised.

Acts 6:4 But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.

By Prayer and supplication:

1 Kings 8:38 What prayer and supplication soever be made by any man, or by all thy people Israel, which shall know every man the plague of his own heart, and spread forth his hands toward this house:

Daniel 9:3 And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes:

Philippians 4:6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

When you pray:

Mark 11:24 Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.

Mark 11:25 And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.

Matthew 6:5 And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

7 But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.

8 Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.

Matthew 6:9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

10 Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

11 Give us this day our daily bread.

12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

Matthew 6:14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:

15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

16 Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

17 But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;

18 That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.

19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:

AMEN!

Hey Mom if God Created us 6,000 Years ago what About Atlantis and Dinosaurs?

What do you tell your children? When you have taught them God Created Heaven and Earth followed by Adam and Eve 6,000 years ago.... and..

When they come home from school they tell you that Atlantis existed about 11,500 years ago according to Plato's writings and dinosaurs walked the Earth first about 231.4 million years ago.

The teacher said the Bible is wrong, is that true? What will you answer them with, the truth according to God's Word, or, wait till your daddy gets home and he'll answer it? Will he have the answer based on God's Word?

Our Current Earth Age and Creation

Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. 2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

The answer is God's Word is true and does not conflict with these school teachings of ancient times. I will show you the answer in Scripture, but for now rest assured that God's Word stands true while we explore these time lines.

2 Timothy 3:16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: 

In the beginning God

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Archaeologists and science are constantly making new discoveries of old things like cities and cultures from the distant past. Understanding why God's Word does not conflict is important to your faith as well as your child's.

About 2,500 years ago Plato had the following to say regarding Atlantis.

According to Plato, Atlantis was a great island (larger than Libya and Asia combined) in the Atlantic Ocean, but its control extended beyond the 'Pillars of Heracles' into the Mediterranean as far as Egypt and Tyrrhenia (Italy). Its powerful and remarkable dynasty of kings arose directly from Poseidon, god of sea and of earthquakes, though this divine and heroic lineage gradually became diluted by mixing with mortal stock.

The resulting degeneration of this noble civilization led it into a war with its former ally, Athens, and culminated in its cataclysmic destruction, which Plato dates as 9,000 years previously. Of the destruction itself, Plato simply notes, 'Some time later there were earthquakes and floods of extraordinary violence, and in a single dreadful day and night all your life [ie, Athenian] fighting men were swallowed up by the earth, and the island of Atlantis was similarly swallowed up by the sea and vanished'. (Read More)

Dinosaurs are a diverse group of animals of the clade Dinosauria. They first appeared during the Triassic period, 231.4 million years ago, and were the dominant terrestrial vertebrates for 135 million years, from the beginning of the Jurassic (about 201 million years ago) until the end of the Cretaceous (66 million years ago), when the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event led to the extinction of most dinosaur groups at the close of the Mesozoic Era. (Read More)

Notice what Plato states regarding Earths destruction about 11,500 years ago. (In a single day)

 In a single dreadful day and night all your life [ie, Athenian] fighting men were swallowed up by the earth, and the island of Atlantis was similarly swallowed up by the sea and vanished'.

The Prophet Jeremiah speaks of a similar destruction in the Book of Jeremiah.

Jeremiah 4:23 I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light. (See Genesis 1:2 above)

24 I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills moved lightly.

25 I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens were fled. (Note: There was no man)

26 I beheld, and, lo, the fruitful place was a wilderness, and all the cities thereof were broken down at the presence of the Lord, and by his fierce anger. (Note: a fruitful place and cities)

27 For thus hath the Lord said, The whole land shall be desolate; yet will I not make a full end. (Note He destroyed it but did make an end of it)

28 For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black; because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and will not repent, neither will I turn back from it. 

The destruction Jeremiah sees here is of a prior age before our present creation 6,000 years ago. 

• This destruction leaves the Earth in the exact same condition as stated in Genesis 1:2
• This destruction leaves NO MAN or birds on the Earth
• The fruitful fields were turned into a wilderness
• The cities were destroyed
• And the heavens above were black

Compare this to Noah's flood which occurred during this Creation

• This destruction by the flood leaves 8 people alive (Man on the earth)
• Plus all the animals, birds, and creatures Noah had in the Arc also survived

I believe these are two very different events and so documented by God's Word to alleviate any possible conflict between what Archaeologists find and God's Word.

Based on Jeremiah's report I have no problem or conflict with findings and discoveries being more than 6,000 years old. Pre-Adam earth ages obviously existed, the details of such are not required to live by God's Word and find salvation. 

God is way to big to be put in a box of only 6,000 years. So tell your children there is no conflict based on what God says in the book of Jeremiah.