Speculation

I constantly receive e-mails from readers who want me to give them my opinion on how close we are to the Rapture.

Some say, “I know you don’t know the day or the hour, but will it be in the next few weeks, before the end of this year, what do you think, etc.?”

Many readers have been expecting the Rapture to happen for several years, but it has not happened, and they want to know, “How much longer will we have to wait?”

I thought for sure the Rapture was going to happen during the Obama administration, then I thought for sure it was happening during Covid. I see things like AI, cashless society coming, LGBTQ and Trans. I see people who just don’t care anything about God or morals. I mean, we have to be on the cusp of this happening sometime soon, right? I’m not asking for a date; my question is, always, is there any chance we’re just wrong? Or seeing what we want to see?

This reader has gone from expecting the Rapture to happen anytime to wondering if it might still be a long time or if we could be misunderstanding the Bible.

Having said this, I want to speculate for just a minute, and hopefully, it will be helpful to some who are wondering about how long it will be.

The Rapture will happen before the Tribulation Period begins (often called the Pre-Trib Rapture).

The Mark of the Beast (a global ID, cashless society, forcing everyone to take the name, number, or Mark of the Antichrist) will begin at the middle of the Tribulation Period.

The Tribulation Period will last for seven years (2,520 days) on the Jewish calendar.

If I am correct about these three beliefs, it means the Rapture will take place a minimum of three and one-half years before the Mark of the Beast (global ID, cashless society, forcing people to take the Mark, etc.) and perhaps more than that (because there could be a gap between the Rapture and the Tribulation Period).

If their world government begins in 2030, the Rapture would be between now and 2030.

If they intend to have a global ID, a cashless society, force everyone to take the Mark, etc., by 2030, the Rapture would be in 2026 or sooner (and if there is a gap between the Rapture and the Tribulation Period, the Rapture could be very soon).

If the Battle of Gog and Magog were to take place soon, it would accelerate the development of world government (and, therefore, accelerate the Rapture).

It may not happen, but a breakthrough in the peace negotiations between Israel and Saudi Arabia might speed up the seven-year covenant with many (and, therefore, accelerate the Rapture).

Obviously, I could be wrong, but I do not think so, and I hope that my speculation helps those who are getting concerned because the Rapture has not happened.

God is in control; the Rapture will happen when He wants it to happen, and it will come upon the earth like a snare (catch multitudes by surprise), so be ready and stay ready.

One, concerning pestilence and persecution: on Aug. 23, 2023, it was reported that the former head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), Anthony Fauci, expressed his support for another global lockdown and the punishment of those who refuse to be vaccinated.

(More: I have seen several reports that say White House staffers have leaked reports that Biden is planning to declare another pandemic and order a few people (airline employees, passengers, etc.) to start wearing face masks as soon as Sept. or Oct. Then, starting in Dec., he hopes to order a full-scale lockdown, try to force vaccinations on everyone again, and require everyone to wear face masks. Some reports say there is no pandemic, but the Biden administration is already signing contracts, buying equipment, and hiring people to push pandemic protocols on the American public for the next several years.)

(More: On Aug. 24, 2023, it was reported that a new type of Covid-19 booster shots could be available by mid-Sept.)

(More: On Aug. 25, 2023, Pres. Biden told a group of reporters, “People should plan to receive another Covid-19 booster shot in response to a new rising variant.” It was also reported that Biden said, “I signed off this morning on a proposal to present to the Congress requests for additional funding for a new vaccine.”)

(More: On Aug. 26, 2023, it was reported that Riverton, Utah Mayor Trent Staggs said he will not enforce a repeat of the Covid protocols. He believes citizens should be allowed to make their own decisions about getting jabbed, locking down, wearing a mask, etc.)

(More: I have also seen one report by a Fact Check group that said most of the things reported above are false. It is an established fact that Biden lies, Biden gets confused, deceit is rampant, and it is hard to know what to believe. I find it more difficult by the day to believe everything he says and even what some Fact Check groups say. Biden said he “tentatively” plans to recommend another round of jabs, and that may be where the problem is. “Tentatively” could mean likely but not definitely. Nevertheless, there is a problem: Why has he already signed contracts if he is unsure about what he intends to do?)

Two, concerning deceit and pandemics: on Aug. 17, 2023, the Russian Embassy in Washington D.C. said (as I understand it):

The U.S. is conducting illegal research on biological agents that can be used to manage artificial pandemics.

The U.S. has established labs all over the world to carry out this illegal research under the guise of “epidemiological monitoring.”

The U.S. is seeking ways to create crises that can be used to advance their interests. According to the article, in March of this year, Russia said the U.S. had built labs and was doing biological research in Ukraine, but the U.S. quickly dismissed it as Russian propaganda.

Since that time, the U.S. has admitted that it was supporting more than 40 labs in Ukraine that were working on worthy causes.

It makes me wonder, if the U.S. government was deceiving us in March, could they be deceiving us now?

Is Russia telling the truth when it accuses the U.S. of working on biological agents that can be used to manage “artificial pandemics?”

Three, concerning the return of Jews to the Promised Land at the end of the age: on Aug. 17, 2023, it was reported that about 75,000 Jews immigrated to Israel in 2022, another 34,530 immigrated during the first six months of 2023, and there are about 60,000 in Russia that want to immigrate, but Russia will only allow 2,500 to leave each month.

Four, Jesus revealed that there will be Jews in Judaea at the middle of the Tribulation Period (Matt. 24:16).

On Aug. 23, 2023, after a year of working on it, a group of architects, engineers, and others presented a plan to Israeli Prime Min. Netanyahu for the construction of cities, industrial parks, a hospital, a railroad, and an airport to boost the Jewish population of Judaea and Samaria to one million people.

Five, the Bible teaches that Jerusalem will be expanded and be a cup of trembling and a burdensome stone for the entire world at the end of the age (Zech. 1:16-17; 12:1-3).

On Aug. 20, 2023, Israel approved a plan to spend the equivalent of $840 million on improvements and expansion in East Jerusalem over the next five years.

The Palestinians claim East Jerusalem; they want it to be the capital of their desired Palestinian state; the Temple Mount is there, and more, but Israel is now going to grow the area, make it more secure, and strengthen her sovereignty over it.

Six, concerning the Antichrist’s confirmation of a worthless seven-year covenant with many for peace in the Middle East: last week, I reported that UN Sec. Gen. Guterres has scheduled a meeting for Sept. 18-19 to push world leaders to commit to “seven years of accelerated, sustained, and transformative action, both nationally and internationally, to deliver on the promise of the SDGs” (Sustainable Development Goals that are in essence the creation of a world government).

I also noted that the Biden administration wants to conclude a deal by March 2024 (or at least in the next 9-12 months) to normalize relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel (something that they think will lead to peace and safety in the Middle East).

Following three recent visits by U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan to Saudi Arabia, on Aug. 23, 2023, an unidentified senior Israeli official said on the condition of anonymity:

Progress has been made in discussions between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia, and an agreement could be reached as “early as next year.”

“We’re talking about a peace agreement between Saudi Arabia and Israel next year, likely early next year.”

“We’re navigating this diplomatically, and there’s still ground to cover. We’re in talks with both the Saudis and Israelis.”

Concerning the U.S. and Saudi Arabia, the talks have been mostly about the safety of Saudi Arabia (the U.S. protecting Saudi Arabia from Iran, the U.S. sending weapons to Saudi Arabia, helping the Saudis build a nuclear reactor, etc.).

Concerning the Palestinians and the demands that are being placed on Israel: Ron Dermer, Israel’s Strategic Affairs Minister, said the talks have been mostly about the U.S. and Saudi Arabia giving economic aid to the Palestinians, not about Jewish settlement construction or halts in Jewish settlement construction.

Understand that a UN agreement to establish a world government in seven years, a likely agreement to establish peace between Saudi Arabia and Israel, and protection (safety) for the Saudis against Iran in early 2024 are extremely big events in Bible prophecy.

(More: On Aug. 27, 2023, it was reported that the U.S. has advised Israel that it will have to make major concessions to the Palestinians for a deal to succeed.)

Seven, concerning the decline of America and an economic collapse: on Aug. 25, 2025, it was reported that the BRICS nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) will be joined by Saudi Arabia, Iran, Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) effective Jan. 1, 2024.

The addition of these other six nations on Jan. 1, 2024, will give the group control of 80% of the world’s oil.

Biden’s decision to shut down the Keystone XL pipeline, suspend new oil and gas drilling permits, sell about 75% of America’s strategic oil reserves, etc., has now left the U.S. in a bad position.

It may take a while, but some officials say the price of oil will drastically increase, and that will drive up the price of everything average U.S. citizens buy.

(FYI: Russia and Iran are riding high right now, but they will be brought down, and BRICS will be weakened when the Battle of Gog and Magog takes place.)

Eight, it has recently been reported that the World Economic Forum (WEF) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are calling for a global digital ID and a global digital currency system that uses trackable Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs).

Hohmann added, “Once these two totalitarian tools are in place, there will be no turning back.”

As I understand it, he was saying (and I agree with him) the system that will lead to the Mark of the Beast will be in place, and it will be unstoppable.

Nine, concerning the decline of America: on Aug. 22, 2023, it was reported that the Biben administration has opened 114 gates in Trump’s border wall and welded them open so they cannot be closed by border control agents.

(More: On Aug. 28, 2023, it was reported that the DHS has spent $770 million to facilitate illegal immigration.)

FYI: God does not send anyone to Hell (all of us are born with a sin nature and destined to go to Hell because we sin), but God has provided a way (Jesus) for everyone to go to Heaven (and He is the only way to get there; John 14:6).

If you want to be rapture ready and go to heaven, you must be born again (John 3:3). God loves you, and if you have not done so, sincerely admit that you are a sinner; believe that Jesus is the virgin-born, sinless Son of God who died for the sins of the world, was buried, and raised from the dead; ask Him to forgive your sins, cleanse you, come into your heart and be your Saviour; then tell someone that you have done this.

well, then the first thing you might want to question while the clock is winding down, is your own salvation.

So, because I question everything and a lot of what's in the bible, God will punish me for not believing blindly what's in the bible?

The biggest mistake that religious people make is that, they make God in their own image instead of the other way around. We make God to be full of foibles, just like us. No human is perfect, but God acts in the same way as us, according to what's written about Him. God possesses the same faults that we do, according to what's written. God is a vengeful being, just because we use our brains to question everything. If that's the case,why did God even bother to give us brains? Why not just make us into brainless creatures who would not be able to question anything?

It's comments such as yours that turn people away from believing in what's n the bible. No superhuman being, with the powers of a God, would be caught acting as the frail humans that we are. Try thinking a questioning everything, and perhaps then, you'll be closer to understanding why God make us the way we are.

There could be a revival .. if we make it happen.

"No one comes to me except the Father draw him." John 6:44.

If this worldwide sweep nd incoming of souls happens and I believe scripture tells us so, then it certainly will not be us that makes it happens.

It is up to us to rest, flow, and walk in what GOD is making happen as the Father draws many to Jesus.

“So, because I question everything and a lot of what’s in the bible, God will punish me for not believing blindly what’s in the bible?”

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Your the one that posted this:

”Even the existence of Jesus is questioned by a lot of scholars, because he was not written about until about the 3rd century AD. I don’t know if he was real or not, but like I said, I have to question everything.”

So if you even doubt the existence of Jesus Christ then what exactly do you base your salvation on?

These are your words not mine!

Ephesians 2:8
King James Version

8 For by grace are ye saved through ****faith****; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

Romans 10:9-10
King James Version

9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

Seems that your argument is with God, not me!

There could be a revival .. if we make it happen.

"No one comes to me except the Father draw him." John 6:44.

If this worldwide sweep and incoming of souls happens and I believe scripture tells us so, then it certainly will not be us that makes it happen.

It is up to us to rest, flow, and walk in what GOD is making happen as the Father draws many to Jesus.

Actually, a case can be made that the four Gospels were written before 70 AD.

Keep in mind hat, history is written by historians and by religious scholars. All of them human. History can be truthful and made up or changed, depending upon what the writer want's his/her readers to believe. Example: history is being attempted to be changed about the earl U.S. and slavery. Do we want to believe what CRT teaches us, or the history we've all come to believe that was written before the modern times of 'unionized education'? Democrats want a different version of history and not the history that has come down to us from 4-5 centuries. If allowed, in about 50-100 years, the democrat version would topple the traditional history we've come to accept. Students 100 and 1000 years in the future would be condemning the founding of the U.S. as something that should never have occurred. Nobody would question that history, since it would have become accepted and 'truthful'.

Nope! Sorry. I don't accept anything blindly, especially when accounts of when somebody occurred is written about decades or centuries later. That kind of history could be just made up stories that became so prevalent that they became the true history of periods way back then.

So if you even doubt the existence of Jesus Christ then what exactly do you base your salvation on?

I didn't question the existence of Jesus. What I said is that his existence wasn't written about until about 300 AD. I wasn't there. Others were. Who knows exactly when Jesus was born. Even if he was born around 20oo years ago, nobody knows exactly what period of the year it happened. So say around December (now known as Christmas), while others say around April. Why wasn't more written about him during his lifetime? Somebody that important to people, would not be forgotten during his lifetime or even 10 or 20 or 100 years later. Far too many questions, but, I don't question his existence, because, I wasn't there.

Why are believersinJesus so focused on the things He told us not to be concerned about. He told us we wont know when so there is the answer for everyone.

Stop tryingto figure it (or otherthings He told us not to be concerned with) out and INSTEAD be about the things Jesus said to do, share the Gospel (we are sinners and need savior sent by God’s grace) help people in need, let God change areas you havent let Him, pray about everything.

“history is written by historians and by religious scholars.”...

all of whom would not be published at best or be dead at worst if they dared opposed the prevailing orthodoxy of their day.

Good post.

Every human is either self-dealing and/or has a conflict of interest.

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Who knows exactly when Jesus was born. Even if he was born around 20oo years ago, nobody knows exactly what period of the year it happened.
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The scriptures say that the birth of the manchild who was caught up to heaven occured when the sun clothes the woman and the moon is under her feet.

That literally happens in the early fall these days in His heavens..

A couple thousand years ago, that sign would have been in the late summer/early fall.

One can know exactly when the Word Became Flesh and Dwelt among us.
He wrote it in His Word and in His Creation.

And He also wrote in His Word and His Creation where/when we are on His plan.

Wise men knew when and where to look at His birth, His Word and His Creation.
That hasn’t changed..
One without the other may not be the whole picture.

Creation declares His plan to a believing and unbelieving world..

From the Ram and Scales, to the 2 Fish and Woman, to the Man carrying a jar at Passover to the Lion...

His Heavens do Declare His Glory. And His Plan. And it is concert with His Word. From Genesis to Revelation.

And His people can know the Truth. And the Truth can set them free.

Or Satan can continue to deceive the whole world

You may want to ask Jesus to reveal truth to you.

I grew upwith some training that God, Jesus and some Holy Ghost existed, were somehow important and it made no real sense to me for decades.

I finally (or all things) happened to turn on christian TV for the first time ever in 2004 and God used that hodgepodge of truth and twisted variations of information to answer some questions. I started asking for discernemt and wisdom to know what bible to believe and church to attend and that i didnt want to be deceived by falsehoods about HIM.

I no longer watch tv at all.

I kept asking questions and God has lead me to learn from all sorts of perspectives, writings, speakers, churches, etc and it keeps being revealed to me, the lies of this world and truth of Jesus, the man, the mission, and the purpose.

But isn’t faith following blindly in that you’re trusting in a Man you’ve never seen for your eternal life?

I don't call it 'faith'. Faith about following blindly that which others talk about or write about.

I call it 'evidentiary' and factual information. All that I see and experience and study around me, suggests or points to, an existence much greater than humans. Nothing we can do can close to what we see all around us. What the world and life and the universe suggest, is that, only an intelligence much greater than humans could have created 'it all'. That's not 'faith'; that's reality. Reality is about real things that were and are being created all the time. Humans are creations. We could not exist without a 'creator'. Chaos and accidents and 'evolution' cannot account for the infinite number of 'decisions' that had to be made in order for the world and universe and life to exist.

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