Yep, and only 124,000 of those Jews will actually be true believers who survive through the Tribulation. All others who become believers after the rapture will be killed.
>> Should any believe they'll not be "caught up with Christ" before these begin, then no doubt they would be heavily into the survialist mode by stocking up and preparing for that time.<<
There is some serious denial going on with most who dont believe in the rapture. Im even stocking up and preparing for the tuff times I think will come before the rapture. Its only going to get progressively worse after that.
I've been putting off discussion of this with my family members, sons who are grown with chidren now. But in the next few weeks I intend to have serious discussion of what they think and are preparing for ahead.
I know one son has begun stocking food items...and the other has determined a "bug out route"....and place where he believes is safest in the mountains. But these have been comments almost in passing....it's time to do a sit down now.
The problem will be timing....if stuff happens at once and quickly transportation routes will be an issue as well as means of