Posted on 09/02/2023 4:56:22 PM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal
I constantly receive e-mails from readers who want me to give them my opinion on how close we are to the Rapture.
Some keep rephrasing the question and asking again and again.
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?”
One reader recently wrote this:
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.
I totally understand.
I have been expecting the Rapture to happen anytime for a long time myself.
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.
I believe:
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).
The globalists’ goal is to establish a world government by 2030 or sooner.
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).
Anyway, as I said, I am speculating.
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.
Here are some signs that seem to indicate that we are getting close:
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).
Now for the latest.
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.
Officials expected the BRICS nations to control 60% of the world’s oil.
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).
We have even been told that these could soon become a reality.
Leo Hohmann, a very highly respected researcher and writer, put it like this:
Digital ID + CBDC = Total control/tracking of all human activity.
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).
Finally, are you Rapture Ready?
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.
I think a lot of folks get their britches in a bundle during the Fall Feasts and Spring Feasts. While it could happen that way - let’s try to focus on it one day at a time. Too many have thrown dates around and have had their reputations ruined for doing so.
It won’t take much for a CBDC to tigger an economic calamity, followed by a few wars - namely the war you refer to in Ezekiel 37/38 with Iran, Turkey, Russia, Libya, and their allies.
It could also be that the Damascus destruction (Isaiah 17) could trigger the above war as a retaliation.
Time will tell. One thing is without a doubt however, God’s people are not called to endure His Wrath upon the “Earth Dwellers” of Revelation. Hence, the Rapture must happen before the 7 seal, 7 trumpet, 7 bowl, 7 thunder Judgements.
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President Trump has enlisted the help of the super duper secret white hats to arrest the criminal conspirators that stole all the swing states in 2020 so now it should be smooth sailing...
Lol.
“On the other hand, if someone believes they will not have to go through the tribulation because they expect the rapture and find themselves in the middle of the tribulation, they may fall away.”
I agree with you. This is my concern. Years back I believed in the pre-trib rapture. I didn’t see it in the scriptures when I began studying it myself. Hope I’m wrong, but I don’t believe so.
“Too many have thrown dates around and have had their reputations ruined for doing so.”
There are millions standing in line to be the next fool...
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So what have you added to this thread of value?
I see nothing...
What I am adding to the thread is reminding folks about humility.
It is a critical and forgotten lesson.
We are awful at predicting the future—brutally bad at it.
So—I guess the other thing I am adding to the thread is a reminder that we should never lie to ourselves.
Well-applied scripture can help. I believe the “great catching up” AKA the Rapture is a few decades away, sometime the last half of this century.
We don’t know the day or the hour but we should know the times and the seasons (Matt 24:36; 1 Thess. 5:1).
I think most believe we are living in the end times and Jesus is “at the doors” for the rapture. But I believe something has to happen first: Luke 14:23 - an end times worldwide incoming of souls before Jesus comes for his church.
A sign that Luke 14:23 is in the future and not the past is Israel’s lack of a temple needed for a revival of the daily sacrifice (of red heifers I believe).
Daniel 9:27 tells us that this “man of sin” AKA the beast” here called “the prince” will stop the daily sacrifice “in the middle of the 70th Week” (half-way through the 7-year tribulation). Elsewhere scripture tells us this “man of sin” will “...as God sit in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God” (2 Thess. 2:4). So there has to be a temple built and a sacrifice in process in Israel during the first part of the tribulation.
You are a scoffer and your sarcasm hardly comes across as “humility”. Get real!
The only one who lies is Satan and his followers.
You hate the Pre-Tribulation Rapture as does he.
You keep good company by denying about 2 dozen Rapture verses.
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I’m done responding to you - hope you enjoy your weekend!
What is it about folks who quote the Bible?—I feel like I have been mugged and dumped in a mud pile any time I enter these threads.
There are 3 key Greek words to understand 1 Thes 4:13-17— https://prophecyquestions.com/what-is-the-rapture/
Thoughtfully laid out
We may not know the day and hour, but we will know the seasons. Jesus said it would be as if in the days of Noah and Noah knew when end was.
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Absolutely!
I think the new temple in Jerusalem needs completion, right?
Jesus was speaking to the apostles. Where do the soul go after death ummm.
Just my two cents, but as Christ made very clear, nobody knows when the end will come. Not even him. Only the Father knows the hour.
Christ gave us the signs to look for, yet Christians have been analyzing and looking for signs of the end of days for the past 2000 years. And every generation for the past 2000 years has found reasons and justification in their own time of proof they were in the last days. All to no avail.
Rather than run around in circles chasing my tail and worrying about when the sky will fall, I try to focus on the Word, Christ’s warning and live the best Christian life possible. The end will come in the Lord’s perfect timing. We just need to be prepared for our own end when the time comes, regardless if it is from old age, illness, traffic accident or a random bolt of lightning. Everything else is a distraction and a waste of time, energy and faith.
So why worry about it. It’s all just mental masturbation.
That’s how I see it for what it’s worth.
As I speak, there is a huge sign in the heavens right now. The woman giving birth and the asteroid called child is headed for her womb.
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